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The Hindu Jagannath Temple in Puri, India had a fesitval in which images of their gods were placed in huge wagons and rolled in a procession. These wagons would not stop even if it meant worshippers being crushed beneath the wheels. The English called the wagons “juggernauts” and from them we get the word for unstoppable object.
Liquid Diamond Seas — It’s very, very, very hard to melt a diamond. At 1292 degrees Farenheit, they burn if oxygen is present. If oxygen is absent they simply turn into graphite.
It is possible to melt them but requires 10 million time normal atmospheric pressure.
Scientists think Neputune and Uranaus have this pressure along with large quantities of carbon. They say it is possible that these planets have seas of liquid diamonds.
An unemployed English house painter named Richard Lawrence attempted to assassinate Presdient Andrew Jackson in 1835. It was the first time anyone ever attempt to kill America’s leader.
Lawrence was taken into custody by bystanders including Congressman Davy Crockett. That possibly saved Lawrence’s life as Jackson was beating him with his cane.
Lawrence was found not guilty be reason of insanity — he claimed to be King Richard III – and was incarcerated in mental institutions until his death on June 13, 1861.
4th Of July Keilbasi Sale — Holy Myrrh-Bearers Church is selling keilbasi for the grill for the Fourth of July. Cost is four links for $10 or $12 per ring. Call 610-544-1215 or email HMBChurch@Verizon.net before June 26.
Pick up is 10 a.m. to noon, July 1, at the church, 900 Fairview Road, Swarthmore, Pa. 19081.
The Eastern Catholic Church has Divine Liturgy in English 5 p.m., Saturdays and Divine Liturgy sung in English/Ukrainian 10 a.m., Sundays.
The Federated States of Micronesia is 1,678 miles wide or about the distance between Philadelphia and Denver. It’s land area though is 271 square miles, which is less than half the size of Chester County, Pa.
Democrat Party Connections To Terror And Hate
The articles a good search provides are endless related to the recent decade of Democrat calls to violence. Does the Democrats proclivity for bloodshed attracts those who advocate murder and mayhem to their side or did they advocate violence in order to gain the support of Hezbollah and its military wing Hamas (the Islamic Resistance) CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood?
Obama gave $33 billion to Iran, the world’s number one sponsor of Hezbollah terror on his way out the White House door. Democrat leadership did nothing to stop him. It was paid in gold and cash. How best to kick back American taxpayer dollars to our socialist democrats or to pay for influence in Hezbollah, one hand washing the other.
If Iran is the number one sponsor of terrorism, what does that make America who is now a huge contributor to that nation? Democrat-led American governments have become an important financial supporter of terror around the world.
This substantive evidence underwrites the Democrat elite’s financial and philosophical support of terror. In fact, they have not shied away from supporting domestic terror. Black Lives Matter has proven their affection for violence in the US. They spent the summer of 2016 inciting riots in cities around the country and warring against police departments over false tales of police brutality. Occupy Wall Street rioters had the support of the attempted mass murderer of US Senators in Alexandria, James Hodgkinson.
So when US officials call for “taking to the streets” (Obama, Loretta Lynch, Tim Kaine) have no doubt as to the violence they are advocating.
http://www.wnd.com/2017/06/20-times-violence-threatened-used-in-wake-of-dems-political-collapse/
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-10814698
https://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/the-muslim-brotherhood-in-america/
CAIRObservatory
http://www.islamist-watch.org/17912/islamist-campaign-donors-overwhelmingly-back
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/9041/iran-terrorism-sponsor
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/iran-may-received-much-33-6-billion-cash-gold-payments-u-s/
http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/03/politics/us-sends-plane-iran-400-million-cash/index.html
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/background-and-overview-of-hamas
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-democrats-black-lives-matter-20160727-snap-story.html
Montco Dems Continue Pandering To Donors
By Joe Gale
As Montgomery County’s watchdog and voice for the forgotten taxpayer, I have on multiple occasions exposed the Democrat Commissioners’ practices of catering to campaign donors, especially in the area of low-income housing.
My hope was that my shining a light on the shaded backroom governing practices of former Commissioner Josh Shapiro would put an end to politics as usual in Montgomery County.
However, since Commissioner (Val) Arkoosh assumed the role of chair of the board in November 2016 the practice of catering to campaign donors continues.
There comes a point where we can no longer dismiss these votes as isolated incidents and must call it what it is: A pattern and practice of raising taxes on county residents while awarding sweetheart deals to campaign donors.
In the past, the awarding of contracts to campaign donors was done mostly through the allocation of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds. However recently, Commissioner Arkoosh has been doing most of her catering through Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance (LERTA) which gives local taxing authorities the ability to give special tax provisions to a taxpayer for a limited period of time.
This is particularly concerning because Commissioner Arkoosh, with the help of former Commissioner Josh Shapiro who broke his no-tax pledge, has voted to raise taxes on the average county taxpayer every year she has been in office.
When looking at the most recent occurrence and then tracing back to prior votes, the facts speak for themselves:
These most recent examples are in addition to the other deals with donors which I exposed in the past. Along with this press release, I am including my previous releases that explain the catering to campaign contributors I brought to light last year.
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1 See page 1, http://www.montcopa.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/751?html=true
2 See Page 14, http://webapp.montcopa.org/voterservices/CampaignExpenseRptFilings/ReportDocs/V20160926_11181157_0870.pdf (5/18/2016, $1,000 Glenside Partners to Friends of Val Arkoosh)
3 See Page 42, http://webapp.montcopa.org/voterservices/CampaignExpenseRptFilings/ReportDocs/V2015071420151023_13344040_0651.pdf(10/06/2015, $2,500 to Shapiro/Arkoosh)
4 See Page , (12/29/2014, $1,000 to Friends of Josh Shapiro)
5 See Page 3-4, http://www.montcopa.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_02022017-702
6 See Page 32, http://webapp.montcopa.org/voterservices/CampaignExpenseRptFilings/ReportDocs/V2015071420151023_13344040_0651.pdf(10/05/2015, $2,500 to Shapiro/Arkoosh)
7 Publicly available campaign finance report filings (Claudia Silverang contributions to Friends of Josh Shapiro:
4/05/2016 – $2,500
2/02/2015 – $5,000
4/28/2014 – $1,000
2/25/2013 – $5,000
11/19/2013 – $1,000)
9 http://www.timesherald.com/article/JR/20161207/NEWS/161209868
10 See page 2, http://www.montcopa.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_12012016-682 (Mr. Michael Clark, Solicitor for the Norristown Area School District, commented in favor of the Tax Forgiveness resolution proposed for 770 Sandy Street)
11 See Page 17, http://webapp.montcopa.org/voterservices/CampaignExpenseRptFilings/ReportDocs/V20160926_11181157_0870.pdf (2/25/2016 $500 to Friends of Val Arkoosh)
See Page 16,
http://webapp.montcopa.org/voterservices/CampaignExpenseRptFilings/ReportDocs/V20150701_10394687_0599.pdf(5/28/2015 $1,000 to Friends of Val Arkoosh)
See page 31, http://webapp.montcopa.org/voterservices/CampaignExpenseRptFilings/ReportDocs/V2015071420151023_13272960_0649.pdf(9/17/2015 $1,000 to Friends of Val Arkoosh)
Joe Gale is minority member of the Demoract-controlled Montgomery County Board of Commissioners.
Donna Ellingsen Elected Area Chair In Chesco — Donna Ellingsen, the Elks Township committeewoman who was the subject of a bizarre purge attempt by the Chester County Republican establishment in early 2016, was overwhelming elected to lead the county’s Area 19.
The vote taken, June 8, was 11-4.
“A political party is merely a means to providing honest, responsive government,” said Ms. Ellingsen. “It is not as an end to itself and it is especially not a means to a well-paying job.”
Committee seats and area chairs are non-paying positions.
Ms. Ellingsen’s victory can be seen as strong rebuke to Val DiGiorgio who remains county party chairman, despite his unexpectedly narrow victory in the race to become state chairman.
The Chesco GOP divides the county into 28 areas. Area chairs are basically responsible for managing the campaigns within their area. They are authorized to call special meetings and required to attend all meetings of the Republican County Executive Committee where they “shall at all times state the opinions, polices and positions” of their area committee.
Area 19 consists of Elk Township, East Nottingham, West Nottingham, Oxford Borough East and West, Lower Oxford East and West, and Upper Oxford Townships im Southern Chesco.
Strawberries Cranius — Legendary Recipe
By William Lawrence Sr.
The morning sun burned away the mist and shone brightly upon the majestic palace in the city of Themiscyra on the Black Sea.
The sparkling white marble edifice was the home of the raven-haired Queen Penthesilea, the magnificent ruler of the Amazons.
Now, as the sun poured through the windows and beat on her over-sized bed, her nearly seven-foot body stirred.
Cranius, her chief slave and servant, stood silently and watched. He was in love with his beautiful queen, but she hardly knew Cranius was there. He was treated like a piece of furniture.
Cranius cast his eyes downward, as Penthesilea stretched, causing the muscles to ripple in her broad back. She yawned and the soft brown eyes flecked with gold which matched her gossamer sleeping garments opened wide. Cranius, as always, was taken aback by her amazing beauty.
Except for the servants, the Amazons allowed no men in Themiscyra. Even the male children were sent away, and only daughters were allowed to be reared in the city.
Years before, during a deer hunt, Penthesilia aimed at an animal, but the arrow went astray and killed her only sister. She was overcome with grief, but decided not to slay herself. Instead, she vowed “to die on the sword of the bravest man in the world. Of course, that was Achilles.
Penthesilea snapped her fingers and told Cranius she was ready for breakfast.
She needed plenty of fuel to power her large and lithe body.
The gorgeous queen ate a morning feast of eggs, cheese, cold chicken, sizzling hot fish, sweet rolls, and then polished off a double portion of Strawberries Cranius, a wonderful desert invented by her faithful servant.
Finished eating, she leaped frorm the bed. Her thick black hair fell below her waist.
Cranius felt a chill as the watched her dress. She was preparing for combat. The short white skirt, the halter and the high boots were white. The breast plate and helmet were gold.
She ordered her army to assemble.
“Saddle up,” she said. “We are going to fight the Greeks.”
Within minutes the disciplined regiment was mounted and galloping off to help the Trojans.
Achilles, naturally, sided with the Greeks.
Penthesilea caught sight of Achilles as she led her brave warriors into combat. Achilles saw the beautiful queen sitting high in the saddle of a sorrel stallion. Their eyes met. It was love at first sight.
It was a love that was not meant to be. Penthesilea attacked Achilles with the ferocity of a tiger and the brave soldier was forced to defend himself. He smote the Amazon queen with his sword. She fell, mortally wounded. Achilles tried to save her, but could not.
Cranius sobbed uncontrollably at the word of his queen’s death. He vowed he would never make his strawberry dessert for the new amazon queen. It would be his secret memorial to Penthesilea.
And while the following recipe is not exactly the same, it is similar and very delicious.
Strawberries Cranius
1 quart strawberries
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup kirsch
1 cup whipping cream
Cut strawberries in halves and place a few aside for garnishing. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and kirsch, stir. Cover, refrigerate about two hours. Before serving, beat whipping cream in a bowl until soft peaks form, fold in strawberries and garnish.
You say the banana is a herb? We say you are misusing semantics. The banana is a berry according to the botonical classification. This means it’s a fleshy fruit without a stone produced from a single flower containing one ovary.
The banana plant, however, is not a tree but herbaceous which means that it has no persistent woody stem above ground. The banana plant can be fairly called a herb.