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If you get the following...please trash it.

Hello,

For those who don't know me real name it is Brenda or (loily) for some of you. Over here in New York, our med. staff had come up with a plan to help the ones in need. We are willing to give 18 hours of our weekend ( and we don't get paid ) to help the people that are in the path of the storm "Katrina". We have a had a talk with the Red Cross to help us and they said that for email that we send that they were going to donate $.50, you don't have to pay anything. We are not asking for much, just to email this to everyone you know. You can help Rebuild their cities and make a lot of peoples live easier. Many families have had to leave their homes because of this storm. Please sigh your name in the bottom and help us!

when this email has reached 50 names plesae send it to Loily_bb@hotmail.com thank you guys a lot!

This is the number 1 reason why I don't like forwarded email...most of it is this junk. Why would the Red Cross be donating when they themselves are asking for donations?

Head over to Life is a Highway and read what other red flags are in this email.

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I was listening to internet radio at work today and heard this song by Chuck Mangione. I'd have to say that it would make you "Feel So Good".

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You may not be able to take a trip to the 9th planet in our solar system, but why not send your name to it?

Send your name to Pluto on the New Horizons mission. Submissions stop on September 15th, 2005.

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On this day, 10 years ago, Microsoft revealed to the world Windows 95. The new operating system scrapped the 3.x GUI and brought us the well-known "Start" button that is still used today and will be used in the next version of Windows [You would think after 10 years they would have come up with a better user interface]. Anyway, here's to Microsoft for bringing us pain, frustration, and new reasons why to curse at an inanimate object.

Washington Times article

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I'm finally back on my desktop PC. It only took me about 2 months to get my motherboard fixed, get a new heatsink and fan, and replace my video card. I will get around to updating the main page of Geekville sometime soon. It also seems that my Moblog script no longer works, so I will probably need to replace that with something else. Let the refit begin!

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Well, I found out what was giving me grief while I was trying to get my desktop put back together...it was the video card. So I'll be getting a new video card soon. Nothing fancy...ok, it's an nVidia Cinema 5700FX...it'll get me through the next 2 or 3 years before I upgrade. I may even transform that into a MythTV box when it is no longer in service as my main computer. We'll see.

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As you may or may not know, Iran broke the UN seals placed on their nuclear reactor. I wonder what the UN will do. Nothing? That's what I figure.

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A good friend of mine and his wife are expecting their first child. Congratulations guys!

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Seems like this hasn't been a good week so far. I got my new ThermalRight SI-97 Heatsink and Panaflo fan in yesterday and spent all evening working on getting the thing on. Well...I succeeded in getting the heatsink and fan on my AMD Athlon XP 2000+ processor (flip-chip design). I have to say, I was really nervous about putting it on the exposed die. For those who don't know about the wonderful AMD flip chip design...if you don't put the heatsink on correctly, force the heatsink on, or something else to stress the chip, it can break the die which leaves the processor dead. Bad thing.

Anyway, I got that together. Plugged in the new power supply (which was fun because the heatsink was partially covering the main power plug-in), plugged in all of the components, and booted it up. And it won't boot. It gives a long *BEEEP* and no video. Still not sure what's causing it to do that. I gave up on it around 11p and decided to email Epox tech support.

Now, on to this morning. I come in and see one of the proffessors trying to print something and the printer is making this horrible knocking noise. On top of that it jams every page, so it cannot complete one print cycle. So we're going to get a new, used printer of the same model. Ok, got that taken care of. Now, I just need to make copies. And wouldn't you know it, the copier jams everytime I try to copy something. Come to find out, it was the paper. The humidity was causing the paper to become "wavy" and causing the copier to jam. Got that taken care of. So that is my week thus far.

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Republicans won. Democrats lost. Democrats still think they run things. They don't because they are the minority party and they can't get over it. Suck it up. Take it like a man and try to win the next election. Instead of trying make us out to be the enemy...why don't we fight against the same cause, which is terrorism?

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It's nice to know that not all liberals are not against protecting our country from Islamofacists.

Visit GeorgeWBushIsGod.com - The Phil Hendrie Blog

The Left Vs. Fascism: Why We Gave Up

Good Morning!

During the last century, the battle against fascism, whether it's perpetrators were Franco's National Front, Mussolini's "New Roman Empire", Hitler's National Socialists or Tojo's Militarists, was led by liberals and leftists. It was fought primarily with the weapons of war and the consequence, besides ultimate victory, was bloodletting and death. It was marshaled by the leadership of Roosevelt and the propaganda of Hollywood. It was a battle from which no one on the left turned away. It was a fight against Super Power Fascism inhabiting major states on both sides of the globe, a fascism that was homophobic, anti-Semitic, anti-woman, anti-trade union and anti-democratic.

Today the heir to the murder machinery of 20Th century fascism is the Fundamentalist Islamic Theocratic movement which is no less homophobic, anti-Semitic, anti-woman, anti-trade union and anti-democratic. It seeks to force regional, if not, global hegemony. And making its lineage to the fascists of 20Th century Europe and Asia indelible, it's weapon is terror. Terror is a part of its charter. It is rationalized by the idea of a religious mission that would drive non-believers from designated "holy lands" and re-establishing Caliphate rule, an era of Islamic ascendancy, through force. This mission is, of course, no more religious than Hitler's "sacred vow" to wipe from the earth Bolshevism or Japan's "divine" drive to establish a "Prosperity Sphere" in Asia.

Today's leftist and liberal does not wish to fight this new fascism because its matrix is the Third World. The Third World is a sacred place to my leftist and liberal friends because beneath its sands and jungles and bazaars is buried, in their minds, any right America thought it had to self-defense, whether economic, political or religious.

The reason given for this, by my friends on the left, is that the United States created the The Third World as it exists today by way of slavery, military and political coercion, espionage and economic exploitation. Did I mention the CIA? It's impossible, they argue, for the U.S. to make any rightful claim against any agency or entity originating there, however morally degenerate, since the United States, through its actions, made this evil "necessary." They will tell you that American interest in any part of the world stems from American corporate interest. What they forget is that American corporate interest is the interest of corporations employing people and serving stockholders. Leftists and liberals work for corporations the same as everybody else. It's like the infant-minded, quasi-liberal suburban housewife gassing up her Ford Explorer to head down to the "No War For Oil" rally. Then they hit bottom. Their logic has led them to conclude that national suicide, or in the very least some form of acceptable casualty rate among our people, from terrorist attack is probably preferable to any further intercession in the time-line of life in The Third World. Hypocrites.

We liberals from time to time say we would endorse, without a tremor, the military option if convinced that the individual agency being targeted was "GUILTY." Hence the hand-wringing over "proof" of WMDs. This is like asking a cop to make sure the perpetrator he arrests is "GUILTY" before taking him into custody. What constrains a cop in his investigation of a crime should no less constrain a democracy similarly charged to protect its people. In short and in police parlance, following the mass murder of 9/11, the United States had "reasonable suspicion" to target not only Afghanistan but Iraq as well. Some of that "reasonable suspicion" with regard to Iraq may be found in the Clinton Administrations murder indictment of Osama Bin Laden where numerous links to Saddam Hussein are cited. It is uncomfortable terrain to traverse for some because it is resistant to factional rhetoric

In the end, however, I'm afraid I can't attribute to my friends on the left simply a lack of honest historical scrutiny any more than I can say that a stomach ache is caused by a stomach ache. The post-Vietnam war leftist and liberal is bourgeois. His battleground has been the living rooms of friends. He also makes the occasional field trip to WTO meetings where he hopes his demonstration of solidarity with the oppressed will shield him from the casually tossed backpack-full-of-nails-and-dynamite on a train. In his nostalgia for the halcyon days of anti-war action that was the Vietnam era, he is ignorant of the much larger historical picture that shows us why we are where we are. And he's a coward. The future is violent. The war is on. Everyday brings him closer to the edge he's been walking backwards toward since 9/11 but he just can't man up.

While the factionalism of conservatives and liberals continues to waste our precious time as a country, at least conservatives seem to have not only direction but, for the moment, a correct heading. The liberal movement in America, of which I have been a part since campaigning for Eugene McCarthy during my high school years, drifts further and further away from us. It is utterly deluded by the moneyed company it keeps. It's reduced to a reactionary rabble. It's cranky and noisy and complains about the draft from an open window like an old woman. It is the beginning of a new conservative movement. And we don't need one more of those.

Phil

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So go buy it!

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The Idaho House of Representatives must have liked the movie so much...they gave the Hess brothers a resolution.

HCR029....................................................by WAYS AND MEANS
NAPOLEON DYNAMITE - Stating findings of the Legislature and commending
Jared and Jerusha Hess and the City of Preston for the production of the
movie "Napoleon Dynamite."

04/05 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
04/06 Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
Rls susp - ADOPTED - 69-0-1
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer,
Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Cannon,
Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Edmunson,
Ellsworth(Ellsworth), Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart,
Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Jones, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour,
Loertscher, Martinez, Mathews, McGeachin, McKague, Miller, Mitchell,
Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould,
Ring(Roberge), Ringo, Roberts, Rusche, Rydalch, Sali, Sayler(Callen),
Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30),
Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Trail
Floor Sponsor - Bradford
Title apvd - to Senate
04/06 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
Rls susp - ADOPTED - voice vote
Floor Sponsor - President Pro Tempore Geddes
Title apvd - to House
04/06 To enrol
04/07 Rpt enrol - Sp/Pres signed
To Secretary of State
Bill Text

]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2005


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 29

BY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
STATING LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND COMMENDING JARED AND JERUSHA HESS AND THE CITY OF PRESTON FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE MOVIE "NAPOLEON DYNAMITE."

Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

WHEREAS, the State of Idaho recognizes the vision, talent and creativity of Jared and Jerusha Hess in the writing and production of "Napoleon Dynamite"; and

WHEREAS, the scenic and beautiful City of Preston, County of Franklin and the State of Idaho are experiencing increased tourism and economic growth; and

WHEREAS, filmmaker Jared Hess is a native Idahoan who was educated in the Idaho public school system; and

WHEREAS, the Preston High School administration and staff, particularly the cafeteria staff, have enjoyed notoriety and worldwide attention; and

WHEREAS, tater tots figure prominently in this film thus promoting Idaho's most famous export; and

WHEREAS, the friendship between Napoleon and Pedro has furthered multiethnic relationships; and

WHEREAS, Uncle Rico's football skills are a testament to Idaho athletics; and

WHEREAS, Napoleon's bicycle and Kip's skateboard promote better air quality and carpooling as alternatives to fuel-dependent methods of transportation; and

WHEREAS, Grandma's trip to the St. Anthony Sand Dunes highlights a long-honored Idaho vacation destination; and

WHEREAS, Rico and Kip's Tupperware sales and Deb's keychains and glamour shots promote entrepreneurism and self-sufficiency in Idaho's small towns; and

WHEREAS, Napoleon's artistic rendition of Trisha is an example of the importance of the visual arts in K-12 education; and

WHEREAS, the schoolwide Preston High School student body elections foster an awareness in Idaho's youth of public service and civic duty; and

WHEREAS, the "Happy Hands" club and the requirement that candidates for school president present a skit is an example of the importance of theater arts in K-12 education; and

WHEREAS, Pedro's efforts to bake a cake for Summer illustrate the positive connection between culinary skills to lifelong relationships; and

WHEREAS, Kip's relationship with LaFawnduh is a tribute to e-commerce and Idaho's technology-driven industry; and

WHEREAS, Kip and LaFawnduh's wedding shows Idaho's commitment to healthy marriages; and
WHEREAS, the prevalence of cooked steak as a primary food group pays tribute to Idaho's beef industry; and

WHEREAS, Napoleon's tetherball dexterity emphasizes the importance of physical education in Idaho public schools; and

WHEREAS, Tina the llama, the chickens with large talons, the 4-H milk cows, and the Honeymoon Stallion showcase Idaho's animal husbandry; and

WHEREAS, any members of the House of Representatives or the Senate of the Legislature of the State of Idaho who choose to vote "Nay" on this concurrent resolution are "FREAKIN' IDIOTS!" and run the risk of having the "Worst Day of Their Lives!"

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session of the Fifty-eighth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and the Senate concurring therein, that we commend Jared and Jerusha Hess and the City of Preston for showcasing the positive aspects of Idaho's youth, rural culture, education system, athletics, economic prosperity and diversity.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we, the members of the House of Representatives and the Senate of the State of Idaho, advocate always following your heart, and thus we eagerly await the next cinematic undertaking of Idaho's Hess family.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives be, and she is hereby authorized and directed to forward a copy of this resolution to Jared and Jerusha Hess, the Mayor of the City of Preston and the Principal of Preston High School.
Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact

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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

RS 15236

The purpose of this resolution is to recognize and commend Jared
and Jerusha Hess for their cinematic talents by which they have
increased the nation's awareness of Idaho.

FISCAL NOTE

There is no fiscal impact to the general fund.

Contact
Name: Representative Larry Bradford
Representative Max Black
Phone: (208) 332-1000

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HCR 29

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