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Heard the Mormon Tabernacle Choir live in Salt Lake City many years ago in the main church (temple?). Very impressive indeed.

Below is a snippet from Jerry Pournelle's blog today. To our US friends, be sure tomorrow to cast your vote for the candidate who believes in America.

"Iran will by now have tens of kilograms of fuel grade Uranium. Fuel grade is 10% to 20% U235. Creating it is about 80% of the work required to create weapons grade Uranium, which is about 90% U235. Building a Hiroshima weapon from 90% U235 metallic Uranium is a fairly simple process: the Manhattan Project didn’t even bother to test a Uranium weapon. The Trinity test was a Plutonium bomb. Refining Uranium from Fuel Grade to Weapons Grade is an order of magnitude less difficult (and time consuming) than refining natural Uranium to Fuel Grade. The point is that Iran has done 80 to 90% of the work required to create a Hiroshima nuke, and this is known to everyone who takes the trouble to look at the situation. It is possible that Vice President Biden did not know this during the Vice-Presidential Debate, but he certainly knows it now. There is no difficulty at all in building a Hiroshima bomb from Weapons Grade Uranium. The resulting weapon can be carried in a Six By truck, a small power boat, or most aircraft. There is no need for a missile.

All this is widely known."

Re: Electoral College. Much too complicated for no obvious reason.

Re: America the Beautiful. Often referred to as "the other anthem," its the only national hymn that I`m aware of that mentions wheat. If you`re from the plains, that`s important. Nothing is as exhileratiing as the dark amber waves of golden wheat on warm August afternoons. Add the rustling of the ripened plants, (especially the bearded varieties,) and you have a scene straight out of a John Steinbeck novel.

Re: US Elections. Las Vegas betting odds are in favour of Obama.

http://www.politicalbettingodds.com/2012-us-presidential-election-odds.html

Obozo campaigns with half-empty stadium despite the presence of 1% club members, Springsteen and Jay-z

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/11/05/Obama-closes-to-half-empty-stadium-in-Ohio

Was that Moraine Lake and the Valley of the Ten Peaks I saw at 2:43 of the America the Beautiful video?

This is my favorite explanation of the U.S. Electoral College:

http://tinyurl.com/bkd8yxo

Very inspiring Hymn. Brings a tear to my eye every time I hear it.
Regan tells joke about Democrats: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK3Eo9cScEQ&feature=related ..

TJ, unless you are a Mormon yourself and have received a recommend, you would not have been allowed into a Mormon temple. It was probably the Tabernacle, the building adjacent to the SLC temple where you heard the choir perform.

albertaclipper thanks for the clarification. I knew I wouldn't get it right. I was in Salt Lake for a conference and the concert was one of the highlights of the trip.

If the Mormons have your vital records, b/m/d, you (or a paper representative) have been in a temple.
Mormons take their genealogy seriously and have thousands of records on microfilm.

"Re: Electoral College. Much too complicated for no obvious reason."

It's neither all that complicated, nor without reason. I suggest you read Federalist Paper 68, "The Mode of Electing the President", written by Alexander Hamilton, who was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and, as such, participated in the deliberations and the writing of the Constitution.

Like all the Constitution, it is a compromise. In this case, it was suggested by Ben Franklin to break a deadlock and was designed to prevent a "tyranny of the minority" of the most populous states, while not disregarding the political legitimacy of the majority of Citizens in those states.

Each state gets a fixed number of Electoral College electors equal to the total number of the state's Senators and Representatives. In this way, the the political legitimacy of the majority of Citizens in those states is recognized but the power is somewhat diluted by the standard fixed number of Senators, two, that each state has. Also by this method, the small states are not powerless pawns in national elections.

That way, the US has avoided such a situation as prevailed in Canada for so long, wherein two provinces, Ontario and Quebec, basically controlled national Parliamentary elections, with the other provinces politically secondary. In post-Revolutionary times, that would have meant that Massachusetts and Virginia would otherwise have been in the same control position as Ontario and Quebec. Today, that would be California, Texas, Florida and New York having this controlling power, with the other 46 states secondary. That is also the purpose of the decennial US census, which, among other things, adjust the numbers of Representatives each state has, keeping the House of Representatives seats about equal in constituent numbers and fair to each state.

So, if a person takes a bit of time to read and study the nature and purpose of the Electoral College, he sees that it's neither overly complex, nor purposeless.

In case you were wondering how much Team Clinton hates Obama, here's Bill's latest helpfulness:

http://minx.cc/?post=334671

Unlike Obama, Bill is far from stupid. I agree with Treacher that he's doing this quite deliberately.

Iran Nukes --

What is widely known is that with the fall of the Soviet Union, a significant number of their tactical nukes went 'missing'. Any oil producing country that wants a nuclear weapon [or more] already has them including Iran.

The Iran - Nuke fiasco is a red herring and Pournelle should know better since he's usually spot-on.

It's nothing more than political posturing because Iran want's to be 'recognized' and 'acknowledged' as a nuclear power.

Thanks for the links, Black Mamba.

So, I find myself at last in agreement with Bill Clinton on something. We both hold Obama in utter contempt. As far as Hillary, she doesn't have Bill's intellect, so she just hates Obama, a rival who beat her from her rightful nomination in 2008.

Hillary's last shot for Pres will be in 2016, when she'll go for the nomination to run against incumbent Romney. That'll be interesting.

Early results from New Hampshire are coming in.

"It's nothing more than political posturing because Iran want's to be 'recognized' and 'acknowledged' as a nuclear power."
~north_of_60

Being 'recognized/acknowledged' as a nuclear power(if that is your goal) means demonstrating the capability, not merely posturing.
Everyone and their dog thinks Israel is a nuclear power, but Israel doesn't posture.

Iran is neither posturing nor is Iran a nuclear power.
When Iran gets one single nuclear weapon they will try to deliver it to Tel Aviv, sans posturing.

OK. But in the interest of the "fair & balanced" --

http://internetfm.com/2012/07/song-of-the-day-by-eric-berman-america-the-beautiful-by-ray-charles/

Oz- true, unfortunately. And any attempt on the part of Israel to invoke MAD would surely fail.

I would, however, like to see if the prospect of a pork-fat injection system (rather than tritium) in a fusion bomb casing, threatened to be detonated over Mecca "in the event that our nation is wiped from the face of the earth" would be. Lots of teeth gnashing, but would it be enough to propel the 7th century men forwards through an enlightenment?

Probably not. "You can't fix stupid."

Will the Redskins' Omen come true?

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/redskins-loss-bad-omen-for-obama.aspx?pageID=238&nID=33990&NewsCatID=371

California voters to decide if porn actors must wear condoms..

Adult film stars oppose Measure B, citing STD and HIV tests are enough,
but supporters insist that it's for their own safety.

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Sorry Kate,
but I thought this was much more important than
our state
forcing us to vote for frigging bridge repair bonds..

North of 60, re - Iran Nukes --

"What is widely known is that with the fall of the Soviet Union, a significant number of their tactical nukes went 'missing'. Any oil producing country that wants a nuclear weapon [or more] already has them including Iran."

Once again rubbing in their faces that the tech expertise they desire can only be bought or stolen.

So far, they have proven incapable of matching the west's tech progress, and I'm more inclined to credit Iran with the desire to show their peers that they can, even if it's just this area.

The capability to produce something, rather than be forced to buy or steal it, is a valuable political weapon.

well gold has shot up ten bucks this morning so i am saying obama wins again ...and gold goes over 2k in the next year or two .

"Sea Ice News Volume 3 #15 – Arctic sea ice doubles in October

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Anthony Watts

In Sea Ice News #14, we noted that the Arctic refreeze was the fastest ever. According to NSIDC, Arctic sea ice extent doubled in October.

Arctic rapidly gaining winter ice

Ice extent doubled in October. The rate of increase since the 2012 minimum was near record, resulting in an October monthly extent 230,000 square kilometers (88,800 square miles) greater than the previous low for the month, which occurred in 2007."

http://wattsupwiththat.com/2012/11/06/sea-ice-news-volume-3-15-arctic-sea-ice-doubles-in-october/#more-73827

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"A behemoth's final days"

"Helen Czerski charts a most intrepid and storied voyage of an Arctic iceberg"

"The battle has taken its toll. The iceberg only gets seven hours and 40 minutes of daylight now, and soon the darkness will swallow it up completely. Since the supply of energy from the sun is so weak, the siege is over for this year. A winter respite is beginning.

Sea ice is advancing towards the berg from the north. This is the other type of ice at the poles, formed when the sea surface itself freezes. It's fascinating stuff, because the salt is mostly squeezed out as it freezes, so sea ice is almost fresh. It starts as fragile platelets, and thickens as the water temperature drops. In an average year (out of the past 30 years), the sea ice would already have reached our iceberg. But this year, there was less summer sea ice in the Arctic than any other year on record, so it is taking longer for the great freeze to reach 69N. The sea ice is still crawling south, and when it touches the cliffs I saw, it will connect our iceberg to all the other ice in the Arctic. The iceberg will be frozen in place. Darkness and silence will rule. The bears will be able to walk out on to the sea ice and hunt again.

In the middle of one of my typical frantic workdays, I enjoy imagining where ''our'' iceberg is now."

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/a-behemoths-final-days-20121104-28rp9.html

Update to the Victoria's Secret/Lexington Armory story at the Soapbox.

http://phantomsoapbox.blogspot.ca/2012/11/lexington-armory-update-victorias.html

Seems the Victoria's Secret show production company arrived at the Lexington Armory -before- Sandy hit Manhattan, and the National Guard have been using the production company's generators and forklifts the whole time. Credit where credit is due.

Anyone else have this old Rod Stewart tune in their head ?

' Tonight's the night,everything is going to be all right"

Mao Stlong* Lepolt.

Canadian Maurice Strong + Red Chinese Xi = Maoist cadres.
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Maurice Strong, c/o Red China:

"“[I am] a socialist in ideology, a capitalist in methodology".

http://conservativesonfire.wordpress.com/2012/06/21/world-enemy-no-1-_-maurice-strong/

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Xi Jinping, c/o Red China:

"Xi Gains Power Mixing Father’s Capitalism With Mao’s Marxism"

"Days after Xi Jinping became chief in 2002 of Zhejiang, China’s hotbed of private enterprise, he set out on a tour of the province. His message: more capitalism.

Promoted five years later to the party’s top policy making body in Beijing, and heir-apparent to President Hu Jintao, Xi lectured students at the Communist Party’s main school, by the Imperial Summer Palace. His plea this time: more Marxism."

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-05/xi-climbs-to-power-mixing-father-s-capitalism-with-mao-communism.html

*Ex-Liberal leader Bob Rae's uncle Mo, c/o Red China.

This recent Peggy Noonan column gives me much hope.

The Power of Change is in the hands of our American friends. I hope that they collectively rise to the cause and turn around their great nation. That can and should begin today by firing the current incompetent captain at the helm.

Socialism: Includes 'salt law, resurrection included.

H/T Citoyen MulcairBloc.

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"NDP health critic tables bill for national sodium strategy"

Pointing to the health risks associated with a high-salt diet, the federal New Democrats are resurrecting calls for a national sodium strategy in Canada."

http://www.jacksnewswatch.com/

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"Eurozone’s economic gloom deepens"

"LONDON — The fourth quarter has so far brought no improvement in the fortunes of most of Europe’s economies, which now risk shrinking more than previously expected, gloomy data showed on Tuesday.

Purchasing managers indexes (PMIs), which gauge the activity of thousands of companies worldwide, showed eurozone businesses endured their worst month in October since June 2009, with little hope of a turnaround coming soon."

http://business.financialpost.com/2012/11/06/eurozones-economic-gloom-deepens/

We're gonna win this thing, right? I'm sick to my stomach. Thank God I can still drink.

Tell me we're gonna win.

Reports of record turnout in Cincinnati. I would say this is good news.

H/T Theodor Landscheidt.

"The title of Landscheidt's last paper is also his prediction: "Little Ice Age Instead of Global Warming"."

"Follow the Sun to the Landscheidt Minimum"

"He was a scientist that predicted the current lack of sunspot activity in cycle 24 and the prospect of much colder times ahead. The climate experts of the time predicted a cycle 24 sunspot maximum as high as those in the preceding cycles but that was not the opinion of Theodor Landscheidt.

Its not hard now to understand who won that scientific argument."

http://ezinearticles.com/?Follow-the-Sun-to-the-Landscheidt-Minimum&id=2146887

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"Solar cycle 24 continues weakly, perhaps weakest of the space-age"

http://wattsupwiththat.com/2012/11/06/solar-cycle-24-continues-weakly-perhaps-weakest-of-the-space-age/#more-73843

Just turned on CNN and ,lo and behold,that Candy moderator that knows everything about Benghazi is saying that someone may be very surprised tonight.Time for beer.

My take on this ,is that the media pushing Obama have been very pessimistic about the race,always calling it too close to call. The others have been more optimistic calling it anywhere from a close race to a possible landslide victory.

Unfortunately,those with a 'truther' mentality are loading up on readily available ammunition to be used if Obama loses.

"CN Rail, CP Rail surging with crude oil moving by trains"

"Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., the country’s No. 1 and 2 carriers, are rushing to build terminals to load oil beyond the reach of pipelines in some of North America’s remotest regions.

Canadian National is in talks to build more oil terminals after an agreement last month to construct a facility serving Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Chief Executive Officer Claude Mongeau said in an interview. “Rapid-deployment terminals” as little as a tenth of that size also are in the works, he said.

Cargo from Alberta’s oil sands is buoying Canadian National while Canadian Pacific benefits from tracks serving North Dakota’s Bakken Shale formation. Canadian Pacific opened a rail hub in the state this year and is investing $90-million to upgrade a Saskatchewan-to-Minnesota line.

“Crude by rail is becoming a reality,” said Walter Spracklin, a transportation analyst at RBC Capital Markets in Toronto. “Before, it was a theory.”"

http://business.financialpost.com/2012/11/06/cn-rail-cp-rail-surging-with-crude-oil-moving-by-trains/

Obama grassroots website spouts gibberish, tells Democrats to ‘Mak calls from om”

http://dailycaller.com/2012/11/06/obama-grassroots-website-spouts-gibberish-tells-democrats-to-mak-calls-from-om/

This is the crowd that works for the current president.

As you can tell, the language is so sophisticated that it is unrecognizable to an ordinary English speaker.

I really don't go along with most of this stuff. Believing as I do human nature itself is inherently evil. But boy are men getting bitter. I hear a lot of this stuff at work. Its a fact less men want or even care about Marriage.

System Failure
By Rollo Tomassi

http://rationalmale.wordpress.com/2012/11/07/system-failure/