Here are my spots:

1) The halal buffet on Fulton between Bedford and Franklin with the international flags on the awning. Impeccably clean and they have a separate vegetarian side. Delicious veggies of all types and a bunch of different soy and tofu dishes.

2) Bush Baby on Fulton and Bedford. Nice panini style wraps and salads with alot of vegan options. About $7 for a huge wrap.

3) Melanie's Trini restaurant/juice bar on Fulton near Nostrand next to Carver Bank. Again, a whole separate vegetarian side with MANY options and great juices.

4) Ali's roti shop on Fulton between Nostrand and Bedford. Shrimp or veggie dalphourie roti is to die for. Great doubles too.

5) Brook's Valley but I know you already talk about it alot on here. Real good for true.

6) Doubles king on Nostrand and Macon for when I in a hurry and Ali's line too long.

7) Sugar Hill on DeKalb and Nostrand when I wanna get my soul food on.

Solomon's Porch on Stuyvesant and Halsey when I want to vibe nice.

As for buying food to cook, my main spot is the Korean/West Indian produce market on Fulton between Nostrand and NY as well as the fish market next door. Both the Bravo next door and the Key Food on Nostrand and Monroe are real good for basics. Bravo even has some fancy things like stock in a box for good prices. I HATE Restoration Plaza Foodtown with a passion.

So anybody got any other spots?






I always see listings here of people saying to search the posts, but i can't find anywhere to do this. Lets say i wanted to search for any posts about 'rent' – is there somewhere I can type this in rather than click through all the pages? Please help!
Thanks






I always see listings here of people saying to search the posts, but i can't find anywhere to do this. Lets say i wanted to search for any posts about 'rent' – is there somewhere I can type this in rather than click through all the pages? Please help!
Thanks






dailyheights just pmed me and said this board is for brooklyn only. i said people post all kinds of stuff not about brooklyn. here is an example.

can only *certain* people post what they want?






I am trying to get rid of some clutter in my house and that means getting rid of some old books.

I think some of them I can donate to the local CH library, but others are not up to their standards (have underlining, are not in the best shape, are old and out of date) and I want to do something with them besides the trash bin.

Anyone know what I can do with them? Can I put them out with the regular recycling? Are there organizations that take books with underlining? Any suggestions would be helpful, thanks.






I was doing a bit a of googling and I would like to know if there are any blogs for Crown Heights that do not have a Jewish bent and/ or specifically crime related bent. Is there one? I would really like to read something else about Crown Heights if possible. I can't seem to find any other blogs by doing a regular search. Please let me know where I should be looking.






My work computer (a lenovo thinkpad) has been acting a little loopy for months and finally bit it today. This is a very big problem as A) I need it to work and B) apparently the last scheduled backup was completed in MARCH (!!!)

I think the hard-drive is ok as it's booting into recovery fine, but its not recognizing my external harddrive to dump all my new files. I need help STAT. I can't go somewhere to send it out as I need it to work on Monday. Does anyone have experience with any PC people in the slope?! I have the sneaking suspicion a windows reinstall is going to be needed but I'd reallllly like to save my files ahead of time as I've got a ton of stuff on there...


halp







Begging Cat - The funniest videos are a click away






What time is your mail typically delivered on Saturdays?






Wow. There's ...um...a lot of ....detail in these suits:

http://www.mokers.org/blog/images/2008/02/spo.....michael-phelps-speedo.png






You know what the following mean:

- meat wind
- Lock You Doors!
- Beet is not suck






From the NY Post:

http://www.nypost.com/seven/07042008/news/reg.....s_to_terror_va_118416.htm






I've been reading the boards for a while but this is my first post, so hello!

My two roommates and I are in the process of signing a lease for a gorgeous apartment on Bergen between Nostrand and New York. The place is amazing and we can afford it, the minute we walked in it became aware that we are moving to Crown Heights.

I'm not too worried about the neighborhood as I lived in Bushwick twice, pre-hipster-invasion, so I know I can take care of myself - IE take ipod off on the train, know where you're going, etc. I'm also aware that a few blocks away is a completely different story so I was wondering if anyone had any particularities about this block.

A few things -
. We noticed a community garden across the street - my roommate is quite obsessed with gardening and we'd like to be at least somewhat involved in the nabe.

. Do you think the Armory will be a problem for us? It's not on the way back from any of the trains, plus we have bikes, so I was thinking as long as we don't walk that way, especially at night, it should be fine. We have locks on our windows as well so will be cautious.

. Apparently there is a gay bar on the corner - Starlite. What's the story with it? Both of my roommates are gay - they're not the type to walk around holding hands and making a scene, but if there's a gay bar on the corner that could be the icing on the cake.

I believe that's it for now...just any general info you have, I've been doing lots of research on the boards and talking to friends that live in the neighborhood, but would like a few more details before we move in!

Thanks!






Or rather I'd like to. My problem is this- I am a weakling and I will be purchasing one or two largish items (a table and a desk most likely) and I can't carry them from my car to my first-floor apt myself. My boyfriend is working and my best friends are all out of town....soooo I was wondering if anyone wanted to come fight the crowd with me. I'll drive and give you/your stuff a ride home (and an extra hand into your apartment) if you'll help me carry/drag my shit into my place.

Deal? I'd like to leave around 1:30-2. Iknow its going to be a total mess in there but I'm willing to deal with it for my cheapo table. Anyone down?








these illuminati controlled hollywood producers are TELLING people whats going on thru the movies. their latest infomovie: hancock. the OUTER message is to associate the name hancock with john hancock, but in actuality, they are subliminally talking about john hanson. lets break it down for those who wanna know:

hancock= obviously put out the same year they put their illuminati controlled barack obama into the presidential race "to save the world".

HANcock= john HANson, the moor who set up the government for the united states of america (morroco) under the articles of confederation and the first president of the united states of america under those articles, which predated george washington, who was appointed general in the continental army by john hanson.

hancock= superman, which is actually a moorish superman, which is actually a reference to the supreme beings, the annunaki, the gods of the enuma elish. these beings have been monitoring the planet from planet x (nibiru) since 2003 and will continue up the year year 2030. they are represented by the number 9, thus,your star trek deep space 9, and plan 9 from outer space. the moor, avery brooks, played the captain in deep space 9, a subtle nod to the nine etherian beings, annunaki.

will smith= always chosen to make these movies because he is a SILLY CLOWN. he isnt taken seriously by europeans or moors, thus, they use him to fictionalize and make mockery of the very truths they reveal in his movies= men in black, independance day (which is actually the birth day of the illuminati, july 4 1776, and NOT the independance of the virginia company (united states) from the east india company. they make fools of you.) thats why they had REPTILIANS, who control the illuminati, in the movie independance day.






Mick had his yearly July 4th barbecue yesterday and it was awesome! Raffles, music and food! The band was awesome and a great time was had by all! I have been to these blow outs before and it is a really nice way to make your clientele feel appreciated and we do!

Thank you Mick! Thank you Tavern on Dean!






I noticed that work is being done on the old Chocolate Monkey space next to Geido on Flatbush. Does anyone have any intelligence on what is moving in there. Looks it might be a restaurant.






anyone going? should I? I do love d&b but really, not sure if I can handle the 'burg. it is still tomorrow, right

y'all?






a few of us were there and it fucking RULED. drum & bass warfare. beautiful. I'm beat - down like 5 lbs. but it rocked my world.






I rather be fucked up than look like an Emo Detroit wearing hipster loser!


Maybe you are just Jealous of the Sneaky, i was being sarcastic, i guess you did not get that?













Former Sen. Jesse Helms of North Carolina died yesterday.






We all hear the term "The American Dream" from time to time. Many say that people come to this country in pursuit of the American Dream. But exactly what does that mean? What is this "Dream"? I figured that on this July 4th, I would get the fam's opinion on what they interpret "The American Dream" as.






I tried rentometer.com and it said $2000 for a 1-br in Park Slope. I've looked on Craigslist and a lot of other Realtor sites, but I'm always curious what other people actually pay so I have an idea. I tried searching in the archives here but didn't come up with any threads where people posted an approx. spot (North/South Slope), size and price.

We (me and my fiancee) are thinking about moving to Park Slope and are wondering if our budget will make sense. I lived there before but I shared a place then and it was a while back so I'm not sure what the averages truly are.

So wants to say what they pay, the area and the size to give me an entirely unscientific representation? Or point me somewhere else if that info might exist and you know about it, my searches aren't turning up much other than listings.

Thanks






Does ANYONE deliver hot wings to the area of prospect between franklin and classon? I've gotten some from a few pizza places, but none of those places really do them well. Any ideas?






Hi,

We're considering moving to Sunset Park and were wondering if anyone can recommend any good bars in the area? We prefer divey/low-key spots, so if anyone has any recommendations that would be great.

We're also very 'local' people and would be looking for somewhere we could walk to a few times a week, not take the subway up to Park Slope.

Thanks!






Henry Kissinger's 1974 Plan for
Food Control Genocide
This article appeared as part of a feature in the December 8, 1995 issue of Executive Intelligence Review, and was circuclated extensively by the Schiller Insitute Food for Peace Movement. It is reprinted here as part of the package: "Who Is Responsible for the World Food Shortage?"
Kissinger's 1974 Plan for Food Control Genocide


by Joseph Brewda
Dec. 8, 1995
On Dec. 10, 1974, the U.S. National Security Council under Henry Kissinger completed a classified 200-page study, "National Security Study Memorandum 200: Implications of Worldwide Population Growth for U.S. Security and Overseas Interests." The study falsely claimed that population growth in the so-called Lesser Developed Countries (LDCs) was a grave threat to U.S. national security. Adopted as official policy in November 1975 by President Gerald Ford, NSSM 200 outlined a covert plan to reduce population growth in those countries through birth control, and also, implicitly, war and famine. Brent Scowcroft, who had by then replaced Kissinger as national security adviser (the same post Scowcroft was to hold in the Bush administration), was put in charge of implementing the plan. CIA Director George Bush was ordered to assist Scowcroft, as were the secretaries of state, treasury, defense, and agriculture.

The bogus arguments that Kissinger advanced were not original. One of his major sources was the Royal Commission on Population, which King George VI had created in 1944 "to consider what measures should be taken in the national interest to influence the future trend of population." The commission found that Britain was gravely threatened by population growth in its colonies, since "a populous country has decided advantages over a sparsely-populated one for industrial production." The combined effects of increasing population and industrialization in its colonies, it warned, "might be decisive in its effects on the prestige and influence of the West," especially effecting "military strength and security."

NSSM 200 similarly concluded that the United States was threatened by population growth in the former colonial sector. It paid special attention to 13 "key countries" in which the United States had a "special political and strategic interest": India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Turkey, Nigeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia. It claimed that population growth in those states was especially worrisome, since it would quickly increase their relative political, economic, and military strength.

For example, Nigeria: "Already the most populous country on the continent, with an estimated 55 million people in 1970, Nigeria's population by the end of this century is projected to number 135 million. This suggests a growing political and strategic role for Nigeria, at least in Africa." Or Brazil: "Brazil clearly dominated the continent demographically." The study warned of a "growing power status for Brazil in Latin America and on the world scene over the next 25 years."

Food as a weapon
There were several measures that Kissinger advocated to deal with this alleged threat, most prominently, birth control and related population-reduction programs. He also warned that "population growth rates are likely to increase appreciably before they begin to decline," even if such measures were adopted.

A second measure was curtailing food supplies to targetted states, in part to force compliance with birth control policies: "There is also some established precedent for taking account of family planning performance in appraisal of assistance requirements by AID [U.S. Agency for International Development] and consultative groups. Since population growth is a major determinant of increases in food demand, allocation of scarce PL 480 resources should take account of what steps a country is taking in population control as well as food production. In these sensitive relations, however, it is important in style as well as substance to avoid the appearance of coercion."

"Mandatory programs may be needed and we should be considering these possibilities now," the document continued, adding, "Would food be considered an instrument of national power? ... Is the U.S. prepared to accept food rationing to help people who can't/won't control their population growth?"

Kissinger also predicted a return of famines that could make exclusive reliance on birth control programs unnecessary. "Rapid population growth and lagging food production in developing countries, together with the sharp deterioration in the global food situation in 1972 and 1973, have raised serious concerns about the ability of the world to feed itself adequately over the next quarter of century and beyond," he reported.

The cause of that coming food deficit was not natural, however, but was a result of western financial policy: "Capital investments for irrigation and infrastucture and the organization requirements for continuous improvements in agricultural yields may be beyond the financial and administrative capacity of many LDCs. For some of the areas under heaviest population pressure, there is little or no prospect for foreign exchange earnings to cover constantly increasingly imports of food."

"It is questionable," Kissinger gloated, "whether aid donor countries will be prepared to provide the sort of massive food aid called for by the import projections on a long-term continuing basis." Consequently, "large-scale famine of a kind not experienced for several decades—a kind the world thought had been permanently banished," was foreseeable—famine, which has indeed come to pass.






UK suspect says others led African coup plot


By RODRIGO ANGUE NGUEMA – Jun 19, 2008


MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (AP) — A British ex-military officer told an African court on Thursday that he was only a junior member of a team that planned to overthrow Equatorial Guinea's government in 2004.


The argument — the key to defendant Simon Mann's defense — was laid out by his lawyers on the third day of his trial in the Central African nation.


Mann, 55, is accused of planning to topple the longtime dictator ofAfrica's third-biggest oil producer, President Teodoro Obiang]




Prosecutors say Mann was the ringleader of a coup plot financed by Mark Thatcher, son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.




The government says Mann hoped to install an exiled opposition leader who would give them access to the tiny nation's oil wealth.




Mann said Wednesday that he knowingly agreed to take part in the coup, and apologized for his role. On Thursday, he repeated the apology in court, but said he was not a key member of the plot.


"I'm very sorry for it. I regret it very much," Mann said.


Mann said Nigerian-born British businessman Eli Calil "was very much the boss. So nothing could happen without Calil telling me yes or no." Calil has denied involvement in such a plot.


Mann earlier testified that Thatcher was not only a financer but an integral part of the group.



Thatcher pleaded guilty in a South African court several years ago to unwittingly helping bankroll the operation. He was fined and given a suspended sentence.


Calil did not invite Mann to a key meeting in Beirut to draw up a document that would serve as Equatorial Guinea's new constitution because he considered the Brition too "junior," Mann testified. He added that if the coup had been successful, he would only have been named security manager, while Calil stood to become the new president's righthand man.


Mann appeared calm as he stood answering questions, his hands held in front of him.
Mann was extradited to Spanish-speaking Equatorial Guinea in January from Zimbabwe, where he had already served about four years in prison. The extradition agreement prohibits the death penalty, but Mann could face 30 years in prison if convicted.


The morning session continued with testimony from Lebanese businessman Mohamed Salaam, who said he also was part of the plot. It was not immediately clear if Salaam has been charged.


Electric power failed part way through Salaam's testimony and the courtroom was plunged into darkness. But the trial continued into the muggy late morning with curtains pulled back to let in sunlight and without microphones or air conditioning.
Court reconvened in the afternoon for further testimony and evidence. Officials had said they expected a verdict Thursday, but a number of witnesses have yet to be called.


Equatorial Guinea has been working to prosecute those involved in the alleged coup plot since soon after the 2004 arrest of Mann and a planeload of 70 others in Zimbabwe, where they are said to have flown to collect weapons bought from Zimbabwe's state arms manufacturer.


The first trial, in August 2004, resulted in a 34-year prison sentence for South African arms dealer Nick Du Toit.


Rights groups have said past trials were flawed and partial, with detainees allegedly tortured in jail and the prosecution offering bribes and inducements for defendants willing to incriminate others.


Equatorial Guinea has enormous oil reserves but many of its people remain poor.



Obiang seized control of the nation in a 1979 coup and his government is considered to be among the continent's worst violators of human rights.


In court Wednesday, Mann said U.S. and European powers knew of the plan to remove Obiang — and welcomed it.



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First I want to wish all who read these words a very happy and safe holiday.
IN this Great Country, the United States of America, this day represents the birth of a new nation, free from tyranny and taxation of a monarchistic society.

This is the land of the free and the home of the brave. Unfortunately I fear we must add 'and ignorant' to that motto. We have become a nation of people who have allowed our Constitution to be "hijacked" and diluted from the original founding fathers intent and wisdom.

I ask of all who read this to take some time out his weekend to use this very tool. The computer and internet. Ask of it some of the questions of things you hear but your wisdom will not allow to conceptualize. I am asking you to, as this weekend is about, freedom. Remove the walls, open the gates, open the doors, if only for a moment and allow your mind to seek out what you would other wise consider taboo. Look at the conspiracy that abounds about our political climate, monetary systems, social systems, organized religion, creationism, evolution, extraterrestrial, missing children, federal reserve, the 'god' particle, history, anything to as simple as why does it now cost 20¢ per text message, what does gas cost so much (hint wall street not oil fields). How did Fox News kill Bear Stern? Did we really go to the moon?

Use this tool of the internet to find these things you ponder about before the resource is gone. Not the way you know it now. (net neutrality)

This is a great country, but if we the people don't switch off the TVs and wake up, it will all be for naught.

15 minutes of your time is all I ask. On any topic you wish, with a truly open mind to think, with reason of what you find to be false. You may be surprised.

To close, again, enjoy the holiday, be safe and enjoy the 'freedom'.




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