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...how all the flotilla ships have made it safely into port to unload their aid to the people of Gaza with the help of well coordinated efforts by the USA and Israel.
Someday the global community will realize since Palestinian charities are frowned on to bring aid to the people of Gaza the relief efforts are actually necessary to maintain regional stability.
Someday the children of Gaza will come to understand how much we all love them through the compassion they receive when a flotialla arrives with books, writing paper, crayons and LEGOS.
Someday, a dream will come true. And it will be the dream of a Gaza child of God.
Until tomorrow.
Dreams Come True by Andrew Hill and Chico Hamilton (click title to entry - thank you)
Isn't there an Israeli ambassador that can help coordinate all this? Seriously. Obstruction methods only increases the focus and the anger. Why isn't there pre-planning or at least a dispatch of government aids to assist in smooth operation of the event? Using military confrontation is really not the best venue for this flotilla, it only fuels more reason for acts in Gaza and other places.
Activists aboard the Audacity of Hope, a boat which aims to sail to Gaza as part of an aid flotilla. Photo: AP
...Up to 400 internationalactivists had been due to sail this week to Gaza aboard 10 ships leaving from Greece to protest the naval blockade that Israel imposed on the Palestinian territory in 2007....
...The secretive attempt (click title to entry - thank you) by the activists to head out to sea Friday ended in failure after authorities in inflatable speedboats raced after them after their vessel tried to sail without permission from the port of Perama near the Greek capital, Athens.
"We shall overcome," the activists sang as security personnel watched from their boat just 10 meters away, according to updates protesters posted on the Internet during a brief standoff.
Greek officials appealed to them to turn around, arguing that it was not safe to continue, but activists responded that it was not safe in port because of fears of alleged sabotage of their vessels, organizers said....
...that was to be one of the floatilla vessels to Gaza with humanitarian supplies. Certainly the global community and the USA cannot ignore this level of hatred against 'the innocent' in seeking to help those that 'time has forgot.'
I realize there is much that Hamas has done through violence in the name of their concept of freedom, but, it has been over two generations of hatred that creates these huge hurdles for everyone. The people need relief, not weapons, not munitions, not permission for more hatred.
Certainly, there has to be some kind of maritime authority that can insure Israel that the boats are seeking nothing more than to bring humanitarian aid to the Palestinians in Gaza and global attention to the plight of the people there. It isn't as though Israel is a filthy rich country. That is the truth of nearly every world power on Earth these days. The only entities with money are the filthy rich.
I have stated this over and over and over again, so long as countries feel threatened by each other, their resources go to soveriegn defense rather than domestic needs, the building of infrastructure, expanding their brain trust and economic harmony.
This needs to end for everyone and Israel should not have to 'guess' what is coming into Gaza that could ultimately hurt, maime or kill any of their children or citizens. We have recently witnessed far more technical munitions fired into Israel killing a young man. There is every reason for the global community to react as Israel does, but, also to react to the sabotage that is all too convincing to launch an investigation to such a desperate act.
The shame also belongs to a USA Senator that advocates military intervention instead of PRECAUTIONS and resources to insure a successful flotilla. The military intervention would cost not only monies, but, lives as well. Shame on him.
I am grateful to the Captain and mechanics of the boat to be this astute in their inspections. We are all grateful the inspections did not lead to injury or death either.
I have heard the commentary regarding the study that can be found by clicking on the title to this entry, but, in all honesty the study is NOT an endorsement of the Republican Party, if anything it is a clear warning to the unavailable representation of the entire nation.
Quite frankly, when I hear the misinterpretation by the Right Wing Media to influence an uninfromed public I sincerely take offense.
I was a kid at one time. I marched in a band and played the "The Stars and Stripes Forever." The town I grew up in was in New Jersey, we were strongly Democratic in our city and state, we served in government and made an impact on our country and our lives. The Republicans are about the most 'out of touch' jokers I have ever heard.
The study simply confirms that fact 'the parades and all the celebration that occurs in traditional forms' LENDS itself to the 'backbone' values of the Republican Party. That hardly means there are not patriotic Democrats that only believe in destroying the country and destroying life. I really do believe the Republicans have that ALL BACKWARDS. Their rhetoric speaks to 'where they find their power' and not what is best for the nation.
The 'idea' that Republicans are favored because children march in a band or otherwise is a ridiculous conclusion.
The Chevy Volt has real competition, too. The Nissan Leaf.
In 2009, the state of California appropriated over $10 million to help promote the production and use of zero-emission vehicles. Despite a $2 million boost from the California Energy Commission on May 26, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) recently announced that the program has run out of money earlier than predicted.
Slated to last until the end of 2011, the project distributed about 2,000 rebates worth a total of $11.1 million in just about 27 months. Rebate amounts ranged from $1,500 to $5,000, depending on the vehicle purchased. Zero-emissions passenger cars neighborhood electric vehicles and electric motorcycles were eligible for the rebates (LA Times).
A statement on the California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE) website states that the ARB expects FY 2011-2012 funding to become available later this year....
The man simply hates women. There is nothing else to say about incompetence or conservativeism, they simply hate women. They hate the fact women actually 'think for themselves.'
Israel is suppose to 'get it right' this time, not make it worse !!!!
...In a report drafted (click title to entry - thank you) following a visit to Israel in early June, Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., says the United States should "make available all necessary special operations and naval support to the Israeli Navy to effectively disable flotilla vessels before they can pose a threat to Israeli coastal security or put Israeli lives at risk."...
Kirk was a 2010 Republican. He served in the House with the election of Bush/Cheney in 2000 and replaced President Obama in a special election to fill his seat. Now he is trying to wage his own war over a humantiarian effort to Gaza. Sounds like something a Republican would do. Baseless wars into Iraq that kill innocent people and now this. What we have to look forward to in the way of endangering human life with every Repbulcian elected is simply amazing.
Sabotage? Really? Give me a break. Shame on everybody.
AN IRISH ship, the MV Saoirse , will not take part in the planned freedom flotilla which is preparing to sail to Gaza because it has been sabotaged, according to one of the ship’s intended passengers. Speaking last night from the Turkish port of Göcek, Fintan Lane, the national co-ordinator of Irish Ship to Gaza organisation, said that the ship would not be able to sail as it had been “dangerously sabotaged”, according to the organising campaign. He said that the damage to the ship was discovered on Monday night when the captain noticed that there was something wrong. Divers found that a piece was missing from one of the propeller shafts. “This was the type of sabotage that endangered human life,” Mr Lane said last night. “They put divers under the boat who cut a piece out of the propeller shaft. That means that the damage would have happened gradually and what would have happened eventually is that the propeller would have come up through the bottom of the boat, caused a flood in the engine room and would have caused the boat to sink.”...
...When Georgia State USDA (click title to entry - thank you) rural development director Shirley Sherrod was fired by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack for making 'alleged' racially-tinged remarks, we also saw consequences meted out before the entire story of that video, brought to light by Andrew Breitbart, was properly considered....
And all I kept wondering about was how was Anthony Weiner's twitter account hacked?
The circus that surrounded the former Congressman's 'for adults only picture expose' was interesting, but, Breitbart knew about the 'other women' before the first pictures were dry.
When the public didn't react as expected to the first pictures of grey underwear, Breitbart stated, "But, there are more women." How did he know that? And why was the woman that first was exposed along with Weiner state she was not involved?
Hm.
Is Palin looking for a hand to shake or what the heck is she doing? It isn't as though there are throngs of people with their hands extended. Being in Windmill Central doesn't automatically mean everyone knows you or even likes you. They might turn out for the wrong reasons, too.
Sarah Palin (click here) talked with many of those who came out to the premier of the movie featuring her "The Undefeated" June 28 (photo K.Allsup)
I still believe she is going to run as an independent if she gets the backing or enough internet votes.
She probably sees her 'steam' being distributed among Bachman and Perry and doesn't like it much. She planned to run in 2012 and all her exposure through personal ventures for Palin supports in Alaska and now a film along with FOX news commnentary was suppose to land her in the midst of popularity and demand. It hasn't. She spread her popularity among other politicians and they are running with her macheesmo while she 'sits the bench.' Another Vice President's seat? Sarah? I doubt it.
Floridans ask the question on one else seems to verbalize, "Why aren't the legislators taking pay cuts along with the public employees?"
...England, 55, (click title to entry - thank you) joined the suit because he was "ticked off," he said, arguing that state politicians unfairly balanced the budget on the backs of state workers. Those lawmakers ought to sacrifice more of their own state salary and benefits, England said, before they turn to the public employees who vote for them. "My budget was already strapped," he said. "I have a 20-year-old son who lives with me and is going to school. Then you talk about a car, car insurance for two cars, then you've got the mortgage, utilities and groceries on top of it. The [3 percent cut] makes it an impossible situation." England is a member of the Florida Service Employees International Union, which joined the lawsuit on Monday afternoon. The Police Benevolent Association filed a motion on Monday for a state correctional office and a sheriff's deputy in Orange County to join the suit as well. In Hillsborough County, sheriff's employees are receiving a 3.25 percent salary increase to offset the mandatory pension contributions. Sheriff David Gee told the Tampa Tribune last week that his employees haven't received raises in years, and that the 3 percent cut would have affected both morale and quality of life...
I especially love that part. Give with one hand and take with the other. The .25 percent is even more interesting. See, three percent increase would also increase the amount of the contributions to the pension fund and still cut into their salaries, so Scott upped the pay increase by a quarter of a percent to prevent any reduction in pay.
Amazing. These guys are as crooked as the day is long.
The scardy-cat Governors give all kinds of incentives to law enforcement employees to continue to serve and protect rather than strike. The same scenario or a version of it was noted in Wisconsin as well. These Republican Governors are 'cookie-cutter' Governors regardless of the demographics. Karl Rove is the architect after all, so it is safe to say the RNC and their cronies are now running the states with Republican Governors that redraw political districts.
The participants are in 'survival' mode and have prepared to be boarded and removed from the ship by force.
Social activist Stephan Corriveau (click title to entry - thank you) warned all of us due to set sail on the Canadian ship dubbed the Tahrir - one of the boats participating in the upcoming Gaza flotilla - that we would have no opportunity to bathe during the three-day journey to Gaza but would have drinking water. There was no point in bringing a change of clothes, the Montreal-based Corriveau noted, because there would be nowhere to change, encouraging us to take as little as possible. In the best case scenario, we will make it to Gaza and can buy some clothing there, he said....
Israeli troops have a website to personalize their experience and focus. See the video below. The Israel website is called "Friend Soldier." In the Middle East the soldiers have become allies to the citizens. No doubt there are Israeli soldiers seeking to make it known they are no different.
The website also brings to light the use of computer generated Superstar in Japan. Interesting. Are we actually living in 'a real world.' Are you the 'ideal' citizen?
...“All laboratory facilities (click title to entry - thank you) will be closed for all activities and nonessential employees are directed to remain off site,” the lab said in a statement on its web site. “All radioactive and hazardous material is appropriately accounted for and protected.”...
...Health and Environmental Risks (click here)
Incineration does not destroy metals or reduce radioactivity of wastes. Radioactive waste incinerators, when equipped with well-maintained, high efficiency filters, can capture all but a small fraction of the radioactive isotopes and metals fed into them. The fraction that does escape, however, tends to be in the form of small particles that are more readily absorbed by living organisms than larger particles.
Incinerators, like many combustion devices such as automobile engines, convert combustible materials mainly to carbon dioxide and water (steam). But they generally also create toxic by-products, known as "products of incomplete combustion" or (PICs). PICs can be more toxic per unit weight than the original wastes. The total quantity and toxicity of PICs from incinerators is highly uncertain(1). The most widely-studied toxic PICs are known as dioxins....
One might recall the Moscow Wildfires that are reported to have killed 50,000 people. The picture above and the article below explore the possibility of radioactive incineration of areas contaminated by Chernobyl..
Fears have surfaced (click here) about the spread of radioactive material as Russian wildfires burn in areas contaminated by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. But experts say there is no significant nuclear health danger....
Anytime there is incineration of buildings or otherwise, no different than when the towers were destroyed on September 11, 2001, there is always dangers of particulate in the air and breathable contamination afterward. In this case there are issues with plastics, computer components and radioactive materials.
That is the reason Perry is being promoted as the best candidate in the field. It is to divide the Tea Party vote and insure Romney has the nomination. The RNC is scared of Bachman actually winning the nomination. Palin supported Perry when he was running for Governor of 'The Lone Star State."
I have a message for the Democrats and DNC. They need to get their act together.
When I travel and visit with people as well as listening to conversations in coffee shops I am hearing more 'myth' about the economy than fact.
People actually believe Rick Perry's Texas has a 4% unemployment rate. When I point to the error, they actually get defensive as if they have the truth and I don't. The people being indoctrinated into 'the hope' of Perry are completely convinced 'he has it right.'
Not only that...
...but their is no 'real image' of public employees. Their unions need to promote their members by putting ads into the media, both visual and audio, 'highlighting' the work they do for everyone everyday. The unions have to make the public understand whom exactly they are employing, including the understanding they are their neighbors, they clear their roadways, the deliver valueable services everyday in their parks, they patrol their streets, they save their lives when fire is the problem, and that their tax dollars support some of the most sophisticated hospitals in the country.
The Democrats and Unions are far to humble in expecting the public to understand their value.
That might happen because they counted heavily on a dysfunctional family interested in protecting themselves.
What is it the brother said, "...I wasn't allowed to be a part of it..." when he spoke of his sister's pregnancy.
What does it mean when there is such tight control of family members when they are not allowed to be spontaneous? Involved? And loving?
Cindy Anthony: Caylee Could Climb into Pool Without Help (click title to entry - thank you)
By IBTimes Staff Reporter
June 24, 2011 1:54 PM EDT
Attorneys defending Casey Anthony Friday showed what they hope will be a compelling fact when jurors deliberate: photos of 2-year-old Caylee climbing a ladder into the family's swimming pool. The photos also showed the toddler's grandmother, Cindy Anthony, supporting her from behind, USAToday reported Friday. However, Cindy Anthony later testified that "she [Casey] could climb into the pool by herself," adding that they swam together daily, People.com reported Friday. The defense hopes the photos strengthen their case that Caylee drowned and was not murdered....
The reason the case against Casey Anthony isn't holding up is because it was fabricated from circumstantial evidence. The State doesn't know what killed that child and they do not have the TRUTH. The truth is the only case that will hold up.
He has brought troops home from Iraq as he has promised. He will have brought home all the troops from Iraq by the end of the year.
He has killed Osama bin Laden. A feat others have stated was impossible. For President Obama it was not only possible, it was a priority.
He is deliberate in all he does and ending the troop involvement in Afghanistan-Pakistan is no different. We do have allies there, including Turkey and India we cannot simply ignore and hope for the best.
But, more than ending wars and killing terrorists, he has accomplished instilling a 'secure place for democracy' in the region. The Arab Spring is as much a part of our leaving as the troops coming home. The paradigm of oppression and war is ending in this part of the world. It is happening without retaliation or escalation of USA commitment of troops, hardware or investment.
President Obama has encouraged a secure place for democracy and ended the demands of people to change their governments and to do so violently. Al Qaeda has been defeated from wars, but also by changing the landscape to end the violence preached by so many.
The USA involvement of military in overseas areas of the world is much different than it was 29 months ago. President Obama has committed the USA on a path to peace and averted hostilities to provide the opportunity for peace and trust to begin to take hold.
I am not going to paint simply a rosey picture as instability is still everywhere with nation's such as Syria, Libya and Yemen. Bloodshed occurs there nearly everyday, but, it is not at the hands of USA troops. War is not going to change things there, but, only give rise to greater losses of life as we have witnessed in Iraq. Keeping vigilance and working with allies in supporting changes the people of these nations demand is the best venue for the USA. It is the best venue for any nation. Escalation of any war will only result in more of the same and not less.
President Obama is limiting the involvement in war by the USA as he returns attention to the domestic needs of our nation and economy.
I want every troop in harms way home now. That is my sincere wish, but, my President is still a great man with insight I have to respect and admire.
The wars are ending. They are not forever. We have a President we can trust.
Manchin walks with U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry during a trip to the region in February.
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., (click here) related his concerns regarding government spending in Afghanistan during a telephone conference call with state media Tuesday and urged President Barack Obama to invest in building America....
He is beginning to remind me of the PTL scam with Jim Baker. He is claiming bankruptcy is eminent should they not get enough money for the "Restoring Courage" rally in Israel.
He has planned this big fanfare for his audience in Israel that is really a political rally to impact the politics of the USA, but, this is taking on the dynamics of a real "Con Man" event. Quite frankly.
I don't like to talk about Beck because it fuels the 'double down' strategy that Talk Radio thrives on and also because he is illegitimate. But, he is really bordering on if not already criminal in his content of his audience.
This isn't about raising the esteem of "Media Matters" but it is their story, sorta.
Glenn Beck announced today that he will hold a rally in Jerusalem in August, called "Restoring Courage" -- sticking with the theme of his Washington, D.C., rally last August, "Restoring Honor."...
This is a man that has his own media network that is either 'worth' something like $40 millioin or earns $40 million per year (which are really different kinds of beasts). But, today in his radio program, after he has pumped eveyone up and sold tickets, T-shirts and whatever 'sports' paraphernalia he could; is stating he does not have the $7 million it is going to take to put on the event in Israel. He is looking for money to keep him from bankruptcy so he states. He said it and meant it.
The entire time I was listening to this 'gaff' of his audience, it reminded me of the PTL (Praise the Lord) scandal where people bought into an amusement park and when the time came to build it the money simply wasn't enough or not there or whatever it was that brought the investigators.
It may be that Beck is catching heat from Israel and religious sectors of the planet in regard to a political event taking place in Jerusalem that has nothing to do with the citizens of the region, but, if that is the case then it is a matter of returning money for refunded tickets and apologize to his audience. He'll lose credibility, but, anyone that can't organize an event like this where participants are paying a lot of money just to 'be there' and 'travel' should lose credibility when they can't even raise the monies necessary to pay for it. I am assuming the people planning to attend assume their costs and donations are helping pay for this.
He is a Con Man. I just don't know how else to put this. An event whereby a noble cause is involved isn't properly funded through loans and sponsorships while 'throwing a bone' to the audience for sympathy to rely on people feeling generous to pay for it? That isn't a Con Man.
I sincerely believe Beck has become to desperate realizing he is leaving FOX and not having other options that he is too dangerous to continue to leave 'on the air' anywhere, including, Rush Radio. Someone needs to do something, because, he is portraying himself as 'giving all he has' while 'rolling in dough.' He is illegitimate right from the start and simply paraphrases 'populous' rhetoric such as "Plant my Flag," which he took from a comedian.
This isn't funny anymore. He needs to be stopped from scaming millions from people he has sucked into believing he is a benevolent entity to 'a cause' which really is UNDEFINED. The cause is undefined and/or self created by Beck to benefit Beck.
UNISYS Enhanced Infrared Satellite (click title to entry - thank you)
A midlatitude vortex manifested mid-North American continent. The vortex appears to have a significant velocity fueled by water vapor from the tropics meeting with arctic air. The vortex continued to grow to connect the tropics to the arctic air mass of the northern continent.
Thunderstroms broke out immediately along the course of the turbulence which built quickly and only along the path of the vortex.
Current temperatures June 22, 2011
The current temperatures across the USA show a significant drop in temperatures, espcially where there have been significant storms over a long time period as well as drought. This is primarily the center of the continent.
June 22, 2011 This is the temperature changes in the past 24 hours. When the sun comes up again, look out ! What happens inbetween is anyone's guess.
The current drop in temperatures through the area dominated by the vortex shows double digits drops in temperature while there are increases both to the east and west of the colder air mass.
(Reuters) - Tornado warnings were issued for parts of the Midwest on Tuesday night and the National Weather Service reported a possible tornado touchdown in a Minneapolis suburb that resulted in no injuries. The renewed storm activity came less than a month after a massive tornado devastated Joplin, Missouri, and killed 155 people in the deadliest tornado to hit the United States in more than 60 years. The National Weather Service said numerous rotating thunderstorms across central and southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin produced one report of a tornado. Warnings were issued for many areas, including the Chicago suburbs....
Welcome and the traverse of Sol southward. The massive movement of the vortex north is mostly likely connected to the high angle of the sun today. It warmed the northern airmass enough to make it more homogenous with the mid-latitude weather. But, this 'connection' crosses three 'wind districts.' It is hemispheric. Like what?
Earth has six wind districts (that is what I call them), three in the southern hemisphere and three in the northern hemisphere. This vortex 'system' crosses three of them in the northern hemisphere.
June 22, 2011
Arctic Ocean now.That is one of the most pathetic looking ice caps I have ever seen.
Pacific Global Satellite June 6, 2011 0331 gmt
Western Hemisphere June 22, 2011 0319 gmt
Trains have been stopped (click here)and thousands are without power after severe weather, which prompted tornado warnings, moved through the Chicago area Tuesday evening.
The National Weather Service issued the warning as a dangerous storm swept through several counties, including DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake and Will.
By 9:30 p.m., it appeared the storms were moving away from Chicago to the northeast.
Metra reported a “variety of delays and stops,” mostly because of high winds. At 9:30 p.m., “more than 10 trains” were stopped on all Metra tracks, said Metra spokesman Michael Gillis, who described delays as “extensive.”
An inbound train from Elgin to Chicago was stopped because of a tree that fell onto the tracks, Gillis said....
Africa-Europe Satellite June 22, 2011 0326 gmt
Western Pacific - Indian Ocean 6.22.11 0422 gmt
June 21, 2011 Sea Surface Temperatures
June 21, 2011 1800 utc Antarctica Synoptic
June 21, 2011 0000 utc Antarctica Sea Surface Temperature Analysis
June 21, 2011 0000 utc Antarctica Ice Composition Analysis (Winter)
