Fred 08: Strength without "Over-Ambitious Government"

"Over Ambitious" schemes are not needed in the 2008 Campaign... The new U.S. Leader will be one who will encourage our successes, and help us re-think our need to honor our Constitution; & bring many principals back to the forefront...

It's not likely that Americans will elect a Marxist-opportunist Leader who is eager to turn its tax-payers into "cash-cows"... Nor a Leader who favors a TWIST to "The Republic of Isolationism."

Finally! Here's a Leader who holds the ambitions of American's productivity; rather than 'program-deals' to capture voter-blocks...
How refreshing! :D Click-to-view (VIDEO) Thompson 2008UPDATE: Fred within 5 points in Sunday Rasmussen Poll
(More to be added to top-left sidebar)~~~~~~~~~~Commander in Chief
"This is not a contest of popularity, if it were, we wouldn’t need primaries, or caucuses, or conventions, or even an election, we’d need nothing more than a pollster. And a collection of promises to guarantee that someone would win the popularity contest." Read more.

Here's my top 2 reasons for Voting Fred:

1. Border surveillance and enforcement of existing immigration laws as a National Sec. issue, and as the rights of American populations, protected under our Constitution!

2. Flat tax to diminish the power of 'IRS' Gov; and make more reliable base-support for Social Security; while keeping industry from being taxed out of the Country!

Check it out for yourself...
I see Fred as our Gerald Ford- Lincoln, with the strength and humor of Sir Winston Churchil... :D ...Or maybe they will remind you of him. ;)

And while I'm concerned with the impact by which the future of a two party is threatened... I am also concerned with the need to place less polarizing challenges upon our Nation, and the election of a very popular man to re-balance the integrity of America.
Please Vote Wisely...

Todays News Links:
Getting the Story Straight
"When I did it, I did it. Wasn’t just a lark. Anything that’s worth doing is worth doing well. But I’ve always been a little more laid back than most. I’m only consumed by very, very few things. Politics is not one of them. The welfare of our country and our kids and grandkids is one of them."
10 reasons.
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Thoughts on Today's China...

They chose to play off of China's integrity... And then, subjected them to a challenge in front of the entire World... Today, it appears to be a conveniently forgotten era hoped NEVER to return! (People don't resurect this!)
-View VIDEO- (intro) from Citizen journalism

Earlier:
A nice little inspiring Video for a Sunday...
Although this film shows a powerful and colorful China; it is not the true part of China that I Love... Within the Chinese heritage and up-bringing, they consistently hold their Word as greater value than Gold... And I find the priority towards integrity, a most cherished offering…

PS: Sorry, looks like more films are coming up than I have chosen (on video below)This China Film: 2 to 3 min...
More Video background... They've come a long way! VIDEO (43 min 41 sec): The Man Who Made China: ஆங்கிலம்
Have a Wonderful Weekend... Keep Good Thoughts...
(and words of gold)

China in today's News:
New Beijing Terminal 3 for Air China
The one million square-meter Terminal 3 project also includes a 3,800-meter-long by 60-meter-wide runway, which will accommodate the Airbus A380, the largest airplane in the world.

China's Olympic Goal: Turn Smoggy Sky Blue!

New Year in Paris -06...CLICK-IMAGE- View New Year Celebration -2008!

Japanese PM ends "spring herald" China tour
Xinhua, China -
30 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda left Jinan, capital of Shandong province, Sunday afternoon, wrapping up his four-day China tour,
Relations between Japan and China warm: As two premiers play baseball.

China to elect new State leaders in March 2008
China Daily, China-
China has decided to convene the first plenary session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) on March 5, 2008, during which top state and government...

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NASA: Out of this World Year- 2007

As we near the countdown to a brand New Year...
Many important launches, discoveries, and mapping explorations have set 2008 in position for significant breakthroughs! With the Technical expertise and great enthusiasm of our team of Int'l NASA experts; 2007 was the busiest and most productive year recorded...

View a few of these important highlights! Not long ago it was reported:
Astronomers find new planets and believe
that billions of habitable planets exist...

• 28 new planets found outside our solar system in the past year."
• Scientists: There could be billions of habitable planets out there
• Four of the solar systems have multiple planets
• "Our home is not a rarity in the universe"
-Astronomer Geoffrey Marcy | HT: golem

You might think the weather is bad today...
But just try spending some time on our neighboring planets!
View: VIDEO: Alien Weather.

And last... This remarkable site tracks: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Myth,
Science, and Planetary Catastrophe...-Kronia—an ancient Greek festival celebrating the primeval rule of Kronos, founder of the mythic Golden Age. Kronos was the Greek name of the planet Saturn...

Ancient testimony, recorded on clay tablets, papyrus, and stone repeatedly speaks of world shattering catastrophe--the earth sinking beneath the waves of a great deluge; the onslaught of a flaming dragon; or a devastating rain of fire and gravel.
Such nightmares were recorded by every culture...
-Quick Tour: Slide-Show

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Only Pakistan UNITY will Quell Tide of Militancy

UPDATE: It is essential for Pakistanis to UNITE with Musharraf to help keep their government from slipping into the hands of al-Qaeda and Taliban...

Remembering Pakistan: Photo shoot by Pierre in Pakistan during his nearly 2 years stay in Lahore. -Beautiful piece about him, at last of film ... (RIP)

Pakistan - Film Pierre 2sur2
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~~~~~~~~~~
VIDEO: Worst Time in History for Pakistan

And leave it to U.S. Clintons to blame Musharraf’s Governmental practices for the Bhutto attack! Why it never occours to them to blame extremism, is a "dangerously common" party trait.
DO NOT VOTE THIS COUPLE INTO U.S. OFFICE!

Minority Terror groups have learned to manipulate populations into forming disunity, as an opening for their take-over... Take a look at Lebanon!
If terror is to EXIT; it will be through the support of Pakistan Unity.

In America Democracy is the People... But it is NOT magic. ANY leader amidst Terrorist Radicalization will be the wrong leader. Today Pakistan is a Nation against minority extremists! These extremists have been led astray, but can be given new HOPE... I believe they can be reformed.

Funeral of Mohammed Zubair (N. west Pakistan.)
40,000 Taliban with a severe grudge!
Remember Terrorist's wage of war on Musharraf? Pakistan committed to stemming tide of militancy
Pakistan army vows to 'eliminate' terror
after al-Qaeda threat to Musharraf"We have the aim and objective, as our national duty, to eliminate terrorists and eradicate extremism," army spokesman Maj.-Gen. Waheed Arshad said.

This woman returned to highlight the magnitude threat of extremists...
And now will rest in Peace... View an eye-opening, former interview:

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Media Would Fail (1946) Despotism Meter

The Media has an ethical obligation to offer retractions, but rarely do...
And clearly, false News reports have contributed not only to Global instability... They remain the chief contributor to a growing World-wide censorship.

The principals of a 1946 "Freedom of the Press"...
A time in history where Media Standards & ethical reporting were a moral given. (Video: 9 min 56 sec )- Archived Jan, 1976
-I'll admit, the Videos are corny, but there are truths.

Interesting 40's retro film-clips (above & below) are of a "Faded-Era"...
But today, America has failed to raise the bar on Media Standards; and after 62 years of Faux Reporting, we find a small percentage of ‘Media population’ who have gained complete power & influence over the people's vote, their voice, and privacy rights...

Responsibilities of American Citizenship (1940’s)
According to a 1940's classroom... :D

But it's not too late for Americans to uphold Media Standards... And strengthen the ethics of Journalists, and reporters, while establishing principals for fair and integral Reporting!
~~~~~~~~~~UPDATE: HT: Instapundit
"Other Republicans are Running Against Each Other, but...
Fred Thompson is running against the press."
If they don't want you to win an election; they deselect you! Which is exactly what is happening to candidate Fred Thompson!
-Watch VIDEO as Fred sets them straight: View Here
Perhaps, more later...

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Egyptian Night Sun of Emerald Ra...

Beyond Earth and in the sky, a celestial object, depicted as a star, was surrounded by a circle or band or ring...

"Thou hast made heaven and earth bright with thy rays of pure emerald light." Book of the Dead

Today, aided by Ancient Mythology, this Emerald Light Synthesis continues to merge Modern Astronomy with the leading edge of plasma physics...
View Thunderbolts of the Gods - VIDEO

Interesting... Prior to the formation of the Saturnian configuration, the planet Saturn loomed large in a darkened terrestrial sky; during a time when the Sun was hidden behind an obscuring medium...
From NASA.gov: Saturn's Radio Emissions-
Bizarre and unexplained Sounds
Reflections on Ancient Mythology…
Dwardu Cardona points out the many Egyptian archives which do not fit the model of daylight Sun... And explains the text parallels, hieroglyphics, with evening light... Read: A Case for Mistaken Identity.

Realization of time appeared for the Ancients

From:THE ORIGINAL STAR OF DAWN
"During this time of perpetual darkness, man had no way of calculating the passage of time. It was only when the Saturnian configuration started to form and, more precisely, when the Saturnian band, due to the illumination of the Sun, was seen to split into two halves, one bright, the other dim, that ancient man was supplied with the means of telling time." Read more

Egypt Video Links:
Egypt's Most Famous Female King Found. King Hatshepsut
As a prolific builder who expanded Egyptian trade; she not only was the eldest daughter of the pharaoh Tuthmose...Her grandmother was Amos Nefreteri. read more

Egypt's golden empire, and the Warrior Pharaohs- Part 1; Part 2; Part 3

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Evolutionary Psychology & the ASPM Gene

I'm still in the studio painting...
Taking a quick break to add an interesting video (bottom of post)
Today, our knowledge is evolving, Savants are returning, and our own involvement in industry/technology continues to alter our DNA...
-IMAGE: Former "1999 fashion-Matrix-style!" Haha
My paintings are taking on a genetic-engineering theme (as is this post)
Runway fashion- Gaultier; -99

Film (below) covers a quick journey through Evolutionary Psychology, to the social complexities; & similar codes of the Primates...
...Although the clip doesn't touch on this subject of an engineered ASPM gene... I'm left to wonder if the similarities of its structure "links" as an engineering by higher intelligence (post creator) who sought the "perfect balance of the perfect order."

NOTE: The interest level on this 47 min clip increases as you watch it. In 2004, Dr. Bruce T. Lahn decoded the (primate) ASPM gene, and notes the evolutionary changes in the ASPM gene in the human.... But we lacked the statistical tools for sequencing ASPM in primate species.

Closing thought, as I return to paint... (Will try to post when I can.)
"If the old eugenics was driven by the ideology and the state, the new version will be driven by the market. Genetic screening will be an instrument by the competitive society."

UPDATE: So, who altered God's Creation, to engineer a larger brain? Scientific Evidence points here...
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Back in Studio: Music & Synchronicities

I can't tell you the synchronicities for me in this painting by Artist Sophie Gengembre Anderson (1823-1903)...
© Courtesy: Art Renewal Center


I'm inspired, so I'm back in the studio to paint... Hopefully the files I've added (below) will inspire you... Some very lovely and Peaceful melodies...
You're all in there, somewhere (More to add later)
Oh, and a "M. Barbay" painting :) As inspiration - "W. Kandinsky (1903) from beautiful Tunis"
-Purportedly during his era of 'Global- Cooling' :D
Andreas Vollenweider
xyata_zain-bhikha-allah
Krishna (govinda-moments)
Angelis O Holy Night
Painted by M. Barbay © - 2003
Indonesie Yaa Thoybah
Sarit Hadadshma
hare rama vishnu love
(More to add later…)

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White Horses (Répéter)

Enjoy a Wonderful Day...

"Strength is a positive attribute for one to have but it must be used to protect others from harm and used only in good and pure deeds."
-Kali Chaudas

Wild Horses...

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Suffering Penguins Ditch Freezing Arctic

Actually, same idea as this Seal story. (Haha)

But nothing can beat the story of how CO2 groups "ditched" a hand-select group of Distinguished Climate Scientists; not central to their goal."Media looked at polar bears, Penguins moved to beach-front property"
Image: partial- (CLICK) or more here: Janna R

Everyone is going to hold a different view about climate...
But, why not credit US for their current 'billion-dollar' Science/Space climate Research? And give credit for the MANY current technological developments & breakthroughs toward climate-change research? What part of "The World's largest Marine-Costal Preservations" is not a start toward setting a note-worthy, good example?

And why wasn't it noted that the US had the lowest in emissions reductions, in 7 years, (see below) over those who signed Kyoto? Story.

US World Leader in Marine Conservation!

Futuristic Vessel Proteus Sails into New York Harbor to ...
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One of the New great wonders of the world...
Coast Conservation, is a US National Monument as US Maritime Heritage Uses Cutting edge technology to share the secret of the Past… And improve Quality around the World…
Take a look at this: Mark Steyn sites from the American Thinker's Web site, who ran the numbers. In the seven years between the signing of Kyoto in 1997 and 2004, here's what happened:

•Emissions worldwide increased 18.0 percent;
•Emissions from countries that signed the treaty increased 21.1 percent;
•Emissions from nonsigners increased 10.0 percent; and
•Emissions from the United States increased 6.6 percent.

Climate obstacles ahead: The logic is that:

"If rich countries limit emissions while developing countries don't, greenhouse-gas-intensive industries will migrate to developing countries. And if developing countries have dirtier factories than rich ones, the perverse effect of limits on greenhouse gases in the United States might be that global emissions go up." Read more

There's truth to that logic, but it leads to a brick wall. Developing countries would probably challenge the tariffs at the World Trade Organization. Read more

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Anti-Qaeda Protect Annaih & Sfayed Villages

Sunni Arab villagers fight for Diyala, north-east of Baghdad
Baquba police Colonel Khairallah Ibrahim speaks of the two villages which were attacked; resulting in fierce fighting... Read more. Ibrahim said that three Sunni women were among those villagers killed...
But there are 22 al-Qaeda who won't be terrorizing these families again...

As Iraqis continue to protect their government...
They will continue to rise above those who do not want them to succeed.
Wonderful Little Film-Clip...
2008: Year of achievements – press
Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council, Abdul Aziz al-Hakeem attributed the drop in violence levels to the new policy adopted by the Iraqi government:

"We cannot celebrate triumph unless many achievements are made. Despite the remarkable decline in violence levels, we have a duty to further lower it and maintain the new level of stability, which is needed to encourage Iraqi and foreign investors to embark on their projects"...Read more

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Chad: Staying to 'Peacefully' Protect

Clashes in West Darfur...
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Courageous and protective of these populations; volunteers know that if they leave, refugees are likely to be swept away in the violence. read.

View remarkable and touching clip...

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Today, tens of thousands of Volunteers, such as UK Cord (above) and the US Led Africom (our largest on-going non-militarized humanitarian effort) are making a huge difference in education (and hope) in African missions... (In-between Militant clashes!)

And sadly, Peacekeepers are just as 'at jeopardy' to loss of life, as are the civilians. Volunteers work to deliver aid & medical assistance, as Rebels and Governmental Armies engage in gunfire...

I must be missing something here, but these Militants sure haven't the slightest 'multi-cultural skills'... France, China, or the EU had better send in some of those thousands of 'Peace-troops' to protect the Refugees... Soon! Nobody wants to take their territory... (They've been visiting too many Democrat sites! Haha)Image: Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah- Standing Guard in Sudan
View AFRICOM missions: VIDEO: Perilous Passage

As Darfur rebels attack Sudan army; the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) led by Khalil Ibrahim; had also simultaneously attacked for a second time Sudan's Defra oil field, shutting down its pumping station...
This is actually a Chinese-run oil field!

Ibrahim told Reuters the attack on Defra:
"Is the second on the Chinese-run oil field in two months, was the latest in a spate of planned attacks which would continue until the Chinese left Sudan's oil industry."

Looks to me like the JEM have planned to attack before the European Union peacekeeping force finally arrives in eastern Chad.

France is providing around half of the up to 3,700 EU peacekeepers who are due to start arriving early next year in eastern Chad on a U.N. mission to protect camps housing more than 400,000 Chadian and Sudanese refugees...

Next year?! Hard to say what China will do...

The fields are operated by the Chinese-led consortium Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company (GNPOC), which involves India's ONGC, China's CNPC, Malaysia's Petronas and Sudanese state-owned Sudapet in Sudan's Blocks 1, 2 and 4 producing the light Nile Blend crude." Read more

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Brits Implement Last of Basra Withdrawal

Security Control of So. Iraq Now Belong to Native ForcesAnd it is likely that the success of the stability of this region could mean a much more rapid withdraw plan by US forces: but only as would be safe for this country...

The U.S.-led coalition has been gradually transferring control of security to the Iraqi government and Britain's handover of southern Basra was the latest in a series that began in July 2006. The Iraqi forces now control over half of 18 provinces, including Anbar and central areas where violence has flagged but not yet stopped...

A view of a Basra after Brit's Departure:
And as al-Qaeda pushes to gain control of several villages around Khalis, 50 miles north of Baghdad, they are being "pushed back" by Iraqi forces...Iraqi and Coalition Forces flush al-Qaeda
from Euphrates hideouts (Iskandariyah) As soon as the target area is secured, U.S. troops will begin construction of a new security outpost, Patrol Base Khidr. From there, Concerned Local Citizen programs will be developed in the area and together with Iraqi Police, the CLCs will secure major roads leading to and from Iskandariyah.

This was a former US Troop hand-over to Iraqi Forces: Diyala, N. East of Baghdad. As Iraqi forces fight with all their power, to remove Al-Qaeda militants who launched an attack against the Nai and Safit villages...

Abdul Karim al-Rubaie of the provincial command center:

"It is a battle of life and death, it is a continuous fight until we cleanse all the villages on the outskirts of Khalis," said Sheik Zuhair al-Obeidi, who was involved in Sunday's fighting." read more

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On Travel Today (Wild Horses)

Enjoy a Wonderful Day...

"Strength is a positive attribute for one to have but it must be used to protect others from harm and used only in good and pure deeds."
-Kali Chaudas

Wild Horses...

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Another Fake News Story (Media/Iraq)

UPDATE: Gateway Pundit has details on not only the one (below) but 5 more "FAKE NEWS REPORTS" in six weeks! Helpful to view which ones you might have been fed by MSM... Read more IT'S A QUAGMIRE! MEDIA REPORTS 6 BOGUS STORIES IN 6 WEEKS!
More "False" Iraqi casualties by CNN
The False Report:
Troops discover mass grave in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqi soldiers have found a mass grave of mutilated bodies in a restive region north of Baghdad, a local security official told CNN Thursday.

..."discovered Wednesday near Muqdadiya in Diyala province north of the capital, the official, from Diyala province, on Thursday."
And they go on to remind you...
"It is not the first mass grave found in and near Baghdad this autumn."

HT: confederate Yankee:
From Task For Iron's PAO via email:

This appears to false reporting. We currently have no information to confirm this. Neither the Brigade on the ground, or out teams that work with the IA or IPs can confirm this.

This is at least the fifth "massacre of civilians story by al Qaeda" attributed to anonymous police, civilian, or military sources by incurious reporters this year.

Of the Many areas of quelled violence, Diyala was once a Frontline Breakthrough:
And has been lately a target by al-Qaeda Although it is true that al-Qaida have been fleeing from al-Anbar province, where they've alienated the Sunni population by their attacks against Sunni leaders and atrocities against the Sunni people. And some of them have also been flowing up into Diyala, as well.

CNN's False "Mass Grave" News story serves to intensity an already difficult conflict...And as al-Qaida attempts to establish new bases... Is the media likely to eye Salahadeen, ahead of al-Qaeda, as another prospect?

How about some "good reports" to discourage al-Qaeda? Or make sure of the accuracy when reporting in areas of sensitive security! Or is that just too unthinkable for CNN to consider?

Frederick Kagan, a military historian, former West Point professor says:

"The choice of Diyala, is because it offers a prospect for them, because it is a mixed area, and al-Qaida's methodology in Diyala has been to attack the Shia, drive them away, and then attack the Sunni to terrorize them. That's been sort of their trademark out there, and they've been hoping that that would work for them. Diyala is a province that offers that prospect...
And the troops are there to make sure it WON'T!

Diyala Province Governor Ra'ad Rashid Mulla Juwad Al-Timimi speaks to the gathered Soldiers and crowd during an Iraqis in the Lead ceremony that saw the 3rd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division take control over the northern portion of Diyala Province. The governor spoke about the important job these Soldiers continue to do and the role it plays in a secure future for this country.

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Election 2008- Notes at Debate

Still away, but just weighing-in on a couple of items at a 12/12 debate...

Not my choice of President... But this man could take civil rights, to a whole new level! The millions of today's Black Americans donot lack the drive for a better life; and this man offers strength of principal, absent the civil right's (left) 'renforcment of plight'...
Empowerment is the ONLY route for equality in any cause...
He's not afraid to be wrong, and this is a strength in one's characture.

Asked about the biggest obstacle to improving education in America, Thompson says, "The National Education Association. The NEA." View Thompson's answer:
HT: National Review


PS: Strength in Civil Rights could help the Iraqi Sunnis...IMMEDIATELY.
And beyond the Awakening, it would help to strengthen equality and rights within the Government... I sincerely think of them often.

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It's Just a Sovereignty Pool

Enlargement is "our most powerful tool"... D. Milband (Foreign Sec.)
I've family in former Great Britain (and here in the States) and have noticed the increased distance in Britain’s Leadership... And amidst the multitude of "US faults"... For those hundred years, our families enjoy a close admiration and alliance, like no other...

The following clip might explain a little more about their (recently) finalized Charter... And a worry that family has slipped far away from the shores of the Atlantic... Music is a little tense in clip :| But, an eye-opener!
Brown signs EU Treaty as experts warn:
UK will surrender control of immigration

Brown fails to sign: Reform Treaty -'Defunct' EU constitution
David Miliband Signs EU treaty: On behalf of Britain

Sail Away, sail away, sail away: Last Remains of British Empire
Note: Dr. "H" reflected upon today's shifting psyche of planet; and also explained a little of the grid-spike and effects on the World today... And although we can expect evolving earth changes he anticipates the resurrection and return to a Monarchy/ Parliamentary -Rule by Kingdoms of the West... (More later)

Click View- : Larger look

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Pirate-ships & Periphery: Resurfacing Grid

Today, advanced technology is helping us to create expert mapping from sky to greatest depths of the sea... The latest technology, used in underwater exploration/excavation; is also producing a remarkable success in recovering lost ships...And I believe is aided by the ever changing underwater landscape.
Live Science: Captain Kidd Ship Found

"The find is valuable because of what it could reveal about William Kidd and piracy in the Caribbean, said John Foster, California's state underwater archaeologist, who is participating in the research." Story

View BBC clip: 400 yr. old ship found virtually intact at bottom of Baltic.
(Sure to re-write some of the most popularly held MYTHS of history!)And check this out... Just spoke with Friend, Archeologist, Scientist, and time-traveler Dr. "H" (Alexandria) who says:

"As we enter an over-lapping grid-phenomenon of 'Conquests & Land shifts'... The lost ships of the pirates may shed light on the dangers that the Pirates (Terrorists) placed upon Regional World populations... And lend a whole new reality to the History of the "Imperialists" who sought only to defend themselves...

And instead, ended up Conquering the World!
*Translated from Arabic...
Dr. "H" says, "This 'over-lapping grid-phenomenon' which currently befalls us; is a magnetic-loop' which is shifting psyche of planet... in split-layers."
He says that many Quakes will evolve...
Followed by the return of the resurrection of: Monarchy/Parliamentary Rule by the Kingdoms of the West!
More later...Filed under Dr. "H"

Earth's Inconstant Magnetic Field
Satellite View: Look up any changes
World Weather Movie: Updated video This DivX animation movie
Shows cloud movements, hurricane tracks, earthquake and volcanic activity from the last 48 hours. Updates happen every 12 hours from midnight GMT. Changes every 24 hours

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Lebanese Army Strives Amidst Factions

"No matter what terrorism does it will not make the army or the Lebanese people submit." -Lebanon Military chief Suleiman

The military, in a statement confirming Hajj's death, refrained from placing blame, saying only a 'criminal hand' was behind the attack. Suleiman called on all sides "not to use the blood of the martyr in politics or in an attempt to cast doubt about the military's abilities... Who killed Lebanon's top army general ?According to Monday intelligence report: Al-Qaida website posted:
Absi is in Syria and Fatah al Isalm is in Gaza

"Fatah al Islam has relocated to Gaza in Palestine. The same report also states that Shaker al -Absi, the fugitive leader of Fatah al Islam who has escaped from the Nahr- el Bared Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon, following the final assault by the Lebanese army is now in Syria with his wife. Story

Hajj had led a three-month military campaign that crushed al-Qaida-inspired militants in the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared in northern Lebanon over the summer.

Fatah al Islam fought the Lebanese army for 106 days . At the end of the battle the Lebanese army declared victory and Fatah al Islam militants were disbanded. Many of them are now in Lebanese jails but some were able to escape...

"Islamic militants were believed linked to a car bomb attack that killed six Spanish troops in the U.N. peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon in June."Read more

Fears have been high that the power vacuum could lead to violence between Lebanon's two camps. Anti-Syrian leader Walid Jumblatt called for dialogue with the opposition, which is led by Hezbollah, Syria and Iran's ally...

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NCRI: 'Iran Hid NWP & Later Resumed'

WSJ has published information which claims that the Iranian's broke-up facility (2003) into 11 fields of research; including the development of a nuclear trigger and shape weapons-grade uranium into a warhead... They resumed; and then later began elevated enrichment... read more

""They scattered the weaponization program to other locations and restarted in 2004," Mohammad Mohaddessin, NCRI's foreign affairs chief, told the Wall Street Journal.

"Their strategy was that if the IAEA found any one piece of this research program, it would be possible to justify it as civilian. But so long as it was all together, they wouldn't be able to."

Article: Wall Street Journal report (subscription) and hereFull Transparency Amidst Today's Bombings Across Globe!(Video) Let's Count the Reasons for Iranian Transparency
A dragged out issue, easily solved by respect for the integrity of the IAEA.
But I have never seen this Regime show the slightest cooperation amidst the Int'l Community’s concern for 'keeping this technology out of the wrong hands'. As they've refused access, broken Treaty, & refused signature/declaration of intent...
-No less than Full monitored access for the IAEA; is acceptable, today.

Iran Hid & Later Resumed Nuclear Weapon Program (2004)
The NCRI which exposed the country's nuclear-fuel program in 2002; now believes a newly released U.S. analysis is giving the wrong impression that Iran's nuclear program is not an urgent threat, the newspaper reported....

And although the NCRI agrees that Iran's SNSC (Supreme Nat'l Security Council) decided to shut down Lavisan-Shian (eastern Tehran) in 2003...

The group, claims that it has sources inside Iran, who say that the facility was broken into 11 fields of research, including projects to develop a nuclear trigger and shape weapons-grade uranium into a warhead. Read more

But after scattered weaponization program...

"By the time international inspectors were allowed to visit the Lavisan site, the buildings Iran claimed were devoted to nuclear research had been torn down and the ground bulldozed, the paper reported."

The NCRI said the equipment was moved to another military compound known as the Center for Readiness and Advanced Technology, to Malek-Ashtar University Isfahan and to a defense ministry hospital in Tehran. More

Dissident: Iran's Top Commanders Are Nuclear Weapons Scientists
Mohammad Mohaddessin, NCRI's foreign affairs chief, told of equipment was moved to another military compound known as the Center for Readiness and Advanced Technology, to Malek-Ashtar University Isfahan and to a defense ministry hospital in Tehran.

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Rubble in Algiers - AQIM Warns Europe

AQIM, in an effort to ramp up its violent struggle to bring down the Algerian government; aimed bombs at the Algerian political structure; resulting in the loss of 62 lives this morning... Terror-warnings issued for Europe.

One might want to take a serious look at these threats toward a Nation who has not subscribed to military interventions... France!
And AQIM's strategy which promises deadly future actions...

The area of belief that the 'eradication of terror' greatly contributes to its growth; should be measured with the assumption that Terror Groups scan be reasoned with... We should remember Saudi King Abdullah's latest visit as he spoke of Great Britian's need to do more to fight terror. He is completely correct...
هذه هي هجمات ضد الاسلام
Attack in Algiers: al-Qaeda Warning to Europe
From the Attack this A.M. in Algerian capital of Algiers (killing 62)
"Given the personalized nature of that renewed fury, however, why didn't the AQIM seek a terror attack on Sarkozy or French interests during his state visit to Algeria last month?

"Success," explains the French counter-terrorism official. "Trying to kill a visiting leader or bomb a place he's set to visit while security alerts are full is not going to work. Waiting a week until security has slackened to below even normal levels to attack - your chances of success get much better."

According to News Reports:

"French Security Officials say that AQIM's organizational effectiveness makes it the largest risk of non-homegrown terror to continental Europe...

The French, who keep a very close eye on suspected terror cells on their own territory, are nervous that the AQIM cells from Algeria may be rolled out against France and other European nations, all relatively easy to reach from just across the Mediterranean." - Bruce Crumley

All about "Sarkozy's friendlier relations with the U.S?" These extremists hold Curious similarities with those who greatly undermine a concerned Int'l community.

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Perspectives on Renewable Energy: What's Here Now

Significant contributions toward renewable Energies are available, and now ready for installation; so, there's no need to wait. Most do, because they are not familiar with the technology... If sustainable alternative fuels-based future holds interest; this video is for you!

NOTE: Technology is also relative to February 2007, but only few factors have changed… One Factor: The evolving reduction of cost! Particularly concerning carbon/hydrogen polymer semiconductor assembly on solar cells… Viewing time: 57 min 24 sec -A lot of traffic on this Video, so (in case it runs slow) choose off-peak. This video should answer \a few questions you might have...

And because we’re already technological motivated; we want the efficiency to go up, and the costs to go down, and better materials... I'm personally reluctant to favor Governmental program-interventions, just yet...

NOTE: This conference on Emerging Energies Technologies takes an unbiased look at how the United States can make the transition from dependency on carbon-based fuels to a sustainable alternative fuels-based future. In this program Nobel laureate Alan Heeger of UCSB and Joan Ogden of UC Davis give their perspectives on renewable energy. Series: Technology Management Program [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 13287

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NASA Voyager Views Dent in Solar System (Termination shock)

Today's findings prove the solar-system dent (NASA Article below) by the interstellar magnetic field based upon data from NASA's Voyager 2... But interesting views of these flares & disruptions, mapped time ago.

"The magnetic field is disturbing an otherwise spherical surface." -Stone
Solar system dented by magnetic field of deep spaceBeijing | Xinhuanet 12. 11. 07 -- Scientists revealed on Monday that our solar system is dented by the interstellar magnetic field of deep space based on the data gathered by NASA's long-running Voyager 2 spacecraft on its 30-year journey into the edge of the solar system.

Researchers have long suspected the solar system was bent, but never had direct evidence until now, said Voyager mission scientist Edward Stone of the California Institute of Technology, Monday.

"Voyager 2 entered the termination shock almost 1 billion miles closer within the southern hemisphere of the heliosphere of the solar system than Voyager 1 previously had," said Stone.

"The termination shock is a turbulent area far beyond Pluto's orbit where the solar winds emanating from the sun are significantly slowed as they run up against the thin gas of interstellar space." Read more. -Editor: Song Shutao

Remote-viewing, a practice ahead of its time, aligns with Scientific Study.
View More of Major Ed Dame's observations... (25 min– Talk) Dame's views show remarkable accuracy...View: Description of RV
Hey, maybe he's wrong this time... :| (Has it's Gore-ish Doom.)
More stories today:
VIDEO:
Tracking Variations in Earth's Magnetic Field Lisa Tauxe: Perspectives on Ocean Science Interesting talk on 400 years of accurate Magnetic
field data; Retaining records of variations (flux patches)
National Geographic: Why Does Earth's Magnetic Field Flip?By studying the model, the scientists discovered that, as the geodynamo generates new magnetic fields, the new fields usually line up in the direction of the existing magnetic field.

Interesting study at CalTech: Powering the Planet (PDF)

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Meadows and Markers of Verdun

Those who have visited the Monuments in France would certainly have seen the gratitude bestowed upon our United States Troops... It was very humbling.

View (Link) of a disturbing picture of Hitler's threats:"They will suffer, humiliating Defeat." -Hitler (caution) Video: I CAN'T BARE TO POST THIS FILM.

And, the clip (below) recalls the small French village where tyranny might have ruled at the end of the day... And where meadows and markers, serve as reminder...

Let us never forget Verdun
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These 300 Days of Verdun began without belief...
As freedom was least recognized as part of the fight; until hundreds of thousands were killed & captured, with little contact to outside World.

A million German troops attacked French soldiers at Verdun... The French army alone had 550,000 casualties... And those who wanted to avoid the bloodshed, were caught & killed within the single force of Hitler's rapidly staged coups... As its flow of Death progressed across the continents. Read of the Hundreds of thousands of casualties of this war!
These Were Mankind's Decisive Battles ~~~~~~~~~~

Today, we, of the East and West, face another decisive battle... But is is whether or not we realize that today's Terrorist Fundamentalists are not the slightest bit interested in the people of Islam, Religious principals, Rulers, Kings or Emirs; or people's future! They want Arab fields, Regional Dominance, & Weaponry to do it!
Terrorists gather support against their obstacles, and then use IED's in Iraq and Pakistan marketplaces; killing women & children without a single Int'l soldier in sight! Today's Militants use Freedom of Speech to spin propaganda; build commonality; hijack causes and elections, to break-down (not build-up) a Nation's stability!

Saudi's Arrest 872 smugglers! Explosives and Weapons Seized!
Taliban abandons Musa Qala Amid Afghan troops' Advancement ~~~~~~~~~~
Today in the News...
Terrorist bombs children’s schoolbus in Kamra: Suicide Attack shows how cruel Terrorists are!
Baghdad oil refinery ablaze after rocket attackTerrorists Don't Want these Regions to Prosper!Iraqi Security forces arrived at the site within minutes and began to control the blaze."Exact number of casualties is unknown at this time," the statement said.

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The Literary Bridge of Naguib Mahfouz

“It was through the translation of these novels into English . . . that other publishers became aware of them and requested their translation into other foreign languages, and I believe that these translations were among the foremost reasons for my being awarded the Nobel prize.”
-Naguib Mahfouz; Accepting 1988 Nobel Prize for literature

There is great reason to celebrate the history of those who strived to connect us all. We, as Americans of today, are comprised of over 40 cultures: Literature, traditions, and language... Mahfouz was one such person who provided the essential link to bridge Literature; by request for translation... And after thousands of years of history, he found his way to bridge us all... VIDEO

The American University in Cairo Press inaugurated:The Naguib Mahfouz Medal for LiteratureAn 12/11- Award to recognize an outstanding work of Arabic literature.
Hope you speak Arabic (or) at least 'French'... If not, read his books! :#

Naguib Mahfouz : passage du siècle
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"I am the son of two civilizations that at a certain age in history have formed a happy marriage. The first of these, seven thousand years old, is the Pharaonic civilization; the second, one thousand four hundred years old, is the Islamic civilization." – Naguib Mahfouz

According to London Review of Books:
“He is not only a Hugo and a Dickens, but also a Galsworthy, a Mann, a Zola, and a Jules Romain.” -Publications

A few of Mahfouz's Accomplishments... #

"Mahfouz has received the Egyptian State Prize twice for his writings, and in 1988 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. The Swedish Academy of Letters, in its citation for the prize, noted that Mahfouz “through works rich in nuance—now clear-sightedly realistic, now evocatively ambiguous—has formed an Arabic narrative art that applies to all mankind.”

In 1989 Mahfouz received the Presidential Medal from the American University in Cairo, which also awarded him an honorary doctorate in June 1995. In 1992 he was elected an honorary member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, and in 2002 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. More

On December 11, 1996, on the occasion of Naguib Mahfouz’s 85th birthday and the publication of his Echoes of an Autobiography

More about Mahfouz: Leading article: Simple greatness

(VIDEO) Language barriers are walls; and WORDS are flowers... :D
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London Tribute:
"Naguib Mahfouz inscribed Cairo's life, space and modern history into the hearts of Arab readers, from the Gulf to the Atlantic Ocean, and familiarized them with its ways and norms."

-From his first novel, Khufu’s Wisdom, in 1939, he wrote thirty-four more novels and fifteen collections of short stories, as well as Echoes of an Autobiography in 1994... From the late 1940s to the early 1980s he also worked on some 25 film screenplays.

Over 30 Egyptian films have been based on Mahfouz’s novels and short stories. He contributed a column simultaneously in Arabic in al-Ahram and English in Al-Ahram Weekly (And much more) SOURCE

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Iraq Bonds Rally on New Optimism

"Trading in Iraqi bonds has increased" (12/7/07)

Assistant director in New York at Exotix, Amir Zada said:
"I've seen much larger volumes... Blocks of $10 million, and even $30 million to $40 million, have been traded more recently. The average used to be $2 million to $3 million."

"The country's yield spreads remain the highest in the world."
"Incredibly Dangerous".. "It's still Iraq, an animal unto itself; an incredibly dangerous country." Zada said.

Lester Pimentelat Bloomburg reports:

Iraq Bonds Rally on U.S. Troop Surge, Oil Earnings
Holders of Iraqi bonds giving Bush vote of confidence.
The country's $2.7 billion of 5.8 percent bonds due in 2028 returned 15.2 percent since July, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. index data. Only Ecuador's debt gained more, rising 18 percent. Iraq's securities yield 6.21 percentage points more than Treasuries, the most of any dollar-denominated government debt.

While the war in Iraq has dragged Bush's approval ratings lower, his policies in Iraq have turned around investor opinion on Iraqi debentures. The addition of 28,000 troops in the first half of the year has reduced terrorist attacks in the country by 55 percent, the U.S. embassy in Iraq said on Nov. 18. ...And other factors.

"We've had a shift in sentiment," said Gorky Urquieta, who oversees $14 billion of emerging-market debt at ING Investment Management in The Hague. Read more

Investor optimism on Iraqi debentures...
Iraq sold bonds to international investors two years ago as part of an agreement by creditors to drop claims on $14 billion of debt dating from the regime of former President Saddam Hussein. The securities are unrated.

The notes began trading at 64 cents on the dollar on Jan. 13, 2006, and slumped to 55 cents in August, pushing the yield to 11.53 percent, according to Bloomberg data. Today, the bonds are back to 64.25 cents to yield 9.95 percent, according to Exotix Ltd., a broker of distressed debt. Full story

A 46 percent increase this year in the price of crude oil, Iraq's biggest export, has also boosted demand for the debt. Production rose to 2.5 million barrels a day from 2 million in September, Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani said last month. Crude reached a record $99.29 a barrel on Nov. 21.

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UAE: Pulse & Peace of the Middle East

View a lovely video of the Beautiful World of Dubai...
And wow.. they share the same water-color sky, flowing sand with date-trees, golf and polo fields ... Just as we do (here) at home...

UAE Such A Paradise
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A tribute to the Nation's early beginnings... Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan
The late Sheikh Zayed (who died in 2004) had been involved in government since 1946, when he became the Representative of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi in the Eastern Region of the emirate, and, upon becoming Ruler in 1966, he took the initiatives that led to the formation of the seven-member UAE Federation five years later. He was not merely a President and Ruler; he was like the Nation's father...

Looks like the UAE is a true role-model for the Middle East...
The United Arab Emirates is a special diamond of the desert, Key ally to the US... And as the World remains interdependent & entwined it is also home to a major American military base… UAE facilitates one of the World’s most successful ports: Jebal Ali Free Zone... Definitely would be a wonderful visit... :)

PS: Yes... The region of my desert home (California) is definitely a mini-Dubai! A beautiful (but much smaller) version of everything! Maybe that is why I Love it so.

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NASA: Delivery Day for Orbital Room (ISS)

UPDATE: New Delivery Day Scheduled for Early 2008!
Flight window will reopen around Dec. 30; though mission managers will wait until Jan. 2 (to avoid flying during year-end software concerns). Stephen Frick, veteran shuttle flyer in command of Atlantis' 7- astronaut crew said:

"We want to thank everyone who worked so hard to get us into space this launch window," Frick and his STS-122 crewmates said in a group statement. "We were ready to fly, but understand that these types of technical challenges are part of the space program."

Columbus Poised for Research BreakthroughsClick-View NASA TV (great clips)
European Space Agency's (ESA) Columbus laboratory!
The European Technology Exposure Facility is designed to provide cutting-edge research, on the front porch of the ISS!
PS: I call this Lab, "The Orbital Room" because much new information will evolve as cycles of 'Earth's orbit' are observed from its deck. :D ~~~~~~~~~~
Hopefully today is the day for the Atlantis' STS-122 mission lift-off!
With millions of moving parts, the shuttle's best performance, is when propelled far outside our atmosphere. :D (update goes above this post)

NASA to Attempt Space Shuttle Launch on Sunday
NASA must launch Atlantis by Thursday in order that STS-122 mission flight sun angles do not become unfavorable for docked operations. If the shuttle cannot launch Sunday, the next opportunity opens up on Monday at 2:55 p.m. EST (1955 GMT). -NASA's 4th shuttle flight of 2007 & 2nd this year!

Meanwhile, something else to anticipate and look hopeful for...
Said to be a study of our earliest beginnings; the NASA Dawn Project made its on-schedule departure 3 months ago... And will reveal much exacting imagery & samples, concerning changes in Earth climate... Especially as the need for more accurate information evolves. (Ret. 2011!)
View Great Video compiled by NASA’s Dawn Project…
Here they discuss the start of the launch; now in motion! Mission Scientists & Engineers explain the Science & Technological challenges of visiting the Asteroid Belt… And the Ion-propulsion engines, once confined to science fiction, which made it possible… A Cape Canaveral Lift-off to Asteroids! And what a lovely Cape Canaveral lift off it was... NASA's Dawn spacecraft rocketed away earlier (yesterday) toward its unprecedented double encounter in the asteroid belt! story

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