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Are Kids In School Being Brainwashed?

By RD Bentley on April 12, 2012 in

The Deliberate Dumbing Down Of People

What’s really going on with the education system in the United States? Are kids in school being brainwashed? Are public schools silently pushing propaganda?

A person named Charlotte Iserbyt once confronted a local elementary school principal, and she requested to see the textbooks (social studies) for elementary schools. Not fully realizing her motives or her background, he consented and gave her the manual for teachers.

Iserbyt served as Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI), U.S. Department of Education, during the first Reagan Administration. She has done her homework.

The manual really disturbed Iserbyt and she began to question the educational system in America. She would spend a great part of her adult life investigating, writing, and studying about the methods that are being imposed on children in the classrooms.

Her book is titled the deliberate dumbing down of america – A Chronological Paper Trail: A Chronological Paper Trail.

Charlotte explains how school superintendents, faculty members, teachers, and staff are expected to follow a regimen that is prescribed by elite members of society. Programs are being implemented that are to change the students’ attitudes and moral attitudes.

Certain members in the school system are what Charlotte refers to as “change agents”. The change agents have a primary goal — “to destroy traditional morality and academics”. Mind control of the masses is much cheaper than bombs or use of force.

According to Charlotte, the goal is to crash moral values and to crash all academics so that a heavy hand can impose more of a totalitarian rule.

Is Charlotte Iserbyt a “conspiracy buff” or is she a genius?

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So Much Audio To Love

By RD Bentley on April 9, 2012 in

Yamaha 5.1-Channel Home Theater System

Great value. Great product. So much audio to love.

Looking for a home theater system with great value, for around the $300 price range? The Yamaha YHT-395BL Complete 5.1-Channel Home Theater System is an excellent sounding system for entry level usage. This system is highly recommended and is incredible for the price!

Yamaha products are always top quality and Yamaha definitely got this one right.

From the Manufacturer:

The Yamaha YHT-395 5.1-Channel Complete Home Theater System offers many advanced home theater features at an affordable price, including 4-in/1-out HDMI with 3D and Audio Return Channel compatibility, iPod/iPhone and Bluetooth compatibility, HD Audio with CINEMA DSP compatibility, and SCENE function.

This package includes a Yamaha HTR-3064 500-watt audio/video receiver, a Yamaha NS-AP2500 5-channel speaker package, and a powerful Yamaha YST-SW012 8″ 100-watt subwoofer.

For those in the market for the ultimate complete home theater system, here’s a great way to improve your home cinema experience with surround sound. It’s just hard to imagine a better sound at this price range.

Listen to your favorite music in style, as this Yamaha system employs sophisticated digital signal processing.

Invest In Good Speaker Wire

You might want to go ahead and buy quality 16 gauge speaker wire, because it will work better with this system. The RCA AH16100SN 16-Gauge Speaker Wire (100 ft) is perfect for a home theater setup.

Save yourself time researching for a home theater system. A top rated consumer magazine is praising the Yamaha YHT-395BL Complete 5.1-Channel Home Theater System. This is the one for the budget conscious consumer.

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Uganda Children Dying From Mysterious Disease

By RD Bentley on April 5, 2012 in

Nodding Disease Baffles Experts

Children living in northern Uganda, regions of South Sudan, and regions of Tanzania are dying from a mysterious disease. Nodding disease, which is usually fatal and incurable, attacks children ranging from 5 to 15 years of age. Nodding disease began to surface in the 1960′s.

Very few children ever recover from Nodding syndrome, and the victims are faced with very debilitating symptoms. The effects include physical and mental stunted growth. Mental retardation and malnourishment are common among patients.

Oddly enough, after a child has routinely eaten a familiar food, it will begin to have an epileptic seizure. Nodding seizures often lead to unconsciousness, creating a great degree of vulnerability for the child.

The seizures vary in severity, are unpredictable, and potentially very harmful to the children. Sufferers often fall and are confused afterwards.

There are few clues and many questions. The African outbreak is stumping the experts and the cause is unknown.

Nodding disease is spreading, posing a very serious threat to the citizens of East Africa.

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Shoes That Make You Go — Ahhh!

By RD Bentley on April 5, 2012 in

The only athletic shoe manufacturer still making shoes in the US.

Looking for high performance running shoes? Are you interested in high quality running shoes that are made in the USA? Maybe you just want stylish, athletic shoes that make you look good. See why millions of Americans are wearing the New Balance Men’s MR993 Running Shoe. Finally, shoes that make you go — ahhh!

Product Description
The New Balance 993 in black, part of the Heritage collection, is the made in USA durable high-mileage trainer where superior comfort meets classic style. It is a stability running shoe which provides both a stable platform and a smooth transition. Color Featured: Black.

From New Balance website:

New Balance is the only athletic shoe manufacturer still making shoes in the US. We’re proud of that commitment. We’re proud of the workers in our five New England factories.

And we’re proud to say that 25% of our shoes sold in The United States are made or assembled right here.

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Lottery Tax Results

By RD Bentley on April 2, 2012 in

Betting On State Lottery Taxes

The lottery ticket buyer gaped at the expected value incredulously, but feverishly moved forward to purchase the ticket, and soon may do the bidding online. More lottery tax results on the news at eleven…

Go ahead and call me a skeptic, a cynic, or even a pessimist. I won’t have a problem with that. When I feel the vibes, I feel the vibes. The topic of the day: lottery tickets are actually big prizes for government. Please tell me it isn’t so?

I was  intrigued, if not a bit apprehensive about the recurring overpromotion of Mega Millions. It suddenly dawned on me that the publicity was abound like fireworks in July. The skepticism in me was flowing; my senses told me that there could be more on the canvas than was being divulged.

Then, perhaps by chance, I stumbled upon a juicy opinion piece that was freshly published. Ahhh, to my surprise, my intuition was right again. The clinching title: Lottery buyers line up to pay a tax. I wasn’t the only skeptic. There were well over 1,000 comments on the page and over 2,000 likes.

The incredibly talented author filled in the gaps of my preposterous theory for me. If permitted to do so, I will add his quote to this post:

State lotteries only pay out an average of 60% of their gross revenues, a payout vastly inferior to those of slot machines and table games, which offer payouts in many cases above 90%….

What was that you say? State and federal governments relying on these huge profits for revenue?

Troubling to the author was the fact that a great portion of lottery ticket currency was pouring in from low-income buyers. And low-income buyers were spending most of their incomes on lottery tickets. There have been extensive studies to back up these claims.

Their odds for winning the lottery were 1 in 176 million. Gee, that’s not so bad.

So, my convoluted case is shaping. I have resolved that while there are winners who do win really large sums of money, lottery tickets are no more than a tax. If one could see through the cloaked objective, then one would discover that people are literally lining up in droves to pay more taxes. Thus, further lining state coffers.

The author raises another valid point. Winners of huge sums are “subject to a 25% federal withholding and state withholding rates as high as 12%.”

I also watched a PBS Frontline episode, Betting On The Lottery, which aired on November 6th, 1990. This enlightening episode deals with the Illinois state lottery. A bit outdated in some respects, but the steam is still there.

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The Lottery: A Short Story

By RD Bentley on April 1, 2012 in ,

The Lottery By Shirley Jackson

A short story titled The Lottery was first published in The New Yorker; the date was June 26, 1948. The story was submitted by author Shirley Jackson. The Lottery (Tale Blazers: American Literature) is considered to be among the most famous short stories in American literature, and is widely renowned by students and instructors across the United States.

Larry Yust’s film was ranked by the Academic Film Archive “as one of the two bestselling educational films ever”. The Lottery, a film version from 1969, was produced as part of Encyclopædia Britannica’s ‘Short Story Showcase’ series. Later versions of the story would be adapted.

According to Wikipedia: The response to the story was initially negative. Readers canceled subscriptions and sent hate mail throughout the remainder of the summer. The story was even banned in the Union of South Africa.

In the July 22, 1948, issue of the San Francisco Chronicle, Jackson offered the following statement in response to persistent queries from her readers about her intentions:

Explaining just what I had hoped the story to say is very difficult. I suppose, I hoped, by setting a particularly brutal ancient rite in the present and in my own village to shock the story’s readers with a graphic dramatization of the pointless violence and general inhumanity in their own lives.

Shirley Jackson died of heart failure in her sleep at the tender age of 48, in 1965. Her story and her works live on.

The Lottery – Part 2

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Menopause Medicine Made From Horse Urine?

By RD Bentley on April 1, 2012 in

PREgnant MARes’ UrINe

A very popular medicine, called Premarin, is actually made from horse urine of pregnant mares. This has been one of the most prescribed drugs in the United States. It has been one of the best selling drugs in America.

Premarin is supposedly a form of hormone replacement therapy, called conjugated estrogens. Premarin pills are used most commonly in post menopausal women who have had a hysterectomy to treat hot flashes. Yet, many women take this medication for prevention of hot flashes, and various other conditions.

This type of medicine is also routinely used for treating osteoporosis, and as a replacement of estrogen for women having ovarian problems.

Another similar brand name is called Prempro.

Premarin increases the risk for heart attacks, strokes, blood clotting, breast cancer, uterine cancer, abnormal vaginal bleeding, liver disease, birth defects, etc.

Farms in North Dakota and Canada have been collecting urine from pregnant mares since 1942. This is absolutely big business. Yes, the more urine the more income.

Animal rights advocates have been reporting about the abuses being committed in the name of medical science. The retired mares, which can no longer produce foals, are often slaughtered. The foals that have no home are slaughtered.

It is reported that over 8 million women have taken this drug, that is made from horse urine. Estrogen taken from horse urine may be natural for a horse, but is this really natural for ladies?

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Image: Tina Phillips / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

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Venus Passes Through Pleiades

By RD Bentley on April 1, 2012 in

April 2 — April 8, 2012

This week, the bright planet Venus will pass through Pleiades in the evening sky. Look into the western sky at dusk to observe Venus and Pleiades, as both can be seen with the naked eye. This conjunction happens once every eight years. Pleiades is a well-known magnificent star cluster.

Venus has been very bright and noticeable as of late, if you’ve been scanning the heavens. Around 9:00 PM EST is a good time to go stargazing.

On Friday, the full moon will form a line with Spica and the planet Saturn. Both will be located to the left of the moon. This is looking at the eastern sky at dusk. The planet Mars can be spotted in the eastern sky as well, and it can be identified by its faint reddish glow.

The Big Dipper, which is part of the constellation Ursa Major, is in the northeastern sky at this time. The end stars point to Polaris, the Northern Star.

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Police Pull Batman Over

By RD Bentley on March 31, 2012 in

Batman Pulled Over But All Is Okay

Look, Batman is driving with no tags. The police are pulling him over to see what’s happening. Calling Gotham city. Robin must be on vacation. Nice Lamborghini Batman!

A commenter suggested that the man dresses up as Batman as part of a program that cheers up kids with terminal cancer, and he does it for free. Thank you Batman.

Now, let’s get a picture of Batman for the nice police.

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How To Choose Clothes Washing Machine

By RD Bentley on March 28, 2012 in

Top Rated in Clothes Washing Machines

Top Rated (Learn More)

1. Panda Small Mini Portable Compact Washer Washing Machine 5.5lbs Capacity

2. Haier HLP21N Pulsator 1-Cubic-Foot Portable Washer

3. Haier HLP23E Electronic 1-1/2-Cubic-Foot Touch Pulsator Top-Loading Portable Washing Machine

4. Amana 3.5 -Cubic Foot Front Load Washer, NFW7300WW, White

5. Avanti Portable Small Washing Machine, Steel

6. Top Load Washer With 3.3 cu. ft. Stainless Steel Wash Tub (Speed Queen)

7. Haier HLP21E 6.6-Pound Pulsator Wash with Stainless Steel Tub

8. Amana 3.4-Cubic Foot Traditional Top-Load Washer, NTW4501XQ, White

9. Eco-egg Automatic Mini Washing Machine

10. Electrolux : EIFLW55HIW 27 Washer Island White

Best Sellers in Clothes Washing Machines

  • Best Sellers in Clothes Washing Machines (Learn More)
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  • Front Load Washing Machine (Learn More)

    • Top Load Washing Machine

    I am partial to the Whirlpool clothes washing machine, and I prefer the top loading one myself. I can tell you from previous experience, the older ones were built like tanks. Many have lasted 20 years and longer! This kind of service is getting hard to find these days.

  • Despite the bad reviews and lack of reviews, I would strongly consider the Whirlpool WTW4800XQ 27 Top-Load Washer 3.4 cu. ft. Capacity Quiet Spin Technology. This washer is in the $400 range and is considered a budget buy. This is my first choice. The one complaint on this washer and many of the new ones — the lid locks. Not really a big deal since you can get it to open by stopping the machine and restarting. Still considered a pain by some users.
  • Here’s a washer made in America! The Top Load Washer With 3.3 cu. ft. Stainless Steel Wash Tub is made by Speed Queen. The reviews give this one high marks. It looks promising, but the price is a bit higher than the Whirlpool — $789.00.
  • Another alternative one might consider is the GE GTWN3000MWS 27 Top-Load Washer, 3.6 cu. ft. Capacity. Some have had very good luck with GE washers.

    • Front Load Washing Machine

  • For those that are fans of the front loaders, the Samsung WF210ANW 3.5 cu. Ft. High Efficiency Front-Load Washer – White seems to be at the top of the list. Many have given high marks for this washing machine. Very popular.
  • An alternative — the Samsung WF330ANW 3.7 cu. ft. High Efficiency Front-Load Washer – White. Go figure, another Samsung.

    • * Great deals on appliances can be found at BestBuy.com.

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