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Operation Shattered Union 2, 5Oct2013 @ G4S/ITI Training Facility, West Point, VA
MindGame Productions, Insanity Productions and the Dogs of War continue MAAPR's Shattered Union legacy with Operation Shattered Union 2.
The year is now 2028, seven years after the pandemic that ravaged the nation and brought the United States to its knees. In the hollowed shells of towns and cities, state and local militias protect the population against warlords and rival states. The remnants of the federal government still operate with what armed forces remain loyal to Washington, D.C., supported by the hired guns of private military. But Washington is the titular capital of a failed state — barely able to protect its own population and supplies– much less restore law and order to the shattered union.
After the failed attempt of the Virginia Commonwealth to seize the Upper Marlboro Water Treatment Facility in 2026, famine and illness have further weakened the cities of the Commonwealth. Emboldened by their success in Upper Marlboro, the Maryland Defense Force (MDF) has pushed deep into Virginia on their way to the current capitol of Norfolk, 90 km in with 90 km to go.
The fortunes of the Commonwealth look bleak with the MDF just outside West Point, VA. It's now up to the Virginia Commonwealth Regulars (VCR) to dig deep and summon the last vestiges of the famous "Stonewall Brigade" so named for their stand with General "Stonewall" Jackson at the Battle of Manassas Junction during the last war of Northern Aggression.
There is renewed hope for the VCR as the push south has significantly thinned the MDF forces who fight to maintain their critical supply lines. There are whispered rumors that a roaming mercenary group, inadvertently caught up in the battle, will join forces with the VCR to push the Marylanders north again.
Welcome to Operation Shattered Union 2!
Operation Shattered Union 2 will be held at the G4S/ITI Training Facility located between Richmond and Williamsburg, just off of Interstate 64, adjacent to the Middle Peninsula Regional Airport. The operation will make use of the facility's Kill House, MOUT (known as Sim City), DC-9 fuselage, Shooting Ranges and over 80 acres of woodland.
Insanity Productions will have their Advanced Operations System® in place which makes use of RFID and wireless communications to provide real time scoring and immersive mission experiences.
Missions include but are not limited to:
Supply Line Protection and Interdiction
High Value Target Acquisition
Nuclear Threat Mitigation
CQB in the Kill House
Area Control
Timeline: 10:00-22:00
07:00 Gates Open / Registration / Chrono begins
09:00 Safety briefing
10:00 Game Start
(TBD) Dinner Break
(TBD) Evening operations commence
22:00 Event Ends
Age Limit
This event is limited to ages 16 and up. Players who are under 18 years old must have a parent sign the waiver.
Full seal ANSI rated goggles. NO EXCEPTIONS. Full face protection is not required but strongly encouraged.
FPS Limits
RIFLE / SMG: OK < 366 fps (Chronographed with .25g BBs)
SAW: (50 foot minimum engagement, no SAW firing indoors): OK < 390 fps (Chronographed with .25g BBs)
SNIPER WEAPONS: OK < 436 fps (100 Foot minimum engagement - chronographed using .36 gram BBs)
Uniform Requirements
Players can choose either: Maryland Defense Force (MDF) or the Virginia Commonwealth Regulars (VCR). We will be soliciting applications for the Mercenary force that will be under the direct control of the Producers.
Virginia Commonwealth Regulars (VCR):
Any tan based pattern–Multicam, ACU, Three Color Desert or Desert MARPAT
Maryland Defense Force (MDF):
Any Green based pattern -Woodland BDU's, Woodland MARPAT, Flecktarn or Woodland Tiger
No camping is available onsite but the area has numerous hotel options and camping facilities.
Registration Opens 8/6/2013
8/6-20/2013 = $85
8/21-9/4/2013 = $95
9/5-19/2013 = $105
9/20-10/4/2013 = $115
Game Day = $125
After you register, be sure to download and read the event player's packet for detailed rules, uniform and safety requirements for this event. Ignorance of the materials posted for ready download and review will not be an excuse for exceptions to the rules.


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Radio Lab
This is familiar, right? Just over a month ago, Mike Perry suggested we all direct our attentions towards Radio Lab, a show broadcast on WNYC, New York Public Radio. You may have missed the post, you may have glossed over an admittedly uninspiring logo and moved on. In the past few days I've realised just what a goldmine this show is.
It's a mix of science, culture and music that's more fascinating and delightful than anything I've heard in a long time (the episodes on sleep and music in particular). For one reason or another, I never gave it a chance the first time around. If you did the same, I urge you to give it a try. All episodes are available from the site or as a Podcast directly through iTunes.

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The Warren County High School boys basketball team seems to have found its winning formula. Rely on seniors Kendall Rutledge, Tucker Smith and Nick Simmons to lead the Pioneers to victory.
Rutledge and Smith each scored 17 points while Simmons added 10 points as the Pioneers defeated the Cannon County Lions 65-55 Friday night at Charlie Dalton Gym.
Warren County (5-6) has won three of its last four games and the senior class has played a big part. Rutledge, Smith and Simmons combined to average 32 points in victories over Tullahoma and Franklin County and the seniors surpassed that number ...
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Jamie Fly provides a useful review of Joe Biden's record of getting most everything wrong — from the Contras, to arms control in the 1980s, to Iraq. On the last point: "In 2006, with violence in Iraq on the rise and some in his party calling for a full-scale withdrawal, Senator Biden began a collaboration with Leslie Gelb, a former president of the Council on Foreign Relations, to promote a truly harebrained scheme to break up Iraq into three autonomous regions."
Charlie Crist's commanding position over Marco Rubio in the Florida Senate primary is deteriorating. It seems now is not a good time to be a Republican primary candidate who embraced Obama's stimulus plan.
A secret GOP plan to stop health-care reform. It's all very sneaky: "Unable to mount a filibuster on their own and calculating that Democrats are on track to send a health care bill to Obama by year's end, Senate Republicans figure the only way to stop or reshape the measure is to give the public enough time to figure out what's in it and what they don't like about it." Oh my, not the "let the public find out what's in it" gambit!
And sure enough, support for ObamaCare is dropping again. Only 42 percent approve, while 54 percent do not.
Meanwhile, a "tension rising among Democrats" story doesn't sound like an indication we're getting close to a bill.
Unemployment is sky high in Michigan. "The decline in auto sales has hurt Michigan more than other states, but the state's economy would have been better equipped to cope without [Gov. Jennifer] Granholm's policy mix of higher taxes in order to spend more money on favored political and corporate interests. If any larger good can come of the experience, it is that Michigan is teaching other states how not to govern."
This unintentionally funny profile of the Nobel Committee chairman explains a lot: "Coming from a committee headed by Mr. Jagland, the award makes sense. He is often described as a risk taker who thinks on a grand scale — an intellectual who, at times, has faced trouble translating his vision into practical policies." A match made in heaven … er … Oslo.
Some good news: "The District of Columbia's embattled school-voucher program, which lawmakers appeared to have killed earlier this year, looks like it could still survive. Congress voted in March not to fund the program, which provides certificates to pay for recipients' private-school tuition, after the current school year. But after months of pro-voucher rallies, a television-advertising campaign and statements of support by local political leaders, backers say they are more confident about its prospects. Even some Democrats, many of whom have opposed voucher efforts, have been supportive." Even Democrats!
Is Bob McDonnell pulling away? This poll has him up 44.7 percent to 30.9 for Creigh Deeds.
Ruth Marcus joins Helen Thomas and Pete Wehner in the "what's with the Fox bashing?" consternation: "It makes the White House look childish and petty at best, and it has a distinct Nixonian — Agnewesque? — aroma at worst. It is a self-defeating trifecta: it distracts attention from the Obama administration's substantive message; it serves to help Fox, not punish it, by driving up ratings; and it deprives the White House, to the extent it refuses to provide administration officials to appear on the cable network, of access to an audience that is, in fact, broader than hard-core Obama haters."


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wow.... that's hardcore. i can kind of relate, i'm pretty sure i have mild ocd and i do get verry stressed about little things..like yesterday, i saw that i have a cavity, i freaked out bad. i still havent told my mom, i'm scarred shitless of dentists and doctors(especially the needles) i've never had a bad experience with doctors or dentists either... and i can relate to the other thing too, but i'm not as brave as you, i don't really feel comfortable sharing...not as brave as you, by far.
Hey Lilith.
You are NOT a freak! Mental illness is quite a common thing and you have been so brave to share your story with us. You are getting help and that is also very brave. I believe in you. I believe you will get through this. You are a very strong individual and you should be so proud of yourself. I am glad you felt comfortable to share.
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Congratulations to Kayla Flowers of Jay High School and Taylor Brook of Northview High School for winning the 2013 Youth Tour to Washington contest. Students from our area interviewed with a panel of judges in this competition for a chance to win this great opportunity provided by Escambia River Electric Cooperative.
Judges from PowerSouth Energy Cooperative in Andalusia, Alabama, and Southern Pine Electric Cooperative in Brewton, Alabama, scored contestants in their interviews based on their knowledge of Escambia River Electric Cooperative and the history of rural electrification. Personal attributes of each candidate such as character, academic ability, personality and leadership abilities were also considered.
Ultimately, Kayla and Taylor were chosen to represent EREC on the Washington Youth Tour this June. While in Washington, Kayla and Taylor will have the opportunity to see the sights, learn about our nation's capitol, rural electrification and meet many new friends.
EREC is very proud to have these two outstanding students represent them on the Washington Youth Tour this year. Congratulations to each of them on achieving this honor.
EREC 2013 Youth Tour Winner1: Kayla Flowers, Jay High School
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The day I've been waiting since April 26 has finally come.
On April 26, I moved from Connecticut to Montgomery – a place devoid of perhaps the most amazing fast food chain on earth: Dunkin Donuts.
On April 26, my heart broke. I was devastated. Where would I get my iced coffee on the way to work? Where would I get my beloved ham and cheese Wake-Up Wrap for only 100 calories? Would I only ever sink my teeth into a warm, flaky croissant when I visited my family? Would I ever have another deliciously-glazed pumpkin donut in October?
I furiously started searching for the closest Dunkin Donuts. The restaurant locator at DunkinDonuts.com brought me some of the most depressing results ever: There is no Dunkin Donuts within 50 miles of Montgomery. The closest was 77 miles away in Pelham, Al., followed by 90 miles in Birmingham, 95 miles in Bessemer, 102 miles in Cottondale and 109 miles in Dothan.
I started to think it could be months before I place my lips over one of those orange and pink straws. A fellow reporter offered to take a road trip with me to the Dothan Dunkin Donuts. I seriously considered going to Birmingham for DD coffee one Sunday. But then one day, another reporter told me there were plans to build a Dunkin – right here in Montgomery! I quickly became excited, and started searching the archives. I found the brief that had been written more than a year ago, but there was no other solid evidence that this was really happening. I started asking around – city officials, friends who have lived here a while – but had no luck.
Ok, so I probably sound obsessed. But I didn't know life would be so hard without my iced coffee with milk and one sugar. And it wouldn't be so bad if there were coffee shops all over town or if I had easy access to an iced coffee. But if I'm at work (our office is downtown) and I want coffee, the closest Starbucks (or anything for that matter) is on Zelda Road, approximately 10 minutes (or 4.4 miles) away.
There are four Starbucks in a city of more than 200,000 people. Let's put that into context.
In the Northeast, Dunkin Donuts are everywhere. You can't drive more than a few miles without running into one, or even two. Some are across the street from each other. They're in gas stations, Wal-Marts, Stop & Shops and in their own buildings. Let me throw this stat out. In the town I lived in, Norwich, which has a population of about 40,000 (roughly one-fifth the size of Montgomery), there are seven Dunkin Donuts. Not to mention another 16 within a 10-mile radius of Norwich.
For months, I've been trying to cope. I went to Starbucks. The coffee is good, but it's expensive. It's nearly $3.50 for a large iced coffee, which is roughly the size of a Dunkin medium. And Krispy Kreme – there's only one here in Montgomery, and it's completely out of my way. I haven't even tried the coffee there. So, I decided to improvise. I bought ground Dunkin coffee, made it in my own coffee pot, and refrigerated it overnight. The result? It gave me the boost I needed, but it wasn't the same. Nothing will ever be as good as my beloved Dunkin iced coffee. I was starting to lose hope.
But then one beautiful Saturday afternoon, everything changed. My friend and I were on our way to Salsaritas on Vaughn Road for some pre-pool lunch. On a plot of land next to the plaza was the beginning of some construction. I asked my friend if she knew what it was. She looked at me and nonchalantly said, "Dunkin Donuts." Was she serious? How did she know? Why didn't I know? How long had she kept this information from me?
All these questions came pouring out of my mouth. But her answers didn't matter. I was absolutely thrilled. And this week, it was confirmed. Harrison Kwan, a Connecticut native like myself, said the Dunkin Donnts – located at 8025 Vaughn Road – will likely be open by October. And he said he's committed to at least three Dunkin Donuts locations in Montgomery.
So the day has finally come.
October, for many reasons, will be a wonderful month. I'll get to see my favorite band – a Texas country group called the Casey Donahew Band – play for the first time when they come to Tuscaloosa. I'll turn 25, and my car insurance will go down. And perhaps most importantly, I'll get to introduce my Southern friends to the wonder that is Dunkin Donuts. Look out, Starbucks. Dunkin is pushing its way onto the all-day breakfast scene in Montgomery.


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PRISTINA, Yugoslavia -- Even in the age of smart bombs guided by laser beams, dumb weapons that fail to explode, or lie in wait to kill later, are turning parts of Yugoslavia into no man's land.
Unexploded bombs litter more of Yugoslavia with each day that its war with NATO drags on. Adding to the concern is the possibility that armor-piercing shells, a weapon that some critics argue can release dangerous levels of radioactive waste, will be widely used by the alliance in Kosovo.


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- 'The Odd Couple' turns 50
- Library explores the FAQs around 'Exploring Human Origins' exhibit
- Eight-year-old boy creates Monkees video, gets nod from Micky Dolenz
- A belly full of laughter: EPAC presents 'Monty Python's Spamalot'
- Trolley'n for brews
- Pretzel Fest: twisted fun for everyone
- Armed Forces Day swing dance
- Ephrata Police caution on new smoking rules
- Pretzel Fest will feature 13 tasting stations
Ann Sweigart, 79, Doneckers employee
Ann Sweigart, 79, of Ephrata, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at her residence after a lengthy illness.
She was born in Reading, a daughter of the late Charles E. and Dorothy (Hepler) Harting. She was the loving wife of Clair E. Sweigart, with whom she celebrated 60 years of marriage on May 19.
Ann was a Mohnton High School graduate and worked in the mailing department at Doneckers in Ephrata for 21 years, retiring in 1993.
Ann was a member of Swamp Evangelical Lutheran Church in Reinholds. She enjoyed to crochet and loved traveling and spending time with her family.
In addition to her husband she is survived by three daughters: Karen, wife of William Wellman, of Ephrata; Cynthia, wife of Gary Tunin, of Ephrata; and Christine, wife of Jeff Hickernell, of Richland; three sons: Donald Sweigart, of Yorkana; Kenneth Sweigart, husband of Patti, of York; and Michael Sweigart, husband of Karen, of Reinholds; 15 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Also surviving is a sister: Mildred Quell, of Mohnton; and a brother: Richard Harting, of Reading.
She was preceded in death by two sisters: Ruth Hart and Joyce Harting.
Funeral services were held at Swamp Evangelical Lutheran Church June 25 with the Rev. Dennis L. Trout officiating. Interment took place in Bergstrasse Lutheran Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be directed to Hospice of Lancaster County, P.O. Box 4125, Lancaster, PA 17604; or to Swamp Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Services were under the care of Paul L. Gravenor Home For Funerals in Ephrata. To offer condolences to the family, visit gravenorhomeforfunerals.com.


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Athletics have been a rich part of the Asheville School tradition since the institution's earliest days.
More than 80 years old, the school's annual football game with Christ School is the oldest prep sports rivalry in the Carolinas. The annual Girls' Sports Day, founded in 1990, is a special event when the school community honors its female student athletes and cheers on the girls' volleyball, tennis, cross country, and field hockey teams.
Today, 21 interscholastic sports teams compete during three separate seasons over the course of the school year. The school's athletic facilities are considered among the best in the Southeast.
All freshmen and sophomores must play on one interscholastic team during the year, and approximately 75 percent of the entire student body chooses to play sports in any given year. The seasoned coaches are committed to providing an activity that suits the skill level and interest of every student.
The school is a part of the Carolina Athletic Association (CAA) Conference and a member of the North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association (NCISAA). In the fall of 2011, the Asheville School football team claimed the runner-up trophy in the NCISAA state championship game.


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St. Louis, Missouri (PRWEB) March 18, 2013
KnowledgeLake, the SharePoint ECM company, is excited to announce today the launch of their Accounts Payable Solution for Microsoft SharePoint. KnowledgeLake's Accounts Payable (AP) solution is a robust platform that facilitates paper and electronic data capture, workflow automation, search and retrieval, ERP integration, and real-time analytics.
Powered by Microsoft SharePoint, the framework accelerates deployment time, enabling organizations to quickly reduce invoice processing costs, improve operational productivity and achieve rapid ROI. KnowledgeLake's invoice processing software can be easily configured to fit existing accounts payable approval workflow without disrupting an enterprise's unique business processes.
"We created this solution framework to heal the key pain points our accounts payable clients experience from purchase to payment, day in and day out." said Jason Burian, director of customer excellence at KnowledgeLake. "As AP departments are continually tasked to 'do more with less,' this solution fosters a pain-free transition to AP automation."
KnowledgeLake delivers key accounts payable automation benefits that include:
"With KnowledgeLake, we were able to achieve an all-in-one solution so our accounts payable clerks don't have to go through the cumbersome process of keying in information manually," said Brian Griffeth, senior systems analyst, TricorBraun.
The KnowledgeLake Accounts Payable solution is currently available and will have its official launch at the Microsoft Convergence Conference (March 18 – 21, 2013.)
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|Lauren Hastings
Did you ever notice how some dairy farms are so beautiful, you can't believe anyone actually works there?
Hastings Farm is like that and it appears to be run efficiently by little invisible elves. Of course, the elves are, in reality, the Hastings family and they have worked very hard for many generations.
Megan and her sister, Lauren are currently taking over the reins from their parents (and it appears that there will be future generations, as well, because Megan has two kids, 12 and 13 and Lauren has three kids, 6, 4 and 6 months).
|Lauren's daughter, Samantha in the bo room
They recently re-did their website with all the information you might want about their farm and their products and a very active Facebook page, as well. Megan Hastings told us,
"About 12 years ago someone gave me a 30 Minute Mozzarella Kit because we had a dairy farm and thought I could use it. That's how it all started...... In August (2011) we began bottling our own milk and making yogurt. Cheese has been a little bit of a transition - my minimum batch is 20 gallons!"
We asked Megan what her future cheese plans were and she answered,
"This is a bad question to ask me, I want to make them all. I love cheese!!! Yogurt!!! Ice cream!!! Basically, I love all dairy products except milk, I don't drink it but I love anything made from it. Next will probably be Feta and I want to start having fresh Mozzarella on the weekends. Greek yogurt is my best seller and in the last 6 days I have used 90 gallons of milk for yogurt. AHHHH scary good!"
|The pasteurizer was delivered before the make room was finished.
In their popular farm store, they sell cream-top milk (un-homogenized) plain and flavored, yogurt (plain and Greek-style in several different flavors), yogurt dips (four flavors) and at least six different flavors of soft cheese (with more to come).
The Hastings also sell a wide variety of Cabot cheeses and butter. You can buy all this at their farm store, plus all different cuts of beef, dog bones, organic free-range eggs, honey, maple syrup, jams & jellies, pickles, goat's milk soap & lotions and hand knitted items. You will also find them at the farmer's markets in Suffield and East Granby.
If you bring any type of group, their farm tours are very well organized. They provide activities including:
Butter making
Ice cream making
Feeding the cows or calves
Craft projects
Pumpkin painting (fall)
Cows make more than milk (an interesting look at other things cows make)
Good clean fun (soap making)
Nature walk
Hay rides (call for availability, weather permitting)
There are take-away packets and all the barns are handicapped accessible. They will even help Scout groups earn their badges!
It all looks easy, but it should be noted that this is a New England farm, so there is the "other" season:
Hastings Farm472 Hill Street, Suffield, CT 06078
1 mile from the turn off Mountain Road (Route 168)
(860) 668-7524
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Cardinals set Tuesday as start date for conclave
Date posted: March 9, 2013
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals have set Tuesday as the start date for the conclave to elect the next pope, a milestone in this unusual papal transition and an indication that even without an obvious front-runner, the cardinals have a fairly good idea of who best among them can lead the Catholic Church and tackle its many problems.
The conclave date was set on Friday afternoon during a vote by the College of Cardinals who have been meeting all week to discuss the church's problems and priorities and the qualities a new pope must possess.
Tuesday will begin with a morning Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, followed by a solemn procession into the Sistine Chapel and the first round of secret balloting in the afternoon.
Only one vote is held the first afternoon. If black smoke is sent snaking out of the chapel chimney to indicate there is no immediate victor, the cardinals will retire for the day. They will return Wednesday for two rounds of balloting in the morning, two rounds in the afternoon until a pope has been chosen.
In the past 100 years, no conclave has lasted longer than five days.
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Global Total Office Low-Back Pneumatic Armless Task Chair
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|Product Type: Task chairs
|Style: Contemporary
|Base Material: Plastic
|Exterior Seat Material: Fabric
|Upholstered: Yes
|Back Height: Low-back
|Adjustable Height: Yes
|Tilt Control: Yes
|Casters: Yes
|Weight Capacity: 250
About the ManufacturerLook no further - Global is your Total Office Solution. Founded in Canada in 1966, The Global Group is one of the largest manufacturers and marketers of quality business furniture in the world. Their facilities include more than 40 just-in-time manufacturing and product assembly plants, plus offices, showrooms and distribution facilities.
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I have to admit, that if I can put a chair together, it is easy to assemble. Very simple design for assembly. The only thing I need to adjust [wth the little custom wrench they give you] is the back distance to give me more space. I special ordered the leather-like material and it looks really good-- actually matches the leather on my custom-made couch! The frame is all black so goes well with modern or traditional. The height adjustment is effortless. The special order took longer than the regular upholstry selections, so be aware of that. But otherwise this is comfy, durable, and very good looking.
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Good product for price. Color as shown. I use it in my quilt studio and I bought two of them. Very easy to put together less than 5 minutes.
I would but this product again.
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These are used for members to sit on and it fits perfectly with our decor.
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Very easy to assemble. Very comfortable.
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What Happens to a DREAM Deferred?
At first, it looked like 2012 would be another terrible year for immigration reform advocates. Mitt Romney won the Republican presidential primary by adopting a xenophobic, right-wing platform, advocating for policies against immigrants so terrible they led to self-deportation. Meanwhile Barack Obama continued to deport undocumented workers at an unprecedented pace—he's sent 1.4 million people out of the country through July of this year—and failed to introduce comprehensive legislation, as he'd promised.
A brighter picture is emerging, however. In June, Obama signed an executive order called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which operates like the failed DREAM Act would have. Obama ordered Homeland Security to lay off deportation proceedings against immigrants who came into the country as children and who have completed high school or served in the military. Immigrants who meet those qualifications can now request a reprieve to remain in the country.
The government has received 368,000 applications since August and granted stays to 103,000 people. It's still only a half measure, and has affected fewer immigrants than advocates hoped—advocates expected more than a million applicants to come out of the woodwork when the program was announced this summer. There are several theories for the slow pace of applications. The program requires extensive paperwork and only applies to a small subsection of people: applicants must be under the age of 31, have arrived in the country before they turned 16, and resided in the country continuously for five years prior to 2012. But the greater problem has been uncertainty around the stability of the program in the future. Would-be applicants held off submitting their forms, awaiting the results of the presidential election. Since Obama instituted the reprieve by executive order, it could be revoked at any instant, either by Obama or his successor. Many DREAMers were hesitant to offer their name and information to the agencies that just a year ago would have deported them and could any day decide again to deport them.
Those looking for a saner immigration policy need not rely on the executive order alone, however. Maryland passed a state-level DREAM Act in November. By a 58 to 42 percent margin, voters in the state approved a referendum that will grant undocumented immigrants who went to high school there equal tuition rights to the state's colleges.
In June the Supreme Court handed down a split decision on SB 1070, Arizona's anti-immigrant law. The court upheld the most famous and controversial element of the bill, which allows police officers to check the immigration status of people who they suspect may be in the country illegally. However the court struck down the bulk of the law, upholding the federal government's role as the authority on immigration rules and invalidating the portion of Arizona's law that made it a crime for undocumented immigrants to reside and work in the state.
In the end, it was the 2012 election and the subsequent soul searching that marked this as a year of progress for immigration reform advocates. Obama clobbered Romney among Hispanic voters, who went for the president 71 to 27 percent over Romney. The group's share in the electorate rose by a point, and they now make up 10 percent of all voters. Republicans realized they could no longer solely be the party of white Americans and, in the weeks following the election, have begun to contemplate the sorts of immigration reform they could support. Three Republican senators introduced a DREAM Act-lite bill in late November, and, emboldened by his reelection and seeking a bipartisan victory, President Obama has pledged to tackle immigration reform as his prime goal once the fiscal cliff debacle is solved.
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I believe the immigration reform should not only be centered on illegal immigrants, but maybe first on those who live here legally and contribute their knowledge and expertise for many years and even decades, but still do not have basic rights. If the U.S. wants to stay competitive among other nations it is better to invest in innovations and attract more scientists and specialists, not to alienate them. Please support the petition http://wh.gov/QX76 to grant at least permanent residence to specialists who legally reside, work and pay taxes in the U.S. for more than 5 years.
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How did the San Diego Chargers prepare to face Philadelphia on a quick turnaround?
In part, they spent last week turning around quickly.
To prepare for Sunday's game at Philadelphia after a Monday night opener and to adjust to Chip Kelly's fast-forward offense, the Chargers secretly employed a novel strategy at their closed-to-the-media practices.
Instead of getting a long look at the formation they were facing, defensive players turned their backs to the offense and instead trained their eyes on defensive coordinator John Pagano.
When the offense was set, Pagano would give his players the signal to turn around, and they had roughly two seconds to make the proper adjustments before the ball was snapped. The Eagles had speed, and the Chargers had speed-readers.
On an about-face Sunday, when Atlanta, Buffalo, Green Bay, Oakland, Arizona and Baltimore bounced back from Week 1 losses, the Chargers pulled off the stunner of the day, a 33-30 victory over the Eagles.
Although the game wasn't a defensive masterpiece for San Diego — Michael Vick still threw for a career-high 428 yards, and the Eagles scored 30 points despite having the ball just a third of the time — the Chargers' defense did enough and complemented a brilliant performance by quarterback Philip Rivers.
Six days after a demoralizing loss at home to Houston, Rivers threw for 419 yards and three touchdowns — all to receiver Eddie Royal — countering the Eagles' up-tempo attack by running a slow-motion no-huddle offense, using every bit of the play clock on nearly every snap.
"We kind of no-huddled the no-huddlers," said Rivers, whose team, a 71/2-point underdog, held the ball for 40 minutes 17 seconds. "We had our own rhythm of no-huddle going. It was a heck of a team win."
Rivers exposed a glaring weakness in the Eagles' defense, particularly at safety. He shredded the middle of the defense with his passes, was seldom under pressure, and his team punted just once. The game might not have been nearly as close had the Chargers not fumbled twice inside Philadelphia's 10.
With former Eagles coach Andy Reid bringing his Kansas City Chiefs to Philadelphia on Thursday, Kelly's challenge this week will be the high-speed patching of a leaky secondary.
"You're not going to find anybody at this point in time that's hanging out on the street corner that's going to be able to play safety for you," Kelly said. "We've got to coach them better, and we've got to put them in position to make plays."
The Chargers, meanwhile, have a game at Tennessee — a franchise that hasn't beaten them in eight tries — and, after a week of high-speed preparation, might want to hit pause to enjoy this one.
Sibling rivalry
Eli Manning has a 2-1 advantage in Super Bowl rings over older brother Peyton, but he's 0-3 when playing against Peyton in the regular season.
Peyton, coming off a seven-touchdown performance in the opener against Baltimore, threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns in Denver's 41-23 victory over the New York Giants in East Rutherford, N.J.
Although Eli threw for more yards (362), four of his passes were intercepted, bringing the turnover total of the 0-2 Giants to 10. New York's minus-eight turnover differential is worst in the league.
Once again, Super Bowl favorite Denver showed an uncanny ability to slam the door. The Broncos scored 31 of their points in the second half against the Giants, and 35 in the second half against the Ravens.
The Redskins have been outscored, 50-7, in two first halves, and those slow starts have doomed them.


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LOW, grey clouds help keep the planet cool. But as the world warms they will shrink and temperatures will rise ever higher, according to a study that could help to resolve one of the biggest uncertainties in climate science.
As more greenhouse gases enter the atmosphere, more heat is trapped and temperatures go up - but by how much? The best estimates say that if the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere doubles, temperatures will rise by between 2 and 4.5 °C.
That's a big uncertainty for such an important number, and clouds are largely to blame. High-level clouds trap heat, but those at low levels reflect sunlight and cool the planet. So depending on how they change, clouds could push temperatures up or down.
To find out, Axel Lauer of the University of Hawaii at Manoa in Honolulu and his colleagues used a relatively new climate model called the International Pacific Research Center Regional Atmospheric Model (iRAM). The model covers the eastern Pacific and parts of South America, in greater detail than global models. They focused on low-level marine clouds in the eastern Pacific, which have proved particularly tricky to model.
The researchers first tested iRAM's ability to simulate cloud cover between 1997 and 2008, and found it reproduced the amount and pattern of cloud cover and how it changed from year to year. Sixteen other climate models did a poorer job of this. They then ran iRAM for possible scenarios for 2090 to 99. With higher CO2 levels and temperatures, low-level cloud shrank by up to 10 per cent, letting in even more solar radiation (Journal of Climate, vol 23, p 5844).
"If this holds, we will find ourselves at the higher end of [temperature] predictions," says team member Ralf Bennartz of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Amy Clement of the University of Miami, Florida, says the study is a milestone in resolving uncertainty. Gavin Schmidt of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York says that what's needed are models with even finer detail, and data on all different kinds of clouds. Nevertheless, evidence is building for a warming influence from cloud changes: Clement's research shows that when the sea surface is warm there is less low cloud cover (Science, vol 325, p 460).
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> Intriguing. Are these hot-swappable? Do you have a reference?
Maybe not hot swappable, but building a separate hot failover box with
slide out drive trays is a good solution. I am building a box specifically
for this purpose. This way I power down the backup box for drive bay
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Pretty Little Liars Spoiler: Is "A" Threatening Aria? (PHOTO)
The new sneak peek photos for the Pretty Little Liars Season 3 winter premiere (Season 3, Episode 14: "She's Better Now") contain a lot of very interesting images.
We've already speculated about this strange hug, and now there's another picture we want to draw attention to that might have some implications for Aria (Lucy Hale) and Ezra (Ian Harding) fans.
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In the pic to the right, we see Aria standing outside of Ezra's apartment. There's a gift basket with a balloon that says "It's A Boy!" with the A in red. Aria doesn't look happy as she looks at it.
What do you think is going on? We know that when the episode starts Aria still hasn't told Ezra about his son. Is this basket "A"'s way of threatening her, by letting her know the "A" team knows her latest secret?
That's not the only possibility. Maybe Maggie decided to tell Ezra, and that's a legitimate gift basket. Aria doesn't look happy, but perhaps that's because she and Ezra had a fight, or some unrelated reason.
On the other hand, the fact that the A stands out is awfully suspicious, and we do know Aria is supposed to suffer this season...
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Hope To The End ................. Chip Index pg 2 ( news ) ............ Smart Card Index ..
formerly "Apocalyptic Hope " ..........( we track the trackers )
Translation http://www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en (all languages)
SHOPPING with 666 : articles pertaining
to the subdermal ID Chip
VERICHIP / VeriTeQ Corporation
CEO Scott R. Silverman
Covered over with "BioBond" ( polymers, polyethylene sheath ) : permanently bonding with the body
GRAPHIC : Anatomy of a Chip http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/print/4939
ChipID http:// hopetotheend.com/veriteq1.html
VeriChip Corporation : Delray Beach, Florida ... subdermal ID for human inventory / profiling
The VeriChip is not a stand-alone product. It is meant to be used in conjunction with biometric verification.
Verified by fingerprint [ right hand ] and iris scan [ forehead] ; Please see # 33 below.
"Lithium batteries can be very dangerous in certain circumstances. They can cause, have caused, and will in the future, cause fires, personal injury, and equipment damage. The type lithium battery used in transponders is usually lithium thionyl chloride (LiSOCl2). This is one of the longest lasting highest energy lithium batteries but it is also one of the more hazardous types if handled improperly, abused, or subjected to the wrong environment."
http://rapidttp.com/transponder/batrecyd.html not working
Query : Can you die from the embedded chip ? Technically, yes. The chip can migrate, and hit the heart just as any embolism.
The claims of bio-bond have yet to be proven. There never was an autopsy performed on Derek Jacob-- Verichip's canary in the mine shaft.
Lest We Forget
The main thing concerning the 666 Financial subdermal chip in the right hand or forehead is that it consigns one to the Lake of Fire.
It is forbidden in Rev. 14: 9-11.
"If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God,
which is poured out without mixture into the cup of His indignation;
and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the Lamb:
And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up forever and ever:
and they have no rest day nor night,
who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name."
Revelation / Apocalypse 14: 9 -- 11
( the 666 Mark of the Beast )
You can take it, sis can take it, Mom and Dad too;
Brothers, cousins, aunts and uncles ;
Gramps and Grandma too.
( 'n even friends and neighbors, or any ol' who )
VIPs and Popes and Presidents, Bosses, Kings, and thee,
But I will never ever take it --- I just want to be free !
The 666 Mark is not for me;
I'm Heaven-bound for all eternity
1. No CHIP for Me .... I Want to be Free ! a one-page mailer for your loved ones.
Also In Italian, Spanish, French, Portugese, German, Hebrew, Arabic translations
Another mailer "No 666 SMART CARD for me ! "hopetotheend.com/no.html
2. Shopping with 666 -- When this scanned subdermal chip----with its unique identifying number ---enters any database, all information and transactions associated with that individual will become accessible knowledge. When VeriChip is used in conjunction with the 666 e-commerce system---along with the name and image of the Beast---and is placed in the RIGHT hand or forehead, then it fulfills the qualifications for being the Mark of the Beast. ( Revelation 13)
666 Shopping .... page 2 what Dostoyevsky has to say
3. Different devices: External ( GPS ) and Internal RFID
Digital Angel http://www.digitalangelcorp.com/
4. e-commerce and m-commerce shopping with smart SIM-card mobile phones
Global Payment-technology System....VeriPay hopetotheend.com/veripay.html
" VeriPay is intended to be a secure, subdermal RFID (radio frequency identification) payment technology for cash and credit transactions.
VeriPay's unique, under-the-skin format offers a much more secure, tamper-proof, and loss-proof solution. VeriPay brings to consumers the benefits of fast and reliable RFID technology along with the security of a subdermal format. "
In announcing VeriPay to ID World delegates, Mr. Scott Silverman expressed his belief that VeriPay has "enormous marketplace potential and invited banking and credit companies to partner with VeriChip Corporation in developing specific commercial applications, beginning with appropriate pilot programs and other market tests, for the VeriPay subdermal RFID solution. "
KEY PERSONNEL : William J. Caragol
VeriChip and Digital Angel Board Members
former CEO : Scott R. Silverman ; now owns R & R Consulting Partners, LLC
Information on VeriChip http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verichip
Verichip sold direct to consumer http://healthcare.zdnet.com/?p=920
" VIP Chippers "
Dr. John Halamka took a Verichip the size of two grains of rice in the muscle of his arm.
[ Ed: muscle generates Thermo Life that may have also been implanted ]
Joseph Krull, security and privacy expert is taking the subdermal chip for the security application of VeriChip.
Who's next ? Some elitist banker ? A VIP in government ? a Movie star ? a Sports-hero ??
Well, if all the world --- with all of its VIPs, elitists, stars and heroes --- took the VeriChip, it wouldn't influence us in the slightest. If we could have no access to any medical facilities or to the Internet, or even to banking and shopping
( even grocery shopping) then so be it.
We have been warned, by our Commander-in-Chief of the heavenly armies -- Lord God Sabaoth-- not to take the 666 MOB in our right hand or forehead when it comes. ( When it accesses the globally-integrated 666 Banking System )
We want to be VIPs in God's eyes.
We will not take the chip ... We will not take the chip ... We will not take the chip....
5. The Chip and the System Combining VeriChip with eft electronic funds transfer
The scanning software, VeriPay, is operated by Windows.
VeriChip solely manufactured by Raytheon
"The company also warned that its implantable microchips are manufactured solely by Raytheon without a "formal written agreement", and any price increases or supply disruptions would have serious negative consequences."
See Flow chart by Stephen Fuchs http://hopetotheend.com/chart.html
When the 666 MOB finally arrives, then we will realize that "the whole world lies in wickedness" 1 John 5:19
6. Riverside, California Database; ID Articles
7. Verification ID and employee scanners, Security, Profiling, Tracking, with GPS transponder, Commercial Uses, Various Articles, Biblical Implications, National Identity cards ; employee scanners, Security, Debit Accounts, Marketing, PR Promotional campaigns; Mass Production
8.Cashless Society, Identity Theft ; immigration and travel, IBM and litigation, a Cashless Society, Smart Cards , Infra-red Thermal SCANNING ,
Various Articles: Legal Issues hopetotheend.com/chip3.html ( Supreme Court decision)
9 Global ID VeriChip Distributorship in many different Countries:
Distributorships throughout the USA and Puerto Rico
10. Security- Access control VeriGuard ASC Accessibility granted or denied by way VeriChip.
11. VeriKid - VeriChip for children, community participation (schools, supermarkets, police, citizen groups etc.)
12. What the Bible says about the Mark of the Beast; beheadings, Guillotine? - Rev. 20:4 --
Also Christian websites pertaining to 666 LINKS ; Revelation 14: 9-11.
13. Government and adsx : GTI - Government Telecommunications, Inc. ; Frank Lalley;
adsx and the Military ; adsx and the FDA ; COSTO ; Digital Angel with tracking satellites
Fascism; the Educational-Research Complex; OuterLink; Sarbe;
14. PETS ; Digital Angel for animals
15. "MM" Multiband Microchip .. tiny, tiny RFid chip embedded
in all currencies ( paper money ) that is compatible
with all global radio frequencies.... Money-Microchip
Scattered "powder" from helicopters in the wilderness for mesh networking
have always had identification systems before. What is so
different about this ?
RFID is ubiquitous ( everywhere ). We did not have that before.
It invites total surveillance, a police state and erroneous profiling ( arbitrary-labeling)
The subdermal chip in the right hand or forehead-- when required for all purchasing-- is totally undemocratic since the choice that
the System offers --- food or no food --- is not really a choice.... it is an "or else".... an ultimatum.
16. All about RFID tagging. Retailers dream come true. Orwellian tracking.
17. Biosensors THERMO - LIFE for humans : ( Ed: like a "minority report" device )
Preventative medicine is also looking at technology as a means of identifying problems long before symptoms appear. The Verichip is an implantable RFID (radio frequency identification) physiological monitoring chip thats already here, but expect this kind of technology to develop rapidly as a diagnosis tool over the next decade.
http://www.whatpc.co.uk/personal-computer-world/features/2172298/ten-tomorrow not working
multifunctional RFID tags that signal biological and chemical agents in HUMANS.
Can signal medical issues (health). Can deliver drugs (MicroCHIPS) Many uses.
Also Used in tracking the food supply; combatting terrorism; signals environmental compliance;
18. VeriMed -- EMR Electronic Medical Records and Database system
Ed: If a National Health Plan is eventually put into place, then people will be coaxed into having the subdermal Verichip implanted to facilitate medical emergencies etc. And when this device is paid for by one's Medicare-Medicaid, it is hard to realize the stealth-subsidizing by the Government that is taking place.
Ed: Verichip is now being sold directly to the consumer, who will now be able to link to Online HealthLink. How many people realize that this implant is the forerunner to the Mark of the Beast ?
Since medical needs are backed by Insurance payments ( or personal payments ) this subdermal ID will most likely will be used for the financial transaction as well. Something to consider. http://hopetotheend.com/vc.html
Better Alternative :
MediConnect Global keeps Online Medical records in a secure system without an implant.
19. Ultra Wide Band UWB
" This system tracks small battery powered ID tags over a 30,000 square foot area and reports their position to within a foot!
No kidding, one foot. The implications for human tracking are very interesting. A large network of receivers could cover a city the same way PCS towers give us cell phone coverage. If people are required to carry tags that use this technology, it would be very easy to correlate the data with video images to see who isn't carrying their tag when out in public and who doesn't look like the tag's owner. And of course locate anybody instantly.
Coupled with biometric-based access points (kind of like border crossings) the system would be a tyrant's dream come true. If someone were out to enslave the world, this would be a big help."-- Alan Trombetta
Infinite Band -- Optic Chip
20. Targeting Our Youth; tagging kids in schools. Total surveillance of children and teen agers; teens.
The charter school's 422 students wear small plastic cards around their necks that have their photograph, name and grade printed on them, and include an embedded RFID chip. As the children enter the school, they approach a kiosk where a reader activates the chip's signal and displays their photograph. The students touch their picture, and the time of their entry into the building is recorded in a database. A school staffer oversees the check-in process.
21. THE HAND of MAN.... numbering the population as described in 1 Chronicles 21
From the "Left Behind" series
22. Technology for Consumers --- Wi-Fi ; NFC Near Field Communication
23. VeriChip and Guns "smart guns"; First time they admit the implant is IN THE HAND
24. Global Digital Solutions -- World telephony communication networking
graphic by Marianne "Boaz"
25. e-health online medical records; "Steps to a healthier U.S."; food programs etc. Monitored through databases in conjunction with VeriChip. Please see Katherine Albrecht's warnings on the health hazards of VeriChip. " A noisome and grievous sore" --- Revelation 16:2
Thinking about taking the chip ?
Just call Revelation 14 and dial up 9-11.
God has something to say to you personally.
26. Homeland Security and Law Enforcement : F4W and VeriChip
27. TROVAN ( Europe, Australia), AVID and other chip implant makers
Will Avid supply the universal readers, and Trovan deliver the pharmaceuticals and the vaccines ?
And will Digital Angel supply the sensors for mesh-networking, and VeriChip will chip humans ?
VeriChip implants can be applied financially when in the right hand or forehead ( VeriPay).
When implanted in the arm, Verichip is for physical-access into buildings, rooms etc. ( security; VeriGuard SAS Security Access Control) ;
And also when VeriChip is implanted in the arm it is for logistical access ( IT ) for medical records ( VeriMed) and data-retrieval ;
Without VeriChip, it will become "ACCESS DENIED "
Promotional program for children in schools "VeriKid"
VeriChip for the dead and catastrophies ( Homeland Security- FEMA ) is called "VeriTrace".
28. EAN European Article Numbering Global Standardization by 2005
29. Can People repent and remove the 666 MOB ?
What if a person is unconscious and a chip is embedded in them ? What if someone else makes the decision for you
( power of attorney ) ? What about the mentally handicapped and those with Alzheimers ? What if it is implanted in newborns ??
Please see Ezekiel 3:18-21 and Ezekiel 18: 21-- 28 and Ezek. 33: 3--19
Please see Matthew 5: 29, 30 and Mark 9: 43--48 and Matthew 18: 8,9
30. Does the Bible say that the Mark is IN the hand or ON the hand ( or forehead )?
. Actually both. Greek words "epi " and "charagma" by Mark Rouleau
31. Revelation 13:16 ... what is meant by the "right hand" ?
Includes comments on the 666 Mark of the Beast
32. VERIFICATION and AUTHENTICATION -- RFID combined with biometric ID
a two-fold system; "hybrid"; strong authentication; two-factor.
Ever wonder why the Bible specifies only two locations for the Mark of the Beast......
the right hand or the forehead?
Is it possibly because the embedded number must be near a biological identifier ?
33. VARIOUS VERICHIPS ...different sizes; different applications; statistics, facts and figures concerning the many different formats of the various VeriChips
34. Bio- Thermo sensors for Animals
35. Cashless "Virtual Units" ; no need for cash or precious metals at all. e-money; electronic money;
e-cash; Euronet; Digital financial transactions.
Why is taking the 666 MOB an act of worship in itself ? Because today our currency is transacted in the name of God Almighty...the God of the Judeo-Christian Bible. "In God We Trust" is on our currency and because of God's name, the dollar has been the standard for world trade. However, as America abandons the Faith of her fathers and abandons God, we will see the eft transfer of funds in the name of the Beast. We will have switched our allegiance from "In God we Trust" to allegiance in the 666 Beast for trust.
That is worship !
36. Lifelog: VeriChip and DARPA combined ... detailing absolutely everything about you.
The tyranny of technology
37. LEO telecommunication satellites and VeriChip ... LEO = Low-earth orbit ORBCOMM data transmission;
eXI wireless telecommunications ( having now been bought out by VeriChip). This is Not the visual tracking of GPS;
This is data- tracking; mobile telemetry in real time: mesh-networking sensors.
Wi-Fi Mapping http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8702329 ( location-tracking without GPS)
LOW BAND IEEE 802.15.4 Zigbee nodes ( 328 foot range; 100 meters )
Application : remote control .... Z-link transceivers
mesh networking:
Fully integrated chipset delivers total ZigBee solution
38. BANKING Security -- Integrated Global System "open system"
39. DNA Verification
40. Drug-delivery Systems ... aka "Medical Devices" ; Nanotechnology
41. Read - Write Chips ... can erase and add info by laser to subdermal chip
Also includes many graphics of the various hand-scanners... some contactless and cordless / wireless for mobility.
42.VeriTRACE ID chips for corpses and body parts. Rfid tags in dead bodies.
VeriTrace, the only end-to-end implantable tagging solution for the accurate tracking and identification of human remains and associated evidentiary items."
43. Contactless Chip ... Proximity Payment ... PASSIVE RFID ( just like VeriChip )
44. Online Reporting of VeriChip -- News Reviews ; Commentaries ( secular press etc. )
45. REMOTE SENSORS ... Audio surveillance ; disguised as rocks etc; location devices
Made by Alien Technology; nanotechnology
46.MICS Medical Implant Communication Service ... Telemedicine ...Zarlink
Whether or not Carl W. Sanders was the original inventor of the subdermal ID chip, we don't know. But this background material seems credible for whoever was the inventor.
47. VeriChip News current updates
48. TV Commerce ... Interactive TV "smart" shopping; More TVs than there are PCs.
VISA leads the way..will EMV ( global banking ) follow ?
Will the 666 financial transaction system be the decoder ?? Time will tell.
EMV ... E = EuroPay ( Europe ) ... M = MasterCard ( North America .... V = VISA ( Asian )
49. Tattoos and Body Piercing ; list of articles http://bible.com/bibleanswers.php
RFID Implant Forum http://tagged.kaos.gen.nz/forumdisplay.php?s=639388580a8a89d220e46173c4464ab7&f=3
50. The IMAGE of the Beast
51. Brain Chips --Mind, Thought and Behavior Control; Cyberkinetics etc.
52. WSN: Wireless SENSOR Networks
53. Privacy and the chip ; being vulnerable to databases and networking: Richard M Smith and others
54. Cyborgs DIY -- Do It Yourself chip-injectors; not FDA approved
55. Biometric Identifiers ( eyes, fingerprints, voiceprints etc.)
56. NFC Near Field Communication "tap n' go " Global Paypass VIDEO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbMULwUueDg
Global interoperability; IC Cards and devices ; MasterCard Paypass ; 666 friendly
Question: What is more secure than cards and devices ?
An embedded 666 MOB chip in the right hand or forehead. Coming soon.
57. Commentaries from Dr. K. Albrecht, L. McIntryre, blogs and others;
............................ Risk-factors, health hazards of the implanted chip ( MRI etc. )
58. Updating (profiling) your database in real-time ; morphing from info to control
59. Targeting the Vulnerable ; Nursing Homes; assisted Living; Residential retirement; the unconscious
60. VeriChip Applications ; Creeping Totalitarianism
61. Investing in the RFID Subdermal Chip Carlyle Group
"Because the VeriMed business remains unproven, it is uncertain whether or not this $60 million company provides a sound investment opportunity. However, the uniqueness and apparent growing popularity of the implantable human microchip makes it a company worth watching"
Ed: Some message boards talk of investing in the subdermal chip for gain, since it will go global. I personally would not want to stand before the Judge of all mankind and reveal that I made merchandise off the loss of souls.
Genesis 18:25.............. Deuteronomy 32:36........ 1 Samuel 2:10 ...... Acts 17:31........ Hebrews 12:23
62. VeriChip as one's National ID
63. Mad Dash to Enslavement "Make us your slaves, but feed us " -- Dostoyevsky
64. Muni Wi-Fi for GLOBAL Banking public-private-partnership
65. Dissenters -- The Future fate of all those who say 'no' to the 666 economic system ( Mark of the beast )
66. One Chip for All --- a Summary of the many categories of people being chipped
67. Medical Hazards of taking the VeriChip Rev. 16: 2 and Rev. 16: 10
VeriChip linked to CANCEROUS TUMORS ( Sarcomas ) http://blog.wired.com/sterling/2007/09/arphid-watch-ar.html
68. Tracking newborn babies with Xmark and Active external Verichip
( and tracking them AFTER they leave the hospital ... for life )
" And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days !" --Matthew 24:19
69. "Make us your slaves, but feed us " --
The Brothers Karamazov, F. Dostoyevsky "The Grand Inquisitor "
70. Answering those who oppose God, the Bible, Truth and those who resist the Verichip
71. NO CHIP, NO JOB ! Chipping employees, workers. ( Clock in, clock out etc. )
72. Easy Chipping
-- easy chipping locations most likely coming at local in-store clinics -- Walmart, Walgreen, CVS etc.
73. Mandatory Chipping In the beginning, Chipping will be voluntary, to flush out the Christians and dissenters.
After that, it will most likely become mandatory [required] . Consequences: First, ostracizing and then eventually the death penalty [ capital punishment ]
for not taking the subdermal chip. We must not be naive
74. Financial Route established by Congress for "unique identifier"
........... This will eventually be in conjunction with Number 33 Verification
75. Multiple Applications : Employee ID, Health care ID; Banking ; Military ID; Immigration ID, etc.
76. VIDEOS : Cashless Society ; "Body Cash" ; Virtual payments .
77. VeriTeQ implantable rfid ( Verichip ) for National rapid ID in patients.
UPI Universal Patient Identity
"The VeriChip quickly and accurately identifies a patient and their health records, whether in a physicians office or an emergency situation,"
For individuals who choose to opt out of VeriChip but endorse the value of patient-controlled personal health records, VeriTeQ will be able to offer alternate methods of emergency access to a personal health record through its planned merger with Connectyx Technologies
"MedFlash was launched in 2007 and has thousands of active members across the U.S. MedFlash is sold by leading membership organizations and retail outlets, including portions of national drug store and grocery store chains. MedFlash has multiple methods of emergency access to a members personal health record, including a toll-free number, telemedicine, smart phone access, internet access, USB flash drive access, and Quick Response codes.
Smart Card Index hopetotheend.com/scindex.html
It may not be mandated, but it will be necessitated ( required ) for all food purchases.
"Our technology can be rolled out quickly in quantities to cover the entire national livestock population as soon as we are called upon to do so."Ed. note : and people too ????
Verichip will be required for all purchases and for banking and for jobs.
It will be necessitated, or you will lose any purchasing power ( eating ) , banking abilities etc..
The end-time economic system is ready to go.
We are only a major crisis away from a chip under the skin.
A Nation of Cattle ?
" The worry, of course, is that being chipped will not stay voluntary. Corporations and government will soon insist that their employees, frequent travelers, protesters, and others be tagged for security reasons.
It is being "offered" for free, to "clients" of homes for the mentally disabled.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9919453/ jg Not working
VeriChip -- 2 kinds of chips ... internal-passive rfid and external active rfid
"VeriChip -- From the world's first and only FDA-cleared,
human-implantable [Ed: passive ] microchip
to the only active RFID tag with patented skin-sensing capabilities [ relaying your vital signs ]
AuthenTic : Skin sensing device
The companys sensors are used extensively in notebook and tablet computers, portable hard drives, mice, keyboards, memory keys, cell phones and other devices. The rate of adoption of the companys sensors continues to expand further into major mainstream PC and cell phone companies,
TruePrint® technology, the only technology in production that reads below the surface of the skin to the live layer -- or true fingerprint
About Applied Digital - "The Power of Identification Technology"
Applied Digital develops
innovative identification and security products for consumer,
commercial, and government sectors worldwide. The Company's
unique and often proprietary products provide identification and
security systems for people, animals, the food supply,
government/military arena, and commercial assets. Included in
this diversified product line are RFID applications, end-to-end
food safety systems, GPS/Satellite communications, and telecomm
and security infrastructure, positioning Applied Digital as the
leader in identification technology. Applied Digital is the owner
of a majority position in Digital Angel Corporation (AMEX:DOC - News).
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060217/20060217005178.html?.v=1 Not working
Six Sigma explained http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Sigma
Six Sigma : Motorola management system
Six Sigma is a methodology for minimizing mistakes and maximizing value
[ Ed: pragmatisim to the max: Business over people; keeping the trains on schedule; performance; results; outcome-based ;
no room for mercy; arbitrary; no exceptions; total control; board-room ethics]
Social application : no "unacceptable" people ]
Sigma meaning http://www.answers.com/topic/sigma
The word "charigma" means incision ... the Greek word used for "mark" in Rev. 13.
Charigma comes from the root Greek "stigma", later changed to "sigma".
A Generation is all they Need
"massive human inventory"; chipped for life --- by Kevin Haggerty
" Today we might strongly hold such beliefs, but sensibilities can, and probably will, change. How this remarkable attitudinal transformation is likely to occur is clear to anyone who has paid attention to privacy issues over the past quarter-century. There will be no 3 a.m. knock on the door by storm troopers come to force implants into our bodies. The process will be more subtle and cumulative, couched in the unassailable language of progress and social betterment,
It starts in distant countries. Having tested the technology on guinea pigs, both human and animal, the first widespread use of human implanting will occur in nations at the periphery of the Western world.
What might Hitler, Mao or Milosevic have accomplished if their citizens were chipped, coded, and remotely monitored ? "
http://melbourne.indymedia.org/news/2006/12/133720.php not working
All-purpose chip -- Human Bar Code --Philip S. Chua, M.D. ...a Must - Read
"The extended applications include: financial, banking, and public transportation (airport, docks, railways, busses, automatically recording flight manifest log or passenger list, etc.) security, health data storage, access to residential and commercial buildings, access to sensitive government installations, national research laboratories, nuclear power plants, correctional facilities, and for tracking down parolees, ex-convicts, criminals. It could also be useful in homeland security and the fight against terrorism. "
Summary of VeriChip
"we will continue to work toward obtaining insurance and CMS reimbursement [ Ed: bringing in the financial applications of the chip ] , which we believe is critical to VeriMed's long-term success
http://www.genengnews.com/news/bnitem.aspx?name=13918628 not working
COMMENTS on VeriChip http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/07/02/14/1434226.shtml
SIX SIGMA -- pragmatism to the max
" As this site develops it will serve as a source to news and information regarding the chip, and
provide links where one can purchase both the chip,
as well as those products that integrate the 16-digit implantable device, into commercial or residential security systems"
FLOW CHART http://www.sixsigmasecurity.com/chart.html
Taking a stand ...
Katherine Albrecht ANTI- CHIPS http://www.antichips.com/ ( Caspian - Spy Chips )
Bodily Integrity Act http://www.antichips.com/legislation.htm
... Digital Angel , St. Paul, Minn. ... chips for "duress / condition monitoring" ( glucose, temperature, physiological stats )
......Xmark software for LOCATION-tracking by telemetry, WiFi ; Ottawa Ontario, Canada
..... City Talk -- WiFi broadband covering whole cities
The RUTH Group http://www.theruthgroup.com/about.html Not working
We believe in spiritual - activism. "To trust in man is a dangerous trap " -- Bible
We watch, we warn and we pray. Mark 13:37 ; Ezekiel 33: 7, 8 ; Luke 21: 36
"Because thou hast kept the word of My patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation,
which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth." -- Revelation 3:10
Salvation hopetotheend.com/sal.html
The LORD is the only "chip" I want.
He supplies me with all that I need. He protects me in all situations.
He is my daily portion.
He opens doors that no man can shut, and He shuts doors that no man can open.
Blessed be the Name of the Lord.
The only chip I'll take is the friend-chip with our Lord
Bible www.blueletterbible.org


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Maputo — Maputo province was declared "free of land mines" at a ceremony held in Boane district, about 30 kilometres west of the capital, on Friday.
Speaking at the event, Deputy Foreign minister Henrique Banze said that the demining programme, which was begun over two decades ago, has made excellent progress, and the country is in the final stage of removing the land mines sown in its soil.
Under the Ottawa Convention on the banning of anti-personnel land mines, Mozambique should have completed demining by 2009, ten years after acceding to the treaty. This proved impossible, and so Mozambique applied for and was granted a five year extension.
If the demining really is completed by the end of this year, then Mozambique will win the status of "a country free of land mines".
Maputo is the sixth province to be declared free of land mines. The others are Niassa, Cabo Delgado, Nampula, Zambezia and Gaza.
This leaves Inhambane in the south of the country, and Sofala, Manica and Tete in the centre. According to Banze in these four provinces there are still 4.2 million square metres of land suspected of being mined.
The government, and its cooperation partners who are financing the demining programme, agree that it is possible to conclude demining all of these areas by the end of this year. In 2013, a total of rather more than nine million square metres in the entire country was cleared of mines.
"So we are appealing to the commitment of our partners to continue supporting the programme by making their resources available on time, so as to allow better planning to achieve the goal of making Mozambique a country free of land mines by the end of 2014", said Banze.
The representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Jennifer Topping, made the same appeal, reminding the partners involved in demining that "despite the successes achieved, our mission has not yet finished".
As for Maputo province, Banze said the demining is not only a guarantee of stability for the movement of people and goods in this part of the country, but also a fundamental factor for investment and development.
According to data provided at the ceremony, in all 5.2 million square metres of land in the province were cleared. The demining teams destroyed 5,492 anti-personnel mines, about 9,000 anti-tank mines, and about 4,000 smaller unexploded munitions. Of particular importance was the removal of mines from around electricity pylons.
Indeed, the ceremony was held under one of the pylons, which had been intensively mined during the war of destabilization. Around a single pylon 200 mines of various types were found, endangering the lives of workers charged with the maintenance of the electricity transmission lines.
From 2008 to the present, there were 14 land mine accidents in the province, nine of which maimed sappers of the Mozambican Armed Forces (FADM) in the dangerous task of removing the mines.


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