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This is my second vanity this week and I apoligize for it. I really don't post vanities often. But, I am in a quandary and need some information and advice. I make jewelry and belong to a Yahoo Group with other people who make jewelry. A bunch of these people decided that they want to purchase some jewelry items from an online vendor. I went to the vendor's site and found a very disturbing essay where the author pretty much stated that the U.S. deserved what happened to it on September 11. I want to alert the group to this...

Today I got into a discussion with a liberal who announced to the two of us who were working out at the gym this morning that "George Bush is an idiot." I kept my mouth shut for a while and then decided to let her know that I like GWB. That didn't deter her. She repeated that he was an idiot and then tried to set me straight. One of the things she said was (and this is where I need your help) that all of New England voted for Kerry and now all the funding has been cut for...

Check the map! Are we in Vermont yet?By SHAWNE K. WICKHAMSunday News Staff Jeannie Johnson actually groaned aloud when she heard they had to cut down New Hampshire trees for two Vermont billboards that are quickly becoming infamous. The story just keeps getting worse. Johnson is the coordinator of the governor’s highway safety program in Vermont. That agency paid thousands of dollars to put up two billboards in the middle of New Hampshire that have been turning heads and sparking conversations. Trees were cleared to provide a view of a new billboard on I-293 promoting seatbelt use in Vermont. (BOB...

I want to post an article, but not the advertisements, so I decided to go find that nice little utility I had ages ago that will give me the "View Partial Source" choice in my "View" pulldown menu. I am using Windows Explorer 6.0 and the only download I could find was for 5.0. I downloaded it hoping that it would work. It's not showing up on my menu. Is it because I can't use the 5.0 version? I reset my computer and that didn't do it. Can anyone help?Is this an acceptable vanity? I never know! I read last...

My son has to take a position on global warming (believe it's real or not?) for a paper he's writing in a robotics class. He's working with three other high school students and has to make a presentation on Friday. Does anyone here have any good sources of info on the Internet for this? I'd like to find information that is from "respectable" (according to the libs) sources. Somehow, I think that if my son quotes Rush Limbaugh, he won't be believed, lol. Thanks!

Can anyone direct me to the indicators of a slowing economy in the last month's of Clinton's administration? I remember news reports from that time, but don't know how to find that information now. I need this to debate a liberal. Thanks!

<p>VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -- Harry Potter fans, relax. The Vatican says the kid is all right.</p> <p>The question of whether J.K. Rowling's books and the films on the boy wizard have a positive influence came up at a news conference Monday where the Vatican presented a document on "New Age" spirituality, which contain elements of the occult.</p>

I thought I'd Freepmail someone I used to talk to all the time on FR and now I see that there is no account with her name anymore. I used her personal e-mail address, but haven't heard from her yet. How can I find out what happened to her?

What do the American people think? Ask President Bush. "The American people know this about me," he said on the subject of pre-Sept. 11 terrorism warnings. "Had I known that the enemy was going to use airplanes to kill on that fateful morning, I would have done everything in my power to protect the American people." Please click on the link for the rest of the article.

<p>"Do you know now that we don't call them Jews? Do you know what we call them? Our cousins," Arafat said.</p> <p>RAMALLAH, West Bank (CNN) -- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said Sunday he is prepared to accept a Jewish state called Israel.</p>

Sadly, an Honest Creationist by Richard Dawkins The following article is from Free Inquiry magazine, Volume 21, Number 4. Creation “scientists” have more need than most of us to parade their degrees and qualifications, but it pays to look closely at the institutions that awarded them and the subjects in which they were taken. Those vaunted Ph.D.s tend to be in subjects such as marine engineering or gas kinetics rather than in relevant disciplines like zoology or geology. And often they are earned not at real universities, but at little-known Bible colleges deep in Bush country. There are, however, a ...

Yesterday, around the Christmas table, my sister made an interesting comment about Fox News. We don't get Fox News because we only have basic cable and I mentioned that. After I said that, she said, "Well, Fox News is kind of like the National Enquirer. There's a lot of sensationalism on it." Now, I've seen Fox News from time to time at other people's homes and it looks like a great news station. Obviously, it is growing by leaps and bounds. And, of course, all my fellow Freepers love it. But, I'm wondering if she's alone in her views. Do ...

I hope this doesn't sound petty, but I just heard Bush say "nook-you-lar" for the word "nuclear" again and it makes me cringe every time he does it. I keep thinking that someone close to him will tell him how to pronounce the word. I always associate the mispronounciation of that word with Democrats, for some reason. Hey! Maybe that's why he does it! It's intentional; he wants the Dems to think he can relate to them! Is there some way to get the word to him that he's pronouncing it wrong? Please don't flame me. I love our president!

Why is it that lately when I click on "self-search", I get a list of threads that I cannot find myself on? It looks like someone has pinged me, but I can't find my name there. Is it because someone has put a huge list of names into the "to" box and my name isn't showing? The only thing that makes me think that's not what's happening is that I'm being pinged by people I don't even know.Candi

Earlier this afternoon I read an article here about China and how Jiang Whatshisname was watching videos of the WTC terrorist attack and enjoying it. I thought it was a Yahoo story. Well, now I can't find it. I've done a search and it's nowhere to be seen. Shall I assume that it was not a real Yahoo story and was pulled? Or am I just not finding it when I do a search?Candi

These ungodly acts are anathema to Islam By M.K. JasserSept. 13, 2001 As I watched the horror unfolding on the TV screen, the feeling of pain and sorrow was alternating with extreme anger. Mass murder of innocent men, women and children, destruction and pillage, all in the name of what? To a Muslim American, the horror of it all is accentuated by the recurring use of the Islamic adjective in describing terrorist individuals or countries. For a loyal and patriotic U.S. citizen, the whole thing is too hard to bear. No individual, group of individuals, country or institution represents Islam. ...

I just did a self-search and only one thread was there. There are usually many months worth of threads there. I was away for a week. Did I miss something? Have the self-search "archives" been cleared out?Candi

Can anyone explain to me how to find the IP/identity of a poster on a message board where people aren't registered? I've been watching a discussion on a message board where people are claiming they know how to do this and I'd love to know how. There are people who start fights and say rotten things to each other anonymously and I'd like to know if it really is possible to figure out who is doing it. If it's illegal, then I don't want to know. Please Freepmail me if you can help. Thanks!p.s. This is a hobby message board, ...

EDUCATION TAX CREDITS&nbsp;FAVORED AS EMPOWERING FOR PARENTS June 13 , 2001 CONTACT: &nbsp;McLaughlin &amp; Associates&nbsp;&nbsp;STUART POLK, Vice President&nbsp;&nbsp; spolk@mclaughlinonline.com (703/518-4445) NATIONAL MEDIA RELEASE A McLaughlin &amp; Associates national survey, conducted between May 21-23, 2001 among 1,000 likely voters, tested various education tax credit initiatives among likely voters.&nbsp; The results strongly indicate that education tax credits are very popular, and voters think that education tax credits empower parents in making decisions about their children's education.&nbsp; Specifically, education tax credits will attract support from key voting groups such as low-income families, suburban women, Catholics, and African-Americans. Unlike vouchers, education tax credits meet ...

There I was, reading a thread (I won't mention the title) and the thread obviously got pulled. Will someone please explain to me why some threads get pulled? It's so frustrating! I didn't see anything bad in this particular thread. I looked for posting rules and all I could find was the one about not posting full articles from the Washington Post and the LA Times. Please don't bring up any specific threads; I don't want this one to get pulled. I just would like to know what qualifies a thread for being pulled. I'll try to stay away from ...