Yes it is true. The Governor of the State of Alaska is on the blanket, she is pregnant so they had to be gentle ! Go Sarah go !!  The weather was perfect, a most spectacular day indeed.  Up she went, just a few feet.  Into the air and back down safely. The crowd around her was massive, it was dificult to even begin to get close to where she was, Immediatly upon her arrival she was swarmed from all directions.  This brilliant woman has done something no other governor in the U.S. has ever attained ..  86% approval rating !  That is unheard of .. .. .. in any state by any governor ever !! That was just the most wonderful news item to hear over the television on the news !!  I stood up and applauded !!  Its about time we have someone who knows the importance of telling and speaking the truth.  I am so sick of having to put up with people that choose  to lie, to impress others.

 It is no easy task to maintain your balance when that blanket is moving up and down, learning how to walk the blanket takes much practice. Governor Palin exhibited her true skills in her first attempt at nalakutaq !!Bending her knees when she landed prevented her from falling over. Go show Governor !!  Atta Girl !!

 The crowd was pressed on all sides, people wanting to get close to this incredible woman, who has shown the people of Alaska that she truely cares about the people of this Great State of Alaska.

 Oops, she sees me, !!! It is obvious !! - We had a good quick chat and a hearty laugh !!

Now for some of the not so common blanket toss !!

Nope I am not going to attempt that !

IN Barrow, during blanket toss, candy is thrown, and it is for the children of the village that are present at the sides of the blanket. In Point Hope, the tradition is totally different and with meaning !  Candy that is thrown, money, furs, and any other ‘gifts’, are for the ‘elders’ only !! Fierce competition is witnessed as the oldest women in the village, compete with one another to grab that prize. women in their 80’s and up, running, jumping, diving head first into that gravel to claim their prize.  A person only has to witness this once, to see how much different Barrow is from Point Hope in celebrating its culture of many thousands of years.

Blanket toss had its origns down at the lead opening FOR MANY THOUSANDS OF YEARS for one purpose and one purpose ONLY !! Hunters would toss a hunter or captain into the air, for only one reason, to see if any animals are migrating through the lead opening !  that was the only purpose !  Communicating with the different crews was merely accomplished by walking to the next camp! Everyone out on that ice pack is well aware of the wind and the dangers it presents, As long as that wind  (Point Hope) is from the North, (prevailing wind), Life out on the ice continues day to day. No wind ? same situation applies, but everyone is instantly aware of what that can mean or represent.  A change is coming.. .. if the North wind continues then all is well.. THE ONLY time, people  ‘killigvaq’ (evacuate the ice in mass panic) is when that wind shifts to south wind.  The North Slope Borough published a book in the early 80’s, everyone in each village received a copy of this thick blue book.  It was co- published by the 7 sisters - The common name for the Oil companies! this expression is heard all over the place in Prudhoe Bay. Back to the book, I am not able to correctly spell the name of that book, Puitiwiittchaq  But it was in this book that elders of all villages told stories of long ago, and it was in this book that I read Dina Frankson (Point Hope) tell of when she was out on the ice and a south wind would arrive, they would take a new born child and strip that child of all clothing and hold that child into the wind and move the child in the direction they NEEDED the wind to change so they could stay out there, and hunt for food !! 

Again Point Hope is way different from Barrow and as such I will present it in both views.. In Point Hope, the entire community of 700 people head out to the ocean to live on that ice pack for the entire two months. In Barrow a very small portion of the community is directly involved in the activities out on the ocean ice.

Landing correctly is not as easy as it might appear, candy is still flying all over the place from some of the pieces landing on the blanket itself. Each time that blanket is raised, the candy and the person on the blanket go high into the air.  In Point Hope, only a woman that has given birth to her first born may get on the blanket to throw ‘gifts’ to the elders !!

Form, and laughter are the other aspects of blanket toss. what posture or position can you achieve during those 2 seconds in the air ??  Each person has their own unique style of jumping, and what to do once you are airborne.

 Award winning form, of walking in the air, is very difficult to achieve. Much skill and practice is the only way  to gain these skills.  This is not like jumping on a trampoline.  Nalakutaq is all together different !

 Two successfull crews are honored, two huge cakes, Lots of dessert !! Yummy !

Lillian Lane (Johnson)  from Point Hope sings an Inupiat song and recites a poem.  There are always quite a few people here in Barrow from the village of Point Hope.  These people in all of these villages are very close to each other no matter which village !  In such a vast area you would not think it possible for the different vilages to be in constant communication with each other but through the VHF radio(s) and the FM radio (KBRW) the whole region is UNITED as ONE. We use airplanes in the same manner you use automobiles !! We constantly fly.. to different villages & different cities - i.e. Fairbanks & Anchorage are the two popular destinations

INUPIAQ VALUES are what keeps these people so closely knit !  It is sad that other people and cultures do not believe and act in this manner.  When a person has to deliberatly lie and twist and change the truth to make his reputation counter increase, SOMETHING IS WRONG with that attitude and the types of people associated with that ‘personality’ !!

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North Pole ice in jeopardy, scientists say

The North Pole may be briefly ice-free by September as global warming melts away Arctic sea ice, according to scientists from the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colorado. full story

 This scare tactic is just one of many, that are being used to ‘deceive the masses’.

CNN has a poll that people are voting on. The results may surprise you.  Abe Lincoln once said,  “you can fool some of the people some of the time.. .. .. but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time, these results clearly show the public’s view on this tactic !!

Now the real truth and real facts are simply this.  3 months of summer sun will cause certain places in this ice to crack and open.  these currents up here are extremly strong,  the ice is constantly moving, In Sept/Oct, it all freezes over again until next August .. !!   It will never ALL melt, they make it sound like next year all ice on the planet will be gone. !!  Watch how cold.. Next winter gets in area that are not known for cold weather. Watch, listen, learn, READ !!!   WORLDNETDAILY.COM    Find out the real truth of what is about to happen,.. .. .. keep this in mind.   The antichrist will deceive the whole world !  This is just the begining of being able to control the masses through mass deception.

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Story time:          

This is a very true verifiable story that has to be the most bizarre story I have ever told. Every word of this story is accurate and true. 

1997 Coldfoot Alaska. I am a foreman for Houston contractors. I am assigned a crew of 12 people. I am introduced to all crew members at the same time, by my superintendent.  I have 5 electricians 5 laborers, one crane operator and a ‘teamster’ who drove his own truck and sat in it all day long refusing to help others when asked.  My job is to drive workers to work !  and sit all day long with a 3 foot pile of porn magazines in his truck feeding his fat face, all day long. It is 20 below zero outside and my crew is working well together, until a new superintendent showed up upon the scene and split the crew into two seperate crews, One crew went south, I was still forman for my crew which now only had six members. actually 5.. One deat beat teamster that should have been fired for dead weight and totally useless on the job site. No one would ride with this clown. He drove himself to work and sat and ate .. .. and read his ‘material’ all day long. falling asleep in the truck was a normal occurance for he displayed his ‘abilities’ quite openly day in and day out. Why is that person on this job site ?  I am a little upset. especially since he continually acts like he is the ONE in charge of this project.  Hey Dave knock off the safety meeting crap he said to me one morning, just tell the men to put on their hard hats and saftey glasses and forget the rest of that crap.  I was very upset with this person as soon as he introducted himself on that very first day. Everyone on the crew told me their ‘names’ except this person.. who wanted to be elevated far above everyone else.. Hello; he stuck out his hand to me and said.. .. I am the former Mayor of Valdez, .. I laughed and said .. well sir that is very noble and honrable but this is COLDFOOT and we have a job to do.

He did not appreciate the truth of my words.  I do not care what he did 5 years ago. I care about today, getting the work done,  that is my only concern.

I had to make a trip to Fairbanks from coldfoot one day.  I was not allowed to drive myself, Mr. former Mayor had to do that task. Not a word was spoken between us for the whole six hour trip !  We had absolutly nothing in common. He wanted to continually talk about the past, I was only concerned with the present.

In Fairbanks my General foreman assigned a truck to me to do some errands and pick up material for our job site in Coldfoot, Mr. Teamster loaded up a huge flatbed truck and drove it out into traffic and dumped the whole load in the middle of the street.  when I returned to find out what happened, I asked who is this person .. In any other job location, this person would not be allowed to carry on in this manner, anyone else would have been fired for that type act of stupidity !   Again I have to go out and run errands and when I get back to the shop.. There he is with another huge flatbed loaded. ready to go.. I said hold it right there.. YOU CANNOT DRIVE THAT TRUCK.. Look at what you have done ! ???  He placed a ten ton beam on the edge of this truck and the entire flat bed was listing at a 20 degree angle. I was shocked !  Unload this truck.!  I called a forklift operator and took everything off that truck and then placed the ten ton beam in the middle of the truck and place the other stuff on each side. thus balancing the load perfectly.  I just looked at him in utter disblief.  Why are you here ?  I walked around the truck to give it a once over and I notice on the rear driveers side tire is a huge bubble half the size of a grapefruit. BULGING OUT  I said we cannot drive this truck 6 hours back to cold foot on rocky roads with a tire in that condition.  He said. no, its ok, I am the teamster.. I know what I am doing. I said LIke hell and I went into the shop and got the shop superintendent of all the vehicles.. I told him of this man’s inability to listen and do as he is told.. The super pointed to him in very stern words.. You better listen to your forman and get that tire changed now !!   to make a long story very short.. We arrived back in Coldfoot @ 2 am.  A very long long day.

The next morning at work 7 a.m.  My superintendent called me on the radio. and asked in a very quizzical tone.. what happened yesterday ? how come you only worked two hours ??  I said.. I will be right over.. I know I didn’t hear you correctly.. I will drive right over to your location.

When I arrived I said to my superintendent.. what did you say ??  He said the ‘teamster’ said to put you down for 2 hours yesterday. ???   My mouth flew open. I was in shock. 2 hours ? where was I ? I think you better call the shop in Fairbanks and talk to the Shop Superintendent.. Glenn.. give him a call and he will confirm I was very busy working all day and half the night !!

I jumped into my truck and drove over to the job site..  Everyone was milling around and i walked up to this teamster in front of everyone and said.. John ??  why did you tell the superintendent that I only worked 2 hours yesterday ???  John said..  ” in never said that “.  !    wow !  Lets go see the superintdent together.. NO ! was his reply. and he walked away … I am totally dumfounded at this individuals personality !!  I want him fired. I want him off this job site..

That person is very well known these days.. he is often seen on television sitting there.. still sitting and ‘acting important’ (chuckle)..   He will get caught.. I have witnessed with my own eyes and seen what this person will stoop to lie, steal, and cheat for his own gains.. He will get caught. it is just a question of time.

JOHN HARRIS - SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES is coming to Barrow !  I can’t wait to welcome him .. The last time I was with Mr. Harris. was when he had to drive me back to Fairbanks..  a six hour drive.

My Electrician quit the job when he saw what inept, lying people were attempting to do on the job site.. and for that six hour drive. I let mr former mayor of valdez know EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT OF his lying, cheating, habits. !!  and for many years now he is the head of the house ??   People do not change..  they just intensify.. !!  Old habits are still ingrained.. the state now has 22 billion bux ?? and he is the head of the house ??  It is just a question of time before he gets what is coming to him.  -liar- cheat- thief = can’t tell the truth. !!  I am waiting for THAT DAY.  I want to be present when they lock that idiot up !! when you work with some one 10 hours a day for 3 weeks, you see things about their true personality !!   John Harris is coming to Barrow. I can’t wait to see the look of shock on his face when my face is suddenly in front of him once again !!! HE WILL GET CAUGHT..  The temptation is too much for him to overcome. When they investigate him they will find out the truth in very short order.

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.. .. .. are a must  for any professional to obtain; especially when dealing with photographs that contain people.   The laws.. are complicated, for there are many different categories that these laws fall under.

STORY TIME:  This is a  true story .. easily verifiable .. Here is the photograph that was involved in a legal dispute.   I am the photographer.  I obtained the model release signed by the person in this photograph.

The person in this photograph is Rex Rock - whaling captain - President of Tikigaq Corporation.  I create the photograph, He signs the model release.  Now for the bizarre portion of this story.  This image was created in 1988  Mid May. Precisely @ midnight. Winner of Alaska Press Award 1989 - Pubilshed Alaska Magazine Dec. 1990 in the calendar section.  1991 Graphix Art Publishing - Portland Oregon tried to steal this image for use in the book ALASKA’S ARCTIC, They paid me 5,000 for the five images they pubished in that book.

 They tried unsuccessfully to outright steal this image. They did not succeed. British Petrolium was in Joint Venture with this book publisher and I lost 75 images to BP and they laughed in my face as they did it.

1996 I present Tikigaq corporation with an Album of our ten best selling images for a proposal for use in calendars or other assorted use(s) of these images.   This image was in that small 8 x 10 album. Each image had a gold copyright notice on it. Each image had my signature on it.  I never heard back from that corporation here in Anchorage during the time I was here.  I had tried in vain many times in person to make contact of some sorts about the album and its contents.  I was avoided and unsuccessful in each instance.

Fast forward: 2002 I have heard from other natives for about three years -  about two of my photographs are on “phone calling cards’. ?   I have to find a copy of one of these phone calling cards to see for myself if this rumor is indeed true.  I have heard from friends that these phone calling cards have been spotted in Healy, Prudhoe Bay and in Anchorage.  I track down a place in Anchorage  ( a gas station) that is selling these phone calling cards.. I purchase two of them. for evidence. The second image was the children in the bathtub chasing a whale.  Our #1 best selling image every year.

Well to make a long story much shorter, Once I had the evidence,  I called customer support, I found out who the person was (Rex Rock) that ordered these phone calling cards, then I marched right on over to the Tikigaq main office in Anchorage.   My name had been cut off, my copy right notice had been removed also.  I had made three appointments to speak with Rex Rock over this issue. He made 3 appointments and skipped out on all three occasions.  Frustrated at being led in circles I went once again over to this main office. I asked the native receptionist that knew me very well.. Who? is in charge when Rex is not in Anchorage?  She gave me the name of the CFO - Chief Financial Officer. I was very direct with him. How would you like to go into court and loose 300,000 K !  that was the statement I made.  I presented my evidence.. (the two phone callng cards).  His response was.. ‘how can we clear and clean this up” ?   Tikigaq corp. Lost 180,000 on this fine deal they made with the phone calling card company !!  The cards were all bogus !!!

I truthfully told him these words..  I do not want to embarass Rex.. i will gladly settle out of court. I was awarded $15,000.  I was content.. I gave the whole 15,000 away.. .. to one person..  Allan Lane, the person who claimed he had cancer,  and only had two months to live. (search “homeless” in the search field above.)  We wanted to make his last days as happy and comfortable as possible.  Only because, He saved my life in Feb of 83.

I have worked for Tikigaq Corporation 4 times.  Each time I was cheated out of my pay, two times I was able to obtain a small amount back.  every word of this story is true and verifiable !!

Rex now wants his paycheck doubled, He currently makes steals 5k a week,  he now wants 10k  the shareholders of this corporation do not receive any dividends at all for many many years.   Rex & his two friends that work for Tikigaq corpoation, they take it all each and every year.  Eskimo Enron !!  Exact same situation and thievery !! One of his sons has the nerve to walk around the school wearing Gucci shoes and sunglasses, in a village where many familes can barely even afford to eat !! 

Rex is the Godfather for my 4 Inupiaq sons !!  In 20 years time.. he has.. done nothing!!   I have never heard  Rex speak the truth when he has spoken to me in over 3 decades !!  I am still owed over $75,000 for work I did when their store caught fire and the whole electrical panel (400 amp) melted into a puddle.  Dec 26th 1981.  I fixed the whole store, installed a new 25Kw generator w/ auto transfer switch security system and fixed all the lights. The CFO of Tikigaq Corporation wanted to pay me, once proof was supplied..  (without interest). but Rex said no !  The CFO got a 72,000 dollar raise that year and each year thereafter !!

The last time I worked for Tikigaq corporation was 2003, for 3 1/2 weeks.  They would not pay me, I quit.      I filed a claim with Alaska Wage & Hour division, It took just over two years exactly to solve this case. Everyone in Tikigaq corporation (Anchorage & Point Hope office)  insisted I was not in the village, they insisted I did not do any work. They made a very powerful case against me.  Until I told wage & hour division two sentences.  check with the Point Hope Native Clinic.. It was all on record that I was in the village. I had just suffered my third stroke I had lost most all of my eyesight over the stress TIkigaq corpoation was putting me through again.  I was in that clinic every day June July & August I flew to Kotzebue for eye exams.  TC claimed I had been paid a check a week in advance of being put to work and that I had left town and did not do any work. It was proven I was hired on June 9th of 2003.. I was issued a check .. June 30th . It was cashed in the store, on July 1st.  Those two facts blew all their lies out of the equation. They finally got caught lying. I won 2,600 bux. with no interest 2 years later almost to the day.  THE TRUTH ALWAYS SURFACES.. Mike Jordan & floyd Davidson have learned a valuable lesson.. ” The truth will set you free” !!  I love those words Jesus said.. I refuse to ever lie about anything only because of what it says.. ..  in the book of Revelation chapter 21 verse 8.  Notice the words..      ALL LIARS..   I do not ever want to be associated with that class of people !! Notice the words.. It does not say.. ’some liars’  .. it does not say.. ..’most liars’…  The WORD of GOD..  clearly states… ALL LIARS !!  I will swear on a bible .. .. I have told the truth about everything I have typed !!  .. .. allways.. make sure you have a model relase that is signed. It will save your butt if you ever have to go into court.!!  Rex is only a phone call away for anyone who doubts anything I have typed !! But Rex has proven for 30 years..   .. He is incapable of ever telling the truth.. !!  Everyone in that town, wants him out of office,  He only thinks of himself, Unless your a relative or friend. you cannot work in that village. In 2007 Rex’s son Ryan Rock got caught cheating on a final exam by his teacher.. she was fired, the vice principal of the school, he quit, it was his wife.. this vice principal and his wife had worked in that school for 14 years, Rex had the teacher  fired  they left the village. But not before a whole bunch of teachers quit & left.

  Nepotisism is rampant in each and every village when it comes to hiring new workers.  His wife Ramona Rock.. .. smiles and says.. I just know we are going to heaven.. because   we help so many people !!

If there was ‘anything’ anyone on earth could do.. to earn their way into heaven.. .. then Christ died for nothing !!

Here is a brain dead person who has absolutly no idea what the Bible says…   Ephesians chapter 2 verse 8   ‘For by ‘grace’ are you saved through FAITH. and that not of yourselves, it is a gift of God, Not by works. lest anyone  SHOULD boast !!   Giving out of your excess is NOT GIVING.  The sole reason, for any corporation is to generate money for the shareholders.. Depriving them of their shares is refferred to as.. ..  STEALING !!

The annual report just came out this year for Tikigaq corporation! Each year I read this word for word a few times. each year I can’t sleep because I am so upset with what I see ..ESPECIALLY that which, isn’t printed in this annual report.  This years report says that a certain member of the board of directors has served from 2000 - 2006 with “nothing against her record over a traffic fine. the truth is .. this member was arrested for possesion of cocaine and other drugs yet she still serves on that board. Convicted rapists are allowed to work for that corporation. It is a very strange set of cirucmstances to gain employment, for some people.  There is no licensed electrician in that village.  Children that graduate from college to learn that trade. are denied the right to work. Even when a licensed electrician lived in that village !!

  Currently the value  of 100 shares of shareholders stock is only worth

ten cents !!

Tikigaq corporation is a construction company, they will not fix the street signs in town. for the last 25 years a 1/2 dozen homes are still standing, that were burnt down in accidential fires. Nothing has been done in 25 years !!!  So sad   It is time for a change for Tikigaq !!   This village needs someone who cares for the people, instead of just friends and family members 

ESKIMO ENRON 

MUST BE STOPPED AND HELD ACCOUNTABLE !!

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http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65996

Quite an interesting read !

Drink more beer, eat more beans !

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