On this day in 1793, Marie Antoinette lost her head to a sharp guillotine blade. Here's a video remembrance of her. If that's a little too morbid for your taste, here's a slideshow of a beautiful part of North Vancouver that yours truly put together a week ago.
Your sharp & insightful reader tips are appreciated, as always, in the comments.











Obama's complete oration in the Rose garden after the murders of 4 Americans.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3Nu6VZ9DeVc#!
On a lighter note,one of my favourite songs;
" Caviar and cigarettes
Well versed in etiquette
Extraordinarily nice"
http://youtu.be/MMz-wi50ACU
Well, it's all over but the shouting now, kiddies. Mitt doesn't have a chance because...
Honey Boo Boo Supports Obama
In conversation with Chuck Lorre's house.
[ Super-rich left-winger Chuck Lorre fantasizes about how great life allegedly was before fossil fuels, the wheel, books, penicillin, indoor plumbing, average lifespans over 20 years, etc ] Tom Nelson
http://tomnelson.blogspot.ca/2012/10/super-rich-left-winger-chuck-lorre.html
@ Robert at October 17, 2012 12:01 AM
Beautiful photography.
Kind of a bad day for CNN today with Soledad being schooled by Guiliani.
@ ron in kelowna ∴ at October 17, 2012 12:32 AM
No wonder Charlie Sheen needed to get high to get through the day with this dork. What a flake.
Thanks, Peter. Most of the photos are rendered in special "HDR" software that, in my case, takes 3 original raw photos. I'm still very much in the learning stage with it but so far really like the results.
Great slideshow Robert. We always enjoy looking around Vancouver Island for a few days and during stops along the highways when visiting our son in Chilliwack. You captured the beauty of the forests and mountains.
I did not enjoy the video clip of the execution of Marie Antoinette so much. It reminded me of the execution of Nicholas II and his family.
twitter is aparently in aghast cause romney said he had binders full of women,
Oh the humanity
Hmmm...
"On @batchelorshow, Larry Johnson of No Quarter said he got a call from somebody in the intelligence community who said tonight convinced him to come become a whistle blower and will be releasing Benghazi e-mails."
(grabs popcorn)
https://twitter.com/OrwellForce/status/258412991375081472
https://twitter.com/OrwellForce/status/258413172556455937
Remembering "Great" Britain:
"WH Smith says youngsters under 14 will not be sold shooting titles (magazines), even though it is legal to hold a shotgun licence below that age.
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And even adult customers attempting to buy a magazine featuring shooting now face a humiliating alert as staff receive a "till prompt" to check the buyer's age. The high street retailer based the policy on the qualifying age for a firearms certificate and says checks are already in place for a range of products, including scissors and adhesives "where an element of common sense" is required."
http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/shooting-magazines-sale-14s/story-17088590-detail/story.html
Robert:
I got hooked on the video of Maire-Antoinette. I watched the whole thing, all 12 chapters. Thanks--you made my day.
My Grandfather was born in France. He died in Saskatchewan 1935, always having been in favour of the French revolution.
Thats's funny.
Obamao, for two weeks, sent out all his henchmen, and Rice especially, to pound away, that it was a cheesy youtube video, that nobody had heard of, and had been released for several months already, that was the cause of the Benghazi attack.
He specifically avoided using the word terrorism all that time.
And now he's trying to say "oh yeah? I said it the day after."
Lying sack of shite
james@12:58
The chihuahua epitomizes what CNN has become. A thinly veiled pro-Obama network, that will see what it wants to believe from Dear Leader's mouth.
And they want people to believe they have "fact checkers"....HAH!
As a federal leo, I hope the incident at the BC border will put the issue of arming Canadian Customs Officers to rest here at SDA, and that the young lady makes a good recovery.
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGW5hzEbuMzhOJg15Ty2aRtvELoLw&url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/canadian-border-guard-stable-after-shooting-1.999179
[Reposted without the link- which sent this to the spam pile - lots of coverage on CTV] As a federal LEO, I hope the unfortunate event at the BC border will put to rest the issue of arming Canadian Customs officers to rest here at SDA, and I truly hope the young lady makes a good recovery.
I don't know who Fouad Sadik is, but he says he's Canadian. He (along with many others) also threatened to assassinate Mitt Romney. I would like SDA's readers to locate him and refer him to Canadian law enforcement.
I don't know who Fouad Sadik is, but he says he's Canadian. He (along with many others) also threatened to assassinate Mitt Romney. I would like SDA's readers to locate him and refer him to Canadian law enforcement.
William Kristol dares Clinton and Obama to follow thru on their 'apology meme':
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/state-department-ad-repudiating-churchill_652800.html
Beautiful vid of North Vancouver Robert. We enjoyed Grouse Mountain, hope to take a hike in Lynn Canyon next time.
The CBC is all over some over spending by a Conservative,some 24,000 bucks.
They overlooked the NDP's 344,000 'error' earlier this year.
FIRE.THEM.ALL.
O'narcissist + O'wife's claps.
"When Barack Obama lies, only his wife claps."
"Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com".
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"Clapping seal Michelle disgraces ‘Presidential’ Debate"
"When Barack Obama lies, only his wife claps.
The ‘undecideds’ in Candy’s audience wouldn’t do it, but ‘liddle’ Barry’s wife came through.
If last night’s presidential debate proved anything, it is that there’s nothing remotely presidential about presidential debates other than the street theatre it provides for the current crop of unprofessional media rogues.
“At the second presidential debate on Tuesday night, a camera caught first lady Michelle Obama clapping after moderator Candy Crowley told Republican presidential candidate Gov. Mitt Romney that President Obama called the Benghazi attack an “act of terror” soon after the attack on the U.S. consulate.” (RealClearPolitics)
“Nearly all of the audible applause came from those sitting away from the actual debate, but when FOX News’ camera shot moved to a bird’s-eye view it became apparent that the only applause from the participating debate audience came from first lady Michelle Obama. Mitt Romney’s wife Ann was also sitting with the debate participants."
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/50342
Cancer Industry News.
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"Lance Armstrong steps down as chairman of cancer charity, dumped by Nike
Globe and Mail"
maz2- Is it true Moochelle's etiquette coach is Roseanne Barr?
Just in time for Halloween.
" Senator and wife re-united after Air Canada affair"
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/video-senator-and-wife-re-united-after-air-canada-affair/article4616916/
Leftist Grauniad & Observer Going Down.
"The Guardian and Observer publisher has spent the last few years battling to stem losses of £44m a year. However, it has been slow to make savings and any money that it has clawed back has been spent on expanding its US and online operations."
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"Guardian 'seriously discussing' end to print edition"
"The publisher of the Guardian and Observer newspapers is close to axing the print editions of the newspapers, despite the hopes of its editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger to keep them running for several years."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/media/9614953/Guardian-seriously-discussing-end-to-print-edition.html
I can't remember if there's an SDA-ism for Robert Latimer, but I remember reading the comment that his greatest mistake was not convincing his wife to do the deed for she probably would have received half the time, if not less. It's a hypothetical that may soon be put to the test.
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/10/17/scarborough-woman-charged-with-murder-of-16-year-old-disabled-daughter/