June 26, 2012

Antiques Roadshow

June 24, 2012

Could you pass a US citizenship test?

In order to become a US citizen, immigrants must pass the Naturalization Test. American citizenship bestows the right to vote, improves the likelihood of family members living in other countries to come and live in the US, gives eligibility for federal jobs, and can be a way to demonstrate loyalty to the US. Applicants must get 6 answers out of 10 in an oral exam to pass the test. According to US Citizenship and Immigration services, 92 percent of applicants pass this test.

You must get 58 or more of these test questions correct in order to pass.

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/0104/Could-you-pass-a-US-citizenship-test/Who-signs-bills

June 20, 2012

Donald Trump Stares Forlornly At Tiny.....

Aged Penis In Mirror Before Putting On Clothes, Beginning Day.



NEW YORK—Real estate mogul and television personality Donald Trump reportedly stood before his bedroom's full-length mirror Wednesday morning and stared forlornly at his aged, shriveled penis before getting dressed and leaving his residence in Manhattan's Trump Tower to start the day.

According to reports, the 66-year-old had laid his suit out on his bed and was preparing to step into a pair of silk boxer shorts when he glimpsed his deteriorating body in the mirror. Trump then spent approximately 15 to 20 minutes morosely reflecting on his appearance, dedicating most of that time to gazing at his desiccated sexual anatomy and contemplating its all-but-total lack of function.

"God, look at this thing," said a dejected Trump, hoisting up a large quantity of belly flab with his forearm to make his stunted organ visible. "Pitiful."

Trump, who in just over an hour would be appearing on the morning show Fox And Friends to assert that the president of the United States was not an American citizen, is said to have grasped the bulb of his penis with his thumb and forefinger and stretched the organ to its full 3-inch length before letting it go and leaving it to loll on an unruly tangle of mostly gray pubic hair. Noticing the pronounced droop of his scrotum, Trump glumly cupped his testicles in his hand and lifted them several inches until they reached the approximate height at which they had hung in his youth and even into early middle age.

Continue reading: http://www.theonion.com/articles/donald-trump-stares-forlornly-at-tiny-aged-penis-i,28589/

June 14, 2012

Each Uisge Earballach

A skeleton of a Each Uisge Earballach in Gàidhlig, or in English Long-tailed Water Horse found in Ord, Scotland (1967). It is the only example of this rare beast of Scottish myth and legend.(1)


Map of North west Scotland


Ord


Ancient carvings depicting the Each Uisge

"The Each Uisge is a shape shifter and is able to disguise himself in several forms. One might have the misfortune to see him as a fine horse or pony who stands by the water's edge to lure the unwary to climb on his back. Once there, however, the traveller will find himself unable to climb down. No, indeed. He is stuck fast to the black horse's back. Another form he may be seen in is that of a handsome man who will lure beautiful young maidens into the dark murky depths. He can only be recognised for what he is by the water weed tangled in his hair. By the time she realises her terrible danger, it is far too late for the hapless girl. Yes, there is yet one more form in which the each uisage may be seen. He may also appear as a terrible great bird. Few will ever see him in his true form, which is the torso of a strong man, the head and legs of a horse with the teeth of a lion." (2)



"In summer, women in Heisker washed clothes in a loch away from the township. They always went in twos as a water horse was said to be in the loch. The people reared a bull in case it was ever needed to fight the beast. A woman once went to the loch alone and a handsome man approached her while she rested. He sat beside her, put his head on her lap and slept. He had gravel from the loch in his hair, and hooves, and she realised that he was the water horse. She managed to get away without waking him but soon heard him chasing her. As she neared the township, she cried for the bull (Tarbh na Leòid) to be let out. The bull and water horse fought; the bull drove it into the sea and they disappeared. The woman took to her bed and never rose again. Many years later, the bull's horn came ashore - it was used as bar on a gate for many years." (3)



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Sources:
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/218481 (1)
http://celticqueens.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/each-uisgebeware.html (2)
http://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/en/fullrecord/7936/2;jsessionid=0D9A28F757594F14077479DB3203B41F (3) This website is a treasure trove of factual information on my people

June 12, 2012

Wind turbines are such a blight on the landscape

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June 12, 2012

Cameron accidentally leaves Clegg running country “for about 15 minutes”

David Cameron has admitted that he accidentally left Nick Clegg on his own in Downing Street, effectively in charge of the country “for about 15 minutes”.

The Prime Minister said the mix-up occurred when he and George Osborne left Number 10 in separate cars and each thought the Lib Dem leader was with the other.

“It was only when we got to our meeting at the Home Office that we realised our mistake”, admitted Cameron.

“It’s every PM’s nightmare. I dashed straight back and luckily he was still sitting right where we left him, just eating a packet of crisps.”

read on: http://newsthump.com/2012/06/12/cameron-accidentally-leaves-clegg-running-country-for-about-15-minutes/

June 10, 2012

Undercover Clown Cop: Lynn Watson

This exclusive footage shows a woman known as 'Lynn Watson', believed to be an undercover police officer, taking part in anti-war protests while dressed as a rebel clown.

This officer appears to have operated undercover in the UK peace and environmental movements from 2003-2008. The video shows her participating in protests in Yorkshire in 2004 against the US/UK invasion of Iraq. She is seen with the non-violent radical group known as the Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army - aka CIRCA - shaking her backside outside a government MP's office, playing cricket with a feather duster outside a military recruitment office in Leeds and doing the hokey cokey to a police line at the US military's Menwith Hill spy base. It is believed that 'Lynn' was deployed by the UK National Public Order Intelligence Unit.

This footage was shot primarily by Zoe Young while embedded as a journalist in the Clown Army. She edited this report in 2011, incorporating video shot by John Daniel at Menwith Hill on the 4th of July 2004.

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June 9, 2012

Inheritance

June 7, 2012

Donald Trump’s hated wind farm could ‘help save £45bn’

AN OFFSHORE wind farm opposed by US tycoon Donald Trump could help cut the cost of renewable energy production by £45 billion, MSPs have been told.

Swedish electricity firm Vattenfall is facing strong opposition from Mr Trump over its proposed European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) off the coast of Aberdeen. The project is now being considered by Scottish ministers. Jason Ormiston, a senior executive with the firm, told Holyrood’s energy committee yesterday that schemes such as the planned 11-turbine test site in the North Sea could help turn Scotland into a “world leader” in the renewable energy sector.

However, George Sorial, vice-president of The Trump Organisation, responded with a strongly worded attack on the EOWDC plans, which he claimed would cost the taxpayer billions of pounds in subsidies for overseas developers. Mr Ormiston, Vattenfall’s head of public and regulatory affairs, said that projects such as the wind farm off the Aberdeen coast were “urgently required” to meet the UK’s renewable energy targets.

He said: “They could see gross value added to the UK economy of £7bn and a cumulative cost-reduction impact of £45bn for the whole offshore wind sector in UK waters by 2050.” Mr Ormiston went on to say that the scheme would also help the Scottish Government meet its flagship renewable energy target of creating all of Scotland’s electricity from green sources by 2020. He said: “It’s going to be important for the delivery of the 2020 targets. It would place the north-east of Scotland, and Scotland as a whole, as a world leader in offshore wind technology.”

Read on:http://www.scotsman.com/the-scotsman/environment/donald-trump-s-hated-wind-farm-could-help-save-45bn-1-2340118

June 4, 2012

Unemployed bussed in to steward river pageant

A group of long-term unemployed jobseekers were bussed into London to work as unpaid stewards during the diamond jubilee celebrations and told to sleep under London Bridge before working on the river pageant.

Up to 30 jobseekers and another 50 people on apprentice wages were taken to London by coach from Bristol, Bath and Plymouth as part of the government's Work Programme.

Two jobseekers, who did not want to be identified in case they lost their benefits, said they had to camp under London Bridge the night before the pageant. They told the Guardian they had to change into security gear in public, had no access to toilets for 24 hours, and were taken to a swampy campsite outside London after working a 14-hour shift in the pouring rain on the banks of the Thames on Sunday.

One young worker said she was on duty between London Bridge and Tower Bridge during the £12m river spectacle of a 1,000-boat flotilla and members of the Royal family sail by . She said that the security firm Close Protection UK, which won a stewarding contract for the jubilee events, gave her a plastic see-through poncho and a high-visibility jacket for protection against the rain.

Close Protection UK confirmed that it was using up to 30 unpaid staff and 50 apprentices, who were paid £2.80 an hour, for the three-day event in London. A spokesman said the unpaid work was a trial for paid roles at the Olympics, which it had also won a contract to staff. Unpaid staff were expected to work two days out of the three-day holiday.

Read on: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jun/04/jubilee-pageant-unemployed?newsfeed=true