Friday, September 25, 2009

FORGOTTEN PROPHETS: Dances With Polar Bears

FORGOTTEN PROPHETS: Dances With Polar Bears

amazing series of info on nutrition, callories etc.

Atlas Shrugs: Art that speaks to me

Atlas Shrugs: Art that speaks to me

Bullying the Open Thread - Atlas Shrugs

Bullying the Open Thread - Atlas Shrugs

Bob Dylan nee Zimmerman :)

Well, the neighborhood bully, he's just one man,
His enemies say he's on their land.
They got him outnumbered about a million to one,
He got no place to escape to, no place to run.
He's the neighborhood bully.

The neighborhood bully just lives to survive,
He's criticized and condemned for being alive.
He's not supposed to fight back, he's supposed to have thick skin,
He's supposed to lay down and die when his door is kicked in.
He's the neighborhood bully.

The neighborhood bully been driven out of every land,
He's wandered the earth an exiled man.
Seen his family scattered, his people hounded and torn,
He's always on trial for just being born.
He's the neighborhood bully.

Well, he knocked out a lynch mob, he was criticized,
Old women condemned him, said he should apologize.
Then he destroyed a bomb factory, nobody was glad.
The bombs were meant for him.
He was supposed to feel bad.
He's the neighborhood bully.

Well, the chances are against it and the odds are slim
That he'll live by the rules that the world makes for him,
'Cause there's a noose at his neck and a gun at his back
And a license to kill him is given out to every maniac.
He's the neighborhood bully.

He got no allies to really speak of.
What he gets he must pay for, he don't get it out of love.
He buys obsolete weapons and he won't be denied
But no one sends flesh and blood to fight by his side.
He's the neighborhood bully.

Well, he's surrounded by pacifists who all want peace,
They pray for it nightly that the bloodshed must cease.
Now, they wouldn't hurt a fly.
To hurt one they would weep.
They lay and they wait for this bully to fall asleep.
He's the neighborhood bully.

Every empire that's enslaved him is gone,
Egypt and Rome, even the great Babylon.
He's made a garden of paradise in the desert sand,
In bed with nobody, under no one's command.
He's the neighborhood bully.

Now his holiest books have been trampled upon,
No contract he signed was worth what it was written on.
He took the crumbs of the world and he turned it into wealth,
Took sickness and disease and he turned it into health.
He's the neighborhood bully.

What's anybody indebted to him for?
Nothin', they say.
He just likes to cause war.
Pride and prejudice and superstition indeed,
They wait for this bully like a dog waits to feed.
He's the neighborhood bully.

What has he done to wear so many scars?
Does he change the course of rivers?
Does he pollute the moon and stars?
Neighborhood bully, standing on the hill,
Running out the clock, time standing still,
Neighborhood bully.

Emigre with a Digital Cluebat

Emigre with a Digital Cluebat

Quote of the Day

"An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself... A murderer is less to fear." --Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Sunday, September 20, 2009

Unearthed! Obama's twisted ACORN roots

Unearthed! Obama's twisted ACORN roots

Mostly Cajun, All American and Opinionated � Joe Wilson

Mostly Cajun, All American and Opinionated � Joe Wilson

Yeah, THAT Joe Wilson, the one who called Obama a liar. Even the republican “leadership” was shocked.

Kind of speaks volumes about republican “leaders”.

What about “decorum”? Who was talking about decorum a few years back when the story about the kiting of checks from the congressional post office? Or when Barney Frank’s weiner du jour was running a gay prostitution ring out of their joint (heh) apartment? Or when the besainted Teddy Kennedy and Chris Dodd made the waitress sandwich? To ascribe ANY amount of “decorum” to congress is akin to gift-wrapping a bag of dogshit.

Our Imperial Congress, both sides, regularly meets and acts like they’re playing games. They have quaint little rules and traditions that they wrap themselves in to differentiate themselves from us hoi polloi. And at the end of the day, they go away, having put forth changes that affect MY daily life.

Friday, September 18, 2009

60-Second Science Blog Directory: Scientific American Blog

60-Second Science Blog Directory: Scientific American Blog: "At least some members of the Obama Administration plan to call for an end to fossil fuel subsidies as part of next week's G20 economic leaders summit, citing positive impacts ranging from improved energy security to combating climate change. But how much does the U.S. government pay? Well, according to a new analysis from the Environmental Law Institute released today, roughly $72 billion between 2002 and 2008.

More than $54 billion of that was in the form of 23 different tax credits for oil, coal and natural gas producers, including those overseas, most of which are permanent provisions of the U.S. Tax Code. Just $18.3 billion was grants and other direct cash for research and development and other pursuits, such as the Strategic Petroleum Reserve."

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

See no Evil; Why Is the Media Refusing to Cover the Acorn Scandal? | The Hippo's Ass

See no Evil; Why Is the Media Refusing to Cover the Acorn Scandal? | The Hippo's Ass

Send a message or a twitter to the news outlets and tell them to get off their butts. Here is a list of media twitter addresses (thanks to Resist Tyranny Now)

ABC @abcnews
George Stephanopoulos @GStephanopoulos
Jake Tapper @jaketapper
CBS @CBSnews
Katie Couric @katiecouric
Mark Knoller @markknoller
CNN @cnn
Alexander Mooney @AWMooneyCNN
Anderson Cooper @andersoncooper
Allison Blakely @AllisonCNN
Don Lemon @donlemonCNN
J. Smith @JSmith_CNN
Kim Segal @CNNkimsegal
Kristie Lu Stout @klustout
Rick Sanchez @ricksanchezCNN
Saad Abedine @CNNSaadAbedine
Suzanne Malveaux @SuzanneMalveaux
Fox
Glenn Beck @GlennBeck (send him a thank you)
Huffington Post @HuffingtonPost
MSNBC @msnbc_breaking
Joe Scarborough @JoeNBC
Rachel Maddow @maddow
NBC @NBCnews
David Gregory @davidgregory
New York Times @NYTimes
Nicholas Kristof @nytimeskristof
Opinion @nytimesopinion
Politics @nytimespolitics
USA Today @USAToday

Public Chart Lists - StockCharts.com

Public Chart Lists - StockCharts.com
REQUIRED READING
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/correlation-sp-500-performance-fed-monetization-activities-start-qe
http://seekingalpha.com/article/160619-the-coming-consequences-of-banking-fraud?source=article_sb_popular
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/september-2009-fundamentallydisconnected
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/rosie-unemployment
http://pragcap.com/negotiating-the-w
http://financialsense.com/fsu/editorials/willie/2009/0820.html
http://english.caijing.com.cn/2009-08-20/110227359.html
http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/Deficit.PNG
http://seekingalpha.com/article/156712-how-to-tell-a-real-economic-recovery
http://www.minyanville.com/articles//8/11/2009/index/a/23985
http://www.blytic.com/Player.aspx?key=f45402a39fd24273abb5dacf527cad13
http://www.comstockfunds.com/default.aspx?act=Newsletter.aspx&category=SpecialReport&newsletterid=1473&menugroup=Home&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
http://seekingalpha.com/article/154641-july-same-store-sales-summary-no-boost-for-retailers
http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2009/08/consumer-credit-declines-in-june.html
http://dailyoptionsreport.com/blog/post/fear-has-returned-to-the-building/
http://pragcap.com/sentiment-readings-send-up-warning-signals
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http://seekingalpha.com/article/153117-take-a-closer-look-at-q2-earnings
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http://seekingalpha.com/article/152877-why-gdp-stats-are-still-ugly
http://seekingalpha.com/article/152899-government-expenditures-help-mitigate-gdp-s-decline
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/money-sidelines-fallacy
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/cnbc-now-openly-misrepresenting-reality
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2009/07/26/gps.recession.near.end.cnn
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Liberal Rapture

Liberal Rapture
The persistence of the illusion that economists know anything is astonishing. Tuesday Mr. Bernanke, who apparently couldn't be bothered to warn anyone of the coming collapse last fall, said the economic recession is over.

Phew! That wasn't so bad. Bailout the banks by forcing a nation into decades of debt, print piles of cash and BANG! It's over! Whoo hoo!

Here's the dirty little secret Bernanke and his crew avoid: When they say the recession is over - they mean it's over FOR THEM.

Liberal Rapture

Liberal Rapture: "The use of the word 'racist' has been so warped and abused since BHO came on the scene that soon it will be synonymous with being called:

*a patriot,
*a person of integrity
*a courageous American
*a person willing to speak truth to power,
*a person who refuses to be controlled and talked down to.


So go ahead - call me racist."

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

CHARMING, JUST CHARMING: Doctors Vs Guns

CHARMING, JUST CHARMING: Doctors Vs Guns

Doctors Vs Guns

Doctors
(A) The number of physicians in the U.S. is around 700,000..
(B) Accidental deaths caused by physicians per year are 120,000.
(C) Accidental deaths per physician is 17.1%.
Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services.

Guns
(A) The number of gun owners in the U.S. is 80,000,000. (Yes, that's 80 million)
(B) The number of accidental gun deaths per year, all age groups, is 1,500.
(C) Accidental deaths per gun owner is 0.00188%.
Statistics courtesy of FBI

So, statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.

Remember,
'Guns don't kill people, doctors do.'

FACT:
NOT EVERYONE HAS A GUN,
BUT ALMOST EVERYONE HAS AT LEAST ONE DOCTOR.

Please alert your friends to this alarming threat.
We must ban doctors before this gets completely out of hand!!!!!


*** Out of concern for the public at large,
I withheld the statistics on lawyers
for fear the shock would cause people to panic
and seek medical attention!

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Delftsman: Quote of the Day

Delftsman: Quote of the Day: "Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
-- Will Rogers (1879-1935)"

Wednesday, September 09, 2009

The Kirk Report � Blog Archive � 7 Questions

The Kirk Report � Blog Archive � 7 Questions

Q: On four different trades over the last month, I was in ahead of the crowd and in great position, only to lose confidence, get out at a loss, and then watch the things go up. I am scared now to trade and I need to take steps to boost my confidence. Will you consider this and make suggestions? Thank you so much.

A: You need to first take a detailed look at your stop loss strategy. When I hear these things, typically (but not always) it is because stops are set to tight and/or you’re trading extremely volatile positions. I would take the last 50 trades you made and were stopped out at loss in order to determine whether the stop strategy you are using (like one based on average true range) was effective. In addition, if you’re not using a consistent stop strategy in this regard (i.e. you are getting stopping out when you “feel like it or when it “looks good”) you need to start incorporating one right now. Being consistent here is important and will help improve your consistency overall.

As for your level of confidence, remember there’s no room for perfection in trading. Mistakes will be made and you will get stopped and chopped on good positions routinely if you’re doing a good job of managing your risk. After evaluating your stop loss strategy, I’d also look closely into how you position size and whether you are using any “scale-in” techniques. Both are integral parts of the process here.

Finally, the best way to restore confidence is moving onto the next trade once you taken time to fully analyze what has happened with your stop outs and you have established confidence in the exit strategy you use even with the whipsaws that are likely to continue to occur. If your methods are sound, four bad trades shouldn’t rattle your confidence unless they’re the only four trades you’ve made and the exit strategy is faulty by design.

Gary's Greatest Hits on Trading | Page 3 of 3 | Gary B. Smith | Financial Articles & Investing News | TheStreet.com

Gary's Greatest Hits on Trading | Page 3 of 3 | Gary B. Smith | Financial Articles & Investing News | TheStreet.com: "There is a golden equation of trading. This is it: (The win rate multiplied by profit percentage per win) -- (the loss rate multiplied by loss percentage per loss) = expectancy. Learn this equation. Learn that there is an infinite set of numbers that could yield a positive result. And an infinite set of numbers that could yield a negative result."

Gary's Greatest Hits on Trading | Page 2 of 3 | Gary B. Smith | Financial Articles & Investing News | TheStreet.com

Gary's Greatest Hits on Trading | Page 2 of 3 | Gary B. Smith | Financial Articles & Investing News | TheStreet.com: "I asked another student how many times he thought you had to be 'right' as a chart reader in order to make money. I'll bet his answer was the same as yours: 51%. But, of course, that's wrong. The correct answer is that there is no correct answer. You could be right 1% of the time and be filthy rich. How? Let's say I did 100 trades last year, and won once. However, that winner netted me a 200% gain. The 99 losers? I cashed out each for a 1% loss. See the interplay between win rate and gain per trade?"

Gary's Greatest Hits on Trading | Gary B. Smith | Financial Articles & Investing News | TheStreet.com

Gary's Greatest Hits on Trading | Gary B. Smith | Financial Articles & Investing News | TheStreet.com: "The most efficient way to turn a small amount of money into a large amount is through constant compounding. Even small percentage gains per day add up to big gains over time. I asked one of the students if he started with $5,000 and every trading day increased it only 0.5%, how much he'd have after five years. He guessed about $50,000. The answer is $3 million."

Sunday, September 06, 2009

John Fund Interviews David Walker: The Deficits Are Coming! - WSJ.com

John Fund Interviews David Walker: The Deficits Are Coming! - WSJ.com: "'Our $56 trillion in unfunded obligations amount to $483,000 per household. That's 10 times the median household income—so it's as if everyone had a second or third mortgage on a house equal to 10 times their income but no house they can lay claim to.' As for this year's likely deficit of $1.8 trillion, Mr. Walker suggests its size be conveyed thusly: 'A deficit that large is $3.4 million a minute, $200 million an hour, $5 billion a day,' he says. That does indeed put things into perspective."

Monday, August 31, 2009

fullstory

fullstory: "n one of his experiments he found that when a mobile phone was kept near a beehive it resulted in collapse of the colony in five to 10 days, with the worker bees failing to return home, leaving the hives with just queens, eggs and hive-bound immature bees."

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Chapter 3: Chappaquiddick - The Boston Globe

Chapter 3: Chappaquiddick - The Boston Globe: "Conflicted ambitions, then, Chappaquiddick"

the story and a great video

Friday, August 28, 2009

The Oil Drum | 150 Years of Plenitude: The Story of Oil

The Oil Drum | 150 Years of Plenitude: The Story of Oil

Standard Oil Breakup

n 1911, Standard Oil was split by anti-monopoly legislation into several competing firms. Esso (“S. O.” for Standard Oil), which later became Exxon, remains the most well known of the Standard Oil children.

That just barely scratches the surface. In addition to Std. Oil of NJ (=ESSO, =Exxon), you had:

Std. Oil of NY (=SOCONY, +Vacuum = SOCONY Vacuum, =SOCONY Mobil, =Mobil)

Std Oil of Ohio (=SOHIO, merged with BP)

Std Oil of Indiana (=AMOCO, merged with BP)

Std Oil of Calif. (=SoCal, =Chevron)

Atlatic (+ Richfield = Atlantic Richfield, =ARCO)

Continental Oil Co (=CONOCO)

Ohio Oil Co (=Marathon)

South Penn Oil Co (=Pennzoil)

This is by no means a complete list, there were many other smaller units that were eventually absorbed by larger companies, mostly one of the above. For a more complete list, see The Wikipedia article.

Thursday, August 27, 2009

bloodletting.blog-city.com

bloodletting.blog-city.com: "I guess that the Democrats will try to pass the healthcare bill in Kennedy's name. Of course, if you want an accurate descriptor, they would call it the Mary Jo Kopechne Memorial health service, and patients would spend their lives getting taken for a ride by an elected official who will try their best to screw them, and then die while they wait for someone in the government to do the right thing."

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

The Oil Drum | The Changing Oil Supply Perspective - Opening Lecture Class Note Changes

The Oil Drum | The Changing Oil Supply Perspective - Opening Lecture Class Note Changes

Oil Supply 2009-2010

Cantrell etc

Date with the 'Lonesome Lady'

Date with the 'Lonesome Lady'

a bomb Hiroshima etc

The Clue Batting Cage: Couple More Jefferson Quotes

The Clue Batting Cage: Couple More Jefferson Quotes

Lame Cherry

Lame Cherry: "people are stunned when I make known that the Jamestown and Plymouth colonies had in their charters the main aspect of evangelizing in order to save the Indians by bringing the Gospel of Christ to them."

There are two dates in history which are tied interestingly together by Christians and both had in the foremost parts of their minds were the ultimate of Christian acts. The years were 1429 and 1492, rather easy to remember and monumental in what happened then.

The first date of 1429 rests up on Jeanette D'Arc the anointed of France. In her first decree as General of the Armies of France, she dispatched a letter to English and her King. In the letter, General D'Arc, asked the English to vacate France and not fight.
Joan of Arc as the English would call her then stated, the French and English should join forces in peace and go on crusade to liberate Jerusalem from Muslim control.

Most interesting is it not that the Lady was pondering the real issue in this life and that was the liberation of Jerusalem.

The second date, 1492, should be more familiar in it belongs to that noble Christian, Christopher Columbus, the Viceroy of all the western world, who sailed west to reach the east, because the Bible stated God sat on the circle of the earth.
Faith is what Columbus was driven by.
In the personal logs of Viceroy Columbus there is a most interesting account of what he was really up to that has been hidden from history by satan.

Christopher Columbus was sailing to the orient not for riches for himself. Now the liars of satan who have impugned this noble gentleman's actions in thinking Indians of the Americas were some sedate lovely people living in harmony with nature, when in reality they were murderous savages using human sacrifice, cannibalism and murder.......and would in two seconds slaughter the people who attack Columbus if given that opportunity, have covered up what the great Admiral was up to.
In the logs, Admiral Columbus would write, of his desire for wealth, but not for himself. Christopher Columbus' driving goal in life was to amass the necessary funds to build Ezekiel's Third Temple, so that Jesus the Christ would return as the Bible predicted.


Home On the Range

Home On the Range: "'No freeman shall ever be debarred the use of arms.' ---Thomas Jefferson: Draft Virginia Constitution, 1776.'The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation...(where) the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.'---
James Madison,The Federalist Papers, No. 46."

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Zero Hedge: How The World Almost Came To An End At 2PM On September 18

Zero Hedge: How The World Almost Came To An End At 2PM On September 18

On Thursday (Sept 18), at 11am the Federal Reserve noticed a tremendous draw-down of money market accounts in the U.S., to the tune of $550 billion was being drawn out in the matter of an hour or two. The Treasury opened up its window to help and pumped a $105 billion in the system and quickly realized that they could not stem the tide. We were having an electronic run on the banks. They decided to close the operation, close down the money accounts and announce a guarantee of $250,000 per account so there wouldn't be further panic out there.

If they had not done that, their estimation is that by 2pm that afternoon, $5.5 trillion would have been drawn out of the money market system of the U.S., would have collapsed the entire economy of the U.S., and within 24 hours the world economy would have collapsed. It would have been the end of our economic system and our political system as we know it.

Saturday, August 22, 2009

The Sixteen Commandments Of Poon � Roissy in DC

The Sixteen Commandments Of Poon � Roissy in DC

Media ignores imploding state of Canadian Healthcare : Western Journalism.com

Media ignores imploding state of Canadian Healthcare : Western Journalism.com

Mostly Cajun, All American and Opinionated

Mostly Cajun, All American and Opinionated: "IF MY BODY WERE A CAR…

If my body were a car, this is the time I would be thinking about trading it in for a newer model.

I’ve got bumps and dents and scratches in my finish, and my paint job is getting a little dull. But that’s not the worst of it. My headlights are out of focus, and it’s especially hard to see things up close.

My traction is not as graceful as it once was. I slip and slide and skid and bump into things even in the best of weather.

My whitewalls are stained with varicose veins. It takes me hours to reach my maximum speed. My fuel rate burns inefficiently.

Almost every time I sneeze, cough or laugh, either my radiator leaks or my exhaust backfires."

Velociworld: Shinny, Wakes, and Gravediggers

Velociworld: Shinny, Wakes, and Gravediggers

Friday, August 21, 2009

Special Report: Leveraged and Inverse ETFs | ETF Trends

Special Report: Leveraged and Inverse ETFs | ETF Trends

Virus Protection For The Mind

Virus Protection For The Mind

Our American Freedom: From New Jersey, I Cannot Believe It

Our American Freedom: From New Jersey, I Cannot Believe It: "I believe the Gadsden Flag, with its rich history symbolizing freedom and resistance to tyranny, should be flown along side the country's flag by all freedom-loving citizens. If enough people read and understand Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution and fly the flag, I hope and pray that the movement to undo the coming Obamanation of Desolation will succeed."

Love Worth Finding Ministries with Adrian Rogers: Daily Treasures

Love Worth Finding Ministries with Adrian Rogers: Daily Treasures

What Is A Quiet Time?

August 21, 2009

Do you know what quiet time is? It is fellowship with a holy God. The reason that some people do not have a quiet time is that they feel uncomfortable. They don’t want to look God in the face because there is unconfessed, unrepented sin in their life.

What did Adam do after he sinned and God came walking in the Garden? Adam fled. Before that, Adam had quiet time alone with God, didn’t he? They conversed, they communed. It was paradise. But when Adam sinned, he did not want to look God in the face.

When Moses went into God’s presence, God said, “Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. Moreover He said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.” God cannot be in the presence of sin because He is holy.

If you find a reluctancy to go into the presence of God, there may be unconfessed, unrepented sin in your life. Part of your quiet time is to get your heart clean and pure. Each of us needs to take ourselves by the nap of our necks and confess and repent before we come into God’s holy presence to fellowship. Psalm 66 verse 18 says, “If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me.”

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Thursday Stitch n’ Bitch: I’M TIRED OF BUSH IN MY FACE by Bellamags � Autographed Letter Signed

Thursday Stitch n’ Bitch: I’M TIRED OF BUSH IN MY FACE by Bellamags � Autographed Letter Signed

n federal budgetary affairs has summarized:
  • President Bush expanded the federal budget by a historic $700 billion through 2008. President Obama would add another ONE TRILLION.
  • President Bush began a string of expensive financial bailouts. President Obama is accelerating that course.
  • President Bush created a Medicare drug entitlement that will cost an estimated $800 billion in its first decade. President Obama has proposed a $634 BILLION down payment on a new government health care fund.
  • President Bush increased federal education spending 58 percent faster than inflation. President Obama would DOUBLE it.
  • President Bush became the first president to spend 3 percent of GDP on federal anti-poverty programs. President Obama has already increased the spending by 20 PERCENT.
  • President Bush tilted the income tax burden more toward upper-income taxpayers. President Obama would continue that trend.
  • President Bush presided over a $2.5 trillion increase in the public debt through 2008. Setting aside 2009 (for which Presidents Bush and Obama share responsibility for an additional $2.6 trillion in public debt), President Obama’s budget would add $4.9 trillion in public debt from the beginning of 2010 through 2016.
  • President Bush’s tax policy was his only conservative policy and saved the taxpayers 2 trillion dollars.

UBS Money Laundering: What Did Phil Gramm Know?

UBS Money Laundering: What Did Phil Gramm Know?

Phil Gramm

YouTube - JESUS GAVE US THE NAME OF THE ANTICHRIST

YouTube - JESUS GAVE US THE NAME OF THE ANTICHRIST

SORRY CORRECT ONE

YouTube - NEW SHOCKING 1995 BARACK OBAMA VIDEO FOUND.....RACE BAITING INTERVIEW!!!

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The Aramaic Blog: "Barack Hussein Obama" Mentioned in Ancient Manuscript?

The Aramaic Blog: "Barack Hussein Obama" Mentioned in Ancient Manuscript?

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Delftsman: August 2008 Archives

Delftsman: August 2008 Archives

Quote of the Day

The biggest problem we face today is the abject apathy of people that don't even know they are "We the People" -- Ted Nugent

I heard this statement today in an interview Glenn Beck and even though the Nuge said it as a throw away line in the course of conversation, I believe that it truly encapsulates what is wrong with our country today.

Our Forefathers founded this nation on a truly revolutionary idea; that the PEOPLE were to be the power in charge of our society. That idea has served us in good stead for over two hundred years, but things seem to be falling apart in the last twenty years or so, and Mr. Nugents statement explains it all.

A country founded on the idea that power flows from the governed to the governors can only succeed and flourish if the PEOPLE remain engaged and actively participate in that governance.
Somewhere down the line "We the People" seem to have been infected with the intellectually lazy idea that we can "let the government take of of it" and still remain a free society.
That attitude inevitably leads to tyranny, and at this juncture we have progressed at least (a) quarter half of the way to that foul state.

It is somewhat discouraging to realize that someone who describes himself as "just a guitar player" is one of the most astute voices for freedom in evidence today.

This country needs to awaken from its state of somnambulism , and SOON, or we will wake up in the near future to find we have put ourselves in the bonds of servitude to the State just because we were too damned lazy to do the work and maintain the vigilism necessary to maintain our individual freedom.

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Company on Decision to Pull Ads from Beck TV Show: 'We Do Not Want to be Associated with Hateful Speech' | NewsBusters.org

Company on Decision to Pull Ads from Beck TV Show: 'We Do Not Want to be Associated with Hateful Speech' | NewsBusters.org: "I fear your media buyers have been lead unwittingly astray by a union-financed disinformation campaign.

I have regularly watched the Glenn Beck Show since its debut on Fox, and for years prior to that on CNN. Apart from a rare comment made by a guest, I have never witnessed anything remotely approaching hate-speech, unless quoting our country's founding fathers somehow qualifies as hate-speech in these Orwellian times.

Because this country still protects free speech, for now, Sargento has every right to choose where and when to advertise. Likewise, as a buyer of 2-3 pounds of packaged cheese per week, I'm free to choose from several brands.

Until such time as Sargento rescinds its misguided cancellation of advertising on Beck's program, I won't be purchasing any of your products.

Remember, honest, hardworking Americans who believe in free speech, even that which we don't agree with, far outnumber the union operatives. Offend us at the peril of your bottom line."

Company on Decision to Pull Ads from Beck TV Show: 'We Do Not Want to be Associated with Hateful Speech' | NewsBusters.org

Company on Decision to Pull Ads from Beck TV Show: 'We Do Not Want to be Associated with Hateful Speech' | NewsBusters.org: "I'm writing to inform you that for the duration of your boycott of Glenn Beck I will not [use your product]. You may feel that bowing to the pressure from ideological groups opposed to this personality is courageous, or you may agree with the ideological groups in part or in whole- but in either circumstance your actions only serve to infer a belief that free speech in the United States is reserved only for the political left. I disagree in toto with your actions. Please reconsider your cowardly act.

Sincerely,

Bob Keyser

Today, I received the following response:

'Dear Mr. Keyser,

Thank you for reaching out to us.

Some media reports have created the incorrect impression that Progressive pulled the advertising in response to specific comments made on a show, but that is not the case. We did not buy advertising for the Glenn Beck Program, so when we learned that our ad had aired during the show, we corrected the error. I hope this clarifies the situation.

Sincerely,

Mary O., Progressive Internet Representative'"

Company on Decision to Pull Ads from Beck TV Show: 'We Do Not Want to be Associated with Hateful Speech' | NewsBusters.org

Company on Decision to Pull Ads from Beck TV Show: 'We Do Not Want to be Associated with Hateful Speech' | NewsBusters.org: "Here's my response to Sargento:

Barbara Gannon, your VP of Communications has stated (re: Sargento's decision not to advertise during the Glenn Beck Show on FoxNews) that 'we do not want to be associated with hateful speech used by either liberal or conservative television hosts.' I doubt that anyone at Sargento responsible for this policy has ever listened to the Glenn Beck Show. If you had, you would understand that Mr. Beck engages in hyperbole not hate speech. Because I choose not to buy products from companies that boycott Constitutionally-protected speech, I will no longer buy Sargento cheese products."

Company on Decision to Pull Ads from Beck TV Show: 'We Do Not Want to be Associated with Hateful Speech' | NewsBusters.org

Company on Decision to Pull Ads from Beck TV Show: 'We Do Not Want to be Associated with Hateful Speech' | NewsBusters.org: "My comment to the Sargento website:

I am extremely disappointed to learn that your company has elected to pull it's advertising from The Glenn Beck Program. Frankly, I am not interested in supporting interests who contribute to the rising crescendo of strong-armed tactics that are being used to silence those of a certain political point of view. If you believe that Beck's opinion is 'hateful' then I believe that no one at your company has bothered to watch or listen to his programs. If you have, then you believe that the exercise of our freedoms to criticize our government is 'hateful' and thus I too am hateful And you've just lost a family of customers who formerly enjoyed your products. Because, unless you rescind this decision, we will NEVER purchase any of your products again.

By the way, please save us both some time and effort in not replying to me with some useless, politically correct, form letter. Reply to my comment directly or don't bother.

Sincerely,
Stogie Guy"

Company on Decision to Pull Ads from Beck TV Show: 'We Do Not Want to be Associated with Hateful Speech' | NewsBusters.org

Company on Decision to Pull Ads from Beck TV Show: 'We Do Not Want to be Associated with Hateful Speech' | NewsBusters.org: "Here is a list of Olbermann advertisers:"

Here is a list of Olbermann advertisers:

Break One:
Dish Network
Verizon Wireless
V-8 vegetable drink
Remax Realtors
One-Touch Ultra blood sugar tester
Vonage phone service
Aspercreme pain-relief lotion
Gold Bond foot cream

Break Two:
ChooseChase.com credit cards
Procedetv.com hair-growing method
Sharper Image Ionic Breeze air purifier

Break Three:
Oscar Mayer bologna (with the song!)
TIAA-CREF retirement planning
Infiniti-M class car

Break Four:
Verizon Wireless
Olay Definity (yes, I spelled it correctly) face cream
Subaru cars
Rozeram prescription sleep aid
V-8 vegetable drink
One-a-Day Women vitamins

Break Five:
Capitol One credit card
Genworth Financial
Mitsubishi Eclipse car
Priceline.com travel service

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Obama's An Idiot: AAHCA 2009

Obama's An Idiot: AAHCA 2009: "I know this because I read all 1018 pages of it."

the health bill

Monday, August 10, 2009

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http://lamecherry.blogspot.com/2009/08/northport-devils.html

Saturday, August 08, 2009

Clearing the Smoke on Obama’s Eligibility: An Intelligence Investigator’s June 10 Report : Western Journalism.com

Clearing the Smoke on Obama’s Eligibility: An Intelligence Investigator’s June 10 Report : Western Journalism.com

4 types of birth certificates in Hawaii

Sticks and Stones… � TD Blog

Sticks and Stones… � TD Blog: "naturalborncitizen.wordpress.com"
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Sticks and Stones… � TD Blog

Sticks and Stones… � TD Blog: "In Minor v. Happersett, natural born citizen is not only defined as born of 2 US citizen parents in country, but further that any 14th amendment citizen (such as a native) can never be a natural born citizen.
Though all natural born citizens are also 14th amendment US citizens, any 14th amendment citizen who does not reach the criterion of both parents US citizens born in country, can never be a natural born citizen."

Personal Choices Under Corporate-State Rule by Jeff Knaebel

Personal Choices Under Corporate-State Rule by Jeff Knaebel: "The following three quotations summarize the situation we face, and provide the commandments of two great men for what we must do to save ourselves.

The State can only survive as long as a majority [of the citizenry] is mentally programmed to believe that theft is not wrong if it is called taxation or asset forfeiture or eminent domain, that assault and kidnapping is not wrong if it is called arrest, that mass murder is not wrong if it is called war. ~ Bill St. Clair"
etc etc
READ THE WHOLE THING

Friday, August 07, 2009

The JAG Hunter...Dauntless and unafraid!

The JAG Hunter...Dauntless and unafraid!

There are a growing number of citizens in the US that are ready to fight to shut down the government’s grab of personal freedom, it’s blatant abuse of the Constitution, and it’s attempt to replace the American way of life with socialism.

You have to listen carefully to hear them, but they are there. I won’t start that fight, but when it goes down I will join it.


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McCain wasn’t much of a candidate. I’ll give you that. He was the lesser of two evils for most of us. I don’t blame you for not voting for him since, at the time, you didn’t know what we all know now. But at least John McCain was an American. He was a supporter of the American way of life and he understood that you can’t negotiate with terrorists. He understood and appreciated the sacrifice made by my father and other members of the Greatest Generation.

Mark my words friends. All across America groups are forming.

They are forming out of anger and out of desperation at the thought of losing America .

They’re not militia groups, terrorists as the Department of Homeland Security would have you believe; they are Americans, loyal to the Constitution.

They are mothers and fathers and grandparents.

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Peggy Noonan: ‘You Are Terrifying Us’ - WSJ.com

Peggy Noonan: ‘You Are Terrifying Us’ - WSJ.com

Well reasoned.

Thursday, August 06, 2009

Curmudgeonly & Skeptical�

Curmudgeonly & Skeptical�

You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity . . . . What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving . . . . The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else . . . . When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is the beginning of the end of any nation . . . .You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it." - Adrian Rogers, 1931

Not Yours To Give - Colonel Davy Crockett

Not Yours To Give - Colonel Davy Crockett

Tuesday, August 04, 2009

It Occurred To Me: Cletis Clyde's Medical Terms

It Occurred To Me: Cletis Clyde's Medical Terms

Cletis Clyde's Medical Terms

Cletis Clyde, here. Y'all knows me as a redneck and a hillbilly. People sometimes look down at us thinking us to be indignorant. Tarnation! They think we don't know much of nuffin'! Well, I might have to take my clod hoppers off to count all the kinfolk I got what ain't got past the seventh grade, but I sure enuff know all they is to knows about fancy medicine words.


Benign..........................What you be after you be eight.

Bacteria........................Back door to cafeteria.

Barium.........................What doctors do when patients die.

Cesarean Section..........A neighborhood in Rome.

Catscan........................Searching for Kitty.

Cauterize......................Made eye contact with her.

Colic............................A sheep dog.

Coma...........................A punctuation mark.

D&C............................Where Washington is.

Dilate...........................To live long.

Enema..........................Not a friend.

Fester...........................Quicker than someone else.

Fibula...........................A small lie.

G.I.Series....................World Series of military baseball.

Hangnail......................What you hang your coat on.

Impotent......................Distinguished, well known.

Labor Pain...................Getting hurt at work.

Medical Staff................A Doctor's cane.

Morbid........................A higher offer than I bid.

Nitrates.......................Cheaper than day rates.

Node...........................I knew it.

Outpatient...................A person who has fainted.

Pap Smear...................A fatherhood test.

Pelvis...........................Second cousin to Elvis.

Post Operative.............A letter carrier.

Recovery Room...........Place to do upholstery.

Rectum.......................Damn near killed him.

Secretion.....................Hiding something

Seizure........................Roman emperor.

Tablet.........................A small table.

Terminal Illness...........Getting sick at the airport.

Tumor..........................More than one.

Urine..........................Opposite of mine.

Varicose......................Near by/close by

Monday, August 03, 2009

When Politicians Fail to Follow God - Jeremiah 34:15-17 | PastorBlastor's Xanga Site - Weblog

When Politicians Fail to Follow God - Jeremiah 34:15-17 | PastorBlastor's Xanga Site - Weblog

God will judge their attitude and actions! (v. 17)

1. Your actions speak louder than all your words! God makes it very clear that He finds excuse making nauseating in the extreme. He bluntly relates to Jeremiah, "You have not obeyed me; you have not proclaimed freedom for your fellow countrymen. So I now proclaim ‘freedom’ for you, declares the LORD—‘freedom’ to fall by the sword, plague and famine. I will make you abhorrent to all the kingdoms of the earth." In fact, God promises to treat those who broke their promise like the calf they had slaughtered when making their promise. They would be handed over to their enemies. And, just like the parts of the slaughtered calf, their dead bodies would lie on the ground as food for both birds and beasts! (v. 18) You may think, "Man, that’s harsh!" But then you have forgotten how God views those who honor Him with their lips but curse Him with their actions. Ecclesiastes reminds us: "Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few." (Ecclesiastes 5:2)

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Lame Cherry: Obamus Feces Pro Mens

Lame Cherry: Obamus Feces Pro Mens

nformation is flowing onto the internet outlining that the State of Hawaii has 5 types of birth certificate registrations, when they are speaking of a long form birth certificate or vault certificate, and not the one Barack Obama posted in the Certificate of Live Birth or COLB which has no legal standing for passports, military service etc...
My endeavor is to shorten up the explanations, which seems an impossibility in how many words are posted here daily, but with a synopsis and a story flow as I have exclusively done on Plamegate to SAARS exposure, readers should be able to easily understand this in what Obama has been hiding.

Hawaii allows 5 registrations in, the normal "hospital" registration, a registration sworn by a family member before a government official, a delayed registration up to the first year of birth, a filing before the Lt. Governor swearing the child was born Hawaiian, and a 1982 expansion for children born overseas or adopted in loose context.

These 5 methods are what the director of the Hawaiian Department of Health, Dr. Fukino was quoting in her official release in "seeing the original birth certificate", but added, in accordance with state policies and procedures.

Hawaii is vouching for a number of things, and 4 out of the 5 could involve fraud and 4 out of those 5 could disqualify Barack Obama from being in the executive as he has no proof in even official Hawaiian records he is a natural born citizen which the Constitution requires.

Did you know? Obama’s half sister, born in Indonesia, has a Hawaiian Certification of Live Birth

Did you know? Obama’s half sister, born in Indonesia, has a Hawaiian Certification of Live Birth

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Six Degrees of Blondness - The Ten Commandments According to Obama

Six Degrees of Blondness - The Ten Commandments According to Obama

The Ten Commandments According to Obama

By Patriot Update

© 2009 The Patriot Update. Feel free to circulate this article, but please link / give credit to The Patriot Update.

After observing Obama on the campaign trail and during his first six months in office, we have concluded that our President lives and governs according to his own set of “Ten Commandments.” They’re certainly NOT the Ten Commandments you learned in Sunday School. In fact, many are the direct opposite! To prove that our conclusions are correct, you will find a link to source documentation for each commandment on the Patriot Update web site.

I. Thou shalt have no God in America, except for me. For we are no longer a Christian nation and, after all, I am the chosen One. (And like God, I do not have a birth certificate.) SOURCE

II. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, unless it is my face carved on Mt. Rushmore. SOURCE

III. Thou shalt not utter my middle name in vain (or in public). Only I can say Barack Hussein Obama. SOURCE

IV. Remember tax day, April 15th, to keep it holy. SOURCE

V. Honour thy father and thy mother until they are too old and sick to care for. They will cost our public-funded health-care system too much money. SOURCE

VI. Thou shalt not kill, unless you have an unwanted, unborn baby. For it would be an abomination to punish your daughter with a baby. SOURCE

VII. Thou shalt not commit adultery if you are conservative or a Republican. Liberals and Democrats are hereby forgiven for all of their infidelity and immorality, but the careers of conservatives will be forever destroyed. SOURCE

VIII. Thou shalt not steal, until you've been elected to public office. Only then is it acceptable to take money from hard-working, successful citizens and give it to those who do not work, illegal immigrants, or those who do not have the motivation to better their own lives. SOURCE

IX. Thou shalt not discriminate against thy neighbor unless they are conservative, Caucasian, or Christian. SOURCE

X. Thou shalt not covet because it is simply unnecessary. I will place such a heavy tax burden on those that have achieved the American Dream that, by the end of my term as President, nobody will have any wealth or material goods left for you to covet. SOURCE

Friday, July 24, 2009

YouTube - Dobbs Tells Roland Martin To Pipe Down During Obama Birth Debate

YouTube - Dobbs Tells Roland Martin To Pipe Down During Obama Birth Debate

Obama Signs Executive Order Barring Release Of His Birth Certificate : FreedoMedium

Obama Signs Executive Order Barring Release Of His Birth Certificate : FreedoMedium: "On January 21st, 2009, his very first day in office, Barack Obama implemented and signed into law Executive Order 13489.

For those of you who can’t take the time to read it. here is the section that applies:

“Sec.2

Notice Of Intent To Disclose Presidential Records

When the Archivist provides notice to the incumbent and former Presidents of his intent to disclose Presidential records pursuant to section 1270.46 of the NARA regulations, the Archivist, using any guidelines providied by the incumbent and former Presidents, shall identify any specific materials, the disclosure of which he believes may raise a substantial question of executive privilege.”"

Oxy adds California gas-condensate giant

Oxy adds California gas-condensate giant

Oxy adds California gas-condensate giant


By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, July 23
-- Occidental Petroleum Corp. has drilled six wells in an apparent giant gas-condensate field in California’s San Joaquin basin that has an estimated 150-250 million boe recoverable.

The discovery identified a new play concept that Oxy officials compared with an offshore deepwater structure. They said the concept is prospective underneath Oxy’s giant Elk Hills field southwest of Bakersfield and indicated it may be exploitable by other operators in the basin.

Meanwhile, Oxy said it has hiked Elk Hills reserves to more than 491 million boe from 425 million boe when the company bought the field from the US government in 1998. Elk Hills has produced more than 364 million boe in the interim.

Geological extent of the 2009 multizone, mostly conventional discovery in Kern County is still <. Oxy didn’t give the find’s locale in sprawling Kern County. It said the hydrocarbons are two-thirds gas. Oxy’s working interest is 80%.

The size of the find will require Oxy to expand its 400 MMcfd Elk Hills gas processing plant.

The discovery could be California’s largest in more than 35 years, Oxy said. The company said it is probable that more reserves exist outside the area so far defined and that similar structures lie beyond its 1.1 million net acre position in California. Oxy plans to drill wells to exploit the other opportunities in the next 5-10 years.

Oxy said it has drilled 34 exploration wells in the past year or more seeking nontraditional targets on its California acreage.

Oxy, as California’s largest gas producer, third-largest oil producer, and largest acreage holder, operates more than 7,500 active wells in 90 fields in the state. The company’s proved reserves in California at the end of 2008 were 708 million boe, about 24% of its worldwide reserves.

Thursday, July 23, 2009

YouTube - Obama vs Obama on the Stimulus

YouTube - Obama vs Obama on the Stimulus

When willthe stimulus money get out??

When??

Brutally Honest: "Very odd behavior for a president."

Brutally Honest: "Very odd behavior for a president."
I have to admit I was actually most struck by his answer to the last question, about the arrest of Henry Louis Gates. It’s the kind of question to which a president would normally reply with something like: “that's a local police matter, I don't know the details and I know it will be worked out responsibly,” and move along. Obama gave a lengthy review of the facts, called the police officers involved stupid, and implied they are also liars. Very odd behavior for a president.

Is it really though for this President? A guy who attended a racist, white-hating, church for 20 years?

Is it really surprising that Obama would be pissing on cops nationwide given his relationship with William Ayers, a guy who built bombs purposed in killing cops?

Odd behavior?

I don't think so. Not for this president.

2009 July 23 � Count Us Out

2009 July 23 � Count Us Out
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Among the key documents that continue to be shielded from the public by Obama:

  • Obama released just one brief document detailing his personal health. McCain, on the other hand, released what he said was his complete medical file, totaling more than 1,500 pages.
  • Obama refused to offer his official papers as a state legislator in Illinois. Nor did he produce correspondence, such as his schedules of appointments or letters from lobbyists, from his days in the Illinois state Senate.
  • Obama did not release his client list as an attorney or his billing records. He maintained that he performed only a few hours of legal work for a nonprofit organization with ties to Tony Rezko, the Chicago businessman convicted of fraud in June 2008, but did not release billing records that would prove this assertion.
  • Obama ignored requests for his records from Occidental College, where he studied for two years before transferring to Columbia University.
  • Obama’s campaign refused to give Columbia, where he earned an undergraduate degree in political science, permission to release his transcripts. Former President George W. Bush and presidential contenders Al Gore and John Kerry all released their college transcripts.
  • Obama did not agree to the release of his application to the Illinois State Bar, which would have cleared up intermittent allegations that his application may have been inaccurate.
  • Obama did not release records from his time at Harvard Law School.
  • During the presidential campaign, McCain’s campaign released a full list of all online donors. Obama’s campaign still has not released the names of those who donated at least one-third of the $750 million he raised. Ironically, Obama accused the Bush White House of being “one of the most secretive administrations in our history,” and chided then-Sen. Hillary Clinton for not releasing her White House schedules.
  • Henry Louis Gates Arrest Reports

    Henry Louis Gates Arrest Reports

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    officer crowley

    Monday, July 20, 2009

    Mostly Cajun, All American and Opinionated � The Laws

    Mostly Cajun, All American and Opinionated � The Laws

    1. The Law of Common Sense

    Never accept a drink from a urologist.

    2. The Law of Reality

    Never get into fights with ugly people, they have nothing to lose.

    3. The Law of Self Sacrifice

    When you starve with a tiger, the tiger starves last.

    4. The Law of Volunteering

    If you dance with a grizzly bear, you had better let him lead.

    5. The Law of Avoiding Oversell

    When putting cheese in a mousetrap, always leave room for the mouse.

    6. The Law of Motivation

    Creativity is great, but plagiarism is faster.

    7. Boob’s Law

    You always find something in the last place you look.

    8. Wailer’s Law

    Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn’t have to do it himself.

    9. Law of Probable Dispersal

    Whatever hits the fan will not be evenly distributed.

    10. Law of Volunteer Labor

    People are always available for work in the past tense.

    11. Conway’s Law

    In any organization there is one person who knows what is going on. That person must be fired.

    12. Iron Law of Distribution

    Them that has, gets.

    13. Law of Cybernetic Entomology

    There is always one more bug.

    14. Law of Drunkenness

    You can’t fall off the floor.

    15. Heeler’s Law

    The first myth of management is that it exists.

    16. Osborne’s Law

    Variables won’t; constants aren’t.

    17. Main’s Law

    For every action there is an equal and opposite government program.

    18. Weinberg’s Second Law

    If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would have destroyed civilization.

    19. Cole’s Law

    Thinly chopped cabbage.

    Friday, July 17, 2009

    Scuba.com Video: Differences between Din and Yoke tank valves - Buying Guide Videos

    Scuba.com Video: Differences between Din and Yoke tank valves - Buying Guide Videos

    YouTube - Scuba Gear tips by Scuba.com - Yoke vs. DIN Valve

    YouTube - Scuba Gear tips by Scuba.com - Yoke vs. DIN Valve

    YouTube - Anatomia de una griferia - Scuba tank valve anatomy

    YouTube - Anatomia de una griferia - Scuba tank valve anatomy

    Welcome to Sherwood Scuba!

    Welcome to Sherwood Scuba!

    sherwood valve

    SCUBA Valves: Regulator Fittings, 200 vs 300 Bar FAQ and Cylinder Neck Threads - Dive Gear Express

    SCUBA Valves: Regulator Fittings, 200 vs 300 Bar FAQ and Cylinder Neck Threads - Dive Gear Express: "This article explains some of the terminology regarding the SCUBA valve used in SCUBA cylinders. It reviews how a SCUBA regulator mates with the valve, as well as how the valve mates with the SCUBA cylinder."


    So how do you figure out what you have? Look at the SCUBA Tank neck for the DOT stamp. If it reads DOT-3AL or DOT-3AA it has a 3/4 NPS threaded neck opening. (3AL means aluminum, 3AA means steel.) If it reads DOT-Exxxx-3442 it's a steel cylinder, also with 3/4 NPS threaded opening. If it reads DOT-Exxxx-3500, it's a steel cylinder with a 7/8 UNF threaded opening. (The xxxx is a manufacturer specific four or five digit exemption number.) Another test, if the valve is out of the cylinder, is that a U.S. quarter coin will fit through the 3/4 NPS cylinder neck opening but will not fit through the 7/8 UNF opening. By the way, if it's not a SCUBA Tank, all bets are off; it will have some other neck opening threading which is incompatible with 3/4 NPS and 7/8 UNF.