The headline on the above article says it is a Buddha statue. We doubted that at first glance. The face is all wrong, as is the posture, the clothing, and the fact that the figure is holding an odd object in his hand.
And, when you read the article, you'll see that a researcher also doubts that it is a Buddha statue. That researcher thinks it's a statue of a warrior of some type.
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VIRTUAL HOUSE ARREST FOR MINORS IN EAST ST. LOUIS ILLINOIS
One of the most violent cities in the U.S.
Wonder why?
See if the demographics provide a clue HERE.
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JOHN MOORLACH'S LATEST UPDATE--HE PRAISES ROSSMOOR FOR BEING A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE BUT FORGETS TO TELL YOU THE OBVIOUS
What is the obvious? Rossmoor is 84. 8% White (LINK to demographics).
Do your own research on the other suburbs listed below and you'll find the demographics show they are all heavily White. Why is that? Genes matter.
It makes no more sense when talking about humans to not mention race than it would be to talk about dogs and not mention breed.
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Moorlach's update:
Congratulations to Rossmoor for being recognized by Coldwell
Banker as a great suburb to live in. Here is a link to Coldwell’s press
release: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/coldwell-banker-real-estate-analyzes-11000-suburbs-for-new-ranking-best-places-to-live-for-suburbanites-2012-09-25.
Here is the introduction:
PARSIPPANY, NJ, Sep 25, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
Suburbs make up the fabric of America, offering a little more space (and a lot
more peace and quiet) for people who prefer backyard barbecues and soccer games
over the hustle and bustle of city-life. As part of its five-part "Best
Places to Live" series, Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC partnered with
Onboard Informatics to rank the top places for Suburbanites and analyze trends
based on data from more than 11,000 suburban areas.
The data revealed a glimpse into life in the suburbs,
where many people own their homes (75 percent), drive to work (92 percent) and
spend approximately four times as much to prepare meals at home than go out to
eat.
Cherry Hills Village, Colo., approximately 10 miles south
of downtown Denver, rank as the No. 1 Best Place for Suburbanites, receiving
the highest score in the nation with a nearly 100% home ownership rate and less
than 20 minute average commute. The following communities make up the Top 10
"Best Places to Live for Suburbanites," scoring high on a range of
attributes, such as access to suburban amenities (grocery stores, banks, etc.),
proximity to good schools, commuting by car and community safety:
1. Cherry Hills Village, Colo.
2. Clyde Hill, Wash.
3. Haworth, N.J.
4. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
5. Wolf Trap, Va.
6. Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J.
7. Indian Hills, Ky.
8. East Grand Rapids, Mich.
9. Rossmoor, Calif.
10. Huntington Woods, Mich.
Here are the top five for the state of California, of which
three are in the OC:
CALIFORNIA
1 962.03 Rossmoor
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2 942.51 Coto de Caza
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3 938.76 Villa Park
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4
937.71 Hillsborough
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5 927.89 Lucas Valley-Marinwood
Since the top two suburbs happen to be unincorporated
communities within the County of Orange, congratulations should also go to the
County and my fellow Board of Supervisors. An interesting side
note, in the top 5, Villa Park and Hillsborough are cities, and it appears that
Lucas Valley-Marinwood is unincorporated. The Long Beach
Press-Telegram covers the great news in the first piece below. (With
58 counties – garnering three of the five top spots is big, big news –
congratulations to San Mateo and Marin Counties on the two other top-five
suburbs.) P.S. When I think of Hillsborough, I think of Carolands,
a fun California State Historical Landmark to visit and photograph (No. 886).
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BLACK MOB ATTACKS YOUNG WHITE GUY IN COLUMBIA, S.C.
Two videos. One of the attack and one of the aftermath.
Notice how the reporter, the victim and a store worker avoid saying the obvious: This was a hate crime with Blacks attacking a White.
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| Rush Limbaugh |
AW GEEZ, WHAT THE HELL'S WRONG WITH SOME OF OUR NATIONAL GOP AND CONSERVATIVE LEADERS?
If Mitt Romney listens to some of these people, he's sure to lose the election.
Take Rush Limbaugh, as just one example of someone giving wrong advice. He constantly rails against Obamacare, but offers no alternative.
Folks, I'm willing to bet that most ordinary voters in this country believe that our tax money should go into making sure that everyone has affordable healthcare instead of being wasted on foreign aid and foreign wars. But, Limbaugh and those like him seem to not understand this.
I've written it before. Obama is promising a chicken in every pot, and the Republicans are just complaining about that instead of doing what they should be doing: promising (and delivering) two chickens in every pot.
Our federal government wastes billions of our tax dollars instead of using that money to improve the lives of U.S. citizens. The government has NO money. The money it spends is OUR money, and it should be spent in ways that best help US.
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HERBERT LOM DEAD AT 95
UPDATE: SHORT CLIPS OF LOM AS CHIEF INSPECTOR DREYFUS
Lom was always one of my favorite character actors. He never really made it big, but was always memorable.
He never did much in the U.S. but did appear in Streets of San Francisco.
TRIVIA ALERT: Back when Streets of San Francisco first came out on TV and was bombing, I wrote the producers and essentially told them that they were screwing up because the show looked and sounded like New York and nothing like San Francisco. I then gave some suggestions for what some of the main characters should look and sound like and where they should hang out,etc.
Some of my suggestions were incorporated and the show went to the top of the ratings. I kid you not.
A few months later, I got a call from my agent who said that Streets wanted me to read for a part in the show. I did so, but the part was eventually cut out. I always thought the producers had called as a way to thank me for my suggestions.
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DEEP FRIED CMFROG LEGS
Yes, dear readers, the CM PRESS will be bringing you many recipes for CMFROG legs before the November election.
As you've probably divined, CMFROGS have two left legs, big mouths and tiny brains that were long ago pithed by first year biology students.
SHUCKS, I'M FOR INDEPENDENCE, BUT THIS DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE FROM ENGLAND IS JUST A CUT AND PASTE JOB PUT TOGETHER BY THOMAS JEFFERSON
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| Not John Stephens (a lawyer with offices in Newport Beach) |
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| John Stephens (a lawyer with offices in Newport Beach) standing in front of some law books--lest you forget that he's a lawyer (with offices in Newport Beach) |
Huh?
You read that right, folks. This guy doesn't want the citizens of Costa Mesa to have more local control and wants us to march to the tune set by politicians in faraway Sacramento.
Luckily, those who think like Stephens (a lawyer with offices in Newport Beach) lost the argument back when the American colonies decided home rule was better than having to stay under the control of faraway England.
Perhaps back then there were some who said: "Shucks, we're for local control, but just not this local control. Why, this Declaration of Independence is just a cut and paste job.
"Look, you can clearly see that some of its ideas come from the Magna Carta. And, Thomas Jefferson should have had all the colonists involved in committees to come up with this document. What's the rush? Why all the divisiveness?
"Jefferson isn't listening to us. My neighbor wanted a clause in the Declaration that we would elect our own King. Where is that in the Declaration? It's not there.
"Another neighbor said he talks to his chickens and they have some great ideas and he says that we should have a committee of chickens. After all, they're stakeholders. They live here. That's not in the Declaration, either.
"And, if being free from England is such a good idea, then why aren't all the other colonies trying to be free?
"Folks, we're just not adult enough for local control. The politicians in England know what's best for us."
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