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Viva Le Tricheur! Cheating Reptiles
Viva Viva Viva, they need bringing to heel and NOW! For those far afield, Viva is an arm of the Saudi Telecomms Company operating in Bahrain and around the Gulf. In 2018, Viva purchased a smaller 4G Internet provider by the name of Mena Telecoms, which was previously owned by Kuwait Finance House. Having been a very loyal customer of Mena since its inception more than 15 years ago, the real troubles began when Viva took over. It is a bit like the Hong Kong-China issue, whereby Mena's independence is being/has been eroded away.
We as a family, company whatever, DO NOT WANT A VIVA subscription, In fact we do not want anything to do with VIVA, but we were forced into it due to 'Take Over Action'. To my knowledge, nobody, not a single subscriber was offered or indeed challenged Viva to opt out of an existing contract if they chose, for whatever reason, but mainly because they did NOT want to associated with Viva. Well I did! I was however reminded that the contract is still with Mena, albeit controlled by Viva. Viva will continue to meddle and niggle until the end of those contracts and no doubt eventually decide not to allow anyone to renew a Mena package, instead require customers to switch to a more expensive Viva package. It is not rocket science to assume that Viva's ultimate goal is to wipe anything related to the name Mena off the face of the earth. After all, the KLM/Air France link up is tenuous to say the least and for Air France to survive, it will surely have to become less French. The psychology of Viva now is really that already. They certainly do give the impression that Mena 'doesn't exist' already.
Furthermore, Viva's behaviour was predicted many moons ago, in these very columns and blogs on Facebook.
In this post it is Viva who bear the brunt of this hideous fiasco which is allowed to persist in Bahrain.
Once Viva acquired Mena Telecom, it was suspected that the latter's service will suffer, whereby there might be covert activity to hamper Mena's access or indeed steal array positioning to better Viva coverage and hamper the Mena signal further. All designed to frustrate Mena customers. Already those who live by the sea, such as the Amwaj island, suffer backside arrays simply because Viva prefer to point them at more dense areas in land. The service is this area now begs the dustbin it is so patchy.
What was not expected was the speed at which the degradation materialized. Within the first week, Mena signal strength degraded. Many times, the Internet went off altogether. The engineers apologized and put it down to network upgrades and that all would be better soon. It wasn't! Slowly but surely, the network has degraded to the extent that now, it is off more than it is on and that means up to 4 or 5 times a minute sometimes. Not all of that is deliberate with some outside antennas being the new Huawei omni directional device which simply drop out 4 or 5 times a minute sometimes, as they hunt for stronger (or weaker) frequencies. One cannot imagine how bad it is for an internal receiver. (More below).
It is also suspected that with the advent of 5G, within one year, we will see select customer areas have their 4G network deliberately degraded, just as Zain and Viva did with 3G. Batelco did not do this as far as I am aware. No proof is forthcoming, there is no Wikileaks in Bahrain.
For many months now, on making endless calls and registering complaints about this extremely poor service, tickets numbers are 'deliberately' not shared with customers. This way the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has no evidence when presented with complaints. Not that they do much or appear so customer sympathetic anyway.
After yet one more call to the Mena agent, advising that I was about to cut the line permanently as I had heard nothing for over 1 week, today: 22nd August 2019, a Viva rep. called. Normally we deal with Mena and prefer, because the Viva guys always seem to have an excuse or some edge and never appear to be quite halal. We were not disappointed. The rep's rapport' was straight forward: "We will not fix your system unless you sign a new contract". The end, Amen! Well, don't beat about the bush there Viva, say it like it is and get to the point. They want to hold you to ransom and at their mercy for another 2 years. It was a recorded call too. Blatant to say the least….. Can you believe it?!? On top of that, it is highly unlikely that Viva will indeed improve the 'Mena' reception, again cajoling and haranguing one to change to the more costly Viva.
Oh what a lovely way to induce loyalty with its customers. In the house, we are still on contract until November, bills always paid on time, not much animosity. Viva on the other hand are obsessed with contracts and manipulation, it drives them with venom should anyone dare to challenge their ethics. Worse than those childish Europeans who now throw tantrums for the British Brexit, Fear Viva, fear them muchly for they will imply you are a low-life cheat trying to do 'THEM' out of a 2 year commitment should any issues arise.
For a while at its inception, Viva took the nation by storm, boasting the 'Fastest 4G Internet'. Because they have a fibre light pipe linking Bahrain, straight out through Saudi, so their statement was somewhat true! But now it's just BS. Others had to use either Batelco's minuscule gateway or struggle with satellites and shared underwater community facilities. In fact, they still do, but clearing, downlink forwarding and distribution has improved from the Gulf generally and we can almost watch an HD Youtube video now without it stalling, except at weekends and late at night.
We speak here of Home Broadband, but of course mobile coverage is almost one and the same. In this area, Mena has/had the strongest reach with the others nowhere near as desirable or optimal. Fibre is being rolled out, but the areas are extremely selective and one is left wondering if politics or religion doesn't play a large part in which areas get what. In particular the Northern new development areas should have had cables laid when it was just sand a little over 3 years ago. But no, deemed too expensive for Bahrain Telecommunications (Batelco). 10 years of asking, 10 years of ignoring. Now it will be much more expensive to install cable since the area has since built up and has roads, God Bless! Good planning there then Batelco. Even so, when the country is covered in fibre, there is ONLY ONE company offering a Gateway at the end of it….chokey chokey. Although it is thought that at least one other company has a licence to lay it as a result of other take overs. But…..why would they bother though and go to all that expense? Batelco are forced to share their cables with all other companies.
There are other entities in Bahrain which could offer super fast MPLS gateway facilities (Multiprotocol Label Switching) to the nation, out to say London or Europe, bypassing the Gulf bottleneck, where IP protocol rejoins the World Wide Web and extremely efficiently at that, but…. and there always is a 'but', in Bahrain…. It is highly unlikely for the time being that a wide spread commercial licence will be re-issued under the current government mandate. Tch Tch! Telecoms is keenly watched by the authorities for what they bring in or more to the point; push out! Watched they may be, but only from a current affairs point of view. They are not at all watched for their modus operandi from a customer's point of view.
In this story, it is Viva who bear the brunt of this hideous fiasco which is allowed to persist in Bahrain. Zain, used to get a very rough ride, but they are pussy cats by comparison these days. Indeed, the corporate psyche and structure between Zain and Viva is completely different, as again it is between those companies and Batelco. Batelco is still the sweetest by far and quite possibly the most efficient by far, not to mention the most approachable in general.
Having experienced Viva's Marketing and PR personnel in the past, their cocky, dismissive superiority is more than evident, and no doubt reflects the attitude across the entire company. Obviously, so cocky they probably don't have a department monitoring negative press and even if they do, nobody appears to care. Already it is now over 3 years and we have another on going dispute which Viva cannot win since their own lawyers dismissed the case as ludicrous, but still we get billed electronically 3 or 4 times a day sometimes. Nobody not a single person in any department was concerned or able or willing to deal with our complaint, other than the 'Call out the Dogs' department buried somewhere deep in accounts. The fact that we had no service or no device was totally irrelevant.
After contacting the TRA and eventually in seething desperation, sitting in the VIVA building, a management representative nonchalantly descended to see us, bored out of her brain listening to our woes. Albeit a lovely girl, she informed us that she would go back upstairs to ask Management once more, but she knew the outcome; 'So many people try and cheat us, they sign for a package for 1 or 2 years and then stop paying after a month or so'. She happily suggests we are among those deviants. Is anyone surprised customers fail to pay when Viva fail to offer what is advertised.
The young lady returned very shortly after and informed us that there was nothing we could do as she reiterated; we are considered 'cheaters', we must pay 1 year's subscription despite us having not a single microwave byte over the house, or indeed a device to receive it. In fact, Viva made 'us' take the device back to their office the first day because it did not work. They should have collected it. There it stayed and there is where it all began. They already made $200 advance out of us for absolutely nothing. To this very day they still electronically bill us, sometimes several times a day. If in Europe, the States or UK, a lawyer would have a field day suing their ass for creating unnecessary stress and trauma threatening court action and sending the hit squad in, in the form of NCS (debt collecting agency) which they do. Incidentally, NCS know no manners and go straight for the jugular without trial. It has certainly raised my blood pressure and perhaps I could claim that it was Viva who stressed me so much I had to have heart surgery during Ramadan in 2017.
5G now, but let's face it, the three main mobile providers and one Internet provider (The rest share), never got their act together with 3G, never mind 4G. It is not much short of a joke really and don't hold your horses, 5G will be worse. 2019 and in some areas of this tiny Island of Bahrain, smaller than the Isle of White, these telecom companies present a system not fit for purpose. Shocking, when one can pretty much visit anywhere in Bangladesh and 4G coverage is superb, yet it is referred to as a 3rd World Country and least developed (although it has just risen above that label in 2019).
The blue light means no signal and this flashes as least 3 times each minute and sometimes stays alight for 10-15 seconds. All 3 lights should be yellow/green.
Viva's new Huawei omni- directional receivers, designed to roam the various frequencies within the cell to eliminate drop-outs, actually cause them. These are not well thought out for Bahrain, where there are tower restrictions. Hence every few seconds, your receiver will hunt and rather than sum, they appear to subtract, leaving the user with no signal.
No problem if you are just browsing, but if on a P2P or watching Television, your signal stalls, often as many as 3 or 4 times within a minute. In 2019 this is shameful for a so-called developed nation.
Besides, anything Huawei, is mere cheap plastic all singing – all dancing temporary toys as everything Chinese device generally is. More expensive Ericsson networks built like tanks will surpass anything Chinese.
There must be enough discontented folk/customers to raise an army, all meandering around Bahrain, thoroughly sick to death of this Viva's and other telecom companies constant underhand modus operandi. Where do they get this attitude from? Viva's Saudi nemesis and mentors no doubt. Elsewhere in the civilized world, they would be taken to task by the courts, never mind a barrage of Social Media fire which the main stream media will pick up. Unfortunately Bahrain has NO MAIN STREAM MEDIA of any worth.
Imagine if we all descended on Viva's door step at the same time demanding retribution, the management would just sit on the top floors and throw contents of piss pots over us. Their arrogance is astounding.
Depressed customers, feeling totally helpless as no recourse is available to them, while incredibly arrogant Viva continue to run rough shod and manipulate an extremely passive nation which allows them to do EXACTLY as they please. Furthermore, you are on your own buddy, as the nation quivers with reluctance to challenge.
The few that tolerate my rants will know that I have maintained that the Viva Modus Operandi at management level is nothing short of scam low-life Time-Share mentality. Customers are merely an inconvenience for this privileged conglomerate. No shame! Viva etiquette is now well established among their employees, who no doubt need the job, so go with the flow, fearing any remote sympathy for customers detected will probably be met with termination. There is absolutely Sweet F.A. we as the people, the customers, the payers can do about it! I can blog as much as I like. The anti Viva Facebook pages are full of it, but bad PR seems irrelevant to them.
Of course, many Middle Eastern companies coddle their indifference, never fearing any backlash or comeuppance. It is a Bahrain trait and mindset, whereby lip service is paid to the nation, but individually little faith or acceptance of knowledge or qualification is considered, so who is to argue. Hence Bahraini prefer to be treated medically outside of Bahrain for example, yet there are 'some' perfectly good and very talented doctors here. One must assume the telecom companies think the same about their customers; 'Ah, nobody qualified to challenge us, so forget it'.
Their tricks and testy behaviour never ends. This latest escapade is yet one more predictable element.
The March of the Snowflakes
13th July 2018
A comment zooming by among the thousands of pro Trump remarks flashed upon the screen as the Daily Express covers the utter waste of life and time in Parliament Square today. However, to follow, ney believe the main-stream media, the entire country, down to the last man, women, cat and dog is in lynch mob mode.
Proud to be a 'Remainer Snowflake'???????
Democracy has certainly become 'all Greek' to most it seems as it loses its way ever more deeper each passing month.
Lots of questions need answering, the least being; 'How come so many people are not in work this Friday'?
This is far too orchestrated to be real, the same sad anti Brexiteer losers and no doubt unemployed or unemployable with nothing better to do than clutch at straws when not so sub-consciously they know the tide is really turning and their near 40 years reign of decadence and wanton depravity on such a large scale is beginning to crack and badly. Again, 90% still oblivious to the fact that 3 generations have been utterly nobbled.
You will not hear the media taking sound bites from Pro Tumpeteers, but they somehow manage to find the 'WE BRIGADE' as if blanket consensus across the nation, which of course is utter bollocks – and Trump is right. Britain anxiously awaits its own Trump, but 98% are scared witless to speak out still. In fact, most who actually like Trump will invariably start their sentence with; 'I don't really like the man, but…….." It is all forced psychology of indoctrination by law. Intimidated to the extreme, we are afraid to be seen as individual of thought. Individuality is perceived these days as all ego and self harmed, crude lunatics who jangle as they spout clichèd rhetoric and given a job on the BBC or Channel 4.
The Lowest Common Denominator, from zero creativity, endless rap, to political parrots.
Not that my own pronoun 'I' has even a quark of value in size when it comes to relevance or influence, but for lack of a better pronoun; 'I' never was enamoured by Donald J. Trump as such. Just a savvy businessman who could fail and rise again, so he must have some nous. Like many, or indeed most now, he astounded me with his succinct perceptions, which just made me think he was so ordinary, a real person and the complete antipathy to the putrid politicians we are manipulated to endure.
I remember 30 odd years ago, dealing with a rather sour Bahraini businessman of huge riches, when I sought sponsors for a section in my radio programme. It was a lean period and a bit of desperation setting in, he offered way below the reality rate to the extent it was beyond an insult and he knew that, but didn't care. He fully expected me to accept the deal because of who he 'thought' he was, saying; 'Take it or leave it'. Then I remembered Donald Trump saying something poignant while being interviewed about his plans for some venture in the UK. He said; 'Never be afraid to say NO when negotiating a deal'. Never forgot it and have used that philosophy ever since.
Observing Trump now, watching how he reacts to the very obvious perverse media and the indoctrinated flock is just heaven. The more they attack, the more he so cleverly rides them to the extent that now, this insignificant 'I' at least believes the man is naturally gifted with great intelligence or simply well ahead of us all by animal like instinct.
'Crowd Funded' – how apt! 25,000 pounds raised to build a very childish (not only literally) plastic balloon? Good game, whatever next! Well so far, double that has been raised to manufacture a Sadiq Khan emblem, but you wont hear the media tell you about that. Besides, a rather hideous and indeed baby level retort, surely the money going towards disaster, medicine or a thousand other good causes would be far more constructive.
Imagine a protest like that: " I am donating 50 pounds to cancer in protest at Trump's visit to the UK'. Might start a new trend…
MPs bitterly complaining to any camera with such duplicity that The Donald has insulted us. Lamentable indeed. Oh really! That is beyond neh neh neh neh neh pathetic. Well, it is not difficult to insult any single politician these days is it, but they forget that for more than 2 years now, the man has endured endless vile bile from these clothed savages for simply 'Saying it as it is'.
They just cannot take it. Their toys are being taken away from them slowly but surely. Same for those reading this who just cannot get over it, so resort to the same old collective 'WE' bile in every sentence as in speaking for everyone, while deploring those who were actually voted in to speak for us.
'Not my President'…. my arse.,. He is!
Be worried – be very worried
UPDATE: Afternoon 29th May 2018. After demonstrations (unreported) and media pressure, the ban on reporting the arrest of Tommy Robinson was lifted. The notice was issued with a court explanation as to why he was arrested. As yet, there has been no lifting of the Blackout regarding the Paedophile/grooming/rape case for which Tommy Robinson was reporting.
The moment British justice backfires so badly. An ex policeman reveals; "March as much as you like, nobody will care and nothing will be done. Withdraw taxes, refuse to pay en masse and you'll soon see results". The 27th March 2018 might end up a milestone which will have far more significance as the days go on. Who knows how all this is going to pan out, but deep beneath the flower bed is a bubbling caldron which could so very easily end up with blood shed in a country that most imagine such carnage could never happen, but if it does, the repercussions would soil Europe. Then it would not be so attractive to the very essence of the issues right now. Some, but obviously not so many see through it though, whether divine or some other instinct, but clearly know what is going on even if those involved have no awareness that they have been nobbled as such and just bleat regurgitated pap.
A media shut down, a complete black out like has NEVER been seen before. Thousands and thousands of sites removing details and the search engines silent. Facebook, still running some but many gradually disappearing, as with Youtube. It is all about a man put in prison for thirteen months on the very same day he was arrested for what is basically a trumped-up misdemeanour which was carried out in good faith and as a duty to the nation in his eyes. Even harden criminals and murders get bail and trials which come up months and months later. GBH perpetrators who deliberately go out to stab and maim in brawls only get 6 months, often suspended sentences, something that is rife in Britain right now and the government is ignoring it and also covering it up as they did using the made up Russian fiasco. Oh no! 13 months, whipped off the street and incarcerated in minutes. This is bizarre. That part is true, but this might not be so accurate; an official (perhaps the judge) was reported to have replied when the concerned questioned the man's safety in prison; 'He made his bed'. Possibly fake news, but no smoke without fire. It might not be exactly what was said, but no doubt based on something on those lines and further exploited, none of it verified as yet.
Love guns or hate them, love Donald Trump or hate him, the American Constitution love or hate it, it is what it is and with it, traditional laws cannot be changed easily, but without it, laws can be changed or manipulated on a corrupt political, egotistical or sexual persuasive whim as they are in Britain, which overrides the very Magna Carta on which they are supposedly based. In fact, politics and media in Britain is so far down the road to 'absolute power' that 'absolute corruption' is blatantly evident by so many with the most innocent of faces. The immense rise of the detestable Keith Vaz for example when many were aware for so very long, but nothing was done. For God's sake, he was perpetually elected initially, then given unelected favourable posts as so many do, despite all the rumours. He fell from grace as many will, dead or alive as the Jimmy Saville fiasco demonstrated. Working in the BBC in the very early 70s we all knew what he was like, but nobody thought for a moment that it was endemic within to extremely high positions. Nothing but lip service has been done about it as it is all covered up and no doubt perpetuates as the clique bury their faeces like cats. However, the nation is by and large blind and passive to it having been indoctrinated (dumbed) over the last 40 years, with its now followers very loud, full of bravado and sordid disdain for anyone who thinks otherwise and like true fodder ready to create mayhem believing themselves to be the majority and the status quo. A little message; take it or leave it; you could be very wrong for those who lead you are mere bravado cowards with an agenda and will not back you when the chips are down, they will run.
Is there any different between Tommy Robinson and that lizard now Dame Sharmishta Chakrabarti? ( Baroness for what? Eating her mates after copulating?). Now sitting in the House of Lords making or breaking laws. It is not rocket science and definitely fact; to many more than those who might dislike Tommy Robinson, she is loathed with a far far greater passion, but she is glorified and tolerated and nobody threatening violence on her or pushing or shoving her when she spews her hatred of the very people who have allowed her passage.
This blog is not really about the one called Tommy Robinson as such or Islamic infiltration. Hate him or love him too, or never heard of him. Think what you will of the man or the belief, for within the subject, he is only relative to the point being made and not the initial cause of it. Whatever you feel, Robinson has done you no wrong other than perhaps offend your own beliefs with his enormous gonads; something so few of us have. He just has an opinion which might differ from yours and more importantly has a strong passion to keep Britain's traditional identity (well he already failed long ago on that one).
He has recently championed justice for the huge gangs of paedophiles who groom, rape and even abduct children when judges order blackouts of any pertaining news. Media outlets take it on themselves, not out of legal fears but on the basis of pure agenda which makes them culpable and condoning. Most likely infiltrators in high positions already, so nothing is going to escape anything detrimental to the deviance. Oh we really have no concept or notion of how big this network is and it doesn't only involve Muslims, which is the blackout issue here.
So basically, the intention here is to highlight the anomalies within the actual laws and its makers of which Britain currently live under. As is, individuals severely risk being shut down and sent to prison instantly, simply and very primitively because the name 'Tommy Robinson' is mentioned when there is an absolute blackout order on reporting anything to do with him or the case. This in itself is incredibly bizarre – bizarre – bizarre, that one person, a judge can issue such a ruling which covers the entire country, every citizen within, it's media and social networks extending to other subservient platforms in other countries. The story was reported on several sites before removal that; individuals messaging details to each other on the subject was equally illegal. The ruling stops short of allowing one to talk about it, but not transmit it. So we are all mad and just talk to ourselves. Google is deafening by its silence whereby the search engine pulls up absolutely nothing about the case which Robinson was covering. It is a very weird experience, like entering a Ghost town.
In total contrast to the delusion these degenerate officials have, Robinson's desire to maintain some traditional British identity is absolutely no different in any Islamic country, as for sure they go to even more incredible extremes to maintain their traditions and beliefs. Ironically, the general consensus in the Middle East is that Britain and Europe are absolutely mental allowing such a ludicrous state of affairs. So odd really, for those who speak loudly and aggressively for the so called 'minorities' and whatevers have absolutely no idea or remote perception of what half the people they champion think themselves. Of course, the misconception that all Muslims are Arab is so far off the wall as to be laughable. The majority of the issues here are of Pakistani descent and this somehow creates a massive defence net where no one is allowed to mention it. A bit like Liverpudlian or indeed black comedians; they are hilarious making jokes about themselves, but if anyone else remotely takes the piss, all hell breaks loose.
To facilitate this scenario displays the total arrogance and misadventure of the Fabian ruling class Britain is under. Come to the Gulf region and learn some real hands-on insight. Many travel to the region to take up jobs or whatever, soaked in Political Correctness, instantly assuming that they are superior in their outlook and that the indigenous will follow their doctrine and incitement without question, arrogantly assuming that locals are afraid to speak out or critique. In some respects, they are, but as for Political Correctness, take a jump. These newbies praise their hosts and heap great affection on them as if they know them inside out. They become mini celebrities in a closed loop. It is pathetic to watch, but it happens regularly, until; suddenly they take a very hard fall when they realize that the locals are pretty hardy generally, somewhat naturally racist without knowing what that is and couldn't give a flying fart about watching what they say to a fat person and so on. Locals will not be influenced in the slightest by your weird missionary like activity. However, in Britain and much of Europe it is like an induction camp in real life. No, not the immigrants, the indigenous have to appease and take on the cloak of the stifled cultures. That in itself is beyond ethereal.
The British PC infection which emanated from the USA but got very twisted on the way is simply taken full advantage of by the very people they arrogantly think they are molly codling. But that is by the by, for it gets so much uglier as the power grows and the masses are subdued.
Tommy Robinson has cleaned his act up to a phenomenal level compared to his early days on the scene which actually alienated many ordinary folk, no matter their concerns. Robinson doesn't always come across as intelligent, mainly because of his accent and his assumed 'traditional' following which are a pretty raw bunch of true Brits if you like who are not your enemy. However, if you take the time to listen to his coverage, it is blatantly obvious that the man has a great deal of nous and can be quite succinct at times, as he highlights the very things that so many people actually think to themselves but will never dream of uttering publicly. The very thing that makes Donald Trump so popular yet hated with such incredible venom by the same clan we speak of here.
Stay as you are, no problem, but if you read this and have been party to the rhetoric in fashion thinking you are somewhat intellectual because you are regurgitating what the media and its cronies constantly bang out ad nauseam like wind up set-phrase dolls, then step back and look at yourself. You are being manipulated. You are indeed the 'Useful Idiot'. If you like being that, you have every right to continue, but think about it and give others the openness and freedom to think as they wish as well and not go along with the doctrine. In other words, don't make abstract laws to suit yourself, rather don't make laws at all. Don't create the animosity in the first place, which is what has been done incredibly successfully at that. Hitler rose to power the same way and the majority of people didn't see it coming. Eventually, the 1984 syndrome will prevail and even those who now ostensibly are the subject of protection and love, will be exterminated because it is near impossible to remove a faith- just ask the Russians.
The idiosyncrasy of banners waving 'Freedom of speech' held high by swathes of Muslims in the UK only applies to what restrictions apply in mind captivity. To others it only applies to a doctrine which complies to a manifest, such as often taught in universities with so-called intellectual professors who lean heavily towards some sort of Fabian totalitarianism, deluded that this is intelligence fostering and the bringing about of an 'equal society' levelled at the Lowest Common Denominator'.
It is much the same across Europe, the deviance having been ingrained now in schools and university, with the nations pummelled into oblivious submission by extremely deviant media. Nice people by and large with solid morals to some extent but completely drugged into the oblivious by exceptionally devious and some must say 'intellectual' manipulation. Until those in power are challenged by the very fodder they control (and they will be one day), then they will do absolutely everything and anything to stay in that seat. Surely this reminds you of some other states and certainly history where communism is concerned. To call someone a Nazi in reference to the Reich for any even minute activity is just parrot political tactics heaped on the receptive and indeed susceptive, to garner adherence because it is simple rhetoric and easy for the masses to understand (or so they think). Yet, the likes of Stalin, Pol Pot and on and on who exterminated millions, are all tied to communism and somehow not Nazi. They are Fascists of course! Now that word is NEVER EVER to be uttered in relation to the Fabian/Marxist thinking, but they are indeed obsessed fascists to the extreme and the same fate will eventually be incurred to those who do not adhere once total power has totally corrupted.
Without revolution of some kind, a Donald Trump could simply not rise to power in the UK. It is just impossible under the current extremely corrupt system of governance at present.
Back down to earth you'll witness volumes upon volumes of trolls everywhere, calling anyone who disagrees vile names. Racist is the most common, yet what is 'racism', a thing manufactured and manipulated by this very clan. Humankind are naturally racist, and no amount of cajoling or manipulation will ever change that. But then, a lot of it anti sematic, but that's ok, perfectly acceptable. Call a Christian a nut case, even accuse them openly of paedophilia if you like, cameras rolling everywhere and nothing will happen to you, nobody cares. But mention the perp being Muslim and the wrath descends. Ban anyone who questions this obscenity from entering the country. Dutch politicians who have a different opinion and Canadian Lauren Southern who openly disses the numerous trolls who descend on to her every vlog. It is hilarious in some respects but deadly worrying in others. Just the very mention of anything Islamic or racially profiling by observing that someone happens to be black and the wrath of hell descends up on you wherever you are or whatever you are doing, yet the trolls rave on with racist bile directed at the indigenous as if achieving some sort of sexual climax by posting unintelligent garbage and being noticed, knowing the hierarchy is with them and being free from prosecution. Of course, anyone who brings the subject up is a conspiracist or a nutter.
It is like a fad and fashion gotten out of control. and social workers and the police who find all this bloated, hideous Political Correctness a minefield to which they are terrified to enter. What sort of country is it? Health and safety, you must not touch a desperately injured being in case of some contamination but wait until a quango of qualified bodies appears in green overalls with yellow strips. It is not their fault, they do a brilliant job often no thanks job, but you might have been able to save that life if you had tried. You WILL be imprisoned or sued huge wads for challenging a burglar or a mugger who ends up injured or insulted while robbing you, for that burglar has more rights than the victim in Fabian doctrine – until the complete takeover of course. You cannot question someone's faith, you cannot now mention a criminal's name if he or she is of the Islamic faith. We must reduce the complexity of exams to equalize all opportunity (very dangerous but fact); we cannot have a perceived 'Right Wing' radio or TV channel. You can do very little that the clan don't want you to do under British law, but with a constitution you can.
Before the mid 70s, there was no such thing as 'journalism' as a trade, it was set up and manipulated, so now almost all journalists are naturally left wing without knowing it. The London School of Economics is so agenda soaked it oozes out the woodwork. It is the same with Health and Safety, the same with the burgeoning security industry, oh don't they just love terrorism as it gives them this ego drenched authority and they exploit it everywhere. All so counterproductive when nobody ever looks at the root cause of troubles and the obscene hassles we all go through when travelling. All this emanated from the Middle East, but warped influence obscures it. For sure, this cult will eventually fall fowl of their own stupid bigotry.
Stories do get out, but only abstractly in the form of art. The first series of the BBC's 'Scott and Baily' featured a Muslim gang of groomers, without ever mentioning their faith and riveting it was too. It was of course based on a real case. Very well done.
It is all so topsy-turvy; a British conservative party which is about as conservative as Hugo Chávez and his followers. showing very obvious favour to a certain persuasion and being incredibly lenient at times for horrific morality crimes, plus the complete media blackout of criminal cases regarding paedophilia gangs grooming and raping children and banning anyone entering the country who might not follow their doctrine, yet they cry crocodile tears about the Middle East. Boris Jonson meets Erdogan and not a mention of the Reich evolving.
Remember the Belgian fiasco which went deep into the Judiciary and the clan removed any voice to the contrary which might have exposed the depth of this depravity across borders. No, of course you don't because it has all been so subtly suppressed. Sadly, not many Brits seem that interested… Why? Because they didn't read about it in the press or the grossly, morally corrupt BBC didn't report it as didn't any other media. In this latest blackout, even Russia Today felt threatened and abstained, but normally they will report even a gathering of just 3 people holding some anti-establishment banner somewhere. It is complete silence and it is deafening. Google is dead, search 'Paedophilia gang Leeds Crown Court' and see what comes up. Nothing! Search: Tommy Robinson arrested for reporting on the outcome of the court case and you will find very little and becoming less as the days go on with platforms removing reports. That and no doubt individuals will be shut down imminently.
For almost 40 years now the ruling Fabian Marxist clan with all its inbuilt deviance has taken root and dominate just about everything we wake up to see, feel, touch and eat every morning. It is like a stifled religion. then we, already dumbed and silenced live in subliminal fear of being put in jail quicker (within hours) than those on trial for any other pure criminal acts and murder even. It surely reminds you of certain dictatorial passages in history and some alive and well today. Yet, this very oblivious clan who number now in millions and through generations deem anyone who speaks out for truth and freedom to be a NAZI. Yes it is bizarre. It is more than bizarre actually – full stop! That in 2018 people all over the world are still talking 'FREEDOM' with freedom marches as if so many of us are physically locked up. Well, we are to a great extent but not so much physically in most places, but our minds have been padlocked.
An explanation is now required. This is the magazine article which got me banned. I no longer write for said magazine. In the news, is the blatant obsession America currently has with sexual nuance and overtones. Plainly obvious is the relished embellishment which the media who carry the stories and the teller of, appear to almost get some sort sexual pleasure out of being the apparent victim as they reveal details, many decades after the so-called incident occurred. To top that, the credibility of an ego drenched actress is to say the least suspect. Before brandishing a poker in soaked Political Correct anger at the writer, try and drop the martyrdom first and look through the haze. A crime is a crime and sexually related crimes should see some sort of clinical retribution if proven. Rape (though often hard to prove) invariably entails violence thus the perpetrator breaks two laws – the death penalty is too good for them. Sexual harassment is a sickness no matter which way it manifests itself. Cultural backwardness, sociopathic or just vanity and desire, no matter, it must be severely dealt with. However, circumstances cannot be hearsay, those facts the affected bleat must indeed be factual and here lies the rub. Did anyone die, was violence used? Money and fame is a very coercive force, it is not criminal.
Despite the likes of the main-stream media propagating obsessive homosexuality and now working very hard to promote paedophilia and normalize it, as they indoctrinate their Millennial sheep; it is deemed thoroughly inappropriate to make say a paedophile joke. This is utter hypocrisy to protect the shady. 'Thus duth protestuth too muchuth'. Victims are victims, it is a very sad fact of life, but the entire world is not to blame. Empathy, sympathy, compassion where it is due, but life goes on creating more victims no matter how offended some might be. The dark side of all this is that victims are being victimized by this 'Common Purpose' – Fabian cult who manipulate and indoctrinate and thus are perpetrators by their actions. The truth is, their manifesto champions perpetrators while diminishing all rights to the true victim. To combat critique and smoother this abominable doctrine, they create 'the offended'. It is so hard to see through it if one grew up in it.
Having been asked to make 'Harvey' the subject of the month, the writing is tongue in cheek as they are all supposed to be, however it was deemed offensive by one Millennial daughter, who spoke up for 'all those poor actresses' who ostensibly suffered so greatly at the hand or hands of Harvey Weinstein. This is the power of Political Correctness gone absolutely mad. One deluded voice can frighten a nation if it pulls the race or offense card.
The article:
The pathetically frustrated media fruitlessly trying to destroy The Donald obviously needed a new news-worthy stool pigeon; 'Oh hello Harvey! What a nice bathroom you have, that's an odd-looking loofah you're holding', said the actress. What a filthy Shrek he turned out to be.
Call we rare, cynical reality gems old fashioned and merely sceptical, but how strange is it that all these women now coming forward are or were wanna-be famous actresses? Ostensibly in the name of 'art' those same moaning thespians whose distended egos are so desperately prepared to nakedly simulate a good rogering with more suspiciously accurate moaning, in full HD on our screens hourly. With obscene hypocrisy they now come out in their droves, to garner even more ego drenched publicity, by hammering Weinstein, the very man they courted to get the part. Fame without shame. Darling, how far were you prepared to go, casually flaunting your bottom cheeks with a such a tight-fitting G-string so far up the Khyber as cruelly painful as a carthorse's mouth bit'?
Society is very sick. We now have the stalwart 1950's BBC "RADIO" play 'The Archers', depicting homosexuals french kissing with gross slurpy mouth made sound effects. We have explicit language and sexual connotation in everything from the 'Shopping Channel' to the 'Muppets'. We have every single twerking and writhing pop video displaying teenage debauchery. We have schools in the UK and the USA building toilets for trans and so-called latest craze 'liquid' gender kids, plus homosexuality utterly romanticized in the school classrooms for 5-year olds with never a mention of the unnatural messy enema. Top that with adolescent boys allowed to wear dresses in class and undecided 8-year-old girls lovingly donning strap-ons so as not to be discriminated against. And you thought smoking in the toilets at school was bad.
As it is, nobody from 'normality' has popped up claiming; 'Harvey made me perform oral sex, threatening me with a blunt dildo held to my throat'. This is society as it is in the 21st Century and as always was in 20th Century Fox. Yet boisterous Harvey still lives in the 70s when 'free love' and penicillin came gratis and soap was something one used only for lubrication. Meanwhile Hilary Clinton still blames the Russians for Bill's endless indiscretions. Oddly, if some guys came out screaming; 'Harvey buggered me in the barn after promising a gay part in the follow up to "Brokeback Mountain – Homo on the Range", it would be supressed.
Murder, violence, rape, paedophilia; none of it is remotely funny and this column has no issues permanently terminating the guilty, however, when all is said and done, jokes pertaining to it are often hilarious so lighten up – oh, unless you happen to be the victim of course, but that applies to life's challenges full stop and no amount of forced PC will ever change cruel human nature.
Next, of the 2 million women Hugh Hefner claims to have wanged, half will claim 'assault'. His estate must be worth a lie or two. What the hell is the difference between luvvie Hefner and Weinstein other than a red dressing gown and the size of their etchings? A brilliant pun and thoroughly hilarious, was 'The Onion's' headline: 'Officials investigating Hugh Hefner's death suspect foreplay'. If English is your mother tongue then you are now rolling on the floor peeing yourself with absolutely no offence taken, despite speaking ill of the dead
'I was made to watch him shower' spews Ashley Judd. Um…er.. just how was that achieved Ash? You are the victim here, please show us the dastardly rope burns of the bondage which held you there. Then there's the Italian actress who we have never heard of, maintaining that she was forced to perform trumpet practice on Weinstein's chosen instrument, describing it as 'onanistic'. My God, that's a big word for a 21 year old, or she can't spell 'organ'
Sadly or deluded, we know in full denial the rich and famous and abhorrent politicians know no bounds when it comes to sexual pleasure at any age (one suspects). Sir Jimmy Saville on the other hand didn't care if his assault victim was breathing or not and the entire hierarchy of the BBC and much of government were well aware, thus indeed complicit, so knighted him. That my friends is worthy of the death penalty, just to rid the earth of such deviance. But then the House of Lords would look a little too empty perhaps.
'Harvey Weinstein claims it was a mistake to assault a dozen women. That's not a mistake, that's a whole season of "Law and Order Special Victims Unit"' spews a comedian. A funny line, but the boilers come out the woodwork, ooooing and aaahing; with their clichéd offended diatribe as if victims themselves and the media milk it.
There are so many millions who really do suffer horrendous, heinous abuse in this warped world, which is totally appeased by the very same disingenuous lizard activists, depraved politicians and chameleon ego maniacs called showbiz
SOAPBOX: OLD MAN's RANT 29 – JUNE 2017
Despite Khrushchev, we flower-power, braless, 'free-love era' accidents of the 60 – 70s had the best life could offer, with Juicy Lucy to Pink Floyd rock, original filthy jokes, head hair indistinguishable from pubic, Blue Nun, wondering if Harold Wilson was really a commie or did Lyndon B Johnson do it. White women started going with black men, but not much the other way around, until primitive social media convinced us 'we'd never go back'.
Now we have fake watches, fake caller IDs, fake emails, fake friends and 'Fake News'. Endless, inane and repetitive 'Fakebook' posts which is worse than fake orgasms. Yes! You pretend agreement to your friends by giving them 'Likes', answering yawning post which ask if you can answer or match 5 out of 10 questions or scenarios, so now you are asking yourself how many of the above you've experienced. Oh really? Was it Oscar worthy?
The never-never land 'millennial' phantasm brats of today are optimistically blind believing we are heading for better things. It is hip to be radical and destructive but blame everyone else. They would rather cull wise foxes or club seals than useless human proliferation which now swamps us. Back in the 60s hippies had 'love ins', 'together ins' and even 'wad ins' whatever that was. One favourite old joke was the guy walks into a library and asks for a list of standard novels which were not available, so a little exasperated snapped at the hippy librarian; 'What about Dicken'? to which she replied; 'I don't know, I've never been to one'.
You feel empowered by posting pro Jeremy Corbin like ideology and anything anti Trump all over Facebook because you think you are influential. You believe you are abstractly more intelligent than selfish reality, which you abhor as amoral capitalism? Your attitude is your God given right to impose 'your' dogma and indeed sexual appetite on the rest of the world and have a posse of kids who you will condition and whose welfare you fully believe everyone else should support. Fair enough! Maybe you should write a monthly column for a magazine then.
Once you radicals are potty trained into 'reality' perhaps you will actually question this constant, perverted media brainwashing, get off your fake moral arses and contribute by parting with your own hard earned dosh to feed this demented 'I deserve – you owe me' 'churn 'em out' ideology of equality. What you support contributes nothing back and will eventually drain all resources until we physically eat each other.
Radical 'ANYTHING' is a cerebral-cortex sickness more prevalent than Ebola. Just look at the state of some countries today steeped in ideology gone viral. Victims of hunger are fawned over pinning blame on the buoyant. In our first world, victims of heinous crime have no say, no rights, yet perpetrators are heroes and mollycoddled. It is all so 'Twin Peaks' like – where he says; 'The urge to be bad is so overwhelming'.
'It really is a sin to be white now'. This perverted ideology, bloated and obsessive Political Correctness tries so hard to kill off humour, forcing us into oblivious delusion. It's like the 'free world' is now emulating the Third World for control with apologists and appeasers taking us back. We can no longer make simple puns without fear of media wrath and parrots regurgitating a lynching or receiving heavy fines or jail just for being funny.
Even the dearly loved 'double entendre' has been relegated to the; 'That's so offensive' filthy cesspit of unacceptable dalliances, yet TV and films propagate more filth, violence and despicable language. Homosexuality is taught in schools at age 5. Nobody is 'allowed' to argue. Thankfully in Bahrain we are still in the 60s PC wise and by default, religion is wholly partisan and indeed racist in so many ways, yet cosmopolitan personified at the same time. Sure, most language puns will go high over the abiya or ghutra, but don't underestimate the humour! Can you imagine, somewhere in Europe, a Bahraini accidently walking into a multi-racial Lesbian bar called 'Quality Street'. There in glorious colour is a poster proclaiming 'Clitoris Allsorts' and curiosity becomes an urge. A butch Martina Navratidykeski bars him at the door exclaiming; 'We are lesbians'! In broken English, he'd retort; 'I am from Bahrain, which part of Lesbainia are you from'?
If you think that bad or risqué, 14th century ideology would have got you headless just for suggesting the world was round, despite Facebook telling us that it could not be flat or cats would push everything off it. Bawdy saucy Chaucer with his 'Canterbury Tales'certainly pushed buttons and more with his classic double entendre 'Queynte' being used throughout. Utterly lost on 21st century society, but then it meant women's work as well as slang for their genitalia. Who'd have thought? If you say it fast, you see where today's word comes from.
Oh yes, Charlie Dicken's would have no doubt parodied his own name had Dicken's Cider been invented during his time. As it was, who on earth would now dream of calling a character 'Master Bates' in a TV series or novel, as he did in Oliver Twist?
OLD MAN'S RANT – No. 28 – MAY 2017
OLD MAN'S RANT – No.28 MAY 2017
'Dag the wog', with Spoonerism beauty utters Betty our now revealed source of sourness. But then again, she is dyslexic or she'd write her own column. On agreeing that 'Wag the Dog' is very much a reality right now, and by the way they've found a cure for dyslexia, she says' 'Well that's music to my arse'.
Well, if nothing else, we've always been well ahead and pretty much spot on in this column even if that 'epiphany' moment never quite reaches a climax. Of course, rather than read it, many would rather administer mouth to mouth on a dying cockroach, but hey!
In absolute denial, the stud clad, dope smoking programmed masses have gone completely delirious and now regurgitating media scaremongering with 'World War III' chants. 'Oh poor despotic North Korea', or any other totalitarian murderous state; 'Trump is such a bully', they cough up like an owl pellet (Trump had no idea). Nation after nation gather in swooning awe and blindly elect wannabe dictators, crooks or imbeciles (and it was a close shave with Hillary). Don't forget, Hitler was ostensibly 'voted' into power. The 'sheeple' who allow themselves to be manipulated by these – um… 'elected charlatans' are far and wide and they all suffer from 'Thought constipation'. Yes, a cull is necessary but how we 'legally' do that is debatable. Educational reform is contaminated, so let's perhaps experiment with a new herbal remedy that 'clears' one's mind. Test rats display remarkable genius after ingesting the ominous and very popular flower 'Clitoria Ternatea' which is now in full bloom. On viewing the flower, many might yearn to take it orally post haste, though the less perverted simply make tea with it or possibly smoke it. It's very easy to fathom what Darwin was thinking when he first named it. Well the essence of this 'Asian pigeonwings' (Darwin pea) has an 'Antihyperglycemic' effect; which not only shifts constipation, it has beneficial organ supplements too. Hmmm!
This unforgivable, out of control, agenda soaked, media causes most of the world's stupidity -and the ludicrously left, gay, Fabian, debauched (did we miss anything?) BBC, CNN et al are frightening the living crap out of their flock with the imaginary apocalypse. Oh don't worry and no need to don your tin helmets yet, for suddenly, after a bout of flu, nuclear breasted Kim Kardashian, wearing skin tight nothing is spotted leaving her house riding, or more like smothering a rather tiny camel. At least 40 kilos appears to have shifted from her waist to her well-rounded buttocks – and suddenly there's not a care in the world – war over, peace and tranquillity reigns. To top that, Bill O'Reilly was pushed from Fox News, so the luvvie brigade were on fire. CNN headlined that story faster than a cheetah with diarrhea. Serena Williams discovered she was 52 weeks pregnant and she nor anybody else noticed. Then to keep North Korea out of the picture indefinitely, Illuminati shepherd Beyonce, or 'Bey' to her sheep (puke), is also 5 minutes away from the drop zone and Maria Carey was seen swaying in as wet-nurse. This tranquillity will ensue until after the British elections, so you still have time to empty supermarket shelves and build an underground shelter and fill it with canned baked beans and rice.
Even the glut of 'United' jokes didn't stop the saber rattling. Sadly, the American media would not have appreciated one of the funniest slaps at the airline, that being a 'Ryan Air' crew trying to drag a passenger 'onto' one of their planes. Talk about 'Stretcher seats' now in United economy, which is worse; a Chinaman being dragged off a 70 seat Embraer 170, or you sardined into a Far Eastern equivalent crammed with 140 seats in the same space? The average sized European man emerges from a Chinese flight speaking in a very high voice and completely sterilized.
Maybe we should just drop all this political piss-taking and just create our own TMZ type column depicting Bahrain's privileged. You can image the editorial from our jail cell:
"There it was, the elite of Formula 1 displaying copious drool as the glamour of Naomi Campbell strutted the paddock having voluntarily not eaten since March – along with Enrique packing a garden hose. Those with more skeletal wallets only managed the brilliantly perfect Tom Jones concert just beforehand. Thoughtful organizers installing substantially large fans right of stage to parachute flying objects away from the artist, thus avoiding any parliamentary antagonism. Ex Radio Bahrain DJs could be seen mingling with the estrogen set desperately trying to persuade them to part with their panties; only this time so they could pointlessly throw them at Jones. All this excitement and nobody noticed another 80s movie star Linda Lovelace who was in Bahrain judging a sausage contest just down the road".
Talking of which, let's not forget the imminent demise of Radio Bahrain in our imaginary showbiz rag. It has been easier to sell time-share on the moon than effective advertising on that for the past 20 years. No surprise, for understanding sign language or brail is a breeze compared to the on-air verbal dyslexia we endure these days. Yes, A TMZ Bahrain might have merit.
OLD MAN'S RANT – No. 27 – APRIL 2017
With oil-prices low and indeed the endless troubles in the Arab world, the last few months… ok years… ok you win, decades… have been so disappointing. How disappointing? Well, you've reached your 50s and wake up with a morning glory, but looking down with pride, you see your nose is blocking it out. Yeh, that disappointing! Or you have 3 mates turn up and you open your fat bloated, expensive bag of Lays potato crisps to offer them one and you have to go without.
The GDN tells us daily that; 'Bahrain is on the crest of prosperity and it is only moments away'. If you believe that, you surely believe Herpes was a Greek God. Low oil prices and on-going troubles in the Middle East and at home, trying to earn even enough to pay the grossly exorbitant rents that landlords are still trying to charge causes enough stress to give us all giant aneurysms. The only rent adjustments Bahrain has ever seen are stupendously upwards. You'd have more luck trying to persuade your landlord to have sex with Lorena Bobbitt than get him to lower your rent. Likewise, lady landlords too and there are plenty, so that smile, concocted flirt and pleasantries are utterly wasted. Their time is soon though and it won't be just 10% off rents; their buildings will be unoccupied.
Maybe it is only media that is in trouble, with hundreds of thousands of iPhones or similar out there clicking away. Yep, everyone is now an instant video expert or interviewer. 'Screw the quality!' shouts the client, social media is free and we seem to have a society which cannot tell the difference between levels of professionalism or quality creative art. Well, without good professional media baby, you ain't really got a credible country.
The government of Bahrain are building houses for their nationals at a phenomenal rate compared to many other governments around the world. None of that helps the expatriates who still believe in Santa Claus and continue to pour in looking for that pot of gold. Just the electricity and water charges as high as the towers they supply is enough to contradict that notion. With wages stagnant at rock-bottom, we have as much chance of getting a pay rise as one would fulfilling a dream of farting in Buckingham Palace.
Demographics have changed drastically since the boom time 80s with so many expats now just basically cheap labour and the like, thus the level of sophistication has dropped dramatically. That is not good for the bigger picture and certainly not good for artistic, creative media as witnessed with the appalling standards on show out there and on radio. Few see or perceive anything wrong with it, so take the money and run. What money? Or is it that the nation doesn't care because that is what they have been fed for so long now and if; 'You give the people crap, they want more crap, if you give them quality, they want better', said some ranting artist once upon a time.
How can we put this without upsetting the PC apple cart? Oh who cares? Just claim you suffer from Tourette's syndrome and loudly shout FXXX IT! Really though, looking around it is quite frightening. George Lucas and Disney could find enough oddities to cast Star Wars #204 and Beauty and Beast #2 respectively. Incidentally, the latter cartoon has been banned in Kuwait because one of the characters is homosexual. Quite why Disney felt compelled to 'bend' even a cartoon character as such is beyond PC obsession, but hey he won't miss the million or so revenue. Anyway, that's by the by.
Getting back on track; what will Bahrain do when the milch cow can no longer survive and the church charity coffers are empty having supported so many who stupidly hung on, deluded that it will surely get better. 'Expatriates earn big bucks'! That is a fallacy, but a very few get a good wad and some do get their rent paid which goes with utilities thrown in, but that is just another excuse now for landlords to increase rents. Of course, what seems like a very low wage here, was considered a good pocket from whence they came and the Bahraini 'Arbabs ' have cashed in plenty. However, with the current situation, new intakes might find themselves as disappointed as a bald Sikh.
Do you remember when the first Russians started arriving, just after Glasnost. Poor they were, but not anymore and now represent the more affluent among the tribes. There was a spoof radio show done at the time, which in those days could NOT be aired for fear of having no more use for nail varnish. The scene was in an aeroplane and the so-called main character was sitting next to a Russian. In conversation it was mentioned that so many Russians were heading in and he asked the guy; 'Why are so many Russians flocking here'? To which the heavily accented Russian replied; 'Because "flocking" for Dollars better is'.
Nothing ever comes down in Bahrain, except trousers in one of the million massage parlours now clocking up the number of new business setups that we so frequently hear boasted about. The business acumen in Bahrain generally follows what he or she did down the road, since rocket science is not so much part of the school curriculum on Fantasy Island. Very little outside the government or privileged few invest in manufacturing or science technology, which of course creates industry and jobs, even if you have to employ expatriates to run it, it generates business all round. Well, a lot more than a single watchman at the bottom of your high-rise apartment block. Anybody see a 'Catch 22' here? Anything that is considered no qualifications required, such as advertising agencies and obviously massage parlours of which there are just as many, is the way to make bucks with no real expenditure. So open another sharwarma shop and fill roads and gardens with more wasted flyers. Good Tamkeen money to the wind. OR, like a leggy synchronized swimmers aerial foot fest, build yet another 200-apartment high-rise and snag at least one big budget American from the base and cash in. Curious as to just who is taking up this mass amount of residential and office space; as dusk falls, we all so often look skyward to see how many lights are on in the blocks, thinking; 'Is there anyone living there or has anyone taken office space'. You spot one light, maybe two and think; 'My God! It's like those Lays crisps packs (mentioned earlier)'.
March 17th 2017:
A giant Tyrannosaurus Rex cross collie called Grizz, a fire breathing monster paced the perimeter of Auckland airport and grounded planes, as it swung in its huge arms and attempted to rip passengers from their seats on aircraft waiting to taxi. There it was, clawing off wings, engines and tails, carting maidens off in their blood swilling mouths. Pilots panicked and demanded the beast be shot, begging passengers stay calm while the intrepid New Zealand authorities 'COMPETENTLY" dealt with this horrifying situation. Marvel comics eat your heart out!
Staff had done "everything they could", spokeswoman Lisa Mulitalo told Fairfax New Zealand. "We're really upset about it".
Um…. NO YOU DIDN'T you slimy arsed psycho, PC obsessed dingbat; to you and your's.
So someone shot little Grizz the puppy! Obviously Tyrannosaurus Rex cross breed with collie, bred to threaten and destroy.
As some are saying in NZ today: "I am ashamed to be a Kiwi". You reap what you sew!
It probably all boils down to the incessant desires of Mr and Miss Nobody's craving for attention and a subconscious need to be noticed among society as we know it today. It is nothing new, it is just that we have so many means of achieving this now, so jump on. Get a Facebook page and type shit like I do, You'll soon get noticed without shooting defenseless puppies.
Plus it is all tied to obsessive PC indoctrination, which gives everyone absolute opportunity to get in on it. Health and Safety obsessions and the plethora of gestapo like vacant 'security' individuals in the name of 'look at me', rather that the true essence of the requirement and the people these pseudo manufactured, near quango existences attract. It simply allows their Andy Warhol moments to be easily presented to them all too often.
Let's get this right.. Somehow a small friendly, clever, useful doggy, managed to delay several flights, because what? Quite how that could happen is cartoon at most. Pilots got concerned according to some reports!! Or….. Mr and Miss Nobody saw opportunity for a bit of power to dictate and edict to "GROUND ALL PLANES' until doggy was apprehended.
Did anyone try simply calling it back? A trained doggy, it would know it's name. Obviously not. The heat of the moment, the opportunity to create a 'situation' was far too great. Call out the cavalry instead!
'It got a little scared apparently' and like most dogs do, did a runner for a few minutes. A little doggy who by then was even more scared with the 'I wanna be noticed and famous and I've got a gun' chasing it.
There are probably 20 dogs at any one time sniffing the perimeter of the airport pissing against posts. But no, you guys chose this little one's life to so easily extinguish.
Oh you've been noticed alright – sleep well on that thought!
Insist they line each and every one of them up in front of cameras in a blaze of glory to show the world just how macho they all are.
OLD MAN'S RANT – No. 26 – March 2017
Politics lends itself to such ridicule unless of course you live in the Gulf then it's best not to put anything in writing. Not that you will ever get an answer even if you did, but you might get a knock on the door. Politicians who get paid extremely well for doing so little leave themselves wide open to ridicule, so why not pillory them? Unlike The Donald, Obama was schooled in the American version of Oxford, so the influence is much the same and it totally controls all political thinking from LA to London and no doubt the Bosphorus. It is the 'PPE graduate' from Oxford University and the reality is that those holding it, hold high positions everywhere. Not a single grad. having this esteem power has any idea whatsoever as to what it actually means. Nigel Farage of the UK Independent party (UKIP) has the closest understanding when he refers to it as "PPE BOLLOCKS".
Oddly, Obama's version allowed a sense of humour which must have gone against the grain somewhat. There is not much else to laugh about in the real world these days as most of it is against the PC imposed law. If sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, then stop peeing your pants at some of the occasional chuckle lines in this column or you will be deemed a racist. No more mimicking accents, no more cultural observations – if you didn't watch Harry Potter, you are Nazi, if you thought Lord of the Rings was a gay bar- you are 'offensive'. If we dare to look at a fat person and cringe or pretend we are not colour blind, then you get arrested. You cannot make fun of the uneducated (when it is wholly self-inflicted) and you can't tell a joke like; A hillbilly is going through the formalities opening a savings account at the bank and the teller mentions 'interest'. The hillbilly says; 'Hush now, y'all gonna git me in trouble agin'. Or; 'There wuz only room fer one on the tractor, so I lit me Ma – and sister drive'.
Now the Trump onslaught………… just joking….. we'll get back to that later. Let's probe the hypocrisy we are all forced to live by should the burgeoning anti-PC revolution fail.
What is an oxy-moron? Life? Nope! That is an 'oxymoron'. An oxy-moron relates to bozos who dictate life to us the moment they leave Oxford. The oxymoron of 'life' means 'death' – for sure (at some stage). Some may have noticed that we stay dead a very long time and nobody has ever come back to dispute such wisdom; not that we know of. Um… let's not get into religion here with a barrage from the devout protesting that 'on the third day' and so on. Pap, repetitious monkey see, monkey do media and amateur advertising is so often riddled with oxymoron. 'Your call is important to us' iteration and irritation. 'Our staff care about you'. The falseness of it contradicts the sentence. 'No animals were harmed during the testing of our products' by the makers of the best microwave ovens in the world.
For a start, the very actions of those masked or curtain rail Fascists rioting in the name of protest, while calling non-conformists morons for not towing the indoctrinated Fabian line is the current most worrying oxy-moron. Yes, we know that so many campus professors fit this bill with their condescending approach to us all if we don't follow their deluded intellectual thesis.
The British Government and indeed the BBC are both an an oxy-moron and an oxymoron. THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION. What is British now? It is diluted identity, levelling to the lowest common denominator. One could be forgiven for assuming it is the Voice of Africa or India or something, spewing it's rather unsavoury, indeed Fascist Left-Wing doctrine to the world, flavoured by gayness. For some absurd reason, it is common knowledge and ostensibly fully accepted by society that the BBC houses an inordinate number of homosexuals, disabled, ineloquent and sadly a noticeable palate of considerably ugly presenters, who are given priority over perfectly gracious, good-looking, well-heeled, hetro indigenous. It is certainly the antipathy of Fox News, if one excludes Sheppard Smith that is! (Oh, you are confused? Look it up! If it is on the Internet it must be true).
Factually, many BBC (and several others) presenters are incapable of picking up English mother-tongue nuance, so unaware read out and regurgitate as they blindly follow the closet format. Each mimics what they think is the kosher delivery, convinced the world is desperately hanging on to their every BBC word as they wave their hands about like a deranged sign language impersonator, or a distressed sailor frantically using 'semaphore' to warn you a large albatross is about to crap on your head. A devilish news editor could have a field day with ambiguous scripts, full of double entendre and it would all get read out, just as it does in Bahrain with presenters none the wiser. It happens – take note! In BBC land, a story about a 'cock fight' in Thailand has nothing to do with chickens. We now have to say 'cheers' when making a toast as the old fashioned 'bottoms up' might lead to an orgy in their corridors.
Imagine an interview on the 'Travel Programme' which is so often hosted by a dreadlock clad rather pleasing fellow who happens to be black and confined to a wheelchair; quite possibly practicing backgammon, sporting the diction of a welder; whereby if the BBC can wiggle in something about homosexuality, even with the remotest association – they will. 'Yeah, my parents are going to India for meditation and sexual enlightenment'. Curious as to where in India the reporter asks; 'Mumbai'? 'Yes' says the guest; 'Both my mum and dad are'. (It will take you a few moments to absorb that; don't worry, you are not alone).
The British nation has itself been oblivious to it for decades and even pay for it like a porn channel. Like a religion, it is all around, but one suspects people are eventually waking up to it now. Trump… (Ok, that's only twice we mention him this month) as with his upcoming European counterparts (as fanaticized by the corrupt media) one could hopefully see 'normality' re-emerge. It will be wonderful to rub it in their faces – said the actress to the bishop.
So what did you initially find attractive in billionaire Donald Ms. Knavs? Who could blame Donald when he first clocked Her Gorgeousness. 'Premature Congratulation' comes to mind in more ways than one though, as it is going to be all out war with the mainstream media and the 'Useful Idiots' and political sulkers on the Trump offensive for the next 4 years. Citizens might even die and Betty's guess is more white than black. It always has been that way, but the Luvvies nurture the contrary because it generates far more reaction. Maybe Detroit will sprout new life and 'Je suis black people' (no longer ridiculously termed 'African Americans), will flourish. A new generation of babies uttering their first half sentences; 'Mother…………..' Life is going to be 'Donald GREAT' again. Or not!
George Soros oiled the inferno, covertly out of sight but financing dissent through his bottomless pit of NGOs. This he does rather than giving some of his zillions back to society. With the media KGB and debase cloaked politicians far more obsessed with sexual preference than mushroom clouds over North Korea, one suspects the LGBTPaeds acronym created by this ruling closet will be shortened to just LGB again during The Donald domain. Just as the BBC thought they had it in the bag to 'normalize' and even legalize paedophilia, having successfully bombarded and brainwashed nations over the past 40 odd years with gayness from the age of five in schools, we might instead find child killers on death row.
CNN and others will fade to oblivion, with the ego-drenched journalists and reporters changing spots and networks as their credibility is shot to pieces. Sadly, the BBC will still be forced upon us for just a few more years. That same BBC would love to ask Donald openly what his bent is but dare not. For sure, one outrageous a-hole will not be able to resist. Imagine the interview; 'Truthfully Mr. Trump, What is your sexual orientation? Trump: 'Horizontal mostly, but occasionally I go rodeo', without a hint of humour or perception because The Donald is not a witty person in the least it seems.
It was never rocket science to expect this pathetically hypocritical violence and spoilt rage by the brash, outrageously arrogant and oblivious who have had it far too good for far too long. These 'Useful Idiots' have to be 'de-programmed' and that was not in Lenin's manifesto, nor Saul Alinksy's dissertation thus Hilary's (sealed) one either, or the assemblage occupying Europe. So this is new territory for the world. The Russians might have had something to do with it in the early part of last century but now? Ho Ho Ho! Although Betty – our intrepid spokesman – er women (This silly PC is about to change and the apparel lumps which might have been politically Photoshopped out in the past, will re-appear), has inroads to the Russian elite. The very day after Trump's inauguration, she asked one of her Kremlin contacts when they were moving into the White House. 'Yesterday' he answered.
Across Europe and the UK similar Tumpets are a foregone conclusion and it has nothing to do with indoctrination as is the case with the Fabian debased. Folk are simply fed up with it. But be aware, very aware, this displaced closet will create Mad Max and still blame everyone else, yet when all is said and done, it is this lot who created Trump in the first place. Claims that we the awoken, previously comatose are 'unreasonably violent' with Nazi tendencies is as disingenuous as those who perpetrate it. Deemed 'Right Wing Fascist' if you don't agree with the Euro-Hilary-Obamacrats, yet really most of us are just .. um.. just.. er.. easy going, not categorized in any slot. This self-proclaimed 'elite' have actually spread the fear and not Trump, Farage or Marie le Penn et al. Then there are the hippy retreads, who blindly follow this imaginary peace and love, non-nationalistic, appeasement and preferential sexual habits and 'that's so cool' to everyone everywhere, even Charles Manson and ISIS. This babble contributes less than zero to society. Actually, a lot of them useless professors in universities or manning the turrets at the London School of Economics, when they are not dipping caviar at Davos along with massive amounts of Viagra for the rich in the form of oysters and the like slithering down throats. One suspects even tiger's testicles are also on the buffet to please the Asian appetite in their exclusive hotel rooms. Hypocrisy beyond as Trump gets the heat for just looking. Without alcohol, the most decadent thing Trump 'might' have partaken in is the odd ménage à trois. That's doubtful too, for his vanity (although not vain) would probably not allow,
Except a few parrot flavoured ostensibly male morons who joined the misconceived Star Wars bar of agenda generated female miscreants marching as to war, men in their billions all over the world ogled in ecstasy at the ravishing, undisputable beauty and composure of Melania at the inauguration – and this is just the tip of the iceberg. Move over -and make room darling Kate, as aura pure and magnificently natural as you are, for if Melania comes up.. um..er.. trumps as a lot expect her to, she will be the biggest trump card Trump could have ever wildly imagined.
Still, unable to match the glamour inadvertently playing out on stage, old school degenerate politicians were seething as were the Che Guevara tee-shirt clad news editors. Vindictive mainstream media cameras with wide angles lens removed desperately panned to seek out empty space to create another pathetic deceitful story. Hopeful that the streets will create mayhem, news teams mingled among this frightful bunch of so many unsightly specimens with their xylophone pierced extremities rattling as they chanted ridicule. Judging by the unkempt size of them, they hadn't taken a step in years so the walk was doing them good.


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Thibaut Courtois' departure from Chelsea for Real Madrid this summer was an acrimonious one.
Thibaut Courtois says Chelsea fans "don't know all the truth" regarding his acrimonious £35million move to Real Madrid this summer.
The Belgian earned the ire of Blues fans after failing to report for pre-season training, which was viewed as an attempt to force through a transfer.
"It makes me feel sad. Obviously they don't know all the truth," he told reporters after Belgium's 4-0 win over Scotland on Friday.
Courtois alluded to the fact that he had decided to reject Chelsea's contract offer back in March, and thus expected the club to work quickly to secure a transfer that would give them good value for their player.
"I think in March the decision was already made and I thought the club would accept it," said the 26-year-old.
"Then because the transfer was close I didn't show up [to training] because I thought it was better not to disturb the squad. I didn't want it to be toxic.
"Obviously it's a pity because I love Chelsea. I loved playing there."
Courtois' decision to kiss the Real Madrid badge when he was unveiled at his new club also incensed Chelsea fans, as did his comments earlier this week when he praised the "higher level" of Madrid training.
However, he issued a clarification regarding the latter statement, saying it was not intended as a swipe at the Premier League club.
"I never meant that. I just said that maybe in training it goes a little bit faster," he said.
"But that's also the quality of Real Madrid, that's not saying Chelsea doesn't have quality. I always give back a happy feeling to Chelsea."
Despite some of the flak he's copped, Courtois remains content with his decision to leave the Blues, and wishes his old club well.
"I had a chance to go back to Spain to be closer to my kids and that was important to me.
"I know a lot of Chelsea fans will understand my decision and I wish them the best. I am happy they have won the first four games and I hope they go on and win the league."

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This post is a bit overdue, but the beginning of this month we went to see the Puppini Sisters at the Pigalle club near Piccadilly Circus. The show was fantastic. Not only were the singers themselves amazing and funny, but the band was incredible - what a fun night out with a couple of Andy's work mates and thanks to them for knowing about the show!
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Investing in real estate is considered a good move, but this is not always the case for timeshares. While owning one may mean having a piece of vacation property (usually a resort condominium unit) that you can use at least once a year, timeshares are not your typical real estate investments. This is because you can't make money on such type of properties.
A Host of Problems
It's also noted that the value of your timeshare is likely to depreciate after you buy it. This is true even if the vacation property is located in a prominent destination. Other than the fact that timeshares don't generate income, they also require you to pay an annual maintenance fee that covers repairs, taxes, insurance, staffing, and upkeep.
Getting out of the contract by selling the timeshare is also difficult. This is because the supply of timeshare is significantly greater than the demand in the market. If you're fortunate enough to sell yours, you're likely to receive less than what you paid for it. It's also common for secondhand timeshares to sell less than 30 % to 50% of what they originally cost.
Bailing Out
The sad part is owners only notice these problems after some realizations following the purchase. This is why many people want to cancel their timeshare and get out of the contract. If you own one and you want to do the same, it's best to get the services of a timeshare lawyer. This is to review your contract carefully and identify illegal or misleading areas. This can help increase your chances of winning the case.
It's also advisable to have a lawyer by your side when canceling a timeshare, as the process can be tricky. You have to keep in mind the timeshare companies don't just willingly take back the property if you don't want it anymore. A timeshare lawyer will inform you about the law and your rights and keep you from making unnecessary payments to the timeshare developers or resort companies.
While some people are happy with their timeshare properties, most people want to get rid of theirs. If you belong in the latter group, it is important to act quickly to avoid being stuck in paying the fees. Work with a timeshare lawyer today to cancel your contract.


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text: Share: Comments Print August 24, 2010 at 9:17 PM Tuesday night news and notes Posted by Mason Kelley I wasn't at practice tonight, taking the night off, but I'll be out there the rest of the week. But word is nothing significant in terms of injuries. The team was in shells (helmets and shoulder pads) so no real hitting. Also sounds as if it was a night for some of the younger guys as Nick Montana and Keith Price took most of the reps at QB (nothing wrong with Jake Locker, just a night devoted to some of the younger players). UW coach Steve Sarkisian may be trying to get all the info he can to make a decision on a backup — he has said he will make a decision in his own mind before the BYU game, even if he may not announce it publicly immediately. Also, a few other notes to pass along: — Mason Kelley's story for Wednesday's paper focused on DE De'Shon Matthews, quietly having a solid camp and in the running for a starting spot, and at the least, a regular role in the rotation. — KJR-AM will be on the air from the "Raise the Woof" Husky Football kickoff celebration live Friday night at 7 p.m. Here are details on the "Raise the Woof," one of the highlights of which is the naming of the team captains for the season. — It has also been announced that UW coach Sarkisian's coach's show will air each Monday night at 4:30, a little earlier than some previous years. Also, it will originate from the Don James Center and is open to the public. — Syracuse's, UW's second foe on Sept. 11, is running into a slew of injuries. — Former Husky Marcel Reece is making a run at Oakland's No. 1 fullback spot. — Rob Rang of CBSSports.com delivers a feature on Locker. — PointSpreads.com has Locker at 8-to-1 to win the Heisman. — The big Pac-10 news of the day is that Colorado apparently won't become a member of the conference until 2012. As the story details, Colorado apparently couldn't work out a deal to leave the Big 12 early without paying a hefty exit fee. Utah is expected to join in 2011, so looks like the conference will have an odd number of teams for one season. And also worth wondering if this teams they put off the decisions on how to divide the conference for a little while. — Dennis Dodd of CBSSports.com picks Locker as the Pac-10's best offensive player and the Huskies to finish third in the Pac-10 this year. All for now. Comments


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When a friend says, "I'll hit you up later dog," he is stating that he will call again sometime. He is not calling the person a "later dog."
But that's not how the courts in Louisiana see it. And when a suspect in an interrogation told detectives to "just give me a lawyer dog," the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that the suspect was, in fact, asking for a "lawyer dog," and not invoking his constitutional right to counsel. It's not clear how many lawyer dogs there are in Louisiana, and whether any would have been available to represent the human suspect in this case, other than to give the standard admonition in such circumstances to simply stop talking.
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DANIEL BULL.—We cannot in this place omit an honorable mention of Mr. Bull. He was the son of Thomas Bull, who was the son of William Bull, the early settler at Hamptonburgh. His father lived at the old stone mansion in the present town of Hamptonburgh, on the road from Montgomery to Goshen, and known as the Cad Bull stone house. He removed to this town before he was of age, upon a large tract of new rough land, then owned by his father, and located himself. His father, Thomas, was infirm towards the latter part of his life, and when about to make his will and settle his worldly affairs had thoughts of selling his land in Crawford, which was then worth about $2.50 per acre, and for which he had an offer, and asked his son Daniel, then a lad of about fifteen years of age, whether he had better settle it or let him take care of it. Daniel replied that if he would give it to him he "would try to take care of it." His father concluded to try him, and made his will accordingly. This gave the young man confidence and increased his pride; and the community at this day can judge of the manner in which he fulfilled this early filial promise. In 1780, when nineteen years of age, he married Miss Catharine Miller, who was younger still, and forthwith commenced clearing up his new estate.
The winter of 1780 was celebrated all over this country for its length and the depth of its snow. It was so deep and hardened by the severity of the weather that for some time the people of the county, in transacting their necessary or pleasure business, drove their horses and sleighs in any and all directions across the fields irrespective of the fences. Mr. Bull and Miss Miller went to Goshen to be married by Mr. Carr, of the Presbyterian Church, and that day a fall of snow commenced, which, with previous ones, deepened the road so much there was no traveling the next day. There the new-married pair spent two weeks Of the honeymoon.
Thirteen children were the fruits of this early marriage, the most of whom grew up and were married. Their names, and to whom married, are as follows: Thomas, married Sarah Mills; Hannah, married Alex. Thompson; Abner, married Maria Brinson; David C., married Maria Barkley; Keturah, married William Bull; Catharine, married James H. Crawford; Mary, married Rev. John Johnston; Henry, married Jane Stitt; Milton, married Esther Crawford; Sarah, married Denton Mills; Miller, not married; Daniel, married Sarah Thompson; John, died young.
Mr. Bull was an industrious farmer from his early days. As an evidence of his practical agriculture, we refer the reader to the list of prizes awarded him by the society, which we think are more numerous than those awarded to any other family in the county. Few individuals have cleared up and subdued more wild land, and placed it in a good agricultural condition for their children. The obligations of parent, citizen, and friend, imposed on him through the course of a long life, were duly and faithfully discharged; while those of a superior and more holy character equally shared his careful attention and pious regard. He was an early friend to the construction of the Newburgh and Cochecton turnpike-road, and, with an interval of one year, continued a director from the organization of the company, upwards of forty years. This company had semi-annual meetings, and, with one or two exceptions at furthest, he was always present. This fact proves two things,— good health and a virtuous discharge of public duties.
The progenitor of the Bull family in Crawford was William Bull, who located at Hamptonburgh. His son Thomas purchased an extensive tract of land embracing seven hundred and fifty acres in the township of Crawford, which was in an entirely unimproved state when acquired by him. His son Daniel, whose birth occurred in 1761, and who is the subject of this biographical sketch, became by inheritance the possessor of this land, having pledged himself to cultivate and improve it. He spent the early years of his life at the home of his parents, improving the limited advantages of the district school during the intervals not devoted to farm labor.
In 1780, when but nineteen years of age, he was united in marriage to Miss Catherine Miller, who was still his junior, the ceremony having been performed at Goshen by Rev. Mr. Carr, of the Protestant Episcopal Church. To Mr. and Mrs. Bull were born thirteen children,—Thomas, who married Sarah Mills; Hannah (Mrs. Alexander Thompson); Abner, married to Maria Brinson; David C., married to Maria Barkley; Keturah (Mrs. William Bull); Catherine (Mrs. James H. Crawford); Mary (Mrs. Rev. John Johnson); Henry, married to Jane Stitt; Milton, married to Esther Crawford; Sarah (Mrs. Denton Mills); Miller; Daniel, married to Sarah Thompson; and John, who died in early life.
Mr. Bull died Nov. 14, 1849, his wife's death having occurred Oct. 1, 1841, in her seventy-seventh year. During a long and well-improved life Daniel Bull maintained a marked character for integrity and probity, and by deeds which speak louder than words placed before his children a conspicuous example of the achievements won by energy and steadfast purpose. The land which he inherited—a vast tract of forest and brush—was, under the magic influence of his industry, made to bud and blossom as the rose.
He was also active and influential in all public enterprises. He was one of the originators of the Newburgh and Cochecton turnpike, and for nearly half a century a director of the organization. The political views of Mr. Bull were in sympathy with the platform of the old Whig party, and these principles found in him an eloquent expounder during his life. In 1779 he contributed generously towards the erection of the earliest Presbyterian church of the township, and was one of its most exemplary members. He was a man of generous impulses, and all deserving causes found in him a cordial helper.
His memory is still affectionately cherished by an extensive family of descendants, a number of whom contribute this portrait as a tribute of their regard.
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THE ST. JAMES'S CHRONICLE OR, THE BRITISH EVENING POST, London, 1764 A fine, folio-size newspaper from England during the tumultuous time that lead to the Stamp Act, when tensions between England & the colonies were beginning to strain. Various news of the day and a wealth of ads.
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The Godfather, almost indisputably, stands as one of the greatest cinematic achievements of all time; (the American Film Institute ranks it right behind Citizen Kane). And now the SSO has joined the family business. Directed by Francis For Coppola in 1972 (literally a dozen directors turned it down) and based on Mario Puzo's eponymous novel,Read More


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The symbol of the Master is that of the Square of 90 degrees. I was intrigued by the history or the allusion of the square, not just to Masonry, but to the man as a whole. I was lucky enough to find a passage in Pamphlet No. 15 from the Wisconsin Grand Lodge Committee on Masonic Research, published in 1922. I want to share it with you.
The Square
"The square as an emblem is geometrical and not mechanical in its origin according to authorities, who trace it back to the ancient Egyptians, who in solemn processions carried the cubit of justice, by which perpendiculars, right angles and squares might be laid out, its form being that of one arm of a square, with the inner end cut to an angle of 45 degrees.
"The close analogy between justice and that which is perfectly upright is so obvious as to have become universal. The terms 'an upright man' and a 'just man' are in nearly all languages synonymous, hence the scriptural phrases: 'The way of the just is uprightness; thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just;' 'He that walketh uprightly' and the admonition 'to walk uprightly before God and man.' Besides this, the square was used in Egypt to predetermine the boundaries of each man's possessions when, as frequently happened, the landmarks were swept away by the inundation of the Nile, thus recovering to every man his just rights. The Egyptian land-measure itself was an aroura or a square, containing one hundred cubits.
"The square representing the fourth part of a circle, has a direct allusion to division of the ecliptic and celestial equator into four equal parts, indicative of the solstitial and equinoctial points, and the division of the year into four seasons. By it we are also enabled to divide the circle of the horizon into quadrants, and by the aid of the sun in the south to correctly mark out the four cardinal points of the compass. In not only geometry, but astronomy also, the use of the right angle is indispensable."
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Janssens joins Greenfield Project Management
Ireland-based Greenfield Project Management Ltd., an investment and project management company that specializes in biofuels, recently announced the hiring of Marc Janssens as director of marketing. He brings to Greenfield international experience as an account executive for companies such as McCann Erickson and United States Container Lines, and has led trade missions for the regional government of Flanders. At Greenfield, he will have a central role in marketing and sales activity for the company's ethanol blends.