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Edward Snowden REVEALED and the CORE QUESTIONS the Media is NOT Asking! SEE THE QUESTIONS HERE!!

The media is in a frenzy over the Edward Snowden - NSA story. Snowden revealed Confidential NSA Security information that he swore an oath he would never divulge. Those that agree with Snowden call him a Whistleblower and Hero. Those that disagree with him call him a Traitor who deserted our Country and a Domestic Terrorist who is endangering the lives of Americans. The information on this story is varied, depending on the media outlet. What is amazing is, this is a bi-partisan story. Republicans and Democrats are for and against Snowden's actions. Michael Moore is siding with Glenn Beck. Mike Rodgers (Republican Chairman of House Intelligence Committee) is siding with President Obama.I decided to do some research so I could decide for myself how I felt about this issue. I created this timeline to allow you, my readers to see, in a nutshell, the Life of Edward Snowden. In compiling this information, I found Questions the Media is NOT asking. I am very curious WHY they are not asking these questions. (see end of this article for questions)Edward Snowden was born in 1983 in North Carolina. At age 9, his family moved to Maryland, a community comprised of Federal and CIA employees. Snowden was a non-achiever. He dropped out of High School in 10th grade. His parents had a difficult marriage and divorced when Snowden was 18. His Dad moved to Pennsylvania. His mom stayed in Maryland. Snowden moved to his own apartment near his mom. His mom paid the rent. Snowden loved video games and took some Community College courses. He also practiced karate. At 19, he was hired as the on-line tech for Ryuhana Press which specialized in on-line anime art. He joined several IT forums. In May 2004, when he was 21, he decided to join the Army. He wanted to be in the Green Beret and go to Iraq. He failed training and the Army discharged him in September 2004. He claimed he broke both of his legs, but the Army said there's no record of it.He moved back to his Maryland community and was hired as a Security Guard at the University of Maryland -- which has affiliations with the CIA. And, because of his computer skills, was hired as a tech for CIA Network Security. From 2007 - 2009, the CIA sent him to Geneva, again as a tech in Network Security. Snowden said he became disillusioned about the government invading people's privacy and quit. It was around this time that he bragged on-line about how his computer skills enabled him to get high paying jobs even with his limited education. Later in 2009, he worked as an NSA Military Contractor with Dell in Japan. He also commented on line that he loved travel and he loved Japan. In on-line forums he continued to complain about government invading privacy, yet at the same time, bragging about his travel, salary and lack of education/no Student Loans. In January, 2013, he contacted Laura Poitras who was well known for her documentary about the famous government whistle-blower "Daniel Ellsberg." Low achiever Snowden fancied himself another Daniel Ellsberg. News reports also indicate that in February, 2013 Snowden met with Glenn Greenwald from the Guardian. After these meetings, Snowden left his contractor job at Dell and in April, 2013, he joined Booz, Allen, Hamilton. In early May, Snowden copied 3 laptops full and several thumb drives full of Top Secret Confidential files. Then, on May 20, he flew to Hong Kong to meet with Glenn Greenwald who was the first reporter to cover the story.Now here's an interesting side note: Back in 2010, Greenwald wrote an article titled: "Mike McConnell, the WashPost & the dangers of sleazy corporatism." In this article, he wrote about Booz, Allen and "a political culture drowning in hidden conflicts of interests, exploitation of political office for profit, and a rapidly eroding wall separating the public and private spheres."Another interesting side note: In December, 2012, just one month before Snowden went to Poitras and Greenwald, a group of high-profile journalists and free-speech activists launched the "Freedom of the Press Foundation." Here is where this story gets really interesting: Both Poitras and Greenwald are FOUNDING MEMBERS. Daniel Ellsberg is ALSO a Founding Member.Now here is where my Questions come in: "Why Did Edward Snowden Leave NSA Contractor Dell and start working for Booz, Allen?" "Were there better Confidential/Security Secrets at Booz, Allen than he had at Dell?""Was there a better story created by secrets revealed at Booz, Allen?""How did Snowden get hired so quickly into Booz, Allen?" "Did someone provide him contacts? References?" "Did someone coach him to do this?""Who influenced him to do this and why?""Is Edward Snowden being used?" "Is he a pawn?""Why isn't the media asking these questions?"I don't have an agenda and I don't have the answers to these questions. Right now, I'm just CURIOUS why these obvious questions are not being asked by anyone.
Source:http://immigrationmexicanamerican.blogspot.com/2013/06/edward-snowden-revealed-and-core.html

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flight status jfk Next to Diwan-i-Khas is the Treasury, which houses secret stone safes in some corners (one has been

and all the colour and clamour of pilgrims bathing and performing flight status jfk puja unfolds before you. An hour-long trip south from Dasaswamedh Ghat to Harishchandra Ghat and back is popular, but be prepared to see a burning flight status jfk corpse at Harishchandra. Early evening is also a good time to be on the river, when you can light a lotus flower candle ( 10) and set it adrift on the water before watching the nightly ganga aarti ceremony (7pm) at Dasaswamedh Ghat directly from the boat. Next to Diwan-i-Khas is the Treasury, which houses secret stone safes in some corners (one has been left with its stone lid open for visitors to see). Sea monsters carved on the ceiling struts were there to protect the fabulous wealth once stored here. The so-called Astrologer s Kiosk in front has roof supports carved in a serpentine Jain style. Next to Diwan-i-Khas is the Treasury, which houses secret stone safes in some corners (one has been left with its stone lid open for visitors to see). Sea monsters carved on the ceiling struts were there to protect the fabulous wealth once stored here. The so-called Astrologer s Kiosk in front has roof supports carved in a serpentine flight status jfk Jain style. The entrance fee for Agra s five main sights the Taj, Agra Fort, Fatehpur Sikri, Akbar s Tomb and Itimad-ud-Daulah is made up of charges from two different bodies, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and the Agra Development Association (ADA). Of the 750 ticket for the Taj Mahal, 500 is a special ADA ticket, which gives you small savings on the other four sights if visited in the same day. You ll save 50 at Agra Fort and 10 each at Fatehpur Sikri, flight status jfk Akbar s Tomb and Itimadud- Daulah. You can buy this 500 ADA ticket at any of the five sights. Just say you intend to visit the Taj later that day.
Source:http://ghefdagi.blogspot.com/2013/06/flight-status-jfk-next-to-diwan-i-khas.html

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Why Blurred Lines Is My Song Of The Year

I was definitely getting  tired of hearing the same old Calvin Harris and David Guetta-produced songs on the radio day after day and enduring the Flo-rida's and Pitbulls. After a while, they all seem to sound the same. Along came Suit & Tie, i got a little bit skeptical when i first heard it but slowly grew it grew into me. And then there was Blurred Lines, finally that breath of fresh air.While the song itself is over almost three months old, the song is now number one on the Billboard hot 100 and probably will be the most addictive song of the year. The song is the lead single off of Thicke’s upcoming album with the same name.Intended or not, “Blurred Lines,” featuring producer Pharrell and Atlanta rapper T.I., is fair competition or rather the better version for Timberlake’s current single with Jay-Z, “Suit and Tie.” In this playful single, Thicke samples the famous Marvin Gaye hit, “Got to Give it Up.”“Blurred Lines” is a flirty song about Thicke and a woman, who portrays to be a good girl, sending signals back and forth to each other. The contrasting styles of Thicke, Pharrel and T.I. blend together in the song to create a classy, feel-good product. Even on this quirky, playful song, T.I. kills his verse and complements the song tremendously with his lyrical balance and swagger. Thicke, Pharrell, T.I. and three diverse models seem to be having  a good time in the video with innocent flirting, off-beat dance moves, random goats and T.I.’s James Brown dance impersonations. The music video for “Blurred Lines” caused quite the controversy. The video was released March 20 and featured Thicke as well as the other artists that collaborated on the track with him, T.I. and Pharrell. The original, unrated version features the three artists surrounded by topless models and can only be found on the popular video-sharing website Vevo. The video bought into the popular Twitter hashtag language, stamping the video every few seconds with #THICKE. Critical reactions to the song were mostly positive. Bill Lamb of About.com gave the song 4.5 stars on 5, lauding Pharell's production and "Robin Thicke's seriously sexy vocals" and deeming it "the catchiest and sexiest pop dance hits of the year."The Michigan Daily's Jackson Howard graded it an "A" and praised it as "one of Pharrell’s best beats in years ... by the time the multilayered and carnal harmonies of the chorus come in, the song is completely on fire."Writing for Billboard, Chris Payne compared it with Justin Timberlake's Suit & Tie and called it a "bubbly bit of disco-shuffling R&B", while also noting its racy content.
Source:http://msongo.blogspot.com/2013/06/why-blurred-lines-is-my-song-of-year.html

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Selena Gomez is at it again.

She was set to attended the 2013 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night, along with her on and off again boyfriend Justin Bieber So Selena Gomez made sure she was dressed to impress as she hit the red carpet at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada for the main event. The 20-year-old pop star flashed plenty of flesh in a revealing white futuristic-style gown, which was slashed to the thigh and featured multi-coloured neon trim. Guys what do you think about the Celena's dress?
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Obama Is a Modern Day Nixon

Conservatives are speaking about impeachment as a result of Obama's corruption over Benghai, and justifiably so.  Yet, Obama's actions, via the IRS's political moves against his enemies, also fall into that category.  Let's face it; based on what we are witnessing from our president, he is nothing less than a Chicago thug-style gangster.Read from The Blaze:WHY THE IRS SCANDAL SHOULD LEAD TO OBAMA’S IMPEACHMENT(Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)Do you remember Nixon’s Articles of Impeachment? Right smack dab in the middle of President Richard Nixon’s list of crimes was using the IRS to punish his critics and political opponents. Don’t look now but we’ve got another Nixon in the White House.The IRS is embroiled in a huge political scandal. But you don’t have the full story. Last week they admitted to targeting and intimidating conservative and Tea Party groups. But the scandal gets bigger by the hour.The latest development is that top IRS officials and lawyers were in fact aware of this scandal since 2011, the very year I was targeted by the IRS.It gets worse. It turns out the IRS was targeting Pro-Israel Jewish groups. It’s now gone from political targeting to racism and anti-semitism.But here’s the big mystery- why would the IRS publicly admit this? The answer is simple- The IRS thought a quick apology, throwing a few “low level employees” under the bus, could nip it in the butt and make it all go away before the evidence leads directly to the president. They were wrong. This will grow into one of the biggest scandals in U.S. political history- if the media does their job. This should lead to Obama’s impeachment- if the media does their job.How do I know this scandal is much bigger than what has been disclosed so far?Because I’ve been living it. As an outspoken critic of Obama, I’ve been under IRS attack since January of 2011. I am living proof of how bad it is, when it started, and that it was directed at individuals, not just conservative groups.It did not involve only “low level IRS employees.” It did not happen in only one year (2012). It does not involve only faceless groups. It involves real people with real faces and families- like me. It does not involve one office in Cincinnati. It was a widespread attack (in my case emanating from the Las Vegas IRS office). It goes to the top of the IRS, it started early in Obama’s Presidency, and you can bet your last dollar (which is all we have left under this president) that it was all conducted upon direct orders of President Obama or his top aides.Here is my personal story.I was there at the beginning. I am only a small businessman. But I am an outspoken and loud critic of Obama. My views are read by millions at web sites like TheBlaze.com. I’ve made over 5000 media appearances in the past 5 years- including many dozens of appearances on Fox News. My book, “The Ultimate Obama Survival Guide” reports on Obama’s purposeful plan to take down capitalism by overwhelming the system with massive spending, entitlements and debt. And add an exclamation point to the story- I’m President Obama’s Columbia University classmate who can prove that this is a detailed plan we all learned at Columbia. Now you know why Obama wanted to silence, distract and intimidate me. I may have the very first IRS victim who started the ball rolling.The result of my outspoken criticism of Obama? An unprecedented IRS attack starting in January of 2011. Many businesses in this terrible economy are behind on taxes. Not me. I’ve never owed a dime to the IRS. Never been late with a tax payment. In 30 years of doing business, I’ve had a perfect, spotless, flawless record. So why would the IRS suddenly decide to attack me (a small businessman, without a fortune, with a perfect record) with abandon? The attack started in January of 2011. It was reported here at TheBlaze.This IRS attack so over-zealous and out of bounds, I was forced to hire one of the nation’s top tax attorneys. He immediately took the case to tax court, where we won a full 100% victory. The court ruled I didn’t owe a dime in taxes. Then the IRS announced a new tax audit against me- five days later.My tax attorney has never in his entire career heard of such a thing. He assumed it was not possible, until he saw it happen to me. The many legal and accounting experts I’ve consulted have all agreed this could only happen if I was on the “Obama Enemies List.”The attack was chilling and intimidating. It affected every aspect of my life. It almost ruined me. It was meant to distract me, bleed me dry, and teach me a lesson- if you dare to criticize Obama, get ready to lose everything.If the media wasn’t so blindly loyal to Obama, they’d know what I already know. Obama is a modern day Nixon.It wasn’t just myself and a few conservative, Tea Party, and Jewish groups targeted. That alone should be enough to impeach Obama. But if you believe that story, I’ve got a bridge to sell you in Brooklyn. I’ve done the research. This happened all across America to outspoken opponents of Obama and to large GOP donors. Obama was trying to ruin people’s lives. People just like me.This scandal is widespread. It is deep within the IRS. And I guarantee you it started with direct orders from the Obama White House. Or do you believe IRS agents and their bosses take it upon themselves to target the President’s opponents? How absurd.This is all a pattern. See what Obama and Hillary (his Secretary of State) have done to the whistleblowers and members of the CIA and military who know what truly happened in Benghazi. See General Petraeus and his affair. Given his continued silence, I can only imagine what other threats Obama is holding over his head.Or take the rating agencies who downgraded the credit of America. Both were indicted by the federal government soon after daring to confirm America’s economic decline under Obama.“Enough is Enough.” President Nixon was threatened with impeachment and forced out of office for covering up a third rate burglary. President Clinton faced impeachment for a third rate sexual affair. Obama has committed first rate crimes. Benghazi is Watergate with 4 dead American heroes. And this brazen IRS attack makes Nixon look like a nice guy. Even Nixon wouldn’t dare target Jewish Pro Israel groups. The media would have burned him at the stake. Let’s see how they treat Obama.It’s time our representatives in Congress find the courage to face up to Obama’s culture of lies, cover-ups and intimidation. They must take the action that Obama deserves for the Benghazi cover-up and these horrific unconstitutional IRS attacks meant to silence his critics – IMPEACHMENT.
Source:http://exposingliberallies.blogspot.com/2013/05/obama-is-modern-day-nixon.html

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Is child sponsorship ethical?

WeatheriPlayerTVRadioCBBCCBeebiesFoodHealthMusicEntertainmentTravelLotteryFull A-Z BBC News SectionsIs child sponsorship ethical?

By Emily Buchanan BBC world affairs correspondent

3 hours ago World Vision sponsored children Ulemelero and Davis, both 10, with their sponsors' letters in Malawi

More than nine million children around the world are sponsored by Western donors and a major new report on the work of one aid agency has found that sponsorship does improve children's lives. It has reopened a long and fierce debate over whether this hugely popular form of giving to the poor is either ethical or effective.

There has been very little previous research into whether the $3bn (£2bn) transferred from the rich world to the poor through sponsoring children actually has a measurable impact.

So academics from the University of San Francisco decided to undertake the most wide-ranging study yet in six developing countries - Bolivia, Guatemala, India, Kenya, the Philippines, and Uganda.

They interviewed more than 10,000 adults and looked at the lives of those who had been sponsored as children by the agency, Compassion, and compared them to their peers who hadn't been sponsored.

Dr Bruce Wydick, professor of Economics, was surprised at the findings (recently published in the US Journal of Political Economy): "As a development economist I am used to seeing very modest outcomes from aid programmes, but we were amazed at the size of impacts on kids."

Left behind

The results showed that the sponsored children stayed in school longer than their non-sponsored peers, were more like to have white collar jobs and were more likely to be leaders in their communities and churches.

In Uganda the impact on education was particularly striking. The sponsored children were 42% more likely to finish secondary education than those not part of the programme, and 83% more likely to complete university. Peace Ruharuza was sponsored as a child in Uganda and now runs a charity helping others

These results don't come as a shock to Peace Ruharuza.

She grew up in rural Uganda, as one of 14 children. As a small child she worked as a domestic helper. At the age of nine, she was chosen to join a Compassion programme and was sponsored by a Canadian family. She now lives in the UK and helps run a charity (Fountain of Peace) for poor children back in Uganda.

She has no doubts that sponsorship gave her the boost she needed: "It gave me a new lease in life, helped me become what I am and to change a generation."

Peace argues that you have to invest in a child if you want to change a community. She says she was also able to help her siblings and the children of friends.

But critics of this form of child sponsorship argue it is unfair and discriminatory; while one child is helped others in the community are left behind.

Most agencies, like World Vision and Plan International, now steer sponsorship money more broadly to development projects like water supply, nutrition or schools.

Originally the San Francisco researchers had hoped to do a comparative study of different agencies' programmes, but for this project only Compassion chose to take part.

Psychological benefit

Justin Byworth, chief executive of World Vision, the biggest child sponsorship charity in the world, said that they did not participate because it's harder to evaluate their projects.

"The way we do sponsorship, everyone in the community benefits equally, so this piece of research wasn't appropriate for us. In 2012 our impact report showed clear reductions in child mortality and malnutrition and improvements in education across sponsorship programmes."

Compassion has often been criticised for proselytising, with its sponsored children being selected by local churches and given an evangelical Christian education. But Dr Wydick found the spiritual aspect of sponsorship might be intrinsic to transforming children's lives.

In a follow up study of children currently being sponsored by Compassion, he found they scored better than their peers on happiness and hopefulness. He argues that building children's self-esteem and aspirations could be as important as providing financial help and schooling.

He said: "'Bringing hope to children is a trite phrase but it actually may be a profound and little researched aspect of development."

For Compassion's CEO, Ian Hamilton, the research vindicates their one-to-one model.

"We've always believed there's a huge psychological benefit for a child to know that someone on the other side of the world really loves and cares about them," he said.

"This research has reinforced that message. Unfortunately all aid has to be selective and we can't help everyone."

But this issue will still be hotly contested, as long as so much money flows into aid agencies from child sponsorship and so many children's lives are affected by it.

Source:http://sesayltd.blogspot.com/2013/05/is-child-sponsorship-ethical.html

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Oakland Blogger Faith McGee Is “Allure Beauty Blogger Finalist”

Faith McGee, my friend and an Oakland Blogger, has made the Allure Magazine “Allure Beauty Blogger Finalist” portion of the contest!

Now, Faith seeks our support to take her to the next level: victory!

Second, please case a vote for Faith to win here:http://blogger-awards.allure.com/submission/fake-eyelashes-dont-need-to-be-a-drag/Visit Zennie62.com for more on Faith and her incredible blog: Faith McGee: Oakland Blogger Is “Allure Beauty Blogger Finalist”
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Dallas Braden gets 2nd Oakland A’s perfect game in 42 years (video)
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Justin Brown is Confident He Will Play in the NFL

Justin Brown felt like his resume merited an invite to February's NFL Combine, but one never came. Brown also believes his size and skills are valuable enough to make him worth a draft selection later this week. Most signs, though, indicate the 6-foot-3, 207-pound receiver will probably end up an undrafted free agent.“A little disappointed, but at the end of the day, there was really nothing else I could do,” Brown said last month at OU's Pro Day when asked about the combine. “I did my best on the field, but at the end of the day, I don't make the decisions. That's why I had to work hard and try to prove myself at pro day.” Comment »
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Despicable Leftist David Sirota: 'Let's hope Boston Marathon bomber is a white American...'

I'm not linking the filthy scumbag piece at Salon, but Aleister's got it at American Glob, "SHAME ON YOU SALON.COM":This, is where I draw the line and speak up. This is the point at which I can no longer remain silent. This is beyond bad taste, it’s the promotion of racial hatred and violence for the sake of partisanship.Everyone, every single person who works for Salon.com should be ashamed of themselves.Especially you, David Sirota. You are a horrible human being.These people are the lowest of the low, the scummiest of the scum.But I'm not surprised at all. The radical leftists are chomping at the bit to ID the perp so they can have a "national conversation" smearing conservatives for tea party terrorism. See the Other McCain, "Shorter @DylanByers: ‘Hurry Up, FBI, So We Can Start the Media Blame Game!’"Pretty sick.
Source:http://americanpowerblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/despicable-leftist-david-sirota-lets.html

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