Therefore Iam

Hell Raiser pit

2011-11-11T03:52:00.000-08:00

April 30 2011

These people were dressed like hell raiser characters. They were not there to kill me it was just there to watch everything for some reason. It was like watching a movie but i was in the scene.
They went to kill this guy but the guy killed one of them the wierd thing about it was he became one of them.
When you kill one of them you have to take their place.

Four of them were standing around and a hole opened in the floor.
One of the Hell Raiser character said the leader is going to throw us in the pit. Then two of the bigger ones moved (they were not walking) they glided by one of them have a skull were his feet would be located.
he skull moved up as it moved up a door appeared out of his body.
But the so called leader did not come out of the door. He just appeared and stabbed one of them then thhis other guy showed up.

I don't know if he killed the leader, but he killed one of them who was trying to protect the dude that was throwing people in the pit.

The plane crash

2011-11-11T03:24:00.000-08:00

11/11/11

I was living in this house on the first floor (it was a apartment) the house was located on a corner.
Some guy knocked on the door. It must have been a bad area because before i answered the door I stuck the 40 in my pants.
The guy was looking for a doctors a office and tried to walk in. I placed my hand on his chest to stop him and told him this is an apartment dude. Were on the first floor I pointed to the stairs leading down and told him to try there. I think I must have been on the corner of North Clinton and Monmouth. But the board of education was not across the street. I looked out arcoss the street in the sky and this plane was banking I said look that plane looks like it's making a bombing run. The was a large fighter plane a big one.
The plane was dropping its fuel tanks. Something told me the plane was going to crash it was not making a bombing run it was dropping the fuel tanks. I ran out of the house to the house down the block and started pulling on the water hose becausee I knew there was going to be a fire.

There was this dog with me trying to drink some water (he was a big dog reminded me of shadow).
Then the plane crashed in the middle of the intersection took out part of my building. Then Katie walked up and I was telling her if I did not leave to get the water hose I would have been trapped in the building.
When I looked a the plane again I noticed it has two rockets under the wings.

Then as always I awake

Bankruptcy 101

2011-08-02T04:18:00.000-07:00

Bankruptcy 101...
It's easy to dismiss individual programs that
benefit non-citizens until they're put together
and this picture emerges. Someone did a lot
of research to put together all of this data.
Often these programs are buried within other
programs making them difficult to find.

A Real Eye Opener

WHY is the USA BANKRUPT?

Informative, and mind

boggling!

You think the war in Iraq was costing

us too much? Read this :

We have been hammered with the

propaganda that it was the Iraq war and

the war on terror that is bankrupting us.

I now find that to be RIDICULOUS.

I hope the following 10 reasons are

forwarded over and over again until

they are read so many times that the

reader gets sick of reading them. I also

have included the URL's for verification

of all the following facts...

1.

$11 Billion to $22 billion is spent on welfare

to illegal aliens each year by state governments.

Verify

at: http://www.fairus.org/site/PageServer?pagename=iic_immigrationissuecenters7fd8< ;

2.

$22 Billion dollars a year is spent on food

assistance programs such as food stamps,

WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens.

Verify

at: http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.HTML< ;

3.

$2.5 Billion dollars a year is spent on

Medicaid for illegal aliens.

Verify at:

http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.HTML< http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.HTML>

4.

$12 Billion dollars a year is spent on

primary and secondary school education

for children here illegally and they

cannot speak a word of English!

Verify

at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANscriptS/0604/01/ldt....0.HTML< ;

5.

$17 Billion dollars a year is spent for

education for the American-born

children of illegal aliens, known as

anchor babies.

Verify

at http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANscriptS/0604/01/ldt.01.HTML< ;

6.

$3 Million Dollars a DAY is spent to

incarcerate illegal aliens.

Verify at:

http://transcripts.cnn.com/%20TRANscriptS/0604/01/ldt.01.HTML< ;

http://transcripts.cnn..com/%20TRANscriptS/0604/01/ldt.01.HTML< http://transcripts.cnn.com/%20TRANscriptS/0604/01/ldt.01.HTML> < http://transcripts.cnn.com/%20TRANscriptS/0604/01/ldt.01.HTML< http://transcripts.cnn.com/%20TRANscriptS/0604/01/ldt.01.HTML>

7.

30% percent of all Federal Prison

inmates are illegal aliens.

Verify at: http://transcripts.CNN..com/TRANscriptS/0604/01/ldt..01.HTML< http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANscriptS/0604/01/ldt...01.HTML>

< http://transcripts/<

8.

$90 Billion Dollars a year is spent on

illegal aliens for Welfare & social
services by the American taxpayers. Verify at:

http://premium.cnn.com/TRANSCIPTS/0610/29/ldt.01.HTML< http://premium.cnn.com/TRANSCIPTS/0610/29/ldt.01.HTML>

9..
$200 Billion dollars a year in suppressed

American wages are caused by the illegal aliens.

10 .

In 2006, illegal aliens sent home

$45 BILLION in remittances to their countries of origin.

338.3 BILLION DOLLARS

A YEAR AND IF YOU'RE LIKE ME,

HAVING TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING

THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY; IT IS

$ 338,300,000,000.00 WHICH

WOULD BE ENOUGH TO STIMULATE

THE ECONOMY FOR THE CITIZENS OF

THIS COUNTRY.

Are we THAT Stupid?

YES, FOR LETTING THOSE

IN THE U.S. CONGRESS

GET AWAY WITH LETTING

THIS HAPPEN YEAR AFTER

YEAR!!!!!

If this doesn't bother you, then just

delete the message. If, on the other

hand, it does raise the hair on the back

of your neck, I hope you forward it to every

legal resident in the United States ...

=

--
For the love of God,
Bill Seymour

Urban American cities

2011-07-28T14:32:00.000-07:00

What three things does every urban city have?

1. Liquor store
2. Chinese restaruant
3. Papi store

What makes farts stink?

2011-07-21T17:25:00.001-07:00

The odor of farts comes from small amounts of hydrogen sulfide gas and skatole in the mixture. These compounds contain sulfur. The more sulfur-rich your diet, the more sulfides and skatole will be produced by the bacteria in your guts, and the more your farts will stink. Foods such as cauliflower, eggs and meat are notorious for producing smelly farts, whereas beans produce large amounts of not particularly stinky farts.

What is poop made of?

2011-07-21T17:17:00.000-07:00

What is poop made of?

About 3/4 of your average turd is made of water. Of course, this value is highly variable - the water content of diarrhea is much higher, and the amount of water in poop that has been retained (voluntarily or otherwise) is lower. Water is absorbed out of fecal material as it passes through the intestine, so the longer a turd resides inside before emerging, the drier it will be.

Of the remaining portion of the turd, about 1/3 is composed of dead bacteria. These microcorpses come from the intestinal garden of microorganisms that assist us in the digestion of our food. Another 1/3 of the turd mass is made of stuff that we find indigestible, like cellulose, for instance. This indigestible material is called "fiber," and is useful in getting the turd to move along through the intestine, perhaps because it provides traction. The remaining portion of the turd is a mixture of fats such as cholesterol, inorganic salts like phosphates, live bacteria, dead cells and mucus from the lining of the intestine, and protein.

Why does poop stink?

Poop stinks as a result of the products of bacterial action. Bacteria produce smelly, sulfur-rich organic compounds such as indole, skatole, and mercaptans, and the inorganic gas hydrogen sulfide. These are the same compounds that give farts their odor.

Why is poop brown?

2011-07-21T17:15:00.001-07:00

Why is poop brown?

The color comes mainly from bilirubin, a pigment that arises from the breakdown of red blood cells in the liver and bone marrow. The actual metabolic pathway of bilirubin and its byproducts in the body is very complicated, so we will simply say that a lot of it ends up in the intestine, where it is further modified by bacterial action. But the color itself comes from iron. Iron in hemoglobin in red blood cells gives blood its red color, and iron in the waste product bilirubin gives rise to its brown color.

bloods started here

2011-03-15T07:41:00.000-07:00

The Bloods: in Prison

Reported US prison locations

Started in Los Angeles as a street gang in the 1960s, spread to Texas prisons in the 1980s. Besides serving the broader purpose of neighborhood protection, the Bloods street gang originally arose as an opposing force to their rivals the Crips, who had been allying with various other gangs in the 1970s and becoming more powerful. As a result, the Piru gang allied with the Denver Lanes, the LA Brims and the Lueeders Park Hustlers to become the Bloods in 1972. "Bloods" was a term that African-American fighting men called each other in the Vietnam War. The Pirus later changed their name to Bloods.

The East Coast Bloods began in 1993 in New York City. Leonard "Deadeye" MacKenzie, then 26-year-old inmate from Brooklyn living inside a Rikers Island cell, and fellow prisoner O.G. "Original Gangsta" Mack, founded the New York chapter of the United Blood Nation in 1993. Deadeye is now in his late 30s and is incarcerated in upstate New York.

By the late 1990s, New York Latin Kings leader Antonio Fernandez (AKA King Tone) aknowledged that the Bloods have begun to dominate New York's prison system, and that his own gang has abandoned criminal operations in favour of political-activism. Because of this abatement in Latin King crime, the Bloods have a stronger and larger population in jail.

Latest News...

1/12/2007

Brooklyn Gang Leader On Trial for His Life

A federal jury will begin death penalty deliberations on Friday in the case of a Brooklyn gang leader, Martin Aguilar.

1/2/2007

Bloods gang member arrested in shootings

A Bloods gang member was arrested Saturday in connection with the November shooting of two city men, one of whom died.

12/27/2006

Our view: Going after gangs

Watch out for the Bloods in Palm Bay and the south end of Brevard County.

12/23/2006

4th gang member appears in court

Quincell Adams smiled and nodded to his supporters in the courtroom Friday

12/22/2006

Jury has a lot to consider in cellmate-death case

Did Rayshon Gaddis beat his East Jersey State Prison cellmate to death because he was a member of a rival gang

12/16/2006

A Blood gets life for killing a drug dealer

12/14/2006

19 arrested on drugs, weapons charges in roundup of reputed Bloods members

9/22/2006

Bloods gang members admit to murders, drug trafficking

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Rivalries have been reported with:

59 bounty hunter (Dallas, TX)

Alberta Warriors, some current hostility reported in Alberta. In 2006 a Warrior member was murdered by a Blood member in the city's Abbottsfield neighbourhood.

Crazy Dragons, some current hostility reported in Alberta

Crips.

Gangster Disciples - reported rivalry in Indianapolis between the GD and the Circle City Neighborhood Bloods (now the Dub Trey Gangsters)

Latin Kings - reported brawls have broken out between the Bloods and Latin Kings in New York state prisons. New York street rivalry is also especially prevalent. However, as mentioned above, recent events have suggested the Latin Kings have abated criminal operations in New York in favour of political aspirations.

MS-13 - the Bloods In Long Island have reportedly been in conflicts with MS-13

Neta Association - there have been reported fights between the Netas and the Bloods in Rikers Island penitentiary.

Redd Alert, current hostility reported in Alberta

Sur-13

Trinitarios

According to user sources, many Bloods are also rivals with many Asian gangs

Hundreds of factions or sets of the Bloods exist, some of which include:

007 Bonton Bloods (Dallas,Texas)

031 Bloods (Antigua & Barbuda)

21st Treetop Pirus, Northside Fort Worth, Texas

223 East Grand Bloods (Dallas,Texas)

3rd Gate Bloods (Eastside, Fort Worth)

4 Duece Killers (Blood set out of Edmonton)

414 Bloods

415 East Dallas Bloods (Dallas,Texas)

44 Oakland Guerilla Jungle Bloods (South Dallas, Texas)

51-50 Westside Skyline Pirus

54st Mafia (also known as Blood Bangin' Piru, started in San Diego,CA and now covers three major cities, including:Houston,Boston,and Phoenix.

5700 Arlington Park Bloods (northwest Dallas, Texas)

5-9 Brims, in New York City and New Jersey, and Bristol Township

59 Bloods (Shreveport, Louisiana)

7 duece 4 (TRU), Hmong Bloods gang in Fresno, CA

901 Bloods, (Southside Fort Worth)

Alley Bishops

Almighty Blooded Vice Lords (Vice Lord and Blood Gang connection in Indianapolis)

Ardwick Blood Crew, Toronto, Ontario

Athens Park Boys (from Avalon Boulevard to Figueroa in L.A.)

Baldwin Village Bloods, based in a community in southwest Los Angeles, as of late 1990s.

Black Star Nation

Block Bishops

Black Demon Soldiers, a subset of the Neighborhood Rollin 20s Bloods

Bloodstone Villains, reported in Los Angeles.

Bo-Gars, Montreal chapter that began in the 1980s.

Bounty Hunters (from the Nickerson Garden projects in L.A.)

Boyz Sheboygan, Eastern Wisonsin and Sheboygan

Brim Bloods (Six Duece Brims/62 Brims)

Brownsville Bloods, reported in Brookyln, NY. In 2000 two of the gang's members, Tysheen Bourne and Andre Fields, were shot and killed by police after allegedly trying to mug them.

Campanela Park Pirus, Compton

Cedar Block Piru - Compton, CA (known for the Rapper "The Game")

Chalktown Bloods (Toronto, Ontario)

Charlotte, North Carolina, where police say the Bloods make up the largest gang in the city, which holds over 70 gangs, including MS-13, Latin Kings, and Crips.

Circle City Neighborhood Bloods (CCNHB) (now called the Dub Trey Gangsters) - with the two c's struck out like a cent sign. CCNHB in Indianapolis are reportedly known to wear red NY Yankee hats, meaning Neighborhood Youngstaz, and Cincinnati Reds hats because of the red "C.". Stop Snitchin t-shirts identify all Bloods in Indianapolis (Dip-Set's brand shirt).

Code Red, a Blood-Vicelord faction

Concepts of War, a New York City set known among police and the public for its infatuation with violence.

Crazy Pyro Bloods? (this may not be correct)

Dark Cloud Bloods, in Vancouver, BC

Denver Lanes Bloods (from Imperial Highway and Century Boulevard to 109th Street in L.A.)

Deuce 8 4 G-Squad Bloods, 284 Goon Squad (Arlington, Texas)

Dip-Set - Harlem, New York City (A sub-set of the Nine Trey Gangsters in Harlem), and another Dipset located in Indianapolis.

Dog Posse, an early 1990s Denver-based faction reportedly known to retaliate against residents who call police

Doubletree Villains

Dub-Trey Gangsters - Formerly known as the CCNHB, Rollin 20s, and the 317 Bloods. The name represents the year 2003 when the gangs were started in Indianapolis. They are reportedly rivals with certain Gangster Disciples, but not all, and many Sureno gangs. Dub Trey Gangster Bloods are known to wear Atlanta Braves hats also for the A.

East Coast Damus

East coast Rollin 30 Limestone Piru

East Homicide Brim, NY, Queens

Eastwood Pirus (Fort Worth, Texas)

Flatlands, an Omaha-based gang reported in the late 1990s.

Forest Hill Bounty Hunter Bloods, Forest Hill, Fort Worth,Texas

Fox City Bloods, a Hmong gang from Appleton and Green Bay, WI

Fox Valley Bloods, a Hmong gang from Appleton and Green Bay, WI

Frontstreet Southern Blood (aka the 20 Gang (20th st Southern)) - South Phoenix, Az.

Fruit Town Pirus, Compton-area gangs rival to the local Nutty Block Crips

Gangsta Miller Bloods, a gang that allegedly operated in and around the Robert Wagner Houses, along First Avenue between 120th and 124th Streets, New York.

Go Hard Bloods (GHB) - Jefferson Park, Elizabeth, New Jersey

Gun Squad, in the New York City area

H.S.B. Hele st. Boyz (Kailua, HI)

Harvard Park Brims

Highland Courts Bloods - Little Rock, Arkansas

Hightowers, reported in the Bronx in 2000, and reported by user sources in Oneco, CT.

Homicide Bloods (Roywoods) (Toronto)

Immortal Bloods (IB) - 113 set in Wausau, Wisconsin

Inglewood Family Bloods

Jungles - South Central, LA (Known for the dead end street full of Black P Stone Bloods in the film Training Day)

Jungle Posse/City Bloods (Lawrence Hieghts, Toronto, Ontario)

Killer Gangster Bloods, a New York City gang that began in Rikers Island, and blamed for local prison violence, for instance in the Schenectady and Albany County jails.

King Pin Bloods (Based out of Edmonton, Alberta)

Kingsway Bloods - Edmonton, Alberta

Laos Bloods, a Laotian gang reported in Milwaukee, WI and Cleveland, OH, (especially, as the mid-1990s, West Technical High School and the West Side of Cleveland between Lorain and Detroit avenues). They are inimical to the Crips and wear the colour red.

Laos Boys

Lime Hood Bloods

Lueders Park

L95

Midland Heights Blood 304 (Ft.Smith, Arkansas)

Mob Town Pirus, in Los Angeles

MOD 301 (Menace of Destruction aka Method of Destruction), Hmong Blood gang

Nawf Side Gangstaz (aka 5x9 Blood Gang), Terrell, Tx

Neighborhood Piru - original Bloodset in Wichita, Kansas

Nine Trey Bloods

A recent police raid on the New Jersey Nine Treys, considered by local media to be the most violent set of the Bloods, netted law enforcement at least 60 gang members and 100 arrests. Officials have claimed the chapter operates in Trenton, Newark; Paterson; Asbury Park; Atlantic City; and the Bridgeton-Millville-Vineland area.

The Nine Treys were named after the term "1993", the year the gang was formed at New York's Rikers Island jail in an effort to protect its members from other rivals. Its hierarchy is a supposed mix between mafia and military organization, with "original gangsters," five-star generals, captains, lieutenants, and sergeants making up the leadership's "inner cabinet."

According to user sources, the Nine Trey Bloods set is the biggest on the east coast. They are also found in Virginia.

Notty Head Troops (NHT)

Ortan Park Bloods (Scarborough, Ontario)

Overbrook Bloods, allegedly created in 2002 in Overbrook, a neighbourhood in the eastend of Ottawa, Ontario

Red Clover Gangsters

Red Dog Piru, reported in New Jersey

Retta Mob Gangsta Bloods (St.Louis)

Rollin 20s (now called the Dub Trey Gangsters) - a Blood Faction in Indianapolis (not to be confused with LA's R20's set), and is clicked with the CCNHB. However, neither Bloods nor Crips are reported to be very prominent in Indianapolis in comparison with the Folk and People Nation.

Pelham Park Bloods (Toronto, Ontario)

Pirus, which reportedly stands for "Powerful, Intellectual, Radical, Universal Soldiers"

Pueblo Bishops

Scott Park Killers, reported in Carson, Los Angeles

Sex, Money, Murder, whose alleged leader, Tommy Terrell Thompson, confessed to conspiring to assault and murder his rivals, including ordering the shooting of a wheelchair-bound man he thought cooperated with federal agents in 2003.

Sex Money Murder-252

South Side Piru - Hope, Arkansas

Suicidal Gangster Bloods, Hmong makeup, reported in Twin Cities, MN

Tay 57 Bloods, Oriental gang reported in Twin Cities, MN

Texas Head Busta Bloods,THB Fort Worth,Texas

Toyen Bloods, in Oslo, Norway

Trife Kids (Finch area, Toronto, Ontario)

True Asian Bloods

True Portuguese Bloods (a set based in Toronto's Little Portugal.)

Truman Street Bloods - Fort Worth, Texas

Tiny Oriental Bloods, reported in Twin Cities, MN

Tree Top Piru Bloods

Treyside Bloods, in the Bronx, NY, who based the name after the 300 block of Beekman Avenue, where they allegedly operated their drug network. 28 members were indicted in 2005.

Trey 17 Blood Gangsters (T17BG). Trey-17 Bloods wear red Texas Ranger hats like the Rollin 20s Bloods of LA.and Indianapolis.

True Portuguese Bloods (Toronto, Ontario)

United Blood Nation (UBN) - the UBN originated in California in the mid 1980s as a means to consolidate Bloods into one Nation of Bloods. The United Blood Nation spread to New York City prisons in the 1990s (Rikers Island), and have since been reported prominently across the eastern seaboard. These latter Bloods are also referred to as the East Coast Bloods. According to the Gaithersburg Police Department, quoted in the Baltimore Sun (18 March 2005) , East Coast-based UBN members focus on extortion and prostitution, while the L.A.-based Bloods focus on the illegal drug trade. However, the association between the UBN and the Westcoast-Bloods is often confused. Some say the United Blood Nation and the Bloods are not formally connected, and that UBN started without the permission of the westcoast Bloods, operating on its own with its own leaders and identifiers.

Uptown Bloods- New Orleans, LA

Valentine Bloods

Vampire Bloodstone (aka Vampire Bloods, aka Vampires) - operations in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, the East Coast, and several South and Southwestern states. The gangs emerged together basically as the Stones & Vampire Bloods.

Van Ness Gangster Bloods

Warriors

Westside Mob Piru

West Side Piru, LA, California, and Oregon

Westside Passadena Denver Lanes

Willowridge (Rotten Ridge Bloods) (Etobicoke, Ontario

Zabier

2011-03-09T13:52:00.000-08:00

Kinect photos

2011-03-09T13:47:00.000-08:00

Taurus

2011-03-09T04:23:00.001-08:00

Taurus and Friendship:

A Taurus is an excellent friend. Taurus has few close friends as opposed to many acquaintances. The few people they hold dear to them are guarded and protected. Their friends are treated like family and they are fiercely loyal and dependable. Taurus loves to be the host or hostess. Although not a total social butterfly, they can be shy around strangers, the people who Taurus let into their lives are lavishly catered to when Taurus decides to throw a party, they decorate and present everything lavishly. Taurus will always pamper themselves and their close group of friends

kinect photos

2011-03-07T15:22:00.000-08:00

kinect photos

2011-03-07T15:18:00.000-08:00

Victim #4

2011-03-06T16:29:00.000-08:00

Victim #2

2011-03-06T16:28:00.000-08:00

victim #3

2011-03-03T15:01:00.000-08:00

Tima...

Victim #1

2011-03-03T14:59:00.000-08:00

victim number one..

The Vets

2011-03-02T00:41:00.000-08:00

Myself, Matt and James were working as volunteer vets in some red brick building.
I remember examining a large tan dog and telling the nurse something.
I got in the elevator to leave and Elliott yelled wait for us. For some reason the elevator
was a basket with cables attached to the top.

And it was open to were you could see and touch the cables if you wanted to.
After they got in the elevator with me and we started going down the thing was shaking.
Matt started laughing saying we're gonna fall. The basket twisted and we all fell to the floor
I looked and realised that the damn thing flipped us upside down. We all agreed on the flipping.
When we got out on the ground floor the building was tore up.
It looked like somebody set off a bomb in the hallway.
James ran down the hall to get out of the building while Matt ran in the other direction
to find a door to get to the upper floors.
I followed Matt who was pulling on a door that would not open. After seeing the door was locked
I ran after James towards the front of the building....and woke up.

drug dealer

2011-03-01T00:55:00.000-08:00

ON EDGEMERE I AM AT THE BURNT HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET.

TERRANCE IS WITH ME.
WE WERE THERE TO PICK UP A PACKAGE OF WHAT I DO NOT KNOW.

DUDE CAME TO THE DOOR AND ROB WAS IN THE HOUSE.

I AM STANDING OUTSIDE TERRANCE GOES INTO THE HOUSE.

HE COMES BACK OUTSIDE AND TELLS ME SOMETHING (WHAT IT WAS I DO NOT KNOW).

I SAID GO IN TELL THEM YOU GOT A BOSS OUT HERE ....YOU GOT A BOSS OUT HERE.TERRANCE CAME BACK OUT AND TOLD ME. HE SAID HE WANTS TWO BOSSES OUT HERE. TERRANCE CAME BACK WITH A BAG OF WHAT I THOUGH WAS TIC-TACS OR GUM.

COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS CRACK. HE WAS JUST CARRYING THE BAG IN HIS HAND.

THE BAG PROBLEY HAD THREE HUNDRED OR FOUR HUNDRED PIECES OF CRACK IN IT.

COULD HAVE BEEN GUM I DON'T KNOW.

AS WE'RE LEAVING TERRANCE WAS CARRYING THE BAG IN HIS HAND I SAID GIVE ME THAT SHIT AND PUT IN MY POCKET.

THE FIRST THING I SAID WAS OK THE POLICE ARE WATCHING US.

THEY GONNA CATCH ME WITH THIS SHIT IN MY POCKET.

NEXT MINUTE I HEAR SOMEBODY RUNNING BEHIND US.

LOOK BACK IT'S INVIVKA (NEVER HEARD OF THIS PERSON) HE IS A CRACK HEAD BUT HE KEPT RUNNING.

SOMEBODY ELSE COMES BEHIND US. I LOOK BACK IT'S AARON MARTIN.

HE SAYS GIVE ME THAT BAG. I PULL OUT A GUN A PUT TWO IN HIS CHEST AND HE STOPS. HE SAYS ALL I WANT IS A ROCK...ALL I WANT IS A ROCK.

I SAID TO HIM AARON YOUR DONE. YOUR DONE DUDE, I JUST PUT TWO IN YOU. I PUT TWO IN YOUR CHEST. HE SAID I GONNA LIVE THOUGH.

THEN I WOKE UP...

Mr Brown

2011-02-28T01:49:00.000-08:00

For some strange reason I know this clown.
I arrive at his house. First thing there is a sign at his house that states pipe bombs for sale.
There are two guys there listening to him talk on a radio. Which means his house is bugged.
The men outside tell me they are FBI and if I say anything I will go to jail with Mr Brown.

So I go inside the house and this clown in sitting on top of a seven foot book shelf listening to
the same broadcast that the FBI is listening to.
I mouth the words FBI to him...and this asshole shouts out SCI what is that? Speak up.
I ask him can I use your bathroom? While taking a leak I wake up.
What makes it weird is that who has a sign outside there house advertising pipe bombs for sale?

XAIVER BORN 2-3-11

2011-02-18T01:00:00.001-08:00

XAIVER

2011-02-18T00:57:00.001-08:00

THE SPEEDING VAN

2011-02-18T00:20:00.000-08:00

2/18/11

THERE IS A KNOCK AT THE DOOR AND I OPEN THE DOOR.

BUT NO ONES ON THE PORCH....IN THE STREET MAURICE GETS OUT OF A RED SUV.

I ASSUMED HE WAS AT THE HOUSE TO PICK UP LIA. A WHITE VAN CAME SPEEDING DOWN THE STREET AND I REMEMBER SAYING HE MIGHT CRASH BECAUSE THE GROUND WAS WET.

WHEN I LOOKED AGAIN LIA'S MOM WAS GETTING OUT OF HER TRUCK.

THE VAN NEVER SLOWED DOWN IT WENT THROUGH THE STEEL BEAM AT THE END OF THE STREET ACROSS THE TRACKS THROUGH BOTH GATES AND CRASHED INTO THE RED APARTMENT BUILDING ON OAKLAND AVE.

WHEN I TRIED TO CALL 911 FOR SOME REASON MY PHONE DID NOT WORK. THEN SOME OLD PICK UP TRUCKS CAME DOWN THE STREET FOLLOWED BY SOME WIERD TAN TRUCK. WHEN THE 911 DID NOT GO THROUGH ON MY PHONE I TRIED USING YAHMARIS PHONE. THE CALL WOULD NOT GO THROUGH ON HER PHONE.

NOW A FIRE TRUCK CAME DOWN THE STREET IT ALSO PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT. WHEN I LOOK AT THE PHONE AGAIN THERE WAS NO SIGNAL THE PHONE WAS JAMMED. SO I STARTED YELLING (YOUR JAMMING THE PHONES WHEN PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO CALL 911 LUCKY FOR ME (I HAVE GUNS TO PROTECT MY FAMILY)...

lia

2010-03-16T17:06:00.000-07:00

Lia the one and only

2010-03-02T15:59:00.001-08:00

It's about time

2010-03-02T15:57:00.000-08:00

We are getting back to normal at last....

She went from sweet baby to walking terror

2010-02-10T03:18:00.000-08:00

2010-02-10T03:13:00.001-08:00

Astronomy Picture of the Day
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2010 February 3

P/2010 A2: Unusual Asteroid Tail Implies Powerful Collision
Credit: NASA, ESA, D. Jewitt (UCLA)
Explanation: What is this strange object? First discovered on ground based LINEAR images on January 6, the object appeared unusual enough to investigate further with the Hubble Space Telescope last week. Pictured above, what Hubble saw indicates that P/2010 A2 is unlike any object ever seen before. At first glance, the object appears to have the tail of a comet. Close inspection, however, shows a 140-meter nucleus offset from the tail center, very unusual structure near the nucleus, and no discernable gas in the tail. Knowing that the object orbits in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, a preliminary hypothesis that appears to explain all of the known clues is that P/2010 A2 is the debris left over from a recent collision between two small asteroids. If true, the collision likely occurred at over 15,000 kilometers per hour -- five times the speed of a rifle bullet -- and liberated energy in excess of a nuclear bomb. Pressure from sunlight would then spread out the debris into a trailing tail. Future study of P/2010 A2 may better indicate the nature of the progenitor collision and may help humanity better understand the early years of our Solar System, when many similar collisions occurred.

The big picture

2010-02-10T02:54:00.000-08:00

We think our destiny is to journey to Mars and beyond. Yet as we build our spacecraft, we're about to be broadsided - from a different direction - by the most explosive event in history.

Sometime in the future science will be able to create realities that we can't even begin to imagine. As we evolve, we'll be able to construct other information systems that correspond to other realities, universes based on logic completely different from ours and not based on space and time.

Immanuel Kant declared in 1781 that space and time were real, but only indeed as properties of the mind. These algorithms are not only the key to consciousness, but why space and time − indeed the properties of matter itself - are relative to the observer. But a new theory called biocentrism suggests that space and time may not be the only tools that can be used to construct reality. At present, our destiny is to live and die in the everyday world of up and down. But what if, for example, we changed the algorithms so that instead of time being linear, it was 3-dimensional like space? Consciousness would move through the multiverse. We'd be able to walk through time just like we walk through space. And after creeping along for 4 billion years, life would finally figure out how to escape from its corporeal cage. Our destiny would lie in realities that exist outside of the known physical universe.

Even science fiction is struggling with the implications. In "Avatar," human consciousness is infused into blue aliens that inhabit a wondrous world. However, according to biocentrism, replicating human intelligence or consciousness will require the same kind of algorithms for employing time and space that we enjoy. Everything we experience is a whirl of information occurring in our heads. Time is simply the summation of spatial states - much like the frames in a film - occurring inside the mind. It's just our way of making sense of things. There's also a peculiar intangibility to space. We can't pick it up and bring it to the laboratory. Like time, space isn't an external object. It's part of the mental software that molds information into multidimensional objects.

We take for granted how our mind puts everything together. When I woke up this morning, I was in the middle of a dream that seemed as real as everyday life. I remember looking out over a crowded port with people in the foreground. Further out, there were ships engaged in battle. And still further out to sea was a battleship with radar antenna going around. My mind had somehow created this spatio-temporal experience out of electrochemical information. I could even feel the pebbles under my feet, merging this 3D world with my 'inner' sensations. Life as we know it is defined by this spatial-temporal logic, which traps us in the universe with which we're familiar. Like my dream, the experimental results of quantum theory confirm that the properties of particles in the 'real' world are also observer-determined.

Loren Eiseley once wrote: "While I was sitting one night with a poet friend watching a great opera performed in a tent under arc lights, the poet took my arm and pointed silently. Far up, blundering out of the night, a huge Cecropia moth swept past from light to light over the posturings of the actors. 'He doesn't know,' my friend whispered excitedly. 'He's passing through an alien universe brightly lit but invisible to him. He's in another play; he doesn't see us. He doesn't know. Maybe it's happening right now to us.'"

Like the moth, we can't see beyond the footlights. The universe is just life's launching-pad. But it won't be rockets that take us the next step. The long-sought Theory of Everything was merely missing a component that was too close for us to have noticed. Some of the thrill that came with the announcement that the human genome had been mapped or the idea that we're close to understanding the Big Bang rests in our innate human desire for completeness and totality. But most of these comprehensive theories fail to take into account one crucial factor: We're creating them. It's the biological creature that fashions the stories, that makes the observations, and that gives names to things. And therein lies the great expanse of our oversight, that until now, science hasn't confronted the one thing that's at once most familiar and most mysterious - consciousness.

Reality is simply an information system that involves our consciousness. Until we understand ourselves, we will continue to blunder from light to light, unable to discern the great play that blazes under the opera tent.

Robert Lanza, MD is author of "Biocentrism," a new book that lays out his theory of everything.

They want you dead

2010-02-04T16:50:00.001-08:00

The Rich White "So Called" Ultra Elite Rockefellers, Rothchilds, Clintons, Queen of England, Zionist Jews, Bush Family, Bankers, & Wall Street WANT YOU DEAD!!! WAKE THE FUCK UP !!! THIS IS NOT GOING AWAY AND WILL NOT STOP!!!
http://www.threeworldwars.com/new-world-order.htm

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=...d7ab29d0c8bbb9

STOP THE DENIAL AND THE FAKE BULLSHIT THIS IS REAL !!!!
YOU ARE BEING ATTACKED JUST LIKE AIDS & HEROINE IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY. WELL IT's GOTTEN BIGGER !!!!

LEARN !!!!
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The World can be a Better Place...

This kind of treatment

2010-02-04T16:47:00.000-08:00

Quote:
Originally Posted by kefta
...what have black folk, as a collective group, ever done to white folk that they (Black folk) deserve this kind of mistreatment?

i asked my grandfather this question once and his answer to me?

"We got free." when we were yassa boss-ing, we were all hunky dorie, toby was a 'part of the family'. the second we didn't wanna be pets anymore, they wanted us gone. and by any means necessary.

they have no collective sense of honor. some would say 'you can't say that about all of them...' which is kinda true except when was the last time you saw any of 'the good ones' actually stand up and speak out against white privilege in a way that mattered? it's gonna take more than tim wise. the ref is calling the game for them and collectively reaping the benefits trumps any kind of moral or ethical rules they have as a community.

they cheated scammed and murdered their way to the 'top' and they will continue to do so until they are forcibly removed from that position.

the logic in it isn't hard to understand. it's just fucked up.

what i have a hard time understanding is how they can profess to be christians and follow the word of christ and still do the shit they do. they (especially the focks news types) go hard for that jesus shit and turn around and basically go against everything they claim to have built this and other cac nations on. i find this so perplexing that i'm almost convinced that they have another religion they practice in secret and only with each other that is somethin totally different. otherwise, these mf's walk around each other all day every day and sit in church w/ each other every sunday basically allowing/helpin each other live a silent lie. the psycholgy of it is at once fascinating and terribly disturbing. maybe it's because most of them see us as sub-human, we don't count. but it's kinda wild to imagine that they can see a majority of the earths population (all brown people basically) as sub human, especially when our (blacks in particular) well documented academic and cultural accomplishments are the basis for every society they've ever built. don't even get me started on their quest to wipe the truth out of the history books and act like they did all that shit dolo.

they're wrong. they know they're wrong. and they just don't give a fuck. period. they are by & large a morally and ethically bankrupt people. it's true that the black community is not w/o it's own issues, but we have centuries of oppression and a thousands of kinds of fucked up psychological warfare to deal with. what is their excuse for bein so fucked up in the head?

10 reasons why people are fat

2010-02-02T02:14:00.001-08:00

10 The Bacone
A bacon cone filled with scrambled eggs and country gravy topped with a biscuit.

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Six White Castle burgers topped with gravy and American cheese baked in a casserole dish.

#8 Potachos
Thick potato chips covered with chedder, bacon, tomatoes, onions, ketchup, chives and sour cream.

#7 Monte Cristo
Deep fried ham, turkey american and swiss cheese sandwich with rasberry preserves and topped with powdered sugar

#6 Bacon Crust Pizza With Bacon

#5 Cheeseburger Waffles

#4 Candied Bacon Ice Cream

#3 Bacon Cinnamon Roll

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THE MATRIX

2010-02-01T17:15:00.001-08:00

Standard disclaimer is that I did not write this series and I received this from a friend of mine quite sometime ago.

Shyam

The Matrix Revolutions

When Neo awakens in the Mobile Ave subway station of the Trainman he meets the programs Rama Kandra, his wife Kamala and their daughter Sati. Rama and his wife aren't just programs like the Merovingian and Persephone, but machines from the real world plugged into the Matrix. Machines can jack in. This was touched upon in Peter Chung's wonderful Animatrix short "Matriculated." They often plug in and take the guise of humans to insure the operation of the system. From their studies of humans and the previous Reloads of the system many machine have grown to love. Together Rama and Kamala created offspring, a program in the form of their daughter. But Sati serves no purpose and if they don't send her away she will be deleted by the machines. So they made a deal with the Merovingian for Sati to live with the Oracle. This act touches Neo who realizes that the machines are not evil but as capable of love as humans are.

Neo doesn't have his powers because he's not in the Matrix and his software cannot interact with this form of limbo. The Merovingian hoped this would happen because he too knew that Neo would walk out on the Architect. He knew of Neo's attachment to Trinity because his wife Persephone told him. The Merovingian himself is an interesting character, representing Hades, God of
the Underworld "a trafficker of information." You see the machines have allowed the Merovingian's secret society to exist because he is harmless and can be called upon for all the dirty little secrets and information they need, ultimately helping the system work. It's possible he may be a previous One or was one of the first malfunctioning rogue programs. Think of it as the FBI calling on the help of organized crime once in a while. He's allowed to have his safe haven for rogue programs such as the Trainman and the Twins and control of many programmer access points (back doors) so long as he doesn't threaten the system. The machines must definitely share a
relationship with him otherwise he would not have encountered Neo's predecessors or survived a Matrix Reload.

It also appears that Seraph may have worked for the Merovingian but I suspect their previous encounter was due to the fact that Seraph was the previous One. When Neo fights him in the Teahouse they match each other's every move to a standstill. Seraph does this to be sure Neo is the One. Also notice how when Seraph first shows up at Club Hel in "Revolutions" one of the bouncers says "Look, it's Wingless." or something like that. He's referring to the fact that Seraph is now an Angel with no wings having given up his power to Reload the Matrix just as Neo was supposed to.

Let's talk about the relationship between Neo and Agent Smith. The Oracle tells Neo that Smith has become his opposite, his negative. A result of the equation trying to balance itself out. Why did Neo jump into Smith to destroy him at the end of the original film? Neo probably doesn't know why himself, but I suspect that he was drawn to him like a magnet. As soon as Neo discovered his powers he did this act. It appears that Smith was supposed to be Neo's opposite all along. When Smith interrogated Morpheus in the original film he confessed that he "wanted out of this zoo." He was already growing too human and was on the path to becoming Neo's negative. He wanted to be disconnected from the system as evident when he takes out his earpiece during the interrogation. Smith's fellow agents are surprised to see his ear piece removed (Agent Brown: "What are you doing?") and if they suspected Smith's true feelings they may have sent him back to the source for deletion from the system since he was malfunctioning. Neo was drawn to jumping into Smith because the equation was trying to balance itself. The replicating program from the cookie may have copied on to him as well.

Now that Smith is reborn like Neo with some of his code written on to him he doesn't want to just be deleted from the system but shut down the system and everything else. His hatred for mankind is now equaled by his hatred for his machine creators. If Neo is the positive side of the equation then Smith is the negative with the desire to destroy everything. "I want what you want
Mr. Anderson. I want everything." When Neo is blinded by Agent Smith in Bane's body he gets a grip of how connected to the machines he really is and can see them for what they really are.

Neo knows that Smith has grown out of control and the machines can't delete him from the system. Having assimilated everyone in the Matrix, including the Oracle, Smith threatens the system, the minds plugged in and the machine world itself. The machines will lose their crops or powers source and eventually the virus that is Smith will infect them as well. To prove to the machines that peace can be reached with their creators, the human race, Neo makes a deal that if he can defeat Smith, a compromise will be reached. He needs their help to jack in because he still hasn't mastered the ability to do it alone. Only after battling it out with Smith does Neo realizes that the solution is simple. Smith tells Neo during the final moments "What a minute, I've seen this before. You were laying right there and I was standing here. And I say, everything that has a beginning has an end Neo. Wait, what did I say?" The answer is it isn't Smith who's saying this but the Oracle who Smith assimilated. When Smith assimilated the Oracle in her kitchen he laughed hysterically because he saw her vision of him defeating Neo. He would finally accomplish what he couldn't for so long and had made him so bitter: the destruction of the One. Smith has treated Neo with much disdain and never actually called him Neo. Smith is puzzled and scared because someone is speaking through him. The Oracle spoke this phrase to Neo before and what she was referring to was the war. It would end whether both sided survived or not. If Neo is +1 the positive side of the equation and Smith is -1 the negative side then when they are added together the sum is zero, which is what Neo does when he allows Smith to assimilate him. By
doing so he has effectively opened a backdoor for the machines to delete Smith from the system through him. The machines are affected by Neo's sacrifice and decide to recall their attacking army from Zion, ending the war and carrying out the Oracle's plan.

A truce has been made but as the Architect indicates to the Oracle it may be a temporary one. Mankind has a habit of sh**ting where they eat and the Oracle will have to become a mediator between man and machine to ensure that they work together to rebuild the Earth, un-scorch the skies and live in peace. How long will it last? "As long as it can," the Oracle says. The
first step has been made, the rest is up to man and machine. Even though the Oracle can predict the outcome of variables or events she didn't see all of this happening as she tells Seraph. But thanks to Neo and his dedication, "I believed." "For what it's worth, you've made a believer out of me."

Posted by K.Shyam at 2:43 PM 3 comments

10 Years of Matrix Movie - The Matrix Reloaded explained

This is the second part of three part series that aims to explain the all time classic movie - Matrix.

Standard disclaimer is that I did not write this series and I received this from a friend of mine quite sometime ago.

Shyam

The Matrix Reloaded

In part two of the story the machines have found Zion and are seeking it out for destruction. The human threat has grown too large and the cycle must end so that it may begin again. The Architect (whose been watching Neo on his TV screens from day one) knows that the Oracle is guiding Neo to the source and that the prime program will be temporarily re-inserted again to reload the matrix for a sixth time. What they don't know is that the Oracle has a plan for Neo to choose differently. When the Oracle meets with Neo again she offers him candy. Perhaps another upgrade to his program. She also knows that Trinity will end up in danger and Neo will choose her over Reloading the Matrix. She's also aware that Neo's interaction with the Architect will upgrade his implants and his program enabling him to stop those sentinels at the film's conclusion and temporarily touch the power of the source. He's not ready yet and for the meantime will discover that he's gained the ability to separate his mind from his body and jack himself in on his own.

Posted by K.Shyam at 2:41 PM 0 comments

10 Years of Matrix Movie - The Matrix explained

This is a first part of three part series that aims to explain the all time classic movie - Matrix.

Standard disclaimer is that I did not write this series and I received this from a friend of mine quite sometime ago.

Shyam

To understand "The Matrix Revolutions" we're gonna have to go all the way back to the beginning. A time that was shown in the superior Animatrix shorts "The Second Renaissance Parts I & II. In the beginning there was man. Then man created machines. Designed in man's likeness the machines served man well, but man's jealous nature ruined that relationship. When a worker robot killed one of its own abusive masters it was placed on trial for murder and sentenced for destruction. This incident was the spark that ignited a fuse that would burn for centuries. Humans began rioting and destroying many machines. The machines were eventually allowed to create a nation of their own, separate from areas inhabited by humans. That nation was created as a machine city known as 01 or Zero-One. Despite the aggression of their former masters and creators towards them the machines still wished to do commerce with man and began production of the many tools and devices that man needed. But the machines proved to be more efficient than their creators and their own economy began to flourish better than mankind's. Seeking a better relationship with man and hoping to be accepted as an independent nation the machines petitioned to join the United Nations but were ultimately refused and found themselves under attack. A war had begun.

As the war progressed, man realized that they might ultimately lose to their superior creations. To end the threat the military devised "Operation Nightfall", the "scorching" of the skies, eliminating the machines' power source, the sun. Ironically man also used machine technology to do this and engaged in warfare on the battlefield. The machines had studied the fragile nature of the human body and were able to come up with biological weapons of their own. Ultimately man and machine had destroyed the world they lived in and barely survived. No longer dependent on the sun as a power source, the machines came to the conclusion that they would have to begin a symbiotic
relationship with their enemy. "Hand over your flesh and a new world awaits you. We demand it," an insect-like representative tells the United Nations just before self-destructing and wiping out New York with a nuclear blast. The machines could survive off of human generated power and in return mankind would no longer have to suffer in a ravaged world but a computer generated dream. The Matrix was created.

The Matrix

As the Architect told Neo in Reloaded when he first designed the Matrix it was "...quite naturally perfect, it was a work of art, flawless, sublime." It was destined to fail because as Agent Smith said to Morpheus "...human beings defined their reality through misery and suffering." Human minds could not accept the program and therefore "...entire crops were lost." The Architect was then forced to redesign the Matrix "...based on your history to more accurately reflect the varying grotesqueries of your nature." But failure soon frustrated the Architect because the new equation of the Matrix was unbalanced and the answer that eluded him "...required a lesser mind perhaps less bound by the parameters of perfection." That lesser mind was an intuitive program: The Oracle. She came to the conclusion that 99.9% of all test subjects accepted the program as long as they were given a choice, even if they were aware of it at an unconscious level. It was an answer that functioned, but was ultimately flawed creating a systemic anomaly. The Architect discovered that the 0.1% of subjects that refused the program (the
human resistance) would threaten the system if left unchecked so the Oracle helped devise a form of control: the One. Just as the Matrix was a form of control for people plugged into pods, the One would be a form of control for the resistance in the real world.

Since the machines were able to grow humans for use as batteries it was decided that a special human would be designed to carry the anomalous code. This human would be designed physically and mentally to interface with the Matrix differently than the average human would. It would enable him or her to have special powers within the Matrix and gain the support of the human resistance. The plan was for the Oracle to guide those that resisted the program to the One and accept him as their savior, a person who could save and free the human race from slavery. Through her ability to predict the future (which is really her analyzing of equations to an outcome) the Oracle would guide the One to the source and the One would be given a choice to save Zion from its eventual destruction and temporarily reinsert the prime program it carried back into the Matrix. The Matrix would be Reloaded and a new version would start. At the same time the machines would gain better insight into the nature of man through the experiences of the One to build a better Matrix. Even though Zion would be destroyed the One would be allowed to choose 23 individuals from the Matrix to rebuild it. That 0.1% of individuals that rejected the program would not be allowed to get any bigger. Five times this occurred. In fact many feel that the Oracle's
bodyguard Seraph was the previous One before Neo and that even though his physical body is no more, his consciousness was copied into the Matrix and is now used by the Oracle for protection. Seraph to Neo: I protect that which matters most." The future.

Unlike the Architect the Oracle grew tired of this endless cycle and finally decided to set out and end the war between man and machine. "I'm interested in one thing Neo, the future. And the only way to get there is together." She would again do her part in guiding the human resistance (in this case Morpheus) to the One and then guiding the One to the source. But the line would not be as straight this time. To complete the One's journey to re-insert the prime program into the Matrix the machines and the human race would have to depend on each other for help.

The One was designed to develop an attachment to the human race so that when he was presented with the choice to save it by the Architect he would always choose the "door to the right." However the Oracle knew that if the One developed an attachment to a specific person he may choose differently. Before Morpheus found Neo she guided him to Trinity, a hacker who shared many human qualities that Neo did. Before she even met him the Oracle told Trinity she would fall in love with the One. This was suggestion by the Oracle that set Trinity on the path to falling in love with Neo. Morpheus found Neo before they even met and since he believed Neo was the one Trinity began to study him. Cypher to Trinity: "You like him, you like watching him don't you." Since she was told she would fall in love with him she eventually did. All of this was oblivious to Neo who didn't even know who Trinity was or how she felt when they first met.

After Neo was freed from the Matrix, Morpheus brought him to see the Oracle. She could have just told him flat out that he was the One, but knew it was something he'd have to work for. Do you tell a child he doesn't have to study or work a day in its life because it will inherit a fortune anyway? (Unless your last name is Hilton. Just kidding) The Oracle knows that Morpheus would eventually wind up in danger and that Neo would have to save him, setting up the bond between the three of them. But to start him down the right path she tells him Morpheus' fate and gives him a cookie. "I promise you that by the time you're done eating it you'll feel right as rain." But, this isn't no ordinary cookie, it's an upgrade to his program. Remember how in Reloaded the Merovingian was able to put "Spanish Fly" in a pastry? Well the Oracle did something similar to Neo. She may have even placed the replicating program for Agent Smith in the cookie. When Neo is killed by Agent Smith he is reborn by the love of Trinity who is now convinced who Neo is and what he means to her.

Posted by K.Shyam at 2:25 PM 2 comments

10 years of Matrix Movie

As I read this article that talks about 10 years of Matrix, I cannot help but thinking just one thing.

There is no point in saying that the second and third movies were bad or downright crap. If you understand the real essence of the movie (Hinduism, everything in this world is an illusion) and watch it carefully, you will then understand that the second and third are logical culminations of a chain of events there were set into motion with the first movie.

Sad. Pretty sad.

As the line in the movie goes "Do not try to bend the spoon, instead it is you that you must try to bend".

Shyam

voodoo

2010-01-31T03:09:00.000-08:00

If you read this, you may learn something and get a laugh at the same time. I found it to be amusing, entertaining and just plain interesting......

FORTY years ago, in the Southern States, superstition, held an exalted place with, all classes, but more especially with the blacks and uneducated, or poor, whites. This was shown more clearly in their belief in witchcraft in general, and the devil in particular. To both of these classes, the devil was a real being, sporting a club-foot, horns, tail, and a hump on his back.

The influence of the devil was far greater than that of the Lord. If one of these votaries had stolen a pig, and the fear of the Lord came over him, he would most likely ask the Lord to forgive him, but still cling to the pig. But if the fear of the devil came upon him, in all probability he would drop the pig and take to his heels.

In those days the city of St. Louis had a large number who had implicit faith in Voudooism. I once attended one of their midnight meetings. In the pale rays of the moon the dark outlines of a large assemblage was visible, gathered about a small fire, conversing in different tongues. They were negroes of all ages,--women, children, and men. Finally, the noise was hushed, and the assembled group assumed an attitude of respect. They made way for their queen, and a short, black, old negress came upon the scene, followed by two assistants, one of whom bore a cauldron, and the other, a box.

The cauldron was placed over the dying embers, the queen drew forth, from the folds of her gown, a magic wand, and the crowd formed a ring around her. Her first act was to throw some substance on the fire, the flames shot up with a lurid glare-- now it writhed in serpent coils, now it darted upward in forked tongues, and then it gradually transformed itself into a veil of dusky vapors. At this stage, after a certain amount of gibberish and wild gesticulation from the queen, the box was opened, and frogs, lizards, snakes, dog liver, and beef hearts drawn forth and thrown into the cauldron. Then followed more gibberish and gesticulation, when the congregation joined hands, and began the wildest dance imaginable, keeping it up until the men and women sank to the ground from mere exhaustion.

In the ignorant days of slavery, there was a general belief that a horse-shoe hung over the door would insure good luck. I have seen negroes, otherwise comparatively intelligent, refuse to pick up a pin, needle, or other such object, dropped by a negro, because, as they alleged, if the person who dropped the articles had a spite against them, to touch anything they dropped would voudou them, and make them seriously ill.

Nearly every large plantation, with any considerable number of negroes, had at least one, who laid claim to be a fortune-teller, and who was regarded with more than common respect by his fellow-slaves. Dinkie, a full-blooded African, large in frame, coarse featured, and claiming to be a descendant of a king in his native land, was the oracle on the "Poplar Farm." At the time of which I write, Dinkie was about fifty years of age, and had lost an eye, and was, to say the least, a very ugly-looking man.

No one in that section was considered so deeply immersed in voudooism, goopherism, and fortune-telling, as he. Although he had been many years in the Gaines family, no one could remember the time when Dinkie was called upon to perform manual labor. He was not sick, yet he never worked. No one interfered with him. If he felt like feeding the chickens, pigs, or cattle, he did so. Dinkie hunted, slept, was at the table at meal time, roamed through the woods, went to the city, and returned when he pleased, with no one to object, or to ask a question. Everybody treated him with respect. The whites, throughout the neighborhood, tipped their hats to the old one-eyed negro, while the policemen, or patrollers, permitted him to pass without a challenge. The negroes, everywhere, stood in mortal fear of "Uncle Dinkie." The blacks who saw him every day, were always thrown upon their good behavior, when in his presence. I once asked a negro why they appeared to be afraid of Dinkie. He looked at me, shrugged his shoulders, smiled, shook his head and said,--

"I ain't afraid of de debble, but I ain't ready to go to him jess yet." He then took a look around and behind, as if he feared some one would hear what he was saying, and then continued: "Dinkie's got de power, ser; he knows things seen and unseen, an' dat's what makes him his own massa."

It was literally true, this man was his own master. He wore a snake's skin around his neck, carried a petrified frog in one pocket, and a dried lizard in the other.

A slave speculator once came along and offered to purchase Dinkie. Dr. Gaines, no doubt, thought it a good opportunity to get the elephant off his hands, and accepted the money. A day later, the trader returned the old negro, with a threat of a suit at law for damages.

A new overseer was employed, by Dr. Gaines, to take charge of "Poplar Farm." His name was Grove Cook, and he was widely known as a man of ability in managing plantations, and in raising a large quantity of produce from a given number of hands. Cook was called a "hard overseer." The negroes dreaded his coming, and, for weeks before his arrival, the overseer's name was on every slave's tongue.

Cook came, he called the negroes up, men and women; counted them, looked them over as a purchaser would a drove of cattle that he intended to buy. As he was about to dismiss them he saw Dinkie come out of his cabin. The sharp eye of the overseer was at once on him.

"Who is that nigger?" inquired Cook.

"That is Dinkie," replied Dr. Gaines.

"What is his place?" continued the overseer.

"Oh, Dinkie is a gentleman at large!" was the response.

"Have you any objection to his working?"

"None, whatever."

"Well, sir," said Cook, "I'll put him to work to-morrow morning."

Dinkie was called up and counted in.

At the roll call, the following morning, all answered except the conjurer; he was not there.

The overseer inquired for Dinkie, and was informed that he was still asleep.

"I will bring him out of his bed in a hurry," said Cook, as he started towards the negro's cabin. Dinkie appeared at his door, just as the overseer was approaching.

"Follow me to the barn," said the impatient driver to the negro. "I make it a point always to whip a nigger, the first day that I take charge of a farm, so as to let the hands know who I am. And, now, Mr. Dinkie, they tell me that you have not had your back tanned for many years; and, that being the case, I shall give you a flogging that you will never forget. Follow me to the barn." Cook started for the barn, but turned and went into his house to get his whip.

At this juncture, Dinkie gave a knowing look to the other slaves, who were standing by, and said, "Ef he lays the weight ob his finger on me, you'll see de top of dat barn come off."

The reappearance of the overseer, with the large negro whip in one hand, and a club in the other, with the significant demand of "follow me," caused a deep feeling in the breast of every negro present.

Dr. Gaines, expecting a difficulty between his new driver and the conjurer, had arisen early, and was standing at his bedroom window looking on.

The news that Dinkie was to be whipped, spread far and near over the place, and had called forth men, women, and children. Even Uncle Ned, the old negro of ninety years, had crawled out of his straw, and was at his cabin door. As the barn doors closed behind the overseer and Dinkie, a death-like silence pervaded the entire group, who, instead of going to their labor, as ordered by the driver, were standing as if paralyzed, gazing intently at the barn, expecting every moment to see the roof lifted.

Not a word was spoken by anyone, except Uncle Ned, who smiled, shook his head, put on a knowing countenance, and said, "My word fer it, de oberseer ain't agwine to whip Dinkie."

Five minutes, ten minutes, fifteen minutes passed, and the usual sound of "Oh, pray, massa! Oh, pray, massa!" heard on the occasion of a slave being punished, had not yet proceeded from the barn.

Many of the older negroes gathered around Uncle Ned, for he and Dinkie occupied the same cabin, and the old, superannuated slave knew more about the affairs of the conjurer, than anyone else. Ned told of how, on the previous night, Dinkie had slept but little, had closely inspected the snake's skin around his neck, the petrified frog and dried lizard, in his pockets, and had rubbed himself all over with goopher; and when he had finished, he knelt, and exclaimed,--

"Now, good and lovely devil, for more than twenty years, I have served you faithfully. Before I got into your service, de white folks bought an' sold me an' my old wife an' chillen, an' whip me, and half starve me. Dey did treat me mighty bad, dat you knows. Den I use to pray to de Lord, but dat did no good, kase de white folks don't fear de Lord. But dey fears you, an' ever since I got into your service, I is able to do as I please. No white dares to la his hand on me; and dis is all owing to de power dat you give me. Oh, good and lovely devil! please to continer dat power. A new oberseer is to come here to-morrow, an' he wants to get me in his hands. But, dear devil, I axe you to stand by me in dis my trial hour, an' I will neber desert you as long as I live. Continer dis power; make me strong in your cause, make me to be more faithful to you, an' let me still be able to conquer my enemies, an' I will give 'you all de glory, and will try to deserve a seat at your right hand."

With bated breath, everyone listened to Uncle Ned. All had the utmost confidence in Dinkie's "power." None believed that he would be punished, while a large number expected to see the roof of the barn burst off at any moment. At last the suspence was broken. The barn door flew open; the overseer and the conjurer came out together, walking side by side, and separated when half-way up the walk. As they parted, Cook went to the field, and Dinkie to his cabin.

The slaves all shook their heads significantly. The fact that the old negro had received no punishment, was evidence of his victory over the slave driver. But how the feat had been accomplished, was a mystery. No one dared to ask Dinkie, for he was always silent, except when he had something to communicate. Everyone was afraid to inquire of the overseer.

There was, however, one faint chance of getting an inkling of what had occurred in the barn, and that was through Uncle Ned. This fact made the old, superannuated slave the hero and centre of attraction, for several days. Many were the applications made to Ned for information, but the old man did not know, or wished to exaggerate the importance of what he had learned.

"I tell you," said Dolly, "Dinkie is a power."

"He's nobody's fool," responded Hannah.

"I would not make him mad wid me, fer dis whole world," ejaculated Jim.

Just then, Nancy, the cook, came in brim full of news. She had given Uncle Ned some "cracklin bread," which had pleased the old man so much that he had opened his bosom, and told her all that he got from Dinkie. This piece of information flew quickly from cabin to cabin, and brought the slaves hastily into the kitchen.

It was night. Nancy sat down, looked around, and told Billy to shut the door. This heightened the interest, so that the fall of a pin could have been heard. All eyes were upon Nancy, and she felt keenly the importance of her position. Her voice was generally loud, with a sharp ring, which could be heard for a long distance, especially in the stillness of the night. But now, Nancy spoke in a whisper, occasionally putting her finger to her mouth, indicating a desire for silence, even when the breathing of those present could be distinctly heard.

"When dey got in de barn, de oberseer said to Dinkie, 'Strip yourself; I don't want to tear your clothes with my whip. I'm going to tear your black skin.'

"Den, you see, Dinkie tole de oberseer to look in de east corner ob de barn. He looked, an' he saw hell, wid all de torments, an' de debble, 'wid his cloven foot, a-struttin' about dar, jes as ef he was cock ob de walk. An' Dinkie tole Cook, dat ef he lay his his finger on him, he'd call de debble up to take him away."

"An' what did Cook say to dat?" asked Jim.

"Let me 'lone; I didn't tell you all," said Nancy. "Den you see de oberseer turn pale in de face, an' he say to Dinkie, 'Let me go dis time, an' I'll nebber trouble you any more.' "

This concluded Nancy's story, as related to her by old Ned, and religiously believed by all present.

Whatever caused the overseer to change his mind regard to the flogging of Dinkie, it was certain that he was most thoroughly satisfied to let the old negro off without the threatened punishment and, although he remained at "Poplar Farm," as overseer, for five years, he never interfered with the conjurer again.

From My Southern Home: or, The South and It's People
By William Wells Brown
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The Simpsons

2010-01-28T20:12:00.001-08:00

1. Every Simpson family member’s middle name begins with “J”

2. On the opening of every episode Maggie is listed to cost $847.63 at the cash register. It’s the same amount that raising a baby costs in a year in the US.

3. It takes 6 – 8 months to make each episode.

4. Even the Simpsons have email, apparently. Lisa has said her email address is “smartgirl63_\@yahoo.com”, and Homer’s is “chunkylover53@aol.com”.

5. There are 121 Springfields in the US. – Matt Groening picked the name for the city because it was so common and well-known.

6. The “couch gag” sequence is frequently used to help show staff make the show longer or shorter, depending on the length of the episode itself. Most couch gags last only about five seconds, but the longest one on record lasted 46 seconds.

7. The aliens, Kang and Kodos, are named after characters from Star Trek. Kodos was a mass murderer, similar to Adolf Hitler, and Kang was a Klingon.

8. Comic Book Guy’s Real name is Jeff Albertson, Bumblebee guy’s real name is Pedro.

9. Lisa has celebrated her 8th birthday on two separate episodes.

10. 764-84377 is the phone number for Moe’s Tavern. It spells out SMITHERS.

don't fuck with the spider

2010-01-24T03:44:00.001-08:00

http://www.collegeslackers.com/video/ceiling_spider

Mirrors

2010-01-24T02:29:00.000-08:00

Can you tell when you are in a hotel room, restroom, motel etc. with a mirror whether it is in fact a mirror or 2-way glass?

Here's how:

I thought it was quite interesting! And I know in about 30 seconds you're going to do what I did and find the nearest mirror.... Do you know how to determine if a mirror is 2-way or not? This is not to scare you, but to make you aware. A policewoman who travels all over the U.S. and gives seminars and techniques for businesswomen passed this on. When we visit toilets, bathrooms, hotel rooms, changing rooms, etc., how many of you know for sure that the seemingly ordinary mirror hanging on the wall is a real mirror, or actually a 2-way mirror (I.e.., they can see you, but you can't see them)? There have been many cases of people installing 2-way mirrors in female changing rooms. It is very difficult to positively identify the surface by just looking at it.

So, how do we determine with any amount of certainty what type of mirror we are looking at? Just conduct this simple test: Place the tip of your fingernail against the reflective surface and if there is a GAP between your fingernail and the image of the nail, then it is a GENUINE mirror. However, if your fingernail DIRECTLY TOUCHES the image of your nail, then BEWARE, FOR IT IS A 2-WAY MIRROR!

"No Space, Leave the Place" So remember, every time you see a Mirror, do the "fingernail test." It doesn't cost you anything.

Remember: "No Space, Leave the Place"

Ladies: Share this with your girlfriends, sisters, daughters, etc.
Men: Share this with your wives, daughters, daughters-in- law, mothers, girlfriends and friends.

A man Broke into a home and fried chicken

2010-01-20T01:17:00.001-08:00

Police: Easton, Pennsylvania man broke into city home, showered, cut hair and cooked chicken
By Michael Buck
January 19, 2010, 12:25PM

An Easton man broke into a West Ward home on Sunday, cut his hair, took a shower, cooked fried chicken then refused to leave when the homeowner found him watching television, court records say.

According to court records:

Jose N. DeGracia, of the first block of North Fourth Street, broke into the home in the first block of South 15th Street by smashing the front door window with a large rock.

Grace Kraus, who lives at the home, told police she came back to find DeGracia sitting in her television room. She told police she did not know the man and he refused to leave.

Police said it appeared as though DeGracia had visited every room in the house. Kraus' family photos were turned face down and several photos were taken off the walls. Dressers and closets had been rummaged through. DeGracia had also allegedly taken a shower and cut his hair in the kitchen, where he was also preparing fried chicken.

DeGracia was arrested and charged with burglary, criminal trespass, theft and criminal mischief. He was sent to Northampton County Prison in lieu of $15,000 bail.

Aaron went crazy

2010-01-15T19:42:00.000-08:00

Man accused of returning to house despite court order
Saturday, January 09, 2010
Lisa Coryell
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
TRENTON -- A city man accused of stealing from his landlady has been arrested for returning to the woman's home after a judge ordered him to stay away from her, prosecutors said Thursday.

Aaron Martin, 42, was arrested Tuesday, said Casey DeBlasio, a spokeswoman for the Mercer County prosecutor's office. He was arrested in the Ingham Avenue home he shares with Annie May Hoagland, 87.

Martin's presence in Hoagland's home violated a no-contact order he was under following his November arrest for allegedly stealing $9,250 from her, DeBlasio said.

"He was released on his own recognizance with a condition that he have no contact with the victim," DeBlasio said yesterday.

Martin is charged with theft for allegedly writing 20 checks to himself from Hoagland's bank account, DeBlasio said.

He is scheduled to appear in Superior Court on Monday for a bail review.

Last month, neighbors of Hoagland held a community meeting and accused Martin of tormenting them during the year he had been renting from her.

They accused him of walking naked on the roof, detonating firecrackers in the mailbox and urinating on the front porch of Hoagland's home and the homes of neighbors.

In May, Martin was charged with simple assault for allegedly spraying mace in the face of a neighbor who brought a plate of food to Hoagland, according to neighbors and police reports.

At the neighborhood meeting, neighbors demanded that city officials intervene in the situation.

Since the meeting, which was chronicled in a story in The Times, a caseworker with the Mercer County Board of Social Services has been assigned to check on Hoagland, DeBlasio said.

quote of the day found on bgol

2010-01-03T04:09:00.001-08:00

" Good women usually find husbands, Bad women usually
find baby daddies "

Watch what you eat

2009-12-28T02:51:00.000-08:00

20 Secrets Your Waiter Will Never Tell You

By Michelle Crouch, Reader's Digest

What would two dozen servers from across the country tell you if they could get away with it? Well, for starters, when to go out, what not to order, what really happens behind the kitchen’s swinging doors, and what they think of you and your tips. Here, from a group that clears a median $8.01 an hour in wages and tips, a few revelations that aren’t on any menu.

PLUS: 20 More Secrets Your Waiter Will Never Tell You

What we lie about
1. We’re not allowed to tell our customers we don’t like a dish. So if you ask your server how something is and she says, “It’s one of our most popular dishes,” chances are she doesn’t like it.
—Waitress at a well-known pizza chain

2. On Christmas Day, when people ask why I’m there, I might say, “My sister’s been in the hospital,” or, “My brother’s off to war, so we’re celebrating when he gets back.” Then I rake in the tips.
—Chris, a New York City waiter and the founder of bitterwaitress.com

3. If you’re looking for your waiter and another waiter tells you he’s getting something out of the stockroom, you can bet he’s out back having a quick smoke.
—Charlie Kondek, former waiter at a Denny’s in Central Michigan

PLUS: 7 Funny Restaurant Customer Stereotypes

4. If someone orders a frozen drink that’s annoying to make, I’ll say, “Oh, we’re out. Sorry!” when really I just don’t want to make it. But if you order water instead of another drink, suddenly we do have what you originally wanted because I don’t want to lose your drink on the bill.
—Waitress at a casual Mexican restaurant in Manhattan

©2009
What you don’t want to know
5. When I was at one bakery restaurant, they used to make this really yummy peach cobbler in a big tray. A lot of times, servers don’t have time to eat. So we all kept a fork in our aprons, and as we cruised through the kitchen, we’d stick our fork in the cobbler and take a bite. We’d use the same fork each time.
—Kathy Kniss

6. If you make a big fuss about sending your soup back because it’s not hot enough, we like to take your spoon and run it under really hot water, so when you put the hot spoon in your mouth, you’re going to get the impression — often the very painful impression — that your soup is indeed hot.
—Chris

7. I’ve seen some horrible things done to people's food: steaks dropped on the floor, butter dipped in the dishwater.
—Waiter at a casual restaurant in the Chicago area

PLUS: 25 Tips to Order Healthy Choices at Any Restaurant

What you’re really swallowing
8. If your dessert says "homemade," it probably is. But it might be homemade at a bakery three miles away.
—Charity Ohlund

9. I knew one guy — he was a real jerk — he’d go to Costco and buy this gigantic carrot cake for $10 and tell us to say it’s homemade. Then he sold it for $10 a slice.
—Steve Dublanica, veteran New York waiter and author of "Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip — Confessions of a Cynical Waiter"

What drives us crazy
10. Oh, you needed more water so badly, you had to snap or tap or whistle? I’ll be right back … in ten minutes.
—Charity Ohlund

11. We want you to enjoy yourself while you’re there eating, but when it’s over, you should go. Do you stay in the movie theater after the credits? No.
—Waiter at a casual restaurant in the Chicago area

PLUS: 7 Lucky New Year's Eve Foods

12. My biggest pet peeve? When I walk up to a table of six or seven people and one person decides everyone needs water. I’m making a trip to deliver seven waters, and four or five of them never get touched.
—Judi Santana, a server for ten years

What we want you to know
13. Sometimes, if you’ve been especially nice to me, I’ll tell the bartender, “Give me a frozen margarita, and don’t put it in.” That totally gyps the company, but it helps me because you’ll give it back to me in tips, and the management won’t know the difference.
—Waitress at a casual Mexican restaurant in Manhattan

14. If you’re having a disagreement over dinner and all of a sudden other servers come by to refill your water or clear your plates, or you notice a server slowly refilling the salt and pepper shakers at the table next to yours, assume that we’re listening.
—Charity Ohlund

What tells us you’re trouble
15. I get this call all the time: “Is the chef there? This is so-and-so. I’m a good friend of his.” If you’re his good friend, you’d have his cell.
—Chris

16. The strangest thing I’ve seen lately? A man with a prosthetic arm asked me to coat check it because the table was a little bit crowded. He just removed his arm and handed it to me: “Can you take this?”
—Christopher Fehlinger

PLUS: 12 Funny Cartoons About Food

17. We always check the reservation book, scan the names, and hope for someone recognizable. I’m happy if the notes say something like “Previous number of reservations: 92.” If they say something like “First-time guest, celebrating Grandma’s 80th birthday, need two high chairs, split checks, gluten allergy,” then I start rummaging through my pockets for a crisp bill for the hostess and I make sure to tell her how much I love her hair fixed like that.
—Charity Ohlund

How to be a good customer
18. Use your waiter’s name. When I say, “Hi, my name is JR, and I’ll be taking care of you,” it’s great when you say, “Hi, JR. How are you doing tonight?” Then, the next time you go in, ask for that waiter. He may not remember you, but if you requested him, he’s going to give you really special service.
—JR, waiter at a fine-dining restaurant and author of the blog servernotslave.wordpress.com

19. Trust your waitress. Say something like “Hey, it’s our first time in. We want you to create an experience for us. Here’s our budget.” Your server will go crazy for you.
— Charity Ohlund

What you need to know about tipping
20. If you walk out with the slip you wrote the tip on and leave behind the blank one, the server gets nothing. It happens all the time, especially with people who’ve had a few bottles of wine.
—Judi Santana

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20 More Secrets Your Waiter Will Never Tell You

"What You Don't Want to Know
At a lot of restaurants, the special is whatever they need to sell before it goes bad. Especially watch out for the soup of the day. If it contains fish or if it’s some kind of "gumbo," it's probably the stuff they're trying to get rid of.
—Kathy Kniss, who waited tables for ten years in Los Angeles"

"What You Don't Want to Know
I've never seen anybody do anything to your food, but I have seen servers mess with your credit card. If a server doesn’t like you, he might try to embarrass you in front of your business associate or date by bringing your credit card back and saying, "Do you have another card? This one didn’t go through."
—Charity Ohlund "

green screen test

2009-11-27T17:18:00.000-08:00

Got the green screen hung in the garage.

This is the first test......

What the media won't tell you about President Obama

2009-11-22T10:05:00.000-08:00

Media loves to say that President Obama is not getting much accomplished which the facts belie and fail to report the 90 plus accomplishments of administration, so far!"

Professor Watson writes Hi friends,I am always being asked to grade Obama's presidency. In place of offering him a grade, I put together a list of his accomplishments thus far.
I think you would agree that it is very impressive. His first six months have been even more active than FDRs or LBJs the two standards for such assessments. Yet, there is little media attention given to much of what he has done.
Of late, the media is focusing almost exclusively on Obama's critics, without holding them responsible for the uncivil, unconstructive tone of their disagreements or without holding the previous administration responsible for getting us in such a deep hole.
The misinformation and venom that now passes for political reporting and civic debate is beyond description.As such, there is a need to set the record straight.
What most impresses me is the fact that Obama has accomplished so much not from a heavy-handed or top-down approach but from a style that has institutionalized efforts to reach across the aisle, encourage vigorous debate, and utilize town halls and panels of experts in the policy-making process.
Beyond the accomplishments, the process is good for democracy and our democratic processes have been battered and bruised in recent years.Let me know if I missed anything in the list (surely I did).Robert

1. Ordered all federal agencies to undertake a study and make recommendations for ways to cut spending
2. Ordered a review of all federal operations to identify and cut wasteful spending and practices
3. Instituted enforcement for equal pay for women
4. Beginning the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq
5. Families of fallen soldiers have expenses covered to be on hand when the body arrives at Dover AFB
6. Ended media blackout on war casualties; reporting full information
7. Ended media blackout on covering the return of fallen soldiers to Dover AFB; the media is now permitted to do so pending adherence to respectful rules and approval of fallen soldier's family
8. The White House and federal government are respecting the Freedom of Information Act
9. Instructed all federal agencies to promote openness and transparency as much as possible
10. Limits on lobbyist's access to the White House
11. Limits on White House aides working for lobbyists after their tenure in the administration
12. Ended the previous stop-loss policy that kept soldiers in Iraq/Afghanistan longer than their enlistment date
13. Phasing out the expensive F-22 war plane and other outdated weapons systems, which weren't even used or needed in Iraq/Afghanistan
14. Removed restrictions on embryonic stem-cell research
15. Federal support for stem-cell and new biomedical research
16. New federal funding for science and research labs
17. States are permitted to enact federal fuel efficiency standards above federal standards
18. Increased infrastructure spending (roads, bridges, power plants) after years of neglect
19. Funds for high-speed, broadband Internet access to K-12 schools
20. New funds for school construction
21. The prison at Guantanamo Bay is being phased out
22. US Auto industry rescue plan
23. Housing rescue plan24. $789 billion economic stimulus plan
25. The public can meet with federal housing insurers to refinance (the new plan can be completed in one day) a mortgage if they are having trouble paying
26. US financial and banking rescue plan
27. The secret detention facilities in Eastern Europe and elsewhere are being closed
28. Ended the previous policy; the US now has a no tor
ture policy and is in compliance with the Geneva Convention standards
29. Better body armor is now being provided to our troops
30. The missile defense program is being cut by $1.4 billion in 2010
31. Restarted the nuclear nonproliferation talks and building back up the nuclear inspection infrastructure/protocols
32. Reengaged in the treaties/agreements to protect the Antarctic
33. Reengaged in the agreements/talks on global warming and greenhouse gas emissions
34. Visited more countries and met with more world leaders than any president in his first six months in office
35. Successful release of US captain held by Somali pirates; authorized the SEALS to do their job
36. US Navy increasing patrols off Somali coast37. Attractive tax write-offs for those who buy hybrid automobiles
38. Cash for clunkers program offers vouchers to trade in fuel inefficient, polluting old cars for new cars; stimulated auto sales
39. Announced plans to purchase fuel efficient American-made fleet for the federal government
40. Expanded the SCHIP program to cover health care for 4 million more children
41. Signed national service legislation; expanded national youth service program
42. Instituted a new policy on Cuba, allowing Cuban families to return home to visit loved ones
43. Ended the previous policy of not regulating and labeling carbon dioxide emissions
44. Expanding vaccination programs
45. Immediate and efficient response to the floods in North Dakota and other natural disasters46. Closed offshore tax safe havens47. Negotiated deal with Swiss banks to permit US government to gain access to records of tax evaders and criminals48. Ended the previous policy of offering tax benefits to corporations who outsource American jobs; the new policy is to promote in-sourcing to bring jobs back
49. Ended the previous practice of protecting credit card companies; in place of it are new consumer protections from credit card industry's predatory practices
50. Energy producing plants must begin preparing to produce 15% of their energy from renewable sources
51. Lower drug costs for seniors
52. Ended the previous practice of forbidding Medicare from negotiating with drug manufacturers for cheaper drugs; the federal government is now realizing hundreds of millions in savings
53. Increasing pay and benefits for military personnel
54. Improved housing for military personnel
55. Initiating a new policy to promote federal hiring of military spouses

56. Improved conditions at Walter Reed Military Hospital and other military hospitals
57. Increasing student loans
58. Increasing opportunities in AmeriCorps program
59. Sent envoys to Middle East and other parts of the world that had been neglected for years; reengaging in multilateral and bilateral talks and diplomacy
60. Established a new cyber security office
61. Beginning the process of reforming and restructuring the military 20 years after the Cold War to a more modern fighting force; this includes new procurement policies, increasing size of military, new technology and cyber units and operations, etc.
62. Ended previous policy of awarding no-bid defense contracts
63. Ordered a review of hurricane and natural disaster preparedness
64. Established a National Performance Officer charged with saving the federal government money and making federal operations more efficient
65. Students struggling to make college loan payments can have their loans refinanced
66. Improving benefits for veterans
67. Many more press conferences and town halls and much more media access than previous administration
68. Instituted a new focus on mortgage fraud
69. The FDA is now regulating tobacco
70. Ended previous policy of cutting the FDA and circumventing FDA rules
71. Ended previous practice of having White House aides rewrite scientific and environmental rules, regulations, and reports
72. Authorized discussions with North Korea and private mission by Pres. Bill Clinton to secure the release of two Americans held in prisons
73. Authorized discussions with Myanmar and mission by Sen. Jim Web to secure the release of an American held captive
74. Making more loans available to small businesses
75. Established independent commission to make recommendations on slowing the costs of Medicare
76. Appointment of first Latina to the Supreme Court77. Authorized construction/opening of additional health centers to care for veterans78. Limited salaries of senior White House aides; cut to $100,000
79. Renewed loan guarantees for Israel
80. Changed the failing/status quo military command in Afghanistan81. Deployed additional troops to Afghanistan
82. New Afghan War policy that limits aerial bombing and prioritizes aid, development of infrastructure, diplomacy, and good government practices by Afghans
83. Announced the long-term development of a national energy grid with renewable sources and cleaner, efficient energy production
84. Returned money authorized for refurbishment of White House offices and private living quaters
85. Paid for redecoration of White House living quarters out of his own pocket
86. Held first Seder in White House
87. Attempting to reform the nation's healthcare system which is the most expensive in the world yet leaves almost 50 million without health insurance and millions more under insured
88. Has put the ball in play for comprehensive immigration reform
89. Has announced his intention to push for energy reform
90. Has announced his intention to push for education reformOh, and he built a swing set for the girls outside the Oval Office!bRobert P. Watson, Ph.D.Coordinator of American StudiesLynn University"
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hanging photos

2009-11-20T11:38:00.000-08:00

most of the photos are hung

Pocket Tazer

2009-11-20T10:25:00.000-08:00

Pocket Tazer Stun Gun, a great gift for the wife.A guy who purchased his lovely wife a pocket Tazer for their anniversary submitted this:
Last weekend I saw something at Larry's Pistol & Pawn Shop that sparked my interest. The occasion was our 15th anniversary and I was looking for a little something extra for my wife Julie. What I came across was a 100,000-volt, pocket/purse-sized Tazer.
The effects of the Tazer were supposed to be short lived, with no long term adverse affect on your assailant, allowing her adequate time to retreat to safety.....??WAY TOO COOL! Long story short, I bought the device and brought it home.
I loaded two AAA batteries in the darn thing and pushed the button. Nothing! I was disappointed. I learned, however, that if I pushed the button and pressed it against a metal surface at the same time, I'd get the blue arc of electricity darting back and forth between the prongs.AWESOME!!! Unfortunately, I have yet to explain to Julie what that burn spot is on the face of her microwave.Okay, so I was home alone with this new toy, thinking to myself that it couldn't be all that bad with only two AAA batteries, right?

There I sat in my recliner, my cat Gracie looking on intently (trusting little soul) while I was reading the directions and thinking that I really needed to try this thing out on a flesh & blood moving target.I must admit I thought about zapping Gracie (for a fraction of a second) and then thought better of it. She is such a sweet cat. But, if I was going to give this thing to my wife to protect herself against a mugger, I did want some assurance that it would work as advertised.
Am I wrong?

So, there I sat in a pair of shorts and a tank top with my reading glasses perched delicately on the bridge of my nose, directions in one hand, and Tazer in another. The directions said that a one-second burst would shock and disorient your assailant; a two-second burst was supposed to cause muscle spasms and a major loss of bodily control; and a three-second burst would purportedly make your assailant flop on the ground like a fish out of water. Any burst longer than three seconds would be wasting the batteries.All the while I'm looking at this little device measuring about 5" long, less than 3/4 inch in circumference (loaded with two itsy, bitsy AAA batteries); pretty cute really, and thinking to myself, 'no possible way!
What happened next is almost beyond description, but I'll do my best.I'm sitting there alone, Gracie looking on with her head cocked to one side so as to say, 'Don't do it stupid,' reasoning that a one second burst from such a tiny lil ole thing couldn't hurt all that bad.. I decided to give myself a one second burst just for heck of it.

I touched the prongs to my naked thigh, pushed the button, and...HOLY MOTHER OF GOD. WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. WHAT THE... !!!I'm pretty sure Hulk Hogan ran in through the side door, picked me up in the recliner, then body slammed us both on the carpet, over and over and over again. I vaguely recall waking up on my side in the fetal position, with tears in my eyes, body soaking wet, both nipples on fire, testicles nowhere to be found, with my left arm tucked under my body in the oddest position, and tingling in my legs! The cat was making meowing sounds I had never heard before, clinging to a picture frame hanging above the fireplace, obviously in an attempt to avoid getting slammed by my body flopping all over the living room.Note: If you ever feel compelled to 'mug' yourself with a Tazer, one note of caution: there is NO such thing as a one second burst when you zap yourself! You will not let go of that thing until it is dislodged from your hand by a violent thrashing about on the floor! A three second burst would be considered conservative! A minute or so later (I can't be sure, as time was a relative thing at that point), I collected my wits (what little I had left), sat up and surveyed the landscape. My bent reading glasses were on the mantel of the fireplace..
The recliner was upside down and about 8 feet or so from where it originally was. My triceps, right thigh and both nipples were still twitching.
My face felt like it had been shot up with Novocain, and my bottom lip weighed 88 lbs. I had no control over the drooling. Apparently I had crapped in my shorts, but was too numb to know for sure, and my sense of smell was gone. I saw a faint smoke cloud above my head, which I believe came from my hair.
I'm still looking for my testicles and I'm offering a significant reward for their safe return!PS: My wife can't stop laughing about my experience, loved the gift and now regularly threatens me with it!If you think education is difficult, try being stupid!!!!

Disney

2009-11-20T10:12:00.000-08:00

So Disney Is not Too Keen on Black Men, Eh?Cartoons consisting of racial undertones aimed at African-Americans are nothing new.
The last attempt that made prominent news throughout the media was one published by the New York Post back in February. It depicted the police shooting dead Travis the Chimp then them saying, “They’ll have to find someone else to write the next stimulus bill.” This blatantly insensitive satire manifests the historic attack of African-Americans – specifically our President, Barack Obama – being synonymous with monkeys. Of course, there were "people" who urgently defended this monstrosity as innocently portraying current politics without any harmful intention. Consequently, it only further insults African-American critics’ intelligence and is simultaneously laughable.
How many imbeciles do they really think they’ll truly beguile with such uttered swill? However, when cartoons are very apparent with their racism it only makes them more easily forgettable for their ignorance while others are tactfully less egregious. Disney’s upcoming 2009 American animated family feature film, The Princess and the Frog, is a little more subliminal with its approach. As many already know, Disney plans to add an African-American princess to its repertoire of past princesses – Cinderella, Snow White, Pocahontas, etc. – with the release of The Princess and the Frog. Initially, it was titled The Frog Princess. Needless to say, it received some negative backlash from the PC public and was soon after altered. I would have thought the title just seriously lacked sentimentalism and was not exactly complimentary to the African-American woman.
But according to a Disney blogger by the name of Jim Hill, the main reason for the change was because the original title might have been regarded as a slur on the French. After all, the setting of this film is in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, during the 1920s. Other adjustments that were made included the changed name of the 19-year-old black female protagonist from Maddy to Tiana. Some complained of the central character being a chambermaid to a spoiled white girl and the addition of a “slave name” like Maddy to top it off was undoubtedly demeaning. Even though I agree, what nettled me most was another grueling flaw within the context of the fairytale. The heroic prince that Princess Tiana is to marry is white.From sources I’ve read, representatives of Disney claim it is to be exemplary of today’s “melting pot.” They had first conjured this project up more than three years ago, now. At some point, it was conceivable somebody at Disney would have had some sort of epiphany – an ingenious answer, or at least one “exemplary” of being thought out with some effort for the imminent question, “Why not a black man?”
But instead, the only thing “exemplary” is the diminutive critical thinking skills going on at Disney Headquarters if their only rebuttal is the lame cop out “melting pot”! Is the audience supposed to forget the 1920s was a Pre-Civil Rights Movement era? The whole notion of an interracial relationship offensively neglects the reality of black American history. This was a time when black love between African-American men and women couldn’t have been stronger despite the inhumane treatment of both. I understand it is not meant to be a polemic and is just a musical cartoon. But there is no excuse for it to be intentionally nonsensical. And Disney throws more gasoline on the fire when they paint the villain, Dr. Duvalier, as a Big Black Voodoo Daddy.
Only a complete idiot would entertain the idea of this being a coincidence. It’s very obvious Disney has a problem with black men. Perhaps, they feel we are not worthy of wearing crowns and rescuing our own black damsels in distress. As a result, I can ensure many black men will have a “problem” with Disney and its abomination of a movie, too. Is this flick supposed to be some kind of psychological manipulation on little black girls or something? What African-American man would want to take his daughter(s) to a movie that is trying to portray the ideal savior prince for little black girls as some Caucasoid hope rather than a man who more so resembles himself – a black man? This is disrespectful, and a few of the casting members should be ashamed of themselves for partaking in this atrocity – particularly Anika Noni Rose (Dreamgirls) and Keith David (Crash, Men at Work). The inclusion of Oprah Winfrey doesn’t surprise me, though. She probably advocated the whole idea of a Caucasian prince due to her own general detest for black men.
That's why I never tune in to her show. And I am aware many other black people would advise having the same attitude towards this Disney film as they brush it off their shoulders apathetically with a shrug and a scoff.Yes, by not becoming a patron to this garbage is definitely the most standardized approach in an effort for it to flop – not likely, though. Still, since Disney is a multi-billion dollar entity the magnitude of its marketing scheme is bound to find its way to the television sets of daycare centers where black children will view it. Sadly, it will make an everlasting influence on some little ones. The optimum step is making sure the black community isn’t lucrative for this cinematic product. Stay alert my people!!!

drink wine

2009-11-17T18:30:00.000-08:00

To my friends who enjoy a glass of wine ... and those who don't ... As Ben Franklin said: In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.
In a number of carefully controlled trials, scientists have demonstrated that if we drink 1 liter of water each day, at the end of the year we would have absorbed more than 1 kilo of Escherichia coli, (E. coli) - bacteria found in feces. In other words, we are consuming 1 kilo of poop...
However, we do NOT run that risk when drinking wine & beer (or tequila, rum, whiskey or other liquor) because alcohol has to go through a purification process of boiling, filtering and/or fermenting.Remember: Water = Poop, Wine = Health
Therefore, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid, than to drink water and be full of shit.
There is no need to thank me for this valuable information: I'm doing it as a public service!

This should be called 12 things every man needs to do

2009-11-11T13:53:00.000-08:00

Written by a black woman in the 1900's
12 Things The Negro Must Do For Himself by Nannie Helen Burroughs

1. The Negro Must Learn To Put First Things First. The First ThingsAre: Education; Development of Character Traits; A Trade and HomeOwnership.The Negro puts too much of his earning in clothes, in food,in show and in having what he calls 'a good time.' The Dr. KellyMiller said, 'The Negro buys what he WANTS and begs for what heneeds.'

2. The Negro Must Stop Expecting God and White Folk To Do For HimWhat He Can Do For Himself.It is the 'Divine Plan' that the strong shall help the weak,but even God does not do for man what man can do for himself. TheNegro will have to do exactly what Jesus told the man (in John 5:8) todo--Carry his own load--'Take up your bed and walk.

'3. The Negro Must Keep Himself, His Children And His Home Clean AndMake The Surroundings In Which He Lives Comfortable and Attractive.He must learn to 'run his community up'--not down. We cansegregate by law, we integrate only by living. Civilization is not amatter of race, it is a matter of standards. Believe it or not--someday, some race is going to outdo the Anglo-Saxon, completely. It canbe the Negro race, if the Negro gets sense enough. Civilization goesup and down that way.

4. The Negro Must Learn To Dress More Appropriately For Work And For Leisure.Knowing what to wear--how to wear it--when to wear it andwhere to wear it, are earmarks of common sense, culture and also anindex to character.

5. The Negro Must Make His Religion An Everyday Practice And Not JustA Sunday-Go-To Meeting Emotional Affair.

6. The Negro Must Highly Resolve To Wipe Out Mass Ignorance.The leaders of the race must teach and inspire the masses tobecome eager and determined to improve mentally, morally andspiritually, and to meet the basic requirements of good citizenship.We should initiate an intensive literacy campaign in America , as wellas in Africa . Ignorance--is a millstone about the neck of the race.It is democracy's greatest burden. Social integration is arelationship attained as a result of the cultivation of kindred socialideals, interests and standards. It is a blending process thatrequires time, understanding and kindred purposes to achieve.. Likesalone and not laws can do it.

7. The Negro Must Stop Charging His Failures Up To His 'Color' AndTo White People's Attitude.The truth of the matter is that good service and conduct will makesenseless race prejudice fade like mist before the rising sun. Godnever intended that a man's color shall be anything other than a badgeof distinction. It is high time that all races were earning that fact.The Negro must first QUALIFY for whatever position he wants. Purpose,initiative, ingenuity and industry are the keys tha t all men use toget what they want. The Negro will have to do the same. He must makehimself a workman who is too skilled not to be wanted, and tooDEPENDABLE not to be on the job, according to promise or plan. He willnever become a vital factor in industry until he learns to put intohis work the vitalizing force of initiative, skill and dependability.He has gone 'RIGHTS' mad and 'DUTY' dumb.

8. The Negro Must Overcome His Bad Job Habits.He must make a brand new reputation for himself in the worldof labor. His bad job habits are absenteeism, funerals to attend, or alittle business to look after. The Negro runs an off and on business.He also has a bad reputation for co nduct on the job--such as pettyquarreling with other help, incessant loud talking about nothing;loafing, carelessness, due to lack of job pride; insolence, gumchewing and--too often--liquor drinking. Just plain bad job habits!

9. He Must Improve His Conduct In Public Places.Taken as a whole, he is entirely too loud and too ill-mannered. Thereis much talk about wiping out racial segregation and also much talkabout achieving integration. Segregation is a physical arrangement bywhich people are separated in various services. It is definitely up tothe Negro to wipe out the apparent justification or excuse forsegregation. The only effective way to do it is to clean up and keepclean. By practice, cleanliness will become a habit and habit becomescharacter.

10. The Negro Must Learn How To Operate Business For People--Not ForNegro People, Only.To do business, he will have to remove all typical'earmarks,' business principles; measure up to accepted standards andmeet stimulating competition, graciously--in fact, he must learn towelcome competition.

11. The Average So-Called Educated Negro Will Have To Come Down OutOf The Air. He Is Too inflated Over Nothing. He Needs An Experience Similar To The One That Ezekiel Had--(Ezekiel 3:14-19). And He MustDo What Ezekiel DidOtherwise, through indifference, as to the plight of the masses, theNegro, who thinks that he has escaped, will lose his own soul. It willdo all leaders good to read Hebrews 13:3, and the first Thirty-sevenChapters of Ezekiel. A race transformation itself through its ownleaders and its sensible 'common people.' A race rises on its ownwings, or is held down by its own weight. True leaders are never'things apart from the people.' They are the masses. They simply gotto the front ahead of them. Their only business at the front is toinspire to masses by hard work and noble example and challenge them to'Come on!' Dante stated a fact when he said, 'Show the people thelight and they will find the way!' There must arise within the Negrorace a leadership that is not out hunting bargains for itself. A nobleexample is found in the men and women of the Negro race, who, in th eearly days, laid down their lives fo r the people. Their invaluablecontributions have not been appraised by the 'latter-day leaders.' Inmany cases, their names would never be recorded, among the unsungheroes of the world, but for the fact that white friends have writtenthem there.'Lord, God of Hosts, Be with us yet.'The Negro of today does not realize that, but, for theseexhibits A's, that certainly show the innate possibilities of membersof their own race, white people would not have been moved to make suchprincely investments in lives and money, as they have made, for theestablishment of schools and for the on-going of the race.

12. The Negro Must Stop Forgetting His Friends. 'Remember.'Read Deuteronomy 24:18. Deuteronomy rings the big bell ofgratitude. Why? Because an ingrate is an abomination in the sight ofGod. God is constantly telling us that 'I the Lord thy God deliveredyou'--through human instrumentalities. The American Negro has had andstill has friends--in the North and in the South. These friends notonly pray, speak, write, influence others, but make unbelievable,unpublished sacrifices and contributions for the advancement of therace--for their brothers in bonds. The noblest thing that the Negrocan do is to so live and labor that these benefactors will not havegiven in vain. The Negro must make his heart warm with gratitude, hislips sweet with thanks and his heart and mind resolute with purpose tojustify the sacrifices and stand on his feet and go forward--'God isno respector of persons. In every nation, he that feareth him andworketh righteousness is' sure t o w in out.
Get to work! That's thean swer to everything that hurts us. We talk too much about nothing instead of redeeming the time by working.

R-E-M-E-M-B-E-RIn spite of race prejudice, America is brim full of opportunities. Goafter them!And, this was written in the early 1900's! The more things change themore they stay the same.

Know what you read

2009-11-06T13:49:00.000-08:00

All praise him.... Who is him? Can you read? Do you understand what you have read.

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. (Buddha)

Know who wrote the book you have read before you believe in what you read (J Morgan)

I am going to kick you with my shoe. (Bubba 2009)

Homo sex

2009-10-09T18:11:00.001-07:00

funny ass sign

2009-10-09T18:08:00.001-07:00

Turkeys in Cherry Hill ( attacking people)

2009-09-25T15:10:00.000-07:00

like these things are vicious," said one young girl.Turkeys Terrorize Jersey Neighborhood Birds launch attacks nightly on the suburban neighborhood leaving residents prisoners in their homesBy VINCE LATTANZIO Updated 7:31 AM EDT, Fri, Sep 25, 2009A revolt of the feathered kind is going on in Cherry Hill.A gang of five wild turkeys are invading the area of Brookmead Drive every afternoon sending children and joggers running for the safet More..y of their homes."They're really, really fast…like these things are vicious," said one young girl.The birds are charging at children and pecking at joggers. We caught one of the unprovoked attacks on tape Thursday when the bad birds went after a little boy who was riding his tricycle down the sidewalk. The turkeys then lunged at the boy and his mother as they ran screaming across the street."I wanna just be able to go back to a normal life and go out of our house without worrying where a turkey might be," lamented Nancy Giordano.Township officials know neighbors are fed up with the fowl encounters, but they don't plan to do anything about it, citing the rules of natural habitat."[They] do not belong," one angry homeowner said. "They need to find someplace to be with their own kind and enjoy life instead of trying to deal with urban life."

day trip

2009-09-25T11:43:00.001-07:00

Going to the beach tomorrow.....

Chris the pics you wanted to see

2009-09-22T14:27:00.000-07:00

We're still unpacking.

some of my facebook profile pics

2009-09-22T13:27:00.000-07:00

cops playing wii sports during raid

2009-09-22T13:25:00.000-07:00

http://kotaku.com/5364947/cops-play-wii-during-undercover-drug-raid

2009-09-22T13:20:00.000-07:00

I can't believe some of the people who shop at Wal-Mart!

http://www.peopleofwalmart.com

Flu vaccines targeted at minorities

2009-09-22T13:16:00.000-07:00

The real pandemic is caused by flu vaccines and targets minorities
Last week, many of the aboriginal people in the remote west coast village of Ahousaht were innoculated with the tamiflu vaccine. Today, over a hundred of them are sick, and the sickness is spreading.In the same week, body bags were sent to similarly remote native reserves in northern Manitoba that have also received the tamiflu vaccine.On the face of things, it appears that flu vaccinations are causing a sickness that is being deliberately aimed at aboriginal people across Canada, and this sickness will be fatal: a fact acknowledged by the Canadian government by their "routine" sending of body bags to these Indian villages.Before you express your shock and denial at the idea that people are being racially targeted and killed, remember that murdering Indians with vaccinations is not a new or abnormal thing in Canada. Indeed, it's how we Europeans "won the land", and it's one of the ways we keep it.(full article here ) http://www.sott.net/articles/show/19...ets-minorities

Black Mexicans

2009-09-22T13:13:00.001-07:00

Black Mexicans Seek Recognition And Equality
The first town of freed African slaves in the Americas is not exactly where you would expect to find it — and it isn’t exactly what you’d expect to find either. First, it’s not in the United States. Yanga, on Mexico’s Gulf Coast, is a sleepy pueblito founded by its namesake, Gaspar Yanga, an African slave who led a rebellion against his Spanish colonial masters in the late 16th century and fought off attempts to retake the settlement. The second thing that is immediately evident to vistors who reach the town’s rustic central plaza: there are virtually no blacks among the few hundred residents milling around the center of town.Mirroring Mexico’s history itself, most of Yanga’s Afro-Mexican population has been pushed to neighboring rural villages that are notable primarily for their deep poverty and the strikingly dark skin of their inhabitants. Mexico’s independence from Spain and new focus on building a national identity on the idea of mestizaje, or mixed race, drove African Mexicans into invisibility as leaders chose not to count them or assess their needs. Now many blacks want to fight back by improving the shoddy education and social services available to them and are petitioning for the constitution to recognize Afro-Mexicans as a separate ethnic group worthy of special consideration.“The two races that are most discriminated against here are the blacks and the indigenous — but it is more accepted against blacks,” says Hemeregildo Fernandez, a doctor in Yanga and one of the few blacks still living in town. His office is tucked on a narrow street that juts off the main square, where the rotund man with warm brown skin and salt-and-pepper hair receives a fluctuating stream of patients. The majority of the black Mexican population works in agriculture, fishing or construction, and while, like Fernandez, some have achieved notable positions in coastal towns, he says, “Most blacks have no economic power.”

Jamaica vacation 2007

2009-09-22T10:24:00.000-07:00

2012 vacation

2009-09-22T07:43:00.000-07:00

Carnival does not have anything for 2012....they asked me to ck back in a few months

2012 vacation

2009-09-22T04:27:00.000-07:00

Carnival says it's too early to book anything for the year 2012. They want me to call back in a few months.

test video

2009-09-22T03:57:00.000-07:00

Just testing this to see how this blogging thing works. This video is from the other day we were waiting for the rain.