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you can't fix stupid
Post Date: 2012-03-18 03:36:05 by wudidiz
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Fabulous Irish Potato Soup
Post Date: 2012-03-18 03:15:31 by Tatarewicz
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I so loved this soup, served at Tapps Brewpub and Steakhouse in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada*, that I asked for the recipe. Lucky for us they were feeling generous. While the soup was designed to be made with one of Tapps’ superb microbrews, you can substitute any light (as in color, not calorie) beer. Beer Potato Soup Makes 10 or more servings 2 tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon garlic 1 bunch green onions, chopped 1 stalk celery, diced 6 cups boiled diced potatoes 32 ounces beer 1 tablespoon sugar 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon 64 ounces chicken stock Roux to thicken 4 cups cream Salt and pepper to taste Sauté garlic in butter for 1 minute, add vegetables and sauté ...
How German bureaucrats destroy the environment by "protecting" it
Post Date: 2012-03-18 00:51:52 by Tatarewicz
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Our newest goal is to minimize our ecological footprint. Thursdays are veggie days, and old-fashioned, hand-cranked washing machines are back in vogue. Websites offer environmental tips for all kinds of situations, from cosmetics based on the phases of the moon to vibrators made of plastic without toxic chemical softeners. There are urns made of cornstarch and coffins made of cardboard, so that we can embark on our final journey in an environmentally correct manner -- a final good deed before everything turns to compost. When something benefits the environment, the need to justify it suddenly disappears. The green label eliminates all controversy. And political parties are essentially in ...
public domain audio books
Post Date: 2012-03-17 23:38:12 by IRTorqued
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For those who like to read but can't for what ever reason; here is a source for audio books that are public domain. http://librivox.org/ They have multiple download formats to choose from.
Luck of the Irish People
Post Date: 2012-03-17 08:55:41 by Buzzard
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Bono. Oscar Wilde. Bram Stoker. This is just a tiny example of only the famous Celts that have hailed from the proud nation of Ireland. For 9,000 years the great nation of Ireland has been building a wonderfully storied history that starts with ancestors such as the Nemedians, Fomorlans, and the Milesians. Today's Irish can be found in many places across the globe, as the Emerald Isle continues to spread its fun-loving, high-spirited, and lucky nature throughout the world. Ireland's history begins with its interaction with both the Scots and the invading Vikings. It moves forward as the native people ran in to the Normans and Flemish during the Anglo-Norman Invasion. Afterwards, the ...
Iran produces new unmanned aerial vehicle
Post Date: 2012-03-17 05:36:23 by Tatarewicz
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Iranian aviation experts have produced a new indigenous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which possesses high capabilities and versatile features to meet its objectives. Reza Danandeh Hakamabad, the aeronautics engineer in charge of the project, said on Friday that the new remote-controlled aircraft, called Shaparak (Butterfly), has a maximum operational radius of 50 kilometers (31 miles), and a maximum flight ceiling of 15,000 feet (4,572 meters). The aircraft is capable of three and half hours of non-stop flying, and can carry an 8-kilogram (17-pound) payload. He added that the unmanned aircraft is powered by a two-cylinder engine, and is equipped with three digital color cameras, ...
Inverted Totalitarianism and Managed Democracy (The United States in a nutshell)
Post Date: 2012-03-15 14:16:40 by F.A. Hayek Fan
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Inverted totalitarianism is a term coined by political philosopher Sheldon Wolin to describe an "ideal type"government. Wolin uses the term to describe the government of the United States as it has evolved since World War II. Wolin contrasts the inverted totalitarianism of the United States with the totalitarian regimes such as Nazi Germany and the Stalinist Soviet Union. Totalitarianism and superpowers Since Aristotle, three archetypal political forms were broadly discussed: monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy. A particular state could be a hybrid of these forms, and each form had an associated "pathological" form: tyranny, oligarchy, and ochlocracy, respectively. ...
Encyclopaedia Britannica ends its famous print edition
Post Date: 2012-03-14 07:11:31 by Tatarewicz
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After 244 years reference book firm Encyclopaedia Britannica has decided to stop publishing its famous and weighty 32-volume print edition. It will now focus on digital expansion amid rising competition from websites such as Wikipedia. The firm, which used to sell its encyclopaedias door-to-door, now generates almost 85% its revenue from online sales. It recently launched a digital version of its encyclopaedias for tablet PCs. "The sales of printed encyclopaedias have been negligible for several years," said Jorge Cauz president of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "We knew this was going to come." 'A lot faster' Continue reading the main story “Start Quote ...
Savings via sweat equity, IRA
Post Date: 2012-03-14 06:48:20 by Tatarewicz
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Sweat Equity My backyard has been soggy since I bought the place six years ago. Not a swamp, but soggy — still spongy a week after it rains. Last year, it was made worse by my neighbor's construction of a patio. He tied his downspouts and sump pump into pipes that ran under the patio and empty a couple feet from my yard. To keep from having to mop my floors every day, I've had to wipe my dog's paws off every time he comes inside... not to mention that a soggy backyard doesn't add to the ambiance of horseshoes or crab feasts. Plus it's annoying. The time I spent thinking about my wet backyard was detracting from my quality of life. But how do you fix a problem ...
Tide Detergent Being Stolen From Stores Across the Country
Post Date: 2012-03-14 04:53:55 by Tatarewicz
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Tide laundry detergent is meant to be used for household cleaning purposes, but thieves are turning it into something dirty. Authorities are reporting a spike in thefts of Tide, and in some cities they are setting up task forces where the detergent is sold to track the number of bottles in stores. Police believe thieves are using the soap on the black market, which retails for $10-$20, to buy drugs. On the black market, Tide is often referred to as "liquid gold" and can go for $5-$10 per bottle. Last year, in St. Paul, Minnesota, a man is alleged to have stolen $25,000 worth of Tide over 15 months before authorities captured him. Stores such as CVS have amped up security ...
Critical Mass Approaching – The Shift Has Hit The Fan
Post Date: 2012-03-14 00:08:37 by christine
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The warnings and revelations of truth regarding current events that the alternative community is exposing are having a profound effect. This uncensored research is based on real history, news trends, accumulated information, knowledge of the occult such as ritual dates, numerology and other esoteric sciences as well as intuitive, conscious understandings. The massive vibrational change of consciousness is palpable. And it’s getting to them. It’s never been easy to quantify, but we’re starting to get proof positive on a massive scale. One of the best examples is this Kony 2012 phenomenon that literally backfired right in the smug elites’ faces. A young demographic ...
Avoid the News of the Day
Post Date: 2012-03-13 04:56:19 by Tatarewicz
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Today’s topic is “the news.” Specifically, how consuming it can turn your brain into soft cheese and make you a lousy thinker and investor. I think the message here is important — and potentially life- changing. Does it sound like I am exaggerating? Hang in there and keep reading. You tell me what you think after you’ve read what I’ve got here. The impetus for this is an essay by Rolf Dobelli, a Swiss entrepreneur, titled “Avoid News.” Dobelli makes the case that news makes us distracted, wastes time, kills deeper thinking, fills us with anxiety and is toxic to our mental health. His analogy: “News is to the mind what sugar is to the ...
4 Amish Arrested on Alcohol Charges After Buggy Hits Cop Car
Post Date: 2012-03-12 18:54:10 by Buzzard
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Four young Amish adults were charged with illegal possession of alcohol after their buggy collided with a police car, authorities say Authorities in western New York say they've charged four young Amish adults with illegal possession of alcohol after their buggy collided with a police car responding to a report of a drinking party under way. The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office tells media outlets that the crash occurred around 7:15 Sunday in the rural town of Sherman, near the Pennsylvania border in New York's southwest corner. Officials say deputies were responding to reports that people were drinking in several Amish buggies on a country road. As a patrol car arrived on ...
Anonymous--Would Like Your Opinions and Any Good Articles You Can Link To About Them--I Think They're Not Really What They Claim to Be But What Do I Know?
Post Date: 2012-03-11 00:43:50 by James Deffenbach
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My son-in-law asked me what I thought about the group Anonymous and I told him that I thought they were a government front. I have read some articles that say they are and others just as adamantly say they aren't. Whether it started out as a government owned front or not it seems they have been infiltrated and some of the members turn to snitching when they get banged up. There is an article about one of them here.
U.S. regional dictionary gets in last word as it wraps up work
Post Date: 2012-03-10 04:15:32 by Tatarewicz
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Dictionary of American Regional English has finally reached its final word - "zydeco" - as researchers wrap up almost 50 years of work charting the rich variety of American speech. The dictionary's official publication date is March 20 but lexicographers and word fans have been celebrating ever since its fifth and final volume emerged earlier this year. "It truly is America's dictionary," Ben Zimmer, a language columnist and lexicographer, told a Washington, D.C. news conference on Thursday. He said when the final printed volume was delivered to its longtime editor, Joan Houston Hall, at a meeting of fellow dialect scholars: ...
Sons of Bill - Santa Ana Winds (2012)
Post Date: 2012-03-08 18:46:06 by bluegrass
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Poster Comment:These kids are friends of mine. I hope you dig the song.
When you swim in a creek and an eel bites your cheek...
Post Date: 2012-03-08 18:06:54 by James Deffenbach
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Rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose dies in Millbrae
Post Date: 2012-03-04 18:36:53 by Buzzard
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Rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose, who formed the band that bore his name and performed with some of rock's heavy hitters, has died, his booking agent said Sunday. Montrose died Saturday at his home in Millbrae, agent Jim Douglas said. He was 64. Montrose had been in declining health for some time, battling prostate cancer and "personal demons," Douglas said. Besides forming his own band in 1973, Montrose performed with a number of rockers, including Sammy Hagar, Herbie Hancock, Van Morrison, Boz Scaggs and the Edgar Winter Group. "The guy was such a legendary figure for so many people," Douglas said. "He influenced so many bands." Douglas described ...
New Video Shows Japanese Speech-Jamming Gun in Action
Post Date: 2012-03-03 01:23:05 by Tatarewicz
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Two Japanese researchers recently introduced a prototype for a device they call a SpeechJammer that can literally “jam” someone’s voice — effectively stopping them from talking. Now they’ve released a video of the device in action. “We have to establish and obey rules for proper turn-taking,” write Kazutaka Kurihara and Koji Tsukada in their article on the SpeechJammer (PDF). “However, some people tend to lengthen their turns or deliberately disrupt other people when it is their turn … rather than achieve more fruitful discussions.” The researchers released the video after their paper went viral Thursday, to the authors’ apparent ...
Official List Of Words Feds Monitor On Social Networking Sites
Post Date: 2012-03-02 22:55:36 by wudidiz
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Official List Of Words Feds Monitor On Social Networking Sites
Your Water Bill is About to Triple
Post Date: 2012-03-01 22:59:53 by Tatarewicz
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You thought paying between $4 and $6 for gas was rough. Now, this... According to a recent report, Americans could pay up to $900 more per year for water as the nation's water system suffers. America is about to revamp and expand the underground drinking systems in our nation. Cost? About $1 trillion throughout the next 25 years. Therefore, utility rates are going up to compensate for some of those costly endeavors. There is some good news: after the expensive infrastructure processes are completed, water will be less expensive in thefuture. Unfortunately, delays will cost more than a pretty penny... According the the American Water Works Association, fixing the system now would ...
freerepublic.com is down
Post Date: 2012-02-28 15:15:28 by bluegrass
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www.freerepublic.com What a shame. ; )
Red card discipline in Swedish school
Post Date: 2012-02-27 22:38:51 by Tatarewicz
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As schools in Sweden look for new ways to tackle the problem of unruly students, one school has found success using methods normally employed on the football pitch, The Local's Geoff Mortimore discovers. Headlines about bullying, school violence, and concerns about a lack of respect for educators on the part of students, while perhaps exaggerating the problem, have nevertheless focused attention on the issue of discipline in Swedish schools. Across the country, schools are trying out various initiatives, including a few rather unorthodox methods for keeping disruptive students in check. While the rough and tumble world of the football pitch may strike many as an odd place to look for ...
Tunguska-Sized Asteroid Homing on Earth
Post Date: 2012-02-27 20:26:08 by Tatarewicz
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An asteroid of the same class as one that allegedly detonated over Tunguska River in 1908 will pass by Earth next year, flying closer than some man-made satellites, according to NASA. The asteroid, 2012 DA14, will miss the planet by 26,900 kilometers on February 15, 2013, which is closer than satellites in the geostationary orbit of 35,700 kilometers, according to data on NASA’s website published Sunday. The asteroid, first detected by the Spanish Observatorio Astronomico de La Sagra, is between 40 and 95 meters in diameter and belongs to Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, many of which are potential collision hazards. Astronomer groups around the world are continuing ...
Guide to Brainwashing Little Kids
Post Date: 2012-02-27 16:34:49 by bluegrass
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It is rare that people are truly interested in ugly side of history, politics, or human nature. In search for such people I have decided to share some of my experiences with one ugly side of communism -- brainwashing and control of “intellectual” elite. In recent years, there appears to be (finally) some growing unease among the Americans over what it is that the public schools really “teach.” Many people cannot understand why would somebody ever come up with “sex-ed,” or “death-ed,” or fanatical environmental “science,” or “political correctness,” and push it on kids who barely know how to read. Many of those who do the pushing do ...
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