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The Sky is falling... The Sky is falling...
That's the new reason for Global cooling.
You heard that right.. the Sky is falling. According to NASA Clouds are now lower to the Earth then 10 years ago so this explains why
there has been no warming like they and good ole Al Gore predicted.
So let me get this straight there has been an overall increase in CO2 but yet no corresponding increase in temps like the Mann hockey stick
claimed there would be and the reason is lower clouds.
It's the seventies all over again... A new Ice age will be the next scare tactic from the left. I wonder exactly how much that is going to cost us?
If you can't prove AGW aka Man-Caused Global Warming then you just make it up.
But yet our President and the Progressive Left will still cry the Sky is falling throwing Billions at "Green" energy projects which has about as much chance of becoming a real source of energy anytime soon as an ice cube in Hell.
In Texas to remember the Fighting Spirit they have a motto... Remember the Alamo.
We should have one as well.... Remember Solyndra.
Why would anyone steal documents about global warming from the Heartland Institute? They could probably get them just for the asking from ExxonMobile, Heartland's sugar daddy. And what would he expect an oil companies shill organization to say about global warming anyway?
What an idiot. Throw him in jail.
I did, President Obama won easily.
I saw it. I've watched 15 out of 20 now. I have no reason why. I was disappointed. Santorum essentially destroyed himself. The Rs have to nominate Romney because the others are crazy. But with Santorum being so wacko as to take himself out of contention can the Rs possibly forget everything they know and circle back around to look at Newt one more time? Maybe they'll reason that surely he couldn't be as bad as he seemed two weeks ago, seemingly with virtually no chance of winning the election. Another look? Maybe he looks different now that he's the only, last-man-standing, not-Mitt.
You don't think they will actually consider Ron Paul as a serious, viable, not-Mitt do you?
Looks to me like Mitt might be inevitable after Super Tuesday if he wins Michigan next week. Of course I'd much prefer it to go on until the convention with Mitt dying the death of a thousand cuts. Alas, I think that's about over. Still, the Rs that don't like Mitt are legion, it's been the strangest political season ever, mounting desperation, millions and millions and millions of dollars, SuperPacs... who can predict anything? You'd think that Mitt's esteemed campaign could close the deal then you hear they're having Donald Trump do robo-calls for them, somehow imagining that's an asset instead of a farce and you realize that they are so out of touch that Mitt really could blow it all.
But I think not. It's getting close to the time that the amateurs got off the field and let the pros start playing.
Knowing the outcome of this process, why bother?
Republicans have their own unique way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. They won't be able to defeat a person that is arguably the worst President in United States history.
With money and power, anyone could be elected president even Mr. Obama and he has plenty of both.
On a happier note, the election of a majority of Rupublicans in the Congress in both Houses in 2012 will effectively abrogate his power and thus bring the government to a standstill for four glorious years. What outcome could be better under this corrupt democratic system, a government that is paralyzed and does nothing at all!!
On a happier note, the election of a majority of Rupublicans in the Congress in both Houses in 2012 will effectively abrogate his power and thus bring the government to a standstill for four glorious years. What outcome could be better under this corrupt democratic system, a government that is paralyzed and does nothing at all!!
Happy for the Republican Party - very sad for the American people. A paralyzed government is no government at all.
...very sad that the Democratic party is failing the American people. I've never seen such an embodiment of the term 'tax & spend liberals'...it's really quite the teaching moment in our history.
as the ultimate nominee but the losers' will still saddle the Republican's with some pretty far out planks on their platform if they are going to keep all the pieces together.
That is the least they should do.
Hopefully after this the scaremongering will quiet down. But I doubt it..
Didn't you hear it's Global Cooling now..
IPCC scientist: Global cooling headed our way for the next 30 years?
It starts of with:
The subject of this article, Mojib Latif, has challenged the Daily Mail article and it's interpretation. In another story at the Guardian, Latif says the interpretation by the Daily Mail and a similar story in the Telegraph is wrongly interpreting his work.
It doesn't seem like you've got a credible source when the scientist are saying the interpretation of their work that you are citing is crap.
Just ask Prepuce Obama.....
Obama: Use 'algae' as substitute for oil
-- you've got a bunch of algae out here," Obama said at the University of Miami today. "If we can figure out how to make energy out of that, we'll be doing alright.
If only we could harness the energy from the wind produced when Michelle Obama eats too many collards, our energy problems would disappear!
What are you going to do on the day after election day and Michelle Obama is still the first lady of the US and will be for FOUR MORE YEARS!--Mexico or Canada?
The skank Michelle will still be first lady the day after election day. Her oversized posterior won't be tossed out until Jan 20, 2013 when the new Republican POTUS is sworn in. Jaggoff.
What are going to do when Michelle Obama is sitting in the White House the day after election day AND the day after President Obama is sworn in for a second term eating chef-prepared food off of fine China, while you are sitting in your rundown mobile home with your 32 cats, only 20 of which are still alive, eating grits and beans and WISHING you had some collards? I ask again, Canada or Mexico?
BTW, who's the GOP candidate that is going to win the election?
The only way for the GOP to win the next presidential election is for them to nominate Flo Rida!
You want a catchy motto, eh? How about Remember Enron, or Remember the do nothing 112th US House of Representatives, or maybe Remember Bush!
If you want to keep it positive, how about Remember GM and all those jobs, or Remember Pre-existing conditions, or even Remember Bin Laden.
Except for the falsified National Guard documents used against him what does he have to do with AGW?
Gort focus man focus.... I know Gort, Bush is to blame for everything.. and you know what he has his fair share to take... but.... I don't remember him pushing fake "Green" energy projects, spending Billions on bogus programs.
Now I may be wrong...but... I don't think so.
In fact Gort.. The Oil Industry is facing a New Tax this year. A tax if they fail to replace Crude oil stocks by 10% with the New Bio/Algae fuel.
There is one major problem... That fuel DOES NOT EXIST. However the mandate and TAX stays. So as we go into Summer with Government mandated boutique fuels and a crisis brewing in the Middle East. The Government forces the Oil Industry to pay a tax for failing to use the new bio-fuel that doesn't exist.
When you are paying $4-5 a gallon or more by Summer's end just remember why?
I know it won't matter to you being a staunch ideological puppet but when you pull that lever in November don't come crying to the rest of us that you had to pay such high prices for Gas and you couldn't afford to take a vacation this year. I for one am going to remind you of this post.
at least according to the current Secretary of Energy Steven Chu....
"Somehow we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe." Where it is now more than $10 a gallon. In that sense, is the gas spike an opportunity for more green energy?
Now where is that Maxine Waters and her "we're going to socialize" - err she meant nationalize - those evil oil companies because of the price at the pump.
If this administration gets their way we will see $10.00 a gallon soon and bicycles will cost a fortune.
Maybe we should buy stock in Schwinn.
in vaginal probes. That's the trend the Republican Party is taking these days.
Is that what you guys are talking about when you say, "Drill baby Drill?"
Dems investments in Vag probes... Let's not forget Big bill Clinton and the aptly named wiener..
Veritas, in what state did are the Dems trying to make that law?
My attempt at humor illudes you .
Mistyped I meant to say hypocrites referring to both parties
Veritas, I've never tried to hide the fact that I have an iron head. 8 - )
fellow. What do you make of these here Pastor Epps and Father Paul promoting on the blogs here their religious group that is trying to reinvent the Roman Catholic church? What's up with that in your Veritas opinion?
I try not to opine on such Political rhetoric and bovine intestinal by product....
Just my crude take
I got to thinking about this Keystone pipeline. Now, how in the world would they build an oil pipeline all the way from Canada to Texas? Hmm, does the federal government own ALL the land that the proposed pipeline is to traverse?
Turns out, NOT! Now, how would such a project get built? Well, with the power of eminent domain! Seems that TransCanada has been scoping out all the land needed for the pipeline and making low-ball offers to the landowners. If the landowners don't feel like selling their land to a foreign entity, then TransCanada seems them nasty letters saying that they will get the land one way or another using the power of eminent domain!
Question of the day? Why is Slindsey advocating the takeover of US land by a foreign entity?
Choose from the answers below.
A. He is stupid
B. He is a traitor
C. He is a closet communist
C. ALL of the above
I say D.
Phase 1 is already in operation and is suppling "dilbit" to the ConocoPhillips refinery at Wood River, Ill. Phase 2 is constructed and waiting for Keystone XL to come on-line.
Last August, the EPA acknowledged in it's final report that Keystone XL would pose no significant impacts. So given that this so-called evil brew is already transported into Illinois for refinement and the EPA has bought off on this why does the president have to hold up his decision until next year on XL? It seems awfully political to me.
As for those eminent domain lawsuits lets see how that gets vetted in court. The question before the court is wether it is a private pipeline or a common carrier? The outcome of that will be most interesting.
Well, the Supremes have already ruled that eminent domain can be used for private projects.
So, the matter is not actually whether it is a private project or common carrier as you say, but whether the project proceeds AT ALL. If it proceeds, the private property of private citizens WILL be confiscated by the government and handed over to the private foreign entity TransCanada with the backing of the semi-closeted communist Slindsey et al, just so he can fill up his Subaru Forester with cheaper gas!
From Wiki:
Kelo v. City of New London, 545 U.S. 469 (2005)[1] was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States involving the use of eminent domain to transfer land from one private owner to another to further economic development. The case arose from the condemnation by New London, Connecticut, of privately owned real property so that it could be used as part of a comprehensive redevelopment plan which promised 3,169 new jobs and $1.2 million a year in tax revenues. The Court held in a 5–4 decision that the general benefits a community enjoyed from economic growth qualified such redevelopment plans as a permissible "public use" under the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment.
Personally thought that SCOTUS decision a bad one. Now, tell us how you transport around the County----moped, Harley, or is that magic carpet still in competition with Hawk 1? Other than those, guess you have to buy a fair amt of gasoline like the rest of us---and don't you think that the pipeline would help to increase the supply of gasoline or do you think the Refiners would just sell more than they do now to other countries who are willing to pay more? And it's very obvious you've never had a personal conversation with Steve Lindsey--perhaps not so wise to judge so quickly unless you personally know the source. Ditto on seemingly thrusting Cyclist in that same category.
The Keystone pipeline would do nothing for US gasoline supplies except to make more for export. The US is awash in gasoline. In fact, we are exporting a net of more than 430,000 barrels of gasoline a day. We also export diesel and jet fuel.
Gasoline: The new big U.S. export
If we do Keystone, it will only replace an existing supplier and we get the vast majority of our oil from Canada then Saudi Arabia then Mexico then everybody else and only miniscule amounts from the Mid East.
In any event, build Keystone or not, it will not affect the price of gasoline.
A couple of reports from NPR were done on the Keystone XL pipeline.
Would it further decrease our demand potentially from OPEC?
Would a more secure source of oil from our partner to the North be beneficial to us or not?
Does the cancellation of this project help us or hurt us in the long term?
Does the cancellation of this project help or hurt China and is that good or bad for us?
You see Jeff our Strategic future to secure a viable and plentiful source of oil that is not dependent on 1. tankers and 2. Unfriendly Governments that can stop those tankers is in fact in our best interest.
Should Iran attempt (note I said... attempt) to close the Hormuz Straits what would oil prices do? If we were buying this oil instead of China would the price be more stable or not?
Oil is speculative is it not? Speculation on the lack of crude raises prices. Remember the 70's oil embargo remember the lines, gas prices jumped 100%, 200% more in some cases? What happened right after it was determined by both our Government AND it's people that we were going to lessen, not stop but just lessen our dependence on OPEC?
The price dropped why?
So logic follows that if we secure more oil from a secure source would you at least acknowledge that speculation on oil might stabilize?
So many questions with so many assumptions.
We export gasoline. We produce a surplus. You have a fundamental misunderstanding about how global commodities work and are priced.
So logic follows that if we secure more oil from a secure source would you at least acknowledge that speculation on oil might stabilize?
Absolutely not.
Prices will fluctuate worldwide to reflect the most threatened supply wherever that is. Even if the US was 100% energy independent, if Iran cut off Europe, our prices would reflect that because our companies would sell their oil to Europe. Our having a secure source has nothing to do with prices. Newt can't really wave his wand and lower US gas prices to $2.50 while the rest of the world pays much more. That's just more magical thinking about the economy.
What would a Carter know about what causes oil price fluctuation? After all, didn't Jimmah was responsible for the gas lines during his tenure?
Jeff thinks that the magical thinking about the economy can only come from Obama. You know, the typical tax and spend, spread the wealth, bedwetting liberal tripe.
Hey Joe, I thought the lines were longer in 1973, when Republican President Nixon was the man in charge.
Come to think of it, didn't we have a fuel shortage during President George W. Bush's second term of office? He never could get those Iraqi oil fields to pay for the war like they promised, could he?
After all, didn't Jimmah was responsible for the gas lines during his tenure?
It's always funny when you throw in one of your banal comments and its incomprehensibility speaks to your intellect and comprehension so much better than anything I could come up with.
All you have to do is google 'Carter gas shortage'.
Of course Jimmah had solar panels installed on top of the White House and had a wood burning stove installed in the living quarters to show that he was ready to lead the nation towards energy independence. How incomprehensible.
Line at a gas station, June 15, 1979
Perception is reality, Jeff-o.....
If perception was reality, I could just flush and you'd be gone.
I'm not one your goldfish that you forgot to feed.
I ate too much last night. I gotta go take a Jimmah and wipe my JeffC.
fixated on the price of gasoline! I've been buying gas for many decades now and the price at any level--high, low, or in between--has NOT made my life happier, better, sadder or worse at anytime! It seems like y'all'uns jump out of your holes in the ground each and every day and check on the price of regular to determine if you are going to smile or frown the whole dad gum day! Wake up and smell the collards y'all! Life is about more than the price of gasoline! The president is NOT responsible for the price of it either! Take control of something you have control over like your hogs, dogs, and other varmits walking around loose and unleashed in our fine and pristine city! Times a wastin! Mind what John Barrow has to say on the side of all his trucks--"Behold, I am coming quickly!" St. Peter ain't gonna quiz you on the price of gasoline in Peoria!
Ninja, its not that we are worried about the price of gas. We are talking about gas prices because nobody was that interested in talking about SLinsey's "The Sky is Falling."
that people talk so much about the price of gasoline and try to lay blame for price fluctuations on the president of the US! I must ponder this phenomenon more deeply! Did you know that getting 8 uninterrupted hours of sleep is actually unnatural! Seems that the natural sleep pattern used to be two four-hour stretches, with a two-hour awake period in between! And you thought it was just your prostate talking! Go figure!
At my age I no longer worry about getting 8 uninterrupted hours of sleep.
that people talk so much about the price of gasoline and try to lay blame for price fluctuations on the president of the US! I must ponder this phenomenon more deeply!
Ponder this while you're at it Nimrod boy....
Pelosi Blamed 'Oil Men in the White House' for Gas Prices in '08
Although you are not smart enough to understand that the president of the US has no control over gas prices, I'm pretty sure that ex-speaker Pelosi is! Politicians in all parties lay blame for higher gas prices on the other party and the sitting president despite gas prices being set by the market! The reason they do this is because of the general public's FIXATION on gas prices! It's like throwing collards in the street in Brooks--the crowd will go wild! When Newt was in GA recently, we was promising the locals $2.50/gal gasoline and trucks big enough to hold GUN RACKS! Like I said, I need to ponder on this simple-minded fixation with gasoline prices a while longer! Meanwhile, get the dead cats out of your living room before the neighbors call animal control or you wind up on that 'Extreme Hoarders' TV show I saw once at a Howard Johnson's outside of Albuquerque!
Sorry your logic does not follow any known factual accounts either past or present.
Jeff speculation occurs on futures. Futures offer a way for a purchaser to bet on whether a commodity will increase in price down the road. What is at least a major source of price fluctuations?
Supply and Demand. Prices go high if the POTENTIAL of an oil shortage MIGHT occur.
SO your logic would be.. No matter how much oil flows into the Market from a SECURE and STABLE market speculation would still drive prices up?
Sorry Jeff that's simply illogical. Markets and Economies does not work that way. No wonder most people think the Rich don't pay their fair share.
Mark was absolutely correct Government and most people can't understand the simple basics of a Free Market Capitalism Society. Thus it is doomed to fail.
"A speculator wanting to drive up the current price of oil would have to buy in the spot market. Since the price is determined in a cash marketplace where transactions are settled with physical oil changing hands, speculative buyers would have to store their purchases, and inventories would rise. Instead, during the oil price run-up in 2007 and 2008, inventories in the U.S. were being depleted. Chart 3 shows WTI prices and U.S. oil inventories and illustrates the workings of an efficient market—as supplies diminish, prices rise and the market tightens."
More supply that is both stable and quick to market would hold speculation of futures to a manageable level Jeff.
You are quiet simply wrong.
going to lead the charge, guns blazing, to help the US government rip the land right out of the hands of US citizens to turn it over to TransCanada? Better get some armor plates for your Subaru Forester! I hear those Nebraskans are pretty tough and don't take kindly to outsiders conspiring to steal their land! They might even break the Occupy Atlanta groups's distance record for tossing your semi-closeted socialist butt through the air!
but some how don't think you really would like the results...
btw ninj this is one of the LEGITIMATE functions of Government. National Security trumps ownership rights.
Having property taken for a Walmart let's say is not in the National intrest nor is it for National Security so ergo it therefore would not be a legitimate function of Government.
The Price Per Linear Foot (or Rod)
"Pipeline Companies primarily compensates the Landowner for the easement by a payment per linear foot (or rod). Where an oil and gas lease bonus pays the mineral owner an amount per acre, an Easement Agreement pays the Landowner a price per foot (or rod) of the property the pipeline passes."
Besides there ninj ole buddy what was the difference in Keystone and the Alberta Clipper Canada-to-America pipeline approved by President Obama in 2009?
mighty thin there with your national security argument! You really think the US is at imminent danger if Keystone is NOT completed--NOT in your most fantastical Subaru Forester dreams! Also, the Supreme Court HAS ruled that taking private land for commercial development like shopping centers IS a PROPER FUNCTION of government, as in the Connecticut case! Stop being so naive Slindsey, you know the government--give em an inch and they take a mile!
I don't really see any difference in the Clipper pipeline and Keystone! They are both depriving people of their private property!
But, I guess you are the expert on compensation per linear rod!
A speculator wanting to drive up the current price of oil would have to buy in the spot market. Since the price is determined in a cash marketplace where transactions are settled with physical oil changing hands, speculative buyers would have to store their purchases, and inventories would rise.
This is so egregiously wrong that it almost has to be deliberate. Physical oil doesn't change hands when speculators buy on the spot market. Future contracts are traded. The last thing a speculator wants is to take possession of actual oil. Oil is bought and sold an average of 17 times before it reaches the refinery.
Why do you think gas prices are rising? US refineries are operating at 87%, there is a backlog of oil waiting to be refined approaching a record amount, there is such a surplus of gasoline that we export over 400,000 barrels of gasoline a day.
Prices are rising because there is increasing instability in the Mid East. It does not matter that we do not get our oil from there. It would not matter if the US was 100% energy independent. Our gas and oil prices would still fluctuate and rise to the world market level.
You can't have your own private oil market here in the US that is somehow priced differently than the world commodity. It seems to me that you do not grasp that basic fact about markets.
You alluded to the fact that increased oil supply would have no effect on prices.
I introduced you to the World of Oil Speculation and as to why a stable and secure source close to home would in fact slow down wild speculation and you want to quibble about rather someone on the spot market actually possesses the oil??????
Ok I get it Jeff.
Well, thanks for the effort but you're about a half-century too late to introduce me to speculation in the oil market.
The right's whole argument about the price of gasoline is bogus because they pretend that there is a US market in isolation starved for supply and if only the US increased domestic oil production enough it would lower gas prices. I hear y'all on the right constantly whining that Obama shut down drilling in the Gulf, the Dems won't open Anwar, the Keystone pipeline got killed, offshore leasing isn't going fast enough and all of these things have contributed to higher gas prices because Obama is starving production.
All the while, we have domestic oil production higher than the Bush years and we have such an enormous surplus of gasoline production that we export 400,000 barrels a day. The right's claim that increased production in the US will affect prices is totally bogus. That would be Newt claiming he can drill to $2.50/gallon gasoline.
It is a great political issue and it suits me if Obama gets beat up with it. It comes with the territory. But let's not pretend that it's anything but a political issue or that producing more gasoline, which would just be exported, will affect our gas prices.
If Obama wants the price of gasoline to go down, he should focus on cooling off the Israel-Iran conflict. That's why you're going to get $4/gal. gasoline.
However it is what it is.. There was no harm in allowing Keystone to continue. That's a fact Jeff. It could only help if for nothing more to help alleviate the Cushing constriction and allow the glut of Brent Oil to flow more freely.
The biggest issue I see is the Fed and the monetization of the debt. You see we issue bonds backed by our credit to oil producing Countries then devalue the dollar which is tied to the price of crude. Those bonds are sold to the Fed which then pays for them with newly "printed" dollars. Then those "excess" dollars are sent to oil producing Countries where they help to bid oil prices higher.
So we get a double whammy the Fed pushing up Inflation while devaluing the dollar. A true lose, lose for the American people.
There once was a man named von Mises,
Who looked at the socialist pieces,
Of theory and said,
We're better off dead,
Life's better when freedom increases.
Please let the good and dead LVM rest in peace! We do not need to resurrect that tangled and never-ending black-hole of a subject on this esteemed forum ever again!
You are right. What was I thinking? Let's not bring up the unnamed and anyway he has passed way.
Which brings to mind another limerick:
Von Mises has turned up quite dead.
We now follow Krugman instead.
Now Keynesians rule
over those Austrian fools.
Let's print some more money to spread.
SLindsey, are you claiming that the Keystone XL pipeline has been cancelled?
Like the Samurai he too is more Myth then anything else.
He is definitely a legend in his own mind.
AHG, as I have noted before, I purposely avoid meeting anyone blogging here to keep safe personal distance for wielding my sharp sword of truth! I don't know much about Cyclist's politics or stances on collards and Flo Rida and stuff, but I do know that Slindsey posts here on a daily basis on the evils of government! All I did was point out that his support for Keystone is support for a project that will rip private property out of the hands of US citizens by government force (eminent domain) and place it in the hands of a foreign entity! Do you NOT see the hypocrisy and lack of logic in that position? Is that NOT worth pointing out in a scathing manner?
As for my gas consumption, it consists mainly of ferrying my various progeny around town to excel at whatever activities they are engaging in at the moment! I don't worry about the price of gas anyway! It is what it is! I can't change it--all I can do is consume less if I think it is too expensive compared with the benefit in return! So far, the cost of a fill-up, no matter how high it has gotten, beats walking 250 miles or whatever you get on a tank!
Something tells me you don't have a clue about TransCanada's current footprint inthe US--lemme tell you--it's huge! Do you feel threatened? And whatI see in SLindsey's posts is his opinion about the current administration's actions/inactions, not the "evils of Government." And I don't think I'd be introducing the thought of physical activity with SLindsey unless I had someone at my six in the distance with a Barrett.
I hope that you are well. Nunja does not have to worry about meeting Steve Lindsey - massive he is, though a teddy bear in temperment. Although Ninja is at times lucid or even intelligent on these blogs, he is most likely a milquetoast who would not want to meet bloggers in person. Cheers to you, Nunja, though :-)
been on the road again? Ya'know it appears to me, if some poster had opinions (that he believes are truths) he would be willing to meet with fellow posters for illuminated discussion! Hell, he might even learn something--besides meeting some loyal Americans of good intention and character! Assuming, of course,that he could recognize either or both. Clearly he walks a line much different than the thin gray one!
on the road right now. and have been doing so for weeks it seems. I miss the libs on here. Oh well
I told you before and I will say it again, you and Veritas serve to keep my worst inclinations in check, but not all the time! Though once strong and strapping, many years of non-physical activity has left me more milquetoastish than I would like! I joined a gym but it seems you actually have to go there to get any benefit! Also, my wooden leg prosthesis is full of termites and might crumble if I put too much stress on it it, and my insurance carrier is prohibited by the Church of the Animist Brethren and Ninja Warrior Philosophers from paying for replacement coverage!
AHG, you don't get my drift! I don't feel threatened by TransCanda, Flo Rida, his baby mommas, terrorists, collard eaters, or Wyoming engineers! It's Slindsey's illogical thinking that threatens me! It scares me that I might wind up shopping the aisles of Wal-Mart alongside him or his relatives one day and they might trample me with their size 16s trying to get to the price-rolled-back spicy Slim Jims on the high shelf!
So what is this about the current administration? If it were Bush or another Republican president was ramming through a project that snatches family lands out of the hands of grandma Bupkis out in Nebraska then it is okay? Suppose Mayor Haddix wants to run a cart path right through your living run to serve the 'greater good' of PTC? Are you okay with that?
As for physical confrontation, I avoid that at all costs! That is why I am a Ninja, operating under the cover of darkness and by the art of stealth and deception! I would not fight a 4'6" man, woman, or child let alone a 6'4" one!
Besides, I can see Slindsey coming a mile away in his pink-camoed, armor-plated, Subaru Forester with the 50-cal mounted on top!
You're wrong about that--it's an M134!
I'm not too particularly happy about "Roe" but it's the law of the realm so I have moved on.
BTW, when you went to the gas station to fill up your Ninja jalopy did you think about Colonial Pipeline and eminent domain or were you just happy to get the gas?
Cyclist, don't take what Maxine Waters says so literal.
In my cul-de-sac in Coweta County, our neighborhood watch has had pickets out since last year when it was announced, the Maxine Waters Army was on the march. They haven't reported back anything yet and I'm beginning to think the whole business was just a bunch of right wing hype.
she was pretty adamant when she spoke.
And just think, if I was still out California I would be living in her Congressional district.
Here's a clip of Maxine at her finest:
Cyclist, sorry buddy, I just can't watch Faux News. I've tried but I always feel dirty afterward and it's so hard to scrub off the stench.
website - Democratic Underground.com - headlined that FoxNews Smears Maxine Waters -- Accuses Her Of Wanting to Nationalize the Oil Industry. She did pretty darn good job of doing that without Fox.
But then you can't take her seriously..........right?
And then there is Newt and $2.50 a gallon gasoline.....please
Cyclist, I don't read Democratic Underground either but I did Google it up. Looks like a blog to me.
Do you really think Newt Getrich can get you $2.50 gasoline in a rising economy?
Cyclist, do you think Rep. Westmoreland will ever flex his political muscle to clean up his home town of Grantville?
I've never been there. Have I missed something?
the very symbol of what is bad about South Detroit, right here in our 3rd congressional district. One would never know they once manufactured mops in Grantville. The town has been put through the ringer and remains neglected by its most prominent son.
Perhaps Rep Westmoreland's, or his friends, can put a oil pipeline through it? They can pump the oil, used in the tar, that makes the asphalt, that will pave the road, to complete the WFB.
Detroit per capita income $14,213
Grantville per capita income $19,682
Population of Detroit - 713,777
Population of Grantville - 1,355
Abandoned homes in Detroit- 77,000 estimated 2009
Abandoned homes in Grantville- 2 per County records
Detroit suicides per year - 32.5 for every 100,000
National Average per year - 7.5 for every 100,000
Grantville Suicides per year - Statistical average to low to tabulate.
I think that about sums it up.
SLindsey,.. Rep. Westmoreland's neglected hometown of Grantville just look likes South Detroit. I never asked his to clean up Detroit.
Hahahaaaaahaaa ... What a do nothing joke wheeeee...whewww
Good one Gort
Veritas, join me in my campaign to inspire Rep. Westmoreland to clean up his home town of Grantville.
should be sold/given away to Spalding County, so should Grantville to Meriwether County, if they will take it! They are beyond hope! The Scots-Irish mentality is rooted too deep there!
Ninja, you may be right but I still must try to get Grantville cleaned up by its most prominent son, Rep. Westmoreland.
Even a branch office of Jordan Salvage would be an improvement.
You know how when you start thinking about marrying someone - like a girl, you pay special attention to her mother so you can see what you will be living with in 20 or 30 years? It is the same type of research you should do when moving to a new area- take a good hard look at who the U.S. House Rep is for that district. Simple fact is the voters in that district elected him or her and chances are you will be living among at least some those that voted for that person. Maxine's district is not making my list of places to live. Of course we have the famous Hank Johnson/Cynthia McKinney district right across town.
is shifting congressional districts and changes due to demographics such as maturing neighborhoods and such. Growing up, I never seen a taco vendor pushing his cart around nor security bars on doors and windows. Now both are the norms. I'm glad I'm out of there.
The majority of residents in Maxine Waters district today will be adversely affected by higher gas prices. Most are wage earners who would not be able to afford the gas to get to work - if they have a job!! Heck! Many of Fayette County residents will be adversely affected with higher gas prices! Try as you will to tie the higher gas prices to Obama - the rest of the country will/do blame the oil companies. . . and they see the oil execs as Republican. We are being jerked around royally !!! IMO
Now why on this earth would anyone do that???? (eyes rolling)
But you know that Steven Chu is the president's hand picked man to manage his energy program.
And ole Maxine, well bless her little heart she is what she is; a follower of all those that maintain that the state should control the economy because......well becasue it's for the people (La Internationale playing in the background)
"Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history. There is a tiny splinter group, of course, that believes that you can do these things. Among them are a few Texas oil millionaires, and an occasional politician or businessman from other areas. Their number is negligible and they are stupid." --President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952
Eisenhower respected the Republican Party - and the country respected him. He was a wise man. . .and he was so right!! (IMO)
You betcha.
Now explain to me how he was able to execute "Operation Wetback" without all of this liberal crying and grandstanding about those poor Hispanics.
This article shed a little light on a possible answer. It seems some conservatives liked the cheap labor as well as some liberals.


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There are horses being raised all over the place here, so I feel like there must be somewhere to buy big bags of soybean meal or corn gluten meal. I've been on the phone with a couple of feed stores in the area today and they claim they don't carry it. Their web pages list lots of equine feed packages that are processed combinations of lots of stuff. (Often having beet pulp as a primary ingredient.)
I found an organic store in town that will sell me expensive small packages intended for lawn care, but does anyone know of a feed store in the Fort Collins / Denver area that might carry big bags? Thanks -A Hopeful New Organic Gardener |
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I'm on the Western Slope instead of the Front Range, but I just ordered some from my local Feed and Ranch Supply store. They don't carry it either, but they will order it for you in 50 lb. bags... if you ask. |
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Monotonix Announce New Album, New North American Tour Dates
With a reported 800 shows in the last four years, you could say that Israeli garage rock group Monotonix are known for their incendiary live show. But on January 25th, the band will do something different – release a new LP, entitled Not Yet, on Drag City.
Recorded by famed producer Steve Albini, Not Yet is the band's sophomore effort, following 2009's Where Were You When It Happened? The group has released the album's first single "Give Me More" for free download. Download "Give Me More" below.
Monotonix have also announced a slew of new US tour dates for December. This is in addition to the remainder of their current tour of the US west coast. That tour starts up again October 30th in Visalia, CA and ends November 6th at the Fun Fun Fun Festival in Austin, TX.
Monotonix's tour dates are as follows:
10/30 – Visalia, CA – The Cellar Door
10/31 – San Diego, CA – Casbah
11/01 – Phoenix, AZ – Rhythm Room
11/02 – San Antonio, TX – Korova
11/03 – Monterrey, Mexico – Escenica
11/04 – McAllen, TX – Las Palmas Event Center
11/05 – Dallas, TX – The Loft
11/06 – Austin, TX – Fun Fun Fun Festival
12/4 – Miami, FL – Electric Pickle
12/5 – Orlando, FL – Backbooth
12/6 – Tampa, FL – Orpheum
12/7 – Tallahassee, FL – Engine Room
12/8 – Atlanta, GA – 529
12/9 – Memphis, TN – Hi-Tone
12/10 – Chattanooga, TN – Discoteca
12/11 – Toronto, ON – Sneaky Dee's
12/12 – Halifax, NS – The Seahorse
12/13 – Calgary, AB – Broken City
12/14 – Edmonton, AB – New City
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I just bought a home in zone 5 and have a row of overgrown boxwoods along a wooden plank fence. I enjoy the privacy they offer, yet they are destroying the fence they are along. Additionally, they are about 20 feet high but are very thin along the base of the bushes. What can I do to downsize these bushes to allow me to repair the fence and see them thicken along the bottom 6-12 inches of the shrubs? I hesitate to cut them to the ground and start over because their height really does offer great privacy. |
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w/o a picture.. its really hard to conceptualize the situation .... when i bought my first house.. it took me 5 years.. to come to the realization that i was dealing with nightmares the prior owners created... and i wondered.. in hindsight.. why i wasted 5 years screwing around with a total nightmare ... but again.. w/o pic.. i dont know if you are entering a boxwood nightmare ... and should start clean.. or if it is salvageable ... in said 5 years.. you could regrow the privacy ... with good plants ... are you sure on the boxwood ID.. rather than privet in z5???? ken |
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- Posted by butterfly4u 8 (My Page) on Fri, May 11, 12 at 23:34
Ayers, Luckily boxwoods are very forgiving with triming. It took many years for them to get that high for you and the privacy afforded, it is definately worth keeping them. Feel free to either buy or rent a trimmer and trim them the way you really want them. If the bottom of the shrub receives more sun, it will grow in at the bottom where you want it. So, when trimming, try to trim the shrub so that the bottom of the shrub is more exposed and trim the higher parts back. I wish I could put it into words better. GOod luck with your shrubs, they will grow in nicely this year for you because a good trim will refresh them. |
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An archetypical photojournalist, Stanley Tretick was born in Baltimore and raised in Washington, graduating from Central High School. Trained as a photographer in the Marine Corps, he served in the pacific during World War II and then covered D.C. as a tough-talking cameraman. Following a stint as a copy boy for
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, he joined Acme Newspictures and photographed combat during the Korean War. Later Tretick moved to United Press, documenting Capitol Hill and the presidential campaigns of the fifties. The agency, soon known as United Press International, sent Tretick on the road with Kennedy in 1960; the photographer befriended the candidate and made many of his best pictures during this time. When Kennedy took office, Tretick was given extensive access to the White House and the picture magazine
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Tretick is best known today for the photographs he took of President Kennedy relaxing with his children. Kennedy was well aware of the public relations value of images that depicted him as a family man with a moral agenda. While the President's wife Jackie fought to maintain an umbrella of privacy for young Caroline and John, Jr., Tretick grew close to the family. His photographs of them published in
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In October 1963, Stanley Tretick took his most famous photograph for an article about the relationship between the President and his son. While Jackie was away in Greece, Tretick was allowed to join the father and son, walking the halls of the White House and playing together in the Oval Office. As John, Jr. popped his bemused face out from under the President's desk, with Kennedy seated behind, Tretick created an image that embodies both the myth and memory of Camelot. When Kennedy was assassinated several weeks later, these pictures were already on their way to the newsstands and helped create a lasting impression of the man, communicated through photography.
Stanley Tretick died in July 1999 at the age of 77, just days after John F. Kennedy, Jr.'s plane crashed off the coast of Martha's Vineyard.
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Getting Your Desired Position 101 - page 2
Since the economy went downhill and facilities started hiring seasoned nurses returning from retirement, and housewife nurses that had a husband layed off, etc. the fight for your desired position... Read More
1Jan 11, '13 by proud nurse, BSN, RNBoston,
Wow! You put a lot of work into this and it's awesome...and to think I was able to land my new job without all this info, so YAY ME!!!lol. Tell me what you think about humor in an interview. The nurse manager I interviewed with had a bubbly personality and we seemed to hit it off immediately. She asked me, where do you see yourself in 3 years. Before I knew it I answered "here", and she laughed so hard. It was still professional, wasn't like night at the improv. Just not so stiff and formal. I took my cues from her.
She also asked me a question, that through all my prepping for the interview I hadn't expected. She asked "what do you think the patients expect out of you?" I could've rattled off something, but I wanted to give a powerful answer (like you said sell myself), so I took a moment but I told her "you kind of stumped me." I recovered and came back strong with a response.
I did most of the things you wrote about here, would've loved this about a month ago. It was the most honest and effortless interview I've ever had and I hope it's the beginning of an amazing and long career at this hospital.BostonTerrierLoverRN likes this. -
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1Jan 11, '13 by BostonTerrierLoverRNQuote from proud nurseCongratulations First!! Proud Nurse!!!Boston,
Wow! You put a lot of work into this and it's awesome...and to think I was able to land my new job without all this info, so YAY ME!!!lol. Tell me what you think about humor in an interview. The nurse manager I interviewed with had a bubbly personality and we seemed to hit it off immediately. She asked me, where do you see yourself in 3 years. Before I knew it I answered "here", and she laughed so hard. It was still professional, wasn't like night at the improv. Just not so stiff and formal. I took my cues from her.
She also asked me a question, that through all my prepping for the interview I hadn't expected. She asked "what do you think the patients expect out of you?" I could've rattled off something, but I wanted to give a powerful answer (like you said sell myself), so I took a moment but I told her "you kind of stumped me." I recovered and came back strong with a response.
I did most of the things you wrote about here, would've loved this about a month ago. It was the most honest and effortless interview I've ever had and I hope it's the beginning of an amazing and long career at this hospital.
Yes, I would always say a humorous note (Professional and Timely), is always important. It can also show that you are a great improvisor, and can break the ice of awkward situations. It is more a talent, and I don't count off for interviewees who don't know how to inject humor appropriately- and stay very tightly professional. Either way- I am soooo glad you got through this process with ease and confidence. Great Job.Student_FNP_Of_UM likes this. -
2Jan 11, '13 by BostonTerrierLoverRNThe main thing is some of the larger medical centers use a "scoring system" during your interview. I use the applicants Resume and Cover Letter as well to check off the most "Care Points" I can. Some go strictly by the interview, and the questions they ask may be your only chance to score high. These are the points I super-imposed on the "Hit These Points." There are different sheets and different questions, Here are some of them:
What do you think you personally can bring to our facility?
Can you describe an effective manager or boss you have had?
What do want in a Nurse Manager's Character?
What are some aspects of Safe Care?
How can you deliver Cost Effective Care? How can you help us with cost control?
How do you feel about following rules you don't particularly agree with?
Do you understand what "Chain-of-Command" means?
What is one time during school or a previous job you have dealt with a difficult situation? How did you solve the problem?
How flexible are you with sudden schedule changes? ....With sudden assignment changes?
Do you think documentation is important? Are you comfortable with Computer Charting?
Could you tell me about a time when team work was essential to complete a task? What part did you play?
What do you know about our facility? What have you heard about our facility? What do you think about our facility?
Give me an example of a time you delegated a task during school, and how it went?
Are you comfortable with delegation of tasks? What do you think are some important issues surrounding delegation of tasks?
Catch 22 Questions:
When is a time you had to break policy or procedure to reach a positive outcome?
What would you do if you disagreed with a Physician's Order, and he wouldn't take your advice? What if it was Unsafe?
What would you do if you caught a colleagues Medication Error? What if it was yours, but didn't cause any adverse reaction to the patient?
What would you do if you walked in on a patient with a tray who began coughing loudly?
What would you do if you realized the next day, with the same patient, you forgot to chart an important treatment that was omited by accident?
What would you do if you caught a colleague sleeping in a room off the clock?
Always be ready to say, I would hate to have to, but I would have to abide by the policies and procedures of your facility, and begin the chain-of-command to address the issue. (regardless of how you would solve the problem in reality).
They might give you examples of scenarios, and ask you to place them in order by priority, a list of tasks- and ask which tasks can be delegated to other staff members, an order that has something "unsafe," or "missing," or might be correct. They may give you a dosage calculation, or maybe even a trick question- called "catch 22 questions" just to see how you can handle the pressure and difficulty (I love doing this!!! It reallly shows thinking process, and many that miss it- catch it, and correctly call the question!!(just as good).
I have even heard of a hiring Nurse Manager that would leave the room, call her phone, and see if the applicant would answer it: either way she would give them a hard time(just for a minute to see how they handled the pressure Then explained what she was doing. I know that's CRAZY- just be ready for ANYTHING
VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION YOU WILL HEAR!!!!(Prepare for it)
Can you tell me about yourself? This can come in the form(s) of:
"Tell me a little about you." "How would you describe (your name) to me." "How do you think a colleage would describe you. "
Do Not Hesitate. Use filler words if you need to gather your thoughts ("Well, Let me see...", but an example: (Ex "I am a new RN who is very eager to learn, interested in (Med Surg/Tele/Unit/ER/Etc.) at you facility which I think I can grow into a competent, long term, hopefully asset-employee."
Just keep it short(not asking for a biography here), keep it focused on your objective, and around 1-3 sentences.
Well there's some more tips for the Interview Phase. Just as I said, I want you as prepared as possible
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1Jan 11, '13 by Stcroix, PhD, RNBoston, thanks for a very thorough report on the art of job hunting. Your experience shows and is just what is needed for so many grads today. I think you covered all the necessary points. Question: would you find it objectionable for a new grad to 'stop by' a Nurse manager's office and ask for 30 seconds to introduce oneself? Something like, "Hello my name is Stcroix, can I have 30 second of your time? I just wanted to say hello as I was going to be applying for a position on your floor. I just wanted to put a face to an impersonal application". It worked for me, but maybe I was lucky, as the Manager spoke to me for a while.BostonTerrierLoverRN likes this.
2Jan 11, '13 by BostonTerrierLoverRNYes, I personally thank students going out of their way to know the Unit Managers of their clinical rotations sure doesn't hurt either. It sure gives you a network as well as they are constantly in contact with other managers open to hiring New Grads.
On approaching Nurse Managers for the purpose of getting hired, some agree- some disagree. I will say this. This young lady came by my ED on day when we were totally snowed under. I had zip time to give her, and she was very appropriate about it.
She simply smiled, introduced herself confidently, shook my hand, and gave me a resume. She had time to squeeze out two sentences. " I am working Med Surg right now on (blah blah floor), but I would love to have a shot in the ED. I would even volunteer my skills sometime if you need an extra hand." (I needed 6 extra hands then), but the fact was I had no openings.
Just 4 days later, I had a RN come into my office who's husband got activated to Iraq- and she wanted to go to another state and live on a base. I hated to lose her,.....
But guess who the FIRST person who came to my mind was. I was forced by policy to post the position, but I had her Resume in my desk, looked online- sure enough, Application, Cover Letter, and Resume. She has been with us 4 years now, and when I leave for my 6 months off for Foreign Missions- She is the ED's Coordinator.
I have also done the same thing, and got hired on the spot. The Nurse Manager simply called down to Human Resources and said: I am sending an Applicant down there for position#(whatever)...Several times actually.
My thoughts on doing it do have some limits. Be prepared to go either from 9am-11am (before lunch while we're still fresh without 100 things juggling in our heads. Have a printed Resume to hand over after a brief Introduction. Thank them profusely for their valuable time (even if you didn't get much, -or- even if you felt blown off), I blew that girl off that day, but she took it gracefully, and now I trust her with my Unit's future. Impressions Matter. Being in person does put you ahead of the curve, IF you make a great impression.
Just remember: Be sensitive of WHEN you go, HOW you act, (Humble, Don't want to take up too much time- "I know your very busy; I just wanted to give you my Resume and Introduce Myself."), How you handle being blown off (Gracefully, Well I still appreciate your time; I'm sorry I came in at a busy time, but I really appreciate your time and consideration).
I know this contraversial. It is more of a gamble, but a gamble that has ALWAYs paid off for me. It's all in how gracefully you can pull it off, and expect them to be busy, rushed, and sidetracked. Desperate times call for desperate measures. Just remember to take your Resume ALWAYS. Business cards are becoming very popular as well, but even if you do that, take a Resume too.
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1Jan 11, '13 by hope3456Those are great tips but the fact still remains that, in many locales, the local hospital is going to be in the market to hire (for example) 5 new graduate nurses and 100 recent graduates from the local universities or CC's apply.... what about the unlucky ones? What is the next best thing for them to do? Yes there are the LTC's but arguably those are not the best places to start out in and so many other jobs are not going to hire these new nurses UNTIL they get their one year acute care experience. It seems that if you go to work in a LTC that then you are even more undesireable to hospital managers than those right out of school. For many relocating is not an option either and it sounds like this "new grad" problem is happening all over the U.S. Seems like something should be done about this on a governmental level and I say this because there is a lot of evidence that the nursing workforce is growing older. All those 'semi-retired' nurses coming back taking the traditionally new grad positions can't work forever. I suspect they will all again retire at once and there will be the "shortage" again and a lot of nurses but not the proper experience - if any at all.Last edit by hope3456 on Jan 11, '13 : Reason: additional thoughtBostonTerrierLoverRN likes this.
2Jan 11, '13 by BostonTerrierLoverRNYes, there is no doubt the market is depressing in some areas for New Grads. Some Areas it's much higher than your example. I recently posted an RN position, and got 103 online applications, and 211 from out-of-state. Before I could hire for the position, the hospital closed the opening all together- and told me I could hire another ER Tech. After 1 desperate week of advocation for my ED, the position was reopened without my knowledge, and I had 250 emails in one day (my max space), complaining that the position's inbox was full of Applications, and after all their work- they couldn't submit their resumes.
It is heart breaking, it is devastating. So, the best "I" can do is to make sure the New Grads know how to prepare the best possible Applicant Packet, and prepare for the interview. I hope it helps, but I know there is no "magic bullet." I have worked jobs I'd rather kept my mother-in-law from experiencing
I have worked as a Wastewater Technician once waiting on my hometown to get a position opening (or a local hospital) making $9.55 after coming home from the Dallas/Fort Worth Area making $40/hr. I feel your pain. However, back then I didn't know the best ways to fully prepare for the Market- now I freely pass these tips and tricks on hoping they help others if applied with tact.
Your only new until your first position. Then you begin the road we all want to be on- to your "ideal" and "desired" position.
I would personally rather the Government stay out of it, I can't remember the last time they really helped anything private(just an opinion). The Post Office, Medicare, (my State's Medicaid goes broke regularly), and Congress aren't running to "swift" lately, and I don't want healthcare looking like that.
Don't Give Up, even if you have to take a non-nursing job right now- "It is what it is." If anyone here could change it- I know they would. But the best we can do is increase your chances of hooking that position that will get you by- until you get the one you WANT
Good Luck in The Rat Race!!
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1Jan 12, '13 by violetgirlWow, wonderful work! Thanks for tips... How thoughtful of you!
I am going to save this for my future interviews!
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1Jan 12, '13 by joanna73 GuideVery informative article and tips. With all the resources available, there is no reason why any candidate should not be successful in landing a position.BostonTerrierLoverRN likes this.


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You might not be searching for new health insurance for yourself this year, but if you learn more about how the new exchanges or marketplaces are working, you might be able to answer questions or help someone else who really does need insurance and is confused by all the crazy stories that are on the news. Good luck, and let us know how it goes!


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CAIRO - A leading human rights group has criticized European governments for their treatment of Muslims, failing to challenge the negative stereotypes and prejudices against the religious minority that are fueling discrimination across the continent.
Muslim women are being denied jobs and girls prevented from attending regular classes just because they wear traditional forms of dress, such as the headscarf, Marco Perolini, Amnesty International's expert on discrimination, said in the report released on Tuesday, April 24.
Men can be dismissed for wearing beards associated with Islam.
Several European countries have made policy decisions in recent years discriminating against their Muslim citizens, according to Amnesty report.
The report, titled "Choice and Prejudice: Discrimination Against Muslims in Europe," singles out Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland for particular criticism.
It cites bans on face-covering veils or other religious symbols in schools as being among the most damaging measures.
"Rather than countering these prejudices, political parties and public officials are all too often pandering to them in their quest for votes," Perolini said.
There is a groundswell of opinion in many European countries that Islam is alright and Muslims are ok so long as they are not too visible. This attitude is generating human rights violations and needs to be challenged.
The report documents numerous individual cases of discrimination across the countries covered.
It added that pupils have been denied over the past decade the right to wear the headscarf or other religious and traditional dress at school in many countries including Spain, France, Belgium, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
Any restriction on the wearing of religious and cultural symbols and dress in schools must be based on assessment of the needs in each individual case, Perolini said.
General bans risk adversely Muslims girls' access to education and violating their rights to freedom of expression and to manifest their beliefs.
Violating Rights
The report cites European employers' discrimination against Muslims in Belgium, France and the Netherlands, as a direct conflict with European Union (EU) anti-discrimination legislation.
EU legislation prohibiting discrimination on the ground of religion or belief in the area of employment seems to be toothless across Europe, as we observe a higher rate of unemployment among Muslims, and especially Muslim women of foreign origin, Perolini, the AI expert, said.
In France in 2009, the employment rate of women holding French citizenship was 60.9 per cent. The rate for Moroccan women in the country was 25.6 per cent and for Turkish women 14.7 per cent.
In the Netherlands in 2006, the employment rate of women of Turkish and Moroccan origin was 31 and 27 per cent respectively, compared with a rate of 56 per cent for Dutch women who are not from ethnic minorities.
Muslims were also denied the right to establish proper places of worship across the European content, despite state obligations to protect, respect and fulfill the freedom of religion which includes the right to worship collectively in adequate places.
Since 2010, the Swiss Constitution violated international obligations, specifically targeting Muslims with the prohibition of the construction of minarets.
In Catalonia (Spain), Muslims have to pray in outdoor spaces because existing prayer rooms are too small to accommodate all the worshippers and requests to build mosques are being disputed as incompatible with the respect of Catalan traditions and culture.
These concerns raised by Amnesty International were a direct breach of freedom of religion and belief granted by European constitutions as human rights.
Wearing religious and cultural symbols and dress is part of the right of freedom of expression. It is part of the right to freedom of religion or belief - and these rights must be enjoyed by all faiths equally, Perolini said.
While everyone has the right to express their cultural, traditional or religious background by wearing a specific form of dress no one should be pressurized or coerced to do so.
General bans on particular forms of dress that violate the rights of those freely choosing to dress in a particular way are not the way to do this.
Reproduced with permission from OnIslam.net


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I am a first year rose grower with no experience at all regarding preparing roses bushes to survive our Michigan winters. I live in Wyoming, MI south of Grand Rapids. I have a number of questions for you: - What do I need to do with my rose bushes to protect them during the winter and when do I need to do this - by the first frost maybe?
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I am not a great rose gardener, but mine do survive our winters. The out-of-zone rose will be questionable, particularly if we have severe freezing this winter. Last year was only bad in Dec. To prepare I let any flowering go to build rose hips. I don't cut off these last flowers blooming now. Setting hips tells the plant to prepare for winter. I make sure the bush is mulched under the stems. When planted, the bush should have had the graft knob buried under dirt to protect from frost. If you have self rooted roses, then the knob is nothing you need consider. I try to keep any dropping rose leaves picked up weekly to prevent any foliage overwintering with disease, near the bush for next year infections. After a couple hard frosts, I will put a rose collar around bush for wind protection if I think it is needed in that location. Rose Collars are a hard plastic piece, flexible sheet roll, that will snap around bush. Open top allows easy filling with choice of materials. However I do plan on stem die off above the collar in my windy location. I like that graft area stems are protected, willing to sprout next spring again. You are further west, may have better snow cover than I do. We usually have some bare ground times, very drying to plants. Rose cones are also available, but can be hard to put on large bushes. Bushes can overheat in sunny weather since cones accept light and create heat inside. Will often overheat even with making holes in cones, blow off in the wind, break. I haven't been happy with them, too many problems. Collars are more adaptable to all the size bushes I have. Last quite awhile. You do have to search a bit to find them. Call and ask at nurseries. Usually sold inexpensively in package of 3's, but sell out early. Perhaps an online location would be easier. Check under rose collar. I use them to wind-protect other bushes or delicate things during winter. Good luck with your new bushes. |
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BLACKPOOL Canine Society is to reduce entry fees at next years show for hound, gundog, working and pastoral breeds.
These were the groups scheduled for the two days of the show which had to be cancelled.
Blackpool had to be abandoned for the second time in four years, this time due to torrential rain.The Crown Fields showground was lashed by downpours on the first day, with as much falling in 24 hours as would normally be recorded in the whole of June. It caused widespread flooding in the area, and secretary Steve Hall and the committee made the decision to cancel the event at 6.15pm.
In 2008 winds of up to 80mph left several people injured and ripped up tents. At the recent show hundreds of vehicles were stranded in a quagmire and the rings quickly turned to mud.
Repair bill
Shortly afterwards Mr Hall said that entry fees would not be refunded to exhibitors who were unable to show, due to the cost of putting on the event in addition to the society now having to foot a £30,000 repair bill. This infuriated some, and led to Mr Hall being subjected to hostile phone calls and letters.
This week he spoke exclusively to DOG WORLD, explaining the situation and revealing next years fee reduction. Describing how much it cost to put on the show he said cancelling it meant there could be no refunds from the providers of various facilities, and that the cost of full cancellation insurance, if it was taken out, would have to be passed on to exhibitors, adding possibly £5 to each entry fee.
However, as the pay-out would be in the region of £200,000, Mr Hall said he understood no underwriter would be prepared to guarantee it.
Cancellation of the show had prompted a very small minority to verbally abuse his family, he said, and people had sworn down the phone at him and staff from Fosse Data. He also received a letter from a man saying the committee should be ashamed. Mr Hall replied by inviting the man to help set up the show next year.
"The society is offering an open invitation to three people/exhibitors, or anyone who thinks they can do better or at least contribute to the build-up of our next show, he said. "We will pay for their accommodation starting on Sunday June 16, 2013. This will at least give these candidates a different view of the amount of work that goes into these shows, and maybe a better understanding of the difficulties we encounter.
He thanked all the people who struggled with the elements to set up the show and keep it running as long as it did, and said he had been humbled by the generosity of top judges who had refused to claim expenses. One senior judge donated £100 for the mopping-up fund. Another ran out of the ring at Windsor ch show to offer money to help.
The Kennel Club said that the cancellation of the show was due to be considered by its Shows Executive Sub-Committee on Wednesday and will then be discussed by the General Committee in September.
Thanks for your understanding, says secretary of Blackpool
The statement from Steve Hall, writing for and on behalf of the Blackpool committee:
"First of all I would like to record my gratitude and sincere appreciation to all the dedicated workers who braved the unprecedented weather conditions we experienced at this years show. Without these volunteers there would be no show. To arrive at a show to exhibit in these conditions is not good, but to actually stand there outside all day is total dedication.
"I must also give more than a mention to my committee who give up ten days every year to put on a show for the exhibitors. Can I remind you that most of them are in gainful employment, so while theyre not working during that period they actually lose money to give you a show on average about £700.
"We must not forget the trade stands. This year has been a particularly bad year for all businesses, in particular these dog trade standholders who year on year give shows their support, and it is now time we reciprocated their support and loyalty.
"I have been extremely humbled by the generosity of our top judges who have refused to claim any expenses. One of our senior hound judges sent the society a cheque for £100 for our mopping-up fund; another rushed out of the ring at Windsor to offer me an amount of money to help us get through.
"I have been truly and absolutely overwhelmed by the support of real dog exhibitors who sent hundreds of cards and letters, even from Facebook. For example, I received a card with a cheque for £50 and these are the words that were enclosed, Dear Steve and committee, please find enclosed a cheque for £50 which would have been my entry for 2012. Having a young puppy this year I was not able to enter.
Although I now live in Dumfries, for 20 years my home was in Euxton and I have always exhibited and stewarded for my local show. It is still a favourite on my calendar and I was sorry to miss this year. After 2008 yes I was there! you have had all the bad luck, more than your share, so I just wanted to show my support, thank the committee for its hard work and say see you next year.
"These are the things that inspire me to carry on. At this present time, due to this recent event, I have nothing but admiration and respect for 98 per cent of these dedicated dog exhibitors who appreciate the hard work put in by others to try to hold a show for you, come hail, rain or shine.
"I felt proud to be part of these hard-core exhibitors who turned up on the Friday and continued, regardless of these atrocious conditions, which shows true camaraderie and a Dunkirk spirit in a situation that no one could foresee.
"I would now like to explain a little about the expenses entailed in holding a show of this magnitude. Quite rightly exhibitors expect much better facilities today than when I started some 40 years ago; that is not being unreasonable. However, these better facilities dont come cheap, and unfortunately these facilities must be paid for in advance. If a show has to be cancelled for any reason there is no refunds or discounts from the suppliers of these services.
"Tenting cost £60,000, benching £33,000, printing £30,000, postage £4,000, security £2,250, car park £6,300, cleaners and litter pickers £3,800, rubbish skips £1,400, toilets £12,000, hotel £6,475, food £6,000, stewards £1,250. generator £880, diesel £800, plastic flooring £3,000, Kennel Club licence £2,380, public liability insurance £1,200, rosettes £600, prize cards £600, vet/doctor/British Red Cross, flowers £1,740, golf buggies £650, ground worker wages £3,000, road safety services £1,680, miscellaneous items £5,000. Then along comes the dreaded VAT man £35,200.
"As you can see, theres not much, if anything at all, after what has been paid out.
"Recently I was given a catalogue from the Blackpool 1939 show and in it was an advertisement for the Hilton Hotel (12/6d B&B and dinner) which today would cost at least £120 if not more, Prize money was first £2, second £1 and third ten shillings. The shock came when it was 10/6d to enter! That would equate to around £90 in todays money. Seventy-three years later the entry fee is £24, and Im sure the facilities are now much better, if not the weather. I think this is food for thought? I am not trying to justify our rule 38 (cancellation or abandonment); all I am trying to do is explain the situation by giving you the facts on how much everything has cost and what has already been paid by the society.
"But now we come to the full cancellation insurance. General championship shows could not afford to pay for this type of insurance without passing it on to the exhibitor, maybe another £4 or £5 on the entry fees. That is what would happen. Would you be prepared to pay about £30 per dog with a guarantee that if, in the event it was cancelled, you would get your entry fee back? This comes at a price, as you can see from the figures above. Total full cancellation would require a pay-out by an insurance company of about £200,000. I have been told by an expert in insurance, given the weather at present in this country, that you would not get any underwriter to guarantee you insurance again once you make a claim for full cancellation of an event of this size. No insurance! No show! Is that what exhibitors want?
"Now we come to the sad part of this scenario. There is a very small minority which thinks everything revolves around them, and because they have paid their money that gives them the right to verbally abuse my family and I on the phone. This handful of exhibitors swear at you down the phone, and I have been informed that this is also the case with our printers, Fosse Data.
"We do not deserve this sort of treatment and I think it is uncalled for. It costs nothing to be civil; in my opinion the dog game could well do without this type of exhibitor.
"I had a letter from a gentleman saying that we should be ashamed of ourselves. I replied asking him why we should be ashamed of ourselves, and invited him to come along next year and help us set up the event. I have yet to receive his reply.
"The society is offering an open invitation to three people/exhibitors, or anyone who thinks they can do better or at least contribute to the build-up of our next show. We will pay for their accommodation starting on Sunday June 16, 2013. This will at least give these candidates a different view of the amount of work that goes into these shows, and maybe a better understanding of the difficulties we encounter.
"Until our accounts are finalised we cannot make any final decision, however the committee can confirm there will be a reduced entry fee for hound, gundog, working and pastoral breeds at next years show. As you can see from our expenditure there is nothing left; we have yet to face a massive bill for the repair of the ground and roads which are destroyed this, Im led to believe could be in the region £30,000 plus.
"In conclusion, we do appreciate the patience of the vast majority of exhibitors who understand the task we face in clearing up the damage and the problems we encountered on the day from something beyond anyones control. Their forbearance and understanding is truly appreciated by this committee.


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October 30, 2012
Madonna On "The Ellen Show" - Highlights
If you've missed yesterday's episode of the Ellen show, make sure to visit Ellen's website for some of the show's highlights and more!
Naomi on Saturday, November 17, 2012 said:
It was very fun interview !!! |
rommel77 on Saturday, November 10, 2012 said:
mi amor madonna
I think Madonna has given a lot this year
I think she should be given two years off and earn your next project as actress oscar
to win the oscar need not be pretty or young or
as Elizabeth Taylor in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf 1966
charlize theron monster or 2003
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rocacaye on Thursday, November 08, 2012 said:
Hi my dear Madonna.
I wanna hear you singing your awesome song "DRESS YOU UP" in Medellin. I'll see you on Nov 28th.
Love you
Robert |
nil_aycan on Tuesday, November 06, 2012 said:
So Fun!
It was great to see Madonna and Ellen together again :) |
LaIslaMaria on Saturday, November 03, 2012 said:
Loved It !!!
are they really related ?? they get along like sisters. Great to see Rocco on the show too :) |
Antara on Saturday, November 03, 2012 said:
Ellen Show Preview
This was a great, hilarious interview; I liked Madonna and ellen's costumes; both matching and the dancers and topics covered.. |