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Eleven states have already outlawed it.
On Friday, with the signing of legislation by Gov. Haley Barbour, Mississippi became the 12th state to ban what is commonly known as ŌĆ£K2ŌĆØ or ŌĆ£Spice,ŌĆØ making it an illegal narcotic to possess or sell.
K2 or Spice is described as a synthetic marijuana. Until the bill passed by the state Senate in last weekŌĆÖs special session was signed by Barbour, the drug was sold as a mixture of legal herbs, ŌĆ£incenseŌĆØ or ŌĆ£potpourriŌĆØ in convenience stores and cigar shops, including at least three locations in Starkville. A popular ŌĆ£flavorŌĆØ of Spice seen locally is known as Blueberry Mania.
But if Spice ŌĆö which physically resemble marijuana and is smoked like marijuana ŌĆö is tested or if someone who uses, the tests come up clean, said Starkville Police Department Narcotics Detective Matt Henson, who has investigated multiple incidents involving the use of the drug locally within the last three months.
ŌĆ£It doesnŌĆÖt have the smell of marijuana, but whatever herb is used to make it,ŌĆØ Henson said.
What makes Spice a narcotic is the fact that the herbs are sprayed with synthetic cannaboids such as JWH-018, JWH-073, HU-210 and cannabicyclohexanol that, when the drug is smoked, produce the same type of effects as marijuana, police said.
ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs a commercially produced chemical substance that has no safety guidelines through the Food and Drug Administration and does not fall under conventional government regulation. Any consumer
may be subjected to great risk during consumption,ŌĆØ said SPD Chief David Lindley.
Depending on how much of the synthetic cannaboid chemical is sprayed on the herbs in Spice, the effects of the drug may be significantly greater than a marijuana ŌĆ£high,ŌĆØ Henson said.
ŌĆ£In the cases weŌĆÖve seen so far, the people using it seem to be more impaired than they would be just from marijuana,ŌĆØ Henson said.
ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs far more potent. In some cases, the effects of a single use of Spice are up to 10 times greater than a marijuana joint. A really potent dose could make one legally intoxicated.ŌĆØ
Spice itself has only begun gaining popularity in the United States within the last year to year and a half, though it first appeared in Europe in 2004. The first reported cases of Spice in the Starkville area were seen in late June and early July, Henson said.
Thus far, there is no known research into the long-term effects of using the drug, though law enforcement officials locally and around the nation have observed symptoms such as rapid heartbeat, elevated blood pressure, vomiting and hallucinations in users.
Reports nationwide show that as of May 24, some 352 cases of illness from Spice use have been documented in 35 states across the nation.
Some of the cases of Spice use he has investigated saw the drug used in combination with alcohol, Henson said. The half-dozen cases investigated locally have primarily involved university students, Henson said
ŌĆ£The impairment level is that much greater if under the influence of alcohol when this is used,ŌĆØ Henson said.
Up until the signing of the legislation into law, Spice could be legally sold anywhere in Mississippi and, since it was labeled as ŌĆ£incenseŌĆØ or ŌĆ£herbs,ŌĆØ could be purchased by anyone at any age.
Since Spice is a synthetic form of marijuana, it is also cheaper to produce and buy, Henson said.
An ounce of marijuana, depending on the grade, could be purchased for anywhere between $100 and $600 an ounce, while an ounce of Spice could be purchase for between $25 and $45, Henson said.
ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs much more cost-effective, and you could be buying a ŌĆśhighŌĆÖ thatŌĆÖs greater than marijuana. Plus, it wonŌĆÖt show up in a urine or blood test,ŌĆØ Henson said.
The new state law requires Mississippi retailers to immediately stop selling Spice and similar products and allows them up until Oct. 1 to return the products to distributors.
Penalties for possession or sale of Spice mirror those in the stateŌĆÖs marijuana statute. For example, offenders may be imprisoned for up to 3 years and fined up to $3,000 for possession of an ounce of marijuana.
Attorney General Jim Hood applauded the passage of the Spice ban legislation.
ŌĆ£We are sending a message with this law, saying Mississippi will not tolerate the clever disguising and marketing of harmful substances,ŌĆØ Hood said.
In addition to Mississippi, other states that have banned Spice included Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, North Dakota, Tennessee and Utah.


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Obama's Pledge to Cut Deficit in Half Laughable
Soon after Obama took office he pledged that his administrated would cut the deficit in half. Closing in on the last year of his term his pledge made in February of 2009 is laughable, and just another item on his list of lies.
As we discuss raising the debt ceiling, it's clear that the deficit is not expected to shrink anytime soon under Obama's watch.
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Science journalist and best-selling author of Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything, Joshua Foer will engage live with Oak Park at a special One Book, One Oak Park closing celebration Thursday, July 31, from 6 to 8 pm at the Main Library, 834 Lake St., Oak Park. Through a live video chat, Foer will answer questions about his nonfiction title, and talk about his own experience exploring memory techniques while preparing for the 2006 U.S.A. Memory Championship, which he won.
The library officially launched One Book, One Oak Park in June to provide a free and easy way for its community to connect over one title. About halfway through the adult summer reading program, circulation statistics have shown Moonwalking with Einstein is outpacing all other nonfiction books checked out at the library by 10:1. "The fantastic circulation of our first One Book, One Oak Park title demonstrates that the people of Oak Park have welcomed the opportunity to read as a community," explained Executive Director David Seleb, adding "We are pleased to lead and facilitate this experience, to provide new ways for Oak Park community members to share and connect."
The nonfiction title was selected to complement the library's science-themed summer reading programs for kids and teens. Two more library-led book discussions, open to everyone, are planned in July: At Dole Branch Library Friday, July 18 at noon, and Maze Branch Library Tuesday, July 22 at 7:30 pm.
Since June, more than 100 custom Book Group Discussion Kits have been distributed throughout the community. Developed by Oak Park librarians, the kits feature Moonwalking discussion questions, author background, themed menu suggestions, and more, allowing readers to host their own discussions, on their own timeline. Kits are available at all three library buildings and at www.oppl.org/events/summer-reading/book-group-discussion-kit
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Keep valuables under lock and key in the Bank with Safe. Treasures can be stored in the banks lockable safe or withdraw money with the help of the functioning ATM. Just keep an eye out for the notorious bank thief on the surveillance cameras. Set also includes two figures, teller counter with window, gold and money, ATM key, computer monitor, and other accessories.


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Tail light works great. But the headlight battery refused to charge after a few uses.
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I use this headlight on 3 of my road/touring bikes. I do some trail riding on the C&O in Maryland that has tunnels that need light. The velcro attachment allowes me to aim the light right where I need it when I need it. Holds a charge and I can charge it with my solar charger when needed.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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I purchased this light for my pre-dawn traning/commute. The light throws for a decent distance at ~22 mph. After about 2 weeks of use the light started to fade near the end of my one hour commute. At about 3 weeks of use the light stopped charging.
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The size surprised me...it is a very small light...but very powerful and I was anxious to use it on a late night ride. It worked great for the first ride...easy to mount and plenty of light to maintain a 19-20 mph speed. However, it would not charge when placed on the USB charger. The instructions ask you to run the light until it turns off automatically then charge until full...as indicated by a green blinking LED. Did that prior to the first ride...charge held for about an hour but will not recharge. Red light stays on indicating less than 25% charge regarless of how long it is on the USB charger. It has been on the charger for as long as 18 hours. Now the light is functional for about 20 seconds and is useless to me for it's intended purpose. I very unhappy with it an am sending it back today. I will be looking to purchase a different light as well.
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Jeff Jarrett leaves and everyone thinks that TNA is headed for extinction. Well first and foremost Jarrett has been mostly involved with AAA wrestling in mexico for the past two years. In reality he just re-started doing booking and behind the scenes work. Especially with Hogan and the Bisch departure. So what are you going to miss, since he hasn't wrestled in TNA regularly since 2011 and before then booed Double J for having the belt for too long. TNA will continue to grow and exist as a company. Looks like Dixie has put herself in front of the company and trying to change things for TNA. Talent will still go out there and perform, things will continue on. Seems to me that instead of ripping this promotion you tune on Thursday nights and support it. Heck if you are willing to pay $60 dollars a pay per view to see Cena vs Orton when it could possibly be free the next night on Raw. Why not watch the young new talent in TNA.


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This is a study of the British military intelligence operations during the Crimean War. It details the beginnings of the intelligence operations as a result of the British Commander, Lord Raglan's, need for information on the enemy, and traces the subsequent development of the system....
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Interest in the middle ages is at an all time high at the moment, thanks in part to "The Da Vinci Code." Never has there been a moment more propitious for a study of our misconceptions of the Middle Ages than now. Ranging across religion, art, and science, Misconceptions about the Middle Ages...
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Over the course of the past 15 years, there has been a vast sea change in American psychoanalysis. It takes the form of a broad movement away from classical psychoanalytic theorizing grounded in Freud's drive theory toward models of mind and development grounded in object relations concepts. In...
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Two policemen were shot dead after unknown gunmen driving a SUV fired at them in the Karama district south of Sinai's Arish on Friday, eyewitnesses reported.
A conscript was killed while standing guard at an army tank at the Arish Hospital, security sources said.
Unknown men yanked the conscript's gun and shot him dead, the sources added.
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Samsung R530-JA03
SpecificationsNotebook: Samsung R530-JA03 (R530 Series)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T6600
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels, glossy: yes
Weight: 2.5kg
Price: 600 euro
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If you want small and light, the Samsung R530-JA03 isn't the laptop for you. And if you want to try games, then think again. But, if you want great performance, style, build quality and useful battery life, the R530 is well worth your consideration.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/05/2010
Rating: performance: 70% mobility: 80% workmanship: 90%
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M: The graphics core of the Intel GL40 and GS40 chipset features a slower clocked GMA 4500MHD (400 versus 533 MHz). Because of the slower core speed, full Blu-Ray Logo support is not given and the gaming performance is a bit worse.
Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core 2 Duo: This is the Core Duo and Core Solo successor with a longer pipeline and 5-20% more speed without more power consumption. As an addition to the Core Duo design there exists a fourth decoder, an amplified SSE-unit and an additional arithmetical logical unit (ALU).
The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.
T6600: Entry level Core 2 Duo dual core processor with a small 2MB level 2 cache and without virtualization functions.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15.6": 15 inch display-variants are the standard and are used for more than the half of all notebooks. 15.4 inch display with 16:10 are the standard for notebook displays. However nowadays, more and more 16:9 displays with 15.6 inch appear. The reason why so many people like displays with medium size is, that this size is not exhausting for the eyes, does not need too much energy and the laptops can be kept quite compact.» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.5 kg: This notebook is lighter than the average of all notebooks. It is too heavy for sub-notebooks. 14 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
Samsung: The Samsung Group is composed of numerous international businesses, all united under the Samsung brand in South Korea. The meaning of the Korean word Samsung is "tristar" or "three stars". The Samsung brand is one of the most important brands of South Korea. Samsung is an international notebook manufacturer of medium size according market shares and reviews.
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Dr. Eden Fromberg is an integrative obstetrician/gynecologist and osteopathic clinical professor whose innovative and engaging approach to reframing the medical dialogue and implementing effective health and wellness strategies with her patients and clients is unique and unsurpassed. Her practice at SOHO OB/GYN www.sohoobgyn.com in New York City is a sanctuary for truly holistic women's health care, and Dr. Fromberg is also the Founding Director of Lila Yoga, Dharma & Wellness www.lilawellness.com, where she teaches and curates Integrative Wellness & Yoga for Women programs and trainings.
Dr. Fromberg's extensive and diverse background, years of clinical experience, dedication to caring well for her patients, and active interest in current research and innovation give her the opportunity to sort out complex issues and offer a range and depth of options to meet her patients' needs. In addition to her expertise in integrative fertility, pregnancy, and birth, Dr. Fromberg applies a functional, structural, and biointelligent integrative approach to addressing all areas of gynecology and beyond. She creates unique, customized programs designed to encourage the body's innate abilities and healing mechanisms to flourish, addressing underlying causes and prevention in addition to symptoms. Nutrition, movement, meaningful information, cutting edge research, alternative perspectives, and a range of potential options offer Dr. Fromberg's patients the care, relief, and support they need while often avoiding the potential side effects and risks of pharmaceutical medications, synthetic hormones, and surgery. Dr. Fromberg takes a special interest in the complex areas of female pain, pelvic floor, and sexual dysfunction from an integrative perspective. She helps women throughout the life cycle achieve optimal hormonal health, and is a bioidentical hormone expert.
In addition to her busy medical practice and wellness studio, Dr. Fromberg teaches and consults locally and internationally. She has worked collaboratively with midwives and birth centers, supporting culturally sensitive, gentle childbirth practices worldwide. She appears in the film The Business of Being Born (2007) www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com and in the Pregnancy Health Guru www.pregnancy.healthguru.com series on Fetal Development. She has been a consultant for Birth India www.birthindia.org, and has worked intimately with midwife Robin Lim, 2011 CNN Hero of the Year www.cnn.com/2011/12/11/living/cnn-heroes/index.html and the Bumi Sehat gentle childbirth foundation www.bumisehatfoundation.org in Bali, Indonesia since 1997. Dr. Fromberg has been on the Medical Review Board and writes for the Huffington Post www.huffingtonpost.com, and has been Health & Wellness Advisor to Upwave www.upwave.com. Her work has been featured in Time, Yoga Journal, BUST, Natural Health, Parents, Spirituality & Health, and Midwifery Today.
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1966 Ford Mustang Coupe - A Star Is Born
From ho-hum daily driver to TV stardom, this Terminator-powered 1966 proves success is where you find it
In show business, some seek the spotlight while others have celebrity thrust upon them. This is a story about the latter. In fact, it starts off a lot like those clichéd tales of the small-town girl working as a waitress when a big Hollywood producer whisks her off to be a star. In this case, it's a 1966 Mustang coupe and instead of Tinsel Town, the setting is Bourbon, Missouri—about an hour southwest of St. Louis. It all started about five years ago.
It was there and then that one of the enthusiast employees at the recently minted Gateway Classic Mustang (gatewayclassicmustang.com) was driving the clean, yet plain 'Stang. It was a six-cylinder/three-speed car serving daily driving duty when shop founders Lonny and Jason Childress—who cut their performance teeth in the world of monster trucks, including Lonny's stint behind the wheel of Bigfoot—needed a car to demonstrate their modern suspension technology. They took the car to the Mid-America Mustang Meet, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and let J. Bittle himself run the Hallett 1.8-mile, 10-turn road course with the car in stock condition and after a complete suspension, steering, and brakes transformation—but not before the car received a quick 289-cubic-inch heart transplant and four-speed upgrade.
"The idea was to demonstrate the relative ease of which our front strut conversion, three-link rear suspension, rack-and-pinion steering, and brake conversion kits could be swapped over," says Lonny Childress. "J. Bittle drove the unmodified car around the track a few times and then we swapped everything over in a few hours in front of anyone who wanted to watch. The next day—after it had rained hard and the temperature dropped about 15 degrees— J. Bittle drove it again and whacked a full 10 seconds off of the lap time with the stock suspension. It was a perfect demonstration of effectiveness of our then-new products."
The Gateway crew returned to Missouri encouraged, and with a bona fide buzz building about its bolt-on suspension components. That's when folks from Dearborn called. They were looking for some buzz themselves about the viability of swapping modular engines into vintage Mustangs, so they sent over an '04 Mustang Cobra engine and essentially told the guys to have at it.
Without a doubt, they absolutely, totally intended to have at it, but customer projects took precedence and the swap project simmered on the back burner. That's when Ross McCombs entered the picture. The man behind QuickTime bellhousings offered to take the Mustang and mod motor back to his Iowa shop, rub some butter on the shock towers, and slide the wide engine into place. A Tremec TKO five-speed was also on the docket, and later upgraded to the company's stronger Magnum T-56 six-speed.
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"I told them I'd do it, but I wanted the car when it was all done—and they could still use it for testing new products," says McCombs. "It worked out well that way, because we all got what we needed from the car."
McCombs, who admits to being a mechanical guy, but not really strong on the wiring end of things, indeed installed the engine and sent it back to Gateway to make it run.
"At the time, nobody had stand-alone harnesses for these swaps and I knew I wouldn't be any good at trying it, but Lonny and Jason would," he says. "I'm more like the rough-in carpenter and they're the finish guys. Works out well that way."
With its modern powertrain in place, the Terminator-powered '66 continued to serve as a rolling testbed and demonstrator for Gateway's suspension products and other innovations, such as notched shock-tower inserts that make the swap easier and ultimately safer than using the common Mustang II conversion.
"Unless you're running a tube chassis or something like that, doing the Mustang II suspension conversion isn't a great idea," says Childress. "The structure of these cars isn't designed for it, especially when you remove the tower braces that tie into the firewall. It compromises safety. Our notch kit and front strut conversion makes room for the mod motors—even the big 5.4-liter—without sacrificing structural integrity."
So, with a suitably robust structure and a supercharged modular engine under the hood—wearing a Kenne Bell screw-type compressor in place of the original Eaton blower—McCombs took the car to driving events: track days, Goodguys events, Optima Challenge-type stuff and the other events that make Pro Touring-style cars much more fun than simply staring at them while they hold down the pavement at a car show. The higher-output supercharger, along with some internal engine reinforcements, helped the engine put out about 800 horsepower in a car that weighed only about 3,200 pounds. It made for a helluva power-to-weight ratio.
"It was a handful, to say the least," says McCombs, who has countless dirt-track wins and a couple of championships under his belt. "The power came on so hard and fast that it was hard to modulate." Turns out the Kenne Bell supercharger was running a smaller pulley than it should have, spiking the boost much higher than necessary for the track, along with helping to spike the engine.
"We popped a couple of head gaskets before figuring out the boost was around 20 pounds or more," says McCombs. "It was way too much and we weren't tuned for it. It was an expensive lesson to learn, but a fun one when you were along for the ride."


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In this issue… Several action items, and some great news!
1. Coalition efforts bearing fruit everywhere! Philadelphia, Los Angeles, NYC
2 . Action Items / Get Involved
3. Calendar
4. Important Recent Articles
5. Specials at Online Store & Fundraising
6. Grassroots Organizing Forum
7. New Faces at 911truth.org
1. Coalitions everywhere!
US Social Forum Supports Call for Independent, International Investigation into 9/11
Thanks to donations from some of our generous supporters, 911truth.org was present at the first ever United States Social Forum, along with 15 other 9/11 truth activists from six states. We attended with the idea we'd have to convince people to look at the need for a real investigation, but what we learned was that most everyone was already aware of some important 9/11 questions and agreed with us! Even better, we introduced a Resolution demanding an "independent, international investigation of 9/11″ which received resounding applause by thousands in attendance at the final Peoples Assembly! Full story at http://www.911truth.org/article.php?story=20070702180355632
Philadelphia Emergency Anti-War Conference — 'Activists Unite Forging a New Vision and Strategy'
A Coalition of twenty-four activist groups gathered at Independence Center on July Fourth, 2007 for the Philadelphia Emergency Anti-War Convention. Three-hundred activists united to repeat history; as our forefathers/mothers of this nation did, we too must face tyranny, realizing the urgency to change the corrupt system causing so much suffering. Convention participants acknowledged how crucial it is we work together to achieve our vision. Distinguished speakers provided education and insights for the participants,… Continue reading
NEW YORK, New York, August 8, 2007 (ENS) – The New York Press Photographers
Association is asking members of the media who covered the September 11 attacks
on New York's World Trade Center to contact the association.
These journalists were exposed to the same toxic chemicals and dust as first
responders, and the association wants to ensure that they receive worker's compensation
for health problems resulting from that exposure.
David Handschuh, the NYPPA intergovernmental affairs chair and a photographer
for the "New York Daily News," circulated a letter to media Tuesday
asking people who covered the attacks to come forward.
In the letter, Handschuh explains that New York State has passed a law extending
the time for "Rescue and Recovery Workers" to file for Workers Compensation
payment for injuries sustained while working at the World Trade Center until
August 14, 2008.
"This is VERY good legislation that will help many people but unfortunately
excludes photographers, journalists, reporters, producers, correspondents and
others in the media who covered the attack for months afterwards," wrote
"We feel that journalists have encountered the same health issues as other
rescue and recovery workers and should be treated equitably when it comes to
health challenges and care issues resulting from 9/11 exposure," he wrote.
Handschuh himself was injured while photographing the attack when debris from
the explosion of the second World Trade Center tower broke his leg, dislocated
his knee and caused other injuries.
Now among those suffering from breathing problems, Handschuh says he has… Continue reading
Video of Loose Change/We Are Change interview with firefighter Manny Badillo at
the Official Loose Change Blog
By Manny Badillo, Victim's Family Member, August 7th, 2007
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Firefighter John Schroeder, assigned to Engine Company 10
directly across the street from the World Trade Center complex, holds back tears
and describes his first-hand experience on Sept. 11th. His story directly contradicts
many aspects of the National Commission on Terrorist attacks any corroborates
many other eyewitnesses testimony.
"Standing outside the firehouse with my buddies, we were talking about
how beautiful the day was. Then just like that, our lives changed forever. Some
of those guys I would never see again."
In this exclusive interview, Firefighter Schroeder recollects in great detail
how he was one of the first firefighters to rush to the complex. "We first
assembled on West Street, where we saw someone burnt beyond recognition. We
were like 'What is going on here?' and then went straight into the
Marriot building" From there, Firefighter Schroeder made his way to the
lobby of the North Tower. "It looked like a bomb went off, and we started
making our way up the stairs to rescue as many people as we could."
As they were making there way up the floors, Firefighter Schroeder heard a
huge explosion. "The elevators just blew right out. We couldn't
believe it. The plane hits 80 floors up but the elevators explode at least five
minutes later? It was unreal."
Firefighter Schroeder made it all the way… Continue reading
Speakers, Activists to Rally at White
House on 9/11 Anniversary
This year, on the sixth anniversary
of 9/11, a leading group of authors and activists from the impeachment, antiwar,
and 9/11 truth movements will lead a mass rally in front of the White House.
They will call for the impeachment of the Bush administration, an end to the
illegal wars in the Middle East, and a new investigation of the event upon which
these wars were predicated. This rally is being coordinated with similar events
in New York, Los Angeles, Brussels, Dublin, and other major cities around the
Washington, DC, August 29, 2007 – A mass rally to commemorate the anniversary
of 9/11 will be held on Tuesday, September 11, 2007, from noon to 3:00 p.m.
at Lafayette Park, in front of the White House. The rally is sponsored by dc911truth.org
and will feature speeches by a number of leading authors and activists. It is
part of similar commemorations being held on the 11th and on preceding days
in New York and other major cities worldwide.
This event is the result of the collaboration of the 911truth movement with
members of the antiwar and impeachment movements. The message of the event is
three-fold: Impeach the Bush administration, end the war, and re-investigate
the crimes of September 11, 2001.
The rally will also celebrate the end of a long journey for walkers from around
the country who have come to Washington to highlight their cause. For March… Continue reading
August 30, 2007
In January, John Feal was ready to give his kidney to a perfect stranger. But
they weren't a good match.
That bad news led to a series of events that will culminate this morning in
a Manhattan hospital and potentially save not one life, but three.
The daisy chain started by Feal includes six surgeons who will conduct three
simultaneous kidney transplants at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University
Medical Center.
Feal, 40, of Nesconset, said he will give his kidney to a recipient, whose
spouse will give a kidney to a second recipient, whose spouse will give a kidney
to Paul Grossfeld. Grossfeld, 56, from New Jersey, was the intended recipient
of Feal's kidney, but Feal was a better match for someone else. So the chain,
called paired donation, was established.
"I feel great," Feal said Wednesday. "I feel like I've been
training for a prizefight."
There were 17,090 kidney transplants in the nation last year, according to
the National Kidney Foundation, which does not tally the number of paired donations.
But a foundation representative said that procedure is relatively new.
NewYork-Presbyterian confirmed the operations were scheduled to take place
but would not identify any of the patients, citing strict patient confidentiality
Feal heads the Fealgood Foundation, an organization that advocates for and
gives financial assistance to 9/11 responders and workers who have fallen ill
since working at Ground Zero.
Grossfeld, a former Queens resident, found Feal's Web site last year while
desperately searching for a donor.…
On Saturday, August 26th at 5PM, Pacific Time, the History Channel aired "Conspiracy Theories about 9/11, Fact or Fiction?" Many facts were ignored:
As to the attacks in Manhattan:
1. Residue of thermate, a compound used to cut steel in controlled demolitions, was found in the rubble.
2. There are eyewitness statements describing molten metal in the rubble just after the attacks, as well as orange to light-yellow hot pieces of metal, weeks afterward.
3. There were witnesses to explosions before the planes hit the buildings.
4. There is seismic evidence supporting explosions before the impacts of the planes.
5. There is physical evidence of destruction in the basement and lobby of the North Tower at the time of the initial impact of the airplane at the 92nd floor.
6. There is photographic evidence of steel heated beyond the capabilities of jet fuel.
7. There is photographic evidence of jaggedly cut, corroded steel from Ground Zero consistent with the use of explosives.
8. There is video evidence of a thermic reaction in the twin towers as predicted and described by Professor Steven Jones, now retired from Brigham Young University.
9. There is audio evidence of an explosion before the impact of Flight 11 into the North Tower.
10.There is audio evidence of explosions as the towers are actually collapsing.
As to the attack on the Pentagon:
11. There are multiple eyewitnesses to a flight path contradictory to that established by the 9/11 Commission for American Airlines Flight 77, which is… Continue reading
By LARRY CELONA
September 6, 2007 — Two more cops have died of 9/11-related lung cancer, according to their families.
Officer Frank Macari, 51, died on Monday, after a five-year battle with the disease.
Macari, a 13-year veteran of the force assigned to Brooklyn, developed a tumor on his leg in December 2001, after working at Ground Zero. He leaves a wife and stepdaughter.
Officer Madeline Caro, 41, a 16-year veteran, succumbed to lung cancer in July. Carlo, assigned to the South Bronx, also spent days at the World Trade Center site. She leaves a son and daughter.
Macari's family will file papers, as Carlo's family has done, to obtain line-of-duty benefits from the NYPD.
Meanwhile, the sixth annual NYPD 9/11 Memorial Weekend begins tomorrow with a 1 p.m. parade in lower Manhattan, ending at the police memorial wall at Liberty Street and South End Avenue. The weekend includes a Saturday-night concert at Town Hall in honor of the NYPD's 9/11 victims. It stars tenor Ronan Tynan.
Source URL: http://www.nypost.com/seven/09062007/news/regionalnews/two_9_11_sick_cops_die.htm
Letter to the Editor of The Chief, 10/26/07:
Ducking WTC Blame
To the Editor:
The City of New York and Contractors of 9/11 have expressed interest in negotiating a total aggregate settlement with sick and dying first-responders who were exposed to toxic air at the World Trade Center. This settlement will offer a certain amount of money and the city and contractors will walk away without answering questions about their negligence and lies. The money will be divided between lawyers (40 percent) and the 9/11 afflicted litigants (60 percent). It has been three years of arduous litigation.
Is this the answer to a troubling case where the Federal Government and the Giuliani administration lied to everyone about the quality of air? What is to stop the lies and failures from happening again? On 9/13/01 Christie Whitman and the EPA told us the air quality was fine. The White House sanitized the EPA press releases every day before they were given to media. Don't alarm anyone. Don't err on the side of caution.
In late September 2001, the city Department of Environmental Protection had tests showing high levels of asbestos at the WTC. Giuliani then told us the air quality was fine. Schools resumed and workers, children and first-responders were unnecessarily exposed to the toxic air of WTC. Rudy Giuliani placed an inexperienced city agency (Department of Design and Construction) in charge of the site. Proper face-fitted respirators weren't issued to first-responders until November 2001. This was total negligence by… Continue reading
A city councilman and the cops don't want you to have that Geiger counter without their permission
by Chris Thompson
Damn you, Osama bin Laden! Here's another rotten thing you've done to us: After 9/11, untold thousands of New Yorkers bought machines that detect traces of biological, chemical, and radiological weapons. But a lot of these machines didn't work right, and when they registered false alarms, the police had to spend millions of dollars chasing bad leads and throwing the public into a state of raw panic.
OK, none of that has actually happened. But Richard Falkenrath, the NYPD's deputy commissioner for counterterrorism, knows that it's just a matter of time. That's why he and Mayor Michael Bloomberg have asked the City Council to pass a law requiring anyone who wants to own such detectors to get a permit from the police first. And it's not just devices to detect weaponized anthrax that they want the power to control, but those that detect everything from industrial pollutants to asbestos in shoddy apartments. Want to test for pollution in low-income neighborhoods with high rates of childhood asthma? Gotta ask the cops for permission. Why? So you "will not lead to excessive false alarms and unwarranted anxiety," the first draft of the law states.
Last week, Falkenrath made his case for the new law before the City Council's Public Safety Committee, where Councilman Peter Vallone introduced the bill and chaired the hearing. Dozens of university researchers, public-health professionals, and environmental lawyers sat… Continue reading
Sentinel Staff
A local 9/11 truth organization founded by two Monadnock Region college students is gaining worldwide attention.
And the New Hampshire primary played a leading role in the accomplishments of Student Scholars for 9/11 Truth.
"We were able to get almost every presidential candidate on video describing their stances on the 9/11 Commission investigation," said co-founder Justin A. Martell, a junior at Franklin Pierce University.
Martell and Keene State College junior Michael E. Jackman launched the organization in 2006.
The off-the-cuff video interviews with presidential hopefuls were posted on the Internet, and some have been viewed by more than 30,000 people worldwide, according to Martell.
"It's gotten a lot of people motivated," he said.
Martell is quick to stress that the student organization, with 80 members from schools in Canada to Japan, is more focused on the investigation into 9/11 than the possibility of controlled demolition.
"The Monadnock 9/11 Truth Alliance is quick to pull out the controlled demolition of the Twin Towers," he said. "We're not the controlled demolition movement, we're the 9/11 truth movement. … There needs to be a new investigation into 9/11."
After the attacks, Martell said he "rallied around" President Bush.
"And then evidence started to mount. There were no weapons of mass destruction and no ties between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaida," he said. "That's when I realized the Bush administration was, at the very least, a bunch of liars."
In the past two years, Jackman and other members of the… Continue reading
A new 9/11 investigative drama that challenges the official version of 9/11 events, 'The Reflecting Pool', is now available on DVD from reflectingpoolfilm.com. 'The Reflecting Pool' follows a journalist who teams up with the father of a 9/11 victim to investigate the official version of the events. Their findings pose a disturbing question that has no easy answer: To what extent was the U.S. Government at fault for the attacks?
New feature film 'The Reflecting Pool' may just be the 'All the President's Men' of our time. No, it doesn't have Hoffman and Redford. But it is a chilling and important fact-based investigative drama.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) March 19, 2008 – The first edition DVD of 'The Reflecting Pool', a new 9/11 investigative drama that challenges the official version of 9/11 events, is now available from reflectingpoolfilm.com. 'The Reflecting Pool' follows an investigation by a skeptical Russian-American journalist who teams up with the father of a 9/11 victim to "fact check" the official version of the tragedy as documented in the 9/11 Commission Report. As they examine evidence and interview key eyewitnesses, the official story begins to crumble. 'The Reflecting Pool' is the first investigative drama to present this issue in the spirit of such films as 'All the President's Men' and 'JFK'. The movie's theme reflects the recent New York Times/CBS News opinion poll, in which the majority of Americans believe the Bush administration is not telling the truth about the September Eleven events.
Writer/Director Jarek Kupsc plays… Continue reading
David Ray Griffin on the 9/11 Truth Movement and Bush-Cheney's "stupid" imperialism
By Matthew Singer
When David Ray Griffin conceived his first book regarding the events of Sept. 11, 2001, his interpretation of what transpired that day revolved around the concept of blowback, that the attacks were a byproduct of America's decades of aggressive foreign policy toward the Middle East. In short, at the time, he bought the official story of 9/11. He wasn't letting the United States government off the hook for their role in the attacks, but he wasn't placing culpability where he would eventually place it: squarely on the shoulders of the Bush administration.
While researching for that first book, Griffin came across a growing community — concentrated mostly online — of people questioning the circumstances of Sept. 11 as reported by the mainstream media. Now, the retired professor, theologian and longtime Santa Barbara resident is one the leading voices of the so-called 9/11 Truth Movement, citizens who believe the horror of that day was not caused by radical Islamic terrorists but was orchestrated within the walls of the White House. Derided in the press as loony conspiracy theorists (if given any attention at all), the group, Griffin says, now includes intellectuals such as himself, as well as architects, engineers, pilots, former military officers and even ex-CIA operatives.
"The change in the movement has been rather drastic, because a few years back, people would dismiss us as a bunch of crazies on the Internet. And then… Continue reading
25 Apr 2008
Edited by Carly Zander
HACKENSACK, N.J., April 25 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Over 2,000 motorcycles
are expected to roll past New York's "Ground Zero" on Saturday, May
10, as they participate in the "Freedom Run" motorcycle rally and
festival. Riding side-by-side, the motorcycles are anticipated to stretch for
five miles and will pay tribute to the 9/11 first responders of the FealGood
Foundation who are now gravely ill as a result of their service at the site
of the World Trade Center collapse.
Caption: FealGood Foundation"I am overwhelmed by the outpouring of love
from the motorcycle community. We are grateful for the support of Bergen Harley-Davidson,
and pledge that every dollar raised will help give dignity to a 9/11 responder
who has been forgotten by their government," says John Feal, president
and founder of the FealGood Foundation. The nonprofit organization advocates
and raises money for the 40,000 who came from all over America and the world
to do search, recovery and clean up at Ground Zero, 70 percent of whom are now
sick or have died.
Leading the motorcycles will be NYFD Engine #343, named in honor of the 343
NYC firefighters who perished in the attacks, which will be ridden my numerous
rescue workers and first responders. The run will depart from the Hackensack
Court House, 10 Main Street, at 11:00 a.m., and travel across the George Washington
Bridge before passing the Ground Zero.
At the site, motorcyclists will pay homage to a police and fire department… Continue reading
By Tad Walch
Deseret News
Published: May 3, 2008
Sixteen months ago, Brigham Young University and Steven Jones parted ways, but he said this week he isn't bitter about the academic divorce.
He certainly hasn't curtailed his volatile research on the collapse of the three World Trade Center towers after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
(Yes, three towers fell, not just two. If you didn't know that, Jones is particularly interested in reaching you with his message that some other group, in addition to al-Qaida, likely contributed to the collapses.)
In fact, Jones is the lead author of a paper on the collapses published April 18 in a civil engineering journal. (Ed.: Full paper can be read here at www.Bentham-open.org.)
The journal article does not list his past tie to BYU, and that's a big Mission Accomplished for university leaders, who felt they acted to protect BYU's reputation when they worked out a retirement package with Jones and he left at the end of 2006.
But Jones is sharing a cramped BYU office with some professors. He also does research in a BYU lab as an outside user with a student who works with him.
Most importantly, he is preparing several more papers that, if they pass peer review and are published, will give him the peace of mind that his case reached the public.
Jones was energized in November when he and others received a response from the national lab charged by Congress… Continue reading
An investigation of the 9/11 events by a Russian-American journalist and a father of a 9/11 victim implicates the US government in the attacks.
ALEX PROKOP (Jarek Kupsc), a successful journalist, receives a rare 9/11 video tape revealing new information about the attack. The footage was sent by PAUL COOPER (Joseph Culp), a driven researcher, whose daughter died on 9/11. Sensing a good story, Prokop travels with Cooper to New York and Washington, DC, where they uncover suppressed information implicating the US Government in the attacks. As Cooper introduces Prokop to key eye-witnesses, the façade of the "official story" begins to crumble. Prokop hears accounts of underground explosions in the Twin Towers moments before their collapse and discovers that the firm providing WTC security was run by the President's brother.
We follow Alex and Cooper as they investigate the inexplicable collapse of the 47-story WTC Building Seven, disprove the implausible airliner "attack" on the Pentagon, and uncover the illegal destruction of physical evidence from Ground Zero.
The pressure builds as the FBI intimidates Alex's editor, McGUIRE, (Lisa Black) to reveal key sources — while the magazine's corporate investors threaten to kill the entire story. Plagued by the ghosts of his Communist childhood and trying to uphold the independence of American journalism, Alex's search for the truth leads to a dangerous and shocking realization!
THE REFLECTING POOL is an intense, sobering investigation into the most controversial tragedy of our time. Drawn from established sources and based on verifiable facts, THE… Continue reading
By Jordan Lite
Daily News Staff Writer
Thursday, May 8th 2008
More than 360 workers who dealt with the aftermath of the World Trade Center
disaster have died, state health officials said Wednesday.
Officials have determined the cause of death of 154 of the responders and volunteers
who toiled at Ground Zero, the blocks nearby and at the Fresh Kills landfill,
where debris from the site was taken.
Of those, 80 died of cancer.
"It's the tip of the iceberg," said David Worby, who is representing
10,000 workers – 600 with cancer – who say they got sick after working on rescue
and recovery efforts.
"These statistics bear out how toxic that site was," Worby said.
Most of the deadly tumors were in the lungs and digestive system, according
to the tally from the state's World Trade Center Responder Fatality Investigation
Other deaths were traced to blood cancers and heart and circulatory diseases.
Five ex-workers committed suicide, said Kitty Gelberg, who is tracking the deaths
for the program.
Gelberg said she had not yet determined whether the number of cancer deaths
was more or less than those typically occurring in men in their 20s to 50s who
work as cops, firefighters or laborers – the majority of 9/11 workers.
"We are not saying all of these deaths are World Trade Center-related,"
Gelberg said. "Without the statistics, we are not making judgment."
She added that relatives of people who died of cancer may be likely to link
their loved one's… Continue reading
By Peter Barber
June 7 2008
Financial Times
When Cynthia McKinney speaks the words of Martin Luther King Jr, they resound through the church with some of King's cadence. "A time comes," declares the former US congresswoman from Georgia, "when silence is betrayal." The congregation answers with whoops and calls of "That's right!" King was talking about America's war in Vietnam. More than 40 years later, before the packed pews of the Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles, McKinney is speaking of the American government's war on its own people. The shock and awe phase of this conflict, we had been told earlier, began on September 11 2001, when the Bush administration launched attacks on New York and Washington, or at least waved them through.
According to a show of hands that February afternoon, several hundred people in the immaculate church believe this to be true. Some came in T-shirts bearing the words "9/11 was an inside job". One wore a badge demanding that you "Examine your assumptions". Quite a few bought the DVDs on sale in the foyer, most of which bore photographs of the Twin Towers spewing smoke. They had all come to hear the message of Architects, Engineers & Scientists for 9/11 Truth, one of the dozens of groups across the US which campaign to persuade us that everything we think we know about 9/11 is wrong.
Marion Cotillard, actress–"There was a tower in Spain which burnt for 24 hours. It never collapsed"
Last winter, "Investigate 9/11"… Continue reading
The first dramatic feature film to challenge the official version of 9/11 events, The Reflecting Pool, will screen twice a day July 11-16 and July 18 at the Pioneer Theater in New York City. The Reflecting Pool follows a journalist who teams up with the father of a 9/11 victim to investigate the official version of the events. What they find poses a disturbing question: To what extent was the U.S. Government at fault for the attacks?
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 6, 2008 — The new investigative movie drama, The Reflecting Pool, marks its New York City premiere at the Pioneer Theater on Friday, July 11. This is the first time a dramatic feature film questioning the events of 9/11 will see an extended theatrical run in the United States. The movie will play twice nightly July 11-16 and July 18 with filmmakers Jarek Kupsc, Jodie Baltazar, and Joseph Culp in attendance for a… Continue reading


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Papa and Mama... they meant well, I guess. They could have put their skills to better use though, you have to admit that. Pureblood metamorphmagi... They could have done anything with their ever changing appearances.
Instead they settled in that shack out in the middle of nowhere.
Yes, the one with the crackling shingles hanging off the rusty gutters, ready to crash onto the heads of the children at any moment. The one with the rotten steps up to the crooked front door that you had to lift off of its hinges if you wanted it to open.
Maybe they didn't want to attract attention with their appearance. After all... there was so much prejudice from where they came from. The last thing they wanted was for people to judge them.
That might have been the reason or it mightn't. No matter, the thing is they raised Fredrick, Amber, myself, and Richard in that small thing in the middle of a wheat field. Middle of nowhere, nowhere or anywhere.
All we had to grow up on were those stupid pieces of wood that came from the forest miles and miles away. Papa would have them hauled in on our horses and with his own arm strength. Fredrick came of age pretty quickly to help, whether he wanted to or not. Richard knew that he would have to bring in wood one day too.
At 5, Papa said we were ready to handle the saw. We'd learn how to use that blade, nicking our fingers and quickly understanding why he said "Be careful! It's sharp!" Mama would cook our meals... always bread, wild mushrooms, things like that. When Papa went to market, 2 days away, he'd bring back slabs of salted pork jerky and powder for lemonade, and in the winter he'd even bring some chocolate. He couldn't in the summer... Too hot.
At least we had the well, which Papa and Mama dug together to get water for themselves. Papa finished the hard final details when Mama's belly began to swell with Fredrick, all those years ago.
Then came Amber, then closely followed yours truly. 5 years before Richard came out. I remember peeking over the scratchy sheets of Mama's bed to peek at the ugly bundle in her arms. "Awien. Ish an awien!" Of course it could have been.... whenever he was hungry he'd make his skin green.
I started carving at around 4... making little figures to sand and polish. That's what Papa would sell of mine. The youngest made carvings... The older two helped with the furniture making. Yep, we were carpenters.
That was the life I knew until I turned 8 or 9... For a treat, Papa decided to take me down to market with him. 2 days in the cart, two days back. Feed the horses, rest in open. Not much, but to me it was everything. The market, where the chocolate came from!
While Papa sold his wares, I listened to some street musicians with awe. The only music I had ever heard before in my life was Mama's lullabies, which were gruff compared to the sweet satin sounds of the harp, the mandolin, the flute... I abandoned Papa's cart when he wasn't looking to start dancing in front of the musicians.
I had never danced before, but somehow, my feet knew what to do. And I sang. No words, just the little girl's "La... la la la..."
The group encouraged me by playing more and more, and when they finally stopped, they produced for me... my beauty.
Shiny, glossy, wooden... I didn't know you could make such beautiful things out of wood! And the strings with the nylon... What a sweet sound rang with each pluck.
This was everything. This is what I wanted. I wanted to play the guitar and make music... not be stuck in the shack and wood shed carving figures and furniture...
I snuck the guitar into the cart and brought it back with us. At night, after work was done, I'd sneak off into the night and run about half a mile away from the house... it might have been more or less, but I couldn't tell the distance. Everything was so large back then, except the shack. The shack was always small.
Out in the grasses and wheat, I hid and silently taught myself to play.
When Papa finally found my guitar under my bed one day, he was frustrated. He and Mama started insisting that my future was in carpentry, not out in the open where I might attract attention.
Had my hair ever been as red as flames before? I don't believe so... but I refused to give in. They wouldn't listen... they took my beauty away.
Papa wouldn't take me to the market anymore. He'd make me do extra carvings to try to keep my mind off of music. However, I couldn't stop humming as I carved little mandolins, flutes, treble clefs... He only sold them because he needed to make the money.
On the Eve of my 10th birthday, they granted me the gift of 30 gold coins in a small satchel and the reminder that I'd start working on furniture...
I granted my own birthday wish that night. Sneaking into my parents room, I silently slipped away my guitar from the corner. With a prepacked satchel of rations and clothing, I mounted our smaller horse... and I bade goodbye.
So many things I left behind that night... the shack, my parents, my siblings... all I knew I threw away for music... even my own name. I started calling myself "Bardia," my spin on the word "bard."
Never again would I be Katlyn Silence Risarden...
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BRITAIN's mammoth experiment to test whether genetically modified crops pose a greater hazard to wildlife than conventional varieties has been thrown into disarray. In an embarrassing climbdown, the government has admitted that the latest crops to be sown were planted illegally. If judges now order the crops to be ploughed up, the disruption could seriously delay the four-year, £3.3 million trial.
This latest twist to Britain's GM crop controversy surrounds winter oilseed rape, or canola, produced by the German company AgrEvo and planted at four farms in central England. In March, AgrEvo won consent to plant GM spring oilseed rape as part of the government's trials. But instead of ordering the company to submit a fresh application to plant the winter crop, as European Union rules require, the government allowed the plantings to go ahead by approving alterations and additions to the spring consent.
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My sister, Andrea, sold me on reading the personal history of my Great-grandma Brewer (my dad's mom's mom). To be honest, I'm a little shocked I even went to the trouble of downloading it. I have up until this time in my life exhibited absolutely no interest in family history or genealogy. There's no surer way to lose my interest in a Church meeting than to talk about family history, with the possible exception of talking about modesty. Or talking about anything – even the most exciting, interesting thing in the world – one minute past the time the meeting or class is supposed to end. You can keep my body there after the allotted time, but not my mind.
But download it I did, and since I've had plenty of time on my hands lately, I started reading. I'm really so very glad I did. I finished it in a few days, and then started in on my Great-grandpa Bell's history, which I found equally engrossing. But I'm hard-pressed to explain why. While they were both lovely, decent people who lead lives worthy of praise and honor, they were, like most of us, relatively unremarkable. They weren't famous or glamorous, and with the exception of my Great-grandfather's service in WWI, they weren't involved in any particularly dramatic events. So why am I so interested in them and their lives?
Our interest in those members of our family with whom we interact often and closely is easy to explain. We love and feel connected to those people we spend time with, family or not. But I was young when my great-grandparents died, and I can't really remember any of the time I spent with them. So why do I feel a sense of connection to them? Is it simply because they're my forebears? Because I'm carrying around a little bit of their DNA? Because I exist as a result of their actions and choices? That's probably some of it.
But I also think it's because I've received and accepted the idea that families have identities – certain traits and characteristics – and that those identities are passed down from generation to generation. If pressed I'm not sure if I could explain how I believe this process occurs – is this identity passed through genetics? Through upbringing and culture? I don't know.
But I confess that while reading these histories I took a certain pride in the accomplishments and positive attributes of my ancestors. But why? Given that I clearly wasn't responsible for the things they did, the only option left is that I feel that some of positive characteristics they exhibited made their way down to me. Which may or may not be true.
True or false, reading these histories has rooted me in an unexpected way. Reading them left me with an inexact but nonetheless powerful sense of belonging and inheritance and legacy. Maybe all of those Bells and Brewers and Barkers and Chipmans who came before never considered me as they worked and prayed and fought to move up and forward, or maybe they did. I don't know, and I don't think it really matters. The fact of the matter is I'm standing on their shoulders, and knowing that makes me feel that my life isn't my own, that it's a gift given me by an Ogden shopkeeper and an Idaho farm girl and Willard Bay Wonder Bread truck driver and a Dutch janitor and on and on. That gift, as I see it, isn't just the fact of my existence, made possible by their decision to have children. It's much more than that. It's the gifts and providential circumstances of my existence; the beauty and goodness and love of my parents and their parents and their parents. My presence in this abundant country. The privileges and blessings of my upbringing. It's all of it.
And the only proper response to a gift won that dearly by people as good and strong as they is to revere it and guard it and polish it and then give it to someone else.
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This is the best talk I've ever heard/read on family history. Really. And I'm glad to hear I am not the only one that didn't have an ancestor that walked across the plains having only one leg and then killed a buffalo with his crutch. Those talks truly depress me.
Dave, I too had this exact feeling afterwards. It just was truly inspiring and humbling, like made me panic a little that I have got to pull my act together and keep the momentum of goodness going. It totally makes you feel a part of something bigger than yourself and because of that makes you feel responsible to not only uphold the family legacy but live so that the future generations will be inspired by you. Humbling and amazing.
Davis–hey. So you might find this piece from the NYT an interesting read:
In a nutshell, the article basically states that the number 1 thing parents can do to raise well adjusted, happy kids is to develop a strong family narrative–basically, tell them stories of their families. Anyway, it's very interesting and I can't help but think how I was helped as a kid knowing my grandparents stories–like if they could do it, maybe I could do it too. Anyway, good thoughts. Carry on..
I'm with you on family history, Davis. But, a few years ago, I had to compile some family pictures and history for a little family reunion and I was amazed at how connected I felt to these people, most of whom I had never met. There's something to it, for sure. I really liked that article you sent out too.
Beautifiully expressed, Davis. And very inspiring. So glad you wrote!


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With our new birdhouses in place (see yesterday's post) I was feeling a little guilty for ruining all the hard work the birds had done on their nests this Spring. The blog Chalk in My Pocket had a great idea for a DIY Nesting Materials Dispenser, so we used it as a craft project for the afternoon.
We followed her advice and checked out The Best Nest by P.D. Eastman from our library. It gave us several good ideas for nesting materials.
We gathered our bags - mesh potato bags I'd been saving for someday.
And set out on a hunt for nesting materials.
In addition to natural materials like pine needles and leaves, we used some other things that were recommended on All About Birds like stuffing from an old pillow, hair (I had just trimmed my layers up a bit), ribbon in 4 - 6 inch pieces, and dryer lint.
After stuffing our bags, we hung them outside for the birds to see.
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San Diego County clerk asks state Supreme Court to stop gay marriages
County Board says clerk 'acted independently'
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego County Clerk filed a Proposition 8-related petition Friday asking the California Supreme Court to prohibit county clerks from issuing same-sex marriages licenses.
The U.S. Supreme Court last month paved the way for same-sex couples to marry in California, leaving intact a lower court ruling that struck down the state's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage.
Greg Cox, chairman of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, issued a statement saying the county clerk, Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., "acted independently on this matter."
"No one else from the county was consulted or had any part of this court action, including the Board of Supervisors," Cox said. "The county's position is and always has been that we, the county, will follow applicable law with regards to same-sex marriage."
California Attorney General Kamala Harris said in a Twitter posting that the filing "offers no new arguments that could deny same-sex couples their constitutionally protected civil rights." She added that "the federal injunction is still in effect, and it requires all 58 counties to perform same-sex marriages. No exceptions."
In his petition, Dronenburg argued that county clerks aren't bound by orders from Gov. Jerry Brown, Harris and other state officials to marry gay couples.
The state Supreme Court on Monday refused a similar request to stop same-sex weddings from backers of Prop. 8.
Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, issued a statement that said the courts have spoken strongly on the issue of marriage equality.
"Mr. Dronenburg should reconsider this hurtful lawsuit and walk away from it," Gonzalez said. "The lawsuit filed by our county clerk is an affront to residents of San Diego County who have waited too long for their equal rights to marry the one they love."
She called the clerk a "rogue" official and called on the Board of Supervisors to clarify that his position is not the official opinion of the county.
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Turkey's trade deficit is growing from its lack of oil and gas, which is largely imported (over 90 percent) from Russia and Iran. The latest figures show that value of energy imported to Turkey in 2013 reached $55.9 billion, which makes up about 22.2 percent of the total imports and about 56 percent of the total trade deficit of the country. Were Turkey to find alternative energy sources, it could substantially slash its energy bills.
Russia's swift actions in Crimea have again put the focus on Europe's energy supply issues. Russia supplies nearly 30 percent of Europe's gas, and most of this passes through transport lines that transverse Ukraine. The subsequent sanctions imposed on Russia by United States and EU were more focused on targeted individual sanctions rather than sanctions on the whole country. The Russian Foreign Ministry has labeled these sanctions as "divorced from reality" and stated they have had no effect on the oil industry.
As countries grow and develop, one of their biggest challenges is establishing ways to maintain growth. This means constantly improving and remodeling the global energy system. In order to assess these global challenges, the World Economic Forum has developed the New Energy Architecture Initiative. In a world where all types of boundaries are slowly fading away, it has never been so imperative to understand the changes that are part of our everyday lives. Countries' individual energy architectures have different demands and that, along with the omnipresent dilemmas of economic growth versus environmental sustainability versus energy access, encompasses the center of this analysis.
Disquiet over Europe's reliance on energy from Russia has intensified efforts to find new suppliers. The politicization of energy security in Europe has diverted parties from the threat posed by a continued reliance on hydrocarbons.
Foreign agents bent on bringing down the United States obtain a thumb drive, which obtains a complicated computer code. This code, when the drive is inserted into a computer connected to the electrical grid, crashes the system and sends major U.S. into waves of rolling blackouts.
This is the plot of Gridlock, the latest novel by former Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and David Hagberg, but it could well be a real-life scenario brought on by an attack on the United States.
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Developing countries will contribute significantly to global prosperity and peace only if they can access sufficient quantities of affordable energy.
Global improvement in living standards, increased political stability and conflict avoidance depend on achieving economic progress in developing countries. They are rising fast in aggregate world GDP share and will pass the developed countries by 2030.
Since the Rogun Dam project was first conceived in the 1970s, its progress has undergone a series of delays, denying Tajikistan the honor of building the tallest hydroelectric dam in the world and, more importantly, denying the Central Asia region a supply of cheap, sustainable energy.
One of a slew of Soviet-era hydroelectric power plants, construction on the project stopped in the early 1990s following the collapse of the Soviet Union. More recently, plans for Russia to provide funding for the project unraveled as the Tajik government opted to diversify the ownership of its hydroelectric industry and move away from the Russian investment.
Currently, construction at Rogun is on hold while a series of World Bank-funded studies are conducted into Rogun's potential ecological, environmental and socio-political impact on the region.
In her new book, Green Innovation in China: China's Wind Power Industry and the Global Transition to a Low Carbon Economy, Dr. Joanna Lewis, Assistant Professor at Georgetown University explores the rapid growth in China's wind technology in the past 10 years, and launched the book at the Wilson Center with a panel discussion on the topic of green innovations and wind technology advances in China that could potentially strengthen U.S.-China collaboration in green technology.
Clean energy is currently a $60-70 billion dollar industry in China, and wind energy in particular is the third largest electricity source in China. Hence, wind energy in China is a perfect example of how investments in clean energy, proper policy support, and technology transfer from foreign firms can result in a success story for the renewable energy industry. In the panel discussion, Dr. Lewis analyzed three models of technology transfer: licensing; mergers and acquisitions; and joint development.
With its high poverty levels and low degree of industrialization, Africa arguably faces the largest development gap of any region. Beyond the usual misery indices and welfare evaluation metrics, we have fundamental challenges that impede meaningful sustainable development. Energy is an incontrovertible challenge across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Data from the World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA) on energy poverty does not make for good visuals. Two out of three of SSA households—585 million people—live without electricity. In stark contrast, 99 percent of North African households have electricity supply. Only 14 percent of rural SSA households are linked to the grid. This compares unfavorably with Latin America where 74 percent of rural households are connected to power. The figures mask a more disturbing fact about electricity supply in most SSA countries: a high frequency of blackouts and unstable power supply. The World Bank estimates that SSA households experienced 91 days of blackouts in 2007.
India is caught between the consequences of provoking a United States driven by its fixation upon the Iranian nuclear program and by an Iran that is a major supplier of oil, providing India with access to its vital interests in Afghanistan. The best that the Indians can do is to play for time until the Americans leave the region.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced on March 21st that ten member countries of the European Union as well as Japan were to be rewarded with exemptions for complying with the American sanctions imposed upon Iran. India was not included and did not seek a waiver. Seeking a waiver would have granted legitimacy to the American law.
Indian Foreign Secretary Rajan Mathai supports the United Nation sanctions that he believes are upheld by international law, while he rejects the authority of the United States to impose its domestic laws upon sovereign foreign nations. That was his public stand in February, but Nancy Powell, Ambassador-designate to India, told a Congressional committee that the Foreign Secretary disclosed during his visit to Washington that India would reduce Iranian crude from 12 to 10 percent of imports.
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When your potential customers – let's call them Mr. and Mrs. Smith – ask for your opinion about the deep maroon semi-gloss they're considering for the living room, how should you respond? First, examine the conditions.
Examine and Explain Consequences
Once in the room, take note of its size and of fixed architectural details like windows and doors. Then, ask the Smiths to consider the room, its use and its furnishings. Help them by asking questions like:
- Will you keep the same furniture, flooring and window treatments that you have now?
- Will you use the room for reading or other activities that require good lighting?
- What kind of lighting do you expect to use in this room?
Their answers will help you provide guidance for the Smiths' unique situation.
Say the Smiths' living room measures a modest 14x18 feet, has two 36x48-inch windows that face north, and relies on a combination of lamplight and natural lighting for illumination. The floors are covered in cream-colored carpet, and furnishings are predominately deep-toned plaids; neither carpet nor furniture is expected to change. The current wall color is ivory.
With this knowledge, you're able to explain consequences of the Smith's maroon color choice. Since maroon is a deep-tone color, it will reflect less light than do the current ivory walls. Thus, if the Smiths want to use the room for activities that require lots of light, they'll probably want to raise the lighting level by either, a) moderating the wall color choice, or b) adding extra light fixtures.
In addition, since some darker colors tend to make a space seem smaller, the maroon walls will make the room seem less spacious than it currently appears. While you're not obligated to suggest another color option or to discourage the Smiths from their original color choice, simply presenting them with a few consequences of their selection provides them with useful knowledge that helps them make better color choices.
Color Basics in a Nutshell
Light or pale colors can make rooms feel larger. They create a sense of openness – an impression that the space is larger than it actually is. This is one reason why whites are so often used on ceilings: They make the ceiling seem higher.
However, bright whites can also create the illusion that adjacent colors are darker, so they may not always be the best choice for ceilings. Off-whites with a hint of cream, or whites tinted with just a touch of the wall color, may bring more harmony to the room.
Many dark colors – or colors that are deep in tone – can make a room appear smaller, providing an illusion of intimacy or coziness. These kinds of powerful, more intense shades – sometimes called accent colors – create a visual perception that walls and ceilings are closer than they really are. They are ideal for accenting architectural features, such as framing a window. If your client has an impressive exterior view, framing the window with a dramatic color will "pull the eye" and help make the view a focal point in the room.
As always, though, there are exceptions to every rule. When dramatic colors are used, contrasting colors can help give definition to a room, especially when the contrasting shades outline molding, window trim or other architectural elements. White always works in this case, but off-white or a contrasting neutral can fit the bill nicely, too.
Cool or Warm?
Besides light and dark, colors are also classified as being warm or cool. Cool colors – like the blues, greens and grays found in nature – are restful and calming.
That makes them popular choices for a customer who seeks shades that set the stage for relaxation. Cool shades, even the deepest ones, tend to make the wall recede, giving the sensation of more space. In addition, these colors can make the room "feel" cooler from a temperature standpoint.
Warm colors – yellows, reds and browns – do just the opposite. They are considered cheerful, sunny colors, making them good picks for rooms when a pleasant upbeat atmosphere is your client's goal. This is one reason many kitchens have been traditionally painted yellow.
An aside on yellow: Though many yellows are indeed bright and cheerful, yellow has a high light reflectance value - the reflection from painted surfaces that causes colors to act as a secondary light source. Consequently, bright yellows can sometimes be visually irritating. Coverage may be an issue, too, though many of those concerns are easily addressed by using the right primer coat before applying the yellow topcoat.
How Low Light Affects Wall Color
The type of artificial lighting in a room will affect the perception of the wall color, and should be considered when making paint choices. Here is a quick guide to the effects of the most popular lighting sources:
- Incandescent lights cast warm yellow or amber tones that can intensify wall colors.
- Standard fluorescent fixtures bring out cool tones and green casts. Warm fluorescents, while not as rich as incandescent sources, add warm casts.
- Halogen lighting is bright and white and distorts color less than any other artificial light source. It does, however, tend to cool colors a bit.


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Duplo Blocks
A reader saw this wonderful site:
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, a wonderful craft site for kids and parents, and asked me to come up with a game using Duplo Blocks. The folks at Filth Wizardy have already laid the ground work for this great idea by putting stickers on the blocks. Well, my wheels are already turning on the great ideas I could do with musical concepts! Check out there site and maybe get inspired yourself. Check back soon for some ideas with duplos!
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