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A very strange thing happened this week. I use two almost identical laptops in my home office, a HP Pavilion, and a Compaq Presario 2500. Each runs Windows XP - one Home, one Professional. Both are net-connected through their built-in wireless adapters via the NetGear router. Both have worked fine until earlier this week. This evening my wife and I went out to Office Depot to purchase a new router. Obviously, the NetGear router had failed. This had happened with the previous wireless router (a generic brand) which lasted a year. We got home and set up the new LinkSys...

The Abort73.com ApproachWith so many pro-life organizations already in existence and working hard to eliminate the injustice of abortion, it is fair to wonder, "Why do we need another?" There are hundreds, if not thousands, of pro-life websites online. Why Abort73? These, we believe, are our distinctives. 1. AIMSimply put, we are out to educate young people about the injustice of abortion through a comprehensive and engaging website. The world wide web is a huge equalizer in the realm of information distribution, but it has never been fully tapped in the fight against abortion. We're not using our website to...

I would like some advice on my rights as a contractor. I have been doing contract work based on a verbal contract for the last year for a small company. At the present time, we are completing a project. They have paid me for overtime according to my rate, but have not provided any vacation time. The CEO says they have given me vacation on the basis that one week I was not able to work due to connectivity issues (everyone else was gone) - nonethess I was asked to work, ready to work each day either remotely or on...

I would like some advice on my rights as a contractor. I have been doing contract work based on a verbal contract for the last year for a small company. At the present time, we are completing a project. They have paid me for overtime according to my rate, but have not provided any vacation time. The CEO says they have given me vacation on the basis that one week I was not able to work due to connectivity issues (everyone else was gone) - nonethess I was asked to work, ready to work each day either remotely or on...

Terri Schiavo Still Responsive Despite Three Days of Starvation Email this article Printer friendly page by Steven ErteltLifeNews.com Editor March 21, 2005 Pinellas Park, FL (LifeNews.com) -- Terri Schiavo is still responsive and in good spirits despite being deprived of food and water for three days, her parents said on Monday. She is also looking forward to receiving nutrition and seemed pleased to hear President Bush signed a bill helping her do that.Terri's father joked around with Terri in an early Monday morning visit and told her to get ready for him to take her to breakfast, he told news outlets in...

Frank is 58 years old. He called my wife this morning, understandably upset, with the news that radiation/chemo would prolong his life by perhaps six months. Doctors give him a year without treatment. He is my wife's only living parent, as her mother died at age 38 from breast cancer. Frank has elected to forgo treatment. Doctors give him one year to live. What a way to go, to just let the cancer eat one's body and not fight it. I believe at this stage there may still be a glimmer of hope however. One FReeper has suggested a product...

Bush Administration Files Another Partial-Birth Abortion Lawsuit Brief Email this article Printer friendly page by Steven ErteltLifeNews.com Editor February 12, 2005 Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The Bush administration on Friday filed another brief defending the federal ban on partial-birth abortions. The brief comes in an appeal of a Nebraska judge's decision overturning the ban in one of three lawsuits filed against it by abortion advocates.The brief is part of an appeal to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging a September ruling by U.S. District Judge Richard Kopf saying the ban was too vague and would prohibit other types of abortions.The...

Wife's dad has inoperable lung cancer. Radiation and chemo are in the offing. He's 56. He is not a believer.

This is a shameless and selfish solicitation for solid sage advice from fellow Freepers. My car is leaking oil, is due for new brakes, has other problems (due to my trying to sell it three times to deadbeats who neither paid nor maintained the vehicle. I've decided to get a diesel pickup for commuting. * Pickups are utilitarian. * Diesel engines have a long lifetime. * Fuel economy is decent for a large diesel rig. Have been looking primarily at vehicles in the 2000-2003 model year range with under 100k miles, and around $20k. We've all seen the little boy...

Early arrivals. Est. time 10:00 a.m., 11 January 2005. One Democrat, State Senator Tim Sheldon, had the moxy to stand up for principle and against politics. Thank you Tim, and God bless you. The happy thing is, not even the dead were disenfrachised in this last election. FreeRepublic played a major role in facilitating the large turnout. Note FR logos on Cory's signs. Tigger is a Republican!!! Who is this tiger? A FReeper? Would the tiger please step forward? :-) FReeper Vicki's husband Mike at left. This is not a partisan matter. It is one of right and wrong,...

The purpose of illegitimategovernor.com is to provide a central repository for facts which 1) question the legitimacy and 2) bolster the case for a revote in the WA state gubernatorial election between Dino Rossi and Christine Gregoire. http://www.illegitimategovernor.com is now online. I've added a couple of "facts" sections. If anyone has time to check it out, I'd appreciate if there are any inaccuracies if you could PM me with them. Also any glaring ommissions in the "Fact Taxonomy" sections... I will assign credit using your FR name unless you ask me not to. The "site builder" tool is extremely limited,...

A young man in our church has been diagnosed with a very rare form of malignant brain tumor - roughly 8 cases a year in America. Please remember Josiah in your secret prayers. You needn't respond unless you feel inclined - it's your secret prayers we covet most.

(Kersten, The Heidelberg Catechism in 52 Sermons, Vol.2, Part 14) God's Watch Over the Life of Man Lord's Day 40 Psalter No. 13 st. 1, 2 Read Ezekiel 33:1-20 Psalter No. 3 st. 3, 4 Psalter No. 428 st. 7 Psalter No. 9 st. 2 Beloved! You have just heard that familiar verse in Ezekiel 33, which was read to you: "As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live." Now the question arises: how can you reconcile this text with what...

Ideas for conservative (fiscal AND SOCIAL) slogans for signs/bumper stickers here in the Evergreen State: [in response to a piece of literature from the Murray campaign stating Nethercutt was "too extreme" for Washington]: Washington: Too extreme for America. If George Nethercutt is out of step with Washington, is Washington out of step with America? Think we're overpopulated? You're part of the population... Washington, the tri-bi*** state. [pending a Rossi loss] Have you "choiced" your unborn kid today?

What is Halloween really all about?Have you ever asked yourself, "Who in the world ever thought of the idea of walking around in weird costumes, trick or treating, and/or putting a carved-out pumpkin in your window?" You will agree with me that Halloween is really one of the strangest days of the year, is it not? Perhaps you wonder how the celebration of such a day ever got started. In this pamphlet I would like to answer this question for you!Where and when did Halloween customs originate?The many customs we have today in relation to Halloween have their origins...

(Kersten, The Heidelberg Catechism in 52 Sermons, Vol.2, Part 13) The Required Obedience to the Authorities God Has Set Over Us Lord's Day 39 Psalter No. 207 st. 4 Read Proverbs 31 Psalter No. 333 st. 1, 2, 3, 4 Psalter No. 40 st. 2, 3 Psalter No. 90 st. 6, 7 Beloved, No one can lengthen or shorten his life as determined by God's eternal counsel. Job says in the 14th chapter, "Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with Thee, Thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass". God has determined the days...

(Kersten, The Heidelberg Catechism in 52 Sermons, Vol.2, Part 12) Keeping the Lord's Day Holy Lord's Day 38 Psalter No. 420 st. 1 Read Matthew 11:11-30 Psalter No. 348 st. 1, 2, 3 Psalter No. 227 st. 1 Psalter No. 250 st. 1 & 5 Beloved, In the passage of Scripture which was read to you, the Lord invites those who labor and are heavy laden, saying, "Come unto Me, and I will give you rest." The Lord did not mean those who labor physically, or those who are laden with external difficulties. This is very clear from the sharp...

(Kersten, The Heidelberg Catechism in 52 Sermons, Vol.2, Part 11) Swearing An Oath Religiously Lord's Day 37 Psalter No. 389 st. 1, 6 Read Isaiah 54 Psalter No. 243 st. 6-9 Psalter No. 428 st. 8 Psalter No. 24 st. 1, 2 Beloved, God cannot lie. He is not a man that He should lie; neither the son of man, that He should repent. Nevertheless, He has not only given us His Word, but also the confirmation of that Word with an oath, so that the power of unbelief might be broken in His people, and the strength of their...

KING 5 to host live statewide gubernatorial debate 03:12 PM PDT on Monday, October 11, 2004 KING KING 5 will host a live statewide debate this Wednesday featuring candidates running for Washington state governor, a one-hour special to be moderated by KING 5 News anchor Jean Enersen. Co-sponsored by The Seattle Times, the Washington state gubernatorial debate will feature Democrat Christine Gregoire and Republican Dino Rossi. The debate will be held Wednesday, October 13, at 8:00 p.m. PT in the KING 5 studios and will be televised live across the state on KING 5 in Seattle, KREM 2 in Spokane...

(Kersten, The Heidelberg Catechism in 52 Sermons, Vol.2, Part 10) The Hallowing of the Lord's Name Lord's Day 36 Psalter No. 187 st. 2 & 4 Read Isaiah 48 Psalter No. 87 st. 2, 3 Psalter No. 199 st. 3, 4, 5 Psalter No. 398 st. 2, 3 Beloved, In the chapter of Isaiah which was read to you the Lord shows His love to His people, in order that they should be sincerely committed unto His service. Notice with what endearing terms He addresses them when He calls them: "O house of Jacob, which are called by the name...