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Thank you Mike and Dinky for posting your DD here.
Looking forward to hearing about meeting and shareholder letter with a PR mixed in there somewhere.
Check this out!
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=793
Once again an organization lays their treasures here on earth instead of in Heaven. Very sad! The almighty dollar!
SALVATION ARMY TO OFFER DOMESTIC-PARTNER BENEFITS
The Salvation Army's Western Corporation, which encompasses 13 states, announced last week that it would reverse its policy and begin offering domestic-partner benefits to its homosexual employees. The Salvation Army has further confirmed that this new policy will apply, not only to the 13 Western states, but to the entire organization.
In June of 1998, the Salvation Army refused to comply with San Francisco's 1997 domestic partnership law that required all city contractors to offer benefits to domestic partners of their employees, a decision that cost the conservative group $3.5 million in city funds. Army officials then said the law conflicted with the organization's pro-family, Christian beliefs. But now, the thinking is different.
"Our decision is a reflection of the concern we hold for the health of our employees and those closest to them," explained Col. Philip Needham, chief secretary for the Western Corporation. "We understand the need for our health benefits to respond to the wide variety of personal interdependent relationships that we see among employee households today." Yet, only one to two percent of the corporation's 10,000 employees is expected to take advantage of the benefits, which will be made available within two years.
The Army's Lt. Col. Richard Love admitted that losing taxpayer money was also a factor in the recent decision.
Other pro-family groups have reacted with surprise and disappointment. "The only thing that's different between 2001 and 1997 is how many companies in the U.S. have capitulated to the demands of homosexual activists," said Dr. Don Wildmon of the American Family Association, who admitted he would not be contributing his money to the Army's solicitors during the upcoming holiday season.
Dr. James Dobson of Focus on the Family said, "[The Salvation Army's] statement reveals that the decision to accommodate homosexual employees is based on cultural considerations -- rather than on what is right and ethical -- and of course, on the impact of federal money. ... What is at stake here is an agenda that involves the welfare of children, the definition of marriage, the constitution of the family, and credentials for pastors and priests." Dobson urged the Salvation Army to "pray about this and reconsider" its decision.
Action Guide: Contact the Salvation Army with your thoughts at:
Commissioner Busby
The Salvation Army
615 Slaters Lane
Alexandria, VA 22313
Phone: (703) 684-5500
Fax: (703) 684-3478
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Slow Dance
Have you ever watched kids
on a merry-go-round
Or listened to the rain
slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?
You better slow down
Don't dance so fast
Time is short
The music won't last
Do you run through each day on the fly
When you ask "How are you?"
do you hear the reply?
When the day is done,
do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores
running through your head?
You'd better slow down
Don't dance so fast
Time is short
The music won't last
Ever told your child,
We'll do it tomorrow
And in your haste, not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch,
Let a good friendship die
'Cause you never had time
to call and say "Hi"?
You'd better slow down
Don't dance so fast
Time is short
The music won't last
When you run so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,
It is like an unopened gift....
Thrown away...
Life is not a race.
Do take it slower
Hear the music
Before the song is over.
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Matt. I've been not responding to Joe as you can see by his last response to me. I didn't respond.
But yes that is EXACTLY why I'd like to see it.
Have a VERY hard time believing it. I guess it goes with him using your alias the other day at chat. Kind of makes a person wonder what else he does.
Also think it would be interesting to see on other boards to see if the negatives all membermark each other. Same for the positives. Be interesting to see who is membermarking based on stock preference on those boards or content of post.
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Matt. I never did see an answer to post 7414. Thanks!
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Matt. I like Chas idea. But to make it easy on yourself just minus the ignore from the membermarks. Think that will be enough.
Maybe I'm missing something with the amount of subscribers. Don't know.
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Willie. One thing I regret dearly is I didn't save a writing by an old Pastor who was not in the pulpit anymore. I will try to tell it the best I can through memory.
As you know there are a lot of politically correct Pastors out there. They don't want to talk about the hard issues of the day. Or they don't like to talk about sin much.
This man said the thing I regret most was all those years I sugar coated the gospel. I was afraid of losing my job or people not liking me. Here is a man who confessed before the world on the internet about his past. He had asked God for forgiveness. And believed God forgave him. Remember. It isn't that this man preached false teachings. Just the way he teached.
I guess what I'm trying to say to you is this...............
When you preach. Please OFFEND everyone there! Jesus did when he preached!
Fact of the matter is imo Christians including myself need to WAKE up to what is going on around us. We need to wake up to the message God has for us. That message should encourage people when you preach but at the same time CONVICT them.
Forget what your congregation ends up thinking of you. That includes your Pastor also.
For what is important imo when a man preaches the gospel is....
WHAT DID GOD THINK OF YOU?
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Matt. Is there a way for us to see who membermarked who?
That would suuuurrrreeee be interesting!
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Willey. Congradulations on the honor of delivering a message from God. First of all I'd pray and ask him if this is the message he wants you to bring.
If it is forgiveness besides going to the scriptures and see what it has to say about forgiveness here is a few things I believe may asist you.
I believe forgiveness starts at the foot of the cross. I have counseled many people who say I just can't forgive them.
They have hurt me so much. The hurt runs so deep in their eyes. Hmmmmmmmmm.
I tell them I think they should go sit at the foot of the cross. Feel the blood of Jesus drop down upon you. What does that blood mean to you? Was that blood wasted at the foot of the cross? Is his blood not good enough to heal the hurt?
It is amazing that we as Christians can trust Christ to come back to get us to take us to our mansion with many rooms.
Yet we can't trust in the cleansing blood of Jesus?
One of the themes of scripture that helps me the most concerning forgiveness is this.
If you can not forgive your brother or sister how can I forgive you?
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> A husband and wife were watching the news on television:
> The devastation at the World Trade Center; the videos of different
> countries around the world crying with Americans over the events
> of the past few weeks; reporters updating and attempting to analyze
> political strategy; President Bush making speeches.
>
> The wife turns to the husband and says, "I'm so thankful that Bush
> is our President. He is doing such a wonderful job."
>
>
> The husband turns to the wife and says, "Shut up, Tipper!"
>
>
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A husband and wife were watching the news on television:
> The devastation at the World Trade Center; the videos of different
> countries around the world crying with Americans over the events
> of the past few weeks; reporters updating and attempting to analyze
> political strategy; President Bush making speeches.
>
> The wife turns to the husband and says, "I'm so thankful that Bush
> is our President. He is doing such a wonderful job."
>
>
> The husband turns to the wife and says, "Shut up, Tipper!"
>
>
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G.W. Bush and Bill Clinton somehow ended up at the same barber shop. As they sat there, each being worked on by a different barber, not a word was spoken.
The barbers were both afraid to start a conversation, for fear it would turn to politics. As the barbers finished their shaves, the one who had Clinton in his chair reached for the aftershave.
Clinton was quick to stop him saying, " No thanks, my wife Hillary will smell that and think I've been in a whorehouse".
The second barber turned to Bush and said "how about you?" Bush replied "Go ahead, my wife Laura doesn't know what the inside of a whorehouse smells like."
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joe you said........
You cannot counter act with a mistruth that someone is posting. If you say this company is a bad investment, what am I supposed to say? No it's not?
Joe you are suppose to give your reasons for what you think makes it a good investment. If someone says all the insiders are selling as an example you go look it up. If all they have is filed to sell that is natural depending on who they are and how much.
Joe you said.......
And no he couldn't, because I don't work, I'm always the boss, the founder, mister CEO. I don't work for no fool, and live off of his income. Work enviroments are for idiots.
Joe. You are the most ignorant individual I have ever read. You are showing the maturity level of a snake. Grow up!
Think before you post.
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Alberto Fernandes Awarded New Visual Studentship at the University of CambridgePh.D. Student to Work in Conjunction with Dr. David Greaves and Cambridge's Computer Laboratory on New Visual's Transmission Technology
SAN DIEGO, Nov 1, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- New Visual Corp. (OTCBB:NVEI) today announced that Alberto Fernandes has been awarded the New Visual studentship at the University of Cambridge.
A Brazilian computer scientist, Fernandes is working with the New Visual team on mathematical modeling and simulation of the company's advanced high-speed transmission technology for use over telephone lines.
In July of this year, New Visual announced they were underwriting the cost of a Ph.D. studentship at the University. Fernandes was granted the award in September and now has begun research relating to New Visual's technology on a project led by Dr. David Greaves, MIEE, in conjunction with Cambridge's Computer Laboratory. Greaves is a lecturer at the University of Cambridge and a consultant to BT (British Telecom) and AT&T, as well as the founder of Virata Corp. He is also a member of New Visual's corporate advisory board and works in that capacity with New Visual's engineers and advisors.
Fernandes is a Ph.D. student researching xDSL modem design at the University of Cambridge. His areas of interest include multi-carrier modulation, applied information theory and coding. He received a Diploma degree in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge in 2001. Fernandes has been the recipient of several awards including the British Chevening Award, granted by the British Foreign Office, and a Fellowship of the Overseas Cambridge Society.
"We congratulate Alberto Fernandes and welcome him to the company," said Ray Willenberg Jr., president and CEO of New Visual. "By all accounts, Alberto is a bright young talent. We are delighted to provide an exciting opportunity for him to advance his academic career while he and Dr. Greaves assist with the development of our advanced technology."
About New Visual
New Visual Corp. is pioneering the development of a proprietary broadband transmission technology with the mission to utilize existing copper telecommunications infrastructure to deliver data and content to the office or home at fiber optic transfer rates. Through its NV Technology subsidiary, New Visual is developing technology that will allow the bundling of voice, video and data over existing copper telephone wires, potentially eliminating the need for fiber optic cable to the home or office. New Visual's common stock is traded on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol NVEI.
With the exception of historical information contained in this press release, this press release includes forward-looking statements made under the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, including but not limited to the following: product development difficulties; market demand and acceptance of products; the impact of changing economic conditions; business conditions in the Internet and telecommunications industries; reliance on third parties, including potential suppliers, licensors, and licensees; the impact of competitors and their products; risks concerning future technology; and other factors detailed in this press release and in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
CONTACT: New Visual, San Diego
Rich Wilson, 619/692-0333 (Media contact)
or
John Howell, 619/692-0333 (Investor contact)
or
Fleishman-Hillard, San Diego
Bridget Stachowski, 619/237-7717 (Media contact)
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Joe. I said he and I could run circles around you in a work enviroment. Re-read my post.
I'm not familiar with Marys MO. But if she is able to bash your investment without you being able to counteract her with what you feel to be the truth then you got problems. Remember. Some people call it bashing an investment because they speak negative about it.
In my opinion bashing an investment is when you LIE about it.
So if she is lying about it counteract her with the truth.
Otherwise attacking her because of a picture is.........
Being nice today. LOL!
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Matt. I hear ya. But.....................................LOL!
Okay. Goodnight! LOL!
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Joe. So 35 is old? How about 45? Is that old?
I worked with a man who was 64 years old. He could run circles around you. Make you look like you are standing still.
Age is in the mind. I know that for a fact. I've seen twenty year olds who move like 70 year olds. I'm 43. Bet you every cent you own I could out work you in what ever you want to do. Computer work? You name it.
People with big mouths never are able to back it up.
Something you learn as you get younger in the mind!
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UNFOLDING THE ROSE
A young, new preacher was walking with an older, more seasoned preacher in the garden one day and feeling a bit insecure about what God had for him to do, he was inquiring of the older preacher. The older preacher walked up to a rosebush and handed the young preacher a rosebud and told him to open it without tearing off any petals.
The young preacher looked in disbelief at the older preacher and was trying to figure out what a rosebud could possibly have to do with his wanting to know the WILL OF GOD for his life and for his ministry. Because of his high respect for the older preacher, he proceeded to TRY to unfold the rose, while keeping every petal intact...It wasn't long before he realized how impossible it was to do so. Noticing the younger preacher's inability to unfold the rosebud while keeping it intact, the older preacher began to recite the following poem...
UNFOLDING THE ROSE POEM
It is only a tiny rosebud,
A flower of God's design;
But I cannot unfold the petals
With these clumsy hands of mine.
The secret of unfolding flowers
Is not known to such as I.
GOD opens this flower so sweetly,
When in my hands they die.
If I cannot unfold a rosebud,
This flower of God's design,
Then how can I have the wisdom
To unfold this life of mine?
So I'll trust in Him for leading
Each moment of my day.
I will look to him for His guidance
Each step of the pilgrim way.
The pathway that lies before me,
Only my Heavenly Father knows.
I'll trust Him to unfold the moments,
Just as He unfolds the rose.
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At the local private school, a teacher told her first-grade
class that the next day's "show and tell" would be centered
on things they regularly saw at their house of worship.
The next morning, the first little boy stood up and said, "My
name is Benjamin. I'm Jewish, and this is a Star of David."
The next little boy stood up and said, "My name is Michael
and I'm a Catholic. This is a crucifix."
The next little boy stood up and said, "My name is Billy, I'm
a Methodist and this is a casserole."
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A passenger jet was suffering through a severe thunderstorm.
As the passengers were being bounced around by the turbulence,
a young woman turned to a minister sitting next to her and, with a
nervous laugh asked, "Reverend, you're a man of God, can't you
do something about this storm?"
To which he replied, "Lady, I'm in sales, not management."
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Children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Catholic school for lunch.
At the head of the table was a large pile of apples.
The nun made a note, "Take only one, God is watching."
Moving through the line, to the other end of the table, was a large pile of chocolate chip cookies.
A boy wrote a note, "Take all you want, God is watching the apples."
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Look out, Kabul. We're coming on Harleys and Hueys
By Jeff Ackerman
Florida resident Steve Huffman called last week to say he has a fully operational Huey helicopter in his front yard ready to take us to Afghanistan.
It seems I struck a chord in suggesting that Uncle Sam recruit old guys, not young guys, in this fight on terrorism.
I even got a note from the editors at Biker Magazine, asking if they could reprint the column. If everything goes as planned we'll soon have a division of Harleys roaring through the deserts of Afghanistan looking to smoke any flag-burning, camel-smoocher it crosses.
"Eagle," as Huffman calls himself, says he purchased the old military helicopter a few years ago and that it is sitting in his front yard.
"I am pleased to announce that we have just completed the first 'retraining' flight aboard the Huey UH-1 that 'Uncle Sammy' loaned me," the Vietnam vet wrote in a followup e-mail. "In fact, we met our volunteer list of eight personnel immediately. Unfortunately, only six could actually step onboard ... due to a shift in gross weight of each member we had after all these years."
He said he and his crew flight-checked the chopper and that they are ready for orders. "We even guard our own aircraft since one of our members has prostrate problems and is up all night peeing anyway."
A few days later Eagle told me his "Over 50 Counter Terrorists Unit" was continuing its training somewhere in Florida and that it was going well.
"Reveille was sounded by Broken Ticker's gas attack from the chili we created last night from old C Rations," he wrote.
Donald Hosmer wrote from Dearborn, Mich., to say he's been preparing for the end for years and that his neighbors no longer think he's nuts.
"Our family prepared years ago and have been rotating stored food and supplies over time," he wrote. "It became a sideline to normal life, but now the neighbors are overwhelming us with questions and requests for hard-to-find equipment."
Melanie Graham wrote me from Canada to say the cutoff age there is 52 for reservists and that she had just joined the Navy at 48. "Most of the 24-year-old kids couldn't keep up with me in Basic Training last summer," she wrote. "Now I'm studying to become a vessel command officer and like it so much I'm leaving the Reserves to join the Regular Navy. Maybe the U.S. forces will also see the wisdom of recruiting mature personnel."
I was also chastised for not including "Old Gals" in my "Over 50" movement.
"Do you know why instead of adding 50-year-olds to the Army, they added females?" First Lt. Christie McDowell from Portland, Ore., asked in her letter. "Because the last thing an enemy like the Taliban wants to see is a bunch of desert-weary women with PMS."
Coincidentally, the Wall Street Journal last week reported that in spite of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C., recruits are not knocking the doors down to get in. "We're still waiting for people to break the doors down," one recruiter told that newspaper.
In addition to the age restrictions, potential recruits are also being rejected for lots of other reasons, according the article. They say you can't join if you:
-- Are on Prozac. That's a little ticky-tacky, if you ask me. You take some Prozac, a deep breath, and squeeze the trigger. It's all about nerves.
-- Have used marijuana more than 10 times. They didn't say if those 10 times needed to be on consecutive days. "Have you smoked marijuana 10 times in the last week?" the recruiter might ask. "No sir!" the recruit might respond. "I'm pretty sure it was nine times."
-- Have metal plates or screws in your body. That's also a bit excessive. An army of metal-plate-headed soldiers would be a terrifying thing. Especially if they weren't wearing helmets.
-- Have tattoos above the neck or on the hands. I suppose it depends on what the tattoo depicts. You could shave your head and have a tattoo with an arrow on the side of the scalp that reads: Metal plate here.
-- Be missing body parts. Again, I think they need to be more specific. There are many body parts that just get in the way on the battlefield. Thumbs, for example.
-- Have braces. I kind of agree with that one. Dead giveaway on sunny days. It would also give the enemy an edge. "Hey, tinsel teeth!" they'd probably tease.
"There's a lot more people out there who can't join than who can," one sergeant told the Wall Street Journal.
No wonder. There's a million "Over 50" men and women out there ready to fight, and a million more if Uncle Sam would just waive a few other restrictions. Give me 10,000 old guys and gals with metal plates and Prozac and we'll deliver Kabul on a platter within two weeks.
All we need to do is figure out how Eagle can shuttle us from Florida to Afghanistan on a war-torn Huey helicopter.
Jeff Ackerman is publisher and editor of the Nevada Appeal.
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Look out, Kabul. We're coming on Harleys and Hueys
By Jeff Ackerman
Florida resident Steve Huffman called last week to say he has a fully operational Huey helicopter in his front yard ready to take us to Afghanistan.
It seems I struck a chord in suggesting that Uncle Sam recruit old guys, not young guys, in this fight on terrorism.
I even got a note from the editors at Biker Magazine, asking if they could reprint the column. If everything goes as planned we'll soon have a division of Harleys roaring through the deserts of Afghanistan looking to smoke any flag-burning, camel-smoocher it crosses.
"Eagle," as Huffman calls himself, says he purchased the old military helicopter a few years ago and that it is sitting in his front yard.
"I am pleased to announce that we have just completed the first 'retraining' flight aboard the Huey UH-1 that 'Uncle Sammy' loaned me," the Vietnam vet wrote in a followup e-mail. "In fact, we met our volunteer list of eight personnel immediately. Unfortunately, only six could actually step onboard ... due to a shift in gross weight of each member we had after all these years."
He said he and his crew flight-checked the chopper and that they are ready for orders. "We even guard our own aircraft since one of our members has prostrate problems and is up all night peeing anyway."
A few days later Eagle told me his "Over 50 Counter Terrorists Unit" was continuing its training somewhere in Florida and that it was going well.
"Reveille was sounded by Broken Ticker's gas attack from the chili we created last night from old C Rations," he wrote.
Donald Hosmer wrote from Dearborn, Mich., to say he's been preparing for the end for years and that his neighbors no longer think he's nuts.
"Our family prepared years ago and have been rotating stored food and supplies over time," he wrote. "It became a sideline to normal life, but now the neighbors are overwhelming us with questions and requests for hard-to-find equipment."
Melanie Graham wrote me from Canada to say the cutoff age there is 52 for reservists and that she had just joined the Navy at 48. "Most of the 24-year-old kids couldn't keep up with me in Basic Training last summer," she wrote. "Now I'm studying to become a vessel command officer and like it so much I'm leaving the Reserves to join the Regular Navy. Maybe the U.S. forces will also see the wisdom of recruiting mature personnel."
I was also chastised for not including "Old Gals" in my "Over 50" movement.
"Do you know why instead of adding 50-year-olds to the Army, they added females?" First Lt. Christie McDowell from Portland, Ore., asked in her letter. "Because the last thing an enemy like the Taliban wants to see is a bunch of desert-weary women with PMS."
Coincidentally, the Wall Street Journal last week reported that in spite of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C., recruits are not knocking the doors down to get in. "We're still waiting for people to break the doors down," one recruiter told that newspaper.
In addition to the age restrictions, potential recruits are also being rejected for lots of other reasons, according the article. They say you can't join if you:
-- Are on Prozac. That's a little ticky-tacky, if you ask me. You take some Prozac, a deep breath, and squeeze the trigger. It's all about nerves.
-- Have used marijuana more than 10 times. They didn't say if those 10 times needed to be on consecutive days. "Have you smoked marijuana 10 times in the last week?" the recruiter might ask. "No sir!" the recruit might respond. "I'm pretty sure it was nine times."
-- Have metal plates or screws in your body. That's also a bit excessive. An army of metal-plate-headed soldiers would be a terrifying thing. Especially if they weren't wearing helmets.
-- Have tattoos above the neck or on the hands. I suppose it depends on what the tattoo depicts. You could shave your head and have a tattoo with an arrow on the side of the scalp that reads: Metal plate here.
-- Be missing body parts. Again, I think they need to be more specific. There are many body parts that just get in the way on the battlefield. Thumbs, for example.
-- Have braces. I kind of agree with that one. Dead giveaway on sunny days. It would also give the enemy an edge. "Hey, tinsel teeth!" they'd probably tease.
"There's a lot more people out there who can't join than who can," one sergeant told the Wall Street Journal.
No wonder. There's a million "Over 50" men and women out there ready to fight, and a million more if Uncle Sam would just waive a few other restrictions. Give me 10,000 old guys and gals with metal plates and Prozac and we'll deliver Kabul on a platter within two weeks.
All we need to do is figure out how Eagle can shuttle us from Florida to Afghanistan on a war-torn Huey helicopter.
Jeff Ackerman is publisher and editor of the Nevada Appeal.
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Joe. You have morals? Stay out of the flour Joe!
I wish I would have known about KK along time ago. Since I live in Washington State near Seattle I knew about Starbucks and the growth they had coming. Lets just say Starbucks treated me fine.
Joe your argument about corporate muscle is correct imo.
But one thing I saw with Starbucks was the hightened awareness of coffee. They actually helped a lot of coffee shops instead of hurting them. I can't say this will happen with KK.
But if KK does for donuts what Starbucks did for coffee then great!
I just wish I would have known about them.
Still think they'd be a great investment!
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Look out, Kabul. We're coming on Harleys and Hueys
By Jeff Ackerman
Florida resident Steve Huffman called last week to say he has a fully operational Huey helicopter in his front yard ready to take us to Afghanistan.
It seems I struck a chord in suggesting that Uncle Sam recruit old guys, not young guys, in this fight on terrorism.
I even got a note from the editors at Biker Magazine, asking if they could reprint the column. If everything goes as planned we'll soon have a division of Harleys roaring through the deserts of Afghanistan looking to smoke any flag-burning, camel-smoocher it crosses.
"Eagle," as Huffman calls himself, says he purchased the old military helicopter a few years ago and that it is sitting in his front yard.
"I am pleased to announce that we have just completed the first 'retraining' flight aboard the Huey UH-1 that 'Uncle Sammy' loaned me," the Vietnam vet wrote in a followup e-mail. "In fact, we met our volunteer list of eight personnel immediately. Unfortunately, only six could actually step onboard ... due to a shift in gross weight of each member we had after all these years."
He said he and his crew flight-checked the chopper and that they are ready for orders. "We even guard our own aircraft since one of our members has prostrate problems and is up all night peeing anyway."
A few days later Eagle told me his "Over 50 Counter Terrorists Unit" was continuing its training somewhere in Florida and that it was going well.
"Reveille was sounded by Broken Ticker's gas attack from the chili we created last night from old C Rations," he wrote.
Donald Hosmer wrote from Dearborn, Mich., to say he's been preparing for the end for years and that his neighbors no longer think he's nuts.
"Our family prepared years ago and have been rotating stored food and supplies over time," he wrote. "It became a sideline to normal life, but now the neighbors are overwhelming us with questions and requests for hard-to-find equipment."
Melanie Graham wrote me from Canada to say the cutoff age there is 52 for reservists and that she had just joined the Navy at 48. "Most of the 24-year-old kids couldn't keep up with me in Basic Training last summer," she wrote. "Now I'm studying to become a vessel command officer and like it so much I'm leaving the Reserves to join the Regular Navy. Maybe the U.S. forces will also see the wisdom of recruiting mature personnel."
I was also chastised for not including "Old Gals" in my "Over 50" movement.
"Do you know why instead of adding 50-year-olds to the Army, they added females?" First Lt. Christie McDowell from Portland, Ore., asked in her letter. "Because the last thing an enemy like the Taliban wants to see is a bunch of desert-weary women with PMS."
Coincidentally, the Wall Street Journal last week reported that in spite of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C., recruits are not knocking the doors down to get in. "We're still waiting for people to break the doors down," one recruiter told that newspaper.
In addition to the age restrictions, potential recruits are also being rejected for lots of other reasons, according the article. They say you can't join if you:
-- Are on Prozac. That's a little ticky-tacky, if you ask me. You take some Prozac, a deep breath, and squeeze the trigger. It's all about nerves.
-- Have used marijuana more than 10 times. They didn't say if those 10 times needed to be on consecutive days. "Have you smoked marijuana 10 times in the last week?" the recruiter might ask. "No sir!" the recruit might respond. "I'm pretty sure it was nine times."
-- Have metal plates or screws in your body. That's also a bit excessive. An army of metal-plate-headed soldiers would be a terrifying thing. Especially if they weren't wearing helmets.
-- Have tattoos above the neck or on the hands. I suppose it depends on what the tattoo depicts. You could shave your head and have a tattoo with an arrow on the side of the scalp that reads: Metal plate here.
-- Be missing body parts. Again, I think they need to be more specific. There are many body parts that just get in the way on the battlefield. Thumbs, for example.
-- Have braces. I kind of agree with that one. Dead giveaway on sunny days. It would also give the enemy an edge. "Hey, tinsel teeth!" they'd probably tease.
"There's a lot more people out there who can't join than who can," one sergeant told the Wall Street Journal.
No wonder. There's a million "Over 50" men and women out there ready to fight, and a million more if Uncle Sam would just waive a few other restrictions. Give me 10,000 old guys and gals with metal plates and Prozac and we'll deliver Kabul on a platter within two weeks.
All we need to do is figure out how Eagle can shuttle us from Florida to Afghanistan on a war-torn Huey helicopter.
Jeff Ackerman is publisher and editor of the Nevada Appeal.
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They are opening a Krispy Kreme in Isaquah Washington tomorrow. The first one in Washington State.
The news showed people lined up in tents waiting for 5:30 in the morning opening. Starbucks must be jealous!
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Great Matt! The 24 hour archive will help us. Looking forward to it!
Have you found out anymore about realtime streaming quotes?
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Below is some questions to Matt about chat! Notice the last answer. This will help a lot of us out bigtime!
>>So are you now in control of chat?
Development and functionality, no. I am just buying a license. Much like Windows. I can change the colors and carpet, but I can't change how it actually works. I'll be happy to round up your requests and send them to the developer.
>>If so more icons would be great.
Those are hard to come by. I stole most of the current ones from TGL. They have to be exactly 24x24 or they can't be used.
>>A 24 hour archive of chat we could read? That way when people are at work they could catch up. Most NVEI shareholders use chat. So it is very important.
This is one key point that I *know* I can do once the license is bought and it's on MY equipment. I might have a little trick to give people the option to record their live chats in a message board-like archive. IN real-time.
Time frame? Mid-November.
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Matt. Those questions I asked. Where do you stand on them once you have your equipment up? And do you have a time table for when you believe that will be?
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Hi Matt. So are you now in control of chat?
If so more icons would be great.
Also the ability to cut and paste.
Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.
Also links are the same way.
Some of us can click on them and they work and others no go.
Is it possible to make it able to cut and paste from chat? I don't agree with this question but in order to represent NVEI shareholders I have to ask it anyway.
A 24 hour archive of chat we could read? That way when people are at work they could catch up. Most NVEI shareholders use chat. So it is very important.
Thanks!
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the8thtower. Learn how to read. LOL! I'm done with you and your buddy mikki. What a waste of bandwidth!
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FROM MY PERSPECTIVE
by Ken Connor
The intolerant bigotry of some militant homosexual activists knows neither shame nor limit. Len Munsil, president of the Center for Arizona Policy, FRC's sister state pro-family organization, has been targeted for attack by a homosexual publication, Echo magazine.
In a recent editorial, the magazine's Jeff Ofstedahl vilified the center as "Arizona's own Taliban" and suggested that "You can say what you want about Osama bin Ladin and his gang. Personally, I'm still more terrorized by our very own American religious fanatics." It gets worse. "We also find ourselves 'at war,' but with whom?" Mr. Ofstedahl asked. He went on to propose that, "Once we've decimated the terrorist cells worldwide, then we can start to focus on the religious zealots here in our own country."
Similar bigotry directed at homosexuals doubtless would be deemed hate speech intended to provoke people to violence. Equating law-abiding Americans and organizations that defend marriage and oppose the radical gay political agenda with the Taliban, or with the terrorists who massacred thousands of innocent people on Sept. 11, is morally repugnant.
Such is the intolerance of some who plead incessantly for tolerance. Defenders of marriage and the family will not be intimidated or silenced by such bigotry. We commend Len Munsil, the good folks at the Center for Arizona Policy, and the thousands of others across this great land, from Maine to Hawaii, who are standing tall for the family.
(Ken Connor is the president of the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C.)
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Thanks Mike! eom.
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A father of some teenage children had the family rule that they could not attend PG-13 or R rated movies.
His three teens wanted to see a particular popular movie that was playing at local theaters. It was rated PG-13.
The teens interviewed friends and even some members of their family's church to find out what was offensive in the movie. The teens made a list of pros and cons about the movie to use to convince their dad that they should be allowed to see it.
The con's were that it contained ONLY 3 swear words, the ONLY violence was a building exploding (and you see that on TV all the time they said), and you actually did not "see" the couple in the movie having sex-it was just implied sex, off camera.
The pros were that it was a popular movie - a blockbuster. Everyone was seeing it. If the teens saw the movie then they would not feel left out when their friends discussed it. The movie contained a good story and plot. It had some great adventure and suspense in it. There were some fantastic special effects in this movie. The movie's stars were some of the most talented actors in Hollywood. It probably would be nominated for several awards. Many of the members of their Christian church had even seen the movie and said it wasn't "very bad."
Therefore, since there were more pros than cons the teens said they were asking their father to reconsider his position on just this ONE movie and let them have permission to go see it.
The father looked at the list and thought for a few minutes. He said the could tell his children had spent some time and thought on this request. He asked if he could have a day to think about it before making his decision.
The teens were thrilled thinking, "Now we've got him! Our argument is too good! Dad can't turn us down!" So, they happily agreed to let him have a day to think about their request.
The next evening the father called in his three teenagers, who were smiling smugly, into the living room. There on the coffee table he had a plate of brownies. The teens were puzzled. The father told his children he had thought about their request and had decided that if they would eat a brownie then he would let them go to the movie. But just like the movie, the brownies had pros and cons.
The pros were that they were made with the finest chocolate and other good ingredients. They had the added special effect of yummy walnuts in them. The brownies were moist and fresh with wonderful chocolate frosting on top. He had made these fantastic brownies using an award-winning recipe. And best of all, the brownies had been made lovingly by the hand of their own father.
The brownies only had one con. He had included a little bit of a special ingredient. The brownies also contained just a little bit of dog poop. But he had mixed the dough well - they probably would not even be able to taste the dog poop and he had baked it at 350 degrees so any bacteria or germs from the dog poop had probably been destroyed.
Therefore, if any of his children could stand to eat the brownies which included just a "little bit of crap" and not be effected by it, then he knew they would also be able to see the movie with "just little bit of smut" and not be effected. Of course, none of the teens would eat the brownies and the smug smiles had left their faces.
Only Dad was smiling smugly as they left the room. Now when his teenagers ask permission to do something he is opposed to the father just asks, "Would you like me to whip up a batch of my special brownies?"
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A father of some teenage children had the family rule that they could not attend PG-13 or R rated movies.
His three teens wanted to see a particular popular movie that was playing at local theaters. It was rated PG-13.
The teens interviewed friends and even some members of their family's church to find out what was offensive in the movie. The teens made a list of pros and cons about the movie to use to convince their dad that they should be allowed to see it.
The con's were that it contained ONLY 3 swear words, the ONLY violence was a building exploding (and you see that on TV all the time they said), and you actually did not "see" the couple in the movie having sex-it was just implied sex, off camera.
The pros were that it was a popular movie - a blockbuster. Everyone was seeing it. If the teens saw the movie then they would not feel left out when their friends discussed it. The movie contained a good story and plot. It had some great adventure and suspense in it. There were some fantastic special effects in this movie. The movie's stars were some of the most talented actors in Hollywood. It probably would be nominated for several awards. Many of the members of their Christian church had even seen the movie and said it wasn't "very bad."
Therefore, since there were more pros than cons the teens said they were asking their father to reconsider his position on just this ONE movie and let them have permission to go see it.
The father looked at the list and thought for a few minutes. He said the could tell his children had spent some time and thought on this request. He asked if he could have a day to think about it before making his decision.
The teens were thrilled thinking, "Now we've got him! Our argument is too good! Dad can't turn us down!" So, they happily agreed to let him have a day to think about their request.
The next evening the father called in his three teenagers, who were smiling smugly, into the living room. There on the coffee table he had a plate of brownies. The teens were puzzled. The father told his children he had thought about their request and had decided that if they would eat a brownie then he would let them go to the movie. But just like the movie, the brownies had pros and cons.
The pros were that they were made with the finest chocolate and other good ingredients. They had the added special effect of yummy walnuts in them. The brownies were moist and fresh with wonderful chocolate frosting on top. He had made these fantastic brownies using an award-winning recipe. And best of all, the brownies had been made lovingly by the hand of their own father.
The brownies only had one con. He had included a little bit of a special ingredient. The brownies also contained just a little bit of dog poop. But he had mixed the dough well - they probably would not even be able to taste the dog poop and he had baked it at 350 degrees so any bacteria or germs from the dog poop had probably been destroyed.
Therefore, if any of his children could stand to eat the brownies which included just a "little bit of crap" and not be effected by it, then he knew they would also be able to see the movie with "just little bit of smut" and not be effected. Of course, none of the teens would eat the brownies and the smug smiles had left their faces.
Only Dad was smiling smugly as they left the room. Now when his teenagers ask permission to do something he is opposed to the father just asks, "Would you like me to whip up a batch of my special brownies?"
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Weac2312. Good response. You had an opinion and didn't attack messenger with the first sentence. Good to see!
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the8thtower. Who you saying you got a private email from? Next post mikki no meds said it was from me. Now if that is who you say it is then you got problems. I only sent the bozo a private email. As one of us had to have some integrity. I told the chump he could have the last word(lie). So are you saying I sent you one? Yes or no.
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mikki. Once again your point was lost on the fact you misread what I meant about MAJORITY.
News sources? You didn't say anything? Huh? LOL! I guess now everyone can see why I mentioned meds. You are the one who brought it up. Oh well!
No reason to get back to me. You have wasted enough of my time. All anyone has to do is read your BS to see that. You can have the last word. Won't do you any good as the proof of your intelligence is in your posts. My fault for using my time on someone who babbles like a brook and still ends up saying nothing. Enjoy life now!
Take those meds!
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Mikki. Once again you put words into my mouth. Go back and read. I said the MAJORITY of polititions are corrupt. Helllooooo!!!
You seem to be right up their alley as you twist and turn like the worm that......... and catch the word here.....(should I spell it real slow for you? LOL) the MAJORITY of polititions do. Once more sparky. How many times do I have to tell you anyways? Jackson doesn't need any help from me to ruin himself.
Now your next babbling about the news sources. Oh my! LOL! You don't give up going down a wrong way street do you? Hmmmmm. I already explained that whole bogus point you brought up in posts back. But as usal you have trouble reading.
Oh about the meds bit. Hehehe!!! When you act in such a mannor it doesn't take a DOCTOR to see what you are missing!
One more thing sparky. You say I'm pissed because you called me on it? Once again. You ASSume to much. Why is it I have to use that word with you so much? Hmmmmmmm. Go back to my last response from you. Your original post is there. Your first line was talking about having a hard on for Jackson. Hmmmmmm. Wake up! You might see the light some day. Just hope it's not a train!
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mikki. You know what sucks for you about ihub? You can go back and C and P someones BS! Read your first response after I posted an article with absolutely no comment about it what so ever! I'll comment below.........
Hey excel - What the hell is that?
Man, have you got a hard on for Jackson, or what? First, who is CSN news? AND, why should I give credence to people who have a problem with Jackson, because he won't support their business dealings, and then, all of a sudden, decide that he's a bad guy?
I got some news for ya pal, I can find LOTS of bad articles on the Pope, Mother Theresa, and Ghandi. I don't need allegations, I need proof. When you can post more than sour grapes, come back here and try again. By the way, I'm not saying that Jackson may NOT have used "unfair tactics", just that THIS doesn't convince me of anything.
Mikki. First line of your post was an attack. Then you babble about who they were instead of going to their page and finding out who they are. Then you ASSume I have a problem with Jackson. He is corrupt like the the majority of the rest of polititions. So hey! I guess you are right about that! LOL!
Then you babble on about how you could find other articles about others that would put them in a bad light. Hmmmmm. Oh boy that makes sense! Now in your last response you once again ASSume more in order to save face. Then you mention hate? Hate? LOL! Like I told you.
Take your meds! I posted an article with no comment and you went off like a man who has missed his prozac for a week!
Oh by the way. Did you see I only posted this to one other board on ihub? Oh ya I'm out to ruin him! LOL!
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