Future Jihad

From MSNBC terrorism expert Walid Phares, this is a frightening look into the future of jihad. Though an alarming new picture of what we can expect from terrorists in the future, Walid Phares reveals how the United States can win the war. Phares, who served as an expert with the Justice Department, briefed the Defense and State Departments, and testifies to Congress, shows that there has been a fundamental misunderstanding about al Qaeda's ultimate goal in the West and what victory means to jihadists. He answers such critical questions as: How long will this war last? Is the United States secure on the inside? Future Jihad shows how our defenses have been infiltrated; identifies the future generation of homegrown terrorists; and points the way for America to win the ideological war at the heart of jihad.
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IRAQ BY THE NUMBERS

Here are the numbers that the leftist media don't brag about, to name a few....

>> Since May 2003, unemployment in Iraq has fallen by nearly 50%
>> 170 independent newspapers are now open across Iraq.
>> 80 independent television stations are broadcasting in Iraq.
>> Iraq has 168,000 Internet subscribers-- there were just 4,000 before the war.
>> 27,000 new businesses have opened in Iraq.
>> Over 3,000 schools have been rehabilitated and reopened.
>> 8.7 million Iraqi children are enrolled in primary school.
>> 5 million Iraqi children between the ages of 6 and 12 have received vaccinations.
>> There is an average of one new hospital under construction every six months in Iraq.
>> The death rate in Iraq is half of what it was under Saddam, and is among the lowest in the middle east.
>> 76 water treatment projects have now been completed.
>> 33 fire stations have now been built.
>> In July of this year, Iraqi oil production hit the highest level in Iraqi history.
>> A poll this year found that 80% of Iraqis believe their lives will be better one year from now.
>> Voter turn out was over 60% for October's vote on the Iraqi constitution.
>> The Iraqi economy is expected to grow 17% next year.
>> Iraqi per capita income has doubled since 2003-- it is now 30% higher than it was before the war.
>> Inflation in Iraq is one quarter of what it was before the war.

The world is gonna be a better place......Don't let them fool you!!!!

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Nation's Largest Eminent Domain Case

In what may be the largest use of eminent-domain in the nation, elected leaders from Riviera Beach, Florida plan to move 6,000 residents to develop a 400-acre waterfront yachting and luxury residential complex.
(land grab that benefits private developers and the wealthy.)

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Typetester

The Typetester is an online application for comparison of the fonts for the screen. Its’ primary role is to make web designer’s life easier. As the new fonts are bundled into operating systems, the list of the common fonts will be updated.

Pretty cool free online tool

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Capture people's exclusive attention!

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On the average, people go to the bathroom 6 times a day. Public restrooms are used very often. Why not place your business or product in front of thousands of people who use restrooms every day. This is a sure fire way to grab people's attention.
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flickr

gotta love these error messages
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NEW SCHUMER STUDY

Finally A good bit of advice from Chuckie
NEW SCHUMER STUDY: STORES LURING UNSUSPECTING CONSUMERS TO SIGN-UP FOR SKY-HIGH INTEREST RATE CREDIT CARDS - UP TO 24%!!
As the holiday shopping season heats up, Schumer asks New Yorkers not to fall prey to ‘too good to be true’ store credit card deals
Reputable retail stores routinely tempt shoppers with modest one-time discounts that are quickly erased by shockingly high interest rates.
release
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My Christmas List----so far

Sigma EF-500 DG Super E-TTL II Shoe Mount Flash (Guide No. 165/50 m at 105mm) for
Canon EOS with E-TTL II
$239.00

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Canon Zoom Telephoto EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS Image Stabilizer USM Autofocus Lens
$569.95

Michelle Malkin reveals: how hatred of President Bush and conservatives has driven many seemingly normal liberals INSANE
Unhinged
by Michelle Malkin
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Is Intergalactic War Inevitable?

Former Canadian Minister of Defense and Deputy Prime Minister, Paul Hellyer, thinks so.

"UFOs, are as real as the airplanes that fly over your head ...... I'm so concerned about what the consequences might be of starting an intergalactic war, that I just think I had to say something."
--Paul Hellyer
In the spirit of keeping discussions "technical" in nature, how can the IT community prepare for such an intergalactic war waged against an even smarter ET community? ETs certainly have AT which would have our own IT community working not only OT, but certainly UT as well.
And if an evacuation is necessary, to where would we evacuate? (And let's not even think about the "food chain" thing.)

"The Bush administration has finally agreed to let the military build a forward base on the moon, which will put them in a better position to keep track of the goings and comings of the visitors from space, and to shoot at them, if they so decide."
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gmail error

gotta like there dry humor...back up in a couple of minutes just like they said

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Kate Moss has clinched a £1. 2million modelling contract with mobile phone giant Virgin - her first since being photographed taking cocaine. The shamed supermodel will begin shooting the ads in Los Angeles next month.

The 31-year-old lost contracts with top designer Chanel and high street store H+M after her cocaine habit was made public. But since spending time in The Meadows rehab clinic in Arizona the mum-of-one is looking slim and healthy and has begun to receive lucrative offers.

A source revealed: "She's sorted herself out and she has a new approach to life"
story
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'Beer goggles' effect explained

Scientists believe they have worked out a formula to calculate how "beer goggles" affect a drinker's vision.

The drink-fuelled phenomenon is said to transform supposedly "ugly" people into beauties - until the morning after.

Researchers at Manchester University say while beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder, the amount of alcohol consumed is not the only factor.

Additional factors include the level of light in the pub or club, the drinker's own eyesight and the room's smokiness.
rest of the story
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Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade NYC

Taken on Broadway between 52nd and 53rd Streets. Took the kids and had a great time. More pics in flickr.
Happy Thanksgiving....
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"The president has said that as soon as Iraqi forces are ready, we want to see a reduction in our own forces, and I think those days are going to be coming fairly soon when Iraqis are going to be more and more capable of carrying out the functions to secure their own future," Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told FOX News in an interview.
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November 23, 2005 -- Michael Jackson may love the children of the world — but he doesn't like Jews, according to a blockbuster new audiotape that apparently captures the Gloved One waxing anti-Semitic to a former business manager.

"They suck," the King of Pop is allegedly heard saying on a voicemail message left the ex-adviser.

"They're like leeches . . . I'm so tired of it . . . they start out the most popular person in the world, make a lot of money, big house, cars and everything. End up penniless. It is conspiracy. The Jews do it on purpose."

Jackson was also heard on other tapes demanding lackeys get wads of cash for him from accounts the financially troubled troubadour wasn't supposed to be touching — and courier them to him in paper fast-food bags.
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"Beer. Now there's a temporary solution." - Homer Simpson

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"Congressmen who willfully take actions during wartime that damage morale and undermine the military are saboteurs and should be arrested, exiled, or hanged."
-President Abraham Lincoln-

Sudoku

Carol Vorderman's Touchscreen Sudoku
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KIM SUED OVER DELI SHOOTING BY POSSE

November 21, 2005 -- Jailed rap diva Lil' Kim is facing new legal woes — again over a shooting by her Junior M.A.F.I.A. posse.

A Brooklyn Supreme Court judge has issued a default judgment against the raunchy rapper after she ignored a civil suit arising from an August 2001 shooting that involved four members of the crew.

Ron Mysliwiec, lawyer for plaintiff Michael Goody, 25, said he is seeking $1 million.

Kim's lawyer Mel Sachs said he'll seek to have the judgment vacated. "It can be shown that she was not involved and was not aware of the incident," he said.

full story
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Open Door Policy

Trying to make light of the situation, Bush made faces for the cameras until an aide came to his rescue — and escorted him to the correct exit, a gap in the backdrop partition about 10 feet away

"I was trying to escape," Bush admitted. "Obviously, it didn't work."

It was an act. How will the leftist media twist this one.
Definitely humorous for me :)
Technorati Tags: open, door, policy, bush, china

Coolpix L1 Features at a Glance:

* 6.2-megapixel effective CCD for prints up to 13x19 inches
* Nikkor 5x optical zoom ED glass (38-190mm in 35mm equivalent)
* Compact, durable and lightweight body
* Macro focus with AF as close as 1.6 inches
* Selectable AF: Auto-multi or Center-focus area selection available
* AF-assist illuminator can be switched on and off at will
* Exclusive Face Priority AF makes taking incredible portraits easy
* 256-segment Matrix Metering with Center-weighted, Spot, or Spot AF metering
* Large 2.5-inch TFT color monitor
* Program AE and 15 pre-programmed Scene modes
* Single, Continuous, Multi-Shot 16 modes
* 640x480 @ 30fps movie mode with sound, length limited only by memory card capacity
* Attach voice memos up to 20 seconds to still images
* Automatic shutter speeds from 1/2000 sec. to 4 sec's
* Built-in flash with auto, fill, slow sync, and red-eye reduction
* Nikon’s D-Lighting automatically brightens dark images in playback mode
* In-Camera Red-Eye Fix™ automatically fixes most instances of red-eye in the camera
* TTL Auto White Balance, 6 presets, custom set and bracketing
* Exif 2.2 and PictBridge compatible
* 14MB internal memory and SD memory card slot
* Plug-n-Play USB connectivity
* PictBridge direct-print compliant
* Runs on two AA type batteries


The Coolpix L1 includes PictureProject, NikonView 6, a complete image editing and processing package, alkaline batteries, hand strap, A-V cable, and USB cable. The Coolpix L1 is available now at an MSRP of US$329.95.


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Black Friday Guide and coupons

Here's a cool site I found on how to save on Black Friday. Just about all coupons and sales that will be going on. Have fun and good luck. :)

BF2005
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The Iraq Liberation Act / By Bill Clinton

The United States favors an Iraq that offers its people freedom at home. I categorically reject arguments that this is unattainable due to Iraq's history or its ethnic or sectarian make-up. Iraqis deserve and desire freedom like everyone else. The United States looks forward to a democratically supported regime that would permit us to enter into a dialogue leading to the reintegration of Iraq into normal international life.

(Did we forget this?)

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Clinton: Iraq has abused its last chance

The president said Iraq's refusal to cooperate with U.N. weapons inspectors presented a threat to the entire world.

"Saddam (Hussein) must not be allowed to threaten his neighbors or the world with nuclear arms, poison gas or biological weapons," Clinton said.

Operation Desert Fox, a strong, sustained series of attacks, will be carried out over several days by U.S. and British forces, Clinton said.

"Earlier today I ordered America's armed forces to strike military and security targets in Iraq. They are joined by British forces," Clinton said.

"Their mission is to attack Iraq's nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs and its military capacity to threaten its neighbors," said Clinton.

Clinton also stated that, while other countries also had weapons of mass destruction, Hussein is in a different category because he has used such weapons against his own people and against his neighbors.

(It was ok back then, what happened now. The difference is this time we're gonna finish the job. )
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Aguilera Reportedly Marrying This Weekend

NEW YORK (AP) - Christina Aguilera has found out what a girl wants, and now she's marrying him. Wedding festivities for the pop singer and fiancee Jordan Bratman began Thursday in northern California's Napa Valley, People magazine reported Saturday on its Web site. A rehearsal dinner was held Friday night at the Auberge Du Soleil resort.

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GOP FORCES WAR FOES TO REJECT 'CUT-RUN' VOTE

Following a venom-soaked four-hour debate, all but nine Democrats joined Republicans in voting down a GOP-authored red herring resolution — 3 to 403 with six Dems voting only present — demanding troops come home now, a substitute of Murtha's mandate calling for withdrawal at the "earliest practicable date."

When will they learn...

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Xbox 360

The future of gaming and digital entertainment arrives with mind-blowing graphics and full surround sound.

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Are you always recharging or replacing the batteries in your handheld devices? Have we got news for you: Hitachi says it has developed a fuel-cell battery that uses methanol, air, and water to provide a cheap, long-lasting power source for portable devices.

The prototype is about 0.4 inches in diameter and 2.0 inches to 2.4 inches long, or similar to an AA battery. Hitachi says it plans to continue development of the device and put it on the market in 2005 along with a compatible PDA. At least two other Japanese companies, NEC and Toshiba, are developing similar devices.

For the Future

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By LIZ SIDOTI, Associated Press Writer 19 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - House Republicans, seeing an opportunity, maneuvered for a quick vote and swift rejection Friday of a Democratic lawmaker's call for an immediate troop withdrawal from
Iraq.

"We want to make sure that we support our troops that are fighting in Iraq and
Afghanistan," said Speaker
Dennis Hastert, R-Ill. "We will not retreat."

full story

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Blake Liable for Wife's Murder

# Jury in civil lawsuit awards children of Bonny Lee Bakley $30 million in damages.

By Andrew Blankstein, Times Staff Writer

A jury today found Robert Blake liable under civil law for his wife's murder four years ago, and awarded her children $30 million in damages against him.

The 72-year-old entertainer, best known for his roles in "Our Gang," "In Cold Blood" and "Baretta," was acquitted of murder earlier this year when a separate jury could not find evidence beyond a reasonable doubt against him for the murder of Bonny Lee Bakley.

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Harry Potter

November 18th `05

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Canon's New EOS 5D DSLR ($3,300 street, body only) is a study in the yin and yang of camera design. On the one hand, its 12.8MP full-frame CMOS sensor eliminates the 35mm lens factor found on all lower-priced DSLRs and gives it a potential image-quality edge. On the other hand, it costs more than twice as much as the 8.2MP EOS 20D ($1,300 street) from which it was cloned, and it's missing a few of the 20D's features. So you might ask, if the EOS 5D takes a picture in the woods and nobody hears it, does it make a sound purchase? Put simply, yes. Which is why we made it our 2005 Camera of the Year.

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GENERAL INFORMATION
The new Sekonic L-558R DualMaster is the first multi-function light meter to offer a 1° spot meter that measures reflected flash output down to an amazing f/2.0 (ISO 100), plus a built-in digital radio transmitter module. Its parallax-free lens eliminates erroneous close-up photography light readings. A digital readout through the spot viewfinder displays all-important exposure information.

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Bird Flu

China Reports Three Human Bird-Flu Cases
BEIJING - China reported its first three confirmed human cases of bird flu Wednesday as the government raced to vaccinate billions of chickens, ducks and other poultry in a massive effort to stop the spread of the virus.

full story

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--{ WEATHER WARS by Scott Stevens }--

weather wars

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The Mini CC Radio

Special Offer:
The Mini CC Radio is almost here! Be sure to place your pre-order now to get an early serial number. Each radio of the first series will have a small piece of American cherry wood on the back with a custom finish. Bob Crane added this feature and hand finished each one himself to make every radio unique.

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CMA Awards Day in NYC

CMA Awards 2005

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Madagascar DVD Released Today

Madagascar

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New Traffic Reporting / Via Cell Phones Signals

Some U.S. states prohibit drivers from talking on hand-held cellphones lest they become distracted, slow down traffic or, worse, cause an accident. Others are finding that cellphones and driving might not make such a bad mix.

Several state transportation agencies, including those in Maryland and Virginia, are beginning to test technology that allows them to monitor traffic by tracking cellphone signals and mapping them against road grids. The technology highlights how readily cellphones can become tracking devices for companies or government agencies - a development that troubles privacy advocates.

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Gas Prices US

Almost Back To Normal

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Pleasure Yourself

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http://www.hedonistica.com/

Firefox 1.5 Release Candidate 1 is now available for download. This is the first release candidate of our next generation Firefox browser, to be released later this year, and it is being made available to our developer and testing community for compatibility testing and to solicit feedback.

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Whatever Happened To Crack?

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner - William Morrow, 2005

October 25, 2005 -- Meet the alleged fiendish Afghani drug lord who bragged about waging jihad on America by poisoning New York's streets with heroin.

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Weather Street: Sunrise over Hurricane Wilma

Weather Street: Sunrise over Hurricane Wilma

Triple AAA Studio

 
 

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Not like his giant relative - the african elephant, this tiny species is more common in tropical environments and gets to the maximum heigh of 7 inches. really.

The new Canon EOS 5D offers advanced photographers a lightweight, robust digital SLR that uses Canon's superlative EF lenses without a conversion factor. Its full-frame 12.8 Megapixel CMOS sensor combines with Canon's DIGIC II Image Processor, a high-precision 9-point AF system with 6 assist points, and "Picture Style" color control to deliver images of superior quality with enough resolution for any application. With its wide-angle capabilities, 2.5 inch LCD and magnesium-alloy body, the 5D is the perfect addition to the Digital EOS line.
Price : $ 3,299.95 Body only WOW
Canon

Hurricane Rita

Taken from nasa

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Lightning

Canon EOS 20D
38.0 mm
8.0 sec f/32.0
mode: shutter priority
metering: pattern
ISO: 100
flash: no
cropping and some tweaking done with ps