Theo Spark

Sunday, 16 March 2014

Late Pic Dump................

Happy Purim from the IDF!.....................

Purim is here, and IDF soldiers start the celebration! As Jews all over the world celebrate this holiday by holding feasts, exchanging gifts and wearing costumes, our soldiers make sure to keep the holiday tradition

Bedtime Totty........................

Bracketology: What are the odds?...TPC/HAS

This article at HAS gives a pictorial explanation of just how long the odds of winning the $1 billion in the Warren Buffet Quicken Loans NCAA Tournament Challenge actually are!

At HAS here.

Late News..................

Potential players run drills during tryouts for the Seattle Mist...

Elderly man dies after being attacked at McDonalds

Anal sex column at Washington State University goes viral in Huffington Post

The bonfire of insanity: Woodland is shipped 3,800 miles and burned in Drax power station. It belches out more CO2 than coal at a huge cost YOU pay for... and all for a cleaner, greener Britain!

Former El-Al Expert Points to Iran in Malaysian Airlines Mystery

Hiding Behind ‘Global Internet Community’ the ravening United Nations Wolf

US, Russian, Chinese military satellites hunt MH370 over Central Asia. Is it readied for a terrorist attack?

Syrian troops seize key rebel town of Yabroud

Teatime Totty..................

U.S. Energy, the Ukraine, and Russia

By Alan Caruba

The Ukraine came apart when a protest against its president forced him to flee to Russia. The issue was whether the Ukraine would be allied with Russia or with the European Union. Due to a combination of the obscene corruption of its former president, Viktor Yanukovych, and the mismanagement of the nation in general, the Ukrainian Parliament ousted him in February, a move supported by 328 members of the Parliament. He still claims to be president.

In contrast to the “melting pot” of America where people come from all over and develop strong feelings for our nation, the Ukrainians, divided primarily between the East and West, never quite gelled, the younger generation does not want to be back under the sway of Russia while many of the older ones, recalling the bad old days when it was, want closer ties with Europe. It remains divided and whether it will reunite is anyone’s guess.

If it does reunite, it will be missing the Crimean republic which has been seized by Russia’s leader, Vladimir Putin. It had been part of Russia for hundreds of years and represents a critical warm water port. Krushchev relinquished it to Ukraine, but Putin will not. Sending troops into a foreign nation is an act of war, but I doubt that many Crimeans, see themselves as a foreign nation. They were Russian and they are Russian. Let’s move on.

Putin’s bold action brought a lot of other issues into play, not the least of which is Russia’s provision of natural gas to Ukraine and many European nations that depend on it, not the least of which is Germany.

One thing is for sure, NATO will not intervene to restore Crimea to the Ukraine and the European Union has so many financial ties to Russia that there is little reason to do anything than go through the charade of sanctions and criticism. I think the general consensus is that while Putin would like to expand the Russian Federation to the size of the former Russian empire, the cost of similar military actions would be too high.

The response of President Obama has been predictably weak. He is abandoning the Middle East to Islamic fascists. He has failed to provide an umbrella of military protection to Europe. He and Democrat members of Congress continue to tell us that the greatest threat here and worldwide is a global warming that isn’t happening.

The greatest threat to American security is President Obama for two reasons: (1) He has deliberately weakened the U.S. military and (2) his domestic energy policies have failed to take advantage of discoveries of massive amounts of natural gas and oil reserves. Drilling for them on federal lands and offshore has been largely thwarted. As a result the U.S. economy has limped along when it could be booming just from the energy sector alone.

Two reporters for The Wall Street Journal spelled out why the “U.S. Push for Natural-Gas Exports to Ukraine Faces Hurdles” in its March 12the edition.

“Neither the infrastructure nor international markets for natural gas have evolved to the point where the U.S. can step in and provide the kinds of energy supplies that would quickly reduce these nations’ dependency on Russian gas.”

“U.S. energy companies need several more years to build plants to export the gas—and Ukraine doesn’t have the facilities to receive it…The giant machines and cooling towers it takes to make liquefied natural gas, or LNG, take years to construct and cost billions of dollars.” There is at present a LNG terminal in Spain that could take gas shipments that could be added to the extensive European pipeline network, helping many nations there such as Hungary and the Czech Republic.

Suffice to say, U.S. policy and lawmakers have failed to take the actions necessary to respond to the recent surge in natural gas and oil supplies. Many Americans will be surprised to learn that in the 1970s Congress made it illegal to export domestically produced crude oil without a license. Those were the days of the Arab oil embargo.

At this point, the U.S. has more untapped oil than Saudi Arabia, as well as enough natural gas and coal to make us energy independent.

In addition, an odd and idiotic law requires the production of ethanol, a gasoline additive. In 2013, ethanol production was 316,964 thousand barrels. Ethanol not only decreases the mileage of the gasoline we purchase at the pump, it damages auto engines, two very good reasons to end this conversion of corn into energy that in turn drives up the cost of countless food products.

Even moving crude oil around the domestic U.S. poses a challenge despite a network of pipelines. Doing so by train has created many new problems. President Obama has delayed the Keystone XL pipeline that would increase crude oil supplies to our Gulf State’s refineries; thus denying us the jobs its construction would create and other benefits. The good news is that the U.S. has become one of the largest gross exporters of refined oil products such as gasoline and diesel.

If the U.S. government would get out of the way, new refineries and export facilities for natural gas could be built. The U.S. would prosper and energy costs would be reduced, along with our national debt. For now, however, the Ukraine, a longtime financial basket case, and Europe are not going to get a surge of natural gas or crude oil that would help reduce their dependence on Russia.

So long as President Obama remains in office, none of the steps that must be taken to restore the nation’s economy and tap the huge potential of our energy sector will occur.

© Alan Caruba, 2014

The Sunday Best..........

Silicon Valley billionaire buys record life policy

Black GOP can learn from old American South

Youth Poetry Team Obliterates Mayor ‘Wreck-It Rahm’ In Viral YouTube Video

The Quote-Unquote Presidency

World View: Ukraine Mobilizes Troops to Oppose Russia at Gas Facility

Leaderless in America: US Desperately Seeks Principled Direction in a Merciless World

Eight Crucial Questions for Abbas (and One for President Obama)

Egyptian militants outwit army in Sinai battlefield

Welcome to Hampton – the most corrupt town in the US

Saudi Arabia bans 50 ‘blasphemous’ and ‘inappropriate’ children’s names

Wearing Gold: The Blue Angels Return To The Skies

Notebook: Racers pursue motorcycle record at Gatornationals

and finally........

Happy Pi Day

Have you ever seen a zombie?...TPC/HAS

Foreclosures, shadow inventory, banks not lending, 90-day+ mortgage delinquencies!

Is the real estate market as good as the pundits and government talking heads would like you to believe that it is?

If you have ever driven by a house that may be boarded up, has an un-mowed lawn, was possibly vandalized and is an eyesore for the neighborhood you have just seen what may very well be a Zombie Foreclosure.

This article at HAS provides the details of this potential home price killer as well as the Top 10 Zombie Foreclosure markets nationwide!

Read at HAS here.

H/T Paul B

Sunday Totty..............

Smokin' Kelly Brook in Cleavage-Busting White Bodice in Racy Advert for New Fragrance 'Audition'

Well, yeah, she's be a good "audition" alright.

Always one of my favorites, and her breasts are literally busting out at the screencaps.

See, "Kelly Brook 'Audition'."

Click through for the busty breast video as well.

Massive Moscow Anti-Putin Protest

Tomorrow's the Crimea referendum. Events are building and I'll have more throughout tonight and tomorrow.

Meanwhile, "Tens of Thousands Rally in Moscow to Protest Russian Intervention in #Ukraine."

Moscow Protest photo enhanced-buzz-11224-1394924425-15_zps780964a3.jpg

Saturday, 15 March 2014

Vanishing Jet: Admit It, You Knew Where It Would Lead.....................from Dan Friedman

[As far as I can tell, this hasn’t hit the USA MSM yet. No surprise. It’s going to take time before they can sanitize the story and push the “Islamist” angle to the last paragraph. df]

Telegraph UK,

Malaysia Airline MH370: 9/11-style terror allegations resurface in case of lost plane

Evidence of a plot by Malaysian Islamists to hijack a passenger jet in a 9/11-style attack is being investigated in connection with the disappearance of Flight MH370

Saturday Night is Bath Night................

Late News.................

Eight Crucial Questions for Abbas (and One for President Obama)

Malaysia: Flight 370 signals continued for more than seven hours

US Army to proceed with planned exercise in Ukraine

Report: Russian Forces Take Ukranian Town Outside Crimea

The Crimean referendum goes forward after a Kiev attempt to whip up military fever

More sovereignty votes: Sunday referendum may see Venice elect to secede from Italy

‘Eccentricity to the point of weirdness’: Kim Jong-un’s erratic younger sister elevated to key role in North Korean regime

Iran ‘thwarts sabotage attempts’ at nuclear plant

Everyone has the right to offend – unless they offend a liberal sacred cow

Taking Down The Top Dog! - Wild Bill

John Boehner symbolizes everything that is wrong with the GOP. Time to replace him with a trustworthy young man.

Flight 370: Does anyone else believe that the PM of Malaysia is in on all of this?...from TPC

Is it just me or does anyone else think that in some way the government of Malaysia is in on this hijacking of Flight 370?

Decide at The Political Commentator here.

Bod Song- Corrigan Brothers

I would love to see him get 3 tries on saturday, but as an Englishman need France to win

Teatime Totty.................

Never Again Ukraine? For Jews it's again and again and again and...from TPC

For anyone who believes that all is well in the world of Judaism and that vitriolic hatred and anti-Semitism is merely a thing of the past to be read about in history books, you have obviously either had your head up your a-- or haven't been reading The Political Commentator!

Read and watch at TPC here!

Pic Dump.................

H/T Jeff

News.................

A cold wind in the warmth by Melanie Phillips

Try Not To Cry

Russia: We may move into eastern Ukraine to protect ethnic Russians there too

Windows XP still runs on 95 percent of the ATMs in the world, says Reuters

Meet Jonathan, St Helena's 182-year-old giant tortoise

Global Warming Lecture Cancelled Due to Unexpected Blizzard

DoJ blocks FBI from investigation Senators Reid and Lee corruption

Blue Angels expect 15 million spectators at 2014 air shows

Blue Angels release new mission statement, practice schedule for 2014

As embargo support wears thin, Alabama business leaders seek stronger ties with Cuba

Can $1.5 million of meth fit inside a car bumper? Yes, yes it can

How many Obamacare enrollees have paid is revealed by some states

Invasive Nile crocodile removed from Everglades National Park

Dems Pull Anti-Issa Stunt on the House Floor

Russia claims it intercepted a US drone over Crimea by cyber technology

The Benghazi Difference

UK Navy ships fires torpedo at nuclear sub dockyard

Of Course the PLA is Planning for a 'Short, Sharp War'

Sailor who kissed nurse in famous WWII photo dies

Breakdown of household debt and #2 is very concerning!...from TPC/HAS

These charts and statistics breakdown the amount of money that is owed by US households in all of the categories of debt.

The winning category of mortgage debt won't surprise many but the second-place finisher might!

Read at HAS here.

Iraq Update.......................by DJ Elliott

Iraqi Security Force Update March 2014

Toons.................

H/Ts Paul B & JMH

NOAA Predicts 2013/14 U.S. Winter will be "Warm"

Mike Halpert from NOAA; "NOAA monitors and predicts the climate, so that you can make climate smart decisions".
NOAA issued its winter predictions on the 21st of November, 2013.
Compare this with reality.
Also check wetherbell.com's predictions (made by Joe Bastardi).
And compare this with reality.

H/T Infidel Joe

Achmed Saves America - Behind the Scenes

Join Jeff Dunham on an exclusive look behind the scenes of his first animated film ACHMED SAVES AMERICA!

Saturday Totty..................

The Anti Slut-Shaming Podcast That Everyone’s Talking About

Well, here's a change of pace: "''Corinne Fisher and Krystyna Hutchinson have had a lot of sex — and they’re not afraid to talk about it...'"

Satellite Data Reveal Route of Missing Plane: Investigators Probe Why Transponders on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Went Off

See, "Malaysia to Investigate Flight MH370 Transponders":

U.S. aviation investigators said they were analyzing the satellite transmissions to determine whether they can glean information about the plane's ultimate location or status. The transmissions were sent via onboard technology designed to send routine maintenance and system-monitoring data back to the ground via satellite links, according to the people familiar with the matter.

Among the possible scenarios investigators said they are now considering is whether the jet may have landed at any point during the five-hour period under scrutiny, or whether it ultimately crashed.

The people said aviation investigators are exploring the possibility that someone on the plane may have intentionally disabled two other automated communication systems in an attempt to avoid detection. One system is the transponders, which transmit to ground radar stations information on the plane's identity, location and altitude, and another system that collects and transmits data about several of the plane's key systems.

Friday, 14 March 2014

Rosamund Pike, 35, Shows Off Her Tasty Abs in Bikini Pics in Hawaii

She's looking good.

See, "Hot New Rosamund Pike Bikini Pics."

Rosamund rocks it extremely well. Man.

Bedtime Totty..................

"Fuzzy Little Terrors" - Wild Bill

Has manhood in America become so diminished that we can no longer protect ourselves from chihuahuas and kitty cats?

1,200 RPM Full Auto & Exploding Cans Caught In Slow Mo (Thureon Defense Carbine)

ZoNATION: Alvin Holmes' Racism--Projection on Display

Alvin Holmes is further proof that the Democrat Party is still America's oldest hate group. The new way of getting away with hatred is projecting it onto others. The Democrats used to get away with destroying Blacks and Republicans with hoods and sheets. Now Democrats get away with destroying Republicans by accusing them for the evils they themselves have actually done; and they get away with destroying Blacks by patronizing them, and by distracting them by making them prejudice against Republicans.