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- You had Spanish, French, German, your run-of-the-mill languages offered in high school. But in our school, Japanese was the only language class to be taught in secret. Like a cult, above-32nd degree Masonic, illuminati-type secret. It's been around so long, you wouldn't know it existed unless you asked your counselors or heard it from the class-takers themselves. And this time, compared to previous years, we had an actual instructor in the classroom. |
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- The Virginians here like to claim it as the World's Largest Resort Area. A mishmash of hotels and motels, big and small, are chained across the beach strip: The Marriot, The Holiday Inn, Howard Johnson, Best Western, you name it, they're all here. Across the street, you have your mélange of exotic beach shops, ice cream parlors, dance clubs, and fancy restaurants. |
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- At ODU, I'm only taking four wee credit hours as I finish up my last year of Japanese study. I scuffed my own pockets to pay the tuition, since they informed me last minute that they wouldn't offer financial assistance. So, I expected nothing from them after that. But hey whaddya know? ODU sent me magical check out of nowhere for $394. |
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- Ah, it's good old Microsoft out to help you update your Windows PC. And guess what, you didn't have to do anything. They went ahead and contacted you themselves. What nice guys. Yeah right, anyone knows that if you want to update anything, the process is completely different. |
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- This has got to be the grand daddy of all LCD displays: Would you like one? They're available for the public for $8000+ a piece. That's a bang for your buck. If you think that's not enough, get a load of the 4-screen LCD display. |
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- How many forms of taxes are you familiar with? The NESARA Team Leader in my area gave us a run-down of different taxes we have: " Accounts Receivable Tax Building Permit Tax Capital Gains Tax CDL license Tax Cigarette Tax Corporate Income Tax Court Fines (indirect taxes) Dog License Tax Federal Income Tax Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA) Fishing License Tax Food License Tax Fuel permit tax Gasoline Tax (42 cents per gallon) Hunting License Tax Inheritance Tax Interest expense (tax on the money) Inventory tax IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax) IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax) Liquor Tax Local Income Tax Luxury Taxes Marriage License Tax Medicare Tax Property Tax Real Estate Tax Septic Permit Tax Service Charge Taxes Social Security Tax Road Usage Taxes (Truckers) Sales Taxes Recreational Vehicle Tax Road Toll Booth Taxes School Tax State Income Tax State Unemployment Tax (SUTA) Telephone federal excise tax Telephone federal universal service fee tax Telephone federal, state and local surcharge taxes Telephone minimum usage surcharge tax Telephone recurring and non-recurring charges tax Telephone state and local tax Telephone usage charge tax Toll Bridge Taxes Toll Tunnel Taxes Traffic Fines (indirect taxation) Trailer registration tax Utility Taxes Vehicle License Registration Tax Vehicle Sales Tax Watercraft registration Tax Well Permit Tax Workers Compensation Tax COMMENTS: Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago and our nation was the most prosperous in the world, had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world and Mom stayed home to raise the kids. What the heck happened! |
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- Added one more item to the credits. Re-edited the 311 section. Turned the links section into a blog since it was a becoming a hassle to update 3 pages everytime I wanted to add something. The FAQ is gone. It was pointless. |
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- I was on DI.FM forums and it seems one of our comrades is deep in the hole; he's having trouble and needs some technical support. Now, his problem is different but very unique so do him a favor and help him out. Everyone at the forum are putting their heads together in solving this dire problem. |
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- Just slapped a few more tracks to the radio blog. Also, updated a link to my host and RadioBlogClub in the credits section. Finally, edited some parts of the "311" section. |
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- The RIAA withdrew from a $300m lawsuit against an elderly woman who has never even used file-sharing software: RIAA withdraws $300m lawsuit against innocent pensioner [Posted to Misc. Articles section] Aside from that, these lawsuits are getting way out of hand. Posessing songs which can carry $150,000+ fines each can ruin anyone's life plans. The karma will come hit them before they even know it. |
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- Radio Blog. Damn, I love this. If you want it on your blog, skedaddle over to their main site and download your copy for free. The only requirement is that your host has PHP installed. Most people shouldn't have to worry about that, unless you're on a blog community, like Xanga or AsianAvenue. |
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- Added someone new and spectacular to the list: Soulstice Nice to meet ya, Jen. |
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- Alright, real slick: [i]Myles, your pirate name is:[/i] [b]Landlubber Thomas the Short Tongue[/b] If you want to find out what your pirate name you're destined to have, go here: What's Your Pirate Name? And don't forget to ask Cap'N Slappy. |
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- I finished authoring the lengthy (but necessary?)Outernet 311 section which gives a rundown about Outernet, its intentions, and other information you may want to read. Go there. |
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- Today, Dove gave a brief report on the spiritual aspects of NESARA. Here are a few quotes from the report: "What I often see is that people fail to appreciate that having enough money does give one more personal autonomy and energy to live one?s spiritual values and take action to help humanity or the world. Perhaps people have gotten confused with the old idea that money is evil but in fact, it was the LOVE of money is the root of all evil?. |
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- Only several more hours until we feel pain. Not only does this hurricane have an eye, it has a face. |
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- Nevermind about what I said about IFrames. I vow never to touch Iframes again. IFrames are never a clean solution for anything. |
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Last tasks. (Oct 08 2003 03:23 GMT) - Here are the final tasks left for this site: - Complete 311 - Complete FAQ - Make some buttons for people to use to link - Make a photo - Make photo for 'current desktop' and 'current workspace' - Try to get comments into the left hand column side stuff - Turn stats into a blog |
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- In my previous layouts from last year, I used iframes extensively. And just because of the complexities it caused in the past. I've been abstaining from them since I built Outernet. Since yesterday, I've been pondering theories on having links to commenting etc on the left hand column, since they're seperate blogs. All attempts led to frivolous parse errors which forced me to retreat to the b2evo forums for help. |
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- I'll be writing half-assed entries until I can completely fix these half-assed problems. |
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- I finally finished the crazy php editing with the b2evo system. Now, I'm running into a few more problems: - Can't use comments, trackback etc for left-hand column stuff - date problem - When posting a comment, it sends to htsrv dir These scenarios are stalling me. I'll have to dabble more with the code, but the last few hours of codechurning killed my motivation. |
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- This makes me ill. To sum up, an anti-gay preacher wants to put up a "monument" in Matthew Shepard's hometown that reads: MATTHEW SHEPARD, Entered Hell October 12, 1998, in Defiance of God's Warning: 'Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind; it is abomination. |
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- ···&middo | Geburtstag Wißt ihr, wer Geburtstag hat? |
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- ···&middo | Vereint und doch getrennt[...] Mir als Russe, der ich damals dabei war und die groß |
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- WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (JTA) -- President Bush marked the Jewish New Year by telling a roomful of rabbis about his faith and how it helped make him a... - nyc.indymedia.org: |
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- CALL, EMAIL OR FAX YOUR REPS AND THE WHITE HOUSE ON 10/8 TO DEMAND ISRAELI LOAN DEDUCTION GUARANTEES WITHOUT DELAY! - nyc.indymedia.org:8080 |
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- Apple's "New Music Tuesdays" continue to rock on weekly. Apple has announced new releases to the iTunes Music Store, including Elvis Presley, Ludacris, Rickie Lee Jones, Jet, Boo Yaa TRIBE, Howie Day, Michael W. Smith, and Hey Mercedes. Apple has also added music from The White Stripes, The Offspring, Dashboard Confessional, Thievary Corporationm, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Sense Field, Marvin Gaye, and R. Kelly. |
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- President Bush's rhetoric (once again) doesn't match up with reality. He claims to want to catch the leaker, but his administration only seems to care about covering its own rear end. White House to screen leak material White House lawyers... |
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- wally george died. (he’s where o’reilly stole his schtick.) i love cnn’s headline for the news: angry tv host, de mornay father dead |
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- (US) For traffic accidents is unconstitutional. [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(90%), $propaganda_theme1(90%), $propaganda_theme2(70%), $propaganda_theme3(55%), $propaganda_theme5(60%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $cannabis(100%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(50%)] |
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- (US) What would have been political plutonium for any other candidate - boasting about group sex, posing nude and smoking marijuana - barely registered with voters who made allowances for his colorful past. [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(50%), $propaganda_theme2(50%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $cannabis(100%)] |
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- (US) Marijuana is the largest cash crop in Trinity County.[$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(90%), $propaganda_theme2(50%), $propaganda_theme3(55%), $propaganda_theme5(60%), $propaganda_theme6(90%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $cannabis(100%), $various_drugs(95%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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- [via Kevin Werbach] PaidContent has a speech made by Ashley Highfield, Director of BBC New Media & Technology. It is fascinating for the insights it gives into what is happening around television. Some excerpts, focusing on the four key changes happening in the broadcast industry: Firstly, consumers are taking control of their media consumption, choosing not just the 'what' they watch but also the when, how and where they watch it. Now most people here probably know that TiVo and personal video recorders dramatically failed to rock anyone's world when they originally launched in the UK. |
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- Some of the MVPs are giving me heck over my job title (technical evangelist). They hate the title and say they are reminded of religious people who wake them up on Sunday morning trying to convert them. Well, that is sort of like my job. Don't be suprised if I knock on your door soon and try to get you to sit through a demo of Longhorn. Heh. |
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- Some of the MVPs are giving me heck over my job title (technical evangelist). They hate the title and say they are reminded of religious people who wake them up on Sunday morning trying to convert them. Well, that is sort of like my job. Don't be suprised if I knock on your door soon and try to get you to sit through a demo of Longhorn. Heh. |
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- Check out 8 cool Wilton cake pans for auction on eBay. All proceeds go to The Weird Al Star Fund, so bid early, bid often! |
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