Sunday, December 28, 2008

A little blue pill for the Afghan warlord...



A little blue pill for the Afghan warlord...




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While the CIA has reportedly a long reputation in winning over fickle Afghan warlords, chieftains and other leaders with the usual variety of inducements: food, pocket knives, tools, mirrors, medicine and surgeries for family members, toys and school equipment, tooth extractions and, even pharmaceutical enhancement for an ailing patriarch with a limp libido - there is always the little blue Viagra pill!

In recent times an aging chieftain reportedly appearing even older than his 60 plus years, with a very well used look and bearded face of a tribal patriarch and husband to four much younger women, gave a regional CIA officer the opportunity to glean some vital local information regarding the possible whereabouts of Taleban, drug dealers, and agents infiltrating from Iran.

On returning to the area four days the CIA man gained the required information from a now fully rejuvenated patriarch who looked like he was literally jumping out of his skin, and also a request for more of those little blue pills! The newest weapon in the CIA arsenal?

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Monday, December 15, 2008

Outgoing President George W Bush receives ultimate Arab insult in shoe throwing incident...


Outgoing President George W Bush received ultimate Arab insult with shoe throwing incident...

Outgoing President George W Bush received the ulimate insult in the Arab world when he had a pair of shoes thrown at him by a local journalist at a media conference in Iraq.

Despite the shoe-thrower being arrested, it is unlikely he will be severely punished because most Iraqis have applauded his actions. Shoes are the dirtiest things a person can throw at another because they are the closest to the ground. In Bush's case many Iraqis consider that he is responsible for dragging Iraqi society through the dirt. Interesting!

There was a distinct delay between the throwing of the two shoes - security guards appeared to be slow in reacting.
What if the Iraqi journalist's intentions had been more sinister?

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Key National government introduces fascist 90 day hire and fire law in NZ...


While this is not my political blogsite, this post deals with social issues which must be discussed.

The newly elected rightwing National Government in NZ has introduced under urgency and passed into law a '90 day hire and fire Act' giving small employers(under 20 employees) the legal right to sack workers without notice or grievance procedure within the ninety day period.

While the provisions of the new law are attacked, the worst aspect was the law being introduced under urgency a couple of weeks before Christmas. Under urgency prevents debate in the committee stages of law making.

The only protection workers will have are those under human rights legislation.

I understand a similar situation exists in the US, but it is not enacted in law, but through employers hiring procedures.

Critics claim that compliance costs will increase, as they did when a similar law was enacted in Britain.

I can't understand how it will assist the employment of more workers; it will just make those already at risk more vulnerable, especially the young, ethnic, or foreign workers on short term visas.

The largest union in the country,the EPMU, made the unparalled and unsuccessful petition to the Governor General to intervene.

In the 1990's the then National Government introduced the controversial Employment Contracts Act(ECA) which affected NZ workers in a number of negative and repressive ways and kept National out of office for nine years. There is genuine fear here that the new law may be the thin edge of the wedge!

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Taleban promises Pakistan its support in any war with India...


The Taleban has promised Pakistan its support in any future war with India because of the Mumbai terrorist attacks. Pakistan and India have become traditional foes over many years and have fought many wars against each other since partition in 1948.

However, analysts have claimed that the offer by the Taleban is a ruse to take the heat off the terrorist group and inflame anti-Hindu sentiments, and to draw support away from Islamabad's fight against Al-Qaida and Taleban militants in the tribal regions close to Afghanistan.

The US is proposing to negotiate withn those involved to come up with plans to avoid any future conflict in the volatile region.

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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

The world of factualTV - the world's number one destination for factual videos...




The world of factualTV - the world's number one destination for factual videos...

I discovered a new site which may or may not interest you, your family and friends or others here.

factualTV is described as the world's number one destination for factual videos. It has a vast library and a global community solely designed for fans of factual videos and documentaries.

You can search among thousands of titles, well indexed by category, keyword, popularity etc, and find those videos that specifically match your niche interest.

factualTV allows you to download videos for a small fee and sometimes even free of charge.

factualTV is a place where you and others with niche interests can share the same interests on a global scale. Pretty awesome if thats your cup of tea, so to speak!

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Sunday, November 2, 2008

This post is to provoke comment - how old's a teenager...


I'll ask you this question fellow bloggers. How old really is a teenager?


New research that has emerged questions the way society puts the various age groups into little pigeon holes: babies, toddlers, infants, children, teenagers, young adults, middle aged, seniors, geriatric etc.

There is now much thought being put into the classification of "teenager". So how old really is a teenager? Thirteen to nineteen?

The research I mentioned above is in relation to the maturation of the prefrontal cortex lobe: the part of the brain that determines our reaction to complex situations, cognitive behaviour etc. Scientists now believe young adult brains may not be fully matured up to 22 years of age, or in some cases 25 years of age.

This is a real concern considering what pressures society puts on young adults and expects them to succeed. We let them drive motor vehicles and drink alcohol in their mid-teens and send them off to war as soon as they are 18 years of age. Even the voting age has been reduced in many western countries. When they stuff up we are ready to jump on them , condemn them, threaten them with violence and prison, but fail to realise they may not actually be mentally mature enough to succeed at the tasks we give them as a society in the first place; mentally they are still young teenagers, even if physically they are fully mature adults!

Think back to an earlier generation who didn't let their older children(teenagers were unknown then) drive motor vehicles, drink alcohol or go off to war until a later age? The pre-world war two generation didn't need research scientists to tell them that young adults didn't fully mature mentally until their early twenties, did they?

What do you think of that fellow blogger?

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Friday, October 24, 2008

This Monday 27 October is Labour Day in New Zealand...


This Monday 27 October is Labour Day here in NZ.....


This Monday is Labour Day here in NZ and most workers wouldn't know the history behind it. Oh yeah, its something to do with a holiday for workers, some would say!

I know you celebrate Labour Day in the US too. I'll tell you a little about ours.

It's 165 years since an English carpenter, Samuel Parnell, arrived at Wellington's Port Nicholson in 1840 determined that life would not be a continuation of the work-slavery he and his fellows had previously endured back in the England of those days. After all what would be the point of travelling 12,000 miles down to New Zealand if conditions were to be the same?

On his arrival, a fellow passenger reportedly asked Parnell if he would set up a store for him. He agreed, but as a condition he made his famous and historical statement that is the ethos behind Labour Day here in NZ: He would work only eight hours a day, because his philosophy was that in any 24 hours,eight were for work, eight for sleep and eight for recreation.

Parnell knew he couldn't change things on his own; he needed a movement for change behind him. So he made it a mission to meet incoming ships to the new British colony here and explain to tradesmen just how things were and should be in New Zealand.

According to nzhistory.net.nz a workers meeting was held in October 1840 on Lambton Quay in Wellington at which workers resolved that any tradesman breaking the eight hour rule would be thrown in the drink - would get a dunking in the harbour!

Oh how times have changed, so much for the ethos behind Labour Day, now just a holiday reminding us all of the intestinal fortitude of one Samuel Parnell who started a movement for change in the interests of workers rights, long before there were established trade unions(labor unions)or any inclination for establishing any.

Since the arrival and establishment of Labour Day, and the changes made to workers rights with the advent of the Employment Contracts Act here by the previous right wing National government in 1991, many workers now work in excess of 50 hours a week, and many are paid minimal overtime rates or none at all, levels exceeded only by South Korea.

There was a time in NZ when our trade unions were strong enough to ensure we had at least minimal rights and we considered unions overseas including the US with a little derision, and even more with stronger advocacy from the more militant unions here. So much has been lost during the last 17 years that we need another Samuel Parnell to make some determined decisions. Well lets enjoy Labour Day at least, while we still have it!

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Friday, October 10, 2008

Cambodian couple share house literally in divorce settlement - sawn in half...


A real weird story this one! A Cambodian couple have terminated their 18 year marriage with a divorce settlement that sees them share the house - literally!

The wooden house they once shared as a couple has been sawn in half. "Very strange, but thats what my husband wanted," the wife said by phone from a village 62 miles from the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh.

Apparently he brought his relatives around with their saws and cut the house in half. Her half is still standing.


Read full story here

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Children face five times the risk of brain cancer from extensive cell phone use...


Scientists have issued warnings to US legislators that the risks of brain cancer from cellphone use is real - people under 20 years are five times more likely to develop brain cancer from cellphone use.

These have come from David Carpenter, director of the Institute of Health and Environment at the University of Albany, who testified before the House sub-committee on domestic policy,"We must not repeat the situation we had earlier with the relationship between smoking and lung cancer." he said.

And another from Robert Herberman, director of the University of Pittsburg Cancer Institute, who said most studies that claimed no link between mobile phone use and brain cancer were outdated, had methodological concerns and did not include sufficient numbers of long-term mobile phone users.

People under 20 years were five times more at risk and likely to develop brain cancers.

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Friday, September 12, 2008

Husband of Republican VP nominee Sarah Palin ordered to testify...


Todd Palin, husband of Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin, has been ordered to testify to an inquiry into her alleged abuse of power.



The Alaska legislative probe began after Mrs Palin was accused of pressuring staff to fire her sister's ex-husband as a state trooper.


Mrs Palin, the governor of Alaska, denies any improper behaviour. She will not have to give evidence, although twelve others will be required to do so.

Will this be the slippery ice that gives the Obama camp the traction it needs to get a lead in the campaign?

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Sunday, August 31, 2008

Spring Of Life: Get more diggs for your posts

Spring Of Life: Get more diggs for your posts

History to repeat itself in New Orleans...


NEW ORLEANS - With a historic evacuation of nearly 2 million people from the Louisiana coast complete, gun-toting police and National Guardsmen stood watch as rain started to fall on this city's empty streets Sunday night — and even presidential politics took a back seat as the nation waited to see if Hurricane Gustav would be another Katrina.

The storm was set to crash ashore late Monday morning with frightful force, testing the three years of planning and rebuilding that followed Katrina's devastating blow to the Gulf Coast. The storm has already killed at least 94 people on its path through the Caribbean.


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Friday, August 22, 2008

Black hole star mystery solved...


Black hole star mystery solved...



The researchers modelled how molecular clouds are sucked into black holes. Black hole theory has always intrigued me


Astronomers have shed light on how stars can form around a massive black hole, defying conventional wisdom.

Scientists have long puzzled over how stars develop in so extreme conditions.

Molecular clouds - the normal birth places of stars - would be ripped apart by the immense gravity, a team explains in Science magazine.

But the researchers say that stars can form from elliptical discs - the relics of giant gas clouds torn apart by encounters with black holes.

They made the discovery after developing computer simulations of giant gas clouds being sucked into black holes like water spiralling down a plughole.

"These simulations show that young stars can form in the neighbourhood of supermassive black holes as long as there is a reasonable supply of massive clouds of gas from further out in the galaxy," said co-author Ian Bonnell from St Andrews University, UK.

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Sunday, August 10, 2008

Isaac Hayes, Theme from Shaft singer,Academy and Grammy Awards, Isaac Hayes has died at 65 years...


Isaac Hayes, the baldheaded, baritone-voiced soul crooner who laid the groundwork for disco and whose "Theme From Shaft" won both Academy and Grammy awards, died Sunday afternoon after he collapsed near a treadmill, authorities said. He was 65.

Hayes was pronounced dead at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis an hour after he was found by a family member, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office said. The cause of death was not immediately known.

With his muscular build, shiny head and sunglasses, Hayes cut a striking figure at a time when most of his contemporaries were sporting Afros. His music, which came to be known as urban-contemporary, paved the way for disco as well as romantic crooners like Barry White.


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Saturday, August 2, 2008

Iran tells the US and other major powers to kiss my nuclear butt...


Iran tells the US and other major powers to kiss my nuclear butt...


Iran said on Saturday it would not back down "one iota" in its nuclear row with major powers, voicing defiance on the day of an informal deadline set by the West over Tehran's disputed atomic ambitions.

Western officials gave Tehran two weeks from July 19 to respond to their offer to hold off from imposing more U.N. sanctions on Iran if it froze any expansion of its nuclear work.

That would suggest a deadline of Saturday but Iran, which has repeatedly ruled out curbing its nuclear activities, dismissed the idea of having two weeks to reply

The West accuses Iran of seeking to build nuclear warheads under cover of a civilian power program. Iran, the world's fourth-largest oil producer, denies the charge.

"In whichever negotiation we take part ... it is unequivocally with the view to the realization of Iran's nuclear right and the Iranian nation would not retreat one iota from its rights," President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said.

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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Would you remarry if I died...


Would You Remarry if I died...


"Dear," said the wife. "What would you do if I died?"

"Why, dear, I would be extremely upset," said the husband. "Why do you ask such a question?"

"Would you remarry?" persevered the wife. "No, of couse not, dear" said the husband.

"Don't you like being married?" said the wife. "Of course I do, dear" he said.

"Then why wouldn't you remarry?"

"Alright," said the husband, "I'd remarry."

"You would?" said the wife, looking vaguely hurt. "Yes" said the husband.

"Would you sleep with her in our bed?" said the wife after a long pause.

"Well yes, I suppose I would." replied the husband.

"I see," said the wife indignantly." And would you let her wear my old clothes?"

"I suppose, if she wanted to" said the husband.

"Really," said the wife icily. "And would you take down the pictures of me and replace them with pictures of her?"

"Yes. I think that would be the correct thing to do."

"Is that so?" said the wife, leaping to her feet. "And I suppose you'd let her play with my golf clubs, too."

"Of course not, dear," said the husband. "She's left-handed."

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Monday, July 28, 2008

Former US astronaut,Dr Edgar Mitchell, claims UFO visits to Earth...




Former US astronaut,Dr Edgar Mitchell, reportedly admitted in a radio interiew recently,"I happen to have been privileged to be in on the fact that we've been visited on this planet and the UFO phenomenon is real," Dr Mitchell said," Its been well covered up by all our governments for the last 60 years or so, but slowly its leaked out and some of us have been privileged to have been briefed on some of it. I've been in military and intelligence circles, who know that beneath the surface of what has been public knowledge, yes - we have been visited. Reading the papers recently, its been happening quite a bit..."

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Sunday, July 20, 2008

He was young, gay, out and murdered...


At 15, Lawrence King was small—5 feet 1 inch—but very hard to miss. In January, he started to show up for class at Oxnard, Calif.'s E. O. Green Junior High School decked out in women's accessories. On some days, he would slick up his curly hair in a Prince-like bouffant. Sometimes he'd paint his fingernails hot pink and dab glitter or white foundation on his cheeks. "He wore makeup better than I did," says Marissa Moreno, 13, one of his classmates. He bought a pair of stilettos at Target, and he couldn't have been prouder if he had on a varsity football jersey. He thought nothing of chasing the boys around the school in them, teetering as he ran.

But on the morning of Feb. 12, Larry left his glitter and his heels at home. He came to school dressed like any other boy: tennis shoes, baggy pants, a loose sweater over a collared shirt. He seemed unhappy about something. He hadn't slept much the night before, and he told one school employee that he threw up his breakfast that morning, which he sometimes did because he obsessed over his weight. But this was different. One student noticed that as Larry walked across the quad, he kept looking back nervously over his shoulder before he slipped into his first-period English class.

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The News at Six - Weird and probably true...


The News at Six...


Weird and probably true:

East German dictator Erich Honecker boasted of his hunting prowess by being photographed with game he'd killed - but his quarry was actually shot by Marx-men lackeys, his cook says in a tell-all book.

"While Honecker and his guests were wading through the woods, most of the hares had already been caught and strung up by professional hunters," wrote Jurgen Krause.

Some of the game was even frozen in advance - "many had not even been defrosted," Krause said.

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In Malaysia, vanity has a high price.

A businessman there paid $54,300 for a license plate bearing his name, the highest price ever paid for a plate in the country.

The plate, which read simply, "TAN," went to a man identified as, well, Tan, The Star newspaper reported.

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A small white terrier is back with his family after a mysterious 1,400-mile trip when a microchip implanted in his neck helped identify his owners.

The dog, Kobe, vanished from his Bellflower, Calif., home and was found by a stranger in Denton, Tex.

AVID, the California company that made the chip, flew Kobe from Texas to California and on Thursday he was reunited with his owners, the Ontiveros family.

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The Taliban have gone to pot.

Canadian troops fighting the terrorists in Afghanistan have stumbled across an unexpected and potent enemy - almost impenetrable forests of 10-foot marijuana plants.

General Rick Hillier, chief of the Canadian force, said Taliban fighters were using the forests as cover.

The Canadians did them one better - they covered an armored car with the herb as camouflage.

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An 88-year-old grandma from Magnolia, Del., lost her lawsuit against the Postal Service over a clerk who accused her of being a terrorist.

When Lucille Greene tried to mail 30 fruitcakes as Christmas gifts in 2002, the clerk asked her: "What kind of explosives do you have in here?"

Greene was so flustered, she tripped outside, breaking her glasses and chipping a tooth.

The judge said the clerk was likely "less than courteous."

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Monday, July 14, 2008

Gay tourism ad causes uproar in South Carolina...

Gay tourism ad causes uproar in South Carolina...

A state employee has resigned and officials have disavowed an international advertising campaign that led to calls for an investigation of tourism posters proclaiming “South Carolina is so gay.”

The campaign, which plastered the London subway with posters advertising the charms of South Carolina and five major U.S. cities to gay European tourists, landed with a resounding thud in South Carolina, where the issue of gay rights has long been a political flashpoint.

Friday, July 11, 2008

Humour is the spice of life...


Humour is the spice of life...


First published at Qassia:


1/ Sunday Edition:

The irate customer calling the local newspaper office loudly demanded to know where the 'Sunday edition' was?

"Excuse me ma'am." the receptionist interrupted,"today is Saturday. The Sunday paper is not delivered until Sunday."

The was a long pause on the other end of the phone, followed by a ray of recognition. "So thats why nobody was in church today."

2/Freezer control:

While working as a sales rep for a large ice cream company, Tom was standing on a stepladder in a supermarket putting up advertising signs, when he overbalanced and fell into an open freezer.

Dazed but unhurt, Tom was trying to climb out when an elderly lady stopped, looked into the freezer and politely asked, "Excuse me dear, could you pass me that packet of peas." Tom did so and she thanked him before calmly walking away.

3/ Fatal attraction:

A garden centre customer picked up a can of insecticide and asked,"Is this good for ants?"

"No," said the store owner."It'll kill them!"

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Tuesday, July 8, 2008

The real American ID Act - your opinion is required...


As a non- American I really know nothing about this impending policy. I throw it open for your discussion:


"The Real ID Act and How to Take Action Against It & Say No!"


This video ( link below)discusses the The Real ID and what it will mean for every American Citizen in our nation. Most Americans have always wondered why nazi germany was so tyrannical during World War II. Well there's no need to wait. Because effective MAY 11TH 2008 all states must adopt the Real ID program that will force citizens with drivers licenses to be put into national databases with all of their information. This step is closer to the World ID Card program for One World Government in the New World Order globalization plan to track & trace it's population. Without your National ID card you will not be able to travel. Get on transportation services and more restrictions. ... SAY NO TO THE REAL ID & NATIONAL ID CARD! ... It's your responsibility as citizens t
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Thursday, June 26, 2008

From the local news to the big screen - Duncan and his motorised shopping trolley...


Here is a news story from New Zealand with some real human interest:


From the local papers to the big screen - Duncan Evenson and his motorised shopping trolley are on the path to stardom.


Media worldwide are clamouring for a piece of the 19-year-old mechanic and his motorised cage, among them an American producer who wants him to appear in a feature film.

It's been a hectic 48 hours since Evenson first hit the Manawatu Standard front page with his home-built machine on Monday.

He has been interviewed on radio and television and was today set to do a photo shoot with an Australian news agency.

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Wednesday, June 18, 2008

The three anti-Christs - you either believe or disbelieve...


Some people believe and some don't believe in the three anti-Christs. I just write about them and leave the readers to make up their minds...


The third Antichrist:

To achieve the tremendous impact the first two antichrists have had (if we accept that they where Hitler and Napoleon), a number of circumstances needed to be accomplished. Firstly the antichrists represented world powers and were able to motivate and inspire a large number of followers. Both Hitler and Napoleon were leaders of the most powerful nations at their time. They had the will and the means to achieve their goals no matter the cost and the consequences. They were able to sell their ideas to their followers and convince whole nations to participate in their plans.

The political and economic circumstances needed firm and resolute actions. The antichrists brought hope and strength. It was the objection by other nations that finally set off the slaughter between mankind. The cost and the consequences were large-scale death, destruction and suffering for France, Europe and the world in general.

It seems logical that the third antichrist will fit in, in that same way.

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Monday, June 16, 2008

Gay men and straight woman may share the same brain characteristics...


A fascinating study indeed - of facts suggested elsewhere in recent years - reveals gay men and straight woman share some of the same characteristics in the area of the brain responsible for emotion, mood andanxiety.

The study highlighted the potential underpinning of sexuality.


Brain scans showed the same symmetry among lesbian women and straight men. A fascinating study. The researchers wrote their study report in the proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Saturday, June 14, 2008

NZ youngster towers over his classmates - one of many side effects of the cancerous tumor in his head...


New Zealand youngster James Locke towers over his classmates - one of many side effects of the cancerous tumor in his head.

James has grown 1.5 centimeters and put on a kilo in a month this year. Doctors say the tumor, which sits near his hormone - secreting pituitary gland, is playing havoc with his hormones and causing his unusual growth pattern.

He is also in the early stages of precocious puberty - at just seven years of age - and his body is preparing for adulthood.

His parents haven't discussed this with him yet, but he will have to endure monthly injections if the full onset of puberty is to be postponed.

After 19 cycles of chemo therapy the youngster simply dreads the needles.

In some ways James has missed out on his boyhood; he is much more mature and wordly than his eight year old 'big brother' Jonathan.

It is now nearly four years since an MRI scan revealed the cancerous tumor in his head. His regular trips to Wellington from Palmerston North ninety miles away has prevented him from bonding with his classmates.

Another MRI scan in six months time will reveal whether the tumor is in remission or whether he will have to continue with his chemotherapy.

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Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe - Number 7 on the dictator's list...


Robert Mugabe - No 7 on the list of the world's worst dictators...




Robert Mugabe
Zimbabwe.
Age 82.
In power since 1980.
Last year’s rank: 4

Robert Mugabe once was hailed as a symbol of the new Africa, but under his rule the health and well-being of his people have dropped dramatically, which is as much an abuse of human rights as arbitrary arrest and torture. According to the World Health Organization, Zimbabwe has the world’s shortest life expectancy—37 years for men and 34 for women. It also has the greatest percentage of orphans (about 25%, says UNICEF) and the worst annual inflation rate (1,281% as of last month). He last allowed an election in 2002 but “won” only after having his leading opponent arrested for treason.

He has lost the latest eletion, 2008, but has not yet conceded the result.


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Sunday, May 25, 2008

Red lights in Tinley Park skies - UFO Hunters to land...



'UFO Hunters' to land in Tinley'

Red lights in the sky - Investigators to search for evidence, witnesses...



By Kristen Schorsch, Staff writer

When a trio of red lights shaped like a triangle appeared a few years ago in Tinley Park skies, they stopped drivers in their tracks, strained the necks of neighbors at barbecues and drew workers outside to gawk at the clouds.

One resident nicknamed the trio of lights the "Cleanup Crew." Some people said the lights moved, others said they were still. They were spotted three times in 2004 and 2005.

Tinley Park residents Wally Bekta and Diane and Dave Palagi witnessed the Tinley Park lights two years ago. The three were sitting in Bekta's back yard and say the lights were flares tied to helium balloons. "We could see the strings," Bekta said.

(Jason Han/SouthtownStar)

Were they helium balloons and flares suspended by a string of rope? A spacecraft, perhaps, from a galaxy far, far away?

The sightings have garnered Tinley Park - population nearly 60,000 - national attention from those who believe we are not alone in this universe, and skeptics who poke fun.

They were the topic of a daylong panel at the Tinley Park Convention Center in March. Now they'll be the subject of an episode of The History Channel's "UFO Hunters," in which a team of investigators tries to separate fact and fiction when it comes to unidentified flying objects landing in your back yard.

Since its debut in 2005, the show has examined cases including a deadly dispute between Mexican and U.S. authorities about a collision between an unknown object and a civilian aircraft and whether the U.S. government is competing with extraterrestrials by using their downed spacecrafts to come up with modern technology, such as fiber optics and night vision, among other topics, according to the show's Web site at www.history.com.

But the "UFO Hunters" crew's visit to Tinley Park is top secret. So much so, the filmmakers won't divulge any details, not even when the team will scour this south suburb looking for evidence and witnesses.

Tinley Park resident Wally Bekta laughed when he was asked about what he saw in 2005 and voiced the eerie sounds, "do do do do do do." Then he realized he might get on TV.

"They were flares on balloons," said Bekta, 48, who was hosting some friends at a firepit in his back yard in the 8200 block of Queen Victoria Lane. "I spotted them. They just came across the house next to us over the peak of the roof, no more than 50 feet over the peak of the house. They were climbing and rising. We got a very good look at them."

Does he believes in UFOs? "No."

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Sunday, May 18, 2008

The Vatican says its okay to believe in aliens...



THE VATICAN SAYS IT'S OKAY TO BELIEVE IN ALIENS...



The Vatican's chief astronomer says that believing in aliens does not contradict faith in God.

The Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes, the Jesuit director of the Vatican Observatory, says that the vastness of the universe means it is possible there could be other forms of life outside Earth, even intelligent ones.

In an interview published Tuesday by Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Funes says that such a notion "doesn't contradict our faith" because aliens would still be God's creatures.

The interview was headlined "The extraterrestrial is my brother." Funes said that ruling out the existence of aliens would be like "putting limits" on God's creative freedom.

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Thursday, May 15, 2008

Preparations for a spectactular event in 2012...



Preparations for a spectacular event in 2012...

Secret Alien ET Communication Related to 2012?

Jan. 1, 2006-Rumors are rampant in all over the world that extraterrestrial civilizations are preparing for a spectacular event in 2012. No one knows what Mayans really meant by the coming cataclysmic event of 2012. But now many think tanks are predicting that the earth will be in severe danger in 2012 and beyond. And at the right moment in 2012 or beyond, the extraterrestrial advanced civilizations will eventually come to rescue the human civilization.

According to researchers, the Federation of the Universe representing all the 88 star constellations will officially visit earth in 2012 and reveal themselves. It will bring an end to all UFO cover-ups in various countries.

In many countries all over the world the rumors are floating around that many Governments are being contacted at this time slowly to announce their presence and coming official visit.

According to some, the human civilization has finally reached a level when the earth can officially become part of the Federation of the Universe.

They want an order and no panic among people. A slow but steady process is on to slowly make people of the world ready to see the representatives of the Federation of the Universe. The world can finally become an official member of the Federation.

The Federation represents all the 88 constellations of stars.

Constellations are patterns seen in the positions of stars. The modern celestial sphere is divided into 88 regions, each containing a different constellation of stars. Celestial Sphere is an imaginary sphere surrounding the Earth on which all heavenly objects (stars, galaxies, nebulae, etc...) seem to lie.

The map of the Universe and charted position of galaxies will be presented to the earth. In 2012 the world will come to understand finally the actual evolution process, the process of bending time and space, the fact that gravity is a wave and not a force and the fact that the whole Universe is run through electromagnetic flux generated through natural process or artificial means.

The earth will also be exposed to possible dangers to our planet that we do not even perceive. Emergency evacuation plans will be created in case of an unseen and unperceived calamity like what happened to Mars millions of years back.

There is a genuine attempt being made to protect our civilization. The earth will be made ready to understand who we are, where is our origin and where is out future.

Even things like what happens to us after death and so on will also become clear in 2012. The world is getting ready for the facts slowly but steadily.

source and references:

India Daily Technology Team

http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/6167.asp

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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

From conquest to commerce...



From conquest to commerce...

First published at Qassia:

During its heyday the Yuan dynasty, founded by Kublai Khan, fostered trade and travel, leading to what has been termed "the greatest expansion of commerce in Eurasian history." This was the era of the great Venetian traveller, Marco Polo(1254-1324). Travelling overland or by ship, Arabian, Persian, Indian, and European traders took with them horses, carpets, gems, and spices, which they exchanged for ceramics, lacquerware, and silk.

In 1492, Christopher Columbus, with a copy of Marco Polo's travels in hand, sailed westward from Europe, hoping to re-establish trading contact with the Mongol court. He was, however, unaware that the empire had ceased to exist more than a century earlier! Its fall had caused a collapse of communications , and the Muslims barred use of the land route from Europe to the East.


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Monday, May 12, 2008

The Law of Attraction - a follow up to my post on the Moses Code...

The Law of Attraction - a follow up to my post on the Moses Code...


This is intended as a follow up to my recent post written about the "Moses Code".

I don't know whether you believe the claims about the Moses Code in their entirety, or just believe enough to be curious.


THE LAW OF ATTRACTION:


"That which is likened unto oneself is drawn". A quote from Abraham.


The Law of Attraction states, "where I focus my attention with emotion and belief is what i will attract into my life."


Attention: Where your attention goes energy will flow. Everything in this universe is energy...


Please read on.


Law of Attraction Outlined

Sunday, May 11, 2008

The Moses Code - a new truth or recycled deception...




First published at Qassia:

Moses Code: What is the Moses Code? Fact or fiction. Incredible miracles. Law of Attraction. A new truth or recycled deception? A number of questions need to be answered.

I must say I had never heard of the Moses Code until reading the latest copy of THE GOOD NEWS. There is a new book, a DVD and a movie all of which claim the Moses Code promises the power to transform the world through a secret method supposedly revealed to Moses. But what is the story behind this revealed secret - The Law of Attraction?

On the cover of the newest New Age best seller THE MOSES CODE, author and movie producer James Twyman promises to reveal the secret for the "most powerful manifestation tool in the history of the world". Thats a huge claim!

Thirty five hunded years ago this technology was allegedly used to create some of the most incredible miracles the world has ever seen. Now you can allegedly use this secret - the Moses Code - to help manifest a new world yourself. The new movie "The Moses Code" will teach you how to use the Law of Attraction.

This big secret is allegedly "an ancient technique that has existed in the world for more than 3500 years, but was hidden away long ago because authorities decided it was too powerful to be arbitarily wielded." I bet it was!

So therefore the authors of the Bible - 'The Truth' - arbitarily decided it should not be included in the word of God. Other spiritual leaders who had evolved to the point of understanding the 'Code' and practised it, and had extraordinary results with it, including Jesus Christ,didn't want it passed on; and as a consequence it wasn't included in the New Testament either. Extraordinary indeed!

James Tyman claims the Moses Code will transform your life! Indeed, but whose truth is actually contained in it?

http://www.themosescode.com/


But is the code actually a deception? Read the "Moses Code Deception" by Christopher Lawson,March 10 2008.Or is it really channelled occult teachings?

http://www.spiritual-research-network.com/themosescde.html

The Moses Code

Today the story is allegedly different - mankind is undergoing a spiritual revolution. For the first time in our history man is realising his true potential. Really?

The Moses Code is made up of two words: I Am. The letters indicate that man is the ruler of his own destiny; I Am means that a human being is one with God and has the power to manifest miracles previously thought impossible.

It believes that we all have a part of God or the Supreme Being in us. We can, therefore,manifest what we want in our lives.

The code tells us that we already have the abilty but follow the code in the wrong way. http://www.law-of-attraction-outlined.com

The apostle Paul told people to "test all things" they are taught to prove whether these things are truthful. Seeking the truth never means leaving your brain at the door. Indeed!



Contributor's Note
Article sources:

http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Joseph Rettig

The Good News magazine - May - June 2008

Friday, May 2, 2008

Dying - the ulimate way to reduce one's carbon footprint...


Dying - the ultimate way to reduce one's carbon footprint...


First published on Qassia:

The following is an extremely interesting article in our local daily newspaper, The Dominion Post, Wellington, New Zealand:

Dying might seem like the ultimate way to reduce one's carbon footprint, but a new approach to to being buried could breathe life into the environment.

New Zealand's first 'natural' burial took place yesterday( May 3 2008) at the cemetery grounds in Makara.

The body was not embalmed but placed in an untreated wooden casket, then buried to about half the normal depth of a traditional grave. As it iscloser to active soil, the body could decompose within five years - three times faster than normal.

Research by by Natural Burials, a non-profit organisation, suggests that more than one - third of Wellingtonians would consider the burial technique. About 100 people had already registered.

"Many people find the idea of lying in peace in a native forest and contributing to the creation of the forest through the death process process very comforting and satisfying. There's no risk or weirdness to it," founder Mark Blackham said.

It took Mr Blackham about eight years to get from the planning stage to yesterday's burial as the local Wellington City council's officials had been concerned about animals digging up the graves and creating possible health problems.

It is an an idea that may grow in time. There is something peaceful about becoming part of a forest in a 'natural' sense. It could catch on!


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Saturday, April 19, 2008

Research has discovered the causes of 1918 flu pandemic - other research could have caused HIV-AIDS


Research has retrospectively discovered the causes of the 1918 flu pandemic - research could have caused HIV- Aids.



Research has retrospectively discovered the causes of the 1918 flu pandemic.
The virus that reportedly caused the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic which killed more people than during World War 1, was apparently so deadly because it triggered an uncontrolled immune system response in victims, scientists have reported in the journal NATURE.

About 50 million people died in the 1918 pandemic. By infecting macaque monkeys with a reconstructed version of the virus, an international team of researchers discovered the virus replicated quickly and unleashed an excessive immune system response in the macaque that destroyed their lungs in days.

Scientific analysis is fine, even to retrospectively discover historical causes, but what happens if this gets out of the laboratory? I believe that research involving monkeys jumped the species divide and ultimately caused HIV - Aids!

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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Two Anzac soldiers on guard at the bridge - Part 2...




This is a follow up to an earlier story of mine about the addition of a statue of a Kiwi soldier to join his Digger mate on Anzac Bridge in Sydney, Australia.

There is a humorous twist to the tale regarding recent comments from the sculptor, Alan Somerville. He said with a grin, he hasn't forgotten his New Zealad origins and as a consequence he will make the Kiwi soldier 5cm or two inches taller than his Digger mate.

Eight years afer the four metre high statue of the Australian World War 1 soldier was revealed, he will be joined by a Kiwi mate on guard at the bridge.

On April 27 2008,two days after Anzac Day,NZ Prime Minister Helen Clark and New South Wales Premier Morris Iemma will unveil Dunedin born sculptor Alan Somerville's work. Someville emigrated to Australia in 1988.

The two soldiers will face each other across the bridge and will be distinguished by their hats - the "lemon squeezer" of the Kiwi, and the Aussie in his famed slouch hat. A jar of sand from Gallipoli will be placed inside the plinth where the Kiwi soldier stands.

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Saturday, April 5, 2008

What is Qassia and why you should sign up...


What is Qassia?

Qassia is a credit-driven intelligence engine coupled to a cascading tag-based directory. What the heck does that mean? It means that Qassia will change your life.



Only the Best!

Those of you interested in ad revenue sharing will be pleased to know that Qassia has by far the best ad revenue sharing system on the web.




Now about your project, I looked the site and I love the concept, I have no words to tell you how excited I am with your project, you created a monster, a big and good monster. In my opinion your site will be a top web site in no time, and when I say a top site, I am talking about a top 100 or even a top 10 site.
-- Dr Web, 1/4,2008




Released on January 4, 2008, Qassia is currently in closed beta. That means, you can sign up and view intel if you were referred by someone who is already a member. The search function is not available to the general public.



What can I do at Qassia?

You can add your websites, and get unlimited quality backlinks. There is no need to pay, or to link back to Qassia. Websites are processed instantly and ranked by the amount of credits you have amassed. To earn credits, you can add intel, i.e. tidbits of intelligence.

Why is Qassia needed?

Promoting a new site has never been easy, and it's getting tougher every day. Site owners are forced to spend hours upon hours doing mundane and unproductive tasks such as exchanging links. Many give up, and splurge on advertising - which is why Google Adwords earns $1 billion per quarter.

How will Qassia generate traffic?

At Qassia, you will get credit for adding your intel. The more credit you get, the better your sites will rank. This provides incentive for site owners to contribute to Qassia. Thus harnessing the minds of millions, Qassia will become the largest repository of intelligence on the web.

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Thursday, March 27, 2008

New Zealand: Physical Descriptions.








New Zealand: Physical Descriptions.


First published on Qassia:

New Zealand comprises the North and South Islands( the two main islands)and a host of smaller islands including Stewart/Rakiura,Waiheke, and the offshore Chatham Islands.Tokelau and Ross are dependencies. Extensive areas of New Zealand have been set aside as national parks, including Fiordland,Mount Cook/ Aoraki and Tongariro.
Protected offshore islands and oceanic reserves ensure New Zealand's unique plants and wildlife are preserved. New Zealand's wildlife includes the kiwi, a flightless bird, after which both the people and fruit are named. There are also unique varietes of parrots,frogs and reptiles. New Zealand has no native land mammals other than bats. There are no snakes.

The North Island has New Zealand's largest lake, Taupo(606sq km), longest river Waikato(425km), and most of the country's active volcanoes - Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe and Tongariro - all of them quiet. Hot springs, geysers and mudpools also form part of the volcanic system around Rotorua.

In the South Island, one of the most striking features is the Southern Alps. These, along with fiords, glaciers and lakes, and the coastal plains of Canterbury and Southland, add to the variety of the South Island's scenery.New Zealand's deepest lake(Hauroko 462m)and deepest cave(Nettlebed, 889m)are also located in the South island.

More than 70% of the population live in 16 urban areas.

English is the everyday language of New Zealand. English, Maori(TeRero) and New Zealand sign Language are recognised as official languages.. One third of New Zealanders are not statistically recognised as having an affiliation with any religion. the largest denominations are Anglican, Catholic and Presbyterian.

Sport and cultural activities are important aspects of New Zealand life. Most children participate in some form of organised sport from primary school onwards - rugby union in winter, and cricket in summer, are the two main sports of many in New Zealand. 93% of 15 year olds were involved in at lest one cultural activity.

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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Hippo swallows dwarf - a most tragic accident in Thailand...


Hippo swallows dwarf - a most tragic accident in Thailand...

A hippopotomus reportedly swallowed a dwarf in a circus in northern Thailand.

The dwarf nicknamed "Od", died when he bounced sideways from a trampoline and was swallowed by a yawning hippo, which was waiting for the next act.
Vets on the scene said Hilda the Hippo had a gag reflex that caused her to automatically swallow.

The vets also claimed it was the first time Hilda had ever eaten a circus performer. We hope it is the first and last time!

Unfortunately the 1000 odd spectators continued to applaud wildly, but fortunately commonsense prevailed. There had been a tragic mistake.

THAI police said the trampoline would be sent for a forensic analysis.

Update to story:

While there was some doubt about the veracity of this story, a Google search has discovered a link which claims this story is in fact true.It allegedly occurred on 15 July 1999. However the story is missing from the link. I have emailed the Darwin site and complained that the story was withdrawn.


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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

What is family?


What Is Family?

Family are the shouts in the dark that keep you awake

trying to be invisible under your blankets.

Family is the warm heart you run to

when everyone else at the rink skates too fast

and you've cut your knees on the ice.

Family are given to you at birth

with your eyes and lips and nose.

They will stick to you wherever you go

and shape how you see

and what you say

and how you are seen

forever.

Family are found new each day

wherever you put your heart last.

Family are the people you share bread with,

and whoever you share the lack of bread with.

Sometimes your family aren't people.

Family is whoever lives under the tent of your soul.

Your family can be as big as you are,

and from birth to death, your real, real family

are the ones who make you grow bigger.


poem by Anitra L. Freeman from "Families of Poems":


Compliments of Elaine Winchester
Wellington,NZ.

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Monday, March 24, 2008

So you want to give up smoking...


So you want to give up smoking?

Are you sure? Because it is all in the mind. Patches, gum or whatever just help you to wean yourself off nicotine.

You have to prepare yourself psychologically to give up. You have to convince yourself, not your partners or friends, but you, I and me that you want to give up for good!

Back in 1991 after smoking for over 30 years, starting as a stupid little moronic 14 year old, I made the decision to give up smoking, and did so; never having even a puff of a cigarette since. Let me tell you one of my great pleasures in life was my Christmas Day cigar!

Early in 1991 I went down to our local pharmacist and asked about the new anti-smoking tool - nicotine patches. He told me that they had been so,so popular and had run out. There would be a delay of three months before the supplier from Switzerland would have more. It was Nicotinelle or something similar.

Well I had three months to think about it.

Three months later I returned to my pharmacist and purchased my first month's supply of patches.

There was a twelve week course, done monthly with a weaker dose each month.

After ten weeks I did not need any more patches, and didn't use the last two weeks dose.

I have never, I repeat, I have never had a puff of a cigarette, and didn't weaken on Christmas Day and have a cigar.

My biggest test was when I went down to the local rugby club for a few drinks - I just ate a few more peanuts with my beer.

As John Wayne used to say: well there pilgrim, what do you have to say about that?

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Monday, March 17, 2008

Japanese deny paying off delegates...


Japanese deny paying off delegates...

First published at Qassia:

Japan has denied paying off delegates of small states to attend international whaling talks. Japan has long been accused of vote-buying as developing states with little background or tradition join the international body.

Hideki Moreonuki, the whale chief at Japan's Fisheries Agency, flatly denied the accusation. Corruption claims?

However, Solomon Islands prime minister, Derek Sikua, said Japan offered to fund its delegates to attend the recent IWC meeting in London, but he rejected it and didn't attend.

I wonder who is right, and who is wrong. It would be good to be a fly on the wall!




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