New Hampshire state representative Dan Itse, who is one of many lawmakers leading the charge to assert state sovereignty against federal encroachment, has warned that the Obama administration seeks to institute “involuntary servitude”. Full Story Related Articles
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Dan Itse Warns of Forced Servitude Under Obama
Posted: 28th February 2009 by Veritas in RandomnessTags: dan itse, law, new hampshire, Obama, servitude
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Arsonists Torch Luxury Cars in Protest of Economy
Posted: 28th February 2009 by Veritas in Economy | Finance, Oddly Enough, PoliticsTags: arson, bmw, Economy | Finance, Germany, porsche, protest
While youths in Athens protest by throwing Molotov cocktails, in Paris by toppling barricades, and in Budapest by hurling eggs at politicians, protesters in Berlin rage at their economic plight by targeting the most expensive cars — symbols of German wealth and power. A group calling itself BMW — the initials stand for Movement for [...]
World’s Craziest Restaurants
Posted: 28th February 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Entertainment, LifestyleTags: craziest, eat, food, restaurants, world's craziest
For centuries, restaurants have been making the same fiscal error time and time again: serving delicious food at reasonable prices. Truly a recipe for fiduciary disaster. Here at least are ten restaurants that understand, to truly make a profit in the food business, you want to guarantee your patrons eat as little as possible, then [...]
12,000 Year Old Discovery May Change Everything We Know
Posted: 28th February 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Mother Nature, ReligionTags: 000, 12, ancient, archaeological, discovery, garden of eden, old
For the old Kurdish shepherd, it was just another burning hot day in the rolling plains of eastern Turkey. Following his flock over the arid hillsides, he passed the single mulberry tree, which the locals regarded as ‘sacred’. The bells on his sheep tinkled in the stillness. Then he spotted something. Crouching down, he brushed [...]
Places To Go Before You Die
Posted: 28th February 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Mother Nature, Oddly EnoughTags: afterlife, death, dreamworld, musha cay, must see, places to go
Also check out the Musha Cay, my personal favorite.
Missouri Family Has Batman House For Sale
Posted: 28th February 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Economy | Finance, Lifestyle, Oddly EnoughTags: batman, cave, cave house, House, repossessed
Curt and Debra Sleeper who found a 17,000 foot cave in Missouri on ebay that they tricked out and made into a 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom home for themselves are facing foreclosure and have listed the home on the sie for $300,000. The cave was formerly a concert venue where greats including Ike & Tina Turner performed [...]
State of Emergency Declared in California over Drought
Posted: 27th February 2009 by Simo Häyhä in Mother NatureTags: drought, dry, farm losses, farmers, rainfall, replenish, season, water shortage
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday declared a state emergency due to drought, requested broad conservation measures and said farm losses in the coming season could top $2 billion. Total economic losses in 2009 could be nearly $3 billion, the governor said. The move encourages urban water agencies to reduce water use [...]
Dad Requires 13yo to Read Geneva Conventions Before Playing Call of Duty
Posted: 27th February 2009 by moonphrogg in EntertainmentTags: 13 year old, Call of Duty, First-Person Shooter, Geneva Conventions, WWII
Evan Spencer wanted to play “Call of Duty: World at War.” So he asked his dad. Hugh Spencer wasn’t initially thrilled about the idea of his son playing the World War II-based game. “I’ve never really enjoyed first-person shooter games,” he confesses. “They’re just not my favorite aesthetic.” But the elder Spencer agreed to his [...]
Argentina Facing Historical Drought, Draws Unfavorable Foreign Comments
Posted: 27th February 2009 by Simo Häyhä in Economy | Finance, Mother Nature, PoliticsTags: argentina, cattle, crisis, drought, farmer, historic
Argentina has summoned the US ambassador in an angry protest against comments by the CIA director about the country’s economic problems. Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana described the remarks by Leon Panetta as “an unacceptable interference” in Argentina’s internal affairs. Since March last year, rainfall has been significantly below normal. Among the effects, some 800,000 [...]
Nearly 200 Members of Border Security Arrested after the Armed Mutiny
Posted: 27th February 2009 by Simo Häyhä in PoliticsTags: amnesty, arrested, bangladesh, Dhaka, mutineer, mutiny, rebel, security force, surrender, threst
Officials in Bangladesh say security forces have arrested nearly 200 members of the country’s border security force following a two-day mutiny. A spokesman said the guards had fled their headquarters in the capital Dhaka, where the mutiny began, dressed as civilians. The guards have ended their two-day mutiny, surrendering their weapons and freeing all hostages. [...]
Handwriting Might be Gone in Less than a Century
Posted: 27th February 2009 by Simo Häyhä in Lifestyle, PoliticsTags: alphabet, computer fonts, decipher, font, handwriting, ink, italic, legible, letter, pen, typing
Christmas cards, shopping lists and what else? The occasions in which we write by hand are fewer and fewer, says Neil Hallows. So is the ancient art form of handwriting dying out? A century from now, our handwriting may only be legible to experts. For some, that is already the case. But writer Kitty Burns [...]