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Not everything about our past is pretty.
But even though we went through a lot of hardships and we still struggle, we stand proud in our heritage. I still love Mississippi.
I stand for everything Mississippi went through; Mississippians should stand up too.
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For booking contact Victor Walker 770*912*7249Not everything about our past is pretty.
But even though we went through a lot of... more
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And all that was BEFORE she got into the VC business, and not just the old-style VC business: she does mentoring at TechStars, invested early in UStream, and is CEO of Get Satisfaction, a 50,000+ customer startup which uses social media to support customer relationships.And all that was BEFORE she got into the VC business, and not just the old-style VC... more
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This video exposes a confidential report of an experiment done in Norway in 2000 by a consortium of oil companies including BP and the US government showing how a deep water blowout would create clouds of super toxic oil which could not be recovered. Was it a surprise that most of the oil from the BP well stayed in the Gulf of Mexico, at depth, in clouds of small particles? It may have been to us but it shouldn't have been to BP or MMS (the government agency whose job it is to regulate deep water drilling). It also should have come as no surprise to NOAA (the government agency that regulates anything in the sea around the U.S.) All of those institutions did deny the first reports of the clouds when they were found by the Pelican research vessel and the University of Missisippi's Dr. Ray Highsmith and his crew. But they must have known because MMS and the oil companies paid for, and conducted an experiment off the coast of Norway in 2000 to see what would happen in a deepwater oil well blowout. Remember all that "this is a new problem" you heard on television? Well the study showed that the oil would not all rise to the surface to be collected but would tend to form cloud layers of neutrally buoyant particles that might be the most toxic part of the oil.
Here's a direct quote from the report:
"This is important information, because the water-soluble compounds are generally the most toxic ones when exposed to marine biota. The results from these measurements show that the rising of the oil through the water column represents a kind of a "stripping" process of some of the most toxic compounds in the oil. The end result is therefore that a portion of the most toxic compounds is left in the water column."
to see the final report go to
http://afterthepress.com/?p=315
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But hey, the media and government told us everything is all gone, and a "study" just coming out (how timely) states that bacteria ate every little bit of the methane in three months! Gee did it chase it through the atmosphere too? Wow! What a miracle! G U L L I B I L I T Y is killing this planet. But hey, let's not seek truth or rock the boat or try to connect the dots. Afterall, it was only a little over a few million gallons of toxic oil and pounds of toxic soup mixed in.This video exposes a confidential report of an experiment done in Norway in 2000 by a... more
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While scores of theological scholars have been studying the literal meaning of biblical phrases and the historical facts mentioned therein, leading to an endless stream of interpretations, scientists have studied the scriptures and discovered scientific hidden meaning within them.
Along with our rapid scientific evolution, our understanding of ancient scriptures such as the Vedas and the Upanishads is growing. Now we’re not only rediscovering the scientific significance of Eastern spirituality but also that of the Bible!
Fascinating facts about the Bible have surfaced that are often dismissed or ignored by the Roman Catholic Church because these findings do not fit in with their established dogmas.
However unlike theological discussions, scientific facts can neither be ignored nor can they be debated, they can either be proven right or wrong, there is no in between.
Independently Stan Tenen and Daniel Winter noticed that the characters of the Hebrew alphabet are projections of a ‘special form’ on the faces of a tetrahedron seen from different angles! However it was Daniel Winter who pointed out that this ‘special form’ is actually the Golden Mean or Phi spiral.
The Phi spiral describes the surface of the torus, the basic element of matter. Now if we put the Phi spiral inside a tetrahedron and then slowly revolve it around a pivot axis, and shine a light from behind the Phi spiral, all of the Hebrew characters will show up as the shadows on the inside face of the tetrahedron. Hence, the characters of the Hebrew alphabet are the projections of a Golden Mean spiral.While scores of theological scholars have been studying the literal meaning of... more
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I am grateful to Mr. Don Harkins the editor of THE IDAHO OBSERVER, (USA) and her associates Ms. Anne Wilder Chamberlain to help me prepare my story.
The following short note comes from them:-
KHALID
When we first began corresponding with Khalid Awan in 2007, we had no idea why he was serving time in U.S federal prison.We soon discovered Awan was one of the first of thousands of Muslims taken prisoner in the post-9/11 U.S "terror War". As the story began unfolding in our letters, we began to realize that this honest, humble and sincere man was not only innocent, but the ongoing injustice being done to him provides critical insight into the mindless, mean-spirited, bureaucratic-yes-men idiocy fueling the illegal U.S. "War on Terror" (and just about everything else that is going wrong in this country). At our insistence, Awan wrote his story and supplied us with whatever documents we requested. And now, after three months of cooperative efforts, the story of Khalid Awan can be told. We have come to know Awan as a peaceful man engaged in peaceful work, who has been wrongfully accused, detained and repeatedly convicted of crimes he did not commit because he was a Muslim with international connections and an office in New York on 9/11. Anyone who might of the Muslim belief, especially a person raised overseas who has difficulty understanding our language and our corrupt judicial system, can be arrested and detained indefinitely in this country, certainly without a trial before a jury of his peers. Khalid is one of these Muslims.
We present this to you in faith that you will realize a deeper understanding of the levels of complicity necessary for the "land of free" to tolerate the phony war on terror year after year and in hope that Awan --- and all the other million or more political prisoners being held by this country---will one day be reunited with their families.
(Thanks from the bottom of my heart to you, Mr. Don Harkin and Ms. Anne W. Chaimberlain for your devoted, caring attention in helping me expose my plight and injustices being suffered by myself and others. Your humanitarian devotion, on-going help and attitude truly an inspiration to me in my life!)
Khalid Qayyum Awan (From USA Federal Prison)
CONTACT OR MAILING ADDRESS IS GIVEN BELOW
Khalid Awan # 50959-054
USP Marion
P.O.BOX : 1000
Marion, IL 62959
USA
http://khalidawancanadian.today.com/
http://awankhalid.com/,I am grateful to Mr. Don Harkins the editor of THE IDAHO OBSERVER, (USA) and her... more
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Nietzsche, and Me Dreaming
By Reid Baer
I go to school, university, for
a degree in communications just
to do so in this class I’m currently
in appears ridiculous for the large
Male instructor has given us the dumb
assignment to apply a pretty pink
and purple beauty care product on the
room walls when suddenly the Greek Chorus
Kicks in and shouts out a definitive
“NO!” So, I stand straight up, full on into
the teacher’s frightened face and scream, “That’s NOT
what I’m supposed to be studying here!”Nietzsche, and Me Dreaming
By Reid Baer
I go to school, university, for
a degree... more
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Here, in what could be called the Fort Knox of dope, Mahmoud ElSohly waits patiently as an assistant unlocks the stainless steel door to a climate-controlled vault.
Once inside, under the gaze of security cameras and a blinking motion sensor, another scientist pries open the lid of a large cardboard barrel, opens a large plastic bag and digs his hand into the vat of meticulously manicured marijuana.
We are in the Coy W. Waller Laboratory Complex on the campus of the University of Mississippi, getting a look at the only legal marijuana farm and production facility in the United States. This is the government's "cannabis drug repository."Here, in what could be called the Fort Knox of dope, Mahmoud ElSohly waits patiently... more
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DALLAS -- There were backflips across midfield, 50-yard dashes carrying oversized flags and a team-wide sprint to the student section. Ole Miss waited five years to feel this good and the Rebels were going to enjoy every second of it.
HODDY TODDY,
GOSH A MIGHTY,
WHO IN THE HELL ARE WE?
FLIM FLAM,
BIM BAM,
OLE MISS BY DAMN!DALLAS -- There were backflips across midfield, 50-yard dashes carrying oversized... more
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Reporting from secret farms and not-so-secret grow houses of marijuana cultivators, Lisa Ling goes into their world -- where marijuana is not just a drug but a way of life.
"If a stranger walked up to you and poured pebble like seeds into your hand and then said, 'plant them and your harvest can be made into rope, cloth or paper. It could help the sick or intoxicate.' What would you say? Would you keep the seeds or chuck them away?"
I highly recommend this Explorer. Although it isn't perfect, it has its insightful moments and Lisa Ling shines, as always! :)Reporting from secret farms and not-so-secret grow houses of marijuana cultivators,... more
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watchin mccain is like watchin cloris leachman on DANCES WITH THE STARS...
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watchin' mccain is like watchin cloris leachman on DANCES W/THE STARS....
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OXFORD, Miss. -- It was the week of McCain and Mississippi.
John McCain, the senator from Arizona, seized the spotlight on Wednesday with his dramatic announcement that he would not attend the first presidential debate of the 2008 general election.
That left the University of Mississippi -- and the state where McCain's family roots run deepest -- in limbo, uncertain if the debate it had spent $5.5 million and countless man-hours to produce would actually happen.
But by Friday afternoon, both McCain and Democratic presidential rival Barack Obama -- and the national press -- had finally arrived in the hill country of North Mississippi.
Somehow, 46 years to the day that Mississippi state troopers blocked African-American student James Meredith from setting foot on the campus, the spotlight was less on Obama, the first black major-party nominee, than on McCain.
As the debate grew closer, faces familiar to national politics began to be seen in the vast media tent. For the Democrats, here came 2004 nominee Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts and 2008 primary candidate Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico. For the Republicans, the home state governor, Haley Barbour (not always McCain's best ally), and Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.
They would be spinning before the debate ever began, following the leads of the campaigns. McCain-Palin had already started running Web ads proclaiming him the winner of the debate. Obama's campaign sent out a heavily annotated memo proclaiming McCain the heavy favorite to win the debate, which was supposed to focus on foreign policy and national security but would now include discussion of the nation's financial crisis.
Chancellor Robert Khayat had indulged in his own spinning earlier in the day, suggesting the heightened drama created by McCain would make an already historic day even more "extraordinary" for Ole Miss students
OXFORD, Miss. -- It was the week of McCain and Mississippi.
John McCain, the... more
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#debate08 #current.Quit saying when I am president of the United States. Listen to the next president of the United States! Nazi sympathizer! You stink.#debate08 #current.Quit saying when I am president of the United States. Listen to the... more
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The first debate between John McCain and Barack Obama, scheduled for tonight, remained in limbo last night after the presidential candidates left a White House meeting without a deal on a $700 billion economic rescue plan.
vThe first debate between John McCain and Barack Obama, scheduled for tonight, remained... more
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A snapshot from Current Towers of preparations for our Hack the Debate coverage. We're getting ready -- hope you're all getting ready too!
http://current.com/debateA snapshot from Current Towers of preparations for our Hack the Debate coverage.... more
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(Reuters) - Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama meet on Friday in the first of three presidential debates that could play a big role in deciding a tight White House race.
Some potential scenarios for the event at the University of Mississippi in Oxford:
* The topic for the first debate is national security and foreign policy, a strength for McCain, a 26-year veteran of Congress who has become one of Washington's leading voices on military policy. Obama aides, looking to set expectations, say that should give McCain an edge in the first encounter.
* The Wall Street turmoil has dominated the campaign for nearly two weeks, and is expected to be raised in the questioning even though domestic issues are not on the agenda. Polls show voters favor Obama on economic issues, and the topic has helped him pull slightly ahead of McCain in some recent polls.
* McCain, 72, and Obama, 47, will present a stark generational contrast when they stand side by side on the debate stage. Whether it looks more like the past versus the future or the old pro versus the callow rookie could play a role in setting voter impressions of the candidates.
* Neither has been a particularly distinguished debater. McCain has a blunt and straightforward style; Obama can be much more cool and diffident. McCain's reputation for being easily angered can work against him, while Obama will have to fight a tendency to sound too nuanced and professorial.
* The audience for the nationally televised encounter is expected to dwarf the 40 million who watched the acceptance speeches by McCain and Obama at their nominating conventions, and could surpass the 62 million who watched the first 2004 debate between Democratic Sen. John Kerry and Republican President George W. Bush.(Reuters) - Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama meet on Friday in the... more
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(from a different article than linked:
“All he has done is stand in front of the cameras,” Mr. Reid said of Mr. McCain. “We still don’t know where he stands on the issues......
But once the doors closed, the House Republican leader, John A. Boehner of Ohio, surprised many in the room by declaring that his caucus could not support the plan to allow the government to buy distressed mortgage assets from ailing financial companies.
Mr. Boehner pressed an alternative that involved a smaller role for the government, and Mr. McCain, whose support of the deal is critical if fellow Republicans are to sign on, declined to take a stand. ")
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11:52 a.m. | Updated: Senator John McCain’s campaign said Friday morning that he will attend tonight’s debate with Senator Barack Obama at the University of Mississippi, reversing his earlier call to postpone the debate so he could participate in the Congressional negotiations over the $700 billion bailout plan for financial firms.
Mr. McCain had thrown debate preparation into turmoil on Wednesday afternoon after he announced that he intended to skip the debate in order to be in Washington for the negotiations. His campaign issued a statement Friday morning saying he was now “optimistic” that a bipartisan bailout agreement would be reached soon, citing “significant progress” in the talks.
The statement was sharply critical of Mr. Obama, who, like Mr. McCain, returned to Washington on Thursday to take part in the bailout talks. The statement portrayed Mr. Obama as unduly partisan and insufficiently concerned with protecting taxpayer interests in the bailout negotiations, while Mr. McCain was framed as the leader of House and Senate Republicans seeking to reach a compromise agreement.
“The difference between Barack Obama and John McCain was apparent during the White House meeting yesterday where Barack Obama’s priority was political posturing in his opening monologue defending the package as it stands,” said the McCain campaign statement.
“John McCain listened to all sides so he could help focus the debate on finding a bipartisan resolution that is in the interest of taxpayers and homeowners. The Democratic interests stood together in opposition to an agreement that would accommodate additional taxpayer protections.”
Senator Obama finished a round of telephone calls with Congressional leaders and the Treasury Secretary before leaving Washington on Friday morning to fly to Memphis and drive to Mississippi to prepare for the first presidential debate of the general election.
“My strong sense is that the best thing that I can do, rather than to inject presidential politics into some delicate negotiations, is to go down to Mississippi and explain to the American people what is going on and my vision for leading the country over the next four years,” Mr. Obama told reporters aboard his plane. “I’m looking forward to the debate and look forward after the debate to coming back to Washington and hopefully getting a package done.”
Moments after Mr. McCain announced that he would participate in the debate after all, the doors of his campaign plane were opened and the steps were down, as Mr. Obama’s 757 idled nearby on the runway at Ronald Reagan National Airport outside Washington, according to a pool report. Both planes were set to arrive here in Memphis on Friday afternoon.
Mr. Obama said he was encouraged by the Congressional negotiations underway on the government’s bailout package of the nation’s financial institutions, saying he was “optimistic” at the prospects for a deal.
“I think that there is real progress being made this morning and last night,” Mr. Obama said. “I think it’s important that the markets seem to be staying relatively calm at this point.”
Asked whether the White House meeting on Thursday was a mistake, Mr. Obama said: “I’m not sure that it was as productive as it could have been, but I think at this point, it’s important just to move forward.”
(from a different article than linked:
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McCain will be attending tonight's originally schedule debate, as he feels the bailout situation has made enough progress. McCain will be attending tonight's originally schedule debate, as he feels the... more
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Republican John McCain says he's going to be at the first presidential debate, even though Congress doesn't have a bailout deal.Republican John McCain says he's going to be at the first presidential debate,... more
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Photos from the University of Mississippi in Oxford.
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