Playing in Peoria
I dont apologize for this post
I was watching the News this morning when something I have heard before, more than once sadly and I never believed it. I don't know why, I don't know how I could have believed otherwise. Maybe its just that with all the coming issues this country has to deal with, the fact we have so many homeless and more everyday. People with no food and our Food banks drying up. I don't know why I never thought it through.
According to the news story, 1/3 of the US Homeless population are Veterans. Veterans! People who have made the ultimate contribution, often giving more than is expected of them to our country and its citizens! People who God forbid could of never returned home to family and loved ones but did their duty anyway. Put their lives on the line so we can enjoy the freedoms we so take for granted. I'm sorry but to me, that should earn them the right to be taken care of no matter the situation they find themselves in.
I don't know what the Lawmakers are thinking(I guess they are not). The Service men and women should be first and foremost taken care of, period! No questions asked, ever! When Lawmakers pass Bills to bail out Companies for Billions of dollars at a time no questions asked, not even a payback schedule, nothing. To Companies that even if they used good practices to run their Companies, they would be stockpiling money instead of paying CEO's 10 or 20 Million times(slight exaggeration) the average salary to run the Companies into the ground, then sending him away with even more of their money. The Lawmakers close Military Bases that are chock full of Barracks if I am not mistaken. Why not turn them into Apartments? Why not make Civil Jobs for these men and women falling on hard times? I would much rather pay them my tax dollars and get something for it than Mothball a Multi Billion Dollar Military Base, or sell it to a mismanaged Corporation to profit on it and overpay another CEO.
You may not agree with the Presidents deployment of the Troops for one reason or another, but these Men and Women do not choose their mission. They serve the Country no matter what is asked because they believe in the Rights and Freedoms we enjoy. They go where they are told, and follow their orders, no questions asked. They often leave spouses and children who they God Forbid, may never see again. Leave families in our hands to take care of them. Sadly too for some, welfare is how the families survive. We don't even pay enough for that Soldier to support his family while his life is on the line for our benefit. Then they return home where they have to wait in line for medical care, if they can get it. They have to deal with medical issues, mental issues for some. Ive seen where Medical care for Soldiers let alone Veterans has been substandard too. Then some how, some way, a growing number of them end up on the streets, asking for money, food, jobs, just a warm place to sleep. I'm sorry but that is unacceptable.
I may not of been able to word this as eloquently as others could have, but suffice to say, I think the Government has dropped the ball over and over again on this and its time we put a stop to this.
1/3 of Homeless are Veterans, That is unacceptable.
According to the news story, 1/3 of the US Homeless population are Veterans. Veterans! People who have made the ultimate contribution, often giving more than is expected of them to our country and its citizens! People who God forbid could of never returned home to family and loved ones but did their duty anyway. Put their lives on the line so we can enjoy the freedoms we so take for granted. I'm sorry but to me, that should earn them the right to be taken care of no matter the situation they find themselves in.
I don't know what the Lawmakers are thinking(I guess they are not). The Service men and women should be first and foremost taken care of, period! No questions asked, ever! When Lawmakers pass Bills to bail out Companies for Billions of dollars at a time no questions asked, not even a payback schedule, nothing. To Companies that even if they used good practices to run their Companies, they would be stockpiling money instead of paying CEO's 10 or 20 Million times(slight exaggeration) the average salary to run the Companies into the ground, then sending him away with even more of their money. The Lawmakers close Military Bases that are chock full of Barracks if I am not mistaken. Why not turn them into Apartments? Why not make Civil Jobs for these men and women falling on hard times? I would much rather pay them my tax dollars and get something for it than Mothball a Multi Billion Dollar Military Base, or sell it to a mismanaged Corporation to profit on it and overpay another CEO.
You may not agree with the Presidents deployment of the Troops for one reason or another, but these Men and Women do not choose their mission. They serve the Country no matter what is asked because they believe in the Rights and Freedoms we enjoy. They go where they are told, and follow their orders, no questions asked. They often leave spouses and children who they God Forbid, may never see again. Leave families in our hands to take care of them. Sadly too for some, welfare is how the families survive. We don't even pay enough for that Soldier to support his family while his life is on the line for our benefit. Then they return home where they have to wait in line for medical care, if they can get it. They have to deal with medical issues, mental issues for some. Ive seen where Medical care for Soldiers let alone Veterans has been substandard too. Then some how, some way, a growing number of them end up on the streets, asking for money, food, jobs, just a warm place to sleep. I'm sorry but that is unacceptable.
I may not of been able to word this as eloquently as others could have, but suffice to say, I think the Government has dropped the ball over and over again on this and its time we put a stop to this.
1/3 of Homeless are Veterans, That is unacceptable.
A subject I talked about a while back, has resurfaced
My Blog Entry from last year
MSN Full Article
When times are tight, there's ramen
Many people -- students, prisoners or the just plain broke -- equate instant noodles with empty pockets, but this cheap food can be a source of comfort amid economic discomfort.
MSN Full Article
When times are tight, there's ramen
Many people -- students, prisoners or the just plain broke -- equate instant noodles with empty pockets, but this cheap food can be a source of comfort amid economic discomfort.
New PETA song.
This is one of the new favorite songs for PETA. Without these types of endorsments, well...
People would probably start eating more vegetables.
People would probably start eating more vegetables.
I hate piling on. Ok I will
Starsucks is to blame for our financial meltdown! Those assholes not only attempt, but fail by making, some crappy what they call coffee, they are also sucking our economy into a hole, and they are sucking the economies of the rest of the free world into that vacuous hole with ours. Like a boil on the ass of humanity, Starsucks is what Revelations was written about. I am Sure the Mayans predicted Starsucks would end the world as we know it in 2012. Somewhere underground there is a graphic of that Siren Bitch Logo they use just before 2012 on that Cave Calendar. An appointment with the Devil(Starsucks)on that Calendar right before they threw up their hands in defeat. Either that or they ran into the end of the cave and couldnt go beyond 2012.
Here is the Full Article where I got this from :
Starsucks!
At first blush, there's a pretty close correlation between a country having a significant Starbucks presence, especially in its financial capital, and major financial cock-ups -- from Australia (big blowups in finance, hedge funds and asset management companies; 23 stores) to the United Kingdom (nationalization of its largest banks).
In many ways, London in recent years has been a more concentrated version of New York -- the wellspring of many toxic innovations, a hedge-fund haven. It sports 256 Starbucks outlets. In Spain, which is now grappling with the bursting of a speculative coastal real-estate bubble (sound familiar?), the financial capital, Madrid, has 48 outlets.
In crazy Dubai, 48 Starbucks outlets serve a population of 1.4 million. South Korea, which is bailing out its banks big-time, has 253; Paris, the locus of several embarrassing debacles, has 35.
But there are many spots on the globe where it's tough to find a Starbucks. And these are precisely the places where banks are surviving, in large part because they have not financially integrated with banks in the Starbucks economies.
In the entire continent of Africa, whose banks don't stray too far, I count just three (in Egypt). We haven't heard much about bailouts in Central America, where Starbucks has no presence.
South America's banks may be buckling, but they haven't broken. Argentina, formerly a financial basket case and now a pocket of relative strength, has just one store. Brazil, with a population of nearly 200 million, has a mere 14.
Italy hasn't suffered any major bank failures, in part because its banking sector isn't very active on the international scene. The number of Starbucks there? Zero.
And the small countries of Northern Europe, whose banking systems have been largely spared, are mostly Starbucks-free. (There are two in Denmark, three in the Netherlands, and none in the Scandinavian trio of Sweden, Finland and Norway.)
My tentative theory: Having a significant Starbucks presence is a pretty significant indicator of the degree of connectedness to the form of highly caffeinated, free-spending capitalism that got us into this mess.
Here is the Full Article where I got this from :
Starsucks!
At first blush, there's a pretty close correlation between a country having a significant Starbucks presence, especially in its financial capital, and major financial cock-ups -- from Australia (big blowups in finance, hedge funds and asset management companies; 23 stores) to the United Kingdom (nationalization of its largest banks).
In many ways, London in recent years has been a more concentrated version of New York -- the wellspring of many toxic innovations, a hedge-fund haven. It sports 256 Starbucks outlets. In Spain, which is now grappling with the bursting of a speculative coastal real-estate bubble (sound familiar?), the financial capital, Madrid, has 48 outlets.
In crazy Dubai, 48 Starbucks outlets serve a population of 1.4 million. South Korea, which is bailing out its banks big-time, has 253; Paris, the locus of several embarrassing debacles, has 35.
But there are many spots on the globe where it's tough to find a Starbucks. And these are precisely the places where banks are surviving, in large part because they have not financially integrated with banks in the Starbucks economies.
In the entire continent of Africa, whose banks don't stray too far, I count just three (in Egypt). We haven't heard much about bailouts in Central America, where Starbucks has no presence.
South America's banks may be buckling, but they haven't broken. Argentina, formerly a financial basket case and now a pocket of relative strength, has just one store. Brazil, with a population of nearly 200 million, has a mere 14.
Italy hasn't suffered any major bank failures, in part because its banking sector isn't very active on the international scene. The number of Starbucks there? Zero.
And the small countries of Northern Europe, whose banking systems have been largely spared, are mostly Starbucks-free. (There are two in Denmark, three in the Netherlands, and none in the Scandinavian trio of Sweden, Finland and Norway.)
My tentative theory: Having a significant Starbucks presence is a pretty significant indicator of the degree of connectedness to the form of highly caffeinated, free-spending capitalism that got us into this mess.
There is a new reason to hate these guys!
H2Offenders: Starbucks gets blasted for leaving tap running at all locationsby Josh Loposer
Oct 6th 2008 @ 10:15AM
Filed under: Food, Health, Green by the Numbers
When it comes to corporate greenness, there are plenty of surprise winners and losers out there. For example, IBM's business practices are more eco-friendly than Apple's. Or, that the once vilified Wal-Mart is now pursuing some of the nation's most ambitious sustainability goals. To add to the list, we now find that Starbucks -- one of the most successful and consumer savvy companies around -- has been pouring enough water down the drain each day to supply the entire nation of Zambia.
That's due to a strange health/cleanliness policy that mandates that a faucet over a sink called the "dipping well" must be kept running at all times. Apparently, Starbucks health officials believe that running the tap constantly prevents bacteria growth in the pipes -- or something like that. Most experts seem to believe that Starbucks' obsession with running water is pure superstition, and a wasteful one at that. According to The Sun, leaving one Starbucks tap running for just 3 minutes wastes "the amount of water one African needs to survive for a day in drought conditions."
The problem really spirals out of control when you take into account that Starbucks is operating 10,000 stores worldwide, pouring an estimated 6.18 million gallons of water down the drain per day.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1771553.ece
Oct 6th 2008 @ 10:15AM
Filed under: Food, Health, Green by the Numbers
When it comes to corporate greenness, there are plenty of surprise winners and losers out there. For example, IBM's business practices are more eco-friendly than Apple's. Or, that the once vilified Wal-Mart is now pursuing some of the nation's most ambitious sustainability goals. To add to the list, we now find that Starbucks -- one of the most successful and consumer savvy companies around -- has been pouring enough water down the drain each day to supply the entire nation of Zambia.
That's due to a strange health/cleanliness policy that mandates that a faucet over a sink called the "dipping well" must be kept running at all times. Apparently, Starbucks health officials believe that running the tap constantly prevents bacteria growth in the pipes -- or something like that. Most experts seem to believe that Starbucks' obsession with running water is pure superstition, and a wasteful one at that. According to The Sun, leaving one Starbucks tap running for just 3 minutes wastes "the amount of water one African needs to survive for a day in drought conditions."
The problem really spirals out of control when you take into account that Starbucks is operating 10,000 stores worldwide, pouring an estimated 6.18 million gallons of water down the drain per day.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1771553.ece
I thought I would post some work by Owen
We went to the State Fair last night and the Kids went to see their old friend Owen. I say friend because over the years(9 of them) they have gotten their Caricature drawn by a man only known as Owen. He has done them as many characters over the years but here for your viewing pleasure, is this years choices. I have to say the amusement on their face when the girls made the selection of who they wanted to be in the pictures, was priceless. It didn't earn me a discount though. He admitted one was a first for him. Can you guess which one?
Enjoy
Anyone who knows me, knows I am a founding member and soon to be, past president of our local PETA organization. I have seriously neglected my Duties and should probably pass the title along to another person interested in furthering our groups goals and accomplishments. Not that I dont partake of all things a good PETA president should and I do set excellent examples for fellow members.
PETA is People Eating Tasty Animals! Not that other acronym. If God didn't want us eating animals, then why did he make them out of meat? To become a member all you have to do is "suffer" through an initiation by putting on a good Barbeque for all members and promise to uphold the goals of PETA by enjoying meat at every meal or whenever possible. There really is no suffering in that. BBQs are awesome!
Below are some of the finer points of PETA, which is kind of like Boyscouts for grilling type people.
Grill Master. You become a Grill Master when you grill for everyone you know and everyone you meet. Its all about he who grills the most animals, is the master. Or for the Fast track, a Graduation Certificate from BBQ University is acceptable.
3F badge. Earned by eating meat from all three meat groups. Fins, Feathers, and Furs. Preferably at every Barbeque.
The Turducken is the official bird of PETA. For those who dont know what that is, its a Duck, inside a Chicken, inside a Turkey. You pussies can stuff bread in your Turkey, but real stuffing is more meat!
Favorite Snack of PETA is Jerky. Any meat works. Caught eating Soy Jerky is grounds for immediate revocation of Membership.
Favorite Pizza of a PETA Member is the Meatza, or Meat Lovers. If you order double or extra toppings, you are an upstanding member and an example for all of PETA.
PETA recognizes 5 basic food groups: Pork, Beef, Fish, Fowl, and Condiments.
Favorite Salad Topping, Bacon Bits. Not Baconettes, that questionable crap you wonder if its bacon or clay. What is that crap? Looks like Beggin Strips.
I once went to 3 Barbeques in one day. Setting an example for all fellow members. I never say no to a Barbeque. Did you know there are 3 ways that are all right to spell Barbeque, Barbecue, BBQ. That is a wonderful thing.
Ted Nugent is one of the Idols and an honorary member of PETA.
When you become a member, you can shop in the PETA Store for Items such as Fur Coats and Rugs. Anything Leather. We also sell Bumper Stickers like:
Ahhhhh! We have arrived!
New Wearable Feedbags Let Americans Eat More, Move Less
I am on my way to get mine now! I am going to get the Chipotle Chicken at KFC with Mashed Potatoes and Gravy.
OK showing some love to the Veterinarian
She loves her animals. She does everything she can for them. Its amazing how much she Loves her animals actually. Have you ever had that thought? The one where someone just cant help but how they are, and they seem destined for a profession. Its kinda like that.
I have two of the most wonderful kids.
Ok Too funny
On Idol(my latest past time) Randy was always repeating his latest and greatest blurb relating to contestants. he got stuck on, "Listen up Dog! Listen, You could sing the Phone Book!"
Well some creative guy, had the Davids both sing the phonebook. They sang it and well, I will let you see how they did.
The Competition
David Cook obviously owned this competition too!
Well some creative guy, had the Davids both sing the phonebook. They sang it and well, I will let you see how they did.
The Competition
David Cook obviously owned this competition too!
Sign of the times?
http://www.spam.com/
Sales of Spam — that much maligned meat — are rising as consumers are turning more to lunch meats and other lower-cost foods to extend their already stretched food budgets.
Spam sales are on the Rise!
He Won!
I think America got it right. David Cook was able to pull off the upset even though it apeared the Judges were trying to take it another direction. Maybe they made it end this way by saying what the did the other night. Inspiring people to vote for David Cook. Either way, congrats to both, but it was great to see the most talented in my opinion win one. Here is one last Video of his performing. Gotta love the Top!
I am going to dedicate this post to Simon!
He manned up last night and apologized for his comments to David Cook the other night on Idol. Said he was too harsh on him, especially after going home and watching the whole thing over again. Props to you Simon for doing the right thing. Way to Man Up and let him and people like me who were pissed by your comments. I have to admit David Cook took them a lot better than I would have.
OH MY GOD!
Simon shilled right along with that Tool Randy, who cant seem to find new ways to describe a performance if his life depended on it. It is either "Pitchy", or you can "Sing the Phone Book". "It was alright, dog check this out! check this out dog!"
Then there is Paula. I think she went and asked Alice! She is defenitely chasing Rabbits. What can you say about Paula? I mean really, at least she had something positive to say most of the time, and you knew she had no idea where she was week after week after they dropped her off at work.
But Simon?! I think if Simon believes Archuleta is the best, Well Paula is sharing her stash! David Archuleta is cruise ship material! That guy will make it big doing cruise ship entertainment. Old people who want sappy, nostrilized, ballady crap like he sings week in and week out.
I know its probably better if Archuleta wins, then Cook wont be locked into a contract with the idiots called American Idol for whatever the term of that contract is.
Then there is Paula. I think she went and asked Alice! She is defenitely chasing Rabbits. What can you say about Paula? I mean really, at least she had something positive to say most of the time, and you knew she had no idea where she was week after week after they dropped her off at work.
But Simon?! I think if Simon believes Archuleta is the best, Well Paula is sharing her stash! David Archuleta is cruise ship material! That guy will make it big doing cruise ship entertainment. Old people who want sappy, nostrilized, ballady crap like he sings week in and week out.
I know its probably better if Archuleta wins, then Cook wont be locked into a contract with the idiots called American Idol for whatever the term of that contract is.
I never thought it would happen
But I do like American Idol. I love Music anyway, but something about people with talent yet to be discovered makes it really enjoyable. There happens to be such a guy on the show now. He wont win the thing because of the stupid people who vote not based on talent. They have already sent a couple of the talented ones home. I think David Cook should win the whole thing. Here are two reasons why.
Reason 1
Reason 2
Ok here is Reason 3
They will probably give it to that no talent punk David Archuletta who goes out there and gets all the little girls worked up. I have to admit Syesha Mercado has flat turned it on and has been performing some great songs. I think once she figured out anyone who wanted to hear Whitney Houston, already has her albums she is doing alright.
We shall see.
Reason 1
Reason 2
Ok here is Reason 3
They will probably give it to that no talent punk David Archuletta who goes out there and gets all the little girls worked up. I have to admit Syesha Mercado has flat turned it on and has been performing some great songs. I think once she figured out anyone who wanted to hear Whitney Houston, already has her albums she is doing alright.
We shall see.
Something So Inspiring
I was impressed with this guy so much I could not, not post it on my Blog. I dont have a lot of readers, but its worth it to share with the ones I do have. Its an Awesome lecture inspired by some very sad circumstances and it is so inspirational. Please watch at least the Readers Digest Version which is the first link. It Runs about 12 minutes.
Readers Digest Version
http://video.stumbleupon.com/#p=ithct48cqw
Real Deal
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5700431505846055184
The 2nd one is almost two hours
Readers Digest Version
http://video.stumbleupon.com/#p=ithct48cqw
Real Deal
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5700431505846055184
The 2nd one is almost two hours
When being wrong doesnt hurt
I can give you a couple of instances where if you are wrong, you may be just as well off as if you are right.
I will start with Christianity.
People are passionate about Religion, there are many variations on the theme. Everyone believes theirs is the best or the "Right" way to praise the creator of all that we humans enjoy in our short time on Earth and the place beyond. People are so passionate they will argue about it, its divisive, it brings hate and prejudice, it has caused many wars to be waged in the name of a creator, or as in some cases a war fought in the name of a prophet. In some cases Religion has caused mass suicides. It has caused other people to just take others lives. Those are the extreme cases obviously.
In the not so extreme cases what does ones Christian belief hurt? Example: take Pascals wager. Pascal's Wager can be presented in many different forms, usually something like this:
"If you believe, and God exists, you gain everything. If you disbelieve, and God exists, you lose everything."
Sounds pretty simple for an investment of your time to be essentially a better human being. It either pays off in the end or it doesn't. You really haven't lost anything by believing and tailoring your life to be a better person. The Ten Commandments really are not bad a list to live by.
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Now take Global Warming. Wow the opinions on this one differ greatly. I haven't seen it spark any wars yet. I do think it has caused death to extremists on both sides of the issue although I could never prove it was the true underlying cause for any one's death. Some people are willing to die for a cause, and some are willing to take a life for one. If I were to believe that humans were the cause of Global Warming, and I chose to modify my life accordingly, what have I lost? What have I gained? Being wrong will only mean that I conserve energy, recycle, and be Eco-friendly. Choosing this opinion has no downside. There are no ill effects. I would be perfectly content with being wrong that Humans are a large part of Global Warming, and would actually hope that I was wrong.
What other things could be so harmless to be wrong? To live an alternate lifestyle to do your part to change things for the better only to find out it wasn't the way you thought it was, but you could still feel good you did your part to better your life, and the lives of others?
I will start with Christianity.
People are passionate about Religion, there are many variations on the theme. Everyone believes theirs is the best or the "Right" way to praise the creator of all that we humans enjoy in our short time on Earth and the place beyond. People are so passionate they will argue about it, its divisive, it brings hate and prejudice, it has caused many wars to be waged in the name of a creator, or as in some cases a war fought in the name of a prophet. In some cases Religion has caused mass suicides. It has caused other people to just take others lives. Those are the extreme cases obviously.
In the not so extreme cases what does ones Christian belief hurt? Example: take Pascals wager. Pascal's Wager can be presented in many different forms, usually something like this:
"If you believe, and God exists, you gain everything. If you disbelieve, and God exists, you lose everything."
Sounds pretty simple for an investment of your time to be essentially a better human being. It either pays off in the end or it doesn't. You really haven't lost anything by believing and tailoring your life to be a better person. The Ten Commandments really are not bad a list to live by.
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Now take Global Warming. Wow the opinions on this one differ greatly. I haven't seen it spark any wars yet. I do think it has caused death to extremists on both sides of the issue although I could never prove it was the true underlying cause for any one's death. Some people are willing to die for a cause, and some are willing to take a life for one. If I were to believe that humans were the cause of Global Warming, and I chose to modify my life accordingly, what have I lost? What have I gained? Being wrong will only mean that I conserve energy, recycle, and be Eco-friendly. Choosing this opinion has no downside. There are no ill effects. I would be perfectly content with being wrong that Humans are a large part of Global Warming, and would actually hope that I was wrong.
What other things could be so harmless to be wrong? To live an alternate lifestyle to do your part to change things for the better only to find out it wasn't the way you thought it was, but you could still feel good you did your part to better your life, and the lives of others?
I am Iron Man!
No Not the song by Black Sabbath, although they do use it in this Movie, but the fact we are getting this Movie at all is awesome to me. It is another one that looks like it will be awesome! I am just a fan of Comics made movies. I often do not care they are sometimes Cheezy, that sometimes they have a slight disconnect. How many people have ever read a Comic book and said to themselves, "NO WAY! That couldnt really happen." or "Thats Impossible!" I mean what are they comparing it to? Your mind taking the story in a comic book and expounding on the whole thing, shouldnt be any more or less credible on a screen. Maybe its just me and maybe I dont know how to say what I mean. Anyway, Iron man is coming to the Screen, and I think Robert Downey Jr may of been a good choice for Iron Man, maybe not. I will reserve judgement until I see it. But it looks good to me. I like his Sarcasm in the Trailer, maybe a whole hour of it would wear thin, I dont know. Still I cant wait.
How Awesome is this gonna be?!
Its sad what happened with Heath Ledger, but from the Trailer for the Dark Knight, he is freaky good as the Joker. It is scary how he looks like he could be the Joker. I cannot wait to see this movie.
I love the fact they are re-doing the Batman story using the Dark Knight series this time. It is darker, more sinister, people dying. You know when Batman is out for Revenge, people are gonna die. The Joker was an Evil Bastard who had a total disconnect and was psychotic to boot. Should be exciting. Cant wait!
OH wow! I wish we still had these!
By LAURAN NEERGAARD, Associated Press Writer
Tue Feb 19, 5:08 PM ET
WASHINGTON - A frog the size of a bowling ball, with heavy armor and teeth, lived among dinosaurs millions of years ago — intimidating enough that scientists who unearthed its fossils dubbed the beast Beelzebufo, or Devil Toad. But its size — 10 pounds and 16 inches long — isn't the only curiosity. Researchers discovered the creature's bones in Madagascar. Yet it seems to be a close relative of normal-sized frogs who today live half a world away in South America, challenging assumptions about ancient geography.
The discovery, led by paleontologist David Krause at New York's Stony Brook University, was published Monday by the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "This frog, if it has the same habits as its living relatives in South America, was quite voracious," Krause said. "It's even conceivable that it could have taken down some hatchling dinosaurs."
Krause began finding fragments of abnormally large frog bones in Madagascar, off the coast of Africa, in 1993. They dated back to the late Cretaceous period, roughly 70 million years ago, in an area where Krause also was finding dinosaur and crocodile fossils. But only recently did Krause's team assemble enough frog bones to piece together what the creature would have looked like, and weighed.
The largest living frog, the Goliath frog of West Africa, can reach 7 pounds. But Krause teamed with fossil frog experts from University College London to determine that Beelzebufo isn't related to other African frogs.
It seems to be a relative of South American horned frogs, known scientifically as Ceratophrys. Popular as pets, they're sometimes called pacman frogs for their huge mouths. Like those modern frogs, Beelzebufo [The name comes from the Greek word for devil, Beelzebub, and Latin for toad, bufo (pronounced boo-foe)].
had a wide mouth and powerful jaws, plus teeth. Skull bones were extremely thick, with ridges and grooves characteristic of some type of armor or protective shield.
The family link raises a paleontology puzzle: Standard theory for how the continents drifted apart show what is now Madagascar would have been long separated by ocean from South America during Beelzebufo's time. And frogs can't survive long in salt water, Krause noted. He contends the giant frog provides evidence for competing theories that some bridge still connected the land masses that late in time, perhaps via an Antarctica that was much warmer than today.
OK heres the deal
I was watching TV the other night and they say there is a SPY Satellite going to fall to Earth Harmlessly in several small pieces, may just burn up on re-entry. A Week later, they say it has a harmful unused Fuel that probably wont burn up on re-entry, but may split open when it doesnt land so harmlessly back on Earth. The reason they are telling the world this? Your guess is as good as mine. But if you dont believe in conspiracy theories you go on and believe everything they tell you. If you happen to believe in conspiracy theories, dont believe a word of it. I fall somewhere in the middle of the whole thing myself and here is the reason why.
They(our Government) knew that day, back in 2006 when the thing launched, it was a dud. Why two years later are we still messing with this thing? When we launched the Hubble Telescope back in 1990, it had a bad mirror basically rendering it a useless piece of space junk. Did we Fret over that and wait for it to fall back to Earth? Hell NO! We sent another multi billion dollar space project into space to fix it. After all, thats what we built those shuttles for isnt it? Well at least I recall the Government telling me that on at least one occasion. It worked, the Hubble was put back into its orbit to continue the Mission.
Why then, if we have known for two years this all of a sudden huge hazzard to humans on Earth was coming down, havent we controlled a mission where the Shuttle coming back empty, stop and pick up a Satellite and throw it into a Cargo bay? Wouldnt that make a whole lot more sense? Does our Military or who ever owns this piece of junk have the Millions of dollars spent on this piece of crap to just let it go? Well here is another interesting thing, instead of letting it fall harmlessly to Earth and potentially burning up. They deemed the threat to the public so great, they decided t take the opportunity to rework a Military Rocket, and shoot the thing to pieces before it re enters the atmosphere. Yes! They are going to trust a low bidder creation of a Missile, to hit the thing in a spot no bigger than a Loaf of bread while its sailing through Space at a velocity of about 22,783 mph (36,667 kph). This doesnt even sound like a good idea. The potential for pieces of this thing to remain in space, something even the size of a Quarter flying around, potentially piercing anything flying in the area are far greater than I would care to risk.
See things are not adding up on this whole deal. Some day maybe all this will be declassified and we will know the truth. But I doubt it.
I am adding this bit of info from some Scientists speculating based on a built Model of the shooting down of this missile and some ill effects of an attempt by China to do this already.
Information the modelers do know:
The satellite has a mass of about 5,015 pounds (2,275 kilograms).
The missile would be fired from a ship in the North Pacific Ocean.
The interception would occur at an altitude of about 149 miles (240 kilometers).
The satellite and missile would close on one another at a velocity of about 22,783 mph (36,667 kph).
If left alone, the satellite is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere some time between the end of February and early March. About 2,500 pounds (1,134 kilograms) of satellite material would survive re-entry (the rest would burn up), including 1,000 pounds (453 kilograms) of hydrazine, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Defense.
The collision between the fired missile and the satellite would not only break the massive hunk of metal into pieces but would also speed up its tumble through Earth's atmosphere.
"If you want to bring something down, you slow it down. You apply a force on it which results in it being slowed down and decrease in its orbit," Carrico told SPACE.com. "Right at that point where they want to engage [the satellite] is at the edge of the atmosphere, so you're bringing it down faster."
The plan comes on the heels of the intentional destruction last year of China's Fengyun-1C weather satellite, which produced a flurry of concern over the hostile-or-not nature of the firing as well as a serious load of shrapnel littering Earth orbit. That debris is still in space, frustrating mission managers and satellite operators forced to dodge the potentially debilitating bits.
USA-193 is already on its way toward Earth and the interception will take place at a much lower altitude than that of the China satellite, presumably meaning that whatever happens, there will not be a fresh load of small junk sent into perpetual orbit.
If more details were made public, the model results could change depending on several factors, including the location of the ships and when the missile is fired.
"How the missile hits the satellite will affect how quickly the debris re-enters and what the velocity is between the objects and how they hit," Hall said. "Are they attempting to get most of the debris to come down in the Pacific almost immediately? Or ... over the course of two or three revolutions, is most of it going to start to fall out? If we had different information about the engagement we could re-run our model.
They(our Government) knew that day, back in 2006 when the thing launched, it was a dud. Why two years later are we still messing with this thing? When we launched the Hubble Telescope back in 1990, it had a bad mirror basically rendering it a useless piece of space junk. Did we Fret over that and wait for it to fall back to Earth? Hell NO! We sent another multi billion dollar space project into space to fix it. After all, thats what we built those shuttles for isnt it? Well at least I recall the Government telling me that on at least one occasion. It worked, the Hubble was put back into its orbit to continue the Mission.
Why then, if we have known for two years this all of a sudden huge hazzard to humans on Earth was coming down, havent we controlled a mission where the Shuttle coming back empty, stop and pick up a Satellite and throw it into a Cargo bay? Wouldnt that make a whole lot more sense? Does our Military or who ever owns this piece of junk have the Millions of dollars spent on this piece of crap to just let it go? Well here is another interesting thing, instead of letting it fall harmlessly to Earth and potentially burning up. They deemed the threat to the public so great, they decided t take the opportunity to rework a Military Rocket, and shoot the thing to pieces before it re enters the atmosphere. Yes! They are going to trust a low bidder creation of a Missile, to hit the thing in a spot no bigger than a Loaf of bread while its sailing through Space at a velocity of about 22,783 mph (36,667 kph). This doesnt even sound like a good idea. The potential for pieces of this thing to remain in space, something even the size of a Quarter flying around, potentially piercing anything flying in the area are far greater than I would care to risk.
See things are not adding up on this whole deal. Some day maybe all this will be declassified and we will know the truth. But I doubt it.
I am adding this bit of info from some Scientists speculating based on a built Model of the shooting down of this missile and some ill effects of an attempt by China to do this already.
Information the modelers do know:
The satellite has a mass of about 5,015 pounds (2,275 kilograms).
The missile would be fired from a ship in the North Pacific Ocean.
The interception would occur at an altitude of about 149 miles (240 kilometers).
The satellite and missile would close on one another at a velocity of about 22,783 mph (36,667 kph).
If left alone, the satellite is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere some time between the end of February and early March. About 2,500 pounds (1,134 kilograms) of satellite material would survive re-entry (the rest would burn up), including 1,000 pounds (453 kilograms) of hydrazine, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Defense.
The collision between the fired missile and the satellite would not only break the massive hunk of metal into pieces but would also speed up its tumble through Earth's atmosphere.
"If you want to bring something down, you slow it down. You apply a force on it which results in it being slowed down and decrease in its orbit," Carrico told SPACE.com. "Right at that point where they want to engage [the satellite] is at the edge of the atmosphere, so you're bringing it down faster."
The plan comes on the heels of the intentional destruction last year of China's Fengyun-1C weather satellite, which produced a flurry of concern over the hostile-or-not nature of the firing as well as a serious load of shrapnel littering Earth orbit. That debris is still in space, frustrating mission managers and satellite operators forced to dodge the potentially debilitating bits.
USA-193 is already on its way toward Earth and the interception will take place at a much lower altitude than that of the China satellite, presumably meaning that whatever happens, there will not be a fresh load of small junk sent into perpetual orbit.
If more details were made public, the model results could change depending on several factors, including the location of the ships and when the missile is fired.
"How the missile hits the satellite will affect how quickly the debris re-enters and what the velocity is between the objects and how they hit," Hall said. "Are they attempting to get most of the debris to come down in the Pacific almost immediately? Or ... over the course of two or three revolutions, is most of it going to start to fall out? If we had different information about the engagement we could re-run our model.
What can I say? I mean really!
I have been slacking off on my Blog. I dont have a computer at home so I work on this blog when I can. Lately I havent had any conspiracy theories to report on. No travesties other than not enough Bruce Willis material being produced.
I do have one most awesome event to report though, we went to our 9th Daddy Daughter Valentines dance. Some one told me to enjoy that while it lasts because my daughters wont want anything to do with me in a couple of years. Does that really happen? or is it more what you will or wont do with them. See with my kids, its a lot of give and take. I take them places I want to go, I go to places they want to go. I dont force them, but as anyone will attest, if you dont hang with me, you just might miss something.
I will create something to blog about and I will try not to disappoint my Norwegian friend. She cant see my You tube material all the time. I love You tube, it is recorded history like no other!
I will make a new posting soon!
I do have one most awesome event to report though, we went to our 9th Daddy Daughter Valentines dance. Some one told me to enjoy that while it lasts because my daughters wont want anything to do with me in a couple of years. Does that really happen? or is it more what you will or wont do with them. See with my kids, its a lot of give and take. I take them places I want to go, I go to places they want to go. I dont force them, but as anyone will attest, if you dont hang with me, you just might miss something.
I will create something to blog about and I will try not to disappoint my Norwegian friend. She cant see my You tube material all the time. I love You tube, it is recorded history like no other!
I will make a new posting soon!
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