Saturday, March 22, 2014
Nice garden
Jeremy Walls
We eat fresh out of our gardens daily during the summer but put up a good deal too. My usual goal for canning is:
100 quarts black eyed peas
100 quarts green beans
50 quarts speckled beans
100 quarts tomatoes
50 quarts spaghetti sauce
100 pints tomato soup
50 jelly jars misc jelly and jam
Then about 100 bags each zucchini, squash,okra, 300-500 ears of corn 5 gallon freezer bags chopped bell peppers 5 gallon bags green tomatoes sliced, maybe 100 or so sandwich baggies of onions and about 200-300 fresh onions hung in the barn.
I also do misc. things like blackberries, vine peaches, blueberries, strawberries, muscadines , figs for pies cobblers & wine....it takes me about 3 acres though.
Venice votes to secede from Italy as 89% of the city's residents opt to form a new independent state
Via LH
Venetians have voted overwhelmingly for their own sovereign state in a ‘referendum’ on independence from Italy.
Inspired by Scotland’s separatist ambitions, 89 per cent of the residents of the lagoon city and its surrounding area, opted to break away from Italy in an unofficial ballot.
The proposed ‘Repubblica Veneta’ would include the five million inhabitants of the Veneto region and could later expand to include parts of Lombardy, Trentino and Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Venetians have voted overwhelmingly for their own sovereign state in a ‘referendum’ on independence from Italy.
Inspired by Scotland’s separatist ambitions, 89 per cent of the residents of the lagoon city and its surrounding area, opted to break away from Italy in an unofficial ballot.
The proposed ‘Repubblica Veneta’ would include the five million inhabitants of the Veneto region and could later expand to include parts of Lombardy, Trentino and Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
More @ Daily Mail
Tuesday, 25 March -- "General Robert F. Hoke at Duplin Roads, March 1865: A Living History"
A Special Event in observance of North Carolina’s War Between the States Sesquicentennial:
“General Robert F. Hoke at Duplin Roads, March 1865: A Living History”
Tuesday, 25 March 2014, 6:30PM, Wallace Women’s Club, 216 NE Railroad Street, Wallace, NC (Admission free)
(A midday performance will be held for history students at Wallace-Rose Hill High School
After his fighting withdrawal from Wilmington on 22 February 1865, General Robert F. Hoke’s veteran 4,500-man division entrenched on the north bank of Rockfish Creek, just below the town of Duplin Roads, present-day Wallace. There his force re-supplied and remained until 5 March when he was ordered to Kinston to oppose an enemy advance toward the railroad center at Goldsboro from New Bern. Duplin merchant and planter Gabriel Boney visits Hoke just before his departure. General Hoke was one of North Carolina’s most accomplished general officers and one of Lee’s most trusted division commanders. He had liberated Plymouth from Northern occupation in April 1864 – and very nearly did the same with New Bern.
Experience this unique conversation between General Hoke and Gabriel Boney as the latter enquires of the campaign to date: from Hoke’s arrival at Fort Fisher in late December when enemy attack threatened, through the Fort Anderson and Forks Roads battles, and culminating with the retreat through Wilmington, encampment at Rockfish Creek, and Hoke’s exchange of nearly 10,000 Northern prisoners in his hands. Hoke and Boney will be visited by Mrs. Eliza Nutt Parsley of Wilmington who is refugeeing in Robeson County and relates the plight of women and children on the homefront. She pleads with Hoke for food, medicine and protection from invading enemy soldiers. Plan to be with us to experience this North Carolina “living history.”
Gen. Hoke of North Carolina is portrayed by veteran living history reenactor Wayne Newnam of Beaufort; Mr. Gabriel Boney is depicted by Bernhard Thuersam of Wilmington, Chairman of the North Carolina War Between the States Sesquicentennial Commission. Kelly Atkins Hinson of Jackson Springs portrays Mrs. Eliza Nutt Parsley of Wilmington. Kelly has appeared often in the character of Anna Morrison Jackson of Charlotte, grieving widow of Gen. Stonewall Jackson.
This living history program is jointly presented by the Cape Fear Historical Institute and the North Carolina War Between the States Sesquicentennial Commission.
For more information, email bernhard1848@gmail.com
1971 Dodge Hemi Challenger R/T 426/425 HP, 4-Speed
Amazing paint considering it's 43 years old.
It took five long years for Chrysler to respond to the Ford Mustang with the E-body Cuda and Challenger, but the wait was worth it to many Mopar fans when they saw the new lineup included the mother of all street engines, the 426/425 HP Hemi V-8. Hemi Challengers were exceedingly rare; this 1971 Hemi Challenger R/T, an original example with complete documented owner history, is one of just 70 built and one of only 49 known extant today. It is one of just six remaining examples factory finished in Black and, remarkably, it is also the only one known to still wear its original factory paint.
More @ MECUM
Bill Gates: Dystopian Philanthropy and Neo-eugenics
Via Sioux
Dated
Bill Gates seems like Mr. Softy with his big smile, kind face and gentle
demeanor. And so a lot of people were surprised when he advocated the
use of "death panels" to help US hospitals kill elderly people with
euthanasia measures in order to save money.[1]
The comment, made on July 8, 2010 at the Aspen Ideas Festival, was
based on an 'end justifies the means' type of rationale, wherein money
saved by euthanasia could be used to help pay teacher salaries. While
Dr. Mengele and Dr. Kavorkian would probably be proud of Mr. Gates, the
rest of us should probably try to keep abreast of what he's up to. When
you examine the types of projects Gates is involved in, frankly, it's
scary.
From agriculture to vaccines, Gates' activities have earned him
the nickname of Mr. Micro Softkill, along with a Facebook page for the
namesake.[2]
More @ Templestream
Gunbroker's Top 5 Best Sellers List
Bought one for $160 used in 1977 and sold it for enough to buy a Glock 21 and 30 some years ago. Needless to say, it's worth even more now.
Semi Auto Pistols
- 1 Smith & Wesson M&P
- 2 Sig Sauer 1911
- 3 Colt 1911
- 4 Sig Sauer P238
- 5 Sig Sauer P226
Felony Friday: Kansas Bill Would Make It A Felony To Report False Complaints Of Police Abuse
Via Bill
There is a bill in the Kansas legislature that is a bad cop’s dream. House Bill 2698 would raise cops even higher above the rest of society by requiring anyone filing a complaint against a police officer to first sign a sworn affidavit clearly stating the allegation. If during the ensuing investigation clear evidence shows the claim to be false, then the complainant could face perjury charges.
The wording is so incredibly skewed in favor of law enforcement that it wouldn’t be surprising to find out a retired cop penned the legislation. The devil is in the details of this bill.
There is a provision in the bill that would exempt law enforcement officers from making any oral or written statements regarding a complaint filed against them until they have been made fully aware of all facts related to the allegation, received a copy of the complaint, and all evidence related to the complaint.
There is a bill in the Kansas legislature that is a bad cop’s dream. House Bill 2698 would raise cops even higher above the rest of society by requiring anyone filing a complaint against a police officer to first sign a sworn affidavit clearly stating the allegation. If during the ensuing investigation clear evidence shows the claim to be false, then the complainant could face perjury charges.
The wording is so incredibly skewed in favor of law enforcement that it wouldn’t be surprising to find out a retired cop penned the legislation. The devil is in the details of this bill.
There is a provision in the bill that would exempt law enforcement officers from making any oral or written statements regarding a complaint filed against them until they have been made fully aware of all facts related to the allegation, received a copy of the complaint, and all evidence related to the complaint.
More @ Lions of Liberty
Man who killed two female co-workers by setting them alight 26 years ago hits out at death penalty as he's finally executed
Via Nancy
A Florida man who killed two female co-workers by beating them with a hammer and setting them on fire during a robbery at a fabric store where they worked in 1987 was executed on Thursday.
One witness to the lethal injection blurted out ‘Die!’ as the inmate read his last statement.
Robert L. Henry, 55, was pronounced dead at 6:16 p.m. on Thursday after the chemical injection at the Florida State Prison.
He was convicted of first-degree murder in the November 1987 deaths of Phyllis Harris, 53, and Janet Thermidor, 35, at the Deerfield Beach store. Authorities say about $1,200 was taken in the robbery.
A Florida man who killed two female co-workers by beating them with a hammer and setting them on fire during a robbery at a fabric store where they worked in 1987 was executed on Thursday.
One witness to the lethal injection blurted out ‘Die!’ as the inmate read his last statement.
Robert L. Henry, 55, was pronounced dead at 6:16 p.m. on Thursday after the chemical injection at the Florida State Prison.
He was convicted of first-degree murder in the November 1987 deaths of Phyllis Harris, 53, and Janet Thermidor, 35, at the Deerfield Beach store. Authorities say about $1,200 was taken in the robbery.
More @ Daily Mail
Pro-Russian forces take Belbek base, one of last strongholds in region. Ukrainian military presence in Crimea almost at end.
Via Billy
Novofedorovka naval base was also taken over, which saw Ukraine hand over its only submarine to the Russian military.
After the base was taken over, the Ukrainian men gathered, sang the national anthem, then stood at ease.
It is the first time Russia has launched a full on assault on a base in the Crimea and now means only one or two Ukrainian strongholds are left in the region.
Earlier Russian troops surrounded the compound and issued an ultimatum for their opponents to surrender.
Colonel Yuli Mamchur was seen talking with Russian opponents as the deadline set for them to leave the base lapsed. He has now been taken away by Russian forces for questioning.
Earlier this week Ukraine started to withdraw its troops from Crimea to the mainland amid fears Russia plans further military incursions into their territory after militiamen seized three Ukrainian ships.
Shots were fired and stun grenades as the Ukrainian corvette Khmelnitsky was seized in Sevastopol while another ship, the Lutsk, was also surrounded by pro-Russian forces.
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Novofedorovka naval base was also taken over, which saw Ukraine hand over its only submarine to the Russian military.
After the base was taken over, the Ukrainian men gathered, sang the national anthem, then stood at ease.
It is the first time Russia has launched a full on assault on a base in the Crimea and now means only one or two Ukrainian strongholds are left in the region.
Earlier Russian troops surrounded the compound and issued an ultimatum for their opponents to surrender.
Colonel Yuli Mamchur was seen talking with Russian opponents as the deadline set for them to leave the base lapsed. He has now been taken away by Russian forces for questioning.
Earlier this week Ukraine started to withdraw its troops from Crimea to the mainland amid fears Russia plans further military incursions into their territory after militiamen seized three Ukrainian ships.
Shots were fired and stun grenades as the Ukrainian corvette Khmelnitsky was seized in Sevastopol while another ship, the Lutsk, was also surrounded by pro-Russian forces.
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