tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post7149986201984211281..comments2024-03-29T06:35:11.321-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: Mexico is a Failed Narco State and a Security Threat to USDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-11943997880557659392014-12-21T07:27:40.845-05:002014-12-21T07:27:40.845-05:00ICC Mortgage And financial Services,Is a sincere a...ICC Mortgage And financial Services,Is a sincere and certified private Loan company approved by the Government,we give out international and local loans to all countries in the world,Amount given out $2,500 to $100,000,000 Dollars, Euro and Pounds.We offer loans with a dependable guarantee to all of our clients. Our loan interest rates are very low and affordable with a negotiable duration.<br />Available now<br />MORTGAGE, PERSONAL, TRAVEL, STUDENT, EXPANSION OF BUSINESS AND NEW UNSECURED, SECURE, CONSOLIDATE<br />AND MORE <br />Available now..<br />Apply for a loan today with your loan amount and duration, Its Easy and fast to get. 4% interest rates and monthly <br />installment payments.<br />{nicholasbrush.icc@gmail.com}<br /><br />Regards,<br />Nicholas Brush<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04371601837695987252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-10919627134552618962013-06-09T09:50:01.105-04:002013-06-09T09:50:01.105-04:00My programmer is trying to convince me to move to ...My programmer is trying to convince me to move to .net from PHP.<br /><br />I have always disliked the idea because of the expenses.<br /><br />But he's tryiong none the less. I've been using WordPress on various websites for about a year and am nervous about switching to another platform.<br />I have heard excellent things about blogengine.net. Is there a way I <br />can transfer all my wordpress content into it? Any help would be <br />greatly appreciated!<br /><br />Take a look at my blog post :: <a href="http://www.pingpong-band.si/index.php?Itemid=59&id=1&t=15580&option=com_phocaguestbook&view=phocaguestbook" rel="nofollow">new cellulite treatment</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-56736599773376798452011-09-22T08:33:56.547-04:002011-09-22T08:33:56.547-04:00I remember that old priest convicted of abuse of t...I remember that old priest convicted of abuse of the boys and girls. He got some large sentence, but he was dead within two months, and was unable to serve his time. Can't recall whether that was a private or state prison.<br /><br />bAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-48817231463297565822011-09-22T08:10:59.848-04:002011-09-22T08:10:59.848-04:00In defense of the ACLU and the law profession in g...In defense of the ACLU and the law profession in general, there was an interesting case resolved in Boise yesterday. At one of these private for profit prisons the conditions had become so bad in so many ways that the ACLU was able to sue the company on behave of the entire prison population. While it didn't go to trial it was resolved basically in the favor of the prisoners. <br /><br />One should be safe in prison to be able to serve out one's sentence and not be abused and get out alive, or the jailor becomes as guilty as the jailed.<br /><br />bAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-55671861366263055392011-09-22T08:04:19.798-04:002011-09-22T08:04:19.798-04:00Got anything for the Thursday morning blues?
bGot anything for the Thursday morning blues?<br /><br /><br />bAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-19719862187645261442011-09-22T06:33:36.836-04:002011-09-22T06:33:36.836-04:00for those monday morning blues<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv-34w8kGPM&feature=player_embedded" rel="nofollow">for those monday morning blues</a>MeLoDyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04658982778792168451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-88241628307862443392011-09-22T02:58:36.936-04:002011-09-22T02:58:36.936-04:00Somewhat incongruously, Mr. Sarkozy visited Mr. Ob...<i>Somewhat incongruously, Mr. Sarkozy visited Mr. Obama’s hotel on Wednesday afternoon for a previously scheduled meeting with the president, and was effusive, in front of the cameras before the meeting, in his praise for Mr. Obama. Mr. Obama, for his part, refused to engage with reporters assembled for the photo op.<br /><br />...<br /><br />Another reporter asked Mr. Obama if he agreed with the French position on Palestine. Mr. Obama smiled and replied, “Bonjour.”<br /><br />A third reporter queried if that response constituted a “no comment.” The president’s response: “No comment.”</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-39931355513666129242011-09-22T01:55:27.956-04:002011-09-22T01:55:27.956-04:00ELEANOR HALL: At the United Nations today, the US ...<i>ELEANOR HALL: At the United Nations today, the US president met both the Israeli and the Palestinian leaders in an effort to head off the diplomatic furore over the Palestinian bid for statehood at the UN. In an address to the General Assembly, Barack Obama made it clear he does not see peace between Israelis and Palestinians being achieved through a UN resolution and he reiterated that the US would veto any bid for statehood in the Security Council.<br /><br />...<br /><br />LISA MILLAR: The meeting with Mahmoud Abbas was a late addition to the president's full schedule. There were no TV cameras or comments to the media, just still photographers allowed in the room for a short time.<br /><br />...<br /><br />BARACK OBAMA: The bonds between the United States and Israel are unbreakable and the United States' commitment to Israel's security is unbreakable. Indeed I think it's fair to say that today our security cooperation is stronger than it has ever been.<br /><br />BENJAMIN NETANYAHU: I want to thank you Mr president for standing with Israel and supporting peace through direct negotiations. We both agreed that this was the only way to achieve peace.<br /><br />...<br /><br />LISA MILLAR: But the meeting with Mahmoud Abbas was just as crucial as the US tries to encourage the Palestinians to drop their bid for full statehood through the UN Security Council. The official application is set to be presented on Friday in New York, but the Palestinians have promised to give the Security Council time to study it.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-54493643853388325122011-09-22T01:44:21.821-04:002011-09-22T01:44:21.821-04:00The powerful typhoon Roke that hit Japan on Wednes...<i>The powerful typhoon Roke that hit Japan on Wednesday has been making its way across the country, bringing floods, damage and deaths.<br /><br />...<br /><br />More than 200 domestic flights were also cancelled, while at least 200,000 households in central Japan were without electricity late on Wednesday, according to the AP news agency.<br /><br />...<br /><br />One of the main worries was that the heavy rain could force radioactive water from the crippled nuclear plant into the sea.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-26298848625408364862011-09-22T01:15:43.078-04:002011-09-22T01:15:43.078-04:00If the Palestinian resolution does not get at leas...<i>If the Palestinian resolution does not get at least nine votes on the 15-member Security Council, the motion would fail and no veto would be necessary.<br /><br />A General Assembly vote would only require a simple majority and no veto is possible. Israel fears that even a super-observer status would give the Palestinians the right to join the International Criminal Court and make complaints about Israel.<br /><br />The proposal outline by Sarkozy also called on the Palestinians not to go to the court while talks are being held.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-88276375333326311952011-09-22T00:07:15.491-04:002011-09-22T00:07:15.491-04:00Proven Leadership<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8EL5Atp_vF0" rel="nofollow">Proven Leadership</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-65536547369054895032011-09-21T23:12:08.965-04:002011-09-21T23:12:08.965-04:00Does Autism Tend Toward Atheism?
If autistics ten...<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2039690/Atheism-autism-Controversial-new-study-points-link-two.html" rel="nofollow">Does Autism Tend Toward Atheism?</a><br /><br />If autistics tend toward rationalism and distrust of metaphor the answer would seem to be yes as the study mildly suggests. Because religious language moves beyond rationalism which breaks down and embraces metaphor.<br /><br />bAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-37781588626457594172011-09-21T22:39:13.712-04:002011-09-21T22:39:13.712-04:00Everybody's been yapping about "Yergin,&q...Everybody's been yapping about "Yergin," and his new book "The Quest." <br /><br />This is a nice little analysis of where the author, Inman, thinks Yergin goes wrong.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.energybulletin.net/stories/2011-09-20/%E2%80%9C-quest%E2%80%9D-questioned-yergin-wrong-on-peak-oil" rel="nofollow">Analysis of Yergin's comments on "peak oil."</a>Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-27662518624322760402011-09-21T22:12:36.057-04:002011-09-21T22:12:36.057-04:00The potential of a government shutdown at the end ...<i>The potential of a government shutdown at the end of the month loomed slightly larger Wednesday after a critical measure to fund the government through mid-November was defeated in the House Wednesday evening.<br /><br />GOP leaders were unable to overcome objections from Democrats who believed the bill did not do enough for disaster victims and from conservative Republicans who wanted to use the bill to cut spending more deeply.<br /><br />The vote was a significant defeat for House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and other GOP leaders, who had been confident they could muscle the bill over to the Senate despite protests from both sides of the aisle.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-67224255386885304452011-09-21T22:10:17.742-04:002011-09-21T22:10:17.742-04:00Meanwhile, at the General Assembly, French Preside...<i>Meanwhile, at the General Assembly, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said leaders have “a moral and political obligation” to help resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He devoted his entire address to the issue, saying that “60 years without moving one inch forward — doesn’t it seem like time to do something new?”<br /><br />Sarkozy warned that a Security Council rejection of a Palestinian state could provoke violence in the Middle East. Instead, he said, the General Assembly should grant “observer status” to the Palestinians, a step that a majority of the body appears to support, and set a one-year timeline for negotiations to achieve a peace agreement.<br /><br />Obama has not endorsed that “intermediate step,” as Sarkozy characterized it. Obama was meeting with both Sarkozy and Abbas later Wednesday.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-61725244354364071732011-09-21T22:06:28.936-04:002011-09-21T22:06:28.936-04:00The Federal Reserve took a dramatic step Wednesday...<i>The Federal Reserve took a dramatic step Wednesday to help revive the economy, resuming its unconventional efforts at stimulating growth nearly a year after embarking on an initiative that ultimately failed to deliver a healthy recovery.<br /><br />The Fed’s latest move aims to lower interest rates on mortgages and other long-term loans without making another major infusion of money into the economy — and brushes aside a crescendo of criticism from Republicans who have been making the Fed a campaign issue.<br /><br />The announcement that the Fed would buy $400 billion in long-term Treasury bonds immediately achieved its intended effect, pushing rates on these securities and other investments to their lowest level in decades.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-83182490355303944532011-09-21T22:01:04.971-04:002011-09-21T22:01:04.971-04:00Some Democrats, meanwhile, have accused the centra...<i>Some Democrats, meanwhile, have accused the central bank of being too cautious. Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts, the ranking Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, has proposed legislation that would remove the presidents of regional Federal Reserve banks from their seats on the policy-making committee.<br /><br />The 12 presidents of regional banks, who are elected in part by local businesses, now fill five seats on the committee on a rotating basis. The rest of the members of the policy-making committee are governors of the Federal Reserve board.<br /><br />The regional bank presidents tend to be more concerned about inflation and less concerned about unemployment. Mr. Frank has described their participation as “undemocratic” and said it was impeding the Fed’s ability to pursue all the measures he considered necessary to support an economic recovery.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-87419894637135260932011-09-21T21:59:45.302-04:002011-09-21T21:59:45.302-04:00It's a Ballsey call by Abengoa; there will be ...It's a Ballsey call by Abengoa; there will be no government tax credit for cellulosic ethanol producers when this plant comes online. The Cellulosic Producers Tax Credit expires in Dec, 2012.<br /><br />And, they're not just some VC playing with someone else's money. They're a real company that could get hurt, badly, if this thing doesn't work.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-46408072918366004482011-09-21T21:54:43.593-04:002011-09-21T21:54:43.593-04:00Thank God. We finally got one a'building.
...Thank God. We finally got one a'building. <br /><br /><i>The countdown to commissioning can officially begin for Abengoa Bioenergy’s first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant. On Sept. 20, the company announced it has received the air permit for the 23 MMgy multi-feedstock facility to be built in southwest Kansas near Hugoton, and said construction activities at the site are already underway. The plant is expected to be complete in about two years, which is also when the first full-scale harvest will be expected from 20,000 acres of switchgrass to be established through a USDA Biomass Crop Assistance Program project that was approved in late July.<br /> <br />Abengoa has been working toward commercializing its cellulosic ethanol production process for a decade and, while the outcome has been a long time coming, the company’s efforts have been rewarded with a flurry of positive outcomes throughout the summer—first signing feedstock supply agreements with area farmers for corn stover and wheat straw, then receiving BCAP project area approval for switchgrass, and finally receiving an offer from the U.S. DOE on its $133.9 million loan guarantee application. The DOE’s conditional commitment is expected to be finalized by Sept. 30.<br /> <br />Abengoa CEO Manuel Sanchez said the completion of this first cellulosic project will serve as a stepping stone toward the expansion of cellulosic capabilities at all of the company’s production facilities. “The construction of this ‘first of a kind’ commercial-scale biorefinery facility will us to utilize our proprietary technology that has been developed and proven over the last 10 years to produce renewable liquid fuel from Earth’s most abundant organic feedstock source - plant fiber,” he said.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ethanolproducer.com/articles/8176/abengoa-begins-building-23-mmgy-cellulosic-ethanol-plant" rel="nofollow">A True Commercial-Scale, Enzymatic Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Starts Construction.</a>Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-14127180667927659322011-09-21T21:51:37.675-04:002011-09-21T21:51:37.675-04:00That judge finally signed the papers Wednesday mor...<i>That judge finally signed the papers Wednesday morning, clearing the way for the men's freedom and a presumably more receptive welcome for Ahmadinejad in New York.<br /><br />Bauer and Fattal both traveled directly from the prison to Tehran's airport, where the Omani plane was standing by to fly them out. Present at their release were the Swiss ambassador -- the Swiss embassy handles US affairs in Iran -- and an Omani delegation.<br /><br />...<br /><br />Bauer, a freelance journalist, and Shourd, an English teacher, had been living in Damascus, Syria, when Fattal, an environmental and global health advocate, came to visit them. All three are graduates of the University of California at Berkeley.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-32909219640764767832011-09-21T21:37:08.794-04:002011-09-21T21:37:08.794-04:00100,000 Now Employed in the U.S. in Solar Industry...<a href="http://cleantechnica.com/2011/09/21/solar-industry-on-solyndra-tremendous-job-growth-100000-us-jobs-now-doubling-of-installed-pv/" rel="nofollow">100,000 Now Employed in the U.S. in Solar Industry. 6,735 New Jobs Added in last 12 Months</a>Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-90083116063261048172011-09-21T21:25:04.580-04:002011-09-21T21:25:04.580-04:00Democrats argued that the $3.65 billion for FEMA c...<i>Democrats argued that the $3.65 billion for FEMA contained in the Republican bill was insufficient.<br /><br />House Republicans also included budget offsets in their bill to pay for the FEMA funds. Those cuts to an Energy Department loan program to boost green technology have been decried by Democrats.<br /><br />Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) had threatened to strike the offset provision and attach a disaster aid package totaling $6.9 billion, almost double the total contained in the House Republican bill.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-68995363209214857732011-09-21T21:16:23.008-04:002011-09-21T21:16:23.008-04:00Not soon, I'd guess.
The amount of animosity ...Not soon, I'd guess.<br /><br />The amount of animosity towards Mexico would overcome any positive argument.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-76718820889257820062011-09-21T19:38:44.666-04:002011-09-21T19:38:44.666-04:00Rat,
Wow! That was quick. Thanks. Wonder if that ...Rat,<br /><br />Wow! That was quick. Thanks. Wonder if that Kly guy was who I was talking to?<br /><br />And the date on the story, April of 2010, is in line with what I remember.<br /><br />But nothing since then...<br /><br /><br />What's your take on the chances anything like what was being talked about will actually come to fruition?<br /><br /><br />.gnossoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15425828349088683788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-53243179349777953682011-09-21T19:26:22.882-04:002011-09-21T19:26:22.882-04:0023APR2010
Healthcare and foreign policy experts ...23APR2010<br /><br /><br /><i>Healthcare and foreign policy experts met Wednesday at the Institute of the Americas to discuss the growing role the Mexican healthcare system is playing in serving the long-term care needs of Americans.<br /><br />A soon-to-be-released report from the National City, CA-based International Community Foundation, a charity, finds a growing need for long-term care and assisted living facilities that serve Americans in Mexico. There are plenty of opportunities for active retirement in Mexico, but the country is not a very good spot to age in place, NCICF president Richard Kiy noted at the meeting, according to the San Diego Union Tribune. Healthcare costs in Mexico are a fraction of the cost of U.S. healthcare, but standards and certification are still an issue.<br /><br />One major topic of discussion was the possibility of reimbursing Mexican facilities through the Medicare system, reports the San Diego Union Tribune. For the U.S. to even consider that step, Mexican facilities would have to be certified at the same standard as American facilities. Mexico's president, Felipe Calderón, is expected to broach the subject when he meets with President Obama next month, but experts at Wednesday's meeting did not foresee any immediate changes to the system, according to the Union Tribune. </i>desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.com