tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50934622011-07-08T02:51:55.181-07:00Life in suburban San Diego, being a full-time dad with two kids and two cats. I cook, I clean, I do laundry, I take them to and from school. And I draw and do graphic design in my spare time.Gordonnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3481100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093462.post-26585082546346163312010-07-03T09:30:00.004-07:002010-07-03T09:34:21.927-07:00

Just about undrinkable, actually. An artificial cork, never a good sign. Never a sign of good wine, or even decent table wine, which is what I'm after. This stuff was unpleasantly tight and overly aggressive. I ended up cutting it (is that a street drug term? oh my.) with some Two-Buck Chuck Cab (my favorite). Otherwise it was headed down the drain, it was that bad. I guess I'd tried Yellow

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Five or six in a row, every night, all night. Trying to tell me something. Just money worries? I can't figure it out. The last time I experienced anything like this it was before I married Valeria. Am I about to make some titanic mistake? If so, what? What is going on? Bizarre to have this many complicated bad dreams.

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Very nearly undrinkable. Bouquet like brackish water with a corpse at the bottom. Taste like drinking rancid aftershave. Didn't get better. The kind of wine you initially want to pour down the drain, but stupidly give a second chance to.I mixed it 50/50 with Charles Shaw Cab and it was drinkable. Overpriced at four bucks. Overpriced at a buck a bottle, it just is not good enough to drink, and I'm

Gordonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093462.post-56778414808540896432010-06-12T13:17:00.004-07:002010-07-03T09:34:06.968-07:00

This is the Two-Buck Chuck from Trader Joe's you've probably heard about. IT'S DRINKABLE, and not in a my-god-I-cannot-believe-I'm-drinking-this-swill way like a shit wine like "Delicato" might make you feel.I'm not wild (or even mildly enthusiastic) about the other Charles Shaw wines I've tried, but their Cab isn't bad at all -- and at TWO DOLLARS A BOTTLE I don't feel guilty about drinking

Gordonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093462.post-22754861297812403822010-06-12T13:15:00.004-07:002010-07-03T09:35:04.234-07:00

How bad could it be for three bucks? Pretty bad. This is a Shiraz, I usually drink Cabs, so that was a bad start, but what the heck? How bad could it be? My notes on a Post-It say "Small. Tight. Decent flavor. Thin like a ridgetop trail. Sour. Overpriced @ 2.99" And so it was. I'd had worse. But not by much. A wine to avoid. Seriously avoid.

Gordonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093462.post-77208626968648809682010-06-12T13:13:00.005-07:002010-07-03T09:35:25.070-07:00

This wine has a clever name and that's about all it has going for it... tight, unpleasant, un-fun... really not much to recommend it. Overpriced at five bucks.

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Beijing suspects false flag attack on South Korean corvette By Wayne MadsenOnline Journal Contributing Writer May 28, 2010, 00:18 (WMR) -- WMR's intelligence sources in Asia suspect that the March attack on the South Korean Navy anti-submarine warfare (ASW) corvette, the Cheonan, was a false flag attack designed to appear as coming from North Korea. One of the main purposes

Gordonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093462.post-83009595833493741832010-05-11T09:41:00.003-07:002010-06-12T13:31:25.806-07:00

I'd dropped my old-by-now Canon S410 camera some time back. I sent it off to be repaired for $100 to Canon. The allegedly repaired camera lasted about a month before it crapped out again. I was unimpressed.This past week it occured to me to look on eBay for the same camera, and I found one that sounds like it's in decent shape which I bid for and won. I'm excited about its arrival. I haven't had

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Got the kids out the door/to school. Did some dishes, doing some laundry. Got the mail, ate some scrambled eggs with hot salsa to which I added three roasted habaneros. Delicious. Love the heat.My toe, which I somehow injured last Friday, still hurts but it's better than it was. Couldn't sleep Saturday night because it hurt too much. Took a bunch of Advil and have soaked my foot a few times in

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Working on another drawing. Can't stick with it. Why is it so hard to draw today?Six drawings done and printed… "official" drawings at long, long last.Why am I not making better progress on this drawing?

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Money is looking VERY bad. I'll have to partially pay my six months of auto insurance instead of paying it all at once. My credit card bill is huge and I have an unusual expense $$$ for the will and trust revision. Money is looking VERY bad.Kind of depressing.

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Stopped at Home Depot on the way home from school and bought two more tomatoes and a serrano chile. Planted them all before I went in the house after I got home. So I now have twelve tomatoes plus the cherry and/or grape tomatoes which have wintered over in back of the house.

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Protesters cry foul over election hiresBy Craig GustafsonUNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITERMay 23, 2007It doesn't take much to rile up opponents of electronic voting.So when San Diego County decided to hire two new elections officials who critics say have questionable backgrounds the ensuing conflict was inevitable.AdvertisementAbout 35 protesters lashed out at county officials yesterday inside and

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Welcome To The New Police StateBy Dick Allgire5-18-7http://www.rense.com/general76/amdd.htmIn the old days in The United States of America, a journalist didn't have to get permission to conduct an interview in a public place. But this is a new America, a place where armed security agents watch your every move and require their permission to exercise what used to be a first amendment right.I've

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That question shut up one of my little Zionist squabble-mates in another forum -- what does "pro-Semitism" look like? Would it be a disproportionately high number of Jews in Congress? Would it be the unquestioning, eternal support, nay, fealty and the forging of foreign policy to please... Semites?Really, what would "pro-Semitism" be? The right hates Jews because we killed their messiah; the

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http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/print/20070507badarolsenarchive.htmlHolocaust archive coming to D.C.Edwin BlackThe International Tracing Service's secret Holocaust archive at Bad Arolsen, Germany, is preparing to transfer millions of images of concentration-camp prisoner documents to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum under embargo, according to sources.WASHINGTON (JTA) -- The

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Saturday, May 5, 2007The Chutzpah Industryby JON WIENER[from the May 21, 2007 issue]Alan Dershowitz is at it again: First he tried to get California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to stop the University of California Press (UCP) from publishing a book highly critical of him, and now he's trying to get DePaul University to deny tenure to the author. The object of his fury? Norman Finkelstein, with

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Intelligence Chief Decries ConstraintsUpdate of Surveillance Law UrgedBy Walter PincusWashington Post Staff WriterWednesday, May 2, 2007; A07Court orders in January that brought President Bush's warrantless terrorist surveillance program under existing law have limited the intelligence that agencies can collect, Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell told a Senate committee yesterday."

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Report: Command to open fire heard on Kent State tapeCLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) -- A static-filled recording of war protesters yelling, followed by a voice and gunfire, was released Tuesday by a survivor of the Kent State University shooting who claims the tape proves a military order was given to fire on demonstrators."The evidence speaks for itself," said Alan Canfora, 58, one of nine students

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Columbine parents launch appeal of decision to seal depositions BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSApril 26, 2007DENVER - A lawyer for the parents of two Columbine High School victims filed formal notice Thursday that they will appeal a federal judge's decision to keep statements by the gunmen's parents secret for 20 years.U.S. District Judge Lewis T. Babcock ruled April 2 that depositions by the parents of

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I would only be an anti-Semite if you define Semitism as holding as a cultural birthright what the India-Indians call "the left-hand path." An endless, insidious low-voltage grift which dovetails precisely with the us-versus-them mentality that prevents assimilation. Imagine my surprise after years of guessing at the shape of Israel-US relations and having the Mearshimer and Walt paper published

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'Iran's Quds Force helped kill 5 US troops in Iraq'Continued violence claims at least 29 lives across countryBy Agence France Presse (AFP)Friday, April 27, 2007US General David Petraeus, head of the coalition forces in Iraq, accused Iran's secretive Quds Force Thursday of helping an armed network that killed five US soldiers in January in the Shiite shrine city of Kerbala. Petraeus acknowledged

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Are Rove's missing e-mails the smoking guns of the stolen 2004 election?by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey WassermanApril 25, 2007E-mails being sought from Karl Rove's computers, and recent revelations about critical electronic conflicts of interest, may be the smoking guns of Ohio's stolen 2004 election. A thorough recount of ballots and electronic files. preserved by a federal lawsuit, could tell the

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April 23, 2007 IssueCopyright © 2007 The American ConservativeWorking for the ClampdownWhat might the president do with his new power to declare martial law?by James BovardHow many pipe bombs might it take to end American democracy? Far fewer than it would have taken a year ago.The Defense Authorization Act of 2006, passed on Sept. 30, empowers President George W. Bush to impose martial law in

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Tom Gresham Gets it RightI have nothing to add, Tom hits the nail on the head. Here Come The Gun Banners April 16, 2007, just might be a turning point in the battle to restore gun rights to Americans. The tragedy at Virginia Tech today, with more than 30 people being killed in a premeditated murder spree, will be the fulcrum upon which the anti-gun rights forces leverage their efforts to

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Soldier: Army ordered me not to tell truth about TillmanStory Highlights• Soldier says his account of incident was altered after he wrote it• Inspector general says investigators did not inspect computer• Last soldier to see NFL hero alive says he was ordered not to divulge truth• "The truth is always more heroic than the hype," Jessica Lynch tells panelWASHINGTON (CNN) -- The last soldier to see

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2064157,00.htmlFrom Hitler to Pinochet and beyond, history shows there are certain steps that any would-be dictator must take to destroy constitutional freedoms. And, argues Naomi Wolf, George Bush and his administration seem to be taking them allTuesday April 24, 2007The GuardianLast autumn, there was a military coup in Thailand. The leaders of the coup

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The USA clearly needs to end all funding for the Israeli terror state. You are calling for the assassination of the leader of another country? How about if somebody plugs YOUR leader? That is if he's not imprisoned for rape already, or apprehended by one of the civilized countries who would want to try him for war crimes. How about a "Final Solution" for Iran? Isn't that what you're after? Did

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POSTED: 2126 GMT (0526 HKT), April 20, 2007By Ted NugentSpecial to CNNEditor's note: Rock guitarist Ted Nugent has sold more than 30 million albums. He's also a gun rights activist and serves on the board of directors of the National Rifle Association. His program, "Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild," can be seen on the Outdoor Channel.WACO, Texas (CNN) -- Zero tolerance, huh? Gun-free zones, huh?

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I was thinking of this the other day... I used to work nights in a type house, we set type (back in the 80s)... no Quark or InDesign or even Macs with hair on their balls yet... all done code only, blind. Anyway, this asshole inbred kid at the front desk started popping his gum, which was annoying while you're trying to concentrate. Then he taught the other guys at the desk how to do it. After a

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Hi, and thanks for the information. I am sharply disappointed that today's court appointment has been postponed. I have been waiting for some kind of closure on the divorce for years, literally years.What kind of "equalizing payments" is the God-willing-someday-former-Mrs. Wagner asking for? Insert obscene response to that notion here. Personally, I've of the opinion that she can f off and die at

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http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/11509267/detail.htmlTheDenverChannel.comJudge Orders Columbine Documents Sealed For 20 YearsSchool Violence Experts Prevented From Reviewing MaterialPOSTED: 6:52 am MDT April 3, 2007DENVER -- Statements made by the parents of the teenage gunmen who attacked Columbine High School will remain sealed for 20 years, frustrating at least one victim's parent who

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Went to the paint store and bought more lightweight spackle and a sanding pad.Went to Trader Joe's to look for a bottle of wine that was recommended on salon.com, couldn't find it, bought a case of two-buck Chuck instead.Went to the Post Office, mailed the empty box from the rabbit pet food place back and returned "Howl's Moving Castle" to Netflix. Good movie!Went to Petco and bought ANOTHER

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War on Terror Is Now War on Human Rights, Says GroupBy Monisha BansalCNSNews.com Staff WriterApril 09, 2007(CNSNews.com) - The head of an international human rights group Friday charged that the war against terror had transformed itself into a war against human rights.Larry Cox, executive director of Amnesty International, blasted the labeling of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and other

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Israel Of All Places Becomes International Slavery CenterAdded: Apr 4th, 2007 7:20 AMIsrael's sex slavesIsrael of all places has turned into international center of modern-day slaveryRoni Aloni-SadovnikThe United Nations recently marked 200 years since the annulment of the transatlantic slave trade. Yet we must recall that in the year 2007, as us Jews celebrate our liberation from slavery, there

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Dear IRS I apologize for the untimeliness of my reply concerning my compliance to your "alleged" assessments. I underwent shoudler surgery at the VA in late January, suffered through a kidney stone and now find myself as primary caregiver for my elderly Aunt who is home now from the nursing home she'd been in after suffering a fall and becoming injured, and I am still recuperating from my surgery

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Bush Paves the Way for Martial Law: 2007 National Defense Authorization Act overturns Posse Comitatus ActThu, 22 Mar 2007 12:18:00http://www.rwor.org/a/083/martial-en.html (Credit: Globalresearch.ca)"Paradoxically, preserving liberty may require the rule of a single leader--a dictator--willing to use those dreaded 'extraordinary measures,' which few know how, or are willing, to employ." --

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New twist in tale of BSE's beginningshttp://www.newscientist.com/article/dn11395-new-twist-in-tale-of-bses-beginnings.html * 10:27 18 March 2007 * NewScientist.com news service * Debora MacKenzieTHE discovery that a rare brain disease in cows can mutate into BSE has given new life to the theory that mad cow disease started out in cattle, rather than crossing over from sheep.When BSE

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I hate daylight savings time -- stupid idea. I still feel groggy. I get up at 4:30 as it is. So this morning I got up at 3:30, except we set the clocks forward, so it's supposedly 4:30. It's like jet lag without traveling. Annoys the fuck out of me.Got myself up. Even the cats seemed stunned that it was so early. Got myself cleaned up and dressed. The kids were fairly easy to wake up. We went to

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http://www.forward.com/articles/defense-for-aipac-duo-says-groups-refuse-to-testif/Defense for Aipac Duo Says Groups Refuse To Testify Sources Cite Policy of Distancing Community From Ex-lobbyists Nathan Guttman | Fri. Mar 09, 2007Washington - Several Jewish organizations are refusing to cooperate with the defense in the case against two men accused of passing classified information while working

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>...(Israel) wants to live in peace (long bleat about how Israel was "defending" itself by dropping a million plus cluster bombs on civilian population centers in southern Lebanon in August 2006)Live in peace..? When has Israel EVER existed peacefully..?! Does Israel recognize the right of its neighbors to exist?! Put down the Kool-Aid, pal... you've been brainwashed since birth.ANY OTHER COUNTRY

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Gambling with death in south Lebanon fieldsby Sylvie Groult Sun Mar 4, 6:11 PM ETAIN BAAL, Lebanon (AFP) - For weeks Ali Nasser waited for the bomb disposal team. But the arrival of spring left him no choice but to go to his fields, sown with hundreds of unexploded cluster bombs by the Israeli military last year.The alternative is to lose the tobacco crop which provides the means of feeding his

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LAWS OF CATDOM1 - Law of Cat InertiaA cat at rest will tend to remain at rest, unless acted upon by some outside force - such as the opening of cat food, or a nearby scurrying mouse.2 - Law of Cat MotionA cat will move in a straight line, unless there is a really good reason to change direction.3 - Law of CatMagnetism All blue blazers and black sweaters attract cat hair in direct

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I am not a state secretHaving just lost in court, a CIA kidnap victim asks why the U.S. won't admit its error.By Khaled El-Masri, KHALED EL-MASRI, a German citizen born in Lebanon, was a car salesman before he was detained in December 2003.March 3, 2007ON NEW YEAR'S EVE in 2003, I was seized at the border of Serbia and Macedonia by Macedonian police who mistakenly believed that I was traveling on

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March 2, 2007Op-Ed ContributorLosing Their BuzzBy MAY R. BERENBAUMUrbana, Ill.WHEN Hollywood filmmakers want to heighten the tension of an insect fear film, they just arrange for millions of killer bees to appear out of nowhere to threaten a vulnerable group of people — over the years, these have included children in a school bus, celebrants at a Mardi Gras parade and people living near a nuclear

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Obama: Iran threatens all of usWon't rule out force in speech in Chicago to pro-Israel groupMarch 3, 2007Sen. Barack Obama said Friday the use of military force should not be taken off the table when dealing with Iran, which he called "a threat to all of us."Speaking before a pro-Israel crowd at a downtown hotel, Obama also repeated his call for a phased pullout of U.S. troops from Iraq and

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Honestly, do you think that Merck gives a fuck about the health of girls compared to $360 for three doses of this latest Thalidomide or whatever it is? They just want the money. And here's a way to earn it. I CALL BULLSHIT.Parents Question HPV VaccinePush to Mandate Shots Rapidly Creates BacklashBy Susan LevineWashington Post Staff WriterSunday, March 4, 2007; C01In barely nine months, the first

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Of course it was all about the oil! Did anyone think otherwise for so much as a second..? I wonder if this latest shafting of Iraq includes oil being pumped directly to Israel?Iraq poised to hand control of oil fields to foreign firmsBaghdad under pressure from Britain to pass a law giving multinationals rights to the country's reservesHeather Stewart, economics correspondentSunday February 25,

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March 2, 2007 -- ISRAEL'S DOUBLE GAME IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: ARMING TERRORISTS WITH KHMER ROUGE WEAPONShttp://www.waynemadsenreport.com/WMR's report yesterday on the U.S. naval buildup in Southeast Asia, particularly in Cambodia, coincides with a major Israeli intelligence and weapons smuggling operation in the region.Israel has been a major, albeit covert, player in Southeast Asia since Israeli

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Israelis at Abu Ghraib?February 28, 2007Odd, isn't it? Sometimes, a truly startling piece of news will grab the world's attention for a day or so -- and then the story vanishes down the memory hole, never to be seen again. One such "disappeared" news item concerns the tortures conducted at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison, now the subject of an important new documentary called The Ghosts of Abu

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Israeli interrogators 'in Iraq'The US officer at the heart of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal says she has evidence that Israelis helped to interrogate Iraqis at another facility.Brig Gen Janis Karpinski told the BBC she met an Israeli working as an interrogator at a secret intelligence centre in Baghdad.A BBC reporter says it is the first time a senior US officer has suggested Israelis worked with

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R O L L B A C K T H E M E A N I N GThe word is not enough to judge the souls we saveIt tries too hard to make the mind behaveRoll back the meaningFeel out what's seeming to begin nowYou'll find that when youRoll back the secret ofWhat's behind and what's aboveIt's all that I've been thinking ofOur special losing streakIt can't survive for longThe time is right but something else is

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Does the Israeli Tail Wag American Dog?http://mparent7777.blogspot.com/2007/03/does-israeli-tail-wag-american-dog.htmlMarch/April 2007By Kathleen and Bill ChristisonADBUSTERS #70 – Journal of the Mental EnvironmentA quarter century ago, the executive director of AIPAC – the American Israel Public Affairs Committee – established an analytical unit inside the organization to write in-depth advocacy

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March 30, 2006 - Adar 30, 5766Trafficking in women a worldwide epidemic, Malarek says,Up to - 10,000 trafficked women in Israel and more than 280 brothels in Tel Aviv alone -- By Julie Lesser - Tribune CorrespondentMONTREAL - Calling human trafficking one of the greatest human rights abuses of our time, Canadian journalist and social activist Victor Malarek addressed the Jewish community at a

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Friday, March 31, 2006http://vitualis.blogspot.com/2006/03/bird-flu-vaccines-fail.htmlBird flu vaccines failThe H5N1 avian influenza (bird flu) virus continues its steady march across the globe. Over the course of the past year, it has followed migratory birds and spread from South-East Asia into Africa, Eastern Europe and even Western Europe (France and Germany).Thankfully, there has been no

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Who Owns the Rights on Tamiflu: Rumsfeld To Profit From Bird Flu HoaxBy Michel ChossudovskyGlobal Research, October 26, 2005We bring to the attention of Global Research readers this important commentary by Dr.Joseph Mercola. The fundamental issue is who owns the intellectual property rights over Tamiflu. The media reports suggest that the Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche will make billions.

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Home --> Politics --> Medical --> Tamiflu and Donald Rumsfeld TamifluClaim: U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld owns stock in the company that makes Tamiflu. Status: True. Example: [Collected via e-mail, 2006] "Bird Flu"Do you know that 'bird flu' was discovered in Vietnam 9 years ago?Do you know that barely 100 people have died in the whole world in all that time?Do you know that it

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Bird Flu Vaccine Substitute “Better Than Nothing”03:50 PM, February 28th 2007by Moni Constantinescu A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel urges the approval of the first bird flu vaccine: safe, not enough, but “better than nothing.” The fright of being faced with a flu pandemic has led federal health advisers to vote for an experimental bird flu vaccine that could be used if worst came to

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Bird flu vaccine linked to 18 teenage suicides in JapanJustin Norrie in TokyoMarch 1, 2007JAPANESE health authorities are investigating a flu medicine that is also available in Australia after a teenager jumped 11 storeys to his death after taking the drug. It was the 18th juvenile fatality linked to Tamiflu in 17 months.The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has asked the Japanese importer

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Wine drinkers live more healthily than beer drinkers: studyWine drinkers tend to buy healthier food than beer drinkers, according to a Danish study published Tuesday on the website of a weekly medical review.People who bought wine at the store were also more likely to buy more olives, fruits and vegetables, fish, lean meats and dairy products than beer consumers did, said the study. Beer buyers

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Around the year 960 Sviatoslav assumed the kingship in Kyiv. In 962 he began carefully to plan his initial military venture; it would be against the Khazar Empire in the east. Although this empire was no longer as vast as it had been some 250 years earlier at its greatest extent, it was still a formidable steppe power in the mid-10th century.The motives for the move against the Khazars have been

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http://www.informationliberation.com/print.php?id=20521Tuesday February 27th, 2007 informationliberation.comAnother Smoking Gun? Now CNN Jumps the Gun: On 911 CNN Announced WTC 7 "Has Either Collapsed or is Collapsing" Over an Hour Before it Fell (Information Liberation)In an amazing redux, new video has been unearthed of a CNN report on the day of 911 in which a CNN anchor announces they have

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They're not "Jews." They're Khazars (Rev. 2:9 and 3:9)Ukrainian Prince Sviatoslav's defeat of the Khazar army, 968 A.D. (note the hexagram on the Khazar soldier's shield)Please credit: Research by Michael A. Hoffman IIHistorian and author Michael A. Hoffman II of RevisionistHistory.org has unearthed this photo of a Ukrainian statue depicting "Ukrainian Prince Sviatoslav's defeat of the Khazar

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November 1, 2006Ankle bracelets detect intoxication through sweatGovernment technology State & Local GovtElectronic bracelets aren't just for house arrests anymore. In Illinois, drunk drivers are being fitted with electronic ankle bracelets that will measure alcohol consumption by testing perspiration, according to the Daily Herald.At least 4,000 people are wearing the gadget today, and another

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Why does this seem like unreasonable search? Let's see... subcutaneous RFID transmitting whenever you have something in your system that someone feels that you should not have in it..? Wow, this is a slippery slope. And right around the corner. If my kids were required to have SSNs to leave the hospitals they were born in, what about the sure-to-be-upcoming subcutaneous RFID implant? Tell me that

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http://men.style.com/gq/features/landing?id=content_5318HI, I’M SENATOR COBURN, AND I DON’T WANT YOUR VOTEBut I do want you to know that the new Democratic leadership is just as corrupt and irresponsible as the Republicans, and together they’re trying to destroy our countryGQ, February 2007Tom Coburn doesn’t care about the midterm elections. Sure, he’s a senator. Sure, he’s a Republican. And sure

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Jewish Membership in Congress at All-Time HighBy Elizabeth WilliamsonWashington Post Staff WriterFriday, January 12, 2007While Democrats celebrated the election of the House's first female speaker, another milestone passed more quietly: The 110th Congress includes more Jewish lawmakers than any other in history, and all but four are Democrats.About 2 percent of Americans identify themselves as

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Gov. auditor says fiscal outlook is 'spiraling out of control'02/26/2007 @ 12:15 amFiled by Michael Roston Congress's auditor warned in a monthly update released last Friday that the latest data on America's fiscal outlook shows "a federal debt burden that ultimately spirals out of control."The January update was based on new data supplied to the Government Accountability Office by the

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Dollar Falls as Reports May Show Housing Slump Slowing Economy By Chris Young and Ron HaruiFeb. 26 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar traded near the lowest in almost two months against the euro on speculation reports will show a housing slump is slowing the U.S. economy.The U.S. dollar declined against 13 of the 16 most-active currencies before reports this week that may show fourth-quarter growth was

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Body in river confirmed as Israeli officialhttp://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21282880-1702,00.htmlFrom correspondents in ParisFebruary 24, 2007 10:37pmArticle from: ReutersFRENCH police have confirmed a body found in a river in northern France is that of a missing Israeli defence ministry official.DNA tests proved the dead man found in the River Seine near Rouen on Wednesday was David Dahan,

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New England Town Prints Up Its Own Currency'Berkshares' Are Intended to Encourage Local Commercehttp://abcnews.go.com/WNT/Business/story?id=2903049&page=1By STEPHANIE SYSOUTHERN BERKSHIRE, Mass., Feb. 25, 2007 — - Susan Witt is an unassuming middle-aged woman who drives a Volvo around her quaint Rockwell-esque town and has somehow managed to foment a small revolution.After years of planning, Witt

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Sequoia National Park, Sierra Nevadas, CaliforniaIsolated groves of giant sequoias grow on the foggy moist western slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. These trees are the world's largest and nearly oldest living things. The General Sherman tree is 272 feet high and measures 27 feet in diameter at the base. It is estimated to be 3,500 years old.Bush Administration Moves to Sell National Forest

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http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660197443,00.html Nichols says bombing was FBI opDetailed confession filed in S.L. about Oklahoma City plotBy Geoffrey FattahDeseret Morning NewsThe only surviving convicted criminal in the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City is saying his co-conspirator, Timothy McVeigh, told him he was taking orders from a

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A float depicting U.S. President George W. Bush being spanked by the Statue Of Liberty passes by during the Rose Monday carnival parade in Mainz, western Germany, on Monday, Feb. 19, 2007. Thousands of spectators attended the traditional street carnival parade in the state of Rhineland-Palatinates's capital. (AP Photo Bernd Kammerer)

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http://www.suntimes.com/news/hart/271631,CST-EDT-hart25.articleFebruary 25, 2007BY BETSY HARTI sometimes find myself encouraging my like-minded conservative friends not to go believing this or that conspiracy theory. I think we can get a little overwrought, a little too fearful, over the government's, or the schools', or Hollywood's, latest ''attack'' on the family.So when I heard initial reports

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AFPPublished: Friday February 23, 2007 The United States on Friday rejected an international call to abandon the use of cluster bombs, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said."We ... take the position that these munitions do have a place and a use in military inventories, given the right technology as well as the proper rules of engagement," McCormack said.Forty-six countries meeting in

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February 16, 2007by Justin RasimondoIt was the tail-end of a bleak November, 2001: a pall of shocked numbness hung over the country, and a rising war hysteria had nearly everyone cowed. Americans were just beginning to pick themselves up, dust themselves off, and focus on what had happened, and how to react. It was very early on the morning of the 23rd when, scanning the headlines, I came across

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The government of Norway is hosting an international meeting of 40 nations this week, hoping to successfully ban the manufacture and use of cluster bombs. The USA is NOT participating, which is a crying shame.Cluster bombs remain on battlefields for years, more often (98% of the time, according to Handicap International) injuring or killing innocent children and farmers. The Norwegian government

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The hate that (used to) dare not speak its nameXymphoraFebruary 17, 2007In the last six months, we’ve made enormous advances in understanding the unwholesome hold that Zionists have over the American government, and I am optimistic that the truth will continue to come out (six months from now, people behind the curve are going to look quite silly). Just recently, those who were brave enough to

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I'm going to begin storing information I find interesting or useful on this blog. Why not?I found a link to this article on digg.com the other day:http://worldandnews.blogspot.com/2007/02/what-you-didnt-know-about-diamonds.htmlMonday, February 12, 2007What You Didn't Know About DiamondsWant an easy way to save 3+ months’ salary? Don’t buy a diamond engagement ring. If your fiancée, friends and

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Bump in the road lately. I bought into the forecast of rain this past weekend, so naturally no rain fell and the sun broke through the clouds on Sunday afternoon, which has to be my least favorite thing. Sun breaking through clouds makes me panic. Yesterday it actually rained HARD at a forty-five degree angle. For about two minutes.I had to make reparations in the Inselkampf game I've been

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Waiting impatiently for my resources in Inselkampf (Island Struggle) to develop until I can afford to commence building a Colonization ship. Enjoying that game a lot.GAINED weight from two weeks ago. So I'm not eating today. Or tomorrow. Or the day after. I'm often paralyzed, I just sit here and play that game or read Stern Fan Network or Salon.com. Up until last week I exercised sometimes in the

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30% chance of rain today, 70% tomorrow. I think what that means is that it'll rain tonight and no one will see it happen. It rains a lot at night here.Got the kids up, dressed, fed and to school. Went to the Post Office, mailed some paperwork to Marc Shular's office. Bought gasoline. Went to Target since I'd seen a really well-produced ad for Target last night, I wanted to buy water for the

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Up all night, baking cinnamon bread. Me, the cats, the dishwasher. Good enough..

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Shitting bricks. Julie (?) from Marc Shular's office called me yesterday and asked if I could meet with Marc Shular today at 1:20. I don't know what to expect.Ironed a shirt, put on my suit and tie. Just been pacing for hours.Not dressed to do housework or exercise.Go pick Cassidy up at 11:15. A 1:20 appointment means I need to take her with me.Hopefully it won't be a long meeting, especially

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Got the kids up, dressed, fed and to school. Stopped at Target. They were sold out of the plastic bins I wanted. Shit. Went to the Post Office to mail a gas meter wrench to Kelly. The Post Office is closed today so that we can reflect on how severely Gerald R. Ford fucked over the United States of America. It's a fascist holiday.So here I am. The house is empty. I miss the kids. Go make the kids'

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1. Finish painting/repainting the kitchen and laundry room2. Get drain installed on side of house -- dry and tight3. HVAC inspection and repair -- the little bathroom gets most of the AC and heat. 4. Double-glazed windows on the bedroom window, the big bathroom windows, the kitchen window box, the sliding glass door and Flynn's room.5. Resolve divorce?6. Keep lawn hydrated7. Skylight/sun tube in

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For some reason I thought there was one more NFL game on tonight. Last night's game was the final NFL regular season game. Shit. Four wild card playoff games next Saturday and Sunday. Wow. Christmas is over, football season is over (except for the playoffs). Yipes. Not good.Drank too much wine last night and turned off the lopsided football game and went to lie down. Thought there was one more

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I'm feeling disappointed after getting together with Toni and Kelly. There are fewer adults, and Toni is LOUD, and in a smaller group than what we once had she's just freaking oppressively loud. So I'm pondering producing a get together next year apres Christmas. Or not participating at all. It's sad that Bob left, it's sad Diane left, it's sad Mom and Dad are dead. The kids aren't adults yet

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And just when I thought I'd reached the end of the day, Flynn came out to tell me that he'd gotten sick. Oh my. So I got the cleanser and some ammonia and cleaned up the little bathroom again. Today's been a long day.

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Waiting to de-stress from the drive up and back to and from Kelly's house.I didn't really enjoy myself and I'm thinking that this was the last year I'm going to participate. It's just too fucking far to drive. It's sad that Bob moved out from their house. I've always found Toni entertaining, but tonight she was just loud. Toni's very loud, perpetual monologue.It was nice to see Kelly. Brent is

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I bought another half-ham at the local good butcher shop. We had one over Thanksgiving, too. Flynn and I thought it was incredible. Cassidy was not impressed. The cats were beside themselves over the ham. I had it wrapped in foil paper, and every time I do anything with foil paper they'll both instantly materialize at the sound of it. "Ham? Ham? Any ham?" say the cats, in unison.I finally got

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Filled up the new plastic bins I bought yesterday morning at Target. And there's STILL clutter without a home. I'm thinking of returning to Target yet again and buying still more plastic bins.I'd originally had two in mind for the kid's stuff, their school papers and all that, just collect it in a plastic bin apiece.Maybe four more plastic bins will contain everything that's still without a home

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Yesterday I finally got around to re-wiring the rear speakers.After Diane had left, I set out to secure a modern home entertainment system. My stereo was given away. I wanted something made by Sony with a center audio channel. Found that, dragged it home, set it up.The wires leading to the rear speakers were a problem, the kids kept tripping on them. I went through one cheaply-made curly wire

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Hanna Andersson was having a sale and I ordered Cassidy three t-shirts, two pairs of jeans, a new pair of shoes, some socks and I think that might be all. For less than $120 shipped. Which isn't bad at all. She'd been asking for new jeans. I'll probably have to hem those. That was a pretty good deal overall.It would be splendid to see so much as one penny from Diane to help with the kids. I have

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I'm thinking of heading to Target to buy a couple more of those big plastic bins. These would be to try and tame the garage, which is a big mess right now. I kind of like the idea. The bin idea, not the big mess idea.Yesterday morning I dragged the kids to Petco to buy more cat food, then we had bagels at the bagel place. Nice not to be rushed.It's five to eight, I ought to zip down to Target. I

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The three "shrub roses" I had seen at the good nursery in Poway (the small one) in September. Came back for them in October. Tried to decide where to plant them. Finally planted them today. Nearly the solstice.The Japanese ferns I'd ordered from Burpee arrived half-dead and didn't improve from there. One of them wintered over but that was that. Hopefully the shrub roses will do well in their new

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Although most of the content is on blogger.com and most of the images are on flickr.com. Blogger is certainly more convenient than all those stray text files I once had.Found an old (2002) spaceways.net intro Flash file I had, used that for a top later. Cassidy's teacher had one of those chunky classroom world maps on display when I was there for the "holiday feast" and I took a photo of the

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