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The purpose of this thread is to study and promote the works of Kevin Alfred Strom and Dr. William Luther Pierce. It is intended that such a task will edify and strengthen those of us who are motivated by this tradition of White Nationalism. Posters should adhere to these stated purposes and goals.
We begin our study with Kevin Stroms, Toward the Stars which was first broadcast on American Dissident Voices on October 5, 1992.
It is a piece that can be divided into three parts. The first part is a discussion of White Pride and asks the question, why should we sacrifice for our race? The second part addresses questions of ultimate concern: why are we here and why should we survive? The third part asks what is the moral life?
Part one follows and parts two and three will be posted shortly. This transcript of the entire broadcast has never before, as far as I am aware, been posted on the internet.
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Toward the Stars Part 1
Toward the Stars Part 1
by Kevin Alfred Strom
First broadcast on American Dissident Voices
October 5, 1992.
Today we will be taking on a big subject but Ill do my best to introduce it in the thirty or so minutes which Im allowed.
On this program we usually delve into the hidden facts of American decline and Americans dispossession. We explore crucial issues which have a bearing on the future life of our nation and on the life of the race that created our nation. It is important that we do these things because, as any long-time listener to this series of programs knows, the controlled media are certainly not going to give us the facts that we need to know to retake our country. But I would be remiss if I did not offer my listeners from time to time a broader, overall, long-range view of our patriotic movement.
What I will do today is to step back from the minutiae of social and political issues and events and attempt to answer what are really the ultimate questions. Why should we or anyone else make sacrifices for our nation or our race? Why is it important for our race to survive? What is our basis for saying that some acts are right and good and others are wrong?
I can think of no better way to introduce this subject than with an essay written by Mr. Martin Kerr entitled, White and Proud.
There is something about our race which makes us indisposed to brag or talk very much about our accomplishments. We feel it is bad form, bad manners and, furthermore, we see it as a sign of weakness. Our instinct tells us that the inferior man will flap his gums and tell the world how great he is to cover up his lack of real achievement and character.
The superior man has no such need and we often apply this principle to our race and our nation as well as to individuals. We see excessive chauvinism or nationalism as ungentlemanly and somehow suspect.
This instinct which may be allied to our races inborn tendency to seek out objective truth and discount subjective feelings seems a fine and noble instinct and it has served us well and made life more tolerable for the millennia that our people lived almost exclusively among their own kind. But in the distinctly unnatural environment in which White Americans now find themselves when we are mixed with and jostled by a thousand different tribes and peoples in what used to be our country, this reticence to blow our own horn can work against us. For our unspoken, instinctive acknowledgement of our own preeminence and that of our civilization is no longer enough. Our instinctive pride of race and nation is now attacked on all sides by peoples who have no such reticence and among whom the virtue of humility is unknown.
An entire generation of Americans has grown up in an environment in which the news media, the entertainment and music industries, the major publishing houses, and the public school system, have all spoken with one voice and that voice has said, White people are the cancer of the earth. They have enslaved and killed and polluted and destroyed everything they have touched. There are no differences between the races except skin color. White people have no right to keep their nations White. White people have no right to live and work among their own kind. There is no reason for the White race to survive. Racial mixing is the inevitable wave of the future. White racial feelings are a manifestation of ultimate evil. It would be better if all the races mixed so there would be an end to the White race and thus, to White racism.
It is vital that our young people be given an antidote to this alien poison. It is vital that they be given back, to the extent that it is possible, a pride in their people, and the will to survive as a people in the dangerous, hostile world into which they were born. That is the mission of this program. I know that Americans are reluctant to speak about race. I know that they look over their shoulders and lower their voices when about to utter an unapproved thought or statement. But we must overcome this reluctance. In our present situation it can only be described as suicidal.
We must succeed in the mission of this program because we must survive as a people. In ages past no one needed to explain that. We knew it knew it in our hearts, in our souls. We knew we must survive. It was the unspoken assumption that made our work worthwhile, our cooperation necessary, and our patriotism vital and alive.
In todays urbanized, globalized, money-oriented, multiracial society though, we have lost touch with our souls, with our true inner spirit, with our instincts. We are more rational. We demand answers and reasons for everything.
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Mr. Strom and his site American Dissisent Voices" is a huge reason why I came to the cause. I was finding myself feeling miserable over the state of affairs of the world, a useless war threatening my older son, the tyranny of political correctness that exists where I live, the media reaching it's grasping claw towards my kids, the "mainstreaming" of greed, perversion- so many things- a society that makes no common logical sense...when I stumbled upon the ADV site. Since last October, I think I may have listened to almost all of them.. Of course , the earlier audio files are Pierce..who initially won his way , (posthumously even!) into my heart by his passion and logic, as well as a dry sense of humor & wit he may not even have been aware he possessed so much of..So much of what they both said, Pierce and Strom made sense, and I knew that I was not alone in feeling what I was feeling, that even 5 minutes from a city compared to Sodom and Gomorrah, that at least in other place, people thought along the same lines I did, questioned how things got this way, found out...and felt compelled to take action..
Before I came and started posting here, before I joined a WN group that is now going though a "hostile takeover" (not being judgemental just describing the facts of how its going down)..I wrote to Strom,(email) I believe twice. I never heard back, but I continued researching and finding out that as much as I had tried to be on the "other side of the fence", the side I thought was the good guys, the side where I thought we were the helpers, not the "haters"....that I was a white nationalist at heart, that deep down, and maybe not even that deep down as I was failing miserably at being a "rainbow activist"... I believed what these people believed. After I talked to several great people here, I stopped fearing I would meet up with
crazed "Deliverance" style whackos I had envisioned and feared, not in the least.. Even better, so many here are people I have great admiration and respect for, and something that borders on love in some cases.. (more later,
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It is healthy and neccessary for a person to have a tie to a tribe to be whole. I agree with that. This can be confused with ancestor worship, which is what it is, on a certain level.
On a scientific level, it is DNA worship. We are part of a lit green fuse that runs from the ancients, through us and into some unknown future. To tamper with that lit green fuse is cosmic vandalism.
Every race does this, should do this. In this sense, anti-racist white nationalists are the true respecters of human diversity. Multiculturalists are the antithisis.
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Part 2 may be especially relevant to current events and taking a few minutes rest from the details of all the changes going on around us, in order to reflect on such ultimate concerns, may help to strengthen us and encourage us to continue on to our ultimate goal.
Toward the Stars Part 2
by Kevin Alfred Strom
First broadcast on American Dissident Voices
October 5, 1992.
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Part I
The question: why is it important for our race to survive?
I always thought Kevin Strom had a natural gift for captivating and inspiring an audience. His choice of words, style of delivery, and that powerful voice just seem to me to be well suited for explaining the most complex issues in an remarkable way. And hes an intellectual. A lot of times, after listening to his latest ADV I feel like Ive done more for my brain and am more educated, than if I had spent an hour or more listening to one of the network
news anchor men. Also, the guy is a stickler for quality of the content of his speeches. His speeches have always been top of the line in the field of news commentary and lately he has even out done himself, if thats possible. To waste his talents now would be, I think, seriously a crime against White Nationalism.
As Kevin wonderfully points out to us one reason why our race should survive is because it has been blessed down to the DNA level, which has produced the a number of Geniuses whose contribution to mankinds civilization would never have occurred in any other race. Kevin draws his inspiration from Martin Kerrs essay White and Proud.
Since the dawn of history we have been a mighty raceThan we have get the negative influences of the Jewish controlled mass media telling us how we are some kind of threat to all the other peoples of the earth and even that we're somehow responsible for the destruction of the biosphere environment because of our evil nature.
of builders, explorers, artists, warriors, inventors,
philosophers, and cultivators. We have sailed the seas,
tamed vast wildernesses, scaled towering mountains
and journeyed to the depths of the ocean and into the
cold void of outerspace. We have built great
civilizations, created breathtaking works of beauty,
and made the deserts bloom ..
White people are the cancer of the earth. They have
enslaved and killed and polluted and destroyed everything
they have touched.
I can hold my head up high and say that white people have done more to save this world from diseases, protect the natural world, and to spread as much good will, if not more so, than any other race before.
"There are no differences between the races except
skin color. White people have no right to keep their
nations White. White people have no right to live and
work among their own kind. There is no reason for the
White race to survive."
Its insane that we would let ourselves be fooled into believing such a lie by people who think they know whats best for us. When we know instinctively how to survive. We usually have our racial preferences set from the time we are old enough to notice the differences in skin, hair and other physical attributes of the races.
"It would be better if all the races mixed so there would
be an end to the White race and thus, to White racism.
Racial mixing is the inevitable wave of the future. White
racial feelings are a manifestation of ultimate evil.
I couldnt imagine a world without seeing crowds of white people in parks, in stadiums, churches, libraries,department stores, neighborhoods etc. It would be world too sad, too alien for me. You cant just dress up an Asian or a Mulatto and call him white. Racial mixing is occurring at an alarming rate: Immigration laws have been rewritten in favor of nonwhites, laws to enforce diversity in housing, education,and workplace, a mass media that greatly romotes racial mixing are major factors in the equation. To say something is inevitable is not taking into account the resolve and tenacity of a majority of people of European heritage to continue the blood line.
Kevin gives us a astonishing answer to the question why it is important for us to survive
"We must succeed in the mission of this program because
we must survive as a people. In ages past no one had to
explain that. We knew it in our hearts, in our souls.
We knew we must survive. It was the unspoken assumption
that made our work worthwhile, our cooperation necessary,
and our patriotism vital and alive."
the answer lies within us. Its that unexplainable inner drive that our ancestors felt they must survive. Its the drive that we should be feeling today if were healthy people. Without this assumption in life the whole race would have gone down the tubes a long time ago. We would have been eaten up by larger animals or conquered and displaced by other races and none of us living whites would be here today.
An army of principles can penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot. - Thomas Paine
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Kevin Strom's possesses not just the intelligence but the impressive ability to perceive and describe the many ills that plague as as a nation. Additionally his vision of a White future (see the ADV above) are inspiring and motivational, to say the least.
Here are some of my favorite works by Kevin Alfred Strom. Highly recommended reading!
Making the Future Ours - Mr. Strom's speech at the 2004 Duke homecoming conference.
Beauty, Art, and Race
Facing Racial Realities
Perversion of the Sacred
The Nation that Dare Not Speak Its Name
Taking the High Ground
Working for the Future - Mr. Strom's speech at the Fall 2004 National Alliance Leadership Conference
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This is important, imo, to get the Pavlovian dogs to open up, at least part of their mind, to the idea that maybe ... just maybe ... white, traditionally Christian societies are not what are depicted in these frightening, very demented Jewish Grimms Fairy Tales that tell us that keeping Ireland, for example, a white society equates to scary music, snarling white men, and turning people into lampshades and soap.
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Indoor - Won the season-opening Auburn Invitational after clearing 13-1.50 in the pole vault...Reached a season-best height of 14-4 to be the second collegiate finisher (third overall) at the VT Elite Meet...Was second in the pole vault at the Tyson Invitational after clearing 14-0.75...Secured her third indoor First Team All-America certificate thanks to a 14-1.25 clearance in the pole vault at the NCAA Championships.
2014: Outdoor - Redshirted while recovering from a leg injury.
2014: Indoor - Soared over the pole vault bar at 13 feet, 11 ¼ inches to win at the Auburn Invite...Reached 14 feet to win the Cherry & Silver Invite...Cleared 14-1.75 and was the second collegiate finisher (third overall) at the VT Elite Meet...Won the Texas A&M Invite with a mark of 14-2...Captured her third SEC title (first indoors) after reaching 14-4.50 at the SEC Championships...Finished in the top five at the NCAA Indoor Championships for the second time in her career after clearing 14-3.25 to tie for fifth and earn another First Team All-America certificate.
2013: Outdoor- Reached a height of 13 feet, 7 ¼ inches to tie for 13th in the pole vault at the NCAA Championships for Second Team All-America honors...Cleared 13-5.25 on a single attempt at the NCAA Prelims to clinch her spot at the national meet...Won her second consecutive league crown in the pole vault at the SEC Championships after clearing 13-9.25 in windy conditions...Had a season-best mark of 14-2 to take second at the Spec Towns Invite...Won the Georgia Relays with a mark of 14-1.25.
2013: Indoor- Won the season-opening Auburn Invite after going over the pole vault bar at 13 feet, 11 ¼ inches...Took over the national lead with the 12th-best jump in indoor collegiate history after clearing 14-9 to win the Razorback Invite...Suffered a detached retina in the days after the Razorback meet and had a procedure to repair it...Returned to compete at the NCAA Championships and did not register a height after passing the first three heights and trying at 13-11.25.
2012: Outdoor: Finished as the runner-up in the pole vault at the NCAA Championships for a First Team All-America certificate with a clearance of 14 feet, 5 ¼ inches...Named the USTFCCCA South Region Women's Field Athlete of the Year...Cruised into the national finals after clearing 13-5.25 at the NCAA East Prelims to tie for fifth place...Named the SEC Female Freshman Field Athlete of the Year...Hit yet another school record mark of 14-6.75 on her opening attempt to win at the SEC Championships, upsetting collegiate record holder and two-time NCAA champion Tina Sutej...Shattered her own school record in the pole vault after clearing 14-5.25 on her first attempt to take second overall at the Drake Relays, improving her No. 2 spot on the national performance list and tying the ninth-best mark in the world this year...Topped the school record after soaring over the bar at 14-4 on her second attempt to move into the top 15 worldwide in her event...Tied a school record and shot to the top of the national standings in the pole vault after clearing 14-3.50 at the Georgia Relays to win and earn SEC Freshman of the Week honors.
2012: Indoor: Made her collegiate debut and matched her indoor personal-best in the pole vault (13 feet, 8 ¼ inches) to take second behind the collegiate record holder at the Kentucky Invitational...Was the top collegiate finisher (second overall) at the Auburn Invitational after hitting a mark of 13-7.25...Soared over the bar at 13-8.50 to take fifth at the Razorback Invitational...Set a meet record and was named the Outstanding Female Performer at the VT Elite meet after winning the pole vault with an NCAA automatic qualifying mark of 14-4.50, which is the best mark for the Lady Bulldogs in 11 years and moves her to No. 2 in the school record books...Took third at her first SEC Championships after soaring over the pole vault bar at 14-1.25 as a new collegiate record (14-11) was set by the winner...Exploded for a career-best mark of 14-5.25 for a runner-up finish and First Team All-America honors in the pole vault at the NCAA Championships.
High School: A five-time National Junior champion...Track & Field News 2011 National High School Girls Athlete of the Year...Won the 2011 Pan-American Junior Track & Field Championships...Finished fifth at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Bressanone, Italy...Personal-best mark of 14-2.75, which is a national high school record... Named the girls' track and field honoree for the 2011 Senior Athletes of the Year by the National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) and one of the nation's four Most Outstanding Performers in the girls' jumps by the ESPN High School site...Set a National Scholastic Juniors record in the pole vault and captured titles at the 2010 Nike Indoor, National Scholastic Indoor and the New Balance Outdoor meets...Hit a mark of 14 feet as a junior, making herself one of seven American high school girls to ever clear the 14-foot mark... Also led the nation as a junior indoors with a top mark of 13-7 in 2010...Five-time LHSAA state champion...Finished third as a freshman at the 2008 Nike Outdoors...Reached Level 10 in gymnastics with a 9.7 mark on floor competition...Won a dance scholarship at a local competition...Was on the honor roll all four years at Catholic.
Personal: Born November 14, 1992...Daughter of Bridget and Shane Leleux, who was her coach growing up after pole vaulting at Southeastern (La.) in college...Majoring in Advertising.
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Topic: Adam"s official chat Wednesday Dec 5 2012
10:03 AM [Adam Montana] I think I can sum things up a bit quicker than usual – so I'll dive right in There are three items to mention on the "state of the dinar"
1. Right now it is 7:06 PM in Iraq. Tomorrow, Thursday, Ki-moon will be in Baghdad and it appears there is a heavy emphasis on Chapter 7
Ki-moon will meet with Talabani and Maliki…. this is a ONE DAY visit, which basically means there isn't a lot of negotiating, strategizing, or anything else going on – it's a "Hi how ya doing? Can we sign this thing yet? GREAT!" type of meeting. (Or it's a "No, we need another week to get Erbil wrapped up…. either way, things are going the right way!)
2. Changing the currency, deleting the zeros, raising the value, etc. We are seeing a few opposing articles – some say that they plan to swap out the currency in January, others say that's not going to happen. Here is why:
The bank has been a supporter of simply removing the zeros. They feel they have inflation and volume of currency under control. Removing the 0's without changing the value is a straight bunny-ear – no value is gained, no value is lost, but what IS lost is two things: The money it takes to needlessly reprint currency, and the potential to recapture lost wealth.
I'm certain that Shabibi's actions (putting a l0p ahead of an RV) had a lot to do with him being removed. Now that he is not able to stick his nose directly in the business, I would like to see Maliki move forward at an accelerated pace to raise the value significantly.
(If Shabs comes back after the value is raised and is put in charge of maintaining the stability of the new rate, I'm sure he will do a good job. :twothumbs: ) and finally,
3. The announcement of AsiaCell coming onto the ISX there is a LOT of speculation on AsiaCell – does it signify an RV, does it have anything to do with the RV at all? I say no
10:14 AM [Adam Montana] but it IS a good indicator that things are STILL going the right direction. Cellular communications has always been one of the things I am keeping on my radar for future investments in Iraq – they don't have the kind of infrastructure there that most 1st world countries have, and after the RV they will be moving forward QUICKLY with improvements in that area…. those Iraqis are going to want their smartphones to work and work well! 😆
10:15 AM [Adam Montana] but I do need to put out a word of advice. When you choose to do business with Iraq, whether it is through a broker, a bank, or just cash dinar – we do not have any kind of protection. We are playing with their money, and sending them our money, on the hopes that they honor their promises and don't run with our money.
10:16 AM [Adam Montana] However you decide to invest, do so cautiously and do your due diligence, and don't invest any more than you are able to lose without hurting yourself. We've been watching this investment for 10 years now, and although it really looks like things are wrapping up at an accelerated pace… there's no law that says it can't go another 10.
(I'm not saying I think it WILL go another 10! I'm just saying anything is possible 🙂 )
10:17 AM [Adam Montana] ok, that's my update. I'm not giving any dates or rates, I leave that privilege for the other sites.
10:18 AM [Adam Montana] wait, one last thing …. Vizio just mentioned behind the scenes that a warrant was also issued for Saleh Saleh has recently been mimmicking what Shabibi was saying before his warrant was issued so it is very easy to see that the GOI (Maliki personally?) may be issuing warrants and warnings to everyone opposing an RV – pipe down or face consequences. :twocents:
10:19 AM [Adam Montana] ok, questions!
10:19 AM [kcw] dontlop do ya think 10 years is enough to figure out whats going on with the dinar ,or is it still speculation?
10:20 AM [Adam Montana] I've been here long enough to know that I still like our chances… but it is still speculation, and it always will be until the end. (Win or Lose)
10:20 AM [kcw] waitingondinar Adam, I read one article that stated the new year will see the introduction of a new currency and in the same article I read the following: The Rapporteur of the Committee, said in an interview for mohama Khalil "twilight news" "the new year will see the restructuring of the Iraqi currency, delete the three zeros, and therefore will not witness the birth of a new Iraqi currency because of the refusal of the Government to this project",
stating that "the Government considers that this is not a priority." Also, do you think Erbil is the only holdup at this point or are they truly making progress in that regard. With only 3 1/2 weeks left until the end of the year, do your still think the RV is just about here? Thanks
10:20 AM [Adam Montana] Erbil, Chapter 7, HCL.
10:21 AM [Adam Montana] The rest of the opinions and posturing and "dates" that they release are just noise. I look at the facts and the actual progress. They can say whatever they want – maybe they say it to get people to buy dinar, maybe they say it to get people to sell, maybe they are playing political games… what are the facts?
] Iraq has made significant progress, is millimeters away from being released from Chapter 7, and would benefit from a raise in the value of their currency. :twocents:
10:22 AM [Adam Montana] next please!
10:22 AM [kcw] vanilla wafer Hello Adam: I have been part of the dinar family for about seven – eight years and I follow everything you post very carefully. I realize you say a lot without committing yourself to anything – smart on your part.
Your Thursday post last week was exciting and very encouraging and the information about the banks with de la ru machines and making sure your contact information was great because it gave me the feeling that we are close.
With all that being said, do you foresee an RV by the end of the year or do you feel we will have to wait unti the first of the year? A huge THANK YOU to you and the rest of the team for all the hard work that's put into providing us information and keeping us up on the latest. Vanilla Wafer –
10:22 AM [Adam Montana] Hey Vanilla, thanks for your support and the positive words. It is a pleasure to have you in the group! I am still not giving a date. 😆
10:23 AM [kcw] Candy01 Adam, Do you think Iraq will be released from Chapter 7 this month?? Please say YES!!
10:23 AM [Adam Montana] GREAT question. I hope to have a better grasp on the answer after we get reports on Ki-moon's meeting with Talabani and Maliki tomorrow
10:23 AM [kcw] rightsonword We can only assume that the listing of AsiaCell on the ISX will create more trading and bring more money into the ISX(hopefully raising the price of other stocks). Do you see any significance on the currency side of things considering the listing of AsiaCell… ?
10:24 AM [Adam Montana] I really don't. Being invested in the ISX should be a great place to be when the RV is announced, but I don't think they are significantly intertwined other than that.
10:24 AM [kcw] Tico Factoring in that Thomas De La Rue makes currency for many countries, it would be safe to assume those countries would have the machines to authenticate subject currencies. Can we or I simply take Dinar to any of the countries posted at Thomas De La Rue website and consider cashing in that way? Thanks a bunch always for your help and support
10:26 AM [Adam Montana] That's a tough question to answer. The De La Rue machine will likely be the #1 way that banks verify authenticity, but that doesn't mean every bank with a machine will be cashing it in. I have a list of banks that currently have these machines, and after the RV I will be emailing the VIP members with the details on which banks are giving what rates and whatnot… but again, just because a bank or country has the machines doesn't mean they will give you the best rate or even cash you out at all!
10:27 AM [kcw] ReneB Hi Adam, thanks for all your hard work…………..My desktop widget says VND is now 1.00 USD = 2.085 VND. What is up with that? Is this true? Thanks Adam…….waiting for Dinar RV….and VND…..
10:27 AM [Adam Montana] I think your widget is wacky – the VND is not at that rate at this time
10:27 AM [kcw] Polishfloridian Thanks for all you do Adam…… What benefits would the Iraqi people receive if the dinar were to RV? What benefits if were to bunny-ear? What may be the negatives to the Iraqi people of either possibility? Art
10:28 AM [Adam Montana] Hey Art – I actually wrote a 56 page eBook on this exact subject, and I answered that and a lot more questions you might have. As a member of DinarVets.com, you can get it for 80% off – check in the "Announcements" section.
10:29 AM [kcw] waitingondinar Adam, I read some additional articles posted in the forums. Some of the articles are titled as follows: Central BAnk: the dinar became strong and more like hard currency,
A member of the parliamentary economic: Can not promote infrastructure of the national economy without investment Date: 12/04/2012 08:25:32 Tuesday, Make final recommendations to keep the ration card next Thursday 12/04/2012 1:15 am, Talabani will ask the National Alliance change Maliki upon his return to Baghdad Monday, 03 January 1 / December 2012 17:32
The last heading looks like they are still going after Malaki for replacing him. So many of these listed tasks just keep appearing every day. Could this keep the RV from happening for awhile as new "tasks for completion" keep popping up every day? Thank you
10:31 AM [Adam Montana] I'm going to skip right to the last part – "going after Maliki". This was a hot subject a few years back, and then when Allawi and Maliki were competing for the top spot. It was mentioned here and there that Talabani might have it out for Maliki, Shabibi would do this or that… Maliki has come out on top every time, and Talabani actually works WITH Maliki on a lot that just gets ignored. I don't have any concerns about Maliki.
10:31 AM [kcw] MD34 Hi there, We all know what many possible things can derail the currency appreciation for Iraq (too endless to mention) My question is WHAT THING(S) if ANYTHING could NOT make the value of the Dinar jump up? ie Does Iraq have a 'Magic Card' they can play? Thanks in advance.
10:31 AM [Adam Montana] I don't think there is a Magic Card.
10:32 AM [Adam Montana] The revaluing of a currency is not an overnight thing, never was. It's not something that will be done arbitrarily – it will be well planned, fully supported, and will not happen until everything is in the right place.
10:32 AM [kcw] Jannet Adam, I know we are all waiting on that MAGIC moment. My question is: Will Iraq have the resources to pay for the RV. Say it RV's at $1.00 per dinar and I'm holding $4 million dinar, are they able to pay the $4 million in us dollars? And since I am only a drop in the bucket compared to the rest of the dinar holders, how will they be able to with stand the influx of large amounts of dinar? Thanks so much to you and your staff. Julie has been the best person at answering my questions.
10:34 AM [Adam Montana] Hi Jannet, that's a good question! The thing to keep in mind is that they won't be handing over "CASH" to you – the funds would go into an account in digital form. Look at the US for example – we don't actually have "cash" or even GOLD to cover our debt, or even all of the accumulative dollars in everyone's account. So if we don't have the "cash" to cover that wealth, how is it there?
10:35 AM [Adam Montana] It's a figment of the world's imagination, made real by everyone MAKING it real. Our debt is secured by our credit, not by gold. (Credit which is getting worse and worse, but I digress…)
10:36 AM [Adam Montana] Iraq is in kind of the same situation. If they RV to $1, they aren't going to pay out in cash – they are going to pay out with their credit. They will back their credit by a rising and stable economy, future profits to be made on their growth, and also, of course – OIL.
10:36 AM [Adam Montana] Hope that clears it up, and sorry I got off on a tangent about the decline of the US credit and that whole situation.
10:37 AM [kcw] vietnam1969 Hello Adam, staff and fellow members. Since watching Wisconsin beat the h-e-l-l out of Nebraska Saturday night, I only have one question for you at this time. Where is all of the squeaky cheese I have heard about up there? Are you keeping it to yourselves? Was told that it is very good to squeak on Thanks for all you do for us!!!!
10:37 AM [Adam Montana] *Teach me how to Bucky!*
10:37 AM [Adam Montana] Squeaky cheese! Take a look at marscheese.com
10:38 AM [Adam Montana] Go to Cheeses > Cheese Curds
10:38 AM [Adam Montana] when you get them, microwave them for just a few seconds… squeek away
10:38 AM [kcw] EC429 Adam, Will our VIP codes also include VND? Adam, Maybe this is posted and I have missed it but can you please tell us how to peoperly check out a bank. I am considering BYN Mellon because they appear to be international but there is not much information on their website.
10:39 AM [Adam Montana] I can't promise on the VND because it depends on the rate. If the VND doesn't appreciate significantly, then no banks will be giving us any better rate. Same goes for the Dinar of course
10:40 AM [Adam Montana] but if they DO appreciate significantly, then there is a possibility DEPENDING on the volume at which the VIP members commit to using the specific banks we have agreements with
10:40 AM [Adam Montana] the Dinar is much easier, since we are A- expecting a much higher rate of return and B- We know you all have Dinar! I don't know how many of you also have VND.
10:40 AM [kcw] vietnam1969 If Talabani is successful in having Maliki demoted or released from his current position, do you think Talibani will step in and be the man in charge or do you think he will appoint someone else to fill Maliki's shoes? I know this sounds a little far fetched but so does a lot of things coming out of Iraq. Thanks again for your guidance and leadership here in Dinar Vets and the other sites.
10:41 AM [Adam Montana] hey vietnam. First, I don't think it will happen. But IF it did, I would see him appointing someone else, rather than taking that responsibility on his own shoulders.
10:41 AM [kcw] Luigi1 Here's a real tough question… All these IQD & VND rates showing up on the screens in HK & the EU…could that be nation to nation currency trades, after hours trading & the elite like the Soros' of the world cashing in. If so, is there a two tier cash out. A special rate between nations & the elite then a bunny-ear for the rest of us. That is my worst fear, a rigged game like Wall Street. The small investor always get the short end of the stick.
10:43 AM [Adam Montana] Luigi1, I understand the concern… but I don't think it will happen that way at all. There are too many individuals with huge power that are in situations similar to us – we aren't a "government", we are individuals. The political backlash from a "tiered" structure that had significant advantages for entities over individuals would be almost incomprehendable
10:43 AM [kcw] Noni Recently, someone posted that we could cash in the dinars in another currency…canada, australia…Wells Fargo Bank was mentioned to get a debit card and when you withdraw money from the account, you get the currency of the country you are in:) I'm not certain of the post and I hope you are familiar with it. Is there any truth in that? Thank you so much for everything:)
10:44 AM [Adam Montana] Hey Noni, I'll be honest – I don't know which post you are talking about…. but it sounds a bit goofy to me. People are always posting odd cash out myths and half-truths, some based on lies and others on simple misunderstandings.
10:46 AM [kcw] jon29 Good morning Adam! Christmas is on the way and I MUST send something to corporate to avoid the rush! I'm yankin' hair, furrowin' the brow, and whittling down nails with teeth trying to decide!!
With full respect of your business sense, savvy, and professional protocol, could you tell me a best pick from the list so's I'll not look like a 'suck up', but still raise an eyebrow with a nod of approval?? Thanks!…and here it is: choice A. Portland wine/Portland brie ('made in Oregon' store), B. Starbuck's gift certificate/Santa-land Cd, C. Holiday nut roll/fruit fun wreath, D. Chia gnome, that's it, just gnome. Thanks a bunch and ~~Happy Holidays!!~~
10:46 AM [Adam Montana] What's wrong with fruitcakes? Aren't there any traditionalists out there anymore?!
10:46 AM [kcw] SPOTLIGHT Whats up Adam my question to you is are mentally exchausted being ask when will the rv happen,There is not ONE PERSON HERE WHO KNOWS. Adam if you was to open a business would have been better to start Jan 2012 rather than Jan2013 due to the tax hike?
10:47 AM [Adam Montana] Thanks for the question spotlight. I try not to spend time thinking about things like that – you can't go back to 2012 to start a business, so the real question is "Should I start a business in spite of the new tax hikes?"
10:48 AM [Adam Montana] That can only be answered by you – can you make it profitable in spite of the hikes, is it worth your time, and what other options do you have?
10:50 AM [Adam Montana] Annnnnnnnnnnd that was the last one! Thank you all for the questions, let's hope we have some good reports from the ki-moon meeting tomorrow, and of course – GOOOOOOOO RVVVVVVVVVVV!!!!!!!!!


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German Lawsuit Loss Forces Apple to Cut Verboten iPad, iPhone Feature
Jason Mick
February 24, 2012 11:08 AM
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Push-email is likely gone from the iCloud for at least a year
It is a small thing. But as Apple, Inc. (
) well knows, it is the little things that sell a product.
I. Bye Bye Bye
Apple had
proudly unveiled the iCloud
in mid-2011. The service offers photo streaming, documents "in the cloud", automated backups, and push email/calendar/contacts. Well, for Germany, Europe's third largest tablet and smartphone market, the good times are over, as the push email functionality is officially banned.
After new Google Inc. (
Motorola Mobility
secured a preliminary injunction
just weeks ago in German court, Apple failed to convince a judge to inflate the bond. As a result, Motorola paid the bond to carry through with the ban. Some sources are estimating that bond could have cost around €100M ($134.1M USD).
The iCloud's core push-email is verboten in Germany. [Image Source: 9 to 5 Mac]
Left with little recourse, Apple was left doing the same thing it had forced Android phonemakers to do -- remove features. To recap, Apple has already forced several Android phonemakers to remove the "bounce" animation from their smartphones, and degrade the quality of scrolling in their gallery. Those concessions come after preliminary injunction losses
in regions such as the Netherlands
. And in Germany Apple has even
banned Motorola and Samsung
Electronics Comp., Ltd. (
) from using
unidirectional slide-to-unlock
, forcing them to use a clunky spiral motion unlock screen.
to its German fans the bad news:
Due to recent patent litigation by Motorola Mobility, iCloud and MobileMe users are currently unable to have iCloud and MobileMe email pushed to their iOS devices while located within the borders of Germany.
Affected customers will still receive iCloud and MobileMe email, but new messages will be downloaded to their devices when the Mail app is opened, or when their device periodically fetches new messages as configured in iOS Settings. Push email service on desktop computers, laptop computers, and the web is unaffected, as is service from other providers such as Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync.
Apple believes Motorola's patent is invalid and is appealing the decision.
Apple's calendar and contacts syncing will continue to function as normal in iCloud and MobileMe, despite the loss of push email.
II. Why Was the iCloud Feature Banned, and What Is Next?
The device maker faces an uphill struggle from here on out. Like many of Apple's patents that it's litigated with, Motorola's push email patent may be invalid due to prior art or other issues (novelty, etc.).
In the U.S., a lower federal courts judges can ban a product or service via preliminary injunction if they feel that:
a) The described product or service clearly violates the patent
b) There is
a "high likelihood" that a patent is invalid.
The German court system works slightly differently, but the end result is the same. In Germany infringement proceeds along one track, while validity proceeds along a second, parallel track [source]. A judge can pause (stay) the infringement proceedings to wait for the conclusion of the validity, but only if there
a "high likelihood" of their validity.
Again, both systems rely on the premise of a "high likelihood" of invalidity, which is typically defined at somewhere around 70 to 80 percent. Of course this is wholly subjective, meaning how one judge might rule could vary substantially from what another judge might rule.
For now Apple's iPads and iPhones have been crippled of a key feature, much as Apple has crippled its competitors. Apple's next soonest hope of killing the painful ruling comes when it pleads its case before the
Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court
, a German appeals court. The appeals court has a lower standard of invalidity to grant a stay -- it can grant a stay if it feels that there's over a 50 percent chance of invalidity.
iPhone owners must live with the ban, likely for at least a year. [Image Source: Tech Axcess]
However, the issue for Apple is that the appeals court likely won't hear the case for at least a year -- ironically, a delay which may in part be lengthened due to all the appeals Apple has generated in its its own injunction
over Android phonemakers. And, of course, there's no guarantees that the appeals court will even see the patent as 50 percent or more likely to be invalid.
The Android v. Apple patent dispute is increasingly looking like a stalemate of growing attrition. Everyone is losing -- especially the customers -- as features disappear from both sides' products. And there's little sign that the leadership on either side is willing to offer an end to the conflict.
Note 1:
The higher invalidity standard is in major contrast with other EU nations, such as the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Note 2:
The push-email patent used in this case is
a patent promised under the "fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory" (FRAND) rules. Thus, unlike
some other recent rulings
-- such as a German ban on online iPad/iPhone sales -- Motorola stands no risk of
getting in trouble for FRAND abuse
for its effort (as, again, the patent is not FRAND).
Note 3:
The patent involved in this ruling is
EP (European Patent) 0847654 (B1)
. The U.S. counterpart:
U.S. Patent No. 5,754,119
, which covers a "multiple pager status synchronization system and method".
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Blinded or not if that gun is pointed at my person, I have to assume that the OC has no effect and he intends harm. I would lean toward shooting in that position.
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Blinded or not if that gun is pointed at my person, I have to assume that the OC has no effect and he intends harm. I would lean toward shooting in that position.
As long as you can articulate why you felt you had no other options at the time you employed deadly force, and the evidence at the scene and any witnesses can corroborate your story, you SHOULD be fine.
Consider moving to his side or getting behind him after spraying the OC. At that point he's not going to see any movement on your part and if he shoots in front of him (where he thinks you are) , you are not there anymore.
In my state, I'm allowed to stand my ground, that doesn't mean I'm going to if moving away means that I don't have to shoot anyone. After I spray someone, I am not going to be sticking around the give verbal commands to drop his weapon. That's not my job, that's for the police to handle, my job is get away from the threat.
As a side note on when to use deadly force:
My CWP Instructor told us if someone comes at you with fists, you must assume he's Joe Louis/Chuck Norris. If someone comes at you with a ball bat, you must assume he's going to cave in your skull. If someone comes at you with a knife, you must assume he's gonna carve you like a Thanksgiving turkey. If someone comes at you with a gun, you must assume he's gonna kill you dead. Act accordingly - the penalty for being wrong is kinda permanent.
Now, that may make for an interesting defense in court later, but at least you'll be alive to answer the charges. I'd rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6. And I'd rather my wife visit me at the prison than at the cemetery.
I then bought her a "Mace Pepper Gun" (in pink, so that few people would confuse it with a "real" gun; and it doesn't really look like a pink anodized S&W or Charter Arms firearm either). Unfortunately, it turned out to be too heavy and large for her purse (expensive too).
I have found that the regular Mace models to be the best ("Mace Triple Action Pepper Spray"), but they are a little too large for a pocket, but they fit a purse nicely, and their "safety" is fumble free.
I personally carry the "Streetwise" brand of 17% OC, 'cause it has a pocketclip and it's of a small diameter, and it fits neatly alongside my knife and LED flashlight in my rear pocket. I don't like the safety lever on these types of small OC cans, but ya can't have everything...
I dont really have an opinion on this. People who carry OC spray do it for good justification and I condone it. I push it in my self-defense class. However, I do not carry OC spray. Yes, I know, practice what you preach and all that. Here is my justification for not carrying OC. I am trained extensively in MA. I have seen too many people get sprayed with OC and have no effect. However, most people do not have the training I have and carrying OC is a great non-lethal weapon. I just figure I really dont need it, and I am sure I am wrong, but I just care not to use it.
Instead of wasting space on OC I just carry an extra firearm.......but that is just me.
I started carrying spray for 2 main reasons.
1- I can't carry at work. I don't work in the nicest parts of town. I work at nigh, not the best time to be defenseless. I have had folks walk into my warehouses and ask for money, rides, etc.
2- When I started seriously thinking about the consequences of carrying a gun I realized that I wanted to carry something else in case the danger did not rise to the level of deadly force. If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
I also carry a knife and flash light too.
Someone with a knife will be looking at my gun though, age doesn't matter. I hope I never have to make that choice but that would be one situation that would raise it to that level.
I can see a prosecutor-probably in Mass, Cal, or Ny, if you had to shoot a BG with your Glock, commenting "he chose to kill him, The shooter had pepper spray with him, but CHOSE not use it. He chose to shoot with his deadly weapon instead."
Now that being said I think there certainly is a place for pepper spray in my arsenal. I have some on my road bike for dog useage, just like the other poster in this thread. But I will be researching i t for regular useage.
Thank a retired 25 year veteran of a local city police force who is 100% in favor of citizens being armed. A former Sheriff of my county also said (while in office), "If someone breaks into your occupied house, you may assume he's there to harm you, not to just rob you. Act accordingly."Quote:
A great way to articulate it!
I carry a key-chain unit & every time I walk my dog it is always "in hand" - OC is a very effective deterrent on most dogs.
I keep a larger one (Fox Labs) in the vehicle.
It is another tool in the self-defensive "Bag Of Tricks."
If a person cannot imagine any scenario where "less than lethal" OC spray could prove potentially useful, (as in a best first option) then that person is likely and probably lacking in imagination.
Just my personal and highly qualified opinion on that.
Ive been working in corrections now for 8 years and have seen plenty of times where an unruly inmate has been sprayed with oc and it has always stopped their actions fast, most of the time if they are fighting with one another you just have to have it present and announce that you will spray them if they don't break it up and they will stop with out you actually getting involved hand to hand where you could get hurt,and yes i was sprayed with it for training and also when i was in the service and let me tell you that that stuff kicked my but both times and from my experience with it i carry it along with me even when i have my pistol with me because i feel confident that it could halt a situation if needed with out going to deadly force. now i know that when we use it in the prison there is no wind, so if used outdoors you have to take into consideration of which way the wind is blowing. i carry fox labs but in the prison we use saber red both are great.
My assigned fire station covers the local jails, Sheriff's training center, and state prison and I have seen the effects, and failures, of OC a few times. I have seen corrections officers walk through clouds of spray and drag coughing, snorting inmates out of cells. I have seen big angry inmates and deputies brought to their knees in puddles of tears and snot, and seen others simply wipe it off. I'm very sensitive to it and would no doubt end up slobbering on the floor if I was ever exposed again. If I was confronted with someone with spray, I imagine I would consider lethal force, since I know one shot would render me incapable of defending myself or preventing someone from walking up, taking my pistol (wiping the tears and snot off) and shooting me with it.
Practically speaking, I like the size and the safety top on the MSI Mace pocket sized cannisters. I keep one in my EMS gear (for the angry dog scenario) and I have been toying with the idea of replacing my BUG with a Kimber spray. If the nurses at the local ER were allowed to carry some I bet that several of them would carry the Kimber, since it looks like a PDA or cell phone in the pocket of scrubs. Of course they would not carry those sprays in the weapons-free zone of the hospital.:yup:
For me, it boils down pretty simply. I carry a firearm for extreme situations. I also believe strongly in "escape routes". I will do anything possible to avoid confrontation or to avoid escalating a confrontation which I cannot avoid. It becomes a last resort. If all it would take is some OC spray, chances are, I could retreat or avoid the situation. I think that sometimes non-lethal weapons tend to do a few things: 1) escalate the situation, 2) piss off the attacker, and 3) give the user a false sense of security. I train with my firearms regularly, and practice situational awareness to the best of my ability. By no means am I very competent by many measurands, but I am better than average. That all being said, if I am in a situation where force is required, there's a very good chance that the choice of last resort - my gun - will be the weapon upon which I will depend. And I will do what is necessary to neutralize the threat to me or my family.


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TAMPA – Florida State will walk into a packed house Saturday at Raymond James Stadium and the welcome wagon will include USF's head coach.
Skip Holtz spent a good portion of his weekly press conference Tuesday afternoon talking about the benefits of a team like the No. 4 Seminoles facing off against a USF program that continues to build memorable traditions.
"I think it's great that we've had the opportunity in three years now to play Florida, Florida State and Miami, and with Central Florida coming on," Holtz said. "If we're going to play, we might as well keep everything in state and play each other. I think this is healthy for the entire state of Florida."
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A huge plus for USF in its mission to defend against FSU's strong pass attack is having all hands on deck. Safety JaQuez Jenkins (back spasms) is back to full speed at practice and star cornerback Kayvon Webster should be ready to go as well after having knee issues last week at Ball State.
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