DEC 21ST WINTER SOLTICE DAY FROM THE YEAR 2005 TO 2014 TIMED EXPOSURE OF SUNRISE TO SUNSET

Explanation: Today the solstice occurs at 23:03 Universal Time, the Sun reaching its southernmost declination in planet Earth's sky. Of course, the December solstice marks the beginning of winter in the northern hemisphere and summer in the south. When viewed from northern latitudes, and as shown in the above horizontally compressed image, the Sun will make its lowest arc through the sky along the southern horizon. So in the north, the solstice day has the shortest length of time between sunrise and sunset and fewest hours of daylight.

This striking composite image follows the Sun's path through the December solstice day of 2005 in a beautiful blue sky, looking down the Tyrrhenian Sea coast from Santa Severa toward Fiumicino, Italy. The view covers about 115 degrees in 43 separate, well-planned exposures from sunrise to sunset.

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THEY JUST CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH AND TRADITION IN THE THE USA IN THIS LOCAL BOSTON TOWN–AS A CHRISTMAS SIGN GETS REMOVED–JUST LIKE HOW ITS BEING DONE IN THE COMMUNIST COUNTRY OF NORTH KOREA AND ALL OF THE MIDDLE EAST–PURGING AWAY ALL THAT STANDS FOR GOOD

Maybe it started when the Marshfield School Committee changed the name of the Christmas Break to the Holiday Break. Now, there seems to be a backlash in town.

“It’s a Christmas holiday, it’s a national holiday, not some random holiday,” said one man at the post office today.

Over the weekend, several DPW workers put an electronic sign on a friend’s property, right on the main road through the town. And the message? Merry Christmas.

“We work for the town, and we just wanted everyone to be in the Christmas spirit and there are few decorations,” said Steve Barber, a DPW worker.

But apparently, someone complained and sure enough, there are by-laws governing electronic signs. “We don’t object to the message,” said Building Commissioner Gerald O’Neill, “but the sign has to conform to size regulations, among other factors.”

So the sign had to go. But one DPW worker said next year, they’re going to put a large banner across Rt. 139. “There are fewer regulations about banners”, he said.

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/12/18/merry-christmas-sign-removed-after-complaint-in-marshfield/

WHY (이유) WHY (이유) IS THE DEMOCRATIC FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES AND INDIA LAGS THE ECONOMIC POWER FROM THE OTHER ASIAN TIGER COUNTRIES–TOO MANY TO PIN POINT IT SEEMS–YET THE UNDERLYING THEME IS NO UNIFYING STRATEGY TO TACKLE THE ENORMOUS ENGINE FROM LANGUAGE TO A POLITICAL PARTY–INSTABILITY THE GREATEST QUESTION–CONSIDER US FORCES KICKED OUT BY THE LIBERAL RULING PARTY FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE BRITISH FROM INDIA–WHAT IS NEEDED IS THE KOREAN SAEMAUL UNDONG (새마을 운동)

Their extreme factionalism makes political power hard to harness in the national interest

Two improbable democracies

Insights into India by the Yale political science professor emeritus Robert A. Dahl deserve our consideration, since they apply to our own “improbable democracy.”

Dahl seeks to explain why India continues to be a democracy, though it lacks many of the conditions Dahl himself regards as necessary for such a political system to thrive.

India’s horrendous poverty alone—despite its economy’s current surge—makes it a wonder how the country maintains its basic democratic institutions.

Yet India manages—just as the Philippines does. And the reason seems to be that if the extreme factionalism of society makes political power so difficult to consolidate in the national interest, it also means that no power holder can hope to easily overpower the others and rule arbitrarily.

Least common denominator

Dahl notes that the one billion Indians are “divided among themselves along more lines than any other country.” These divisions start from region, class and caste, and extend to language, race and religion. Within each category, there are infinite subdivisions.
In the Philippines, too, geography, culture and history have combined to make the sense of nationality hard to instil.

In both countries, political power is so divided that rule by consensus can strive only for the least common denominator of agreement among the factions.

In 2008, the Indian parliament (545 seats) had 24 party coalitions. Its 2009 elections were contested by more than 300 parties.

http://philnews.com/headlines/2014/headline_news_1220ag.htm

KOREAN SAEMAUL UNDONG (새마을 운동)

THE WORLD ACCORDING TO CHINA WITH MACAU AND HONG KONG–THE ONCE WESTERN DEMOCRACY RULED IS NOW NOTHING MORE THAN A PUPPET OF THE MAINLAND–AS ELECTIONS MEANT FOR THE PEOPLE TO DECIDE IS NOW PRESELECTED TO PLEASE XI OF BEIJING OF ITS RULING OFFICIALS–THE ONLY MEANS FOR COMMUNIST TO CONTROL THE TWO COUNTRIES BY STACKING THE POLITICAL RULING IN ITS FAVOR–SIMILAR TO HOW THE DEMOCRATS ARE STACKING IGNORANT VOTERS INTO ITS FIELD OF VIEW THROUGH ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IT SEEMS

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday urged the semiautonomous former Portuguese colony of Macau to guard against interference by what he called hostile external forces, following the prolonged pro-democracy protests in nearby Hong Kong.
Beijing had accused foreign forces of fostering the pro-democracy Occupy Central movement in Hong Kong, where protesters demanded a right to nominate candidates for the territory’s next leader. The 79-day demonstration ended in mid-December with both Beijing and Hong Kong’s leaders refusing to bow to the protesters’ demands.
Xi was visiting Macau, a major gambling center, to mark the 15th anniversary of its return to Beijing and to host the swearing-in ceremony of Macau’s newest chief, Chui Sai On. Chui was the only nominee for the position and was elected by a 400-person panel believed to be pro-Beijing.
Both Hong Kong and Macau are special administrative regions where Beijing allows greater autonomy under a “one country, two systems” arrangement. However, Beijing does not want to the more liberal regions to become hotbeds of democracy movements that may threaten the ruling Communist Party’s grip on power.

In a message apparently aimed at Hong Kong, Xi said Macau has properly obeyed the “one country, two systems” policy and the Basic Law governing the special administrative region.

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