Turkish elite seem to take perverse delight, as they descend in to an Islamist fit of intellectual madness
By: kpr37 • default • 9 comments • 11 years ago
Islamophobia must be recognized as a crime against humanity in the same fashion that Zionism , anti-Semitism and fascism should be, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoan said yesterday. source hurriyet daily news After going all in with the anti-semitic card by suggesting "Zionism", or the right of the Jewish peoples to self determination on their historic homelands is a crime against...
My First Cat as an adult Gillian Lisette Part II
By: Gail J. Hall • default • 2 comments • 11 years ago
Gillian was very young when she had her first litter, only about 7 months old.I had been letting her out in the yard for awhile, never dreaming she might get pregnant! I never had much extra money though, or I certainly would have gotten her spayed.Over the years, she had 42 babies! I get ashamed when I think of that now, and every "baby" I have had since, I have gotten spayed or neutered first...
Rough day ,huh?
By: AmericanDreamsShattered • default • 2 comments • 11 years ago
"Rough day, huh?" I was asked this by a "friend" of mine the other day and right before i could reply he started messing around with his smart phone. Needless to say i promptly asked him a question that seemed to upset him! Here I was cut off before i could reply to the question he asked me and he gets upset when i "interupted" him and his phone horse crap! Does anyone else feel that smart...
My First Cat as an Adult - Gillian Lissette
By: Gail J. Hall • default • 6 comments • 11 years ago
My boyfriend worked in an alfalfa field and grinder for natural vitamins, so he was always covered with a fine powder that was hard as heck to get rid of and he had to take off his work clothes before coming in the house. Then I would go get them to wash, always cleaning out the pockets first. So one day, I'm going through his pockets and there's something *furry* in the pocket! Couldn't ask...
a quick check in
By: Coral Atlas • default • 0 comments • 11 years ago
NT is looking good, vibrant and feature rich ... the only potential problem I see could be bandwidth ....although NV is slower than over 80% of websites on the internet ...speed is essential to grow NT ... I'd like to see it better than 50% .... not clear what it is now but no obvious slowdowns ... not here a lot tho ....~later
tax dollars support
By: retired military ex Republican • default • 3 comments • 11 years ago
How can it be legal for the Federal government to support the Christian Churches with tax money in the form of vouchers that go to the Church owned schools. Lucky for the church as their number of church memberships are dwindling in almost all churches. Profits go to the church. How is this legal because the House of Representatives says so? ???? Be a great funding cut update the Public Schools...
In My Snowbound Oblivion: A Reflective Perspective
By: Moonchild63 • default • 0 comments • 11 years ago
As I sit In My Snowbound Oblivion , I wonder (if they could that is!) do snowflakes -no two are the same argue about - who's more beautiful, fluffy or substantial ? Are is falling together to form a glittery blanket - a destiny they edure stoically! Being from the Mid-West, which was hit (as they say) with a winter storm - 9inches or moreof the fresh fluffy stuff....
Most of Big Bank's Profits are OUR Tax Money!
By: stephanie (o'stephanie) • default • 0 comments • 11 years ago
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-20/why-should-taxpayers-give-big-banks-83-billion-a-year-.html On television, in interviews and in meetings with investors, executives of the biggest U.S. banks -- notably JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Jamie Dimon -- make the case that size is a competitive advantage. It helps them lower costs and vie for customers on an international scale....
Shaheed Minar
By: Syed Zainul Abedin • default • 0 comments • 11 years ago
Shaheed Minar has become alive Thousands proceed to place flowers Love and respect thrive For the valiant language martyrs Leaders and ordinary people Have joined the stream together Sad song spreads as ripple Solemn processions move with prayer The killers shot bullets to stop voice They could not think its reaction The young activists had no choice They fought bravely to honor passion...
IM________ (In My ______Persective, Offering...) you get the pic
By: Moonchild63 • default • 0 comments • 11 years ago
Consider this my - Introduction Blog - In our present day society -seemingly ruled by polarization, political differences, religious/spiritual beliefs etc.,which are perjorative at best-sparkling like fools gold -along withfamilial or other orientation(s), personal (& otherwise) opinion(s), assumption(s) & perception(s), which oftenillict &/or harbor divide etc....
A Truly Civil Conversation About Abortion
By: Rose Gardener • default • 0 comments • 11 years ago
I just started this discussion in the Solutions News Group . The video is a very civil dialog about one of the most divisive social issues in our country, and well worth your time. I hope many of you will participate in just such a civil dialog about abortion right here on NT. In Peace - Rose
Escapades of a 19 Year Old in LA Circa 1955-58
By: Charlie Courtois • default • 1 comments • 11 years ago
Part II of 12 Parts The City of SMOG & Warm Weather Los Angeles, CA We resume this story from Part I, Why I Fled Ohio & Went West, and begin with first things: get a job, and find a place to live. Now that I know I can't be a HVAC Estimator, and my $200 dollars is down to less than $100 dollars, the business who says, "Yes," will be my first employer in the city which we now...