Monday, March 31, 2014

Where Does The Real Problem Reside? The 0.01% Vs. The 1%

While I always supported the overall message and energy that encompassed the Occupy Wall Street movement, I never backed the slogan of the 1% vs. the 99%. From my own personal experience, it is entirely clear that the actual problem is a far smaller group within the 1%, the 0.1% or the 0.01% (although I recognize “We Are the 99.9%” isn’t catchy).

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-03-31/where-does-real-problem-reside-001-vs-1

brewing beer with rye

http://morebeer.com/brewingtechniques/library/backissues/issue1.3/hayden.html

growing rye

http://www.organicgardening.com/learn-and-grow/grains-growing-guide

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Mother wants son exonerated following arrest in last weekend's violence

With her five children inside her vehicle, a woman was struck in the face and left unconscious at the intersection of First and Jefferson streets.
Tyrone Booker, 19, and Shaquazz Allen, 18, are accused in the assault.


Read more: http://www.wlky.com/news/mother-wants-son-exonerated-following-arrest-in-last-weekends-violence/25232682#ixzz2xVFjdO2Y

Startling Rift on Supreme Court Springs From Error by Kagan On Text of Obamacare Law

Nonsense. Not one word in the Affordable Care Act guarantees health plans will cover birth control products. There is no right. President Obama and his Secretary of Health and Human Services added that requirement by regulation. Women have a constitutionally protected right to use birth control, but nothing guarantees that they can get it from an employer.

http://www.nysun.com/national/startling-rift-on-supreme-court-brsprings-from/88646/

Friday, March 28, 2014

mozzarella

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vymXC0Cnxw

farmer's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBPYopcoeqs&list=TLvTkeW2Ed2CXdRmBWV9L6rrekyq3cFi33

Progressivism Unbound at HUD

HUD calls it de facto segregation. Not enough blacks and Hispanics live on every block and neighborhood within the county. HUD Assistant Secretary John Trasvina said in July that a tenant’s source of income is “often used as a proxy for race or national origin” in denying housing.

http://americanthinker.com/2014/03/progressivism_unbound_at_hud.html

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Two Greedy Italians

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp3BeRqi0Sk

bbq ribs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMvDbQ4jIs4

The Coming Paradigm Shift on Climate

In its most recent AR5 of 2013, the IPCC has dropped all previous pieces of evidence and instead concentrates on trying to prove that the reported surface warming between 1978 and 2000 agrees with a warming predicted by climate models.  This so-called proof turns out to be a weak reed indeed.  The reported warming applies only to surface (land-based) weather stations and is not seen in any other data set; the weather satellite data that measure atmospheric temperature show no significant trend -- neither do proxy data (from analysis of tree rings, ocean/lake sediments, stalagmites, etc)

http://americanthinker.com/2014/03/the_coming_paradigm_shift_on_climate_.html

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Not Even Wrong About Russia

If we continue to dismantle our defense capacity while Russia and China nourish theirs, we will be in deep trouble.
http://pjmedia.com/spengler/2014/03/26/not-even-wrong-about-russia/?singlepage=true

How Matt Drudge (and Other Obamacare Victims) Can Escape the “Liberty Tax”

Buried in Section 1501 on page 148 of the so-called Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is an exemption from the individual mandate for a “health care sharing ministry,” a group whose members “share a common set of ethical or religious beliefs and share medical expenses among members in accordance with those beliefs.” For any member of such group, the law says, “No penalty shall be imposed.”

http://www.openmarket.org/2014/03/25/how-matt-drudge-and-other-obamacare-victims-can-escape-the-liberty-tax/

Cops: 5 in custody for Temple attacks

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/dncrime/Cops-5-in-custody-for-Temple-attacks.html

EPA Unveils ‘Largest Expansion’ of ‘Authority to Regulate Private Property’

http://pjmedia.com/blog/epa-unveils-largest-expansion-of-authority-to-regulate-private-property/

College Students Fail to Name a Single U.S. Senator

When asked if they could name a SINGLE U.S. senator, the students blanked.  Also, very few knew that each state has two senators.  The guesses were all over the map, with some crediting each state with twelve, thirteen, and five senators. - See more at: http://cnsnews.com/mrctv-blog/matt-vespa/college-students-fail-name-single-us-senator#sthash.oUiTlnHb.dpuf

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

The Great Illusion Debunked Again

Thompson’s conclusion was this, “Tory tradition...  having suffered less disillusionment and dismay over the abrupt and violent reappearance of barbarism and violence, was better able to meet the threat by organizing resources of power against predatory foes."

http://americanthinker.com/2014/03/the_great_illusion_debunked_again.html

200 teens RIOT in Louisville Sat night robbing, assaulting people; Man claims victim of attack the night before

http://therightscoop.com/200-teens-riot-in-louisville-sat-night-robbing-assaulting-people-man-claims-victim-of-attack-the-night-before/

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/03/24/video-4-suspects-sought-in-brick-attack-in-north-philadelphia/

Feds Spend $50K on Two Mitsubishis for the Albanian Border Police

The State Department purchased two Mitsubishi pick-ups for $50,000 to be used by the border police in Albania.
The U.S. government has already bought six L200 Double Cab Mitsubishis for the Albanian Border Police (ABP), and said the two additional vehicles will “fulfill the ABP’s needs.”
http://freebeacon.com/feds-spend-50k-on-two-mitsubishis-for-the-albanian-border-police/

Fed’s Mortgage Holdings May Dampen Future Bond Sell-Offs, Fed Says

If yields rise, chances for the rapid increases in rates are fewer because the Fed isn’t inclined to hedge its $1.6 trillion in mortgage bonds against rising rates, the New York Fed economists said. Leaving the Fed portfolio with no hedges, or “infrequently” hedged, reduces the type of trading that is often blamed for exacerbating bond selling, they said.
Mortgage bond hedges, which in times of falling rates include purchases of Treasury securities, are typically unwound when rates rise, causing yields to increase further. The cycle can repeat itself, as it did in 1994 and 2003 when 10-year Treasury yields rose about 2.5 percentage points and 1.5 percentage points, respectively, the economists said.
When mortgage rates fall, some investors buy Treasurys because more homeowners will refinance and prepay their loans, depriving mortgage bond investors of securities with higher income. Rising mortgage rates cut refinancing, extending the time that investors will receive below-market returns.
The Fed’s decision not to hedge its mortgage bonds has a greater impact as its influence over the $5.4 trillion “agency” MBS market has grown, the economists said.

http://stream.wsj.com/story/markets/SS-2-5/SS-2-489890/

Monday, March 24, 2014

Leading scientific body to review its support for global warming 'consensus'

In a nod to the likelihood that nature, not man, calls the shots, another APS audit question asks the panel: "What do you see as the likelihood of solar influences beyond TSI (total solar irradiance)? Is it coincidence that the stasis has occurred during the weakest solar cycle (i.e., sunspot activity) in about a century?"

http://americanthinker.com/blog/2014/03/leading_scientific_body_to_review_its_support_for_global_warming_consensus.html

Aborted babies incinerated to heat UK hospitals

The bodies of thousands of aborted and miscarried babies were incinerated as clinical waste, with some even used to heat hospitals, an investigation has found.
Ten NHS trusts have admitted burning foetal remains alongside other rubbish while two others used the bodies in ‘waste-to-energy’ plants which generate power for heat.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10717566/Aborted-babies-incinerated-to-heat-UK-hospitals.html

What Do We Mean When We Speak of Freedom?

http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/5430/full

Sunday, March 23, 2014

America’s police have become too militarised

http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21599349-americas-police-have-become-too-militarised-cops-or-soldiers

Lessons From the Little Ice Age

During the 17th century, longer winters and cooler summers disrupted growing seasons and destroyed harvests across Europe. It was the coldest century in a period of glacial expansion that lasted from the early 14th century until the mid-19th century. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/23/opinion/sunday/lessons-from-the-little-ice-age.html

Dying Memphis Neighborhood Foretells Next U.S. Crisis: Mortgages

In 2009, Treasury earmarked $50 billion to help failing homeowners. By October 2012, the department had spent $5.5 billion, with another $5 billion committed. That might seem like a staggering bounty, until you compare it to assistance for the banks, which in 2008 -- the depths of the financial crisis -- collectively got $1.2 trillion of loans from the Federal Reserve on a single day.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-21/dying-memphis-neighborhood-foretells-next-u-s-crisis-mortgages.html

an introduction to ancient greek

http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Ancient-Greek-Alfred-Mollin/dp/0761808531/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1395572909&sr=8-1&keywords=introduction+to+ancient+greek+mollin+williamson

Saturday, March 22, 2014

taming bitter greens

http://articles.latimes.com/2006/nov/29/food/fo-bittergreens

A Costly Failed Experiment

Democrats also fixated on another goal: protection for people with pre-existing conditions. One of the first things the new law did was create federal risk pools so that people who had been denied coverage for health reasons could purchase insurance for the same premium a healthy person would pay. Over the next three years, about 107,000 people took advantage of that opportunity.
Think about that. One of the main reasons given for interfering with the health care of 300 million people was to solve a problem that affected a tiny sliver of the population
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303802104579451162959061196?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADSecond&mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702303802104579451162959061196.html%3Fmod%3DWSJ_Opinion_LEADSecond

"QE Was A Massive Gift Intended To Boost Wealth", Fed President Admits

income inequality

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-03-21/qe-was-massive-gift-intended-boost-wealth-fed-president-admits

‘LIBERTY TAX’: WHITE HOUSE, MEDIA ATTACK AFTER DRUDGE PAYS OBAMACARE OPT-OUT PENALTY

Drudge indicated in his followup tweets that since he is self-employed as the proprietor of The Drudge Report, he files as a small business. According to the IRS’s website for self-employed individuals, they are required to pay taxes quarterly.
“As a self-employed individual, generally you are required to file an annual return and pay estimated tax quarterly,” the IRS website reads.
So, when they file and pay those 2014 first quarter taxes, such individuals have to pay the Obamacare Individual Mandate tax if they opted to not have health insurance—like Drudge just did.
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/03/21/White-House-Leads-Liberal-Media-In-Matt-Drudge-Attack

With Michigan gay marriage ban overturned, some county clerks ready to offer licenses Saturday

http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/03/with_michigan_gay_marriage_ban.html

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Three Hours of Media Waterboarding

Fracking

http://blog.heartland.org/2014/03/three-hours-of-media-waterboarding/

Obama’s IRS, cont’d

Emails and testimony that we confronted Ms. Lerner with showed her saying that the tea party is “very dangerous,” ordering a “multitiered review” (read: delay) of the cases, and managing the optics of her operation so it would not be revealed as a political project.

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2014/03/obamas-irs-contd.php

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

rothbard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3HatEn0BjI

Feds spend millions dressing creepy students up as fruits, vegetables

The federal government gave nearly $5 million to the University of Tennessee in support of its creepy healthy-eating campaign, which dresses students up as fruits and vegetables and films them terrorizing the residence halls.
It’s called “Get Fruved.”


Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2014/03/17/feds-spend-millions-dressing-creepy-students-up-as-fruits-vegetables/#ixzz2wPAXKs9g

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

How The Government Will Eliminate Fannie & Freddie (In One Simple Chart)

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-03-18/how-government-will-eliminate-fannie-freddie-one-simple-chart

hildegard von bingen remix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl9iZnBmLpE&list=PLAA3784C12E72DC14

if the world will be gulled, let it be gulled, ’tis good howsoever to keep it in subjection

http://books.google.com/books?id=4rvhM56lsn8C&pg=PA671&lpg=PA671&dq=if+the+world+will+be+gulled,+let+it+be+gulled,+%E2%80%99tis+good+howsoever+to+keep+it+in+subjection&source=bl&ots=jLuq8gxVdQ&sig=cWgse_i80qS7de6aAwrjHlsjL8E&hl=en&sa=X&ei=IWUoU9T_Isey2gXrqICYCw&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=if%20the%20world%20will%20be%20gulled%2C%20let%20it%20be%20gulled%2C%20%E2%80%99tis%20good%20howsoever%20to%20keep%20it%20in%20subjection&f=false

Monday, March 17, 2014

The 1914-1929 Boom Was An Artifact of War And Central Banking

by David Stockman 

http://bastiat.mises.org/2014/03/the-1914-1929-boom-was-an-artifact-of-war-and-central-banking/

repetition in music

http://aeon.co/magazine/altered-states/why-we-love-repetition-in-music/

Sunday, March 16, 2014

SUBVERSIVE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2014/03/subversive-in-southern-california.php

Unknown to Most, Cecilia Abbott Could Make History

In an interview with The San Antonio Express-News, Abbott interjected into her husband’s responses to lay out their opposition to exceptions allowing abortion in cases of rape or incest. “We just don’t discriminate against a child because of their beginnings,” she told the paper.

http://www.texastribune.org/2014/03/16/unknown-most-cecilia-abbott-could-make-history/

Saturday, March 15, 2014

bbq sauces

http://www.amazingribs.com/recipes/BBQ_sauces/bbq_sauce_types.html

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/302137

Salt Lick BBQ Sauce

3/4 cup mustard
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons ketchup
1 tablespoon brown sugar or molasses
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon hot sauce
freshly ground pepper to taste
In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients and mix well.
Store refrigerated in a tightly covered jar for up to 2 weeks.
http://myburningkitchen.com/page/8/
http://myburningkitchen.com/2013/08/19/smoked-pork-ribs-salt-lick-bbq-sauce/

Obamacare Insurers to Cover Same-Sex Spouses, U.S. Says

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-14/obamacare-insurers-to-cover-same-sex-spouses-u-s-says.html

So why did Topps win the Baseball Bubble Gum Card War?

http://blog.deanscards.com/2012/10/so-why-did-topps-win-baseball-bubble.html

US JUDGE STRIKES ARKANSAS' 12-WEEK ABORTION BAN

A federal judge Friday struck down Arkansas' attempt to ban most abortions beginning 12 weeks into a woman's pregnancy, saying viability, not a heartbeat, remains the key factor in determining whether abortions should be allowed.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ABORTION_BAN_ARKANSAS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Tennessee must recognize marriages of three same-sex couples: judge

Tennessee must recognize the legal same-sex marriages of three couples who wed in other states, a federal judge in Nashville ruled on Friday in a limited decision that echoed a similar case in neighboring Kentucky.

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/thomson-reuters/140314/tennessee-must-recognize-marriages-three-same-sex-couples-jud-1

Friday, March 14, 2014

A Big Blow for Abortion Advocates

http://americanthinker.com/2014/03/a_big_blow_for_abortion_advocates.html

http://www.gaypasg.org/gaypasg/PressClippings/2005/Jul/Same-sex%20marriage%20case%20heads%20to%20Md.%20Court.htm

EPA Wants to Slap $75K a Day Fine on Landowner Who Built Stock Pond on Own Property

The EPA’s action was initiated soon after controversy brewed on the Hill over the EPA’s proposed rule redefining “waters of the United States” in the Clean Water Act to include all ponds, lakes, wetlands and natural or manmade streams that have any effect on downstream navigable waters — whether on public lands or private property.

http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2014/03/13/epa-wants-to-slap-75k-a-day-fine-on-landowner-who-built-stock-pond-on-own-property/

Alger Hiss's Looking-Glass Wars: The Covert Life of a Soviet Spy [Kindle Edition]

http://www.amazon.com/Alger-Hisss-Looking-Glass-Wars-Covert-ebook/dp/B000V1YXUQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394796394&sr=8-1&keywords=Alger+Hiss%27s+Looking+Glass+Wars

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Business groups blindsided by Obama's proposed overtime regs

Business groups and congressional Republicans are blasting regulations President Obama will announce Thursday that could extend overtime pay to as many as 10 million workers who are now ineligible for it.

http://americanthinker.com/blog/2014/03/business_groups_blindsided_by_obamas_proposed_overtime_regs.html

The IRS: Deliberate and Partisan

Yet the IRS has done nothing to even wag a finger at CREW.  In 2011,O’Donnell explained, “The justice system should not be used as a political weapon, and CREW's illegal partisan campaign intervention in my US Senate race are well documented” and also “CREW recklessly abused its tax exempt status by illegally intervening in political campaigns.”

http://americanthinker.com/2014/03/the_irs_deliberate_and_partisan.html

Florida TV station documents ineligible voters as DoJ sues to prevent state from purging rolls

WBBH TV in Ft. Myers, Florida has performed a public service with its investigative reporting documenting non-US citizens voting regularly in local elections.  The segment can be seen below, but Judicial Watch summarizes it:

http://americanthinker.com/blog/2014/03/florida_tv_station_documents_ineligible_voters_as_doj_sues_to_prevent_state_from_purging_rolls_.html

Here Comes The Wage And Price Controls

Yet today President Obama is set to lauch another far more obvious form.
The central planner-in-chief is going to sign an Executive Order to require employers to expand overtime pay in the Land of the Free. This, on top of his recent proposal to increase the minimum wage 39% to $10.10 per hour (not that there’s any inflation).
Obviously this ‘decree by executive order’ strategy shows the political system for what it is: there is no republic, there are no checks and balances, there is no adherence to the Constitution.
They do whatever they want, however they want, with total immunity.
The troubling part about this executive order (aside from being yet another soon-to-fail wage control) is that it essentially abrogates millions of work contracts across the country.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-03-13/here-comes-wage-and-price-controls

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

‘We’re Going to Get Creamed’: Lerner Emails Paint Picture of Planning 501(c)(4) Scrutiny

http://pjmedia.com/blog/were-going-to-get-creamed-lerner-emails-paint-picture-of-planning-501c4-scrutiny/

Somali Plantain Stew

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bamPN6TO3o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X0wDxmcpik

How The FBI Has Been Working Hard To Deport Friends Of Guy They Killed During Interview About Boston Bombing

This week's This American Life is an entire hour devoted to investigating the FBI's killing of Ibragim Todashev along with a companion piece in Boston Magazine.

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140310/17434526523/how-fbi-has-been-working-hard-to-deport-friends-guy-they-killed-during-interview-about-boston-bombing.shtml

Obama Will Seek Broad Expansion of Overtime Pay

On Thursday, the president will direct the Labor Department to revamp its regulations to require overtime pay for several million additional fast-food managers, loan officers, computer technicians and others whom many businesses currently classify as “executive or professional” employees to avoid paying them overtime, according to White House officials briefed on the announcement.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/12/us/politics/obama-will-seek-broad-expansion-of-overtime-pay.html?hp

Small town America shouldn't resemble war zone: Column

Something potentially sinister is happening across America, and we should stop and take notice before it changes the character of our country forever. County, city and small-town police departments across the country are now acquiring free military-grade weapons that could possibly be used against the very citizens and taxpayers that not only fund their departments but who the police are charged with protecting.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2014/03/10/america-police-military-weapons-column/5789445/

Monday, March 10, 2014

Obama is not a dictator, but there is a danger in his aggregation of executive power.

Turley

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/commentary/la-oe-turley-obama-separation-of-powers-20140309,0,5262266.story#axzz2vUkYqWa2

EARTH IS SAFE FROM 'GLOBAL WARMING' SAY THE MEN WHO PUT MAN ON THE MOON

Doiron is similarly sceptical of the computer models used by climate alarmists. He and his team argue that the 105 models currently used by the IPCC are seriously flawed because they don't agree with each other and don't agree with empirical data.

http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-London/2014/03/08/Earth-is-safe-from-global-warming-say-the-men-who-put-man-on-the-moon

Global Debt Exceeds $100 Trillion as Governments Binge, BIS Says

Marketable U.S. government debt outstanding has surged to a record $12 trillion, up from $4.5 trillion at the end of 2007, according to U.S. Treasury data compiled by Bloomberg. Corporate bond sales globally jumped during the period, with issuance totaling more than $21 trillion, Bloomberg data show.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-09/global-debt-exceeds-100-trillion-as-governments-binge-bis-says.html

Sunday, March 9, 2014

Changing the SAT for 'Social Justice'

http://americanthinker.com/2014/03/changing_the_sat_for_social_justice.html

The Job Market’s February Crumble

NSAandSAjobAddsJan2008toFeb2014
http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-job-markets-february-crumble/

Saturday, March 8, 2014

Russia’s information warriors are on the march – we must respond

His garbled theory didn’t prove to be remotely true: the BBC Ukrainian service investigated, and spoke to the doctor who was the alleged source of the gossip. No one who was there has any doubt that the Ukrainian government, with Russian support, ordered the men to fire. But the seed of suspicion has been planted. The conversation is now being cited by Russian parliamentarians and used to spread the outrageous story that the demonstrators themselves organised snipers to kill fellow demonstrators.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/10683298/Russias-information-warriors-are-on-the-march-we-must-respond.html

Dioxin-like PCBs and Endometriosis

Thus, adult body burden assessments studies alone are unlikely to reveal the true association of PCBs or other toxicants relative to the subsequent development of endometriosis if the initial toxin-mediated disruption of reproductive tract cell and tissue function occurred during early life.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2867352/

Taxpayers Paid $2.4 Million to Develop ‘Origami’ Condoms

http://freebeacon.com/taxpayers-paid-2-4-million-to-develop-origami-condoms/

Bowery Assault Victim Confident He’s A Victim Of ‘Knockout Game’

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/03/06/police-release-surveillance-video-of-bowery-assault/

Pregnant mom who drove kids into ocean to appear before judge

Investigators said a family member told them that Wilkerson was in an abusive relationship, and she came to Florida with her children to escape her husband.

http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2014/3/8/fl_van_into_ocean.html

http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/08/justice/florida-mother-minivan-ocean/

http://www.wpbf.com/news/south-florida/ebony-wilkerson-woman-who-drove-into-ocean-had-filed-sexassault-complaint-against-husband/24857060

Friday, March 7, 2014

In the American West, Water Is a Political Weapon

http://bastiat.mises.org/2014/03/conservative-pundits-on-water-our-socialism-is-better-than-their-socialism/

High Sierra Pale Ale (Sierra Nevada)

Fermentables
Name Quantity Percent Extract Potential SRM Method
American Crystal 60L 10 oz 5.7 % 1.034/lb/gal 60 Mash
American Two-Row 10.25 lb 94.3 % 1.037/lb/gal 1.8 Mash
Totals: 10.88 pounds 100% 1.052 7.4

Hops
Name Quantity Form Alpha Stage Time
Cascade 0.75 oz Leaf 7.2 FWH 90
Yakima Magmum 0.18 oz Leaf 14.2 Boil 90
Perle 0.5 oz Leaf 8.2 Boil 90
Cascade 1 oz Leaf 7.2 Boil 15
Cascade 0.75 oz Leaf 7.2 Dry 0
Totals: 3.2 ounces 45.6 IBU

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/high-sierra-sierra-nevada-pale-ale-88930/

All-Grain - Ode To Arthur, Irish Stout (Guinness Clone)

Ingredients:
------------
11.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM) 63.8 %
4.25 lb Barley, Flaked (1.7 SRM) 24.6 %
1.75 lb Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) 10.1 %
0.25 lb Acid Malt (3.0 SRM) 1.4 %

3.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00%] (60 min) Hops 31.2 IBU

1 Pkgs Irish Ale Yeast (WLP004)

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f68/ode-arthur-irish-stout-guinness-clone-28239/

All-Grain - Rochefort 8 clone (as close as you can get)!

10.92 lb Pilsner (2 row) Belgian (2.0 SRM) 70.24%
1.73 lb Caramunich Malt (46.0 SRM) 11.13%
0.58 lb Corn, Flaked (1.3 SRM) 3.75%
0.58 lb Special B Malt (114.0 SRM) 3.75%
0.23 lb Carafa special dehusked (302.0 SRM) 1.47%
1.50 lb Dark Belgian candy sugar (100 SRM) 9.65 %
1.73 oz Styrian Goldings [4.20%] Boil 60 min
0.75 oz Hallertauer Hersbrucker [3.50%] Boil 30 min
0.39 oz Hallertauer Hersbrucker [3.50%] Boil 5 min
0.38 oz coriander seed Boil 5 min (Crush first)

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f73/rochefort-8-clone-close-you-can-get-158933/

Obama botches spelling of "respect" while lauding Aretha Franklin

The pumped-up audience gave a hearty laugh but was more than willing to forgive the president for spelling it "R-S-P-E-C-T."
In addressing the crowd, Mr. Obama said, "When Aretha first told us what R-S-P-E-C-T meant to her..."

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/obama-botches-spelling-of-respect-while-lauding-aretha-franklin/

How Republicans Won the Fight Over Abortion in Texas

http://www.nationaljournal.com/health-care/how-republicans-won-the-fight-over-abortion-in-texas-20140306

In Alabama, 57.8% of the Babies Aborted Are Black

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/michael-w-chapman/alabama-578-babies-aborted-are-black

COLD SHOULDER: ABC, CBS Exclude Scientists Critical of Global Warming for More Than 1,300 Days

Neither CBS nor ABC have included a skeptical scientists in their news shows within the past 1,300 days, but both networks included alarmists within the past 160 days -- CBS as recently as 22 days ago. When the networks did include other viewpoints, the experts were dismissed as "out of the scientific mainstream" or backed by "oil and coal companies." - See more at: http://cnsnews.com/mrctv-blog/sean-long/cold-shoulder-abc-cbs-exclude-scientists-critical-global-warming-more-1300-days#sthash.5ib6Wo7k.dpuf

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Leo Strauss and the Right’s Civil War

http://www.theamericanconservative.com/mccarthy/leo-strauss-and-the-rights-civil-war/comment-page-1/#comment-4543306

Four questions Lois Lerner must answer about IRS scandal

The IRS flagged 501(c)(4) groups for surveillance after their applications were granted, of those flagged for surveillance 83% were conservative, and of those audited, 100% were conservative.

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/03/05/four-questions-lois-lerner-must-answer-about-irs-scandal/

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Causes and implications of the pause

For the past 15+ years, there has been no increase in global average surface temperature, which has been referred to as a ‘hiatus’ in global warming.

http://judithcurry.com/2014/03/04/causes-and-implications-of-the-pause/

"Behind The Kiev Snipers It Was Somebody From The New Coalition" - A Stunning New Leak Released

it is revealed on tape that all those photos of horrifying deaths of Ukrainians by snipers during the last days of the Median stand off, were in fact caused not by Snipers controlled by Yanukovich, but that the snipers shot at both protesters and police in Kiev were allegedly hired by Maidan leaders!

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-03-05/behind-kiev-snipers-it-was-somebody-new-coaltion-stunning-new-leak-reveals-truth 

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-02-01/martin-armstrong-warns-ukraine-doomed-after-elections

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-02-06/fuck-eu-us-state-department-blasts-europe-revealed-alleged-mastermind-behind-ukraine

THE IRS OUTRAGE

Beginning in 2010, agency officials deliberately targeted for extra scrutiny the non-profit applications of Tea Party groups. Any new group that included certain terms in its name—including “Tea Party” and “patriot”—as well as any that mentioned their purpose as related to issues of taxes, debt, or educating the public about the Constitution, were automatically flagged. Dozens of conservative groups thus had their applications for 501(c) status effectively put on hold for up to two years. Activists complained that they were asked to fill out intrusive questionnaires that sought information about the groups’ activities—information that the IRS was, in fact, prohibited from asking about. One pro-life group was asked to “explain in detail” the activities conducted at its prayer meetings. At the time, none of the affected groups knew what was happening behind the scenes at the IRS, but the pattern of delayed applications was obvious. 

http://spectator.org/articles/57721/irs-outrage

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Dylan also opens up about the 1966 motorcycle crash in one of his most rattling interviews ever

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/bob-dylan-unleashed-a-wild-ride-on-his-new-lp-and-striking-back-at-critics-20120927

U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear German family’s home-school case

In one Department of Justice brief, the Obama administration noted that Germany is seeking to create “an open, pluralistic society.”
Requiring children of all backgrounds to be taught in state-approved schools assists in the goal of promoting socialization, pluralism, tolerance and democracy, the Justice Department said.


Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/3/us-supreme-court-declines-german-home-school-case/#ixzz2uzpBNDAZ
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Feds Provide Billions to UAE Airline that Removed Israel From Its Maps

The federal government has provided more than a billion dollars in loan guarantees since 2009 to an Arab airline that has literally wiped Israel off the map.
Etihad Airways, a United Arab Emirates-based airline, scrubbed any mention of Israel or its major cities from a map showing its travel routes in the area.
http://freebeacon.com/feds-provide-billions-to-uae-airline-that-removed-israel-from-its-maps/

the First Family is criticized for spending hundreds of millions of dollars traveling on the taxpayer's dime

Michelle Obama, her daughters and her mother plan a week-long solo visit to China this month that includes meetings with China's first lady and high school and university students - and that will likely cost U.S. taxpayers millions of dollars.
President Obama and his family have come under heavy scrutiny for the unprecedented high travel costs during his time in office - and a week-long trip to China for four members of the First Family, members of the Secret Service and other members of the White House staff will likely cost several millions of dollars.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2572615/Michelle-Obama-plans-pricey-trip-China-First-Family-criticized-spending-hundreds-millions-dollars-traveling-taxpayers-dime.html#ixzz2uzj4BrxI
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In Georgia, 53.6% of the Babies Aborted Are Black

Although whites outnumber blacks 2-to-1 in Georgia, black babies are aborted at a rate nearly 2.5 times greater than white babies and comprise 53.6% of the total number of abortions in the Peach State. - See more at: http://cnsnews.com/news/article/michael-w-chapman/georgia-536-babies-aborted-are-black#sthash.hdVNwiKi.dpuf

Monday, March 3, 2014

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Longoria's

http://www.longoriasbbq.com/

Ukraine Is Hopeless … but Not Serious

http://pjmedia.com/spengler/2014/03/01/ukraine-is-hopeless-but-not-serious/?singlepage=true

Sunday, March 2, 2014

Saturday, March 1, 2014

Christine O’Donnell’s IRS case reveals more than just a ‘smidgen of corruption’

After an inquiry by Senator Chuck Grassley, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration confirmed that unidentified persons, presumably IRS employees, had gained improper access to multiple individuals’ tax information. This indicates more than what President Obama would call a “smidgen of corruption.”

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2014/02/28/christine-odonnells-irs-case-reveals-more-than-just-a-smidgen-of-corruption/#ixzz2uiVsHWJR

Culture of corruption in federal bureaucracy

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2014/02/culture_of_corruption_in_federal_bureaucracy.html

The New Great Game: Why Ukraine Matters to So Many Other Nations

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-02-27/the-new-great-game-why-ukraine-matters-to-so-many-other-nations

Medicaid Fraud: Who’s in on the Act and How They’re Getting Away With It

A single mom with five kids living in Brooklyn with no income on record and struggling to make ends meet sounds like an eligible candidate for government subsidy programs. She signs up for the SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) and Medicaid for herself and her children and gets government assistance to help cover her rent.

http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2014/02/28/medicaid-fraud-whos-in-on-act-and-how-theyre-getting-away-with-it/