Tonight, in a clip from the 1942 war film Aleksandr Parkhomenko, legendary Russian actress Faina Ranevskaya (who once quipped that “optimism is lack of information”) treats us to a smoky performance of Cruel Romance.
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IRS scandal expands to include pro-Israel groups.
Quite a funny video: MSNBC: All Apologies, All The Time.
Bonus: Al Sharpton Versus the Teleprompter, Volume 2.
Cruel Romance eh? That was really quite disgusting. No wonder they have pussy riots!
Your chances of developing certain types of cancer may depend on how affluent your neighborhood is, according to a new study published Tuesday in the journal Cancer. Scientists found that specific cancers are more prevalent among the poor and others among the wealthy.
Researchers used U.S. census information to analyze the poverty rate of each neighborhood (defined as a living space containing 4,000 people) in 16 states and Los Angeles County, which collectively accounted for 42 percent of the U.S. population. Income status was based on the percentage of households in each area that lived below the poverty level.
In wealthy areas of the country, more common cancers include testicular, thyroid, melanoma, breast, and cervical. In poorer areas, cancers stemming from certain risky behaviors are more prevalent. Those include cancers of the penis and cervix, which are linked to sexually transmitted diseases; cancer of the larynx, which can be caused by smoking, drinking, or HPV; liver cancer, often linked to drinking and hepatitis (which can be contracted by needle sharing); and Kaposi’s sarcoma, a skin cancer that often occurs in people with AIDS.
Interestingly, the frequency of cancer is lower in poorer areas, but deaths from these cancers are higher
more at:https://ca.shine.yahoo.com/blogs/healthy-living/cancer-income-wealth-poor-neighborhoods-rutgers-study-143339409.html?vp=1 [caution – auto-load video]
1918 all over again. First one gang of hooligans looted and raped their way through town and then a different came. They might even shoot at each other.
“Ukraine’s rebel movement was plunged into crisis on Thursday, when pro-Russian fighters backed by armoured personnel carriers seized the movement’s headquarters in Donetsk and destroyed the barricades protecting it.
The surprise move by a group called the Vostok Battalion, a heavily armed rebel unit that has been involved in fighting against the Ukrainian army, sparked speculation about an internal coup within the fractious rebel movement.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/10863933/Ukraines-rebels-in-crisis-after-Donetsk-coup.html
I opened the CBC news at 6:00 PM–I couldn’t believe my what I heard. CBC commentators openly mocking our PM because he believed in, (get a load of this) immunization. Just imagine, Mr. Harper said: ”immunizations are proven to work.”
Enjoy!!
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/vaccinations-are-proven-to-work-melinda-gates-stephen-harper-1.2658688
PS: When is someone going to put the CBC out of it’s misery??
So how’s the peace in Iraq doing these days ? What did the 4500 US deaths and many billions in coin buy in the way of bringing them democracy ? Not much that won’t disappear as soon as we’re out of there it seems.
http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/ISIS-Iraq-jihadists-Anbar-Fallujah-Bagdhad?utm_source=outbrain&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=rss&utm_ca
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Russia definitely had the right idea. Throw every Green Peace protester in jail and leave them to rot for a few months or years. Seize all WWF assets while they’re at it. Of course that would make us no better than Suzuki and Gore but it’s nice to dream of the shoe being on the other foot.
http://business.financialpost.com/2014/05/28/terence-corcoran-dear-ceo-admit-climate-crimes/
Take a note when one speaks with intellect and integrity:
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/05/29/dr-ben-carson-calls-out-former-dem-governor-with-very-simple-question-i-rest-my-case/
And one that does not know the difference between a hole in the ground and …….
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/05/29/dem-rep-declares-there-are-no-problems-with-florida-va-system-so-the-internet-reminds-her/
Green Beret veteran on Hollywood hardships…
http://www.etcanada.com/blogs/etc_98459/gwyneth-paltrow-compares-reading-insulting-internet-comments-to-being-at-war/celebs/
SpaceX unveils their first manned spacecraft, the Dragon 2:
http://www.ibtimes.com/spacex-dragon-v2-unveil-live-stream-watch-elon-musk-reveal-next-gen-spacecraft-here-video-1591462
Green Peace & WWF may have made a big Mistake…
If Green Peace contacted my Insurance company, such that the company would cancel or limit my policy, because they were going to burn down my House. That would be a criminal Grand Jury event.
The Communist groups don’t understand Corporative Governance. The Directors are elected by the owners (shareholders). Those Directors have a responsibility to Shareholders. All Company policies are approved (voted) by Shareholders. There is ~300 Million Americans that are direct, or indirect shareholders via Mutual funds & Retirement plans.
Hey Everybody, It’s National Steal A Bike That Works Day !
Or something
“Program suspended”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa0PeEPma9Q
The bike program organizers are too naive for this world.
People will steal from charities! Why did the program heads think the bikes would not be taken? The police say, “Don’t take the law into your own hands.” So, nothing is done.
The tide, it has begun to turn. People are fighting back.
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) – A Long Island police lieutenant has been awarded $1.35 million in his racial discrimination lawsuit against the village of Freeport.
Lt. Christopher Barrella, who is white, had accused the village of awarding the police chief’s job to a Hispanic officer with few qualifications and a lower test score.
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/05/30/white-police-lieutenant-awarded-1-35-million-in-racial-discrimination-lawsuit/
Good to see. That is racial discrimination, by any definition of the term.
Another eco power problem
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2644056/Eco-friendly-university-power-station-explodes-covering-area-stinking-cows-muck.html
Dozens of bicycles stolen from city bike-share program
More than 40 bicycles belonging to Baltimore’s Recreation and Parks department for a bike-share program were stolen this week, and the activity has been suspended indefinitely, city officials said.
The bikes, which included children’s bikes and adult-size blue beach cruisers, were stolen on Monday during the city’s Ride Around the Reservoir program in Druid Hill Park. Recreation and Parks spokeswoman Gwendolyn Chambers said staff had set up the bikes to lend out when a large group of youths began stealing them. One staffer was kicked by a youth, though the injury was not serious, Chambers said.
Read more: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-recnparks-bikes-stolen-20140530,0,6594734.story#ixzz33E32RZlb
Read more: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-recnparks-bikes-stolen-20140530,0,6594734.story#ixzz33E2u5dCb
File this under “No campfires! The marshmallows might get burned” category.
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Staff and Grade 8 students at an inner-city Toronto school were looking forward to the three-day graduation trip to an idyllic nature camp in Eastern Ontario — until they were informed they couldn’t canoe, kayak or try archery.
And swimming, rope activities and campfires? Only if “sufficient proof of safety” was provided ahead of time, along with “a script of safety routines and insurance in case of injuries.” With the requested documentation and swim tests near-impossible to complete before kids were to leave June 10, the trip fell to pieces, staff say.
http://www.thestar.com/yourtoronto/education/2014/05/30/school_says_no_to_canoeing_kayaking_or_archery_then_cancels_grade_8_grad_camping_trip.html
Another tranzie icon hypocrite wants to keep Africans in poverty:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/tutu-to-tour-oil-sands-developments-near-fort-mcmurray/article18917020/
FUTUTU
The bikeprogram employs them with a salary, whether bikes are stolen or not. I think they are not stupid, but self-serving.
PET Cemetery Report.
Liberal Librano$ jumps Liberal Bozo Justine’s ship.
“Gar Knutson served as a Liberal MP from 1993 to 2004, which included stints as junior foreign affairs and international trade minister under prime ministers Jean Chretien and Paul Martin.”
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“Unwilling to vote against his conscience, long-time Liberal won’t run for spot in Trudeau’s pro-abortion party”
“A former minister in the Chretien government has withdrawn from the Liberal nomination race in Ottawa-Orleans because of Justin Trudeau’s pro-choice abortion stance.
It’s the first known instance of a candidate dropping out over the issue, and was all the more surprising given his previous experience in government.”
http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/05/30/unwilling-to-vote-against-his-conscience-long-time-liberal-wont-run-for-spot-in-trudeaus-pro-abortion-party/
O’narcissist is a narcissist.
Here’s da video proof.
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“President Obama ‘s farewell to press secretary Jay Carney”
“The White House spokesman is interrupted by Barack Obama mid-way through a press briefing, with the President hailing him as “one of my closest friends””
“The president interrupted Carney on the podium, where he was answering questions during the White House daily news briefing, catching reporters by surprise.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/barackobama/10866474/President-Obama-s-farewell-to-press-secretary-Jay-Carney.html
Real conservatives would scrap or reform the CBC, but Harper Tories just profit from it
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2014/05/30/andrew-coyne-real-conservatives-would-have-scrapped-or-reformed-the-cbc-the-tories-just-profit-from-it/