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Nature and Conservation
I am all in favour of restoring our natural environment back to its original state. No one was more pleased than I at proposals to reintroduce long absent species such as wild boar, beaver, and even wolves back into our countryside. There is, however, a point at which we must draw a line, and acknowledge that what existed centuries ago may no longer be appropriate to the modern age.
In my opinion, that point was reached when plans were announced to reinstate the once common European goblin back to its former habitat, in the area now known as the Peak District. Apart from the understandable alarm and opposition of the sheep farmers, of which there are many in the Peak district, there are other, more troubling, concerns that would stem from such a scheme.
Although the staple diet of the goblin is sheep, which is by far their preference, they will occasionally eat the odd child. Goblins are known to be a lazy species, and children tend to be more easily caught than sheep. Supporters of goblin repopulation claim that the number of children eaten would be almost negligible -two or three per year, at most- but several parents groups in the area maintain that even that would be unacceptable. I tend to agree.
In my opinion, that point was reached when plans were announced to reinstate the once common European goblin back to its former habitat, in the area now known as the Peak District. Apart from the understandable alarm and opposition of the sheep farmers, of which there are many in the Peak district, there are other, more troubling, concerns that would stem from such a scheme.
Although the staple diet of the goblin is sheep, which is by far their preference, they will occasionally eat the odd child. Goblins are known to be a lazy species, and children tend to be more easily caught than sheep. Supporters of goblin repopulation claim that the number of children eaten would be almost negligible -two or three per year, at most- but several parents groups in the area maintain that even that would be unacceptable. I tend to agree.
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Fights on flights...
Nearly every day a new video gets posted on news or social media of a fight breaking out on an airplane or inside an airport. Chill out people... crowded airports, flight delays agitated travelers are becoming a norm.
A friend who has a home and business in New York City, often travels to South Florida to his 2nd home. Last weekend there was trouble on the flight and the airplane loaded with passengers awaiting a departure sat in line for 3 hours waiting for takeoff.
Expecting to arrive in the evening turned into late night and all his plans had to be canceled. He frequently travels in business and understands delays but commented the airlines need to fix this problem.
Expecting to arrive early for an important meeting and you miss the meeting or it gets rescheduled forcing you to return another day gets very costly.
There was a time, when someone on a plane got out of control, the plane turned back making all the other passengers suffer. I think the new procedure is to zip-tie the offender, drag them to the back of the aircraft and have police/security 'escort them' when the plane lands.
A friend who has a home and business in New York City, often travels to South Florida to his 2nd home. Last weekend there was trouble on the flight and the airplane loaded with passengers awaiting a departure sat in line for 3 hours waiting for takeoff.
Expecting to arrive in the evening turned into late night and all his plans had to be canceled. He frequently travels in business and understands delays but commented the airlines need to fix this problem.
Expecting to arrive early for an important meeting and you miss the meeting or it gets rescheduled forcing you to return another day gets very costly.
There was a time, when someone on a plane got out of control, the plane turned back making all the other passengers suffer. I think the new procedure is to zip-tie the offender, drag them to the back of the aircraft and have police/security 'escort them' when the plane lands.
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For those of you who are 'into' Astrology...........
I'm not a 'die-hard follower' of the stuff and don't read my Horoscope religiously or anything, but I just found out that SEVEN PLANETS are in "retrograde"as of right now. This means that whatever that planet has an affect over (many say Mercury 'controls or affects' communication: letters, computers; emails, contracts, etc.
Again, I have not the knowledge or authority to go into each planet, but i Do find it interesting that both Aries and Mars are in retrograde and both are 'conflict/war -centered. So, both of these planets can affect our lives regarding anger, control, lashing out, arguments, etc.
The best thing to do regarding this situation (which will last until Nov. 13th) is to be aware of your feelings and thoughts, especially when they involve interactions with others, whether they be one-on-one or simply driving in traffic. Let yourself have extra time to do things, pre-plan activities so that things will go as smoothly as possible, and be sure to take calming deep breaths when things seem to go off-kilter. be kinder to yourself and notice things that are 'coming up' for yu to look at but no necessarily react to.
Right now this world is one 'wacked out' place and we need to do positive compensations so that the bumps will be as minimal as they can be.
Again, I have not the knowledge or authority to go into each planet, but i Do find it interesting that both Aries and Mars are in retrograde and both are 'conflict/war -centered. So, both of these planets can affect our lives regarding anger, control, lashing out, arguments, etc.
The best thing to do regarding this situation (which will last until Nov. 13th) is to be aware of your feelings and thoughts, especially when they involve interactions with others, whether they be one-on-one or simply driving in traffic. Let yourself have extra time to do things, pre-plan activities so that things will go as smoothly as possible, and be sure to take calming deep breaths when things seem to go off-kilter. be kinder to yourself and notice things that are 'coming up' for yu to look at but no necessarily react to.
Right now this world is one 'wacked out' place and we need to do positive compensations so that the bumps will be as minimal as they can be.
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Hold your head up high
When you walk through a storm
Hold your head up high
And don't be afraid of the dark
At the end of a storm
There's a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of a lark
Walk on through the wind
Walk on through the rain
Though your dreams be tossed and blown
Walk on, walk on
With hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone
Hold your head up high
And don't be afraid of the dark
At the end of a storm
There's a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of a lark
Walk on through the wind
Walk on through the rain
Though your dreams be tossed and blown
Walk on, walk on
With hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone
Fishing Day and such
Went to a lake Tuesday and watched some children fish.I did see one guy out in his fishing boat trolling his boat.I hadn't been to that lake for sometime.It's also the same lake where a ranger used to work and where they had a cougar as well as some deer which had passed away so they turned it into a dog park.
Before that I had stopped at another old fishing hole of mine where several changes had been done to it and a few people were there fishing or had been walking around at least.So I decided to leave there and went back to the very first lake I had first posted about. Anyhow while sitting at a picnic table watching the children fish this little bird sat at a table directly across from me began chirping at me as if saying that he or she wanted some food.I wish I would've brought my camera I would've taken it's picture.
I've always liked the outdoors and I had to go somewhere else where there weren't a lot of people around like the very first lake.There were some people there but just not as crowed as would had been there if it were during normal times,what ever would've been considered normal times.I ended my day by driving through what is considered the college town which yesterday resembled a ghost town which would've been crowded with students and cars but wasn't the case at all.
Before that I had stopped at another old fishing hole of mine where several changes had been done to it and a few people were there fishing or had been walking around at least.So I decided to leave there and went back to the very first lake I had first posted about. Anyhow while sitting at a picnic table watching the children fish this little bird sat at a table directly across from me began chirping at me as if saying that he or she wanted some food.I wish I would've brought my camera I would've taken it's picture.
I've always liked the outdoors and I had to go somewhere else where there weren't a lot of people around like the very first lake.There were some people there but just not as crowed as would had been there if it were during normal times,what ever would've been considered normal times.I ended my day by driving through what is considered the college town which yesterday resembled a ghost town which would've been crowded with students and cars but wasn't the case at all.
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Imagine that, Iran's fessing up....
...As I wrote, just see and hear what they tried to get everyone to believe, immediately after this tragedy. Little need for all the technical evidence. Many say follow the money. But often it's also follow the claims and behaviors. And our common sense.
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New Years Mentality...
There are several ways to view the situation:
I worked hard all year and will relax on the last day... starting off strong on the first day of the new year!
I will work hard until the end of the year and screw off on the first day of the new year!
I think I'll screw off the last day of this year and the first day of the new year!
I worked hard all year and will relax on the last day... starting off strong on the first day of the new year!
I will work hard until the end of the year and screw off on the first day of the new year!
I think I'll screw off the last day of this year and the first day of the new year!
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add Robert Conrad to the list...
we can add Robert Conrad to the list of actors who have passed on.
The Wild Wild West actor dead at 84
Betwixed!
The Wild Wild West actor dead at 84
Betwixed!
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New Jersey...that democrat ruled socialist tax paradise...
...specifically, lovely and peaceful Newark.... Or, "the poor will always be with us". Give away program, mostly to the poor, designed by liberal city staffer, who is no longer in the job. Some 100 inner city abandoned lots, given away by town dictators for life, based on lottery, for a thousand bucks each. Over time, very few were built on by the winners. Issues included building permits, financing, non payment, probably scummy agents, and so on. Sometimes it's luck, but more often, the poor remain so for clear reasons. Said to be another 2,000 such abandoned lots available. Our best President, Republican Uncle Abe, had a quip on this sort of thing, concerning the poor, the rich, and taxation. First one to guess, gets an all expense paid fantasy date with BRAVO.
New York & other US states make changes to improve the policing problems.
Today from The New York Times;
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In response to:
N.Y. Bans Chokeholds and Approves Other Measures to Restrict Police
The state became one of the first to make major changes in police practices in the wake of George Floyd’s killing, which has spurred nationwide protests.
June 12, 2020 Updated 10:35 p.m. ET
New York on Friday became one of the first states to take meaningful action to restrict police forces after the killing of George Floyd, banning the use of chokeholds by law enforcement and repealing a half-century-old law that has kept police disciplinary records secret in the state.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed the expansive package of bills less than three weeks after Mr. Floyd’s death at the hands of the police in Minneapolis, which has since sparked widespread civil unrest and demonstrations against police brutality and racism.
New York City also took tentative steps toward meeting protesters’ calls to “defund the police.” On Friday, the City Council speaker, Corey Johnson, said the Council had identified $1 billion in cuts to the Police Department’s $6 billion budget, and would urge Mayor Bill de Blasio to agree in advance of the July 1 budget deadline.
Mr. de Blasio quickly rejected the proposal, while indicating that he was open to further negotiations over the size of the Police Department. “The mayor has said we’re committed to reprioritizing funding and looking for savings, but he does not believe a $1 billion cut is the way to maintain safety,” said Freddi Goldstein, Mr. de Blasio’s press secretary.
A similar reckoning is occurring across the nation, as lawmakers are weighing various changes to police tactics that may have exacerbated racial disparities in law enforcement. In California, Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an immediate end to the use of “strangleholds” last week, saying such use of force had “no place any longer in 21st century practices and policing.”
In Washington, where authorities used tear gas and rubber bullets to clear peaceful protesters from Lafayette Park for President Trump to stage a photo op at St. John’s Church, the District of Columbia’s Council unanimously passed a sweeping series of changes earlier this week, including prohibiting the use of chemical irritants, riot gear and stun grenades on demonstrators exercising their First Amendment rights.
A few hours after Mr. Cuomo signed the bills in New York, Gov. Kim Reynolds of Iowa signed a similar measure into law on Friday. The bill, passed unanimously by the Iowa Legislature the night before, also included a ban on most police chokeholds and empowered the state attorney general to investigate police misconduct.
And in Minneapolis, where Mr. Floyd was killed on May 25, the City Council voted on Friday to seek “a transformative new model for cultivating safety in our city” just days after vowing to dismantle the city’s police department. But even there, change would take time — months if not more, and not before a citywide vote and rounds of bureaucratic wrangling.
The obstacles to the kind of sweeping and immediate changes made in New York could also be seen in Minnesota’s State Capitol, where an ambitious package of police reforms proposed by Democrats faced an uncertain future.
Republicans who control one legislative chamber said they would oppose some of the most far-reaching changes, including restoring voting rights to felons or putting the state’s attorney general, rather than local prosecutors, in charge of investigating killings by the police.
The clash over how much change lawmakers are willing to accept in a state that has become ground zero of a new movement to address racism and police brutality shows how difficult it may be to bring real changes across a patchwork of state governments and in a divided Washington.
N.Y. Bans Chokeholds and Approves Other Measures to Restrict Police
The state became one of the first to make major changes in police practices in the wake of George Floyd’s killing, which has spurred nationwide protests.
June 12, 2020 Updated 10:35 p.m. ET
New York on Friday became one of the first states to take meaningful action to restrict police forces after the killing of George Floyd, banning the use of chokeholds by law enforcement and repealing a half-century-old law that has kept police disciplinary records secret in the state.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed the expansive package of bills less than three weeks after Mr. Floyd’s death at the hands of the police in Minneapolis, which has since sparked widespread civil unrest and demonstrations against police brutality and racism.
New York City also took tentative steps toward meeting protesters’ calls to “defund the police.” On Friday, the City Council speaker, Corey Johnson, said the Council had identified $1 billion in cuts to the Police Department’s $6 billion budget, and would urge Mayor Bill de Blasio to agree in advance of the July 1 budget deadline.
Mr. de Blasio quickly rejected the proposal, while indicating that he was open to further negotiations over the size of the Police Department. “The mayor has said we’re committed to reprioritizing funding and looking for savings, but he does not believe a $1 billion cut is the way to maintain safety,” said Freddi Goldstein, Mr. de Blasio’s press secretary.
A similar reckoning is occurring across the nation, as lawmakers are weighing various changes to police tactics that may have exacerbated racial disparities in law enforcement. In California, Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an immediate end to the use of “strangleholds” last week, saying such use of force had “no place any longer in 21st century practices and policing.”
In Washington, where authorities used tear gas and rubber bullets to clear peaceful protesters from Lafayette Park for President Trump to stage a photo op at St. John’s Church, the District of Columbia’s Council unanimously passed a sweeping series of changes earlier this week, including prohibiting the use of chemical irritants, riot gear and stun grenades on demonstrators exercising their First Amendment rights.
A few hours after Mr. Cuomo signed the bills in New York, Gov. Kim Reynolds of Iowa signed a similar measure into law on Friday. The bill, passed unanimously by the Iowa Legislature the night before, also included a ban on most police chokeholds and empowered the state attorney general to investigate police misconduct.
And in Minneapolis, where Mr. Floyd was killed on May 25, the City Council voted on Friday to seek “a transformative new model for cultivating safety in our city” just days after vowing to dismantle the city’s police department. But even there, change would take time — months if not more, and not before a citywide vote and rounds of bureaucratic wrangling.
The obstacles to the kind of sweeping and immediate changes made in New York could also be seen in Minnesota’s State Capitol, where an ambitious package of police reforms proposed by Democrats faced an uncertain future.
Republicans who control one legislative chamber said they would oppose some of the most far-reaching changes, including restoring voting rights to felons or putting the state’s attorney general, rather than local prosecutors, in charge of investigating killings by the police.
The clash over how much change lawmakers are willing to accept in a state that has become ground zero of a new movement to address racism and police brutality shows how difficult it may be to bring real changes across a patchwork of state governments and in a divided Washington.
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