Trump does not only want to build real walls, he also wants to isolate the USA economically. Merkel will seek to fend off his plans as she visits Washington - and that is not only in her interest.
Ever since Donald Trump's inauguration, many economists have feared that his stance on foreign trade could trigger an international trade war. Sure, so far his policies have not materialized. But much of what he says seems to set the tone for the years to come; Trump wants to isolate the US from the global economy.
He wants to curb imports in order to strengthen production back home - and hopes to achieve that by implementing a 20 percent border tax on goods from countries the States have a trade gap with. Essentially, this would act like a tariff on foreign products.
Trade surplus coming to haunt Germany?
German companies sold goods worth 107 billion euros ($114 billion) to the US last year, according to the country's National Bureau of Statistics. US companies meanwhile only exported around half that sum to Germany. Protectionist threats from Washington are quite certainly also aimed at Berlin.
Trade barriers would deal a big blow to the German economy. Germany heavily depends on exports - they accounted for around 40 percent of total economic output last year. And the United States are the most important export market for German firms - around 10 percent of all German exports went over the pond.
"We can hope that it's all just big threats and sharp rhetoric - and then he won't follow up his words with action," Jürgen Matthes from the Cologne Institute for Economic Research told DW. But after all that Trump has done since taking office, Matthes was not sure whether this hope will come true.
Up to 1.6 million jobs in Germany could be in danger, Clemens Fuest, the head of Munich's Ifo Institute, recently wrote in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung. But Trump should not forget: 600,000 of these jobs are those of American companies in Germany.
And vice versa, German companies in the USA create 672,000 jobs, according to new figures from German industry body BDI and the Representative of Germany Industry and Trade. Higher trade barriers could also threaten them. So by trying to punish Germany, Trump would also punish his own economy.
In general Trump's plans are double-edged. Companies' production chains nowadays often run through more than one country, which means many US firms depend on parts from abroad. A tax on those imports would make production, and with it the final products, more expensive.
"It could well be that Trump shoots himself in the foot in the long-run with such a policy, because it jeopardizes jobs in the USA," André Wolf from the Hamburg Institute for International Economics told DW.
And also Matthes views the president's plans critically. "Consumers and all US enterprises that depend on imports will suffer from these higher costs," he said. "A country in the end damages itself by introducing trade barriers of this scale. Most economists agree on that."
But Trump does not really seem to care what most economists think. He singled out German carmakers at one point, in an interview with German daily Bild, threatening to impose a 35 percent important tax on every BMW entering the USA.
Such statements are sure to make German car companies nervous; the States are the industry's second biggest export market. Almost 15 percent of German cars sold abroad are shipped there - only the UK buys even more.
But isolating the American car industry could hurt it immensely, a new study by a consultancy firm shows. "Even American manufacturer's losses in their home market would be so great that they'd slide into the red globally," said Wolfgang Bernhart of Roland Berger. This would, again, result in job losses in the US.
It becomes evident: The two countries' economies have such strong ties that a divorce will hurt both of them. But if Trump follows through on his plans anyway, it will put Germany and the EU, whose member states take a common stand on foreign trade, in a weird position. Would they strike back or comply?
"Imposing trade barriers against the US would further damage trade and the EU itself," Matthes said. But not reacting at all would also send the wrong signal. "It's a massive dilemma."
But first Trump would actually have to do something, so far his protectionist propositions have been nothing but empty words. Maybe it will become clearer how serious he really is when he meets Merkel in Washington.
Germany's huge surpluses in global trade are not only part of US President Donald Trump's sharp rhetoric in his campaign against this country's exports. Now, even the IMF sees them as a reason for current trade tensions.


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Are there different types of doulas?
Where can I find a doula?
How do I know if I have found a good doula?
Doulas are professionally trained women who provide emotional, practical and informational support and care for you and your baby before, during and after labour and delivery. Doulas do not provide any medical or surgical care.
Antepartum doulas are trained to provide physical, emotional and practical prenatal support and information prior to childbirth. For example, they direct you to support groups and important books and websites, provide massage and teach relaxation techniques, and assist with errands and needs around the home, such as meal preparation.
Birth doulas are professionally trained to provide support to you and your partner during labour and delivery. They are able to help you and your partner remain focused and help you navigate through information and options as the labour progresses. They can also help you find the most comfortable positions and encourage relaxation techniques, and provide breast-feeding support. Throughout the birth experience they will provide continuous emotional reassurance and comfort for you.
Postpartum doulas are trained or experienced women who provide care to you and your newborn after delivery. Depending on your needs, they can assist with light housework and childcare, and provide more information and support for breastfeeding.
Training may generally consist of an intensive two or three day seminar that includes hands-on experience in breathing, relaxation, and positioning skills. They also learn other comfort measures like massage and movements to reduce pain.
Doulas can be certified by local, national and international organisations. Certification may include observation of several birth classes, a doula-training course and a written exam.
Trust your instincts. It is a good idea for you and your partner to meet with the doula and interview her. You may wish to interview more than one doula to help find the right one for you.
if she works alone or as part of a team–if as a team, you may want to meet the other doulas should she not be available at the time of labour.
Do you want to know your 'body burden'?
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Richard L. Morningstar is the founding chairman of the Global Energy Center and a board director at the Atlantic Council. He served as the US ambassador to the Republic of Azerbaijan from July 2012 to August 2014.
Prior to his appointment, since April 2009, he was the Secretary of State's special envoy for eurasian energy. Prior to that, Morningstar lectured at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and Stanford Law School.
From June 1999 to September 2001, he served as United States ambassador to the European Union. Prior to this, Morningstar served as special adviser to the President and Secretary of State for Caspian Basin energy diplomacy, where he was responsible for assuring maximum coordination within the executive branch and with other governments and international organizations to promote United States policies on Caspian Basin energy development and transportation. From April 1995 to July 1998, he served as ambassador and special adviser to the President and Secretary of State on assistance for the new independent states of the former Soviet Union, where he oversaw all US bilateral assistance and trade investment activities in the NIS. From 1993 to 1995, he served as senior vice president of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC).
Morningstar also served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the Costar Corporation from 1990 to 1993 and as president and chief executive officer from 1981 to 1990. He was an attorney with Peabody and Brown (now Nixon and Peabody) in Boston from 1970 to 1981, where he became a partner in 1977.
Morningstar served as a commissioner of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (1989–1993). Prior to returning to the government in 2009, he served as director of the American Councils for International Education, a trustee of the Kosovo-America Educational Foundation, and a trustee of the Eurasia Foundation. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Morningstar received his BA from Harvard in 1967 and JD from Stanford Law School in 1970.
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Huck's Army
Posted by Paul Hsieh on 14 January 2008 at 6:30 am	Politics, Religion
The January 13, 2008 New York Times has an interesting article on the split amongst evangelical Christians as to whether to support Mike Huckabee for president ("Huckabee Splits Young Evangelicals and Old Guard").
In particular, most of the older leadership of the evangelical Christians have chosen not to endorse Huckabee, instead dividing their support amongst the other Republican candidates:
While Dr. Dobson and Mr. Perkins remain on the sidelines, many in the old guard are actively backing Mr. Huckabee's rivals: Pat Robertson is for Mr. Giuliani, Gary Bauer for Fred D. Thompson, and Paul Weyrich, a founder of the movement, for Mr. Romney. The few national conservative Christian political advocates who have rallied to Mr. Huckabee say they are dismayed by the reluctance of their best-known leaders to do the same.
These are the ones that have some fading attachment to capitalism, even though it conflicts with their explicit Christian philosophy.
In contrast, many of the younger evangelicals are fervently drawn to Huckabee precisely because of his support for the environment and his "populist" economic views. At some level, they recognize that these positions are more consistent with their altruist Christian philosophy:
…Rick Scarborough, an aspiring successor to the previous generation of conservative Christian leaders… recently argued that his allies were wrong to balk at Mr. Huckabee's turn toward environmentalism and "social justice."
"Can you imagine Jesus ignoring the plight of the disenfranchised and downtrodden while going after the abortionist?" Mr. Scarborough wrote on the conservative Web site WorldNetDaily.com.
Brett and Alex Harris, the young evangelicals who created the online network of Huckabee supporters "Huck's Army" explained:
…[H]e believed in a Christian obligation to care for prenatal "life" and also education, health care, jobs and other aspects of "life." "It is a new kind of evangelical conservative position," Brett Harris said.
Huckabee's appeal has crossed over to many Catholics, for similar reasons:
..[T]he Web site Catholic Online, a hub for dedicated church members, prais[es] Mr. Huckabee's opposition to abortion rights and his empathy for the poor as consistent with the social teachings of the church.
Although mainstream conservative publications like the Wall Street Journal have correctly categorized Huckabee's views as "religious left", that's entirely all right with these young evangelicals. The NY Times quotes one of them as saying, "Huckabee is a change for the conservative Christian movement, and a welcome one."
This is yet another instance of the playing out of the principles identified by Ayn Rand in her classic essay, "Anatomy of Compromise" in Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal:
In any conflict between two men (or two groups) who hold the same basic principles, it is the more consistent one who wins.
…When two men (or groups) hold the same basic principles, yet oppose each other on a given issue, it means that at least one of them is inconsistent. Since basic principles determine the ultimate goal of any long-range process of action, the person who holds a clearer, more consistent view of the end to be achieved, will be more consistently right in his choice of means; and the contradictions of his opponent will work to his advantage, psychologically and existentially.
Psychologically, the inconsistent person will endorse and propagate the same ideas as his adversary, but in a weaker, diluted form and thus will sanction, assist, and hasten his adversary's victory, creating in the minds of their disputed following the impression of his adversary's greater honesty and courage, while discrediting himself by an aura of evasion and cowardice.
Existentially, every step or measure taken to achieve their common goal will necessitate further and more crucial steps or measures in the same direction (unless the goal is rejected and the basic principles reversed) thus strengthening the leadership of the consistent person and reducing the inconsistent one to impotence.
The conflict will follow that course regardless of whether the basic principles shared by the two adversaries are right or wrong, true or false, rational or irrational.
In other words, the less-consistent older evangelicals who still support some diluted form of capitalism, because they (erroneously) believe that their economics follows from their Christian philosophy will eventually lose to the more-consistent evangelicals who (correctly) recognize that their Christian altruist ethics will require government redistribution of wealth, "universal health care", environmentalism in the name of "Christian stewardship", etc.
Even if Huckabee does not win the Presidency in 2008 (and I do not believe he has quite enough support to do so), his candidacy will have seeded the ground for a future Christian president much like Huckabee, but who is even more explicit and consistent in his opposition to capitalism and individual rights due to his Christian philosophy. And that is the real danger that Huck's Army poses today.
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Gunnar Ellefsen (7 August 1930 – 12 April 1997) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was educated as a teacher and was the principal (bestyrer, later rektor) of Mesterfjellet school 1967–1977.

Ellefsen served three terms as Vestfold's deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament: 1961–1965, 1965–1969 and 1969–1973.

He was the mayor of Larvik from 1972 to 1983.

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Chris Difford, a double Ivor-Novello award winning lyricist, is one of the countries most respected songwriters. With Squeeze co-founder Glen Tilbrook he has written countless classics such as 'Cool For Cats', 'Up The Junction' and 'Labelled With Love'. Chris has also co-written with artists such as Elton John, Bryan Ferry, Paul Carrack, Lamont Dozier and Willie Mitchell amongst others. With 16 Squeeze albums, 3 solo albums, 52 American Tours, 50 Uk Tours, countless top 20 hits and a variety of global hits under his belt, who better than Chris to share his songwriting experiences:
Do you have a daily songwriting routine or do you wait for inspiration to strike? Once it was a daily routine, these days it's when it gives, there is no routine.
Do you have any tricks to get the creative juices flowing? I have to be in the cheese on toast state of mind and then I'm gone into writers world.
Do you find you normally start with a melody or lyrics? I do not write top line, I did back in the 70's, just words, and that's great for me.
Do you think that melody is the most important aspect of a song? No its the lyrics, but then I would say that.
How long does it take you to write a song? Between 10 and 15 minutes if it's a good song, if not then it could take hours and it's a plonker.
Could you explain a little about the writing process behind a few of your songs? All of my songs speak for themselves and come from either a dark place or a place of little light, I love them all.
What songs that other people have written do you particularly admire? I admire any songs that Justin Currie writes and there are others, many in fact.
Do you think that a technical knowledge of theory is important or does it get in the way? I would not know, I use a pencil and a sense of humour.
Do you tend to revisit your songs and rewrite them? No, not unless I'm lost for words.
Do you write songs with a view to being commercial and following current trends? I write for me and if that works for you then it's a hit, I try not to follow any other leads.
Have you done much co-writing, and if so what do you see as the benefits? I love to write with others, co writes are so amazing it gives the water to my plant and visa versa.
Who do you view as great songwriters. Who has inspired you musically/ lyrically? Elvis Costello, I love his words and his twist of words back in the old days when words were key.
Do you feel that when there's conflict/struggle in your life that it inspires better songs? Mostly, I feel happy and write but trouble helps too.
Do you have any idea where you ideas come from? I have no idea. I'm so lucky that I can write songs and feel what they mean, I have the best job in the world.
Do you have any advice you'd like to share with budding songwriters out there? Keep it simple and love the things you connect with and then nail them in verse and chorus.
Click on the following to find Chris on the web.
Great insight in how you write I love songwriting and I write from my own experiences and some folk connect I really would like one hit song I live in hope


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Cowboys' game against Fresno State postponed
By WyoSports Staff
The University of Wyoming men's basketball team will have to wait a little longer to begin its Mountain West slate.
UW's game at Fresno State on Saturday has been postponed due to COVID-19 concerns within the Cowboys' program, marking their third consecutive postponement to begin MW play.
Wyoming previously had games against Boise State and Nevada postponed. The game against the Broncos was called off less than 30 minutes before tipoff last Saturday due to concerns within BSU's program. The Pokes postponed Tuesday's game against the Wolf Pack the next day.
As of now, Wyoming will begin its conference schedule Jan. 12 at home against San Diego State. The Aztecs are 9-3 on the season with a win over UNLV in their only MW game, while the Pokes are 11-2 overall.
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Winter is typically a time where we naturally want to hibernate. We tend to go for carbs and warmer foods because it is our bodies way of telling us know we need to stay warm during the cold months. Even though it has been a warm 75 here in Charlotte in December. It is literally in our DNA to consume more calories during this time of the year. Some studies suggest that we can consume up to an extra 200 calories a day during the colder months (blame our primal instincts for that one). The holidays also don't help when your Aunt Sally always brings your favorite pie and your companie's Christmas party has a buffet of as I like to call them "little nasties. There is more opportunity to graze on foods that don't satiate us which of course lead to wanting to eat more.
Balance is important and I fully believe in eating pumpkin pie for breakfast after Thanksgiving but the endless parties and leftovers can leave us and our metabolism feeling sluggish. Thermogenic foods create heat in the body which requires more energy from our bodies during the digestion process. Your body mainly burns calories through physical activity during the day however thermogenesis is responsible for about 10 percent of your daily caloric burn. Consuming foods that have a higher thermogenic effect can significantly improve feelings of satiety and increase natural energy. For example if you were to eat a 300 calorie boneless skinless chicken breast, roughly 100 of them will be burned during the digestion process.
What exactly does that look like? Heres a chart for those who like science and visuals explaining in greater detail how your meals help to burn calories over a 24 hour period of time.
Jalapeños are a great spicy metabolism booster. Jalapeños contain capcacium which produces a thermogenic effect in the body. Capcacium activates the sympathetic nervous system which increases energy levels and can aid in decreasing body fat. Studies show that capsicum can increase fat oxidation up to 42%. If you are feeling brave you can add them into dishes raw, or cooked for an extra kick.
Protein is generally harder to digest than fats and carbohydrates but it is the most thermogenic because it requires more energy to digest. It is no secret that consuming high amounts of protein is a great way to lean out. Athletes and bodybuilders have been doing this for years and there is a reason why, because it really works. Eating more protein through out the day will not only spike your metabolism but it will provide your body with the proper nutrients it needs to repair itself. Consuming a high protein meal will leave you feeling satisfied for longer periods of time while keeping you lean. If you are a vegetarian don't panic, there are plenty of high protein based plant sources available that will keep your metabolism stoked.
There is a million reasons why I love matcha and this is just one of them. If you haven't jumped on the matcha train yet, you need to get on it. Green tea is also fantastic for thermogenesis but drinking one cup of matcha is the antioxidant equivalent of drinking ten cups of green tea. Matcha is grown in shady areas to increase the chlorophyll content, the leaves are then harvested, dried, and stoneground into a fine power vs loose leaf which comes in tea bags. Matcha reigns supreme as an antioxidant filled and fat burning powerhouse. Studies show that matcha can improve your resting metabolic rate by 25%. You can purchase matcha at most health food stores and be sure to buy organic if you can. When preparing your matcha don't pour boiling hot water over it as it can taste grassy and actually burn it. Let the water sit for 3-5 minuets before mixing your matcha.
Coconut oil is a fat burning fat. Coconut oil contains medium-chaine fatty acids which are not stored in the body like most fats. They are sent straight to the liver where they are immediately converted into energy which speeds up your metabolism. Aside from it's thermogenic benefits coconut oil is great for type 2 diabetics. Add a spoon full into your protein shake, swap out butter for coconut oil next time you bake, spread it on toast, or sautee your veggies with it. You may even find that you prefer it to the taste of butter!
Good news for garlic lovers, garlic has fat-burning properties. Garlic has been used for centuries as a medicinal plant by many different countries all over the world. It is known for it's natural antibiotic, anticancer, blood sugar regulator, and natural thermogenic properties. Studies show that garlic supplementation along with exercise is extremely effective in burning visceral fat (the bad brown fat that forms around your organs). If you don't already put garlic in everything now is the time. Using raw garlic is always the best option for the most potency. You can also use powdered garlic if you don't have raw or minced garlic at home. You can even straight up eat the raw cloves if you are feeling brave. If you are eating or cooking with raw garlic it is best to let the crushed or cut garlic sit for 5-10 minutes to allow the compounds to become fully activated.


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Boeing Reveals Autonomous Drone That Can Refuel Fighter Jets Midair
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An autonomous aircraft that can fuel a fighter jet midair. That is what Boeing has revealed in their aspirations of a new U.S. Department of Defense contract. The U.S. Navy will decide on the project in January 2018.
The concept of fueling airplanes midair has been around for some time now. It can dramatically extend the duration and range of fighter aircrafts and bombers.
KC-135 / KC-46
Boeing's KC-135 Stratotanker is commonly used by the U.S. air force and navy. It's a very old plane first developed in the 1950s, then been modernized with later versions, the KC-135Q variant was for example modified to carry JP-7 fuel necessary for the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird.
The Pacer-CRAG program (CRAG=Compass, Radar And GPS) which ran from 1999 to 2002, modified all the aircraft in the inventory to eliminate the Navigator position from the flight crew. The latest modification was the Multi-point Refueling Systems (MPRS) modification adds refueling pods to the KC-135's wings, that allows the tanker to refuel two receivers at the same time.
In March 2009, the Air Force indicated that KC-135s would require additional skin replacement to allow their continued use beyond 2018. But the USAF also decided to replace the KC-135 fleet. However, the KC-135 fleet is large and will need to be replaced gradually.
In January 2007, the U.S. Air Force formally launched the KC-X program with a request for proposal (RFP). KC-X is the first phase of three acquisition programs to replace the KC-135 fleet. After evaluating bids, the USAF selected Boeing's 767-based tanker design, with the military designation KC-46, as a replacement in February 2011.
The Boeing KC-46 Pegasus is a military aerial refueling and strategic military transport aircraft developed by Boeing from its 767 jet airliner. The first 18 combat-ready aircraft are scheduled to be delivered to the U.S. Air Force during the first half of next year under the terms of the development contract.
The MQ-25 Stingray
But the start of 2018 will also be the start of U.S. military modernization efforts, i.e. stealth, automation etc. The U.S. Navy is seeking unmanned refueling capabilities that would extend the combat range of deployed Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, Boeing EA-18G Growler, and Lockheed Martin F-35C fighters.
On January 3, it will be announced which U.S. defense contractor that will receive an order to develop and manufacture the next generation of fueling aircraft. Boeing is competing with Lockheed Martin and General Atomics to win a lucrative U.S. Navy contract called the Unmanned Carrier Aviation Air System Competition (UCAAS), worth over $2 billion.
Boeing has now revealed their contender in the fight to win the contract – the MQ-25 Stingray. They are very sparse with technical details, but what we do know is that the plane will be fully autonomous, have an action radius of up to 800 kilometers and be able to deliver about 7 tons (15,000 pounds) of fuel.
"Boeing has been delivering carrier aircraft to the Navy for almost 90 years,"
"Our expertise gives us confidence in our approach. We will be ready for flight testing when the engineering and manufacturing development contract is awarded."
– Don 'BD' Gaddis, leader of the refueling system program for Boeing's Phantom Works technology organization.
It will be able to refuel the F/A-18 Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler, and F-35C fighters – and means they can stay at the battlefront for far longer. It will also have to seamlessly integrate with a carrier's catapult and launch and recovery systems, allowing it to use all of the same systems as the fighter jets it will refuel.
Boeing's MQ-25 entrant's configuration is not too dissimilar to both the Lockheed Martin Sea Ghost concept and the General Atomics' Sea Avenger concept, the latter was a remodeled from the Predator-C/Avenger unmanned aircraft.
Boeing is now in an initial test phase of the engines. In the event of winning the defense contract, the development tests will be rapidly increased in 2018.
The U.S. Navy has a requirement for 72 tanker drones, even though the service will initially only buy four examples of the winning design in order to assess whether the winner will be able to meet all the requirements before handing out any larger production deals.
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The Total Solar Eclipse in Scorpio, November 13th, 2012
By wmw_admin on November 16, 2012
Normally we wouldn't post anything so arcane. But for those who don't believe in astrology we suggest your read this with a mind open to events currently unfolding in the world
Category: Commentary, Essential Reading, The Unexplained: esoteric and hidden knowledge
The End of the Road in the Rear View Mirror
By Smoking Mirrors on September 8, 2011
Smoking Mirrors at his creative best writing about … well you decide what he's writing about
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Greg Palast is Related to Mossad Chief David Kimche
By Christopher Bollyn on October 23, 2013
Greg Palast may well be a Mossad disinfo agent. Christopher Bollyn provides the hard documentary evidence to prove it runs in his family
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Television: The Hidden Picture
By Rixon Stewart on September 12, 2006
Is television an entertainment media or instrument of control, a 'control mechanism'?
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The Essene Gospel of Peace I
By wmw_admin on April 26, 2007
Based on texts found in the Vatican library and the Royal Library of the Hapsburg's and dated to the first century AD, the following is considered by some to be the real words of Christ
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Back to the Future!!! Part 2
By Rixon Stewart on May 21, 2007
Given Einstein's endorsement of Hapgood's ideas it is reasonable to ask whether his hypothesis could actually happen again and if so when
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Anne Frank Diary Fraud Finally Admitted
By wmw_admin on April 3, 2019
After decades of deception the Anne Frank Foundation has finally admitted that Anne's father, Otto Frank, co-authored large parts of her famous diary
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By Rixon Stewart on January 23, 2008
There are few real accidents in history and the version we see in the history books, may have happened entirely differently in reality. A prime example being the murder of Rasputin nearly 100 years ago
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Was Timothy McVeigh Really Executed?
By Rixon Stewart on November 5, 2006
Despite what the mainstream media may say, there are indications aplenty that Timothy McVeigh was NOT executed
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The Liberation of the Camps
By wmw_admin on January 27, 2016
It is tantamount to virtual heresy to question the 'Holocaust' today. But did the extermination of 6 million really happen as we've been taught?
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7/7 Repost: Fair questions for Any British M.P.
By Kevin Boyle on July 6, 2015
Kevin Boyle — No One To Vote For Reposted July 5, 2015
"There is no safety for honest men except by believing all possible evil of evil men." — Edmund Burke
"Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak.That is the deep root of the combination of savagery and self-righteousness that infects the imperial mentality — and in some measure, every structure of authority and domination."—- US President John Adams
"The two enemies of the people are criminals and government"— Thomas Jefferson
On the 10th anniversary of the 7/7 Bombing here is a reminder that the inconvenient facts relating to this day have not been mentioned, never mind discussed, in the mainstream media.
We must guard against becoming weary of repeating doubts (and certainties) relating to the ongoing false-flag outrages that continue to define our political present and fashion our futures. We are not as helpless as we might sometimes be tempted to think.
I visited my MP, Gavin Barwell (Con., Croydon Central) to raise the following questions. Having discussed various highly dubious and damaging-if-false assertions that are allowed to persist unchallenged in the public domain, I left him the document below with a request that he get back to me with whatever answers to the seven questions he could unearth.
He said he would look into the issues but has (unsurprisingly) failed to respond.
Nonetheless, it is surely continues to be a worthwhile exercise to make our representatives aware of the astonishing anomalies associate with the official 7/7 narrative.
Please read the following and continue to circulate these details, which conflict severely with the official narrative of the day. Please copy, print and post (or email) to your local M.P. and demand answers.
The 'London Bombings' and the lies we have been told about 7/7 must never be allowed to disappear from public consciousness. If the state believes it can safely lie to us about such matters, it will believe it can get away with absolutely anything.
SEVEN FAIR QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE 7/7 LONDON BOMBINGS
Three Holes in the Floor of the Edgware Road Carriage
Evidence was given by different witnesses, including the train driver (Ray Whitehead), that clearly describe three large separate holes in front of two different sets of doors in the Edgware Road carriage. People fell into all three holes. Two emerged from the holes . One died in the third hole. The original report on the Edgware Road explosion (from mark Honigsbaum of the Guardian who was on the train) had the train lifting off the tracks and being derailed (i.e. bomb(s) underneath the train). The driver described all the access panels in the floor of the first coach (the bomb(s) killed people in the second carriage) being 'flipped open' from underneath.
References to evidence: Ray Whitehead (Nov 16 pm, 58:9-15) Daniel Belsden (Nov 11 am, 9:13-22) David Matthews (Nov 17, am, 105:21-106:18) John McDonald (Nov 9, 42:18 – 44:11). Find all here at http://7julyinquests.independent.gov.uk/
QUESTION ONE
In what way is any of this compatible with a single suicide 'suicide bomber' carrying a rucksack full of black pepper and hydrogen peroxide?
Body Count reveals no Bombers
The First Official Body Count on Two of the Trains was One Body Short
At the 7/7/ Inquest in November 2010 Dr. Morgan Costello gave evidence that he was asked to attend two scenes, Edgware Road and Aldgate, for the 'purposes of certifying the extinction of life'. He counted six bodies at Edgware Road and seven bodies at Aldgate and declared these as 'life extinct'. The enormous anomaly, that passed completely unreported in the press, was that the numbers should have been seven and eight if we count the bodies of the bombers. No similar count seems to have been carried out on the other (Russell Square ) train but we do know a little about the behaviour of the Russell Square bomber, Germaine Lindsay, before his demise.
QUESTION TWO
Are not these two body counts extraordinarily powerful evidence that there were no suicide bombers on the Aldgate and Edgware Road two trains?
Evidence presented to the Inquest did claim that Tanweer and Khan were blown into a large number different pieces by their bombs……but how would this be consistent with the fact that almost all the other serious injuries in those coaches were lower limb injuries to feet and legs?
The Explosives
Here is a timeline for the 7/7 explosives narrative as it developed:
The first analysis came from a genuine expert. This is surely the most reliable commentary on the nature of the bombs that went off that morning. The problem is that it would have been all-but-impossible for four young men from Leeds to get their hands on such materials.
On 12 July 2005, Superintendent Christophe Chaboud, chief of French anti-terrorism Coordination Unit who was in London assisting Scotland Yard with its investigation, confirmed to The Times that,'The nature of the explosives appears to be military, which is very worrying….the material used were not homemade but sophisticated military explosives …' (Nafeez Ahmed The London Bombs, p.24)
On 13th July it was stated that these were of 'C4' explosive….London explosives have military origin – [Science Daily. LONDON, July 13 (UPI)]: Forensic scientists told the newspaper the construction of the four devices detonated in London was very technically advanced, and unlike any instructions that can be found on the Internet.'
From The Independent on July 14th: 'A bath filled with explosives has been found at a house in Leeds that was the "operational base" for the London suicide bombers
17th July 2005 The Observer: '22 lbs TATP in the bath.'
The TATP story survived but faded away in 2007 then, when the 7/7 Kingston trial came along in the summer of 2008 all trace of the TATP story had gone.
Now the explosives were made of black pepper and hydrogen peroxide. The idea of the four heating up Hydrogen Peroxide in their kitchen to the point where it would make an explosive mix with black pepper is simply laughable. How could they test that their 'bombs' were going to go off. Were they going to go lurching across the country with this kind of bomb sloshing about in their rucksacks. Has anybody ever made a bomb out of this mixture? If such a bomb did explode could it possibly have caused the devastation created on 7/7?
There is much written online that mocks these materials as potential tools of mass destruction. Do we not require a Public Inquiry on this issue alone. The changing storyline above surely makes no sense at all.
QUESTION THREE (Bombs)
How would four inexperienced Muslims have known how to reduce the hydrogen peroxide to the right concentrations safely?
Why was no chemical analysis of the blast burns inside the carriages carried out?
….more seriously
Why No Post-Mortems?
Another astonishing fact that emerged during the 2010-11 7/7 Inquest was that no post mortems were carried out on the bodies of the victims. A very great deal about the nature of and distance from the explosions could have been discovered from such examinations. The effects of different explosives on flesh are well-known. Such post-mortems would have provided some definitive information that would have at least ruled out some possible explosives from consideration as the source material of the blasts. What could possibly explain such an oversight other than the desire to avoid creating conflicts with a fabricated narrative.
QUESTION FOUR (Bombs)
Why were there no post-mortems on any of the victims? (definitive information about the explosives could have been gained from such investigations)
Why Suicide?
Moving on to another very obvious (but irresolvable) question: why would terrorists who wished to wreak havoc and punish British people for the UK's involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan choose to blow themselves up along with their victims? These were very crowded trains. They could have set a timed detonator and quietly slipped off the trains a stop or two early, leaving their bags on the floor amongst the feet of dozens of incurious passengers. Where would have been the risk in that? Surely such activists would better serve their cause by continuing and not terminating their mission?
Another obvious question:
QUESTION FIVE(CCTV)
The alleged 7/7 bombers at Luton station. Click to enlarge
Why, in the most CCTV-rich environment on earth, is there so little footage of the four available? Why is it that the few pictures that are available mostly contain no other identifiable persons that could confirm the accuracy and veracity of these pictures? Surely it should have been possible to construct a water-tight case against the four from the CCTV alone?
There were four uncannily accurate drills (or rehearsals) carried out before the 7/7 bombings:
1) The BBC Panorama 'management exercise' programme of May 2004 during which a panel of 'managers', including Peter Power (see below) and Michael Portillo, discussed how they would deal with a terror attack on London that revealed itself to them through mock news reports as the show progressed. The scenario they had to deal with turned out to be one overground and 3 underground explosions taking place over a short space of time during the morning rush hour.
2) The contemporaneous 7/7 drill: on 7/7 itself Peter Power conducted a terror drill that shadowed the cataclysm as it happened – over the same three tube stations at more or less the same time. On the afternoon of 7/7 he was interviewed on Radio 5's 'Drivetime' programme:
POWER: …at half-past nine this morning we were actually running an exercise for, er, over, a company of over a thousand people in London based on simultaneous bombs going off precisely at the railway stations where it happened this morning, so I still have the hairs on the back of my neck standing upright!
3) Atlantic Blue: held over 5-8 April, 2005. All echelons of government participated in this large terror-drill. The Independent reported after July 7th that "By an extraordinary coincidence, all the experts who formulate such plans are together in a meeting at the headquarters of the London Ambulance Service – and they are discussing an exercise they ran three months ago that involved simulating four terrorist bombs going off at once across London."
4) Operation Hanover: London's police hold a little-known yearly terror-drill. On 2005 it just happened to be held on 1-2 July. Its game-plan was threefold: three 'simultaneous' bomb attacks on three underground stations. The police have been reticent about discussing this astounding precursor event, mere days before 7/7. They only revealed it in 2009.
QUESTION SIX
What is the probability that practice drills should be going on in exactly the same stations at exactly the same time as surprise terrorist attacks occur?
Germaine Lindsay, cool and then confused
Germaine Lindsay drove from Aylesbury to meet the other (let's call them) bombers in Luton railway station. He arrived an hour before them and decided to take a little nap. He received a parking ticket while asleep in his car. Were he a terrorist he obviously would have known that he would have had only four hours left to live.
Germaine Lindsay was one extraordinarily relaxed suicide-bomber.
A station attendant called Mr. Patel gave testimony to the Inquest that a man he identified as Germaine Lindsay arrived on the concourse of King's Cross station and asked to talk to "The Duty Manager". He said it was, "Very important." Mr Patel remarked that it was very unusual for a member of the public to know the exact name for the person in charge of the station. Normally people asked for 'the supervisor' or 'the manager'. At this time there was chaos on the concourse. The metal grills had been pulled down and shut at the front of the station. Passengers were not being allowed through the barriers. A crowd had built up and people were starting to abuse staff. Numbers of 'Community Support Officers' who looked like police were milling around the area trying to manage the situation. No wonder Lindsay was confused. He must have decided to try to speak to someone who 'was in on the game' to explain to him what was going on. The most obvious explanation of his behaviour is that it would have puzzled and alarmed him that the drill had started before he, 'the bomber', had caught their trains. Perhaps a chilling possibility occurred to him. When Mr. Patel returned with the duty manager Lindsay had gone.
There are many, many other serious anomalies and matters requiring investigation in the official narrative.
1. Train Times
The train times presented huge problems for the official narrative causing the Home Secretary to change the story after it was realised that the 7.40 they were said to have caught had been cancelled. Then the next train arrived 23 minutes late at King's Cross giving the bombers only three minutes to buy four RETURN tickets (think about that one), cross the track by bridge and board the last possible train that makes it just feasible they could have reached the bombed trains in time.
2. Khan
On the 5th July 2005, Mohammed Siddique Khan took his pregnant wife to Dewsbury Hospital in West Yorkshire. She was bleeding and there was obviously something wrong. Doctors examined Hasina Patel and said that there was a 'threatened miscarriage'. They sent her home and booked her in for a scan on the 7th. Mrs Patel has never told the time they got home but afterwards Mohammed Khan said that he was 'going to see his friends'. Hasina Patel never saw or heard from her husband ever again. She miscarried on July 6th . At the 7/7 Inquest there was 'evidence' (peculiar and surely untrustworthy) presented of a mobile phone text-message exchange between Khan and Germaine Lindsay at 4.35am on the morning of the 6th July. Would Khan really have abandoned his desperate wife for a whole day while she was in that condition? Khan was a highly respected in his community and by the headmistress of the special school in which he worked as a classroom assistant. The police had used him to mediate between rival gangs in local disputes. He was trusted by all sides. Hilary Benn had taken Khan on a tour of the House of Commons. He was not known to be politically radical. Quite the opposite. He was protective of the good name of his community and was eager to maintain good relations with the local white community. Bearing this in mind it is likely that the reason the police have film of Khan is that he was helping them 'keep an eye on' any worrisome Muslim elements in his locality. He was not a troublemaker, he was a healer and a fixer.
The most likely explanation for Khan's disappearance on the 6th is that he told his minder for the 7/7 exercise that he was not going to be able to make it. . He would have been told to see that the others could make it without him. The bombings were not going to be called off but……now he had presented his minders with a problem that had only one possible solution. His goose was cooked.
This would also explain why the attendant at the filling station where Tanweer filled his car (and argued about the change he was given) said he only saw one other person in Tanweer's car. Hasib Hussain alone (the bus-bomber) was in the car and, unknown to the pair of them, Khan was by now already dead. This would also explain why the now-suppressed BBC radio 5 news reports from the late morning of the seventh said that two men had been shot in Canary Wharf (rather than three, the supposed train bombers. Hussain had been separated from the others).
Those who have travelled to Beeston and spoken to locals report that, like Khan, Hussain and Tanweer had shown no inclination in their communities towards political or religious radicalism.
The Evidence against 'The Four'
Looking at the detail of latest narrative laid out before the 7/7 Inquest, it must be admitted that it is now just physically possible that the four caught the last possible train at Luton and rushed from King's Cross Thameslink to the various subway platforms before detonating their deadly cargos. However, their relaxed demeanour in the very few still photos presented as evidence militates against the probability that they were rushing about madly that morning (especially with all that liquid explosive slopping about on their backs).
Why too in the most CCTV-rich environment on earth are there only a couple of very poor pictures of the four, one at Luton, one at Thameslink, the date and time stamps on which could have easily been photoshopped. Could the photos of Khan have been used from the 'practice run' the four carried out on 29th June 2005, just eight days earlier?
The mobile phone evidence places them all on the correct train at the right time. Three things about this though. Firstly, this is new evidence that was not released in the previous 2006 hearing. Why? Second, is it likely that these men would have been texting each other on train they had all boarded together. Finally, this is the kind of evidence easily faked. It is letters and numbers on a piece of paper.
Khan and Tanweer could easily have been talked into making the Jihadi videos that have played such a large part in aiding the public to accept their guilt. They were employees, well-paid for two days work, the practice on June 29th and for the day itself. They were told that the exercise has to be made as realistic as possible. The film would be in the hands of the station staff and other authorities giving them a possible means of intercepting the four. The on-camera 'threats' from Khan and Tanweer are vague and unspecific. When Hasina Patel first saw these videos it was reported that she said, "That's not my husband." Her brother thought it was Khan. It is most likely that she meant, " I know him. He would never say such things."
The 'bombers' all had four or more mobile phones each; one of their own private phones and at least three other (so-called) 'operational' phones that they are supposed to have used to confound anyone who might attempt to track their communications and obstruct their diabolical plan. It is most likely that these phones were supplied by their minder and that their holding them allowed their 'handlers' to track Tanweer and Lindsay down in Canary Wharf after they had panicked and gone on the run, presumably (and naively) hoping to tell their story to the British press who are mostly based there.
Government sources might deny it but there are 2 competing narratives that describe what happened on 7/7/05
1) The official story of four suicide bombers murdering 52 people and injuring hundreds by exploding four bombs on three tube trains and one bus on the morning of 7/7.
2) Forces embedded within the establishment carried out a false-flag attack against the British people. As with nearly all false-flag events, patsies were set up to take the blame for the crime. The four Muslims were completely innocent actors paid to participate in a concurrent anti-terror 'drill'.
In a court of law physical evidence always trumps excuses, allegations, observations or any other kind of verbal contribution to a case…..
QUESTION SEVEN
Which of the above narratives more closely matches the facts of the case?
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Ex-security director threatens to file $5 million lawsuit against Paterson school district
October 16, 2019 by Jayed Rahman
Former security director James Smith has threatened to file a $5 million lawsuit against the Paterson Public Schools, according to public records.
Smith filed a claim notice on Sept. 27. He alleges the school district suspended him with pay "in retaliation and wrongfully and improperly did not renew" his employment contract in May 2019. He was suspended in Dec. 2018; school officials at the time did not provide a reason as to why he had been suspended.
Smith's position was eliminated by superintendent Eileen Shafer and the school board in May, ending his 16-year career in the district. He was receiving $156,440 in salary prior to his termination.
Smith has "sustained physical, mental, and emotional injuries as well as significant financial damages" as a result of the non-renewal of his employment, says the claim.
The security director's downfall began after an investigation into school board member Emanuel Capers' controversial trip to Arizona.
Capers declined to comment on the claim.
"You were provided a copy of the investigation report, and the report speaks for itself," said Paul Brubaker, spokesman for Paterson Public Schools, referring to a district investigation report that accused Smith of contract violations, vehicle misuse, and failure to adequately disclose sources of his income on state financial disclosure forms.
Smith has denied the allegations contained in the 19-page investigation report.
"We regard the notice of claim as a prelude to a frivolous lawsuit. A good indication of the pending lawsuit's frivolity is the claim for $5 million, which is simply nonsense," said Brubaker.
A message left for Smith on Wednesday morning was not answered.
Buck fiddy a year, you'd think he'd get a better rug for his head!! Damn
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Of course none of this is new. These are by no means, the entire list. Google currently has about 200 different factors that contribute to relevancy of a Web page.
So then, what's the challenge?
The search engine optimizers challenge, tends to be to focus on these types of things in general, but then try to determine the degree elements vary and how they should apply them.
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Sometimes, newsletters and other resources will try to tell you how the algorithm is working "this month" or changing next month.
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Of course, there are plenty of success stories for businesses that have operated in this traditional fashion and done very well increasing their traffic, conversions and sales.
Where the challenge is in this traditional SEO process, (which is still the way many optimization companies still work today) is that you have a huge "wasted time" element. Time is money, they say, and with SEO skills, it's true too.
an underscore (_) in Google.
better to use hyphens. But this is not the case as of recent.
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That's the mission of the CompTIA Tech Career Academy (a.k.a., CompTIA Tech), Eaton explains during a recent episode of Technologist Talk, the award-winning podcast produced by Creating IT Futures, CompTIA's tech workforce charity.
"Back in 2012 when we started the IT-Ready Technical Support program in Minneapolis, we had this idea that one day this would be a program that could potentially change many, many lives," Eaton elaborates.
Over the last eight years, however, Eaton, who is CEO of CompTIA Tech and Creating IT Futures, tells Technologist Talk host R.C. "Bob" Dirkes that he and his team developed a desire to offer a "larger option."
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Who is Kristy McNichol's partner? Martie Allen's Biography
Martie Allen was an aspiring actress who didn't gain any notable fame and or manage to make a career in Hollywood. She did, however, become famous for dating the popular star Christina 'Kristy' McNichol, a comedian, actress and singer.
3 Relationship with Kristy McNichol
4 Martie Allen's Physical characteristics
6 Kristy McNichol
Martie Allen's life has been kept very private and personal information about her is scarce.
Kristy McNichol and Martie Allen
We do know that Martie was born under the sign of the zodiac on 1 January 1960 in the USA, so has American nationality, and is of white ethnicity. It is not known where she grew up or which schools she attended. It is believed that she went to college but this can't be confirmed.
Nothing is known about Martie's family, so it's not known whether she has any siblings. There are claims that she is an only child.
Martie aspired to be an actress and pursued an acting career but did not get the big roles she was hoping for. Her on-screen career was short-lived and nothing is known about her later career. Martie wanted to keep her private life out of the public eye and she's done it very well – she doesn't have accounts on any of the popular social media platforms.
Who is she? #MartieAllen was born on 1 January 1960 in the USA. She has been recognized for being the wife of singer #KristyMcnichol. According to the resources, are estimated at net worth is 300000 dollars. https://t.co/29VIzzwOvR
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Relationship with Kristy McNichol
Martie and Christina 'Kristy' McNichol met at a relatively young age and fell in love, and have apparently been in a relationship since 1991, however, their relationship was kept secret for around two decades. It wasn't until 2012 that Kristy decided to 'come out', although her sexual orientation had been rumoured for several years, and she admitted the truth, that she was lesbian.
At first, she didn't name her long-term partner, but eventually it came out that she and Martie had indeed been together for 20 years. The two are now married and apparently still living a happy life together, away from the scrutiny of the public eye.
It is not known if Martie and Kristy have adopted any children or conceived in ways such as in vitro fertilization.
#kristymcnichol
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The couple does occasionally get spotted having fun together when they're playing tennis, traveling around or practice yoga.
Martie Allen's Physical characteristics
Hair colour: Dark brown
Height: 5ft 4ins (1.63m)
Vital Statistics: 34-24-32
Although we know nothing about Martie's net worth, she shares her wealth with Kristy, and together it is estimated that the two have a net worth of about $7 million. Most of this comes from Kristy's time in the entertainment world.
Kristy McNichol
Kristy was born on 11 September 1962 in Los Angeles, California USA, so under the sign of Virgo and holding American nationality unlike Martie, had a successful career as an actress and singer.
She grew up in Los Angeles, raised by parents James and Carolyn, and embarked on her road to fame at a young age, initially appearing in commercials along with her brother, Jimmy McNichol; he was a singer and child actor as well. Kristy became more and more famous, going on to be part of television series such as "The Love Boat", "Starsky & Hutch" and "Love, American Style".
She eventually appeared in several films too, and became popular in Hollywood as a versatile support actress, before retiring officially in 2001.
Kristy does not act anymore, but she and Martie live in Los Angeles, where the former star teaches acting at a private school. She also spends a lot of time dedicated to charity work.
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We came across this groovy practical drill cover and thought you might be interested. Here's what the company has to say about it..
The Drill Cover System is an orthopedic surgical solution so that sterile surgery can be performed by small and large animal veterinarians.
The Drill Cover completely envelopes a hardware drill so that it is completely sterile for orthopedic surgery.
Can I use my own drill?
The DrillCover P is compatible with any hex shaped drill bit insert. We optimized that connection to the drill we supply as we chose it specifically based on its speed and torque which are optimal for orthopedic surgery. Testing of our hardware drill also demonstrates equal performance to orthopedic drills.
The Founders of Arbutus Medical were inspired to create a robust, precise, sterile and reusable solution to help increase the access to safe surgery globally. In low resource settings many patients were left with serious ailments after receiving surgery from either unsterile equipment, or unprecise hand drills. Our vision is to help create a future where everyone has access to safe surgery.
In keeping with this Vision, Arbutus Medical, has realized that there is an opportunity to help improve sterility in animal surgery. The DrillCover P is able to provide a complete seal against fluid transmission and allows for 100% worry free surgery. With the help of Veterinarians we hope to realize our vision of providing access to safe surgery for all.
To learn more and/or request a demo, visit www.arbutusmedical.ca or. The Drill Cover System will also be used in the next orthopedic VetPrac workshop in February!


I have been neglecting my Project Life book for the past couple of weeks. I am going to order photos soon and hopefully update within the next few days!
Lately I have been using my cell phone a lot of capture little details of life. I usually leave my SLR at home so I've had a hard time taking pictures when I'm out and about. But now that I've made the effort to whip out my cell phone, I've been able to keep track of lots of little stuff.
The past few days I have been eating out a lot! Its just so easy. That's probably putting a slight delay on the good health/weight loss, but what the heck! I am having fun.
1. Eating dinner at the Allens. 2. Matty holding Pippa (cute!) 3. awesome rose on our table at Thai Ocean. 4. Yummy kale/spinach soup at Grateful bread. 5. Top Pot old fashioned (ha!) 6. massage bed after my massage on Wednesday (amazing!) 7. leftover Thai food. 8. Chai latte at work. 9. Spring rolls at Thai restaurant.
Its been a pretty good week so far, and its only Wednesday. I am glad I can appreciate the little things.
Hope the rest of your week was good! Like all the collages you've been doing! They're fun!


Fastlane » Holden Forums » Holden General Discussion » VE in Canada.
Might be a question for Mick or Dr Terry.
Last week I spotted a Pontiac nosed VE in the middle of Victoria BC. It was plain white and looked just like a base VE Commodore except for the nose, and it wasn't a V8. Didn't get a chance to take a photo but I was close and heard it. What exactly is it?
These were a Special Edition SS-V, they were made in sedan, ute & Sportwagon body styles.
They were released in October 2010 as PO WEH & was a method of using the excess Pontiac G8 panels that were left over after Pontiac was closed down & the export orders cancelled.
I misread your post. I didn't see Canada & BC, which I assume is British Columbia.
The car you saw was probably a Pontiac G6, which is just as you describe.
The ones in Australia are full SS-V spec, but only available in Phantom black, Red Hot and Voodoo blue, but the one you saw was just plain white.
G6, I had never heard of it. Heard of G8 but not the 6cyl variety.
I read a blog some thime back where a Canadian with a VE G6 suffered alternator failure, and he documented the electrical management smarts built into the BCM - how it progressively shut down non-essential consumers to eke the last few mA of power out of the battery. By the time the fuel pump stopped he had no instruments except a speedo, no aircon or blower fan, wipers only worked on 1 (or something like that). Got him many more miles than he thought it would go on just the battery.
I always thought it funny how the subsequent G6 was a piece of junk FWD car, compared to how good the VE based one was.
It's ironic that GM used G6 & G8 for the VE overseas, yet locally Ford had the G6 in the FG, and G8 in the BF Fairlane.
The G6 was a US-assembled (Lake Orion) front wheel drive sedan built upon the GM Epsilon (Chevrolet Malibu) platform, powered by either a 2.4 litre I4 engine or a 3.5 litre V6 engine.
The G8 was an Australian-assembled (Elizabeth) rear wheel drive sedan built upon the GM Zeta (Holden VE Commodore) platform, powered by either a 3.6 litre V6 engine (G8 sedan), 6.0 litre V8 engine (G8 GT sedan), or 6.2 litre V8 engine (G8 GXP sedan).


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Currently embarked on the U.S. leg of their tour supporting the release of 'Burn It Down', The Dead Daisies made a much needed (and appreciated) stop at Mercy Lounge in Nashville, Tennessee.
Dizzy Reed, best known for his work with Guns n' Roses, opened the show with his supergroup of sorts- Hookers & Blow. The band features Reed as their lead singer and keyboardist and oftentimes has a rotating door of featured players. This time around, fans were able to see Reed accompanied by Alex Grossi (Quiet Riot), Robbie Crane (Black Star Riders) and Johnny Kelly (Type O Negative, Danzig). Representing what Dizzy Reed knows best, Hookers & Blow plays a mixture of Guns n' Roses songs and Reed's solo material, which is a great way to keep the audience engaged. For those who are less familiar with Reed's solo material, having some of their favorite GNR tracks laced throughout some solo work will introduce them to the material and hopefully encourage them to check it out, or even buy a CD after the show. Also featured in the set was a cover of the late and great David Bowie's 'Ziggy Stardust', certainly a crowd favorite and welcomed addition to the performance.
The Dead Daisies open up their blazing 90-minute set with 'Resurrected', which also opens their latest release 'Burn It Down'. Considering the industry standard set runs around 70 minutes, The Dead Daisies really go above beyond with their high energy performance that comes just a couple of hours after their hour-long Guitar Center in-store acoustic performance and Q&A that they undertake before every live show. Their set includes tracks from their last three records, along with covers, solos, and a unique band introduction. For each member to be introduced, the band plays a snippet of a classic track that every rock and metal fan should know- including 'Rock and Roll All Nite', 'Heaven and Hell', 'The Boys Are Back In Town', 'Smoke On The Water' and 'Highway To Hell'. Doug Aldrich and Deen Castronovo display their musical prowess with a guitar and drum solo mid-set which really establishes that this is a band full of seriously talented players. David Lowy, who is the mastermind behind this whole project, stays true to his somewhat 'quiet' personality that he's created off stage, but certainly demonstrates a larger than life performance on stage. As far as performing goes, The Dead Daisies deserve to be headlining arenas. The talent that exists between Marco Mendoza, John Corabi, Deen Castronovo, David Lowy, and Doug Aldrich is unmatched, both in live performance and on record. Closing out the evening, The Dead Daisies brought out Dizzy Reed to play two covers with them, 'Midnight Moses' and 'Helter Skelter'- two songs that definitely pleased the crowd, so much so people even came in from the outside lounge to hear.
All in all, The Dead Daisies put on a genuine rock show which something that concert-goers don't necessarily see very often nowadays. From beginning to end, the band gave fans all of their energy and interacted in a way that displayed that they truly wanted to be there; you would have had no idea that they had played ten shows in the five days leading up to their performance at the Mercy Lounge.
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Another of those 'sensible' Ebay purchases... An old International 505 dinghy..
The tech specs say :- Length 16'6", Width 6'2", Main + Jib area 175 sq.ft, Spinnaker area 180 sq.ft.
We say - Oooo an old, fast, cheap sailing deathtrap !
Why, why, why, oh why did they stick blue paint on it ???
Minor cracking and spidery lines in the gelcoat will need a lick of goo, but generally is all serviceable.
Now that looks a bit better than the blue...!
Stripped off all the fittings, fired up the sander and set to work revitalising the tub !!!
Bonding the deck back down.
The transom had a few cracks and splits around the drain flaps and bungs, so decided to just glass up the lot and tie it solidly to the hull, then can make new holes as desired later.
But reveals good wood underneath.
That responds well to a bit of attention - crikey, could almost look OK !
First some chopped matting over the rear of the tanks, where they seemed a little too flexi.
Then out with the cuddly glass blanket and the scissors.
On a day with no wind, it was rude not to just poke the mast up to see how big the sails look.
Sanding, sanding and a bit of sanding, then some blobs of gelcoat, then some - yup you got it, sanding!
Looking quite smooth though !
While I on the other hand look less than smooth, coz the tin roof on the garage makes it a bit of an oven, especially with the compressor running but have to keep the noise and smells inside, so doors shut. Still nearly 35'C at 4:30 in the afternoon !!!
Found a soft spot on the hull, where one of the rollery things on the trailer has delaminated the glass a bit.
Didn't want to make any new access ports, so employed a bit of cunning and some DIY endoscopy and keyhole surgery !
Boat tilted to correct angle so the repair area is 'flat' with a slight tilt to aid resin flow.
Shove bullet camera up one hole, with an LED light for a few extra lumens.
Then plumb it back into the PC.
A few frames showing the repair matting pressed in place with some cardboard tubes. And Elaine's hand rollering the resin in.
A good sanding of the tanks with 80, then 320 grit showed a bit more goo was required, so slapped some more gel into some wibbles in the port tank, and did a couple of thick lines for the length of the starboard tank. Also covered the foredeck with a couple of thick coats that should sand back and look nicer than painted wood.
After a bit more rubbing - well ok about 8 hours work - both side tanks are mostly the proper shape !!
No nasty angles or flat bits showing up under various lights from different angles, so probably adequate.
Certainly stronger with the extra matting in, and much nicer in white than the classy 70's 'hearing aid beige' !!!


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Climate change bill heads to North West
Environmental affairs minister Edna Molewa published the climate change bill in June 2018. Picture supplied.
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The objectives of the proposed Act are to provide for the coordinated and integrated response to climate change and its impacts by all spheres of government in accordance with the principles of cooperative governance as well as provide for the effective management of inevitable climate change impacts through enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate change, with a view to building social, economic, and environmental resilience and an adequate national adaptation response in the context of the global climate change response, amongst others.
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In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, salt, basil, oregano and pepper. Gently stir in tomato, onion, cheese, jalapeno and garlic just until moistened. If the batter seems thick, add water 1 Tablespoon at a time to thin it slightly until it loosens up and mixes easily.
In a cast-iron or other heavy skillet, heat oil to 375°. Drop batter by rounded tablespoonfuls, a few at a time, into hot oil. Fry until golden brown, about 1-1/2 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels.
The water in this recipe is optional. It will depend on how ripe and juicy your tomatoes are.
Fry one fritter as a test. If the middle is still undercooked when the exterior is golden brown, add some water to the batter to loosen it and make a slightly thinner fritter.
Whip up a side dip of sour cream mixed with chopped fresh basil, chives and fresh cracked pepper to take it up a notch.
1 fritter: 40 calories, 2g fat (0 saturated fat), 1mg cholesterol, 79mg sodium, 4g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.
I made thse fritters August 10, 2018 and they were delicious! My family couldn't get enough of them. Because my garden tomatoes were so juicy, my fritters were flatter than those pictured, but they were still excellent. I will be making these again.


On the eve of her wedding, Anjali sets teenage sister, Hema, the responsibility of honouring an old family tradition; a mission that'll cast her back through the sweetness and bickering of their childhood years, as she faces the prospect of Anjali leaving home forever.
Chandni Lakhani is a London-based playwright and screenwriter. Born into a Gujarati-Indian family, but bred in the North-East Hampshire countryside, Chandni's writing career blossomed from a childhood obsession with telling stories, often trying to make sense of the vibrant fusion of cultures around her. 'Hema Anjali' is Chandni's first theatre commission.


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Bapela concerned about social distancing at liquor stores
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Johannesburg – As the country gets ready to move to level 3 lockdown, Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Obed Bapela on Friday said he is concerned about social distancing among South Africans.
Under level 3, people will be allowed to go back to work, schools will also re-open for grade 7 and 12 pupils, all retail sectors will be open for business, and customers will be allowed to collect food from restaurants.
It was announced that religious gatherings could also start and exercise will be allowed as long as it is not done in groups.
Bapela said he had several concerns leading up to the easing of lockdown.
"When liquor stores open next week, I just hope that our people will try their best to continue to practice social distancing and to sanitise their hands," said Bapela.
"I hope we don't see long queues of people going to buy liquor, those are my fears and my worries," added the deputy minister.
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When wealthy industrialist Tony Stark is forced to build an armored suit after a life-threatening incident, he ultimately decides to use its technology to fight against evil.
Director: Jon Favreau
Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard
Tony Stark is the complete playboy who also happens to be an engineering genius. While in Afghanistan demonstrating a new missile, he's captured and wounded. His captors want him to assemble a missile for them but instead he creates an armored suit and a means to prevent his death from the shrapnel left in his chest by the attack. He uses the armored suit to escape. Back in the U.S. he announces his company will cease making weapons and he begins work on an updated armored suit only to find that Obadiah Stane, his second in command at Stark industries has been selling Stark weapons to the insurgents. He uses his new suit to return to Afghanistan to destroy the arms and then to stop Stane from misusing his research.
Writers: Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby
Robert Downey Jr. - Tony Stark / Iron Man
Terrence Howard - Rhodey
Jeff Bridges - Obadiah Stane
Gwyneth Paltrow - Pepper Potts
Leslie Bibb - Christine Everhart
Shaun Toub - Yinsen
Faran Tahir - Raza
Clark Gregg - Agent Coulson
Bill Smitrovich - General Gabriel
Sayed Badreya - Abu Bakaar
Paul Bettany - Jarvis (voice)
Jon Favreau - Hogan
Peter Billingsley - William Ginter Riva
Tim Guinee - Major Allen
Will Lyman - Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
Taglines: Get ready for a different breed of heavy metal hero.
Official Website: Official site [Brazil] | Official site [Japan] |
Release Date: 2 May 2008
Filming Locations: Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA
Budget: $140,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend: $102,118,668 (USA) (4 May 2008) (4105 Screens)
Gross: $585,174,222 (Worldwide) (2 October 2008)
Gwyneth Paltrow based her performance on 1940s heroines (who she claimed were sexy, witty and innocent all at once).
Continuity: The amount of grain on the bags that Yinsen is lying on in the cave changes in between shots.
Tony Stark: I feel like you're driving me to court martial. This is crazy. What did I do? I feel like you're gonna pull over and snuff me. What, you're not allowed to talk? Hey, Forrest!
Jimmy: We can talk, sir.
Tony Stark: Oh, I see. So it's personal.
Ramirez: No, you intimidate them.
Tony Stark: Good God, you're a woman! I honestly, I couldn't have called that. I mean, I would apologize, but isn't that what we're going for here? I thought of you as a soldier first.
Ramirez: I'm an airman.
Tony Stark: Well, you have actually excellent bone structure there. I'm kinda having a hard time not looking at you now. Is that weird?
Delivers Intelligence & Great Acting with its Fun
Rest assured, Iron Man is an absolutely amazing movie. I won't dare spoil any of this remarkable movie for you but I do recommend it as highly as I possibly can. Marvel needed to get in to the solo movie making business long ago. Instead of leasing out their characters to other studios, they're making movies themselves. Most everyone knows Iron Man is their first effort and what a great lead off film! This movie helps take the comic book genre to the highest level. Just like they did in the books, they reinvent standard epic adventure by "Marvelizing" characters and making them more believable. The Spider-Man and the X-Men movies did this to a degree but only as far as their respective studios wished to stay true to the source material. Anything added or amended was for the benefit of the live action adaptation. Director Sam Raimi pulled this off by talking to the summer crowd, not down to them with the Spider-Man series. Jon Favreau has done the same thing here but I think he's done it even better. Raimi intentionally threw in a little cheese. Favreau adds nice bits of humor but not too much. He also grounds the action and the suit of armor in firm reality. I've said it before but it's brave to reach for the highest common denominator with a big budget film and Favreau delivers a movie with as much feeling as it has action and intensity. Needless to say, Robert Downey Jr. and company deliver the goods. It's a movie that has a wonderful balance that delivers intelligence with its fun.
The amazing yet realistic action is paced by the plot and characters that keep you interested from start to finish. What absolutely blew me away were the phenomenal special effects. I know they built a practical, working armor. What I loved is the use of CGI was used to augment the real life armor and not create something from scratch. Most all CGI constructs feel fake somehow but the stuff in Iron Man didn't seem fake even for an instant. As great as everything looked, what really drives the movie is the emotional resonance and down to earth nature of the plot. Sure the concept is wild but it's all presented so that you really believe it could happen. I doubt anyone will find fault with this movie unless they went in trying to dislike it.
This is, without a doubt going to be one of my top 10 movies of 2008, quite possibly the number one film.
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Shopping & Eating out
by: Frank Baldwin
Chamonix lifts up and running with new safety and hygiene measures in place – and there are free activities for visitors
by Lulu Sheard
Skiers and snowboarders have had some encouraging news from Chamonix for the coming season when the resort announced that several lifts in the French ski resort have opened again for the summer after being closed due to Covid.
The Compagnie du Mont-Blanc lift operator was the first lift company in France to reopen after lockdown (in mid-May).
The company has invested €300,000 in safety and hygiene measures to protect its customers and employees. Now all its lifts and cog railways are running as normal, with the Aiguille du Midi lift currently transporting between 3,000 and 4,000 passengers daily.
Since the beginning of July, despite the fact that all major events have been cancelled, Chamonix has still been attracting visitors. Many French families have chosen the wide-open spaces of the mountains rather than heading for beach destinations, with 80% of the resort's visitors being from France as opposed to the usual 50%.
The Haute-Savoie resort is also still welcoming a number of European visitors, including people from Britain, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Germany.
Self-catered holidays are proving more popular this summer, but even hotels have recorded an increase in occupancy compared to the same time in July and August last year. The glorious weather has lent a hand in easing the pressure on restaurateurs as guests have been able to enjoy alfresco dining.
To help support local businesses, the Chamonix Valley tourist office is hosting a multitude of free activities this summer, including e-mountain biking, river rafting, tree adventure park, guided hikes, Merlet animal park, wildlife walks, pony rides, introduction to paragliding, Sophro'treks and foraging for edible plants. The programme has seen a significant rise in holiday bookings, with all guests in the valley able to sign up for the activities through the tourist office or their accommodation providers.
For more information on Chamonix, which next year celebrates the 200th anniversary of the the creation of the Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix, go to: www.chamonix.com
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