Thursday, March 31, 2011

[Homesteadingfamily] Food thefts starting worldwide!

 

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42307165/ns/us_news-weird_news/

Greece nabs potato thieves from Bulgaria

updated 3/28/2011 1:45:47 PM ET 2011-03-28T17:45:47

THESSALONIKI, Greece - The farmer had to stay up at night to guard his
field, and get help from police, but he's finally stopped the foreign
marauders who were stealing his potatoes.

Five men and four women from neighboring Bulgaria were arrested early Sunday
while digging up and loading 800 kilograms (1,760 pounds) of stolen potatoes
into a van in Ochyro, a village in northern Greece near the Bulgarian
border, police say.

The farmer, who was keeping an overnight watch for the thieves, got help
from police and border guards after he lost 14 metric tons (15.3 tons) of
potatoes the previous week.

More than 200 empty potato sacks and digging forks were found in the van and
confiscated.

Police are now looking for other thieves in the region - these ones
targeting olive groves.

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[kitchencabinetforum] R2P GENERATES WARS AND KICKBACKS

 

Steven Groves points out Obama has given multiple justifications for the U.S. intervention, it appears more and more that his philosophical basis for ordering the use of force by the United States is based on a doctrine known as the responsibility to protect(R2P). Relying on the R2P doctrine as a justification for the U.S. intervention is a mistake. It is inconsistent with a proper exercise of sovereignty, and any adoption of its principles is likely to constrain U.S. action in future situations.

Groves notes that military intervention by one sovereign nation into another for humanitarian purposes has long been a controversial topic. In the wake of the tragedies in Rwanda and Srebrenica, the Canadian government — at the urging of Kofi Annan — launched an initiative to develop principles for when and under what conditions such an intervention would be justified. Canada in turn formed the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS) in September 2000 to foster a global political consensu for preventing and responding to future incidents of mass killing and ethnic cleansing.

The philosophy of R2P, as formulated in the final report issued by the ICISS, is fairly straightforward: A national government (in this case, Libya) is responsible for preventing large-scale loss of life and ethnic cleansing within its borders, but if that government is either unwilling or unable to do so (or in this case actively engaged in the killing), the international community, acting under the auspices of the United Nations, has a responsibility to act for the protection of the aggrieved population, with or without the consent of the recalcitrant government.

The R2P doctrine quickly found a large following, attracting advocates who launched a worldwide effort to convince the international community to recognize R2P as a universally accepted doctrine. For example, a coalition of international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that includes Human Rights Watch and the World Federalist Movement teamed with George Soros's Open Society Institute and the MacArthur Foundation to launch the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect at the City University of New York.

R2P generates a lot of kickbacks! The largest kickbacks originate in the military industry. Military procurement is a corrupt business from top to bottom. The process is dominated by advocacy, with few checks and balances. Most people in power love this system of doing business and do not want it changed. War and preparation for war systematically corrupt all parties to the state-private transactions by which the government obtains the bulk of its military products. There is a standard 10% kickback to kleptocrats for military purchases.

R2P participants in the military-industrial-kleptocrat complex(MIKC) are routinely blamed for mismanagement, not infrequently they are accused of waste, fraud, abuse, and kickbacks(WFAK), and from time to time a few of them are indicted for criminal offenses. All of these unsavory actions, however, are typically viewed as aberrations, misfeasances to be rectified or malfeasances to be punished while retaining the basic system of state-private cooperation in the production of military goods and services. These offenses are in reality expressions of a thoroughgoing, intrinsic rottenness in the entire setup.

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[ASGG] Multi-Family Garage Sale this Fri. 4/1 & Sat. 4/2: Oviedo

 

Tons of baby girl clothes from newborn to 12mos. name brands, great condition
Also
Tons of womens cloths sizes XL-3X all types, great condition, and cheap prices
Household items, Plants, Books, Baby clothes, toys, etc.
Lots of Junior and Womens clothes all sizes 2 - 3X
Homecomming / Prom Gowns and Dresses
And many more misc.

This Friday and Saturday April 1st and 2nd starts at 8AM
2090 Genova Drive Oviedo 32765 off of S.R. 426

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[vernalpool] slow snow movement in sunderland

 

Went to our local Jefferson salamander road-crossing in Sunderland around 9pm, and saw one very slow moving Jeff, and a couple of woodfrogs. There was never any real rain, just damp snow for a few minutes turning to full on snow shortly after.

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[Homesteadingfamily] "free" seeds!!!! Admin Notice! =)

 

I just signed up for this deal~ its $4.99 (25 packets) for households and
$14.99 (100 packets) for organizations. Random seeds from Seed of Change!

http://www.frugalfreebiesanddeals.com/2011/03/25-packets-of-seeds-for-4-99-from-seed-of-change-75-value.html

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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

[vernalpool] Soon near Boston?/ Who Congresses?

 

Wood frogs are chorusing, but so far I've seen no sign of spotted salamanders at the Minuteman pools in Lexington.

I'm writing an article for our local paper about vernal pools, and finding conflicting information about who congresses when spotted salamanders mate. Some sources say only males, some say females also participate congresses. I thought males came to pool first and females later. It seems that the critters I've seen in congresses are male! Any help here?

Thanks,
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

[kitchencabinetforum] EUROKLEPTOCRATS REFUSE TO BE INVESTIGATED!

 

Three hookers(MEPs) of the Eldorado of Prostitutes(EP), aka European Parliament, agreed to put forward amendments to draft legislation in the Eldorado of Prostitutes in return for kickbacks. OLAF decided to open a formal investigation. This swift decision was taken in view of potential damage to the reputation of the European institutions, the public interest in clarifying this matter and the need to prevent potential evidence from being destroyed. It should be noted that even if a certain natural or legal person is subject to an investigation by OLAF, it does not necessarily imply that this person is guilty of any wrongdoing whatsoever.

Within the framework of this investigation, OLAF investigators attempted to collect evidence from the offices of the concerned MEPs located at the premises of the Eldorado of Prostitutes in Brussels on Tuesday 22 March. As stipulated in the applicable legislation, the investigators presented themselves to the relevant authorities of the Eldorado of Prostitutes and notified them of their intention to make an immediate inspection of the offices of the concerned MEPs.

Eldorado of Prostitutes(EP) authorities refused to give access to these offices and claimed these would be secured by Eldorado of Prostitutes security personnel. OLAF was at the same time informed that the Eldorado of Prostitutes would conduct an internal consultation to evaluate OLAF's request.

OLAF received an official written reply from the Madam(President) of the Eldorado of Prostitutes on Thursday 24 March stating that it would not agree to an investigation on its premises and requesting additional explanation of OLAF's competence to investigate. OLAF duly sent a legal justification of its mandate to conduct an investigation at the Eldorado of Prostitutes on Friday 25 March.

OLAF investigations are carried out on the basis of competences defined in Article 325 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and Regulation 1073/1999 of the Eldorado of Prostitutes and the Council. The Regulation states that the purpose of OLAF investigations are "fighting fraud, corruption and any other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the European Community" and "to investigate serious facts linked to the performance of professional activities which may constitute a breach of obligation (…) likely to lead to disciplinary and, in appropriate cases, criminal proceedings or an analogous breach of obligations of Members of the institutions (…)".

The Interinstitutional Agreement between the Eldorado of Prostitutes, the Council and the Commission further clarifies that OLAF's responsibility "extends beyond the protection of financial interests to include all activities relating to the need to safeguard Community interests against irregular conduct". This agreement specifies OLAF's competence to carry out internal investigations on Members of the Eldorado of Prostitutes. Furthermore, this competence is set out in detail in the Eldorado of Prostitutes' own Rules of Procedure.

OLAF continues to pursue other investigative actions within the context of its investigation and expects the Eldorado of Prostitutes to preserve the potential evidence until it can be examined by OLAF investigators. OLAF's (European Anti-Fraud Office) mission is fighting fraud, corruption and any other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the European Union, including misconduct within the European Institutions. OLAF is part of the European Commission, but remains independent in its operational and investigative functions.

Eldorado of Prostitutes might deteriorate to the miserable level of the Grand Brothel on Syntagma Square. The impunity of the 300 Graecokleptocrats of the Grand Brothel on Syntagma Square is the most freakish thing on Earth. Even though they looted many billion euros in kickbacks and churning, not a single Graecokleptocrat has ever gone to jail! They are protected by the parliamentary immunity, and nobody can touch them, no matter what. Moreover, they have the nerve to jail dissident bloggers. It's a long way from the 300 Spartans of Leonidas! Allons enfants de la Grece!

Graecokleptocrats are the #1 enemy of the Greek people. That's why Graecokleptocrats are scared to walk on the streets of Athens. They know Athenians will attack them! Kleptocracy, perjury, and cybercop brutality are galloping in Greece, the most corrupt country of Fourth Reich, but Premier George Papandreou of October-18 infamy, Merciless Marilizard's boss, speaks no evil, hears no evil, and sees no evil. Selective hearing is a symptom of the cancer of kleptocracy!

October 18 confirmed that the Greek government, not the Turkish government, is the enemy of the Greek people! Marilizardist Papandreou of Graecokleptocracy crossed the Rubicon on October 18, 2010, when his Merciless Marilizard destroyed a distinguished professor and dissident blogger, in order to appease Premier Erdogan of Turkey! That's why the Global Tax Revolt declared October 18 as the International Day Against Cybercop Brutality. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/globaltaxrevolt

TERMS
April 15: International Day Against Taxes
October 18: International Day Against Cybercop Brutality
October-18 Mafia: Government of Greece
Parliament of Whores: Congress of USA
Grand Brothel on Syntagma Square: Parliament of Greece
Eldorado of Prostitutes: European Parliament
Eldorado of Corruption: European Commission
Fourth Reich: European Union
Fourthreichians: Citizens of the European Union
Marilizardism: terrorizing dissident bloggers

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Sunday, March 27, 2011

[Homesteadingfamily] ATTITUDE and Cottage Cheese Salad

 

ATTITUDE
Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than
circumstances, than what people do or say. It is more important than
appearance, giftedness, or skill.
The remarkable thing is, we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we
will embrace for that day.
We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in a
certain way. We can not change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is
play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.
From Strengthening Your Grip
By Charles Swindoll
Cottage Cheese Salad
1 pt. Cottage cheese
1 (3 oz.) box dry lime Jello
1 c. Drained pineapple
1 (8oz) ctn Cool Whip or
2 c. Whipped Cream

Directions

Stir together and let set.

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[Homesteadingfamily] Lawn Soil Types

 

From comfylawn.com

The sun is out and our lawn soil and green grass like all of us, love it.
Through photosynthesis, carbohydrates and proteins are carried throughout
the plant and then get secreted out through the roots as exudates.
Those exudates attract bacteria and fungi, which live in organic soil.

As the plant roots grow the excess root tissue along with organic matter
feed bacteria and fungi. All of this fun stuff happens in about a 1/10 of an
inch surrounding the roots called the rhizosphere.
What happy days these must be for the bacteria and fungi with all that free
food in the earth. If only life was that simple. Unfortunately for them,
everything in nature has a predator. Theirs in this case would be bigger
microbes called protozoa and nematodes.
They eat the bacteria along with the fungi and what they excrete, is taken
up by the plant as nutrients. Pretty simple way to feed a plant isn't it. It
gets nutrients without any help from you or I.
It's even more amazing when you realize there are billions of microbes in
just a tiny amount of lawn soil. It's a pretty busy place.
So the kill or be killed saga continues. Protozoa and nematodes are then
eaten by arthropods, which are like insects and spiders and they in turn are
eaten by either each other or larger arthropods along with birds, snakes or
other animals. All this decaying and excretion feeds the plant.
This whole process we've been talking about is called the soil food web. All
the members of this web are continuously looking for carbon to consume which
is what the microbes, insects and organic matter are all made up of.

Why does all this happen? Because the plant needs the nutrients.

The plants controls what kind and how many exudates based on its needs. The
soil food web is an amazing natural source of nutrition for our lawns but it
also has many other functions as well.
It cycles minerals and nutrients, decomposes organic matter and enables good
structure.
So you can see why it is important to our lawns health. Just as important to
know is that continued use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides severely
disrupt the soil food web.
That's why the chemicals have to be applied several times a year to keep
grass green. The turf doesn't have it's natural food source any more.
It's dependant on the chemicals. Yes, your lawn's addicted.

So not only are the chemicals hurting the food source for the plants it's
also ruining the organic structure of the loam.

Healthy loam contains aproximately:
25% air
25% water
45% mineral
5% organic matter
Good biology helps maintain that structure.

Earthworms and the other participants in the web move around the rich earth
leaving a slimy residue on the particles. That in turn binds the particles
together creating what is called aggregates.
You know when you grab a handful of good loam it forms a ball. That's why it
s able to do that. So while the "eating each other" frenzy continues,
earthworms and all the other participants create small tunnels allowing air,
water and nutrients to pass through. Something very important to the health
of grass and it's root system.
You see with these tunnels the rain soaks in and pushes all the stale air
out allowing fresh, clean air to circulate back in, creating an aerobic
healthy environment.

Using conventional fertilizers disrupt that whole process. If you were an
earthworm would you stay around if someone dumped salt and petroleum
by-products on you on a regular bases?
A large earthworm population is a strong indicator of healthy, living lawn soil.

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Re: [Homesteadingfamily] Re: Our new solar energy

 

Thanks, it has been a very good learning experience and our family has grown
from the experience.




-------Original Message-------

From: thesmrtinvestr
Date: 3/26/2011 12:40:21 PM
To: Homesteadingfamily@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Homesteadingfamily] Re: Our new solar energy


That's a very inspiring story! I can't imagine contemplating going without
electricity. It sounds like you've made an incredible amount of progress on
that. Congrats!





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Saturday, March 26, 2011

[Homesteadingfamily] Lovin this life WAS... Stupid question about processing chickens

 

I also enjoyed reading Pam's post and reminds me of why we're doing this now.
We bought our property this past fall and have so far cut and stacked several chords of wood, cleaned about 1/3rd of the dead fall on our 10ac and used it this past winter. We purchased about 30 chicks 9 are fryers and the rest for eggs. I have the brooder cage made and have to get the Coop done within the next week.
I have an area about 200' x 60' marked off for our garden area. ALL Fresh never tilled ground so it's rock hard. It dried out enough last week I could start tilling the ground and managed to get an area 60' x 20 tilled and ready. It rained yesterday and is still raining today, so I will have to wait to get the rest tilled. I will get out tomorrow and get the rows done and plant our corn and get other seeds in ASAP.
Geese flew overhead today heading northwest so I think we should be safe to plant most of what we have.
I put in a new septic/sespool last week, ripped some tree roots out and leveled an area out front that used to be a fire pit. I tore off the front rock wall of the house (It looked like shit) and will redo all of it this next week and get the back porch/outside cook area done right after that. I built a 14' x 12' Shed out back and now have more storage for our stuff.
There is still a bunch of things that have to be done but we're now out of money so onto things that don't require any money, ie gardening, cutting more wood cutting some smaller cedars for fence posts and getting the barbed wire around the garden area, filling in the hole for the septic, fixing the brakes on one of our suburbans, working on the chain saws and other equpt I have here.
SO much to do, I cold use another set of hands here Any takers? Free room and board... (Just thought I'd ask)

Good luck to everyone else,

JR
West TN

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