• Annan the UN's Big Fat Frog: Not One American Dime for Lebanon

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    Lebanon not one American DimeAnnan, the GS of the UN wants American Taxpayers to give free out of their hearts to the terrorist country, and the terrorist group Hezbollah's a billion dollars to reconstruct their cities. This is a job for Iran and Syria, since they supplied Hezbollah’s with weapons. I would be like the UN has been to the US on Iraq, give them nothing, not one time to build an outhouse.Read more…
  • Thoughts on the Current Immigration Mess

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    1. 12 million illegal immigrants did not appear overnight. Actions by Congress - or the lack of action - created the environment for illegal immigration to exist.2.Read more…
  • The Political Storm That Will Not Die

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    Each year, somewhere in America, families must struggle to rebuild what nature has taken away. It may be a tornado that rips off the roof of a family business, or a fire that leaves the family homestead in ruins. The after-effects can be mind-boggling, as husbands and wives must deal with insurance claims, medical bills, and the logistical nightmares that characteristically follow tragedy: finding a new storefront, a new place to live, a new school for the kids.Read more…
  • Reading The Signs of The Times

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    Several decades ago, Mohandas K. Gandhi warned against what he called the seven social sins: politics without principle, wealth without work, commerce without morality, pleasure without conscience, education without character, science without humanity, and worship without sacrifice.Gandhi's social sins point to the crucial relationship between our ethics and our public life.Read more…
  • Explosion of Light

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    It happened so slowly that we didn't really even notice it. It's been a part of our lives for so long that we've taken it for granted. Little by little, light by light, we have virtually eliminated the night from large portions of the globe.Read more…
  • Anonymous Surfing Would Resolve That

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    A few weeks back, I read a newspaper article about people who access the Internet for free by pirating other people's unsecured wireless networks. The writer of the article advised wireless subscribers to password-protect their wireless subscriptions to keep this kind of this from happening. The writer went on to warn readers of the some possible implications of stolen signals, one of which was the fact that signal thieves could use them for cyber crimes that could then be traced back to the subscriber's network.Read more…
  • The Best Way to Commemorate September 11

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    What's the best way to commemorate September 11, 2001? I believe it would be to stop looking over our shoulders and carry on with business as usual at home, while stepping up the war on terrorism abroad.You see, Al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups know they cannot destroy us. They are are not stupid.Read more…
  • Cases Highlight Hypocrisy Among Public

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    The recent decision by the FDA to allow non-prescription access to the so-called "morning after" pill by women 18 and older still brought complaints by women's advocacy groups and many others. They claim that younger teens should be allowed the same access.Many health officials are now recommending that girls as young as 12 be vaccinated for the human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted virus known to cause cervical cancer and genital herpes.Read more…
  • Florida: Before the Storm

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    Florida: Before the StormCentral Florida is preparing for a hurricane. The stores have stocked up on water and the newscasts are updating their weather reports every hour. It’s a nerve wracking time for a newbie so I thought I’d jot down a few observations.Read more…
  • How To Find Cool Wedding Gifts that Won't Break the Bank

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    Taking the time to pick out a special gift or creatively put something together for them will be more memorable than kitchen supplies, towels and other gifts that are commonly given at weddings. A wedding gift does not have to be expensive to be well received and appreciated by the new bride and groom. By putting in a bit of thought you can find wonderful gifts without emptying your wallet.Read more…
  • How To Find Really Cool Gifts for the Bowlers in Your Life

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    Bowling has become a popular sport in recent years. People are teaming up at work, with friends, and families to enjoy this relaxing activity. I know in my area which is a military town there are bowling alleys everywhere.Read more…
  • Media Wrong on Karr

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    John Karr will not be charged with the murder of JonBenet Ramsey, as was reported endlessly by the cable news media.The big question that came out of today was how could the prosecution get the case so wrong. Here’s a better one: How could the media once again be so wrong?Read more…
  • Will Hurricane Ernesto Hit New Orleans Similar To Katrina?

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    It appears that as of right now Hurricane Ernesto is going to become a hurricane on Sunday. Right now, according to the National Hurricane Center and NOAA, Ernesto is a tropical storm with sustained winds of over 60 mph. Tracking shows it will go through Cuba and head into the Gulf of Mexico.Read more…
  • Spare Pluto, Save The Future

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    Honk if you Love Pluto! Casual surveys such as this bumper sticker quote began springing up immediately following the International Astronomical Union's decision to reverse itself when the definition of a 'planet' suddenly ousted Pluto. At the same time the bounds of our Solar System lurched significantly closer, it seems as if our imaginations about the boundlessness of space were suddenly more confined.Read more…
  • MySpace Magazine -- Coming Soon To A Newsstand Near You?

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    Imagine this - one of the greatest internet success stories ever publishes a magazine.Yahoo Magazine? NoGoogle Magazine?Read more…
  • Cosmic Rays And The Cygnus Mystery

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    Since the discovery in the 1920s that all types of radiation can cause gene mutations, scientists have wondered what role high energy cosmic rays might have played in human evolution. However, it was an idea destined never to find favour among geneticists, who could determine no hard evidence that the background flux of cosmic rays might have had any noticeable effect on human cells.All this is about to change, as an examination of ice cores extracted from sites in Antarctica and Greenland provides new information on the level of cosmic rays reaching Earth in past ages.Read more…
  • Focusing On Umbrellas

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    From the famous Hollywood scene in which Gene Kelly is singing in the rain and dances around the city’s streets holding an umbrella, to the hot summer beaches where umbrellas are used as sun protection devices, umbrellas are always in fashion and most importantly, always in need. Found in a great variety of rain, beach, patio, pool, or parasol umbrellas, and produced in different sizes and color schemes, umbrellas have been an element of focus for centuries and a device that once even signified social class, royalty and power.Primarily the umbrella was used as a sunshade device, usually carried by ladies in order to protect their fair skins’ tones from the harmful sunlight.Read more…
  • My First Blue Umbrella

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    I still remember an incident that happened when I was a eight years old. While me and my mother were out shopping at the city’s busiest shop district, suddenly the sky became gray and heavy rain begun falling down. As the pavements and the parked cars were washed by its tremendous volume, my mother quickly grabbed my hand and led me to a nearby shop to buy an umbrella.Read more…
  • Hurricane Ernesto to Re-route Cruise Ships in Jamaica and Cayman Islands

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    Tropical Storm Ernesto will soon be a Hurricane say Caribbean Meteorologists and those at the National Weather Service. Tropical Storm Ernesto is set to arrive there by Tuesday or Wednesday and make a real mess of things, but by then it is bound to be as full-fledged Hurricane. Local fishermen in Kingston, Jamaica are worried and say this may be the one we have been fearing during this 2006 Atlantic Tropical Hurricane Season.Read more…
  • About the Grave of Casey Sheehan

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    About the grave of Casey Sheehan(first written as an email in answer to veterans about how Cindy Sheehan buried and marked her son's grave)(the governement will give you a marker for a veterans grave. etc.)(look at the grave.Read more…

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