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It's H.G. Wells's Birthday September 21, 2017Posted by jkahane in birthday, book hut, history, reading hut, science hut.
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For those who are unaware of such things or just plain don't necessarily care about them, today is H.G. Wells's birthday. Well, would have been, if he were still alive.
An outspoken socialist and pacifist, Wells is considered one of the two "Fathers of Science Fiction" (the other being Jules Verne). He led a remarkable life, wrote some fascinating books that were and still are considered science fiction romances, but had other claims to fame as well.
While I first read Asimov's Foundation as my introduction to science fiction when I was 9 or so, it was Wells's The Time Machine that may well have cemented my love of the genre, and taught me that "modern" sf in 1965 or thereabouts had predecessors that were just as important to read and know about.
Rest well, George Herbert Wells. You earned it.
Happy Jewish New Year! September 20, 2017Posted by jkahane in holiday, personal.
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Today at sundown marks the start of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah.
So I would like to wish all my Jewish friends and followers l'shana tova, and best wishes for the New Year. May it be filled with happiness, health, prosperity, joy, love, and everything else that you would wish from the New Year.
And for all my goyim friends out there, a good (Jewish) new year to you, as well. You're welcome. 🙂
Arrrrr, Mateys! September 19, 2017Posted by jkahane in holiday.
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Soo, as p'r the usual, 'tis the annual Talk Like a Pirate Day!
Therefore, me hearties and mateys, this be the day when ye all haf ta talk like the scurvy dogs and wenches, pirates though ye be, that ye are!!
Good wishes an' raisin' a mug o' froth to all me LJ salty sea dogs and lovely, briny wenches!
Arrrrrrrrr!! 🙂
Friday Night Game Report – Coriolis – The Third Horizon RPG Session 10 September 16, 2017Posted by jkahane in coriolis rpg, gaming hut, personal, rpg hut.
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Last night, the Friday night gaming group continued playing in the Coriolis – The Third Horizon campaign that they've got going on. You can read about the previous game session by following the link. This post is extremely long, so I've put it behind a cut for those who don't want to read about my roleplaying game campaigns.
Naima Saab (KathyB) – Trailblazer (Scout)
Hafisa darRouash (Angela) – Pilot (Freighter Pilot)
Zouma Abid-Arif (Ellie) – Stowaway/Ship Worker (Engineer)
Moustafa Harouz (DavidM) – Negotiator (Peddler)
Tafik Sharoun (Mark) – Scientist (Archaeologist)
First Triad, Dancer Segment, Day 13, CC 58
Blake Harold starts to draw his weapon, but Moustafa Harouz advises him not to do so; there are too many of the intruders around. One of the interlopers, a tall man with dark hair, five o'clock shadow, and a beard, wearing desert robes and a flak jacket and armed with several lethal looking weapons (one of which Naima Saab recognises as a Sarbinder rifle, a weapon unique to the Menau planets of the third binary star of the system), steps forward, and introduces himself. Afir Mibraanh says that he and his associates are rebels from the Menau system. Moustafa asks what their purpose is there, but Afir counters with the same question of the player characters. Tafik Sharoun tells them he is a friend of Professor Darfal ibn Salumar, and he's come to Mira to find out what happened to the Professor. Afir says that's not all they're after, as he knows that Tafik and the others have been in contact with the "Miran officials", among others. Moustafa attempts to defuse the situation, and eventually Afir and his rebels calm down – and part of the truth comes out.
It seems that Professor ibn Salumar got some of his information about this dig site from records that were obtained through questionable channels about a ruin found on Menau several years back. ibn Salumar convinced some of the Menau rebels that something important to their cause was to be found at a set of ruins on Mira, ruins that not too many people may have been aware of. With backing from the Colonial Agency, Professor ibn Salumar was able to establish an archaeological site on Mira, but also brought along several dozen of the Menau rebels as per his agreement with them. The attack by the rebels against the Professor and his team was by someone else, someone who could benefit from whatever it was the Professor had found that would also make the rebels look bad. Afir says he doesn't know what it was that Professor ibn Salumar found, but obviously someone who wanted it very badly led to the attack. Afir confirms Sumala Fadros's belief that the Professor fled into the ruins themselves, below ground, though he knows that his lieutenant (and wife) Kamala accompanied him along with three others. Afir agrees to lead the characters down into the ruins to see if they can find the Professor and Kamala, but he says he will leave several of his people to protect the surface area.
The player characters gather their belongings they intend to take down into the ruins with them, but Hafisa darRouash says that she doesn't trust Afir and his people. Zouma Abid-Arif tells her that she's got a good feeling about the rebel leader; when Hafisa asks her why, she states that he reminds her of herself. A couple of hours later, the player characters prepare to follow Afir and and two of his other people, Halma and Martuf, to the ruins. Halma takes a shine to Naima, much to the scout's amusement, and the group starts into the ruins. Afir warns them that there are several predators and vermin that make their homes in the ruins, so the group will have to be cautious. As they make their way to the edge of the surface ruins, the player characters (with the exception of Tafik) marvel at the odd shapes and patterns that the Portal Builder ruins seem to take as their form. Afir leads them into the wind-swept ruins, and Afir tells them that there is only one place the Professor may have made for. When Tafik asks him where that is, the rebel says, "You'll see…".
As Afir leads the characters and his fellow rebels through the ruins, they are attacked by a horde of ruins bats, but easily drive them off. Afir has everyone check for wounds or scratches, as the bite of the bats can be toxic and lethal, but the group comes through unscathed. He leads them over to one of the sets of stairs leading down that the team had excavated, and tells them that Professor ibn Salumar must have taken the shelter in the artifact cave. Tafik looks at the others, but both Zouma and Naima are able to see a glint of something (perhaps greed?) in his eyes. The group descends some 30 metres below the surface, and find themselves in a cavern with piles of rock and other debris around them. It is also much cooler than above, and is lit by a faint glow. Afir leads the characters towards one of the many openings out of the cavern, Halma scouting ahead a bit, and at her "okay" signal, leads them into a chamber that makes Tafik gasp. The room appears to have some sort of moebius strip-like central "console" (if it can be called that) and what appear to be symbols all over the walls of the 3-metre diameter chamber. Afir grins at the archaeologist, and says that's the way Professor ibn Salumar reacted to the room as well. Sumala points to one of the walls, stating there are no doors out of this room. Tafik and Naima go over to the walls to look at the symbols, and the archaeologist excitedly says that these look like runes/symbols found in other Portal Builder sites. Hafisa goes to check out the central, raised area, and calls Tafik over. She says that some of the symbols remind her of piloting notations. Afir tells them that there is some sort of energy in the room that the Professor had been unable to identify.
A disappointed Tafik gives up after a couple of hours, telling the others that he's never seen anything like this chamber before. He feels that there's something important here, but they lack the knowledge to figure things out. Afir says that this concurs with what Professor ibn Salumar said, and leads the characters to another one of the entryways out of the cavern chamber they had found before. The opening leads to a large, long hallway, and Afir leads them along this route. As they make their way along the hallway, Zouma shouts a warning to Afir about a small box that is attached to the left wall; Afir tells her all is well, and presses what Naima tells her is a sensor. Afir beckons them ahead, and walks right through the wall at the end of the hallway…
Martuf chuckles, and walks through the wall as well followed by Halma, who tells them it's perfectly safe. Tafik tells Moustafa to follow a hunch, and both he and Hafisa walk through the wall at the same time….
…to find that Afir is hugging a somewhat thin, but rugged looking, woman [this is Kamala, his wife]. As the others come through, Tafik says to another man there, "Professor ibn Salumar, I presume?" The man is older, dressed very similarly to Tafik, but wearing what appears to be a pince-nez. The Professor tells his former student there's no need to stand on ceremony, and introductions are made all around. The Professor explains the situation to Tafik and the others, and says that this is the greatest find of artefacts of Portal Builder origin ever found in the Third Horizon. Tafik and Darfal talk about matters for a short period of time, while the other characters and the various rebels confer and talk as well. The two archaeologists discuss the find and how the Portal technology discovered here could benefit everyone in the Third Horizon, but Sumala Fadros has been listening to them and tells them both they're wrong – the technology should never have been found, and it will doom the Mira system and anyone who uses it. Tafik comes to realise that she's right, and eventually Professor ibn Salumar also realises this is true, but he's already prepared for that eventuality. He had Afir and his rebels place charges at strategic points around the ruins, and was and is prepared to use them since it comes right down to it. A massive debate about the plan ensues, with various rebels taking opposite sides, but the player characters talk to Tafik and realise that it's the only option. If such a mother lode of Portal Builder technology should fall into the hands of some of the factions, it would be a disaster. Humankind is not ready for such technology or power.
Tafik leads his fellow professor out of the chamber, the other characters and rebels following in their wake, and head for the surface once more. Tafik says they need to get Professor ibn Salumar off Mira and to safety, perhaps to the main Foundation headquarters for now. Asked how they can accomplish that, Hafisa darRouash says she may have a plan. But the plan is de-railed slightly as they reach the surface to find the bodies of the other rebels left behind, and a rather snarky young woman leading some mercenaries waiting for them, armed to the teeth.
Professor ibn Salumar is shocked to see her there, addressing her as Layla. She is his daughter! Layla tells the player characters to drop their weapons and surrender. With lightning speed, the player characters dodge for cover in the ruins, as several shots ring out from the carbine weapons being used by the [Sunset] mercenaries. Tafik loses track of Darfal ibn Salumar, but when he attempts to find him, sees [spending a Darkness point] that the Professor has been shot, and is down back near where they emerged from the ruins. A firefight ensues between the player characters and the rebels on one side and the Sunset mercenaries (led by Layla Saluma) on the other. Layla kills one of her own mercenaries upon realising that he's the one who took down her father, and has no heart for the fight. She does admit during the fighting that the mercenaries were the ones who attacked and destroyed most of the expedition to the ruins, as they work for the Colonial Agency. She refuses to explain why they did so, saying that the CA will make their agenda plain when the time is right. Kamala tells Afir and the player characters that she knows where the explosive are and how to set them off, and both Naima and Hafisa go with her and Afir to do so, the others keeping the Sunsets at bay.
With a modicum of luck [and the expenditure of Darkness Points on both sides of the GM Screen], the ruins are detonated, collapsing key areas down around themselves, and with that Layla Saluma calls off the mercenaries. Since there is nothing to fight over, Layla tells Moustafa and Tafik there is no point continuing the bloodshed. The mercenaries leave, but not before Layla tells them that she will have her revenge for what has happened here today. The player characters congratulate themselves on a job well done. Tafik tells them they've lost today, as Professor ibn Salumar's death has been a costly one. And there's still the matter of what to do about the ruins and the cache of Portal Builder artefacts. Hafisa says she still has her plan…
Several days later, the Ruby Flower is on course from Mira to Aiwaz carrying its latest cargo, agricultural supplies, and with an extra passenger aboard – Sumala Fadros. Moustafa congratulates Hafisa on her plan, and she says it was (relatively) easy. She had one of their contacts on Mira station arrange for the cargo to be ready for delivery when they arrived back on station. The crew of the Ruby Flower were able to convince both Governor Demorna din Soubar and Foundation representative Sariha Milmasine that the professor's death and burial among the ruins he loved so well was a suitable way to end matters, and that his notes were "irretrievably destroyed" in the initial attack by the "Menau" rebels [in fact, Tafik has his notes encrypted onto his job specific computer]. The player characters feel this will keep both the Colonial Agency and the Foundation, as well as Miran authorities, away from the dig site for some time, and the demolition of the ruin site through the use of explosives and with the help of Afir, Kamala and the rebels will keep the cache of Portal Builder artefacts out of the spotlight for some time, if forever (or so they hope). Sumala Fadros decided to accompany the characters aboard the Ruby Flower, as she felt it would be safer if she disappeared for a while, and took leave of her family, telling them that she needed to go offworld but that she'd be back "soon".
The scene shifts out to a view of the Ruby Flower travelling towards the portal station that will take it to Aiwaz… while in his quarters, Tafik Sharoun plays back a holographic message several years old from Professor ibn Salumar :
"My dear Tafik,
I trust you are well, my boy. Layla sends her greetings, and I would like to commend you on your engagement and…"
Fade to black.
This game session of Coriolis – The Third Horizon went pretty well, and it wrapped up the second adventure of the player characters with a storyline that had some turns and twists, and some very enjoyable (the players' words) fight scenes. There was a lot of roleplaying in this one, and the player characters made some new friends and enemies. There's a lot of potential for the future of the Coriolis – The Third Horizon Friday night campaign that came out of this one, and it'll be interesting to see how things unfold here when I get back to the campaign. Lots of unanswered questions, both about some of the events on Mira station and matters that took place down on the planet.
Look forward to the next session of this brilliant science fantasy roleplaying game – whenever I come back to it in the future.
Getting Ready for Friday Night Gaming September 15, 2017Posted by jkahane in coriolis rpg, food hut, gaming hut, personal, rpg hut, the dark eye rpg.
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Well, it's Friday evening.
Time to get some Friday night gaming in with the regular players. It's been a while since we gamed for a period of time on a Friday night. I've spent the afternoon reading some of The Dark Eye RPG gaming materials, but am not ready to run the system just yet. So tonight's game will be another session of the Coriolis – The Third Horizon RPG campaign.
I'm looking forward to gaming this evening.
In the meantime, I need to make some supper.
Have a good evening, folks.
Getting Ready for Wednesday Night Gaming September 13, 2017Posted by jkahane in board games, food hut, gaming hut, personal, rpg hut, the dark eye rpg.
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Getting ready for an evening of gaming with the Wednesday night group.
This will be the first time that the Wednesday night players have gamed in some time (since the middle of June, in fact), as they took the summer off. I don't know what we'll be playing this evening, but I suspect they'll want to play a board game of some sort, rather than rpgs, so as to transition back into gaming somewhat. I do know that Donna has expressed an interest in seeing some of The Dark Eye RPG gaming materials, so that will likely happen after gaming tonight.
Looking forward to playing with the Wednesday nighters once again! 🙂
In the meantime, I need to make some supper.
Have a good evening, folks.
A Terrible Anniversary September 12, 2017Posted by jkahane in personal, tragedy.
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Sixteen years ago today, a terrible series of events occurred. We call it 9/11.
Once more, it occurred to me today that I was at the sf bookstore I owned and ran back in those days, Basilisk Dreams Books, getting paperwork done for the morning and getting ready to open the door, when the kind lady who owned the store next door (a video store that also sold tvs, vcrs, and dvd players) knocked on the door, and said that I needed to come to her store and see the terrible tragedy that had occurred and was still ongoing.
Needless to say, the complexion of the rest of that day was forever changed. And the world changed that day forever as well.
I want to once more offer my condolences to those who lost loved ones on that day, and my heartfelt thanks for those who toiled and struggled and bravely survived that day.
On this day, take the time to remember where you were on 9/11. And how your life was affected by the terrible, tragic events of that day.
Friday Night Game Report – Coriolis – The Third Horizon RPG Session 9 September 9, 2017Posted by jkahane in coriolis rpg, gaming hut, personal, rpg hut, the dark eye rpg.
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Last night, the Friday night gaming group continued playing in the Coriolis – The Third Horizon campaign that they've got going on. You can read about the previous game session by following the link. This post is somewhat long, so I've put it behind a cut for those who don't want to read about my roleplaying game campaigns.
Naima Saab (KathyB) – Trailblazer (Scout)
Hafisa darRouash (Angela) – Pilot (Freighter Pilot)
Zouma Abid-Arif (Ellie) – Stowaway/Ship Worker (Engineer)
Moustafa Harouz (DavidM) – Negotiator (Peddler)
Tafik Sharoun (Mark) – Scientist (Archaeologist)
First Triad, Dancer Segment, Day 12, CC 58
Failing to dodge her attacker, Naima Saab tries to roll with the impact and is relatively successful [she takes 2 Damage Points]. She attempts to use the attacker's momentum against them and is able to dislodge her opponent, rolling away. Zouma Abid-Arif draws her dura knife, while Sumala Fadros cowers against the nearest wall. The attacker turns out to be a young boy, likely a street urchin, Kef, who tells them after everyone calms down that he was merely exercising his prerogative to rob a house that had obviously been broken into. Once they are convinced Kef is telling the truth, Naima lets him go his own way, but she retrieves her 50Birr tag that he attempted to pickpocket from her during the "attack". Naima and Zouma enter the building, a cautious Sumala bringing up the rear.
Back at the Foundation rep's office, Tafik Sharoun asks Sariha Milmasine if she has any of the data from the archaeological dig that Professor ibn Salumar was working at. She tells him she doesn't, saying that her representative, Hamid al-Fazoulis, hasn't yet returned from the dig with his initial report. Moustafa Harouz knows that she's lying to him [he spends a Darkness Point to make the Empathy check]. He gives Tafik a speculative look, and the two player characters say goodbye to the Foundation rep and leave her office. She says that she'll expect their call when they're ready to head out to the archaeological dig. They discuss what happened in the office, and Moustafa speculates that she's lying, given what Sumala Fadros told them; Milmasine is either double-crossing the Foundation (and in cahoots with the Colonial Agency) or something else is going on that they don't know about. Either way, they need to make preparations for going to the bin Salumar dig site.
Back aboard the Ruby Flower, Hafisa darRouash is conducting ship tests and checks when Scherza informs her there is a message incoming from Mira Station. The message is from Dr. Asima Siwaal of the Colonial Agency, and the crew's Patron, and informs them that since they are currently at Mira Station, there are two cargo runs they can make, either back to Coriolis or on the Miran route at Tarazug (which lies dangerously close to the Odacon system). She expects them to decide which job offer to accept and to get back to her before they leave the Mira system.
Back at Hamid al-Fazoulis's home, Naima, Zouma and Sumala Fadros find that the place has been trashed completely. Based on her experience, Zouma tells Naima that she can't tell for sure how many people did this, but it was a professional job. The three women cautiously search through the house, but find no evidence of foul play occurring to Hamid. Sumala says she can't tell whether anything has been taken or not (since her most recent visit to his home), though Naima notices that Sumala is nervous about something. After some quick talking and questioning on Naima's part, Sumala admits that she and Hamid were lovers during the archaeological dig, and that he was always scared of something. Naima's scout's eye notices that one of the cupboards appears to be missing stuff, though there's no real trashing there. Sumala tells her that it's his expedition gear. She has no idea where it is. The three women leave Hamid's house, just before the authorities arrive there.
Returning to the Ruby Flower, the player characters bring each other up-to-date on what they've learned. Tafik tells the others that it's time they visit Professor Darfal ibn Salumar's dig site, and he makes the arrangements with the Foundation office for the sub-orbital shuttle transport. He asks Hafisa if she can fly one of those vehicles, and she tells him she can. "Good," he says, "because I told them that we'd take the shuttle to the archaeological dig site ourselves." The others are surprised, but he just touches his hand to his nose in reply. Moustafa tells the others that until they're ready to leave Mira proper, he's not going to look at the two cargo job offers that Asima Siwaal has suggested for them. First things first.
The next morning, after spending a night at the Miran Arms Hotel (since the crew decided they didn't want to stay on the ship when they could breathe actual atmosphere), the player characters go about some business and learn what they can about the social and political situation on Mira. It's not good, and Tafik realises that the timing on Professor ibn Salumar's dig could not have come at a worse time. The characters and Sumala along with Blake Harold board the sub-orbital shuttle that Sariha Milmasine has put at their disposal, stowing some gear that they figure they'll need with them in the Miran "outlands". Hafisa pilots the shuttle flawlessly according to the navigation coordinates provided by the Foundation offices, and the player characters are soon on their way to the ibn Salumar archaeological dig site.
Several hours later, the player characters arrive at the site of Professor ibn Salumar's dig site, to find it…lifeless. The surface ruins seem to be intact and while there's some animal life in the area, Naima tells the others that the sensors aren't finding any humanoid life at all. She says that she's suspicious of the results, as there are some "sensor ghosts" in her readings that she can't explain. Searching for a landing site, Moustafa tells Hafisa to land the shuttle within walking distance of the archaeological dig site, as they don't want to disturb anything. Hafisa locates a good site, within half a kilometre of the camp buildings, and brings the shuttle down without a bump or a scrape.
The various characters descend into the oppressive, dry heat of the southern continent, and Moustafa asks the others if they're now glad that he made them pick up certain clothes and gear for the trip to the dig site. The others merely grumble in reply, only Tafik and Zouma feeling comfortable in the oppressive climate. Making sure they've got their weapons and equipment properly ordered, the group are led by Naima in the direction of the archaeological dig, her scanner held in front of her. As they reach the site of the archaeological dig, they see that the habitat structures have been ransacked and seemingly torn to pieces. Tafik looks around worriedly, pointing out that they're a long way from civilisation. As the characters wander the area, Blake Harold is the first to spot the tell-tale signs that they're not alone. Half a dozen robed individuals, carrying weapons of various type step out from the ruined buildings and their surroundings, telling the player characters, Sumala, and Blake to stand very, very still.
Last night's gaming session of the Coriolis – The Third Horizon Friday night game campaign was quite a lot of fun, and to be honest, very relaxing for me. The players did some excellent roleplaying that put them on the right track (with a couple of red herrings thrown in for good measure), and I was pretty happy with the Darkness Points expenditures balance throughout the session. The next game session will likely be the wrap-up of the Coriolis – The Third Horizon game for a bit on Friday nights, as the players are quite eager to play The Dark Eye after we wrap up the Coriolis scenario.
In the meantime, I'm looking forward to next week's game session.
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Getting ready for an evening of gaming with the Friday night group.
Not sure what the players want to do yet tonight, but there's a strong interest in the Coriolis – The Third Horizon RPG campaign, as they were having quite a bit of fun with it. So I've spent a bit of the afternoon refreshing myself on the system and the campaign scenario they're playing to this point.
Looking forward to whatever the players decide to play this evening.
In the meantime, I need to figure out what to do for supper tonight.
Have a good evening, folks.

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Friday, 16 November 2012
The Hatred of Women
Ireland kills women. Clearly.
Clearly we are murderous gogs and magogs whose backward, dark aged, neanderthals operating on theocratic dogma to enslave and destroy women through the most unholiest of weapons: childbirth.
Clearly we are every bit of the monsters the pro-abortion crowd calls us.
Even though we are not cynically using the tragic death of a talented young woman by septicemia to further our aggressive social engineering goals. Oh no, if we do that we wouldnt be monsters.
We'd be heroes. We'd be paragons of change. It doesn't matter that if abortion on demand where to be legalized the maternal death rate would almost certainly double. It doesn't matter that corrupted crisis pregnancy centers tell women not to inform their doctors that they had an abortion overseas and thus endanger them in future medical operations as their doctors are left ignorant of their full conditions. Why, it doesn't even matter, if women outright die from their abortions, so long as they can have them and less babies are brought into the world. Because that is freedom, we know what women's freedom is, we know what they want, of course we do, afterall we'd tell them what they want, we'd rail against any of them that espouse otherwise and silence their male allies as misogynistic, theocratic, would-be talibans. We'd know what a real woman wants, and those that don't want abortion further legalized, isn't really a woman, and it totally isn't objectifying for us to decide that. That totally wouldn't make us despicable, oppurtunistic, parasitic, misanthropes who would stoop so low to grasp upon the death of this woman with white knuckled fists and demand our agenda before we knew anything about the situation.
Before the inquiries investigate.
Before the Hospital releases a full statement regarding the matter and the doctors involved.
Before the president elect of India's Federation of Obsetetrics and Gyneacologist societies expressed his thoughts acting on the miscarrying baby would have caused Savita to die two days earlier.
Wait, no, that wouldnt matter, as the abortion would have been performed. Then the death of Savita wouldnt have mattered at all even if it did cause her to die earlier.
Fancy that.
I apologise for the poison in this post but the death of Savita and the controversy blown up around me has caused me some introspective pain, and especially in light of my last post had these doctors stated their reasons for refusing the abortion on grounds that Ireland was a Catholic Country, strictly legally, they would have been at fault. But I didn't know enough about the case, no one outside of the operating rooms and the hospital itself does, to give a firm opinion on the matter, legal or personal. So I am not directing this post at Savita's distraught family, or the doctors of Galway University Hospital. I am directing it at the Pro-Abortion, and that's what they really are in the end, savages who are using Savita as so much ammunition to push their despicable designs on Ireland and my previous warnings about the Labour party in the Republic have come to fruition, as they as using this to push their pro-abortion agenda and risking the death of the current coalition government to achieve it.
In the end, they don't really care about Savita, or women in general for that matter, they care about their own sick ideological goals above all else.
11 comments:
- Antaine16 November 2012 at 15:07
Every whore and lecherous bastard in this country is dancing around this story with glee. It's a shame there are so many people at the Hindu that don't realise the agenda of these abortionists.ReplyDeleteReplies
Or worse, they probably do, and are in league with such an agenda.Delete
- Anonymous21 December 2012 at 10:57
somewhat of a non sequetar but: when are you doing another post in the restoration sereis, i realy enjoy thoseReplyDeleteReplies
I'll have another post up within a month or soDelete
- Antaine24 December 2012 at 12:17
Merry Christmas ServentReplyDeleteReplies
And to you, hope you had a good oneDelete
- Anonymous1 January 2013 at 10:41
I want to help your cause please. I have being looking for a site like your one for years. I don't know how to give contact details so let me knowReplyDeleteReplies
You can contact me on firstname.lastname@example.com
- Antaine3 January 2013 at 15:18
I'm not sure if there's much you can really do to help the cause of a monarchy that doesn't exist. The only way I could see an Irish Monarchy coming to be is if something terrible happens and this monarch comes to save the day, and proves to be wise enough to lead the country.ReplyDeleteReplies
You are missing the purpose of this blog, I am fully aware of the absurdly high difficulty in restoring an Irish Monarchy, a cause that may take several lifetimes to accomplish if at all, this blog is to help stimulate intellectual awareness and discussion so that the movement has ground to work with.Delete
- Antaine4 January 2013 at 05:08
I know. I support the idea of a Monarchy too.Delete


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Kay Commentary 2011-06-25
The following is a KSCO commentary. Here is Kay Zwerling:
As we think about China and how she has so rapidly become a world presence, we may remember Napoleon's famous description "Let China sleep for when she awakens she will shake the world."
In 1979, my husband Barry and I were in China just when our two governments agreed to trade with each other. The Chinese people were ecstatic. They dancing in the streets. I wondered how all this would play out. The agrarian country was now becoming a world trader. Let's fast forward to 2008.
In our eagerness to trade with China, it became – and still is – lopsided. It is called free trade where one side only benefits.
Fair trade is when I give you 50% and you give me back 50%.
Along the way, somehow we seduced ourselves into giving up our own industries which had kept us independent. We thought now being a service-oriented society would be good.
Stupidly, we sent away our American jobs, all our manufacturing, and we sent them to China and India.
The U.S. has really been living in a fools' paradise on a phony economy. Now we are world dependent. We have helped China to become so wealthy that she owns us, because most of her profits are in billions and are invested in our nation.
A recent interview in Barron's, the financial periodical, is very compelling. Listen… We have not been through anything like what we are going through now. We have been able to convince the world lately to lend us and to provide us with goods that we do not produce anymore and that we cannot afford to pay for. And now the problem is big, especially since the real estate bubble.
The U.S. is now an empire that is sustained by borrowing from friends and anyone else who will give us credit. Our creditors hold hundreds of billions of dollars, but the dollar continues to weaken and our foreign creditors could take a huge loss in their dollar holdings.
Are we now a global mess?
Did our national leaders err by encouraging us to give up our own industries?
I say we should resurrect what worked for us before – and that is our own industries and reject our dependency on other nations. Now with China and India in the world market, the global workforce is in the billions so the inflation of workers creates resentment and competition. The stage is set to the inevitable confrontation of China and India vs. the U.S. and Europe, and how that situation will play out remains to be seen.
I still say let's go back to manufacturing which worked for us before. Let's not wait. Let's do it now, not later.
For KSCO, this is Kay Zwerling.
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Brewers keen on Maghoma
Burton boss Paul Peschisolido admits he is interested in signing former Spurs youngster Jacques Maghoma.
Last Updated: 14/07/09 12:36pm
Burton Albion boss Paul Peschisolido admits he is interested in signing former Tottenham youngster Jacques Maghoma.
The midfielder featured for Burton in Saturday's friendly against Derby County and then played in Hereford United's game with Bristol City on Monday night.
Maghoma impressed for the Brewers and Peschisolido is keen to discuss a possible deal for the 21-year-old.
However, the Burton manager concedes that Maghoma may have to accept a pay cut if he is to secure a deal with the Football League new boys.
"There is a chance that Jacques could be with us for next season, however we are on a tight budget," Peschisolido told the club's official website.
"You have got to remember that the boy has come from Spurs last year and has been a part of the first-team squad when Martin Jol was in charge.
"The wages he was on there are obviously a lot bigger than anything we would be able to afford, so he would have to be sensible with his wage demands and then we can maybe sit down and see where we go, but it is not going to be an easy one.
"We have already done well to get him to come up here and have a look around the facilities we have got and to give him the level of training that we have done over the last week or so, and so it is to be hoped that money won't become an issue."


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The bravest politician in Europe – Belgian MP Laurent Louis Remains In Prison
Source: The Tap Blog
Belgian MP Laurent Louis Denounces the December 22
Pedophile Celebration!
Judging by the number of people who saw this video, this information was obviously missed by most of the alternative media. Maybe because at that time the alternative media wasn't quite as strong and/or powerful as it is now, and people were completely unaware how brave he was being by saying this. I wonder what happened to him?
Expect a miracle!
It seems this is what happened to him…. he was arrested and put in prison for 20 months and heavily fined for calling a minister a pedophile
Alfred Webre shares: Urgent! Violent arrest of Belgian MP LAWRENCE LOUIS Mons BELGIAN POLICE BRUTAL!
Alfred Webre shares: Urgent! Violent arrest of Belgian MP LAWRENCE LOUIS Mons BELGIAN POLICE BRUTAL!
Posted on March 18, 2014
by Jean
I connected with Alfred today who shared the following info with me. I looked for a video with an English translation, but could find nothing. The first is a brief 'cut' that I found showing the brutality of his arrest. ~J
Urgent! Arrestation musclée du député belge LAURENT LOUIS à Mons


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text: TOTALLY SAN FRAN 17 Years Of San Francisco Liberalism Pelosi Voted Against Persian Gulf War In 1991 And Liberation Of Iraq In 2002. Pelosi Questioned Readiness Of American Troops. Pelosi Prefers Increased Domestic Spending To Increased Defense Spending. Pelosi Doesnt Consider War On Terror A Real War. Pelosi Voted Against Creating Department Of Homeland Security. PELOSI FAVORS HIGHER TAXES AND BIG GOVERNMENT SPENDING Pelosi Doesnt Believe Tax Cuts Stimulate Economic Growth. Pelosi Voted Against Both 2001 And 2003 Bush Tax Cuts. Pelosi Voted Against Welfare Reform And Called It War On The Poor. Pelosi Voted For Clintons 1993 Tax Hike. Pelosi Voted At Least Four Times Against Balanced Budget Amendment. SAN FRANCISCO LIBERAL, OUT OF TOUCH WITH MAINSTREAM VALUES Pelosi Voted Against Defense Of Marriage Act (DOMA). Pelosi Has Consistently Voted Against Banning Partial-Birth Abortion. Pelosi Is Hostile To Gun Owners Rights. Pelosi Opposes Death Penalty. Pelosi Voted Against Banning Flag Burning. PELOSI IN DEPTH WRONG ON NATIONAL SECURITY Pelosi Voted Against Persian Gulf War In 1991, And Criticized Then-President Bush Pelosi Voted Against Use Of Force In Persian Gulf. (H. J. Res. 77, CQ Vote #9: Passed 250-183: R 164-3; D 86-179; I 0-1, 1/12/91, Pelosi Voted Nay) Pelosi Believed If U.S. Troops Were In Saudi Arabia, They Would Never Leave Because Of Oil Companies. Lets hope we dont put troops in Saudi Arabia who will never leave because it would be in the interest of the oil companies, said Representative Nancy Pelosi, also a San Francisco Democrat. (Larry Liebert, Washington Perspective, California Journal, 10/1/90) Pelosi Claimed President Bush (41) Coddled Dictators. SEN. MCCONNELL: With regard to coddling dictators, you can ask Saddam Hussein. George Bush doesnt coddle dictators. REP. PELOSI: He coddled them. Thats why we had to go into the Persian Gulf War. (CNNs Live News, 10/1/92) Pelosi Was Against Persian Gulf War And Even Joined In Lawsuit Against President Bush (41). Stark and Pelosi almost always come down on the same side of those matters. Both vocally opposed the Persian Gulf War, joining 43 other House Democrats in a lawsuit in 1990 that charged President Bush lacked congressional authority to build up military forces in the region. (Jim Puzzanghera, Political Allies Split Over Balkan War Wedge In House, San Jose Mercury News, 5/10/99) Pelosi Voted Against 2002 Use Of Force In Iraq, And Was Devastated When War Began Pelosi Voted Against Use Of Force In Iraq. (H. J. Res. 114, CQ Vote #455: Passed 296-133: R 215-6; D 81-126; I 0-1, 10/10/02, Pelosi Voted Nay) Fought To Water Down Support For War And President. The debate over the wording [of the House resolution to support the troops and President Bush] was much more contentious in the House, where Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi unsuccessfully fought into the late evening to tone down support for Bush and delete other passages opposed by antiwar Democrats, congressional sources said. (Jim VandeHei, Hill Resolutions Supporting Bush, Troops Are Approved, The Washington Post, 3/21/03) Pelosi Was Devastated On Day After Iraq War Began. I am devastated, Ms. Pelosi recalls saying [on the morning after bombing began in Baghdad], by the fact that we are going to war. (Sheryl Gay Stolberg, With Democrats Divided On War, Pelosi Faces Leadership Test, The New York Times, 4/1/03) Inability To Stop War One Of Her Great Disappointments. I consider it one of the great disappointments of my public life that I couldnt use my influence to stop this war, Pelosi said somberly as the first wave of shock and awe began (Marc Sandalow, Pelosi Picks Her Way Through Brambles Of War, The San Francisco Chronicle, 3/30/03) Pelosi Called Resolution To Support Troops Bitter Pill. As to the resolution in support of the troops, Ms. Pelosi regards it as a bitter pill. Ever the pragmatist, she delivered a speech in opposition to its wording, then voted in favor. (Sheryl Gay Stolberg, With Democrats Divided On War, Pelosi Faces Leadership Test, The New York Times, 4/1/03) Response To Fall Of Saddam Husseins Regime: U.S. Could Have Brought Down That Statue For A Lot Less. In a direct response to the televised scene that thrilled the world, Pelosi said: We could have probably brought down that statue for a lot less. (Editorial, Pelosi For The Democrats, New York Post, 4/12/03) Pelosi Suggested Troops Were Well Prepared, Then Said Opposite Five Days Later Pelosi Said She Visited Troops In Iraq And Called Them Best-Trained, Best-Equipped And Best-Led Military Force. Three weeks ago in the Persian Gulf, I visited our courageous Americans now risking their lives in Iraq They are the best-trained, the best-equipped and the best-led military force the world has ever seen. (Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Democrat Radio Address, 3/22/03) Just Days Later, Pelosi Said Troops Were Not As Prepared As They Could Have Been. Mrs. Pelosi said that based on her impression from a visit with troops in the Gulf region a few weeks ago, she had a sense they were not as prepared as they could have been. One of the impressions I brought home was that there was less knowledge of the tactics and the capability of our opponents than I would have been comfortable with, she said. (Stephen Dinan, Democrat Leaders Moving To Support War In Progress, The Washington Times, 3/27/03) Yet Pelosi Voted Against War Supplemental That Provided Support To Troops Pelosi Voted Against Both Passage And Conference Report On Bill Appropriating $87 Billion In Supplemental Spending For Military Operations And Reconstruction In Iraq And Afghanistan. (H.R. 3289, CQ Vote #562: Passed 303-125: R 220-6; D 83-118; I 0-1, 10/17/03, Pelosi Voted Nay; H.R. 3289, CQ Vote #601: Adopted 298-121: R 216-5; D 82-115; I 0-1, 10/31/03, Pelosi Voted Nay) Chose Hatred Of President Over Success In Iraq. [T]he Nancy Pelosi Democrats ... voted against Paul Bremers $87 billion plan for the reconstruction of Iraq. f Bush is for it, theyre against it. ... f Pelosis arguments had carried the day, our troops in Iraq would be reading this morning about the death of the Bremer plan and the ruination of our efforts to rebuild Iraq. (David Brooks, Op-Ed, The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, The New York Times, 10/18/03) Opposition To $87 Billion Package Sends Wrong Signal To Terrorists. Saddam Hussein would be jubilant in Pelosis Iraq. He has long argued that America is a decadent country that will buckle at the first sign of trouble. If the Pelosi Democrats had won [Fridays] vote, the Saddam Doctrine would be enshrined in every terrorist cave and dictators palace around the world: kill some Americans and watch the empire buckle. (David Brooks, Op-Ed, The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, The New York Times, 10/18/03) Pelosi Democrats Opposition To Reconstruction Aid Would Leave Power Vacuum In Post-U.S. Iraq. n Pelosis Iraq, there would be little money for childrens hospitals, jails, clean water and schools. In Pelosis Iraq, everyone would begin preparing for the post-U.S. power vacuum. (David Brooks, Op-Ed, The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, The New York Times, 10/18/03) Pelosi Voted Against Anti-Terrorism Measures In 1996, Pelosi Voted Against Expanding Federal Powers To Combat Terrorism. The bill would make it easier to deport foreign terrorists, bar foreign terrorists from fundraising in the United States, make it a crime to knowingly provide support to terrorist groups, increase the regulation of human biological pathogens that could be used in chemical weapons, and increase the penalties for acts of foreign and domestic terrorism, among other things. (S. 735, CQ Vote #126: Adopted 293-133: R 188-46; D 105-86; I 0-1, 4/18/96, Pelosi Voted Nay) Pelosi Said Homeland Security Legislation Took Giant Step Backwards And Was Exercise In Futility. Minority Whip Pelosi said the bill [to create a Homeland Security Department] takes a giant step backwards by ignoring several suggestions made by House committees and that rushing to produce the bill was an exercise in futility The statement startled Republicans and set a combative tone that continued through the early part of the markup. (Partisan Tone Is Struck At Homeland Security Markup, National Journals CongressDaily, 7/19/02) Pelosi Resisted Homeland Security Bill Because It Gave Too Much Power To Executive Branch. [Pelosi] has been a staunch critic of war with Iraq, leading half the House Democrats in voting against the war-powers resolution approved by Congress last month. Unlike many of her colleagues, she also fought the massive tax-cut package, and resisted the Homeland Security bill on the grounds that it gave too much power to the executive. (Rupert Cornwell, Liberal Poised To Be First Woman To Lead Party In Congress, The Independent, 11/11/02) Pelosi Voted Against Creation Of Homeland Security Department. (H.R. 5005, CQ Vote #367: Passed 295-132: R 207-10; D 88-120; I 0-2, 7/26/02, Pelosi Voted Nay) Pelosi Flip-Flopped On PATRIOT Act Pelosi Voted For PATRIOT Act. (H.R. 3162, CQ Vote #398: Motion Agreed To 357-66: R 211-3; D 145-62; I 1-1, 10/24/01, Pelosi Voted Yea) Now Pelosi Says PATRIOT Act Is Being Misused By Justice Department. As we protect and defend the American people against terrorism, we must protect and defend the Constitution and the civil liberties that define our democracy. When Congress voted for the Patriot Act, it was clearly understood that the Patriot Act was intended to combat terrorism. Now that we have had time to assess how the Patriot Act is being used, it is clear that Attorney General John Ashcroft has misused the Patriot Act for investigations that have nothing to do with terrorism. We should not simply extend it, but we should correct it to prevent abuses of our civil liberties. (Rep. Pelosi Issues Statement On Safe Act, States News Service, 3/8/04) But Fellow Californian Senator Dianne Feinstein And Delawares Senator Joe Biden Defend PATRIOT Act. Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.), speaking at the first of several oversight hearings on terrorism legislation, called criticism of the Patriot Act ill-informed and overblown and commended prosecutors work in some terrorism cases. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) mounted a strong defense of the Patriot Act, saying she believes there is substantial uncertainty and perhaps some ignorance about what this bill actually does do and how it has been employed. (Susan Schmidt, Patriot Act Misunderstood, Senators Say, The Washington Post, 10/22/03) Feinstein Says ACLU Has No Instances Of Actual Abuse By PATRIOT Act. I have never had a single abuse of the PATRIOT Act reported to me. My staff e-mailed the ACLU and asked them for instances of actual abuses. They e-mailed back and said they had none. (Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA], Committee On The Judiciary, U.S. Senate, Hearing, 10/21/03) And Pelosi Considers Fight Against Terrorism Struggle, Not War Pelosi Does Not Consider War On Terror A Real War. I dont really consider ourselves at war, Pelosi said. Were in a struggle against terrorism throughout the world, and we stand with the president in that fight. But that does not bestow some kind of mantle on the president that he cant be subject to criticism. (Miles Benson, Democrats Show Greater Audacity In Criticizing Bush, Newhouse News Service, 5/6/02) Pelosi Thinks Working To Alleviate Global Poverty Will Alleviate Fury Of Despair And Prevent More Terrorist Violence. Newly elected House Minority Whip Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), seeing that the presidents budgetary focus is on defense, has called for more international aid to help combat terrorism. The budget provides some foreign-aid investments that will make the world more stable and boost the economy of developing nations, she said. However, I am disappointed that the administration has not provided adequate resources to strengthen our foreign assistance. In light of the horrific events of Sept. 11, it is more important than ever to address the root causes of instability in the world by working to alleviate poverty so that the fury of despair will not provoke more violence. (Sheila R. Cherry, Will Bush Find Budget Balance? Insight On The News, 3/4/02) FAVORS HIGHER TAXES, BIG GOVERNMENT SPENDING Pelosi Often Votes Against Tax Cuts And For Tax Hikes Pelosi Voted Against 2001 And 2003 Bush Tax Cuts. (H.R. 1836, Roll Call #149: Passed 240-154: R 211-0; D 28-153; I 1-1, 5/26/01, Pelosi Voted Nay; H.R. 1836, CQ Vote #118: Passed 230-197: R 216-0; D 13-196; I 1-1, 5/16/01, Pelosi Voted Nay; H.R. 2, Roll Call #225: Passed 231-200: R 224-1; D 7-198; I 0-1, 5/23/03, Pelosi Voted Nay; H.R. 2, CQ Vote #182: Passed 222-203: R 218-3; D 4-199; I 0-1, 5/9/03, Pelosi Voted Nay) Pelosi Claimed Tax Cuts Do Not Stimulate Economic Growth. California Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the new House Democratic whip, urged more attention to domestic expansion. The president seems to think the best way to revive the economy is to give more tax breaks to those who dont need them and dole out lucrative incentives that do not stimulate economic growth. (Judy Keen and Laurence McQuillan, Country Is At Unique Moment Of Opportunity, President Says, USA Today, 1/30/02) Pelosi Was One Of Only 27 To Vote Against Tax Credits In Depressed Urban And Rural Areas. Pelosi voted against a bill that would provide tax credits and economic incentives to encourage investment and job creation in economically depressed urban and rural communities. (H.R. 4923, CQ Vote #430: Motion Agreed To 394-27: R 214-1; D 179-25; I 1-1, 7/25/00, Pelosi Voted Nay) Pelosi Voted For Clintons 1993 Tax Hike. (H.R. 2264, CQ Vote #406: Adopted 218-216: R 0-175; D 217-41; I 1-0, 8/5/93, Pelosi Voted Yea) Pelosi Has Voted At Least Four Times Against Balanced Budget Amendment. (H. J. Res. 268, CQ Vote #238: Rejected 279-150: R 169-5; D 110-145, 7/17/90, Pelosi Voted Nay; H. J. Res. 290, CQ Vote #187: Rejected 280-153: R 164-2; D 116-150; I 0-1, 6/11/92, Pelosi Voted Nay; H. J. Res. 103, CQ Vote #65: Motion Rejected 271-153: R 172-1; D 99-151; I 0-1, 3/17/94, Pelosi Voted Nay; H. J. Res. 1, CQ Vote #51: Passed 300-132: R 228-2; D 72-129; I 0-1, 1/26/95, Pelosi Voted Nay) Pelosi Prefers More Spending On Social Programs Than Tax Relief For Americans Pelosi Called Welfare Reform War On The Poor And Attack On Women And Children. What they are doing is declaring war on the poor people of America, said Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, of the Republican welfare reform efforts. They have given a new meaning to putting women and children first, because they have put them first in their attack. (David Phinney, Bay Area Democrats Blast Welfare Reform, States News Service, 2/23/95) Pelosi Voted Against Welfare Reform In Both 1995 And 1996. (H.R. 4, CQ Vote #269: Passed 234-199: R 225-5; D 9-193; I 0-1, 3/24/95, Pelosi Voted Nay; H.R. 3734, CQ Vote #383: Adopted 328-101: R 230-2; D 98-98; I 0-1, 7/31/96, Pelosi Voted Nay) Pelosi Voted Against Overhauling Public Housing. (H.R. 4194, CQ Vote #296: Adopted 230-181: R 215-4; D 15-176; I 0-1, 7/17/98, Pelosi Voted Nay) In 1995, Pelosi Was Upset At Thought Of Cutting Social Programs And Said American Families Do Not Want Tax Cuts. The extreme Republican cuts are the equivalent of wiping out all state spending for one-and-a-quarter of the next seven years. The $72.9 billion cut would only affect social programs ranging from Medicare and Medi-Cal to school lunches and student loans, and does not include reduced spending expected in housing, health and human services or the U.S. Department of Interior, Pelosi said. Do you think that the American family wants a tax break of $1 dollar a day to pay for this? Pelosi asked. (David Phinney, California Democrats Warn Budget Cuts Will Undermine States Economic Recovery, States News Service, 11/8/95) Pelosi Believes In Big Government. A shrewd politician, she has a strong liberal voting record and is handily re-elected every two years. Pelosi believes in big government. She built her career fighting for federal funds for health, housing and education programs. (Marianne Means, Op-Ed, Hooray For Pelosi, Tulsa World, 10/13/01) SAN FRANCISCO LIBERAL, OUT OF TOUCH WITH THE MAINSTREAM Pelosi Is Extreme And Out Of Touch On Abortion Issues Pelosi Has Voted At Least Eight Times Against Banning Partial-Birth Abortion. (H.R. 1833, CQ Vote #756, Passed 288-139: R 215-15; D 73-123; I 0-1, 11/1/95, Pelosi Voted Nay; H.R. 1833, CQ Vote #422, Passed 285-137: R 215-15; D 70-121; I 0-1, 9/19/96, Pelosi Voted Nay; H.R. 1122, Roll Call Vote #65, Passed 295-136: R 218-8; D 77-127; I 0-1, 3/20/97, Pelosi Voted Nay; H.R. 1122, Roll Call Vote #325, Passed 296-132: R 219-8; D 77-123; I 0-1, 7/23/98, Pelosi Voted Nay; H.R. 3660, Roll Call Vote #104, Passed 287-141: R 209-8; D 77-132; I 1-1, 4/5/00, Pelosi Voted Nay; H.R. 4965, Roll Call Vote #343, Passed 274-151: R 208-9; D 65-141; I 1-1, 7/24/02, Pelosi Voted Nay; H.R. 760, CQ Vote #242: Passed 282-139: R 220-5; D 62-133; I 0-1, 6/4/03, Pelosi Voted Nay; S. 3, CQ Vote #530: Adopted 281-142: R 218-4; D 63-137; I 0-1, 10/2/03, Pelosi Voted Nay) Partial Birth Abortion Ban Is Misguided Attempt To Play Doctor. I rise in strong opposition to the so-called Partial Birth Abortion Act. Mr. Speaker, everyone in this room knows that if this Congress succeeds in this misguided attempt to play doctor, not one abortion will be prevented. (Representative Nancy Pelosi, Congressional Record, 4/5/00, p. H1791) Pelosi Calls Partial Birth Abortion Ban Unwarranted And Unneeded Government Intrusion. I thank the gentlewoman from Colorado for her leadership and for yielding me this time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this legislation and to the veto override of HR1833. I believe it is unconstitutional and interferes directly with the practice of medicine. It is an unwarranted and unneeded government intrusion into medicine and into the family. The bill destroys the familys right to face a devastating circumstance with safety and dignity. But dont listen to me. I think that nothing speaks more eloquently to this issue than the voice of some of the families who have been through these very, very sad circumstances. Many women who have undergone this procedure have bravely shared their stories with Members of Congress and the country, because of their great fear that other women facing tragic circumstances late in pregnancy will not have access to the safest possible procedures. (Representative Nancy Pelosi, Congressional Record, 9/19/96, p. H10611) Vast Majority Of Americans Support Ban On Partial-Birth Abortion. The newly enacted ban on partial-birth abortion, signed into law yesterday by President Bush, is likely to meet with broad public approval. In Gallups latest poll, 68% of the public says the procedure should be illegal, while only 25% say it should be legal. (Lydia Saad, Americans Agree With Banning Partial-Birth Abortion, The Gallup Organization, 11/6/03) Pelosi Has Voted At Least Twice Against Unborn Victims Of Violence Act. (H.R. 1997, CQ Vote #31: Passed 254-163: R 207-13; D 47-149; I 0-1, 2/26/04, Pelosi Voted Nay; H.R. 2436, CQ Vote #465: Passed 254-172: R 198-21; D 56-150; I 0-1, 9/30/99, Pelosi Voted Nay) Overwhelming Majority Of Americans Support Unborn Victims Of Violence Act. A Fox News/Opinion Dynamics poll conducted July 15-16, 2003 of 900 registered voters nationwide with a margin of error of +/-3% found that 79% of Americans believe prosecutors should be able to charge an attacker with the murder of an unborn child if a violent physical attack on a woman has resulted in the childs death. (Fox News/Opinion Dynamics Poll, 7/15-16/03, +/-3%) Pelosi Voted In Favor Of Human Cloning For Medical Research. (H.R. 2505, CQ Vote #302: Rejected 178-249: R 25-194; D 153-53; I 0-2, 7/31/01, Pelosi Voted Yea) Pelosi Supports Abortion On Demand. Pelosi supports abortion on demand at any time, for any reason. She has voted against a measure to outlaw the procedure known as partial birth abortion, which sucks the brains from a fully developed baby as he/she emerges from the birth canal. She voted against a bill that would outlaw transportation of minors across state lines for the purpose of obtaining an abortion unless it was to protect the girls life. (Editorial, Selection Of Nancy Pelosi Would Be Another GOP Victory, The Augusta Chronicle, 11/13/02) Pelosi Is Extreme And Out Of Touch On Homosexual Issues Pelosi Was One Of Only 65 House Democrats And 67 Total House Members To Vote Against Defense Of Marriage Act (DOMA). (H.R. 3396, CQ Vote #316: Passed 342-67: R 224-1; D 118-65; I 0-1, 7/12/96, Pelosi Voted Nay) Pelosi Called DOMA Blatant Act Of Discrimination. Pelosi called Defense Of Marriage Act a blatant act of discrimination. She said the definition of family is an individual and personal decision. Pelosi asked her colleagues, Should you find yourself in a situation where your child or close relatives or close friends find solace, happiness, confidence, love and support in a relationship thats appropriate for them, wouldnt you want them to have the legal recognition they deserve? It isnt a threat to anyone. (Elizabeth Schwinn, Same-Sex Marriage Bill Up For House Vote, The San Francisco Examiner, 7/12/96) Pelosi Voted To Lift Ban On Homosexuals In Military. (H.R. 2401, CQ Vote #460: Rejected 169-264: R 11-163; D 157-10; I 1-0, 9/28/93, Pelosi Voted Yea) Pelosi Was One Of Eleven Who Signed Letter To Clinton Asking Him To Resign Position As Honorary Head Of Boy Scouts Because Of Boy Scouts Policy On Homosexuals. Eleven members of Congress have signed a letter asking President Clinton to resign as the honorary head of the Boy Scouts of America now that the Supreme Court has upheld the organizations legal right to ban homosexuals. In a letter sent to Clinton Thursday, Petaluma Democrat Lynn Woolsey called the Boy Scouts policy on gays unacceptable. In order to disavow this policy of intolerance, as well as to clarify any misperception of implicit presidential approval, we urge you, the leader of our nation, to resign as the honorary head of the BSA (Boy Scouts of America), the letter said. It was signed by Woolsey and 10 other Democrats who have worked closely with Clinton in the past, including Reps. Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco, Barbara Lee of Oakland and George Miller of Martinez. (Marc Sandalow, Clinton Asked To Step Down As Honorary Head Of Scouts, The San Francisco Chronicle, 7/15/00) Pelosi Called Sexually Explicit Workshops For Gay And Bisexual Men With Names Like Booty Call Heroic Work. Conducting sexually explicit workshops with names like Booty Call is difficult, and often heroic, work deserving of support from American taxpayers, according to Rep. Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat. The Stop AIDS Project, a San Francisco organization that received nearly $700,000 in federal funding last year, promoted workshops condemned as obscene last month in a report from the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In a letter to HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson, Mrs. Pelosi asks that potential punitive measures against Stop AIDS Project be set aside, according to the Bay Area Reporter. The federal government has a responsibility to support the difficult, and often heroic, work of these organizations. For nearly 20 years, Stop AIDS Project has been an example for HIV educators nationwide, Mrs. Pelosi wrote. The inspector generals report which found Stop AIDS Project had violated federal guidelines for AIDS-prevention materials could undermine the work of an effective organization, and inadvertently contribute to the burden of disease and death among gay and bisexual men, she wrote. (Robert Stacy McCain, The Washington Times, 12/21/01) Pelosi Is Soft On Crime Pelosi Supports Midnight Basketball As Way To Fight Crime. The new crime bill, according to Pelosi, would eliminate programs like the Midnight Basketball League, which has been such a success at the Ella Hill Hutch Community Center. (Huel Washington, Welfare Reform Hits Hardest At The Poor Folks, The Sun Reporter, 1/19/95) Pelosi Is Against Three-Strikes-Youre-Out. Pelosi said stiffer penalties alone will not solve the problems of violent crime. More has to be done, she said, to improve the living standards in crime-ravaged communities and ensure adequate representation for low-income people in the criminal justice system. I myself am not raising the flag on three-strikes-and-[youre]-out, Pelosi said. (Derrick DePledge, Bay Area Lawmakers Optimistic About Progress In New Session, States News Service, 1/25/94) Pelosi Opposes Death Penalty. A California congresswoman has vowed to introduce a bill to abolish the death penalty, but even she admits her plan has no chance of approval against a rising tide of opinion that favors capital punishment. Lets be realistic. This for discussion, said Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. We know that the majority of people are not with us and Congress is not with us. Pelosi said her bill would be for purposes of discussion and education of the American public, with a long-term goal of developing support for a death penalty ban. I dont think we have more than 100 votes in the House, the San Francisco representative admitted. (Carol Emert, Anti-Death Penalty Bill Planned, States News Service, 8/5/92) Pelosi Is Out Of Touch On Drug Abuse Pelosi Supports Needle Exchange. Rep. Nancy Pelosi today criticized the House Republican leadership for failing to properly arm local health officials in the ongoing war on the spread of HIV/AIDS. By a vote of 266-158 the House voted to bar the Secretary of Health and Human Services from spending any federal funds for Needle Exchange Programs. With todays vote, the Republican-led House stripped the Secretarys authority to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS, Pelosi said. Needle exchange doesnt increase the number of needles on the street. It decreases the number of contaminated needles in circulation. In the interest of cutting costs and acting fiscally responsible, Rep. Pelosi reminded the Members of the cost-savings associated with prevention. Aside from the human and emotional toll the HIV infection inflicts, the medical cost of caring for someone infected with the virus is $120,000. We can prevent infection and the spread of the disease with a 10-cent syringe. That makes fiscal sense to me, Pelosi said. (Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Press Release, 9/11/97) Pelosi Co-Sponsored Medical Marijuana Bill. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) joined with Congressman Barney Frank today as an original co-sponsor of his Medical Use of Marijuana Act. The legislation would end Federal restrictions on the medical use of marijuana which currently run counter to new state laws in California and Arizona. The opportunity to ease the suffering of people who are enduring difficult and sometimes painful therapies is an opportunity we can not ignore, Pelosi said. The bill would move marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule II drug, a change that would acknowledge the medical uses of the drug, and allow for states to determine its medical uses without being in conflict with Federal law. The bill would also remove barriers to biomedical research on the safety and efficacy of marijuana in relieving pain and wasting syndrome. (Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Press Release, 6/4/97) Pelosi Is Hostile To Gun Owners Rights Citizens Committee For Right To Keep And Bear Arms Decried Selection Of Pelosi As House Minority Leader. By selecting anti-gun rights ultra-liberal Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California as House Minority Leader, congressional Democrats are turning their party farther away from mainstream America, and clearly demonstrating their contempt for a voting bloc they had spent months courting: Americas gun owners. Just days after the mid-term elections, in which Democrats had been soft-peddling their position on gun rights, the party has dropped all pretenses by elevating Nancy Pelosi to its leadership position, said Alan Gottlieb, chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA). Democrats have not simply turned a cold shoulder to Americas 80 million gun owners, they have stabbed those gun owners in the back. Added CCRKBA Executive Director Joe Waldron, If there were ever any doubt about where Democrats, as a party, stood on the gun rights issue, those doubts evaporated today with Pelosis virtual coronation as the new House Minority Leader. California gun owners know that Nancy Pelosi never saw an anti-gun rights law she didnt love. (Citizens Committee For The Right To Keep And Bear Arms, Democrats Turn Further Away From Mainstream America In Picking Pelosi, U.S. Newswire, 11/8/02) Pelosi Voted For Waiting Period For Handgun Purchases. (H.R. 7, CQ Vote #83: Passed 239-186: R 60-102; D 179-83; I 0-1, 5/8/91, Pelosi Voted Yea) Pelosi Voted For Brady Bill. (H.R. 1025, CQ Vote #564: Passed 238-189: R 54-119; D 184-69; I 0-1, 11/10/93, Pelosi Voted Yea) Pelosi Votes Against Protecting American Flag Pelosi Suggested Being Tolerant Toward Flag Burners Is Measure Of Our Patriotism. As an issue, the flag desecration amendment is, of course, entirely symbolic. Its sponsors believe that support is, symbolically speaking, tantamount to being a patriotic American. But what is true patriotism in the context of the American experiment? At its heart, I believe, is an abiding tolerance a tolerance so deep and so pervasive that it easily absorbs all insults. We Americans are most patriotically American when we display our tolerance of virtually all behavior short, of course, of crimes against people and property. Simply turning away from even such objectionable behavior as the burning of the flag is, then, a true test of our tolerance, a measure of our patriotism, a demonstration of our Americanism. (Rep. Nancy Pelosi As Quoted In Verbatim; Thats Some Star-Spangled Debating! The Washington Post, 7/4/99) Pelosi Voted Against Amendment To Protect American Flag From Desecration. (H. J. Res. 350, CQ Vote #192: Rejected 254-177: R 159-17; D 95-160, 6/21/90, Pelosi Voted Nay) AT ODDS WITH FELLOW DEMOCRATS On Partial-Birth Abortion Pelosi Disagreed With Daschle, Biden And Leahy On Banning Partial-Birth Abortion. Pelosi supports partial-birth abortion, while Daschle, Biden and Leahy voted to ban the procedure. (H.R. 760, CQ Vote #242: Passed 282-139: R 220-5; D 62-133; I 0-1, 6/4/03, Pelosi Voted Nay; S. 3, CQ Vote #530: Adopted 281-142: R 218-4; D 63-137; I 0-1, 10/2/03, Pelosi Voted Nay; S. 3, CQ Vote #51: Passed 64-33: R 48-3; D 16-29; I 0-1, 3/13/03, Daschle And Leahy Voted Yea; S. 3, CQ Vote #402: Agreed To 64-34: R 47-3; D 17-30; I 0-1, 10/21/03, Daschle, Biden And Leahy Voted Yea) On 1991 Iraq War Resolution Pelosi Disagreed With Gore, Lieberman And Graham On Use Of Force. Pelosi voted against the Persian Gulf War, while Gore, Lieberman And Graham all supported the use of force to liberate Kuwait. (S. J. Res. 2, Senate Vote #2: Passed 52-47: R 42-2, D 10-45, 1/12/91, Gore, Lieberman And Graham Voted Yea; H. J. Res. 77, Roll Call Vote #9: Passed 250-183: R 164-3; D 86-179; I 0-1, 1/12/91, Pelosi Voted Nay) On North American Free Trade Agreement Pelosi Disagreed With Gephardt, On NAFTA. Pelosi voted in favor of NAFTA, while Gephardt opposed the trade agreement. (H.R. 3450, Roll Call #575: Passed 234-200: R 132-43; D102-156; I 0-1, 11/17/93, Pelosi Voted Yea, Gephardt Voted Nay) On Gay Marriage Pelosi Disagreed With Gephardt, Daschle, Harkin and Wellstone On Defense Of Marriage Act (DOMA). Pelosi voted against DOMA, while Gephardt, Daschle, Harkin and Wellstone supported the bill. (H.R. 3396, CQ Vote #316: Passed 342-67: R 224-1; D 118-65; I 0-1, 7/12/96, Pelosi Voted Nay, Gephardt Voted Yea; H.R. 3396, CQ Vote #280: Passed 85-14: R 53-0; D 32-14, 9/10/96, Daschle, Harkin And Wellstone Voted Yea) On 2002 Iraq War Resolution Pelosi Disagreed With Gephardt, Kerry And Edwards On Authorizing Use Of Force In Iraq. Pelosi voted against authorizing President Bush to use force in Iraq. Gephardt, Kerry and Edwards all voted in favor of granting the president authority to use force. (H. J. Res. 114, CQ Vote #455: Passed 296-133: R 215-6; D 81-126; I 0-1, 10/10/02, Pelosi Voted Nay, Gephardt Voted Yea; H. J. Res. 114, CQ Vote #237: Passed 77-23: R 48-1; D 29-21; I 0-1, 10/11/02, Kerry And Edwards Voted Yea) On $87 Billion Iraq/Afghanistan Emergency Supplemental Pelosi Disagreed With Gephardt, Clinton, Daschle And Feinstein On Funding Troops And Reconstruction In Iraq And Afghanistan. Pelosi voted against the war supplemental, while Gephardt, Clinton, Daschle And Feinstein supported the funding. (H.R. 3289, CQ Vote #562: Passed 303-125: R 220-6; D 83-118; I 0-1, 10/17/03, Pelosi Voted Nay, Gephardt Voted Yea; S. 1689, CQ Vote #400: Passed 87-12: R 50-0; D 37-11; I 0-1, 10/17/03, Clinton, Daschle And Feinstein Voted Yea) http://www.gop.com/RNCResearch/Read.aspx?ID=4217


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Did you know that one donation can help save the lives of up to three people? This year, SC State's Brooks Health Center, in conjunction with other campus organizations, will host a blood drive. This annual event will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the K.W. Green Student Center located on the campus of SC State University. All students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend this life-saving event. During the blood drive, interested participants will also have the opportunity to sign up for the bone marrow registry.
Pinkey Carter, director of Brooks Health Center, is excited about this year's blood drive. "This blood drive is in honor of the Sickle Cell Awareness Month. Persons with the sickle cell disease require multiple transfusions during their lifetime. Giving blood is a great way to help the Orangeburg community and the state of South Carolina," Carter says. "It is a very positive way to get students involved. During the event, students will receive health tips and other health information that may save their lives."
Donating blood is a safe, four-step process. This process includes registration, obtaining medical history, receiving a mini physical and blood donation. The mini physical will include the inspection of the donor's temperature, blood pressure, pulse and hemoglobin to ensure that it is safe for the donor to give blood. A typical blood donation takes approximately 10 or 12 minutes.
Donors must be healthy and 17 years of age or older. Donors under the age of 17 must have parental consent and weigh at least 110 pounds. For a successful donation, donors must maintain a healthy iron level and be hydrated. Hydration includes drinking an extra 16 ounces of liquid prior to and following their donation. Donors must also have a healthy meal before the donation takes place.
To donate blood, donors must bring a drivers license or two other forms of identification. Donors may also want to bring a list of any medications that they are currently taking.


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NORWALK – Detectives made an arrest Friday in connection with several residential burglaries in the north end of the city, police said.
Ryan Dudek, 19, of Ellen Street, was taken into custody at his home on three arrest warrants.
On Saturday, Lt. Thomas Mattera, commander of the Detective Bureau, said details of the crimes Dudek allegedly committed were not being released because they are related to an ongoing investigation.
Dudek was charged with two counts of third-degree burglary, first-degree larceny, and third-degree larceny.
He was held on combined court set bonds of $60,000 and given a court date of Dec. 23.
Mattera said anyone with information concerning residential burglaries in Norwalk should contact detectives Courtney Downer, John Sura or Louie Giannattasio at (203) 854-3011.


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Anna Mayes, the England netball team coach, said the Sunshine Girls should expect a tough series, as they seek to avenge their defeat at last year's Commonwealth Games.
"We are really looking forward to the series against the Sunshine Girls. It is always a hotly contested rivalry between us. We need to right some wrongs coming from the Commonwealth Games, so we are going to make it tough for the Jamaicans," Mayes said.
A full-strength England squad arrived at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay yesterday to take part in the series, which is scheduled to begin on January 10. The second and third Tests will be played on January 11 and 13, respectively. All the matches are set for the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston.
Mayes told The Gleaner that they have analysed footage of their loss in the Commonwealth Games and are looking to bounce back against the Sunshine Girls across the three Tests.
"It's a full-strength squad here; we are looking to do something special against the Sunshine Girls, who have some good players also. I am expecting a tough series, and we are hoping for the best," she said.
"We are missing one or two players, but the younger ones are coming through nicely, and we will be using this to get as much out of these emerging players as possible," she added.
"We have no predictions for the series, but we want to play good netball and, hopefully, do better than our hosts," said Mayes.
The Sunshine Girls will also have a strong squad, as top shooter Romelda Aiken is here and has already began training with the Sunshine Girls.
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Director : Andrew Adamson, Director : Vicky Jenson, Novel : William Steig, Author : Ted Elliott, Author : Terry Rossio, Author : Joe Stillman, Author : Roger S.H. Schulman, Producer : Jeffrey Katzenberg, Producer : Aron Warner, Executive Producer : Penney Finkelman Cox, Executive Producer : Sandra Rabins, Co-Producer : Terry Rossio, Co-Producer : Ted Elliott, Original Music Composer : Harry Gregson-Williams, Original Music Composer : John Powell, Editor : Sim Evan-Jones, Casting : Leslee Feldman, Production Design : James Hegedus, Art Direction : Guillaume Aretos, Art Direction : Douglas Rogers, Costume Design : Isis Mussenden, Producer : John H. Williams, Production Accountant : Luc Desmarchelier, Other : Bill Perkins, Other : Barry E. Jackson, Associate Producer : Jane Hartwell, Co-Executive Producer : David Lipman, Executive Producer : Steven Spielberg
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Man, I can't beleive I made my first posting almost 2 years ago…time flies when you work to much…and have kids…and move…
I purchased a bunch of wood more than a year ago…sound familiar…and finally decided last week that it was time to get back at it. I had purchased about 40 bdft of Cypress to build a couple of adirondack chairs. I had plans, I had templates…I had the wood…time to get going.
I went down to my "workshop", vacumed up the cobwebs…which were suprisingly thick. Discovered that liquid from an unkown source had spashed onto my jointer and my drill press table, which now had a nasty rust patch going. Fortunately, I am always prepared for such emergencies and was able to clean them back to bare metal and give them a nice coating of Boe-Shield. Almost like new!!!
After that I pulled out the Cypress and started to rough cut to lenght and width enough for 2 chairs. I think I'm going to come up short on the seat, but I am saving that until I get the frames put together. From rough cut I jointed and milled the boards for one chair and then using the templates and a template routing bit, trimed out the legs and the arm rests. Other than some issues with doublesided tape…which I asked about in the forum…things went well. I decided to use the bandsaw for the other shaped pieces, one needed a mitered cut anyway.
In the end I now have all the parts, less the seat, for one chair all milled and cut and ready for some sanding. About 6 – 8 hours…including tool clean up…over the last weekend.
I figure with a few evening this week I can have a chair ready to put togther next weekend…
I'ts nice to be back…I think I'll make a more concerted effort to stay this time!!
-- Chris N, Westford, MA - "If you won't eat something from your fridge that turned green...why would you eat something that started out that way?"