Monday, February 22, 2010
Citizen Kenya or…Agent Double-O Soul : WHO is he???
HOTT
February 22, 2010
One thing he isn’t is a “natural born citizen” by definition of The Law Of Nations and more importantly, The Constitution For The United States Of America.
Confronted with a challenging fact, a typical pattern of communist strategy is denial through ridicule in hope of convincing the public that it’s false. If that doesn’t work they will try to defame the character of those who accuse them, to weaken their credibility. If that doesn’t work they will threaten their opponent in attempt to scare them away. If that doesn’t work they’re busted… Here’s a brief example, a microcosm if you will: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNEEcUVbLh8
Defenders of Obama’s fraudulent activities tend to regurgitate the standard propaganda fed catch phrases like “right wing extremists”, “out on the fringe”, “Oh, you like Bush better!”, etc. But despite the massive media campaign to convince America that Barack is unquestionably eligible to hold our federal government’s highest office – and that anyone of the MANY people from the US and abroad who have stepped up to challenge Barack’s failure to present the NECESSARY documents is in the extreme minority – a recent AOL poll suggests that 81% of America WANTS TO SEE HIS ACTUAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE. The truth of the matter is that dozens of legal complaints have been filed against Mr. Obama, including a group of over 200 military personnel.
Barack Hussein Obama has spent well over a million dollars in legal fees to keep his personal records and credentials sealed from public scrutiny. This includes school records, medical, passport, baptism, adoption records, legal clients and oh yeah, PROOF OF BIRTH! The very basic requirements for any American to hold office as the Commander In Chief of our great nation are that the candidate must be at least 35 years of age, must have at least 14 years of US residency AND must be a ‘natural born’ citizen of the United States Of America. Unfortunately for Mr. Obama, he has yet to prove that he is eligible for this position. What renders any argument over his birth place irrelevant is the FACT that he is not and cannot possibly be a natural born citizen – that is, if it’s even true that Barack Obama Sr., then a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies, is actually his father by birth. There are so many scandalous aberrations and Marxist implications within the historical data of a.k.a. Obama that I had to choose which pieces of the puzzle to cram into this short article. Let’s proceed…
From Whence Did He Come?
That’s the $64,000 question. Numerous sources implicate that he was born in Kenya on August 4th, 1961 to an 18 year old girl named Stanley Ann Dunham – then the story gets fuzzy. In September 2008, The Times Herald wrote of the first civil lawsuit filed against O by Philip J. Berg, a fellow democrat:
“The suit alleges Dunham traveled to Kenya during her pregnancy at age 18 and was prevented from boarding an airline flight back to Hawaii because of the late stage of her pregnancy. She reportedly gave birth to Obama in Kenya, then flew home to Hawaii and registered his birth there, according to a memo supporting the motion for the temporary restraining order. Under U.S. law at the time of the Illinois lawmaker’s birth, if he had been born abroad, and one parent was a U.S. citizen, his mother would have had to live ten years in the U.S., five of which after she reached 14 (years of age), according to court papers. If Dunham was only 18 years old when she gave birth to her son, Berg says, her baby would not have met U.S. citizenship requirements.”
On November 5th 2008 the Kenyan Parliament recorded an interesting conversation to support the claim that O was actually born in Kenya (and not Hawaii) as suggested above. Adding to the mystery of our subject’s origin, a question has been posed as to how Obama’s mama could have attended college in Washington State just 2 weeks after the alleged day of his birth. Indeed there is a long list of inconsistencies to the official and fiercely propagated assumption that a.k.a. Obama was born in the State of Hawaii, including his own Kenyan Grandmother’s insistence that “Barack, Jr. was born in Mombosa, Kenya and I was present during his birth.”. The Kenyan Registrar is also said to have openly admitted that they have O’s birthing records and birth delivery records but have sealed and classified them “top secret” as a result of the presidential election. Peter Ogegio, Kenyan Ambassador to the United States also admitted that O was born in Kenya. And then there’s the matter of the KENYAN BIRTH CERTIFICATE submitted by Lucas Daniel Smith.
I guess Obama’s media machine has pretty strong evidence of citizenship with the fraudulent COLB (certificate of live birth) posted on their “Fight The Smears” website and the statements issued by media tycoon Walter Annenberg’s “FactCheck” organization – Not really. It turns out that Obama himself was Board Chair and President of the Annenberg Foundation’s Chicago Challenge (and working in close association with Bill Ayers of The Weather Underground infamy). It’s interesting to note that Walter Annenberg, who inherited his fathers newspaper business was appointed Ambassador to the United Kingdom’s Court Of St. James by President Richard Nixon. And yes, he was knighted. Wow, that made him a servant of England! This reminds me of that creepy Twighlight Zone episode where the martians land with open arms and the earthlings find a book of theirs entitled “To Serve Man” – which turns out to be a cookbook. Now who was O speaking for when he said “We’re taking America back!”???
The Name Game
Interestingly, Junior wasn’t the only one in his family to have used a variety of different names and social security numbers on important legal documents. His mother Stanley Ann, stepfather Lolo, Grammy and Gramps Dunham and his wife Michelle have also been alleged to do so as well. It makes one wonder if it had anything to do with all those CIA connections, the commie kinship, if it was just a habitual criminal practice passed down through the family tree or all of the above.
Reportedly, Rolla Payne (maternal great grandfather of O) is said to have been born and raised in Kansas but his social security number was issued in Oklahoma. He leased Kansas farmland to Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company and also worked for them as an accountant. Rolla Payne does not appear to be listed in the Social Security Death Index. His daughter Madelyn (Payne) Dunham worked as a mechanic and then an aircraft inspector for Boeing, a company secretly owned by the financial benefactor of Rockefeller. Later she worked as a vice president for two major banks. Possible aliases linked to Madelyn L. Dunham are William A Mai Residence Payne, Kelly L. Schippleck , Kelly A. Dunham and Kelly L. Dunham. Many conflicting reports surround the death of Grandma Dunham, spanning between October 21st and November 3rd 2008 – one day before the presidential election. Barack did not attend her memorial service. Stanley Armour Dunham (O’s Grandfather) and wife Madelyn were members of the CPUSA (Communist Party of the United States of America). Stanley’s time in military service does not coincide with the time of his daughters birth. Neither does his name appear in the Social Security Death Index. A possible alias for Stan is Wesley Arnel Dunham (wife, Madelyn F.). No marriage certificate is found on record for Stanley/Madelyn and no funerals were held for either of them. Just memorial services. The same is true of Stanley Ann, their only daughter. Possible aliases for her are Sandra Lee Dunham, Susan N. Dunham, Stephen O. Dunham, Scott A. Dunham, with people searches on Ann showing more than one (active and inactive) social security number. Barack and Michelle continued these family traditions…
Marxist Radicals
“Lest we forget at least an over-the-shoulder acknowledgment to
the very first radical: from all our legends, mythology, and history… the first radical known to man who rebelled against the establishment and did it so effectively that he at least won his own kingdom — Lucifer.”
- Saul Alinsky, Rules For Radicals (opening dedication)
Chicago, Illinois circa 1919 was the birthplace and remains a stronghold of the American communist movement. This is where O began his political career. Coincidence? Considering his family history, no. Frank Marshall Davis of Kansas, a rather famous communist poet and journalist, having moved to Hawaii 14 years prior to the Dunham family (and spent some time in Chicago before that) was known as a mentor to young Barack. O won his seat in the Illinios State Senate as a member of the New Party, a creation of the quasi-Marxist DSA (Democratic Socialists of America) and ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now). Obama was an attorney for ACORN and they played a major role in his campaign and election to the Presidency. When ACORN came under severe scrutiny for voter fraud O abandoned them, saying they don’t represent him, but during his campaign he said they would have an influence on him. The guy has a history of changing ‘his’ story. Three key figures in his rise to political success were Frank Marshall Davis, Vernon Jarrett and George Soros, all Marxist radicals in practice and philosophy, if not overtly, covertly. Vernon Jarrett is the former Father in law of Valerie Jarrett, Obama’s Chief Advisor.
As many of us have seen and heard, Obama’s entire cabinet is made up of Marxist radicals – and it’s quite obvious by now, that is his agenda – to usurp and destroy our constitutional freedoms.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Japan: Homeless People Living in Plastic Capsule Hotels
January 05, 2010
TOKYO — For Atsushi Nakanishi, jobless since Christmas, home is a cubicle barely bigger than a coffin — one of dozens of berths stacked two units high in one of central Tokyo’s decrepit “capsule” hotels.
“It’s just a place to crawl into and sleep,” he said, rolling his neck and stroking his black suit — one of just two he owns after discarding the rest of his wardrobe for lack of space. “You get used to it.”
When Capsule Hotel Shinjuku 510 opened nearly two decades ago, Japan was just beginning to pull back from its bubble economy, and the hotel’s tiny plastic cubicles offered a night’s refuge to salarymen who had missed the last train home.
Now, Hotel Shinjuku 510’s capsules, no larger than 6 1/2 feet long by 5 feet wide, and not tall enough to stand up in, have become an 
affordable option for some people with nowhere else to go as Japan endures its worst recession since World War II.
Once-booming exporters laid off workers en masse in 2009 as the global economic crisis pushed down demand. Many of the newly unemployed, forced from their company-sponsored housing or unable to make rent, have become homeless.
The country’s woes have led the government to open emergency shelters over the New Year holiday in a nationwide drive to help the 
homeless. The Democratic Party, which swept to power in September, wants to avoid the fate of the previous pro-business government, which was caught off-guard when unemployed workers pitched tents near public offices last year to call attention to their plight.
“In this bitter-cold New Year’s season, the government intends to do all it can to help those who face hardship,” Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said in a video posted Dec. 26 on YouTube. “You are not alone.”
On Friday, he visited a Tokyo shelter housing 700 homeless people, telling reporters that “help can’t wait.”
Mr. Nakanishi considers himself relatively lucky. After working odd jobs on an Isuzu assembly line, at pachinko parlors and as a security guard, Mr. Nakanishi, 40, moved into the capsule hotel in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district in April to save on rent while he worked night shifts at a delivery company.
Mr. Nakanishi, who studied economics at a regional university, dreams of becoming a lawyer and pores over legal manuals during the day. But with no job since Christmas, he does not know how much longer he can afford a capsule bed.
The rent is surprisingly high for such a small space: 59,000 yen a month, or about $640, for an upper bunk. But with no upfront deposit or extra utility charges, and basic amenities like fresh linens and free use of a communal bath and sauna, the cost is far less than renting an apartment in Tokyo, Mr. Nakanishi says.
Still, it is a bleak world where deep sleep is rare. The capsules do not have doors, only screens that pull down. Every bump of the shoulder on the plastic walls, every muffled cough, echoes loudly through the rows.
Each capsule is furnished only with a light, a small TV with earphones, coat hooks, a thin blanket and a hard pillow of rice husks.
Most possessions, from shirts to shaving cream, must be kept in lockers. There is a common room with old couches, a dining area and rows of sinks. Cigarette smoke is everywhere, as are security cameras. But the hotel staff does its best to put guests at ease: “Welcome home,” employees say at the entrance.
“Our main clients used to be salarymen who were out drinking and missed the last train,” said Tetsuya Akasako, head manager at the hotel.
But about two years ago, the hotel started to notice that guests were staying weeks, then months, he said. This year, it introduced a reduced rent for dwellers of a month or longer; now, about 100 of the hotel’s 300 capsules are rented out by the month.
After requests from its long-term dwellers, the hotel received special government permission to let them register their capsules as their official abode; that made it easier to land job interviews.
At 2 a.m. on one recent December night, two young women watched the American television show “24” on a TV inside the sauna. One said she had traveled to Tokyo from her native Gunma, north of the city, to look for work. She intended to be a hostess at one of the capital’s cabaret clubs, where women engage in conversation with men for a fee.
The woman, 20, said she was hoping to land a job with a club that would put her up in an apartment. She declined to give her name because she did not want her family to know her whereabouts.
“It’s tough to live like this, but it won’t be for too long,” she said. “At least there are more jobs here than in Gunma.”
The government says about 15,800 people live on the streets in Japan, but aid groups put the figure much higher, with at least 10,000 in Tokyo alone. Those numbers do not count the city’s “hidden” homeless, like those who live in capsule hotels. There is also a floating population that sleeps overnight in the country’s many 24-hour Internet cafes and saunas.
The jobless rate, at 5.2 percent, is at a record high, and the number of households on welfare has risen sharply. The country’s 15.7 percent poverty rate is one of the highest among industrialized nations.
These statistics have helped shatter an image, held since the country’s rise as an industrial power in the 1970s, that Japan is a classless society.
“When the country enjoyed rapid economic growth, standards of living improved across the board and class differences were obscured,” said Prof. Hiroshi Ishida of the University of Tokyo. “With a stagnating economy, class is more visible again.”
The government has poured money into bolstering Japan’s social welfare system, promising cash payments to households with children and abolishing tuition fees at public high schools.
Still, Naoto Iwaya, 46, is on the verge of joining the hopeless. A former tuna fisherman, he has been living at another capsule hotel in Tokyo since August. He most recently worked on a landfill at the city’s Haneda Airport, but that job ended last month.
“I have looked and looked, but there are no jobs. Now my savings are almost gone,” Mr. Iwaya said, after checking into an emergency shelter in Tokyo. He will be allowed to stay until Monday.
After that, he said, “I don’t know where I can go.”
More Photos >The UN and Interpol How the UN will gain power
Barry Napier - BLN Contributing Writer It is interesting that the man who cast aside the US Constitution like a rag, and imposes his own laws without consent, has agreed to allow an international police authority to overrule the US government. Barack Obama signed an Executive Order giving express permission for Interpol to supersede the laws and police authorities of the USA.
Some have seen this as heralding loss of sovereignty. The truth is, the USA already lost it when it voted for Obama. Before the election he promised to hand over sovereignty to the UN, and this will indeed occur if the people allow him to carry on implementing his own Executive Orders without the consent of Congress or the people!
Interpol
Interpol operates with the consent of 188 member countries (so far). Its aim is to combat international crime and seek cross-country police cooperation. This is based on the “limits of existing laws in different countries and in the spirit of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights” (which has itself caused more mayhem than it is worth). Its constitution prohibits being involved in political, military, religious or racial conflict. Tell that to the fairies!
In 2005, Interpol briefed members of the UN’s Security Council Counter Terrorism Committee on its work to combat terrorism and its “growing cooperation with the UN in a range of anti-crime areas”. But, what is considered to be ‘crime’? Whatever the UN decides it will be.
Interpol has an office in the UN’s New York building. The links between Interpol and the UN are very strong, if not interwoven. Interpol spokesmen say that Interpol can give “teeth and real impact to Security Council Resolutions”.
According to Interpol’s Article 2, Interpol is looking for “new opportunities” to expand its operations within the UN. In other words, Interpol is to be the police eyes and ears of the UN worldwide. Doesn’t this sound rather familiar? (If it doesn’t, read up on Soviet KGB operations). Remember, too, that anti-environmentalism is being called ‘terrorism’.
Interpol has a worldwide anti-terrorism network. Yet, Obama is nestling up to terrorist organisations and countries. This means that the central theme of ‘terrorism’ will change dramatically under Obama. Also, Obama is planning to make the owning of small arms illegal, effectively making US people defenceless, not just before criminals but also before government. Interpol will be used to discover and arrest those who own small arms.
Another aim of Interpol is to provide support for UN peacekeeping missions. Anyone who knows the truth recognises that these UN peacekeeping missions are anything but! They are killing sprees, with UN troops at the helm, making sure Marxist regimes stay in power, or gain power. How can Interpol claim neutrality when it assists UN troops in murderous ‘peacekeeping’?
This is of prime importance when Interpol says that another area of crime it wishes to obliterate is “Genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity”. Yet, the UN Charter includes the notion of genocide, its troops are guilty of war crimes, and the UN says that anti-greens are acting against humanity!
Anti-Greens are ‘Criminals’
According to Interpol, “Environmental crime is a serious and growing international problem… it is not limited to criminals polluting the air, water and land and pushing commercially valuable wildlife species closer to extinction; it can also include crimes which speed up climate change… and exhaust essential natural resources.” What did Interpol say about not being involved in politics?
Very clearly, Interpol is working behind the scenes to identify ‘criminals’ who oppose climate change plans by the UN! Can’t you see what is going on? Can’t you see that we are seeing the creation of a Marxist regime far greater than the Soviets could have dreamt of? Far greater than the one now existing in China?
Interpol speaks of these ‘crimes’ as being harmful to the economy and security… blatant political propaganda dressed up in police uniforms! What has a police organisation got to do with the economy? The economy is to do with politics!
The organisation says that organised crime is behind anti-green activities. This tells us which way Obama and the UN are moving to silence their foes. “In this way we can contribute to the ongoing conservation of the world’s environment, biodiversity and natural resources.” This is nothing but police being used as the strong-arm men of the UN to silence anti-green activity. What has a police organisation to do with ‘conservation’ and ‘natural resources’? Nothing! But, under the UN, Interpol will make very sure people like me are eliminated. (Of course, before that, they will ensure that our names are ridiculed and our protests are muffled, which works just as well).
One must ask Interpol why it doesn’t investigate the CRU at East Anglia University, or other scientists about their fraud, or Greenpeace about its sabotage… or Obama and Brown taxing the people fraudulently.
“Corruption undermines political, social and economic stability”. In which case, why isn’t Interpol investigating every country involved in the recent Copenhagen Summit, or that imposes tax based on fraudulent green claims? It is evident that Interpol is not genuine!
UN and ‘Natural partners’ (un.org 11th October, 2009)
The UN already has its own police force (UNPOL) – did you know that? But, Interpol will take precedence. The UN’s Secretary General says that the “only way to succeed is to join forces.” Succeed at what? The UN has no place in the world, but it acts anyway! Wherever it goes it creates, not reduces, conflict, often to the point of murder, rape and pillage… and I am taking here about UN troops.
The UN Security Council, supposed to look after peace and reduce tensions, is dominated by Islamic countries that hate Israel. Every meeting starts with hateful statements against Israel. Every meeting begins with demands to sanction Israel. Therefore, Interpol is part of this hate campaign against the Israeli nation, by siding with Islamic extremist governments who make their own ‘laws’ against Israel! What you think of Israel is not the issue. The real issue is that if the UN gets away with this, the next one to suffer could easily be YOU.
Singapore Summit
On 11th October, 2009, Interpol’s Secretary General met with the UN’s Secretary General in Singapore. In the meeting praise was given to police forces joining together to fight organised crimes worldwide. This is fine. But, they don’t need the UN for this! The UN is a Marxist organisation, corrupt and trouble-making.
The opening speech spoke of a new era when Interpol will work with the UN by “entering into a strategic partnership to promote state stability, and, in turn, global law and order.” Police forces can do this on their own – they don’t need the sticky fingers of the UN.
Law officers are seconded to Interpol for particular operations, so, in theory, there are no actual ‘Interpol officers’. But, with the USA being handed over to the UN by Obama, it makes no real difference – the UN will control what local officers, FBI, etc., do. UN Dispatch.com (23rd December) says that all this is just ‘fear mongering’. Is it? Given Obama’s lamentable record in his first year of office (assuming he is there legitimately, of course), we have every right to be concerned.
The Norwegian UN mission (Norway-un.org 16th April 2009) states: “the role of the police is considered pivotal in consolidating peace and building sustainable security.” Perhaps Norway should go back a few years and remember how this worked when Hitler decided to make his land-grab! In every country Hitler took, the ‘pivotal’ force was the national and local police forces. They made sure Nazi plans were adhered to, and arrested anyone who didn’t make the grade, often leading to their deaths. Fear mongering?
No, it is a step closer to “common goals of global security and peace”. The best peace we can have is to retain national borders and national policing. The worst move is to bring in the UN and its notion of Marxist world government.
Secretary General of Secrecy
It is no coincidence that this joining of the UN and Interpol should come under the Secretary-Generalship of Ronald K Noble. He is a tenured professor of law at New York University, and previously worked as the US Dept of Treasury as First Undersecretary for Enforcement. He has held many law-related positions in the US and has Obama’s right hand.
This man is complicit in the aim of Obama to keep documents from the sight of Americans, by claiming protection for Interpol officers who are now able to work with diplomatic immunity. Thus, any documents Obama wants hidden can simply be given to Interpol! In this way Obama jumps over the head of the Constitution, and Interpol are not held to the Freedom of Information Act. This is all going on underneath your noses! I wonder if this is where Obama’s birth certificate will be going?
During Hitler’s time, Interpol was under the command of the SS. (Freedomswings.wordpress.com). The FBI sought membership of Interpol in 1938, despite it being riddled with, and ruled by, the SS. Thus, today, only the type of socialism has changed… Interpol is now under Marxist rule. The continued membership of the USA in Interpol, and the new status of Interpol as diplomatic, with immunity, means that Obama can operate under the radar as much as he likes, by placing documents with Interpol. And Interpol can be used as the bully-boys of state, with no come-backs.
Interpol will work alongside the UN’s stormtroopers, as enforcers of UN laws and whims. It has immunity in the USA – no doubt it will gain immunity in many more countries as they mimic Obama’s duplicity. They will investigate and arrest any who dare to oppose UN policies, whether social, criminal or economic, including anti-greens. Watch for it, because it is bound to come.
17,000 potentially harmful chemicals kept secret under obscure law
January 05, 2010
Of some 84,000 chemicals being used commercially in the United States, some 20 percent -- or 17,000 -- are kept secret not only from the public, but from medical professionals, state regulators and even emergency responders, according to a report at the Washington Post.
And the reason for this potentially harmful lack of openness? Profit.
A 1976 law, the Toxic Substances Control Act, mandates that manufacturers report to the Environmental Protection Agency any new chemicals they intend to market, but manufacturers can request that a chemical be kept secret if disclosure "could harm their bottom line," the Washington Post reports.
Because they are secret, it's impossible to tell how many of the 17,000 chemicals are potentially harmful to people. But the Post notes that, in March of last year, more than half of the "substantial risk" reports filed with the EPA involved secret chemicals.
And chemical makers may be abusing their privilege under the law. According to the EPA, in recent years 95 percent of manufacturers' reports of new chemicals have made some request for secrecy. Ten of the secret chemicals are used in children's products.
The Post reports that Congress this year will tackle reform of the 1976 law.
EPA head Lisa Jackson has begun an effort to increase transparency in commercial chemicals. The EPA recently announced it is creating a "Chemicals of Concern" list, which will detail substances that "may present an unreasonable risk of injury to health and the environment." The power to do that was granted to the EPA under the 1976 law, but has never been used before.
Environment News Service reports:
Jackson says the 1976 law is both outdated and in need of reform. The decision to list the chemicals further signals "this administration's commitment to aggressively use the tools at its disposal under TSCA," she said.
"At the same time," Jackson said, "I will continue to fight for comprehensive reform of the nation's outdated chemical management laws that ensures a full assessment of the safety of chemicals on the market today and effective actions to reduce risks where chemicals do not meet the safety standard."
"Chemical safety is an issue of utmost importance, especially for children, and this will remain a top priority for me and our agency going forward," said Jackson, who is a mother.
In a press release, the EPA noted that, since the 1976 law was put on the books, the number of listed chemicals used in the US has increased from 60,000 to more than 80,000, but the EPA "has only successfully restricted or banned five existing chemicals and has only required testing on another two hundred existing chemicals."
Chertoff Linked to Body Scanner Manufacturer
January 05, 2010
WASHINGTON – Since the attempted bombing of a US airliner on Christmas Day, former Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff has given dozens of media interviews touting the need for the federal government to buy more full-body scanners for airports. What he has made little mention of is that the Chertoff Group, his security consulting agency, includes a client that manufactures the machines. Chertoff disclosed the relationship on a CNN program Wednesday, in response to a question.
An airport passengers’ rights group on Thursday criticized Chertoff’s use of his former government credentials to advocate for a product that benefits his clients.
God Forbid...Britain facing one of the coldest winters in 100 years, experts predict
January 05, 2010
Britain is bracing itself for one of the coldest winters for a century with temperatures hitting minus 16 degrees Celsius, forecasters have warned.
They predicted no let up in the freezing snap until at least mid-January, with snow, ice and severe frosts dominating.
And the likelihood is that the second half of the month will be even colder.
Weather patterns were more like those in the late 1970s, experts said, while Met Office figures released on Monday are expected to show that the country is experiencing the coldest winter for up to 25 years.
On New Year's Day 10 extreme weather warnings were in place, with heavy snow expected in northern England and Scotland.
Despite New Year celebrations passing off mostly unaffected by the weather, drivers in parts of the country, particularly areas of Northumberland, Cumbria and the Scottish Highlands, were warned not to travel unless absolutely necessary.
The continued freezing temperatures did not signal bad news for everyone however. CairnGorm Mountain said it has had its best Christmas holiday season in 14 years.
With heavy snow in the area, the resort said that over a four-day period following Christmas Day it has had more than 8,000 skiers and snowboarders using its runs - including 800 on New Year's Eve.
Over 15,000 skiers have used the resort since the start of December, compared to 2,000 last year.
A spokesman for the Met Office said: “It is certainly a while since we had cold weather like this and there isn’t any sign of any milder weather on the way.”
Considerable amounts of “showery snow” is expected over Scotland and eastern England over the coming days, he said, whilst the rest of the United Kingdom would remains dry but very cold.
He added that temperatures in the Scottish highlands could dip to minus 16 degrees while even southern areas of England could see lows of minus 7.
The cold weather comes despite the Met Office’s long range forecast, published, in October, of a mild winter. That followed its earlier inaccurate prediction of a “barbecue summer”, which then saw heavy rainfall and the wettest July for almost 100 years.
Paul Michaelwaite, forecaster for NetWeather.tv, said: “It is looking like this winter could be in the top 20 cold winters in the last 100 years.
“It’s going to be very cold the for the next 10 days and although there could be a milder spell at some stage the indications are that the second half of the month will be even colder.”
Revellers braved temperatures of minus 6 degrees to see in the New Year, with only the celebrations in Inverness being cancelled because of the cold.
Matt Dobson, forecaster for MeteoGroup, the Press Association's weather division, said last month had been the coldest December for 13 years. "It has been the coldest December on average since 1996," he said. "The second half of the month was very cold indeed but the first half was relatively mild. If it had been colder in the first few weeks we would have seen more records broken."
Police divers searching a lake for two duck hunters who had been missing over Christmas have found a second body.
The hunt for Paul Lichfield had been called off over Christmas because sub-zero temperatures made searching the ice covered lake too perilous.
However, as the weather conditions improved police frogmen resumed their search for the 30-year-old at Brightwell Lake at Ringstead, Northants. Police found the body of his friend, Philip Surridge, before Christmas after the pair fell in on December 22 whilst trying to rescue their dog.
Meanwhile, a fleet of gritters in Perth, central Scotland, was grounded this week because it was so cold, leaving roads untreated in temperatures of minus 10 degrees.
Perth and Kinross Council said the gritters were unable to leave the depot after the extreme weather led to difficulties in refuelling.
Perth resident Ian Thomson said: “I’ve heard of the rail companies blaming the wrong kind of snow and leaves on the line for disruption but for the council to say it was too cold to get the gritters out is just ridiculous.”