Science Daily – by Tom Robinette

A pair of University of Cincinnati researchers has seen the light — a bright, powerful light — and it just might change the future of how building interiors are brightened.

In fact, that light comes directly from the sun. And with the help of tiny, electrofluidic cells and a series of open-air “ducts,” sunlight can naturally illuminate windowless work spaces deep inside office buildings and excess energy can be harnessed, stored and directed to other applications.    Continue reading “Bringing Sun’s Light and Energy to Interior Rooms: Innovative Solar Technology May Lead to Interior Lighting Revolution”

Bearing Arms – by Bob Owens

Morrisville, NC Mayor Jackie Holcomb attempted to try to find a way to circumvent North Carolina gun laws that went into effect October 1, which expanded the list of places concealed carriers could legally be armed, including parks and greenways. She’d also joined Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) even though gun crime is almost nonexistent in Morrisville, and tried to force a local store to give up selling semi-automatic sporting rifles.   Continue reading “MAIG Mayor who tried to circumvent gun laws defeated in NC”

The New Boston Tea Party

Secession or the talk of secession is getting the attention of some politicians; not only are they nervous, but are showing concern. Of late the movement has gathered some steam. In fact the Texas Nationalist Movement has thousand upon thousands of members. Colorado too has joined the band wagon.

We are seeing intra-state divisions and straight-out calls for independence as is the case in Texas. Will this amount to anything is anybody’s guess. The dividing a state into two is a lengthy process. However, the rise of activists is not only a sign of suspicion with the liberal agenda but it is the another shot at the do-gooder politicians. Those seeking independence are not some right wing vigilantes; they are common folks whose desire is to live their life as they sit fit, distanced from big government and its invisible hand.    Continue reading “The Whispers are Getting Louder”

Michael MooreWhy couldn’t they have used this fat smug pr#@k as targets instead of old men, women for target practice?

Fox News

Filmmaker Michael Moore had a lot to say about guns to a paparazzo who caught up with him at LAX, the scene of a shooting last week that left a TSA worker dead.   Continue reading “Michael Moore: ‘Guns don’t kill people, Americans kill people’”

New Republic – by Christopher Beam

The slogan of the New Century Global Center, the recently completed largest building in the world by floor space, sounds at first like a Chinglish-y misfire: “The One of Everything.” But as I spent a day wandering around the structure, located in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, the catchphrase started to take on a kind of brilliance. It captures the building’s comprehensiveness: It really does have one of everything, from a shopping mall to an Intercontinental Hotel to a 14-screen IMAX theater to a water park to a fake church to a McDoniqloGAPbucks to an ice skating rink—everything, that is, except restraint. Continue reading “One Man, 1.7 Million Square Meters”

An Excellent Comment by Cal.

By voting for either Democrat or Republican you are voting for the destruction of the USA and the American people. There is NO difference. They continue on with the polices of the previous administration and add to them more unconstitutional policies. They are both destroying our legitimate government, willingly and treasonously.

You are supposed to vote your conscience, for the person who would uphold the US Constitution, not follow and vote the party line.   Continue reading “A Democrat or Republican Vote is a Vote for the Destruction of the USA”

APTOPIX Health Overha_Cala.jpgFox News – by Barnini Chakraborty

WASHINGTON –  Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius admitted Wednesday that it was possible convicted felons could be hired as ObamaCare ‘navigators,’ giving them access to personal information like Social Security numbers and addresses of anyone signing up for the program.

Sebelius made the admission in an exchange with Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas., during a Senate Finance Committee hearing. It was the second time in a week Sebelius was on Capitol Hill, forced to defend the problem-plagued ObamaCare website.   Continue reading “Felons could have been hired as ObamaCare ‘navigators,’ Sebelius tells Senate panel”

Maintaining the One Year StockpileThe Organic Prepper

After 3 months of careful budgeting, shopping, food preservation, repackaging, and stockpiling, we now have a one year food supply. This doesn’t mean that we don’t have to shop for a year, but it does mean that we have a cushion against disaster, whether it be personal, regional, financial, or natural. It gives us the freedom to wait out price spikes and purchase items on sale or in bulk. It means fewer trips to the store (and less temptation to go off-budget). It means that when scanning new recipes I nearly always have the ingredients on hand to make the delicious goodies that I find.   Continue reading “The Pantry Primer: Maintaining the One Year Stockpile”

Daily Paul- by pawnstorm12

In 2010 the U.S. gave away some 55 Billion dollars to countries all over the world.

In addition to all the homeless – many of them veterans – there is always the subject of the abject poverty in hundreds of U.S. inner cities.

Not that I believe in government welfare at all, but since we do it anyway, I ask a simple question; HOW can our government justify giving away one PENNY to ANY foreign nation while our own citizens live this way?   Continue reading “Tent Cities in U.S. While We Give Billions Away In Foreign Aid”

Turkish soldiers stand guard.(AFP Photo / Mira)RT News

Turkish border guards seized three vehicles loaded with over 1,000 kg of chemicals as they tried to illegally cross the border into Syria. One of the smugglers was arrested, while others managed to escape.

The Turkish General Staff reported that the chemicals were seized after a convoy of three vehicles refused to stop and attempted to illegally cross the border near the southeastern Turkish town of Reyhanli on Saturday.    Continue reading “Turkish patrol seizes over a ton of chemicals from smugglers at Syria border”

EurActive

More than 50 public figures have asked Berlin to step up its support of the whistleblower in the new edition of Der Spiegel magazine, but the German government maintains its position. Fears over harming the German-American relationship continue to raise concerns in Berlin.

“There is no reason to offer asylum to Edward Snowden. He is not a person under political persecution,” said German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich in a statement to the daily Münchner Merkur.  Continue reading “Germany ‘sees no reason’ to offer asylum to Snowden”

Buckingham Palace Anonymous protestThe Guardian

Hundreds of masked Anonymous protesters descended on Buckingham Palace and Parliament Square in London as part of a worldwide march against austerity cuts.

A fire was started just yards from the gates of the royal palace and fireworks were reportedly thrown as protesters threw glass bottles during clashes with police on Tuesday night.   Continue reading “Anonymous demonstrators clash with police outside Buckingham Palace”

Power Hour

1. Generators (Good ones cost dearly. Gas storage, risky. Noisy…target of thieves; maintenance etc.)
2. Water Filters/Purifiers
3. Portable Toilets
4. Seasoned Firewood. Wood takes about 6 – 12 months to become dried, for home uses.
5. Lamp Oil, Wicks, Lamps (First Choice: Buy CLEAR oil. If scarce, stockpile ANY!)
6. Coleman Fuel. Impossible to stockpile too much.   Continue reading “100 Items to Disappear First”

The Future - Cartoon By WellemanEnd of the American Dream – by Michael Snyder

Would you like to surf the Internet, make a phone call or send a text message using only your brain?  Would you like to “download” the content of a 500 page book into your memory in less than a second?  Would you like to have extremely advanced nanobots constantly crawling around in your body monitoring it for disease?  Would you like to be able to instantly access the collective knowledge base of humanity wherever you are?  All of that may sound like science fiction, but these are technologies that some of the most powerful high tech firms in the world actually believe are achievable by the year 2020.  Continue reading “A Chip In The Head: Brain Implants Will Be Connecting People To The Internet By The Year 2020”