Curtis "Luke" Layfield, 79, of Elizabeth, W.Va., went to be with the Lord on Aug. 4, 2017, at Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg, W.Va.
He was born Jan. 5, 1938, the son of the late J. Everett and Mildred (Kerns) Layfield. He was a member of the Pine Twist Baptist Church. He retired from E.I. DuPont in 1993 with 36 years of service. He loved farming, hunting and camping. He also enjoyed watching football and basketball and was an avid Wirt County Tiger and WVU Mountaineer fan.
He is survived by daughters, Patsy (Randy) McClung and Tracy Layfield of Elizabeth; one son, Jeff (Toni) Layfield of Pine Twist; one daughter-in-law, Sally Layfield of Vienna; and two grandchildren, Matthew (Mary-Micheal) McClung and Reagan Layfield of Vienna. He is also survived by a brother, Roydice Layfield of Cairo; and two sisters, Carolyn Boston of Petroleum and Lucille (Jed) Williams of Harrisville. He will be sadly missed by his family and his pets, Bell and Hunter.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Betty (Bell) Layfield in 2009; and a son, Scott Layfield in 2013.
The family would like to thank his caregiver, Carol Bottenfield, for their and care and compassion for their dad and grandpa during his illness.
Visitation will be Monday, Aug. 7, from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. and one hour prior to the funeral service. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, at Matheny-Whited Funeral Home with Pastor Jeff Layfield officiating. Burial will be at the Pine Twist Cemetery.


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Brazil: Silent reception for beaten Swiss team
Brazil, Porto Seguro
June 21, 2014 at 05:57 GMT +00:00 · Published
The Swiss national football team returned to its base in Porto Seguro after a devastating 5-2 defeat at the hands of France, Friday.
The team arrived at the La Torre Resort Hotel at 2130 local time but no fans came to welcome them back.
The score-line marked Switzerland's first loss in World Cup 2014 after the side beat Ecuador 2-1 in their first match last week.

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I was thinking about writing a novel about what might happen if a man who hates America and wants to bring it down is somehow elected president. What would he do? I sketched out a few plot elements, and you can decide whether this will fly. First, the Trojan Horse president would initiate unprecedented spending, driving the national debt up by more than $4 trillion dollars just in the first three years. He would ram through an unreadable law allowing the federal government to seize the health care system, which would transform citizens into beholden subjects. He would cut out private lenders and federalize student loans. He would go on a world apology tour, letting America's friends and foes know that he is doing whatever he can to make sure that America becomes a third-rate power and is brought to heel under a growing world government headed by the United Nations. While on the tour, he would praise Islam and denigrate America's Christian heritage. He would cripple America's ability to be energy independent by halting new drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Alaska – even projects that had already undergone years of research and approval. While promoting oil drilling by Brazil and other foreign countries, he would halt a pipeline from Canada's oil tar sands that could create 20,000 U.S. jobs and reduce dependence on Middle Eastern oil. He would waste billions on "new" sources of energy that don't have a prayer of sustaining America's vast industrial and service industries. This means windmills, solar farms and acres of cages full of hamsters on wheels that generate electricity. He would appoint a totalitarian-minded director of the Environmental Protection Agency to use global warming hysteria to create carbon rules to shut down or bankrupt coal-burning electric plants and to shackle manufacturers with hundreds of new regulations. He would essentially end the space program, a main driver of America's computer and other high tech industries. He would first order NASA to "reach out" to Muslim nations. He would hollow out the military by killing new weapons, reducing forces and letting our foes know exactly when America is leaving the field of battle, regardless of conditions. To complete the job of destroying morale, he would orchestrate, with leaks and stacked surveys, an end to the military's moral code that has been in existence since the nation's founding. He would brook no commander who held strong moral views, and would appoint spineless bureaucrats to facilitate the new sexually androgynous armed forces. He would alienate European allies like Poland by yanking away a missile defense system after they had already committed to it and risked the wrath of neighboring Russia. He would send his secretary of state around the world to promote abortion, homosexuality and anti-blasphemy dictums that stifle criticism of Sharia. He would use the Justice Department to undermine the rule of law. Here are some ways he could do that: --Attempt to close down the Guantanamo Bay military prison and bring terrorist suspects into U.S. civil courts where they can claim constitutional immunities. --Reignite racial animosity by dropping voter intimidation charges against radicals such as the New Black Panther Party thugs outside a Philadelphia polling place. --Order his attorney general to flout the Constitution's requirement to "take care that the Laws be faithfully executed" by announcing that the administration will no longer defend the federal Defense of Marriage Act. While doing this, he would play coy with the media about his "evolving" views on same-sex "marriage" and facilitate homosexual activists' other key goals, such as a federal hate crimes law. --Have the civil rights enforcement staff ignore voter fraud allegations by citizens who happen to be white. --Ignore blatant violations by "sanctuary cities" while suing Arizona and threatening other states that dare to enforce federal laws against illegal immigration. --Threaten states that tighten laws against voter fraud, such as requiring a photo ID. Without evidence, accuse them of trying to "suppress" the minority vote. -Ship hundreds of taxpayer-purchased firearms to Mexican drug gangs in order to frame law- abiding gun sellers in Texas. When the "Fast and Furious" weapons are used to kill U.S. and Mexican lawmen, the attorney general will pretend he didn't know about the program until very recently and is shocked, shocked! The attorney general will claim that critics of this criminally insane policy are motivated by racial animus against him and the president. After all, this worked when anyone questioned why the president's college and medical records were sealed, or why he attended a Marxist reverend's church for 20 years and hung out with known terrorists. He would appoint Supreme Court justices who believe in a "living Constitution," which means they can ignore its plain meaning when it interferes with their ideological agenda. He would stack the National Labor Relations Board with union hacks who will do unspeakable things such as order a major company (Boeing) not to open a new factory in a right-to-work state (South Carolina) in the middle of the worst recession since the Great Depression. If he got away with that, he would go ahead and strengthen a crony socialist system reminiscent of Mussolini's fascist Italy or Hugo Chavez's Venezuela that subsidizes "winners" such as Solyndra. Finally, throughout his tenure, he would employ the Marxist rhetoric of class warfare, blame "the wealthy" and make more Americans dependent on government checks. He would sucker Republican leaders into secret meetings and emerge to accuse them of wanting to raise taxes on all but the rich. As I began to flesh out this novel, I decided it was a waste of time. Good fiction has to ring true to life, and the hamster part just won't wash.
Obama, Holder among 'most corrupt politicians'
YOUR GOVERNMENT AT WORK Obama, Holder among 'most corrupt politicians' America's top elected leader makes ethically challenged list yet again Posted: December 28, 2011 8:29 pm Eastern By Bob Unruh © 2011 WND In a capital city where the U.S. Constitution apparently fast is becoming an anachronism, both the nation's chief executive, Barack Obama, and his buddy, chief law enforcer Attorney General Eric Holder, have been named to a list of the nation's "most corrupt politicians." "Barack Obama apparently believes it is his 'prerogative' to ignore the U.S. Constitution and the rule of law," said the report compiled by Judicial Watch, the Washington-based watchdog on government behavior. And the allegations connected to Holder go far beyond the cerebral world of political position, statement and argument – into the lives and deaths of real people. "Revelations from the Operation Fast and Furious scandal suggest that programs approved by the Holder DOJ may have resulted in the needless deaths of many, including a federal law enforcement officer," Judicial Watch said. Read the inside story on Washington corruption, from the ultimate Washington insider, Jack Abramoff, in "Capitol Punishment." This year's list, alphabetically, includes: Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala.; former Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev.; Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla.; Attorney General Eric Holder, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill.; Barack Obama; Rep. Laura Richardson, D-Calif.; Rep. David Rivera, R-Fla.; Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif.; and Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska. Dishonorable mentions for 2011 includes a potential GOP presidential candidate, former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, as well as former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C.; Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass.; Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano; Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.; Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y.; Rep. Hal Rogers, R-Ky.; and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius. Obama made last year's list after Judicial Watch reminded Washington watchers of Obama's promise regarding "transparency and the rule of law." "Instead, Americans have suffered through lies, stonewalling, cover-ups, corruption, secrecy, scandal and blatant disregard for the rule of law … this has been the Obama legacy in its first two years," the report said then. This year's was not a significant improvement. "Obama makes Judicial Watch's 'Ten Most Wanted' list for a fifth consecutive year. (The former Illinois senator was also a 'Dishonorable Mention' in 2006.) And when it comes to Obama corruption, it may not get any bigger than Solyndra," the 2011 report said. "Solyndra was once known as the poster child for the Obama administration's massive 'green energy' 'initiative, but it has become the poster child for the corruption that ensues when the government meddles," the report today said. "Solyndra filed for bankruptcy in September 2011, leaving 1,100 workers without jobs and the American taxpayers on the hook for $535 million thanks to an Obama administration stimulus loan guarantee." Judicial Watch cited Obama's "reticence to release details" but said it's abundantly clear that the Obama administration rushed the Solyndra loan through the approve process "so it could make a splash at a press event." "The company's main financial backer was a major Obama campaign donor named George Kaiser. While the White House said Kaiser never discussed the loan with White House officials, the evidence suggests this is a lie. … Further demonstrating the political nature of the Obama administration's activities, the Energy Department pressured Solyndra to delay an announcement on layoffs until after the 2010 elections." Even now, Judicial Watch said, Obama "continues to defend the indefensible." Other problems for Obama: "Despite a ban on funding that Obama signed into law, his administration continues to fund the corrupt and allegedly defunct 'community' organization ACORN," the report said. It cited a grant of nearly $80,000 to the Affordable Housing Centers of America, "the renamed ACORN Housing which has a long history of corrupt activity." Then there's nearly another three-quarters of a million dollars involved, too. On Obama's "czars," Judicial Watch said Obama's actions are simply not allowed under the Constitution. The report cited a Politico documentation that Obama is ignoring 2011 spending package requirements to ban certain advisory posts. "In other words, Barack Obama believes he must ignore the U.S. Constitution to protect the U.S. Constitution." "In an historic victory for Judicial Watch and an embarrassing defeat for the Obama White House, a federal court ruled on August 17, 2011, that Secret Service White House visitor logs are agency records that are subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. … The Obama administration now will have to release all records of all visitors to the White House – or explain why White House visits should be kept secret." Obama also applied a politics-first attitude toward a labor dispute over Boeing's plan to open a $750 million assembly line in South Carolina. Obama's friends in organized labor objected and labor's friends in the White House responded with a legal action against Boeing. "Obama's corrupt Chicago dealings continued to haunt him in 2011," Judicial Watch said, citing Obama's real estate partner, Tony Rezko, who was sentenced to jail. "The FBI continues to withhold from Judicial Watch documents of its historic interview of then-Sen. Obama about the Illinois corruption scandal," the group said. The list of evidence against Holder was nearly as long as that against Obama. Judicial Watch said his actions regarding the Operation Fast and Furious gun-running scandal, "in which guns were sold to Mexican drug cartels and others, alone should have brought about Holder's departure." "This reckless insanity seems to have resulted in, among other crimes, the murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, who was killed in a shootout with Mexican criminals in December 2010. Fast and Furious guns were found at the scene of his death. The Fast and Furious operation by itself should have resulted in Holder's resignation, but it is the cover-up that has prompted serious calls for Holder's ouster," Judicial Watch said. That, however, is just the tip of the iceberg, the report said. For example, Holder announced his office no longer would defend the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act – a constitutional responsibility of his office. "This failure to defend this federal law is unprecedented and raises serious questions as to whether President Obama and Eric Holder are upholding their oaths of office and following the Constitution's command to 'take care that the laws be faithfully executed.'" There also are the questions about now-Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan's participating in discussions about Obamacare, which is pending before the high court. And the DOJ's decision to drop a case of voter intimidation against the New Black Panther Party was found likely to have been influenced by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the report said. Further, Judicial Watch has found that Holder's DOJ may be conspiring with Project Vote to boost welfare voter registrations, and Holder has announced his strategy to attack states where lawmakers want to protect against fraud in the voting booth. For the others on the list: Spencer Bachus, R-Ala. – "He has become the face of a congressional 'insider trading' scandal that has rocked the Washington establishment as 2011 draws to a close. Bachus, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, was one of the principal targets of a '60 Minutes' investigative report on the scandal, which aired on CBS in September 2011. The report was based, at least in part, on the book 'Throw Them All Out' by author Peter Schweizer, which outed a slew of members of Congress who allegedly profited in the financial markets by trading on insider information. Bachus was not the only congressman cited by '60 Minutes' – others included Speaker of the House John Boehner and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi – but the Alabama Republican stood out for his remarkable 'good fortune' in shorting the stock market." Former Sen John Ensign, R-Nev. – "John Ensign, former U.S. senator from Nevada and former chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee, was forced to resign from office in May 2011 as the result of an investigation by the Senate Ethics Committee. In a scandal that first broke in 2009, Sen. Ensign publicly admitted to an affair with the wife of long-time staffer Douglas Hampton. Ensign then allegedly tried to cover up the affair by bribing the couple with lucrative gifts and political favors. According to 'The New York Times,' after Hampton discovered the affair involving his wife Cynthia, the senator bought his silence by giving him 'a strong boost into a lobbying career.' Ensign asked political backers to find Hampton a job. 'Payments of $96,000 to the Hamptons also were made by Sen. Ensign's parents, who insist this was a gift, not hush money. Once a lobbying job was secured, Sen. Ensign and his chief of staff continued to help Mr. Hampton, advocating his clients' cases directly with federal agencies." Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla. – "In a year full of shocking congressional sex scandals, perhaps none is more serious than that involving Florida Rep. Alcee Hastings, who allegedly sexually harassed a female government employee and then engaged in a cruel campaign of retaliation when she rebuffed his advances. (On March 7, 2011, Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit against Hastings on behalf of the victim, Ms. Winsome Packer.) The alleged harassment and retaliation began in 2008 when Hastings (formerly an impeached federal judge) served as chairman of the United States Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. Ms. Packer served as his employee. According to Judicial Watch's complaint, 'Mr. Hastings' intention was crystal clear: he was sexually attracted to Ms. Packer, wanted a sexual relationship with her, and would help progress her career if she acquiesced to his sexual advances.'" Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill. – "It took more than two years and two trials, but disgraced former Illinois Governor Rod 'Blago' Blagojevich was finally brought to justice on June 27, 2011, for a number of crimes, including his efforts to 'sell' President Obama's vacant Senate seat to the highest bidder. He became the state's fourth governor, and one of at least 79 Illinois public officials, to be found guilty of a crime since 1972, proving that Illinois has certainly lived up to its reputation as a cesspool of corruption. As the trial unfolded, it became clear that many hands were dirty in the Blago scandal. (See Chicago Mayor and former Obama Chief of Staff Rahm 'Rahmbo' Emanuel, who was finally forced to testify during this second Blago trial – for a whopping five minutes – and President Obama himself, who was interviewed by the FBI in the scandal even before he took office.) But all of the focus now seems to center on Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. The House Ethics Committee announced on December 2, 2011, that it will continue its investigation into allegations that Jackson or someone acting on his behalf offered to raise campaign cash for then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich in exchange for a Senate appointment in 2008. The committee also released an initial report from the Office of Congressional Ethics that said there was 'probable cause' to believe that Jackson either directed a third party or had knowledge of a third party's effort to convince the since-convicted Blagojevich to appoint Jackson Jr. in exchange for campaign cash." Rep. Laura Richardson, D-Calif. – "A first-timer on Judicial Watch's 'Ten Most Wanted' list, Rep. Laura Richardson is in hot water for reportedly misusing her congressional staff for personal and political gain. Rep. Richardson is now under investigation by the House Ethics Committee regarding allegations by former staff member Maria Angel Macias. Macias alleges that she was required by Richardson to order other staffers to run personal errands for the Democrat congresswoman – such as picking up her dry cleaning – and to work on her re-election campaign at taxpayer expense. Richardson's alleged behavior would violate federal law, which protects federal employees from 'being forced by job-related threats or reprisals to donate to political candidates or causes.' House ethics rules also specify that 'in no event may a member or office compel a House employee to do campaign work.'" Rep. David Rivera, R-Fla. – Rep. David Rivera, U.S. representative for Florida's 25th congressional district, is mired in numerous ethics controversies stemming from charges of money laundering and tax evasion schemes initiated when Rivera served in the Florida House of Representatives. The Republican congressman, serving his first term, is currently under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Miami-Dade Police public corruption unit, and the Miami-Dade State Attorney's office. Of particular interest is the investigation by the FBI and the IRS regarding Rep. Rivera's dealings with the Flagler Dog Track, now known as the Magic City Casino. The basis for the investigation relates to payments reportedly totaling as much as $1 million made by the casino to Millennium Marketing in the guise of a consulting contract. Most of the money is said to have been paid in 2008." Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif. – Rep. Maxine Waters is one of the most senior and one of the most outspoken members of Congress. She is also one of the most corrupt. In August 2010, an investigative subcommittee of the House Ethics Committee charged Rep. Waters with three counts of violating House rules and ethics regulations in connection with her use of power and influence on behalf of OneUnited Bank. She was expected to face an ethics trial in late 2010, but the committee delayed the trial indefinitely on November 29, 2010, citing newly discovered documentary evidence that may impact proceedings. The delay apparently has less to do with evidence and more to do with infighting on the panel. Ultimately, an outside counsel was retained and a recommendation was expected by January 2, 2012. However, the committee announced that the Waters probe will be extended until July 31, 2012. According to The Associated Press, the charges currently under the House Ethics Committee microscope 'focus on whether Waters broke the rules in requesting federal help [bailout money] for a bank where her husband owned stock and had served on the board of directors.'" Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska – Rep. Don Young may have achieved a new level of corruption in 2011. The House Ethics Committee announced just before Christmas that the Alaska Republican Congressman was cleared of allegations by the House Ethics Committee that he exceeded the limit on campaign donations to his legal defense fund – which was set up to defend Young against an entirely different set of corruption charges! There was good reason the House Ethics Committee released this decision after most of official Washington left for the Christmas holiday: because the committee's 'exoneration' is a joke. House ethics rules prohibit contributions from any single source that exceed $5,000. Young received $63,000 from 'twelve companies that…were in fact owned by Gary Chouest, his wife, and his five children, or some combination of those seven individuals.' Despite an independent analysis by the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) that the shell-game was a rather transparent violation of the contribution limit, the House Ethics Committee gave Young a free pass because the 12 companies controlled by essentially one individual were 'separate legal entities.'" Among those givens "mentions," Edwards was picked for being indicted by a grand jury on six felony charges apparently linked to the coverup of an extramarital affair with Rielle Hunter. Gingrich, now running for the GOP nomination for president, previously was reprimanded in Congress for "reckless" disregard for House rules and was targeted in a "scathing special counsel report." "Gingrich insinuated during one presidential debate that some members of Congress who took money from Fannie and Freddie should go to jail. And yet, over a span of eight years, according to 'Bloomberg News,' The Gingrich Group was paid between $1.6 and $1.8 million by the home mortgage company. At the same time, Freddie Mac was engaged in massive fraud. Gingrich suggested he was a 'historian' for Freddie Mac. But the evidence clearly shows he was 'throwing his weight' behind the two Government Sponsored Enterprises to prop them up, saying in one interview that Fannie and Freddie provided a more 'liquid and stable housing finance system than we would have' without them. Ironically, President Obama, the man who Gingrich is seeking to oust from office, is keeping secret each and every Freddie Mac (and Fannie Mae) document, including those that could shed light on Gingrich's relationship with Freddie," the Judicial Watch report said. Napolitano, the report said, "presided over a campaign to bypass Congress and provide amnesty to millions of illegal alien lawbreakers all in an obvious attempt to garner more Hispanic votes for Obama's re-election. At first, Napolitano's campaign was begun in stealth. But in 2011 the Obama administration finally admitted that illegal alien amnesty is now the official policy of the United States of America, courtesy of Janet Napolitano's Department of Homeland Security (DHS)." And Sebelius has kept shrouded in secrecy some 1,472 waivers of Obamacare's requirements given to unions and various companies, Judicial Watch said. "Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit against HHS on December 30, 2010, and yet the agency refuses to explain to the American people how decisions were made regarding which organizations received or did not receive a waiver. While HHS was disproportionately doling out waivers to unions, JW also obtained documents from HHS that provide new details on a massive, taxpayer-funded, multimedia campaign designed to promote Obamacare. The total cost of this campaign, which notably targets Obama's electoral coalition, could reach as much as $200 million over the next five years." Read more: Obama, Holder among 'most corrupt politicians' http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=381969#ixzz1hw7o4VLc
Obama's Records Still Missing
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How the Iowa GOP Plans a Rigged Election
PROOF How the Iowa GOP Plans a Rigged Election.... This is big time criminal fraud my friends, and your responsible action now in these primary states could mean saving the American democratic system. Watch video >> http://chasvoice.blogspot.com/2011/12/how-iowa-gop-plans-rigged-election.html Posted by John MacHaffie at 6:22 AM 0 comments
I guess the President forgot to tell Him..
Think about buying a GE Product General Electric is planning to move its 115-year-old X-ray division From Waukesha , Wis. , to Beijing . In addition to moving the Headquarters, the company will invest $2 billion in China and train More than 65 engineers and create six research centers. This is the Same GE that made $5.1 billion in the United States last year. But Paid no taxes-the same company that employs more people overseas than It does in the united States . So let me get this straight. President Obama appointed GE Chairman Jeff Immelt to head his commission on job creation (job czar). Immelt Is supposed to help create jobs. I guess the President forgot to tell Him in which country he was supposed to be creating those jobs. If this doesn't show you the total lack of leadership of this President, I don't know what does. Please pass this information to Others and think about it before you buy a GE product. http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/ge.asp Posted by John MacHaffie at 7:28 AM 0 comments
Shab you gotta be crazy.lol
You be surprised at how many people don't know about this.....
Gingrich Divorce Papers Magically Appear In Media Hands Vetting works differently for Republicans by John Hayward @ Human Events To this day, Barack Hussein Obama remains a man of mystery. Copious amounts of documentation from his early life and academic career have never been released. It took years of pressure, plus Donald Trump as the ringmaster of a media circus, just to see his birth certificate. When the L.A. Times obtained a potentially embarrassing videotape of Obama laughing it up at a party for Arafat minion Rashid Khalidi, the paper pursed its lips and fastidiously hid the tape from public view. Their newspaper account of the part didn't even mention that domestic terrorist Friends of Obama Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn attended the event. Another important connection from Obama's past, his long attendance at Reverend Jeremiah Wright's church of racial hatred, was carefully buried by the media until conservative radio hosts and bloggers dragged it into the open. The rules for "vetting" are very different for Republican candidates. We've already seen murky allegations from Herman Cain's past assigned a level of instant credibility that would never have been granted if he were a black Democrat. Even after a much more serious accusation of a long-running consensual affair caused Cain to suspend his campaign, we still don't know exactly what the initial "sexual harassment" accusers complained about. Now CNN has magically obtained the sealed records of Newt Gingrich's first divorce. Here's the wonderful story of how this Yuletide journalistic miracle came to pass: After initially being told that the divorce documents were sealed, CNN on Thursday obtained the folder containing the filings in the divorce, which had been stashed away for years in a Carroll County, Georgia, court clerk's drawer. Retired clerk Kenneth Skinner told CNN his deputy took Gingrich's file out of the public records room around 1994, "when he (Gingrich) became the center of attention," because Skinner feared tampering and theft. "During these years, you had to make sure those papers were there," Skinner said. "People could go in those files and get things out. We didn't have enough security to control it." Current Carroll County Clerk of Court Alan Lee said he called the retired deputy clerk, who told him where to find the papers, after CNN began looking for them last week. Shazam! Those papers just popped right out of a clerk's drawer, where they were supposedly tucked over fifteen years ago, to keep people from nosing around in them! Oh, the irony! Who knows what CNN might be able to discover about Barack Obama, if they bothered to look for some of his records with the intensity reserved for Republicans' sealed divorce papers? By an amazing coincidence, previous Obama opponents have also seen their campaigns destroyed by the sudden exposure of "sealed" divorce papers. It happened to both Obama's primary and general-election opponents in his 2004 Senate race. In fact, it's likely that the only reason Obama became either a senator or President is that Chicago Democrat machine operatives and their media allies were able to pull lurid details from Republican Jack Ryan's divorce records, unsealed for the Chicago Tribune by a very helpful California judge. MORE HERE: http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=48386 ARTICLE II ELIGIBILITY FACTS HERE: http://www.art2superpac.com/issues.html
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Obama - The Invisible Man
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 Obama - The Invisible Man http://www.rense.com/general95/Obama-InvisibleManFinal1.pdf I don't know if you have ever seen this piece, but I highly recommend EVERY American read this... There are things about Obama that will really cause people to scratch their heads. I have done a lot of research myself, but Ms. Trowbridge blows it wide open.... WOW! It is a long read with so much new information and documentation there is no way for anyone to deny this... The best run-down on the issue of Barak Obama's origins...26 pages of details, plus a series of supporting videos.....almost unbelievable in its details. Posted by John MacHaffie at 10:24 AM 0 comments
State Supreme Court deciding if politician 'ineligible' for office
A ruling awaited from the Indiana Supreme Court is expected to determine whether Secretary of State Charlie White will remain in office after a lower court decided he was ineligible at the time he was elected. Marion County Circuit Court Judge Louis Rosenberg previously ruled White was ineligible to be on the 2010 ballot and Democrat runner-up, Vop Osili, should be declared the winner. The case was moved up to the state Supreme Court today, and its eventual ruling is expected to gather much attention. While the specific situation is different, the issue of removing an elected official from office over eligibility has been dogging Barack Obama since before his inauguration in 2009. Obama's critics argue that he doesn't meet the Constitution's requirement that a president be a "natural-born citizen." He, therefore, can't be impeached, they further contend, because he never should have been installed in the Oval Office. White has been confronted with series of other problems, including a pending trial in Hamilton County where there are voter fraud and perjury counts lodged against him. A spokesman for White's office told the Journal & Courier newspaper of Lafayette, Ind., that the situation was "unprecedented." The controversy began when Democrats alleged before the 2010 election that White was guilty of voter fraud by voting in a precinct where he didn't live. While White won the election by hundreds of thousands of votes, Democrats continued to insist he never was registered correctly. He was scolded by the Indiana Recount Commission, but that decision said state law required only that he be registered in the state. Judge Rosenberg, a Democrat, thought otherwise. He ruled that White was not registered properly in time for the election in which he was a candidate. "The fact that Mr. White knowingly registered in the wrong precinct is sufficient to render him ineligible for the office of secretary of state," he ruled. Numerous court cases have been filed against Obama over his occupancy in the White House. But none has succeeded yet even in reaching the point of discovery where plaintiffs' might determine whether concealed documentation for Obama reveals his status. Some say he was not born in Hawaii as he has maintained and, therefore, is not eligible. Other critics say the Constitution's "natural born citizen" requirement means that since his father never was a U.S. citizen, he wouldn't qualify under any circumstances. There are impeachment campaigns that have been launched encouraging his removal from office, but others say he doesn't even qualify for impeachment, as a lack of eligibility should mean he never was president. The Indiana decision, when it eventually is released, however, is not the only precedent that courts will have available. MORE HERE: http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=380641
Military Wives Song Tops British Charts
Here is why alot of us believe Bush create 9/11
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 Nesara History True Story! This is a Repeat Posting but well worth it A good time to read this as we are very near. NESARA - History - True Story Partial history of the true NESARA Law by James Rink With all their power and money the bankers thought themselves to be above the law, but cracks were now appearing in their foundations. Angry Americans were beginning to fight back. A class action lawsuit was brewing which would threaten to change the balance of power. This change began in the mid 1970's, when the Federal Land Bank illegally foreclosed on farmers mortgages all throughout the Midwest. In each of these cases the farmers were defrauded by the banks with the approval of the Federal Reserve System. These court cases would eventually become known as the farmer claims program. In 1978 an elderly ranch farmer in Colorado purchased a farm with loan from the Federal Land Bank; after he died the property was passed on to his son Roy Schwasinger Jr., who was a retired military general. Soon after a Federal Land Bank officer and Federal Marshall appeared on his property and informed him the bank was foreclosing on his farm and to vacate within 30 days. Without his knowledge, his deceased father signed a stipulation which reverted the property back to the Federal Land Bank in the event of the borrower's death. Outraged, Roy Schwasinger filed a class action lawsuit in the Denver Federal Court system. But the case didn't go very far and the suit was dismissed from filing incorrectly. This began Roy Schwasinger's investigation into the inner workings of the banking system. In 1982 he was given a contract by the US senate and later Supreme Court to investigate banking fraud. But because he was under a strict non-disclosure order he was not allowed to tell the media what he discovered. In the late 80s he began sharing his knowledge with others including high ranking military personnel who helped him bring about a class action lawsuit against the federal government. The first series of these lawsuits began in the mid 1980's when William and Shirley Baskerville of Fort Collins, Colorado were involved in a bankruptcy case with First Interstate Bank of Fort Collins; who was trying to foreclose on their farm. At a restaurant their lawyer informed them that he would no longer be able to help them and walked-off. Overhearing the conversation Roy Schwasinger offered his advice on how to appeal the case in bankruptcy court. So in 1987 they filed an appeal (Case No. 87-C-716) with the United States District Court in Colorado. On November 3, 1988, the Denver Federal Court system ruled that indeed the banks had defrauded the Baskervilles and proceeded to reverse its bankruptcy decision. But when the foreclosed property was not returned they filed a new lawsuit. Eventually, 23 other farmers, ranchers, and Indians swindled by the banks in the same manner would join in the case. In these cases, the banks were foreclosing on the properties using fraudulent methods such as charging exorbitant interest, illegal foreclosure, or by not crediting mortgage payments to their account as they should have but instead would steal the mortgage payments for themselves triggering foreclosure on the property. After running out of money they continued their fight without the help of lawyers. With some assistance by the Farmers Union a new lawsuit was filed against the Federal Land Bank and the Farmers Credit System. (1) Case No. 92-C-1781 The District Court ruled in their favor and ordered the banks to return the stolen properties with help from either Federal Marshals or the National Guard. But when no payments were made, the farmers declared involuntary Chapter Seven Bankruptcy against the Federal Land Bank and the Farmers Credit System. The banks appealed their case insisting they were not a business but a federal agency therefore they were not liable to pay the damages. So the farmer's legal team adopted a new strategy. According to the Federal Land Bank's 1933 charter they are not allowed to make loans directly to applicants, but instead could only back loans as a guarantor in case of default. Because the Federal Land Bank had violated this rule the farmer's legal team was able to successfully sue the bank for damages. Word of the lawsuit began to spread; the legal team would teach others how to fight foreclosure and to help them file lawsuits as well (Case No. 93-1308-M). Celebrities such as Willie Nelson joined in the cause and helped raise money during his "Farm Aid" concerts. Here is short clip of Willie Nelson describing in his own words the series of events leading up to the farmer claims legal case…… The Baskerville case had now become the Farmer Claims Class Action Lawsuit. Worried about the legal ramifications the government retaliated against the farmers by hitting them with either outrageous IRS fees, or by imprisoning the legal team under frivolous nonrelated charges. When the farmers realized they were being unfairly targeted, they had military generals such as General Roy Schwasinger sit in the courtroom to make sure the bribed judges would vote according to constitutional law. The farmers now with a large team of knowledgeable people of the law behind them filed a new case to claim additional damages from the fraudulent loaning activities of the Farmers Credit System. The government tried to settle but they had already lost many cases and were now loosing the appeals as well. More and more evidence was collected. According to the National Banking Act all banks are required to register their charters with the Federal and State Bureau of Records, but none of the banks complied, allowing the legal team to sue the Farmers Credit System. Not only was Farmers Credit System not chartered to do business with the American Banking Association, but so were other quasi government organizations such as the Federal Housing Administration, The Department of Housing and Urban Development, and even the Federal Reserve Bank. The Farmers Claims lawsuit was thrown out of court at each level with the records purposely destroyed. So in the early 1990's Roy Schwasinger brought the case before the United States Supreme Court. Some of the content of this case is sealed from public eyes but most of it can be viewed today. Almost (u-nan-ah-mous-ly) unanimously the U.S. Supreme Court Justices ruled that the Farmers Union claims were indeed VALID, therefore, all property foreclosed by the Farmers Credit System was illegal and all those who were foreclosed on would have to receive damages. In addition, they ruled that the U.S. federal government and banks had defrauded the farmers, and all U.S. citizens, out of vast sums of money and property. And furthermore, the court ruled the shocking truth that the IRS was a Puerto Rican Trust and that the Federal Reserve was unlawful, that the income tax amendment was only ratified by four states and therefore was not a legal amendment, that the IRS code was not enacted into "Positive Law"* within the Code of Federal Regulations, and how the U.S. government illegally foreclosed on farmer's homes with help from federal agencies. *Positive Law Laws that have been enacted by a properly instituted and recognized branch of the government. Irrefutable proof was presented by a retired CIA agent. He provided testimony and records of the banks illegal activities, to lead further evidence that the Farmers' Union claims were indeed legitimate. The implications of such a decision were profound. All gold, silver, and property titles, taken by the Federal Reserve and IRS must be returned to the people. The legal team sought assistance from a small group of benevolent visionaries, consisting of politicians, military generals, and business people who have been secretly working to restore the constitution since the mid 1950's. Somehow within their ranks, a four star U.S. army general received "title" and "receiver" of the original 1933 United States Bankruptcy. When the case was brought before the U.S. Supreme Court, they ruled in his favor, giving the Army General title over the United States, Inc. Legal action was then passed on to the Senate Finance Committee and Senator Sam Nunn, who was working with Roy Schwasinger. With the help of covert congressional and political pressure, President George H.W. Bush issued an Executive Order (a) on Oct. 23, 1991, which provided a provision allowing anyone who has a claim against the federal government to receive payment as long as it's within the rules of the original format of the case. (a) Executive Order No. 12778 Principles of Ethical Conduct for Government Officers and Employees; October 23, 1991 According to the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, all present and succeeding debts against the U.S. Treasury must be assumed by the Federal Reserve. Thus the famer's claims legal team was able to use that executive order to not only force the Federal Reserve to pay out damages in a gold backed currency but also allow them to receive legal ownership over the bankruptcy of United States, Inc. To collect damages the farmers legal team used an obscure attachment to the 14th amendment which most people are not aware of. After the civil war the government allowed citizens to claim a payment on anyone who suffered damages as a result of the Federal Government failing to protect its citizens from harm or damages by a foreign government. President Grant had this attachment sealed from public eyes but somehow, someone the farmer's legal team got a hold of it. If you listened to that carefully, it specifies damages by a foreign government. That foreign government is the corporate federal government which has been masquerading to the public as the constitutional government. Remember this goes back to the Organic Act of 1871 and the Trading with the Enemies Act of 1933, which defined all citizens as enemy combatants under the federal system known as the United States. The Justices and farmer's legal team recognized how evil and corrupt our federal government had become and to counteract this they added some provisions in the settlement to bring the government back under control. a. First they would have to be paid using a lawful currency, backed by gold and silver as the constitution dictates. This would eliminate inflation and gyrating economic cycles created by the Federal Reserve System. b. Second they would be required to go back to common law instead of admiralty law under the gold fringe flags. Under common law if there is no damage or harm done then there is no violation of the law. This would eliminate millions of laws which are used to control the masses and protect corrupt politicians. c. Lastly the IRS would have to be dismantled and replaced with a national sales tax. This is the basis of the NESARA Law. When the legal team finally settled on a figure, each individual would receive an average of $20 million dollars payout per claim. Multiplied by a total of 336,000 claims that were filed against the U.S. Federal Government, the total payout would come out to a staggering $6.6 trillion dollars. The U.S. Supreme Court placed a gag order on the case, struck all information from the Federal Registry, and placed all records in the Supreme Court files. Up to that point Senator Sam Nunn had kept the Baskerville Case records within his office. A settlement was agreed to out of court and the decision was sealed by Janet Reno. Because the case was sealed, claimants are not allowed to share court documents to media outlets without violating the settlement, but they can still tell others about the lawsuit. This is why you probably have not heard about this. In 1991 Roy Schwasinger went before a senate committee to present evidence of the banks and governments criminal activity. He informed them how the Corporation of the United States was tied to the establishment of a New World Order which would bring about a fascist one world government ruled by the international bankers. So in 1992 a task force was put together consisting of over 300 retired and 35 active US military officers who strongly supported constitutional law.* This task force was responsible for investigating governmental officials, congressional officers, judges, and the Federal Reserve. *Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Jeremy Boorda *General David McCloud *Former Director of Central Intelligence, William Colby They uncovered the common practice of bribery and extortion committed by both senators and judges. The criminal activity was so rampant that only 2 out of 535 members of congress were deemed honest. But more importantly they carried out the first ever audit of the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve was used to giving orders to politicians and had no intentions of being audited. However after they were informed their offices would be raided under military gunpoint if necessary; they complied with the investigation. After reviewing their files the military officers found $800 trillion dollars sitting in accounts which should have been applied to the national debt. And contrary to federal government propaganda they also discovered that most nations had in fact owed money to the United States instead of the other way around. These hidden trillions were then confiscated and placed into European bank accounts in order to generate the enormous funds needed to pay the farmers claims class action lawsuit, later this money would become the basis of the prosperity programs. Despite these death blows President George H.W. Bush and the illuminati continued on with their plans of global enslavement. In August 1992 the military officers confronted President Bush and demanded he sign agreement that he would return the United States to constitutional law and ordered him to never use the term New World Order again. Bush pretended to cooperate but secretly planned to bring about the New World Order anyway by signing an Executive Order on December 25, 1992, that would have indefinitely closed all banks giving Bush an excuse to declare martial law. Under the chaos of martial law, Bush intended to install a new constitution which would have kept everyone currently in office in their same position for 25 years and it would have removed all rights to elect new officials. The military intervened and stopped Bush from signing that Executive order. In 1993 members of the Supreme Court, certain members of congress and representatives from the Clinton government meet with high ranking US military officers who were demanding a return to constitutional law, reforms of the banking system, and financial redress. They agreed to create the farm claims process which would allow the legal team to set up meetings all over the country on a grass roots level to help others file claims and to educate them about the lawsuit. A claim of harm could be made on any loan issued by a financial institution for all interest paid; foreclosures; attorney and court fees; IRS taxes or liens; real estate and property taxes; mental and emotional stress caused by the loss of property; stress related illness such as suicide and divorce; and even warrants, incarceration, and probation could also be claimed. But the Clinton government undermined their efforts by requiring the farm claims to use a specific form designed by the government. This form imposed an administrative fee of $300 for each claim, which was later used in 1994 as a basis to arrest the leaders of the legal team including Roy Schwasinger. The government was so afraid of what they would say during their trial in Michigan that extra steps were taken to conceal the true nature of the case. County courthouse employees were not allowed to work between Monday and Thursday during the course of the trial. And outside the courthouse, FBI agents swarmed the perimeter preventing the media and visitors from learning what was going on as well. Harassment and retaliation by the government increased, many where sent prison or murdered while incarcerated. Despite being protected by his military personnel the army general who acquired the original 1933 Title of Bankruptcy of the United States; was imprisoned, killed, and replaced with a clone. This clone was then used as a decoy to prevent any further claims from being filed. During the first Clinton administration the military delayed many of Clinton's federal appointments until they were sure these individuals would help restore constitutional law. One such individual who promised to bring about the necessary changes was Attorney General Janet Reno. In agreement with the Supreme Court ruling on June 3, 1993, Janet Reno ordered the Delta Force and Navy Seals to Switzerland, England, and Israel to recapture trillions of dollars of gold stolen by the Federal Reserve System from the strategic gold reserves. These nations cooperated with the raid because they were promised their debts owed to the United States would be canceled and because the people who stole the money from the United States also stole money from their nations as well. This bullion is to be used for the new currency backed by precious metals. It's now safely stockpiled at the Norad Complex at Colorado Springs, Colorado and four other repositories. Janet Reno's action so enraged the powers-that-be, that it resulted in her death. She was then replaced with a clone and it was this creature that was responsible for covering-up the various Clinton scandals. To keep the Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Robert Rubin in line, he too was also cloned. For the remainder of their term in office both Reno and Rubin received their salaries from the International Monetary Fund as foreign agents and not from the U.S. Treasury. Despite these actions the legal team continued on with their fight while managing to avoid bloodshed and a major revolution. After 1993 the farmer claims process name was changed to Bank Claims. Between 1993 and 1996, the U.S. Supreme Court required U.S. citizens to file "Bank Claims" to collect damages paid by the U.S. Treasury Department. This process CLOSED in 1996. During this time the U.S. Supreme Court assigned one or more Justices to monitor the progress of the rulings. They enlisted help of experts in economics, monetary systems, banking, constitutional government and law, and many other related areas. These justices built coalitions of support and assistance with thousands of people worldwide; known as 'White Knights". The term 'White Knights' was borrowed from the world of big business. It refers to a vulnerable company that is rescued by a corporation or a wealthy person from a hostile takeover. To implement the required changes, the five Justices spent years negotiating how the reformations would occur. Eventually they settled on certain agreements, also known as 'Accords', with the U.S. government, the Federal Reserve Bank owners, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and with numerous other countries including the United Kingdom and countries of the Euro Zone. Because these U.S. banking reformations will impact the entire world; the IMF, World Bank, and other countries had to be involved. The reformations require that the Federal Reserve be absorbed by the U.S. Treasury Department and the banks' fraudulent activities must be stopped and payment must be made for past harm. In 1998, the military generals who originally participated in the famer's claim process realized that the US Supreme Court justices had no intentions of implementing the 'Accords.' So they decided the only way to implement the reformations was through a law passed by congress. In 1999 a 75 page document known as the National Economic Security and Reformation Act (NESARA) was submitted to congress where it sat with little action for almost a year. Late one evening on March 9, 2000, a written quorum call was hand-delivered by Delta Force and Navy SEALs to 15 members of the US Senate and the US House who were sponsors and co-sponsors of NESARA. They were immediately escorted by the Delta Force and Navy SEALs to their respective voting chambers where they passed the National Economic Security and Reformation Act. These 15 members of congress were the only people lawfully allowed to hold office in accordance with the original 13th amendment. Remember British soldiers destroyed copies of the Titles of Nobility Amendment (TONA) in the war of 1812 because it prevented anyone who had ties to the crown of England from holding public office. NESARA is the most ground breaking reformation to sweep not only this country but our planet in its entire history. The act does away with the Federal Reserve Bank, the IRS, the shadow government, and much more. NESARA implements the following changes: 1. Zeros out all credit card, mortgage, and other bank debt due to illegal banking and government activities. This is the Federal Reserve's worst nightmare, a "jubilee" or a forgiveness of debt. 2. Abolishes the income tax 3. Abolishes the IRS. Employees of the IRS will be transferred into the US Treasury national sales tax area. 4. Creates a 14% flat rate non-essential 'new items only' sales tax revenue for the government. In other words food and medicine will not be taxed; nor will used items such as old homes. 5. Increases benefits to senior citizens 6. Returns Constitutional Law to all courts and legal matters. 7. Reinstates the original Title of Nobility amendment. Hundreds of thousands of Americans under the control of foreign powers will lose their citizenship, be deported to other countries, and barred from reentry for the remainder of their life. And millions of people will soon discover their college degrees are now worthless paper. 8. Establishes new Presidential and Congressional elections within 120 days after NESARA's announcement. The intern government will cancel all "National Emergencies" and return us back to constitutional law. 9. Monitors elections and prevents illegal election activities of special interest groups. 10. Creates a new U.S. Treasury, 'rainbow currency,' backed by gold, silver, and platinum precious metals, ending the bankruptcy of the United States initiated by Franklin Roosevelt in 1933. 11. Forbids the sale of American birth certificate records as chattel property bonds by the US Department of Transportation. 12. Initiates new U.S. Treasury Bank System in alignment with Constitutional Law 13. Eliminates the Federal Reserve System. During the transition period the Federal Reserve will be allowed to operate side by side of the U.S. treasury for one year in order to remove all Federal Reserve notes from the money supply. 14. Restores financial privacy 15. Retrains all judges and attorneys in Constitutional Law 16. Ceases all aggressive, U.S. government military actions worldwide 17. Establishes peace throughout the world 18. Releases enormous sums of money for humanitarian purposes 19. Enables the release of over 6,000 patents of suppressed technologies that are being withheld from the public under the guise of national security, including free energy devices, antigravity, and sonic healing machines. Because President Clinton's clone had no interest in signing NESARA into law on October 10, 2000; under orders from U.S. military generals the elite Naval Seals and Delta Force stormed the White House and under gunpoint forced Bill Clinton to sign NESARA. During this time Secret Service and White House security personnel were ordered to stand down, disarmed, and allowed to witness this event under a gag order. From its very inception Bush Sr., the corporate government, major bank houses, and the Carlyle group have opposed NESARA. To maintain secrecy, the case details and the docket number were sealed and revised within the official congressional registry, to reflect a commemorative coin and then again it was revised even more recently. This is why there are no public Congressional Records and why a search for this law will not yield the correct details until after the reformations are made public. You probably never of this law due to an extremely strict gag order placed upon politicians, media personnel, and bank officers. Even though Alex Jones or Ron Paul will not tell you about it, the law is still valid. And members of congress will not tell us any of this because they have been ordered by the U.S. Supreme Court Justices to 'deny' the existence of NESARA or face charges of treason punishable by death. Some members of Congress have actually been charged with 'obstruction.' When Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone was about to break the gag order, but before he could, his small passenger plane crashed killing his wife, daughter, and himself. If fear isn't enough to keep congress in line, money is. The CIA routinely bribes senators with stolen loot from the bank roll programs. Every senator has been bribed with a minimum of $200 million dollars deposited in a Bank of America account in Canada. You will never hear the media networks report about NESARA. To maintain silence, major news networks such as CNN are paid in the tune of $2 billion dollars annually. Some of this loot is funneled by the Mormon Church in Utah through Senator Orin Hatch's office and Bank of America. Not only is congress bribed but the entire Joint Chiefs of Staff and upper tier of the government including the president receives these payments as well. Only the Provost Marshall has the lawful authority to arrest these individuals, but sadly he won't do his job either. It seems the United State military is full of pencil pushing politicians who care more about advancement then doing their job. And not surprisingly, much disinformation about NESARA can be found on the internet. Prominent nay-sayers include quatloos.com, which is rumored to be a CIA front; nesara.org which is maintained by the Bush family; Sherry Shriner; and various Internet channelers receiving their messages from telepathic spooks have all contributed to the confusion. Even the information on Wikipedia is in error. Wikipedia gives you the history of CIA agent Harvey Barnard's NESARA law. If you look closely, this law stands for National Economic Stabilization and Recovery Act, which would have made reforms to the economy and replace the income tax with a national sales tax. This law was rejected by congress in the 1990's. But there is little mention of the National Economic Security and Reformation Act on Wikipedia or its ramifications. September 11, 2001 The next step is to announce NESARA to the world, but it's not an easy task to do. Many powerful groups have tried to prevent the implementation of NESARA. The NESARA law requires that at least once a year, an effort be made to announce the law to the public. Three current US Supreme Court judges control the committee in charge of NESARA's announcement. These Judges have used their overall authority to secretly sabotage NESARA's announcement. In 2001 after much negotiation the Supreme Court justices ordered the current Congress to pass resolutions 'approving' NESARA. This took place on September 9, 2001, eighteen months after NESARA became law. On September 10, 2001, George Bush Sr. moved into the White house to steer his son on how to block the announcement. The next day, on September 11, 2001, at 10 am Eastern Daylight Time, Alan Greenspan was scheduled to announce the new US Treasury Bank system, debt forgiveness for all U.S. citizens, and abolishment of the IRS as the first part of the public announcements of NESARA. Just before the announcement at 9 am, Bush Sr. ordered the demolition of World Trade Center to stop the international banking computers on floors one and two, in the North Tower from initiating the new U.S. Treasury Bank system. Explosives in the World Trade Center were planted by both CIA and Mossad operatives and detonated remotely in Building 7 which was demolished later that day in order to cover-up their crime. Remote pilot technology was used in a flyover event to deliver a payload of explosives into the Pentagon at the exact location of the White Knights in their new Naval Command Center who were coordinating activities supporting NESARA's implementation nationwide. With the announcement of NESARA stopped dead in its tracks, George Bush Sr. decapitated any hopes of returning the government back to the people. Also know this is the main reason a lot of people didn't know about Nesara is because of our wonderful government and of course the main stream media but if you do as much research as I've you'll see all this is very possible. And remember this because this is really big you'll see all kinds of misinformation telling you this is not true or is a scam.
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On the east side of campus, tucked away in the Towne Building, lies the PACE Laboratory, a mechanical engineering research space. Various contraptions line the room, and hanging on one of the walls is an oversized check for $10,000. Scattered about the floor are several copies of Philadelphia's Metro newspaper featuring a cover story about a "revolutionary device," which sits only a few feet away.
For the past couple of years, four Penn student engineers—Nick Parrotta, Elizabeth Beattie, Nick McGill, and Nikolay Vladimirov—have worked diligently to build the "Titan Arm" for their senior project in mechanical engineering and applied mechanics. Weighing about 18 pounds, this bionic exoskeleton attaches onto the user's arm with a backpack motor for power. Strap it on and your right arm can instantly lift an additional 40 pounds.
The idea of a bionic bicep didn't come easily. The team had initially considered designing a prosthetic hand. Deeming this to be impractical for a senior project, they settled on creating an upper-body exoskeleton and presented the idea to senior lecturer Jonathan Fiene, their advisor. Fiene cautioned them about the difficulty of their proposal, but nonetheless gave it a green light.
When the team unveiled the prototype last spring—manufactured with the help of 3D printing—it quickly garnered buzz in the tech world. In May, the Titan Arm won $10,000 for first place in the Cornell Cup, a college-level mechanical engineering contest. Then the four Penn students became the first American team to ever receive the James Dyson Award, for which they pocketed another $45,000, with an additional $15,000 going to Penn Engineering. Dyson, known primarily as the inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner, organizes the engineering contest, which is open only to college students and recent graduates.
Along with the prizes, the Titan Arm has attracted international publicity from numerous media outlets, including the BBC, Wired, and CNN. The team describes this attention as "fantastic," if perhaps a little overheated.
"The media teams sometimes want to transform the project from being an augmented lifting device to the next Iron Man suit, when in reality, our team is more passionate about helping patients get back to a normal, everyday life," McGill says.
The bionic exoskeleton, for instance, could potentially help patients with back or arm injuries regain control of their muscles in conjunction with physical therapy. The robotic arm also has the capacity to collect data on the user's range of motion, which could help doctors track a patient's recovery. McGill says the arm also could be used for occupational lifting by UPS employees and warehouse workers.
The team estimates that their production cost came in at about $2,000—1/50th the price of current exoskeletons on the market. Because of their high costs, insurance companies rarely cover robotic exoskeletons.
The four engineers have been particularly heartened by several emails from individuals suffering from injuries that they believe the Titan Arm could ameliorate.
"The idea that what we're doing has created enough hope in someone that they want to reach out to us and offer to be an alpha or beta tester for the early prototypes, that's so inspiring and motivating," Parrotta says.


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Our Grocery Shopping Habits Changed in 2020 — Here's How
By Eva Recinos April 7, 2021
No surprise here: Our grocery shopping habits have changed. To track just how we've adapted to a new routine, Instacart pulled some data to see what shopping behaviors defined us this past year.
"According to a new Instacart survey of 2,038 U.S. adults conducted recently online by The Harris Poll, nearly half of all Americans (48%) say that they ordered groceries online during the pandemic," the report emphasizes.
One of the most interesting conclusions is that people are shopping more during the week now. The company saw a 32% increase in orders placed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Overall, more shoppers in 2020 opted for mid-week shopping rather than saving the task for the weekend (compared to 2019).
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When it comes to precisely what items were the most popular, sanitation products were (of course) high on the list. In that category, "Purell" had the highest increase in search volume, followed by "hand sanitizer" and "disinfectant spray."
And remember those days when everyone was making bread? The search volume for "yeast" went way up, and so did "flour" and "charcoal." Proof that many shoppers were experimenting with their kitchen tools at home.
There were plenty of at-home libations, too. "Canned or pre-mixed cocktail sales grew by 127%" the company states. Specialty beers saw a 96% increase and spiked seltzers saw a 131% increase.
What will 2021 look like? We're not sure, but that reminds us we should stock up on a drink or two. See the full report here.
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AWS launches visual data preparation tool DataBrew
AWS Glue DataBrew allows for the cleaning and normalising of data without the need to write code
by: Sabina Weston
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the general availability of its new visual data preparation tool that lets users clean and normalise data without having to write code.
Built as part of its AWS Glue service, the new DataBrew tool aims to make visual data preparation more accessible for a greater number of users.
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According to AWS, DataBrew facilitates data exploration and experimentation directly from AWS data lakes, data warehouses, and databases. Its users will be able to choose from over 250 built-in functions to combine, pivot, and transpose the data, with the tool also providing transformations that use advanced machine learning techniques such as natural language processing.
DataBrew is serverless and fully-managed, the claim being that users will never need to configure, provision, or manage any compute resources directly.
"AWS customers are using data for analytics and machine learning at an unprecedented pace", commented Raju Gulabani, AWS vice president of Database and Analytics. "However, these customers regularly tell us that their teams spend too much time on the undifferentiated, repetitive, and mundane tasks associated with data preparation. Customers love the scalability and flexibility of code-based data preparation services like AWS Glue, but they could also benefit from allowing business users, data analysts, and data scientists to visually explore and experiment with data independently, without writing code.
"AWS Glue DataBrew features an easy-to-use visual interface that helps data analysts and data scientists of all technical levels understand, combine, clean, and transform data," he added.
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AWS Glue DataBrew is generally available starting today in Ireland and Frankfurt, Germany, as well as select parts of the United States, including Ohio and Oregon, and the Asia Pacific Region. AWS said that it will announce the availability in additional regions "soon" but has yet to confirm when the tool will arrive in the UK.
When it comes to pricing, AWS said that the DataBrew users will not be faced with any "upfront commitments or costs" to use the tool, but will be expected to pay for the ability to create and run transformations on datasets. AWS did not immediately respond to IT Pro's query regarding specific pricing.
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import ro.nextreports.designer.util.ImageUtil;
import ro.nextreports.designer.util.Show;
import ro.nextreports.designer.util.UIActivator;

import ro.nextreports.engine.Report;
import ro.nextreports.engine.util.ReportUtil;
import ro.nextreports.engine.util.StringUtil;

public class ValidateSqlsAction extends AbstractAction {

    public static String VALID_SQL_PROPERTY = "VALID_SQL";
    private DBObject sqlObject;
    private ReportPersistence repPersist = ReportPersistenceFactory.createReportPersistence(Globals.getReportPersistenceType());
    private boolean multiple;

    private static final Log LOG = LogFactory.getLog(ValidateSqlsAction.class);

    public ValidateSqlsAction(DBObject sqlObject) {
        String text;

        multiple = (sqlObject.getType() == DBObject.REPORTS_GROUP) ||
				(sqlObject.getType() == DBObject.QUERIES_GROUP) ||
				(sqlObject.getType() == DBObject.CHARTS_GROUP) ||
				(sqlObject.getType() == DBObject.FOLDER_QUERY) ||
				(sqlObject.getType() == DBObject.FOLDER_REPORT) ||
				(sqlObject.getType() == DBObject.FOLDER_CHART);

        if (multiple) {
            text = I18NSupport.getString("sql.validation");
        } else {
            text = I18NSupport.getString("sql.validation.single");
        }
        putValue(Action.NAME, text);
        putValue(Action.SMALL_ICON, ImageUtil.getImageIcon("sql_validation"));
        putValue(Action.SHORT_DESCRIPTION, text);
        putValue(Action.LONG_DESCRIPTION, text);
        this.sqlObject = sqlObject;
    }

    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {

        Thread executorThread = new Thread(new Runnable() {

            public void run() {

                UIActivator activator = new UIActivator(Globals.getMainFrame(), I18NSupport.getString("sql.validation"));
                activator.start();

                if (!multiple) {
                	try {
                		testSingleValidation(sqlObject, true);
                    } finally {
                        if (activator != null) {
                            activator.stop();
                        }
                    }

                // validate all sqls
                } else {
                    try {
                        final DBBrowserTree tree = Globals.getMainFrame().getQueryBuilderPanel().getTree();
                        final DBBrowserNode node;
                        if ((sqlObject.getType() == DBObject.REPORTS_GROUP) ||
                        		(sqlObject.getType() == DBObject.QUERIES_GROUP) ||
                        		(sqlObject.getType() == DBObject.CHARTS_GROUP) ) {
                        	node = tree.searchNode(sqlObject.getName());
                        } else {
                        	node = tree.searchNode(sqlObject.getName(), sqlObject.getAbsolutePath(), sqlObject.getType());
                        }
                        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
                        testMultipleValidation(node, tree, result);
                        String message = result.toString();
                        if (!message.isEmpty()) {
                        	Show.warningScroll(I18NSupport.getString("sql.invalid"), message, 10, 30, createActions(node, tree));
            	    	} else {
            	    		Show.info(I18NSupport.getString("sql.valid"));
            	    	}
                    } finally {
                        if (activator != null) {
                            activator.stop();
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }, "NEXT : " + getClass().getSimpleName());
        executorThread.start();
    }

    private void testMultipleValidation(DBBrowserNode node, DBBrowserTree tree, StringBuilder result) {
    	if (node.getChildCount() == 0) {
            tree.startExpandingTree(node, false, null);
        }
    	for (int i = 0, size = node.getChildCount(); i < size; i++) {
            DBBrowserNode child = (DBBrowserNode) node.getChildAt(i);
            DBObject object = child.getDBObject();
            if ((object.getType() == DBObject.FOLDER_QUERY) ||
				(object.getType() == DBObject.FOLDER_REPORT) ||
				(object.getType() == DBObject.FOLDER_CHART)) {
            	testMultipleValidation(child, tree, result);
            } else {
            	String res = testSingleValidation(object, false);
            	result.append(res);
            }
        }
    }

    private String testSingleValidation(DBObject obj, boolean showMessage) {
    	Report report = null;
		if (obj.getType() == DBObject.QUERIES) {
			report = repPersist.loadReport(obj.getAbsolutePath());
		} else if (obj.getType() == DBObject.REPORTS) {
			report = FormLoader.getInstance().load(obj.getAbsolutePath());
		} else if (obj.getType() == DBObject.CHARTS) {
			report = ChartUtil.loadChart(obj.getAbsolutePath()).getReport();
		}
		boolean error = false;
	    if (report != null) {
	    	String message = Globals.getDBViewer().isValidSql(report);
	    	StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
	    	if (message == null) {
	    		// valid
	    		List<Report> subreports = ReportUtil.getSubreports(report);
	    		for (Report subreport : subreports) {
	    			message = Globals.getDBViewer().isValidSql(subreport);
	    			if (message != null) {
	    				error = true;
	    				sb.append("Subreport '").append(report.getName()).append("/").append(subreport.getName()).append("':\n").append(message).append("\n\n");
	    				break;
	    			}
	    		}
	    	} else {
	    		sb.append("Report '").append(report.getName()).append("':\n").append(message).append("\n\n");
	    		error = true;
	    	}
	    	if (error) {
	    		obj.putProperty(VALID_SQL_PROPERTY, false);
	    		if (showMessage) {
	    			Show.warningScroll(I18NSupport.getString("sql.invalid"), sb.toString(), 10, 30, createActions(obj));
	    		}
	    	} else {
	    		obj.putProperty(VALID_SQL_PROPERTY, true);
	    		if (showMessage) {
	    			Show.info(I18NSupport.getString("sql.valid"));
	    		}
	    	}
	    	return sb.toString();
	    }
	    return "";
    }

    private List<Action> createActions (final DBBrowserNode node, final DBBrowserTree tree) {
    	Action replace = new AbstractAction(I18NSupport.getString("validate.replace")) {
			@Override
			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {

				final FindPanel findPanel = new FindPanel();
				BaseDialog dialog = new FindDialog(findPanel);
		        dialog.pack();
		        Show.centrateComponent(Globals.getMainFrame(), dialog);
		        dialog.setVisible(true);
				if (dialog.okPressed()) {
					 Thread executorThread = new Thread(new Runnable() {

				            public void run() {

				                UIActivator activator = new UIActivator(Globals.getMainFrame(), I18NSupport.getString("validate.replace"));
				                activator.start();
				                try {
				                	setEnabled(false);
									String oldText = findPanel.getOldText();
									String newText = findPanel.getNewText();
									boolean isCaseSensitive = findPanel.isCaseSensitive();
									LOG.info("Validate replace action '" + node.getDBObject().getName() + "' " + oldText + " -> " + newText);
									replaceDir(node, tree, oldText, newText, isCaseSensitive);
				                } finally {
				                	setEnabled(true);
			                        if (activator != null) {
			                            activator.stop();
			                        }
			                        Show.info(I18NSupport.getString("validate.replace.finish"));
			                    }
				            }
				        }, "NEXT : " + getClass().getSimpleName());
				        executorThread.start();
				}

			}

    	};
    	List<Action> actions = new ArrayList<Action>();
    	actions.add(replace);
    	return actions;
    }

    private List<Action> createActions (final DBObject object) {
    	Action replace = new AbstractAction(I18NSupport.getString("validate.replace")) {
			@Override
			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {

				FindPanel findPanel = new FindPanel();
				BaseDialog dialog = new FindDialog(findPanel);
		        dialog.pack();
		        Show.centrateComponent(Globals.getMainFrame(), dialog);
		        dialog.setVisible(true);
				if (dialog.okPressed()) {
					String oldText = findPanel.getOldText();
					String newText = findPanel.getNewText();
					boolean isCaseSensitive = findPanel.isCaseSensitive();
					LOG.info("Validate replace action '" + object.getName() + "' " + oldText + " -> " + newText);
					replaceFile(object, oldText, newText, isCaseSensitive);
				}

			}

    	};
    	List<Action> actions = new ArrayList<Action>();
    	actions.add(replace);
    	return actions;
    }

    private void replaceFile(DBObject obj, String oldText, String newText, boolean isCaseSensitive) {
    	if ((obj.getType() == DBObject.QUERIES) ||
    		(obj.getType() == DBObject.REPORTS)	||
    		(obj.getType() == DBObject.CHARTS)) {
			String filePath = obj.getAbsolutePath();
			Boolean validQ = (Boolean) obj.getProperty(ValidateSqlsAction.VALID_SQL_PROPERTY);
        	if ((validQ != null) && !validQ.booleanValue()) {
        		LOG.info("  --> replace file '" + filePath + "' " + oldText + " -> " + newText);
				StringUtil.replaceInFile(new File(filePath), oldText, newText, isCaseSensitive);
			}
		}
    }

    private void replaceDir(DBBrowserNode node,  DBBrowserTree tree, String oldText, String newText, boolean isCaseSensitive) {
    	if (node.getChildCount() == 0) {
            tree.startExpandingTree(node, false, null);
        }
    	for (int i = 0, size = node.getChildCount(); i < size; i++) {
            DBBrowserNode child = (DBBrowserNode) node.getChildAt(i);
            DBObject object = child.getDBObject();
            if ((object.getType() == DBObject.FOLDER_QUERY) ||
				(object.getType() == DBObject.FOLDER_REPORT) ||
				(object.getType() == DBObject.FOLDER_CHART)) {
            	LOG.info("--> replace dir '" + object.getAbsolutePath() + "' " + oldText + " -> " + newText);
            	replaceDir(child, tree, oldText, newText, isCaseSensitive);
            } else {
            	replaceFile(object, oldText, newText, isCaseSensitive);
            }
        }
    }
}

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Jenn Gulbranson stands in the new space that is "West Main Boutique" in Spring Grove. She offers a clothing boutique and salon while her friend, Ashley Proulx, will be doing Reiki therapy.
Jordan Gerard The Caledonia Argus
Ashley Proulx will be offering Reiki therapy at West Main Boutique. Reiki is a Japanese healing technique that can help with stress reduction, relaxation, pain reduction and healing.
Hats, sweaters, cardigans, jeans and shoes are all apart of the new West Main Boutique. The items featured in the boutique are often timely and will be switched out with the seasons.
West Main brings cozy boutique, salon to Spring Grove
Feb 5, 2020 Updated Feb 6, 2020
By Jordan Gerard
Editor, The Caledonia Argus
A warm cozy space on Main Street in Spring Grove opens up to a boutique and salon with West Main.
West Main Boutique is in the place of the former Calluna store and several other businesses that had the honor of occupying that space. However, it has a whole new style and feel.
"I wanted to move uptown because I love Spring Grove," West Main owner Jenn Gulbranson said. "It was time for me to grow into a space where I could be seen and heard a little bit more."
Gulbranson's former space, the Stratford Salon, was located outside of town on the Stratford Farm for the past 15 years. Now it's included with the new boutique.
Though she misses the charm of that location, she has been enjoying her salon "in the heart of Spring Grove where the action was."
Walking into West Main, customers are greeted with an entirely remodeled interior featuring exposed brick, new flooring, a bathroom on the main level and a salon in the back.
The large space allows for featured clothing items like sweaters, cardigans, denim, hats, shoes and kids clothes. There's also a dressing room for customers to try-before-you-buy.
Leading down the hallway and to the back of the building is a two-chair salon, where Gulbranson does her handiwork including cuts (kids, women and men), coloring, waxing and prom and wedding updos. Since there are two chairs in the salon, Gulbranson said she's looking to bring another stylist on board.
"Styling is my passion. I love finishing hairstyles," she said. "Before and afters are fun. I love big changes."
There's also a space for Reiki (pronounced RAY-kee), a Japanese healing technique for stress reduction, relaxation, pain reduction and healing, says Ashley Proulx of 3 Hearts Love LLC who will be occupying that space. Proulx is a certified Reiki Master, and Masters-prepared Registered Nurse (MSN, RN).
Different from typical massage therapy, Reiki is administered by laying on hands and aiding in ensuring life force energy is flowing and chakras are open, she explained.
"Blocked or slow flowing energy can lead to illness, pain, disease and/or physical discomfort," Proulx said.
In addition to practicing as a Reiki Master, Proulx is also a registered nurse and is a true believer in Western medicine, but also believes "the best of you comes from a clean running spirit as well."
"We have energy fields running through our body. In Western medicine it's called bio-fields. In Eastern medicine it's called chakras and meridians," Proulx said. "If we are blocked, we have further symptoms."
Proulx said she experienced Reiki first before she learned how to practice it. She said the best way to learn was to have a "true hands on experience" with someone who is at the master level in person over the course of time. For Proulx, that person was Reiki Master Shannon Amberg, PhD.
Once Proulx attained the master level, she started her practice, 3 Hearts Love LLC in 2019.
Proulx emphasized the technique is not necessarily a massaging of tissue, but it's really about the shifting of energy.
"When you think about your energy level, your aura ... someone enters your space, your bio-field, if they're too close to you, you know that feeling," she said. "Reiki allows you to open up and get movement going again."
She added the technique is also becoming widely used in hospitals for patients expecting surgeries or cancer treatments because it's a calming experience and reduces stress and pain levels.
Also helping out in the boutique is Spring Grove High School junior Piper Thompson. Thompson's work study allows her to learn about the process of managing a business and how Gulbranson got to this point. She's excited to work and help out, she said.
Gulbranson said in addition to having the salon and boutique in town, she'll just enjoy having a space that's "much more inviting."
"Being on Main Street, having the foot traffic and ability for customers and clients, friends and family to sit by the fireplace and have a space everyone wants to be in that I want to be in," she said. "I really want people to come in and hang out. I love drinking coffee and sitting by the fireplace."
West Main's clothing options have a seasonal flare to them, as on the grand opening day on Jan. 23 featured warm sweaters, fashionable snow boots and pairs of jeans on the racks.
Gulbranson said she's more of a "time capsule wardrobe" person. Her items often blend into each season and are things people can keep in their closets for years to come because of the quality.
She hopes to go to market at least four times a year to add new things to the boutique.
"Get it when you see it," she said. "They're one-of-a-kind pieces."
The salon and boutique will have slightly different hours from each other with the salon hours at Monday through Friday all day and the boutique open from 1 to 6 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays and then open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays.
Clients at the salon can also shop while they wait for their appointments, and they might get sneak peeks at new items, Gulbranson said.
"I want the whole salon and spa experience," she added. "Shop around, be here, visit, try things on."
To make the space into what it is today took about two months of work. Everything was updated in the process including a complete gut-out job, ripping out two layers of drop ceiling, new sheetrock on the main floor, hammering plaster off the brick, ripping out the floor, updating the electrical, adding a bathroom on the main floor and finally, redoing the plumbing for the salon.
But the work doesn't stop there. The Gulbransons plan to remodel the front entrance and restore it to a historic setting when the front had double doors and big glass windows.
Gulbranson's husband Nels did about 90% of the work including laying the floor by hand, trim work, painting and more. Another big help to getting the boutique and salon started were the parents, who helped with cleaning and babysitting.
Additionally, 80 to 90% of the construction materials, electrical and plumbing came from local sources including Grove Plumbing, Tony Konkel Forestry, Viking Electric Inc. and Spring Grove Lumber.
"We wanted to support our local community and what they all have to offer without reaching to anyone else," Gulbranson said.
Gulbranson hopes to host a few events in the coming months, which could range from making chunky blankets to a private ladies night. She's taking ideas and has encouraged guests to ask about upcoming events.
One of those ideas is a Valentine's Day open house with other businesses in Spring Grove. The night will feature a punch card and when all holes are punched, drop the card off at West Main on Saturday, Feb. 15 to win prizes.
She also hopes to display the work of an artist in residency in the boutique for a month where the artist can display their craft specialty.
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While you're getting used to the Low FODMAP Diet, it can be hard to keep your breakfast exciting. That's one of my favourite things about these savoury low FODMAP sourdough waffles. With a few tweaks, you can put a tasty twist on this breakfast classic.
I love this recipe because it's so simple but its absolutely delicious. These sourdough waffles taste best when they've had some time to mellow in your fridge. So, make the batter the night before for the easiest gourmet breakfast you'll ever have. Give them a try at your next family breakfast or FODMAP friendly brunch. Trust me, these are worth waking up for.
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With a few easy adjustments, these low FODMAP sourdough waffles will brighten any brunch. Check out the tips below to keep this recipe FODMAP friendly.
First, if you're in the elimination phase of the diet, you'll need to use lactose-free milk. The fat content doesn't matter for this recipe. So, use whatever you have on hand.
This recipe also calls for a ton of butter. Don't worry, though. Since butter is almost 100% fat, according to Monash University, it doesn't have any FODMAPs.
It's worth noting, though, that fat itself can be a gut irritant. So, if you're sensitive to high-fat foods, can cut two tbsp of butter and make these into sourdough pancakes instead.
Last but not least is wheat. Even though sourdough bread is low FODMAP, you'll need to use gluten-free flour for this recipe.
In a traditional sourdough bread, the dough rises over a period of 24-48 hours. During this time, wild yeast break down the fructans in the wheat for food. We're cheating and using active yeast to ferment the batter. This will create the tell-tale tang of sourdough bread, but, unfortunately, won't lower the FODMAP content.
If you want more information on the processing of sourdough bread, you can check out this article by Monash University.
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Take your breakfast or brunch to the next level with this delicious low FODMAP sourdough waffle recipe!
Place yeast in the bottom of a large heat-proof bowl and add warm water. Let it stand for 5 minutes.
Once the yeast has dissolved, whisk in the milk and butter. Followed by the flour and sugar. Continue whisking until a batter has formed, then cover the bowl with a damp towel. Place the towel-covered bowl in the oven and TURN IT OFF. The batter should rise in volume by at least half.
Stir the batter again to deflate it, then cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate the batter for at least 3 hours (or overnight).
When you're ready to make your waffles, let the batter stand at room temperature for 20 minutes while you heat your waffle iron. When the iron is ready, stir in the eggs and salt, pour the batter into the waffle iron in 1/4 cup batches, and cook according to your iron's instructions (remember to grease your waffle iron if needed). Serve warm!
Your yeast should create bubbles after sitting for 5-ish minutes in warm water. If it doesn't, it isn't active anymore, and you'll have to start fresh.
The batter can be refrigerated for up to 48 hours (Note the tangy flavour will increase the longer it sits).
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