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  When did Chelsea get security clearance?
Posted by: guohua - 08-24-2016, 08:44 PM - Forum: Political News and more - Replies (1)

That's Right, I ask You, any of You, When Did Chelsea, the daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton, When did she Get A Security Clearance?

Quote:Wikileaks: 67 Emails Between Hillary and Chelsea Clinton under HER FAKE NAME “Diane Reynolds”
Why a Fake Name You Ask? It's The Clinton Crime Family of Lies, What More Do You Need To know!
Quote:In one email Hillary tells Chelsea (Diane) she is sitting in a meeting on Libya waiting for “the other shoe to drop.”
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Quote:Don’t all parents write to their children at a fake email account during foreign policy meetings?

In another email Hillary wrote Chelsea during the Benghazi attacks telling her Americans were killed by an al-Qaeda like group.
Hillary later lied and blamed the attack on a YouTube video.
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Here is a Link to the emails they release: Link
I read some of the emails, interesting.

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  Our “11 Eco-Friendly Habits” That Aren’t So Eco-Friendly
Posted by: senona - 08-24-2016, 06:37 AM - Forum: Fragile Earth - Replies (2)

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Many products and services get labeled as being eco-friendly today as companies battle on to provide the most “green” options.  But, often they are given that status without really having earned it. 
And many products that claim to be “all natural” or “green” have suffered many hidden environmental costs that we as consumers are not made aware of. 

Check out the list below for some more hidden truths about Eco-Friendly habits:




Quote:1.  Recycling:  Recycling has been created out of a necessity of having to deal with the by-products of disposable goods.  You may think you are saving the planet by taking your empty bottles and plastic cartons to the recycling center, but it does very little.  It is estimated that around 40,000 plastic bottles would need to be recycled just to offset the environmental cost of one person’s single flight from New York to London.  Also, the process of turning garbage into new products burns energy and adds to the pollution in the air.

 

Quote:2.  Using cloth diapers:  Although it may be slightly cheaper to opt for cloth diapers over disposable ones, it is not necessarily any better for the environment.  When you take into consideration the washing of the diapers, they were found to have the same environmental impact as the disposables.  Also, the cotton used in cloth diapers is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions during its fertilization.


Quote:3.   Purchasing natural products:  Many of us have been fooled by labels of unscrupulous companies pretending to be something they are not.  The FDA’s loose definition of what qualifies as “all-natural” allows companies to get away with misleading consumers.


Quote:4.   Composting:  Composting is great for getting rid of scraps and nourishing your garden in the meantime, but it does not come without its health risks.  A compost heap is a lurking ground for all kinds of dangerous pathogens like Legionella and tremorgenic mycotoxins that can lead to serious neurological problems in people and wildlife.


Quote:5.  Organic groceries:  Although real organic farms don’t use synthetic pesticides and adopt sustainable farming methods, the processes involved in organic farming still have an impact on the environment.  Methane is still produced in producing organically-raised beef which is a major contributor to global warming.
 

Quote:6.  Using solar panels:  Solar panels are a fantastic way to power your home using renewable energy, but it is not as green as it makes out.  The manufacturing of solar panels still requires electricity and chemicals and therefore contributes to greenhouse gas emissions.


Quote:7.  Using compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL):  These bulbs use 75 percent less energy than traditional bulbs, but they are made using dangerous substances like mercury and if not disposed of if correctly, can damage your health as well as the environment.


Quote:8.  Drinking from an aluminum bottle:  Reusable water bottles are often made of aluminum.  Aluminum processing creates ten times the amount of carbon dioxide that’s produced by steel.
 

Quote:9.  Ethanol fuel:  When ethanol was first introduced as a sustainable alternative to fuel it quickly gained popularity.  However, scientists have concluded that the environmental impact of producing ethanol far outweighs the benefits.  Corn ethanol requires farmers to spray fertilizer that has the potential to damage water resources and the process of converting corn into fuel burns a significant amount of energy.


Quote:10.  Hybrid vehicles:  They do produce lower emissions than your standard gas-powered equivalent, but the still have an impact on the environment.  The production of a hybrid car requires more energy than that of a conventional car and the materials used in the hybrid’s battery could also have an effect on the environment.  Lithium, Cobalt, and Nickel are all elements found in hybrid batteries, and all are difficult to mine without harming the environment.

Quote:11.   “Green cleaners”:  The only way to know you are using a green cleaner is to make it yourself.  Current cleaners don’t have to meet any requirements to be considered “green,” so products are often poorly labeled, misleading consumers.


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Another thing about plastics, is not all of it gets recycled. Much of it still ends up at land fills.

Interesting about solar panels and hybrid cars.
Basically it is the process of making the product that is bad on the environment. The hidden truth that hardly ever gets talked about.

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  6.2 Earthquake strikes central Italy
Posted by: senona - 08-24-2016, 03:49 AM - Forum: Forces of Nature - Replies (10)

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A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has struck central Italy, south of the city of Perugia, the US Geological Survey says, with the shock also felt in Rome.


Quote:The quake hit at 03:36 (01:36 GMT), 76 km (47 miles) southeast of the city, at the very shallow depth of 10km (six miles), the USGS said.

In Rome, some buildings shook for 20 seconds, according to La Repubblica newspaper.

So far, there are no reports of damage or casualties.

However the USGS predicted these could be significant, based on data from previous quakes.
The prime minister's office said the government was in touch with regional heads of the civil protection agency.

The quake was initially reported as being magnitude 6.4.



In 2009, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in the Aquila region, which was also felt in the Italian capital, left more than 300 dead.



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No reports of damages or casualties at this time.
Hopefully there won't be.



Will post any updates as more information comes out.....

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  'Second Earth' to be revealed...
Posted by: guohua - 08-23-2016, 11:03 PM - Forum: Science and Space...the Other Final Frontiers - Replies (6)

That's what they are saying and the shocking part, they are also saying that with a Laser Sail Nano Craft they can be there in 20 years.
OK, so,,,,,, That's a Damn Small Craft and I always thought that Proxima Centauri was a long ways away or am I wrong.
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Quote:ASTRONOMERS are preparing to announce the discovery of a potentially habitable second Earth orbiting a nearby star, it has been claimed.

An anonymous source from the ESO told German publication Der Spiegel the discovery is the closest habitable planet to Earth, which means we could reach it within our lifetime.
Really, in our lifetime tinysure
Quote:But the astonishing finding was not officially announced, sparking furious speculation that the second Earth has deliberately been kept a secret.
Now the ESO is set to finally reveal details of the planet at a press conference tomorrow and astronomers are also likely to discuss whether it has the potential to support life.
“The still nameless planet is believed to be Earth-like and orbits at a distance to Proxima Centauri that could allow it to have liquid water on its surface — an important requirement for the emergence of life,” the source said.
“Never before have scientists discovered a second Earth that is so close by.”
Since its launch in 2009, NASA’s planet finding Kepler Spacecraft has discovered more than 4000 exoplanet candidates.
Of these, there have been 216 Earth-like located within the Goldilocks Zone — the region around a star in which the surface temperature of an orbiting planet might support water.
The problem is that while most of these Earth-like planets are habitable, they are located thousands of light years away, which means they are out of our reach.
Astronomers from the observatory had previously claimed to have found the then-closest exoplanet to Earth in 2012, although subsequent analysis cast doubt on its existence.

If the findings are correct, Russian billionaire Yuri Milner’s search for intelligent life could focus on heading to the planet.

As part of Milner’s plans, Project Starshot intends to send a laser-sail driven-nanocraft to Alpha Centauri — the closest star system to the Solar System — in the coming years.
With the craft able to travel up to 20 per cent of the speed of light, if Project Starshot was to rethink its objective, it would be able to reach the Earth-like planet orbiting Proxima Centauri in less than 20 years.
However, mastermind of Project Starshot Professor Phillip Lubin said the focus will likely stay on Alpha Centauri.
“The discovery of possible planet around Proxima Centauri is very exciting. It makes the case of visiting nearby stellar systems even more compelling, though we know there are many exoplanets around other nearby stars and it is very likely that the Alpha Centauri system will also have planets,”
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Now they're talking like travel between these distant Stars is possible.
Reminds you of the Secret Space Program.

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  VINCE FOSTER FILES VANISH FROM NATIONAL ARCHIVES...
Posted by: guohua - 08-23-2016, 10:36 PM - Forum: Political News and more - Replies (8)

Anyone here Shocked By This?
I don't think so, most believe the Clinton Thugs Killed Poor Vince Foster.
Now with her election close and all these other Whistleblowers Coming Up Dead, Well someone is protecting her from investigative reporters doing their job for the public.
Like This Guy:

Quote:Ronald Kessler, a former Washington Post and Wall Street Journal investigative reporter, is the New York Times bestselling author of The First Family Detail: Secret Service Agents Reveal the Hidden Lives of the Presidents and The Secrets of the FBI.
What did he discover?
Quote:FBI agents' reports of interviews documenting that Hillary Clinton's stinging humiliation of her friend and mentor Vince Foster in front of White House aides triggered his suicide a week later are missing from where they should be filed at the National Archives, Daily Mail Online has learned exclusively.
On two separate occasions, this author visited the National Archives and Records Service in College Park, Md., to review the reports generated by FBI agents assigned to investigate the 1993 death of Bill Clinton's deputy White House counsel.

On the first visit, archivist David Paynter provided the box of records that he said contained the FBI reports of interviews conducted by FBI agents on Foster's death. 

On a second visit, archivist James Mathis provided what he said were those same documents.

While the box contained dozens of FBI reports concerning Foster's death - including interviews with the medical examiner, U.S. Park Police officers, and White House aides about the contents of Foster's office -  the reports on Hillary Clinton's role in his death were absent.
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That's right, Missing! tinywhat
Surprised? tinysure

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  Woman Stabs Three People On Bus In Belgian Capital.
Posted by: BIAD - 08-23-2016, 08:53 AM - Forum: Europe - Replies (11)

'A woman has stabbed up to three people on a bus in a suburb of the Belgian
capital Brussels, the city's authorities have said.

The attack happened around 4.30pm local time in Uccle, just south of the centre
of Brussels. Police opened fire after arriving at the scene, hitting the attacker in
the arm.

The suspect and the three injured victims have all been taken to hospital.

Public broadcaster RTBF said that sources had told it the attacker was thought
to have mental health problems and was not motivated by terrorism.
The prosecutors' office said its officers were handling the incident, rather than the
federal body that deals with terror cases.

Belgium has been on high alert since militants carried out a series of attacks in
the country and in neighbouring France...'
SOURCE:

What's weird is the first sentence on the news item was this:
'A source in the prosecutors' office says the attack is not thought to be terror
related as the country remains on high alert'

In my view, it's another case of controlling the narrative.
There's a multitude of crimes being committed under the title of 'mental health' in Europe
when in reality, the true headings are 'self-radicalisation' and 'regular imported crimes' due
to the settling of the welcomed immigrants into these countries.

Of course, crimes are committed by the original citizens of these countries, but when a migrant
or refugee is involved, the news-outlets 'alters' the wording -not unlike 727Sky's The girl, the
Lion, and the Biker story, and portrays it as just another incident.

Once again, the MSM attempting to stifle the true problems of religious extremism.
Just as this tragic incident offers:

'An eight-year-old boy who died when a grenade exploded in an apartment
in Sweden was from Birmingham, it is believed.
The blast occurred in a third floor flat in a suburb of Gothenburg in the early
hours of Monday morning.
(23rd August 2016)

Emergency services were called to the apartment at 3am and found several
adults and at least five children inside, one seriously injured.

The boy, who was visiting with his family at the time, died later in hospital of his
injuries.

The Birmingham Mail [UK] reported that the newspaper had spoken to the father
of the boy, who they named as Yuusuf Warsame.
He was a pupil at a school in the Sparkhill area of the city, [Birmingham England]
according to the paper.

Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet said the grenade had been thrown into the
apartment's living room through an open window and the blast hit the boy,
who was sleeping there.
Others sleeping in the room escaped serious injury.

The investigation has been classified as a murder/manslaughter, according to
Sweden's The Local website.
Police are probing the possibility the grenade was thrown as a revenge attack.

The Local said individuals convicted of serious violent crimes were living in the
residence and one of the men convicted of a fatal shooting at a restaurant last
year was registered at the address.

Yuusuf grew up in Sparkhill after his parents moved there from the Netherlands
in 2001, according to the Birmingham Mail...'
SOURCE:

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  Asassination attempt? Panic for Julian Assange as intruder scales Ecuadorian embassy
Posted by: guohua - 08-23-2016, 08:41 AM - Forum: General News and Events - Replies (7)

So, was it?
Yes, I ask you, do any of you believe it was an actual Assassination Attempt?
I don't, Not a Professional anyway.

Quote:AN ATTEMPTED break-in at the Ecuadorian embassy where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is living was foiled this morning.
Really?
[Image: EcuadorAssange-702542.jpg] Assange has lived inside the embassy in London for four years.
Quote:Security was scrambled at the London building sparking international concern Assange was the target of the intruder.
A statement was put out by WikiLeaks this morning.
It stated: “16 mins ago at 2:47am a "cat burgler" scaled the side wall+window of the Ecuadorian embassy in London; fled after being caught by security.”
Mr Assange has been living inside the embassy for more than four years and has been granted political asylum by Ecuador. 

Really,,, Fled AFTER Being Caught By Security??? WTF!! How can someone flee if they're caught? Where They Let Go or is this a Bad Choice Of Words By The Reporter?
Quote:Fans of Assange took to Twitter to suggest he may now be in danger inside the embassy.
One wrote: “Here we go. I hope Mr. Assange knows what he's doing. Hope he leaves his information with others in case of an accident.”
Another said: “Somebody is definitely out for Assange. I really do hope Assange has some great intel for us once he's done redacting.”
Some suspected American involvement.
PLEASE, if America was involved, even with the Limp Dicks They Have Working Today In My Old Field, Could Of Taking These Target out!  tinyok 
Quote:He is wanted for questioning over a sex allegation, which he denies, and believes that he will be taken to the United States to be quizzed over the activities of WikiLeaks if he goes to Sweden.

Prosecutors were set to interview him inside the embassy but Mr Assange claims the case have been dropped.
Source
Far more likely to be a publicity stunt.

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  Glowing Rocks Actually Capture One of Nature's Most Beautiful Phenomena
Posted by: senona - 08-23-2016, 02:59 AM - Forum: Fragile Earth - Replies (7)

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Amazing effect!
And no, it is not fluorescent paint. LOL
But rather Mother Nature Herself.


Quote:Looks at first like somebody threw a bunch of glowing beads on some rocks, but what you see here is actually alive.

In a series titled “The Weeping Stones,” Tdub Photo, a photo and video company based in Japan, were able to photograph a group of bioluminescent shrimp, which they poured over rocks in the Seto Inland Sea in Okayama, Japan to give the appearance of tears. Bioluminescence is one of our favorite biological tricks in nature, and to see it so beautifully depicted here might make our week.


But it wasn’t as simple as finding the shrimp in their natural state, so they needed to get creative.

The creatures are known as Vargula hilgendorfii, or more commonly, sea fireflies. They’re about three millimeters long and indigenous to the coasts off southern Japan. They typically live at the bottom of shallow water and come out at night, where Trevor Williams and Jonathan Galione, the duo behind Tdub, were able to fish them out.

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“They generally live in the sand in shallow water so you often see them being washed up on the shore, but in order to get quantities like we use in our photos you have to fish them out,” the duo wrote on their website.



Quote:They used preservative jars that had lids with drilled holes, rope, and some raw bacon, and then covered the jars with duct tape (to prevent the jars from breaking when submerged in water). They put the bacon inside the jars and sank them in the water for up to an hour, where the shrimp were attracted to the bacon smell (we would probably end up in the same predicament). Then the contents of the jars were poured out over the rocks, after which one of them took the shots.



The two wrote that the shrimp only glow for a short amount of time—around 20 to 30 minutes—but that covering them with water will bring the glow back.

You can see more of the duo’s photos on their website, Instagram, and Facebook page.



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Pretty cool, albeit time consuming collecting all those tiny critters.
Very nice special effect.



Having said that, not sure if these shrimp were harmed or not,  in order to create this illusion of glowing rocks.
 I sure would hope not.
Otherwise, it would be totally lacking in judgement.


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  Tiddles and his "MogBlog"
Posted by: gordi - 08-22-2016, 09:30 PM - Forum: Daily Chit Chat - Replies (2)

As some of my fellow rogues may be aware, I have recently become the proud owner of an old vintage car, in the shape of a 1970 model Morris Minor 1000 4 door saloon.

Yes, BigG now has a pet "Moggy".

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He has been nicknamed "Tiddles" apparently because that is a common pet name for cats, which are often referred to as "Moggies" in these parts...

Well, apparently "Tiddles" has started writing a Blog (on the Morris Minor Owners Site) about adopting his new human...
and he has asked me to share a link to it here, so that any other Rogue Cars can let their humans read it to them!

So, without further ado... HERE is a Link to Tiddles MogBlog

cheers!

BigG

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  The girl, the Lion, and the Biker
Posted by: 727Sky - 08-22-2016, 10:48 AM - Forum: Daily Chit Chat - Replies (2)

Quote:A Harley biker is riding by the zoo in Washington, DC when he sees a little girl leaning into the lion's cage. Suddenly, the lion grabs her by the collar of her jacket and tries to pull her inside to slaughter her, under the eyes of her screaming parents.
 
The biker jumps off his Harley, runs to the cage and hits the lion square on the nose with a powerful punch. Whimpering from the pain the lion jumps back letting go of the girl, and the biker brings the girl to her terrified parents, who thank him endlessly.
 
A newspaper reporter was there and watched the whole event. The reporter addressing the Harley rider says, 'Sir, this was the most

gallant and bravest thing I've seen a man do in my whole life. 
 
The Harley rider replies, 'Why, it was nothing, really. The lion was behind bars. I just saw this little kid in danger, and acted as I felt right.'
 
The reporter says, 'Well, I'll make sure this won't go unnoticed. I'm a journalist, you know, and tomorrow's paper will have this story on the front page. So, what do you do for a living, and what political affiliation do you have?' 
 
The biker replies "I'm a U.S. Marine, a Republican and ............I'm voting for Donald Trump". 
 
The journalist leaves abruptly.
 
The following morning, the biker buys the paper the reporter works for, to see if it indeed, brings news of his actions, and he reads, on the front page:
 
U.S. MARINE ASSAULTS AFRICAN IMMIGRANT & STEALS HIS LUNCH.
 
And THAT pretty much sums up the media's approach to the news these days!

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