Sunday, February 28, 2010

Obama Seeks Republican Input NOT

Roanoke Times, 2-28-10, Pg 1 & 3: Obama courts GOP lawmakers for compromise
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The Obama so called Health Care Summit was a continuation of the past 13 months of giving lip-service to bipartisan legislation while totally ignoring input, amendments and proposals all the while trying to discredit and marginalize those with a contrarian view. The real ‘biting’ truth is that the American people have rejected the ObamaCare Bill and approach and NO Obama, it’s not because you have not talked about it enough!
It’s the content – NOT the presentation!
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Even the “Summit” timing was a microcosm of the last year’s shut-out:
Obama talked for 2 hours -------- (it’s hard to listen when you’re talking)
Democrats talked for 4 hours ---- (clearly not listening at all)
Republican input – 2 hours ------ (like talking to a wall)
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The ‘coup de gras’ was Obama’s sarcastic reaction to Virginia Republican Eric Cantor’s display of the one foot high printout of the Senate’s Reid-ObamaCare Bill and it’s relationship to the eleven page addendum that Obama was trying to sell as his new invention..
How dare Cantor put the real Reid-ObamaCare Bill physically on the table for all to see?
How dare he disrespect our new arrogant King and his Court with truth and light?
Off with his head!
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Prior Items:
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http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2010/01/obamacare-incubating-in-black-box.html
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http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2009/09/stop-obamacare-mess-and-start-fresh.html
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http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2010/02/obama-arrogance-reaches-new-level.html
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http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2010/01/professor-obama-gives-yet-another.html
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http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2010/01/obama-audacity-of-arrogance.html
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MIRROR DISPLACEMENTS IN TORINO: VISIT TO CARLO MOLLINO'S APARTMENT



















Saturday, February 27, 2010

IMAGINING A FUTURE INSTITUTION - THINK TANK WORKSHOP IN TORINO


Villa della Regina in the hillside of Torino


interior of the Villa della Regina


working table


Matteo from Fondazione CRT


Gianluigi Ricuperati, Matteo from CRT and curator Corinne Diserens


Corinne Diserens


Jean Baptiste Joly from Solitud Akademie and Gianluigi Recuperati


Fabrizio Gallanti from Abitare and ex-Store Front director, Joseph Grima


Fabrizio Gallanti's trainers


Pablo Leon de la Barra


working table


view of Torino, with the snowed mountains as backdrop from the Villa della Regina

Luxor temple





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Thailand: Coin Dating


Coins minted before 1874 AD did not carry any dates. Copper coins issued in 1874 during the reign of HM King Rama 5 were the first coins where C.S. or จ.ศ.(Chula Sakarat จุลศักราช) dates appeared. CS dating is believed to have started in Burma during 639 AD and used widely in Lanna, Sukhothai and Ayuthaya periods and in Burma and Cambodia.

Thai coins dating C.S. CS
Y# 19 - 1 Sio CS 1236 (1874AD)

In 1888 HM King Rama 5 declared 1782 as the epoch for the counting of years. This is because on April 6, 1782, Rattanakosin (present day Bangkok) was established as the capital by HM King Rama I and thus began the present Chakri dynasty.

From 1890 all coins carried R.S. or ร.ศ. (Rattanakosin Sok รัตนโกสนทรศก) dates.

Thai coin dating R.S. RS
Y# 22 1 Att RS 122 (1903AD)

In 1912 HM King Rama 6 changed the year counting to B.E. or พ.ศ. (Budhist Era พุทธศักราช). Coins since then carry on B.E. dates.

Thai coins dating B.E. BE
New series 10 Baht circulation coin BE 2552 (2009AD)

Date conversion table below will help converting dates from different calendar eras.

Thai numerals

Thai coin date calculation B.E. A.D. C.S. R.S.