Green Man Burns
Don't you ever feel this way!!!!
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
California is one of a handful of states where health insurers can raise rates without state approval.
I am tired.....oh so tired with the health insurance increases and Blue Cross crying that they are going broke; after posting a 51% increase in ONE year to $877 million...........puleeeez.
I could buy a house with our monthly payments and the $7500 per person, per year deductibles. Is no one else PAYING for their own health care but us?
Oh and to add to the misery, our GP doctor just sent us a divorce by letter, that he could no longer be our doctor.
"Can't stay in business while taking all the different insurances. Write out law makers" it says.....WTF???!!! So we now have no general doctor for our family.....WHAT? So much for Obama-care......what a joke......
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-anthem-rates-20100701,0,7243382.story?track=rss
I could buy a house with our monthly payments and the $7500 per person, per year deductibles. Is no one else PAYING for their own health care but us?
Oh and to add to the misery, our GP doctor just sent us a divorce by letter, that he could no longer be our doctor.
"Can't stay in business while taking all the different insurances. Write out law makers" it says.....WTF???!!! So we now have no general doctor for our family.....WHAT? So much for Obama-care......what a joke......
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-anthem-rates-20100701,0,7243382.story?track=rss
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Can't See the Milky Way or the Night Sky..........LIGHT POLLUTION! Turn off your fricken lights!
Ever feel like knocking out your neighbors beacon yard lights?
Ever wonder WHY do we need all these stupid lights on at night?
It is sad to see the night sky swallowed up by nighttime light.
Start a campain to TURN OFF YOUR STUPID YARD LIGHTS
WHEN YOU GO TO BED, YOU ARE CAUSING LIGHT POLLUTION!!!!
They say, thieves do better when the way is lit for them.
YOUR lights are trespassing!
This website says it all..................
http://www.starrynightlights.com/lpIndex.html
The International Dark-Sky Association!
http://www.darksky.org/mc/page.do;jsessionid=0022EE6DAFD3E746A45C77D2BAE68E70.mc0?sitePageId=55060
And Check out this r.v. guys blog and his experience with lack of stars......
http://blog.rv.net/2008/12/light-pollution/
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
10 Things Baggage Handlers Won't Say........Some Things Never Change!
When I was in the travel industry, we told clients that 28% of bags were 'misdirected' or lost.
Don't pack your valuables or medications in your checked luggage..............people still didn't listen!
I have the stories to prove it!
Below are todays baggage peoples take:
1. “Don’t pack light—we need the money.”
These are turbulent times for the aviation industry. According to the Air Transport Association of America, passenger revenue fell 18 percent in 2009, the largest drop on record. In the past decade airlines have also been hit with extra costs related to fuel prices, security and unionization: 40 percent of air-transportation workers were unionized in 2009, compared with 12 percent of the general workforce. “It’s a tough, tough industry to achieve any success,” says Daniel Ortwerth, transportation analyst at Edward Jones.
So it’s no surprise carriers are cutting corners. Passengers have kissed hot meals goodbye while paying for itinerary changes, frequent-flier bookings and even blankets and pillows. Another hit: luggage fees. In January most major domestic carriers bumped these to $25 for the first checked bag, $35 for the second (but amounts can vary), which could generate $117 million in new revenue, according to consultancy IdeaWorks. It’s a mixed bag for handlers like Shae Flores of American Airlines: Sure, fliers are checking fewer bags, but they’re cramming more into them, requiring “more upper-body strength,” she says.
2. “We’re losing fewer bags—because there are fewer to lose.”
It's true, fewer bags are getting lost in transit these days: There were 3.91 “mishandled” (lost, stolen, damaged or delayed) bags per 1,000 passengers in 2009, compared with 5.26 in 2008 and 7.05 in 2007, according to the Department of Transportation. But baggage handlers shouldn’t pat themselves on the back. Catherine Mayer, VP at travel-tech firm SITA, says the DOT undercounts errors by excluding reports from passengers with an international leg in their flight. (The DOT agrees, saying airlines are required to file mishandled-baggage reports only for domestic trips.) What’s more, industry experts attribute the downward trend to the fact that there’s less luggage to lose; US Airways, for one, says it has seen a 20 percent drop in first-checked-bag volume.
Mayer says the vast majority of lost bags are reunited with owners within 48 hours. But when they aren’t, airlines sell off unidentifiable bags to defray the cost of insuring lost luggage claims. Final stop: the Unclaimed Baggage Center in Scottsboro, Ala., a 40,000-square-foot store that peddles their contents as “lost treasures from around the world.”
3. “Some of us have sticky fingers.”
Last June, Sekita Ekrek, a New York–based entertainment consultant, flew to Chicago to visit family. Upon arrival at her sister’s place, she says, she went for her camera, which she’d put in a checked bag before the flight, but it was gone. Upset, she decided to file a claim against the carrier, American Airlines. But by the time she got home and found the original model number, it was too late; the airline’s 30-day window had passed. “They said, ‘That’s our policy, end of story,’” says Ekrek. (A spokesperson for American Airlines says that camera equipment is excluded from the policy because of liability limitations.)
To be fair, 30 days seems generous compared with the limits set by other airlines. Brandon Macsata, executive director for the Association of Airline Passenger Rights, says some airlines require that you report stolen goods before leaving the airport. Alexander Anolik, a San Francisco attorney specializing in travel law, says that while courts will probably not sympathize if you miss a 30-day window, same-day-reporting rules are unreasonable. Airlines likely owe you money even if it takes a few days to notice that something’s gone, he says.
4. “Sure, we can handle your pet—but can your pet handle us?”
Intending to fly with your pet? Though some airlines, like Southwest, don’t allow animals in their cargo hold, others will let you “check” Fido. But be prepared: When flying as cargo, animals can be exposed to loud noises and extreme temperatures. Even the mere separation from owners can be difficult. Wilmington, Del., attorney Lou Hering once checked his cat Zeb on a flight from L.A. to New York. Zeb didn’t make it onto the same flight and arrived several hours after Hering did. “He walked out of his carrier and didn’t even look at me, he was so mad,” recalls Hering.
First and foremost, experts suggest reading your airline’s pet policy. Pamela Martin, assistant professor of small-animal internal medicine at Tuskegee University, says young puppies and kittens should accompany you in the cabin, since they can’t regulate their body temperature as well as adults can. If you must check your pet, she suggests writing your telephone number on the crate and taping a picture of the animal to it, in case your pet escapes from its carrier. Traveling internationally? Web sites like PetTravel.com list important entry requirements and information.
5. “We don’t actually do that much.”
From the moment you surrender your luggage at check-in, most of the heavy lifting is done by machines. Bags travel by conveyor belt, then get routed to the right gate, says Rick Stoess, of Mason, Ohio–based Intelligrated, which has manufactured conveyor and sortation systems used at airports. In small airports, the sorting is done by hand, but in larger ones, scanners read the bag’s bar code, and a device sweeps it into the correct lane. Often, automatic security screening gets integrated into this labyrinth. The primary task for handlers: transferring bags onto the plane, either by cart or aluminum container.
Radio-frequency identification could reduce human involvement even further. According to Pankaj Shukla, director of RFID business development for Motorola, which acquired a company that helped pioneer the technology, RFID works by inlaying a microchip and an antenna inside a tag, increasing the system’s accuracy to nearly 100 percent. But, says Shukla, while paper tags cost around 4 cents each, RFID tags run in the midteens. So don’t expect the industry to make the expensive upgrade soon. McCarran International in Las Vegas is the only American airport using RFID fully.
6. “Not all bags are created equal.”
In the movie "Up in the Air," travel-obsessed downsizing pro Ryan Bingham (played by George Clooney) takes his firm’s ambitious new hire to a luggage shop after she brings a clunky suitcase along on her first business trip. Indeed, finicky fliers say the smallest details matter, and industry experts agree that some materials are better than others. According to Dawn Sicco, U.S. wholesale marketing director at Samsonite, ballistic nylon—originally used in World War II flak jackets—has become the “pinnacle of the industry” since first appearing in luggage two decades ago. For hard-shell suitcases, Sicco says polycarbonate is best. Lightweight but strong, this synthetic resin is found in police riot shields and bulletproof glass.
Baggage handlers can be picky too. Flores, the American Airlines handler, says she prefers bags with “spinner” wheels that rotate in circles; this makes it easier for her to push bags in any direction without lifting them. But that doesn’t necessarily mean consumers should opt for spinners. Dan Bohl, a district manager at Colorado Bag’n Baggage in Denver, says the wheels on four-wheel suitcases are more susceptible to damage and dislocation because of their placement.
7. “Stressing about baggage claim? You should.”
Ever wonder what happens if someone walks off with your suitcase at baggage claim? Airlines hope it won’t happen. “It’s more of an honor system,” says a spokesperson for Southwest. Legally, says travel attorney Anolik, until your belongings are back in your hands, they’re still the airline’s responsibility, and on trips involving connecting flights with multiple airlines, it’s the first carrier that matters. In the case of checked luggage poached at baggage claim, airlines say that they’ll negotiate a reasonable payment if they can’t find your bags but that it’s impossible to hunt for bags once they’ve left the airport.
Fortunately, the Department of Transportation has made it easier to get reimbursed for expenses ranging from a toothbrush to a new suit by cracking down on airlines that had been violating its baggage-handling rules. Anolik notes the domestic limit for claims is now $3,300 but cautions that for international flights, calculating compensation can be tricky, since liability is likely to be priced in “special drawing rights,” a complex monetary unit made up of differently weighted currencies.
8. “Many of us don’t actually work for the airlines.”
Not all baggagehandlers work for airlines; many are contract workers employed by so-called ground-handling companies. JetBlue employs a mix of both, while American uses contractors at airports where it has just a handful of flights per day. Major ground-handling companies include Swissport International, which employs about 1,500 baggage handlers in the U.S. and, like its rivals, gets most of its business from foreign airlines. According to Michael Boyd, president of aviation consultants Boyd Group International, third-party vendors are popular as a way for airlines to save money, since ground-handling firms compete for contracts, hire more short-term workers and tend to be less unionized.
John Conley, director of the Transport Workers Union’s air-transport division, says outsourcing baggage handling can mean slower service and mistakes. “If I were working for a contract group, it’s likely that I’ll have less of a wage...and probably less of an investment,” he says. A Swissport exec says that’s not true, and Boyd agrees consumers shouldn’t worry, since it’s a straightforward job most handlers can do no matter who the boss is.
9. “We can’t handle unusual items.”
In the wake of 9/11, airlines have put more effort into specifying what things are always, sometimes and never allowed on planes. Rules on their Web sites address everything from a deceased relative’s cremated remains to an athlete’s vaulting pole. But issues still come up from time to time, such as when fliers try to check unusual items. When Mark Thomas, a wildlife biologist and avid hunter from Alabama, tried checking antlers at an Alaska airport in 2006, he says, airline workers didn’t want any part of it. “It’s like it was nuclear waste,” he says.
Thomas isn’t alone. When United Airlines tried banning checked antlers on its flights last year, the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance encouraged its members to bombard United with complaints; the ban was eventually reversed. (A spokesperson for United says the ban was due to the damage caused by antlers and animal horns; United now has new requirements in place for packaging and cleaning them for transport.)
10. “If you think we’re bad here, just wait till you go abroad.”
In some parts of the world, smugglers have been known to transport drugs in the luggage of unsuspecting air passengers. In other regions, security may be especially lax, and pilfering of bags or their contents is of greater concern for travelers. Worldwide, 11.4 bags per 1,000 passengers were mishandled in 2008, according to SITA; industry experts say that figure is far lower in the U.S.
Using luggage locks during foreign travel is a good idea, but to prevent smuggling and theft (at least of a bag’s contents), some fliers are wrapping their suitcases in layers of clear plastic. Smarte Carte, a provider of luggage carts at major airports, offers plastic-wrapping stations in Auckland, New Zealand, and Perth, Australia. Florida-based Global Baggage Protection Systems, meanwhile, operates as Secure Wrap in 47 airports worldwide. Not going abroad anytime soon? Domestic travelers can try out Secure Wrap for $9 to $14 a pop at John F. Kennedy International in New York, George Bush Intercontinental in Houston or Miami International. In Miami, where drug smuggling is an especially big worry, 2,000 to 4,000 pieces of luggage get wrapped on any given day, says Secure Wrap Executive Director Daniel Valdespino. But a Transportation Security Administration spokesperson says agents will open bags if they have to, even plastic-wrapped ones.
Don't pack your valuables or medications in your checked luggage..............people still didn't listen!
I have the stories to prove it!
Below are todays baggage peoples take:
1. “Don’t pack light—we need the money.”
These are turbulent times for the aviation industry. According to the Air Transport Association of America, passenger revenue fell 18 percent in 2009, the largest drop on record. In the past decade airlines have also been hit with extra costs related to fuel prices, security and unionization: 40 percent of air-transportation workers were unionized in 2009, compared with 12 percent of the general workforce. “It’s a tough, tough industry to achieve any success,” says Daniel Ortwerth, transportation analyst at Edward Jones.
So it’s no surprise carriers are cutting corners. Passengers have kissed hot meals goodbye while paying for itinerary changes, frequent-flier bookings and even blankets and pillows. Another hit: luggage fees. In January most major domestic carriers bumped these to $25 for the first checked bag, $35 for the second (but amounts can vary), which could generate $117 million in new revenue, according to consultancy IdeaWorks. It’s a mixed bag for handlers like Shae Flores of American Airlines: Sure, fliers are checking fewer bags, but they’re cramming more into them, requiring “more upper-body strength,” she says.
2. “We’re losing fewer bags—because there are fewer to lose.”
It's true, fewer bags are getting lost in transit these days: There were 3.91 “mishandled” (lost, stolen, damaged or delayed) bags per 1,000 passengers in 2009, compared with 5.26 in 2008 and 7.05 in 2007, according to the Department of Transportation. But baggage handlers shouldn’t pat themselves on the back. Catherine Mayer, VP at travel-tech firm SITA, says the DOT undercounts errors by excluding reports from passengers with an international leg in their flight. (The DOT agrees, saying airlines are required to file mishandled-baggage reports only for domestic trips.) What’s more, industry experts attribute the downward trend to the fact that there’s less luggage to lose; US Airways, for one, says it has seen a 20 percent drop in first-checked-bag volume.
Mayer says the vast majority of lost bags are reunited with owners within 48 hours. But when they aren’t, airlines sell off unidentifiable bags to defray the cost of insuring lost luggage claims. Final stop: the Unclaimed Baggage Center in Scottsboro, Ala., a 40,000-square-foot store that peddles their contents as “lost treasures from around the world.”
3. “Some of us have sticky fingers.”
Last June, Sekita Ekrek, a New York–based entertainment consultant, flew to Chicago to visit family. Upon arrival at her sister’s place, she says, she went for her camera, which she’d put in a checked bag before the flight, but it was gone. Upset, she decided to file a claim against the carrier, American Airlines. But by the time she got home and found the original model number, it was too late; the airline’s 30-day window had passed. “They said, ‘That’s our policy, end of story,’” says Ekrek. (A spokesperson for American Airlines says that camera equipment is excluded from the policy because of liability limitations.)
To be fair, 30 days seems generous compared with the limits set by other airlines. Brandon Macsata, executive director for the Association of Airline Passenger Rights, says some airlines require that you report stolen goods before leaving the airport. Alexander Anolik, a San Francisco attorney specializing in travel law, says that while courts will probably not sympathize if you miss a 30-day window, same-day-reporting rules are unreasonable. Airlines likely owe you money even if it takes a few days to notice that something’s gone, he says.
4. “Sure, we can handle your pet—but can your pet handle us?”
Intending to fly with your pet? Though some airlines, like Southwest, don’t allow animals in their cargo hold, others will let you “check” Fido. But be prepared: When flying as cargo, animals can be exposed to loud noises and extreme temperatures. Even the mere separation from owners can be difficult. Wilmington, Del., attorney Lou Hering once checked his cat Zeb on a flight from L.A. to New York. Zeb didn’t make it onto the same flight and arrived several hours after Hering did. “He walked out of his carrier and didn’t even look at me, he was so mad,” recalls Hering.
First and foremost, experts suggest reading your airline’s pet policy. Pamela Martin, assistant professor of small-animal internal medicine at Tuskegee University, says young puppies and kittens should accompany you in the cabin, since they can’t regulate their body temperature as well as adults can. If you must check your pet, she suggests writing your telephone number on the crate and taping a picture of the animal to it, in case your pet escapes from its carrier. Traveling internationally? Web sites like PetTravel.com list important entry requirements and information.
5. “We don’t actually do that much.”
From the moment you surrender your luggage at check-in, most of the heavy lifting is done by machines. Bags travel by conveyor belt, then get routed to the right gate, says Rick Stoess, of Mason, Ohio–based Intelligrated, which has manufactured conveyor and sortation systems used at airports. In small airports, the sorting is done by hand, but in larger ones, scanners read the bag’s bar code, and a device sweeps it into the correct lane. Often, automatic security screening gets integrated into this labyrinth. The primary task for handlers: transferring bags onto the plane, either by cart or aluminum container.
Radio-frequency identification could reduce human involvement even further. According to Pankaj Shukla, director of RFID business development for Motorola, which acquired a company that helped pioneer the technology, RFID works by inlaying a microchip and an antenna inside a tag, increasing the system’s accuracy to nearly 100 percent. But, says Shukla, while paper tags cost around 4 cents each, RFID tags run in the midteens. So don’t expect the industry to make the expensive upgrade soon. McCarran International in Las Vegas is the only American airport using RFID fully.
6. “Not all bags are created equal.”
In the movie "Up in the Air," travel-obsessed downsizing pro Ryan Bingham (played by George Clooney) takes his firm’s ambitious new hire to a luggage shop after she brings a clunky suitcase along on her first business trip. Indeed, finicky fliers say the smallest details matter, and industry experts agree that some materials are better than others. According to Dawn Sicco, U.S. wholesale marketing director at Samsonite, ballistic nylon—originally used in World War II flak jackets—has become the “pinnacle of the industry” since first appearing in luggage two decades ago. For hard-shell suitcases, Sicco says polycarbonate is best. Lightweight but strong, this synthetic resin is found in police riot shields and bulletproof glass.
Baggage handlers can be picky too. Flores, the American Airlines handler, says she prefers bags with “spinner” wheels that rotate in circles; this makes it easier for her to push bags in any direction without lifting them. But that doesn’t necessarily mean consumers should opt for spinners. Dan Bohl, a district manager at Colorado Bag’n Baggage in Denver, says the wheels on four-wheel suitcases are more susceptible to damage and dislocation because of their placement.
7. “Stressing about baggage claim? You should.”
Ever wonder what happens if someone walks off with your suitcase at baggage claim? Airlines hope it won’t happen. “It’s more of an honor system,” says a spokesperson for Southwest. Legally, says travel attorney Anolik, until your belongings are back in your hands, they’re still the airline’s responsibility, and on trips involving connecting flights with multiple airlines, it’s the first carrier that matters. In the case of checked luggage poached at baggage claim, airlines say that they’ll negotiate a reasonable payment if they can’t find your bags but that it’s impossible to hunt for bags once they’ve left the airport.
Fortunately, the Department of Transportation has made it easier to get reimbursed for expenses ranging from a toothbrush to a new suit by cracking down on airlines that had been violating its baggage-handling rules. Anolik notes the domestic limit for claims is now $3,300 but cautions that for international flights, calculating compensation can be tricky, since liability is likely to be priced in “special drawing rights,” a complex monetary unit made up of differently weighted currencies.
8. “Many of us don’t actually work for the airlines.”
Not all baggagehandlers work for airlines; many are contract workers employed by so-called ground-handling companies. JetBlue employs a mix of both, while American uses contractors at airports where it has just a handful of flights per day. Major ground-handling companies include Swissport International, which employs about 1,500 baggage handlers in the U.S. and, like its rivals, gets most of its business from foreign airlines. According to Michael Boyd, president of aviation consultants Boyd Group International, third-party vendors are popular as a way for airlines to save money, since ground-handling firms compete for contracts, hire more short-term workers and tend to be less unionized.
John Conley, director of the Transport Workers Union’s air-transport division, says outsourcing baggage handling can mean slower service and mistakes. “If I were working for a contract group, it’s likely that I’ll have less of a wage...and probably less of an investment,” he says. A Swissport exec says that’s not true, and Boyd agrees consumers shouldn’t worry, since it’s a straightforward job most handlers can do no matter who the boss is.
9. “We can’t handle unusual items.”
In the wake of 9/11, airlines have put more effort into specifying what things are always, sometimes and never allowed on planes. Rules on their Web sites address everything from a deceased relative’s cremated remains to an athlete’s vaulting pole. But issues still come up from time to time, such as when fliers try to check unusual items. When Mark Thomas, a wildlife biologist and avid hunter from Alabama, tried checking antlers at an Alaska airport in 2006, he says, airline workers didn’t want any part of it. “It’s like it was nuclear waste,” he says.
Thomas isn’t alone. When United Airlines tried banning checked antlers on its flights last year, the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance encouraged its members to bombard United with complaints; the ban was eventually reversed. (A spokesperson for United says the ban was due to the damage caused by antlers and animal horns; United now has new requirements in place for packaging and cleaning them for transport.)
10. “If you think we’re bad here, just wait till you go abroad.”
In some parts of the world, smugglers have been known to transport drugs in the luggage of unsuspecting air passengers. In other regions, security may be especially lax, and pilfering of bags or their contents is of greater concern for travelers. Worldwide, 11.4 bags per 1,000 passengers were mishandled in 2008, according to SITA; industry experts say that figure is far lower in the U.S.
Using luggage locks during foreign travel is a good idea, but to prevent smuggling and theft (at least of a bag’s contents), some fliers are wrapping their suitcases in layers of clear plastic. Smarte Carte, a provider of luggage carts at major airports, offers plastic-wrapping stations in Auckland, New Zealand, and Perth, Australia. Florida-based Global Baggage Protection Systems, meanwhile, operates as Secure Wrap in 47 airports worldwide. Not going abroad anytime soon? Domestic travelers can try out Secure Wrap for $9 to $14 a pop at John F. Kennedy International in New York, George Bush Intercontinental in Houston or Miami International. In Miami, where drug smuggling is an especially big worry, 2,000 to 4,000 pieces of luggage get wrapped on any given day, says Secure Wrap Executive Director Daniel Valdespino. But a Transportation Security Administration spokesperson says agents will open bags if they have to, even plastic-wrapped ones.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
AFRICA ! The welcoming border between Tanzania and Malawi.........driving around the world..........UPDATE
EXCERPTS from his blog:
"With almost no gas left. In the first town I stop, I can’t get cash at the ATM. I have to try to get to Mbeya with the fuel I have left. And I reach the city, probably running on gas vapors. There I am able to get cash, fill up the tank and an additional jerry can I usually keep with me full at all time. It cost me almost 200,000 Tanzanian Shillings. Sounds expensive"…
Open or Closed? .......open!
Vehicle used for the round the world drive!
The welcoming border between Tanzania and Malawi.You can follow his year long journey of driving around the world here:
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Friday, May 7, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Don't blame me, I voted for Ron Paul! I wish he was younger.......go RON!
http://www.ronpaul.com/
On Monday, March 9, 2010, Ron Paul gave a stirring speech at the Newport Music Hall near Ohio State University, a long video, but worth your time.
http://www.ronpaul.com/events/ohio-032010/
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Love Sailing? Meet Abby...........You go girl!!!!
Love sailing? Wonderful, fabulous, colorful slideshow here:
http://abbysunderland.org/
And more connections with Abby:
http://soloround.blogspot.com/
http://www.abbysunderland.com/
http://abbysunderland.org/
And more connections with Abby:
http://soloround.blogspot.com/
http://www.abbysunderland.com/
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Friday, April 2, 2010
Let Obama care begin........NOT
A sign on the door of Dr. Jack Cassell's office in Mount Dora, Fla., tells patients "If you voted for Obama, seek urologic care elsewhere. Changes to your healthcare begin right now, not in four years."
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Investors who saw the meltdown coming...........Books of the Times......
Author Michael Lewis says:
"Wall Streets Day of Reckoning is coming"
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/15/books/15book.html?src=me
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62F5BB20100316
"Wall Streets Day of Reckoning is coming"
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/15/books/15book.html?src=me
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62F5BB20100316
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
Pen, Ink and Watercolor Classes
Monday, April 12, 2010
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Basic Watercolor Tech. class
Monday, April 19, 2010
Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm
Location for both classes: Caldwell Park Rec. Center
Redding, Calif.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Ghost Hunting Part 2
Real Time Spirit Communication
TELEPHONE THE DEAD TODAY!
This eBook will instruct the reader on how to modify a simple $30 Radio Shack device for talking to the dead. This eBook will also show the reader how to use freeware software called Audacity for removing background noise, increase the signal strength, and how to use white noise to enhance the EVP voices. The section on Audacity follows after the step-by-step guide for making the modification. I will even offer a radio already modified so it can be used immediately. This radio has a built-in speaker so no headphones are required.
Imagine being able to pick up a phone or a device like it and dial up The Other Side. Answering on the other end is someone who is no longer of this world — they're dead. This is the ET “call home” technology, which I nicknamed DigCom for Digital Communicator. Yes, imagine having two-way conversation with someone on the Other Side. Have you ever wanted to speak to a deceased family member, now is your chance with the Digital Communicator.
Now it is possible with the Digital Communicator, but who is on the other end of the call? Are they ghosts of the dearly departed or perhaps interdimensional beings, or perhaps aliens who are communicating with us via the audio frequencies from UFOs.
Can you really telephone the dead? Will the dead talk to you? The answer is yes! Just like EVP, the spirits are not always around to speak to, but near the full and new moons, they seem to be most active. They could be the dead speaking, they could be interdimensional beings, they could be aliens, no one knows for sure.
The Radio Shack device when modified becomes the Digital Communicator, and is a controversial new tool that evolved from research in the field of ITC, or Instrumental TransCommunication, which is dedicated to real-time, two-way bridges for voice and image by the use of electronic devices. The previous Radio Shack radio, 12-469, has been discontinued, but we now have this new Radio Shack radio that can be modified so ghost voices can be heard.
ITC employ the use of TVs, radios, telephones, computers, and other technical equipment to get information from the other side.
Technology is no longer limited by tubes and transistors, this new technology evolved with better circuit designs for accessing audio frequencies.
Since 2005, when this technology was revealed on a Paranormal States program. Today this technology has spread to Europe and back again to the America. Ghost investigators in Europe and in America have been talking with the dead, now with this eBook, you will be able to have your own telephone to talk with the dead.
The original audio frequency devices were homebrew, meaning that they were handmade and very costly due to time and material costs. Those who developed these black boxes charged an arm and a leg for sessions where they asked questions on behalf of the client.
As in all good things, competition and the application of newer technology soon made it possible for this same kind of “telephone to the dead” to be developed by modifying existing technology.
The advantage to this technology is that while recording, no insect noise in the background will affect the recording as you are recording directly from the radio. No man made noise or loud background sounds to muffle the recordings, which means you can use this anytime and anyplace. Totally superior to regular EVP recordings where background noise is a major factor. In November 2008, we conducted an investigation at Fort Craig, New Mexico testing his new technology. We recorded 45 EVP segments during a 40 minute recording session using this new technology. During this same time, Sharon recorded only one EVP on her traditional digital recorder.
No one knows why this technology can pick up ghost voices. Many theories exist, but none are proven. The sweeping of radio frequencies allows the reception of ghost voices. The ghost voices are heard in between radio stations so the ghosts are NOT using exiting audio voices to form words. This is a totally new science and is yet to be explained, but it does work.
Listen to a sample of this new technology recorded at Fort Craig, New Mexico in November 2008.
Talking with the Dead is the only eBook on the Internet that will show you a step-by-step procedure for modifying a $30 radio available at your local Radio Shack store so that it becomes a telephone for talking with the dead. The eBook includes photographs showing each step along the way. This modification takes about ten to fifteen minutes to complete, which includes the time to open the case and remove two screws holding the circuit board in place, make the modification, and re-attach the circuit box back into the case. The only tools you will need are a wire cutter and a small Phillip-head screwdriver. Make your own telephone to talk with the dead.
We give a step-by-step guide for using Audacity, which is a free software that has a white noise function. This eBook will walk you through how to take the EVP segment from our recorder to the computer and then how to use Audacity to analyze the voice segment. How to use white noise, how to amplify the signal, and how to clean up the background noise.
TELEPHONE THE DEAD TODAY!
This eBook will instruct the reader on how to modify a simple $30 Radio Shack device for talking to the dead. This eBook will also show the reader how to use freeware software called Audacity for removing background noise, increase the signal strength, and how to use white noise to enhance the EVP voices. The section on Audacity follows after the step-by-step guide for making the modification. I will even offer a radio already modified so it can be used immediately. This radio has a built-in speaker so no headphones are required.
Imagine being able to pick up a phone or a device like it and dial up The Other Side. Answering on the other end is someone who is no longer of this world — they're dead. This is the ET “call home” technology, which I nicknamed DigCom for Digital Communicator. Yes, imagine having two-way conversation with someone on the Other Side. Have you ever wanted to speak to a deceased family member, now is your chance with the Digital Communicator.
Now it is possible with the Digital Communicator, but who is on the other end of the call? Are they ghosts of the dearly departed or perhaps interdimensional beings, or perhaps aliens who are communicating with us via the audio frequencies from UFOs.
Can you really telephone the dead? Will the dead talk to you? The answer is yes! Just like EVP, the spirits are not always around to speak to, but near the full and new moons, they seem to be most active. They could be the dead speaking, they could be interdimensional beings, they could be aliens, no one knows for sure.
The Radio Shack device when modified becomes the Digital Communicator, and is a controversial new tool that evolved from research in the field of ITC, or Instrumental TransCommunication, which is dedicated to real-time, two-way bridges for voice and image by the use of electronic devices. The previous Radio Shack radio, 12-469, has been discontinued, but we now have this new Radio Shack radio that can be modified so ghost voices can be heard.
ITC employ the use of TVs, radios, telephones, computers, and other technical equipment to get information from the other side.
Technology is no longer limited by tubes and transistors, this new technology evolved with better circuit designs for accessing audio frequencies.
Since 2005, when this technology was revealed on a Paranormal States program. Today this technology has spread to Europe and back again to the America. Ghost investigators in Europe and in America have been talking with the dead, now with this eBook, you will be able to have your own telephone to talk with the dead.
The original audio frequency devices were homebrew, meaning that they were handmade and very costly due to time and material costs. Those who developed these black boxes charged an arm and a leg for sessions where they asked questions on behalf of the client.
As in all good things, competition and the application of newer technology soon made it possible for this same kind of “telephone to the dead” to be developed by modifying existing technology.
The advantage to this technology is that while recording, no insect noise in the background will affect the recording as you are recording directly from the radio. No man made noise or loud background sounds to muffle the recordings, which means you can use this anytime and anyplace. Totally superior to regular EVP recordings where background noise is a major factor. In November 2008, we conducted an investigation at Fort Craig, New Mexico testing his new technology. We recorded 45 EVP segments during a 40 minute recording session using this new technology. During this same time, Sharon recorded only one EVP on her traditional digital recorder.
No one knows why this technology can pick up ghost voices. Many theories exist, but none are proven. The sweeping of radio frequencies allows the reception of ghost voices. The ghost voices are heard in between radio stations so the ghosts are NOT using exiting audio voices to form words. This is a totally new science and is yet to be explained, but it does work.
Listen to a sample of this new technology recorded at Fort Craig, New Mexico in November 2008.
Talking with the Dead is the only eBook on the Internet that will show you a step-by-step procedure for modifying a $30 radio available at your local Radio Shack store so that it becomes a telephone for talking with the dead. The eBook includes photographs showing each step along the way. This modification takes about ten to fifteen minutes to complete, which includes the time to open the case and remove two screws holding the circuit board in place, make the modification, and re-attach the circuit box back into the case. The only tools you will need are a wire cutter and a small Phillip-head screwdriver. Make your own telephone to talk with the dead.
We give a step-by-step guide for using Audacity, which is a free software that has a white noise function. This eBook will walk you through how to take the EVP segment from our recorder to the computer and then how to use Audacity to analyze the voice segment. How to use white noise, how to amplify the signal, and how to clean up the background noise.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
You won't believe this one.......our tax dollars at work.
"The theft of a cooked pork chop was reported by an apartment dweller in the 1600 block of Sequoia Street" Redding Record Searchlight Police Log
Good grief........
1. Did they eat it and forget!!??
or maybe:
2. The person is senile and miss counted?
3. The local butcher shorted this poor soul?
4. Their dog ate it?
5. Said husband is on a strict diet and wouldn't fess up to sneaking it?
6. Was some homeless person just hungry and reached through an open window and grabbed it?
...............Our tax dollars at work writing a report for this one.
Good grief........
1. Did they eat it and forget!!??
or maybe:
2. The person is senile and miss counted?
3. The local butcher shorted this poor soul?
4. Their dog ate it?
5. Said husband is on a strict diet and wouldn't fess up to sneaking it?
6. Was some homeless person just hungry and reached through an open window and grabbed it?
...............Our tax dollars at work writing a report for this one.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Tommy Emmanuel....Unquestionably one of the most gifted artists of our time." — Acoustic Guitar Magazine
Got 4 minutes? This guy is unique and amazing if you don't already know about him!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX0eTp7SoNU&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX0eTp7SoNU&feature=player_embedded
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Saturday, January 30, 2010
The Ant crawling across my Microwave didn't DIE?
WHY DON'T ANTS DIE IN A MICROWAVE OVEN?
The hot and cold spots in a microwave occur because of the wavelength of microwaves inside a switched-on oven. Ants find the cooler areas and remain unscathed.
Little rascals!
The hot and cold spots in a microwave occur because of the wavelength of microwaves inside a switched-on oven. Ants find the cooler areas and remain unscathed.
Little rascals!
Friday, January 29, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Got Snow?
that gripped the area................................Got Snow!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
A LITTLE KNOWN FACT
A little known fact..
The first testicular guard "Cup" was used in Hockey in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974.
That means it took 100 years for men to realize that their brain is also important!
The first testicular guard "Cup" was used in Hockey in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974.
That means it took 100 years for men to realize that their brain is also important!
Monday, January 25, 2010
Great site for all gardeners out there!
Once opening this link, near the bottom is a place to put in your own zip code.
Very good info, last frost dates, species planting help.........check it out!
http://www.weather.com/outlook/homeandgarden/garden/weather/tenday/USCA0922?role=&from=internal
Very good info, last frost dates, species planting help.........check it out!
http://www.weather.com/outlook/homeandgarden/garden/weather/tenday/USCA0922?role=&from=internal
Friday, January 22, 2010
I always try to remember this.
"People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them feel" - Maya Angelou
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
I love this woman's minature doll work.
http://www.camilleallen.com/
Be sure to check out her photo history of 'one of a kind' sold items.......FABULOUS!
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
"Only in America"
"Only in America do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries and a diet coke"! Mike Anderson, The Rave Diet an d Lifestyle Book
Sunday, January 17, 2010
I will be the guinea pig!
HAVING A HISTORY OF SEASONAL HAY FEVER.....LAST WINTER I DECIDED TO EAT HONEY ON MY TOAST IN THE MORNING, MOST MORNINGS, ALL WINTER LONG AND SEE IF THE POLLEN THAT IS NATURALLY IN THE HONEY WOULD HELP COME SPRINGTIME. IT IS SUPPOSED TO ACT LIKE THE ALLERGY SHOT THEORY.
WELL TO MY AMAZEMENT IT HELPED IMMENSELY!!
BARELY A SNIFFLE, NOT ONE DAY OF MISERY, FOR THE NORMALLY 6 WEEKS I NORMALLY WOULD SUFFER.
NOTE: I AM LUCKY TO HAVE ACCESS TO VERY 'LOCAL' HONEY, AS OUR RANCH FRIENDS HAVE BEE BOXES ON THEIR LAND ETC. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT FACT IF YOU WANT TO TRY THIS FOR YOURSELF.
THIS WILL BE THE SECOND YEAR, SO LETS SEE!!
I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ON THE RESULTS......:-)
WELL TO MY AMAZEMENT IT HELPED IMMENSELY!!
BARELY A SNIFFLE, NOT ONE DAY OF MISERY, FOR THE NORMALLY 6 WEEKS I NORMALLY WOULD SUFFER.
NOTE: I AM LUCKY TO HAVE ACCESS TO VERY 'LOCAL' HONEY, AS OUR RANCH FRIENDS HAVE BEE BOXES ON THEIR LAND ETC. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT FACT IF YOU WANT TO TRY THIS FOR YOURSELF.
THIS WILL BE THE SECOND YEAR, SO LETS SEE!!
I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ON THE RESULTS......:-)
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Buy AMERICAN!!!
I just did my weekly grocery shopping. In an attempt to buy canned mushrooms, my choice was: made in India or made in China.
You mean to tell me Calif. has no mushrooms to can? Are they sending them first to China, letting them can them and then sending
them back?
Just the thought of using their water and mystery metals is enough to make a person yell.....................And we wonder where all our jobs went?
China has been buying up our land and business HERE and we are LETTING them.
How stupid are WE???
You mean to tell me Calif. has no mushrooms to can? Are they sending them first to China, letting them can them and then sending
them back?
Just the thought of using their water and mystery metals is enough to make a person yell.....................And we wonder where all our jobs went?
China has been buying up our land and business HERE and we are LETTING them.
How stupid are WE???
Today's saying
'I've learned that making a 'living' is not the same thing as 'making a life.'........ Maya Angelou
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Family Planning.........lets support it!!
Copy and past:
http://readme.readmedia.com/Family-Planning-Advocates-Family-planning-funding-is-smart-budgeting-for-the-state/1029381
http://readme.readmedia.com/Family-Planning-Advocates-Family-planning-funding-is-smart-budgeting-for-the-state/1029381
Ghost hunting, only at night?
Hello,
I was thinking today, (hey that's a start!) have you viewed those ghost hunting shows on t.v.? Notice how they all 'wait until dark'?
What do the trapped, earth-bound spirits have against day-light!
Check out these posibilities: http://www.ghostweb.com/
Did you know you can telephone the dead?
How much does that cost!!?
And this one: http://www.ghosthunter.com/
You can be a 'certified ghost hunter, yes certified.
How does that work? I wanna be one of those,
IN MY NEXT LIFE!!! ahahahaa
I was thinking today, (hey that's a start!) have you viewed those ghost hunting shows on t.v.? Notice how they all 'wait until dark'?
What do the trapped, earth-bound spirits have against day-light!
Check out these posibilities: http://www.ghostweb.com/
Did you know you can telephone the dead?
How much does that cost!!?
And this one: http://www.ghosthunter.com/
You can be a 'certified ghost hunter, yes certified.
How does that work? I wanna be one of those,
IN MY NEXT LIFE!!! ahahahaa
Voting for an incumbent.......THINK AGAIN
Good Day!
Lets get these idiots OUT of office. Forgeting they work for US!
http://goooh.com/Learn.aspx
Lets get these idiots OUT of office. Forgeting they work for US!
http://goooh.com/Learn.aspx
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