All of the discussion here seems to support the school voucher system. That way, you don't have to have your kids taught what I believe and I don't have to have my kids (if I had any) taught what you believe. Honestly, that is the only compromise that works for everybody.
The root issue here is not necessarily the correctness of one theory over the other, it is that neither Christians nor non-Christians want to pay for their children to be taught what they don't themselves believe to be accurate and correct.
To be quite honest, today's public schools are, for the most part, replete with incompetent teachers, undisciplined students, and fiscally irresponsible administrators, rendering them woefully ineffective in accomplishing their prime directive of producing intelligent and ethical members of a capitalist republic. The handful of capable teachers or administrators in existence are hobbled by the seriously flawed belief that it is possible for the government to provide an acceptable education system which is capable of pleasing everybody through responsible use of taxpayer dollars.
I don't know about anybody else, but if I knew I was going to be nailed to a cross or subjected to some other torturous death, for a story I knew I had made up, I would be all about saying "We made it all up! It was just a joke!" Nobody is going to die for a made up story. You are making the very false assumption that it was Jesus making up a story. Actually, the story - as it were - was settled upon in the 4th century by the First Council of Nicaea -- some 300 years after Jesus was executed. Actually, I did not make the assumption that Jesus made the story up, I was addressing the implication that a group of guys got together and made up a "myth" about a man named Jesus claiming to be the Son of God and continued to refine this story throughout history. "The story" can be found in manuscripts dating to the late first century A.D. which match in approximately 99.5% of their content and the content of the current text, deviating only in spelling and word order. There are no doctrinal changes to be found among these manuscripts. There are somewhere around 24,000 manuscripts and manuscript fragments for comparison. It is these manuscripts, not the Council of Nicaea, from which we learn about Jesus and his life. One of the council's purposes was to address the interpretation of those writings to eliminate such practices as self castration and other non-biblical teachings and practices which had sprung up.
If we look at the history of early Christians, none of them received wealth for their beliefs and most were brutally persecuted. Not a good business model, if you ask me. Trust me when I say the members of the First Council of Nicaea headed by Emperor Constantine I of Rome (who was hardly a pauper and certainly not persecuted) very much had both profit and power in mind when it was formed -- and it worked too. It was direct result of this Council and the subsequent Councils that led the Christian Church into becoming the most powerful and wealthy entity in the history of the world just a few centuries later.
I think you need to learn a bit more of history, GCH. Yes, Constantine was not persecuted and I did not think that was implied by my comments. It is the previous 200 years of persecution I was referring to. You seem to be implying that Christianity and the story of Jesus started with Nicaea, which is ludicrous. I think it is you who needs to learn a bit more of history, ShinmaWa, and read up on the First Council of Nicaea and what it's purpose was.
So, essentially we are to believe that a group of disciples composed this elaborate story of Jesus for what purpose? Marvel comics, as well as other entities who create back story do so for the purposes of gaining profit. If we look at the history of early Christians, none of them received wealth for their beliefs and most were brutally persecuted. Not a good business model, if you ask me.
I don't know about anybody else, but if I knew I was going to be nailed to a cross or subjected to some other torturous death, for a story I knew I had made up, I would be all about saying "We made it all up! It was just a joke!" Nobody is going to die for a made up story.
Of course, you could ask a lawyer... the general counsel's email is in the C&D letter. As a matter of fact, most of the suggestions here are so insightful and would provide the law firm with valuable information that I think all/.'ers should email the general counsel with their helpful advice.
Yes, he did die doing what he loved. And, in memory, a pilot's poem he would no doubt have known well.
High Flight
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth Of sun-split clouds - and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung My eager craft through footless halls of air. Up, up the long delirious, burning blue, I've topped the windswept heights with easy grace Where never lark, or even eagle flew - And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod The high untresspassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand and touched the face of God.
Pilot Officer Gillespie Magee No 412 squadron, RCAF Killed 11 December 1941
I was a Director of IT at a fairly large district and I did use iptables and Dansguardian with extreme success. Students hated my name and I was even interviewed by one of the High School papers because of my success. I would watch the log for the content blocker and saw that kids would never give up in attempting to obtain porn and the social networking sites.
The police in the school would use Xanga to bust fights, robberies, and other illegal activities because kids were stupid enough to say what they were going to do on their blog. They would just go and wait for the kid to do what they said they would do and pick them up. Kids are not smart when it comes to the real world... I even had to work with the FBI for a bomb threat bust before we blocked web based email sites.
I would walk into a class where I knew kids were surfing for porn and blogging and the teachers had no clue. Teachers are not generally smart enough to figure out that a kid is not working on classwork and is blogging or watching porn and playing with themselves under the desk.
And don't get me started on how worthless teachers are... they leach on society and play the victim, but they are really pretty useless. Private schools are the way to go, most definitely, if you want your children to learn responsibility, integrity, reading, writing and math. And parents??? Many parents just want somewhere to park their kids so they don't get in the way of their career. Those parents should be fined heavily. I don't want to pay for your babysitter. I don't have kids and don't want to take the financial burden for your kids. But, I digress...
Roads, fire, and guns can all be very beneficial when properly used by mature minds, but responsible adults do not let kids alone around either one, because we know kids don't have the maturity to properly use them. Same with the Internet. Kids are immature and need to be guided and disciplined.
I agree, this phone is what I went with when I asked myself the same question. I just want a phone, not a camera, MP3 player, or other such "features". T-Mobile just had them on a prepay deal for $39.99, or you can get one with a plan. You can get it unlocked by one of the many vendors on the Internet who sell unlock codes for fairly reasonable prices, or, you can request an unlock code from T-Mobile if you meet some minor requirements.
The phone is quad-band, as well, so it works in EU.
Since communism does not recognize intellectual property, what is the problem? Or, does that only apply to the proletariat? China needs to decide whether they are capitalist or communist... this middle road approach is going to only cause more problems.
I would have to agree that cell phones do not cause plane crashes. I will also say that, as a pilot, I have left my cell phone on in my flight bag and can hear it every few minutes trying to connect to a cell. It causes the same interference as you sometimes hear when you put your phone too close to a speaker and your phone rings.
I have yet to get any type of reception until ~1000 feet or lower, though. It just runs the battery down trying to connect to a cell.
I am curious to know, how would you have addressed the Bin Laden issue? Give him more money? Give him the nuclear technology, as President Clinton did with North Korea? Hmmm. Another problem left by President Clinton for President Bush to deal with.
I am seeing a lot of President Bush opponents saying "he didn't handle it correctly!" yet not a lot of "he should have handled it thusly" comments. What is your solution and please show where it has ever worked in the past. Please provide historical evidence, taking into consideration the long term effects of your evidence.
President Bill Clinton failed the country by not addressing the problem when it arose and George W. Bush had to try to address his failure to act. I just saw the film on the news with Osama and the 9/11 terrorists having a pow-wow a year and one half before 9/11, which President Clinton likely knew about. Why didn't he get Osama then?
As a matter of fact, isn't it harder to catch a thief after he has committed his crime? President Clinton had the opportunity to catch Osama while he was planning, yet President Bush had to try to catch a terrorist after he committed his crime. Logic would say that a criminal will try harder to hide after he has committed a crime, wouldn't you say? President Clinton had more time and a better opportunity to catch Osama and did not.
President Clinton failed... sorry.
While President Clinton didn't invade Iraq when he likely had access to intelligence which pointed to Iraq as a terrorist threat. I was over in Turkey for Operation Provide Comfort, as a civilian, from '95-'97 and know that Iraq was violating the No Fly Zone and killing Kurds, while we were providing humanitarian aid. They were challenging our fighters and should have been addressed appropriately.
While President Clinton did not invade Iraq, his perpetual and continual ineffectiveness on the international front in regards to volatile situations prompted Iraq, as well as other countries, to take greater and bolder liberties with the expectation that the US would not retaliate. The reason Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein felt they could buffalo the US was based on what they had learned from the previous 8 years, the Clinton Administration.
Additionally, most terrorists are wanting publicity, so by a person saying that they don't care about them, it would likely strike the terrorist ego and make them pop up their heads, so they can be easier targets. I find it hard to believe that George W. Bush does not care about Osama. that argument does not follow logic.
The "But Clinton" argument is only around after 6 years because it was at time, and before that time, that the plan to attack the United States was conceived. A year later the United States was attacked. The truth never becomes stale.
If you are ashamed to be an American, leave. Notice I am not saying "please".
By the way, does anybody remember that Bill Clinton knew of Bin Laden, as well? Perhaps everybody should watch a little interview he had sometime last week or so where he said he went after Bin Laden and failed, and became quite hot and bothered regarding an issue of national security... perhaps the only time he ever became hot and bothered for a legitimate reason relating to his duties as Commander in Chief.
Also, the Clinton administration so emasculated the military that it is no wonder they are not properly trained. No president in history has done more to cause the death of our soldiers than Bill Clinton.
President George W. Bush was sworn into office on January 20, 2001 and we were attacked on September 11, 2001, 9 months later. Do you think that Bin Laden was not planning this for at least a year or two in advance of President Bush's presidency? C'mon, think about the logistics here.
Actually, although it has been awhile since I read any part of the license, I believe that the Win95 license statest that you or they may terminate the agreement for any reason and give the other party notice. Sombody still running Win95 might confirm or deny, though. There goes your car.
Of interesting note on the Cirrus is that the presence of a parachute was responsible for the plane not having to undergo spin recovery testing. I think this points to a possible issue as the parachute becomes more popular, as I do not want the parachute to become an excuse to ease the testing standards of either the pilot or aircraft.
For instance, here is the latest that pilots have to worry about as reported by AOPA (Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association). O.K., do not be alarmed, but be alert that there is an F-16 who has pulled up along side you and is telling you to follow him, lest he blow you to oblivion, or, worse yet, you have anti-aircraft weapons firing at your Cessna 172:
==> ATTENTION PILOTS ==
TERRORIST THREAT ASSESSMENT RAISED TO 'HIGH' RISK; TSA EXPLAINS TO AOPA NEED FOR INCREASED VIGILANCE
AOPA is sending you this bulletin to tell you how today's elevated terrorist threat assessment is affecting general aviation aircraft operations. In a special phone conversation late this afternoon with Admiral James M. Loy--director of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)--and his top deputies, AOPA President Phil Boyer learned that pilots are being asked to exercise extreme vigilance and cooperation as an alternative to new security procedures and airspace restrictions. The call was in response to this afternoon's announcement by U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft and Office of Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge that the federal government had raised the terrorist alert level for the first time to code orange, meaning a "high" danger of attack. That level requires government agencies to increase their security efforts.
"Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta advised the transportation community, 'do not be alarmed, but be alert,'" said Boyer. Because transportation modes are known to be favorite terrorist targets, pilots must be vigilant. Pilots should expect increased local law enforcement surveillance at general aviation airports during this time of heightened vigilance. Pilots are asked to watch for anything unusual or suspicious at the airport. Report any such activity to local law enforcement. Secure your aircraft before walking away from it.
Because of the heightened state of alert, incursions into restricted airspace can be expected to bring rapid and perhaps harsh response by the authorities. TSA emphasized that there is an "enormous seriousness" to the temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) and pilots must be careful to strictly adhere to all ATC procedures. For the first time, Washington, D.C., has been ringed with live antiaircraft weapons.
Pilots are reminded of the TFRs surrounding tomorrow's 9/11 anniversary ceremonies in Washington, D.C., New York City, and Pennsylvania. In the Washington, D.C., area, Potomac and College Park airports will be totally closed during the time of the ceremonies. However, AOPA staff has learned that this restriction may be extended through Thursday. The TSA is also revoking the waivers from Notam 3353 that prohibits GA operations within 3 miles and 3,000 feet of sporting events (stadiums) and open-air assemblies. This effectively eliminates banner-towing operations at these sites.
While the greatest current threat appears to be to U.S. embassies, military bases, and other interests overseas, intelligence officials also fear that low-level al Qaeda operatives might attempt small-scale attacks in the United States. Based on information from a suspected al Qaeda operative, and corroborated using other intelligence assets, the government believes U.S. assets in Southeast Asia are especially at risk. However, because the information may be incomplete, and because communications among terrorists a year ago followed a similar pattern and also indicated overseas targets, President Bush decided to raise the threat level assessment at home as well.
A little info about Phil. And , it doesn't mention that he is missing a finger.
Phil Keaggy is perhaps one of the most admired guitarists in music today. His fans range from those who aspire just to be able to play his mistakes, to professional musicians who have been strongly influenced by his style. And in between are those who don't play guitar, yet find solace in his beautifully penned lyrics and memorable melodies.
Phil's solo career has spanned more than 30 years, and has included over 40 albums, both instrumental and vocal. He's one of the most sought after studio guitarists, constantly being asked to play on albums by the famous, and those trying to achieve fame. Phil continues to amaze his fans, selling out concerts all over the United States, with his ever-changing style, ranging from rock-and-roll to fully orchestrated instrumental compositions.
Phil Keaggy was born March 23, 1951 in Youngstown, OH, the ninth of ten children. He grew up in a home filled with music, and on Phil's 10th birthday, his father returned home with a Sears Silvertone guitar. That's when the magic began.
Due to his father's line of work, Phil spent most of his younger days moving back and forth between Ohio and California. During these years, Phil was always involved in music, and joined his very first band, the Keytones, at the young age of 13. He later went on to join such local groups as The Vertices, The Squires, and the Volume Four, who later changed their name to New Hudson Exit.
But it wasn't until 1970, when Phil's band Glass Harp (with childhood friend John Sferra on drums, and Dan Pecchio on bass) recorded their self-titled first album, that people really began to take notice of this incredibly gifted guitar player. Glass Harp gained more popularity in the Ohio area, opening for such bands as the Kinks and Yes, and even performing at the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York City. Over the next few years, they recorded two more albums entitled "Synergy" and "It Makes Me Glad".
However, during his years with Glass Harp, Phil's life changed immensely. While performing out of town in February 1970, Phil's mother was involved in a fatal car accident. At this time in his life, Phil was into drugs, and primarily concerned with immersing himself in his music. His mother's passing affected Phil deeply, and when his older sister, Ellen, told him how he could find peace in Jesus Christ, Phil followed his heart and began a new life. It was also during his years in Glass Harp that he met a young woman named Bernadette, who would later become his wife.
By 1972, Phil saw his life going in a different direction, and made the tough decision to leave Glass Harp and pursue a solo career. His first solo album, "What A Day", was recorded in just a week's time during January 1973. He and Bernadette married that summer, and the following year, they moved to upstate New York and joined a Church community called Love Inn.
During his years there, Phil took a break from recording his own music, and toured with such groups as Second Chapter of Acts, Paul Clark, and Honeytree. It wasn't until 1976 that Phil would record his second solo album, "Love Broke Thru", which was soon followed by a string of albums, including the acclaimed instrumental album, "Master and the Musician".
Phil and Bernadette later moved to Kansas City, where they welcomed the birth of their first daughter, Alicia, in March of 1980. Phil continued to release several more albums, including the first in a series of home-studio recordings, called "Underground". Their second daughter, Olivia, was born on Valentine's Day, 1984, the same day that Phil's mother passed away back in 1970, and in 1987, they welcomed the birth of their son, Ian.
With the Christian Music industry really beginning to grow, Phil won his very first Dove award in 1988 for his instrumental album, "The Wind and the Wheat. Phil's second Dove Award came in 1992 for his Celtic-influenced, "Beyond Nature". Each year from 1998 to 2001, Phil has dominated the "Instrumental Record" category at the Doves, winning for "Invention", "Acoustic Sketches", "Majesty and Wonder", and most recently "Lights of Madrid". For three years in a row, Phil was voted one of the top fingerstyle guitarists by Guitar Player Magazine readers.
These days, Phil Keaggy continues to delight audiences all over the US performing primarily acoustic shows, and occasional concerts with a band. In between weekends on the road, Phil was incredibly able to record a series of four instrumental albums, entitled "Music to Paint By", a Christmas album called "Majesty and Wonder", the Dove-award winning Spanish-style album "Lights of Madrid", as well as two vocal albums - the 2CD "Inseparable" and album of songs written to the words of his 73 year old Uncle Duke. And all of this was done within about a 4 year time frame.
In October 2000, Phil's old band "Glass Harp" reunited for a concert in Youngtown, Ohio, backed by the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra, which allowed Phil to showcase his phenomenal composition for guitar and strings called "Overture", featured on the award-winning "Lights of Madrid". That concert was recorded and released on a 2-CD set called "Strings Attached".
Phil continues to be a devoted father and husband first, and a musician second. He is aware that God gave him a calling to deliver the Gospel through his music, and for over 30 years, Phil Keaggy has been grateful to do just that, and will hopefully continue to do so for many years to come.
Well, it's not XP, but you can checkout a video of one of those wonderful AOL CD's in the microwave here: http://www.bashcast.com/doc/content/microwaveCD/mi crowaveCD.htm
Second law of thermodynamics contradicts evolution, I believe. It also is a LAW whereas the THEORY of evolution has never made it beyond theory (A law has been proven, a theory has not). There is a flaw in this theory and, therefore, it must be revised or discarded according to scientific methodology. The other laws of thermodynamics tend to discredit evolution, as well, I believe.
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"It has no mention of a resurrection."
It does in John Ch. 21 verse 13 and Mark Ch. 16 verse 6.
All of the discussion here seems to support the school voucher system. That way, you don't have to have your kids taught what I believe and I don't have to have my kids (if I had any) taught what you believe. Honestly, that is the only compromise that works for everybody.
The root issue here is not necessarily the correctness of one theory over the other, it is that neither Christians nor non-Christians want to pay for their children to be taught what they don't themselves believe to be accurate and correct.
To be quite honest, today's public schools are, for the most part, replete with incompetent teachers, undisciplined students, and fiscally irresponsible administrators, rendering them woefully ineffective in accomplishing their prime directive of producing intelligent and ethical members of a capitalist republic. The handful of capable teachers or administrators in existence are hobbled by the seriously flawed belief that it is possible for the government to provide an acceptable education system which is capable of pleasing everybody through responsible use of taxpayer dollars.
I think you need to learn a bit more of history, GCH. Yes, Constantine was not persecuted and I did not think that was implied by my comments. It is the previous 200 years of persecution I was referring to. You seem to be implying that Christianity and the story of Jesus started with Nicaea, which is ludicrous. I think it is you who needs to learn a bit more of history, ShinmaWa, and read up on the First Council of Nicaea and what it's purpose was.
So, essentially we are to believe that a group of disciples composed this elaborate story of Jesus for what purpose? Marvel comics, as well as other entities who create back story do so for the purposes of gaining profit. If we look at the history of early Christians, none of them received wealth for their beliefs and most were brutally persecuted. Not a good business model, if you ask me.
I don't know about anybody else, but if I knew I was going to be nailed to a cross or subjected to some other torturous death, for a story I knew I had made up, I would be all about saying "We made it all up! It was just a joke!" Nobody is going to die for a made up story.
Of course, you could ask a lawyer ... the general counsel's email is in the C&D letter. As a matter of fact, most of the suggestions here are so insightful and would provide the law firm with valuable information that I think all /.'ers should email the general counsel with their helpful advice.
So, do the robot suicide bombers get 70 virgins, too?
Yes, he did die doing what he loved. And, in memory, a pilot's poem he would no doubt have known well.
High Flight
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds - and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air.
Up, up the long delirious, burning blue,
I've topped the windswept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, or even eagle flew -
And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod
The high untresspassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand and touched the face of God.
Pilot Officer Gillespie Magee
No 412 squadron, RCAF
Killed 11 December 1941
I was a Director of IT at a fairly large district and I did use iptables and Dansguardian with extreme success. Students hated my name and I was even interviewed by one of the High School papers because of my success. I would watch the log for the content blocker and saw that kids would never give up in attempting to obtain porn and the social networking sites.
... I even had to work with the FBI for a bomb threat bust before we blocked web based email sites.
... they leach on society and play the victim, but they are really pretty useless. Private schools are the way to go, most definitely, if you want your children to learn responsibility, integrity, reading, writing and math. And parents??? Many parents just want somewhere to park their kids so they don't get in the way of their career. Those parents should be fined heavily. I don't want to pay for your babysitter. I don't have kids and don't want to take the financial burden for your kids. But, I digress ...
The police in the school would use Xanga to bust fights, robberies, and other illegal activities because kids were stupid enough to say what they were going to do on their blog. They would just go and wait for the kid to do what they said they would do and pick them up. Kids are not smart when it comes to the real world
I would walk into a class where I knew kids were surfing for porn and blogging and the teachers had no clue. Teachers are not generally smart enough to figure out that a kid is not working on classwork and is blogging or watching porn and playing with themselves under the desk.
And don't get me started on how worthless teachers are
Roads, fire, and guns can all be very beneficial when properly used by mature minds, but responsible adults do not let kids alone around either one, because we know kids don't have the maturity to properly use them. Same with the Internet. Kids are immature and need to be guided and disciplined.
I agree, this phone is what I went with when I asked myself the same question. I just want a phone, not a camera, MP3 player, or other such "features". T-Mobile just had them on a prepay deal for $39.99, or you can get one with a plan. You can get it unlocked by one of the many vendors on the Internet who sell unlock codes for fairly reasonable prices, or, you can request an unlock code from T-Mobile if you meet some minor requirements.
The phone is quad-band, as well, so it works in EU.
Since communism does not recognize intellectual property, what is the problem? Or, does that only apply to the proletariat? China needs to decide whether they are capitalist or communist ... this middle road approach is going to only cause more problems.
I would have to agree that cell phones do not cause plane crashes. I will also say that, as a pilot, I have left my cell phone on in my flight bag and can hear it every few minutes trying to connect to a cell. It causes the same interference as you sometimes hear when you put your phone too close to a speaker and your phone rings.
I have yet to get any type of reception until ~1000 feet or lower, though. It just runs the battery down trying to connect to a cell.
I am curious to know, how would you have addressed the Bin Laden issue? Give him more money? Give him the nuclear technology, as President Clinton did with North Korea? Hmmm. Another problem left by President Clinton for President Bush to deal with.
I am seeing a lot of President Bush opponents saying "he didn't handle it correctly!" yet not a lot of "he should have handled it thusly" comments. What is your solution and please show where it has ever worked in the past. Please provide historical evidence, taking into consideration the long term effects of your evidence.
President Bill Clinton failed the country by not addressing the problem when it arose and George W. Bush had to try to address his failure to act. I just saw the film on the news with Osama and the 9/11 terrorists having a pow-wow a year and one half before 9/11, which President Clinton likely knew about. Why didn't he get Osama then?
... sorry.
As a matter of fact, isn't it harder to catch a thief after he has committed his crime? President Clinton had the opportunity to catch Osama while he was planning, yet President Bush had to try to catch a terrorist after he committed his crime. Logic would say that a criminal will try harder to hide after he has committed a crime, wouldn't you say? President Clinton had more time and a better opportunity to catch Osama and did not.
President Clinton failed
While President Clinton didn't invade Iraq when he likely had access to intelligence which pointed to Iraq as a terrorist threat. I was over in Turkey for Operation Provide Comfort, as a civilian, from '95-'97 and know that Iraq was violating the No Fly Zone and killing Kurds, while we were providing humanitarian aid. They were challenging our fighters and should have been addressed appropriately.
While President Clinton did not invade Iraq, his perpetual and continual ineffectiveness on the international front in regards to volatile situations prompted Iraq, as well as other countries, to take greater and bolder liberties with the expectation that the US would not retaliate. The reason Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein felt they could buffalo the US was based on what they had learned from the previous 8 years, the Clinton Administration.
Additionally, most terrorists are wanting publicity, so by a person saying that they don't care about them, it would likely strike the terrorist ego and make them pop up their heads, so they can be easier targets. I find it hard to believe that George W. Bush does not care about Osama. that argument does not follow logic.
The "But Clinton" argument is only around after 6 years because it was at time, and before that time, that the plan to attack the United States was conceived. A year later the United States was attacked. The truth never becomes stale.
If you are ashamed to be an American, leave. Notice I am not saying "please".
... perhaps the only time he ever became hot and bothered for a legitimate reason relating to his duties as Commander in Chief.
By the way, does anybody remember that Bill Clinton knew of Bin Laden, as well? Perhaps everybody should watch a little interview he had sometime last week or so where he said he went after Bin Laden and failed, and became quite hot and bothered regarding an issue of national security
Also, the Clinton administration so emasculated the military that it is no wonder they are not properly trained. No president in history has done more to cause the death of our soldiers than Bill Clinton.
President George W. Bush was sworn into office on January 20, 2001 and we were attacked on September 11, 2001, 9 months later. Do you think that Bin Laden was not planning this for at least a year or two in advance of President Bush's presidency? C'mon, think about the logistics here.
Sheesh, this isn't brain surgery here.
Actually, although it has been awhile since I read any part of the license, I believe that the Win95 license statest that you or they may terminate the agreement for any reason and give the other party notice. Sombody still running Win95 might confirm or deny, though. There goes your car.
Electronic Tire Pressure Monitors
Don't mess with us?
Of interesting note on the Cirrus is that the presence of a parachute was responsible for the plane not having to undergo spin recovery testing. I think this points to a possible issue as the parachute becomes more popular, as I do not want the parachute to become an excuse to ease the testing standards of either the pilot or aircraft.
My bank is Pentagon Federal Credit Union and I use Galeon with them for online banking successfully.
You are to blame. A fool and his money are soon parted. Boycott or deal with it.
For instance, here is the latest that pilots have to worry about as reported by AOPA (Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association). O.K., do not be alarmed, but be alert that there is an F-16 who has pulled up along side you and is telling you to follow him, lest he blow you to oblivion, or, worse yet, you have anti-aircraft weapons firing at your Cessna 172:
==> ATTENTION PILOTS ==
TERRORIST THREAT ASSESSMENT RAISED TO 'HIGH' RISK;
TSA EXPLAINS TO AOPA NEED FOR INCREASED VIGILANCE
AOPA is sending you this bulletin to tell you how today's elevated
terrorist threat assessment is affecting general aviation aircraft
operations. In a special phone conversation late this afternoon with
Admiral James M. Loy--director of the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA)--and his top deputies, AOPA President Phil Boyer
learned that pilots are being asked to exercise extreme vigilance and
cooperation as an alternative to new security procedures and airspace
restrictions. The call was in response to this afternoon's announcement
by U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft and Office of Homeland Security
chief Tom Ridge that the federal government had raised the terrorist
alert level for the first time to code orange, meaning a "high" danger
of attack. That level requires government agencies to increase their
security efforts.
"Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta advised the transportation
community, 'do not be alarmed, but be alert,'" said Boyer. Because
transportation modes are known to be favorite terrorist targets, pilots
must be vigilant. Pilots should expect increased local law enforcement
surveillance at general aviation airports during this time of
heightened vigilance. Pilots are asked to watch for anything unusual
or suspicious at the airport. Report any such activity to local law
enforcement. Secure your aircraft before walking away from it.
Because of the heightened state of alert, incursions into restricted
airspace can be expected to bring rapid and perhaps harsh response by
the authorities. TSA emphasized that there is an "enormous seriousness"
to the temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) and pilots must be careful
to strictly adhere to all ATC procedures. For the first time,
Washington, D.C., has been ringed with live antiaircraft weapons.
Pilots are reminded of the TFRs surrounding tomorrow's 9/11 anniversary
ceremonies in Washington, D.C., New York City, and Pennsylvania. In the
Washington, D.C., area, Potomac and College Park airports will be
totally closed during the time of the ceremonies. However, AOPA staff
has learned that this restriction may be extended through Thursday.
The TSA is also revoking the waivers from Notam 3353 that prohibits GA
operations within 3 miles and 3,000 feet of sporting events (stadiums)
and open-air assemblies. This effectively eliminates banner-towing
operations at these sites.
While the greatest current threat appears to be to U.S. embassies,
military bases, and other interests overseas, intelligence officials
also fear that low-level al Qaeda operatives might attempt small-scale
attacks in the United States. Based on information from a suspected al
Qaeda operative, and corroborated using other intelligence assets, the
government believes U.S. assets in Southeast Asia are especially at
risk. However, because the information may be incomplete, and because
communications among terrorists a year ago followed a similar pattern
and also indicated overseas targets, President Bush decided to raise
the threat level assessment at home as well.
A little info about Phil. And , it doesn't mention that he is missing a finger.
Phil Keaggy is perhaps one of the most admired guitarists in music today. His fans range from those who aspire just to be able to play his mistakes, to professional musicians who have been strongly influenced by his style. And in between are those who don't play guitar, yet find solace in his beautifully penned lyrics and memorable melodies.
Phil's solo career has spanned more than 30 years, and has included over 40 albums, both instrumental and vocal. He's one of the most sought after studio guitarists, constantly being asked to play on albums by the famous, and those trying to achieve fame. Phil continues to amaze his fans, selling out concerts all over the United States, with his ever-changing style, ranging from rock-and-roll to fully orchestrated instrumental compositions.
Phil Keaggy was born March 23, 1951 in Youngstown, OH, the ninth of ten children. He grew up in a home filled with music, and on Phil's 10th birthday, his father returned home with a Sears Silvertone guitar. That's when the magic began.
Due to his father's line of work, Phil spent most of his younger days moving back and forth between Ohio and California. During these years, Phil was always involved in music, and joined his very first band, the Keytones, at the young age of 13. He later went on to join such local groups as The Vertices, The Squires, and the Volume Four, who later changed their name to New Hudson Exit.
But it wasn't until 1970, when Phil's band Glass Harp (with childhood friend John Sferra on drums, and Dan Pecchio on bass) recorded their self-titled first album, that people really began to take notice of this incredibly gifted guitar player. Glass Harp gained more popularity in the Ohio area, opening for such bands as the Kinks and Yes, and even performing at the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York City. Over the next few years, they recorded two more albums entitled "Synergy" and "It Makes Me Glad".
However, during his years with Glass Harp, Phil's life changed immensely. While performing out of town in February 1970, Phil's mother was involved in a fatal car accident. At this time in his life, Phil was into drugs, and primarily concerned with immersing himself in his music. His mother's passing affected Phil deeply, and when his older sister, Ellen, told him how he could find peace in Jesus Christ, Phil followed his heart and began a new life. It was also during his years in Glass Harp that he met a young woman named Bernadette, who would later become his wife.
By 1972, Phil saw his life going in a different direction, and made the tough decision to leave Glass Harp and pursue a solo career. His first solo album, "What A Day", was recorded in just a week's time during January 1973. He and Bernadette married that summer, and the following year, they moved to upstate New York and joined a Church community called Love Inn.
During his years there, Phil took a break from recording his own music, and toured with such groups as Second Chapter of Acts, Paul Clark, and Honeytree. It wasn't until 1976 that Phil would record his second solo album, "Love Broke Thru", which was soon followed by a string of albums, including the acclaimed instrumental album, "Master and the Musician".
Phil and Bernadette later moved to Kansas City, where they welcomed the birth of their first daughter, Alicia, in March of 1980. Phil continued to release several more albums, including the first in a series of home-studio recordings, called "Underground". Their second daughter, Olivia, was born on Valentine's Day, 1984, the same day that Phil's mother passed away back in 1970, and in 1987, they welcomed the birth of their son, Ian.
With the Christian Music industry really beginning to grow, Phil won his very first Dove award in 1988 for his instrumental album, "The Wind and the Wheat. Phil's second Dove Award came in 1992 for his Celtic-influenced, "Beyond Nature". Each year from 1998 to 2001, Phil has dominated the "Instrumental Record" category at the Doves, winning for "Invention", "Acoustic Sketches", "Majesty and Wonder", and most recently "Lights of Madrid". For three years in a row, Phil was voted one of the top fingerstyle guitarists by Guitar Player Magazine readers.
These days, Phil Keaggy continues to delight audiences all over the US performing primarily acoustic shows, and occasional concerts with a band. In between weekends on the road, Phil was incredibly able to record a series of four instrumental albums, entitled "Music to Paint By", a Christmas album called "Majesty and Wonder", the Dove-award winning Spanish-style album "Lights of Madrid", as well as two vocal albums - the 2CD "Inseparable" and album of songs written to the words of his 73 year old Uncle Duke. And all of this was done within about a 4 year time frame.
In October 2000, Phil's old band "Glass Harp" reunited for a concert in Youngtown, Ohio, backed by the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra, which allowed Phil to showcase his phenomenal composition for guitar and strings called "Overture", featured on the award-winning "Lights of Madrid". That concert was recorded and released on a 2-CD set called "Strings Attached".
Phil continues to be a devoted father and husband first, and a musician second. He is aware that God gave him a calling to deliver the Gospel through his music, and for over 30 years, Phil Keaggy has been grateful to do just that, and will hopefully continue to do so for many years to come.
Well, it's not XP, but you can checkout a video of one of those wonderful AOL CD's in the microwave here: http://www.bashcast.com/doc/content/microwaveCD/mi crowaveCD.htm
That is incorrect. As of Friday, students can fly with restrictions. Check http://www.aopa.org for the latest on this.
Second law of thermodynamics contradicts evolution, I believe. It also is a LAW whereas the THEORY of evolution has never made it beyond theory (A law has been proven, a theory has not). There is a flaw in this theory and, therefore, it must be revised or discarded according to scientific methodology. The other laws of thermodynamics tend to discredit evolution, as well, I believe.