tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post5663958125293586795..comments2024-03-28T06:32:24.557-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: While the Boss is Away the Children Must PlayDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-47139246315071848222011-05-27T07:57:39.331-04:002011-05-27T07:57:39.331-04:00why can't I upload a videowhy can't I upload a videoMeLoDyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04658982778792168451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-39513190622458897912011-05-27T05:55:57.086-04:002011-05-27T05:55:57.086-04:00Back To The 50's<a href="http://oldfortyfives.com/TakeMeBackToTheFifties.htm" rel="nofollow">Back To The 50's</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-55248298649443554512011-05-26T19:31:43.856-04:002011-05-26T19:31:43.856-04:00rival drug gangs
AKA: The Army, and the Police<i>rival drug gangs </i><br /><br />AKA: The Army, and the PoliceRufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-68236832291969166192011-05-26T19:07:34.607-04:002011-05-26T19:07:34.607-04:00Prominent Israelis support Palestinian state
By T...<i><b><br /><br />Prominent Israelis support Palestinian state</b><br /><br />By Tobias Buck in Jerusalem<br /><br />Published: May 26 2011 23:13 <br /><br />A group of prominent Israelis is calling on the international community to recognise a Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem, in an open letter that proposes a radical break with the current policy of the Israeli government.<br /><br />The letter, which is signed by 21 intellectuals, writers, scientists, former diplomats and senior officials, states: “In the face of endless procrastination and mutual distrust, a declaration of Palestinian independence is not only legitimate, but also a positive and constructive step for the benefit of the two nations.”<br /><br />The signatories include Avraham Burg, the former speaker of the Israeli parliament, Alon Liel, former director-general of the foreign ministry, and Moshe Halbertal, a philosopher and co-author of the Israeli army’s code of ethics. Daniel Kahneman, a Nobel laureate and psychologist, is another supporter.</i>desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-45194909125611786342011-05-26T19:03:08.759-04:002011-05-26T19:03:08.759-04:00MORELIA, Mexico — A gunbattle between rival drug g...<i>MORELIA, Mexico — A gunbattle between rival drug gangs in western Mexico left 29 bullet-ridden bodies in fake military uniforms heaped across a roadway and inside bullet-riddled vehicles in the state of Nayarit, the army said Thursday. <br /><br />The bodies, all male, were found Wednesday scattered around 14 shot-up trucks and sport utility vehicles, two of which had bulletproofing.<br /><br />Television images of the scene near the town of Ruiz showed what appeared to have been a convoy of cartel vehicles that was ambushed or engaged by another column of gunmen on a stretch of rural highway. Military-style boots, bulletproof vests, hand grenades and thousands of rounds of ammunition were found at the scene.</i>desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-57020021981714520242011-05-26T17:13:23.197-04:002011-05-26T17:13:23.197-04:00Vermont moving to "Single-Payer" Health ...<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303654804576343604170192980.html" rel="nofollow">Vermont moving to "Single-Payer" Health Coverage</a><br /><br />Kind of quietly slipped in below the radar.<br /><br />Insurers unhappy.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-72114449637409215882011-05-26T16:29:23.390-04:002011-05-26T16:29:23.390-04:00First stop will be the "Rolling Thunder"...First stop will be the "Rolling Thunder" Memorial Day Rally in DC.<br /><br />400,000 in attendance.<br /><br />Think she'll ride in on a Motorcycle? Bet she won't? :)Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-27668728717090235682011-05-26T14:55:24.912-04:002011-05-26T14:55:24.912-04:00Forget the pussified "fire in the belly."...Forget the pussified "fire in the belly." This bitch's ASS is on fire. <br /><br />The hilarious thing, to me, is that it was Pawlenty that gave her a way to win in Iowa. <br /><br />He was the strong ethanol champion in the race, and when he came out and said (echoing Grassley, and the RFA, by the way) that ethanol subsidies should be "gradually" phased out, he left her, and the rest of the field, an opening you could drive a tractor through.<br /><br />I'm starting to see how she could get the nomination.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-77063913267739218962011-05-26T14:48:41.164-04:002011-05-26T14:48:41.164-04:00It's unfathomable (to me) why the Krauthammers...It's unfathomable (to me) why the Krauthammers, and Roves thought they could say a few negative things about her, and she would slink off, home.<br /><br />The way I figure it, she got beat in 2008, then had to take a step back in the Governorship deal, and it grates on her every moment of every living day.<br /><br />You're talking about a girl that played a basketball game with a broken foot. A woman that stuck two fingers up Exxon's nose, and twisted. Who not only stood up to the corrupt politicians in her own party, but put their asses in jail. <br /><br />Then have to give up the Governorship? That grates. I think this baby-doll wants it bad. I think she'd kill for it. (esp. if it was Rove, and Krauthammer.) :)Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-32453973975708895232011-05-26T14:39:21.285-04:002011-05-26T14:39:21.285-04:00Sarah Palin launches National Bus Tour of Historic...Sarah Palin launches <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/05/26/palins_exploratory_campaign_a_nationwide_bus_tour.html" rel="nofollow">National Bus Tour of Historic Sites</a><br /><br /><br />But, she's not running for President. <br /><br /><br />And, I'm the Queen of England.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-57129042301628338922011-05-26T14:21:41.174-04:002011-05-26T14:21:41.174-04:00People that hate "government," Bob, usua...People that hate "government," Bob, usually overlook the tremendous amount of good that comes out of "government-funded" research at institutions like WSU. <br /><br />Literally, tens of thousands of best-in-the-world class brains at Universities all over the United States working on problems like that. What a boon it would be to learn how to turn wheat, corn, etc into nitrogen-fixers.<br /><br />Our famous "free market" gets a lot of credit for discoveries made in our "public" institutions.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-26264446835395628002011-05-26T14:16:47.279-04:002011-05-26T14:16:47.279-04:00Speaking on a rare visit to the Gaza Strip, Nabil ...<i>Speaking on a rare visit to the Gaza Strip, Nabil Shaath told reporters that Fatah, which dominates the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority, was completely committed to its reconciliation with its Islamist former rivals.<br /><br />"I am here to confirm that despite what you have heard from Washington, we are adamant about unity and the scrupulous implementation of the terms that will allow complete unity, the reconstruction of Gaza and the establishment of a Palestinian state," said Shaath, a member of Fatah's central committee.<br /><br />His remarks came just days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly urged Abbas to abandon his agreement with Hamas, during an address to the US Congress.<br /><br />"I bring a message from Fatah and from Abu Mazen that we are going to apply measures to achieve unity, and neither Netanyahu nor anyone else will prevent it," he said, using Abbas's nom de guerre.</i>desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-9013851657456929432011-05-26T13:55:08.416-04:002011-05-26T13:55:08.416-04:00Barley flour
Barley only contains a small amount o...<i>Barley flour<br />Barley only contains a small amount of gluten, so is rarely used to make bread, with the exception of unleavened bread. It has a slightly nutty flavour, and can be used to thicken or flavour soups or stews. Blended with other alternative flours it is also fairly versatile for cakes, biscuits, pastry, dumplings etc.<br /></i><br /><br />Seems the article I read was about some foreign country, but I can't find it. After reading about 20 articles on the subject the only thing I could really come up with was some gluten free barley beer from Spain. It does seem, don't mess around with any barley products if you are CD. But you already knew that.<br /><br />WSU always has a lot of research around the grains. There is always something in the news here. They are world class in what they do there, stirring the genes and the grains around, even adding genes. They have tried to make a nitrogen fixing wheat, for instance, like in peas, but so far have failed. If they succeed in that, it would be, as Rufus might say, <i>a really big deal.</i><br /><br />dwrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-37785697410362434282011-05-26T13:38:48.071-04:002011-05-26T13:38:48.071-04:00Maybe this is what I was thinking of --
Gluten-fr...Maybe this is what I was thinking of --<br /><br /><i>Gluten-free Barley?<br /> <br />"GLUTEN FREE NUT BREAD" courtesy of ELANA' PANTRY<br />Celiac disease is the most common food-sensitive intestinal condition in humans. It is an autoimmune disorder that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. The disease is triggered by eating gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. Currently, there is no cure for celiac disease and the only treatment is to adopt a gluten-free diet.<br /><br />Washington State University scientist Diter Von Wettstein has been awarded grants the past two years to advance his research to develop wheat varieties safe to eat by people with celiac disease. His research focuses on removing the gliadin proteins from wheat. Gliadins are the substances in wheat that cannot be digested, eventually cross the intestinal wall, and damage the intestinal lining. <br /><br />Dr. von Wettstein and his team have identified a fully viable, barley mutant that lacks gliadin proteins. However, gliadins along with glutenins are the proteins responsible for bread dough's elasticity and plasticity. That is, the ability of dough to change shape under pressure, yet resist pressure and move back to its original shape when pressure is removed. Using genetic methods to remove the celiac-causing proteins, Dr. von Wettstein's task is to produce a similar wheat grain while preserving wheat's baking qualities. Once this happens you can kiss your sorghum beer goodbye.</i><br /><br />At this lovely library we can see Cd'A at its highest level ever. And the Spokane River is amazing. And, it's raining again. Waiting till noon when the U-Haul is ready, then the work begins.<br /><br />dwrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-70415859407399903062011-05-26T13:11:42.262-04:002011-05-26T13:11:42.262-04:00In the "Overlooked Story of the Day" Cat...In the "Overlooked Story of the Day" Category we have This: <a href="http://www.solardaily.com/reports/Japans_Softbank_announces_solar_power_plan_999.html" rel="nofollow">Japan to Announce Huge Push to Solar</a>Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-42255662306152052062011-05-26T11:13:42.560-04:002011-05-26T11:13:42.560-04:00There is no budget crisis, amongst the DC elites. ...There is no budget crisis, amongst the DC elites. The money continues to flow to those in the know.<br /><br /><i>May 24, 2011|By Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times<br /><br />Even as deep federal budget cuts loomed at the end of last year, members of Congress from both parties paid taxpayer-funded bonuses to their staffs.<br /><br />Overall, House members spent about $21.5 million more on their office payrolls for the fourth quarter of 2010, when bonuses are traditionally paid, than they spent for the average of the three previous quarters, according to LegiStorm, a Washington group that tracks congressional pay.</i>desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-81818816146570653842011-05-26T02:03:30.559-04:002011-05-26T02:03:30.559-04:00Hey T!
Rovin'Hey T!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JybkqBGrVs" rel="nofollow">Rovin'</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-30680455792636394632011-05-25T23:41:43.379-04:002011-05-25T23:41:43.379-04:00President Obama knew he had some damage control to...<i>President Obama knew he had some damage control to do when he took the podium before thousands of Israel supporters on Sunday morning at the opening plenary of the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference.<br /><br />...<br /><br />However, a close reading of what Obama said and left unsaid in his recent speeches hints at significant ways that Obama's approach to resolving the conflict may differ from that of his predecessors. Scant on details, his remarks also raise more questions than they answer.<br /><br />...<br /><br />"No country can be expected to negotiate with a terrorist organization sworn to its destruction," Obama said. "We will continue to demand that Hamas accept the basic responsibilities of peace: recognizing Israel's right to exist, rejecting violence and adhering to all existing agreements.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/23596/Parsing_Obamas_Mideast_Speech/" rel="nofollow">Mideast Speech</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-46821998324217274762011-05-25T22:51:36.705-04:002011-05-25T22:51:36.705-04:00I hope the Palestinians declare statehood.
Israel...I hope the Palestinians declare statehood.<br /><br />Israel will then be able to annex all of any and all lands they wish as it will be the Palestinians that voided the peace process officially.<br /><br />Israel might be boycotted by the Arab world and selected nations of the world. But so what? they already do.<br /><br />The good news?<br /><br />If the Palestinians declare statehood?<br /><br />Gaza & the West Bank arabs will be on their own. All water, power and assistance from Israel will end at once.<br /><br />Personally? I cant wait to watch the Arabs destroy each other...<br /><br />Right now that cancer called Islamic jihad is moving way to slow...<br /><br />In the end, the west has supported the islamic nazis of the world and they will inherit what they so...<br /><br />I sense that it's 1933 again, but this time? We have options...What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/08237879055691019968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-4774579464866304132011-05-25T22:31:58.572-04:002011-05-25T22:31:58.572-04:00But it may give them enough of a tail wind to spar...<i>But it may give them enough of a tail wind to spark mass protests in the West Bank and along Israel’s borders, to spur discussion of boycotts against Israel and to isolate the Jewish state in myriad ways.<br /><br />Another armed uprising is not being discussed by Palestinian leaders, but with today’s Middle East in the throes of change and foment, it cannot be discounted. Unarmed mass protests could easily spin out of control.<br /><br />Israel does not take any of this lightly. Netanyahu will return home to applause from some for his tough stand, criticism from others for needlessly walking on a razor’s edge, and an increasingly audible rumble of calls for early elections.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.timesargus.com/article/20110525/NEWS04/705259996/0/HSSPORTS02" rel="nofollow">Mideast Talk</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-53328291092058288532011-05-25T22:12:35.944-04:002011-05-25T22:12:35.944-04:00the following picture emerges: Spain seems set to ...<i>the following picture emerges: Spain seems set to vote in favor of the Palestinians, as are Ireland and possibly Norway. France, too, has indicated it would support Palestinian statehood if peace talks do not restart by September. Britain is wavering and has suggested it would contemplate a "yes" vote if Israel did not do more to enable talks to resume.</i>desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-5449194762075721052011-05-25T21:48:32.276-04:002011-05-25T21:48:32.276-04:00Shell already has an "strategic agreement&quo...<i>Shell already has an "strategic agreement" with Rosneft, signed in 2007, to co-operate on exploration in Russia. The right to look for oil in the Arctic is a great prize for foreign companies as there is the potential for major discoveries in an area the size of the North Sea.<br /><br />A spokesman for the Russian government said: "The negotiations touched on prospective long-term cooperation in geological exploration and the development of oil and gas resources around the Arctic shelf and the Black Sea."<br /><br />There was no discussion about any share swap.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/8536556/Royal-Dutch-Shell-in-Rosneft-Arctic-talks.html" rel="nofollow">Arctic Talks</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-91848894656354048682011-05-25T21:48:20.947-04:002011-05-25T21:48:20.947-04:00...Cameron refused to rule out British support for...<i> ...Cameron refused to rule out British support for the Palestinians as they push for U.N. recognition of an independent state.</i>desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-495682142100511032011-05-25T21:44:33.739-04:002011-05-25T21:44:33.739-04:00Maria Damanaki, the European Commissioner for fish...<i>Maria Damanaki, the European Commissioner for fisheries, and who was appointed by Greece's ruling socialists, said her country faces having to exit the currency unless warring parties can agree to makes the sacrifices needed to resolve its debt crisis.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-39522551625671954222011-05-25T21:41:59.948-04:002011-05-25T21:41:59.948-04:00What's presently being played out among the GI...<i>What's presently being played out among the GIPS (Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain) is final proof that you cannot have a monetary union of such size among sovereign nations without compensating fiscal union. That simple underlying truth leaves the euro facing a choice between two equally unappetising outcomes.<br /><br />Either the richer countries carry on bailing out the poorer ones more or less indefinitely, rather in the manner that Germany subsidises its formerly communist East, or membership of the euro has to be reconstituted on a smaller and more sustainable basis.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.com