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Honestly, with America being a sprawling nation, it's practical for different areas to have different driving laws. Some terrain requires different safety than others, some cities are prone to different (bad) driving habits, and people in different areas have different takes on what makes drivers safer.
With that in mind, there are some driving laws that are just plain wacky. Here are a few of our favorites.
An old law says that drivers can go the wrong way on a one-way as long as they have a lantern attached to the front of the vehicle.
Don't honk your horn at a sandwich shop in Little Rock – it's illegal for drivers to honk "at any place where cold drinks or sandwiches are sold after 9 p.m."
It is illegal in CA for women to drive in…a bathrobe?
It's also illegal to shoot animals from a moving vehicle. Unsurprising, but quite specific.
Just in case you didn't know the steering wheel is of vital importance, Illinois made it illegal to drive without one.
It is illegal in NV to drive a camel on the freeway. But not on city streets, where you're free to hold up traffic to your heart's content.
New Jersey
Dogs and other pets must buckle up in the car or at least be in a pet carrier. One too many drivers were distracted by pets sitting on their laps while driving.
Also, those who have been charged with a DUI cannot apply to get a vanity license plate if the incident was within 10 years of the application. Trivial, but their lawmakers' hearts were in the right place, I guess.
New Mexico
Women are not legally permitted to pump their own gas or change their own tire. Of course, that's assuming there will be a man around to do it for them.
New York
In Sag Harbor, it is illegal to disrobe in your vehicle.
Rollerblading on the road in Ohio is illegal. Get off the road, kids!
South Carolina
In Hilton Head, it is illegal to have trash in your car.
In Lubbock, it's illegal to drive within an arm's length of alcohol.
In Richardson, U-turns are illegal.
In Galveston, it's illegal to drive down Broadway before noon on Sunday.
Also, across the state, it's illegal to drive without windshield wipers. Though there is no law against driving without a windshield!
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With AAA and other emergency roadside services, it may feel unnecessary to know how to change your own tire. But especially on road trips, knowing how to change a flat can save you hours of waiting and worry. Here is your guide to changing a tire, from blowout to back on the road.
Items you'll need
- Jack
- Lug wrench
- Spare tire
- Vehicles owners manual
(Your vehicle should already come with these items check your trunk for them before you go out and buy anything.)
Stop the car
When you realize your tire is flat, do not abruptly brake or make sharp turns. Instead, slow your vehicle and try to pull over to a safe location away from heavy traffic.
Try to find a flat space to park. Do not try to change your tire on an incline. The level ground keeps your car from rolling while you change your tire.
Hazard lights and E-brake
Once you realize you have a flat, turn on your hazard lights. Especially if you're in fast-moving traffic, four-ways let others know you're not moving normal speed and they might need to slow down or go around you. Leave them on while you're changing the tire if you're parked near moving traffic.
When you park, apply your parking brake. This will minimize the risk of your car rolling away while you're trying to change your tire.
Wheel Wedges
Place a heavy object like a brick, wheel wedge or wheel chocks in the front of, or behind, the tires to further ensure the vehicle doesn't roll while you fix the flat.
If you're changing a rear tire, put these in front of the front tires. If you're changing a front tire place them behind the rear tires.
Remove hubcap or wheel cover
If your vehicle has a hubcap covering the lug nuts, it will be easier to remove the hubcap before lifting the vehicle with a jack.
You can use a screwdriver to pry the hubcap off. Just insert the point of the tool where the edge of the cover meets the wheel and apply a little force. The hubcap should pop off.
This works for most cars, but if it does not for yours, refer to your owner's manual for the specific tool you should be using. You can also take it off with your bare hands if you need to.
Loosen the lug nuts
Using the lug wrench, find which measurement fits the lug nuts on your car. Once you've gotten the wrench onto a lug nut, use your weight to turn the wrench counter-clockwise.
Do not take the nut all the way off; you'll want them just loose enough that you can take them off with your hands after you jack the tire.
Jack up the vehicle
Place the jack securely under the car. The correct spot on each vehicle may vary, so consult your owner's manual for the exact spot to place the jack.
Once you have the jack properly placed, pump the jack up and down. Your car should start to lift, giving you the opportunity to change the tire.
Removing the tire
Completely remove the lug nuts by hand and put them in a safe place. Grab each side of the tire and pull it straight toward you until it completely slides off. Place the tire on its side so it doesn't roll away.
Placing the spare tire
Pick up the new tire (it may be heavy), line it up with the rim and place it on the car. Grab the lug nuts and place each one back on, tighten them as much as you can by hand.
Lower your vehicle
Use the jack to lower the vehicle so that the spare tire is resting on the ground, but the full weight of the vehicle isn't on the tire. Take the lug wrench and tighten all the lug nuts as much as you can going clockwise. Put all your body weight into tightening the nuts.
After all the lug nuts are as tight as possible you can remove the jack.
Replace the hubcap (optional)
If your spare tire is a full-sized tire (instead of a donut), you can go ahead and put the hubcap on. Put the hubcap in place the same way you removed it initially. If you have a donut spare, it probably won't fit, or be worth messing with until you get your permanent tire.
Drive cautiously
Donut spare tires aren't made to drive long distances, or at high speeds, so drive cautiously until you're able to get a new tire replacement.
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You're driving home and tired. To keep yourself awake, you're jamming to your favorite rock station, but not really paying attention to your surroundings.
All of a sudden, a deer pops out of nowhere, and you to swerve around him.
Does any of this sound familiar?
It is important for drivers to revisit night driving safety and avoid accidents in situations like this. Did you know that along with the increase of drunk drivers, the chances of an accident are three times greater at night than the daytime? Whether it is rush hour or a clear road, driving safely takes a lot more effort at night.
Check out these tips to help you drive through the night safely.
1. Headlight control
Turn your headlights on at least an hour before sunset. Not only does it make it easier to see in the dark, it also helps other drivers see you in the dark. Be considerate to other drivers around you and avoid using your high beams when approaching or behind another vehicle.
2. Clean headlights
Always keep your headlights clean. Make sure they work properly; otherwise replace the bulbs as soon as possible. Without working, clear headlights, there is a greater risk of getting into an accident as someone might not see you on the road.
3. Avoid distractions
It is already difficult to see in the dark, so we want to limit as many distractions as possible. Stay off your phone and pay attention to the road and surroundings. Avoid listening to loud music to hear the approaching traffic. Since it is harder to see at night, we must rely on our other senses for a safer drive.
4. Speed control
It is harder to see where we are driving in the night than the daytime, especially in the areas without street lamps. Always keep a safe distance from the car in front of you and avoid getting too close! Slowing down will also give you a better chance of stopping safely if a deer runs onto the road.
5. Stay up, be alert!
Continuously check all mirrors when driving for blind spots and any movements. Not only is it hard to see other motorists, it's as difficult to see animals on the road. Avoid eating a heavy meal before driving to avoid drowsiness, and stay hydrated. If you need to take a break from driving, stop by a hospital. This is a safe area for a stop.
6. Beat the darkness
Try to leave earlier than later. When it is lighter, we are more awake and attentive to our surroundings than when we drive at night. Our vision is not compromised, and we avoid the greater risks of night driving. This will accommodate the possibility of city traffic and slow-downs as well, which may set us back to arriving several hours after dark.
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Texas implemented a state no-text law for drivers in September 2017. While many counties already had cell phone bans, this new law bans reading and writing text communications across the state.
For some, it is an adjustment to wait to text or use hands-free devices, which is why we're providing some tips.
Understanding the new law is not only important to avoid a fine and ticket, but also for safety.
Out of sight, out of mind
If you are a driver who feels the need to immediately respond to a message, it is time to kick the habit. The easiest way to avoid the temptation is to commit to safe driving and place your cell out of reach. Either put it in the glove box on silent, or put your phone on airplane mode so you can't receive messages. Removing the temptation from your immediate reach will encourage you to wait until later to check your phone.
Mount your phone, but don't touch it when moving
Though it'd be ideal to turn your phone off or put it out of sight, some people use their phones for navigation or screening calls. For this, we recommend a magnetic dash mount for your phone, placed in a spot that's close to your line of vision. This way, even if you need to look at your phone for navigation, you aren't taking your eyes far off the road.
Your message alerts will still pop up if you're using your phone or navigation features, however. Some phones have the option to turn off alerts for specific apps. If you're most tempted by your messaging app, turn off the alerts when you're about to drive.
Know the law
City ordinances that were in effect prior to the state law are still enforced, including hands-free ordinances. Invest in a Bluetooth device if your car is not equipped with this feature. This will allow you to talk and also send messages through a voice-to-text app or feature on your phone.
With the no-text law, drivers can still make and receive phone calls, however, if you are making a call while driving it must be hands-free. Use a voice-activated feature on your phone to dial the number for you.
The no-text law does not prevent you from texting or reading while stopped, but once the car is in motion you must put the cell phone down. If an officer sees a driver in motion with their head looking down, or the car not maintaining a lane, the officer can pull the car over.
Texting and driving accidents can be prevented. Share these tips with other Texas drivers and make our roads safer.
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We live in a world with constant distractions, including while we are driving. Smartphones not only consume our attention while we work or at home, but also behind the wheel. Starting September 1, 2017 in Texas, it will be illegal to text and drive.
Campaigns are also in place by several organizations nationwide and major cell phone providers to send a constant reminder that using a phone while driving leads to injuries and fatalities.
Types of distractions
There is a long list of what can distract a driver, but there are only three types of distraction that interfere with concentration – cognitive, visual, and manual. An example of a manual distraction would be a driver removing hands from the steering wheel. Cognitive distractions take the driver's mental focus elsewhere and visual takes the driver's eyes off of the road.
Other actions that keep someone from focusing solely on driving include changing the radio station, looking at a map, talking on the phone or to others in the car, and eating. A recent survey showed that more than 60 percent say they have watched a driver apply makeup while driving, more than 50 percent witnessed someone reading, and more than 20 percent have seen a driver take a selfie while behind the wheel.
Although these tasks were not high scoring in the survey, people also witnessed drivers putting in contacts, flossing teeth, and actually putting on a costume.
Real Risks
A few seconds of a distraction behind the wheel can be deadly. Nationwide, there were 3,477 people who died in accidents in 2015 that were caused by a distracted driver. Since distractions can be anything and everything other than focusing on the road, it's difficult to prevent.
How to drive safer
Most distractions are preventable. It starts with the driver making a conscious effort to focus only on driving.
Here are a few tips:
- Make seat, mirror, GPS, and radio adjustments when you get into the vehicle, before you drive.
- Put your phone on silent and out of reach. Taking the temptation away from your immediate access will force you to wait to check it until later.
- Use hands-free features on your phone if you must make a call.
- Finish grooming/dressing before getting into your car. Running late isn't an excuse: It's better to arrive late than not at all.
- Eat before you drive. If you must take food with you on the road, choose snacks that are easy to manage with one hand and easy to contain.
- Get your passengers to help you out. If they're being distracting, ask them to quit the behavior causing the distraction. If you want to check something, change the radio station, navigation, etc. enlist the help of your passenger instead of doing it yourself.
- Find a noise background that helps you focus. For some people, this could be ambient music. It could be listening to an engaging podcast for others. It could be simulated background noise like rain or white noise. Figure out what audio distracts you and what engages your focus.
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Tire quality is a serious safety issue. Insufficient tread or air pressure leads to more than just a flat tire. In 2017, tire-related crashes resulted in 738 fatalities nationwide. While the number of tire-related crashes has dropped in the past decade, maintaining tires and preventing a blowout will help drivers avoid serious collisions and a trip to the auto body shop.
Every car owner should take a few routine steps to check and maintain the quality of the tires on a vehicle.
Maintain air pressure
Experts recommend that you check your air pressure at least once a month, and always before a long road trip. If you own a vehicle that was made within the past ten to 15 years, it likely has tire monitors that alert the driver if a tire has low air pressure, but it is best to manually check the air pressure to see exactly how the air pressure is in the tire.
The recommended air pressure can be found on the tire, the inside of the door frame, or in your owner's manual. Under-inflated tires can lead to tire damage, but over-inflated tires can lead to a blowout.
Measure tire tread
Good tread is necessary for traction and to maintain the durability of a tire. When tires look smooth, they need to be replaced.
A simple way to measure the tread on a tire is to insert a quarter with George Washington's head facing down into the tread. If the top of his head shows, the tire is worn and should be replaced.
Having tires rotated regularly helps them wear more evenly and not as quickly.
Alignment and balance tires
Maintaining proper alignment and balance on a vehicle can prevent a tire from wearing excessively and prevent a blowout.


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Really? I know! What a bizarre (but fun) combination…
Last week, I went along with a friend from work (Alastair- big whisky and science fan) to a whisky/science evening at the Glasgow Science Centre.
The night kicked off with whisky tasting…
Rod from the Good Spirits Company talked us through each whisky (list below). A scientist would occasionally step in to chat about 'molecules'? atoms?
I'm not going to lie- the more whisky I had the more my brain shut off to molecule chat.
We were then taken into the planetarium and blanketed with a night sky full of stars. Stunning! We learned about all the star constellations.. big dipper/cooking pot.
In all seriousness though, it was beautiful to see… especially after 6 drams!! 🙂
The list of whiskies from the night (courtesy of Rod's Twitter account – @rodbodtoo)
If my memory serves me right, i'm sure my favourite was number 4. Ever tried any of these?
Whisky makes you do strange things… at one point I felt I was levitating in
the room…
that's because…
I was levitating… in the room…
Anyhooo, last week was my first week in my new job at The Macallan. Loving it so far! Lovely people and lots of information to learn and take in! Exciting times! More on my Macallan adventures in future posts 🙂
Have a fabulous whiskified week.
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Wintergreen Quilt
Wintergreen Quilt is the perfect pretty floral design for scraps, or for using your favourite collection. I love how, depending on where you rest your eye, you can see the 8 point flowers or the square grid going through them.
Available as a PDF or paper pattern with printable templates, suitable for cutting your own templates, or as a complete EPP kit (45 degree kite acrylic template and pattern included).
All my kits come packaged in a beautiful, recycled cardboard, gift box.
This Kit includes all the paper templates you'll need to make this 64" x 64" quilt:
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This quilt kit includes a 45 degree kite acrylic template. The pattern includes instructions for rotary cutting the octagons and diamonds.
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Here is twenty holiday movies that are definitely binge worthy for all your holiday cravings.
November 8, 2018
It's hard not to get into the holiday spirit, especially when snow flakes start to fall and the smell of cinnamon and cloves fills the air. Every now and then its nice to escape the cold and what a better way to relax and get into the Christmas spirit then to watch some Christmas classics. Be careful, this list of movies may just keep you indoors and enjoying spirit of the holiday season.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
According to IMDb, "All the Whos love Christmas, yet just outside of their beloved Whoville lives the Grinch. The Grinch is a nasty creature that hates Christmas, and plots to steal it away from the Whos which he equally abhors. Yet a small child, Cindy Lou Who, decides to try and befriend the Grinch."
This movie will remind you of what christmas spirit is about.
Polar Express
According to Anthony Pereyra,"This is the story of a young hero boy on Christmas Eve who boards on a powerful magical train that's headed to the North Pole and Santa Claus's home. What unfolds is an adventure which follows a doubting boy, who takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole; during this ride, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery which shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those
who believe."
This movie teaches you to stay spirited through the holidays even as you grow up.
Elf (2003)
According to IMDb, "Buddy was a baby in an orphanage who stowed away in Santa's sack and ended up at the North Pole. Later, as an adult human who happened to be raised by elves, Santa allows him to go to New York City to find his birth father, Walter Hobbs."
This movie will inspire you to try out Buddy's Famous spaghetti with maple syrup. Don't forget to add as much candy as possible for garnish.
Here are some other Christmas classics which are sure to warm up the holidays.
There are so many movies out there that capture the spirit of the seasons. Comment your favorite below.


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Improving the performance of organic field effect transistor by optimizing the gate insulator surface (2005)
The effect of oxygen plasma treatment and/or silanization with hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) on the surface chemistry and the morphology of the SiO2-gate insulator were studied with respect to the performance of organic field effect transistors. Using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), it is shown that silanization leads to the growth of a polysiloxane interfacial layer and that longer silanization times increase the thickness of this layer. Most important, silanization reduces the signal from surface contaminations such as oxidized hydrocarbon molecules. In fact, the lowest concentration of these contaminations was found after a combined oxygen plasma/silanization treatment. The results of these investigations were correlated with the characteristic device parameters of polymer field effect transistors with poly(3-hexylthiophene)s as the semiconducting layer. We found that the field effect mobility correlates with the concentration of contaminations as measured by XPS. We, finally, demonstrate that silanization significantly improves the operational stability of the device in air compared to the untreated devices
Comparative study of the field-effect mobility of a copolymer and a binary blend based on poly(3- alkylthiophene)s (2005)
The performance of highly soluble regioregular poly[ (3-hexylthiophene)-co-(3-octylthiophetie)] (P3HTOT) as a semiconducting material in organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) is presented in comparison to that of the corresponding homopolymers. Transistors made from as-prepared layers of P3HTOT exhibit a mobility of ca. 7 x 10(-3) cm(2) V-1 s(-1), which is comparable to the performance of transistors made from as-prepared poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and almost 6 times larger than the mobility of transistors prepared with poly(3-octylthiophene) (P3OT). On the other hand, the solubility parameter delta(p) of P3HTOT is close to that of the highly soluble P3OT. Moreover, compared to a physical blend of poly(3-hexylthiophene) and poly(3-octylthiophene), the mobility of P3HTOT devices is almost twice as large and the performance does not degrade upon annealing at elevated temperatures. Therefore, the copolymer approach outlined here may be one promising step toward an optimum balance between a Sufficient processability of the polymers from common organic solvents, a high solid state order, and applicable OFET performances


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Thursday, October 31, 2013
Friday, October 25, 2013
Government subsidized salaries
"A single 300-person Walmart Supercenter store in Wisconsin likely costs taxpayers at least $904,542 per year." Nice Statistic – one that reflects the Federal Benefits provided because the workers are underpaid. Thus Walmart profits are basically the result of stealing from the Federal government – they steal the money that should go to paying a living wage to their workers… and compared to online pricing, and related costs of shopping, Walmart isn't cheap.
Wouldn't it be nice if certain employers actually paid a living wage – one high enough to keep its people off food stamps?
Monday, October 21, 2013
Tea Party Salesmen (ala Castro & Hitler)
Watching the Tea Party supporters, and reading their irrational rants against Obama and "Liberals" reminds me of those who supported Castro in Cuba (like Ted Cruz's dad) and Hitler in 1930's Germany.
Check there words. Where is the assertion of a positive benefit for their own group? How do THEY [the Tea Party rank & file voters] gain anything?
Does the Tea Party promise healthcare, better education, a better lifestyle, or some improvement to their standard of living and future economic security?
The answer is an obvious, and resounding, NO!
There is a vague idea that the deficit should be cut, but the companion idea is to reduce the Treasury income (Tax Revenues) needed to pay it off. Instead we hear of spending cuts – generally to the very social programs which have served to increase the American condition and distinguish it from third world nations … programs which make us either competitive with, or superior to, our economic competition.
They do not cut military spending – especially spending in foreign nations … spending that removes capital from our economy and injects it into the foreign GDP.
Hitler didn't offer anything – he opposed, he blamed, he attacked the Jews and blamed them in the same way the Tea Party attacks the liberals [generally associated with both Jews and Blacks, but seldom with Christians – though the teachings of Jesus were devoutly liberal]
When Rafael Cruz fought with Castro, like most fighters of his age, he was fighting against the government – he was not fighting for Communism … at least that is what he now claims. But, when Cruz Sr. came to America and availed himself of our educational system, he wasn't interested in fighting against Communism … instead we know he escaped to Canada rather than be subject to the 1960's Vietnam Draft. His son Ted was born in Canada ... is a natural born citizen of Canada; as such, is disqualified from the occupying the White House.
The pattern was simple, Rafael Cruz fought against, he did not fight for anything, and he taught his son that people will fight against anything – even their own best interest. The matter is just one of phrasing it to conform to their prejudice – in the same way Hitler did. His son is smart: he graduated Princeton, then magna cum laude from Harvard Law School. He knows how to phrase a lie.
The Tea Party is against liberals [code for blacks & Jews], and they oppose freedom which comes from education and good health. They oppose anything which betters the human condition. If you doubt that, try to itemize programs they advocate which help the average person.
The Tea Party will not advocate anything which fails to line the pockets of their elite with platinum… though they often settle for gold and silver.
Destroy the environment, YES they will do that. Make life harder for those who do basic jobs, YES they will do that. Take food from the hungry, leave the sick to die in the streets … they will do that to … though they will also make a big show of assisting the hungry and poor – if it allows them to solicit money to build their mansions.
the Tea Party does not stand FOR anything; but they do stand AGAINST everything that will in any way help make you, and your children, safer and more secure.
Of course, like Hitler, the Tea Party will only be seen for what it is after the harm is done. Usually fifteen or 20 or 25 years after they come to power. Funny thing, Hitler was an Austrian citizen until 7 April 1925, and became a German citizen after 25 February 1932 [renounced the former to officially be the latter then became Chancellor] … so he too was a dual national of sorts.
Our Target Date – as provided in "Saint Paul's Joke" – is 2034/5. That is only twenty years from now … fifteen years from the time whoever is elected in 2016 has their legislation in place. It will be interesting to see where the Jihad is at that time, and where it stands in 2034/5. it will also be interesting to see what history says to those who have fought against the interests of so many, so that they could inflict
PREDICTION 21October 2013
In effect, the Tea Party has given us,a gift that just keeps on giving.
Greenspan is sympathetic with the Tea Party, so, in accordance with his past inability to see serious problems which are otherwise obvious, we are probably headed for disaster.
Hang in there, it can only get worse - remember, the al-Qaeda war has yet to begin; first they need to solidify their hold in the Middle East; then they attack Rome. The time line could span another decade, possibly two ...in the meantime, the Tea Party must destroy the American economy
Unless the Tea Party can cripple the United States, al-Qaeda cannot hope to advance in Europe. History has repeatedly demonstrated an American reserve force is the savior of Europe. Control the oil, force America to eat its reserves, and, by 2025, they are free to engage Europe ...
ENJOY ... US WWII babies will probably miss,all the fun.
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Miscarriage a Terrorist tool implimented in El Salvador, and by "Right to Life" groups
About 65 percent of 1,083 men and women surveyed said they thought miscarriage was rare, when in fact, it occurs in one out of four pregnancies, with Chromosomal abnormalities as the most common cause of miscarriages, accounting for 60 to 80 percent.the researchers said.
The emotional impact, as reported by 66 percent of those who experienced a miscarriage, is severe and potentially equivalent to losing a child, which is a reality for many people who experience one.
Its is commonly believed that miscarriage was rare, and believed that stressful events or chronic stress were the major causes. These false beliefs often lead to feelings of guilt or blame in parents who experience a miscarriage.
Adding insult to injury are nations like El Salvador, which has one of the toughest anti-abortion laws in the world. A side-effect of their Fundamentalist approach to abortion is that women who suffer miscarriages are sometimes suspected of inducing an abortion - and can even be jailed for murder.
Thus, assuming that the El Salvadorian medical system is comparable to that of the United States, one in four pregnancies result in miscarriages; among those, the pregnancies which have progressed far enough to be known and identified – which then self-abort through miscarriage – become murders under the law in El Salvador. Effectively establishing that El Salvador will jail any women who have, or are impregnated by men who have, damaged chromosomes.
Funny – Christian Fundamentalists in America – those you identify as "Right to Life" – want the right to imprison in the same way. They also want the right – one now forbidden by the Supreme Court – to murder any woman who's life is endangered by her pregnancy. Third party murder of total strangers is, and has historically always been, an objective of those who allegedly value human life.
NOTE that these same groups support military action in distant lands – which involves the wholesale murder of people they do not know and who have not committed any crime.
We can look to Syria, and other regions where Jihadist elements are at work, and see the same disregard for innocent lives. The world is quickly being divided into those who honor the Bible and Koran, and those who claim to represent it – but who, in practice, strive to violate every requirement to protect the innocent and value life. Their mantras can be reduced to do-good claims which are designed to conceal their evil intent and practices.
"Saint Paul's Joke" – are you laughing yet?
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Ted Cruz begins the next al-Qaeda attack
Ted Cruz, having failed to achieve the goal set down for him by Al-Qaeda — the economic destruction of the American Economy — is deemed "selling the American people down the river."
The Republicans in House and Senate who voted to avert a Global Recession and allow America to retain its place as an Economic Superpower, and ensuring that the Dollar remained the world's reserve Currency, and safe haven is deemed a loss and those who, twelve Days after Ayman al-Zawahiri called for personal attacks on the American economy, did everything they could to fulfill that objective are now the "Good Guys".
We can see from Cruz that his alleged "Good Guys" could not "w in a fight w hen [their] own team is firing cannons at the people w ho are standing up and leading, …"
But w here were they leading?
Clearly over an economic cliff.
Let us recall that, high on that list of objectives set down by Osama Bin Laden w as the destruction of the U.S. economy which, he declared in 2004, would be accomplished by "bleeding America to the point of bankruptcy." DEFAULT on Government Securities is the Internal equivalent of Bankruptcy — and that is precisely w hat Cruz was fighting for.
Now he castigates those who refused to serve Al-Qaeda, those w ho refused to serve Osama Bin Laden, and refused to obey Ayman al-Zawahiri's call for personal attacks on the American economy. Ted Cruz obeyed — when he read Dr. Seuss into the House Record, rather than conduct the Nation's Business as he was charged by his responsibility under his oath as a Senator.
We already know 162 Al-Qaeda operatives in high-ranking positions revealed themselves by their NO VOTE to ending the Shutdown and avoiding Default. That NO represented a loud YES to bankrupting America and plunging the world into a Global Recession.
Watch the discussion boards – Al-Qaeda operatives cheer those who voted to destroy America. These operatives, or the dimwits they rely upon to further their objectives, are going to fight to bring the nation down. They will engage attacks on the White House and any who need a strong humane governmental structure. They oppose any assistance to those who Jesus commanded be assisted.
Remember, in the Koran, The Prophet Mohammed decreed respect for "The People of the Book" – the Jews, and what is now Israel – he had married a Jewish woman, and would certainly disown any who attacked her family, or anyone else who followed the Old Testament Laws which he mandated his followers follow. The Prophet, was not unlike Saul of Tarsus [St. Paul – as shown in "Saint Paul's Joke"] in that regard… both men dictated obedience to the law: teachings of both were subverted to create groups that practiced evil as their religion … both groups killed, rather than educated.
Ted Cruz is part of this pattern of propagating evil.
Ted Cruz bemoans his latest failure to achieve that goal.
Friday, October 18, 2013
Does Kindness -- the Golden Rule -- Pay?
12:06 PM EDT Friday 18 October 2013
The domestic entitlement policies as sustainable ... but not if America continues to be "policeman to the world".
Consider the communities which fight to have military bases. Their economies prosper because of it -- with them the economies of the surrounding communities.
It is based on an economic multiplier -- money introduced circulates in a community seven to ten times before exiting. Each each of the 7-10 steps generates tax revenues (local, state, federal) The federal share, including Social Security contributions, is 2.1 to 3 times the dollars introduced.
However, if the military base is in a foreign nation -- it literally exports prosperity to foreign nations (post war occupancy of Japan and Germany are nice examples). The drive for a foreign military presence harms the economy and tax rolls ... reverse or reduce that foreign economic footprint and domestic programs are not in jeopardy ... and become fully sustainable. In fact, items like Food Stamps, AFDC and Social Security (now you can add ACA) grow the economy and federal revenues by 2.1-3 dollars for every one outlaid. That is why those who voted to default attack these programs ... they must be destroyed to allow the deficit to increase and the American economy to collapse ... as al-Qaeda has stated was their object.
We can talk of foreign threats, but any domestic threat, which can be shown to be credible, is best answered by an attack which erases those who fund, or lead it – ideally both. Warn the innocents to leave their cities, then erase the cities, or capital buildings. One day, one shot, using drones or ICBM's – informing the populace first and maybe giving them the option to immediately address the problem elements.
Citizens can side with the terrorists, or permanently remove them.
If they side with them, they die with them.
America no longer needs to have boots on the ground. It serves no purpose in this modern age – al-Qaeda proved that on 9/11 and when their agents nearly crashed the Global Economy through their actions over the past three weeks. America also needs to remember, as do those who wish to criticize this approach to the use of the military force, the GOLDEN RULE says, "Do until Others AS they do unto you." Another variation says, "Do until Others AS YOU WOULD HAVE them do unto you." Together these dictate that you do NOT strike first – unless you want your strike mirrored onto you, so if first, let it be with kindness and love -- but you do strike back – with equal or greater kindness, love, or, in military context, Force and deadly power.
If al-Qaeda strikes, strike back. If they leave you alone, leave them alone. If they attack your friends, attack their friends. If they seek to undermine your economic base, undermine theirs. If innocents are in region, warn them – they did you no harm, and would, in the future, be obligated to warn you.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Al-Qaeda Tea Party Timeline
On Friday September 13th, Al-Qaeda's leader Ayman al-Zawahiri called upon Muslims to strike inside the United States, with big attacks or small, using any opportunity they can to "bleed" America financially. Basically a call for 'lone-wolf'' actions by any who supported Al-Qaeda's goals and objectives – specifically the destruction of the American Economy.
High on that list of objectives set down by Osama Bin Laden was the destruction of the U.S. economy which, he declared in 2004, would be accomplished by "bleeding America to the point of bankruptcy." Bin Laden also said, "We, alongside the mujahedeen, bled Russia for 10 years until it went bankrupt and was forced to withdraw in defeat." Therefore he knew, what had worked in 1980 would probably still work two decades later.
Two and a half years later, in 2006, the Financial Times warns "Investors hasten exit from US Treasury bills amid default fears"brought on by Bush's "War on Terror" causing America to hemorrhage money – not to get Bin Laden, but to kill his enemy – an enemy of al-Qaeda and all Islamic terrorist –Saddam Hussein.
Of significance to this plan and its effectiveness is the fact that George W Bush declared, on 13 March 2002, "I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority." Of the man who was successfully bleeding the American economy, Bush added "I am truly not that concerned about him." Bush was far more concerned with killing the man that Bin Laden wanted dead – neither the American economy, nor the global economic superiority of America was of no importance to him, or the Republicans.
Bush had gone from declaring "Wanted DEAD or ALIVE" on 13 September 2001, to "Who cares, he's not relevant" and he did so in exactly six months. Where were the Tea Party and Republicans?
Did they make the slightest effort to defend the American economy, or did they start OUTSOURCING jobs … thus protecting their wealth by removing it from the influence of their action, or inaction?
On 2 May 2011, in Abbottabad, Pakistan, the Obama administration killed Bin Laden – who, we discover, was living in luxury, and NOT as Bush wanted us to believe, in a cave with either and open or closed door. LUXURY within eyesight and shouting distance of Bush supported military – Bin Laden could watch the military from his roof … and Bush could not find him … he was irrelevant.
Two years ago, in the spring of 2011, Paul O'Neill, Treasury Secretary under George W. Bush, warned us that, "The people who are threatening not to pass the debt ceiling are our version of al Qaeda terrorists. Really. They're really putting our whole society at risk by threatening to round up 50 percent of the members of the Congress, who are loony, who would put our credit at risk."
In 2009, according to bin Laden's math, each $1 al Qaeda has spent on strikes has cost the United States $1 million in economic fallout and military spending, including emergency funding for Iraq and Afghanistan. Bin Laden boasted that "As for the size of the economic deficit, it has reached record astronomical numbers." Al-Qaeda was still achieving, and expanding, its objectives.
Now we come to September 2013. Knowing they are going to push the nation into Shutdown and toward the brink of Default – toward the goal set forth by Bin Laden and echoed by Ayman al-Zawahiri two weeks earlier, the Republican controlled House Rules Committee changes the Rules – during a shutdown ONLY the Republican Speaker of the House will be allowed to ask for a vote – floor member are denied the right they normally have.
Twelve Days after Ayman al-Zawahiri called for personal attacks on the American economy, Senator Ted Cruz is on his feet and talking for 21 hours straight – But he said nothing … he was setting the stage for closing America and costing the nation $24 Billion. Cruz had found a way to follow the dictate set down by Bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri.
For Ted Cruz and the Tea Party, the deficit and pending economic default were less important than reading Dr. Seuss and talking about Star Wars, so that they would be part of the historical House Congressional Record. Also in the talk was his hatred of providing medical care to the poor – a most delightful anti-Christ stance from someone whose supporters include alleged Christians. … Think in terms of "Saint Paul's Joke" … the those who come in the name of Jesus, but who Jesus states he will disown.
Ever notice, Ted Cruz, the al-Qaeda Senate leader, has a striking resemblance to Bill Murray. But his hate for America, and love of following al-Qaeda, is not funny.
Had America gone into default, which as the final vote showed, 144 Republican Congressmen and 18 Republican Senators wanted and voted for ON THE RECORD, it is clear that Osama Bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri and their al-Qaeda network would have won a resounding victory. They would have achieved a goal which was part of the 9/11 attack. Ted Cruz, and all the 162, would have proved themselves the most revered of all al-Qaeda the operatives. @TedCruz #TedCruz @alQaeda
ON RECORD: "Ted Cruz's still-young political action committee pulled in $797,000 during the period that included his extended C-SPAN advertorial. It's nearly twice what Cruz pulled in the quarter prior." gee 3/4 million $$$ for 21 hours of reading a children's story, and attempting to destroy the American place in the Global Economy... al-Qaeda support contributors pay well.
Did "Republican Surrender" or al Qaeda operatives vote for Default?
The title of the New York Times article, The Republican Surrender, is inaccurate. Honest Americans broke with the 162 members of both Houses of Congress who are devout al Qaeda supporters seeking the destruction of the American Economy in order to plunge the Global Economy into Recession.
Those traitors will not stop.
Over the course of the next four months these 162 will endeavor to hurt the elderly & children; they will work to distract Congress from the nation's business, and again seek to force Default. Their issues will be emotional, but unfounded in fact, and under logical analysis. Their positions will, in Christian Terms, clearly be anti-Christ. But then, their positions go against all humane theologies and doctrines.
SAINT PAUL'S JOKE: to achieve the Davidic Prophecy; the Prophecy in The Book of Revolution, which relates to the prophecies of Islam - The KORAN speaks of its people being the "Army in White"; even the Hindu New Age, which began December 21st, requires the same "cleansing".
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Congress sends Obama bill to end shutdown
The Senate Bill was approved by the house 285-144. So we now know there are clearly 144 Members of the US Congress who want this nation destroyed… who want to achieve the stated al Qaeda objective of the economic destruction of the American and World Economy.
All 198 Democrats present in the House voted yes, and 87 Republicans voted yes as well. All 144 no votes were Republicans.
We now are assured that the Republican Party has fallen under the full controlled of al Qaeda … 144 Congressmen in the pay of al Qaeda and – like any suicide bomber – are willing to go to the wall and through it.
We can now discover who they are, and which states have been taken over.
'HIS' servants are exposing themselves
Next round in apocalyptic journey begins
Rubio Demands More Sanctions on Iran
Looking at "An end to the government shutdown ???" we have a list of al Qaeda operatives in the United States Senate… one of them has taken the opportunity to express his (or is it their) opinion on Iran.
Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, introduced a Senate resolution calling for more pressure: "No one should be impressed by what Iran appears to have brought to the table in Geneva …Tehran has broken its word far too many times to be trusted. Due to its complete disregard for previous international agreements, we must take a firm stand in all negotiations regarding the nuclear capabilities Iran is permitted to retain."
Of course, as an al Qaeda, Rubio has informed us that the terrorists have their eyes on both Iran and their nuclear potential. The term, "FIRM STAND", as defined by Rubio's desire to see the American Economy plunge of a cliff to its death as a world force, clear means force them to engage in military action.
It should be noted that, effective 2015, the Senate Banking Committee wants us to boycott Iranian Oil. These are its members:
Dean Heller (R-NV), Tom Coburn (R-OK), and Richard Shelby (R-AL) appear to be the al Qaeda moles on that committee. We all know the power of Canadian Ted Cruz (R-Tex) as instigator of the Shutdown and controlling force in the effort to destroy the Constitution and the Nation.
The Most Harm To The Most People
as a force of nature, it is growing.
@TheMostHarm @ToTheMostPeople
An end to the government shutdown ???
OK 18 Republicans in the Senate are on record as wanting the Nation to DEFAULT, then crash and burn. They want the Stock Market to crash, the dollar to lose value, interest rates to rise, and after the dollar ceases to be a reserve safe-haven currency, the world economy to be disrupted.
18 Republicans want the world to go to Hell:
Care to gamble on how well they will be rewarded? Have they ensured their re-elections – because those they represent HATE AMERICA and support the al Qaeda goal of destroying the American economy?
As of 12:01 Friday, the Tea Party Wins(America dies)
Nixon was to be impeached -- for clear HIGH CRIMES -- and bailed, was pardoned and the game ended.
Impeach Obama for his alleged religion (somebody would be violating Freedom of Religion).
Impeach Obama for his breaches in campaign promises -- everyone in the Republican party would be subject to Recall.
Impeach Obama for not being a Natural Born American -- all Hawaiians would be disqualified ... and if strict reading is used, anyone not born in the original thirteen states ... But they want to run Ted Cruz, who is a Natural Born Canadian with statutory citizenship derived via his mother (who preferred Canada over the States).
Impeach Obama for the administration having rules that favor targeted groups -- that opens nearly have the laws on the books to invalidation (they benefit, exempt, or target, specific groups). Most University Texts on Government detail how, and how often, its done... as do texts on taxation and tax shelters.
Of course, Impeachment will freeze legislative action for the duration of the hearings. The government will effectively be paralyzed in terms of the ability to respond to outside threats.
But nobody needs to accept that -- let's do it and see what happens ... which strangely, was the logic of some towards ACA ... of course ACA problems didn't bring the nation to the verge of permanent disaster, it was those who didn't believe their assessment was correct and couldn't take the chance ACA would actually work -- who didn't believe they would gain "I TOLD YOU SO" power in the 2014 & 2016 election cycles.
First, let's all do as the Tea Party and al Qaeda want, let's see the nation default and go bankrupt. Then let's impeach the President for his alleged religion or whatever. Both the Tea Party and al Qaeda will be happy ... and isn't that what most of the posters on the various discussion boards really want? The same end to America that Osama Bin Laden set as an al Qaeda agenda in 1993?
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
rope-a-dope = tea party & national economy?
On September 12, al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri released an audiotape saying "We should bleed America economically by provoking it to continue in its massive expenditure on its security, for the weak point of America is its economy, which has already begun to stagger due to the military and security expenditure."
The Speaker of the House of Representatives now has extraordinary powers – granted him by the Tea Party Shutdown and the Republican House Rules Committee. During this, or any other Shutdown, ONE man can stop ALL LEGISLATUION … as much as the Tea Party would like to have you believe otherwise, that man is not the American President, it is a Representative from one state whose party happens to be the majority.
We know al Qaeda intended to destroy the American Economy – the Tea Party has cooperated with that goal in the same way George Bush cooperated with their goal to kill Saddam Hussein. It seems that the Republicans are doing all of al Qaeda's bucket list items.
When will the nation wakeup and realize that the 'WAR ON TERROR' is a war against the Unites States – one in which a segment of the elected American officials is working to destroy America.
OK get upset about that idea – but, for a moment, play scientist (yes they hate science too, but just this once, show intelligence) – test the hypothesis. Ask what al Qaeda has set as a goal, and then see id the Tea Party actions will assist in their achievement. Does a US default, which destabilizes the global economy, assist al Qaeda? Do they gain if we have to cut Border Patrols or Homeland Security? Do they gain if, to pay for Border Patrols we will need to cut SNAP and Social Security? Do they gain if the Treasury Notes plunge in value – or are deemed worthless within the BOND MARKET?
Treasury Notes are the "Social Security Trust Fund" and, as part of the pay-as-you-go system, need to be sold to cover the growing outlays caused by the Baby-Boom retirement. If they lose pre-maturity market value, the underpinning of Social Security is jeopardized.
Countdown is in progress … the dawn of doomsday approaches.
ALLOW THE TEA PARTY its power to destroy America. They began before they had the name. Now we END their decades long effort.
November first is actually the critical date – the Date when Social Security checks stop.
Monday, October 14, 2013
Watch Republican HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES establish it works for al-Qaeda
LOL watch the CONGRESSIONAL HOUSE chairman affirm that the Republicans are now fully and exclusively in charge or, and control, a call to vote on reopening the Government ... they have legislated a rules change which amounts to a bloodless coup to take over America and crash it into poverty: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jd-iaYLO1A
THIS is the TEA PARTY AT WORK to destroy America by achieving the long stated goal of al-Qaeda -- to bring down the American Economy ... if nothing else, they and their supporters are are defacto al-Qaeda agents.
It's all the Republicans
What love is TEA PARTY PLANNING: "a measure passed Oct. 1 by the House Rules Committee — a body, like the House of Representatives itself, with a Republican majority — that essentially prevents House members from calling for a vote to end the partial government shutdown, now reserving that right for the House majority leader."
Thus, this whole matter is pure Republican -- 100 % House controlled ... The President and Democrats are removed from the default process, only the Republican Speaker of the House can prevent USA from becoming the next Greece.
We also need to understand that one of the agencies the Tea Party will default on paying is HOMELAND SECURITY.
Basically, the Tea Party has already, and will continue to, set the stage for the next 9-11 … The borders are virtually open, and, should America go into default on Thursday (14 Oct), it will have daily tax revenues equal to seventy percent (70%) of its daily needs. Look at another way, it will need to cut a third of its budget – anything which is not in every sense not an immediate priority.
What gets cut? Interest payments on Treasuries? Foreign nations and rich Tea Party backers will want their checks, so that's off the table. Social Security – an average $500 a month for 62 million Americans, plus the administration cost – Bush wanted that privatized and this will get rid of it … but will in no way withhold collection of the withholding contribution. In a pay-as-you-go pension system, backed and subsidized by the Treasury Bonds Social Security was required to buy, will stop. Withheld funds are embezzled so that China, Mexico and other nations which benefited from outsourcing will get their money, but our elderly will be allowed to have the electricity turned off and freeze to death as winter temperatures plummet – NOTE, the Tea Party has insisted that and temporary extension end, and default begins, in time for the Winter & Christmas Season.
Then there is the matter of theft -- Social Security funds due from the Treasury Bonds and representing the past payments, plus interest, made by now retired or disabled workers.
THIRTY PERCENT REDUCTION – no more highway work; no more repairs to bridges; a plunge in construction work which will then result in a plunge in tax revenue and so require more cuts. THIRTY PERCENT quickly becomes FIFTY PERCENT … and America is still in default … as fun has it, as Treasury Bonds mature, there are no funds to pay them (we usually borrow to pay, a function called rolling over the debt) … YEP! Another cut in resources which will require another cut in "benefits".
The window is a mere two years. Then we have the 2016 Presidential Election – no incumbent, open field, who will be blamed? Does it matter? The Dollar will no longer be a Reserve Currency, and our credit rating will make Greece look like a secure investment. China controls the game … it will be the Yuan which becomes the Reserve Currency, and the Yen will be solid. The world will be in recession.
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Economic Disaster Approaches – enjoy what you asked for.
LOL IMPEACH OBAMA for the high crime of being a president.
As of Sunday the 13th, with four days to go to a crash, The Tea Party "Republicans put forward a six-week delay, which Democrats argue would set up another fiscal crisis right before the crucial holiday shopping season." As for Obama, he said ""It wouldn't be wise, as some suggest, to just kick the debt ceiling can down the road for a couple of months, and flirt with a first-ever intentional default right in the middle of the holiday shopping season." [Sounds Presidential and concerned with the busiest economic season in our economy, while Tea Party shows total disregard for the Nation's economic welfare.]
Republican Sue Collins has promoted March 2014 (Sue is a gem, and her date indicates, by then, the Republicans will find a way to Kneecap the Tea Party) -- "Senate Democratic leaders rejected that idea." The Senate Democrats are pushing for an honest and long-term resolution, "Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell say they are working to broker a deal, although both sides warn..."
"The president of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, has warned that the United States is just "days away from a very dangerous moment" because of the government's borrowing crisis. ... "If this comes to pass it could be a disastrous event for the developing world and that will in turn greatly hurt the developed economies as well," he added."
"International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde warned in an interview that the combination of a U.S. government shutdown coupled with a default on the country's debt —looming if Republicans and the White House can't reach a deal soon — would bring "massive disruption the world over.""
Yep this is the Nation which leads the world -- an idiotic minority, devoted to violation of the teachings of Jesus (vis-a-vis care for the sick and poor) have corrupted it and are bringing the World to a Global Economic Disaster ,,, the Tea party agenda is clear ... create poverty and suffering. Of course, in the process, lie: tell people that an Hawaiian is not a citizen, or qualified to be President ... but a Natural Born Canadian somehow is. Lie about religions, and anything else their illiterate followers will accept ... a recent survey showed that these people do not know THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT is what they refer to as OBAMACARE -- the survey discovered that they strongly favor the former and oppose the latter. Yep ... great grounds for impeachment... and, apparently, better grounds for crashing the world economy.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Here is a WAKE-UP WARNING those who say things like "Obama has never been able to admit his own lies", "Obama broke his campaign promise", or "Obama lied about ..."
If you voted for Obama based on a specific assertion, or you relied upon his assertion that he would seek to do something, then you are a Democrat who might have the right to say "Obama Lied".
If you are a Democrat, you are also an idiot -- you will through away the White House because some minor goal wasn't achieved the way you wanted it?
Impeach Obama? Why not just admit you'd prefer to have Joe Biden as President -- or is it that you'd take anyone who was white?
Another point to "Saint Paul's Joke"
2034/5 to 2064/5 represent the critical period for Isaac Newton and the calculations in "Saint Paul's Joke" … now we have a report that:
"Scientists from the University of Hawaii at Manoa calculated that by 2047, plus or minus five years, the average temperatures in each year will be hotter across most parts of the planet than they had been at those locations in any year between 1860 and 2005.
"To put it another way, for a given geographic area, "the coldest year in the future will be warmer than the hottest year in the past," said Camilo Mora, the lead scientist on a paper published in the journal Nature."
"Under high emissions, the paper found a climate departure date of 2031 for Mexico City, 2029 for Jakarta and for Lagos, Nigeria, and 2033 for Bogotá, Colombia."
So yet more confirmation that the apocalyptic era of Sir Isaac Newton – predicted in the Book of Revelation – is on schedule. "Saint Paul's Joke" might well come to be. Are you going to be the one who ignores it, and thus becomes the butt of it?
Republican Crazy Talk About the Debt Ceiling Posted: 10/08/2013 4:56 pm
"[Obama] must ignore the debt ceiling and order the Treasury to continue to pay all the nation's bills.
"[Obama] should rely on Section 4 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which says the "validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law ... shall not be questioned." The debt itself is clearly "authorized by law" because it's the direct result of laws authorizing the U.S. to spend and to tax. The showdown over the debt ceiling is over payment of the debt, not the legality of the debt itself. Arguably, what the Constitution requires trumps any law governing the debt-ceiling.
"If Republicans disagree, let them try to impeach the president."
Matter solved. If the Congress cannot, or refuses to, do its job, Obama simply obeys the Constitution and orders payment of bills prior to them doing into default. The Tea Party can then impeach the President for the High Crime of obedience to the Constitution -- the same Constitution that they insist upon spitting on.
Basically a Constitutional version of "Saint Paul's Joke" -- which will be applied to those who back the Tea party. For those not familiar with scripture: "Saint Paul's Joke" examines the words and doctrine of Saul of Tarsus (St. Paul) [Constitution based on Jesus & Peter] rather than the practices commonly followed which are in accordance with the dictates of Augustine of Hippo [Tea Party]; in terms of this discussion, the old testament "Rule of Solomon" applies -- to be liable for the consequences of ones action, one must first be informed they are wrong (misguided, or stupid).
Those who support the Tea Party and pronouncements of Rush Limbaugh [modern Augustine] will be held liable for the aftermath of a default. Curiously, the "Rule of Solomon" does not require anyone save the sinner's ass -- so Obama is not obligated to simply order payment ... he has done his job by warning of the outcome of a default.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
OK, I have made my position on Tea Party and Impeach Obama clear... NOW ... WHY NOT? It would be great! Joe Biden would become President, the Republicans have no opposing candidates with Biden's experience ... Ted Cruz is a natural born Canadian and therefore disqualified from being either President or Vice-President ... there are no viable candidates for the 2016 election (Obama can't run anyway) so Biden (who would be 73, 74 two weeks after election) could run and possibly serve two terms. if he becomes sick, or dies in office, his VP would be open for two terms -- possibly ensuring the Democrats eight to sixteen years in the White house ... so possibly control until 2032.
If the House continues its nonsense, the Republicans could be booted out both the House and Senate ... so six year of Democratic control would be ensured ... and all because the Tea party doesn't want people to have medical care, and refuse to allow a vote on a clean budget bill that would ensure the nation does not go into default on 17 October.
If the nation does default -- interest rates will rocket up, the economy will go the way of Greece and everybody will be really pissed at the Republicans. Especially since a default would allow China to grab the economic high ground (it is already moving that way).
Monday, October 7, 2013
Impeach Obama Ad … published by those committing treason
Read the ad ... the impeachable action is NOT that of Obama, but the Republicans: The act in question is the shutdown of the government through blackmail -- the demand to defund a working program which benefits Americans and which has been signed on to by Republican Governors across America because it helps their states ... failure to meet that demand results in putting 800,000 Government employees out of work and denying them the means to meet their expenses. Military, Weather (storm warnings), and quasi-emergency services -- including, but not limited to, cancer treatment for children -- are all being blocked by the blackmailers. This is an attack by the Tea Party on the American Citizen and Obama is fighting against it. Thus, only criminals, or those seeking to destroy America, would support the defunding demand, or allege an impeachment basis against Obama.
Tea Party Republicans attack and try to destroy America by closing it down (clearly an act of HIGH TREASON); so we need to impeach the man who is trying to stop them... Now that is good sound Tea Party Logic... " St. Paul's Joke " ... the Tea party represents the idiots who don't get it (hence are spiritually doomed).
Read "Saint Paul's Joke" and find out what the obligation is … or read the parable of the Good Samaritan begin and learn what the Christian and Jewish obligation to the sick entails. The Tea Party is clearly opposed to that teaching of Jesus, so it might not be too out of line to say they represent the modern anti-Christs who will bring about the apocalypse.
Countdown to 2034/5
One Step Closer (to Tea Party Goal)
By threatening to shut the government unless the Affordable Care act was defunded, the Tea Party and Republicans achieved the opposite of what they professed to seek – but reality is, it is exactly what they have always sought. The government is closed, and the Affordable Care Act is going forward. The goal was not to stop the Affordable Care Act, it was to disable the American Government.
THE MOST HARM TO THE MOST PEOPLE requires that they destroy America – it is exactly as al-Qaeda leaders have declared: increase deficit, decrease efficiency, hurt the people (in part) by denial of medical care. Destroy, or otherwise weaken, the infrastructure.
Just watch. Not today, but next year. Where will the deficit be? Up or down? And will it be there because of the deal they make for ending this? Consider: Are they going to push for tax cuts? That's the quickest way to inflate the deficit – borrow rather than use income. Wait and watch – enjoy the smoke and mirrors while the Tea Party does the work of al-Qaeda.
Syria resolved
OK ... now that is what,we needed. No nonsense,about bombs that aid al Qaeda or destabilize the Middle,East... we can leave that to the Tea Party Candidates ... if all goes according to schedule, the 2016 election will see a Democrat elected; then 2024 will have,an idiot Tea Party type and by 2032 we will be,facing the destruction of Rome, no oil, and a full scale "Modern" global war ... al Qaeda types in the streets rather than massive armies facing off.
OK ... you didn't read it here first ... but will, eventually learn that it,was said here first.
"SAINT PAUL'S JOKE" by then, nobody will be laughing, everyone will be praying, and it will be too late.
Thursday, October 3, 2013
SHUTDOWN is ILLEGAL
the issue of the Debt Ceiling was settled in 1868 with the passage of the 14th Amendment ... specifically SECTION 4.
"The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned."
NOTE: "public debt of the United States, authorized by law" When Congress passes the legislation and the President signs it, the debt becomes valid and there is no limitation imposed by an imaginary "Debt Ceiling". However, since it is enacted as law, and contradictory to other laws – the legislature is violating the law by authorizing obligations which exceed the debt ceiling – that is, the member of Congress who proposed the debt is violating the law and is a criminal. We can extend that to all members, including the President, as accomplices after the fact – but the burden of criminal behavior goes to the one introducing the legislation. It is the obligation of CONGRESS to ensure it conforms to its own laws, and the President to veto if he has cause to believe those laws were violated … a expectation of the debt ceiling being raised shields the President, but not those in Congress who fail to vote on, or oppose, a proforma raising. When the Republican Party supported the cutting of tax revenue that was a part of the new, and enacted, health Care Law, they were engaged in a willful violation of the Constitution and Law … one which justifies their removal from Congress.
In theory, all employment associated Legislative Acts creating National parks are a matter of LAW and therefore can be kept open with payments made. the same would go for the creation of any agency as a mater of legislative action. The very idea of a shutdown is -- in a Constitutional context -- illegal, unless legislation is enacted to create it.
From HUFF POST
@ChrisWeigant reports in Huffington Post: "Republicans have staged these showdowns and shutdowns over the question of the budget and the deficit. Unfortunately for them, the deficit is falling at a faster rate than it has since World War II. The economy is improving, tax revenues are up, and spending has been cut. This takes the wind out of the Republicans' austerity sails. Make no mistake about it, this battle is not about the federal budget in any way, shape, or form. If there was some underlying "cut deficits" strategy to the Republican shutdown, then why would the House have passed a budget bill on the brink of the shutdown which increased the debt by $29 billion? Yes, you heard that right -- House Republicans, this Monday, wanted the Senate to increase the debt by billions to cut an Obamacare tax they didn't like. So -- please -- don't try to tell me this is about deficits or the budget, because Republicans' own actions prove that to be false."
Republicans claim to want fiscal responsibility, but we can clearly see they want to increase the National Debt so that their backers can keep a few pennies more of their ill-gotten gains from outsourcing American jobs.
Moreover, their objection is actually to the fact that this Democratic President (like the last one) is CUTTING the deficit that each Republican president doubled – and doing sop while improving the economy and American standard of living.
as THE Republican policy, the evidence is clear.
you can DESTROY AMERICA & Back al-Qaeda
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
AARP catches on to multiplier…
Bush never got it, the Republican cant' grasp basic economic, but AARP got it:
Social Security's One-Two Punch Posted on 10/1/2013 by Bill Hogan "You may not think of Social Security as an economic stimulus program, but it is.
"A new report from AARP, in fact, shows that every $1 paid out by Social Security generates, in turn, about $2 of total output for the U.S. economy — or nearly $1.4 trillion in 2012.
"Economists call this the "multiplier effect." Simply put, that's when one person's spending (in this case, spending generated by Social Security benefits) becomes a second person's income, then the second person's income is spent and becomes a third person's income, and so on."
OK, so you already read this here. Social Security is the ultimate grassroots stimulus package – it actually hits where people live and not just where we imagine factories should be. REALITY: "Social Security kept more than 22 million Americans out of poverty last year, including 15 million adults 65 and older." Those 22 million provided for communities and added 7-10 dollars to local economies for every dollar they received.
This chart says $1 equals $2, but that is immediate impact. In the long term, each business employee hires other services, pays taxes and basically sends Social Security (the government), Two Dollars ($2) for every dollar paid out for Social Security. It also funds the community.
Economic Multipliers are weird. Money circulates.
The Republicans, with their weapons purchases, and the outsourcing of jobs, want to send that money to foreign nations, or bury it – in systems not used, or people killed.


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A serial NSW rapist and sadistic domestic abuser will serve the first days of his 27-year sentence after inflicting a horrific reign of torture upon six women.
Though some occurred decades apart, the victims' accounts of the remorseless abuse were strikingly similar.
Two were forcibly held over hot stoves, others were beaten because they didn't complete household chores to their tormentor's satisfaction and several recounted rapes and being otherwise held against their will.
In one of the most shocking instances of abuse, the Central Coast man, who can't be named for legal reasons, beat his pregnant partner with a plank of wood to force her to give birth on his birthday.
The woman later ran away but was compelled to return to the home soon after being threatened with never seeing her daughter again.
That young girl was later instructed to stab her mother in the head with a fork.
The man forced one partner and her child to eat off the floor anytime they took too long to eat meals; locked windows and doors and threatened to kill his partners so they couldn't leave; hogtied one partner and left her in a bath filling with water; and used a vacuum cleaner pole to beat and rape his victims.
Acknowledging no sentence would necessarily reflect the harm upon his victim, Judge Huggett sentenced the 53-year-old to 36 years in prison for more than 40 offences committed between 1988 and his arrest in 2014.
He continues to maintain his innocence and pleaded not guilty at trial to 21 indictable offences - including 10 rapes and one indecent assault on a young child.
The serial rapist smiled in court on Friday as he was led away by custodial officers.
He was previously jailed in the late 1980s for abusing his first wife and child.
National domestic violence helpline: 1800 737 732 or 1800RESPECT. In an emergency call triple-zero.


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Enable Artifact Parameter to reference secret from keyVault
When creating an artifact for use in DevTest labs it would be really useful if we could add a parameter that could reference a secret in keyVault as you can do with ARM Template Parameter files.
This would help us with managing license keys etc as part of the automated software deployment.
Apologies for the late reply on this post. Thanks for reaching out.
We do have this feature on our backlog, however we don't have an ETA for it as yet.
We will update this post as soon as there is a fixed timeline for the feature.
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codekaizen commented
Lab secrets would be a great addition. Can you update about the feature's progress?
David Forde commented
What is the status of this? One main reason is to domain join the VMs without giving all users access to add objects into AD.
Stian commented
Are there any updates as to when we will be able to pass a key vault secret as a parameter to an artifact?
satish commented
Yes, this would be helpfull for user joining a VM during deployment using Formulas(ReusableBase). As for now when using resusable for users, the domain join credentials part is not referencing to secret. Have to create same secret for the all users who will be using the lab.
bleecky commented
Thank you, this would be great and a massive help to us in how we build and manage our own artifacts/package.
Ideally the secrets I need to store and pass to the artifacts would be available to multiple labs as they are usernames, pat tokens, sas keys etc that are used widely but I don't necessarily want people knowing.
I could work with the "lab secrets" approach so long as I can seed it with the secrets I need as part of an arm deployment of the lab.


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John Lucas embraces new player development role with Rockets
LAS VEGAS - John Lucas had a good thing going and knew it. He had found his calling and answered it. He trained young athletes. He counseled individuals with substance abuse and other personal issues. In doing so, he served his own care.
His program had grown into a source of hope for athletes dreaming of pro careers and so many others trying to get back on track. And Lucas, as driven as ever, had no plans of leaving it.
Then he did, joining the Rockets two weeks ago as director of player development.
"It was a hard decision," Lucas said of taking the Rockets post. "I did it for one reason: the history. People have tried to get me to do it before. I did it because I live and breathe Rocket red. Before all these people, I consider myself one of the original Rockets, '76 and all the way through. I'm excited for Les (Alexander) and Daryl (Morey) giving me that opportunity to continue and do my part. This city and this organization loved me. I love them."
Lucas has known new Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni for 40 years, since D'Antoni took part in a camp at the University of Maryland and played games with a lefthanded freshman guard who become an All-American for the Terrapions and be selected by the Rockets as the first pick of the 1976 NBA draft.
With D'Antoni putting together his staff, Lucas saw a new challenge. He had believed NBA teams needed to emphasize the sort of player development that had become such a central part of his work. There was an opportunity with the Rockets - still his team all these years since his career ended in 1990- so he took it.
Lucas, who started his foundation after overcoming his own dependencies on drugs and alcohol, will leave it in good hands, confident it will go on. He can no longer train players preparing for the NBA draft and will miss that next spring. But on Saturday, between the Rockets' off-day practice during the Las Vegas summer league and the twice-daily sessions with Clint Capela not unlike the sessions he plans for other Rockets players, Lucas' characteristic enthusiasm and optimism made it clear why he had returned to the NBA.
"I feel there's a great need in basketball for it," Lucas said. "With younger players coming out (to the NBA) than when I first coached in Cleveland (from 2001 to 2003), the league is getting younger. What we defined as player development wasn't really player development. Hopefully, we can have an hour before (practice) when guys can come and work on their game.
"There's team development. You have to work on stuff for the team. Then you have to try to work on stuff for the back of the jerseys so you can have a substantial career and both parties win. That's why I thought it was needed on and off the court. Because people don't know what a professional is on and off the court. That can only be created through player development, not through running plays and execution."
Lucas said he will coordinate the work of the Rockets' player development staff, assistants Kevin Burlison and Josh Oppenheimer, and the team director of athletic performance Javair Gillett. D'Antoni's staff is smaller than many, with Jeff Bzdelik his lead assistant along with Roy Rogers and Brett Gunning, a holdover from the staff of last season, when he was an assistant coach and the director of player development.
The player development side of D'Antoni's staff, however, is one position larger than most, with Burleson returning and Oppenheimer coming over from the Milwaukee Bucks to work under Lucas.
"His biggest thing is player development, and that's what he'll be focused on," D'Antoni said. "John's a very good motivator. He'll get guys to work hard. He'll be good to have around, another set of eyes. He's not afraid to give his opinions, which is great.
"He'll work with guys before and after practice, especially the young kids. He'll have his spot, and he has a couple guys to work with him. They'll all do what they do."
Lucas plans to have time set aside for player development more structured than the usual post-practice shooting drills. He was around Rockets practices last season when working with Ty Lawson but did not travel or sit behind the bench during games. He was not part of staff meetings.
"I'm still a coach, first," Lucas said. "I haven't seen anything in basketball in my 40 years that anybody runs that's any different. In that hour, I'm going to give you things that no matter who is that coach, no matter what they're doing, are all applicable to your goals in basketball. Ninety percent of the NBA does the same thing. If we can get those skills, that's what you need. Now, our big emphasis is on making shots. I've really studied the art of shooting the ball to help people shoot better, because so much is about making 3s.
"I will go to practice and understand what we're doing. But with players, it's all specific things that function within the system Coach is going to run and how he fits in to help translate that during the season."
Even while running is program, Lucas never was far from the NBA. During this week's Las Vegas Summer League games, he rarely could go more than five minutes without players just entering the league or coaches who have been in the NBA for decades calling out his name or exchanging hugs.
Lucas was back, happy with the choice he made and the plans in place.
"My program will be run by other people within the organization," Lucas said. "I obviously lose the college draft stuff. But I've been very blessed to be doing what I've been doing. It was time to get back to basketball at the highest level. I've worked with the kids that will be coming into the league in the next seven to eight years. The kids in this year's draft, I've worked with the top draft picks. I know who they are. That will help with free agency. That will help with the background research."
As always, his work will be done not in offices or meetings but in arenas and on practice courts.
"This is a piece that has been missing," Lucas said. "Everybody thinks of team development. I think about player development."