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A superb essay/critique by Will Boisvert that - politely and thoroughly - savages Naomi Klein's, umm, work: The Left vs. the Climate.

I'd call it a "must read".

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"Michelle Obama Bashes America's 'Harmful Cultural Norms' in UN Speech."

This was listed in the obituaries. Somewhere in the back of the newspaper. The front page had a story about Kim Kardashian's wedding dinner. Shows how low we have become.

Van T. Barfoot died
Remember the guy who wouldn't take the flag pole down on his Virginia property a while back? You might remember the news story several months ago about a crotchety old man in Virginia who defied his local Homeowners Association, and refused to take down the flag pole on his property along with the large American flag he flew on it. Now we learn who that old man was.
On June 15, 1919, Van T. Barfoot was born in
Edinburg , Texas . That probably didn't make news back then.

But twenty-five years later, on May 23, 1944, near Carano , Italy , that same Van T. Barfoot, who had in 1940 enlisted in the U.S. Army, set out alone to flank German machine gun positions from which gunfire was raining down on his fellow soldiers. His advance took him through a minefield but having done so, he proceeded to single-handedly take out three enemy machine gun positions,
returning with 17 prisoners of war.

And if that weren't enough for a day's work, he later took on and destroyed three German tanks sent to retake the machine gun positions.

That probably didn't make much news either, given the scope of the war, but it did earn Van T. Barfoot, who retired as a Colonel after also serving in Korea and Vietnam , a well deserved Congressional Medal of Honor.

What did make news...Was his Neighborhood Association's quibble with how the 90-year-old veteran chose to fly the American flag outside his suburban Virginia home. Seems the HOA rules said it was OK to fly a flag on a house-mounted bracket, but, for decorum, items such as Barfoot's 21-foot flagpole was "unsuitable". Van Barfoot had been denied a permit for the pole, but erected it anyway and was facing court action unless he agreed to take it down.
Then the HOA story made national TV, and the Neighborhood Association rethought
its position and agreed to indulge this aging hero who dwelt among them.

"In the time I have left", he said to the Associated Press, "I plan to continue
to fly the American flag without interference."

As well he should.

And if any of his neighbors had taken a notion to contest him further, they might have done well to read his Medal of Honor citation first. Seems it
indicates Mr. Van Barfoot wasn't particularly good at backing down.

This 1944 Medal of Honor citation, listed with the National Medal of Honor Society, is for Second Lieutenant Van T. Barfoot,157th Infantry, 45th Infantry.

Liberia's chief medical officer puts herself under quarantine for 21 days, after a colleague was killed by the deadly Ebola virus.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-29393737

A spice commonly found in curries may boost the brain's ability to heal itself, according to a report in the journal Stem Cell Research and Therapy.

The German study suggests a compound found in turmeric could encourage the growth of nerve cells thought to be part of the brain's repair kit.
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-29361351

Here is a side of Bobby McFerrin of which most are probably unaware...

Bobby McFerrin abd Bach preludes...yeah no kidding...watch and learn....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14LcvpXmb74

On the Favorites sidebar: Eric Anderson: PAGE NOT FOUND

Russia used its annual appearance at the U.N. General Assembly on Saturday to accuse the United States and its Western allies of bossing the world around, complaining they were attempting to dictate to everyone "what is good and evil."

The speech by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to the 193-nation assembly was the latest example of the deteriorating relations between Moscow and Western powers, which have imposed sanctions on Russia over the conflict in neighboring Ukraine.

"The U.S.-led Western alliance that portrays itself as a champion of democracy, rule of law and human rights within individual countries ... (is) rejecting the democratic principle of sovereign equality of states enshrined in the U.N. Charter and trying to decide for everyone what is good or evil," he said.

"Washington has openly declared its right to unilateral use of force anywhere to uphold its own interests," Lavrov added. "Military interference has become a norm - even despite the dismal outcome of all power operations that the U.S. has carried out over the recent years." (Reuters)

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/russia-u-n-accuses-u-allies-bossing-world-193208406.html

Like it or not he has a valid point.

In which I miss my one and probably only chance to mow down David Suzuki.

http://www.blazingcatfur.ca/2014/09/27/harvard-gives-student-full-ride-after-he-tells-them-hes-illegal-immigrant/#comment-1608601037

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BREAKING: Cop shot... in Ferguson, Missouri.

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7 Clever Ways To Keep Getting Smarter Throughout Your Entire Life
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/7-simple-ways-expand-thinking-144601043.html

Start thinking about lateral thinking. " Lateral thinking is when an assumption that most people believe is true is challenged, leading to a new line of thought that would probably not have been considered otherwise,"...

Open up your experiences. "Your thinking will always be limited to your own opinions and experience," says Alexandra Damsker. "So expand your worldview, experience, and opinions as much as possible." ...

Read aggressively. " You just won't have the time to broaden your thinking by experiencing things all by yourself," says Thyag Sundaramoorthy. "You have to draw from other's experiences as well — and that's why books are written."

The key, however, is to not just reinforce your already great opinions, but to refine them through taking in the other view. ...

Journal. Writing down your thoughts is a great tool for problem solving," says Vinu Cherian . "Every journal session I have, I leave amazed with the answers to tough problems I can come up with." ...

Study great minds. " Choose people who embody what you are trying to become and study them," says Roy Bauman, Jr. " How do they make their decisions? What do they believe in? Why do they act the way they do?" ...

Learn to think ahead. " People that are great at solving problems and, most importantly, preventing them are great at thinking ahead," Bauman says.

His recommendation: Start playing chess, since it teaches you to think a few turns ahead in the game and in life. There's a reason 28 of the world's standout executives also happen to be phenomenal chess players.

Stay humble... research shows that the more certain you are of your perspective, the less you'll be able to receive new ideas — closing yourself off that lateral thinking.

Five babies in Texas test positive for TB after possible mass exposure
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) 28 September 2014
ca.news.yahoo.com/five-babies-texas-test-positive-tb-possible-mass-024303762.html

DISEASE TSUNAMI WASHING ACROSS OUR BORDER
July 17, 2014 Investors Business Daily
news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/071714-709295-deadly-diseases-crossing-border-with-illegals.htm?ven=rss

Immigration: With medical professionals overwhelmed by border chaos, illegal aliens are being sent across the U.S. without basic health screening, raising the prospect of epidemics of diseases once thought eradicated.

As unaccompanied minors from Central America who have flooded across President Obama's open borders are dispersed nationwide from Nebraska to Illinois to Massachusetts, concerns have arisen that the nation's health has been put at risk by poor and even absent medical screening.

An internal Department of Defense memo obtained by ABC News reports that the director of refugee health at Health and Human Services "has identified a breakdown of the medical screening processes at the Nogales, Ariz., facility." This may be just the tip of a medical-disaster iceberg.

What happened to NewsWatchCanada.ca? It has been out of commission for about a week now.

We have been having a major hijacking for many years. Only lefties and PC people get this award.

http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/straighttalk/archives/2014/09/20140924-171158.html

Rich kids (useful idiots) rally in New York city.

For those of you who do not get SunNews.

http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/video/rich-kids-rally-in-nyc/3799851109001

1695 AD cold records broken in September 2014, NOAA reports

http://www.climatedepot.com/2014/09/27/noaa-1695-low-max-records-broken-or-tied-from-sept-11-to-sept-20-one-record-broken-by-25f/

Monday Morning's Big News Story:

Chicago Airports have a massive number of flight delays and cancellations. Because no one could have predicted the air traffic control problems ahead of time. (How many flights has United cancelled for Monday? (0))

http://breakingnews.suntimes.com/chicago/ohare-midway-still-reeling-after-arson-at-faa-radar-center-in-aurora/

"Islamic State crisis: '3,000 European jihadists join fight'"

"The number of Europeans joining Islamist fighters in Syria and Iraq has risen to more than 3,000, the EU's anti-terrorism chief has told the BBC.

Gilles de Kerchove also warned that Western air strikes would increase the risk of retaliatory attacks in Europe."

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29372494

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"Spanish newspaper: Europe got Muslims for Jews

The truth must be told! All European life died in Auschwitz

By Sebastian Vilar Rodrigez*

I walked down the street in Barcelona, and suddenly discovered a terrible truth - Europe died in Auschwitz.

We killed six million Jews and replaced them with 20 million Muslims. In Auschwitz we burned a culture, thought, creativity, and talent. We destroyed the chosen people, truly chosen, because they produced great and wonderful people who changed the world."

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1531607/posts

"Islamic State crisis: '3,000 European jihadists join fight'"

"The number of Europeans joining Islamist fighters in Syria and Iraq has risen to more than 3,000, the EU's anti-terrorism chief has told the BBC."

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29372494

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"Spanish newspaper: Europe got Muslims for Jews"

"The truth must be told! All European life died in Auschwitz

By Sebastian Vilar Rodrigez*

I walked down the street in Barcelona, and suddenly discovered a terrible truth - Europe died in Auschwitz.

We killed six million Jews and replaced them with 20 million Muslims. In Auschwitz we burned a culture, thought, creativity, and talent. We destroyed the chosen people, truly chosen, because they produced great and wonderful people who changed the world."

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1531607/posts

This is SMALL DEAD ANIMALS, blog reader FYI.....
I AM Joe Molnar, WOODSTOCK ONTARIO CANADA and have this day..... Sunday September 28 left the following PETITION, duly signed by 25 (twenty-five Canadians) as required by FEDERAL CANADIAN LAW for presentation (petitioning) in the Canadian House of Commons by OUR CONSERVATIVE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, DAVE MacKENZIE, MP, OXFORD COUNTY, ONTARIO.

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In the NATIONAL INTEREST of ALL CANADIANS, the landlocked oil resources of ALBERTA AND SASKATCHEWAN must be made available BY PIPELINE to the tidewaters of Canada in order to get WORLD PRICES FOR A NATURAL resource for the benefit of ALL CANADIANS, INCLUDING FIRST NATIONS!
WE, the undersigned Canadian Citizen petitioners urge parliamentary action, on thIS
Canadian National Issue PRIOR TO THE NEXT FEDERAL GENERAL ELECTION

(25 sinatures are in place)

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A superb essay/critique by Will Boisvert.
Klein's work contains more end-times religion than any of the fundamentalists she loves to disparage.
'And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.'

AGW Kills.

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"Japan volcano: Mt Ontake rescue teams find 31 bodies"

"Survivors filmed the eruption at close quarters and described volcanic rock falling "like hailstones"".

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-29399306

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"Climate Change and Extinction: What Is Natural?"

"Proponents of the anthropogenic global warming (AGW) hypothesis successfully, but inaccurately, present natural events as unnatural. It works, because most don’t know what is natural. They also exploit the public belief that change is gradual over long periods of time. Use of the word “belief” is deliberate, because it represents the philosophical, pseudo-religious basis for western science – Uniformitarianism. It applies both to climate change and extinction of species, creating the false understanding that they are not supposed to happen."

http://wattsupwiththat.com/2014/09/28/climate-change-and-extinction-what-is-natural/

Our Enemy: O'hammed.

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"Air strikes help, but war against ISIS must be won in the hearts of Muslims" (NP)

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"Horror as an Instrument of War"

"A young Orthodox rabbi of my acquaintance denounced Jews who exult in the mutual slaughter of Muslims from the pulpit on the Jewish New Year. He is of course correct: no-one should take pleasure in the death of noncombatants. One can, of course, be glad that one’s enemies are fighting each other; former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir famously quipped about the Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s, “I want them both to win.”

Our problem, though, is quite different: Since 9/11 I have argued that the strategic plan of Islamist terrorism is to poison the Western soul with horror, by setting in motion atrocities too grim for the Western mind to bear."

http://pjmedia.com/spengler/2014/09/28/horror-as-an-instrument-of-war/