Friday, 12 November 2010
Video: Fly Girl - Roberta Mancino
This video tells the story of Roberta Mancino, an Italian model who also happens to be one of the world’s craziest extreme athletes. As you’ll see, Roberta regularly jumps out of planes and off buildings (sometimes even without any clothes on), and looks pretty damn good doing it.
NEW to me, anyway.......from Rico
Doubtless this has been around for a while, but it was new to me.
Says a LOT!
GOLD is the money of monarchs.
SILVER is the money of gentlemen.
BARTER is the mone of peasants, and
DEBT is the money of slaves...................
Definition of a Veteran.........
“A veteran – whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve – is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The ‘United States of America’, for an amount of ‘up to and including my life.’” — (Author unknown)
H/T DML
News...........
Milton ... paradise lost & paradise regained ... a brief sabbatical ...
Global Warming Hoax Weekly Round-Up, Nov 11th
Smitty Got Called Up for Afghanistan!
Piloting color during WWII
Why Mohammed Blows Goats In Hell Part No. 837,996
There's something happening here...
Marine Runs Marathon in a Gas Mask to Raise Awareness for Disabled Veterans
Google vice-president issues stark internet warning
Norfolk Fire chief bans religious service to mark Remembrance day in case it offends non-Christians
Thomas More Society’s defense of the ND88 gets more media attention
Kevin Rubs It In
Norse Race to Save RAF Lossiemouth
Labour MPs cheered on student vandals on Twitter as they smashed up Tory headquarters
Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for Karachi attack
Giant space bubbles baffle astronomers
Russia sends hit squad to kill renegade colonel who gave up Anna Chapman spy ring
'Spam boat' passengers tell of 'cruise from hell'
Rusting ships at France's main naval base
Mission to name war dead found in Flanders
and finally......
9 haircuts parents should STOP giving their children
The Defenders and the People's Choice Awards- VOTE!
The Defenders has been nominated for a People’s Choice Award for Favorite New TV Drama!
Help us win this by voting online at People's Choice.
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The People’s Choice Awards telecast airs live on Wednesday, January 5th, 2011 at 6:00 PST on CBS.
And don’t forget to watch The Defenders every Wednesday night at 10:00 p.m. on CBS!
Thank you for your support, as always.
Jim Belushi
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Editors Note: I have just watched the first two episodes and it is really worth your vote, so please vote and vote often.
Video: Silence in the Square 2010
Ben Shephard hosted The Royal British Silence in the Square in Trafalgar Square, London. Artists included The Saturdays, Keeley Hawes and The London Community Gospel Choir.
A very special Veteran's Day............from Rico
The phone rang early this morning at 0h-my-God-it's-early (for civilians this is military-speak for REALLY kinda early), and my first thought was "what's wrong?"
I was WRONG!
- It was my now-adult SON calling to wish me a Happy Veteran's Day and to thank me for serving!
(He was preparing t go to 'work' as a teacher/coach, and BOTH of us were already 'up' drinking coffee, preparing for the day ahead.)
What a wonderful way to start the day. I have been happy, and inordinately pleased, all day as a result of his call.
- Still am.
Belatedly, I now take time to wish the same to all my fellow veterans. Whether you served in peacetime, or in combat as I did, THANK YOU!
- We ALL know it's not at ALL like in the movies from Hollywood. It's just not. You understand this better than anyone. I know you do.
And thank YOU son, today meant more than any medals or ribbons EVER could.
- This was sweeter than five rounds of HE-quick time-on-target from the redlegs. Yee-hawwww!!!
A proud veteran, and even prouder Dad sends.
- Hope you get this "five-by-five and lima charlie!"
Thursday, 11 November 2010
No Veterans Day in Israel
Unlike other countries where military service is voluntary, in Israel,
it would be impossible to have a special day for veterans. How would you organize it? If all of the veterans were marching...
More at DoubleTapper
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Remembrance Day: Forever Young. A song for Wootton Bassett
Buy it HERE
More at Afghan Heroes
H/T Old Dude
New guided missile system
The Spike NLOS (Non-Line Of Sight) is an electro-optically guided missile for ranges of up to 25 km with pinpoint accuracy and midcourse navigation. The new weapon
system can be launched from...
Video: SNJ-5, Daisy Pearl, a Tribute
Wilbur Owens' SNJ-5, the Daisy Pearl is a tribute to two men, Thomas Hudner and Jesse Brown, who flew for the United States military. Brown was the Navy's first African American pilot. He was shot down during the Korean war. Hudner, a fellow pilot, earned the Bronze Star trying to save Brown from the elements and Chinese infantry.MORE HERE
News............
Obama piles more military pressure on Iran - conspicuously
Bad news Democrats 2012 could be worse than 2010
Obama's Slave Ship
£4.2bn in bonuses for Barclays dealers
Dr. Drew Predicts ObamaCare Disaster: ‘You’ll See a Massive Flight of Physicians from the Field and Hospital Closures’
Ohio Edison tower blasted, falls wrong way
Carriage which carried WW1 Unknown Soldier restored
Massive Voting Fraud Reported in Massachusetts
Meet devoutly Christian Mr and Mrs Bates and their EIGHTEEN children
Hijacking of a very middle class protest: Anarchists cause chaos as 50,000 students take to streets over fees
The MoD may be right that we can still defend the Falklands. But if I were Mr Cameron, I wouldn’t bet my political life on it
Two faces of courage: The Marine maimed in Afghanistan and the little girl who lost her daddy
Paper aeroplane launched into space captures breathtaking images
Spam helicoptered in to stricken cruise ship
Osama bin Laden appoints new commander to spearhead war on West
Former Iran air force officer 'applies for asylum in France'
Legal loophole could see half of all Somali piracy suspects walk free
British war veteran honoured with top Japanese award for peace work
Can UPS, FedEx and other Logistics Firms Beat the Terrorists?
40 Rules to Live By..........
1. Never ask a woman if she wants to have sex by asking her if she wants to have sex.
2. It is more important to have good health insurance than good health.
3. Don't bluff more than once in a poker game with friends.
4. When one of the big bosses at work unexpectedly says something really cheery and friendly to you, he means absolutely nothing by it. Not even if he's your father.
5. Wear as much black as you can. It makes you look slimmer and cooler. But avoid black jeans.
6. When someone in your family is going through a divorce, always side with the blood relative.
7. Pointedly praising something unusual a person owns or has done will make you appear far smarter in his eyes than a 10-minute discourse on world events.
8. Yes, speak softly and carry a big stick. But don't mumble. And don't swing the stick.
9. The man who can't dance, can't converse, and can't provide psychological support to a woman is only half a man; the other half can't cook, can't clean, and badly wants a drink.
10. Do not get a visible tattoo larger than your penis.
11. Be aware that most people are operating on a very condensed version of the 10 Commandments: the part about murder.
12. There will be times when good neighbors are more important than a good neighborhood.
13. Telling a woman, "You're a great person," is taken as the lead-in to a confession that you don't love her.
14. Trying to "teach someone a lesson"never works.
15. Easy on the mayo!
16. Be careful about publicly discussing your hobbies, as most hobbies strike people as somewhat pathetic: most notably, collecting stamps, coins, or anything else, bird-watching, bowling, rockhounding, spelunking, table tennis, poetry, dog shows, chat rooms, polka music, yoga, herpetology, marathon running, and religion. The only hobbies you can safely own up to when among people you need to impress are fly-fishing and golf.
17. Never buy anyone a gift at a kiosk.
18. Never wear clothing that your coworkers avoid—the bow tie, the suspenders, the green suit. While you might think you're expressing your individuality, your colleagues will perceive it as a rejection of their group culture; you'll become a person who probably can't be trusted.
19. Do not bring lunch to work.
20. Rainbows are God's way of reminding us that beauty is an optical illusion, except in sports cars.
21. You will never become a rock star.
22. As you go through life, you will discover that more and more of the subjects you studied in college are useless, with the exception of abnormal psychology.
23. Never make any sort of generalization concerning gender, even if it's so true God himself would back you up.
24. Telling a person in management, "I'm a bit of a philosopher," means you're a total loser.
25. When running in the park on a hot day, do not take off your shirt if you are a really hairy sonofabitch.
26. Never hesitate to admit the error of your ways, when under oath in federal court.
27. Always wear freshly laundered or pressed clothing to work. Even one wrinkle will have certain coworkers creating—and perhaps sharing—scenarios of debauchery or financial distress.
28. Do not say 'hi' to a perfect stranger in any town with a population over 2,000. The friendly gesture in Beaver Dam Falls is a scary act of aggression in Boston.
29. Always imply, in every possible way, that the person you're talking to is smarter, better-looking, slimmer, and more successful than they really are.
30. When choosing a bottle of wine to bring to a dinner party, spend between 10 and 15 dollars. That's for a bottle, not a gallon.
31. Do not come on to the new female pastor, unless she winks at you during the sermon.
32. An ounce of appearance is worth a pound of substance.
33. The way a woman looks, acts, and talks says nothing about how good she is in bed.
34. It is okay to admit in conversation that your accountant used his imagination to save you $500 in taxes, but never admit you saved 5 bucks by refilling the vodka bottle in the minibar with water.
35. Never get into a pissing match via e-mail. If he forwards, you lose.
36. Never suggest to another person at the gym that he's not working hard enough to accomplish anything.
37. People who live in glass houses are idiots.
38. Going insane while watching a great football game is a sign of mental health.
39. When a man meets another man, bonding begins when they both say things they hope no one else hears.
40. The person who sincerely says to you, "I want to get to know you better," is a person you don't want to know at all.
H/T Shelly
V for Vendetta Hacker Strikes at Washington State University
Cross-posted from American Power.
*****
At Wired:
And at Chronicle of Higher Education:
In V for Vendetta, the protagonist V is a revolutionary fighting a fascist British regime in a dystopian future. V broadcasts a video message calling the British public to action on November 5 in honor of Guy Fawkes’s 1605 attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament and assassinate King James I. The film ends in a violent explosion—which had some university officials worried that the V-masked hacker might be threatening to do something similar.Here's the text: "V's Speech To WSU" (c/o Computer World, "V for Vendetta Hacker Broadcasts Video at Washington State University").
*****
More great blogging at American Power.
Event Presenter - Tip #5 - Be Prepared
London, England
If your asked to host an event or be the emcee at an awards dinner for your company, church or social group there are a number of things you ought to consider. These will include:
1. Your ability to speak in public, under pressure and without showing you're nervous.
2. What you know about the people you're going to introduce. (There maybe only one person)
3. Microphone handling skills.
4. Eye Contact.
5. Doing research.
6. Your personal confidence.
Each one of these can be daunting for the inexperienced speaker. That's to be expected. Most people only speak in public at their wedding or perhaps at a funeral. Take some time to reflect on the points outlined above and take steps to ensure your event will be a success.
Read this blog post about presenting with impact.
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