December 12, 2005
Deck the House
http://www.powerpres.com/xmascard03.html
Snowball Fight
http://www.elfmovie.com/swf/snowball_fight/index.html
Busch Stadium Demolition
http://www.redbirdcentral.com/demolition_TL.htm
Prescott, AZ Air Show
http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/Prescott2005/Highlights/index.html
Can't fool the Professor
At Duke University, there were two sophomores who were taking Organic Chemistry and who did pretty well on all of the quizzes, midterms, labs, etc. Going into the final exam, they had solid "A's."
These two friends were so confident going into the final that the weekend before finals week (even though the Chem. final was on Monday), they decided to go up to University of Virginia to a party with some friends.
So they did this and had a great time. However, they ended up staying longer than they planned, and they didn't make it back to Duke until early Monday morning.
Rather than taking the final then, they found Professor Aldric after the final and explained to him why they missed it. They told him that they went up to Virginia for the weekend, and had planned to come back in time to study, but that they had a flat tire on the way back and didn't have a spare and couldn't get help for a long time. So they were late getting back to campus.
Aldric thought this over and agreed that they could make up the final on the following day. The two guys were elated and relieved. So, they studied that night and went in the next day at the time that Aldric had told them.
He placed them in separate rooms, handed each of them a test booklet and told them to begin. They looked at the first problem, which was something simple about free radical formation and was worth 5 points. "Cool" they thought, "this is going to be easy." They did that problem and then turned the page.
They were unprepared, however, for what they saw on the next page.It said: (95 points) "Which tire?"
NEW HEROES EMERGING IN THE BATTLE FOR CHRISTMAS
December 8, 2005- Gov. Sonny Perdue of Georgia has become a hero of the Christmas season.
After a staff member sent out an e-mail news release announcing that Gov. Perdue and his wife Mary would be lighting a “holiday tree” at the governor’s mansion, the governor — an outspoken Christian — quickly set the record straight.
Within moments after that initial e-mail had gone out, Gov. Perdue sent out a follow-up e-mail announcing that he would be lighting a “Christmas tree” — not a “holiday tree.”
The follow-up e-mail from Gov. Perdue’s office was a classic.
It read: “Due to a politically-correct staff brain-freeze, the [governor’s] press office erroneously used the word ‘holiday tree’ to describe the coniferous flora that the governor and first lady will light this Sunday.”
It continued, “It is, in fact, a Christmas tree. The staffer responsible can be contacted at P.O. Box 432, Anchorage, Alaska, 99501.”
The message from Gov. Perdue was clear: he will not tolerate the diluting of Christmas.
As the issue of public religious expression — particularly during the Christmas season — has become increasingly contentious, it is energizing to see a high-profile political leader take such a bold stand in defense of Christmas...
Gov. Perdue, who spoke at Liberty University earlier this year, has become one of the most vocal Christian leaders in our nation. And it is fitting that he has charged head-first into this important political debate...
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2005/12/8/200020.shtml
'Silent Night' secularized
School changes beloved Christmas carol to 'Cold in the Night' with all new lyrics
December 7, 2005 For a performance in its "winter program," a Wisconsin elementary school has changed the beloved Christmas carol "Silent Night," calling the song "Cold in the Night" and secularizing the lyrics.
According to Liberty Counsel, a religious-liberty law firm representing a student's parent, kids who attend Ridgeway Elementary School in Dodgeville, Wis., will sing the following lyrics to the tune of "Silent Night":
Cold in the night, no one in sight, winter winds whirl and bite, how I wish I were happy and warm, safe with my family out of the storm.
...Controversy over Christmas and its celebration in the public square has reached a fever pitch this year with battles raging over everything from what to call evergreen trees to whether or not retailers allow their employees to wish customers a "merry Christmas."
"Silent Night" is the most recorded song in history. The carol was written by Franz Gruber and Joseph Mohr. Gruber led the singing of his new song for the first time during an 1818 Christmas Eve service in Oberndorf, Austria, accompanying the choir on guitar.
http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=47784
Some Megachurches Closing for Christmas
December 06, 2005 -This Christmas, no prayers will be said in several megachurches around the country. Even though the holiday falls this year on a Sunday, when churches normally host thousands for worship, pastors are canceling services, anticipating low attendance on what they call a family day.
Critics within the evangelical community, more accustomed to doing battle with department stores and public schools over keeping religion in Christmas, are stunned by the shutdown.
It is almost unheard of for a Christian church to cancel services on a Sunday, and opponents of the closures are accusing these congregations of bowing to secular culture.
"This is a consumer mentality at work: `Let's not impose the church on people. Let's not make church in any way inconvenient,'" said David Wells, professor of history and systematic theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, a leading evangelical school in Hamilton, Mass. "I think what this does is feed into the individualism that is found throughout American culture, where everyone does their own thing."
The churches closing on Christmas plan multiple services in the days leading up to the holiday, including on Christmas Eve. Most normally do not hold Christmas Day services, preferring instead to mark the holiday in the days and night before. However, Sunday worship has been a Christian practice since ancient times...
...North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, Ga., outside of Atlanta, said on its Web site that no services will be held on Christmas Day or New Year's Day, which also falls on a Sunday. A spokesman for North Point did not respond to requests for comment.
The closures stand in stark contrast to Roman Catholic parishes, which will see some of their largest crowds of the year on Christmas, and mainline Protestant congregations such as the Episcopal, Methodist and Lutheran churches, where Sunday services are rarely if ever canceled...
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nat-gen/2005/dec/06/120609109.html
Student who protested lesbian film cleared
University charged sexual harassment for complaint in private e-mail
December 8, 2005 A Muslim student employee at William Paterson University in New Jersey troubles began March 7 when he received an unsolicited e-mail from professor Arlene Holpp Scala, chairwoman of the department of women's studies, inviting him to view and discuss a film described as "a lesbian relationship story."
Two days later, Scala filed a complaint with the university's Office of Employment Equity and Diversity, accusing Daniel of violating the state university's nondiscrimination policy because his message "sound[ed] threatening." Scala said she didn't want to "feel threatened at [her] place of work when [she] send[s] out announcements about events that address lesbian issues."
The complaint was investigated ...William Paterson President Arnold Speert wrote Daniel a letter of reprimand, stating "the investigator concluded that since the Merriam-Webster dictionary definition of 'perversion' ... is clearly a 'derogatory or demeaning' term," Daniel was found guilty – without a hearing – of violating state discrimination and harassment regulations.
The president also wrote that the letter of reprimand would be placed in Daniel's permanent employee file.
But with the help of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, or FIRE, Daniel forced the public university to revoke the punishment...
...Yesterday, Daniel was notified that the hearing officer determined the sexual harassment charge was "not supported" and the letter would be removed from his personnel file.
http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=47786
'Army of One' Ad Campaign Dropped
Dec. 7, 2005 The Army announced Wednesday that it is switching advertising agencies, dropping Leo Burnett Worldwide, which created the "Army of One" slogan nearly five years ago, in favor of McCann Erickson of New York.
http://newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/12/7/181121.shtml
Lieberman's Views Concern Dems
Sat Dec 10- Sen. Joe Lieberman's staunch stay-the-course defense of President Bush's Iraq policies isn't winning him any friends among fellow Democrats.
... some Democratic colleagues see him as undercutting their party's efforts to wrest control of Congress from the GOP next fall.
"He's doing damage to the ability of Democrats to wage a national campaign," said Ken Dautrich, a University of Connecticut public policy professor. "It's Lieberman being Lieberman. And it's frustrating for people trying to put a Democratic strategy together."
...Lieberman's pro-Bush stance has long rankled many Democrats, but his comments Tuesday scolding anti-war critics within his own party had a sharper edge.
"It is time for Democrats who distrust President Bush to acknowledge that he will be commander in chief for three more critical years, and that in matters of war we undermine presidential credibility at our nation's peril," said Lieberman, urging bipartisan cooperation.
[Lieberman] words drew a frosty response from Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean, a former Lieberman foe during the 2004 presidential primaries...Dean's brother Jim, who heads the liberal advocacy group Democracy for America, is rallying anti-Lieberman forces in Connecticut as well. Former Gov. Lowell Weicker has suggested he may run against the senator unless a major anti-war challenger surfaces.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-12-10-pro-warviewsconcern_x.htm
Poll finds broad approval of terrorist torture
Most in U.S., Britain, France, S. Korea say torture justified in rare instances
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10345320/ Tom Holsinger suggests the alternate headline:
"Majorities say torture should be safe, legal, rare."
http://instapundit.com/archives/027305.php
http://www.powerpres.com/xmascard03.html
Snowball Fight
http://www.elfmovie.com/swf/snowball_fight/index.html
Busch Stadium Demolition
http://www.redbirdcentral.com/demolition_TL.htm
Prescott, AZ Air Show
http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/Prescott2005/Highlights/index.html
Can't fool the Professor
At Duke University, there were two sophomores who were taking Organic Chemistry and who did pretty well on all of the quizzes, midterms, labs, etc. Going into the final exam, they had solid "A's."
These two friends were so confident going into the final that the weekend before finals week (even though the Chem. final was on Monday), they decided to go up to University of Virginia to a party with some friends.
So they did this and had a great time. However, they ended up staying longer than they planned, and they didn't make it back to Duke until early Monday morning.
Rather than taking the final then, they found Professor Aldric after the final and explained to him why they missed it. They told him that they went up to Virginia for the weekend, and had planned to come back in time to study, but that they had a flat tire on the way back and didn't have a spare and couldn't get help for a long time. So they were late getting back to campus.
Aldric thought this over and agreed that they could make up the final on the following day. The two guys were elated and relieved. So, they studied that night and went in the next day at the time that Aldric had told them.
He placed them in separate rooms, handed each of them a test booklet and told them to begin. They looked at the first problem, which was something simple about free radical formation and was worth 5 points. "Cool" they thought, "this is going to be easy." They did that problem and then turned the page.
They were unprepared, however, for what they saw on the next page.It said: (95 points) "Which tire?"
NEW HEROES EMERGING IN THE BATTLE FOR CHRISTMAS
December 8, 2005- Gov. Sonny Perdue of Georgia has become a hero of the Christmas season.
After a staff member sent out an e-mail news release announcing that Gov. Perdue and his wife Mary would be lighting a “holiday tree” at the governor’s mansion, the governor — an outspoken Christian — quickly set the record straight.
Within moments after that initial e-mail had gone out, Gov. Perdue sent out a follow-up e-mail announcing that he would be lighting a “Christmas tree” — not a “holiday tree.”
The follow-up e-mail from Gov. Perdue’s office was a classic.
It read: “Due to a politically-correct staff brain-freeze, the [governor’s] press office erroneously used the word ‘holiday tree’ to describe the coniferous flora that the governor and first lady will light this Sunday.”
It continued, “It is, in fact, a Christmas tree. The staffer responsible can be contacted at P.O. Box 432, Anchorage, Alaska, 99501.”
The message from Gov. Perdue was clear: he will not tolerate the diluting of Christmas.
As the issue of public religious expression — particularly during the Christmas season — has become increasingly contentious, it is energizing to see a high-profile political leader take such a bold stand in defense of Christmas...
Gov. Perdue, who spoke at Liberty University earlier this year, has become one of the most vocal Christian leaders in our nation. And it is fitting that he has charged head-first into this important political debate...
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2005/12/8/200020.shtml
'Silent Night' secularized
School changes beloved Christmas carol to 'Cold in the Night' with all new lyrics
December 7, 2005 For a performance in its "winter program," a Wisconsin elementary school has changed the beloved Christmas carol "Silent Night," calling the song "Cold in the Night" and secularizing the lyrics.
According to Liberty Counsel, a religious-liberty law firm representing a student's parent, kids who attend Ridgeway Elementary School in Dodgeville, Wis., will sing the following lyrics to the tune of "Silent Night":
Cold in the night, no one in sight, winter winds whirl and bite, how I wish I were happy and warm, safe with my family out of the storm.
...Controversy over Christmas and its celebration in the public square has reached a fever pitch this year with battles raging over everything from what to call evergreen trees to whether or not retailers allow their employees to wish customers a "merry Christmas."
"Silent Night" is the most recorded song in history. The carol was written by Franz Gruber and Joseph Mohr. Gruber led the singing of his new song for the first time during an 1818 Christmas Eve service in Oberndorf, Austria, accompanying the choir on guitar.
http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=47784
Some Megachurches Closing for Christmas
December 06, 2005 -This Christmas, no prayers will be said in several megachurches around the country. Even though the holiday falls this year on a Sunday, when churches normally host thousands for worship, pastors are canceling services, anticipating low attendance on what they call a family day.
Critics within the evangelical community, more accustomed to doing battle with department stores and public schools over keeping religion in Christmas, are stunned by the shutdown.
It is almost unheard of for a Christian church to cancel services on a Sunday, and opponents of the closures are accusing these congregations of bowing to secular culture.
"This is a consumer mentality at work: `Let's not impose the church on people. Let's not make church in any way inconvenient,'" said David Wells, professor of history and systematic theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, a leading evangelical school in Hamilton, Mass. "I think what this does is feed into the individualism that is found throughout American culture, where everyone does their own thing."
The churches closing on Christmas plan multiple services in the days leading up to the holiday, including on Christmas Eve. Most normally do not hold Christmas Day services, preferring instead to mark the holiday in the days and night before. However, Sunday worship has been a Christian practice since ancient times...
...North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, Ga., outside of Atlanta, said on its Web site that no services will be held on Christmas Day or New Year's Day, which also falls on a Sunday. A spokesman for North Point did not respond to requests for comment.
The closures stand in stark contrast to Roman Catholic parishes, which will see some of their largest crowds of the year on Christmas, and mainline Protestant congregations such as the Episcopal, Methodist and Lutheran churches, where Sunday services are rarely if ever canceled...
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nat-gen/2005/dec/06/120609109.html
Student who protested lesbian film cleared
University charged sexual harassment for complaint in private e-mail
December 8, 2005 A Muslim student employee at William Paterson University in New Jersey troubles began March 7 when he received an unsolicited e-mail from professor Arlene Holpp Scala, chairwoman of the department of women's studies, inviting him to view and discuss a film described as "a lesbian relationship story."
Two days later, Scala filed a complaint with the university's Office of Employment Equity and Diversity, accusing Daniel of violating the state university's nondiscrimination policy because his message "sound[ed] threatening." Scala said she didn't want to "feel threatened at [her] place of work when [she] send[s] out announcements about events that address lesbian issues."
The complaint was investigated ...William Paterson President Arnold Speert wrote Daniel a letter of reprimand, stating "the investigator concluded that since the Merriam-Webster dictionary definition of 'perversion' ... is clearly a 'derogatory or demeaning' term," Daniel was found guilty – without a hearing – of violating state discrimination and harassment regulations.
The president also wrote that the letter of reprimand would be placed in Daniel's permanent employee file.
But with the help of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, or FIRE, Daniel forced the public university to revoke the punishment...
...Yesterday, Daniel was notified that the hearing officer determined the sexual harassment charge was "not supported" and the letter would be removed from his personnel file.
http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=47786
'Army of One' Ad Campaign Dropped
Dec. 7, 2005 The Army announced Wednesday that it is switching advertising agencies, dropping Leo Burnett Worldwide, which created the "Army of One" slogan nearly five years ago, in favor of McCann Erickson of New York.
http://newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/12/7/181121.shtml
Lieberman's Views Concern Dems
Sat Dec 10- Sen. Joe Lieberman's staunch stay-the-course defense of President Bush's Iraq policies isn't winning him any friends among fellow Democrats.
... some Democratic colleagues see him as undercutting their party's efforts to wrest control of Congress from the GOP next fall.
"He's doing damage to the ability of Democrats to wage a national campaign," said Ken Dautrich, a University of Connecticut public policy professor. "It's Lieberman being Lieberman. And it's frustrating for people trying to put a Democratic strategy together."
...Lieberman's pro-Bush stance has long rankled many Democrats, but his comments Tuesday scolding anti-war critics within his own party had a sharper edge.
"It is time for Democrats who distrust President Bush to acknowledge that he will be commander in chief for three more critical years, and that in matters of war we undermine presidential credibility at our nation's peril," said Lieberman, urging bipartisan cooperation.
[Lieberman] words drew a frosty response from Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean, a former Lieberman foe during the 2004 presidential primaries...Dean's brother Jim, who heads the liberal advocacy group Democracy for America, is rallying anti-Lieberman forces in Connecticut as well. Former Gov. Lowell Weicker has suggested he may run against the senator unless a major anti-war challenger surfaces.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-12-10-pro-warviewsconcern_x.htm
Poll finds broad approval of terrorist torture
Most in U.S., Britain, France, S. Korea say torture justified in rare instances
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10345320/ Tom Holsinger suggests the alternate headline:
"Majorities say torture should be safe, legal, rare."
http://instapundit.com/archives/027305.php
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