In line with teachers required to wear something under:
When my wife ran a non-profit in Texas, she hired high school girls for summer work when the budget allowed. One girl she said she had to take aside and tell to wear a slip. “I do not need to know the color of your underwear,” she told the girl. That was June, July, August weather and summertimey dresses of a weave to allow coolness and somewhat on the loose side of translucent. I had not noticed the girl’s lack of cover, since from when my wife introduced me to the girl, I made sure my eyes were averted to something less full and curved, say a blank wall or the floor. Like my momma always said, “It’s not nice to stare.”
Sunday, September 8, 2013
‘Global warming cleverly hides itself with 1 million sq miles more arctic ice’
“Only six years ago, the BBC reported that the Arctic would be ice-free in summer by 2013, citing a scientist in the US who claimed this was a ‘conservative’ forecast. Perhaps it was their confidence that led more than 20 yachts to try to sail the Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific this summer. As of last week, all these vessels were stuck in the ice, some at the eastern end of the passage in Prince Regent Inlet, others further west at Cape Bathurst.
“Shipping experts said the only way these vessels were likely to be freed was by the icebreakers of the Canadian coastguard. According to the official Canadian government website, the Northwest Passage has remained ice-bound and impassable all summer.”
http://hotair.com/archives/2013/09/08/global-warming-cleverly-hides-itself-with-1-million-sq-miles-more-arctic-ice/
And:
“The North West Passage seems to be reversing its recent warming trend and is threatening to end the dreams of dozens of adventurous sailors. A scattering of yachts trying to transit the legendary Passage are caught by the ice, which has become blocked at both ends and the season may be ended early.
“Douglas Pohl tells the story: The passage has become blocked with 5/10 concentrated drifting sea ice at both the eastern and at the western ends of Canada’s Arctic Archipelago. At least 22 yachts and other vessels are in the Arctic at the moment. Some who were less advanced have retreated and others have abandoned their vessels along the way. Still others are caught in the ice in an unfolding, unresolved drama.”
http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2013/08/29/shock-news-arctic-melt-has-reversed-the-global-warming-scam-is-toast/
Save the Teddy Bears!
It's not nice to laugh at someone else's misfortune, but you have to at least chuckle for those people who bought the ice-free Northwest Passage exaggeration.
“Shipping experts said the only way these vessels were likely to be freed was by the icebreakers of the Canadian coastguard. According to the official Canadian government website, the Northwest Passage has remained ice-bound and impassable all summer.”
http://hotair.com/archives/2013/09/08/global-warming-cleverly-hides-itself-with-1-million-sq-miles-more-arctic-ice/
And:
“The North West Passage seems to be reversing its recent warming trend and is threatening to end the dreams of dozens of adventurous sailors. A scattering of yachts trying to transit the legendary Passage are caught by the ice, which has become blocked at both ends and the season may be ended early.
“Douglas Pohl tells the story: The passage has become blocked with 5/10 concentrated drifting sea ice at both the eastern and at the western ends of Canada’s Arctic Archipelago. At least 22 yachts and other vessels are in the Arctic at the moment. Some who were less advanced have retreated and others have abandoned their vessels along the way. Still others are caught in the ice in an unfolding, unresolved drama.”
http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2013/08/29/shock-news-arctic-melt-has-reversed-the-global-warming-scam-is-toast/
Save the Teddy Bears!
It's not nice to laugh at someone else's misfortune, but you have to at least chuckle for those people who bought the ice-free Northwest Passage exaggeration.
Witold Pilecki
Polish officer who fought Nazis and Communists, volunteered to go to Auschwitz, escaped, fought in the 1944 Warsaw uprising, remained in Poland after the Russians took over, arrested for espionage, tried, found guilty and executed.
“When God created the human being, God had in mind that we should all be like Captain Witold Pilecki, of blessed memory.” – Michael Schudrich, Chief Rabbi of Poland.
“Beyond Bravery,” www.thisainthell.us
“When God created the human being, God had in mind that we should all be like Captain Witold Pilecki, of blessed memory.” – Michael Schudrich, Chief Rabbi of Poland.
“Beyond Bravery,” www.thisainthell.us
Spy bird found dead
(AP) Stork detained as spy in Egypt found dead
CAIRO
A stork once detained by Egyptian authorities on suspicion of being a winged spy has been found dead.
Mahmoud Hassib, the head of Egypt's southern protected areas, said Saturday that local residents found the dead bird on an island in the Nile, south of the ancient city of Aswan.
In August, a local resident found the stork in Egypt's Qena governorate, some 450 kilometers (280 miles) southeast of Cairo. Both he and police were suspicious of the European wildlife tracker found on it. Authorities later let the bird go.
However, controversy trails the bird into death. An Egyptian wildlife organization claimed on its Facebook page the bird was "eaten by local villagers." Hassib denied that the bird had been eaten, though he didn't know an exact cause of death.
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2013/09/07/Stork-detained-as-spy-in-Egypt-found-dead
(This might be the same bird earlier identified as a swan. Or, it might be an entirely different spy from Israel. So far, camels and donkeys rmain loyal Muslims.)
UPDATE: Mystery solved.
From Aug. 31 AP story:
“The bird remains caged for now, as Abdallah said authorities must receive permission from prosecutors to release the animal.
“But one mystery still remains: Abdallah and others called the bird a swan. Photographs obtained by The Associated Press showed what appeared to be a stork locked behind bars in the police station.”
http://www.myfoxny.com/story/23307566/egyptian-authorities-detain-suspected-spy-swan#ixzz2eIesdSgy
(What that means is, Egyptian intelligence offials don't know their swans from their storks.
(Poor bird.
CAIRO
A stork once detained by Egyptian authorities on suspicion of being a winged spy has been found dead.
Mahmoud Hassib, the head of Egypt's southern protected areas, said Saturday that local residents found the dead bird on an island in the Nile, south of the ancient city of Aswan.
In August, a local resident found the stork in Egypt's Qena governorate, some 450 kilometers (280 miles) southeast of Cairo. Both he and police were suspicious of the European wildlife tracker found on it. Authorities later let the bird go.
However, controversy trails the bird into death. An Egyptian wildlife organization claimed on its Facebook page the bird was "eaten by local villagers." Hassib denied that the bird had been eaten, though he didn't know an exact cause of death.
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2013/09/07/Stork-detained-as-spy-in-Egypt-found-dead
(This might be the same bird earlier identified as a swan. Or, it might be an entirely different spy from Israel. So far, camels and donkeys rmain loyal Muslims.)
UPDATE: Mystery solved.
From Aug. 31 AP story:
“The bird remains caged for now, as Abdallah said authorities must receive permission from prosecutors to release the animal.
“But one mystery still remains: Abdallah and others called the bird a swan. Photographs obtained by The Associated Press showed what appeared to be a stork locked behind bars in the police station.”
http://www.myfoxny.com/story/23307566/egyptian-authorities-detain-suspected-spy-swan#ixzz2eIesdSgy
(What that means is, Egyptian intelligence offials don't know their swans from their storks.
(Poor bird.
Indians are OK with Tomahawk cruise missile, as long as it doesn't play in the NFL
Like we should really care?
“The American Indian tribe pushing to change the name of the Washington Redskins is not offended by President Obama’s potential use of ‘Tomahawk’ cruise missiles in Syria.”
http://dailycaller.com/2013/09/06/indian-tribe-not-offended-by-term-tomahawk-cruise-missile/#ixzz2eILlmhzZ
(It's a nice irony. Now, if Bush were contemplating missile strikes ...)
“The American Indian tribe pushing to change the name of the Washington Redskins is not offended by President Obama’s potential use of ‘Tomahawk’ cruise missiles in Syria.”
http://dailycaller.com/2013/09/06/indian-tribe-not-offended-by-term-tomahawk-cruise-missile/#ixzz2eILlmhzZ
(It's a nice irony. Now, if Bush were contemplating missile strikes ...)
We gotta wear what? Underwear? Are you serious?
“The school district in Little Rock, Ark. has announced plans for a dress code that will require teachers to wear underwear. Every single day. Female teachers will have to wear bras, too.
“T-shirts, patches and other clothing containing slogans for beer, alcohol, drugs, gangs or sex will also be prohibited. Other verboten garments will include cut-off jeans with ragged edges, cut-out dresses and spaghetti-straps if teachers aren’t wearing at least two layers.”
These rules are for teachers. Teachers have to be told not to wear this stuff.
And, somebody doesn’t like the rules.
“Organized labor vocally opposes the new universal underwear requirement and the rest of the non-draconian dress code.”
http://news.yahoo.com/little-rock-school-district-now-teachers-wear-underwear-030208103.html
“T-shirts, patches and other clothing containing slogans for beer, alcohol, drugs, gangs or sex will also be prohibited. Other verboten garments will include cut-off jeans with ragged edges, cut-out dresses and spaghetti-straps if teachers aren’t wearing at least two layers.”
These rules are for teachers. Teachers have to be told not to wear this stuff.
And, somebody doesn’t like the rules.
“Organized labor vocally opposes the new universal underwear requirement and the rest of the non-draconian dress code.”
http://news.yahoo.com/little-rock-school-district-now-teachers-wear-underwear-030208103.html
Get your fear-mongering straight
September 19 2012, ABC News: ‘Arsenic in Rice – New Report Finds “Worrisome Levels”’: “According to a sobering report released to ‘Good Morning America’ by Consumer Reports magazine this morning, rice eaten just once a day can drive arsenic levels in the human body up 44 percent. Rice eaten twice a day can lead to a 70 percent increase in arsenic.”
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/arsenic-rice-report-finds-worrisome-levels/story?id=17267872
(Can’t you hear Diane Sawyer reading that “Worrisome Levels”? And “sobering report”? The best part – for ABC News – is “released to Good Morning America.” We got it and you didn’t, nah nah nah nah nah nah.)
Flash forrwaaaard:
September 6, 2013, New York Times: ‘No Immediate Risk Is Found From Arsenic Levels in Rice’ – “The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that it had found no evidence that current levels of arsenic in rice pose an immediate health risk.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/07/health/arsenic-levels-in-rice-products-not-a-health-risk-fda-says.html?_r=0
“Arsenic is a carcinogen when consumed in large enough quantities. It occurs naturally in the environment, but it can also be an effect of industrial contamination.”
(So everything is OK, right? Well, if you are a national news person or organization, you hedge your writing with things like “No immediate risk” and “current levels” and “industrial contamination.” I wondered about that “public outcry” in Paragraph Two. The definition of “public outcry” in Major National Media is “something that fits our agenda and we can get an expert to say the government should do something.”)
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/arsenic-rice-report-finds-worrisome-levels/story?id=17267872
(Can’t you hear Diane Sawyer reading that “Worrisome Levels”? And “sobering report”? The best part – for ABC News – is “released to Good Morning America.” We got it and you didn’t, nah nah nah nah nah nah.)
Flash forrwaaaard:
September 6, 2013, New York Times: ‘No Immediate Risk Is Found From Arsenic Levels in Rice’ – “The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that it had found no evidence that current levels of arsenic in rice pose an immediate health risk.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/07/health/arsenic-levels-in-rice-products-not-a-health-risk-fda-says.html?_r=0
“Arsenic is a carcinogen when consumed in large enough quantities. It occurs naturally in the environment, but it can also be an effect of industrial contamination.”
(So everything is OK, right? Well, if you are a national news person or organization, you hedge your writing with things like “No immediate risk” and “current levels” and “industrial contamination.” I wondered about that “public outcry” in Paragraph Two. The definition of “public outcry” in Major National Media is “something that fits our agenda and we can get an expert to say the government should do something.”)
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