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What. In. The. World
This is INSANE!!!!!!! This interview (translated in the video) is from a MONTH ago. I don't want to say anything else except WATCH IT!
Charity
I used to pass a homeless man on my walk to work, many years ago. He would be sitting in the same shop doorway every morning, huddled underneath his dirty blanket. I would always drop a pound coin into the little plastic cup that was always standing on the pavement, next to his feet. One morning, a work colleague saw me putting money in the cup, and later commented that I was probably only doing it in order to feel good about myself, rather than out of any genuine concern for the homeless man. I gave a lot of thought to what he had said, and in the end I had to admit to myself that he was right. I was, indeed, using that poor down and out to boost my own self esteem. Of course, as soon as I realised this I stopped giving him money, even though this did cause me a minor inconvenience in having to walk a different, slightly longer way to work.
Since then, I have, on principle, never donated a penny to any charity. I do sometimes feel guilty about this, as there are many worthy causes out there, all in need of funds to execute their good works, but If guilt is the price I must pay for doing the right thing, I am prepared to make that sacrifice.
Before I am held up as some kind of paragon of virtue, I must admit that I have made a small concession to charitable giving. There is a scheme on Facebook whereby one can donate one’s birthday to a charitable cause. I am not really sure how that generates income for the charities, but if they can make a few quid out of something I didn’t really use anyway, good luck to them. I also donated an old wedding anniversary that I don’t need any more.
Since then, I have, on principle, never donated a penny to any charity. I do sometimes feel guilty about this, as there are many worthy causes out there, all in need of funds to execute their good works, but If guilt is the price I must pay for doing the right thing, I am prepared to make that sacrifice.
Before I am held up as some kind of paragon of virtue, I must admit that I have made a small concession to charitable giving. There is a scheme on Facebook whereby one can donate one’s birthday to a charitable cause. I am not really sure how that generates income for the charities, but if they can make a few quid out of something I didn’t really use anyway, good luck to them. I also donated an old wedding anniversary that I don’t need any more.
Commemoration day in Hungary: 6 of October
We commemorate of the 13 martyr Hungarian generals of the revolution of 1848-49
(This blog ofd mine below specially offered to Hungarians in all ver the world,
Sorry, I did not have any time yet to translate it into English)
Ma (Október 6-án) van az ARADI 13-AK EMLÉKNAPJA, amikor az 1848-49-es szabadságharc leverése után Haynau vezényletével, kötél, és golyó általi halálra ítélték Aradon a 13 tábornokot, és végre is hajtották.
Most kérlek benneteket, gondoljunk rájuk lélekben, szívünkben, tisztelegve a 13 kivégzett hos vértanú elott.
Név szerint:
Aulich Lajos, Damjanich János, Knézich Károly, Lahner György, Leiningen-Westerburg Károly gróf , Nagy-Sándor József, Pöltenberg Erno, Török Ignác, Vécsey Károly gróf, Dessewffy Arisztid, Kiss Erno, Lázár Vilmos, Schweidel József + még három honvédtiszt.
Az, hogy tábornokokat végezzenek ki, és különösen ennyit, nem szokott elofordulni a történelemben! Úgyhogy ez egy példátlan eset volt!...
Nos, itt a tények pontosítása közben, ráakadtam egy idevágó, de különlegesen értékes archív hangfelvételre,- Kossuth Lajos élo beszédére, melyet 1890-ben mondott el szónoklatában az aradiakra megemlékezve,--itt elmondanám, hogyan találjátok meg azt az archív felvételt, ahol ezt saját fületekkel meghallgathatjátok: Aradi vértanúk Wikipédia,- Itt legörgetve az egeret, egészen az EMLÉKEZETÜK alcímhez érve, nem sokkal alatta látjátok meg a hangfelvétel vékonyka kis paneljét. Alatta be van idézve a beszéd szövege is.
Ferencz József császár aztán Magyarországra látogatott, s elotte az Udvarnál felkérték Arany Jánost, hogy készüljön egy üdvözlo beszéddel a császár fogadására. Az anekdota szerint Arany így válaszolt: Készülök!... Ezután írta meg azt az emlékezetes költeményét, melyben szimbólumként használta az angol történelembol hozott példát Edward király esetérol. A címe: A walesi bárdok.
A youtube-on megtaláltam SINKOVITS Imre és KONCZ Gábor eloadásában is. Egyik jobb, mint a másik!
Tehát: ARANY JÁNOS: A walesi bárdok
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Migrant caravans - who's behind them? And timing?
Just like what happened before the 2018 midterm elections, another large migrant caravan is making its way to the southern U.S. border, this time ahead of the 2020 election
If you think it's a coincidence, you're a fool. Some people would like to make a scene right before elections. Manipulate minds. To further the narrative they've been sowing ever since Trump took office(Orange man bad! Hates immigrants!!). Of course Trump just wants immigrants to come LEGALLY, but you'll have some opponents trying to deceptively craft narratives and emotionally manipulate people in order to achieve their ends.
If you think it's a coincidence, you're a fool. Some people would like to make a scene right before elections. Manipulate minds. To further the narrative they've been sowing ever since Trump took office(Orange man bad! Hates immigrants!!). Of course Trump just wants immigrants to come LEGALLY, but you'll have some opponents trying to deceptively craft narratives and emotionally manipulate people in order to achieve their ends.
8 reasons why I don’t drive like a real man.
1. If I’m asked how long it took me to drive from A to B, I don’t deduct 20% off the journey time before I give my answer.
2. If another driver makes a mistake, causing me to brake in order to avoid colliding with them, I don’t tend to press my horn for ten seconds, start waving my arms about, or yell out every obscenity I know.
3. I don’t make excuses for the fact that I didn’t pass my driving test on the first attempt.
4. If I am late in identifying my exit from a roundabout, or find that I am in the wrong lane, I usually just go round it again, rather than veer across the path of those who are not in the wrong lane.
5. Despite driving for a living for most of my working life, I make no claim to be particularly good at it.
6. I don’t know what a Lamborghini looks like, and although I can tell a BMW by its grill, I wouldn’t have a clue what model it was.
7. I would never ever consider having a personalised number plate. I can live with not being a real man if it comes at the price of being a proper wanker.
8. On the three occasions I have been fined for speeding, I didn’t complain about it with pride.
2. If another driver makes a mistake, causing me to brake in order to avoid colliding with them, I don’t tend to press my horn for ten seconds, start waving my arms about, or yell out every obscenity I know.
3. I don’t make excuses for the fact that I didn’t pass my driving test on the first attempt.
4. If I am late in identifying my exit from a roundabout, or find that I am in the wrong lane, I usually just go round it again, rather than veer across the path of those who are not in the wrong lane.
5. Despite driving for a living for most of my working life, I make no claim to be particularly good at it.
6. I don’t know what a Lamborghini looks like, and although I can tell a BMW by its grill, I wouldn’t have a clue what model it was.
7. I would never ever consider having a personalised number plate. I can live with not being a real man if it comes at the price of being a proper wanker.
8. On the three occasions I have been fined for speeding, I didn’t complain about it with pride.
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Harvest Moon...
Thursday, October 1st, 2020 is the next full moon. It's closet to the autumnal equinox and celebrated globally. In North America, it's called the Harvest Moon.
Neil Young released a studio album in 1992, titled Harvest Moon.
Enjoy... !
Neil Young released a studio album in 1992, titled Harvest Moon.
Enjoy... !
World view of Trump lowest of any US president, lower than other country leaders, even Putin.
From Pew Research Center
In response to:
September 15, 2020
U.S. Image Plummets Internationally as Most Say Country Has Handled Coronavirus Badly
Ratings for Trump remain poor
By Richard Wike, Janell Fetterolf and Mara Mordecai
Since Donald Trump took office as president, the image of the United States has suffered across many regions of the globe. As a new 13-nation Pew Research Center survey illustrates, America’s reputation has declined further over the past year among many key allies and partners. In several countries, the share of the public with a favorable view of the U.S. is as low as it has been at any point since the Center began polling on this topic nearly two decades ago.
For instance, just 41% in the United Kingdom express a favorable opinion of the U.S., the lowest percentage registered in any Pew Research Center survey there. In France, only 31% see the U.S. positively, matching the grim ratings from March 2003, at the height of U.S.-France tensions over the Iraq War. Germans give the U.S. particularly low marks on the survey: 26% rate the U.S. favorably, similar to the 25% in the same March 2003 poll.
Part of the decline over the past year is linked to how the U.S. had handled the coronavirus pandemic. Across the 13 nations surveyed, a median of just 15% say the U.S. has done a good job of dealing with the outbreak. In contrast, most say the World Health Organization (WHO) and European Union have done a good job, and in nearly all nations people give their own country positive marks for dealing with the crisis (the U.S. and UK are notable exceptions). Relatively few think China has handled the pandemic well, although it still receives considerably better reviews than the U.S. response.
Ratings for U.S. President Donald Trump have been low in these nations throughout his presidency, and that trend continues this year. Trump’s most negative assessment is in Belgium, where only 9% say they have confidence in the U.S. president to do the right thing in world affairs. His highest rating is in Japan; still, just one-quarter of Japanese express confidence in Trump.
Attitudes toward Trump have consistently been much more negative than those toward his predecessor, Barack Obama, especially in Western Europe. In the UK, Spain, France and Germany, ratings for Trump are similar to those received by George W. Bush near the end of his presidency.
The publics surveyed also see Trump more negatively than other world leaders. Among the six leaders included on the survey, Angela Merkel receives the highest marks: A median of 76% across the nations polled have confidence in the German chancellor. French President Emmanuel Macron also gets largely favorable reviews. Ratings for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson are roughly split. Ratings for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are overwhelmingly negative, although not as negative as those for Trump.
September 15, 2020
U.S. Image Plummets Internationally as Most Say Country Has Handled Coronavirus Badly
Ratings for Trump remain poor
By Richard Wike, Janell Fetterolf and Mara Mordecai
Since Donald Trump took office as president, the image of the United States has suffered across many regions of the globe. As a new 13-nation Pew Research Center survey illustrates, America’s reputation has declined further over the past year among many key allies and partners. In several countries, the share of the public with a favorable view of the U.S. is as low as it has been at any point since the Center began polling on this topic nearly two decades ago.
For instance, just 41% in the United Kingdom express a favorable opinion of the U.S., the lowest percentage registered in any Pew Research Center survey there. In France, only 31% see the U.S. positively, matching the grim ratings from March 2003, at the height of U.S.-France tensions over the Iraq War. Germans give the U.S. particularly low marks on the survey: 26% rate the U.S. favorably, similar to the 25% in the same March 2003 poll.
Part of the decline over the past year is linked to how the U.S. had handled the coronavirus pandemic. Across the 13 nations surveyed, a median of just 15% say the U.S. has done a good job of dealing with the outbreak. In contrast, most say the World Health Organization (WHO) and European Union have done a good job, and in nearly all nations people give their own country positive marks for dealing with the crisis (the U.S. and UK are notable exceptions). Relatively few think China has handled the pandemic well, although it still receives considerably better reviews than the U.S. response.
Ratings for U.S. President Donald Trump have been low in these nations throughout his presidency, and that trend continues this year. Trump’s most negative assessment is in Belgium, where only 9% say they have confidence in the U.S. president to do the right thing in world affairs. His highest rating is in Japan; still, just one-quarter of Japanese express confidence in Trump.
Attitudes toward Trump have consistently been much more negative than those toward his predecessor, Barack Obama, especially in Western Europe. In the UK, Spain, France and Germany, ratings for Trump are similar to those received by George W. Bush near the end of his presidency.
The publics surveyed also see Trump more negatively than other world leaders. Among the six leaders included on the survey, Angela Merkel receives the highest marks: A median of 76% across the nations polled have confidence in the German chancellor. French President Emmanuel Macron also gets largely favorable reviews. Ratings for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson are roughly split. Ratings for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are overwhelmingly negative, although not as negative as those for Trump.
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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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Steven or Stephen...
Not to offend any one named Steven or Stephen. Pronouncing names differently than their spelling isn't a strong point of mine. If you spell your name Steven I'll call you 'stee-vin' and if you spell your name Stephen, I'll call you 'steff-in' but... maybe that should be 'step-hen' I don't really know.
There must be some European origin to the name Stephen that says it should be pronounced 'stee-vin' and stranger to that is using the nickname 'Steve' for someone who spells their name Stephen. Hey Step, how ya doin?
While I'm at it, Sade is usually pronounced 'sha-day' and not Sadie or 'saa-dee'
There must be some European origin to the name Stephen that says it should be pronounced 'stee-vin' and stranger to that is using the nickname 'Steve' for someone who spells their name Stephen. Hey Step, how ya doin?
While I'm at it, Sade is usually pronounced 'sha-day' and not Sadie or 'saa-dee'
Quote of the day
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According to Bob Woodward's newest book, 'Rage' former defense secretary Jim Mattis, quietly went to Washington National Cathedral to pray about his concern for the nation’s fate under Trump.
General Mattis also told former director of national intelligence, Daniel Coats, that “there may come a time when we have to take collective action” since Trump is “dangerous” and “unfit” as commander in chief.
According to Bob Woodward's newest book, 'Rage' former defense secretary Jim Mattis, quietly went to Washington National Cathedral to pray about his concern for the nation’s fate under Trump.
General Mattis also told former director of national intelligence, Daniel Coats, that “there may come a time when we have to take collective action” since Trump is “dangerous” and “unfit” as commander in chief.
Something a lot of people recognized, and one of the many reasons most people did not
vote for Trump in 2016. Hopefully, more people will finally recognize, what the rest of us
already understand.
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