Saturday, October 21, 2006
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This t shirt is for sale on the web. Gads.
This t shirt is for sale on the web. Gads.
- Three Health Advantages Of A Vegetarian Diet
- Three Health Advantages Of A Vegetarian Diet: "Three Health Advantages Of A Vegetarian Diet"
Friday, October 20, 2006
If We All Vanished Tomorrow / What would *really* happen if all humans disappeared? The Earth grins at the thought
If We All Vanished Tomorrow / What would *really* happen if all humans disappeared? The Earth grins at the thought: "If We All Vanished Tomorrow - What would *really* happen if all humans disappeared? The Earth grins at the thought"
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Gaza doctors say patients suffering mystery injuries after Israeli attacks
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Gaza doctors say patients suffering mystery injuries after Israeli attacks: "Gaza doctors say patients suffering mystery injuries after Israeli attacks " The weapon is US made, I'm sure, and they are doing our
testing for us.
testing for us.
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Jennifer Van Bergen: Bush's Military Commissions Act and the Future of America
Jennifer Van Bergen: Bush's Military Commissions Act and the Future of America: "Bush's Military Commissions Act and the Future of America
By JENNIFER VAN BERGEN
'The legacy of Nuremberg and the solemn undertaking that Justice Jackson gave for the United States at the opening session, are under assault by the Bush Administration, which has embraced a radical world view that rests on a cult of power and a disdain for law.'"
By JENNIFER VAN BERGEN
'The legacy of Nuremberg and the solemn undertaking that Justice Jackson gave for the United States at the opening session, are under assault by the Bush Administration, which has embraced a radical world view that rests on a cult of power and a disdain for law.'"
Sunday, October 08, 2006
Public Schools Have Flunked Out by James Erwin Norwood
Public Schools Have Flunked Out by James Erwin Norwood: "Public Schools Have Flunked Out by James Erwin Norwood
Public schools are brain dead and on life support; so let’s pull the plug on them, give them a decent funeral, and let better alternatives take root and flourish.
Public schools are brain dead and on life support; so let’s pull the plug on them, give them a decent funeral, and let better alternatives take root and flourish.
Saturday, October 07, 2006
AARP - Segunda Juventud - Exercise your mind
AARP - Segunda Juventud - Exercise your mind: "Mindful Exercise. Take care of your brain now, and you could increase the chances that your second youth will be more rewarding—and memorable.Mindful Exercise. Take care of your brain now, and you could increase the chances that your second youth will be more rewarding—and memorable."
Friday, October 06, 2006
Instant Messages, Lingering Paper Trail - washingtonpost.com
Instant Messages, Lingering Paper Trail - washingtonpost.com: "Instant Messages, Lingering Paper Trail
HP, Foley Cases Illustrate Risk
By Mike Musgrove
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, October 6, 2006; Page A06
People who think their instant messages disappear after being sent should think again."
HP, Foley Cases Illustrate Risk
By Mike Musgrove
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, October 6, 2006; Page A06
People who think their instant messages disappear after being sent should think again."
eMarketer.com - What Makes You Buy?
eMarketer.com - What Makes You Buy?: "What Makes You Buy?
OCTOBER 6, 2006
Check Out Your Prefrontal Cortex.
By Ben Macklin - Senior Analyst
Advances in the cognitive sciences and more sophisticated brain imaging are giving us an increasingly rich and detailed view of the brain's functions. With these advances it is perhaps not surprising that marketers have jumped on the 'brain bandwagon' to seek a neuroscientific explanation for why some brand or marketing campaigns work better than others.
The new field of neuromarketing apparently came of age two years ago after a study by Baylor College of Medicine was published in the respected academic journal Neuron. The study attempted to put to rest that age-old question: Which do you prefer, Coke or Pepsi?
The subjects in the experiment were given an anonymous taste test of each drink and their brain activity was scanned using a functional MRI (fMRI). The researchers were able to view, in real time, which parts of the brain 'lit up.' The subjects were then given the same drinks but with an image of a respective Coke can or Pepsi can visible to them. Their brains were scanned again.
The results were — you guessed it — 'Coke is it.' This is how the researchers expressed it: 'For the anonymous task, we report a consistent neural response in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex that correlated with"
OCTOBER 6, 2006
Check Out Your Prefrontal Cortex.
By Ben Macklin - Senior Analyst
Advances in the cognitive sciences and more sophisticated brain imaging are giving us an increasingly rich and detailed view of the brain's functions. With these advances it is perhaps not surprising that marketers have jumped on the 'brain bandwagon' to seek a neuroscientific explanation for why some brand or marketing campaigns work better than others.
The new field of neuromarketing apparently came of age two years ago after a study by Baylor College of Medicine was published in the respected academic journal Neuron. The study attempted to put to rest that age-old question: Which do you prefer, Coke or Pepsi?
The subjects in the experiment were given an anonymous taste test of each drink and their brain activity was scanned using a functional MRI (fMRI). The researchers were able to view, in real time, which parts of the brain 'lit up.' The subjects were then given the same drinks but with an image of a respective Coke can or Pepsi can visible to them. Their brains were scanned again.
The results were — you guessed it — 'Coke is it.' This is how the researchers expressed it: 'For the anonymous task, we report a consistent neural response in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex that correlated with"
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Don't cash that check! It's a scam - ConsumerMan - MSNBC.com
Don't cash that check! It's a scam - ConsumerMan - MSNBC.com: "Don't cash that check! It's a scam
Banks team up with questionable marketers to take your money"
Banks team up with questionable marketers to take your money"
The Great Shampoo Scandal | 100777.com
The Great Shampoo Scandal 100777.com: "REVERSING SHAMPOO
THE GREAT SHAMPOO SCANDAL
by Makoli
September 6, 1998"
THE GREAT SHAMPOO SCANDAL
by Makoli
September 6, 1998"
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Ananova - Police hunt farting dissident
Ananova - Police hunt farting dissident: "Police hunt farting dissident
Police in Poland have launched a nationwide hunt for a man who farted loudly when asked what he thought of the president.
Hubert Hoffman, 45, was charged with 'contempt for the office of the head of state' for his actions after he was stopped by police in a routine check at a Warsaw railway station.
He complained that under President Lech Kaczynski and his twin brother Jaroslaw, the country was returning to a Communist style dictatorship.
When told to show more respect for the country's rulers, he farted loudly and was promptly arrested.
Hoffmann was arrested and released on bail but failed to turn up at a Warsaw court early this week to be tried, and the judge in the case rejected an appeal by defence lawyers to throw the charges out.
A court spokesman said: 'Such a case of disrespect is taken very seriously.'
Instead the court ordered the police to start a nationwide hunt for the man, and interpol have been alerted."
Police in Poland have launched a nationwide hunt for a man who farted loudly when asked what he thought of the president.
Hubert Hoffman, 45, was charged with 'contempt for the office of the head of state' for his actions after he was stopped by police in a routine check at a Warsaw railway station.
He complained that under President Lech Kaczynski and his twin brother Jaroslaw, the country was returning to a Communist style dictatorship.
When told to show more respect for the country's rulers, he farted loudly and was promptly arrested.
Hoffmann was arrested and released on bail but failed to turn up at a Warsaw court early this week to be tried, and the judge in the case rejected an appeal by defence lawyers to throw the charges out.
A court spokesman said: 'Such a case of disrespect is taken very seriously.'
Instead the court ordered the police to start a nationwide hunt for the man, and interpol have been alerted."
The Truth About Food Expiration Dates
The Truth About Food Expiration Dates: "OCTOBER 1, 2006
Top News
By Pallavi Gogoi
The Truth About Food Expiration Dates
Since the spinach scare, food safety is foremost on the minds of grocery shoppers nationwide. Dates on labels? Here's what you need to know
The latest spinach food scare, which has claimed at least one life and sickened 183 other people, took many by surprise. After all, previous E. coli bacteria outbreaks were mostly associated with raw meat.
Nervous folks are peering more closely at dates stamped on the produce they buy from supermarkets. But how helpful are these dates really? Many of them are actually quite confusing. 'Is a food fresh until Feb. 1, 2008, if that's the date stamped on it, and then do you throw it out on Feb. 2?' asks Jeanne Goldberg, professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy at Tufts University. 'It's a very inexact science since those dates include a wide margin of safety.'
Top News
By Pallavi Gogoi
The Truth About Food Expiration Dates
Since the spinach scare, food safety is foremost on the minds of grocery shoppers nationwide. Dates on labels? Here's what you need to know
The latest spinach food scare, which has claimed at least one life and sickened 183 other people, took many by surprise. After all, previous E. coli bacteria outbreaks were mostly associated with raw meat.
Nervous folks are peering more closely at dates stamped on the produce they buy from supermarkets. But how helpful are these dates really? Many of them are actually quite confusing. 'Is a food fresh until Feb. 1, 2008, if that's the date stamped on it, and then do you throw it out on Feb. 2?' asks Jeanne Goldberg, professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy at Tufts University. 'It's a very inexact science since those dates include a wide margin of safety.'
The Identity Project
The Identity Project: "'Papers, please!'
This mantra of totalitarian societies has become familiar to Americans – not from movies, but from their own government. From police encounters to airport security, from political protests to public buses, your right to move around freely without 'accounting for yourself' is increasingly challenged.
The Identity Project (IDP) exists to uphold the freedom to exist, wander, and live anonymously within our own country if we so choose. We believe all Americans have the fundamental right to exist without seeking or getting permission of the government, to live without constantly proving who we are or why we are here, to freely move around our country. IDP explores and defends these rights.
IDP questions the motives behind, and effectiveness of, identity based domestic security programs and asks whether the degradation of our civil liberties is justified."
This mantra of totalitarian societies has become familiar to Americans – not from movies, but from their own government. From police encounters to airport security, from political protests to public buses, your right to move around freely without 'accounting for yourself' is increasingly challenged.
The Identity Project (IDP) exists to uphold the freedom to exist, wander, and live anonymously within our own country if we so choose. We believe all Americans have the fundamental right to exist without seeking or getting permission of the government, to live without constantly proving who we are or why we are here, to freely move around our country. IDP explores and defends these rights.
IDP questions the motives behind, and effectiveness of, identity based domestic security programs and asks whether the degradation of our civil liberties is justified."
Museum Field Trip Deemed Too Revealing - New York Times
Museum Field Trip Deemed Too Revealing - New York Times: "Museum Field Trip Deemed Too Revealing"
Monday, October 02, 2006
Is he dead yet?
Accused of killing deputy, suspect shot 68 times
Sheriff: 'That's all the bullets we had, or we would have shot him more'
MIAMI - A fugitive gunman accused of killing a Florida sheriff’s deputy was shot 68 times by SWAT team officers who found him hiding in the woods, according to autopsy results.
Police fired 110 shots at Angilo Freeland, 27, the target of a massive manhunt in central Florida following the shooting death of Polk County Sheriff’s Deputy Matt Williams Thursday.
“That’s all the bullets we had, or we would have shot him more,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd told the Orlando Sentinel newspaper.
Saturday, September 30, 2006
Congressional analysis puts cost of Iraq war at $2 billion a week - The Boston Globe
Congressional analysis puts cost of Iraq war at $2 billion a week - The Boston Globe: "Cost of Iraq war nearly $2b a week
By Bryan Bender, Globe Staff | September 28, 2006
WASHINGTON -- A new congressional analysis shows the Iraq war is now costing taxpayers almost $2 billion a week -- nearly twice as much as in the first year of the conflict three years ago and 20 percent more than last year -- as the Pentagon spends more on establishing regional bases to support the extended deployment and scrambles to fix or replace equipment damaged in combat."
By Bryan Bender, Globe Staff | September 28, 2006
WASHINGTON -- A new congressional analysis shows the Iraq war is now costing taxpayers almost $2 billion a week -- nearly twice as much as in the first year of the conflict three years ago and 20 percent more than last year -- as the Pentagon spends more on establishing regional bases to support the extended deployment and scrambles to fix or replace equipment damaged in combat."
Dirty Secrets of the Food Processing Industry
Dirty Secrets of the Food Processing Industry: "Dirty Secrets of the Food Processing Industry"
The Conservative Voice News and Columns
The Conservative Voice News and Columns - check out this site. Balance your views.
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Why Aren't Newspapers Breaking Out of the Box?
Why Aren't Newspapers Breaking Out of the Box?: "Why Aren't Newspapers Breaking Out of the Box?
Why does the newspaper industry, for the most part, have so much trouble adapting to the changing of the media environment brought on by the Internet and digital communications technologies? Some newspaper new-media managers and workers talk frankly about what they see as their companies' flaws.
"
Why does the newspaper industry, for the most part, have so much trouble adapting to the changing of the media environment brought on by the Internet and digital communications technologies? Some newspaper new-media managers and workers talk frankly about what they see as their companies' flaws.
"
Monday, September 25, 2006
AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: Ann Coulter, 43 or 45, Conservative Commentator, Dies
AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: Ann Coulter, 43 or 45, Conservative Commentator, Dies: "Ann Coulter, 43 or 45, Conservative Commentator, Dies
Posted by Evan Derkacz at 6:28 AM on September 25, 2006.
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Posted by Evan Derkacz at 6:28 AM on September 25, 2006.
"
Sunday, September 24, 2006
The Blog | Gary Hart: The October Surprise | The Huffington Post
The Blog | Gary Hart: The October Surprise | The Huffington Post: "It should come as no surprise if the Bush Administration undertakes a preemptive war against Iran sometime before the November election.
Were these more normal times, this would be a stunning possibility, quickly dismissed by thoughtful people as dangerous, unprovoked, and out of keeping with our national character. But we do not live in normal times."
Were these more normal times, this would be a stunning possibility, quickly dismissed by thoughtful people as dangerous, unprovoked, and out of keeping with our national character. But we do not live in normal times."
Saturday, September 23, 2006
The Seattle Times: Health: Latest energy drink gets some bad buzz
The Seattle Times: Health: Latest energy drink gets some bad buzz: "Industry experts seem less alarmed than drug experts and say marketers for energy drinks merely are trying to take on a 'street attitude' and stand out from the crowd.
'They are going after the savvy, sophisticated 20-something male. They used to show extreme sports, like skateboarding. Now they are taking on a street attitude,' said Sarah Theodore, editor of Beverage Industry magazine."
'They are going after the savvy, sophisticated 20-something male. They used to show extreme sports, like skateboarding. Now they are taking on a street attitude,' said Sarah Theodore, editor of Beverage Industry magazine."
The March of Nanotechnology - New York Times
The March of Nanotechnology - New York Times: "ENJOY WITH A CANDY CIGARETTE If your friends aren’t boring and longwinded enough, just serve them a new energy drink called Cocaine.
Yes, it’s real. A company named Redux Beverages last week introduced the product, which it called “the legal alternative” to the expensive, illicit and life-destroying drug.
Redux promises that “doing Cocaine” yields a better rush than drinks like Red Bull, but without the comedown. The effects last five hours, the company says. The drink is 350 times as strong as Red Bull, thanks to having more simple sugars and vitamin B-12.
The man responsible for Cocaine is Jamie Kirby, chief of Redux Beverages, based in Las Vegas. He told the Australian news site News.com.au that the drink’s kick also relies on “some psychological effect.”
One woman who tried Cocaine, the energy drink, told the site, “I don’t like the tingly feeling in my chest. I feel my heart racing and I’m not being paranoid ... I feel looped.”
Except for the lack of paranoia, it sounds as if Redux at least got the formula about right." Holy batcave!
Yes, it’s real. A company named Redux Beverages last week introduced the product, which it called “the legal alternative” to the expensive, illicit and life-destroying drug.
Redux promises that “doing Cocaine” yields a better rush than drinks like Red Bull, but without the comedown. The effects last five hours, the company says. The drink is 350 times as strong as Red Bull, thanks to having more simple sugars and vitamin B-12.
The man responsible for Cocaine is Jamie Kirby, chief of Redux Beverages, based in Las Vegas. He told the Australian news site News.com.au that the drink’s kick also relies on “some psychological effect.”
One woman who tried Cocaine, the energy drink, told the site, “I don’t like the tingly feeling in my chest. I feel my heart racing and I’m not being paranoid ... I feel looped.”
Except for the lack of paranoia, it sounds as if Redux at least got the formula about right." Holy batcave!
Friday, September 22, 2006
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Open Loops: How to Deal With An Irate Person
Open Loops: How to Deal With An Irate Person: "How to Deal With An Irate Person
Many times, during the course of a day, we have to deal with irate people. Whether we are in Customer Service and dealing with angry customers or school administrators dealing with angry parents, handling an irate person and being able to lead them to a more calm — and logical — state can be a very desired skill.
The most common mistake that people make is to assume that when someone is out of control, we should calm our voices to model the desired state we wish the person to have. The assumption is that the other person will match us and a calm and logical conversation can then take place. Unfortunately, this rarely happens. Instead, because of the calm demeanor, the complainant doesn’t feel heard. Their rationale is that since the listener is not as outraged as they are, they must not have been listening or they don’t believe what was shared. The result is no trust so the person remains angry and outraged.
A better approach is called “Pace and Lead”. The first step is to match the complainant’s emotional intensity. This is not agreeing with the person. This is simply responding with the same emotions that are being presented. If a person is complaining that the delivery person scratched the new dryer as"
Many times, during the course of a day, we have to deal with irate people. Whether we are in Customer Service and dealing with angry customers or school administrators dealing with angry parents, handling an irate person and being able to lead them to a more calm — and logical — state can be a very desired skill.
The most common mistake that people make is to assume that when someone is out of control, we should calm our voices to model the desired state we wish the person to have. The assumption is that the other person will match us and a calm and logical conversation can then take place. Unfortunately, this rarely happens. Instead, because of the calm demeanor, the complainant doesn’t feel heard. Their rationale is that since the listener is not as outraged as they are, they must not have been listening or they don’t believe what was shared. The result is no trust so the person remains angry and outraged.
A better approach is called “Pace and Lead”. The first step is to match the complainant’s emotional intensity. This is not agreeing with the person. This is simply responding with the same emotions that are being presented. If a person is complaining that the delivery person scratched the new dryer as"
ResourceShelf » Prompt, free access to argument transcripts
ResourceShelf » Prompt, free access to argument transcripts: "Prompt, free access to argument transcripts
September 15, 2006 at 12:32 am · Filed under Legal and law enforcement, United States
Prompt, free access to argument transcripts
“The Supreme Court will begin making available, without charge, the transcripts of oral arguments, on the same day that an argument has been held, the Court announced Thursday. This is one of the most important innovations, in terms of public access, by the new Chief Justice, John G. Roberts, Jr. For years, the idea of same-day release of transcripts of every argument has been rejected despite repeated requests from the media and other public entities.”"
September 15, 2006 at 12:32 am · Filed under Legal and law enforcement, United States
Prompt, free access to argument transcripts
“The Supreme Court will begin making available, without charge, the transcripts of oral arguments, on the same day that an argument has been held, the Court announced Thursday. This is one of the most important innovations, in terms of public access, by the new Chief Justice, John G. Roberts, Jr. For years, the idea of same-day release of transcripts of every argument has been rejected despite repeated requests from the media and other public entities.”"
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Schneier on Security: Renew Your Passport Now!
Schneier on Security: Renew Your Passport Now!: "September 18, 2006
Renew Your Passport Now!
If you have a passport, now is the time to renew it -- even if it's not set to expire anytime soon. If you don't have a passport and think you might need one, now is the time to get it. In many countries, including the United States, passports will soon be equipped with RFID chips. And you don't want one of these chips in your passport.
RFID stands for 'radio-frequency identification.' Passports with RFID chips store an electronic copy of the passport information: your name, a digitized picture, etc. And in the future, the chip might store fingerprints or digital visas from various countries.
By itself, this is no problem. But RFID chips don't have to be plugged in to a reader to operate. Like the chips used for automatic toll collection on roads or automatic fare collection on subways, these chips operate via proximity. The risk to you is the possibility of surreptitious access: Your passport information might be read without your knowledge or consent by a government trying to track your movements, a criminal trying to steal your identity or someone just curious about your citizenship."
Renew Your Passport Now!
If you have a passport, now is the time to renew it -- even if it's not set to expire anytime soon. If you don't have a passport and think you might need one, now is the time to get it. In many countries, including the United States, passports will soon be equipped with RFID chips. And you don't want one of these chips in your passport.
RFID stands for 'radio-frequency identification.' Passports with RFID chips store an electronic copy of the passport information: your name, a digitized picture, etc. And in the future, the chip might store fingerprints or digital visas from various countries.
By itself, this is no problem. But RFID chips don't have to be plugged in to a reader to operate. Like the chips used for automatic toll collection on roads or automatic fare collection on subways, these chips operate via proximity. The risk to you is the possibility of surreptitious access: Your passport information might be read without your knowledge or consent by a government trying to track your movements, a criminal trying to steal your identity or someone just curious about your citizenship."
Guardian Unlimited Technology | Technology | Companies wake up to blogs' barking
Guardian Unlimited Technology | Technology | Companies wake up to blogs' barking: "Companies wake up to blogs' barking
Andrew Clark in New York
Tuesday September 19, 2006
The Guardian
Dell learned recently about the growing power of the blogosphere when it recalled 4.1m laptop batteries after a video that showed one of its computers bursting into flames was posted on the internet. The brief clip zig-zagged through cyberspace and went from cult viewing to national television."
Andrew Clark in New York
Tuesday September 19, 2006
The Guardian
Dell learned recently about the growing power of the blogosphere when it recalled 4.1m laptop batteries after a video that showed one of its computers bursting into flames was posted on the internet. The brief clip zig-zagged through cyberspace and went from cult viewing to national television."
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
AnnoyingCoworker - Let your coworker know about their annoying habits!
AnnoyingCoworker - Let your coworker know about their annoying habits!: "
Have you ever had a coworker drive you nuts and you just wanted to tell them about it but didn't have the guts?
Your coworker will NEVER know it came from you! Completely untraceable!
Use a habit below by clicking on it! "
Have you ever had a coworker drive you nuts and you just wanted to tell them about it but didn't have the guts?
Your coworker will NEVER know it came from you! Completely untraceable!
Use a habit below by clicking on it! "
Drug Policy Alliance: Congress Considering Strip Searching Students
Drug Policy Alliance: Congress Considering Strip Searching Students: "Congress Considering Strip Searching Students
September 18, 2006
Imagine an America in which school officials could strip search every student in their school based on the unsubstantiated tip that one of them might have a joint. Congress is voting on a bill Tuesday or Wednesday that could make these police state tactics more common."
September 18, 2006
Imagine an America in which school officials could strip search every student in their school based on the unsubstantiated tip that one of them might have a joint. Congress is voting on a bill Tuesday or Wednesday that could make these police state tactics more common."
Spinach growers warned about product safety last year / State, federal officials concerned by 20 reports of tainted greens
Spinach growers warned about product safety last year / State, federal officials concerned by 20 reports of tainted greens: "Spinach growers warned about product safety last year
State, federal officials concerned by 20 reports of tainted greens
Stacy Finz and Erin Allday, Chronicle Staff Writers
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Just 10 months before fresh spinach started sending people to the hospital, state and federal officials warned Salinas Valley growers and packers to clean up their act after a decade of deadly E. coli bacteria breakouts.
In November 2005, the FDA sent a letter to growers, packers, processors and shippers warning them to improve produce safety."
State, federal officials concerned by 20 reports of tainted greens
Stacy Finz and Erin Allday, Chronicle Staff Writers
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Just 10 months before fresh spinach started sending people to the hospital, state and federal officials warned Salinas Valley growers and packers to clean up their act after a decade of deadly E. coli bacteria breakouts.
In November 2005, the FDA sent a letter to growers, packers, processors and shippers warning them to improve produce safety."
Monday, September 18, 2006
USATODAY.com - Number of E. coli spinach cases hits 109
USATODAY.com - Number of E. coli spinach cases hits 109 Details of latest recall, etc.
Sunday, September 17, 2006
Fake Caller - Type A Message .. Computer Synthezied Voice Calling
Fake Caller - Type A Message .. Computer Synthezied Voice Calling: "Make A Fake Call
Type any message and it will be synthesized in the voice
you choose, we then call your destination number and
we will display the callerID that you specify."
Type any message and it will be synthesized in the voice
you choose, we then call your destination number and
we will display the callerID that you specify."
AlterNet: War on Iraq: The Pentagon's 12-Step Program to Create a Misfit Military
AlterNet: War on Iraq: The Pentagon's 12-Step Program to Create a Misfit Military: "The Pentagon's 12-Step Program to Create a Misfit Military
By Nicholas Turse, Tomdispatch.com. Posted September 16, 2006.
Iraq is driving down the number of new enlistees, and in desperation recruiters are bringing in a motley mix of underage teens, foreign fighters, neo-Nazis, and ex-cons."
By Nicholas Turse, Tomdispatch.com. Posted September 16, 2006.
Iraq is driving down the number of new enlistees, and in desperation recruiters are bringing in a motley mix of underage teens, foreign fighters, neo-Nazis, and ex-cons."
Saturday, September 16, 2006
THE DARK WEB
Internet Trolling for Terrorists (Toronto Star) At the University of Arizona, Hsinchun “Chen, a computer scientist, created a project known as the Dark Web”--an Internet program that accesses “the dark corners of websites where radicals hide and attempt to recruit,” reports the Star. Chen says he has amassed “the world’s largest collection of terrorism websites and is one of a handful of experts on contract to the U.S. government. With a technique known as ‘spidering,’ the Dark Web continually crawls through the Internet finding the back doors into chat rooms and protected websites where some of today’s terrorist plots are hatched.”
Friday, September 15, 2006
Don't trash broken stuff; send it back - Lifehacker
Don't trash broken stuff; send it back - Lifehacker: "Don't trash broken stuff; send it back"
Monday, September 11, 2006
Saturday, September 09, 2006
Laptop Security
In light of the recent news of a laptop being stolen that contained private veteran's data, it would behoove anyone to encrypt their important data in case of theft. Get a FREE folder lock for your computer at: http://downloads.pcworld.com/pub/new/utilities/security/folder-lock.exe
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Inside Your Notebook's Battery: Ordinary AA NiMH Cells
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Inside Your Notebook's Battery: Ordinary AA NiMH Cells
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
The Shrinking Value of the Dollar
The Shrinking Value of the Dollar The Shrinking Value of the Dollar
The CPI inflation calculator uses the average Consumer Price Index for a given calendar year. This data represents changes in prices of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households. This index value has been calculated every year since 1913. For the current year, the latest monthly index value is used. In 2002, for example, it took $17.89 to buy what $1 bought in 1913. Note that in 1920, it cost $2.02, and declined in 1925 and through the 1930s, illustrating the effect of the Great Depression, when prices slumped. Prices did not pass $2 again until 1950.
The CPI inflation calculator uses the average Consumer Price Index for a given calendar year. This data represents changes in prices of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households. This index value has been calculated every year since 1913. For the current year, the latest monthly index value is used. In 2002, for example, it took $17.89 to buy what $1 bought in 1913. Note that in 1920, it cost $2.02, and declined in 1925 and through the 1930s, illustrating the effect of the Great Depression, when prices slumped. Prices did not pass $2 again until 1950.
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
CHIP our troops...
: "A Florida company wants to get under the skin of 1.4 million U.S. servicemen and women.
VeriChip Corp, based in Delray Beach, Fla., and described by the D.C. Examiner as 'one of the most aggressive marketers of radio frequency identification chips,' is hoping to convince the Pentagon to allow them to insert the chips, known as RFID(Radio Frequency Identification) chips under the skin of the right arms of U.S. servicemen and servicewomen to enable them to scan an arm and obtain that person’s identity and medical history. The chips would replace the legendary metal dog tags that have been worn by U.S. military personnel since 1906."
VeriChip Corp, based in Delray Beach, Fla., and described by the D.C. Examiner as 'one of the most aggressive marketers of radio frequency identification chips,' is hoping to convince the Pentagon to allow them to insert the chips, known as RFID(Radio Frequency Identification) chips under the skin of the right arms of U.S. servicemen and servicewomen to enable them to scan an arm and obtain that person’s identity and medical history. The chips would replace the legendary metal dog tags that have been worn by U.S. military personnel since 1906."
Friday, August 18, 2006
Your Evil Intent by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.
Your Evil Intent by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.: "Your Evil Intent
by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.
It is not enough that the Transportation Security Administration wastes hours upon endless hours of time. It's not enough that they confiscate our Chapstick and toothpaste and claim that it is for our own protection. It's not enough that we must fork over our ID at five different checkpoints before boarding a plane, and have strangers paid with our tax dollars rifle and snoop through our bags again and again."
by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.
It is not enough that the Transportation Security Administration wastes hours upon endless hours of time. It's not enough that they confiscate our Chapstick and toothpaste and claim that it is for our own protection. It's not enough that we must fork over our ID at five different checkpoints before boarding a plane, and have strangers paid with our tax dollars rifle and snoop through our bags again and again."
Thursday, July 06, 2006
Docuticker
Docuticker: "DocuTicker offers a hand-picked selection of resources, reports and publications from government agencies, NGOs, think tanks and other public interest organizations."
Energy Crisis Now!: April 2006
Energy Crisis Now!: April 2006NEWS ABOUT THE ENERGY SECTOR, PEAK OIL AND OTHER MUSINGS, RANTS, ETC.
World Policy Institute - Arms Trade Resource Center Links
World Policy Institute - Arms Trade Resource Center Links: "ARMS TRADE RESOURCE LINKS
Defense Contractors
Alliant Techsystems www.atk.com
Boeing Company www.boeing.com/flash.html
General Dynamics Corporation www.gd.com
Lockheed Martin Corporation www.lockheedmartin.com
Northrop Grumman Corporation www.northgrum.com
Raytheon Company www.raytheon.com
TRW www.trw.com/home/main/1,,,00.html
United Technologies www.utc.com
Industry Organizations
Aerospace Industries Association www.aia-aerospace.org
"
Defense Contractors
Alliant Techsystems www.atk.com
Boeing Company www.boeing.com/flash.html
General Dynamics Corporation www.gd.com
Lockheed Martin Corporation www.lockheedmartin.com
Northrop Grumman Corporation www.northgrum.com
Raytheon Company www.raytheon.com
TRW www.trw.com/home/main/1,,,00.html
United Technologies www.utc.com
Industry Organizations
Aerospace Industries Association www.aia-aerospace.org
"
Nation Books
Nation Books: "George W. Bush's approach to military spending is essentially a higher-priced version of what went on under the Suharto regime in Indonesia, in which corporations connected to the military and the President's inner circle had the inside track on lucrative government contracts. And there's now plenty of money to go around. The military budget has increased from $300 billion per year to more than $400 billion annually since George W. Bush took office. And the invasion and occupation of Iraq will cost at least another $200 billion over the next three to five years.
US policy is now based on what's good for Chevron, Halliburton, Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Bechtel, not what's good for the average citizen. Dick Cheney's ties to arms and oil conglomerate Halliburton are just the tip of the iceberg: At least thirty-two top officials in the Bush Administration served as executives or paid consultants to major weapons contractors before joining the Administration."
US policy is now based on what's good for Chevron, Halliburton, Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Bechtel, not what's good for the average citizen. Dick Cheney's ties to arms and oil conglomerate Halliburton are just the tip of the iceberg: At least thirty-two top officials in the Bush Administration served as executives or paid consultants to major weapons contractors before joining the Administration."
Report: U.S. WEAPONS AT WAR 2005
Report: U.S. WEAPONS AT WAR 2005: "
ARMS TRADE RESOURCE CENTER
U.S. WEAPONS AT WAR 2005:
PROMOTING FREEDOM OR FUELING CONFLICT?
U.S. Military Aid and Arms Transfers Since September 11
A World Policy Institute Special Report
by Frida Berrigan and William D. Hartung, with Leslie Heffel
June 2005"
ARMS TRADE RESOURCE CENTER
U.S. WEAPONS AT WAR 2005:
PROMOTING FREEDOM OR FUELING CONFLICT?
U.S. Military Aid and Arms Transfers Since September 11
A World Policy Institute Special Report
by Frida Berrigan and William D. Hartung, with Leslie Heffel
June 2005"
Weapons Sales Worldwide Rise to Highest Level Since 2000 - Free Preview - The New York Times
Weapons Sales Worldwide Rise to Highest Level Since 2000 - Free Preview - The New York Times: "The value of [US]military weapons sales worldwide jumped in 2004 to the highest level since 2000, driven by arms deals with developing nations, especially India, Saudi Arabia and China, according to a new Congressional study"
Sunday, July 02, 2006
Saturday, June 24, 2006
Friday, June 23, 2006
NSA spying
PRIVACY
Salon gives more questions than answers on NSA spying
In Salon yesterday, reporter Kim Zetter penned a story describing allegations by two unnamed sources that the federal government has set up a facility in a closed-off room inside an AT&T “network operations center” in St. Louis -- a site that plays a major role in managing all of AT&T's Internet operations. According to Zetter, the site is the “technical command center from which the company manages all the routers and circuits carrying the company's domestic and international Internet traffic. Therefore, [the site] could be instrumental for conducting surveillance or collecting data.”
We’ve heard a bit about this before. Back in January, Mark Klein, a former AT&T technician, became a witness in a class-action lawsuit filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation against AT&T, charging the company with illegally taking part in a NSA domestic-surveillance program. Klein alleged the existence of government surveillance operations in AT&T offices in San Francisco an in Bridgeton, Missouri, near St. Louis, according to AT&T documents.
Zetter’s Salon story cites two sources who worked at the Bridgeton facility but who had never actually entered in the room in question, or even -- amazingly -- asked the people who worked in it what they were doing, even though the sources had been told by others at the company that “employees working inside the room were ‘monitoring network traffic’ and that the room was being used by ‘a government agency.’”
From there, Zetter -- who has won several awards for her investigative and feature reporting -- builds a case about what could be going on in the room, which leads to a story populated with more than its fair share of “could be’s” and “might’s,” with a frustrating lack of concrete evidence to confirm the suspicions of the employees, technology experts and former NSA hands she speaks to, all of whom say the operation smells like an NSA program.
Source: Paul McLeary, CJR Daily
Salon gives more questions than answers on NSA spying
In Salon yesterday, reporter Kim Zetter penned a story describing allegations by two unnamed sources that the federal government has set up a facility in a closed-off room inside an AT&T “network operations center” in St. Louis -- a site that plays a major role in managing all of AT&T's Internet operations. According to Zetter, the site is the “technical command center from which the company manages all the routers and circuits carrying the company's domestic and international Internet traffic. Therefore, [the site] could be instrumental for conducting surveillance or collecting data.”
We’ve heard a bit about this before. Back in January, Mark Klein, a former AT&T technician, became a witness in a class-action lawsuit filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation against AT&T, charging the company with illegally taking part in a NSA domestic-surveillance program. Klein alleged the existence of government surveillance operations in AT&T offices in San Francisco an in Bridgeton, Missouri, near St. Louis, according to AT&T documents.
Zetter’s Salon story cites two sources who worked at the Bridgeton facility but who had never actually entered in the room in question, or even -- amazingly -- asked the people who worked in it what they were doing, even though the sources had been told by others at the company that “employees working inside the room were ‘monitoring network traffic’ and that the room was being used by ‘a government agency.’”
From there, Zetter -- who has won several awards for her investigative and feature reporting -- builds a case about what could be going on in the room, which leads to a story populated with more than its fair share of “could be’s” and “might’s,” with a frustrating lack of concrete evidence to confirm the suspicions of the employees, technology experts and former NSA hands she speaks to, all of whom say the operation smells like an NSA program.
Source: Paul McLeary, CJR Daily
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Behold, All My Dirty Secrets / Is your home computer a treasure trove of scandalous, wicked material? Great. So is mine
Behold, All My Dirty Secrets / Is your home computer a treasure trove of scandalous, wicked material? Great. So is mine: "Behold, All My Dirty Secrets
Is your home computer a treasure trove of scandalous, wicked material? Great. So is mine"
Is your home computer a treasure trove of scandalous, wicked material? Great. So is mine"
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith: "There's two ways to look at Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon Church. On the one hand you can view him as a fraud -- a monomaniacal polygamist, an opportunist who shamelessly exploited his religious followers, who was murdered by an angry mob, infuriated by all his bullshit. On the other hand, you could be a Mormon. In which case, he's the greatest man who ever lived. Your call."
NPR : Canadian Dreams of Ethanol Distilled from Grass
NPR : Canadian Dreams of Ethanol Distilled from Grass: "Morning Edition, May 16, 2006 · It's been a dream for many years: Distill clean-burning ethanol from grass, the cheapest vegetation. It's not just a dream anymore. An entrepreneur in Canada has a small factory operating already. He claims that he's ready to blanket the continent with such factories."
Monday, June 19, 2006
Friday, June 16, 2006
US Senator Maria Cantwell
US Senator Maria Cantwell will be at the Clallam Democratic Headquarters, 150 S 5th Ave, at 3 pm, Saturday, June 17.
I urge all of you to attend and voice your concern about the future of the Internet. Legislation is currently being considered in the Senate that was passed by the House that will make the Internet much more like cable TV, much more commercial, and controlled much more by only a few companies for both content and capacity.
The current banner of the dispute is Net Neutrality. Civic organizations nationwide have been lobbying for net neutrality, only to have major telecoms control the debate and outcome.
A better motto is: Keep the Internet as a national resource, not a national revenue source.
Please take this last opportunity. Maria Cantwell could easily be a deciding voice.
Wayne Bowen
President, Sequim PC User Group
I urge all of you to attend and voice your concern about the future of the Internet. Legislation is currently being considered in the Senate that was passed by the House that will make the Internet much more like cable TV, much more commercial, and controlled much more by only a few companies for both content and capacity.
The current banner of the dispute is Net Neutrality. Civic organizations nationwide have been lobbying for net neutrality, only to have major telecoms control the debate and outcome.
A better motto is: Keep the Internet as a national resource, not a national revenue source.
Please take this last opportunity. Maria Cantwell could easily be a deciding voice.
Wayne Bowen
President, Sequim PC User Group
theboxtank
theboxtankThe Box Tank
With literally thousands of stores, "Super Centers", "Neighborhood Markets" and other retail outlets, Wal-mart is officially the world's largest retailer. This fascinating Web Log, entitled TheBoxTank.Com, examines how
this movement of "big box urbanism" is shaping American culture today.
Run by a triumvirate of writers from New York City, the blog is regularly updated with news and articles relating to the culture and architecture of "Lifestyle Centers" such as Wal-Mart. The site is also rife with great
links to other interesting blogs and websites, both large and small in size.
With literally thousands of stores, "Super Centers", "Neighborhood Markets" and other retail outlets, Wal-mart is officially the world's largest retailer. This fascinating Web Log, entitled TheBoxTank.Com, examines how
this movement of "big box urbanism" is shaping American culture today.
Run by a triumvirate of writers from New York City, the blog is regularly updated with news and articles relating to the culture and architecture of "Lifestyle Centers" such as Wal-Mart. The site is also rife with great
links to other interesting blogs and websites, both large and small in size.
Monday, June 12, 2006
Telegraph | News | US 'planning to keep 50,000 troops in Iraq for many years'
Telegraph | News | US 'planning to keep 50,000 troops in Iraq for many years' Does this come as a surprise to anyone? -tp
Saturday, June 10, 2006
Animal School Movie Text
Animal School Movie Text: "Here is the text of our popular movie, 'Animal School'. The story has been reproduced from Preparing Our Children for Success, by Rabbi Z. Greenwald with permission from the copyright holders, Artscroll/ Mesorah Publications, LTD.
*****
Once upon a time the animals had a school. They had to create a curriculum that would satisfy everyone, so they chose four subjects: running, climbing, flying, and swimming. All the animals, of course, studied all the subjects."
*****
Once upon a time the animals had a school. They had to create a curriculum that would satisfy everyone, so they chose four subjects: running, climbing, flying, and swimming. All the animals, of course, studied all the subjects."
Friday, June 02, 2006
Thursday, June 01, 2006
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
'In God We Trust' Scrubbed from Image of Liberty Nickel
Modified Image on School Yearbook Cover Upsets Some Parents 'In God We Trust' Scrubbed from Image of Liberty Nickel
Parents in suburban Fort Worth, Texas, are expressing anger over an elementary school's decision to remove the phrase "In God We Trust" from its yearbook cover.
Officials at Liberty Elementary School in Colleyville deliberately omitted the words "In God We Trust" from a large image of the new "Liberty" nickel appearing on the cover of the school's inaugural yearbook. The coin features a portrait of Thomas Jefferson, the cursive "Liberty" inscription in Jefferson's own handwriting, and the national motto along the right edge -- except, that is, along the edge of the coin's image on this elementary school's yearbook.
Janet Travis, principal of Liberty Elementary School, explains that in making the determination, she wanted to avoid offending students of different religions. But for those who preferred, the yearbook came with a sticker that allowed students to put the phrase "In God We Trust" back on the Liberty nickel...
Parents in suburban Fort Worth, Texas, are expressing anger over an elementary school's decision to remove the phrase "In God We Trust" from its yearbook cover.
Officials at Liberty Elementary School in Colleyville deliberately omitted the words "In God We Trust" from a large image of the new "Liberty" nickel appearing on the cover of the school's inaugural yearbook. The coin features a portrait of Thomas Jefferson, the cursive "Liberty" inscription in Jefferson's own handwriting, and the national motto along the right edge -- except, that is, along the edge of the coin's image on this elementary school's yearbook.
Janet Travis, principal of Liberty Elementary School, explains that in making the determination, she wanted to avoid offending students of different religions. But for those who preferred, the yearbook came with a sticker that allowed students to put the phrase "In God We Trust" back on the Liberty nickel...
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
The easiest way to fool smart people - Paul's tips
The easiest way to fool smart people - Paul's tips: "The easiest way to fool smart people - Wednesday, 31 May 2006
There's a saying among con-men that smart people are easier targets, because they don't think they can be conned. "
There's a saying among con-men that smart people are easier targets, because they don't think they can be conned. "
Belfast Telegraph
Belfast Telegraph: "Noam Chomsky: Why it's over for America
An inability to protect its citizens. The belief that it is above the law. A lack of democracy. Three defining characteristics of the 'failed state'. And that, says Noam Chomsky, is exactly what the US is becoming. In an exclusive extract from his devastating new book, America's leading thinker explains how his country lost its way
30 May 2006"
An inability to protect its citizens. The belief that it is above the law. A lack of democracy. Three defining characteristics of the 'failed state'. And that, says Noam Chomsky, is exactly what the US is becoming. In an exclusive extract from his devastating new book, America's leading thinker explains how his country lost its way
30 May 2006"
EOI Tax Policy - Washington State Income Tax?
EOI Tax Policy - Washington State Income Tax?: "Discussion Brief: An Income Tax for Washington State?
Contact: Jason Smith, Economic Security Policy Associate, September 2002"
Contact: Jason Smith, Economic Security Policy Associate, September 2002"
Sunday, May 28, 2006
Thursday, May 25, 2006
MediaRights: Immigrants' Rights Events - Open Channel
MediaRights: Immigrants' Rights Events - Open Channel Be sure to watch ¡Si, Sé Puede! (Yes, We Can!)
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Monday, May 22, 2006
Cheap Tomatoes
Consider cheap tomatoes
This email is from a retired former teacher friend whose wife is a teacher in the Riverside area, and has been for many, many years. The attached is first hand knowledge...
As you all listen to the news about the student protests over illegal immigration there are some things that you should be aware of.
As most of you know my wife is in charge of the
English-as-a-second-language department at large southern California high school, which is designated a Title 1 school, meaning that its students average lower socio-economic and income levels. Most of the schools you are hearing about South Gate High, Bell Gardens, Huntington Park, etc. where these students are protesting, are also Title 1 schools.
My wife tells me that 100% of the students in her school and other Title 1 schools are on the free breakfast, free lunch program. When I say free breakfast I'm not talking a glass of milk and roll...
but a full breakfast and cereal bar with fruits and juices that would make a Marriott proud. The waste of this food is monumental, with trays and trays of it being dumped in the trash uneaten.
She estimates that well over 50% of these students are obese or at least moderately overweight. About 75% or more DO have cell phones.
The school also provides day care centers for the unwed teenage pregnant girls (some as young as 13) so they can attend class without the inconvenience of having to arrange for baby-sitters or having
family watch their kids.
She was ordered to spend $700,000 on her department or risk losing funding for the upcoming year even though there was little need for anything; her budget was already substantial. She ended up buying new computers for their computer learning center; half of which, one month
later, have been carved with graffiti by the appreciative students who
obviously feel humbled and grateful to have a free education in America.
She has had to intervene several times for young and substitute
teachers whose classes consist of many illegal immigrant students here
in the country less then 3 months who raised so much hell with the
female teachers, calling them Puta whores and throwing things that the
teachers were in tears.
Free medical, free education, free food, day care etc., etc., etc. Is it any wonder they feel entitled to not only be in this country but to demand rights, privileges and entitlements?
To my conservative friends: I hope you're really proud of how George W. Bush has helped to sell-out this country with his pro-illegal
policy. I voted for him too, but on this issue he is a disaster.
To my bleeding-heart liberal friends who want to point out how much these illegal immigrants contribute to our society because they LIKE
their gardener and housekeeper and they like to pay less for tomatoes:
spend some time in the real world of illegal immigration and see the
TRUE costs. Higher insurance, Medical facilities closing, higher
medical costs, more crime, lower standards of education in our
schools, overcrowding, new diseases etc., etc., etc. For me, I'll pay
more for tomatoes.
We need to wake up. The guest worker program will be a disaster because we won't have the guts to enforce it.
Does anyone in their right mind really think they will leave and
return voluntarily?
There are many hardworking Hispanic/American citizens that contribute to our country and many that I consider my true friends. We should encourage and accept those Hispanics who have done it the right and legal way.
It does, however, have everything to do with culture: A third-world culture that does not value education, that accepts
children getting pregnant and dropping out of school by 15 and that
refuses to assimilate and an American culture that has become so weak
and politically correct that we don't have the will to do anything
about it.
If this makes your blood boil, as it did mine, forward it to everyone you know.
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Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Creating Passionate Users: Angry/negative people can be bad for your brain
Creating Passionate Users: Angry/negative people can be bad for your brain: "Angry/negative people can be bad for your brain"
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Bring On The $6 Gallon Of Gas / It would revolutionize America. It would make us all better humans. But could you handle it?
Bring On The $6 Gallon Of Gas / It would revolutionize America. It would make us all better humans. But could you handle it? No wait, not six. To hell with that. Make it 10. Ten bucks a gallon, no matter what the going rate for a barrel of light sweet crude. That would so completely, violently, brilliantly do it. Revolutionize the country. Firebomb our pungent stasis. Change everything. Don't you agree?
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Charlie Daniels on Illegal Immigrants
[Posted in the spirit of fairness to my readers. We post ALL sides of
an issue if the content is available. DON'T give me any crap about
racism. I grew up in the San Jacquin Valley in California. I have
many Hispanics friends and schoolmates. If you give me crap I will
publish your email and no-doubt I will make an effor to humiliate you
every way I can. If you write a coherent arguement that counters what
is said, below, I will gladly publish it, un-edited. Tell me if you
want your name included or not. Thank you. -Ed.]
I don't know how everybody else feels about it, but to me I think
Hispanic people in this country, legally or illegally, made a huge
public relations mistake with their recent demonstrations.
I don't blame anybody in the world for wanting to come to the United
States of America, as it is a truly wonderful place.
But when the first thing you do when you set foot on American soil is
illegal it is flat-out wrong and I don't care how many lala land left
heads come out of the woodwork and start trying to give me sensitivity
lessons.
I don't need sensitivity lessons, in fact I don't have anything
against Mexicans! I just have something against criminals. And anybody
who comes into this country illegally is a criminal and if you don't
believe it try coming into America from a foreign country without a
passport and see how far you get.
What disturbs me about the demonstrations is that it's tantamount to
saying, "I am going to come into your country even if it means
breaking your laws and there's nothing you can do about it.
It's an "in your face" action and speaking just for me I don't like it
one little bit and if there were a half dozen pairs of gonads in
Washington bigger than English peas it wouldn't be happening.
Where are you, you bunch of lily livered, pantywaist, forked tongued,
sorry excuses for defenders of The Constitution? Have you been
drinking the water out of the Potomac again?
And even if you pass a bill on immigration it will probably be so pork
laden and watered down that it won't mean anything anyway. Besides,
what good is another law going to do when you won't enforce the ones
on the books now?
And what ever happened to the polls guys? I thought you folks were the
quintessential finger wetters. Well, you sure ain't paying any
attention to the polls this time because somewhere around eighty
percent of Americans want something done about this mess, and mess it
is and getting bigger everyday.
This is no longer a problem, it is a dilemma and headed for being a
tragedy. Do you honestly think that what happened in France with the
Muslims can't happen here when the businesses who hire these people
finally run out of jobs and a few million disillusioned Hispanics take
to the streets?
If you, Mr. President, Congressmen and Senators, knuckle under on this
and refuse to do something meaningful it means that you care nothing
for the kind of country your children and grandchildren will inherit.
But I guess that doesn't matter as long as you get reelected. Shame on
you.
One of the big problems in America today is that if you have the nerve
to say anything derogatory about any group of people (except
Christians) you are going to be screamed at by the media and called a
racist, a bigot and anything else they can think of to call you.
Well, I've been pounded by the media before and I'm still rockin' and
rollin' and when it comes to speaking the truth I fear not. And the
truth is that the gutless, gonadless, milksop politicians are just
about to sell out the United States of America because they don't have
the intestinal fortitude to stand up to the face reality.
And the reality is that we would never allow any other group of people
to have 12 million illegals in this country and turn around and say,
"Oh it's OK, ya'll can stay here if you'll just allow us to slap your
wrist.
And I know that some of you who read this column are saying "Well
what's wrong with that?" I'll tell you what's wrong with it. These
people could be from Mars as far as we know. We don't know who they
are, where they are or what they're up to and the way the Congress is
going we're not going to.
Does this make sense? Labor force you say? We already subsidize
corporate agriculture as it is, must we subsidize their labor as well?
If these people were from Haiti would we be so fast to turn a blind
eye to them or if they were from Somalia or Afghanistan? I think not.
All the media shows us are pictures of hard working Hispanics who have
crossed the border just to try to better their life.
They don't show you pictures of the Feds rounding up members of MS 13,
the violent gang who came across the same way the decent folks did.
They don't tell you about the living conditions of the Mexican
illegals some fat cat hired to pick his crop.
I want to make two predictions
No. 1: This situation is going to grow and fester until it erupts in
violence on our streets while the wimps in Washington drag their toes
in the dirt and try to figure how many tons of political hay they can
make to the acre.
No 2: Somebody is going to cross that border with some kind of weapon
of mass destruction and set it off in a major American city after
which there will be a backlash such as this country has never
experienced and the Capitol building in Washington will probably tilt
as Congressmen and Senators rush to the other side of the issue.
I don't know about you but I would love to see just one major
politician stand up and say,"I don't care who I make mad and I don't
care how many votes I lose, this is a desperate situation and I'm
going to lead the fight to get it straightened out.
I don't blame anybody for wanting to come to America, but if you don't
respect our immigration laws why should you respect any others.
And by the way, this is America and our flag has stars and stripes.
Please get that other one out of my face.
Pray for our troops God Bless America Charlie Daniels April 10, 2006
Monday, May 08, 2006
Spot the rogue : HindustanTimes.com
Spot the rogue : HindustanTimes.com: "The countdown to a massive aerial bombing of Iran, possibly using bunker busting nuclear weapons, has begun. In strict adherence to a script written jointly by the British and US foreign offices and exposed by The Times of London some two months ago, the US, Britain and, surprisingly, France are pushing the UN Security Council towards passing a resolution condemning Iran’s refusal to stop uranium enrichment under chapter 7 of the UN charter. This, as Nicholas Burns of the US State Department reminded reporters, will “make the Security Council’s resolutions mandatory under international law” and justify the imposition of a variety of sanctions. Although Burns did not say so explicitly, reporters were left in no doubt that such a resolution would be a prelude to a surgical strike against Iran. A chapter 7 resolution would provide the fig leaf the US has been looking for.
Such a strike would most probably not be confined to a few key nuclear and missile installations. Pentagon planners made it clear to Seymour Hersh that its purpose would be to prevent Iran from launching any retaliatory strike against international shipping in the straits of Hormuz or other American allies and assets in the Gulf. It would aim at destroying all its airfields, ports, naval installations, submarine depots, missile bases and support facilities. According"
Such a strike would most probably not be confined to a few key nuclear and missile installations. Pentagon planners made it clear to Seymour Hersh that its purpose would be to prevent Iran from launching any retaliatory strike against international shipping in the straits of Hormuz or other American allies and assets in the Gulf. It would aim at destroying all its airfields, ports, naval installations, submarine depots, missile bases and support facilities. According"
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Biographies : GENERAL MICHAEL V. HAYDEN
Biographies : GENERAL MICHAEL V. HAYDENThe next director of the CIA?
Saturday, May 06, 2006
...continued spying on Americans
Two bills now before the Senate -- S. 2453 and S. 2455-- would
ratify the National Security Agency's continued spying on Americans, without a full investigation by lawmakers. The "Terrorism Surveillance Act" (S. 2455) and the "National Security Act" (S. 2353) would allow surveillance of Americans' domestic and international electronic communication without any evidence they are conspiring with terrorist agents. The government could monitor based on innocent contact with an agent of a foreign power -- allowing the monitoring of journalists, lawyers, scholars, business people, etc.
Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania is proposing an amendment to an appropriations bill to cut funding for NSA surveillance. Call Sen. Patty Murray and Sen. Maria Cantwell, and urge them to support the Specter amendment, stop illegal spying, and demand the facts!
Monday, May 01, 2006
YouTube is a star of the Web
ONLINE MEDIA
Five months after debut, YouTube is a star of the Web
The closest Terry Turner comes to Washington politics is his job as a bureaucrat at the Pentagon -- until, that is, he fires up the camcorder pointed at a makeshift TV studio in his Arlington apartment.
It's there that Turner, 45, brings his dreams of being a political commentator -- the next Bill Maher, perhaps -- one step closer to reality. Once a week, Turner uploads homemade video of his political rants to YouTube.com, hoping people will watch.
Turner is among the growing number of amateur videographers trying to tap into the mushrooming phenomenon called YouTube, a Web site that
encourages users to "Broadcast Yourself" by posting short video clips to the Internet universe.
Though it debuted only five months ago, YouTube.com attracts 6 million visitors each day to watch two-minute video clips that amount to the Internet's version of "America's Funniest Home Videos" meets "American
Idol." Every day, users stock the site with 35,000 homemade videos of lip-syncing, dancing, silly animation and commentaries on any topic, all of which are commented on and rated by viewers.
Source: Sara Kehaulani Goo, The Washington Post
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