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A survey by New York-based magazine Conde Nast Traveler has ranked Guangzhou and Shenzhen among the world's top 20 most unfriendly cities. How many respondents have been to Guangzhou and Shenzhen? Condé Nast Traveler released the lists of the friendliest and unfriendliest cities in the world recently. According to its website, a total of 46,476 respondents were surveyed. China’s Guangzhou is considered the 11th unfriendliest city while Shenzhen is the 14th on the list. So what were exactly asked in this not-very-scientific survey to determine these embarrassing results for Guangdong Province? The survey didn't introduce how many respondents have been...

Less than a week after being "rescued" from a jungle home they built and fled to 40 years ago during the Vietnam War, a former soldier and his son have both asked to go back. They were taken from their dwelling, where they had been ever since their house was bombed in 1972, by a group of family members and local officials last week. Ho Van Thanh, the 82-year-old father, has recovered with some medical care after being carried from his home 40 kilometers deep in the jungle in the central province of Quang Ngai on a hammock last Wednesday....

Good Evening, We just picked up a Fender Blue Deluxe guitar amp. I've been reading limited but mixed reviews. For your musician friends our there, what say you? You feedback and experience is appreciated. Thanks, TJI

Why is the Obama Administration buying Russian 7.62×39 ammo among others not used in US forces weapons? By Fred Brownbill on July 27, 2013 in Constitution Legal Watch Save America Foundation campaign to save the 2nd amendment Writer: Kit Daniels The U.S. Army is now looking to stockpile nearly 3,000,000 live rounds of Soviet-era Russian ammo popular with civilian shooters. A U.S. Army solicitation posted July 18 on the Federal Business Opportunities web site asks for “non-standard” ammunition from vendors which includes: - 2,550,000 rounds of 7.62x39mm ball ammo - 575,000 blank rounds of 7.62x39mm ammo and - 425,000 rounds...

A new video shows Lois Lerner talking about the pressure being brought to bear on the IRS to halt GOP money going into the 2010 election: Newly uncovered video shows Lois Lerner discussing the political pressure that swirled around the IRS in 2010. Lerner says "everyone" was "screaming at" the IRS to stop the flood of money pouring into the 2010 elections through 501(c)(4) groups as a result of Citizens United. Lerner spoke to a small group at Duke's Sanford School of Public Policy on October 19, 2010, just two weeks before the wave election that brought the Tea Party...

Director Ridley Scott will release his new movie The Counselor on October 25, and it tells the story of a respected attorney (an oxymoron?) who becomes involved with the narco world. Of course, it's going to be difficult to suspend disbelief to enjoy the flick. After all, the premise that the legal profession becomes entangled with organized crime is totally absurd. After all, members of the bar are officers of the court for goodness' sake. What's next for Hollywood? Evidence-planting cops? Bribe-taking politicians? Case-fixing judges? It may be a wicked world but surely dirty lawyers aren't part of it. Shame...

Being able to fight and survive when SHTF means lot of things. Of course it means to be trained, well equip and ready to fight. But there is some misunderstanding (just like with many other things when it comes to SHTF and survival in general) when it comes to what you suppose to have with you while you are moving through dangerous area in which you might have to fight in a survival situation. There are countless discussions on forums about what to have, AR or AK, and what is better, with what weapon you have more chance to win,...

I found a international moneygram money order in the parking lot in a busy shopping plaza.There is no name, address, or other information on it. There is a dollar amount printed on . I called Moneygram customer service, but just got a recording. I called local stores here, but they weren't able to give me any information (or advice). I was trying to locate the owner, so I can return it to him. Now that I can't find the owner, what should I do? I've never had a money order, so what is the legal issues regarding it? Is it...

You just know it's gonna happen...

One of you must be willing to come forward to start a sequence of events that will put this current administration out of the business of ruining our country – your country. It IS a business to them.

Someone or some company will develop an app that will signal when a person is lying! Imagine a room full of reporters watching Carny through those glasses or just about anyone testifying in front of Congress, or your kids for that matter. The whole world will change when deception is so easily detected.

You might think that the greatest hat trick artist of all time was Wayne Gretsky. You'd be talking hockey, and you'd be right. A hat trick, as many know, is 3 goals or more during a single game. This applies, as well, I believe with soccer. In this short piece, however, we wish to discuss the neo-hat trick of the Democratic Party. A neo-hat trick is scored by any of the democrat's beautiful frauleins who can make a simple claim: kissed by Filner, sexted by Weiner, and propositioned by Clinton. (We must point out that we mean, Bill...) How instructive...

With all the drama surrounding the transition from the old Unlimited Class to the new, the fans are forgetting about the other five classes of racing. I've decided to give focus this month’s column on the other classes, the innovators and racers who we don’t hear about on the forums. Who they are and what to look for this year – but let’s start with why the fans aren't as enamored with these classes, and why maybe they should be. Air Racing through the years was always about technical advancements -- especially for civil aviation. Among the first races in...

A few of my friends on Facebook have legitimately asked some variation of this salient question: “Why the hell are the Republicans in Congress and the Senate caving to Obama?!�And I have a theory as to why.Remember oh, a year or so ago when Maxine Waters let the cat out of the bag about Obama’s database?No?Okay, here’s the quote to remind you: Well, you know, I don’t know. And I think some people are missing something here. The president has put in place an organization that contains the kind of database that no one has ever seen before in life....

Symbolizing the dramatic decline of Motor City, many buildings and structures in the former manufacturing mecca of Detroit, Mich. lay in crumbling and weather-beaten ruins. In his bestselling book, "The World Without Us," Alan Weisman (who has reported from abandoned cities such as Chernobyl, Ukraine and Varosha, Cyprus) wrote that structures crumble as weather does unrepaired damage and other life forms create new habitats. A common structure would begin to fall apart as water eventually leaks into the roof, erodes the wood and rusts the nail, he wrote. Without intervention, many of Detroit's abandoned structures would eventually succumb to nature's...

OBAMA: If I HAD A CITY, IT WOULD LOOK LIKE DETROIT 07-25-2013 5:02 pm - Mark Alexander - Patriot Post "The multiplication of public offices, increase of expense beyond income, growth and entailment of a public debt, are indications soliciting the employment of the pruning knife." --Thomas Jefferson (1821) Launching the next leg of his perpetual campaign, Barack Hussein Obama took his "Change the Subject" snake oil sales pitch -- which he prefers to call the "Better Bargain for the Middle Class" tour -- on the road this week. In this, his 18th "political pivot" back to jobs, he is...

VIDEO: Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld guest, human rights attorney Brooke Goldstein, who is also the founder and director of the Children’s Rights Institute, had some very choice words for Anthony Weiner’s wife Huma Abedin, referring to her as “one of the greatest national security threats in the nation” because of her ties to the Muslim Brotherhood...

The sun is out! The birds are singing! The open road calls! Your vinyl interior is burning itself into your thighs! Yes, summer is here and it's time to go on some road trips. What car do you take, though?

As Miss Bolivia 2013, Alexia Viruez now heads-on to Moscow for Russia's first hosting of Trump's 'Miss Universe' pageant in December... strong candidate, this one... More at Reaganite Republican... ________________________________________________   Xaxor    Curiosando    Facebook 

Illinois 2004 - Senate Bill 2386 / Public Act 93-0832 [1] Sponsored by Barack Obama [2] [1] http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=093-0832&GA=93 [2] http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?GA=93&DocTypeID=SB&DocNum=2386&GAID=3&SessionID=3&LegID=8536 Public Act 093-0832  SB2386 Enrolled LRB093 20660 RLC 46519 b     AN ACT concerning criminal law.       Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:       Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing Sections 7-1, 7-2, and 7-3 as follows:      (720 ILCS 5/7-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 7-1)     Sec. 7-1. Use of force in defense of person.     (a) A person is justified in the use of force against another when...

The US Navy – as are the rest of the services -- is in freefall and it hurts deeply to watch the disaster unfold. When I joined the Navy during the Vietnam War, the Navy was in a build-up as only a war can stimulate. After slogging my way through Aviation Officer Candidate School [1] (abandoned in 2007 so the Navy could save money by educating all officer candidates at Naval Station Newport, RI) and after a total of 18 months of training, I landed in my first Fleet squadron and two months later solely navigated my P-3B airplane [2]...

He is going to be 'George Alexander Louis'

My source is solid. She really thought Anthony Weiner and her were in love, they spoke on the phone daily multiple times a day for 6 months. Anthony Weiner played with her emotions and mind. Most calls were phone sex. He promised her many things including a condo in Chicago (1235 S. Prairie Ave) where they were planning to meet up to have sex. Anthony Weiner has a shoe fetish, particularly heels.

OK..I'm not a lawyer...haven't even stayed at a Holiday Inn Express in over a decade, and apologies to all in advance if this a dumb question. But I know there are lots of smart folks, even smart lawyers, here.

If there is one thing that 99.9% of us here agree on, it is that government, at all levels, is far to big, too expensive, and too intrusive into our lives, and needs to be curtailed drastically. I was astonished, and happily so, today to hear Speaker Boehner, on "Face the Nation," when asked why Congress has accomplished so little, respond that "Congress should not be judged on how many new laws we create, but on how many we repeal." Damn!!! That sounded awesome! But let's be honest here...we all probably have at least ONE law or regulation that we'd...

Internet Stunned: Geraldo Rivera Tweets Semi-Nude Photo of Himself (Warning: You Will Not Be Able to Unsee This) Jul. 21, 2013 10:12am Madeleine Morgenstern Fox News host Geraldo Rivera tweeted a jaw-dropping half-nude “selfie” mirror photo early Sunday. “70 is the new 50,” the shirtless Rivera wrote from what appears to be a bathroom, a fluffy white towel or robe positioned very low in front of his hips. “(Erica and family are going to be so pissed…but at my age…)”

To avoid trouble stay away from these Al Sharpton Unrest areas. By Fred Brownbill on July 19, 2013 in Constitution Legal Watch, News This is the latest list of locations for the Trayvon Martin protests against white gun owners, American courts, jury verdicts, and the Rule of Law. All Americans please avoid these areas on Saturday July 20 as the likelihood of violence and property destruction are very high based on events like these seen in several states!..

So, here's the question of the day: If Trayvon had a city, would it look like Detroit?

How is it the most wretched dictatorships are  always blessed with such beautiful women? Just don't seem right! Alas, Maryia Vialichka will be representing  'Europe's last dictatorship' Belarus at the Miss World 2013  finals this September in Indonesia... More at Reaganite Republican... _________________________________________ BeautyPageantNews   Missosology   Photobucket   VK.com

A fogbow member has gone full throttle at trying to destroy the career of Reed Hayes, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Cold Case Posse forensic document expert. Mr. Hayes wrote a 40 page report documenting his evidence that backs up the Cold Case Posse's investigation proving Obama's birth certificate is a 100% forgery. The fact that the fogbow member would go to such lengths to write a letter to the President of the NADE (National Association Of Document Examiners) complaining about Reed Hayes work ethics shows desperation to destroy his career. This individual who did this asked Reed Hayes in...

I'd say this crosses the line. Any suggestions as to what authorities to call about this guy?

Trayvon Witness: It was Homophobia, not Racism Posted by Tad Cronn in Crime, Culture, Email Featured, Homosexuality, Liberal Bullying, Liberalism, Morality, Race, Racism | 23 Comments Rachel Jeantel is just the gift that won't stop running its mouth. Even after the trial of George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin, Jeantel just keeps on proving that the jury reached the right decision. Her latest foray into momentary celebrity came on Piers Morgan's talk show at CNN. Despite Morgan's best efforts to save her, Jeantel basically put the lie to the prosecution's entire case that the killing was about racism...

Barack Obama, in a further attempt to politicize the Zimmerman trial, made an appalling, pitiful and shameful statement Sunday. After failing miserably to use the Sandy Hook shootings to trash the Second Amendment, Obama is now attempting to use the complete acquittal of George Zimmerman to “honor Trayvon Martin” by using the shooting, done in self-defense, to “stem the tide of gun violence.” Here is Obama’s full statement...

On Tuesday’s broadcast of Laura Ingraham’s radio show, economist and Intellectuals and Race author Thomas Sowell blasted Wisconsin Republican Rep. Paul Ryan argument for immigration reform...

Complaint filed with Attorney General of FL seeking criminal charges to be filed against Eric Holder, Barack Obama, CRS, Angela Corey for violation of 14th amendment civil rights and for inciting violence and riots, as well as complaint against NBC and ABC for fraud I am pleased to inform you that on July 14th, 2013, Dr. Orly Taitz, Esq. filed a formal complaint with Florida’s Office of the Attorney General concerning these blatant violations of Mr. George Zimmerman’s 14th Amendment Rights of ‘Due Process and Equal Protection Under the Law’. Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Office has responded to the...

Just a question: I've been following the case pretty well, I think, and part of the back story was there were a lot of burglaries in Zimmerman's community before the incident occurred. It was also reported that in each case, the perp was black (or at least suspected to be). So here's my politically incorrect question that I hope someone has an answer... ... how many burglaries have their been in that community since the death of Young Mr. Martin?

Where's the Outrage? Marches? Protests? Maybe a speech or two? Hello? Relatives recall Gizzell Kiara Ford as a smart, mature and respectful 8-year-old girl. Prosecutors said today her grandmother, Helen M. Ford, 51, of the 5200 block of West Adams Street, inflicted so many injuries on the girl over a long enough period and neglected her so badly that before she died Friday, Gizzell had maggots living in a head injury that had spread to another part of her scalp. Ford cried today as prosecutors detailed the girl's injuries to Criminal Court Judge Adam Bourgeois Jr. and the judge set...

Is it sinful to kill in self-defense? This is a topic that I’ve been wanting to write about for a while now and this rant from NEA Vice President Lily Eskelsen Garcia got me thinking about the subject again. At the Netroots Nation conference,  Garcia said of gun rights supporters… “I’m not an ordained minister; I’m not a theologian, but these guys are going to hell.� I’m not an ordained minister or a theologian either, but what does God think of those of us who own firearms? Did He really give us a right to keep and bear arms; to have deadly weapons?Ultimately,...

Sorry for the vanity post but I am just so excited to announce that my husband accepted a promotion in West Texas and we will be leaving liberal California at the end of August. God answered our prayers! We have been trying to leave for almost a year. My amazing husband leaves in nine days and the kids and I follow in a month. My seven year old asked if in Texas they wear their baseball caps the right way....enough said!

URGENT PRAYERS NEEDED!! "He had a massive heart attack early evening. Dogs alerted me. Doc doesn’t think he’ll make it through the night."Prayers needed for BG's husband, Ron!!

With the George Zimmerman case winding down, another funny hashtag addresses the widespread fear of blacks rioting. There's lots of buzz and fear out there about black people rioting in the streets if a verdict other than "guilty" is handed down in the George Zimmerman case. As the trial winds down, there's no shortage of fearmongering in the media, from radio and TV to print and online. But black folks aren't the only ones with the capacity to channel hot emotions through destructive means. No one seems to remember the Red Summer race riots of 1919, an entire season of...

Packed Lunches May Be Off The Menu At Schools Millions of pounds are to be given to schools to improve meals as it is recommended that unhealthy packed lunches are banned. 8:28am UK, Friday 12 July 2013 Packed lunches may be banned by some schools as the Government tries to get more children to eat school dinners. The Department for Education is pledging £16.1m to help make the meals they provide more popular. Head teachers will be responsible for improving take up. That could include some schools in England stopping pupils bringing in food from home, cutting the price of...

With the judgement forthcoming and the judge's decision to allow the jury to consider manslaughter, it looks like it will be an interesting next several days. Where will the trial head?

I am trying to make a brochure for my new bookkeeping business which I attempting to start since losing my very long time job. I need something to hand around to businesses in my area, it doesn't have to be super fancy, but I'd like it to look nice and be eye-catching with some inserted pictures, etc. First I tried using a word template and even though it looks super nice on my screen I cannot get it to print, even in print preview most stuff is just....not there. So then I thought I'd try and go from scratch, but...

A tea party group that launched a petition drive to prosecute U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder reported on its Facebook page that nearly 1 million have signed on — and the movement is only growing by the minute. The petition from TheTeaParty.net states, in part: “A person is supposed to be innocent until proven guilty. That’s not the case, however, in Obama’s America when he needs to manipulate the people for his own political expediency. Who can he always rely on to be his hatchet man? None other than Attorney General Eric Holder. Do you stand with us in calling...

After I retired from UAL as a Standards Captain on the -400, I got a job as a simulator instructor working for Alteon (a Boeing subsidiary) at Asiana. When I first got there, I was shocked and surprised by the lack of basic piloting skills shown by most of the pilots. It is not a normal situation with normal progression from new hire, right seat, left seat taking a decade or two. One big difference is that ex-Military pilots are given super-seniority and progress to the left seat much faster. Compared to the US, they also upgrade fairly rapidly because...

It seems that the normal fraud associated with elections in California isn't enough for the progressive liberals who rule that state. Now the California State Senate has passed a bill, sponsored by Rob Bonta, that allows non-citizens to work at polls to help voters when they cast their ballots. The legislation requires that the non-citizens be legal immigrants who have permanent residency status (I'm actually stunned that they're required to be legal immigrants). Moonbat Senator Norma Torres, who placed the bill before the Senate, bleats that, "These individuals have the absolute right to make fully informed voting decisions on Election...

Folks, I'm taking a hiatus, to celebrate my status, fer sure, as any sexagenarian should on or about that day. I'll be around, and if not, it's been fun! Don't foret: 07/18 is National Tapioca Pudding Day, (I can remember the smell from the tapioca processing plants, between U-Tapao and Bang Chiang) 07/21 National Junk Food Day 07/22 National Hot Dog Day 07/29 National Lasagna Day 07/30 National Cheesecake Day Raise a mug of java. Long Live The Republic! Long Live The Republic!

Hello Freepers. I’ve put a novel on Amazon.com and it’s free for four days. It’s fantasy and humor. I’d be grateful if you’d write something kind in the comments area. You can get an app for your PC if you don’t have a Kindle or eBook. Thank you for your help. http://amzn.to/12doAeu