Followers

Saturday 18 February 2012

Saturday; thoughts, end of this week;


A new morning;

Things that prove a trend towards a one world government include; a rising amount of globalization, privatization of government assets which belong to the people, foreign investment, mergers, international organizations, debt, international problems that need international solutions.

Governments are forced to sell assets, lose sovereignty, and place citizens in poverty to repay their debt. 

To gain full control of the world's money would mean full control over everyone, especially those in debt. This is exactly what the international bankers conspiracy is doing. Every government is in debt to them. This debt is increasing. Personal debt is very widespread and increasing. Hence almost everyone is in debt. Wasteful spending, borrowing and debt are encouraged. Therefore people and governments are becoming increasingly in the bankers control, as they have to pay interest, which the bankers can manipulate to their will.The banks and multinationals may eventually merge together and then merge with the one world government, who will make sure almost no small businesses are left to bypass their system. Probably almost the only ones selling will be multinationals, controlled by the one world government. Therefore everyone will be forced to rely on a monopoly, which will have complete control over everyone. 

Per example the growing of food

Genetic Engineering: A giant experiment with our food and environment
The food we eat has been changed. In just a few years three multinational chemical companies have altered the genetic makeup of the world's most common food crops, by creating new life-forms that would never occur naturally.

Over millions of years of evolution, tomatoes have never crossed with fish, until now. Unlike conventional breeding or cross-pollination, geneticists have taken genes from bacteria, viruses, plants and animals and inserted them into soy, corn, canola and cotton and released them into our environment and food chain.

Unpredictable
Genetic Engineering (also known as Genetic Modification or GM) is not an exact science and experiments are frequently unsuccessful. When they do work, the effects are unknown. Already unintended side-effects of GM include:
Genetically engineering salmon caused the salmon to turn green and have deformities. 
A genetically engineered soil bacteria unexpectedly produced alcohol that killed wheat. 
A brazil nut gene when genetically engineered into a soy bean was found to cause allergies.

Super weeds
Canada is already suffering unmanageable genetic contamination where 'super weeds' resistant to three different herbicides are spreading rapidly. The problem escalates as one variety of herbicide resistant GM canola pollinates another, creating a crop that is even more resistant. When seed is spilled at harvest, it remains in the ground and sprouts later as unwanted weeds in crops of different species.


GM contamination
Agrochemical giant Aventis engineered a GM corn called StarLink to produce its own insecticide. The US authorities restricted it to animal food because of the risk of allergies from the corn . However they couldn't keep it out of the food chain resulting in widespread contamination of food, which cost Aventis over one billion dollars in compensation as products had to be taken off supermarket shelves.
Where are the brains of those people, if they feed the animals  with this contaminated corn, then sell the meat to the public, hey 1+1 = 2, stupid or just foul play.

Who benefits?
Multinational chemical companies use GM technology to increase sales of their weedkillers and increase their control over farmers. Food shoppers, the public and our environment get no benefit but are expected to carry the risks of a technology that no insurance company will cover.Canada is already suffering unmanageable genetic contamination where 'super weeds' resistant to three different herbicides are spreading rapidly. The problem escalates as one variety of herbicide resistant GM canola pollinates another, creating a crop that is even more resistant. When seed is spilled at harvest, it remains in the ground and sprouts later as unwanted weeds in crops of different species.

American farmers who grow GM foods are losing markets in Europe and Japan whilst also getting lower yields. Meanwhile organic and conventional farmers in the US have had their crops contaminated by neighbouring farms. New Zealand runs the risk of losing key export markets if GM is allowed..


Genetic engineering is the latest in a long line of industrial food practices that degrade food quality, undermine farmers and destroy our environment. Thankfully there are healthy, safe and productive alternatives. By rejecting GM food we can slow the treadmill of pesticide use and support a better way to grow food. By buying GM-free, organic and local produce more of our money goes to farmers who protect the land.

People do not want this, but Governments are in the pockets of the Multinationals,Oligarchs, don't care, don't listen!
In my view, all politicians are short term adventurers.  I

Politicans can't be controlled in a world Government. We, the people don't want it and don't need it. Globalisation for the 99%; has only brought misery, wars ,unhappiness, exploitation, debts, contaminated food, languages and traditions are changed for the worse, education has declined, healthcare has declined, whole villages, communities have disappeared.  Governments spend more and more money on wars. Wars are huge money spinners for the 1% .They  create enemies with lies and lies and lies. Where and when does it stop? 

Sunday 12 February 2012

Sunday; Cloud watching;


Watching the clouds, some merge slowly and some are swallowed up quickly;
like the days , some are gone quickly and some are lingering, leaving us --
A day, a week, a month, a year!

"Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will him about mine ears; and sometime voices,
That if I then had waked after long sleep,
Will make me sleep again, and then in dreaming
The clouds methought would open and show riches
Ready to drop upon me, that when I waked
I cried to dream again."
- William Shakespeare, The Tempest, 3.2


  ©TS




Friday 10 February 2012

Friday; Paper and pen;



Papyrus

Papyrus  is a thick paper-like material produced from the pith of the papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus, a wetland sedge that was once abundant in the Nile Delta of Egypt. Papyrus is first known to have been used in ancient EgyptChemically, papyrus is composed of 57 percent cellulose, 27 percent lignin, nine percent minerals, and seven percent water.Papyrus was first manufactured in Egypt as far back as the third millennium BCE. In the first centuries BCE and CE, papyrus scrolls gained a rival as a writing surface in the form of parchment, which was prepared from animal skins. Sheets of parchment were folded to form quires from which book-form codices were fashioned. Early Christian writers soon adopted the codex form, and in the Greco-Roman world it became common to cut sheets from papyrus rolls to form codices.
Codices were an improvement on the papyrus scroll as the papyrus was not pliable enough to fold without cracking and a long roll, or scroll, was required to create large volume texts. Papyrus had the advantage of being relatively cheap and easy to produce, but it was fragile and susceptible to both moisture and excessive dryness. Unless the papyrus was of good quality, the writing surface was irregular, and the range of media that could be used was also limited.
Papyrus was replaced in Europe by the cheaper locally-produced products parchment and vellum, of significantly higher durability in moist climates.  Its last appearance in the Merovingian chancery is with a document of 692, though it was known in Gaul until the middle of the following century. The latest certain dates for the use of papyrus are 1057 for a papal decree. All papal "bulls" were on papyrus until 1022. Its use in Egypt continued until it was replaced by more inexpensive paper introduced by Arabs. Papyrus was documented as in use as late as the 12th century in the Byzantine Empire, but there are no surviving examples. Although its uses had transferred to parchment, papyrus therefore just overlapped with the use of paper in Europe, which began in the 11th century. Papyrus came in several qualities and prices; 
Until the middle of the 19th century only some isolated documents written on papyrus were known. They did not contain literary works. The first discovery of papyri rolls in modern days was made at Herculaneum in 1752. Before that date the only papyri known were a few survivals from mediaeval times.
Courtesy excerpts from Wikipedia




Macbeth:
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.







Wednesday 8 February 2012

Wednesday; a happy day;



Early this morning the clouds sort of formed a heart, illuminated  by the sun.

Yesterday is mystery
Where it is Today
While we shrewdly speculate
Flutter both away

Emily Dickinson





The Logan berries are ripening rapidly now. This means freezing and using.
I cooked jam today.  Using only half  sugar and not cooking them to death. Quite a nice job to see  the black berries turn into a wonderful dark raspberry red. Some for us and some to give away.











For dinner  I made potato gnocchi; they turned out light as a feather.  Still had some  tomato sauce in the freezer . I thought I better use some of my broad leaved Basil  before the grasshoppers take it all.  I love Pesto, it just breathes  Mediterranean  cooking.











A simple tasty dinner, no meat,  potato gnocchi,  tomato sauce and pesto plus  a mixed salad of  cucumbers, tomatoes, red capsicums,
red onions, garlic olive oil and a drop of white balsamic vinegar. 



Monday 6 February 2012

BC's Birthday Lunch;



Here we are at  "Café 381" Michelin ***



The table is set, ready for the guests; in the middle a beautiful flower arrangement  made with double Alamanda blossoms, Ixora, blood grass and cats whiskers; that sounds so good and looks so pretty!!  Arranged  by Lilli.


The last touch....




Ready....It was delicious!


Sorry, I forgot to take a picture of the wines and Champagne,  they were also part of  this successful meal.


Dessert, light and delicious. 
Ricotta Cheesecake with berries and fruit coulis.




...and to finish  a strong, delicious coffee.


♥HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BILL♥





  

Saturday 4 February 2012

Saturday; Trivia Oddities;



The odd, fantasy, bizarre;  by Jacek Yerka;
I think it is wonderful to see paintings  that take you completely out of the ordinary everyday.

Here are a few trivia tidbits which we usually do not encounter in our every day life!

Did you know?

The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.

 An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

 A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds

. Cranberries are sorted for ripeness by bouncing them; a fully ripened cranberry can be dribbled like a basketball


Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.

Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards, and are on the Australian seal for that reason



I wish that my room had a floor
I don't care so much for a door
But this running around  without touching the ground
Is getting to be such a bore!

Gelett Burgess  The floorless room;

If this does not make your day, I do not know what will! 

















Wednesday 7 December 2011

Wednesday; A Satire; The News Paper Man;




Satire; The News Paper Man;

Waiting at death’s door,  the news paper man said:” the good news are, there is no hell; the bad news are there is no heaven”. 
A deep sigh and  he floats softly as an atom; finally settling in a sapling... 
100 years have passed just like that. The sapling grew and grew and grew  stretching its branches to the sky. 
Ready; the chainsaw made short work and the pulp mill was waiting.
In the morning, when  turning  the pages of a News Paper  one can hear faintly a sigh…and a hiss…bloody  hell!


© TS