Nearly half of all Americans don’t pay income taxes

SANTORUM: ‘I WASN’T SUGGESTING THE PRESIDENT‘S NOT A CHRISTIAN,’ History Prof Says Obama Most Christian Ever

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MESSIAH COLLEGE PROFESSOR: ‘OBAMA MAY BE THE MOST EXPLICITLY CHRISTIAN PRESIDENT IN AMERICAN HISTORY’

‘MY CHILD WAS NOT STILLBORN!’: RICK SANTORUM GETS HEATED WITH BOB SCHIEFFER DURING PRENATAL TESTING DISCUSSION

ISLAMIC WORSHIPERS CAUGHT HURLING STONES AT CHRISTIAN TOURISTS NEAR TEMPLE MOUNT: Lamestream Media Will Report, Impoverished, Disaffected Youth Expressing Themselves

ISLAMIC WORSHIPERS CAUGHT HURLING STONES AT CHRISTIAN TOURISTS NEAR TEMPLE MOUNT

Washington Post: Gingrich archives show his public praise, private criticism of Reagan

Ronald Reagan’s “weakness,” Gingrich told the National Academy of Public Administration in Atlanta, was that “he didn’t think government mattered. . . . The Reagan failure was to grossly undervalue the centrality of government as the organizing mechanism for reinforcing societal behavior.”

YouTube Mix for Jackie Mittoo

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Highlights: After the Skatalites split, Mittoo began a solo career, scoring a major hit with his rendition of the Heptones' "Fatty Fatty." The instrumental smash "Ram Jam" followed in 1967, and resulted in a series of instrumental LPs, among them In London, Evening Time, Keep on Dancing, Now, and Macka Fat.

Jackie Mittoo & the Skatalites - El Bang Bang

Keyboard virtuoso Jackie Mittoo was among the true legends of reggae -- a founding member of the Skatalites and an extraordinarily prolific songwriter, he was perhaps most influential as a mentor to countless younger performers, primarily through his work as the musical director at the famed Studio One. Born Donat Roy Mittoo in Browns Town, Jamaica on March 3, 1948, he began playing keyboards at the age of four, and was rarely far from a piano through his teen years, performing professionally in groups including the Vagabonds and the Vikings. He frequently skipped school to play with the house band at nearby Federal Studios, and it was there that he met producer Coxsone Dodd, who recruited Mittoo for recording sessions when the scheduled pianist failed to appear on time. While attending Kingston College, he began jamming with fellow student Augustus Pablo, and they eventually formed a trio -- the Jackie Mitree -- which performed his original compositions.

By 1962, Mittoo was earning attention across the island for his work in the band the Sheiks, one of Jamaica's most sought-after club attractions. Despite rechristening themselves the Cavaliers Orchestra, their popularity continued to soar without missing a beat. When Dodd opened Studio One in Kingston in 1963, he tapped Mittoo to serve as musical director; in the years to follow he played on virtually every disc the studio produced, arranging much of the material and helping develop new songs until they were sufficiently polished to meet standards. By the early months of 1964, he set about forming a new band with Studio One session regulars Tommy McCook, Lloyd Brevette, and Lester Sterling, as well as the Cavaliers' Lloyd Knibb and Johnny Moore. Dubbing themselves the Skatalites, they were to become the quintessential ska band of the period; also featuring the legendary trombonist Don Drummond, the group lasted just 14 months -- from June 1964 to August 1965 -- but their influence on music worldwide remains incalculable.

After the Skatalites split, Mittoo began a solo career, scoring a major hit with his rendition of the Heptones' "Fatty Fatty." The instrumental smash "Ram Jam" followed in 1967, and resulted in a series of instrumental LPs, among them In London, Evening Time, Keep on Dancing, Now, and Macka Fat. At the same time, Mittoo continued his relentless pace at Studio One -- according to the terms of his basic arrangement with Dodd, he received payment upon delivering five new rhythms a week, which over the years resulted in literally thousands of compositions which he both produced and arranged. Among Mittoo's greatest contributions of the mid- to late '60s were "Darker Shade of Black" (the basis for Frankie Paul's "Pass the Tu Sheng Peng"), Freddie McGregor's "Bobby Babylon," Alton Ellis' "I'm Still in Love with You," the Cables' "Feel Like Jumping" and the rocksteady anthem "Baby Why," and Marcia Griffiths' first hit. In 1970, his "Peanie Wallie" was also versioned by the Wailers, becoming the hit "Duppy Conqueror."

Mittoo relocated from Jamaica to Toronto, Ontario in 1968, one of many reggae performers who found a home among the clubs lining the city's Yonge Street area. He returned to Kingston regularly, however, and was closely aligned with Dodd and Studio One throughout the decades to follow. In Toronto, Mittoo also accepted a day job working for the Canadian Talent Library, an organization which worked to ensure that a sufficient amount of Canadian music was broadcast over national radio airwaves. By 1972, he had lived there for four years, and as such, his work became qualified as "Canadian content," so for the CTL he recorded the album Reggae Magic, which launched the hit 'Wish Bone." During the mid-'70, Mittoo also traveled to England to record a series of LPs with Bunny Lee; during the next decade, he worked regularly with Sugar Minott as well. In 1989, Mittoo joined the reunited Skatalites, but health problems soon forced him to bow out; he died of cancer on December 16, 1990. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi

Should Be Burnt: Saudi Flag Raised Over American, in America

COLORADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UNDER FIRE AFTER SAUDI FLAG RAISED ABOVE AMERICAN FLAG

A Fort Collins, Colorado, elementary school has ignited anger and frustration after the American flag was lowered and the Saudi Arabian flag was elevated in a room inside the educational facility.

Bauder Elementary School principal, Brian Carpenter, claims that he has no idea how this happened.

In fact, the flag situation, he says, was rectified as soon as he was made aware of it. Carpenter told the The Greeley Gazette.

The Gazette notes:

The display is a violation of Public Law 94-344 of the Federal Flag Law which states “No other flag or pennant should be placed above, or, if on same level, to the right of the flag of the United States of America,…No person shall display the flag of the United Nations or any other national or international flag equal, above, or in a position of superior prominence or honor to, or in place of, the United States at any place within the United States or any territory or possession thereof:…”:

Some, of course, would wonder why a Saudi flag was up at Bauder Elementary to begin with. Carpenter explained that the school has international flags posted around the facility. They are intended to recognize the diverse nationalities of both students and parents, alike, he says.

Influential Macro-Economic Theories and the 2012 Presidential Election

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‘WE’VE GOT TO DO THE JOB’: FORMER NETANYAHU CHIEF OF STAFF SAYS ISRAELI STRIKE ON IRAN ‘IMMINENT’

‘WE’VE GOT TO DO THE JOB’: FORMER NETANYAHU CHIEF OF STAFF SAYS ISRAELI STRIKE ON IRAN ‘IMMINENT’

The former chief of staff to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on 18 February that an Israeli strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities is “imminent.”

Naftali Bennett appeared on Fox News’ “Huckabee” and painted a dire picture of a world with a nuclear Iran, saying Israel will not hesitate to take action if necessary — and that time is of the essence.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/weve-got-to-do-the-job-former-netanyahu-chief-of-staff-says-israeli-strike-on-iran-imminent/

Sermon of Father Jay Scott Newman - Tyrannical Government Decrees and the Religious Liberty Crisis

Sermon of Father Jay Scott Newman - Tyrannical Government Decrees and the Religious Liberty Crisis

St. Mary's Catholic Church, Greenville, South Carolina, February 5, 2012

Conflicts Between Shariah Law and American State Courts

Cases evaluates 50 Appellate Court cases from 23 states that involve conflicts between Shariah (Islamic law) and American state law.

These cases are the stories of Muslim American families, mostly Muslim women and children, who were asking American courts to preserve their rights to equal protection and due process. These families came to America for freedom from the discriminatory and cruel laws of Shariah. When our courts then apply Shariah law in the lives of these families, and deny them equal protection, they are betraying the principles on which America was founded.

A-10 Warthog: Attack Run

Islamist Students All Over the Northeast: NYPD

Yale, UPenn, Stony Brook University, City College of New York, Brooklyn College, Baruch College, Hunter College, Queens College, La Guardia Community College, Syracuse University, Rutgers University, SUNY-Buffalo, Columbia, New York University, Clarkson University, the Newark and New Brunswick campuses of Rutgers, SUNY-Albany, and Potsdam, N.Y., Baruch College, and St. John’s University.

The Islamists promoted Tariq Ramadan, Siraj Wahaj, Hamza Yusuf and Zaid Shakir.

View the report at: http://apne.ws/zLpfdM

World History: World War II, German Submarine War: ‘REAL NEWS’ REAL HISTORY: OPERATION DRUMBEAT

Pop-up Fabrication of the Harvard Monolithic Bee (Mobee)

The Harvard Monolithic Bee is a millimeter-scale flapping wing robotic insect produced using Printed Circuit MEMS (PC-MEMS) techniques. This video describes the manufacturing process, including pop-up book inspired assembly. This work was funded by the NSF, the Wyss Institute, and the ASEE. Music: D-Song by Bonobo

See "Monolithic fabrication of millimeter-scale machines" and "Popup-book MEMS":
https://micro.seas.harvard.edu/publications.html

China: "Weapons Of Jobs Destruction" - NewsHour Segment On Chinese Business Partnerships

"Weapons Of Jobs Destruction" - NewsHour Segment On Chinese Business Partnerships

Dreamworks Animation heads to China

Watch Are Chinese Business Partnerships Good for U.S. Companies? on PBS. See more from PBS NewsHour.

PBS' NewsHour had a terrific segment exploring the question, Are Chinese Business Partnerships a Good Deal for U.S. Companies? Watch Peter Navarro describe what he calls "weapons of job destruction."
Interviewed on the segment were Peter Navarro, professor of economics at the University of California, Irvine, and author of "Death by China: Confronting the Dragon," and Stephen Orlins, president of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations.

Peter Navarro's "weapons of job destruction" include:
currency manipulation,
illegal export subsidies,
the theft of our intellectual property.
the use of worker abuses that have 16-hour days, seven days a week, and suicide nets at companies like Foxconn, which make our iPad,
and finally the worst environmental regulations in the world, which are turning that country into a living hell for over a billion people.

NYPD Identify 53 Mosques of Concern, 263 "Hot Spots"

Docs: NYPD eyed 250-plus mosques, student groups

They "identified 53 `mosques of concern' and placed undercover officers and informants there, the documents show."

"Many of those mosques were flagged for allegations of criminal activity, such as alien smuggling, financing Hamas or money laundering. Others were identified for having ties to Salafism, a hardline movement preaching a strict version of Islamic law. Still others were identified for what the documents refer to as `rhetoric.'"

"New York Police identified 263 `hot spots' throughout the city, the documents show. Like the mosques, the examples of hot spots ranged from businesses that sold untaxed cigarettes and where inflammatory rhetoric was overheard to those with less obvious criminal connections."

"Police also kept tabs on seven of the area's Muslim student associations, defined in the documents as `a university-based student group, with an Islamic focus, involved with religious and political activities.' Two were flagged for having Salafi speakers. One was cited for having students who are `politically active and are radicalizing.'"

NYPD Confidential

SHALE FRACKING NOT TO BLAME FOR GROUNDWATER POLLUTION

“We found no direct evidence that hydraulic fracturing itself had contaminated groundwater.”

Geithner questioned over Obama’s budget by Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), mostly “just laughed at Chaffetz the whole time.”

Geithner questioned over Obama’s budget by Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), mostly “just laughed at Chaffetz the whole time.”

Tim Geithner to Paul Ryan: "We don't have a definitive solution... We just don't like yours"

Tim Geithner to Paul Ryan: "We don't have a definitive solution... We just don't like yours"

Partial video transcript:

[RYAN] If we can’t make good on our bonds in the future, who is going to invest in our country? We do not want to have a debt crisis, and so it comes down to confidence in trajectory. Do we have confidence that we are getting our fiscal situation under control, that we are preventing the debt from getting to these catastrophic levels [in your chart]. “You are showing that you have no plan to get this debt under control.” You are saying that we are going to stabilize it, but then it is just going to shoot back up, and so my argument is that is Europe. That is bringing us toward a European debt crisis, because we are showing the world – credit markets, future Seniors who are organizing their lives on the promises that are being made to them today, we don’t have a plan to make good on this…

[GEITHNER] Mr. Chairman…maybe we are not disagreeing in the sense that I made it absolutely clear that what our budget does is get our debtdown to a sustainable path over the budget window…You were right to say we are not coming before you today to say we have a definitive long term problem. What we do know is, we don’t like yours.