In the Studio painting (Videos)

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Wishing you a lovely day...
The last day of the year!
A few Videos you might enjoy.
(Open in new window)

VIDEO: Hollywood SET!
VIDEO: Electric OOPS!
VIDEO: ID Creative

Image: My Butterscotch






UPDATE: Just found this truly great video!
Here's somebody painting "outside" the Studio...

Zizkov paint from peter bill on Vimeo.

Think good thoughts...

VIDEO: Butterfly VIEW
VIDEO: Nature VIEW.

"Systemic failure due to the last administration; but it's fixed now" (w/declaration video)

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Painting today... Quick post.
First... I would seriously do some job shuffling. Big Sis at DHS has not an ounce of credibility at this point... Further gutting-out the flight industry; with President's credibility, along with it... And, people preparing for flights DO NOT care if you still hate Bush.. U.S. as "the other guy" is not a strategy.

This unearthed (from hotair) circa 2007...


Second... It will take two generations to reduce the threat from al Qaeda; but not because they'll become friendly... Because they'll become minimized.
They have attacked many of the region, and strive for take-over; sadly with absolutely no qualms about blowing up Mosques, and targeting Muslims.
With or without U.S. presence...

In the 234 years of U.S. history...we've been wrong often; but many Int'l relationships which span over two thousand years; still contain hate.
Not to invalidate other's Hate... Hate for U.S. will not change.
For me... I consider "hate" over-rated... I pray.

Yoo-hoo...
Report: Iran Working To Import 1350 Tons Of Uranium Read.
Where's our Vice President?

An ego tyrant with a huge spending disorder; leads Nation to financial ruin

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Pictured here, spending nearly one third of the country's annual budget —on his coronation ceremony: 12/2/1977.

VIDEO: Happier Days

Image: "Glitz End"






Wasn't easy, but luckily France was able to end this bazaar fantasy.
A Tyrant whose "out-ward appearance" was more important than the well-being of the Country's citizens... View the aftermath.



UH-OH

Federal Infringements Cross State's Rights

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Nearly every American aligns with Thomas Jefferson; the author of the Declaration of Independence... Because we ALL align with Independence of Individual Freedom... And remain mindful of those who draft imperfect scenarios, in an effort to enslave, or reduce these Freedoms.

Image: Jefferson (1743-1826)

Executive Order -- Amending Executive Order 12425 Read.
He has affected to render the (Foreign) Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power. READ VIEW: 12/17/09 Executive Order.

Our Declaration states that each man is the Master of his own Freedoms. It shall be our DUTY to remind those, that our fight is already won. And as we exchange a prayer for all those who must shed the perils of tyranny and oppression… This is also a reminder of our strengths; in the days of excessive, unequal & unjust, taxation...
(and be it, repressive health legislation.)


Jefferson was sharply at odds with fellow cabinet members John Adams and Alexander Hamilton, both of whom he found to be too authoritarian and too quick to assume overwhelming power for the part of the executive...NOTE: He followed his objections with eight years of his Presidency (from 1801)...

If he were here today, I believe that he would suggest a COMPLETE SCRAP of "over-stepping" and "States infringing" policy of the FEDERAL Government... He would stand for State's exclusive rights to nullify all Federal Legislature designed to oppress these Rights; no matter how seemingly "well founded or well-crafted"...

VIDEO: Important Discussion: HERE.

ALL Government Run Programs have FAILED, and it is time to regain Freedom of States, to address issues without Federal restrictions... States must exercise their solemn DUTY to END the "over-step" of Federal Bureaucratic Leaders; and if not, it is their duty to REMOVE THEM.

-END THE OBAMA CARE DEBACLE; OR STATES WILL RETURN TO 1776, when Freedom Meant Prosperity...

DHS: "Trickle-up" defense system.. worked

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Holiday travel takes on a curious, "wing it for yourself" attitude this year; as DHS tells us, "The System Worked."... Except, DHS is supposed to be the system!

Image: "Wing-it"


Word has it that the Flight 253 Bomb contained more than enough explosive to bring down the '300 passenger' Northwest jet; had it not been foiled by a faulty detonator. ...And, as brave passengers leapt from their seats...

Government's new rules will force heroic passengers to stay in their seats for the final hour of their flight before landing!
(HT/gateway)

And what's the word from our President? NOT A PEEP.



WH: "While on vacation Mr. Obama does not keep a public schedule."

And, leave it to Liberal Media to explain how to detonate

"The System Worked" said Homeland's Napolitano...

Asked by CNN's Candy Crowley on "State of the Union" how that could be possible when the young Nigerian who has been charged with trying to set off the bomb was able to smuggle explosive liquid onto the jet, Napolitano responded: "We're asking the same questions." Read. (HT/ace)

SAME "TRICKLE-UP" SYSTEM...
Just like the trickle-up bailouts...

Robert Reich calls 2009 "the year Wall Street bounced back and Main Street got shafted": "If 2009 has proved anything, it's that the bailout of Wall Street didn't trickle down to Main Street."

Quick post (Extended Travel)

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IMAGE (Barbay Kitty) as "The Sugar-plum fairy"

Warm Wishes for a Wonderful New Year...

Still away, as I quickly check-in, with only but a moment to post something...
Will try to check back a little later.... Have a great day.
... And think good thoughts.

A few unrelated videos...

VIDEO: Norwegian Rock Fall! (Helicopter) VIEW.
(HT/ace)
VIDEO: Very finicky? VIEW.

VIDEO: Assorted Earth Grid VIEW.

Dem Majority eliminates bailout caps on “Freddie/Fannie” of the Mortgage debacle

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Geithner's Christmas Present: Unlimited Fannie And Freddie Bailouts
As Dems move from "Cap & trade" to "Uncap & further enslave"...
Surprise Christmas motion deepens Tax-payer liability. Read.

DEMOCRAT 111th CONGRESS IS ON ITS WAY TO THE DUST-BIN OF BAD HISTORY! ...VOTE THESE IDIOTS OUT OF OFFICE!!

By making the change before year-end, Dem-appointed Treasury sidestepped the need for an OK from a bailout-weary Congress…
YES THEY CAN!!! YES THEY CAN!!!

THAT'S RIGHT... HAWAII PHOTO-OPS...WHILE
OUR BRAVE GUYS FIGHT THREE WARS!

Blank-Check Bailout for Fannie and Freddie Means Taxpayers Get a Lump of Coal from Obama"
From Daniel J. Mitchell:
"Even though politicians already have flushed $400 billion down the rathole, the Obama Administration has announced that it will now give unlimited amounts of our money to prop up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two government-created Democrat retained mortgage companies." ##

The Secret Reason We Eliminated The Bailout Caps On Fannie And Freddie -Joe Weisenthal:
"The above actions would preserve and strengthen the government’s involvement and control over the country’s housing finance system and make it harder to reintroduce substantial private sector involvement later on. They would also continue distortions in the marketplace leading to who knows what unintended consequences. Finally these steps would do nothing to deleverage the housing finance system, a key step in returning it to any degree of normality." read.

Fannie and Freddie CEOs to get up to $6M in pay...
Pay packages were approved by the Treasury Department and the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which regulates Fannie and Freddie.. The two chief executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could get paid as much as $6 million each for 2009, despite the companies’ dismal performance this year.... Dem Majority's Campaign Contributors... have already cost taxpayers over $111 billion for the pair.

Bush White House Warned Congress About Fannie Mae Freddie Mac 17 Times In 2008, Alone View Exact Time-lines.

VIDEO: FORMAL WARNINGS, TO REFORM FANNIE & FREDDIE.

ONE YEAR AGO: Look at it now Read.

January 12, 2010 Obamanomics: How Barack Obama Is Bankrupting You and Enriching His Wall Street Friends, Corporate Lobbyists, and Union Bosses

Lighthouse

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A Few Videos... (open to new window)

VIDEO: The Lighthouse. WONDERFUL!
(HT/ Covertress)

VIDEO: ANGEL Music (and faces) BIG SCREEN

-Good Morning! (pretty video; stay with it ; ) BIG SCREEN

Many of us are being reminded that there is more to trust in the Spirit...
..Than our eyes can see, in the physical world...

Hidden underneath every icy mountain-top there are raging lakes ; and at the bottom of every deep lake, there are mountains... This is just an extension of recreation, with or without mankind... (of whose spirit is eternal.)

I wish you joy, Peace, and sunshine... (of the heart.) ..Have a wonderful day.

I will return in a couple of days...
(pre-posted 12/23/09)


Look beyond the obvious...
VIDEO: Secret Images of Earth (anubismoon) VIEW!

Sen DeMint challenges Demcare supermajority protection; buried in bill

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U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) questions the Parliamentarian of the U.S. Senate through the chair about changes to Senate Rules hidden within 2700 page Reid-Obama health care takeover bill.


DeMint challenged the supermajority protection...
embedded in Reid’s package.
(HT/Gateway)


Forcing a vote on Demcare’s constitutionality: Read.

Examining hidden provisions, amidst foray of tax-levy...
Must read: III. FROM COMPETITION TO PRICE CONTROLS: THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: Atty Richard A. Epstein [PDF]
"The lack of any averaging provision, has the unhappy effect of placing a hard cap on earnings that is unrelated to the overall risk of the venture."

The Health-Care Backlash... Peter Wehner -
"Passage of this bill will only heighten the depth and intensity of the opposition. We’re seeing a political tsunami in the making, and passage of health-care legislation would only add to its size and force." Must Read. (HT/ace)

As Fed Government offers "Special incentives" to State Representatives; to sway their vote away from State... In my view, this infringes upon the rights of citizens to hold State Representation... But Democrats are blind to the magnitude of backlash which awaits the passage of this bill.

Today's Links...

Judicial Watch has filed a suit for minutes, records and identities of attendees at all health care "reform" - related meetings, alleging various violations of FOIA and other laws, as well as other misfeasance:read

The people are Bi-partisan, the Authoritarians are not: Read.

Framework Legislation and Federalism Elizabeth Garrett
Prepared for the Conference on Separation of Powers as a Safeguard of Federalism.

"For taking away our charters, abolishing our most valuable laws, and
altering fundamentally the forms of our governments:
For suspending our own legislatures, and declaring themselves invested
with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever." lectlaw

Flying all day tomorrow, will post soon...

Massive levels of carbon spew from Sea-floor; as volcanism ushers deglaciation

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-VIDEO: Must view volcanic ash (Redoubt's eruption) lightly dusted on snow; zoomed w/ Macro. Note the familiar style of melting. VIEW.
-VIDEO: Volcanic Ash Tracking and Dispersion Model Predictions Within Virtual Globes:VIEW.
Climate Models absent time-sliding and macro Dynamics.
Journal of Quaternary Science: ##
Tephrochronological record shows marine and terrestrial records from volcanic source Read.

Image: Samoa fire dance


"Mission scientists believe 80 percent of eruptive activity on Earth occurs in the ocean, and most volcanoes are in the deep sea." Read.

Adaptation demonstrated by thriving sea-bed shrimp... (more below)


Man-made climate change is to assume that man is the driver of the function of the earth grid... When earth renewal is inclusive to the function of earth...
Earth is a vector function...

Geophysics’ explanation of the effects of volcanic ash has in the atmosphere, and levels at which it will escalate true carbon readings; are a spoiler for the myth of legislated tax... Climate-change exists within multi-Dimensional space, of one earth grid...Much as gravity and anti-gravity are inclusive, i.e.: precession of angular momentum, vis-à-vis dimensional levels.

By all means, it is our duty to clean the planet, but not re-direct evolving Science... But something all together sinister in the attempt to tax to stop volcanoes found in over 2/3 of the regions on earth...

And so, as carbon ratio for Water vapor is 33% > that of CO2...
Why not ban the alteration of water to gas?
(As is the driving properties of climate-change evolution)
ESSENTIAL EDUCATION:
Read All of Scientist Gary Novak: HERE.

VIDEO: Must see- The Cloud Mystery [1/6] HERE.
(Multi-lingual at beginning; watch all six clips.)

Now add erasure of levels of volcanism to this clip...
VIDEO: Hockey Stick over Time Narrated

Interesting read:
Scientists Find Lakes Under Antarctica #
"More than 100 lakes have been found in West Antarctica, according to research published Thursday in the online issue of the journal Science. Read.

A former article: Jeanna Bryner reveals an interesting "twist" to environmental issues: Invisible Mountains Revealed READ
Under Greenland Ice Using the same NASA GISMO technology to map ice sheets on Mars.

IMAGE: ICE-World of Enceladus (a Saturn moon) VIEW!
It's a tropical world where temperatures plunge to minus 274 degrees Fahrenheit, and where Methane (which boils at -148 degrees F) ... It is 23 times stronger than (so called) greenhouse gas, CO2; and thrives in abundance, with an atmosphere of, mostly nitrogen...

Bribes to pass healthcare; and bailouts to sway representatives, and fund elections?

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Regardless the party, we must join together to STOP this.. NOW!
Health Care Bill Is A Huge Tax Heist READ.
-H.R. 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Remember Argentina: The size of Gov bureaucracies exploded through massive programs of social spending, and encouraging the growth of unions... Massive Gov spending & printing is long remembered after Corporatists fade away.

The List of Bribes.


From ace:
Lindsey Graham speaks of actions of the Healthcare Bill:
Described as: "seedy Chicago politics," "backroom deals that amount to bribes," "Enron accounting," "the worst of Washington," "phony," and a "sham."Read.

Government touts salvational politics, amidst budget gimmics from taxpayers... As Cash-for-Cloture creates a shocking maze of bureaucracy over health of country.

Stop this course... or we will, in Twenty Ten!

WE, 78 PERCENT INSURED, DEMAND TRUE REFORM, TRANSPARENCY; LIMITED GOVERNMENT; AND OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES VOICE:
away from back-room deals

Image: Lloyd Marcus (Video below)


If time has passed; and this bill does too... We begin the largest, and most essential campaign since 1776... (View voting schedule below)



-Healthcare voting procedure: from aceHQ...CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES!
"Democrats must wait 30 hours for the next vote (roughly until 7am Tuesday) , which will be an up-or-down vote on the Manager's Amendment. 50 votes required.

Immediately following the vote on the Manager's Amendment there's going to be a cloture vote on the Reid Substitute. It also requires 60 votes. Then Democrats must wait 30 more hours for an up-or-down vote on the Reid Substitute (until roughly 1pm Wednesday) . Only 50 votes required.

Immediately after the vote on the Reid Substitute, there will be a cloture vote on the final bill, ReidCare. 60 votes required. Then Democrats must wait 30 more hours for the final up-or-down vote on ReidCare. That requires only 50 votes and it should take place, if everything goes according to schedule, on Thursday, Christmas Eve around 7pm."

-Cash for Cloture: Harry Reid’s Vote Buying Cost Taxpayers $1.2 Billion read.
-Medicare more likely to deny your claim than private insurance.
-Why The Reid Bill Is Unconstitutional: READ.
-VIDEO: Obamacare and the Liberal Obsession: VIEW.

Soyuz Rolls to Pad; Expedition 21/22; Update: Lift-Off!

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Vosyem, Dyevyat', Dyesyat'...
Lift off!!
Expedition 22 Enroute to ISS.
On a perfect launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 4:52 p.m. EST

Wow, almost like a nuclear "Telsa spark" [Enlarge]

Image: NASA: Bill Ingalls




Onboard Soyuz: NASA Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer of the U.S., Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Russia; and Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi of Japan... The Soyuz is set to dock to the station at 4:58pET Tueday. To follow the crew on orbit, visit: NASA Station
about 3 hours ago

Update at top:
Soyuz Rolls to the Pad VIEW
Mon: 12.21; 3:52a.m. (Kazakhstan)

Expedition 21 and 22 crews:
-set up & activate new research facilities
-Fluids I.R.M. Science RR-1: from STS-128
-activate COLBERT
-unberth the Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle
-welcome a new Russian docking module, two shuttle crews, & Progress resupply ship
[PRESS Release -PDF]

Image:NASA: Bill Ingalls

Watch it LIVE: NASAtv

A total of nine long-term residents will span the Expedition 21 and 22 timeframe, welcoming 13 guests. These comings and goings are indicative of the fast-paced traffic pattern that will continue as the space station transitions from construction site to research center.

Pioneers, working to perfect the earth colony vision...


VIDEO: From earlier recording...
Astronaut (Expedition 22 Commander) Jeff Williams (US) mounts two HD camcorders together and gives an interesting perspective flying through the (ISS).

"The next set of overlapping crews to live and work aboard the International Space Station will continue its evolution from orbiting outpost to multidisciplinary laboratory, activating recently delivered research facilities, integrating new supply lines and enhancing living conditions." [PDF]

Today's Links...
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow...
View timelapse (2001-09) from snow cover maps, made from observations collected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite.
(Fast connection recommended)
From NASA twitter: Terra is 10! See what this Earth-observing mission has done since voyage from California: MOV

In an on-going theme of saving the world...

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LauraW (at aceHQ) posts:
Anthropogenic Continental Drift:
We Are Running Out Of Time.

And an opposite theory of ACD; coincidentally, at:
Thepeoplescube: read. (Hahaha)
Industrial Nations Threaten Globe Again
"A new menace to the planet has been discovered and validated by a consensus of politically reliable scientists" Read more.

Have a great day... Cute clip (below)
Same theme...(sorry, crude at segment 19.)

"I will usher in a new spirit of cooperation" -Obama (08)

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Just saw this clip from yesterday, at hotair...



Wow... Embarrassing.
WH Press Corps aren't as fortunate, under Obama.
Former Admin used to secure protocol in advance...

But look at this...
Someone said:
"The thing is that it wasn’t a joint meeting, until Obama stormed into, or crashed, the Chinese meeting. The Chinese were mad that Obama just busted in… to lecture them."

Well, that explains a lot of things...
-36 months, 17 days... Hope & Change.

------

UPDATE: I finally found the article.
The Media writes:
"After two weeks of grinding negotiations and a slow-going morning on Friday, several of those countries reached a breakthrough in the evening. Obama had arrived in town early, exhorted the summit to act instead of talk and dived into negotiations." (cont. below)

"Slow-going morning"... "Exhorted the summit"... Haha... And then Obama saved the day with a non-binding agreement; that excludes competitor's emissions reductions...

(cont.)
"At the appointed meeting time, an administration official said, the president found Wen in a room that surprisingly also included the leaders of Brazil, India and South Africa, some of whom the United States had believed to be headed for the airport in defeat." Read.

Because expanding Int'l air-tax, & ending healthcare exclusions, will save money for the Taxpayer! -VIDEO (w/ platitudes)

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Welcome to the world where accurate Science is punked down to make room for convenient taxation; and business 101, is pushed aside by endless entitlement.

Image:From Freeps
(Battle at wooden nickel)


And where the remedy for trimming expenses is extending trillions in spending, while expanding what broke the system... Democrat's good news is that it will save Gov 1% in 10 years... The bad news (not mentioned) is that it is destined to usher in the same near-tripled premiums, this side of Massachusetts!

Read: People vs. Profits: The Great Health Insurance Myth
Dec 15, 2009 ...One all-pervading myth that refuses to die is the one where health insurance companies make their money by denying people's claims...Must read.

The effervescence of the verbal platitude...
Can you spot the four main [LIE] Key-points?

LINK

Life, Liberty & Pursuit of Regime Happiness...

AUDIO: JFK reading the "Declaration of Independence" (1776)


Today's Links...
VIDEO: Important Climate Science: VIEW.
(No flash, just facts)

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009-- was a recycled and "poorly designed" and that was “probably one of the reasons why we’ve lost 3 million private-sector jobs since it became law." Read now!

National Health Insurance, 'Cap and Trade': Two Steps in the Wrong...
Simply providing more widespread health insurance, as the Obama plan offers, is not a solution. In fact, it will aggravate the problem. ... Read.

-The Aftermath of Global Frauds More.
-ClimateGate Exposes that the Real Data Shows No Excess Warming.

Giving Granny the Tyranny...
What's next? A Democrat take-over of Ins. annuities, and Life Insurance? Or is that likely to run into conflict with senior healthcare suicide death option?
(Recent Estate Tax hike; waits in House/Senate.)

-VOTE THEM ALL OUT!

They can't go back with “empty hands” Debunked: Yes they Can

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UN Secretary General is confident that leaders would eventually reach a deal Read.

Humm... Giving up 3 million jobs that will (instead) move to China or India has a "glitch" because the U.S. is asking to them to join the environment challenge, and match carbon targets with transparency....

And, instead... THEY walk out?

Article:
Obama offers Copenhagen little hope Money: Read. (fixed it)

US is 14 Trillion Dollars in debt, with 32 States on the Brink...

And NOBODY is stupid enough to match targets; as it's the sure DEATH to their economies! ...But the US will do it. But, from what I can see, over one hundred Countries came especially for hundreds of billions from the United States.

These tactics look familiar....
We need a Reagan... "NO."

Financial News & Solutions: 12/18/09; Update: Obama stands ground at COP15

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UPDATE: "America is going to continue on this course of action to mitigate our emissions and to move toward a clean energy economy no matter what happens here in Copenhagen."
-Obama; COP15
-------
Any criticism of Obama on the issue of what we can bring to the table, is to admit that it is not climate, but the money.. He has made our position clear weak.

Image: Bob Strong


Procedural issues re: DC Democrat's promise at Copenhagen, to be voted; See Joseph Story, Commentaries on the Constitution 2 (1833). [Enlarge]





Logical suggestion of COP15 pledge: Manufactured energy products (windmills/etc) produced by GE in the US, helping U.S. employment; thus a critical goal of our Nation; and Eco groups and Dem Unions; all critical goals of Democrats... Form a bi-partisan TRIM-TANK!


Markets: Paco recommends agriculture (DBA), metals (DBP), as well as gold, silver, and platinum... Bullish on oil (UCO).... View technical analysis video (crude); likely that recent correction is short term...



Stimulus Makes a Perfect, Wasteful, Bureaucratic Circle read.
Claiming to follow FDR Policy from the 20th Century; is making the economy worse. Cato describes FDR tax binge, substantially financed by the poor & middle class. Read.

Video (below) A very remedial explanation of tax-rates...

Immediately cease spending, inc. bi-partisan trim-tank, to help ease tax demand on small business; and adjust in inflation....
A flat tax should be implemented, NOW!







Thiazole says: "We are only the number 1 debtor nation because of the size of our economy. As a ratio of GDP, we are not, nor are we at historical records." He also says that we are in for inflation: 8-12% yearly for up to a decade.
Democrats must curb spending!

Cato explains... FDR tripled federal taxes in 1933, i.e: Excise taxes, personal income taxes, inheritance taxes, corporate income taxes, holding company taxes and so-called "excess profits" taxes all went up.

Major job destroyers during the 1930s, prolonging unemployment that averaged 17%. Higher business taxes meant that employers had less money for growth and jobs. Social Security excise taxes on payrolls made it more expensive for employers to hire people, which discouraged hiring...##.

That's all for now... Loose the Obamacare. as it has 39% support Hold a large bi-partisan panel to spend the next year adding workable elements which include the young and old, chosen randomly... This is the worst bill in U.S. History. PRESS RELEASE

Blizzard-like Cond. sweep IceAGE belt

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Record Low Temperatures in the United States Read.
"Large areas of USA under winter & blizzard warnings."
Other Parts of the World - 2009 Read.
Blizzardy RECORD Artctic-style Temps...

Ski-resorts see record recovery, water-tables see replenish.
Alaska's Hubbard Glacier advancing 7 feet per day! read.

Italian Dolomites Dominate Ski Reports With Early Snow!Read.
New Ritz-Carlton Highlands Opens At Northstar-At-Tahoe!
Great Packages Available.

Heavenly! Be a good earth guest (and don't fret about the IceAGE.)

Powder Magazine - Heavenly Resort

Videos (added two hours ago)
Paris sous la neige: VIEW.
How Snow is Made. VIDEO (CRU)
Lovely Morning in Stockholm...VIEW.

US Gov. Universities (2002-2009) Help Middle East Develop State of Art Education

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Top U.S. Universities set Middle East in their sites, to add educational improvement & excellence.

Image: Weill Cornell Medical College
(Education City, Qatar)

The American College is a joint initiative with the Qatar government, which seeks to improve the country's academic programs and medical care. Along with its full four-year MD program, which mirrors the curriculum taught at Weill Medical College in New York City, the college offers a two-year undergraduate pre-medical program with a separate admissions process... Collaborations began (2002/2004)

Video shows top U.S. University Facilities nearing completion; and the pride expressed in those who will have access...Wonderful development.



U.S. Significant Int'l Medical University Relationships...
VCU has Int'l agreements with 14 universities in 11 countries.

China - Fudan University; China - Beijing Foreign Studies University; Australia - Curtin University of Technology; Israel - Hadassah Medical Center; England - University of the West of England; England - University of Oxford's Harris Manchester College; India - Indian Institute of Technology; India - Post Graduate; Institute of Medical Education and Research; Italy - University of Messina; Spain - University of Córdoba; South Africa - University of KwaZulu-Natal; Brazil - University of São Paulo; Mexico - University of Guadalajara; Russia - St. Petersburg State University; Now Middle East...

VIEW: Saudi Arabia's KAUST. ‘House of Wisdom’ VIDEO.
U.S. / Saudi Collaborations 2006 (Completed in 2009.)

Climate Change: It's who you know

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On the one hand we see climate Leaders use Environmentalist shrills to colonize development of oil & bank investments from one region of the earth...while crippling oil energy sectors in another; under the guises of Science.

Image: G.P. Daylife







And look at this Video...
Humm... Looks like not all polar bears are equal, in the world of political AGW... US being least equal regarding resources in their own country...
(But that's a different story.)



From Matthew Vadum at -Big Government:
Soros wants IMF to subsidize His Green Investments: ##.
The preeminent funder of the left in America wants the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to become a kind of globetrotting Bernard Madoff, offering low-interest loans to poor countries so they can invest in the doomed global warming industry. Read.

Excerpt:
"Specifically, Soros proposes using the IMF’s special special drawing rights (SDRs) to make loans to developing countries. The SDRs, which he describes as “arcane financial instruments that essentially constitute additional foreign exchange” can be converted into one of four currencies and lent out at a low interest rate. The loans would be backed by the IMF’s gold reserves...
(---)
As the Ponzi scheme finally unwinds, the governments of the developing world will be left holding the bag. When the bubble bursts, they’re going to get angry, maybe as angry as Albanians got when they were duped in pyramid schemes after the Iron Curtain collapsed. read full.

I'll admit that I'm baffled by much of this; but integrity matters most.

"Soros helped bankrupt Argentina, destroyed the economy of ASIA in 1997, gave England a Black Wednesday, Stock-cheated France, stripped from Russia; and now bought the U.S. Democratic Party -07; but he will not get this country without a fight." GET THEM OUT IN 2010!

Bill of Rights: Growth of Gov. weighs against individual freedoms (Video)

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Happy Bill of Rights Day: Dec. 15th, 1791
At the time of adopting the Constitution; several States asked for greater Constitutional liberties, to protect against government abuses. James Madison responded; and several declaratory clauses were added. To this day, the Bill of Rights lists specific prohibitions on governmental power. ##.

Image:Independence Hall
American Spirit Library



Today, Government push toward Collectivism exploits diversity; as disproportionate taxation slowly diminishes our Bill of Rights.

Video (below) gives specific outline of our Freedom and Liberties, Americans have fought to retain... And will NOT give up!
The Declaration of Independence… ##.



"Whenever any form of Government becomes destructive of these ends; it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it and institute new Government." One that holds NO variance to the rules set forth in our Nation's documents.

Life Liberty and the pursuit of happiness...
"Our safety, our liberty, depends upon preserving the Constitution of the United States as our Fathers made it inviolate. The People of the United States are the rightful masters of both Congress and the Courts, not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution."
~Abraham Lincoln

Today's Links...
Important read: by ## ~ John Loudon
"It is axiomatic that if you do not know your rights it is difficult to exercise them. Celebrating Bill of Rights Day is one way to create a broader understanding of this critical piece of the American fabric. Read.

VIDEO: The real problem of the deficit is the spending VIEW.

How Far will Americans Let this Go? Test Not Recommended.
While we lost jobs, they gave themselves raises. We built TENT CITIES; they grew their pet-Government projects... And while Americans lost companies; they gave-away U.S. borrowed money, to Foreign Nations...

As Obama Pushes For Second Stimulus, Federal Audit Agency Says States Have Only Spent One-Quarter of Funds Set Aside for Them in First Stimulus Read.

Treason against the United States... shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort.

US IBM and KACST; Further Tech Goals

-Posted by D.C. Worth, for Barbay (France/US)

US, IBM Research, as has teamed with collaborators from Central Glass, King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), and the University of Texas, Austin; have created a novel membrane technology to alleviate the growing shortage of drinkable water worldwide.

Image: © Audrey Stahovskiy (Readline)


The membrane filters out salts as well as potentially harmful toxins in water such as arsenic while using less energy than other forms of water purification.. As detailed in most recent video I could find..(below)



Other News...
IBM, KACST team up to create center for female engineers:
In the area of renewable energy, KACST and IBM are jointly developing an Ultra-High Concentrator Photovoltaic Technology (UHCPV)...Read.

IBM and KACST further research pact:
To advance MTT and IP development...
IBM (NYSE:IBM) and King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) had entered into collaborative agreement as the Saudi Arabian national research and development organization purchased IBM Blue Gene supercomputers to enable KACST scientists to perform complex simulations and computational modeling. read.

As part of the collaboration, IBM applied its patent and intellectual property management expertise to help KACST develop tools and processes to effectively turn its inventions into patents, manage its intellectual property portfolio and maximize opportunities for commercialization of its R&D breakthroughs in global markets...

This IP management initiative supports KACST's overarching goal to foster a prosperous innovation culture and create a thriving business ecosystem based on innovation...

NASA's WISE Eye on the Universe Begins All-Sky Survey Mission (JPL)

-Posted by D.C. Worth, for Barbay (France/US)









AUDIO Launch Specs (click arrow; 11 min.)
Image: Bill Hartenstein/United Launch Alliance

NASA's Whitney Clavin at JPL: WISE has Launched!

VIDEO: Short version Lift-Off ..NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) launched aboard a Delta II rocket from the Vandenberg AFB (California) 12/14/09: 9:09 EST.

Interesting WISE Mission Science Briefing...
Worth the View... Many interesting diagrams and perspectives.


The WISE spacecraft will circle Earth over the poles, scanning the entire sky one-and-a-half times in nine months. The mission will uncover hidden cosmic objects, including dark asteroids and the most luminous galaxies...

My comments: Extraordinary times... For now, Science departs from a "limited scope and politicalization" and emerges toward a new dimension of clearer understanding... We must strive toward broader Science.

Recent [asteroid events] prompt a closer monitor of potential activity... Today's Mission will provide us with a WIZE Eye, and confirm much of what 25 year old mapping has not detailed... Math tells us our position at the edge of an event horizon... And now, we'll map a greater sphere.
-Read NASA.gov. (more later)

Today's Links...
Black Hole Found to Be Much Closer to Earth Than Previously Thought
Science Daily - December 14, 2009 Read.

Born in beauty: Proplyds in the Orion Nebula Read.

Spectacular Geminids during new Moon

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From: Spaceweather.com
Geminids Image: by Pete Lawrence (UK) (Dec. 13, 2009)
Location: Selsey, West Sussex
"The Geminids appear pretty active tonight (December 12/13). Here's one caught on camera close to the star Alphard in Hydra."

Dr. Tony Phillips says:
"The Geminid meteor shower is intensifying. According to the International Meteor Organization, dark-sky observers are now counting 40+ meteors per hour." (Has Audio on site.)

VIDEO: Off to stargaze? Cortina Freccia nel cielo...
"Cortina to Col Drusciè?" ... Maybe not. VIEW!

From Spaceweather's Gemimids Gallery:
Fireball arrives on earth as a late Geminid, two days after the peak!
Geminid fireball:
On the night of 12/12/07
(12/13/07 -0654:51)
Tom A. Warner, Rapid City, SD, USA
Keep a watch-out! (haha)




Another Large Fireball Over New Mexico
December 16, 2007 at 1059 UT ( 3:59 am MST)
All Sky Movie With Sound… Another late Geminid? ... Coming from the close vicinity of the Geminid shower radiant. LISTEN!

Natural Harmony in Grid: Geminid Sonic Movie 1:
Ashcraft's dual frequency forward scatter system
(Video and stereo sound) Full duration of scatter reflection
From December 14, 2008; 27 seconds; 1.5 MB LISTEN.

NASA: The 2009 Geminid Meteor Shower Read.