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Post by jay paulson on Oct 29, 2005 7:43:53 GMT 4
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ms/mr commonsense guest:
Thank you for calling one of my foibles to my attention: I should have been sure that I had read the whole of James's message before I responded. I'll try to be better mannered in that regard in the future.
It would be very kind of you to list for me the other posts I've too hastily read, because I can't really recall any other offense of mine in that regard. And I'm completely in the dark about C.objector and the comment on enthusiasm and reflection. Please enlighten me.
It's not clear to me what you mean about dragging mud on my hosts'floor. In effect I asked a simple question: Is an Info Dump a place where unneeded infor=garbage is dumped. In my dictionary a dump is a location where garbage or rubbish is dumped=disposed of.
If "dump" on my host's website has another meaning I'd be very happy to be informed of their meaning. That was the intent of my question really.
Thank you again ms/mr commonsense guest
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Post by james on Oct 29, 2005 14:20:04 GMT 4
UM..Common sense, said to you jay. _______________________________________________ Jay paulson, said Jay, as a guest in another's home do you often drag mud across the floor. I see in a lot of your posts you go off without bothering to read the whole post let alone understand it. as C.objector said That about sums it up, before you go slamming your gracious hosts as a guest no less. _______________________________________________
That is far beyond self evident. It stops now. Consider yourself enlightened
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Post by jay paulson on Oct 30, 2005 9:01:18 GMT 4
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RE: "Fountainhead Forum Comments & Suggestions Reply 57. Oct 27"
Chris,I appreciate very much the comments you made on the above post. Anyone interested in seeing what you said can easily find it.
Chris, my friends -- and other people -- call me Jay.
You call me a marvel and I know that I am no more a marvel than you or any other human being, a human being whose body is comprised of trillions of cells, blood, and flesh and bone. This body that can lead one along a path that approaches truth or one that ends up in hypocrisy and falsehood and god knows what hell.
Chris, your comments about me and my writing, of course, they make me feel good. But what makes me feel better, Chris, is to read your writings. I find in your writings truth, and no falsehood or hypocrisy. I’ve seen hypocrisy and falsehood too often these days in the writings of our fellow human beings.
But that’s why I started reading the posting and writing comments on the original Fountainhead that Anwaar had started not too long ago. And when he started the discussion forum I followed along as a Guest. Why haven’t I become a member of Fountainhead Forum? There are private reasons not appropriate to discuss. The discussable reasons I’ll put off for a while.
Meanwhile, I’ll work with you as best I can in the cause of peace.
May Peace come to all human beings –whether they deserve it or not.
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Post by james on Oct 31, 2005 8:02:17 GMT 4
Jay, this is really good stuff concerning privacy and other important issues, thought you might find it useful and informative. Handbook for bloggers and cyber-dissidents by Reporters Without Borders Blogs get people excited. Or else they disturb and worry them. Some people distrust them. Others see them as the vanguard of a new information revolution. Because they allow and encourage ordinary people to speak up, they’re tremendous tools of freedom of expression. Bloggers are often the only real journalists in countries where the mainstream media is censored or under pressure. Only they provide independent news, at the risk of displeasing the government and sometimes courting arrest. Reporters Without Borders has produced this handbook to help them, with handy tips and technical advice on how to to remain anonymous and to get round censorship, by choosing the most suitable method for each situation. It also explains how to set up and make the most of a blog, to publicise it (getting it picked up efficiently by search-engines) and to establish its credibility through observing basic ethical and journalistic principles. Handbook for bloggers and cyber-dissidents Printer friendly Pdf, 3,4 Mo www.rsf.org/IMG/pdf/Bloggers_Handbook2.pdf?PHPSESSID=9c08610dbb187d11db0ecb2b920f4c23This is a Pdf file and requires Abode reader, Free Adobe Reader® software lets anyone view and print Adobe PDF files. Adobe has distributed more than 500 million copies of the software worldwide. www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.htmlHave a good day james
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Post by jay paulson on Nov 1, 2005 7:31:51 GMT 4
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James--
In regard to your comment #63, posted Yesterday on this site--I was so lucky to find it, ‘cause I was earlier at the 15 latest posts site and I'm sure it wasn't there, didn't see anything like it there, anyway. Only because I came by chance to Comments & Suggestions and was looking for something or other did I see your comment #63 and made a note to myself to write you a note.
Since I’m so busy right now unravelling a bunch of tangled threads and writing articles it’ll be a little while before I can comment on your comment #63.
Just wanted to reassure you that I would comment.
Cheers.
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Post by cmr on Nov 1, 2005 13:20:47 GMT 4
Jay, in responce to your reply here
Re: Fountainhead Forum, Comments & Suggestions « Reply #55 on Oct 27, 2005, 5:59pm »
I would like to offer some thoughts
There's nothing intrinsically wrong with overlap and duplication, but it might be pointed out that there will be a needless expenditure of time, energy and thought given to problems which, while related to, are not specifically concerned with the main problem: how to deal with the newly arrived totalitarian state.
Out standing point. are you perhaps suggesting a new subject, thread, board? totally dedicated to how to deal with the newly arrived totalitarian state. I strongly second that thought.
The analogy of the American prison system was very good, I agree the conclusion that a good majority of American culture is lost to the materialism and apathy, main stream media pushes in their agenda for ever more submissive consumers, so what if the world is on Fire, Paris Hilton just got a new Gadget, where you can get yours at 11.
As for your big question: busy work, self improvement is tackling the main problem,
In my opinion, the remarkable thing is that we really love our neighbor as ourselves: We do unto others as we do unto ourselves. We hate others when we hate ourselves. We are tolerant toward others when we tolerate ourselves. We forgive others when we forgive ourselves. an original thought hardly the distilled wisdom of the ages most likely
Truth comes to those that seek it, while at a forum dedicated to Truth and the change it can bring, I believe this is the perfect place for factual historic documents. While a call to change Now, is self evident. Is it not worth reviewing the principals to bolster the point. This is absolute proof of the hypocrisy of your so called democracy. point made
A lecture is exactly what I got out of school, a lecture on totalitarlism nothing resembling the true goal of democracy. Propaganda, controls the general cocencess of a population. To not present the original unmolested is to disrespect all who died to bring the Idea to life.
While the founding fathers of America were no less hypocrits, While proclaiming give me liberty or give me death. Then visiting the same injustices and worse atrocities on any & all that stood in the way of their own empire. It is the hypocrisy of this. That is the point of the original idea, is it not, how is the lesson to be learned if they dont know what the lesson really is?
Ah yes voting
Whats done is done we cant change that, but we can make our numbers known, a complete popondrence in the numbers of Americans for change can not be ignored or mislead with vote manipulation, Mad numbers is mad numbers, those on the fence cannot rationalize the current state of affairs in such an environment and thinking begins after all they do resemble sheep in their actions do they not, sway the heard and the rest will follow.
and them
What you dont know cant hurt you. >Ignorance is bliss
What you dont know cant hurt them. >Ignorance is in fact enabling them
>hurt not enabling them
>them being the neocons
But then again them is really us
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Post by jay paulson on Nov 1, 2005 21:15:09 GMT 4
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CMR—I am happy to see your reply to my post the other day. My comments in Reply #55 were in response to a posting of yours in Information Dump I believe.
I didn’t know where else to post my comments on your suggestions in your post.
But I am happy to see your reply. There are some questions and statements you make that I’d like to discuss.
I hope you’ll be kind enough to wait for a few days for my comments on your post.
Peace.
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Post by jay paulson on Nov 4, 2005 1:51:10 GMT 4
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RE: COMMENTS & SUGGESTIONS « REPLY #63 ON OCT 30, 2005 RE: COMMENTS & SUGGESTIONS « REPLY #61 ON OCT 29, 2005
James--
The two postings noted above are quite interesting and deserve comment. I’ll see what I can do in the way of meeting that objective. You may want to review them as you read my comments.
I really appreciate your kind suggestion that I would find the HANDBOOK FOR BLOGGERS AND CYBER-DISSIDENTS useful and informative. But before I comment on that I want to tell you that your description of the book is fascinatingly instructive in itself. I wonder, have you thought of becoming a copywriter, even if only as a hobby? Writing copy for advertising has many rewards: it pays well, spreads goodwill and information, gives one a sense of power. Or, there are books written FOR DUMMIES (The phrase "For Dummies" and ... dummy book titles ... are registered trademarks® of Wiley Publishing, Inc.) You might want to look at opportunites in that area.
But back to the subject. I’m not really interested in becoming a blogger or a cyber-dissident. And I don’t want to become the recipient of any similar label. But I can see how a book like the one you've described above may be welcomed by many persons.
Like those who appreciate the books in the series above trademarked by Wiley Publishing, Inc.
All I really want is to become a discussant in a discussion forum.
Now perhaps there are internet discussion forums for people who want to discuss and then other internet discussion forums for bloggers. I guess the latter end up being called blogging forums. Just as there are garbage dumps and, as I've just happily learned recently, information dumps. Soon, I suppose, besides the dumpsters for garbage and the benefit of the homeless in the alleys behind businesses and hotels, there will be other dumpsters, called crown jewel dumpsters, found behind banks and some private dwellings. Please pardon the digression.
But maybe I'm mistaken. Perhaps--and I'm always eager to learn new vocabulary--all internet discussion forums are really only for bloggers and not for discussants. (If my understanding of the terms following is mistaken, please advise me: discussant=a person who discusses in a discussion group--in the common sense of the term; blogger=a person who blogs=a person discussing in a special cyber-dissident way.) Is Fountainhead Discussion Forum then a blogging forum? Not a place for ordinary discussion but for bloggers and cyber-dissidents and-cyber discussion?
Because I've looked at other discussion forums (blogging forums?) on the internet and have not been impressed with their abillity to do as good a job at promoting discussion as Fountainhead has been able to do. Imagine a forum with thousands of posts in a 24-hour day, with hundreds of members, with board posts exceeding a million, with tens of thousands of board members and hundreds and thousands and millions of board threads and thread views!! I'd rather not. I mean, I'd rather not imagine such a forum. But they do apparently exsist. I found one today, as a matter of fact.
Some people think that great quantities are great. I think it's a bit greedy to want more than someone else. And I prefer quality to quantity.
That's why I think Fountainhead Discussion Forum is a good place for members and guests to meet and engage in meaningful dialogue. A dialogue that will help the participants understand the seriousness of certain contemporary problems. As well as help all of us understand ourselves, Understand our strengths and weaknesses and what is needed for us to become truly awake human beings.
It really is immaterial to me that our forum might really be intended for bloggers and cyber-dissidents. As long as this forum allows guests to read postings and to comment and reply (of course in a civilized manner, --no barratry, no cavilling, etc) I see no problem in my participation in discussion here. Now unfortunately I have to be busy for the next little while in fulfilling some longstanding commitments and then off for a well-earned holiday with my wife. (HOLIDAY in Canada often is used to mean VACATION in U.S.) Therefore I won't be able to answer immediately any replies to this message.
Peace.
P.S. I didn't get around to discussing RE: COMMENTS & SUGGESTIONS « REPLY #61 ON OCT 29, 2005. But is it necessary to discuss it? I'm sure that you and other percipient readers of the many posts on Fountainhead Discussion Forum will agree that #61 needs no further discussion. It really speaks for itself.
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Post by cmr on Dec 16, 2005 18:23:51 GMT 4
Just wanted to pop in while I had a moment and say Good day all nice to see things are going well
Congratulations on your new book Anwaar, wheres my copy, eh james has been very busy lately with hunting season and all but from what i here a great Christmas is on the way a celebration is DUE
Amen to that, so with that said keep your fingers crossed for later this month things are looking very very good lately and I'm sure you will all soon agree
thanks guys
Peace and Love always cmr
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Post by james on Dec 21, 2005 10:54:14 GMT 4
How goes it people, long time no see, glad to see things are looking good around here, the quality of the posts makes me proud, I really like the way issues are being presented.
Problem / Cure looks great in my opinion and is very effective
Have been at school for the last couple of months managed to cram several years of programing into a crash course in web site design and coding from the lessons learned here
Anwaar was kind enough to let me play with my crayons here and design the colors and coding for Fountainhead Forum before coming here I could barely turn my computer on but the inspiration gathered here from you all lead me on a mission to create the ideal environment for all people to communicate freely with out the worry of prosecution for their thoughts
The project is almost complete a multi lingual web page with a blogger splash page and the forums in the background the system is true going to be bi lingual permitting a blind person that speaks French to converse with a individual that cant type thru voice over protocol What the person speaks is translated into the other persons laungue and font automaticly so 100 different dialects can all log in and converse with each others in there native language and text
Amazing is it not and it was all inspired By you all and a special thanks to Jay Paulson for suggesting maybe I would do well to find something constructive to do with my time, Well Jay I took your advice and this is what I dreamed up it will be on line before the 1st of this year and you all will have to come for a visit as it was built out of respect for all the things I learned while here
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Post by michelle on Mar 9, 2006 20:20:28 GMT 4
Well, it's officially been voted in, once again, that darned Patriot Act:Patriot Act Barely Gets House Approval It Was A Cliffhanger, But The House Has Approved The Renewal Of The USA PATRIOT Act. The Vote Was 280-To-138, Just Two Voters More Than The Required Two-Thirds Majoritywww.fox19.com/Global/story.asp?S=4601821&nav=0zHFI'm posting this here to see if we can generate any dialogue on our two party system, why Congress doesn't do anything to block the administration, or anything else you may care to comment on.
I'll start with this article from Molly Ivins. Bravo, Molly, and thanks for speaking for me.....MichelleEnough of the D.C. DemsBy Molly Ivins March 2006 Issue Mah fellow progressives, now is the time for all good men and women to come to the aid of the party. I don’t know about you, but I have had it with the D.C. Democrats, had it with the DLC Democrats, had it with every calculating, equivocating, triangulating, straddling, hair-splitting son of a bitch up there, and that includes Hillary Rodham Clinton. I will not be supporting Senator Clinton because: a) she has no clear stand on the war and b) Terri Schiavo and flag-burning are not issues where you reach out to the other side and try to split the difference. You want to talk about lowering abortion rates through cooperation on sex education and contraception, fine, but don’t jack with stuff that is pure rightwing firewater. I can’t see a damn soul in D.C. except Russ Feingold who is even worth considering for President. The rest of them seem to me so poisonously in hock to this system of legalized bribery they can’t even see straight.Look at their reaction to this Abramoff scandal. They’re talking about “a lobby reform package.” We don’t need a lobby reform package, you dimwits, we need full public financing of campaigns, and every single one of you who spends half your time whoring after special interest contributions knows it. The Abramoff scandal is a once in a lifetime gift—a perfect lesson on what’s wrong with the system being laid out for people to see. Run with it, don’t mess around with little patches, and fix the system. As usual, the Democrats have forty good issues on their side and want to run on thirty-nine of them. Here are three they should stick to: 1) Iraq is making terrorism worse; it’s a breeding ground. We need to extricate ourselves as soon as possible. We are not helping the Iraqis by staying. 2) Full public financing of campaigns so as to drive the moneylenders from the halls of Washington. 3) Single-payer health insurance. Every Democrat I talk to is appalled at the sheer gutlessness and spinelessness of the Democratic performance. The party is still cringing at the thought of being called, ooh-ooh, “unpatriotic” by a bunch of rightwingers. Take “unpatriotic” and shove it. How dare they do this to our country? “Unpatriotic”? These people have ruined the American military! Not to mention the economy, the middle class, and our reputation in the world. Everything they touch turns to dirt, including Medicare prescription drugs and hurricane relief. This is not a time for a candidate who will offend no one; it is time for a candidate who takes clear stands and kicks ass.Who are these idiots talking about Warner of Virginia? Being anodyne is not sufficient qualification for being President. And if there’s nobody in Washington and we can’t find a Democratic governor, let’s run Bill Moyers, or Oprah, or some university president with ethics and charisma. What happens now is not up to the has-beens in Washington who run this party. It is up to us. So let’s get off our butts and start building a progressive movement that can block the nomination of Hillary Clinton or any other candidate who supposedly has “all the money sewed up.” I am tired of having the party nomination decided before the first primary vote is cast, tired of having the party beholden to the same old Establishment money.We can raise our own money on the Internet, and we know it. Howard Dean raised $42 million, largely on the web, with a late start when he was running for President, and that ain’t chicken feed. If we double it, it gives us the lock on the nomination. So let’s go find a good candidate early and organize the shit out of our side. Molly Ivins writes in this space every month. Her latest book is “Who Let the Dogs In?” progressive.org/mag_ivins0306
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Post by michelle on Mar 17, 2006 20:02:41 GMT 4
The Wearin' of the GreenCead mile failte! Dia's Murie agus Padrig dhuit.
Being of Irish descent, this day is important to me as well as millions of other Americans. Knowing who my descendants are, being able to view their photos, and knowing their names always made me feel closely connected to those in my family who came before me. Through our family stories, I learned what brought them to the United States. Please read through my small history lesson; I have a point to be made at the end.
I arise today Through the strength of heaven: Light of sun, Radiance of moon, Splendor of fire, Speed of lighting, Swiftness of wind, Depth of sea, Stability of earth, Firmness of rock. From the Breastplate of St. Patrick
At some time long ago, no one is sure when, a day was set aside in honor of St. Patrick. According to the custom of the times, this was not the saint's birthday but the day of his death.
Besides being a religious holiday, St. Patrick's Day came to be thought of as the 1st day of spring. Irish farmers usually planted their grain in March. Cattle were led out to summer pasture at this time of the year.
From the 12th century on, the Irish had struggled for independence from England as well as the right to their own religion. The day of their patron saint became a symbol of their survival and a time for expressing their feelings about Irish freedom. On the holiday, their national emblem, the shamrock, was worn proudly, sometimes in defiance of British rule. Later, it became a day for the Irish everywhere to show their unity.
Irish people came to America very early. More than half of those who fought on the side of the colonies in the American Revolution were of Irish descent. Among the signers of the Declaration of Independence, there were more Irish than any others.
In Ireland, meanwhile, hardships persisted and people continued to leave. Then came the potato famine of 1845 - 49. Hundreds of thousands fled to other countries. Hundreds of thousands of others died of starvation. By the end of the 1800s, a country of almost 9 million had dwindled to half that number.
Of those who managed to leave Ireland, many settled in the United States. Coming from farms and with little education, they had few skills. Only the least desirable and the poorest paying jobs were open to them. They dug ditches, labored on the railroads that were being built, worked in mills or as servants. To make ends meet, many Irish mothers were forced to take in other people's washing and ironing.
Like each new group of immigrants, the Irish were looked down upon by many Americans who had once been newcomers themselves, or whose parents had. And, like many other European immigrants in the United States, most of them were treated badly for being Catholics.
Aware of the bad feeling, and surrounded by strange customs, the Irish clung all the more tightly to their own. The feast of their patron saint became a time for saying to the world, "We are Irish and proud of it!"
Even today, some Americans display this hostility to immigrants from various countries. This always mystifies me. As I grew up in the United States, many of our grandparents spoke their national languages, and we children knew a smattering of all these languages of our families and friends' families. I am saddened that some Americans forget their roots and what coming to America meant to their families. How quickly we have forgotten, that once, the United States held her doors open to all.....Michelle
Census Bureau's Facts for Features: Irish-American Heritage Month (March) and St. Patrick's Day (March 17)
WASHINGTON, March 10 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Although not an official "federal" holiday in the United States, St. Patrick's Day has a long history of being celebrated with parades and general goodwill for all things Irish. The day commemorates St. Patrick, believed to have died on March 17, who introduced Christianity to Ireland in the fifth century. Because many Americans celebrate their Irish lineage on St. Patrick's Day, March was picked as Irish-American Heritage Month. The month was first proclaimed in 1995 by Congress. Each year, the U.S. president also issues an Irish-American Heritage Month proclamation.
Population Distribution
34.5 million: Number of U.S. residents who claim Irish ancestry. This number is almost nine times the population of Ireland itself (4.1 million). Irish is the nation's second most frequently reported ancestry, trailing only those of German ancestry. (The ancestry estimates exclude people living in group quarters.)
Source: American FactFinder and www.cso.ie/releasespublications/documents/population/current/popmig.pdf24 percent: Percentage of Massachusetts residents of Irish ancestry -- about double the national percentage. (The estimate of people of Irish ancestry excludes people living in group quarters.) Source: American FactFinder 3: Number of states in which Irish is the leading ancestry group: Delaware, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Irish is among the top-five ancestries in every state but two (Hawaii and New Mexico). www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/census_2000/001870.html54: Number of counties where Irish is the largest observed ancestry group. Forty-four of these counties are in the Northeast, with 14 in New York, 11 in Massachusetts and five in New Jersey. (The number of people of Irish ancestry in a county may not be significantly different from the number of people of other ancestries in the county.) Source: unpublished data 348,978: Number of Middlesex County, Mass., residents who are of Irish ancestry. Among the 54 counties where Irish is the largest observed ancestry group, Middlesex had the highest population of Irish-Americans, with Norfolk County, Mass., second, with 203,285. Source: unpublished data 31 percent: Percentage of the population of Plymouth County, Mass., and Norfolk County, Mass., that is of Irish ancestry. Among the 54 counties where Irish is the largest observed ancestry group, these two counties had the highest rate. Source: unpublished data The Mother Tongue 25,870: The number of U.S. residents who speak Irish Gaelic at home. www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/lang_use.htmlComing to America 128,000: Number of U.S. residents born in Ireland. (The estimate excludes people living in group quarters.) Source: American FactFinder 4.8 million: Total number of immigrants from Ireland lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence since fiscal year 1820, the earliest year for which official immigration records exist. By fiscal year 1870, about half of these immigrants were admitted for lawful permanent residence. Only Germany, Mexico, Italy and the United Kingdom have had more immigrants admitted for permanent residence to the United States than Ireland. Source: Department of Homeland Security at uscis.gov/graphics/shared/statistics/yearbook/YrBk04Im.htm. See Table 1. 1,518: Total number of immigrants from Ireland lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence in the 2004 fiscal year. Source: Department of Homeland Security at uscis.gov/graphics/shared/statistics/yearbook/YrBk04Im.htm. See Table 2. Trade With the "Old Sod" $24.0 billion: The value of U.S. imports from the Republic of Ireland duuring a recent 10-month period (January-October 2005). Meanwhile, the United States exported $7.5 billion worth of goods to Ireland. www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/Places to Spend the Day 4: Number of places in the United States named Shamrock, the floral emblem of Ireland. Mount Gay-Shamrock, W.Va., and Shamrock, Texas, were the most populous, with 2,623 and 1,821 residents, respectively. Shamrock Lakes, Ind., had 162 residents and Shamrock, Okla., 126. (Statistic for Mount Gay-Shamrock is from Census 2000; the other statistics in this paragraph are 2004 estimates.) Source: American FactFinder and www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/005268.html9: Number of places in the United States that share the name of Ireland's capital, Dublin. Since Census 2000, Dublin, Calif., has surpassed Dublin, Ohio, as the most populous of these places (36,995 compared with 34,301, respectively, as of July 1, 2004). Source: American FactFinder and www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/005268.htmlIf you're still not into the spirit of St. Patty's Day after stopping by one of the places named "Shamrock" or "Dublin," then you might consider paying a visit to Emerald Isle, N.C., with 3,648 residents, of which a ratio of 1-in-6 are of Irish descent. Source: American FactFinder and www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/005268.htmlThe Celebration 41.5 billion & 2.5 billion: U.S. beef and cabbage production, respectively, in pounds, in 2004. Corned beef and cabbage is a traditional St. Patrick's Day dish. The corned beef celebrants dine on may very well have originated in Texas, which produced 7.3 billion pounds worth of beef, while the cabbage most likely came from California, which produced 558 million pounds worth. www.nass.usda.gov/index.asp21.6: The number of gallons of beer consumed per capita by Americans annually in 2003. On St. Patrick's Day, you may be able to order green-dyed beer at one of the nation's 48,050 drinking places, some of which may be Irish pubs. See Table 201, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2006 www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract.html and www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/03cbp/cbp03-1.pdf389: Number of breweries in 2003. The nation's breweries are the source for the domestic beer that is often an integral part of St. Patty's Day celebrations. www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/03cbp/cbp03-1.pdf$75 million: Value of potted florist chrysanthemum sales at wholesale in 2004. Lime green chrysanthemums are often requested for St. Patrick's Day celebrations. www.nass.usda.gov/index.asp8 million: Number of St. Patrick's Day cards Americans exchanged last year, making this observance the ninth-largest card-sending occasion in the United States. Source: Hallmark research. 93.3 million: Number of people who reportedly planned to wear green last St. Patrick's Day. Source: National Retail Federation, via Hallmark. Editor's note: The preceding data were collected from a variety of sources and may be subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. Questions or comments should be directed to the Census Bureau's Public Information Office: telephone: 301- 763-3030; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov
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Post by DT1 on Oct 5, 2006 9:32:56 GMT 4
I Have had it with this failed form of government. I got home from a 15 hour shift,and could not find a scrap of good news on the net. At times I get so sick and tired of being sick and tired. Will we wake up before it's too late? So many urgent problems demand our attention.. The perversion of the Presidency. The merging of news and corporate marching orders. The war drums beating so loud and constant that it takes will-power to hear yourself think. The utterly disgusting habits of our"representatives",and the attempts by their peers to cover it up. The fiscal recklessness that could well make our children debt-slaves of the Chinese. The come-on-in-and make- yourself- at-home border policy that is rapidly making this nation an outpost of Mexico. The utter obliviousness of (most of)my Countrymen,resembling so much like lambs in a holding pen...
Maybe we deserve our fate.
Are we not better than this? (I speak to all Humanity,not just Americans)... How to say what must be said?
Go not quietly into the night. RAGE,RAGE against the dying of the light... -T.S.Elliot
Light can concentrate,diffuse,transform,alter and shift... But cannot die. Have heart,my friends. Even the wise cannot see all ends.
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Post by michelle on May 8, 2007 9:25:34 GMT 4
No comment needed from me on the following........and so it goes........Michelle Iraq War Hampers Kansas CleanupPosted: Sunday, 06 May 2007 10:11PM [60% National Guard equipment is in Iraq] GREENSBURG, Kan. (AP) -- The rebuilding effort in tornado-ravaged Greensburg, Kansas, likely will be hampered because some much-needed equipment is in Iraq, said that state’s governor. Governor Kathleen Sebelius said much of the National Guard equipment usually positioned around the state to respond to emergencies is gone. She said not having immediate access to things like tents, trucks and semitrailers will really handicap the rebuilding effort. The Greensburg administrator estimated that 95 percent of the town of 1500 was destroyed by Friday's tornado. The Kansas National Guard has about 40 percent of the equipment it is allotted because much of it has been sent to Iraq. Greensburg residents will be allowed to return Monday morning to recover what they can. They will be bused in and must leave by 6 p-m. (clo) (Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) Source:www.kcbs.com/pages/424076.php?contentType=4&contentId=472199------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Aerials of Greensburg Tornado Damage(kansas.com) 05 May 2007 Go To:www.kansas.com/static/slides/050507tornadoaerials/------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Unbelievable.....sigh.....M5 in uniform arrested for looting in GreensburgMon, May. 07, 2007 Associated Press Four Fort Riley soldiers and a reserve police officer were arrested for looting cigarettes and alcohol from a store in Greensburg, the state adjutant general's office said.Maj. Gen. Tod Bunting, the state's adjutant general, said the soldiers and reserve police officer had come to assist on their own and were not part of any official detachment. "These were people who weren't supposed to be there. They said they came down to help on their own," Bunting said. Sharon Watson, a spokeswoman for the adjutant general's office, said the five were arrested at a Dillon's supermarket and were being held without bond at the Pratt County Jail. She said all five were in uniform so police allowed them to come and go freely despite a curfew in the town. Watson said the officer was from a central Kansas community, but she was not sure which town. In a separate incident, two people wearing Red Cross jackets who were not members of the Red Cross were arrested Sunday for looting, Watson said, although she did not have any additional details. Source: www.kansas.com/233/story/63670.html------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 bodies found in Greensburg, Kiowa County fishing lakeMon, May. 07, 2007 Searchers found the bodies of two more victims of the tornado in or near Greensburg today, City Administrator Steve Hewitt confirmed. That brings the number of dead in Kiowa County to 10. Two more victims from weekend storms died in Stafford and Ottawa counties. One of the bodies recovered today was found at 314 Florida in town, police said. Another body was found in the Kiowa County state fishing lake north of town, according to Wichita police who are helping with rescue and recovery. Travis Heying, Mike HutmacherSource: www.kansas.com/233/story/63881.html------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wichita Paper on Tornado: 'Greensburg Is Gone'By E&P Staff Published: May 06, 2007 12:05 PM ET NEW YORK The Wichita Eagle, two days after a massive tornado hit Kansas and other states, puts it succinctly today on the top of its Web site, with this headline: "Greensburg is gone; its future, unknown." The article opens: "This sun-baked High Plains town no longer has a grade school, a high school, a City Hall, a hospital, a water tower, a fire station, a business district or a main street. It has people, but all 1,400 of them live elsewhere today." An aerial photo shows a scene of total devastation stretching for what looks like a mile. Nine were killed. The site carries many photos, numerous articles and a blog (a norm today) carrying reporters' brief notes. Here are some of the them, in reverse chronology, from www.kansas.com. * 9:30 a.m. Sunday Bulldozers have begun to level unstable structures around Greensburg. Crews are spray-painting street names on the asphalt so people know where they are. It's hard to describe what it's like here, but in a weird way it reminds me of El Dorado Lake. Flat and featureless -- except for the bare and twisted treetops that rise above everything. -- Deb Gruver 8:02 p.m. Saturday Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Hospital, on South Washington, volunteered Saturday to take up to eight pets critically injured in the Greensburg tornado. As of Saturday evening, none had arrived. -- Dan Voorhis 7:23 p.m. Saturday A tornado touched down briefly twice near Haviland about 7:15 p.m., driving reporters' vehicles on U.S. 54 toward the ditch. Haviland, 12 miles east of Greensburg, is where hundreds of displaced residents have taken shelter since Friday night. -- L. Kelly 6:30 p.m. Saturday The streets of Greensburg may look clear in photographs, but they are strewn with little bits of flotsam of a town ripped to shreds: nails, glass and metal. The guys at Greensburg Tires "are going to be working around the clock," said manager Jimmy Brozek. They are getting help tonight from countless folks like Luis Moreno, who left his shop in Dodge City to help repair tires and keep backhoes, semitrucks and patrol cars rolling. -- Deb Gruver 5 p.m. Saturday Julie Harshey lived in the Comodaro Apartments in Greensburg. She wasn't able to make it to the basement shelter in time. She remembers hanging onto the doorknob and feeling her feet being lifted off the floor. She heard all of her dishes flying out of the cupboards, windows breaking, doors popping open. Harshey found all of her neighbors but one and she can't find her cat, Bootsie. She was taken to the emergency room in Pratt for a head wound; she was hit by a flying timber. She was also wearing a patch over her eye because she was hit by flying glass. She was wrapped in a blanket and clothed only in a hospital gown. --Phyllis Jacobs Griekspoor 3:30 p.m. Saturday Virginia Hammond of Greensburg stood in the street Saturday afternoon and looked at a gaping hole that once held a large curtained bedroom window. "I just washed those curtains the day before yesterday," she said. During the storm, Hammond said, she and her husband huddled on their basement floor with their grandson. "You could feel the dust and dirt," she said. "The noise was just atrocious." Although they lost most of their possessions, she said, "right now that doesn't mean anything." "My family's safe. As long as you've got your family, that's everything."-- Tim Potter Source:www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003581416
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Post by michelle on Aug 8, 2008 12:12:01 GMT 4
Where's All the Time Gone? Notes from the other, Squirrely Girl
Hey: After 8 years of unending political commentary, demonstrations and environmental activism, 3 years here at the FH Forum, I absolutely needed to take care of tons of neglected stuff around the old homestead. I'm still not done, but the break away from the computer gave me the opportunity to accomplish much...... I'll be back TODAY with more stuff for you to read; let me do some reading 1st. Thank you so very much for your patience, Michelle PS: While you wait for me to catch up, here's a personal favorite of mine, songs from Mary "Binky" McCarthy, whose CD is entitled, Squirrely Girl. I met Mary numerous times at Renaissance fairs as her alter ego, "Queen Bea." When I need a laugh, I play her CD, which she signed with some very chummy words for my son and I. I hope you enjoy, Squirrely Girl, as much as I do....you can order it at the source below and read more about Mary "Binky" McCarthy/Queen Bee. And, I suppose, this personal preference will give you a peek into my interior world....some say I'm nuts, but my mum, kindly says I'm eccentric. Mary "Binky" McCarthy Squirrely Girl© 2003 Mary McCarthy (616892553625) Folk with a wonderful smattering of country, bluegrass, pop, and even polka, makes Squirrely Girl great fun for everyone, using fiddle, mandolin, cello, jaw harp and TUBA all together on one fabulous CD..tracks$BUY$/PLAY ALL SONGS: cdbaby.com/cd/mbmccarthy1 Anorexic Manic Depressive2 Dead Dog Polka3 Why Was I Made This Way4 Livin' Alone5 Will You6 Someone Somewhere7 The Outhouse8 My Puppy Doesn't Like to Pee in Public9 Memory Stays10 Detention Again11 Vegetables Should Be Against the Law12 Only to Find13 Without You14 Ode to Michigan Roads15 For My Daughter16 Live Your Dream notesWhat words describe somebody whose songs can make you bust out laughing with the odd realities of life, as in "Anorexic Manic Depressive", and at the same time manage to touch your heart with genuine poignancy such as "Why Was I Made This Way". Binky's bright, upbeat live performing style is captured in this CD. Squirrely Girl combines the absurd beautifully in "My Puppy Doesn't Like To Pee In Public", and the hopeful with "Live Your Dream". She winks at you with the waltz-tempo "Dead Dog Polka". She brings fabulous musicians together to share their talents with the best fiddle, mandolin, cello, jaw harp and tuba you'll ever hear anywhere. Mary "Binky" McCarthy's music and entertainment style encompasses the ying and yang of life. Up one minute, down the next. Tragedies which teach us lessons. Tough times that we can laugh at later. Out-and-out absurdities. Binky and her guitar, Christopher, have a combined sum of over 6 decades entertaining people and bringing the greatest live music experience directly to the people. And, people of all ages will love Squirrely Girl! Currently Binky lives in Springfield, Missouri. She travels the country as a performer in Renaissance Faires as the loveable Queen Bea, singing improv songs to poor hapless victims. When she is home in Springfield, she is a substitute teacher. She brings her guitar and delights the students, from Kindergarten through 12th grade, with her songs and humor. Here's what some of Squirrely Girl listeners say: "I purchased the CD on line recently and have been wearing out several of the tracks on it, especially the "Anorexic Manic Depressive Obsessive Compulsive" song...it is a hoot!" Patti M., Comstock, MI "I LOVE SQUIRLY GURL!!!!! LOVE, LOVE LOVE IT!!! ITS SO SUPER DUPER COOL!!! YOU rock!!!!!" Heather Y., South Park, PA "Vegetables Should Be Against The Law" is my favorite song. This CD is definitely 50 Cent good!!" Brianna A., 5th grade, Springfield, MO Check out Binky's website:www.squirrelygirl.com for Squirrely Girl www.thebinkster.com for more information on Binky www.queenbea.atthefaire.com to find out more about Queen Bea Source: cdbaby.com/cd/mbmccarthyBINKY'S BIG ADVENTURESBinky's current Big Adventure is studying music (maybe a master's degree, who knows??) and working in the school system as The Singin' Sub!. It's important to warp minds early in life! Mary "Binky" McCarthy grew up in Detroit during the original Motown Era. She began her music career by singing to her many baby brothers whenever they'd cry. Her singing only made them cry more. Shamed by the effect her singing had on her poor, helpless siblings, Binky tried to become a legitimate musician by joining her grade school band and learning to play clarinet. Her band teacher quit. Not happy enough with ruining the world of music, Binky tried her "hand" at acting and at dancing. Binky's brilliant dancing career came to a crushing halt when she quit over a dispute with her dance teacher. It seems Binky wanted to start dancing on her toes the very first day of ballet class. Her acting career ended abruptly in 8th grade after she starred as an owl in a play that only the janitor came to see. Wisely, Binky stayed out of most of the performing arts during high school, venturing forth only to play guitar, badly, and sing, slightly better, for her local church's folk mass. Ever the stubborn one, Binky insisted on returning full-force to the performing arts, exploring everything from improv comedy, singing telegrams, science shows for schools, community theater and even some television and radio stuff. Eventually Binky went back to school and for some mysterious reason was able to achieve a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theater and a Master of Arts Degree in Broadcasting. She is, thankfully, not pursuing either career. Fortunately for everyone in the world, Binky now realizes the error of her ways. After trying to support herself and become a "real" person, and with over 202 jobs under her belt, Binky is busy booking music gigs and selling her CD of her very own music, Squirrely Girl, roaming the country as Queen Bea, 100% Genuine Daft Dear, and showing up on doorsteps all across America ready to sing, dance, entertain or whatever it takes to put a smile on your face!!! Source: thebinkster.com/
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