WORLD AT THE BRINK…again! (Israel war dogs to bomb Syria)

Whenever and if ever you are marked by USA; it will not stop until it gets you. This alleged chemical weapon use had been USA’s so called red line for Syria something Assad knew and would not be stupid enough to cross but hey…what if Israel did fire the shot or USA’s terrorist allies stole it from Assad’s weapons depot; you know those weapons sites that were bombed by Israel inside Syria? I want Assad to go but not in the most evil of ways. It is Palestine, it is Iraq and it is Libya all over again. Syrians who can run should start running now because Iran will not allow Assad to fall. Iran would rather turn Damascus into a battle ground rather than wait for Israel war dogs to come marching into Tehran. 

Israel Turning Mosque into a Synagogue…

Israel to turn historic mosque into synagogue

The Israeli army has taken full control of a historic mosque in al-Quds (Jerusalem) to turn it into a synagogue, in what has been considered the latest measures by Tel Aviv to Judaize the Muslim city.

Muslims are banned from entering the mosque, which is located in the village of An-Nabi Samuel in the northwest of al-Quds.

The mosque was built in the 18th century and is an important holy site for Palestinians.

The Israel regime occupied half of the mosque and transformed it into a synagogue in 1994 when the Palestinian Authority lost control of the region. 

Full article:

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/08/24/320299/israel-to-turn-mosque-into-synagogue/

TO KILL OR NOT TO KILL THE PIG...

It cannot be denied that the “Pork Barrel” does a lot of good to many poor Filipinos, and of course, a lot of profit to corrupt officials and to some enterprising, evil-minded private individuals who invented bogus NGOs and bogus foundations. You need not be a rocket scientist to see how this kind of racket works; a bogus NGO/Foundation funnels back to the congressman/senator the pork with obviously prearranged agreement on how to share the juicy fat…yuck!

If you can remove the profit that goes to the corrupt and the evil geniuses that invent NGOs and Foundations and retain the “lot of good that goes to the poor,” the pork barrel fund will have served its purpose. It is precisely what the government plans to do. A member of the house recommends to the government their pet projects that will benefit their constituents. The government agencies involved approve/disapprove and implement/deny these projects without a single cent passing through the office of the house member. Abad, in the following piece of news, defends why the President’s Pork should not be abolished. I recommend everyone to read it because I don’t think many of us really understand where the president’s pork goes. 

Abad defends retention of President’s pork | Inquirer News:

Abad defends retention of President’s pork

By Julliane Love De Jesus
INQUIRER.net

The budget chief backed the lump sum nature of the presidential pork, saying it is needed to allow the Palace to respond promptly to “emergency situations.”

Included in the presidential pork funds are:

·         Calamity fund for typhoon victims

·         Contingency fund for overseas Filipino workers affected by unrest abroad

·         Money for emergency response by the police and the military

·         Pension funds

·         Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) of LGUs

·         Debt servicing

“It is not practical for the executive branch to go to Congress during an emergency situation to get the appropriate budget that’s why special funds are created in the budget,” he said.

Abad appealed to those “claiming to be experts on the budget” to stop putting the President in bad light by muddling the issue on the abolition of the pork barrel system.

Read more: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/473631/abad-defends-retention-of-presidents-pork#ixzz2csyG4rHe 
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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT: don’t abolish the “PORK”

I have always suspected from the very beginning why the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act is not being passed: it is like a criminal passing laws that will look into its criminal activities. With the burning issue of the “Pork Barrel” scum, I have at least proven to myself that my suspicion was correct.

Don’t abolish the “Pork Barrel” but pass the Freedom of Information Act. The media will have a field day in the future. They will be the vanguard of the people to make sure that every cent of taxpayers’ money, especially the IRA, goes rightly to where it is supposed to be spent. Still, there is a catch: do we have a media of unquestionable integrity? Do we have enough people in the media to police both the national and local government units? Some of the people in the media will fall to bribery, some to bullets, but there are dedicated people out there who are willing to take the risk. I say again, don’t abolish the Pork but pass the Freedom of Information Act. I think with the threat of abolishing the “Pork”, both houses will now pass the bill…it’s a win-win solution. 

Legarda, Sotto turn backs on PDAF, Chiz wants it abolished | The Manila Times Online:

Legarda, Sotto turn backs on PDAF, Chiz wants it abolished

August 22, 2013 10:56 pm

by JEFFERSON ANTIPORDA AND LLANESCA T. PANTI 
REPORTERS

TWO senators on Wednesday said they will no longer use their Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) even as their colleague filed a bill that will do away with the PDAF for good.

Senators Vicente Sotto 3rd and Loren Legarda said they will not wait for Congress or the President to abolish the PDAF because they have decided not to touch their share of thepork barrel.

“Whether they abolish it or not, I will no longer avail of my PDAF starting next year and thereafter,” Sotto said.

Legarda too said she will forego her PDAF until her term ends in 2019.

Full article:

http://www.manilatimes.net/legarda-sotto-turn-backs-on-pdaf-chiz-wants-it-abolished/32322/

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Nishreen's Golden Kata

When she told me barely a month ago that she wanted to continue her karate lessons that she had started in the summer, I thought it was only a childish passing fancy. Several weeks later, she came home with her first Gold medal; oops…one of many since she has been collecting medals from the tender age of five when she first entered school. 

I was curious…what a “Mini PC” is

I was scanning an online store page of Souq.com that I received in my email when I came upon an unusual product (to me, at least) called a “Mini PC.” I said, “What?” Technology has reduced the size of my PCs (desktop/laptop/tablet) to the size of my palm. I was so curious that in a few clicks, I have ordered 2 products since I registered with the company days earlier. I got an email the following day that the products are on the way. I realized later that I should have checked YouTube for a demo, which I just did. It’s actually an Android TV stick that converts your TV into a smart TV. Imagine your Android 3’ phone or your 7’ Android tablet suddenly growing up to a 32-inch monster (if your TV is 32 inches or bigger) and the price is generously cheap; 199 Saudi Riyals (54 US$). A few weeks ago, Google announced a product they will sell for 30 dollars, the size of a USB memory stick called “Chromecast” that will likewise convert your TV into a monitor for your smartphone, tablet, and laptop with your gadgets acting like a remote. For the Android Mini PC, you need to buy a wireless mouse and a wireless keyboard, gadgets that most people already have. It is predicted that future laptops will sell cheaply without Microsoft’s expensive Windows OS, but they will run on Google’s free Android OS.

REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: The Upper and Lower House of PIGS

Senator Lacson in 2003 not 2013: “We now must move to abolish the pork barrel system. We must see its end during our watch without need to mourn its loss. It is a virus of corruption that must die.”

“There is nothing in the pork barrel system that gives us pride. There is only everything that makes us hide in shame.”

Reporter's Notebook - 20 August 2013