“The efficient and effective way to keep the slaves in line was to get in their heads.”

“Exorcise the symbols of power from your mind. They have no more power over you than what you give them. The guns of governments remain a physical threat, but if we can
’t even free our minds, what hope can we ever have of freeing our bodies?”

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Nationalism becomes ever more apparent to me on Australia day… Here’s a few clips from Yakovich that I thought was clever and had some good point’s..

To The Australia Day Hypocrite

What’s the point on testing immigrants on Australia’s history when we don’t know it ourselves!

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A MAGISTRATE has encouraged a regular marijuana user to attempt to get his drug usage legalized, because it was the only substance that numbed his pain after his whole body was badly burned.

Jason Bernard Young, 31, from Coolum Beach on the Sunshine Coast, appeared in the Maroochydore Magistrates’ Court yesterday on two drug possession charges after he was found with 2g of marijuana at his home in December.

Young was intoxicated when he fell off a train bridge in 1995 and sustained burns to 95 per cent of his body after he grabbed hold of the electrical wiring above the Bald Hills train station in Brisbane.
The court was told Young had tried numerous drugs and pain killers but marijuana was the best substance in stopping his aches and pains.

Magistrate Bernadette Callaghan said his case was a “tragic” one and advised Young to contact his member of Parliament to try to get his drug usage legalised.

There are very, very few people who cannot get help through normal medication,” she said.

“I think you should write to your member of Parliament about this.”

Outside court Young said his life was a continuous struggle and he was going to seek help about getting his drug usage legalised.

“I’ve been on pain killers and sleeping tablets for a long time but in the end it just ruined my body, and with some tablets I put on weight which stretches my skin and it starts tearing,” he said.

“I’ve found something that fixes it (my pain) but it’s illegal.

“I used marijuana four times a day and it pretty much relaxes my muscles and relaxes my body so I can breathe easier. It doesn’t take away all the pain but it takes away enough to get me moving and mobile and most of all it helps me sleep.”

Young said he was going to contact the Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson about the issue.

He was put on a good behaviour bond for one month.

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A man who was stabbed at the York Hotel Saturday night opted to return to the bar to finish his beer rather than seek medical attention.
Police responded to 10401 96 St. hotel just after 9 p.m. with reports that a man had been stabbed.
When they arrived, they found the victim at his table drinking beer.
“He’s got a minor poke to his chest, but he’s not giving us any details,” said Staff Sgt. Regan James. “You can imagine the level of his concern was not that high.”

No suspects had been located and the victim was uncooperative with police.

It’s no longer a question whether you should embrace social media. It’s
now a question of identifying the business opportunities in doing so.

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A large inflatable George W. Bush likeness was the subject of much
attention in Dupont Circle around 1 p.m., as part of an “Arrest Bush”
protest. Crowds of onlookers watched, cheered and snapped photographs
as random people picked up a pair of shoes or boots from a large pile
of old footwear at the base of the giant W and tossed them with great
force, aiming mostly for his head and Pinocchio-style nose. Adding to
the mirth, Bush suddenly collapsed at one point, as the generator
supplying the air ran out of gasoline.

Dupont Circle was generally crowded this afternoon, giving it the
feel of people out shopping before Christmas (perhaps it’s just all the
well-to-do types in fur hats). The Starbucks right at the Circle was as
crowded as ever, with one laptop user proudly celebrating the historic
occasion.

Is it just me or is there suddenly more interest in flying cars recently? Here’s yet another example. Unlike the moller skycar the Terrafugia is more like a plane. So you would need an airstrip for take off! (tad inconvenient) Then as I previously posted there is also the crazy brit’s with there Parajet Skycar, who are still currently on the adventure from London to Timbuktu. Best of luck to all the projects out there, it’s always nice when talking about a future with flying cars to actually have examples such as these.

Is it a car? Is it a plane? Actually it’s both. The first flying automobile, equally at home in the sky or on the road, is scheduled to take to the air next month.

If it survives its first test flight, the Terrafugia Transition, which can transform itself from a two-seater road car to a plane in 15 seconds, is expected to land in showrooms in about 18 months’ time.

Its manufacturer says it is easy to keep and run since it uses normal unleaded fuel and will fit into a garage.

Carl Dietrich, who runs the Massachusetts-based Terrafugia, said: “This is the first really integrated design where the wings fold up automatically and all the parts are in one vehicle.”
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Ooh, watching me
Hanging by
A string this time
Don’t, easily
The climax
Of the perfect lie
Ooh, watching me
Hanging by
A string this time
Don’t, easily
Smile worth
A hundred lies

If there’s lessons
To be learned
I’d rather get
My jamming words
In first, so
Tell you something
That I’ve found
That the world’s
A better place
When it’s
Upside down, boy

If there’s lessons
To be learned
I’d rather get
My jamming words
In first, so
When your playing
With desire
Don’t come running
To my place
When it burns
Like fire, boy

Chorus (4x):
Sweet about me
Nothing sweet
About me, yeah

Blue, blue, blue
Waves, they crash
As time goes by
So hard to catch
Too, too smooth
Ain’t all that
Why don’t you ride
On my side
Of the tracks

If there’s lessons
To be learned
I’d rather get
My jamming words
In first, so
Tell you something
That I’ve found
That the world’s
A better place
When it’s
Upside down, boy

If there’s lessons
To be learned
I’d rather get
My jamming words
In first, so
When your playing
With desire
Don’t come running
To my place
When it burns
Like fire, boy

(Chorus 6x)

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A team of adventurers has launched an expedition to travel from London to Timbuktu by flying car. The group, led by Neil Laughton, will make the 6,000km (3,600-mile) journey by land and air in the Parajet Skycar, effectively a dune buggy with a fan motor and paragliding wing attached.

I am definitely building one of these… That’s just 2 cool. Maybe slightly more aerodynamic however!!

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