Saturday, March 30, 2013

skandera pt10 (revelations 2)

e:

1. how will it be announced that "the decisions of the secretary [designate] are final"? ...
[District Court Judge Frank Mathew]

2. that the New Mexico Connections Charter Academy (ppp) is in? ... [veto HB 460]

3. and that Hanna Skandera (Secretary-designate) don't need no Senate (confirmation)? [9-24-5]

... now we just need the AG to affirm answers 1 and 2 and for the governor to veto HB 392 and the deed will be done.

... also ... now we know what the "party of no"  meant [republican party] ...

... "to lead by veto" ... passive aggressive.
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[local story]
Governor vetoes refined A-F school grading bill
mar 29, 2013

Martinez also vetoed a bill [HB 460] by Rep. Mimi Stewart to stop the state or its school districts from signing charter school management contracts with for-profit companies. [answer 2]

Stewart, D-Albuquerque, said such contracts already are illegal under New Mexico law, but that Skandera either authorized or stood silent while two of them were approved in Albuquerque and Farmington. [after session close]

Martinez made only passing reference to the bill in her lengthy veto message. She did not address Stewart's concerns that her administration was violating the law. [after session close]

http://www.alamogordonews.com/news/ci_22903433/governor-vetoes-refined-f-school-grading-bill
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[local news story]
Senate panel may hold summer hearings on Skandera, but can't vote till 2014
mar 23, 2013

[answer 3]

http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/legislature/article_8d31791d-54db-55dd-bc3d-2fba125990c8.html?_dc=919882353162.393&cbst=31
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[ap story]
NM senator seeks AG's opinion on Skandera actions
mar 21, 2013

[answer 2]
[answer 3]

http://www.alamogordonews.com/ci_22838916/nm-senator-seeks-ags-opinion-skandera-actions
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mar 20   AG request by Lopez [after session close]
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mar 16   legislative session ended
mar 16   HB 392 passed senate
mar 1-16 confirmation theater
mar 1    District Court Judge Frank Mathew rules [Secretary of Education is above PEC]
             [Answer: 22-8B-7]
mar 1    confirmation theater begins [Senate Rules Committee; Sen. Linda Lopez]
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see also:

public meeting notice (games)
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/03/public-meeting-notice-games.html

skandera pt7 (forecast: HB 392 veto)
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/03/skandera-pt7-forecast-hb-392-veto.html

Friday, March 29, 2013

animal control pt4 (actively enforcing ordinance)

e: ... actively enforcing the ordinance ... a growth industry ...

ANIMAL CARE SERVICES OFFICER [ACSO]... (animal control officer)
http://www.bernco.gov/upload/images/animal_care/BC_ACSO_flyer_2.pdf
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[local story]
Officials on the look-out for animal code violations
mar 28, 2013

Dog catchers [ACSOs] and Bernalillo County Sheriff's deputies hit the streets in Bernalillo County’s South Valley Thursday afternoon looking for animal code violations that might lead them to more serious problems.

Usually when we go in on the animal violations we tend to find that domestic violence has been going on in the house – gang activity, drug activity,” said Lt. Andi Taylor. [warrantless entry, (violation of fourth amendment)]

“We’re not here to punish people,” said county Animal Care  [ppp?] chief Matt Pepper. [BCS is there for enforcement; ACS is there for assessment]

“We’re here to make sure that everyone’s lives are better – the animals and the people we share our community with.”

Just warnings and advice  – no fines. [yet]

http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S2979678.shtml?cat=500
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[greenhorn post]
animal control (ppp; mark of the beast)
jan 31, 2013

e: animal control ... a public-private partnership ...

(business) offer discounted spay/neuter service
(state) require chipping
(state) require annual tax paid
(business) on-site verification
(business) tax, fee, penalty assessment
(business) tax, fee, penalty collection
(state) tax, fee, penalty enforcement
(state) law enforcement
then ...
(business) splits the take with the (state).

e: ..."to protect and serve for the animals" ... 
e: ... "proof of current vet care or citation" ...

e: ... for the well-being of the animal ... for the life of the animal ... mark of the beast.

http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/01/animal-control-ppp-mark-of-beast.html
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[greenhorn post]
animal control (part 2)
dec 7, 2012

County residents no longer can keep their dogs on a "cable trolley" and must get a microchip implant for their dogs and cats.

Matt Pepper of the Bernalillo County Animal Care Services says animal control officers actively will be enforcing the ordinance.
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e: ....  Think about that:

... Actively enforcing an ordinance which mandates microchiping for all dogs and cats ...

... Knock knock ... i am with animal control and i am here to scan your animal... no valid id means citation.

http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2012/12/animal-control-part-2.html
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[greenhorn post]
animal control - no valid id (chip)
dec 1, 2012

[animal control officer]
young girl cop ... badge, belt, uniform

scans animal for id chip
"to protect and serve for the animals"

law enforcement
"proof of current vet care or citation"
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santa fe county animal control

having a valid pet license …
… will reduce fines if your pet is picked up.

license fees:
altered animal - $8 per year
un-altered animal - $100 per year
http://www.sfhumanesociety.org/detail.cfm?PageID=40
http://www.santafecountynm.gov/sheriff/animal_control
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e:

1."to protect and serve for the animals" [animal control officer (ppp?) ]
2. no license on record for animal (state)
3. [informant program (partnership)] to report any animal violations please call ...
4. warrantless entry (violation of fourth amendment)
5. scans animal for id chip

valid id (chip) -    proof of license (taxes paid)
no valid id (chip) - no proof of license - citation

... a growth industry ...another ppp?

... american fascism ...
... privatizing your enslavement ...
... one database at a time.

http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2012/12/animal-control-no-valid-id-chip.html

Tony Robinson (new regional head, FEMA Region 6)

[the advocate]
New FEMA head for Region 6 sworn in
mar 28, 2013

Tony Robinson was officially sworn in Thursday as the regional head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for [FEMA Region 6 over New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas].

http://theadvocate.com/news/5563617-123/new-regional-fema-head-sworn
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[FEMA]
Welcome to Region VI

Our staff of 300+ fulltime employees located in Denton, Texas, work diligently to carry out the FEMA mission on a daily basis and is ready to support presidentially declared disasters.

... "collaborate and communicate closely with our federal, state, tribal, local, and private sector partners before, during and after disasters." ... [sounds like another public-private partnership; fascism]

http://www.fema.gov/region-vi
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e: ... a US dollar collapse would likely trigger a presidentially declared disaster, right? ... then this is the guy ... FEMA region head vs State Governor ... what is the chain of command?

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

two black ravens

e: ... two black ravens just raided papa cat's food bowl ... (i didn't know that they were so large) ...

... oh, that's weird ... one of them is sitting at the picnic table ... and it really looks like he is marking his territory ... what? ... that, or he is screwing the table ...

... oh, no ... now there are four of them ...(word is out about the free chow) ...

... oh, good, they left ...

... those things are larger than seagulls ... one was sitting at the picnic table and could look over the top ...

... papa cat did see the first two ... i saw him over near his hideout ... all puffed up like he was going to do something about it ... but then he just changed his mind and went inside.

public meeting notice (games)

e: ... public meeting notice (games) ...
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[ap story]
NM law now requires 72-hour public meeting notice
mar 27, 2013

Governmental groups, ranging from city councils to school boards and state regulators, will be required to make their meeting agendas publicly available 72 hours in advance.

They currently must provide a 24-hour notice of a public meeting agenda.

http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S2977802.shtml?cat=500
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e: ... there was no 24-hour notice before Hanna Skandera's confirmation hearings ...

... the hearings ... two weeks of theater ... mar 1-16, 2013

... the [critical] order issued March 1 by District Court Judge Frank Mathew saying "the decisions of the secretary are final, and members of the PEC have no authority to question them or appeal from them”...

... KOB announced the hearings at 11:43 am thursday for friday morning ...
... Santa Fe New Mexican announced the hearings [near same time] for friday morning ...

... hearing at 8:30 a.m. Friday, March [1] [Senate Rules Committee] in the Roundhouse ... was sooner than 24-hours after notice ... actually the meeting concluded just before 11 am, when it should not have begun before 11:43 am ... (see article below)

... i bet Senator Lopez knew about District Court Judge Frank Mathew's order before the hearings even began.
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[local story] (added mar 30, 2013)
UPDATE: Nomination hearing for education secretary nominee Hanna Skandera to continue Saturday
Posted at: 03/01/2013 9:56 AM | Updated at: 03/01/2013 12:12 PM
By: KOB.com staff

Friday's hearing concluded just before 11 a.m. and will continue Saturday at 9 a.m.

http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S2948598.shtml?cat=504
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[local story]
Acting education secretary Hanna Skandera to get confirmation hearing Friday
Posted at: 02/28/2013 11:43 AM [thursday]
By: KOB.com staff
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S2947304.shtml?cat=500
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[local story]
Senate Dems: Get past education rhetoric
xx:xx am [thursday] (exact time unknown; they changed websites)

That hearing is slated for 8:30 a.m. Friday, March [1] [Senate Rules Committee] in the Roundhouse.

http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/030113senateedudcation
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see also:

the ceiling (one over ninety nine pt2)
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-ceiling-one-over-ninety-nine-pt2.html

unm sandia ppp

public-private partnerships are straight fascism ...
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[ap story]
University of New Mexico talking to several companies about managing Sandia Labs contract
mar 27, 2013

UNM president Bob Frank told Albuquerque Journal on Tuesday (http://bit.ly/ZpppiC ) that a number of private companies have expressed interest in partnering with the university, and the school has met with all of them.

In turn, the partnership would help UNM “give some of our students not only a Ph.D., but some experience with a startup,” said engineering professor Joe Cecchi, who is spearheading the initiative.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/university-of-new-mexico-talking-to-several-companies-about-managing-sandia-labs-contract/2013/03/27/49d88c88-96fd-11e2-a976-7eb906f9ed9b_story.html
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see also:

the ceiling (one over ninety nine pt2)
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-ceiling-one-over-ninety-nine-pt2.html

(education police) New Century Jobs Agenda

New Century Jobs Agenda (demand 1 of 7)

e: ... jon barela and susana martinez are secretly pushing public-private partnerships under the new century jobs agenda ... this is all fascism.
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Demand 1 of 7
(replace education with training)
REC 1 (ppp): Integrate workforce development,economic development, and education systems
REC 2 (ppp): Prioritize workforce needs for teacher training
REC 3 (ppp): Involve business in developing “soft” skills program
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[local story]
Group to urge Governor to approve pre-K programs
mar 27, 2013

Police department leaders from Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Los Lunas and Bloomfield will meet at the Albuquerque Family Advocacy Center at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday to urge Governor Susana Martinez to sign legislation concerning early childhood education and home visits.

Officers say one way to get these numbers down as well as to prevent violence later on in kids' lives is through home visits.

http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S2977196.shtml?cat=500
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[local story]
Denish asks biz leaders to push for early childhood funding
Feb 21, 2013

Invest in Kids NOW!  (ppp) ... early childhood development program

"The Invest in Kids NOW program would involve visits to the homes of children before they enter kindergarten. Those visits would include parental coaching, nutritional advice, medical screening and other measures to make sure children are fully prepared to enter kindergarten."

former Lt. Gov. Diane Denish

http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/news/2013/02/21/denish-asks-leaders-early-childhood-fund.html?page=2
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[erikhawkes]
political translation (ppp)
apr 26, 2011

...Much more energy and imagination need to be invested in engaging hard to reach parents in their child's education, and we need to instill this desire in parents as early as possible. (education police will be contacting all parents)

Children's Reading Foundation of Doña Ana County (ppp) ... early childhood development programSteve Fischmann is a state senator representing District 37 and is a board member of the Children's Reading Foundation.

http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/02/political-translation-ppp.html
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see also:

7 demands revealed (New Century Jobs Agenda)
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/01/7-demands-revealed-new-century-jobs.html

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

banned and deleted (26mar13 update)

e: ... these greenhorn posts will get you banned and deleted ...
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rio grande foundation
new mexico watchdog
capital report new mexico

[greenhorn post]
no party for you
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2012/09/no-party-for-you.html
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santa fe new mexican

[greenhorn post]
the ceiling (one over ninety nine pt2)
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-ceiling-one-over-ninety-nine-pt2.html
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new mexico telegram
no posts accepted

[greenhorn post]
challenging the may maxim (pnm rec prices)
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/02/challenging-may-maxim-pnm-rec-prices.html
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the guardian uk

[greenhorn post]
(updated) prediction: Pope Benedict XVI will die soon
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/02/updated-prediction-pope-benedict-xvi.html
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kob 4 (nbc affiliate station) facebook

[greenhorn post]
paid by the public (so help the public)
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/01/paid-by-public-so-help-public.html
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nmif (new mexico in focus; pbs program) facebook

[greenhorn post]
growing a story (PR)
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2012/11/growing-story-pr.html
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krqe 13 and kasa 2 (cbs and fox affiliate stations) facebook

[greenhorn post]
you versus fascism
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/01/when-its-you-versus-fascism.html
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the bioscience center (nm small business development center) facebook

[greenhorn post]
bioscience center (and 33 other SBDCs)
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/01/bioscience-center-and-33-other-sbdcs.html
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rio rancho observer
no posts accepted

[greenhorn post]
7 demands revealed (New Century Jobs Agenda)
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/01/7-demands-revealed-new-century-jobs.html
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they can delete an individual's entire posting history quickly and easily ... it's like the person never even existed.

no reason given ... they just don't like what you are saying.

the ceiling (one over ninety nine pt2)

[greenhorn post]
one over ninety nine (and the ceiling between)
jan 14, 2013

what is that? ... because it ain't a democracy ... and it ain't a republic neither ...

you have the masses down there ... 99 ... then above, a horizontal level (/), or ceiling, comprised of:

the universities and education system ...
the media ...
the politicians ...
the clergy (?) ...
and who knows what (business) ...

telling the masses whatever they want to tell them .... then above that ... what, the rich and powerful? ... 1? ... 1/99 ... something like that? ... or 1/999 or 1/9999 ...who's on top, creating and driving the agenda?

http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/01/one-over-ninety-nine-and-ceiling-between.html
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the universities and education system
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[local news story]
Frank, Barela push for more diverse NM economy
oct 29, 2012

Frank, president of the University of New Mexico, sees the university's business startup program as a catalyst of economic growth.

"We have been averaging eight business startups a year, but our goal is to increase it by four and then double it to 16 a year. We see this as an economic driver and will partner with the city and state and venture capitalists to get there," Frank said.

https://stc.unm.edu/news/news.php?newsid=399
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[greenhorn post]
one over ninety nine (and the ceiling between)
jan 14, 2013

... so now, because the president of unm (Robert Frank) supports the ppps and jon barela's new century jobs agenda ... every political science professor at unm also loves ppps? ... none of them will say otherwise ... nobody is speaking out against ppps ... nobody from the universities and education system ... nobody from the media ... no politicians ... none of the clergy (?) ... no business person.

... ppps are straight fascism ... somebody say something.

http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/01/one-over-ninety-nine-and-ceiling-between.html
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the media
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[greenhorn post]
Skandera pt5 (confirmation hearing)
feb 28, 2013

[local news story]
Acting education secretary Hanna Skandera to get confirmation hearing Friday
feb 28, 2013

[local news story]
Senate Dems: Get past education rhetoric
feb 28, 2013

[governor's office]
email response
February 28, 2013

... notice that both the news sites and the governor's office waited until the night before to tell you anything ... they are not on your side ... any of them.

http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/02/skandera-pt5-confirmation-hearing.html
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[greenhorn post]
Skandera pt6 (her decisions are final)
mar 8, 2013

The order issued March 1 by District Court Judge Frank Mathew says that under state law, the decisions of the secretary are final, and “members of the PEC have no authority to question them or appeal from them.”

http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/03/skandera-pt6-her-decisons-are-final.html
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[greenhorn post]
skandera pt9 (revelations)
mar 23, 2013

mar 20   AG request by Lopez
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mar 16   legislative session ended
mar 16   HB 392 passed senate
mar 1-16 confirmation theater
mar 1    District Court Judge Frank Mathew rules (Secretary of Education is above PEC)
             [Answer: 22-8B-7]
mar 1    confirmation theater begins (Senate Rules Committee; Sen. Linda Lopez)

http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/03/skandera-pt9-revelations.html
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[local news story]
2 bills target Skandera’s PEC decision
mar 26, 2013

Paul Gessing, who spearheaded the Connections Academy [New Mexico Connections Charter Academy] application, said for-profit textbook and software companies have always been part of public school curriculum, and online courses are no different.

Gessing is also the president of the Rio Grande Foundation, a limited-government advocacy group that is not related to his role with Connections Academy. Gessing said that, as an advocate, he worries about constricting choice.

http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2013/03/26/news/2-bills-target-skanderas-pec-decision.html
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all the same group:

Rio Grande Foundation
http://riograndefoundation.org/

new mexico watchdog
http://newmexico.watchdog.org/

Capital Report New Mexico
http://www.capitolreportnewmexico.com/
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the politicians
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[greenhorn post]
7 demands revealed (New Century Jobs Agenda)
jan 11, 2013

... jon barela and susana martinez are pushing public-private partnerships under the new century jobs agenda. that is all fascism ... the agenda is based on 20 recommendations ... by reorganizing the 20 recommendations, seven demands are revealed ...

http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/01/7-demands-revealed-new-century-jobs.html
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[greenhorn post]
New Mexico State of State 2013 address (ppp)
jan 16, 2013

... no mention of ppps again this year in the state of the state address ... (unless you knew what to listen for) ... even though the new century jobs agenda is nothing but demands for public-private partnerships.

http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/01/new-mexico-state-of-state-2013-address.html
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[greenhorn post]
Sen. Tim Keller 2013 (ppp)
mar 7, 2013

[local editorial by state senator]
Let’s take big, bold steps for our state

..."establishing public private partnerships"...

http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/03/sen-tim-keller-2013-ppp.html
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the clergy (?)
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[greenhorn post]
(updated) prediction: Pope Benedict XVI will die soon
feb 22, 2013

... is something that historic unfolding right now? ... antipope? ...

http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/02/updated-prediction-pope-benedict-xvi.html
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and who knows what (business)
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[greenhorn post]
New Mexico PPPs (fascism is here)
mar 9, 2013

[fascism] "The federal and state governments told us in 2003 to 'Go do this.' All of those facts are important for the public to know." [Village Attorney Dan Bryant]

http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/03/new-mexico-ppps-fascism-is-here.html
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[greenhorn post]
skandera pt7 (forecast: HB 392 veto)
mar 20, 2013

3 questions remain: how will it be announced that "the decisions of the secretary [designate] are final" ... that the New Mexico Connections Charter Academy is in ... and that Hanna Skandera (Secretary-designate) don't need no Senate (confirmation)?

http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/03/skandera-pt7-forecast-hb-392-veto.html
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the ceiling ...

telling the masses whatever they want to tell them ...

who's on top? ... creating and driving the agenda? ... not the people ...

come on ... where are the UNM political science professors on this one? ...

speak up or quit.
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see also:

pt2 conspiracy theorist (traffic cams)
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/03/pt2-conspiracy-theorist-traffic-cams.html

Identification and Proof of (Health) Insurance
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/03/identification-and-proof-of-health.html
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out of time
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[greenhorn post]
dow 14276 (even the dow is lying)
mar 5, 2013

... "nothing is holding the dow jones up but lies and trickery ... all finacial rules are being broken across all markets ... we may even be watching a computer simulation ... dow forecast remains ZERO ... silver forecast remains $599"...  [erikhawkes]

http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/03/dow-14276-even-dow-is-lying.html
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it could happen at the flick of a switch ...
 it could happen before april 15 ... (the last day the governor signs bills into law).

Sunday, March 24, 2013

no heart attack pt2

... the day after my physical ... well, the old-timer who had suggested i see the doctor in the first place ... his wife had a heart attack ...

... she was admitted on thursday, received a pacemaker on friday, was discharged on saturday, and i saw her today at the ranch riding shotgun in the truck as usual.
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see also:

no heart attack
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/03/no-heart-attack.html

Saturday, March 23, 2013

skandera pt9 (revelations)

(3 questions from pt7)

1. how will it be announced that "the decisions of the secretary [designate] are final"? ...  
[District Court Judge Frank Mathew]

2. that the New Mexico Connections Charter Academy (ppp) is in? ... [AG request by  Lopez]

3. and that Hanna Skandera (Secretary-designate) don't need no Senate (confirmation)? [9-24-5]
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[local news story]
Senate panel may hold summer hearings on Skandera, but can't vote till 2014
mar 23, 2013

[answer 3]

http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/legislature/article_8d31791d-54db-55dd-bc3d-2fba125990c8.html?_dc=919882353162.393&cbst=31
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[ap story]
NM senator seeks AG's opinion on Skandera actions
mar 21, 2013

... "Democratic Sen. Linda Lopez of Albuquerque made the request Wednesday [mar 20, 2013] after the Legislature adjourned its 2013 session" ...

... "whether it was legal for a Farmington charter school to use tax dollars to hire a for-profit company to run an online school" ... [another ppp]  [question 2]

... "Skandera is able to continue in her job without being confirmed" ... [answer 3]

http://www.alamogordonews.com/ci_22838916/nm-senator-seeks-ags-opinion-skandera-actions
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mar 20   AG request by Lopez (Senate Rules Committee; confirmation theater)
-----------
mar 16   legislative session ended
mar 16   HB 392 passed senate
mar 1-16 confirmation theater
mar 1    District Court Judge Frank Mathew rules (Secretary of Education is above PEC)
             [Answer: 22-8B-7]
mar 1    confirmation theater begins (Senate Rules Committee; Sen. Linda Lopez)
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see also:

skandera pt7 (forecast: HB 392 veto)
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/03/skandera-pt7-forecast-hb-392-veto.html

Thursday, March 21, 2013

no heart attack

i got a pinch in my neck last friday ... and so my left arm has that restless feeling ... but the rancher's brother used to be an EMT .... and he said last week that i should take aspirin and get a physical just in case it was a heart attack ... so i bought aspirin ...

well ... yesterday i ran out of aspirin ... so the choice was to either head west and buy more aspirin ... or to head east and get a physical ...

i went east.

vitals were ... 5' 9", 164 lb, BMI 24.22; BP 122/88 , Temp 97.7, Pulse 77 , Resp 18.

no heart attack.
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Health Risk Based on BMI (body mass index)

BMI Risk          Classification
22-24.99   Very Low Healthy Weight

http://instructional1.calstatela.edu/dfrankl/CURR/ntrs455/PDF/BMI_Criterion_Table.pdf
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(added 26mar13)... my bmi is actually better than that ... i was fully dressed at 164 ... i was 155 this morning in the buff ...
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National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

The Height you entered is 5 feet, 9 inches. The Weight you entered is 155 pounds.
Your Calculated BMI is: 22.9

http://nhlbisupport.com/bmi_scripts/bmi_udaim.pl?htf=5&hti=9&wt=155&scale=english&submit_e=Submit
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... a few years back i weighed 215 lb ... i remember looking in the mirror one day and saying to myself ... well, i guess i will be fat for the rest of my life ... and i just could not handle that ... so i made radical changes ... (i went to work as a furniture mover) ... the weight melted off ... i think at one point i had five home punched holes on my belt ...
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The Height you entered is 5 feet, 9 inches. The Weight you entered is 215 pounds.
Your Calculated BMI is: 31.7

BMI Categories:
Normal weight = 18.5-24.9
Overweight = 25-29.9
Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater
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see also:

hamburger with salt on dry toast
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2012/09/hamburger-with-salt-on-dry-toast.html

skandera pt8 (AG opinion)

(3 questions from pt7)

1. how will it be announced that "the decisions of the secretary [designate] are final"? ...
    [District Court Judge Frank Mathew]

2. that the New Mexico Connections Charter Academy (ppp) is in? ... [AG request by  Lopez]

3. and that Hanna Skandera (Secretary-designate) don't need no Senate (confirmation)? [9-24-5]
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[ap story]
NM senator seeks AG's opinion on Skandera actions
mar 21, 2013

... "Democratic Sen. Linda Lopez of Albuquerque made the request Wednesday [mar 20, 2013] after the Legislature adjourned its 2013 session" ...

... "whether it was legal for a Farmington charter school to use tax dollars to hire a for-profit company to run an online school" ... [another ppp]  [question 2]

... "Skandera is able to continue in her job without being confirmed" ... [answer 3]

http://www.alamogordonews.com/ci_22838916/nm-senator-seeks-ags-opinion-skandera-actions
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mar 20   AG request by Lopez (Senate Rules Committee; confirmation theater)
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mar 16   legislative session ended
mar 16   HB 392 passed senate
mar 1-16 confirmation theater
mar 1    District Court Judge Frank Mathew rules (Secretary of Education is above PEC)
             [Answer: 22-8B-7]
mar 1    confirmation theater begins (Senate Rules Committee; Sen. Linda Lopez)
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see also:

skandera pt7 (forecast: HB 392 veto)
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/03/skandera-pt7-forecast-hb-392-veto.html

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

skandera pt7 (forecast: HB 392 veto)

forecast: governor will veto HB 392 ...

3 questions remain: how will it be announced that "the decisions of the secretary [designate] are final" ... that the New Mexico Connections Charter Academy is in ... and that Hanna Skandera (Secretary-designate) don't need no Senate (confirmation)?

... i saw only one story covering the judge's ruling, and even that came out a week after the fact ...
... i have seen dozens of stories about the confirmation hearings over a two week period of time  ...
... it was the cover up ...
... minimize the maximum ... and maximize the minimum ...
... the media is in on it ... the legislature and governor too ...
... they are all in on it.

mar 16 HB 392 passed senate
mar 1-16 confirmation theater (judge's mar 1 ruling more important)
mar 1 judge ruled (Secretary of Education is above PEC) [Answer: 22-8B-7]
mar 1 confirmation theater began

http://openstates.org/nm/bills/2013/HB392/
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HB 392

mar 15, 2013 senate passage
23 yes; 17 no; 2 other

mar 10, 2013 house passage
37 yes; 27 no; 6 other

http://openstates.org/nm/bills/2013/HB392/
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[greenhorn post]
Skandera pt6 (her decisions are final)
mar 8, 2013

[local news story]
Judge sides with Skandera in panel's appeal of charter school approvals
mar 7, 2013

The order issued March 1 by District Court Judge Frank Mathew says that under state law, the decisions of the secretary are final, and “members of the PEC have no authority to question them or appeal from them.”

... "the decisions of the secretary [designate] are final" ... the New Mexico Connections Charter Academy is in ... [me]

http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/03/skandera-pt6-her-decisons-are-final.html
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[greenhorn post]
Skandera pt5 (confirmation hearing)
feb 28, 2013

[local news story]
Acting education secretary Hanna Skandera to get confirmation hearing Friday
feb 28, 2013

... "Until now, a hearing on Skandera’s confirmation had never been scheduled."
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[local news story]
Senate Dems: Get past education rhetoric
feb 28, 2013

... "On the eve of a planned confirmation hearing" ...
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[governor's office]
February 28, 2013

... "I have forwarded your letter to the Public Education Department, office of the Cabinet Secretary [Hanna Skandera]" ...

http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/02/skandera-pt5-confirmation-hearing.html
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[greenhorn post]
Skandera pt 4 (HB 392)
feb 23, 2013

... according to PED, Hanna Skandera (Secretary-designate) don't need no Senate (confirmation) and don't need no public education commission neither.

... HB 392 challenges that view.

... however ... current law 22-8B-7 [B] states ...

"If the secretary finds that the chartering authority acted arbitrarily or capriciously, rendered a decision not supported by substantial evidence or did not act in accordance with law, the secretary may reverse the decision of the chartering authority and order the approval of the charter with or without conditions.  The decision of the secretary shall be final."

... to me, it looks like all on-line schools are coming ... so are ppps ... the laws are there to allow it ... and yet, it is ILLEGAL...

http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/02/skandera-pt-4-hb-392.html
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[greenhorn post]
Skandera pt 3 (PED responds again)
feb 19, 2013

PED answers

4. Answer: 22-8B-7 [don't need no public education commission]

http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/02/skandera-pt-3-ped-responds-again.html
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[greenhorn post]
Hanna Skandera pt2 (don't need no senate)
feb 14, 2013

PED answers

1. Answer: Her official title is Secretary-Designate of Education.
2. Answer:  See number 1.
3. Answer:  9-24-5 [don't need no senate]

http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/02/hanna-skandera-pt2-dont-need-no-senate.html
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[greenhorn post]
Hanna Skandera (Secretary-designate)
feb 13, 2013

(original questions)

1. is "education chief" an official title for ms. skandera?
2. is "Secretary-designate at the New Mexico Public Education Department" an official title for ms. skandera?
3. does ms. skandera need to be approved by the legislature or some other body to become the official education secretary for new mexico?
4. how can an unconfirmed designate overrule the state Public Education Commission?

http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/02/hanna-skandera-secretary-designate.html
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[local news story]
Skandera OKs online school despite opposition
feb 2, 2013

"New Mexico education chief Hanna Skandera, overruling the state Public Education Commission this week, will allow a new all-online charter school to open in the fall."

http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/020213--VirtualSchools1stLd-Writethru#.URo1GR1JM3M

Thursday, March 14, 2013

A Cowboy and a Flower (in the rain)


... i love this painting ...





















painting in ink: A Cowboy and a Flower (in the rain)
artist: [my brother]

prediction: the three pack (beer)

prediction: the three pack (beer) ... because anything more and you should be drunk ... and that is illegal ... [expletive, expletives] ...

... and the 10 pack for cigs ... i saw those in europe in the 90s ... are those here yet?

... everybody is getting poorer ... sizes are shrinking, quantities are shrinking, quality is decreasing, prices are increasing.

cost of living

daily/monthly living expenses:

25 rent, electricity, gas, water, sewage, garbage (750)
 5 food (150)
 0 clothes (00)
 2 mandatory car insurance (60)
 x mandatory health insurance (xx)
 x mandatory misc. state license renewals/annual fees (xx)
 0 dental insurance (00)
 0 savings (00)
 0 pets (00)
 0 children (00)
 0 wife/girlfriend (00)
 5 (1.5 gal) gasoline (150)
---
37

minimum wage

... at 8.50 x 8 = 68 ... take home is what? 57?

... so after all day's work you are ahead $20 ... assuming you can stick to the outlined budget and live alone.

... and how far does $20 get you now days? ... a gallon of milk and a box of cookies nearby me is $9 ... while a six pack of beer and a pack of cigs will cost you $15.

... this economy is being held together by a $20 thread ... and falling ... mandatory health insurance begins jan 2014.
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don't get sick, don't break down, don't get injured, don't move, don't quit, don't make a mistake, don't forget, don't get old, don't make plans, don't ask why, don't miss work, don't fight it,  ... you cannot afford it.

you are poor.
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[update ]
mar 20, 2013

this analysis is wrong ... it assumes that the individual works 7 days per week ... whereas most people work 5 days per week ... and the new trend is towards 32 hour weeks ... with only part-time workers ... so as to avoid paying health insurance ...

... the individual earning minimum wage is already underwater.
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see also:

Identification and Proof of (Health) Insurance
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/03/identification-and-proof-of-health.html

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

pt2 conspiracy theorist (traffic cams)

[greenhorn post]
conspiracy theorist
dec 6, 2012

If you counted all the webcams at every traffic intersection state wide, how many are there and who monitors them? FBI fusion centers or somebody else? yet another public-private partnership? PPPs are straight fascism ...

http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2012/12/conspiracy-theorist.html
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[local michigan news story]
Missing Holland woman spotted in New Mexico, missing man's family confounded
mar 11, 2013

VanDyke's Hyundai Accent was spotted by an unmanned traffic camera near Alamogordo, N.M. Because VanDyke's information is in the National Crime Information Center's database, the El Paso Intelligence Center alerted Holland Department of Public Safety investigators.

There is no criminal complaint against VanDyke, police said, but officers in and around New Mexico can stop her car to check her well-being, Dykstra said.

http://www.hollandsentinel.com/news/x898146967/Missing-Holland-woman-spotted-in-New-Mexico-missing-mans-family-confounded
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... the software can find you just driving down the road ... in another state ... 
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[ice homepage; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]
TOP STORY: El Paso Intelligence Center turns raw data into actionable intelligence
jun 26, 2012

The El Paso Intelligence Center is an information focal point, collecting and analyzing interdiction reports and multi-source intelligence to identify and track trafficking activities and organizations, identify and fill intelligence gaps, and provide tactical intelligence to law enforcement officers in the field.

Garcia [Louie Garcia, the center's deputy director] calls it an "all-threat center." [including missing persons with no criminal complaint against them]

At the core of the center's activities is the Watch Operations Section, where officers work around the clock, seven days a week to support officers and special agents who are actively engaged in enforcement activities and in need of immediate tactical information. Utilizing more than 70 federal, state and local databases, the staff has a wealth of critical information at its fingertips to assist at a moment's notice.

... deputy sheriff ... requesting a full search on two subjects ... Within minutes, the center's search revealed there was ...

http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/1206/120626elpaso.htm
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... local law enforcement has been federalized ...
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[us marshalls service press release]
NMMW:  BAD WEEKEND FOR THE BAD GUYS
mar 11, 2013

The Marshals Service, South West Investigative Fugitive Team (SWIFT) task force, put a locate out on Allen along Highway 64.  Allen was stopped and arrested by the Bloomfield Police Department.

District of New Mexico, United States Marshal, Conrad Candelaria, said “The Marshals Service for the District of New Mexico remains committed to the safety of our many communities and by working with our local, county, tribal and state law enforcement agencies every investigative lead will be exhausted.  The goal is locating and apprehending sex offenders, a collaborative effort which has been embraced by law enforcement because many of these fugitives remain elusive and go through great lengths to avoid detection and apprehension; through effective partnership our successes once again has resulted in two dangerous fugitives behind bars so that both will no longer be a threat to our children, families and communities”.

http://www.usmarshals.gov/news/chron/2013/031113.htm
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... again, local law enforcement has been federalized ...
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see also:

the health exchange (in real time)
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-health-exchange-in-real-time.html

mark of the beast
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/03/mark-of-beast.html

Sunday, March 10, 2013

flashback: hidden history 2012

... remember when eastwood (republican) gave the throat cut gesture to obama? ... and in return biden gave the finger to ryan? ... and then obama won ... and romney was invited to the white house ... and given a photo of himself standing in front of the presidential desk (as if president) ... as the final laugh? remember that?

the media directed your attention elsewhere.

boxing gloves (romney obama post-election luncheon)
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-boxing-gloves-another-manufactured.html

the finger part 3 (the bird)
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-finger-part-3-bird.html

chair (clint eastwood 2012 republican national convention)
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-finger-part-2.html
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see also: the parties color switch

fingers (second 2012 presidential debate)
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2012/10/party-colors-at-presidential-debate.html

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Objection to Revenue Decoupling (2009)

Objection to Revenue Decoupling
mar 10, 2009

Chairman Jones, Commissioners,

My name is Erik Hawkes and I strongly oppose Revenue Decoupling or any other ratepayer-funded energy efficiency and load reduction programs.

Why must the utility now compete with local businesses to offer energy efficiency and to install DG [distributed generation]?

Why must utility earnings now be immunized from sales fluctuations? This sounds like a planned economy to me.

Revenue Decoupling guarantees actual earnings at the level of authorized earnings.

According to Alternative B for case 08-00024-UT, the definition of revenue decoupling is: a utility rate design mechanism that results in utility revenues not being affected by changes in customers’ average energy consumption.

Will off-grid customers now receive a bill from the utility company?

Is net metering or even load displacement still possible?

Their idea of energy efficiency is this:
You have 2 options.
Build another power plant for 1 dollar per person; or drive consumption down and charge them only an extra 50 cents. [charge you more for less]
This logic says that B is twice as efficient.

This is ludicrous. If this passes, we will now pay more for the energy we consume, and also more for the energy we do not consume.

The correct approach should be to charge more for not being energy efficient (positive price tiering) - already this way.

Yet, 17.7.2 proposes to [bill] for being energy efficient so that PNM is not adversely affected by a shrinking market. Who said that PNM was guaranteed a fixed market, independent of changes in consumption?

https://sites.google.com/site/erikhawkes/Home/objection-to-revenue-decoupling

growing economy via expiration dates (ppp)

... comment reprint ... article at bottom of page ...

[erikhawkes]: That’s right people. Their big idea for growing this economy is EXPIRATION DATES. An army of evaluators from enumerable Public-Private Partnerships telling you what is or is not efficient, forcing you to upgrade and/or pay a fine. You will at least have to pay for the audit. All having the ability to fine you and to call the real cops to arrest you. At the very least you won’t be selling that asset until it is government inspected and approved for sale.

(Imagine if an audit becomes mandatory, annually.)

Don’t worry about the utility companies, though. As the homeowner is forced to become more efficient, or pay fines, the utilities will get Revenue Decoupling approved – “a utility rate design mechanism that results in utility revenues not being affected by changes in customers’ average energy consumption.” You will be charged a fixed amount for a fixed period of time; regardless of your real time consumption pattern.

This is a way for them to CHARGE YOU MORE FOR LESS. They’ve got you from both ends.

https://sites.google.com/site/erikhawkes/Home/objection-to-revenue-decoupling
https://sites.google.com/site/erikhawkes/Home/how-ppps-really-work
https://sites.google.com/site/erikhawkes/Home/objection-to-hb572-nm2009
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[erikhawkes]: How sweeping are the changes that are coming?

“I am really worried about the 98% of the other homes that are out there.” Reuben Schwartz, the Residential Energy Programs Manager for the City and County of San Francisco.

[erikhawkes]:  98% of us.

“The report identifies four categories of actions – disclose, enforce, incentivize, and finance – to be implemented at three trigger moments: the time of sale, time of renovation, or time of energy rate tier increase.” Lori Bamberger

[erikhawkes]: What must come next? Disclosure. It is still just a secret.

http://blogs.forbes.com/people/erikhawkes/
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[forbes]
How To Convince Homeowners To Pull The Trigger On Energy Upgrades
aug 13, 2012

http://www.forbes.com/sites/justingerdes/2012/08/13/how-to-convince-homeowners-to-pull-the-trigger-on-energy-upgrades/#comment-82
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see also:

New Mexico PPPs (fascism is here)
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/03/new-mexico-ppps-fascism-is-here.html

New Mexico PPPs (fascism is here)

(then)
How Public-Private Partnerships Really Work
original post jul 27 2012
https://sites.google.com/site/erikhawkes/Home/how-ppps-really-work
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[Bloomberg Businessweek]
The Case for Private Partnerships for Sustainable Development
jun 22, 2012

"At every sustainable-development conference, debate, or keynote presentation, public-private partnerships (PPP) are touted as a panacea for the enormous challenges the world is facing." [author; Gib Bulloch]

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-06-22/the-case-for-private-partnerships-for-sustainable-development
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...it is not a conspiracy theory. It is a conspiracy fact. Here is the meaning of PPP:
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1. Public-Private Partnerships – when private industry provides public services for profit. The original taxes for the services remain in place, but a duplicative “service for FEE” structure is added. It is FASCISM, and it should NOT be considered as a solution to the State’s budget woes.It promotes monopolies and destroys small business. If the stakeholder is not a shareholder, he has no voice.

https://sites.google.com/site/erikhawkes/Home/ppp
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2 Redflex has a public-private partnership with Albuquerque and Las Cruces. [fascism]

http://www.mvd.newmexico.gov/Drivers/Driving-Privileges-and-the-Law/pages/Red-Light-Tickets.aspx
---------------
3. The private company Redflex issues a photo ticket and the state provides the muscle to collect. [fascism]
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4."LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- Las Cruces residents who have unpaid traffic citations from red light cameras risk having their city-owned water, sewage, and gas shut off, according to City of Las Cruces officials." [fascism]

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/04/new-mexico-town-residents-may-lose-utilities-for-unpaid-red-light-violations/
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(now)
[local news story]
Hooking up
feb 28, 2013

[ppp] [Ruidoso's Capital Improvements Advisory Committee]

Members of Ruidoso's Capital Improvements Advisory Committee [Committee Chairman John Cornelius] were directed Tuesday to firm up a plan to cover mandatory sewer line connections, including drafting new timeline rules, notification letters, a tracking process, enforcement steps and follow-up procedures.

[state] [New Mexico Environment Department]

[ppp] [Ruidoso's Capital Improvements Advisory Committee]
"We would like to get the village back on track for hooking up to sewer," Cornelius said. If the village and residents fail to follow through on connections when lines are available, Cornelius warned that staff with the New Mexico Environment Department will step in and enforce a stricter state rule that requires connection within 30-days of when a line is installed.

impact fees $2,000
connection fee $[x],000
price of a plumber $[x],000
filling in or removing the old septic or aerobic system $[x],000

[fascism] When the sewer gets there, we will send a registered letter saying they have 30 days to sign up for the impact fee and hook-up fee part, and an additional 60 days to hook-up. [ppp; Cornelius]

[fascism] As clusters of homes are hooked up and the impact fee fund grows, that money then could be used to install more sewer lines. [ppp; Cornelius]

"I think it's great that you agreed to handle this," Mayor Ray Alborn told Cornelius.

[fascism] "The federal and state governments told us in 2003 to 'Go do this.' All of those facts are important for the public to know." [Village Attorney Dan Bryant]

http://www.ruidosonews.com/ruidoso-ruidoso_news/ci_22692340/hooking-up
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... i can see it now ...you're sitting at home ... you hear some noise on the roof ... then you get a bill in the mail for some solar panels ... you were mandated to purchase. [fascism]

... you're sitting at home ... you hear some noise in the backyard ... then you get a bill in the mail for product [x] ... you were mandated to purchase from company [y] ... who got a product liability waiver from state [z] ... etc ... [fascism]

mandatory means slavery.

Friday, March 8, 2013

Skandera pt6 (her decisions are final)

(original questions)
feb 13, 2013

1. is "education chief" an official title for ms. skandera?
2. is "Secretary-designate at the New Mexico Public Education Department" an official title for ms. skandera?
3. does ms. skandera need to be approved by the legislature or some other body to become the official education secretary for new mexico?
4. how can [Secretary-Designate of Education] overrule the state Public Education Commission?
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answers
1. Her official title is Secretary-Designate of Education.
2. Her official title is Secretary-Designate of Education.
3. 9-24-5. Secretary; appointment.
   Skandera don't need no Senate confirmation
4. 22-8B-7
   Secretary of Education is above PEC
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[local news story]
Judge sides with Skandera in panel's appeal of charter school approvals
mar 7, 2013

The order issued March 1 by District Court Judge Frank Mathew says that under state law, the decisions of the secretary are final, and “members of the PEC have no authority to question them or appeal from them.”

http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/030813PECruling#.UTot49amg3M
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... jon barela and susana martinez are pushing public-private partnerships under the new century jobs agenda during this 2013 legislative session and hanna skandera is part of the program ...

7 demands revealed (New Century Jobs Agenda)
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/01/7-demands-revealed-new-century-jobs.html
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[local news article]
Skandera OKs online school despite opposition
feb 3, 2013

"New Mexico education chief Hanna Skandera, overruling the state Public Education Commission this week, will allow a new all-online charter school [New Mexico Connections Charter Academy] to open in the fall."

http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/020213--VirtualSchools1stLd-Writethru#.URo1GR1JM3M
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... "the decisions of the secretary [designate] are final" ... the New Mexico Connections Charter Academy is in ...

i need an honest job

... i need an honest job ... one that does not require me to lie, steal, cheat, or betray ... which currently eliminates as possibilities:

politics
news
solar
financial services
market forecasting
higher education
and law.

... fascism is coming ... fascism is coming ... fascism is coming.
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see also:

Sen. Tim Keller 2013 (ppp)
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/03/sen-tim-keller-2013-ppp.html

pt 2 conspiracy talk now fact
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/03/pt-2-conspiracy-talk-now-fact.html

Thursday, March 7, 2013

pt 2 conspiracy talk now fact

public-private partnerships are no longer just conspiracy talk ... they are being discussed right now during the  new mexico 2013 legislative session ... and nobody told you ... (media is in on it.)
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(conspiracy talk) ...

PPP
January 15, 2011

Public-Private Partnerships – when private industry provides public services for profit. The original taxes for the services remain in place, but a duplicative “service for FEE” structure is added. It is FASCISM, and it should NOT be considered as a solution to the State’s budget woes. It promotes monopolies and destroyes small business. If the stakeholder is not a shareholder, he has no voice.”
https://sites.google.com/site/erikhawkes/Home/ppp
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(conspiracy talk) ...

Pete Domenici
March 19, 2011

"It's like losing a war to Hitler. And they say in advance: what would it be if you lost a war to Hitler? Well I don't know. We didn't.  We never lost one. But you want to try? To most of them they say: No. But looks like they want to try on this one." (Pete Domenici)
https://sites.google.com/site/erikhawkes/Home/pete-domenici
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(conspiracy talk) ...

November 29, 2011
http://www.nmpolitics.net/index/2011/11/newspaper-criticizes-abq-racino-lease-process/comment-page-1/#comment-22232

Public-Private Partnership to Boost New Mexico Jobs
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE:
Until June 30, 2011

“SANTA FE, N.M. —The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) and the Galvin
Electricity Initiative signed on to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that creates a public-private partnership to maximize the economic benefits of the New Mexico Smart Grid Initiative and other activities related to electrical grid modernization. The agreement covers specific activities, including assessments of technical progress, policy analyses and public education and outreach.

“New Mexico is establishing this cooperative partnership with the Galvin Electricity Initiative because we believe the pursuit of smart grid will create jobs for both current and future generations of New Mexicans,” EDD’s Secretary Jon Barela said. ”
http://www.galvinpower.org/media/releases/public-private-partnership-boost-ne
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(conspiracy talk) ...

erikhawkes
January 17, 2012 • 8:05 am

Listening for “Public-Private-Partnership.” (New Mexico State of State Address 2012)

https://sites.google.com/site/erikhawkes/Home/ppp
https://sites.google.com/site/erikhawkes/Home/political-translation
https://sites.google.com/site/erikhawkes/Home/april-15-2011-our-economy-is-not-recovering
http://www.nmpolitics.net/index/2012/01/watch-the-state-of-the-state-address-here/comment-page1/#comment-23102
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(conspiracy talk) ...

How PPP's Really Work
June 27, 2012

https://sites.google.com/site/erikhawkes/Home/how-ppps-really-work
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(conspiracy talk) ...

return on investment (ppp)
December 20, 2012

"whenever government (or media coverage about government) uses the term ROI, they are preparing you for public-private partnerships ... (they are building the public lexicon) ... only under fascism does government partner with business to make money off the public (i.e. return on investment)."
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2012/12/return-on-investment-ppp.html
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conspiracy talk now fact (as forecast) ...

[local news story]
NM to lose jobs in face of fiscal cliff
December 28, 2012

"There's ways you can look at new ways of partnering, new ways of doing business," said Casey DeRaad of the Phillips Technological Institute, a networking agency for public-private partnerships in the defense industry."
"We need to be prepared for that, and this New Century Jobs Agenda gets us prepared," Barela.
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S2880166.shtml?cat=500
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[greenhorn post]
media is in on it
jan 7, 2013

http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/01/media-is-in-on-it.html
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[greenhorn post]
New Mexico State of State 2013 address (ppp)
jan 16, 2013

no mention of ppps again this year in the state of the state address ... (unless you knew what to listen for) ... even though the new century jobs agenda is nothing but demands for public-private partnerships.

http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/01/new-mexico-state-of-state-2013-address.html
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conspiracy talk now fact (as forecast) ...

[local editorial by state senator]
Let’s take big, bold steps for our state
Mar 7, 2013

With little precious legislative time remaining, this choice comes into sharp contrast as legislators grapple with two agendas.

One agenda is very familiar: decreasing corporate taxes, increasing criminal penalties, holding back third-graders, reducing government spending and a “wait and see” approach to our state’s water crisis. This agenda lacks vision and is unlikely to move the needle on major issues, and may even take us backwards.

The other agenda champions new ideas, creating an innovation-based economy focusing on energy and technology, funding large-scale infrastructure projects, using treatment to curb addiction and reduce incarceration, fixing state agencies, establishing public private partnerships, developing a water strategy and revamping our tax code. These ideas are brimming with vision and would improve standards of living for everyday New Mexicans and our businesses.

Let’s take big steps, and finally pursue the agenda that will have a profound impact on New Mexico, now.

Sen. Tim Keller is Senate majority whip.

http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2013/03/07/opinion/lets-take-big-bold-steps-for-our-state.html
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see also:

conspiracy talk now fact (as forecast)
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2012/12/conspiracy-talk-now-fact-as-forecast.html

7 demands revealed (New Century Jobs Agenda)
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/01/7-demands-revealed-new-century-jobs.html

Sen. Tim Keller 2013 (ppp)

public-private partnerships are no longer just conspiracy talk ... they are being discussed right now during the  new mexico 2013 legislative session ... and nobody told you ... (media is in on it.)
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[greenhorn post]
media is in on it
jan 7, 2013

jon barela and susana martinez are pushing public-private partnerships under the new century economy agenda. that is fascism.

http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/01/media-is-in-on-it.html
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[greenhorn post]
New Mexico State of State 2013 address (ppp)
jan 16, 2013

no mention of ppps again this year in the state of the state address ... (unless you knew what to listen for) ... even though the new century jobs agenda is nothing but demands for public-private partnerships.

http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/01/new-mexico-state-of-state-2013-address.html
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[local editorial by state senator]
Let’s take big, bold steps for our state
Mar 7, 2013

With little precious legislative time remaining, this choice comes into sharp contrast as legislators grapple with two agendas.

One agenda is very familiar: decreasing corporate taxes, increasing criminal penalties, holding back third-graders, reducing government spending and a “wait and see” approach to our state’s water crisis. This agenda lacks vision and is unlikely to move the needle on major issues, and may even take us backwards.

The other agenda champions new ideas, creating an innovation-based economy focusing on energy and technology, funding large-scale infrastructure projects, using treatment to curb addiction and reduce incarceration, fixing state agencies, establishing public private partnerships, developing a water strategy and revamping our tax code. These ideas are brimming with vision and would improve standards of living for everyday New Mexicans and our businesses.

Let’s take big steps, and finally pursue the agenda that will have a profound impact on New Mexico, now.

Sen. Tim Keller is Senate majority whip.

http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2013/03/07/opinion/lets-take-big-bold-steps-for-our-state.html
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see also:

conspiracy talk now fact (as forecast)
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2012/12/conspiracy-talk-now-fact-as-forecast.html

7 demands revealed (New Century Jobs Agenda)
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/01/7-demands-revealed-new-century-jobs.html

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

dow 14276 (even the dow is lying)

... "nothing is holding the dow jones up but lies and trickery ... all finacial rules are being broken across all markets ... we may even be watching a computer simulation ... dow forecast remains ZERO ... silver forecast remains $599"...  [erikhawkes]

the health exchange (in real time)

i can see it now ... the health exchange ... where your every purchase affects the price of your insurance premium ... in real time ... taxes change ... in real time ... travel restrictions ... designer laws tailored to the citizen ... stored on his id card or chip ... a private prison ... mark of the beast.
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see also:

mark of the beast
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/03/mark-of-beast.html

Monday, March 4, 2013

chocolate bull calf

we got another new bull calf today ... chocolate colored ... i got to pet him ... he was lying down in the dirt and i just sat down next to him and pet him like a cat ...

his mama didn't care ... she knows me.

mark of the beast

[AP story]
House OKs liquor ban for some DWI offenders
mar 4, 2013

Convicted drunken drivers with an ignition interlock will be prohibited from buying alcohol under legislation approved by the House.

The bill [HB 87; Rep. Brian Egolf] passed the House on a 59-5 vote Monday and goes to the Senate for consideration.

http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/BC-NM-XGR--DrunkenDriving#.UTUKbqKmg3M
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... will that information be stored on your real id ... on your microchip? ... you bet ... just like your vet records will be stored on your pet's id chip, your records will be stored on your chip.

hardware -verichip
software - healthvault (microsoft)

Identification and Proof of (Health) Insurance
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/03/identification-and-proof-of-health.html

Identification and Proof of (Health) Insurance

“Identification and Proof of (Health) Insurance, please.”

Most people unemployed do not have dental insurance, and it is common to skip a month or two of auto insurance when you simply do not have the money. Now the State is going to MANDATE that EVERY individual carries health insurance or pay a penalty?! With auto insurance, the argument is that driving is a privilege, not a right. Does that mean that your LIFE is now a privilege, not a right? Whatever happened to the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness? Just how close are we to the Mark of the Beast?

How PPPs Really Work
https://sites.google.com/site/erikhawkes/Home/how-ppps-really-work

The Declaration of Independence: A Transcription
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed…”

“But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object [Control] evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.”
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Identification and Proof of (Health) Insurance
original post jun 30, 2012
[erikhawkes]
https://sites.google.com/site/erikhawkes/Home/identification-and-proof-of-health-insurance

Sunday, March 3, 2013

pope pt 5 (earthquake; lightning bolt)

his health is getting worse by each story ... and now we have the building of suspense ...
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[huff post]
Mild Earthquake Strikes Castel Gandolfo, Pope Emeritus' Home, Just Days After He Arrives: Report
mar 3, 2013

According to the Agence France-Presse, the earthquake had a local magnitude of 2.5 and was felt in Rome, Ciapino, Marino and Castel Gandolfo. [huff post]

This latest event comes on the heels of a photo that appeared to show a bolt of lightning striking St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City just hours after Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation on Feb. 11. [huff post]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/03/mild-earthquake-strikes-castel-gandolfo-pope-home_n_2801969.html
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[wsj story]
Pope Bids Faithful a Farewell In Emotional, Historic Exit
feb 28, 2013

Stefania Miscoli, a 50-year-old nurse, had gone to church in the evening to pray for the departing pontiff. "As long as he's alive, he will always be my pope," she said. [wsj]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324662404578331822581430246.html
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[ny times story]
Discord Remains at Vatican as Pope Benedict Departs
feb 28, 2013

In his final blessing to the faithful, who gathered outside the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo where he will live for several months, Benedict appeared tired, and even relieved, saying that from now on “I am simply a pilgrim beginning the last leg of his pilgrimage on this earth.” [ny times]

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/01/world/europe/pope-benedict-xvi.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
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[cbs story]
2/28: Pope Benedict XVI officially retires; Manning pleads guilty to leaks
feb 28, 2013

Pope Benedict XVI, in failing health, became the first pope in six centuries to retire. [cbs]

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50141942n
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[AP story]
Pope, in final message, says he's a 'simple pilgrim'
feb 28, 2013

... telling well-wishers gathered at the Vatican's vacation retreat that he is beginning the final stage of his life as a "simple pilgrim." [AP]

http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S2947111.shtml?cat=500
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[cnn news story]
Pope's Twitter account to close as he leaves office, Vatican Radio says
feb 22, 2013

It's not yet clear whether whoever is chosen to succeed Benedict, who cited the frailty of age as the reason for his departure ... [cnn]

http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/22/world/europe/pope-resignation-twitter/index.html#cnn-disqus-area
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[cnn news story]
Pope's resignation was not forced by health issues, spokesman say
feb 12 2013

Pope Benedict XVI is not suffering from any specific disease that forced him to resign, his spokesman [Rev. Federico Lombardi] said Tuesday ...

http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/12/world/europe/pope-benedict-resignation/?hpt=hp_inthenews
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see also:

(updated) prediction: Pope Benedict XVI will die soon
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/02/updated-prediction-pope-benedict-xvi.html

farm warming party

[a buddy] of mine bought a house with 2.5 acres and a private well and is turning it into an incredible farm and micro brewery ...

i went to the farm warming party yesterday ... bbq and home brews ... it was fun ...

there was a greenhouse ... i think four above ground planters ... a very awesome shop/barn/brewery ... a duck pond with probably 50 ducks ... a couple sheep ... Big John the llama for animal protection ... chickens ... a huge trellis set-up with misters ... and i don't know what else ... knowing my buddy though ... everything will be automated and run from his computer ...

this guy always has the best of everything ... he reads online, and then builds it ... it is remarkable ... i never see him not succeed with a project ...

... oh, i almost forgot about the worm boxes ... worm farming ...

... something like ... you build these 2 ft x 2 ft boxes with lids and screens at the bottom ... stack them three high ... put worms, dirt and table scraps in the boxes ... the casings (worm waste) falls to the bottom ... and the third box down is pure casings ...

the casings are worth like 10 times the price of the worms ... and you sell it by the pound.

this guy is doing it all ...

his home brews were awesome too ... i had three different types myself.

Saturday, March 2, 2013

smoke in peace (pope)

... every day [Benedict] is walking the streets the religion is at peril, right? ... what would happen to Catholicism if the former pope got busted doing ... [anything]?

... like smoking ... how much is that photo worth?
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[sky news story]
The former pontiff eases into retirement with a night in front of the box and a quiet walk around his palace at Castel Gandolfo.
mar 1, 2013

There were reports in the Italian media that his new home meant that he would be at last able to smoke in peace.

There have long been rumours that Benedict enjoyed a crafty cigarette, but officials have always refused to confirm this.

http://news.sky.com/story/1058865/retired-pope-spends-first-night-in-front-of-tv
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... maybe i am thinking about this the wrong way ... there is an incredible marketing opportunity here ... now we got an antipope to market too! ... how much for an endorsement? ... "the brand the antipope smokes" ... hahahhaha ... that's gotta be worth $ trillions ...

... nope ... confidence high ... former pope benedict xvi will die soon.
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see also:

(updated) prediction: Pope Benedict XVI will die soon
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/02/updated-prediction-pope-benedict-xvi.html

Friday, March 1, 2013

unbelievable (even the vatican lies)

[abc story]
Rome Adjusts to Life Without a Pope as Cardinals Prepare for Conclave
mar 1, 2013

According to the Vatican spokesman: “When we speak about the destruction of the ring or the seal it is usually meant as scratch marks, not necessarily smashing and destroying.”

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/03/rome-adjusts-to-life-without-a-pope-as-cardinals-prepare-for-conclave/
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... unbelievable ... even the vatican lies ... everything is a lie ...

pope pt 4 (death foreshadowing)

his health is getting worse by each story ...
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[wsj story]
Pope Bids Faithful a Farewell In Emotional, Historic Exit
feb 28, 2013

Stefania Miscoli, a 50-year-old nurse, had gone to church in the evening to pray for the departing pontiff. "As long as he's alive, he will always be my pope," she said. [wsj]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324662404578331822581430246.html
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[ny times story]
Discord Remains at Vatican as Pope Benedict Departs
feb 28, 2013

In his final blessing to the faithful, who gathered outside the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo where he will live for several months, Benedict appeared tired, and even relieved, saying that from now on “I am simply a pilgrim beginning the last leg of his pilgrimage on this earth.” [ny times]

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/01/world/europe/pope-benedict-xvi.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
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[cbs story]
2/28: Pope Benedict XVI officially retires; Manning pleads guilty to leaks
feb 28, 2013

Pope Benedict XVI, in failing health, became the first pope in six centuries to retire. [cbs]

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50141942n
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[AP story]
Pope, in final message, says he's a 'simple pilgrim'
feb 28, 2013

... telling well-wishers gathered at the Vatican's vacation retreat that he is beginning the final stage of his life as a "simple pilgrim." [AP]

http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S2947111.shtml?cat=500
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[cnn news story]
Pope's Twitter account to close as he leaves office, Vatican Radio says
feb 22, 2013

It's not yet clear whether whoever is chosen to succeed Benedict, who cited the frailty of age as the reason for his departure ... [cnn]

http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/22/world/europe/pope-resignation-twitter/index.html#cnn-disqus-area
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[cnn news story]
Pope's resignation was not forced by health issues, spokesman say
feb 12 2013

Pope Benedict XVI is not suffering from any specific disease that forced him to resign, his spokesman [Rev. Federico Lombardi] said Tuesday ...

http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/12/world/europe/pope-benedict-resignation/?hpt=hp_inthenews
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see also:

(updated) prediction: Pope Benedict XVI will die soon
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/02/updated-prediction-pope-benedict-xvi.html

deja vu (blog pageviews)

... i went to two high schools when i was a kid ... basically two years at the first, and two years at the second ...

... the first school was brand new ... nearly all white ... and yuppie, for a public school ...

... the second school was old ... half black ... strong in football and advanced classes ...

... i went from being an A student to being a C student over night ...

... crushed my ego ...

... quick to react, i learned of my class rank ... learned of my immediate peers ... picked a target ... and promised myself that i would always do better than that kid ...

... and it worked.
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the parallel story, to the one above, is the pageviews for this blog ... (adventures of a greenhorn) ... first goal is [X] pageviews per month ... it might seem like a lot ... but i know somebody else who gets that many pageviews ... and i know i can do better than that guy ...

(they even look alike).

March 25th (agrarian new year)

Harris' Farmer's Almanac 2013

"Before 1752 in the Colonies, the new year began on March 25th. That was before England adopted the Gregorian calendar, the one we now use. Many farmers persisted, however, in using the agrarian new year in their farm journals. March certainly feels like a better beginning point for the year than the end of December, the dead of winter."

"The right angle of approach to a difficult problem is the try-angle."

[Harris' Farmer's Almanac 2013; March 2013; pg 27]
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... the extended weather forecast on [weather website] is still looking favorable ... this sunday [mar 3] is supposed to be 64F ... woodpile nearly gone ... come on spring! ... no no mar 25th ...
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timeanddate.com

The Julian calendar preceded the Gregorian calendar. The current Gregorian calendar was adopted in United States where Thursday, September 3, 1752 was the first of 11 days that were skipped.

Calendar for September 1752 (United States)

September
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 
1 2 14 15 16
  17 18   19  20   21   22   23
  24 25 26   27   28 29   30

http://www.timeanddate.com/date/durationresult.html?m1=&d1=&y1=1752&m2=&d2=&y2=
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see also:

rooting for the groundhog (early spring)
http://adventuresofagreenhorn.blogspot.com/2013/02/rooting-for-groundhog-early-spring.html

Mimi Stewart (Economy Not Recovering)


The following quote is from the April 15, 2011 episode of Eye on New Mexico.

New Mexico in Focus
http://www.newmexicoinfocus.org/inFocus/
April 15, 2011 s4e40
http://portal.knme.org/video/1884212039(24:55-25:12)

(24:55-25:12)
Mimi Stewart (D), State Representative: "...and I don't know what fantasy world you are living in Senator...

John Ryan, (R) State Senator: "...a nice one...come join me..."

Mimi Stewart (D), State Representative: "...but you know, our economy is not recovering. We're talking the difference of 12,000 unemployed two years ago and 60,000 now."
(25:12)
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Mimi Stewart (D) New Mexico House of Representatives. She has represented the 21st District since 1995.
http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/legdetails.aspx?SPONCODE=HSTEW
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John Ryan, (R) New Mexico Senator. He has represented the 10th District since 2005.
http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/legdetails.aspx?SPONCODE=SRYAN
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April 15, 2011: Our Economy is Not Recovering
original post apr 17, 2011
[erikhawkes]
https://sites.google.com/site/erikhawkes/Home/april-15-2011-our-economy-is-not-recovering

Steve Pearce ($202 Trillion of debt)

$202-Trillion