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Here’s something that’s no surprise to intelligent people, abstinence ed doesn’t work. Not only does it not work but it apparently puts those who go through the misinformation campaign, at a higher risk for pregnancy and disease.
Many Teens Don’t Keep Virginity Pledges
Teens who take virginity pledges are just as likely to have sex as teens who don’t make such promises — and they’re less likely to practice safe sex to prevent disease or pregnancy, a new study finds.
“Previous studies found that pledgers were more likely to delay having sex than non-pledgers,” said study author Janet E. Rosenbaum, a post doctoral fellow at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. “I used the same data as previous studies but a different statistical method.”
This method allowed Rosenbaum to compare those who had taken a virginity pledge with similar teens who hadn’t taken a pledge but were likely to delay having sex, she said. She added that she didn’t include teens who were unlikely to take a pledge.
“Virginity pledgers and similar non-pledgers don’t differ in the rates of vaginal, oral or anal sex or any other sexual behavior,” Rosenbaum said. “Strikingly, pledgers are less likely than similar non-pledgers to use condoms and also less likely to use any form of birth control.”
More at:
http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2008/12/29/many-teens-dont-keep-virginity-pledges.html
Which is why every school should have an orgasmitron, like in Barbella
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123051100709638419.html
By ANDREW OSBORN
MOSCOW — For a decade, Russian academic Igor Panarin has been predicting the U.S. will fall apart in 2010. For most of that time, he admits, few took his argument — that an economic and moral collapse will trigger a civil war and the eventual breakup of the U.S. — very seriously. Now he’s found an eager audience: Russian state media.
[Prof. Panarin]
Igor Panarin
In recent weeks, he’s been interviewed as much as twice a day about his predictions. “It’s a record,” says Prof. Panarin. “But I think the attention is going to grow even stronger.”
Prof. Panarin, 50 years old, is not a fringe figure. A former KGB analyst, he is dean of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s academy for future diplomats. He is invited to Kremlin receptions, lectures students, publishes books, and appears in the media as an expert on U.S.-Russia relations.
But it’s his bleak forecast for the U.S. that is music to the ears of the Kremlin, which in recent years has blamed Washington for everything from instability in the Middle East to the global financial crisis. Mr. Panarin’s views also fit neatly with the Kremlin’s narrative that Russia is returning to its rightful place on the world stage after the weakness of the 1990s, when many feared that the country would go economically and politically bankrupt and break into separate territories.
A polite and cheerful man with a buzz cut, Mr. Panarin insists he does not dislike Americans.
But he warns that the outlook for them is dire.
There’s a 55-45% chance right now that disintegration will occur,” he says. “One could rejoice in that process,” he adds, poker-faced. “But if we’re talking reasonably, it’s not the best scenario — for Russia.” Though Russia would become more powerful on the global stage, he says, its economy would suffer because it currently depends heavily on the dollar and on trade with the U.S.
Mr. Panarin posits, in brief, that mass immigration, economic decline, and moral degradation will trigger a civil war next fall and the collapse of the dollar. Around the end of June 2010, or early July, he says, the U.S. will break into six pieces — with Alaska reverting to Russian control.
In addition to increasing coverage in state media, which are tightly controlled by the Kremlin, Mr. Panarin’s ideas are now being widely discussed among local experts. He presented his theory at a recent roundtable discussion at the Foreign Ministry. The country’s top international relations school has hosted him as a keynote speaker. During an appearance on the state TV channel Rossiya, the station cut between his comments and TV footage of lines at soup kitchens and crowds of homeless people in the U.S. The professor has also been featured on the Kremlin’s English-language propaganda channel, Russia Today
Interesting Annie, but not to be taken seriously. His theory is based on the premise that the states will start withholding money from the federal government, leading to a split of our country. He does not explain how that could possibly occur.
Since he is without a basic understanding about how the money flows in this country, it would be hard to give his ideas more than a scornful dismissal.
Texoksas? All the food, cattle and oil?
Abortiononia?
Gaylandia?
Nascarondia?
United shitburgs?
Alabamania?
Does anyone think Palin will let Alaska go back to Russia? LOL!
That guy drink alot of Vodka!
Good ones Beber.
Actually, bring it on Russky egghead. We need more bulletin board material like that!
Caroline Kennedy’s latest attempt to press her case to be the replacement for Hillary Clinton as a senator for New York has been widely criticised in the US media.
Ms Kennedy – daughter of former President John F Kennedy – broke weeks of silence on her bid, by giving a series of interviews at the weekend.
But she was criticised for being unknowledgeable on key policy areas, being unable to articulate why she was seeking public office for the first time – and even for possessing a verbal tic.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7804407.stm
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You know, Caroline Kennedy could be the Democratic version, you know, of Sarah, you know, Palin. You know?
Hearing “you know” every 10.5 seconds could wear thin pretty quick.
I liked Kennedy for Hillary’s Senate seat at first, but maybe she needs a little more seasoning.
The governor of New York won’t be affected by her looks.
My favorite: You know, I’m in favor of the problems, with you know, NAFTA.
I admit she’s pretty bad. Appoint that Splitzer guy. He could cockus with the Republicans.
“Mr. Panarin posits, in brief, that mass immigration, economic decline, and moral degradation will trigger a civil war next fall and the collapse of the dollar.”
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I don’t know that Panarin’s theory is so unbelievable. We have economic decline. Definitely moral degradation. Civil war? Look at the way we deal with each other on these threads.
We have far less moral degradation than at any time in our history, if you consider the way we treat women, the handicapped, and minorities. We may be a bit more sexual, if you consider that degradation, but balance that with the drunkeness of the past, and it has to be a wash.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said he wants to slow consideration of an economic stimulus package that Democrats are hoping to send to President- elect Barack Obama soon after he takes office.
McConnell yesterday called for giving lawmakers and the public at least one week to review the legislation once it has been written. He said he wanted Senate committee hearings on the measure, rather than immediate floor consideration.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aDKlu3JX05wE&refer=home
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Considering the bank and automotive bailouts, maybe taking a little time to think this one through might not be a bad idea. A trillion dollars is a lot of money (that we don’t have).
Once upon a time a man appeared in a village and announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for $10 each.
The villagers, seeing that there were many monkeys around, went out to the forest and started catching them.
The man bought thousands at $10 and, as supply started to diminish, the villagers stopped their effort. He next announced that he would now buy
monkeys at $20 each. This renewed the efforts of the villagers and they started catching monkeys again.
Soon the supply diminished even further and people started going back to their farms. The offer increased to $25 each and the supply of monkeys became so scarce it was an effort to even find a monkey, let alone catch it!
The man now announced that he would buy monkeys at $50 each! However, since he had to go to the city on some business, his assistant would buy
on his behalf. In the absence of the man, the assistant told the villagers: “Look at all these monkeys in the big cage that the man has already collected. I will sell them to you at $35 and when the man returns from the city, you can sell them to him for $50 each.”
The villagers rounded up all their savings and bought all the monkeys for 700 billion dollars.
They never saw the man or his assistant again, only lots and lots of monkeys!
Now you have a better understanding of how the
WALL STREET BAILOUT PLAN WILL WORK!!!
It doesn’t get much clearer than this…
cosmos_originally
Posted December 29, 2008 at 10:12 pm | Permalink
donndublin
Posted December 29, 2008 at 7:39 pm | Permalink
Cos, thinks an insurance exec is a credible source of AWG even though he has financial interests but attacks skeptics he claims to have financial interests with oil, gas and coal industries
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Yes don, Cosmos sure stepped in it didn’t he? At least now he can’t criticize opinion pieces based on climatology background without being a hypocrite.
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donndublin,
Did you not read my link? Or do you not understand the words “suggested”, “probably”, and the record warm years stats?
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Cos,
Of course I read it. It looks just like most of your posts which filled with phrases like “suggested” and “probably” along with might, maybe, or if you hold your mouth just right(sarc).
Did you not read my two or three previous posts asking you to present the empirical evidence on the AWG theroy?
If Caroline Kennedy thinks she has “something to contribute”, I suggest she “contribute” some of her MONEY to help others now in this financial crisis. I don’t think she knows how common people live. None of the Kennedys do.
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ANTI
Posted December 29, 2008 at 11:22 pm | Permalink
XXX, Hank, or any other gun nut in the area:
I have been searching for a specific lever gun and have been unsuccessful. I would appreciate any help locating a Marlin 1894C in .357 mag.
Thank You…Hank has my email addy.
ANTI
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ANTI
Posted December 29, 2008 at 11:28 pm | Permalink
I have a nice roll of deer summer sausage for the one that can help! :)
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Anti,
I checked with a couple of friends this morning. Doesn’t look like I can help you. The 1894C is a nice range weapon for target shooting. I’m a little surprised at the lack of availability.
http://www.realtor.com/search/searchresults.aspx?loc=Detroit%2c+MI&mxp=1000&typ=7
anybody need a cheap house?
Q — How many Republicans can you fit in a closet?
A — It looks like all of ‘em!
http://www.badmouth.net/top-five-republican-gay-sex-scandals/
I don’t think making fun of homos is helpful.
“If pigs could vote, the man with the slop bucket would be elected swineherd every time, no matter how much slaughtering he did on the side.” — Orson Scott Card
donndublin posted December 30, 2008 at 9:53 am
Did you not read my two or three previous posts asking you to present the empirical evidence on the AWG theroy?
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I already presented it to you earlier — recent solar and cosmic ray activity versus temperature trends. You dismissed it. Also the rise in the ocean heat content.
Again, if you disagree with the AGW science, you have to use scientific methodology (not opinions) to refute it.
* Refute higher levels of GHG’s cause warming.
* Refute aerosols cause (temporary) cooling, masking part of AGW.
* Refute how natural PLUS anthropogenic forcings explain the observed temperature data since around 1900.
* Provide the unknown natural forcing(s) to replace the anthropogenic forcings that you claim do not exist.
* Provide the energy source(s) explaining the recent rise in ocean heat content.
Good luck. . .
Looks like congress is going to have a hearing on Madoff and the SEC.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081230/pl_nm/us_madoff_congress_5
Rod Blagojevich expected to name Roland Burris to Obama senate seat
Gov. Rod Blagojevich is expected today to name former Illinois Atty. Gen. Roland Burris to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate.
The action comes despite warnings by Democratic Senate leaders that they would not seat anyone appointed by the disgraced governor who faces criminal charges of trying to sell the post, sources familiar with the decision said.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-blagojevich-obama-burris,0,3030056.story
“annie_moose
Posted December 30, 2008 at 10:18 am | Permalink
http://www.realtor.com/search/searchresults.aspx?loc=Detroit%2c+MI&mxp=1000&typ=7
anybody need a cheap house?”
Wow! $10K and I could have my own little slum empire.
lindainks55
Posted December 30, 2008 at 12:15 pm | Permalink
Rod Blagojevich expected to name Roland Burris to Obama senate seat
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I saw that on the news earlier. I wonder if the appointment will hold?
again….
Thank you, Mr Bush for letting “the invisible hand of the marketplace” run rampant without the hated deleterious effects of regulation:
“During a recession ordinary people will sometimes do extraordinary things. You may have seen the numbers – holiday sales through Christmas Eve were down as much as 88-percent compared to a year ago. And today we learned that the number of people returning gifts is up 40-percent.
“The economy has many North Texans trying to decide whether to keep the gift, or trade it in and use the cash.
“‘We are seeing more gift cards being used more on the grocery side – that they get from their exchanges,’ explained Target tore manager Aaron McKnight. ‘Just because food is something we definitely need right now, over something they we may want.’”
That type of ’savings strategy’ is one customers at a North Dallas Wal-Mart store also reportedly use. Shoppers there pocketed a nice chunk of change on returns.
“I wonder if the appointment will hold?” — XXX
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I don’t think Reid should have weighed in on a state’s business, but since he has stated he won’t seat anyone appointed by Blagojevich, then he shouldn’t. If the credibility of Blagojevich is so reduced / questioned that a right given his office by state law won’t be recognized, then he needs to be removed from the office. As long as he is in office the rights and responsibilities of that office should be his. I’m so sick of politicians.
Did she ask her husband the same question?
‘”What are you doing here?”: man asks wife at brothel’
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSL0910395120080109
Anti,
I checked with a couple of friends this morning. Doesn’t look like I can help you. The 1894C is a nice range weapon for target shooting. I’m a little surprised at the lack of availability.
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Thank you XXX.
It has been a wild goose chase trying to locate that specific rifle! I appreciate your effort to help.
Take care.
Delilah, you have no idea of the work the Kennedy’s do for people less fortunate than they are. Without even pulling up Google, I know they have a foundation that helps poor people heat their homes during the brutal New England winters. Do some research and you will see how wrong you are.
Sounds like Reid doesn’t know enough about the law, or was blowing political smoke (probably both!) when he said he wouldn’t seat a Blagojevich appointment.
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Can The Senate Really Refuse To Seat Blago’s Appointment?
Can the U.S. Senate refuse to seat a Senator appointed by Governor Blagojevich? Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid seemed to suggest that when he cited Article I, Section 5 of the U.S. Constitution, saying that each house of the Congress shall judge the qualifications of its members.
But is this power absolute? Not according to the Supreme Court. In 1969, the Court ruled that the House of Representatives did NOT have the power to refuse to seat Rep. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., the New York Congressman who was embroiled in a legal case that resulted in a contempt citation being issued against him.
The House’s power to judge “qualifications”, the Court said, meant Constitutional qualifications: age, citizenship, that sort of thing.
more at:
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/12/30/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry4691872.shtml
Cos,
I can’t get my response to your question posted. But here is a quick question.
Which comes first, rising CO2 levels or rising temperatures?
http://climatesanity.wordpress.com/2007/10/20/gore-implies-ice-cores-proves-that-rising-co2-causes-temperature-increases-over-650000-years/
*Refute aerosols cause (temporary) cooling, masking part of AGW.
http://www.climate-skeptic.com/2008/01/my-best-skeptic.html
“Substantial warming, of 1C or more, is being masked by aerosols, despite the fact that aerosols really only have strong presence over 5-10% of the globe and despite the fact that the cooler part of the world has been the one without the aerosols.”
*Refute how natural PLUS anthropogenic forcings explain the observed temperature data since around 1900.
I don’t need to refute the natural forcing and the anthropogenic forcings for just 100 years is unsubstantial
*Provide the unknown natural forcing(s) to replace the anthropogenic forcings that you claim do not exist.
I believe the key word is “UNKNOWN”. How can I provide something that is unknown. I don’t claim that anthropogenic forcings don’t exist, only that they are insignificant.
*Provide the energy source(s) explaining the recent rise in ocean heat content.
http://publishing.royalsociety.org/media/proceedings_a/rspa20071880.pdf
Nasdaq finishing the yr. with its worst loss ever, percentage wise. Forget the dot com bubble bursting under Clinton, bush has beaten that loss out.
The dot come cut out the irrational exuberance fat, bush has cut out the lean down to the bone.
WPE
Like I told my brother during the 04 election, “If you liked bush’s first 4 yrs., you’ll love his next 4.”
“Defying U.S. Senate leaders and his own state’s lawmakers, Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced Tuesday the appointment of a Senate replacement for President-elect Barack Obama.
Blagojevich announced his choice of former state Attorney General Roland Burris for the job.
The announcement came despite federal charges that he tried to auction off the seat to the highest bidder.”
LOL. What an arrogant ass.
donndublin posted December 30, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Which comes first, rising CO2 levels or rising temperatures?
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In the past, before our fossil-fuel and land use changes?
Milankovitch cycles caused the initial warming (or cooling) — then CO2 amplified that warming (or cooling).
http://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/ar4-wg1.htm
Frequently Asked Question 6.1
‘What Caused the Ice Ages and Other Important Climate Changes Before the Industrial Era?’
donndublin posted December 30, 2008 at 1:58 pm
*Provide the unknown natural forcing(s) to replace the anthropogenic forcings that you claim do not exist.
I believe the key word is “UNKNOWN”. How can I provide something that is unknown. I don’t claim that anthropogenic forcings don’t exist, only that they are insignificant.
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Anthropogenic forcings are NOT insignificant — the observed warming can not be explained without them. You need to find that “unknown”.
Frequently Asked Question 9.2
‘Can the Warming of the 20th Century be Explained by Natural Variability?’
It’s a cryin’ shame this blog doesn’t allow the usage of italics. Because I can think of at least one post that should have made use of ‘em.
Yesterday, Parkay shared this with the Blog:
“In a preview of the coming intensification of culture wars under Obamanation’s so-called administration now being assembled, over 100 pro-life volunteers showed up in bitter cold weather to offer alternative assistance and warnings to desperate mothers, as Tiller’s late-term abortion mill, in a rare exception, was open for its grim business during the weekend, likely illegally mangling, dismembering, poisoning, and beheading more viable babies, in continuing flagrant violations of state laws. Their banner of truth over Tiller’s parking lot entrance read “Please do not kill your baby. You will regret it for the rest of your life.”
Is this the same banner I’ve seen on crystal-clear pictures on anti-abortion websites, Parkay? If it is, the following clarification is needed: In the last sentence, the word “your” was italicized, was it not? Let us have it clearly.
The implicit meaning (i.e., condemnation) of that admonition was clear. Do not underestimate my or many other women’s intelligence (or sensitivities). ‘Cause a whole lot of us aren’t stupid, or masochistic, for that matter.
Conversely, I cannot disrespect those individuals who braved savage temperatures to assist women in need. I do not approve of second or third trimester abortions; thus, how I can I criticize these persons? To do so would be hypocrisy.
Whoever created that delightful banner may wish to rethink their handiwork. I may have been an idiot all those years ago, but I wasn’t wholly moronic. The subtle denigration in that sentiment wouldn’t have been lost on me or my mother.
Finally, as a deterrent, it would have been impotent.
For many years, I justified my abortion because of the cruelty I suffered. No one else gave a flying flip about me, I reasoned, so I was compelled to undergo the abortion. Until recently, that’s exactly how I continued to justify it.
There are several reasons why I’ve altered my views as they pertain to my own situation – suffice it to say, a banner like that one doesn’t factor into ‘em.
donndublin posted December 30, 2008 at 1:58 pm
*Provide the energy source(s) explaining the recent rise in ocean heat content.
http://publishing.royalsociety.org/media/proceedings_a/rspa20071880.pdf
Thank you donndublin, for helping to prove my point.
From your link:
“There is considerable evidence for solar influence on the Earth’s pre-industrial climate and the Sun may well have been a factor in post-industrial climate change in the first half of the last century.
Here we show that over the past 20 years, all the trends in the Sun that could have had an influence on the Earth’s climate have been in the opposite direction to that required to explain the observed rise in global mean temperatures.”
Oh gee whiz: It was an UNDERLINE – not an italic. My bad:
http://operationrescue.org/photos/main.php?g2_itemId=4877
What should be the dire fate that awaits me? Should I be burned at the stake? Or merely told that my life was worth less than my fetus’s?
(Just so we’re clear here: I do not believe my life was “worth” more than the fetus’s. I just remember the agony I felt – and the embarrassment my mother felt. Can’t hide behind my former church any longer on that one…..)
S–t! Just when I’m trying to get in touch with my kinder, gentler side, this crap comes along and gets my dander up.
I mean, one of my New Year’s resolutions is to avoid asking some out-of-state right-to-lifer if he wants to re-enact several scenes from “Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!” My lord, I think I traumatized the poor soul. The nerve of me – at my age!
See what kind of icky stuff this kind of demonization enacts, Parkay????
Cos,
The IPCC is a political organization who censors scientific studies and is not a credible source.
FilmFan,
You can use italics on this blog. You type a . What follows will be in italics. To stop them, you have to type a .
Cos,
The last 10 years have seen a down trend in temperatures.
” I don’t think she knows how common people live. None of the Kennedys do.”
Don’t say that too loud on this blog. Teddy is a saint here. Despite his murdering a young woman whom he was sharing time with no one wants to take bets on when he will finally croak.
Despite Camelot, Teddy is believed to know common people. Actually what he knows is politic’s. That and a little help from his daddy’s rum running money makes a Kennedy important.
word with the underscores (_) removed results in word .
You can us a ‘b’ in place of the ‘i’ for bold.
Interesting, I don’t know how that post messed up.
Steps:
(1. type a )
What follows will be in italics. To stop them:
(1. type a )
a. this should be in italics. a.
This is a test. Was I able to follow Steven’s simple instructions?
Obviously not! ;-(
“brian_nuevo
Posted December 30, 2008 at 3:04 pm | Permalink
word with the underscores (_) removed results in word .
You can us a ‘b’ in place of the ‘i’ for bold.”
mine messed up too….
was supposed to start with ” then the word ‘word’ then ” (except the underscores should be removed.
Alas, I know how, but can’t show anyone. Sad.
Will try again.
You have to use the pointy parenthesis things (on my keyboard they are above my comma and period – you have to use the shift key to get to them).
You insert an i between the pointy things that are before those words you want italicized.
To stop the italicized words you have to insert an forward slash i in between the pointy parenthesis things at the end of where you want the words to stop being italicized.
Less satisfactory, but hopefully clear enough.
“giving lawmakers and the public at least one week to review the legislation”
A whole week huh? LoL.
A basic college course on economics takes a semester.
Can you read a thick novel in a week and fully comprehend the story?
It used to be, congress spent months digesting information, hashing out details, build a consensus, and reach agreement on spending bills of only a few million to a few billion.
We have matured our intelligence level and comprehension level to only a week for a trillion dollar bill?
Hell, last year, congress couldn’t decide in ONE year (2007) on ANY of the 26 major appropriation acts. Finally, one year ago almost to the day – three months (a full quarter) into fiscal year 2008, the democrats rushed through one big Omnibus budget busting bill.
And they didn’t even read it.
One week, huh. rolling on the floor.
brian_nuevo
Posted December 30, 2008 at 3:09 pm | Permalink
“brian_nuevo
Posted December 30, 2008 at 3:04 pm | Permalink
word with the underscores (_) removed results in word .
You can us a ‘b’ in place of the ‘i’ for bold.”
mine messed up too….
was supposed to start with ” then the word ‘word’ then ” (except the underscores should be removed.”
Damn, messed up again, it strips away the html characters, even when surrounded by quotes and spaced individually.
See steps 2-4 here http://www.developingwebs.net/html/lesson3.php
{i} his should be in italics. {/i}
test, test. It’s probably ME, not {i}you{/i}, Steven!
TEST
Sweet!
pointy parentheses things are also known as the “greater than” or “less than” signs.
In my example above they are used like parentheses.
well, it looked cool until it posted
lol
I told you it’s me! Enough trying and failing. I will look at the link you posted, Brian. Is there another way of practicing (or testing) other than showing everyone here I am a failure?
Ah! greater and lessor than!
this should be in italics.
You put a at the beginning of the section you want in italics (without spaces between the
At the end of the italics secton, you put a – without the spaces, as noted above…
I think that might work….
Doing the happy dance!
for bold, use a “b” instead of the “i”, and for underline, use a “u” in place of the “i” :-)
Oooops those little things are mighty sensitive!!!
at the beginning…. at the end
Look at me go!
oh well, even with spaces, they pick it up!! LOL Looks like you got it Linda!!
“I liked Kennedy for Hillary’s Senate seat at first, but maybe she needs a little more seasoning.”
Just a LITTLE?
Just a small amount?
Humor, right?
How about a whole bucket of salt, a barrel of Worcestershire sauce, and a million dashes of pickapeppa.
Perhaps, Caroline should run for dog catcher before moving all the way up to US senator.
Of course to some, experience doesn’t count. Particulary if the party supports the aristocracy.
I wonder what else works?
donndublin posted December 30, 2008 at 3:00 pm
The IPCC is a political organization who censors scientific studies and is not a credible source.
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Then why did you post at 1:58 pm a paper done by two scientists who are in IPCC’s reports?
oops
i have to admit I was quite amazed when I heard Carline’s interview, with the hundreds of “ya know’s” scattered about… One would think she would have learned NOT to do that in law school…
Of course, none of us will ever know how traumatized she may have been by the killing of her father, even though she was very young…
That said, I have still not seen anybody link up to the “qualifications” required to be a U. S. Senator…
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donndublin posted December 30, 2008 at 3:01 pm
The last 10 years have seen a down trend in temperatures.
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Nope. Just a short cooling in 07/08, caused by a strong La Nina and a solar minimum.
http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/2008/
lindainks55
Posted December 30, 2008 at 3:17 pm | Permalink
Doing the happy dance!
Yaaaay… success is so nice.
STFU
See
The
Funny
Unicorn
STFU
See
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Funny
Unicorn
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Linda, if you are doing whatever you are trying, correctly, it should show up in your preview screen.
My preview screen has this little anonymous avitar thing there now. That has been a recent addition, I think.
Does anyone know if there is a way to put a picture in the avitar thing?
STFU
See
The
Funny
Unicorn
bold and italic
brian,
I guess you had to be there to understand…
Dont know on the avitar thing, Steven… Avitar space only shows up on the “preview section”
a puke green
Failed experiment.
underline
bold
italic
threads
CrapnAmerica is a Putz:
Crapn eats dog doo:
City:
function see_fields()
{
alert(”Hello ” $F(’fn’).capitalize() ” ” $F(’ln’).capitalize() “! Now we know that you live in ” $F(’city’).capitalize() “!”);
return false;
}
I don’t have a big problem with Caroline Kennedy getting the appointment for two years. She’d be sort of like Kansas’ own Sheila Frahm (whose appointment to Bob Dole’s seat didn’t seem to bother anyone). She didn’t get elected (or even nominated) in her own right, but the Republic survived.
Look at the Senators appointed to office…
http://tinyurl.com/7r6kr9
…and you’ll see the vast majority of appointees either choose not to run or are defeated next election.
Ms. Kennedy might turn out to be a good Senator, despite her obvious shortcomings as a television chat guest.
But if she’s not, the voters of New York will decide in 2010. That works for me.
Center
This appears to work
Put the word center in the greater/lesser than signs
Well, it worked in my preview screen. Never mind.
One last test
First word should be in bold, second word in italics and last word underlined.
Looks right in the preview section. Last time I tried to underline a word, it didn’t work. I think I ‘have it’ on bold and italics. Two out of three is good for me!
Yes, the preview section is different. Any other changes?
brian_nuevo
Posted December 30, 2008 at 3:39 pm | Permalink
w
i
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r
d
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:)
weirdo vice wierdo
Strike throughput del and forward slash del in the greater/lesser than symbols. MonkeyHawk uses this one
way toooften for good comic effect.Chas, Did you see my new avatar at Facebook? I think I will go back to Stretch the cat as it represents me well. ;-)
Psssssst! Rather than fill the current threads with your tests, you can always pick an older thread no one is using to test your special features.
But don’t let me stop you. In fact, I probably just encouraged you!
strike throughRegular, care to share the secret on the colors. I am looking through a HTML cheat sheet now and haven’t found it.
http://html-tags.info/
some of this is useful.
Psssssst! Rather than fill the current threads with your tests, you can always pick an older thread no one is using to test your special features.But don’t let me stop you. In fact, I probably just encouraged you!
Good idea, Amway. Thanks.
American_Way, It seems you are practicing along with us. I see no encouragement or discouragement. I’m having a little fun, and don’t mean my fun to be a bother.
One more.
Big letters.
For a small donation, I won’t show Chas how to do this. Any takers?
Sorry. It failed, will take my tests elsewhere.
“American_Way
Posted December 30, 2008 at 4:06 pm | Permalink
Psssssst! Rather than fill the current threads with your tests, you can always pick an older thread no one is using to test your special features.
But don’t let me stop you. In fact, I probably just encouraged you!”
Yeah, don’t want to disrupt the thrilling and thoughtful conversations and discussions on here today!
Linda, I practised on December 1st.
:-)
I won’t show Chas
Steven: Where I can I mail a postal money order?
love this pic
In my preview screen those big letters worked, but ultimately not when I posted it. So you are safe
for awhile any way.stupid preview screen
d’oh!
State attorneys general from Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah and Vermont will oppose President Bush’s new federal regulations enforcing the right of conscience of medical professionals to refuse participation in abortions or the dispensing of abortion drugs, without penalty or retaliation. They will argue that those whose religious or moral convictions prevent them from mangling, dismembering, poisoning, or beheading human babies (which can hardly be construed as medical care) do not belong in the medical profession, where the pursuit of abortion mill profits from contract killings should override state and federal laws.
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Pro-abortion Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano has vetoed eight pro-life bills that would have put common-sense abortion limits in place, including informed consent, parental consent, right of conscience, a partial birth abortion ban, and a requirement for abortionist quacks to possess a valid medical license. Now that the baby-hating bureaucrat is nominated for secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Arizona lawmakers can reinitiate the pro-life bills as soon as pro-life Secretary of State Jan Brewer becomes the new governor.
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“parkay” advocates illegal abortions.
Isn’t this fun, American_Way? Now we have tests going on in three threads!
One thing about the poster who calls him/herself parkay, s/he posts about the same time daily — very dependable.
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“lindainks55
Posted December 30, 2008 at 4:35 pm | Permalink
One thing about the poster who calls him/herself parkay, s/he posts about the same time daily — very dependable.”
She gets off work at Tillers at 4:00, 10 minute drive home, 10 minutes to fire up the 386, then 10 minutes to find the baby-hatin word of the day and post it here for us all to enjoy.
Chas
Posted December 30, 2008 at 3:17 pm | Permalink
You put a at the beginning of the section you want in italics (without spaces between the
At the end of the italics secton, you put a – without the spaces, as noted above…
I think that might work….
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HOW DO YOU GET THE CAPS LOCK TURNED OFF? THIS IS DRIVIN ME NUCKIN FUTS!
• cosmos_originally
Posted December 30, 2008 at 3:34 pm | Permalink
donndublin posted December 30, 2008 at 3:01 pm
The last 10 years have seen a down trend in temperatures.
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Nope. Just a short cooling in 07/08, caused by a strong La Nina and a solar minimum.
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Strange how you amplify the effects of La Nina and aerosol cooling in comparison to human CO2 but minimize the effects of El Nino and the other multiple factors in comparison to human CO2.
• http://www.climate-skeptic.com/2008/01/my-best-skeptic.html
“Substantial warming, of 1C or more, is being masked by aerosols, despite the fact that aerosols really only have strong presence over 5-10% of the globe and despite the fact that the cooler part of the world has been the one without the aerosols.”
You have no sense of scale with the perspective of a child. You’re a neo-eco-fascist.
“JimJohnson
Posted December 30, 2008 at 5:01 pm | Permalink
Chas
Posted December 30, 2008 at 3:17 pm | Permalink
You put a at the beginning of the section you want in italics (without spaces between the
At the end of the italics secton, you put a – without the spaces, as noted above…
I think that might work….
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HOW DO YOU GET THE CAPS LOCK TURNED OFF? THIS IS DRIVIN ME NUCKIN FUTS!”
Start menu – run – type “cmd” – type “format c:”
What’s a 386?
Is that a S&W?
“HOW DO YOU GET THE CAPS LOCK TURNED OFF?”
You hold down the “shift” key.
ok–so much,you know, for the tests, you know, let’s post about something interesting that, you know, just for today, you know, has nothing to do with climate change or politics, or you know, most anything else. Happy New Year! Felice Ano Nuevo!
http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=250843
This is great the Senate Dems have been dared by the radical black panther Bobby Rush.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/toby_harnden/blog/2008/12/30/the_race_card_is_played_dont_hang_or_lynch_the_black_man_chosen_by_rod_blagojevich
I’m glad to see the local Libs are finally coming around to supporting Caroline Kennedy.
Anybody happen to pull her credentials from votesmart.org or ontheissues.com yet?
Bet it’s a long list.
I posted the Wiki stuff before, showin how qualfied she be.
She’s a Kennedy you know. She’s daughter of JFK and Jackie O. JFK was assasinated you know, causing much trauma for Caroline I’m sure, so not sure how mently stable she be.
But she’s a Kennedy you know, daughter of a great President who was killed in 1963, when Caroline was 5. I’m sure she learned much from her Dad though.
Oh, and she’s a Democrat, so she must be qualfied.
Thanks HUD, but I figured out the caps lock key before your post.
Now if I could just get that cupholder on my PC fixed. You know, that button you push and the cupholder comes out. It must be stuck on my PC, probably got some coffee on it.
This was a wonderful concert. And it helped support a great cause too.
http://www.kansas.com/entertainment/events/story/638566.html
Brett Valliant Christmas Concert, 7:30 p.m. Tue., First United Methodist Church, 330 N. Broadway. Free; donations to the organ fund welcome.
donndublin posted December 30, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Strange how you amplify the effects of La Nina and aerosol cooling in comparison to human CO2 but minimize the effects of El Nino and the other multiple factors in comparison to human CO2.
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Strange how you lie.
The added warming from the 1998 El Nino is basis of AGW deniers FALSE claim that there’s been no warming since 1998.
The link from my 3:34 pm post,
http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/2008/
“The global effect of the tropical oscillation is made clear by the average temperature anomaly over the global ocean (Figure 2, bottom). The “El Niño of the century”, in 1997-98, stands out, as well as the recent La Niña.”
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“other multiple factors“? Like solar?
http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/12/open-thread-1230/#comment-493522
donndublin posted: You have no sense of scale with the perspective of a child. You’re a neo-eco-fascist.
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WOW!!! You really refuted the climate science done by all of the peer-reviewed scientists worldwide, for many decades, with that statement. /sarcasm OFF
I tend to bet with what Walter Williams has to say, as opposed to our local scientist ‘wan’na be’.
Global Warming Rope-a-Dope
Walter E. Williams
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Americans have been rope-a-doped into believing that global warming is going to destroy our planet. Scientists who have been skeptical about manmade global warming have been called traitors or handmaidens of big oil. The Washington Post asserted on May 28, 2006 that there were only “a handful of skeptics” of manmade climate fears. Bill Blakemore on Aug. 30, 2006 said, “After extensive searches, ABC News has found no such (scientific) debate on global warming.” U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer said it was “criminally irresponsible” to ignore the urgency of global warming. U.N. special climate envoy Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland on May 10, 2007 declared the climate debate “over” and added “it’s completely immoral, even, to question” the U.N.’s scientific “consensus.” In July 23, 2007, CNN’s Miles O’Brien said, “The scientific debate is over.” Earlier he said that scientific skeptics of manmade catastrophic global warming “are bought and paid for by the fossil fuel industry, usually.”
The global warming scare has provided a field day for politicians and others who wish to control our lives. After all, only the imagination limits the kind of laws and restrictions that can be written in the name of saving the planet. Recently, more and more scientists are summoning up the courage to speak out and present evidence against the global warming rope-a-dope. Atmospheric scientist Stanley B. Goldenberg of the Hurricane Research Division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said, “It is a blatant lie put forth in the media that makes it seem there is only a fringe of scientists who don’t buy into anthropogenic global warming.”
Dr. Goldenberg has the company of at least 650 noted scientists documented in the recently released U.S. Senate Minority Report: “More Than 650 International Scientists Dissent Over Man-Made Global Warming Claims: Scientists Continue to Debunk ‘Consensus’ in 2008.” The scientists, not environmental activists, include Ivar Giaever, Nobel Laureate in physics, who said, “I am a skeptic … Global warming has become a new religion.” Dr. Kiminori Itoh, an environmental physical chemist, said warming fears are the “worst scientific scandal in the history … When people come to know what the truth is, they will feel deceived by science and scientists.” “So far, real measurements give no ground for concern about a catastrophic future warming,” said Dr. Jarl R. Ahlbeck, a chemical engineer at Abo Akademi University in Finland , author of 200 scientific publications and former Greenpeace member. Atmospheric physicist James A. Peden, formerly of the Space Research and Coordination Center in Pittsburgh , said, “Many (scientists) are now searching for a way to back out quietly (from promoting warming fears), without having their professional careers ruined.”
The fact of the matter is an increasing amount of climate research suggests a possibility of global cooling. Geologist Dr. Don J. Easterbrook, Emeritus Professor at Western Washington University says, “Recent solar changes suggest that it could be fairly severe, perhaps more like the 1880 to 1915 cool cycle than the more moderate 1945-1977 cool cycle. A more drastic cooling, similar to that during the Dalton and Maunder minimums, could plunge the Earth into another Little Ice Age, but only time will tell if that is likely.” Geologist Dr. David Gee, chairman of the science committee of the 2008 International Geological Congress, currently at Uppsala University in Sweden asks, “For how many years must the planet cool before we begin to understand that the planet is not warming? For how many years must cooling go on?”
That’s a vital question for Americans to ask. Once laws are written, they are very difficult, if not impossible, to repeal. If a time would ever come when the permafrost returns to northern U.S., as far south as New Jersey as it once did, it’s not inconceivable that Congress, caught in the grip of the global warming zealots, would keep all the laws on the books they wrote in the name of fighting global warming. Personally, I would not put it past them to write more.
You know Cos, I have you pegged for a science journalist.
“Science journalism is a relatively new branch of journalism, which uses the art of reporting to convey information about science topics to a public forum. They often do not have advanced training in the particular scientific disciplines that they cover.”
Since you have a shallow knowledge of science and you won’t reveal your credentials, I bet this is true. Apparently you chose the topic of AGW which is more propaganda than science.
Real science needs no advocate or public relations representative.
bawks posted December 30, 2008 at 5:58 pm
I tend to bet with what Walter Williams has to say, as opposed to our local scientist ‘wan’na be’.
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bawks prefers to believe a bogus list by Rush Limbaugh’s ex-”man in Washington”, Marc Morano’s, instead of the much larger group of scientists worldwide.
‘Inhofe recycles long-debunked denier talking points — will the media be fooled (again)?‘
http://climateprogress.org/2008/12/11/inhofe-morano-recycles-long-debunked-denier-talking-points-will-the-media-be-fooled-again/
cosmos, how about using a little common sense with respect to AGW and people living in these dangerously cold climates. Doesn’t sound like they are particularly concerned with your AGW hysterics.
Bitter cold moves in to Interior
Temperatures could drop to 50 below zero in parts of Alaska
The Associated Press
FAIRBANKS – Bitterly cold weather slid over from Canada and settled into Interior Alaska with forecasters saying temperatures could continue to slide to nearly 50 degrees below zero in coming days.
Over the weekend, the mercury at Fairbanks International Airport dropped to 39 degrees below zero. Areas in the Interior outside the city were even colder; 46 below on the Yukon Flats, 41 below in Fort Yukon and 44 below in Central, according to the weather service….
In Southeast Alaska, at least 20 inches of snow fell in Ketchikan, forcing the shut down of the Ketchikan International Airport for a few hours. The airport shut down at about 1:30 p.m. Sunday due to the heavy snow.
“We’ll stay here all night and dig out,” airport manager Mike Carney said.
Nobody cares much about AGW cosmos, find another subject or turn off the computer and go to bed like your mother told you.
And now, with your nightly WEATHER report, the infamous, and ridiculous, Bawks-a-lot!!!
Geez!!!
“Nobody cares much about AGW cosmos,…”
It is not about AGW. It’s about the agenda.
And, you are right. Nobody cares. It’s bogus.
Bury your car.
Start menu – run – type “cmd” – type “format c:”
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Might try that JJ. It will
wipe out your hard drivereally fix up your computer.Steven, I dont think we are that lucky!! LOL
http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=250843
Did Bobby Rush have a stoke or did he just return from the dentist with numb lips?
“Did Bobby Rush have a stoke or did he just return from the dentist with numb lips?”
I thought stroke at first, though it could be past drug use.
donndublin posted December 30, 2008 at 6:15 pm
Real science needs no advocate or public relations representative.
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Correct. The real science documented here, and in the papers listed at the end of each chapters stands on its own.
http://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/ar4-wg1.htm
But donndublin’s AGW denial non-science requires op-eds, blogs, fossil-fuel funded think(sic) tanks, Sen. Inhofe (R-Oil) “650 list”, etc. And lots of stupid attacks, like:
donndublin posted December 30, 2008 at 3:00 pm
The IPCC is a political organization who censors scientific studies and is not a credible source.
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donndublin posted December 30, 2008 at 5:01 pm
“You have no sense of scale with the perspective of a child. You’re a neo-eco-fascist.”
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Now. . . should we believe peer-reviewed science that started back in the 1800’s?
Or donndublin’s misinformation public relations campaign? It was started around 1990 by the fossil-fuel industry, Rev. Moon, and right-wing groups
Or maybe a numb brain.
“Geez!!!”—-Chas, the faux preacher
“Short for Jesus. Used by Christians [masqueraders] who don’t want to “use the Lord’s name in vain” even though it’s just as bad.”
from the ‘urbandictionary’
What else could we expect from a fake irreverent preacher.
What a hollow person he is.
shut up Cos. No one is listening.
Bla bla bla bla bla
Damn, a whole week, what’d they have to review the Iraq war, at most a couple of days, if that long.
Did everyone notice that Cos didn’t deny the science journalist claim?
I meant allegation instead of claim.
Some of the history of donndublin’s AGW denial public relations groups.
‘Global Warming Skeptic Organizations‘
http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/science_and_impacts/global_warming_contrarians/global-warming-skeptic.html
donndublin,
I am not a science journalist. I did not post that earlier, because I’m tired of responding to all your obvious lies, like about El Nino.
Cos,
So you’re still in AGW theological school?
It’s time to get your homework done son so you can get to bed.
The IPPC says it.
I believe it.
That settles it.
Amen
But donndublin’s AGW denial non-science requires op-eds, blogs, fossil-fuel funded think(sic) tanks, Sen. Inhofe (R-Oil) “650 list”, etc. And lots of stupid attacks, like:
donndublin posted December 30, 2008 at 6:58 pm
Cos,
So you’re still in AGW theological school?
It’s time to get your homework done son so you can get to bed.
OK, Boxlock…. errr Boxlicker…..
Boxlock20
Posted December 30, 2008 at 6:43 pm | Permalink
“Geez!!!”—-Chas, the faux preacher
“Short for Jesus. Used by Christians [masqueraders] who don’t want to “use the Lord’s name in vain” even though it’s just as bad.”
from the ‘urbandictionary’
What else could we expect from a fake irreverent preacher.
What a hollow person he is.
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Since I never said that, suppose you get our LYING butt in gear, and post a link for that LYING statement???
Friggin LIAR!!!!
fleettwood posted December 30, 2008 at 7:01 pm
The IPPC says it.
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No BDP. The IPCC says what the scientists said. The papers by those scientists are listed in the “References” at the end of each chapter.
“The IPCC says what the scientists said.”
Sure, and the Bible sez what the writers said.
What’s the diff?
They said it.
I believe it.
That settles it.
Amen
“The IPCC says what the scientists said.”
Sure, and the Bible sez what the writers said.
What’s the diff?
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BINGO! Fleettwood you magnificent bastard!
Record cold in Alaska, global cooling. Gore strikes again.
http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/123008/sta_372411706.shtml
Oh my goodness… Fleetwood equates the Bible with the IPCC (he says, “what’s the diff”)
And ANTI defends it!!
I think that about sums up the AGW deniers’ entire position!!
If your still around XXX,
I was able to locate a 1894C this afternoon. It only took me 1-1/2 months of searching. I know it is probably a useless impractical rifle…but I know I will enjoy it, and that is all that matters!
Ahhh yesss…. and now george checks in with yet another nightly WEATHER report… LOL
Cosmos, you just cant make this stuff up!!!
And ANTI defends it!!
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I thought we were playing BINGO…
BTW Chas,
I love global warming….except when it’s cold.
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ANTI
Posted December 30, 2008 at 7:33 pm | Permalink
If your still around XXX,
I was able to locate a 1894C this afternoon. It only took me 1-1/2 months of searching. I know it is probably a useless impractical rifle…but I know I will enjoy it, and that is all that matters!
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What are ya “the Rifleman?”
“I think that about sums up the AGW deniers’ entire position!!”
Faith is a powerful thing. So I’ve been told.
What are ya “the Rifleman?”
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Only on Tuesdays.
What are ya “the Rifleman?”
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Regular,
I am more like Rooster Cogburn, without the eye patch.
4,216 Americans killed in Iraq to date.
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3159201792/tt0073636
“Only on Tuesdays.”
On ABC
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DavidB
Posted December 30, 2008 at 7:46 pm | Permalink
4,216 Americans killed in Iraq to date.
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How many dune coons?
“23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after twelve hours of savage combat on September 17, 1862. The Battle of Antietam ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia’s first invasion into the North and led to Abraham Lincoln’s issuance of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.”
“Americans have been rope-a-doped into believing that global warming is going to destroy our planet. ”
Baaawwwwkkkksss alot believes ignorance like the above quote.
The planet isn’t in any danger…the human race is.
So nice of Bawks to post only ONE definition upthread…. From HIS source >>>>
6. geez 38 up, 48 down
Short for the old nerdy saying “gee-whiz.” Gee-whiz is an exclamitory word.
Geez Susie, how did you get a black eye?
holy cow dang incredible far out shoot.
by Randy Bonjour Jun 19, 2006 share this add comment
7. Geez 29 up, 51 down
Geez is short for geezer. Geezer is an old person, usually a man. When you are shortening up a sentence (and trying to sound hip) you say geez, not geezer.
“Look at that geez over on the bench!”
by MsLisa Sep 10, 2005 share this add comment
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Urbandictionary lists FOURTEEN definitions for the word, “geez” — Only ONE has any reference to religion…
As noted earlier, Bawks is a friggin LIAR!! and an old Geez!!! LOL
“Geez is short for geezer.”
Make it right in your own mind, fake preacher.
Geez is short for Jesus and you know it.
“The planet isn’t in any danger…the human race is.”
Oh, brother. Geez!!
Ge’ez (???, G???z, IPA: [????z]; also transliterated Gi’iz, and referred to as Ethiopic) is an ancient South Semitic language that developed in the current region of Eritrea and northern Ethiopia in the Horn of Africa. It later became the official language of the Kingdom of Aksum and Ethiopian imperial court.
Today Ge’ez remains only as the main language used in the liturgy of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the Ethiopian Catholic Church, and also the Beta Israel Jewish community. However, in Ethiopia Amharic (the main lingua franca of modern Ethiopia) or other local languages, and in Eritrea and Tigray Region in Ethiopia Tigrinya may be used for sermons.
An appeal from Wikipedia founder, Jimmy Wales
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CHICAGO – A defiant Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday named a black political trailblazer to Barack Obama’s Senate seat, a surprise move that put the governor’s opponents in the uncomfortable position of trying to block his choice from becoming the Senate’s only black member. Blagojevich’s appointment of former state Attorney General Roland Burris injected race into the drama surrounding the embattled governor, who repeatedly sought to distance his selection from charges that he tried to sell the seat to the highest bidder.
“Please don’t allow the allegations against me to taint a good and honest man,” the governor said, turning to the smiling 71-year-old standing by his side.
“This is about Roland Burris as a U.S. senator, not about the governor who made the appointment.”
Burris was the first African-American elected to major statewide office in Illinois, serving as comptroller and running for governor three times — the last time losing to Blagojevich.
“also transliterated Gi’iz,”
Well, nevermind. I know what that is!
heeheeheeheehee
The Skin Guru
The 6 Biggest Skin-Care Mistakes
Posted Fri, Dec 19, 2008, 2:33 pm PST
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If there’s one thing I stress to my patients, it’s that great skin doesn’t require spending a fortune on some “miracle cream” made from rare seaweed from the Arctic Circle! It’s all about simple good habits. But let’s approach those habits from the opposite direction: What are the most damaging bad habits that I see time and time again?
1. Using a cleanser with harsh detergents: Many people assume that the suds of their vigorously foaming cleanser are a good sign — surely they’ll leave skin extra clean. Unfortunately, copious suds are generally a sign that your cleanser contains a harsh detergent, like lauryl sulfate, that strips skin of vital lipids. (And don’t get me started on bar soap — that is always a no-no.) Instead, look for cleansers that contain fatty acids and will actually fortify your skin, like Dove’s ProAge products, or even simple cold cream. If you have particularly dry skin, I recommend cleansing oils, which remove dirt and makeup without disturbing your skin’s natural protective barrier.
2. Not using a retinoid: Retinol, a form of vitamin A, is the only topical ingredient proven not only to prevent lines and wrinkles but to minimize the ones you already have. Past the age of 30, I recommend seeing a dermatologist for a higher-concentration prescription retinoid (like Retin-A, Differin, or Tazorac, for example), but there are also many great over-the-counter creams that contain lower concentrations of retinol. I like Roc Retinol Correxion Deep Wrinkle Night Cream, Neutrogena Healthy Skin Night Cream, and SkinCeuticals Retinol 1.0.
3. Spending too much on skin care: Splurging on the beautiful packaging and luxurious scents of pricey boutique skin care lines can feel wonderfully pampering — provided you know that it’s absolutely not necessary for great skin. In fact, many of my favorite products are made by drugstore brands, because those companies have the large budgets for top-notch research and development. If you have to choose, put your money toward that prescription retinoid, and buy the rest of your regimen at the drugstore.
4. Getting facials: Yes, that’s right — you can strike facials from your skin-care budget and actually be doing your skin a favor! Studies show that as many as 80% of people break out after a facial. Aestheticians often don’t know which products are right for the skin of each client, and may use ingredients that can worsen acne, or essential oils that tend to irritate sensitive skin. Even if you don’t break out, there are really no long-term benefits to facials.
5. Washing your face at the wrong time: Always wash your face after you rinse out your hair products and conditioner in the shower, never before. Many conditioners contain pore-clogging isopropyl myristate and other hair products often contain coconut oil — both are common acne-causing ingredients that you don’t want to leave on your skin.
6. Not using sunscreen every day: Not just for your trip to the beach. Not just during the long summer days. Every day. Yes, it’s important to be even more vigilant if you plan to spend lots of time in direct sunlight. But incidental sun exposure typically accounts for more of our lifetime exposure to ultraviolet rays than those days at the beach. Walking to and from your car, dashing out of the office for a sandwich, or sitting outside for a few minutes adds up — make sure you’re covered with at least SPF 15, every day.
Wishing you great skin!
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Virginity pledges don’t mean much, study says
By Theresa Tamkins
As many as one in eight teens in the United States may take a virginity pledge at some point, vowing to wait until they’re married before having sex. But do such pledges work? Are pledge takers more likely than other teens to delay sexual activity?
A new study looked at the sexual behavior of hundreds of young people, some of whom took virginity pledges.
A new study suggests that the answer is no. While teens who take virginity pledges do delay sexual activity until an average age of 21 (compared to about age 17 for the average American teen), the reason for the delay is more likely due to pledge takers’ religious background and conservative views — not the pledge itself.
According to a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, pledge takers are as likely to have sex before marriage as other teens who are also religious, but don’t take the pledge. However, pledge takers are less likely than other religious or conservative teens to use condoms or birth control when they do start having sex.
In the new study, Janet Rosenbaum, Ph.D., of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland, analyzed the large chunk of data used in all the studies that have looked at virginity pledges: the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. In this survey, middle and high school students were asked about their sexual behaviors and opinions starting in 1995-96.
In the analysis, Rosenbaum compared 289 young adults who took virginity pledges in their teens with 645 young people who did not take such a pledge. The researcher was careful to only compare teens who had similar views on religion, birth control and sex in general, regardless of whether or not they took a pledge. Health.com: What should I do if the condom breaks?
Five years after the initial survey the study subjects were aged 20 to 23. Eighty-two percent of pledge takers denied (or forgot) they had ever taken such a vow. Overall pledge takers were no different from non-pledge takers in terms of their premarital sex, anal and oral sexual practices, and their probability of having a sexually transmitted disease.
Both groups lost their virginity at an average age of 21, had about three lifetime partners, and had similar rates of STDs. “And the majority were having premarital sex, over 50 percent,” says Rosenbaum. Overall, roughly 75 percent of pledgers and non-pledgers were sexually active, and about one in five was married. Health.com: Who’s most at risk for STDs?
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MayoClinic.com: Talking to your teen about sex
Unmarried pledgers, however, were less likely than non-pledgers to use birth control (64 percent of pledge takers and 70 percent of non-pledge takers said they used it most of the time) or condoms (42 percent of pledge takers and 54 percent of non-pledge takers said they used them most of the time).
“There’s been some speculation about whether teenagers were substituting oral or anal sex for vaginal sex and I found that wasn’t so,” says Rosenbaum. “But I did uphold a previous finding that they are less likely to use birth control and drastically less likely in fact to use condoms — it’s a ten percentage point difference.”
Rosenbaum is concerned that abstinence-only sex education programs that promote virginity pledges may also promote a negative view of condoms and birth control. The result may be teens and young adults who are less likely than their peers to protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases and unplanned pregnancies. Health.com: Sex and teens: Test your knowledge
Federal funds for abstinence only education programs have increased from $73 million in 2001 to $204 million in 2008. About 25 states apply for such funds each year to educate teens, says Rosenbaum. Sometimes programs are measured by how many teens take virginity pledges, not whether the teens stick to them, avoid sexually transmitted diseases or unplanned pregnancies, says Rosenbaum.
“Studies find that kids in abstinence-only programs have negative, biased views about whether condoms work,” she says. Since such programs promote abstinence only they tend to give only the disadvantages of birth control, she says. Teens learn condoms don’t protect you completely from human papillomavirus (HPV) and herpes, which is true, but they may not realize that they protect against all the “fluid-based STDs,” she says. “People end up thinking you may as well not bother using birth control or condoms.”
Virginity pledges, along with a six-hour curriculum, were first introduced in 1993 by an evangelical Christian group, and a 1995 survey suggested that 13 percent of teens had taken such a pledge (current survey data are lacking, says Rosenbaum.)
“Virginity pledgers are very different than most U.S. teens — they are obviously more conservative, they have more negative views about sexuality and birth control and so, even if they didn’t take a pledge, these would be teenagers who would be very likely to abstain anyhow,” says Rosenbaum. About 40 percent of the study subjects were born-again Christians, she notes.
The new study does not suggest that virginity pledges are harmful, says Andrew Goldstein, M.D., an obstetrician and gynecologist at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, because they were not associated with an increase in STDs or unplanned pregnancies. However, they do seem to be “useless,” says Goldstein, who was not involved in the study.
Promoting the pledges gives a “false sense of security and energy could be better spent in education,” he says. “It is time to stop spending money on these useless programs and funnel it into safer-sex counseling.” Health.com: Six things your teen needs to know about sex
When it comes to advice for the parents of teens, Rosenbaum notes that just about every organization, from Focus on the Family to Planned Parenthood, offers a similar message.
“Parents should talk to their kids about their sex. It should not be single conversation, it should be a continued conversation at the moments that are teachable moments,” she says. “Parents tend to hope that schools will take care of it — they can’t, obviously.” E-mail to a friend | Mixx it | Share
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Dad, did dinosaurs really exist?
Sure they did, son. The Bible says so. They didn’t call them “dinosaurs” back then, but instead they were known as “leviathans” or “behemoths”.
But, my science teacher says dinosaurs lived millions of years ago. Is that true?
Of course not, son.
Then how old are they?
Well, let’s see. The Bible tells us [from Adam and Eve's family tree] that the Universe is only a few thousand years old. So dinosaurs had to have lived within the past few thousand years. That’s simple logic, son.
Oh. So that means they were on Noah’s Ark?
Absolutely! The Bible says two of every animal were brought [by God] to the ark. Dinosaurs were animals. So, using your logic again son, dinosaurs had to be on the ark.
Huh. So how come scientists say they’re older than that? and died way before Jesus?
Well, son, they just make that up. Dinosaur bones don’t have labels on them to tell how old they are. In fact, there is no proof whatsoever that the world and its fossil layers are millions of years old. No scientist saw dinosaurs die-
Dad!
No I’m serious. Scientists only find the bones in the here and now, and because many of them are evolutionists, they try to fit the story of the dinosaurs into their view.
That’s sad. But I thought scientists were smart?
Sure, but they don’t know everything. So they have to make stuff up to fit their beliefs. While you and I, we have the facts, straight from the Bible.
I don’t want to be a scientist!
Ha! That’s ok, son. It’s better to be right, than smart. C’mon, wanna learn how to flip burgers like your Dad?
Yeah!
FOR A GREAT PICTURE OF JESUS RIDING A DINOSAUR:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bar-art/414998399/
“While teens who take virginity pledges do delay sexual activity until an average age of 21 (compared to about age 17 for the average American teen),…”
“Since I never said that, suppose you get our LYING butt in gear, and post a link for that LYING statement???
Friggin LIAR!!!!”—the faux preacher, Chas
Okay, faux preacher here it is. Are you excessively drinking or drugging again Chas, or maybe not….this is simply your lost mind at work as usual.
Chas Posted December 30, 2008 at 6:23 pm |
“And now, with your nightly WEATHER report, the infamous, and ridiculous, Bawks-a-lot!!! Geez!!!”
ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) — Democrat Al Franken maintained his slim lead of 50 votes Tuesday in the race for a Minnesota Senate seat.
GOP Sen. Norm Coleman, left, and Democrat Al Franken are in a battle for Minnesota’s Senate seat.
Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie and the state canvassing board allocated the remainder of about 6,000 ballots that had, at one point or another, been challenged by both campaigns.
“If there are any nits to be picked, they’ve been picked,” board member and Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Eric Magnuson said as the board adjourned.
In a statement, Franken said, “As it appears that we’re on track to win, I want Minnesotans to know that I’m ready to get to work for them in Washington on day one.”
fleettwood
Posted December 30, 2008 at 8:04 pm | Permalink
“Geez is short for geezer.”
“Make it right in your own mind, fake preacher.
Geez is short for Jesus and you know it.”
fleetwood, he is not even a good liar, let alone a preacher….what a joke and a fraud on possibly good and sincere faithful people.
You are exactly right….he is lying, not uncommon to discern if you hang around here even a short time.
Hmm Chas gets called a liar BY a liar.
I don’t know how that math affects Chas.
I use “Geez” a lot. I am NEVER thinking of Je SUS when I do.
Come tothink of it? I don’t think much of him much of anytime.
So nice of Bawks to post only ONE definition upthread…. From HIS source >>>>
6. geez 38 up, 48 down
Short for the old nerdy saying “gee-whiz.” Gee-whiz is an exclamitory word.
Geez Susie, how did you get a black eye?
holy cow dang incredible far out shoot.
by Randy Bonjour Jun 19, 2006 share this add comment
7. Geez 29 up, 51 down
Geez is short for geezer. Geezer is an old person, usually a man. When you are shortening up a sentence (and trying to sound hip) you say geez, not geezer.
“Look at that geez over on the bench!”
by MsLisa Sep 10, 2005 share this add comment
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Urbandictionary lists FOURTEEN definitions for the word, “geez” — Only ONE has any reference to religion…
As noted earlier, Bawks is a friggin LIAR!! and an old Geez!!! LOL
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OK, Boxlicker…. errr, I mean A$$Whole….
NOW who is the LIAR???? I mean, since you only post ONE definition out of 14???
BIG red herring there, Bawks!!! heeheehee
“You are exactly right….he is lying,…”
I don’t think he is lying as much as he is “making it right in his own mind”. Lying to himself is closer to the truth.
A$$Whole….
Praise Geez
Oh yea, this is the LINK Bawks only listed ONE definition from >>>>
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=geez
Why are you SO AFRAID of a REAL ordained minister, Bawks??? Are you AFRAID that preachers are real people?? And not some fantasy projection from your own private mythology??? You project much, Bawks???
An interesting video on government systems and ours.
http://www.wimp.com/thegovernment/
“REAL ordained minister”
???
A$$Whole….
friggin LIAR!! [friggin?]
etc…
ANTI
Posted December 30, 2008 at 7:47 pm | Permalink
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Posted December 30, 2008 at 7:46 pm | Permalink
4,216 Americans killed in Iraq to date.
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How many dune coons?
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Is this person mindless racist, or a troll. You decide.
person mindless = person “a” mindless… Articles do matter.
SED, just curious what your sides casualties were, that’s all.
SED,
Would you prefer I call you an Islamic extremist instead of dune coon?
“SED,
Would you prefer I call you an Islamic extremist instead of dune coon?”
Nevermind. He’s ironing his t-shirt.
As the head of the US Chaplain Corps, I can attest to never receiving any mail, email, or other correspondence from one Chas poster here on the weblog.
As it has been over one year now, I can only assume that Sir Chas was being less than honest, when he posted that he had reported Nathan to the military Chaplain Corps.
Less than honest (cross my heart) means, regretfully, Chas is a liar.
There is no record of a Chas ever being ordained anything as far as I can determine. However, it is a simple matter for nearly anyone to obtain a degree, commission, or “ordained” certificate via the internet. Heck, you can get ANYthing over the net.
From my many years experience in the pulpit, administering to God’s people, I have a very difficult time believing the character Chas, based upon his many derogatory posts, destroying his fellow man, his lack of integrity (e.g. STFU, CAPS = stroke, posting obituary, etc…), he does not behave as any “ordained” person I have ever had the priviledge to work with…
Sincerely,
XXXXX
Head,
Chaplain Corps
Pentegon
WASHD.C.
Can’t wait for the nightly,
Good night, God Bless! Crappy post.
This Chas fella must live to make that post on all the blogs. No life?
“Sorry, mom, but I have to go. Everyone is just DYING to see my nightly nighty-night post. Just like when you tuck me in, mom.”
“Leave the night light on, please.”
Since the HDChaplainCorps is a FAKE, that would make the last post FAKE…. Maybe he/she doesnt realize it is Illegal to impersonate an officer of the U. S. Military…
“He doesn’t understand how money flows in this country”
-Outlander
That’s the point dude, the money is starting to stop its flow. The only credit that’s left available is for the major banks, not for us, the real economy.
From Peter Schiff, to Joseph Stiglitz, they are all saying that the consequences are at our door.
Many will choose to ignore reality and pay for it. 2009 WILL be an extraordinary year for ALL of America. When gas (and all energy)prices shoot back to prices even beyond what we were paying before and more people are out of work and after prices have dropped so low on goods and services that companies quit making and offering, which in turn will lead to even more layoffs and doors shutting…The crappy part of all of this is that gas is “cheap” right now and folks can’t afford to buy it up. Silliness.
So Russians aren’t the only ones out there with eyes to see and ears to hear. People can make fun of the situation all day long but the situation remains.
Folks, time is running out, CHANGE is coming indeed.
I’ll leave, again, an assortment of quotes by individuals who knew the dangers of our REAL enemy, the Federal Reserve. Enjoy!
“The entire taxing and monetary systems are hereby placed under the U.C.C. (Uniform Commercial Code).” — The Federal Tax Lien Act of 1966
“The few who understand the system, will either be so interested from it’s profits or so dependant on it’s favors, that there will be no opposition from that class.” — Rothschild Brothers of London, 1863
“Give me control of a nation’s money and I care not who makes it’s laws.”– Mayer Amschel Bauer Rothschild
“Most Americans have no real understanding of the operation of the international money lenders. The accounts of the Federal Reserve System have never been audited. It operates outside the control of Congress and manipulates the credit of the United States.” — Sen. Barry Goldwater (Rep. AZ)
“Whoever controls the volume of money in any country is absolute master of all industry and commerce.” — James A. Garfield, President of the United States
“Banks lend by creating credit. (ledger-entry credit, monetized debt) They create the means of payment out of nothing.” — Ralph M. Hawtrey, Secretary of the British Treasury
“To expose a 15 Trillion dollar ripoff of the American people by the stockholders of the 1000 largest corporations over the last 100 years will be a tall order of business.” — Buckminster Fuller
“Every Congressman, every Senator knows precisely what causes inflation…but can’t, [won't] support the drastic reforms to stop it [repeal of the Federal Reserve Act] because it could cost him his job.” — Robert A. Heinlein, Expanded Universe
“It is well that the people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning.” — Henry Ford
“The regional Federal Reserve banks are not government agencies. …but are independent, privately owned and locally controlled corporations.” — Lewis vs. United States, 680 F. 2d 1239 9th Circuit 1982
“We have, in this country, one of the most corrupt institutions the world has ever known. I refer to the Federal Reserve Board. This evil institution has impoverished the people of the United States and has practically bankrupted our government. It has done this through the corrupt practices of the moneyed vultures who control it.” — Congressman Louis T. McFadden in 1932 (Rep. Pa)
“The Federal Reserve banks are one of the most corrupt institutions the world has ever seen. There is not a man within the sound of my voice who does not know that this nation is run by the International bankers.” — Congressman Louis T. McFadden (Rep. Pa)
“Some [Most] people think the Federal Reserve Banks are the United States government’s institutions. They are not government institutions. They are private credit monopolies which prey upon the people of the United States for the benefit of themselves and their foreign swindlers.” — Congressional Record 12595-12603 — Louis T. McFadden, Chairman of the Committee on Banking and Currency (12 years) June 10, 1932
“[Every circulating FRN] represents a one dollar debt to the Federal Reserve system.” — Money Facts, House Banking and Currency Committee
“…the increase in the assets of the Federal Reserve banks from 143 million dollars in 1913 to 45 billion dollars in 1949 went directly to the private stockholders of the [federal reserve] banks.” — Eustace Mullins
“As soon as Mr. Roosevelt took office, the Federal Reserve began to buy government securities at the rate of ten million dollars a week for 10 weeks, and created one hundred million dollars in new [checkbook] currency, which alleviated the critical famine of money and credit, and the factories started hiring people again.” — Eustace Mullins
“By this means government may secretly and unobserved, confiscate the wealth of the people, and not one man in a million will detect the theft.” — British Lord John Maynard Keynes (the father of ‘Keynesian Economics’ which our nation now endures) in his book “THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF THE PEACE” (1920).
“These 12 corporations together cover the whole country and monopolize and use for private gain every dollar of the public currency…” — Mr. Crozier of Cincinnati, before Senate Banking and Currency Committee – 1913
“A great industrial nation is controlled by it’s system of credit. Our system of credit is concentrated in the hands of a few men. We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated governments in the world– no longer a government of free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion and duress of small groups of dominant men.” — President Woodrow Wilson
“We are completely dependant on the commercial banks. Someone has to borrow every dollar we have in circulation, cash or credit. If the banks create ample synthetic money we are prosperous; if not, we starve. We are absolutely without a permanent money system…. It is the most important subject intelligent persons can investigate and reflect upon. It is so important that our present civilization may collapse unless it becomes widely understood and the defects remedied very soon.” — Robert H. Hamphill, Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank
“The Federal Reserve Banks are not federal instrumentalities…” — Lewis vs. United States 9th Circuit 1992
“The Federal Reserve banks, while not part of the government,…” — United States budget for 1991 and 1992 part 7, page 10
“The Federal Reserve bank buys government bonds without one penny…” — Congressman Wright Patman, Congressional Record, Sept 30, 1941
“The Federal Reserve system pays the U.S. Treasury 020.60 per thousand notes — a little over 2 cents each– without regard to the face value of the note. Federal Reserve Notes, incidentally, are the only type of currency now produced for circulation. They are printed exclusively by the Treasury’s Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the $20.60 per thousand price reflects the Bureau’s full cost of production. Federal Reserve Notes are printed in 01, 02, 05, 10, 20, 50, and 100 dollar denominations only; notes of 500, 1000, 5000, and 10,000 denominations were last printed in 1945.” — Donald J. Winn, Assistant to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve system
“Neither paper currency nor deposits have value as commodities, intrinsically, a ‘dollar’ bill is just a piece of paper. Deposits are merely book entries.” — Modern Money Mechanics Workbook, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 1975
“This [Federal Reserve Act] establishes the most gigantic trust on earth. When the President [Wilson} signs this bill, the invisible government of the monetary power will be legalized....the worst legislative crime of the ages is perpetrated by this banking and currency bill." -- Charles A. Lindbergh, Sr. , 1913
"From now on, depressions will be scientifically created." -- Congressman Charles A. Lindbergh Sr. , 1913
"The financial system has been turned over to the Federal Reserve Board. That Board administers the finance system by authority of a purely profiteering group. The system is Private, conducted for the sole purpose of obtaining the greatest possible profits from the use of other people's money" -- Charles A. Lindbergh Sr., 1923
"The [Federal Reserve Act] as it stands seems to me to open the way to a vast inflation of the currency… I do not like to think that any law can be passed that will make it possible to submerge the gold standard in a flood of irredeemable paper currency.” — Henry Cabot Lodge Sr., 1913
[Note – From 1913 until now inflation of the dollar has been 2950%. A 1913 dollar would now be worth $.034. When I became a wage earner in 1950 I could buy a full breakfast, eggs, sausage, hashbrowns, shortstack, juice, and coffee for $.39. This morning I paid $9.60 for the same, an inflation of 2460%]
“When you or I write a check there must be sufficient funds in our account to cover the check, but when the Federal Reserve writes a check there is no bank deposit on which that check is drawn. When the Federal Reserve writes a check, it is creating money.” — Putting it simply, Boston Federal Reserve Bank
“There is a distinction between a ‘debt discharged’ and a debt ‘paid’. When discharged, the debt still exists though divested of it’s charter as a legal obligation during the operation of the discharge, something of the original vitality of the debt continues to exist, which may be transfered, even though the transferee takes it subject to it’s disability incident to the discharge.” — Stanek vs. White, 172 Minn.390, 215 N.W. 784
“I have never seen more Senators express discontent with their jobs….I think the major cause is that, deep down in our hearts, we have been accomplices in doing something terrible and unforgivable to our wonderful country. Deep down in our heart, we know that we have given our children a legacy of bankruptcy. We have defrauded our country to get ourselves elected.” — John Danforth (R-Mo)
“Capital must protect itself in every way…Debts must be collected and loans and mortgages foreclosed as soon as possible. When through a process of law the common people have lost their homes, they will be more tractable and more easily governed by the strong arm of the law applied by the central power of leading financiers. People without homes will not quarrel with their leaders. This is well known among our principal men now engaged in forming an imperialism of capitalism to govern the world. By dividing the people we can get them to expend their energies in fighting over questions of no importance to us except as teachers of the common herd.” — Taken from the Civil Servants’ Year Book, “The Organizer” January 1934.
“I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. Already they have raised up a monied aristocracy that has set the government at defiance. The issuing power (of money) should be taken away from the banks and restored to the people to whom it properly belongs.” — Thomas Jefferson, U.S. President.
“If Congress has the right [it doesn't] to issue paper money [currency], it was given to them to be used by…[the government] and not to be delegated to individuals or corporations.” — President Andrew Jackson, Vetoed Bank Bill of 1836
“History records that the money changers have used every form of abuse, intrigue, deceit, and violent means possible to maintain their control over governments by controlling money and it’s issuance.” — James Madison
“Should government refrain from regulation (taxation), the worthlessness of the money becomes apparent and the FRAUD can no longer be concealed.” — British Lord John Maynard Keynes (the father of ‘Keynesian Economics’ which our nation now endures) in his book “THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF THE PEACE” (1920).
“But if in the pursuit of the means we should unfortunately stumble again on unfunded paper money or any similar species of fraud, we shall assuredly give a fatal stab to our national credit in its infancy. Paper money will invariably operate in the body of politics as spirit liquors on the human body. They prey on the vitals and ultimately destroy them. Paper money has had the effect in your state that it will ever have, to ruin commerce, oppress the honest, and open the door to every species of fraud and injustice.” — George Washington in a letter to Jabez Bowen, Rhode Island, Jan. 9, 1787
Crawl back under your rock, you LYING TROLL!!
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ANTI
Posted December 30, 2008 at 7:33 pm | Permalink
If your still around XXX,
I was able to locate a 1894C this afternoon. It only took me 1-1/2 months of searching. I know it is probably a useless impractical rifle…but I know I will enjoy it, and that is all that matters!
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I did some serious hunting and didn’t find anything. I’m curious. Where did you locate it?
Get a good price for it (under $600)?
Since the HDChaplainCorps is a FAKE, that would make the last post FAKE…. Maybe he/she doesnt realize it is Illegal to impersonate an officer of the U. S. Military…
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Chas, take a deep breath, and count to ten. Settle down young man. We don’t want you hyperventilating yerself. I’m praying for you. I will mention you again Sunday at prayers and ask the sisters to set up a prayer ring for you.
I am an ordained man of God. Every bit as much as you… I forgive you for your doubt. It is your man sin of pride and jealousy. A few quick prayers will resolve this for you.
I did some serious hunting and didn’t find anything. I’m curious. Where did you locate it?
Get a good price for it (under $600)?
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There are 2 in PA…$479, ordered from a dealer listed on the Marlin site in East Wichita. I couldn’t find anyone local that could order or had one in stock except them.
impersonate an officer of the U. S. Military…
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Now Chas, what I wear daily is not who I am. It is my spiritual relationship with God, and with my people with which I stand. The communion of the saints does not consider the clothes we wear.
But as an ordained reverend, you know this.
Careful, we don’t want you to have stroke.
Post any good obituaries lately?
XXX, it was Finley’s Hobbies. An RC store if you can believe that!
Chas, try reading your Bible…you might learn something.
Use it as your guide, and not your own will.
International Standard Version (©2008)
It is not what goes into the mouth that makes a person unclean. It is what comes out of the mouth that makes a person unclean.”
Chas, you seem to have much coming from your own mouth that seems to make you unclean.
There was only one definition of your use of the word that applied, and of course you know that as does everyone else…lie as you will, it changes nothing.
Good night! God’s blessings on all of you!
There is plenty to go around.
May you prosper and be of good health, and live life more than abundantly!
applied, and of course you know that as does everyone else…lie as you will, it changes nothing.
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God forgives Chas and holds a room for him still, just as many of the regular posters on this blog take care of Chas, and are gentle with him – so does his Heavenly Father.
Well, bawks, your mind is so narrow, you can look through a keyhole with both eyes open… So, I realize you dont know “truth” when it stares you in the face…. But — you might try definition # 6, if you want an accurate usage, in american slang…. Of course, you do know that you are an ID 10 T
“. It is what comes out of the mouth that makes a person unclean.”
Better go wash there Bawks.
The “McCain supporter mutilated!” story and how you tried to spread it?
XXX, it is the model C(Carbine) not CB(Cowboy w/octagon barrel)
And, yes, Bawks, I realize that counting past 1 is difficult for you to do, but, oh, do give it a try!! Everybody else here knows you are a red herring LIAR… And now, you come back, just to prove it!! LOL LOL
XXX,
When the Afton range opens back up we need to go shoot–I wanna see the .500 in action!
Ned some insight that it’s not just those pesky Ruskies? Finally, now, some “normal” news has the courage enough to report reality.
http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_11326744
Or this one
http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2008/12/15/daily34.html
Another thought occurred to me recently, Bawks…
Since you dont know me, or anything about me, except for what you have burned into your crazy imagination in your brain —
I might very well be the Pastor who will be standing in the pulpit at your Parish this Sunday, with the white alb, and white stole of the Christmas Season, on this Second Sunday after Christmas, just two days before Epiphany.
You might want to think about that, before you continue your phony, false attacks on someone you dont even know!!
OR, you could just keep it up, and be terribly embarrassed one of these days when I walk up to you after service, and call you Boxlock, in front of your fellow parishoners…
Just a thought….
Ned?? G’night Ned…
I meant need.
XXX, it was Finley’s Hobbies. An RC store if you can believe that!
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Correction: that was the second to last place I checked.
I’m out ya’ll.
Would it be better if I didn’t post anymore impetuous conspiracy theory propaganda for the 2009 year? Would that make a nice Christmas present for you all?
This is a serious question.
I’ll (for realz this time) just go away if that be the consensus.
In any case, I hope that your 2009 is full of light, love and prosperity. If you’ve gleaned even a fragment of what I’ve spewed on here, your 2009 may indeed be just that. And if not, well good luck anyway (you’ll need it)!
“XXX,
When the Afton range opens back up we need to go shoot–I wanna see the .500 in action!”
You’ll be firing AT “ANTI”.
Right X?
“I’ll (for realz this time) just go away if that be the consensus.” [Pleefer]
That might be a good idea…. and please find some help for your paranoia, ok??
good night; good luck; god bless —-
whatever you conceive god to be!!
blessings ALL
blessings in the coming new year!!
and, oh yea, fake military officer, i really dont give a hoot if you dont like my sign off… some folks need a daily blessing… and since you choose to poke fun at it, that is proof you are fake!! no real believer ever pokes fun at a blessing!! but, blessings to you anyway…
so mote it be!!
This one will bring a tear to your eye and make you smile.
Man gives up job for coworker.
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/HolidayTheme/story?id=6509844&page=1
Sincerely,
XXXXX
Head,
Chaplain Corps
Pentegon
WASHD.C.
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I don’t know what the rest of you think (and don’t really care), but wouldn’t the “Head of the Chaplain Corps” know how to SPELL the name of government building where he works?
P E N T A G O N
moron
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Predestined
Posted December 31, 2008 at 12:50 am | Permalink
Sincerely,
XXXXX
Head,
Chaplain Corps
Pentegon
WASHD.C.
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I don’t know what the rest of you think (and don’t really care), but wouldn’t the “Head of the Chaplain Corps” know how to SPELL the name of government building where he works?
P E N T A G O N
moron
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Well, I guess you sure showed him!
Bless me Father for I have sinned, it’s been three months since I’ve consulted a dictionary.
Chas
Posted December 30, 2008 at 10:40 pm | Permalink
Another thought occurred to me recently, Bawks…
Since you dont know me, or anything about me, except for what you have burned into your crazy imagination in your brain —
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Oh many of us do know who you are Chas. You are quite wrong about that.
I might be the one singing in a funny Monty Python voice in church this Sunday, mocking the mocking preacher.
Say HD, this is where Chas got his phony preacher diploma:
http://www.phonydiploma.com/
Predestined
Posted December 31, 2008 at 12:35 am | Permalink
This one will bring a tear to your eye and make you smile.
Man gives up job for coworker.
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/HolidayTheme/story?id=6509844&page=1
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BFD. JR was happy to look for any excuse to quit working too.
Y’all should be happy to give up your jobs for illegal immigrants who are trying to raise 6 kids.
You got no kids do ya Jimmuh?
Why the hell are we supporting you and your idiot sister?
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ANTI
Posted December 30, 2008 at 10:35 pm | Permalink
XXX,
When the Afton range opens back up we need to go shoot–I wanna see the .500 in action!
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Cool! I’m up for that. I was checking yesterday and it looks like I have about 5 boxes of ammo for the .50 mag.
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BlueJay
Posted December 30, 2008 at 11:10 pm | Permalink
“XXX,
When the Afton range opens back up we need to go shoot–I wanna see the .500 in action!”
You’ll be firing AT “ANTI”.
Right X?
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Nah, it never pays to take your politics to the range.
If I didn’t go shooting with conservatives, I’d have nobody to shoot with.
Bless me Father for I have sinned, it’s been three months since I’ve consulted a dictionary.
Okay, I get it now. It’s okay for you to point out whatever you want about others, but no one else is allowed.
Thanks for the laugh, Reg.
moron.
BFD. JR was happy to look for any excuse to quit working too.
Y’all should be happy to give up your jobs for illegal immigrants who are trying to raise 6 kids.
It must really suck to be you.
Thanks for your input Chas, but apparently, you’re the only one who paid any attention to my question. So I stay.
I’m not paranoid but you are a judgmental “minister”. Which makes you not-so-much of a “Man of God”.
Me? I just report the news that the mainstream, your, media won’t.
Looking forward to haunting you in ‘09.
“Nah, it never pays to take your politics to the range.”
Well hell if you can’t have any fun why bother.
Pleefer, Isn’t it for you to decide where and what you post? Why would another blogger’s judgment matter? Whatever opinion you share will be different from one someone else holds. I would enjoy seeing more respect for differences, but find our diversity refreshing.
A great post for the AGW deniers who claim that 2008 was the end of global warming.
‘Stupid is as stupid does‘
http://tamino.wordpress.com/2008/12/31/stupid-is-as-stupid-does/
linda, good point. It is for me to decide, but I’m in a giving mood and since that’s all I can offer, that what I offer. I think maybe I was being a tad facetious as well. Kind of. I was and am serious about getting important information out to you guys, in spite of those who refer to me as “kook”, “foiler”, “nutter” or just plain old paranoid. But I’m to a point where I should just worry about me and my own…but I can’t, yet. As much as I know that total tyranny is coming here, I know the only way to beat it is to attempt to wake those folks who can think, but have had the truth hidden from them.
Sorry, rambling again.
linda, thanks for being a thinker.
Will Israel strike Iran before the inauguration? What will Obama’s reaction be? Will Iran strike Israel other than through Hamas?
Will there be retaliation for Iranian students overtaking the British embassy?
Sol,
Here’s Bolton wish list and New Year’s resolution:
From yesterday…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpm6FMdSq6k&watch_response
Israel has a right to defend herself. That much is true. But to claim they are going to “eliminate” Hamas is just about as stupid as a “war on terrorism.”
It’s all a matter of what you believe I suppose…
For me, the Mossad created Hamas and as Doc Frankenstein said, “it’s alive!!!!”
http://www.globalresearch.ca/articles/ZER403A.html
“Since you dont know me, or anything about me, except for what you have burned into your crazy imagination in your brain —
I might very well be the Pastor who will be standing in the pulpit at your Parish this Sunday, with the white alb, and white stole of the Christmas Season, on this Second Sunday after Christmas, just two days before Epiphany.”
Ha…what a joke, you now show yourself to be simply insane, which I have suspected.
Chas, I know you, I know you from your profane irreverent mouth!!!
You could never disgrace my church, or most any church. They would spot you as the fraud you are in a New York second.
And yes ‘HDChaplainCorps’, God will forgive Chas if he seeks forgiveness, but that does not seem to be the case.
And Chas….we all know you as the liar and exactly which definition applies.
Liar!!!
Well. I’ll say this for Chas.
At least HE is a known quantity here. He has met several bloggers.
Ol’ Bawksy is just another invisible fart in the wind.
Regular and here I thought maybe just maybe you were serious about not screwing with people and using multiple nicknames.
Oh BlowJay….folks know me.
They know me by my posts, and they know me as the one that took you to school and showed you that you are an immature childish dupe.
Who stood in the cold looking like he was lost, while I continued doing those things necessary to provide a living for myself and my family.
You still have a lot to learn there Blow…, hang in there, I’ll do it again for ya someday, ha.
You are right about one thing though, that being that Chas is a known quantity here, and it doesn’t speak very highly for him either. But maybe ahead of you.
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Political_mama
Posted December 31, 2008 at 9:48 pm | Permalink
Regular and here I thought maybe just maybe you were serious about not screwing with people and using multiple nicknames.
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Whatever are you prattling on about Pmom?
“They know me by my posts”
Yup.
Like when you ran with the “McCain supporter mutilated!” hoax.
Or several other instances where you were caught in lies and distortions.
And our meeting that you punked out on?
Let me quote a blogger who gave me his take back channel.
“Yeah you pretty much took his nuts off”.
But you never get tired of reliving that one do ya. Me neither grampa.
“while I continued doing those things necessary to provide a living for myself ”
Uh huh. And as we all recall, had SEVERAL versions on the story!
“I’ll do it again for ya someday, ha.”
The invite DID go out. Let’s rock! I wanna show my kid this time how a bully can be backed down. He…hang on I’ll ask.
He says you have no honor.
When’s good for you?
Kid wants the computer. He says there’s no reason for me to bother with ya bawksy.
Let us all know when you want to do “school” again.
BlueJay,
I know you as a person who keeps his word and can be trusted! Those are important, admirable qualities.
What the hell are you talking about…you are ranting like the fool you are BlowJay.
You are so shallow…the McCain supporter story is all you’ve got?? Come up with something of relevance. That was reported on national news, and the local news you idiot before I ever brought it up. And that’s all you’ve got….come on give me something I have trouble with.
You are a complete failure BlowJay, and the friends that support you show that, as they are too.
You are simply pathetic.
Why would I have any interest in ever meeting you BlowJay….you are worth the time.
I got ya good….and you know it….and I know it….and anybody else here does as well that is in any way honest.
Tell your kid BlowJay that if he ever wants to amount to more than is worthless old man he better know not to take the senseless challenges of fools like you offered, or he will be one.
Teach him that and you’ll do him a favor, or he will be as miserable as yourself.
“.you are worth the time.”
Obviously should read, ‘aren’t worth the time’.
My son and I ring in the new year LAUGHING at you Bawks!
Sad, OLD, grampa salesman man.
The new year will see you and yours FURTHER marginalized.
Clown.
“the McCain supporter story is all you’ve got?? Come up with something of relevance. That was reported on national news, and the local news you idiot before I ever brought it up. And that’s all you’ve got….come on give me something I have trouble with.”
It was NOT reported on the national news until AFTER it was revealed as a hoax.
And you OBVIOUSLY had trouble with it. You spent many days trying to justify why you spread it. Here, you still do.
2009 Bawksy, is NOT gonna be a year for you and yours.
Still waiting that RSVP for me and my kid. My son wants to laugh at you.
A new year.
And a year that will see the bush’s and the Doles out of power.
A year that will see a Democratic House, Senate, AND President.
And it all gets rolling in 20 days.
2009 – A year that will teach Junior humility.
Brain-damaged “Regular” tries –
“2009 – A year that will teach Junior humility.”
2008 — A year at taught “Regular” humiliation daily on WE Blog.
I hate to kick a good man when he’s down. Luckily you’ve never fit the description. Except for the down part.
Your body is, apparently, broken, “Regular.” And as Joe Frazier noted, “When you kill the body the head will die.”
With remarkable hubris you brag you don’t take pain-killers; the better to suffer with, I guess. And all along, a daily dose of baby aspirin might have prevented your election day stroke.
It’s pretty sad (and pretty obvious) WE Blog is the only semblance of a life you have, “Regular” (unless the allegations of your multiple sockpuppets up the count).
“BlueJay,” like most liberals I know, is humble, yet proud; proud of his son, of his moral compass, of passion for justice. You, on the other hand (and like most CONs) strut yourselves in a emperor-with-no-clothes shroud of ignorance and arrogance.
“BlueJay” and all liberals know the meaning of humility. Hell, we have a lot to be humble about. But you, “Regular,” will never learn. You’re too far deep into humiliating yourself every day and remaining utterly clueless all the way.
It appears that MonkeyHock is infatuated with me and my lifestyle.
Perhaps my prediction will come true or perhaps it is a New Years Resolution that Junior should take to heart.
Here’s to hoping BlowJay can be something other than the complete failure he has been, and can gain at least some measure of maturity in the coming year. Possibly even gaining the sense to keep from being lead around by his nose, as I did to him, ha!
Maybe even come to the realization that his being such a marginal personality, others feel no obligation to pay him any respect or do what he says at any time.
Ya came LOOKING for it?
Come lead me around by the nose some more bawksy. My kid wants some of that!
And, I can show him one of you while you’re still around.
Fossil
serious pwnage dude.
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