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If each of us were as positive and considerate to others as we could be, just think how much better this world would be. God's love can help us to achieve that, by loving others as ourselves (and think about how good we like to be to ourselves) and doing them good, even if they have wronged you (Matthew 5:38-48). Love like this can change the world, one person at a time... We become the lights in the darkness.
21 July 2012
Bilderberg 2012
28 May 2010
Coalition Government Adopts Policies of Power2010 Campaign
1. Introduce a proportional voting system 12111 Votes.
See discussion thread here
2. Scrap ID cards and roll back the database state 10541 Votes.
See discussion thread here
3. A fully elected second chamber 6588 Votes.
See discussion thread here
4. English votes on English laws 6348 Votes
5. A Written Constitution 6249 Votes.
See discussion thread here
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6. Fixed term parliaments 6221 Votes
See discussion thread here
7. Right to recall 5434 Votes.
See discussion thread here
8. "None of the Above" on ballot papers 5059 Votes.
See discussion thread here
9. Expand the Freedom of Information Act 4655 Votes.
See discussion thread here
10. Stronger local government 4351 Votes.
See discussion thread here
25 February 2010
Bloom Box - Cheap energy source of the future?
The Bloom Box, a new environmentally friendly power supply, has been launched which has the potential to revolutionise the power industry. Launched on 24th February as shown in this Guardian article, the fuel cell technology that makes up the Bloom Box is said to be a cheap, clean source of energy, about the size of a loaf of bread.
Currently only large organisations, such as Google, have them installed, at a cost of approximately £460,000 they are thought to be able to pay for themselves within 3-5 years. It is expected that prices will fall as more are produced and home versions may be available within 10 years for approximately £2000.
For those who like the idea of getting off the grid or becoming less dependant on external power sources, this sounds like a very interesting option. More details are available here.
20 February 2010
1984 George Orwell Free eBook (and others!)
Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster, the Thought Police uncover every act of betrayal. When Winston finds love with Julia, he discovers that life does not have to be dull and deadening, and awakens to new possibilities. Despite the police helicopters that hover and circle overhead, Winston and Julia begin to question the Party; they are drawn towards conspiracy. Yet Big Brother will not tolerate dissent - even in the mind. For those with original thoughts they invented Room 101; Nineteen Eight-Four is George Orwell's terrifying vision of a totalitarian future in which everything and everyone is slave to a tyrannical regime.
You can get a selection of free literary classics such as those shown below and many others:
- 1984 by George Orwell
- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
- Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne
- Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche
- Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
- David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
- Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell
- Dracula by Bram Stoker
- Aesop's Fables by Aesop
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll
- Andersen's Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen
USA school district accessed webcams to record pupils at home
Lower Merion school district (Philadelphia, USA) is being investigated by the FBI following allegations that they remotely activated webcams on laptops the students had taken home. This enabled the school to capture images of the screen and laptop user and has lead to anger and distress in the schools students and parents.
Although the school district have claimed that the camera’s were only activated to locate missing laptops (42 times over a 14 month period), district spokesman Doug Young told the Washington Post that the documentation signed by students when they received the laptops did not make it clear the Webcams could be activated remotely.
As the Guardian reports “The ruse was revealed when Blake Robbins, a student at Harriton high school, was hauled into the assistant principal Lindy Matsko’s office, shown a photograph taken on the laptop in his home and disciplined for “improper behaviour”.
Concerns have been expressed regarding the invasion of privacy into peoples homes, particularly as students reported keeping the laptop open in their bedrooms.
In 2001, the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed the privacy of the home in a case that said police could not permeate a home with infrared lights to see if a suspect was using heat lamps to grow marijuana. Justice Antonin Scalia wrote that, technology or no, Supreme Court precedents “draw a firm line at the entrance to the house” .
A video report of this story can be found on Sky News.
It seems curious that the legal erosion of human rights to privacy has been increasingly evident since 9/11. Despite the fact that "terrorists" existed before that time (eg IRA) and yet our liberties were not curtailed as they have been in the last decade. And these, more local and present "terrorists" carried out more attacks on UK soil than any of the "terrorists" that the government refer to, so what has changed?
18 February 2010
T-Mobile offer unlimited free texts and internet with £10 topup on PAYG!
I’m not in the habit of posting deals on here but I thought this one was worth mentioning.
T-m0bile are offering unlimited free texts and internet use for life, with free PAYG SIM cards, whenever you add £10 credit to your phone, as shown here. The free offers will be applied to the account the month after the £10 credit has been added.
The sim card has to have credit added to it by 28th February to ensure this offer is activated though, so I’d be quick to ensure you get it in time.
11 February 2010
Is Obama owned by the Banks?
In the article, she discusses several issues, such as the contributions to Obama's campaign by some of the major banks. How banks benefited from billions, besides the bank bailouts. Why it is so wrong that banks take risky gambles, get bailed out by the taxpayer and are allowed to keep gambling and giving themselves huge bonuses in the process, despite all the suffering caused by the recession which followed their financial implosion.
Basically, it's like knowing someone that's a gambling addict. When he wins, he and his mates get lots of dosh (to celebrate). When he looses, he comes and gets the money off you to pay his debt off and pay him and his friends lots of dosh (presumably to commiserate their loss), then carries right back on gambling!
Would we choose to do this in real life? And yet, the banking situation is real life, its just that we don't seem to get to make the decisions... Curious really, considering they are using our money.
Think the Government Needs to go? Then Register quick, or to Jail You could Go!
The term subversive is defined in the legislation as "every corporation, society, association, camp, group, bund, political party, assembly, body or organization, composed of two or more persons, which directly or indirectly advocates, advises, teaches or practices the duty, necessity or propriety of controlling, conducting, seizing or overthrowing the government of the United States, of this State or of any political subdivision thereof by force or violence or other unlawful mean"
The requirements for registration are set out as follows:
"Every member of a subversive organization, or an organization subject to foreign control, every foreign agent and every person who advocates, teaches, advises or practices the duty, necessity or propriety of controlling, conducting, seizing or overthrowing the government of the United States, of this State or of any political subdivision thereof by force or violence or other unlawful means, who resides, transacts any business or attempts to influence political action in this State, shall register with the Secretary of State on the forms and at the times prescribed by him"
Critics claim that the legislation is contrary to rights granted by the American constitution as the Declaration of Independence specifies the right of people to alter or abolish governments:
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness,” states the Declaration of Independence."
However, under this South Carolina's legislation, if you do not inform them of your intent or desire to see the government changed, you can be classed as a criminal and imprisoned, without actually having to have committed any crime (outside failing to register).
The penalty for failing to register with them is a fine of up to $25,000.00 and/or imprisonment for up to 10 years.In 1941, Germany enforced the registration of all Jews. Well, it seems that now you have to register if you think that the current government shouldn't be in power. Let's hope that law doesn't make it to the UK or we'd be classed as a nation of criminals! After all, who would want to register an opinion? If you share that opinion, according to them, you must register.
A full copy of the legislation, which also applies to "Organizations subject to foreign control" and "Foreign agents" can be found here and the registration form (here) costs $5.00 to file. This legislation is discussed in more detail here.
5 February 2010
Police investigate climate change email "leaks"
The Guardian article here, tells of how police are investigating those they feel may be linked to the leaked emails which exposed how data was suppressed which did not support the theories currently being championed by the government. However, some feel that the emails availability may have been a result of lax security rather than any hacking of any kind (article here) which would render the police investigation pointless.
The USA has also recently upgraded climate change by placing it on the military agenda (article here).
However, there is a growing consensus that science needs to allow itself to be more open to criticism and testing of theories, given that this is the very essence and power of science. One article I came across discussed some of the growing number of scientific debates which have been criticised for suppressing data which did not suit their purposes (here).
When science refuses to be questioned or criticised and pushes views and agenda's rather than accurate findings, the value of its contribution to mankind is greatly diminished as it mutates into a political tool for those with an agenda to push through.
If the government want to base policies on accurate information, you would think that they would welcome those that were able to help them weed fact from fiction, rather than criminalising them. Time will tell if this is the case.
3 February 2010
Government "declare war" on Climate change sceptics!
As noted in this Guardian article here it seems that the government has decided that those who do not blindly accept the case for man made climate change, regardless of how questionable the data used to bolster the case, are now considered "profoundly dangerous"
It is concerning that an issue that should only be based on science, which by its very nature tests differing hypothesis to arrive at conclusions, is deemed by the government to be irrefutable and unquestionable. Particularly as so many prominent scientists disagree with the government's position.
According to Mr Miliband, it is not who you are but rather, what you say, that determines whether they consider you to be "profoundly dangerous". So if you are an established scientist, with meaningful data that does not conform to their view, do not expect to be heard out!
The government's position of "no discussion" sounds similar to their policies with those they consider to be terrorists, which I hope is not a sign of things to come. Particularly given the Pentagon's recent decision to put Climate Change on the military agenda as a possible "accelerant" to conflict (see article here).
One comment left in response, to the Guardian article, seemed to cover many of the concerns "sceptics" voice (ie those who still have an open mind or some degree of objectivity). I have attached the post in full below as many comments seem to be being deleted and I thought this one was worth saving:
Comment left by "Robbinghood" 31 Jan 2010, 2:01AM
"I am amazed that this country can have such dumbwits in charge of our economy and energy.policy. On second thoughts, I'm not surprised about anything that comes out of this wretched government.
First of all, Mr Miliband, no-one in the Labour administration has any right to lecture anyone on energy security. Of all the major economies in Europe, because of the complete lack of an energy policy since Labour has been in power, we in the UK the most vulnerable to disruption. Just bear in mind three things, please:
1. If it weren't for French nuclear power generation and the Interconnector, the lights would be going out in the UK on a regular basis TODAY not sometime in the future.
2. During the recent cold weather, some parts of British industry had their gas supplies cut off. I don't care how low the temperature went, or for how long, this action proves what a miserable job your 'government' has done in providing energy security. This was a national disgrace as well as costing the economy many millions.
3. A very large part of your strategy for UK energy 'security' is to make us dependent on some of the nastiest and potentially most unstable countries in the world for hydrocarbons., together with horrendously expensive technology (that provides lots of foreign jobs but relatively few in the UK itself) that cannot possibly be reliable.
Set against a backdrop of the UK having the greatest potential of any European country for complete energy self-sufficiency through a mix of indigenous hydrocarbons, coal, nuclear, tidal and wind, the state to which your 'government' has reduced this nation's energy situation is nothing short of catastrophe.
Turning to the issue of climate change, why am I not surprised that a Labour Minister tries to make light of cover ups, dodgy dossiers, and suppression of information? No. I'm not talking about Iraq or MPs expenses, I'm referring to the UEA, the IPCC, and Copenhagen. You and your colleagues may think that by saying the same thing over and over again, it somehow makes it come true but I assure you that fewer and fewer people are listening to you and the more hysterical you become in your defence of the indefensible, the more your audience will contract.
It would help you a bit more if the government were more honest on its approach to climate change taxes and other financial burdens this unproven predictions have placed upon our economy. Look at carbon cap and trade. Horrendously expensive, heavily abused by fraudsters and criticised across the spectrum, including the green lobby.
Look at the patently broken promises that the Climate Change levy on business would be fiscally neutral for business. Where do those billions raised by the climate change levy go, by the way, Mr Miliband? Apart from the many millions spent on cartoons and the annual £125million plus for that ridiculous quango, the Carbon Trust, there doesn't seem to be much hypothecation towards energy conservation or security.
So please, Mr Miliband, before you start waving your big stick at deniers and sceptics, get your own house in order first."
Power2010: Putting the voice of the people back into politics
Power2010 is a website set up to identify five issues which are of the most concern to people and then seek to make the parliamentary parties agree to undertake these by the next election (rumoured, though unconfirmed, to be due to be held on 6th of May 2010).
Or in their own words: "POWER2010 is a unique campaign to give everyone the chance to have a say in how our democracy works for us. What is different about POWER2010 is that you're in the driving seat. We're not asking you to back our goals. We're asking you to help create them. At the next election we will work to ensure every candidate commits to the reforms you most want to see as part of a nation-wide campaign to reinvigorate our democracy from the bottom up."
Visitors to the site are invited to vote for the five issues they would most like to see changes in and at the end of this stage of public voting (22nd February 2010) the five most popular ideas will become the Power 2010 Campaign pledges which they will seek to make every candidate in the forthcoming elections to commit to the pledges.
Currently, the top five pledges are:
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Introduce a proportional voting system
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Scrap ID cards and roll back the database state
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A Written Constitution
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Fixed term parliaments
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English votes on English laws
31 January 2010
Climate Change put on the military Agenda by Pentagon
As the story here shows, the Pentagon has now decided to put climate change on the military agenda. Despite recent revelations that, at least some of, the data used to make a case for climate change was known to be wrong by the IPCC, but was used anyway (see yesterday’s post).
Although they admit that climate change may not cause conflicts, they claim that it can be an accelerant for conflict.
It will be interesting to see whether this leads to future UN resolutions against countries they consider to be a risk (in terms of climate change) and whether that will be used as a reason for military action…
That reminds me of something... Oh yes, Problem-reaction-solution paradigm anyone?30 January 2010
UN's IPCC use data they have been told is wrong to push the case for global warming
Following a revelation in a New Scientist article, the media recently reported that Senior members of the UN’s climate science body, including the vice-chair, admitted that a claim made in 2007, that Himalayan glaciers could melt away by 2035, was unfounded (as shown in Guardian article here).
This lead to Glaciologists asking for an apology as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Chairman, Rajendra Pachauri had claimed they used “voodoo science” when they were not in agreement with his (now known to be) inaccurate claims on the extent of glacier melt (as shown here).
The data he presented was used to inform the Copenhagen 2009 Climate conference and is reviewed and approved by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
It was claimed by the IPCC Chairman, that he did not know of the error before the Copenhagen Summit, in which he presented the information. However, the Times disputed that claim today, as they say that before the summit, he was made aware “that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment that the glaciers would disappear by 2035 was wrong, but he waited two months to correct it. He failed to act despite learning that the claim had been refuted by several leading glaciologists.” (Times article here).
This could be said to be another example of how some scientists seem to allow agenda’s to guide scientific advice.
Thankfully, there are still scientists that stand for principles such as scientific integrity, such as Professor David Nutt who lost his position as Chief Drugs Adviser on the government’s advisory panel (Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD)) after refusing to endorse the governments recommendations when his scientific research revealed that government policy was out of line with scientific findings.
His dismissal by the Home Secretary, Howard Johnston, resulted in other senior scientists resigning from their post in protest (earlier article here). This lead to the the formation of an independent drugs advisory panel, The Independent Council on Drug harms, by Professer Nutt and the majority of his colleagues that had resigned from ACMD.
The integrity of those giving us scientific advice is the measure of the value of that advice. Once agenda’s start guiding the advice, over real science, it becomes a pseudoscience and so looses any value it may have had. Indeed, you could ask, if the case for global warming is so strong, why would scientists have to resort to using data they have been told is inaccurate.
Climategate.com is one of many websites which assert that we are being duped into believing in a phenomena that doesn't exist. Why? To increase the amount of control that can be exerted over us and the amount of money they can take from us.
29 January 2010
Supriem Rockefeller - The Self-proclaimed Antichrist
OK, I recently came across material referring to a guy called Supriem Rockefeller who claims that he is Lucifer Reincarnate and the Antichrist that prophesies have spoken off.
Apparently, Supriem (aka Supreme) has VERY big people and powers behind him and tonight I found a posting on CNN Money (here) that talks about how he is starting to build the third temple in Jerusalem (as mentioned in the book linked here).
More information and a book about him can be found at Wes Penre website here. I am still in the process of reading the material and was waiting until I finished before posting but when I came across the CNN post online today I thought I'd best give you guys the heads up, sooner rather than later, so you can judge for yourselves
Wes is also the author of the resource packed illuminati news.
Update...
Kinda freaky guys but this guy has his fingers in pretty much everything. A forum discssing him can be found here (along with links to information on some of his many businesses).
And for the record, yes, he does want a one world government (Allied union) and a one world currency (Allied Unit)!
Iraq inquiry Whitewash
Watching Blair in the inquiry is dissapointingly futile. The panel spoonfeed him answers as they ask him questions!
Should his feathers get ruffled and he forget his lines, they lead him back again and frame the questions so as to provide him with answers!
You can follow the blog of the days inquiry here however, nowhere seems to be accepting comments anymore, maybe we have more to say on this than they want to hear?
Tough, as long as they use our money and resources to fund their wars, we WILL have our say!!!
28 January 2010
International Hearings assess whether swine flu pandemic was falsified
As reported in the Guardian article (here) the Parliamentary Assembly of The Council of Europe is to debate the PACE resolution which accuses drug companies of leaning on public health officials to alarm governments about the risks of H1N1 (swine) flu. A link to the PACE website is provided here.
gandeste.org reports on how the 47 nation body, encompassing democratically elected members of parliament, has begun hearings to "investigate whether the H1N1 swine flu pandemic was falsified or exaggerated in an attempt to profit from vaccine sales."
There has been an increasing amount of controversy over the swine flu "pandemic" which has come under criticism as being "hyped" out of proportion by agencies and organisations leading to countries ordering billions of dollars worth of flu vaccinations.
Tamiflu was recommended and prescribed by the World Health Organisation although many say that it can cause more damage than good, as shown in this Swine Flu article pdf or website link here.
Globalresearch.com assert that Donald Rumsfeld (Former US Defence secretary) is the main financial benefactor of Tamiflu as he is the largest stockholder of Roche Laboratories, the company which sells it, article here).
There are those that feel that the response to the emergence of swine flu was necessary to "play it safe" as shown in this article here. However, many feel that mass medicating of populations with drugs that have not been fully tested is not a risk worth taking, particularly as the total deaths from swine flu are much lower than those for seasonal flu.