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He SHOCKED the Senate with this revelation. Now you know.
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Published: September 16, 2015
Monday, November 30, 2015
Fifties - Another time, another place, ... Thx Paul C!
Lost in the Fifties- Another Time, Another Place
Gee Whiz! ... Thx Pidge F!
GEE....I WOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT!!
You can flip a toaster on its side and grill cheese in it. You can divide and store ground meat in a Ziplock bag. Just break off how much you need and keep the rest in the freezer for
later!
If you place a wooden spoon over a pot of boiling water, it won't boil over!
Marshmallows can cure a sore throat. Perfect for kids who don't like medicine. Really?
You can run a paper bag through your printer!
Cereal canisters make the perfect rubbish bin for your car! Take your bananas apart when you get home from the shop. If you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster... Store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminium foil. It will stay fresh much longer and not mould! (But you can scrape off any mould and still eat the cheese without changes in flavour!) Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating. Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are stronger
flavoured.
Add a teaspoon of water when frying minced beef. It will help pull the grease away from the meat while cooking.
Use a (clean) dustpan to fill a container that doesn’t fit in the sink Place a rubber band around an open paint can to wipe your brush on, and keep paint off the side of the can Use a staple remover to save your fingernails when trying to add things to your key ring! How to keep the straw from rising out of your fizzy drink can Use a micro-fibre cloth to prevent frost from forming on the windshield. Use a comb to keep a nail steady for hammering Use a post-it note to catch drilling debris. THAT'S ALL, FOLKS! |
Sunday, November 29, 2015
The king - Short and excellent ... Thx Paul C!
Subject: The King/short and excellent
Once upon a time there was a king who wanted to go fishing.
He called the royal weather forecaster and asked about the upcoming weather conditions.
The weatherman assured him that there was no chance of rain in the days ahead.
So the king went fishing with his wife, the queen. On the way he met a farmer on his donkey.
Upon seeing the king the farmer said, "Your Majesty, you should return to the palace at once because in just a short time I expect a huge amount of rain to fall in this area".
The king was polite and considerate, he replied:
"I hold the palace meteorologist in high regard. He is an extensively educated and experienced professional. And besides, I pay him very high wages.
He gave me a very different forecast. I trust him and I will continue on my way."
A short time later a torrential rain fell from the sky. The king and queen were totally soaked. Their entourage chuckled upon seeing them in such a drenched condition.
Furious, the king returned to the palace and fired the weatherman at once!
Then he summoned the farmer and offered him the prestigious and high paying role of Royal Forecaster.
The farmer said, "Your Majesty, I do not know anything about forecasting. I obtain my information from my donkey. If I see my donkey's ears drooping, it means with certainty that it will rain."
So the king hired the donkey.
And thus was the founding of the Democratic Party and the practice of hiring asses to work in the government and occupy its highest and most influential advisory positions.
Saturday, November 28, 2015
Micro plastics in sea salt and shell fish ... Thx Nana and Marge R!
Microplastics in Salt and Shellfish????
The Atlantic Daily newsletter
Richard Macauley
| Oct 30, 2015
| Health
Scientists have discovered that various brands of table salt sold in China
contain a range of plastic pollution, which might make food unsafe.
The highest proportion of plastic was found in sea salt, according to a
paper from researchers at Shanghai’s East China Normal University. But even
salt from salt mines, briny lakes, and wells contained significant amounts.
“Microplastics are a particular threat to organisms due to their small size
and their capacity to absorb persistent organic pollutants,” said the
report, led by Shi Huahong of the university’s Institute of Estuarine and
Coastal Research and peer-reviewed in Environmental Science and Technology.
Shi and his colleagues discovered between 550 and 681 microplastic particles
per kilogram of table salt that originated from the ocean, 43 to 364 per
kilogram in lake salts, and 7 to 204 per kilogram in rock or well salts.
Here is a rather gruesome photograph of their findings:
Environmental Science and Technology
Although the oceans close to China appear to be a “hotspot” for microplastic
pollutants, it is unlikely Chinese table salt is the only salt that is
contaminated with plastics.
“Plastics have become such a ubiquitous contaminant, I doubt it matters
whether you look for plastic in sea salt on Chinese or American supermarket
shelves,” Sherri Mason, an environmental science researcher at the State
University of New York Fredonia told Scientific American. “I’d like to see
some ‘me-too’ studies,” she added.
People who follow World Health Organization guidelines on salt intake (most
in the U.S. consume much more) would consume around 1,000 microparticles of
salt annually, Shi estimates. It’s not yet clear what kind of damage such
consumption could mean for humans—if it causes any damage at all. Regarding
the impact of microplastics on human health, Richard Thompson, a professor
of marine science and engineering at England’s Plymouth University, told the
Environmental Health Perspectives journal that “there are more questions
than answers.”
And indeed, other foods from the sea, such as shellfish, also contain
microplastics, but people concerned about plastic intake can just stop
eating those foods. The prevalence and necessity of salt in our diets makes
cutting out those microplastics much harder.
Friday, November 27, 2015
obama has worked all eight as far as he can ... He is a devil! ... Thx Ron W!
8 Levels of Control
Saul Alinsky died about 43 years ago, but his writings influenced those in political control of our nation today.
Wikipedia: Saul David Alinsky(January 30, 1909 – June 12, 1972) was a Jewish American community organizer and writer.
He is generally considered to be the founder of modern community organizing. He is often noted for his book Rules for Radicals.
Recall that Hillary Clinton did her college thesis on his writings and President Obama writes about him in his books.
Died: June 12, 1972, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Education: University of Chicago
Spouse: Irene Alinsky
Books: Rules for Radicals, Reveille for Radicals
All eight rules are currently in play.by BHO
How to create a social state by Saul Alinsky:
There are eight levels of control that must be obtained before you are able to create a social state. The first is the most important.
1) HEALTHCARE– Control healthcare and you control the people.
2) POVERTY– Increase the Poverty level as high as possible, poor people are easier to control and will not fight back if you are providing everything for them to live.
3) DEBT– Increase the debt to an unsustainable level. That way you are able to increase taxes, and this will produce more poverty.
4) GUN CONTROL– Remove the ability to defend themselves from the Government. That way you are able to create a police state.
5) WELFARE– Take control of every aspect of their lives (Food, Housing, and Income).
6) EDUCATION – Take control of what people read and listen to – take control of what children learn in government schools.
7) RELIGION – Remove the belief in the God from the Government and schools.
8) CLASS WARFARE – Divide the people into the wealthy and the poor. This will cause more discontent and it will be easier to take Taxes from the wealthy with the support of the poor.
Does any of this sound like it is happening in the United States?
Alinsky merely simplified Vladimir Lenin's original scheme for world conquest by communism, under Russian rule.
Stalin described his converts as "Useful Idiots."
The “Useful Idiots” have destroyed every nation in which they have seized power and control. It is presently happening at an alarming rate in the U.S.
If people can read this and still say everything is just fine, then they are “useful idiots.” It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.
Anyone out there think that this stuff isn't happening today in the U.S.?
You have to be living under a rock not to see all this happening today.
The good Christmas Tree ... Thx Pidge F!
Apparently the White House referred to Christmas Trees as Holiday Trees for the first time this year which prompted CBS presenter, Steven Levy, to present this piece which I would like to share with you. I think it applies just as much to many countries as it does to America .A little sanity please...
Only hope we find GOD again before it is too late!!The following was written by Steven Levy and recited by him on CBS SundayMorning Commentary.
My confession:
I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period. I have no idea where the concept came from, that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution and I don't like it being shoved down my throat...
Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that we should worship celebrities and we aren't allowed to worship God as we understand Him? I guess that's a sign that I'm getting old, too. But there are a lot of us who are wondering where these celebrities came from and where the America we knew went to.
In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little different: This is not intended to be a joke; it's not funny, it's intended to get you thinking.In light of recent events... terrorists attack, school shootings, etc.. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found a few years ago) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school... The Bible says thou shalt not kill; thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.
Then Dr. Steven Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave, because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed suicide). We said an expert should know what he's talking about.. And we said okay..
Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.
Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do with 'WE REAP WHAT WE SOW.'
Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says. Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire, but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing. Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the school and workplace.
Are you laughing yet?
Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they will think of you for sending it. Or you’re afraid you might offend someone! (GS)
Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us than what God thinks of us.
Pass it on if you think it has merit.
If not, then just discard it... no one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process, don't sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in.
Portsmouth Ohio's Dreamland Pool ... Thx Denny R!
Digging deeper about Dreamland Pool
Portia Williams | Daily Times Dr. John Lorentz, Emeritus Professor of History at Shawnee State University, is holding one of the class a place mat constructed by one of the reunions Portsmouth High School which had a Dreamland Pool theme. Lorentz and his son Nathan Lorentz are currently working on film project about the integration of Dreamland Pool
Portia Williams | Daily Times Dr. John Lorentz displaying an photograph of his father, Charles Lorentz, who was one of the co-managers of Dreamland Pool for 37 years
More Info:
Dr. John Lorentz and his son Nathan are working on a film project
that will tell the story about integration at Dreamland Pool
By Portia Williams
portiawilliams@civitasmedia.com
For many years, Dreamland Pool in Portsmouth served as the mecca for many for swimming, dances and a host of other recreational activities which many enjoyed for generations. Dr. John Lorentz, and his son Nathan Lorentz, are currently working on a film project concerning a story that it is not mentioned often as it relates to Dreamland Pool, and that is integration of the pool during the Civil Rights Movement.
“My father Charles Lorentz was the co-manager of Dreamland Pool for 37 years with Pat Mitchell. Thus, I grew up pretty much in Dreamland Pool. I learned to swim before I learned to walk,” Lorentz said. “What really set me off for doing a film on this was that someone started a thread on social media years ago, and that thread just kept going, and going, and going, and I contributed a few things to it. As I followed this, I began noticing that there were certain themes that seemed to just cross generations. The people from 50 years ago were saying the same things as the people that were in the generation just before it closed. So, I started keeping track of that and making note of that, and it became clear to me, well there’s a story there.”
Lorentz and his son Nathan worked on the film projects, ‘River Voices,’ and ‘Beyond These Walls.’
“My son Nathan and I work together as a team. I am the producer, and he is the director. He has all of the technical expertise, all of the equipment. He has a masters degree in Film and Video Production,” he said. “I come up with the ideas; I come up with the funding, the organization, and the developing the research and the background. He lives in Washington D.C., so then I call him, and we have these very intense work sessions where we will work for 16 hours a day for one weekend, for three or four days in a row. He was here twice this summer. Where we did some very intensive work. Right now, we are in between, I am putting things together for the next interview sessions, and continuing to do research.”
He said when his son is asked about what it is like working with his father he says, “It is a real bonding experience.
Lorentz made reference to an article that he wrote about Dreamland Pool in 1999.
“This was basically an overview of my view of what Dreamland Pool played in the social history of Portsmouth,” he said. “The theme that I basically wrote about was the Pool as a community center that played an important role for generation after generation for many people.
As stated in Lorentz’s article from 1999, Dreamland Pool, for much of its history, Dreamland Pool was a private segregated club, and not a public entity.
“The story that needs to be told and it will be told as a part of our film is the racial issues. This is a story that a lot of people are not even aware of,” he said. “We have already interviewed a good number of people, and have gotten various aspects of the pool as a community center, the swim teams, how marriages that evolved as a result of social interaction there at the pool. One of the things that I haven’t talked with anyone about yet, but would like to is someone that would be a good spokesman and has the memory of the time of the integration of the pool and give us the black perspective of that whole story.”
He mentioned McKinley Pool, which was established as the result of young black child before the times of integration, and swimming at Dreamland Pool was not an option for African Americans.
“Why did the McKinley Pool come into existence? Because of the drowning of the young Mr. McKinley, and of course that was the only option because blacks were excluded from the pool, because it was done as a private club, and you had to fill out a membership application form,” he said. “The truth of the matter was, if you were white, and could cloud a mirror, you could become a member in filling out the form. If you were black and filled the form out, somehow that never got acted upon, and that’s just the way it was. My own father was a part of all of that; he was the co-manager of the pool. I grew up with that, that is kind of the way it was. We never really thought about it all that much. It wasn’t until it got to the time of the Civil Rights Movement that this even entered the consciousness of the white community in Portsmouth at least.
“In any event, I would like to get the perspective of the black community in relation to the pool, and also talk to someone who is old enough to remember the event itself, but also someone that is younger that would be able to explain what it was like from the 1960’s up to the early 90’s, which is 30 years from when the pool was integrated,” he said.
He said he is aloof from what transpired at Dreamland Pool for 35 years, before his return to Portsmouth in 1990.
“During almost all of that time, except for the last several years, of course I came back in 1990, I’d left and gallivanted around the world. I went five years overseas, six years on the East Coast, 20 years on the West Coast, I was gone for almost 35 year years,” he said. “My father had retired, and they’d moved to Florida. So I really didn’t have any kind of connection to what was going on, I am having to fill all of that in myself. After the integration, there were quite a few blacks that came to Dreamland Pool, and that was true for a year or two, but then it basically sort of dropped off.”
He encountered various reasoning for minimal attendance by African Americans at Dreamland Pool after integration.
“What I hear from people, is that it was because there was McKinley Pool where the majority of the population went. That may be the reason, but I don’t know, but I would like to get the perspective and views. Why wasn’t there more black involvement with this pool after it was integrated? It was a pretty small number from what I understand.
There is no date for completion of the Dreamland Pool film project, just as soon as the are able to get the work done.
“Our hopes are to get it done as soon as possible, but the problem with that is that we both have day jobs,” he said. “We are not doing this for income. One of the reasons that this project is moving as quickly as it is, is that I have more time than my son does since I am retired. Originally, I had a host of responsibilities that had to come first, and we were just doing this on top of everything else, which really slowed things down. I am pretty much a multi-dimensional person, so I got interested in anything and everything, and have never had a dull moment in my life.
Funding for the Dreamland Pool film project is made possible through DVD sales from the Lorentz’s other film projects, which may be purchased by visiting: www.floodwallfilm.org www.river-voices.com.
To offer pertinent information regarding the Dreamland Pool project, contact Dr. John Lorentz at 740-357-8003, or by email at: jlorentz@shawnee.edu.
Reach Portia Williams at 740-353-3101, ext. 1929, or on Twitter @PortiaWillPDT.
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