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Gateway Pundit: Pelosi Tells ABC Birth Control Will Help Boost Economy
The Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi believes that funding birth control – aka abortion funds being given to Planned Parenthood and other abortion mills will boost the economy.
I guess, Nancy is an admirer of Malthus and Mills.
The group intimidated firms that had dealings with Huntingdon Life Science with the purpose of ending those relationships. The following is a list of their activities during their campaign of intimidation and blackmail:
Vandalism: The extremists caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to property including the above car.
The court had heard how Shac had cost the companies they targeted $12.6 million in criminal damage and extra security. These people should not been seen as martyrs for the cause. They are criminal vandals and blackmailers.
The ringleader of this gang of vandals has even boasted about his effectiveness:
The 41-year-old told an interviewer: ‘Whatever you think of us, you
have to admit one thing – what we do works. We have a 100 per cent
success rate. Whoever we choose to target is finished.’
Avery had launched a vicious campaign against Consort Bio services which included intimidating protests outside the homes of workers until the business was forced to close. This was followed by a campaign against Hillgrove Cat Farm in Wtney near Oxford which closed after the owner’s wife was tied to a tree with a bag over her head.
Avery’s initial campaign against Huntingdon was not successful so he decided to target shareholders and the “supply lines” by intimidating the staff of companies that provided them with materials and services.
Avery was also involved with a campaign of intimidation against Darley Oaks guinea pig farm in Staffordshire, which included the theft of the remains of the owner’s mother-in-law.
I have to blog this story because I have seen how a dog and cat can also love each other and be together in harmony.
The cat’s name is Ranj and he is a lovely ginger tom. Can you tell I am partial to ginger cats?
Apparently it is nothing new for two cross breeds to bond like the cat and rat or like Skittles and Ruby. Below is an example of an orphan elephant bonding with a sheep.
Themba the elephant, pictured above, became attached to Albert the sheep after he became orphaned at just six months of age.
In other cases, different species connect after the loss of a mate.
‘It’s amazing what animals do when they want to bond and be close to each other,’ Mark Bekoff, a professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado, told Animal Welfare Institute Quarterly.
The flight data recorder has been examined and has confirmed the story of the pilots that a bird-strike caused the double engine failure which led to the crash landing on the Hudson River.
You can read the story here.
The Hudson River New York has been the scene of a dramatic landing for a stricken aircraft. The pilot, Chesley B. Sullenberg III, an ex-USAF fighter pilot and a professional pilot for 40 years, made what has been described as a text-book landing, thus saving the life of all 155 on board the A320 Airbus.
The plane had just taken off from La Guardia airport, when it crossed the path of a flock of geese. There was a thud and both engines lost power. The geese also hit the windshield of the aircraft. The captain of the plane took the controls from the co-pilot so that the co-pilot could concentrate on trying to restart the engines. Sullenberger notified the control tower that there had been an incident and that both engines had lost power. They briefly discussed action to be taken for a landing. Sullenberger ruled out returning to La Guardia and then ruled out Teterborough airfield in New Jersey. There was a high risk of a greater tragedy by attempting either landing. The only avenue left was to attempt the landing on the water.
Sullenberger knew that he had to get this landing right, and he narrowly missed a bridge as he approached a point an area of the river that would mean the best chance of a rescue. He managed to do everything necessary to execute the perfect landing on water such that the airplane did not break up on landing. The passengers were ordered to brace for a hard landing, and they did. The cabin-crew gave quick instructions before sitting and bracing for the landing on the water. Unfortunately one member of the crew has been injured. As soon as the plane landed the cabin crew and passengers went into action. Women and children were the first to exit, followed by the other passengers, and finally the captain of the aircraft. He paced the length of the aircraft twice before leaving, making sure that no one was left on board the sinking plane.
The crash is now the subject of an investigation. The investigation will include what went wrong – why did the engines lose power? In other words verifying that there was a double bird-strike. It will also investigate what went right during the flight and subsequent landing and rescue of the passengers.
There are lessons to be learned from every aircraft accident. This one is different because a tragedy was prevented. No doubt pilots will now practise in their flight simulators the steps taken by Sullenberg to safely land his bird on the water. In the past few days comparisons have been made between this landing and that of the plane that crashed off Ethiopia. The footage of the Ethiopian crash shows that the plane had banked before it hit the water – in other words it was not absolutely straight. However, in that incident the cabin crew were most likely fighting with the hijackers who were on board, and therefore the pilot did not have the ability to be able to straighten the plane prior to the crash into the sea. It is in fact not a very good comparison because of the extraordinary circumstances.
It is a miracle that no one died as a result of this incident and calling it a miracle does not in any way discount the actions of the aircrew as well as that of the passengers, and the rescue workers. What we saw was a well coordinated effort that saved 155 lives. The man who made that happen is Chesley B. Sullenberger.
It is a real miracle that everything went so smooth for the passengers on the flight to North Carolina. The pilot, who is ex-USAF remained calm during his ordeal. The bird strike had hit both engines of his airbus and in the end he had no choice but to land in the Hudson river. This story does not end with the telling of the brave action of the pilot and his perfect landing in such an emergency. The landing is just the beginning of the rescue effort.
Not only is the pilot to be praised for his actions, but full credit goes to the captains and crews of the ferries and the coast guard who were on the scene so quickly. Their story explains why this is a real miracle. It is to the credit of the New York waterways agencies that everyone involved in the rescue effort have been so well trained.
For example Brittany Catanzaro was doing her normal ferry role when she saw the plane approach the water. She immediately swung into action, just as she had pratised in one of the many search and rescue drills. Her ferry was the second to arrive on the scene. Her crew went immediately to work and the ferry rescued 24 passengers.
The coast guard succeeded in pulling out 35 people from the water and the tip of the wing of the aircraft.
The actions of all those who participated in the search and rescue effort helped to save the lives of all of the passengers on board the doomed flight.
It is a miracle, not because it is something that cannot be explained, but because no one died, and there were no major burns injuries. It is a miracle because the captain of the aircraft remained cool and he did not panic as he prepared to try and find a way to safely land his aircraft. It is a miracle because the passengers did not panic. I guess it could be said that the 5 Hail Marys uttered by one passenger on board that flight worked because God was with these passengers. God was with the rescue workers.
This is one of the rare occasions when there has been a bird strike that disaster has been avoided. In the past bird strike has brought down many a flight. It is a hazard of flying.
Airplane crash-lands into Hudson River; all aboard reported safe – CNN.com
This has to be a miracle landing. The pilot, through his actions and cool approach has saved the lives of all on board the aircraft when it landed in the Hudson River. The potential catastrophe occurred because of bird strike just after take off. The pilot’s quick thinking and actions are to be commended.
Flight 1549, headed to Charlotte, North Carolina, was airborne less than three minutes, according to FAA spokeswoman Laura Brown.
The pilot radioed to air traffic controllers that he had experienced a bird strike and declared an emergency, a New Jersey State Police source said.
Sources identified the pilot as Chelsey B. “Sully” Sullenberger.
“I think a lot of people started praying and just collecting themselves,” said passenger Fred Berretta. “It was quite stunning.”
Witness Ben Vonklemperer said he watched the plane from the 25th floor of an office building.
“If someone’s going to land a plane in the water, this seemed the
best possible way to do it,” Vonklemperer said. “The way they hit it
was very gradual. A very slow contact with the water.”Passenger Jeff Kolodjay said he was sitting in seat 22A, near one of the engines.
“The plane started filling with water pretty quick,” he said. “It was
scary. There was a lady with her baby on my left-hand shoulder, and she
was crawling over the seats.”
US Airways CEO Doug Parker said 150 passengers and five crew
members — two pilots and three flight attendants — were on board.
The Coast Guard took aboard 35 people, according to Coast Guard Cmdr. Ron LeBrec.
“I had a long conversation with the pilot,” said New York Mayor Michael
Bloomberg. “He walked the plane twice after everybody else was off, and
tried to verify that there was nobody else on board, and assures us
there were not.”“It would appear that the pilot did a masterful
job of landing the plane in the river and then making sure that
everybody got out,” Bloomberg said.
US Airways CEO Doug Parker said 150 passengers and five crew
members — two pilots and three flight attendants — were on board.
The Coast Guard took aboard 35 people, according to Coast Guard Cmdr. Ron LeBrec.
“I had a long conversation with the pilot,” said New York Mayor Michael
Bloomberg. “He walked the plane twice after everybody else was off, and
tried to verify that there was nobody else on board, and assures us
there were not.”“It would appear that the pilot did a masterful
job of landing the plane in the river and then making sure that
everybody got out,” Bloomberg said.
“We circled around … the captain came on and said, ‘Look, we’re
going down. Brace for impact.’ Everyone looked at each other and we
said our prayers. I said about five Hail Marys,” said passenger
Kolodjay, who is from Norwalk, Connecticut, and was headed to Charlotte
to play golf.
Jerry Wallis, who said he was a private pilot, said he watched the plane go into the water.
“I’ve got to tell you, the people flying that airplane deserve all the recognition and commendation they can get,” Wallis said.
Piracy off the coast of Africa has become a very real and dangerous issue. The hijackings have been increasing over time. The stakes are rather high, especially when the hijacked ships can also be carrying weapons – giving the pirates access to an arsenal that can be sold for millions of dollars on the black market.
The rest of the world is beginning to strike back with the navies of various countries sending ships for patrol purposes. Now, the US Navy Rear Admiral Terence McKnight has been named the commander of a new force called Combined Task Force 151.
Ships from Canada, Iran, India and China are already patrolling the area with more countries expected to send ships to help combat the piracy.
