Jim Kegley's High Notes for Thanksgiving week - Thx Jim! I was home in 1948, but had forgotten the Tuurkey Pen. Great story! Sam

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High Notes 11-27-2014 Thanksgiving

 

America’s Thanksgiving Day, may be the greatest holiday for our Democratic society, and in so many ways.  Ways that are not religious, but definitely traditional as to the original meaning of the day when the first Americans began their annual feasting.  They had lots to be thankful for, and so do we.

Take my own family…the one of Forest and Mary Kegley of 1227 McConnell Avenue, Portsmouth, Ohio.  The Kegley’s are a unique family, if you only base it on the largeness of the group (ten children), with a myriad of personalities, occupations, and interests. 

In about 1948, I was responsible for the care, feeding and raising of our family’s Thanksgiving Turkey for a couple of years.  My Dad, brought home a small group of six gobblers as chicks, and assigned me those duties.  He build a large turkey coop in a small portion of our backyard on McConnell, and those turkeys became my personal pets.  I don’t think I ate the turkey, just the ham, for a couple of years.

For the past several years the Kegley’s have gathered in the private, and luxurious, activities building owned and maintained by the residents of a neighborhood in Beaver Creek, Ohio, named “Stonehill”.  The area is near the town of Xenia, in Greene County, famous as site of a devastating tornado that swept through it in 1974 killing 19 people.  It is ironic that Donald Lundy, a 1959 graduate of Portsmouth High School, was a full-time member of the Ohio National Guard, and a professional journalist and public information specialist assigned to cover and report on the Xenia tornado devastation.  Don was married to Sharon (Kegley), one of the McConnell Avenue Kegleys.  Don, (deceased) and Sharon lived in Columbus and had three children; Mickey and Missy (twins) and Daniel.  Mickey, a State Farm Insurance agent, is the resident of Beaver Creek, and he and his wife, Laramie, host of the annual Kegley family feast.  Yes, I know Laramie is an unusual name and one I mix-up regularly…I want to call her Wyoming, or Dakota, but she is a fine and pretty wife of a favorite nephew.

Xenia, is a Greek word meaning “hospitality”, and that is appropriate for the purpose of this column, because hospitality is what the Thanksgiving holiday is all about.

In the early years, during the 1940’s and 1950’s we gathered at McConnell Avenue, in the basement family room which my dad, and two older brothers, Forest Jr., (Bud) and Sam, helped dig by hand, from under our house.  I can remember their grumbling as they had to carry the buckets of dirt to the Dad-made utility trailer attached to the family Hudson, to be carted away.

  My father, Forest, Sr., was an ambitious and industrious man, who always had a project going, whether it was the construction of our two story block garage/workshop, or the building of the hydraulic lift which he made from plans outlined in one of his “Popular Mechanics” magazines.  The lift was made to help his sister, Lovell Copen, handle and move her wheelchair-bound son, Billy from chair - to bath - to bed.

After our Dad died, in 1959,

we continued using the basement, and later, after the group got too big, we rented part of the Scioto County fair grounds a couple of years, and then we started to rent Boy Scout Camp OYO, or Girl Scout Camp Molly Lauman, for our large family Thanksgiving gatherings, because my sister, Sandy worked with the Boy Scouts of America organization in Portsmouth.

Those sites, and Beaver Creek, are good party-places because they have large play areas for the kids.   We used to have regular pass and touch football games, and we’d play musical chairs, and watch football in the buildings.  Our Thanksgiving gathering now numbering 45 to 55, is where we traditionally have a visit from Santa Claus, which is to say, one of the young fathers of the family dons the red and white, stuffs a pillow, attaches a white beard, and carries a sack full of pre-labeled gifts for the kids.  I had that honor way back in 1968, the year my 46-year old son was a baby.

Today I wouldn’t have to use the pillow.

Too much turkey.

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You probably did not know and why should you care, but SamKat is a bona-fide sneezer.  I sneeze quite regularly and carry two handkerchiefs to be prepared to cover my mouth quickly.  Three to seven is fairly common, but seven was my record until last evening when I did eight in a row.  Sinus allergies are the major cause, but I already take ten pills in the mnorning and eight at night, none for sneezing.  I "love em all"for their preventative effects on various health symptoms but may only add 

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Larissa Stouffer of Melrose, Mass., usually sneezes not once, not twice, but three times. She sneezes as she gets into a car if it's sunny outside, but not when it's cloudy; her dad does the same thing. And as soon as she pops some mint chewing gum into her mouth, out comes an achoo.

Stouffer, 30, isn't the only one with a fickle nose. Many people sneeze at peculiar moments -- such as after exercise, plucking their eyebrows, in the sunshine, or after sex.

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Everyone's nervous system is basically wired in the same way, Kao explains. But signals traveling along nerves can take slightly different paths to and from the brain, resulting in different sneeze scenarios from person to person.

"It's a nerve transmission that tells your brain something is in your nose that needs to come out," Kao tells WebMD.

2. Sneezing helps keep your body safe. "Sneezing is an important part of the immune process, helping to keep us healthy and sniffle-free" Kao says.

Sneezes protect your body by clearing the nose of bacteria and viruses, Kao explains. When something enters your nose or you encounter a trigger that sets off your "sneeze center" in your brain, located in the lower brain stem, signals are rapidly sent to tightly close your throat, eyes, and mouth. Next, your chest muscles vigorously contract, and then your throat muscles quickly relax. As result, air -- along with saliva and mucus -- is forced out of your mouth and nose. Voila, you've sneezed.

3. Sneezes are speedy. "Sneezes travel at about 100 miles per hour," says Patti Wood, author of Success Signals: Understanding Body Language. She adds that a single sneeze can send 100,000 germs into the air.

4. Plucking your eyebrows may make you sneeze. Plucking may set off a nerve in your face that supplies your nasal passages. As a result, you sneeze.

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The world is mine - Author Unknown ... Thx Sarah R!

THE WORLD IS MINE - Author Unknown

 

Today, upon a bus, I saw a very beautiful woman and wished I were as beautiful.

When suddenly she rose to leave, I saw her hobble down the aisle.

She had one leg and used a crutch. But as she passed, she passed a smile.

Oh, God, forgive me when I whine. I have two legs; the world is mine.

 

I stopped to buy some candy. The lad who sold it had such charm.

I talked with him, he seemed so glad. If I were late, it'd do no harm.

And as I left, he said to me, "I thank you, you've been so kind.

It's nice to talk with folks like you. You see," he said, I’m blind."

Oh, God, forgive me when I whine. I have two eyes; the world is mine.

 

Later while walking down the street, I saw a child I knew.

He stood and watched the others play, but he did not know what to do.

I stopped a moment and then I said, "Why don't you join them dear?"

He looked ahead without a word. I realized, he couldn't hear.

Oh, God, forgive me when I whine. I have two ears; the world is mine.

 

With feet to take me where I'd go..

With eyes to see the sunset's glow.

With ears to hear what I would know.

Oh, God, forgive me when I whine I've been blessed indeed, the world is mine.

 

If this poem makes you feel thankful, just forward it to your friends.

After all, it's just a simple reminder that we have so much to be thankful for!

Give the gift of love. It never comes back empty!

 

I am truly blessed with AWESOME FRIENDS AND FAMILY !

Graphene marketing predicted through 2018

You are here: IDTechEx.com >> Reports Market Intelligence Portal Subscriptions Graphene Markets, Technologies and Opportunities 2013-2018 Graphene Markets, Technologies and Opportunities 2013-2018 Covering forecasts by application and manufacturing technology appraisal By Dr Khasha Ghaffarzadeh and Cathleen Thiele "100 million dollars worth of graphene will be sold in 2018" This product is no longer available. Click here to view latest edition Show AllDescriptionContents, Tables & Figures ListOrder Information Description Graphene is a hot topic. It promises to offer the best possible material properties in almost all applications. Its extraordinary performance has led many to call it the 'superlative' or 'wonder' material. The reality however is different and this report diligently separates hype from reality using our detailed understanding of the graphene technology and industry. IDTechEx forecasts that 100 million dollars of graphene will be sold in 2018 into a range of applications, including RFID, smart packaging, supercapacitors, composites, ITO replacement, sensors, logic and memory, etc. For each market segment, the forecasts are provided by both value and mass. The forecast models are based on (a) our detailed market knowledge at application level, (b) our critical assessment of graphene's value proposition per target market, and (c) existing and projected commercial activity at company level. Our knowledge base was built up by interviewing relevant players across the industry and tracking and interpreting the latest around the globe. IDTechEx finds that there is no single graphene, but there are different types of graphene. Each type has a different microstructure, layer number, oxygen content, etc. And each type offers a different set of properties therefore targeting a different set of markets. Total market divided by application* *For further information please refer to the report Source: IDTechEx Graphene can be manufactured using a variety of techniques. IDTechEx critically assesses the potential volume production capability, cost structure, and graphene quality for each technique. Here, we evaluate mechanical micro-cleavage, chemical vapour deposition, liquid-phase exfoliation, oxidisation-reduction and various plasma approaches. The value proposition of each type of graphene for each target market is critically assessed. Beyond R&D, the markets examined include high-performance composites, smart packaging, RFID, energy storage including supercapacitors and lithium ion batteries, sensors, touch screens and other ITO replacement opportunities, etc. For each application, the state of technology development and approximate market development time scale is determined. For each market segment, the main go-to-market strategies are presented and analysed. Where appropriate, the incumbent and emerging rival materials are identified and examined. These materials include carbon black, carbon fibre, graphite, carbon nanotubes, silver nanowires, ITO, silver flakes, copper nanoparticles, aluminium, silicon, GaAs, ZnO, etc. In many cases, graphene-enabled performance premiums are evaluated. These give space for premium pricing. In our assessment, a critical link between the manufacturing technique, graphene quality, and accessible potential target markets is established. This way, companies can be sorted by their size and maturity of potential addressable target markets. Detailed company profiles are provided. In many cases, the profiles are compiled using direct interviews with decision-makers within the companies. For each company, detailed insight is given into their state of the technology, target markets, assets and business strategy. Using our insight, an overall picture of the emerging graphene industry, from an investment and revenue prospective, is constructed. Who should buy this report? Players active in: Commercialising graphene and carbon nanotubes Providing materials that graphene will rival including silver nanowires, silver nanoparticles, ITO, carbon black, carbon fibre, etc Assessing the use of graphene as additive in composites and epoxies Developing transparent conductors and alternatives to ITO Feeding into the graphene supply chain including graphite miners Producing and using conductive inks, particularly for smart packaging applications Assessing options for RFID inks Providing energy storage solutions including batteries and supercapacitors Developing transistors including printed ones Investing in emerging technologies Analyst access from IDTechEx All report purchases include up to 30 minutes telephone time with an expert analyst who will help you link key findings in the report to the business issues you're addressing. This needs to be used within three months of purchasing the report. Further information If you have any questions about this report, please do not hesitate to contact our report team at Research@IDTechEx.com or call Clare on +44 (0) 1223 813 703 for queries based in EMEA or Raoul on +1 617 577 7890 for queries based in the Americas, Spain or ROW. Table of Contents 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1. Ideal graphene vis-à-vis reality 1.2. Attributes of graphene manufacturing techniques 1.3. The state of the industry and best way going forward 1.4. Markets overview and forecasts 2. GRAPHENE - THE WONDER MATERIAL? 2.1. What is graphene? 2.2. Why is graphene so great? 3. THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF GRAPHENE 4. COST-EFFECTIVE AND SCALABLE MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUE IS THE HOLY GRAIL 5. THE STATE OF INVESTMENT, PRODUCTION AND REVENUE IN THE GRAPHENE MARKET 6. MOVING UP THE VALUE CHAIN IS CRITICAL 6.1. Who will be the winner in the graphene space? 7. THE IP ACTIVITY IS MOVING FROM THE MANUFACTURING SIDE TO COVER END USES 8. REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDE 8.1. Manufacturing details- process, material set, scalability, cost, quality, etc 8.2. Reduction methods 8.3. Assessment and market view 8.4. Companies 8.5. Pros and cons 9. CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION 9.1. Manufacturing details- process, material set, scalability, cost, quality, etc 9.2. Transfer 9.3. Assessment and market view 9.4. Companies 9.5. Pros and cons 10. LIQUID PHASE EXFOLIATION 10.1. Manufacturing details- process, material set, scalability, cost, quality, etc 10.2. Assessment and market view 10.3. Companies 10.4. Pros and cons 11. PLASMA 11.1. Manufacturing details- process, material set, scalability, cost, quality, etc 11.1.1. Plasma Approach I 11.1.2. Plasma Approach II 11.2. Assessment and market view 11.3. Companies 11.4. Pros and cons 12. A GENERAL MARKET OVERVIEW 12.1. Graphene markets- target markets, go-to-market strategy, the interplay between manufacturing technique and application, etc 12.2. Assessment for graphene target markets 12.3. Application/product development lifecycle per market segment 13. GRAPHENE FUNCTIONAL INKS- WHAT IS THEIR MARKET POSITION? 13.1. Which applications/market segments will benefit? 13.2. Assessment 13.3. Conclusion 14. GRAPHENE- DOES IT HAVE A FUTURE AS AN ACTIVE CHANNEL IN TRANSISTORS? 14.1. Graphene- are they good for transistors? 14.1.1. Digital Applications 14.1.2. Analogue/RF Electronics 14.1.3. Large Area Electronics- a comparison with other thin film transistor technologies 14.2. Conclusions 15. GRAPHENE IN POLYMERIC COMPOSITES- THE LARGEST NEAR-TERM OPPORTUNITY FOR GRAPHENE 15.1. Graphene/polymeric composites 15.2. Is there an added value or performance enhancement? 15.3. Which applications/market segments will benefit? 15.4. Our assessment 15.5. Conclusions 16. GRAPHENE - HAS IT POTENTIAL IN LITHIUM-ION OR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM METAL BATTERIES? 16.1. Is there an added value or performance enhancement? 16.2. Does graphene add value or improve performance when added to epoxy, polyester, PVA, PANI, polycarbonates, PET, PVDA, PDMS, rubber, etc 17. GRAPHENE- A WINNER REPLACEMENT FOR ITO? 17.1. What markets require a transparent conductor? 17.2. Why is ITO dominant and why replace it? 17.3. Is ITO the only doped metal oxide used in the industry? 17.4. Is graphene the only material trying to replace ITO? 17.5. Is there an added value or performance enhancement? 17.6. Graphene does offer flexibility- is that good enough? 17.7. How does graphene compare against other transparent conductors? 17.8. Assessment 17.9. Conclusions 18. GRAPHENE - DOES IT DELIVER VALUE IN SUPERCAPACITOR? 18.1. Supercapacitors- technology and markets 18.2. Is there an added value or performance enhancement? 18.3. Assessment 18.4. Conclusions 19. GRAPHENE FUNCTIONAL INKS IN RFID TAGS 19.1. The big picture - number of tags, classifications, price tags 19.2. What are the material options for RFID tags and how do they compare? 19.3. Does graphene deliver a value in this crowded market? 19.4. Market shares 20. SUMMARY - FORECASTS AND ASSESSMENT 20.1. Forecast per sector by mass, market share and value 20.1.1. Smart Packaging 20.1.2. ITO replacement 20.1.3. RFID 20.1.4. R&D 20.1.5. High-strength composite 20.1.6. Supercapacitors 21. COMPANY INTERVIEWS 21.1. Cheaptubes, USA 21.2. Durham Graphene Science, UK 21.3. Grafen, Turkey 21.4. Graphenea, Spain 21.5. Graphene Frontiers, USA 21.6. Graphene Industries, UK 21.7. Graphene Laboratory, USA 21.8. Graphene Nano, Spain 21.9. Graphene Square, Korea 21.10. Graphene Technologies, USA 21.11. Haydale, UK 21.12. Incubation Alliance, Japan 21.13. Nanoinnova, Spain 21.14. Showa Denko, Japan 21.15. Sony, Japan 21.16. University of Cambridge, UK 21.17. University of Exeter, UK 21.18. Vorbeck, USA 21.19. XG Sciences, USA 21.20. Xolve, USA 22. COMPANY PROFILES 22.1. AMO GmbH, Germany 22.3. BASF, Germany 22.4. Carben Semicon Ltd, Russia 22.5. Carbon Solutions, Inc., USA 22.6. Catalyx Nanotech Inc. (CNI), USA 22.7. Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), USA 22.8. Grafoid, Canada 22.9. GRAnPH Nanotech, Spain 22.10. Graphene Energy Inc., USA 22.11. Graphensic, Sweden 22.12. Harbin Mulan, China 22.13. HDPlas, USA 22.14. HRL Laboratories, USA 22.15. IBM, USA 22.16. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA 22.17. Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Germany 22.18. Nanostructured & Amorphous Materials, Inc., USA 22.19. Pennsylvania State University, USA 22.20. Quantum Materials Corp, India 22.21. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), USA 22.22. Rice University, USA 22.23. Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, USA 22.24. Samsung Electronics, Korea 22.25. Sungkyunkwan University Advanced Institute of Nano Technology (SAINT), Korea 22.26. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), USA 22.27. University of Manchester, UK 22.28. University of Princeton, USA 22.29. University of Southern California (USC), USA 22.30. University of Texas at Austin, USA 22.31. University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA APPENDIX: IDTECHEX PUBLICATIONS AND CONSULTANCY TABLES 1.1. Summary of manufacturing technique attributes including, material sets, graphene quality, target markets and players 1.2. Markets- assessment of value proposition and incumbent rival materials 2.1. Graphene vs. carbon nanotubes 8.1. Different reduction techniques for oxidised graphite or graphene 8.2. Comparison of graphene properties obtained using different reduction techniques 8.3. Companies commercialising RGO graphene 8.4. Pros and cons of RGO graphene 9.1. Carbon solubility of different metals 9.2. Companies commercialising CVD graphene 9.3. Pros and cons of graphene 10.1. List of suitable organic solvents for exfoliating graphene 10.2. Companies commercialising liquid-phase exfoliated graphene 10.3. Pros and cons of commercialising liquid-phase exfoliated graphene 11.1. Companies commercialising plasma graphene 11.2. Pros and cons of plasma graphene 12.1. Primary target markets 13.1. Outlining and assessing target markets for functional graphene inks 14.1. Comparison and assessment of material options for thin film transistors 15.1. A comprehensive table collecting and showing latest results on how adding graphene to various polymers will enhance their electrical, thermal and mechanical properties 15.2. Potential target markets that will benefit from graphene composites 17.1. Examples of products requiring transparent conductors 17.2. Pros and cons of ITO. 17.3. Which transparent conductors are used in thin film photovoltaic applications 17.4. A critical assessment of different printable conductive ink options and their corresponding target markets 17.5. Pros and cons of each manufacturing technique for serving the ITO replacement market 17.6. Are silver nanowires and fine silver grids suitable for ITO replacement 18.1. Examples of supercapacitor and supercabattery applications envisaged by suppliers 18.2. Reported values of graphene-enabled specific capacitance and power density 18.3. Assessing the value proposition for graphene in different supercapacitor applications 19.1. Different RFID bands- frequency, range 19.2. Comparison and assessment of different ink options for printed antennas 20.2. Graphene markets in smart packaging including mass, unit number, market share, and market value 20.3. Graphene markets in ITO replacement including market share and market value 20.4. Graphene markets in RFID including market share, market value, mass and unit number 20.5. Graphene markets in academic R&D including market share and market value 20.6. Graphene markets in the high-strength composite market including total addressable market, market share, and market value 20.7. Supercapacitors market- electrical applications. 20.8. Supercapacitors market- electronic applications 20.9. Sensors market 20.10. Sensors market - electronic applications only FIGURES 1.1. Illustrating how the many manufacturing techniques affect graphene quality, cost, scalability and accessible market 1.2. Estimating amount of investment in graphene companies (by company) 1.3. Estimating amount of revenue in the graphene industry by company. In million USD 1.4. Market forecast for graphene in different applications between 2012-2018 1.5. Market value per application in 2012, 2015 and 2018 2.1. Examples of graphene nanostructures 3.1. Different graphene types available on the market 3.2. Illustrating how the many manufacturing techniques affect graphene quality, cost, scalability and accessible market 4.1. Mapping out different manufacturing techniques as a function of graphene quality, cost, accessible market and scalability 5.1. The state of technology company development in the graphene space 5.2. Estimating amount of investment in graphene companies 5.3. Estimating amount of revenue in the graphene industry by company (US$ million) 5.4. Mapping the link between universities and various start-ups in the graphene space. 6.1. A basic illustration of graphene value chain from precursor to end product 7.1. Graphene patents filed by year and by patent authority 7.2. Patent filing by company or institution and by patent authority 8.1. Structural changes when going from graphite to graphite oxide and graphene 8.2. Oxidisation reduction damages the graphene lattice 8.3. Sheet resistance as a function of transmittance for different RGO graphenes 8.4. Market position for RGO graphene on a performance cost map. 9.1. CVD manufacturing process flow 9.2. Example of large-sized cylindrical copper furnace 9.3. How are graphene sheets transferred and stamped 9.4. Roll-to-roll transfer of graphene sheets on flexible substrates 9.5. Market position of CVD graphene on a performance-price map 10.1. From natural graphene to inkjet ink via liquid-phase exfoliation 10.2. Liquid-phase exfoliation 10.3. Market position of liquid-phase exfoliated graphene on a performance-price map 12.1. Product development timeline per application sector 14.1. Cut-off frequency as a function of channel length for different active channels and Degradation output characteristics of graphene transistors 16.1. Graphene supercapacitors on Ragone plots 17.1. Transmission as a function of wavelength for SWCNT, graphene and ITO 17.2. Examples of graphene-enabled touch screens 17.3. Best of class performance (sheet resistance vs transmission) of treated graphene oxide. 17.4. Best of class performance (sheet resistance vs transmission) for CVD graphene. 17.5. Graphene is mechanically flexible 17.6. Examples of flexible transparent conductors realised using non-graphene materials. These materials include PDOT:PSS, CNT, Silver nanoparticle, silver nanowire, etc 17.7. A cost and performance assessment for different transparent conductors 18.1. Schematic of a supercapacitor structure 18.2. Graphene supercapacitors on Ragone plots 18.3. Assessing the value proposition for graphene in different supercapacitor applications 19.1. Examples of RFID antennas in 125KHz, 33.56 MHZ, UHF and 2.45GHZ bands 19.2. Examples of HF antennas 19.3. The approximate cost breakdown of different components in a typical UHF RF ID tag 19.4. RF ID tags growth 19.5. Cost projection for antennas made using different materials (material costs only) 19.6. Example of roll-to-roll printed graphene RFID tags by Vorbeck 19.7. Market share for each material or ink option in the RFID tag business 20.1. Market forecast for graphene in different applications between 2012-2018 20.2. Market value per application in 2012, 2015 and 2018 22.1. IBM has patterned graphene transistors with a metal top-gate architecture (top) fabricate on 2-inch wafers (bottom) created by the thermal decomposition of silicon carbide. 22.2. The graphene microchip mostly based on relatively standard chip processing technology 22.3. Concept version of the photoelectrochemical cell 22.4. This filament containing about 30 million carbon nanotubes absorbs energy from the sun 22.5. A new method for using water to tune the band gap of the nanomaterial graphene 22.6. A mesh of carbon nanotubes supports one-atom-thick sheets of graphene that were produced with a new fluid-processing technique. 22.7. A three-terminal single-transistor amplifier made of graphene 22.8. CNT films from Rutgers University 22.9. Graphene OPV 22.10. The resulting film is photographed atop a color photo to show its transparency 22.11. Fabrication steps, leading to regular arrays of single-wall nanotubes (bottom) 22.12. The colourless disk with a lattice of more than 20,000 nanotube transistors in front of the USC sign Ordering Information
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Dutch are scrapping multiculturalism ... USA should too, but obama never will! ... Thx Pidge F!

             Scrapping multiculturalism.................worth reading!

 

If they - the Dutch - can do this why can't we - the English?

Go Dutch . . . But Why Wait Until 2015?          The Netherlands , where six per cent of the population is now Muslim, is scrapping multiculturalism.          The Dutch government says it will abandon the long-standing model of multiculturalism that has encouraged Muslim immigrants to create a parallel society within the Netherlands ...          A new integration bill, which Dutch Interior Minister Piet Hein Donner presented to parliament on June 16, reads: "The government shares the social dissatisfaction over the multicultural society model and plans to shift priority to the values of the Dutch people".          In the new integration system, the values of the Dutch society play a central role. With this change, the government steps away from the model of a multicultural  society.          The letter continues: "A more obligatory integration is justified because the government also demands that from its own citizens."          It is necessary because otherwise the society gradually grows apart and eventually no one feels at home anymore in the Netherlands . The new  integration policy will place more demands on immigrants. For example, immigrants will be required to learn the Dutch language, and the  government will take a tougher approach to immigrants who ignore Dutch values or disobey Dutch law.          The  government will also stop offering special subsidies for Muslim immigrants because, according to Donner; "It is not the government's job to integrate  immigrants." (How bloody  true).          The government will introduce new legislation that outlaws forced marriages and will also impose tougher measures against Muslim immigrants who lower their chances of employment by the way they dress.          More specifically, the government imposed a ban on face-covering, Islamic burqas as of January 1, 2014..          Holland has done that whole liberal thing, and realized - maybe too late - that creating a nation of tribes, will kill the nation itself. The future of Australia , the UK , USA , Canada and New Zealand  may well be read here.. READERS  NOTE: Muslim immigrants leave their countries of birth because of civil and political unrest ... ."CREATED BY THE VERY NATURE OF THEIR  CULTURE." Countries like Holland , Canada , USA , UK , Australia and New Zealand  have an established way of life that actually works, so why embrace the unworkable? If Muslims do not  wish to accept another culture, the answer is  simple;              "STAY WHERE YOU ARE!!" This gives a whole new meaning to the term, 'Dutch Courage' ......  Unfortunately Australian, UK ,USA , Canadian, and New Zealand  politicians don't have the ..... guts  to do the same. There's a whole lot of truth  here!!!! ELECTIONS are COMING!!!!! A  Nation of Sheep, Breeds a Government of Wolves!           Borders:  Closed!          Language:  English!          Culture:  The Constitution, is the Bill of  Rights!  NO freebies  to: Non-Citizens!  We the people  are coming!!! Only 86% will send this on.  Should be 100%.

John Wayne_ Enjoy ... Thx Ramey H!

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>                     In 1970, John Wayne hosted a variety show celebrating America 's history. Included in the cast were the following (some were uncredited): Ann Margret , Lucille Ball, Jack Benny, Dan Blocker, Roscoe Lee Browne, George Burns, Owen Bush, James Caldwell , Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, Roy Clark, Bing Crosby, Phyllis Diller, Edward Faulkner, Lorne Greene, Harry Hickox, Celeste Holm, Bob Hope, Kay E. Kuter, Michael Landon, Forrest Lewis, Dean Martin, Dick Martin, Ross Martin, Greg Morris, Ricky & David Nelson, Hugh O'Brian, Dan Rowan, William Shatner, Orville Sherman, Red Skelton, Tom Smothers, Leslie Uggams, Jesse Vint, John Wayne, Patrick Wayne, Dennis Weaver, Dan White, Hal Williams, The Doodletown Pipers. The closing piece featured many of the show's guests. Enjoy!
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