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If you attend Mass on September 8th, it is likely the priest's homily will be less about spiritual mattersand more about the political imperative of passing an amnesty law for the nation's 11 million illegal immigrants.

Neil DeGrasse Tyson: Message to the future

Former Secret Service Agent speech on gun rights and owning the language of the debate

The news is never welcome. "Your father is in the hospital" Well, it came this weekend. He will be 80 this December and has had his share of health issues over the years. Folks, he has been my rock, and despite a period in my youth where the old former athlete could not understand his bookworm son, we built a relationship which weathered many a tough time. He has always had the patience to watch me wander off into the consequences of choices guided more by foolhardy passion than common logic, yet was always ready to help me up, dust...

UK officials: Christian Bale will not face charges Aug. 14, 2008, 2:12 PM EST LONDON (AP) --Batman star Christian Bale will not face charges relating to an alleged assault on his mother and sister at the Dorchester Hotel on July 20, British prosecutors said Thursday. The country's Crown Prosecution Service said in a statement that there was insufficient evidence to afford a "realistic prospect of conviction" and ordered the police not to take any further action in the case.

Woman pleads guilty to false rape report By Peyton Whitely Seattle Times Eastside bureau A 22-year-old former Woodinville woman pleaded guiltyTuesday to making a false rape accusation against a local college professor last June. King County District Court Judge Peter Nault called the case one of the "saddest" he'd ever seen in court and one that is likely to have long-term impact on future investigations. "That we hurry to castigate a person who turns out to be entirely innocent ... I don't know how it could be worse," said Nault, saying the incident will make it harder for real sexual...

10. "I knew a Mormon who was a transvestite, child molester, drug dealer, drug addict, closet devil worshipper etc. etc. etc. so this proves that all of them are either one or all of the above" 9. "If Mormons only accepted God as I see him, I'd be ok with them." 8. "Joseph Smith was a. 1. Drug addict, 2. Cult leader, 3. Very bad person, etc. etc. etc." 7. The original message found in the Gospel can be twisted, repackaged, edited, reinterpreted a thousand times and the guilty party can still call themselves "Christian" but if a member of...

The radial engine is a thing of beauty and it looks like several other folks think the same thing. After we posted the radial motorcycle yesterday, we contacted Rotec Engineering, makers of these 7 cylinder radial engines, and according to them, there are at least 4 of these projects in various stages of completion at the present time. Yesterday’s bike and this one as well seem to be a bit short of running. I see no provisions for exhaust yet and no front brakes. This bike has no handlebars either so we’re still in the building stage. At first glance,...

Following up on a thread about the deteriorating condition of the USS Arizona posted earlier this month, I borrowed a copy of the now out-of-print book "Descent Into Darkness" from the local library. The book was referenced at least twice in the thread and is one I would recommend not only for its historical value, but also because of something I found therein which is relevant to the discussion of Iraq and the current war on terror. The author speaks of two aerial bombs discovered during salvage operations on the Arizona which were converted coastal defence artillery shells. These shells...

I found this yesterday on The Seattle Times website. In typical Seattle newspaper fashion, the posting of the story and the 03/24 meeting announcement were a day late. Something to consider, especially since one of the proposed maps dividing King Co. into King and Cascade counties involved reducing King Co. to only Seattle and the north end.

I found this online and thought I'd pass it on with this important disclaimer composed from the fruitful river of a highly exhausted, caffeinated, and sometimes warped mind.... This is not a chain letter. There are no inspring formulaic stories about people who desperately need money, your car, or your first born. You will not... get rich instantly from the will of a long lost relative who, incidentally needs your credit card number, regain your "youthful vigor", eliminate all your aches and pains, help the blind see, the lame walk, etc. etc You will not develop some nasty disease like...

Washington's Order Against Profanity The General is sorry to be informed that the foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing, a vice hitherto little known in our American Army is growing into fashion. He hopes that the officers will, by example as well as influence, endeavor to check it and that both they and the men will reflect that we can little hope of the blessing of Heaven on our army if we insult it by our impiety and folly. Added to this it is a vice so mean and low without any temptation that every man of...

Jubilant Republicans may imagine that the most significant harbinger for America’s future was the banging of a gavel on January 6, opening the 108th Congress. Finally, GOP partisans may conclude, they call the shots. But it may be that the Earth itself is in charge. In 2002, the second hottest year on record, scientists saw Arctic Ocean ice coverage shrink by more than at any time since satellite measurements were first made a quarter century ago. And, they say, continued melting could leave the Arctic nearly ice-free by summer 2050. Americans need to pay attention to the winds of change...

Have you ever thought about becoming a distributor for a multi-level marketing company in order to make a little extra money or build a business working on your own?Multi-level marketing is a system of retailing in which consumer products are sold by independent businessmen and women (distributors) usually in customers' homes. You can set your own hours and earn money based on your efforts and ability to sell consumer products or services supplied to you, the distributor, by an established multi-level marketing company. The multi-level company also will encourage you to build and manage your own sales force by recruiting,...

Good eve friends and freepers. After seeing this ad on Cable TV last night, I was dumbfounded that such a brickbat would be thrown at those who have been purchasing 4WD vehicles for years. A new Jeep SUV is seen driving through the woods with two deer strapped to it's hood. The reactions of the hunters most of whom are sporting scruff, mullets, and obesity as well as orange vests are those of incredulity at the apparent success of the SUV's driver. As the vehicle disappears behind a bluff, it stops at a clearing posted with no hunting signs, the ...

Greetings fellow freepers. I am once again surprised at what passes for entertainment. Have we actually stooped to...Necromancy?!! Let me explain. Deuteronomy, Chapter 18, verses 10-12 says....10 There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch. 11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. 12 For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy ...

Greetings friends, freepers, and right minded thinkers: Since moving to the West Coast, I have had the distinct pleasure of having access to TV much more than in previous years. This is thanks to my roomate. Unfortunately, however I seem to be somewhat dismayed at the content of some channels. Make no mistake, The History Channel feeds my love for the culture of ancient Egypt on a daily basis, and some of what gets presented with regards to US history finds its way to my classroom each and every day. Lifetime, is another matter entirely. It seems every day this ...

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Sometime long ago At the age when the husk of childhood snaps and breaks giving over to a taste of maturity when the last vestiges of innocence wonder, and naivte are consumed in the callousness of understanding On Christmas eve during one of the last family gatherings where everyone was present While stepping outside and away from all an angel came in the sudden stillness which arrives when the malls, shops, and restaurants close and the churches begin filling up No wings no halo Just a white gown, long hair and an etherial complexion unlike anything human a closer look ...