September 24, 2006

Personalize Your Cube
http://biz.yahoo.com/weekend/cube_1.html

http://biz.yahoo.com/weekend/cube_2.html

Another (good) Domino Vide
http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=97020bc7c265f3b09251dcb272a0609b.850950&cache=1

One Night With The King (from the book of Esther in the Old Testament)
Producer’s Synopsis: “An epic motion picture set in an imaginative world of adventure, intrigue and romance, One Night With the King follows a young girl who rises from peasant to princess by going against the culture and seeking the King’s heart rather than the riches of the kingdom…
http://www.christiananswers.net/spotlight/movies/2005/onenightwiththeking2005.html

http://www.8x.com/onenight/

Cell phones and the gas pump –
Every few months someone forwards me one of those panicky e-mails warning me of something that isn’t true or is over blown. One of the most common e-mails is the one telling you to send an e-mail to everyone in your address book warning your friends of the dangers of using your cell phone at the gas pump. I got one the other day and when I looked up the sources the e-mail claims to use for validation of it’s truthfulness I found that it is a hoax, according to the actual websites:

* Petroleum Equipment Institute (PEI) http://www.pei.org/static/
The truth: PEI has investigated hundreds of refueling fires and flare-ups. We have not documented one single incident that was caused by a cellular telephone.

* Shell Oil http://www.shell.com/home/Framework?siteId=my-en&FC1=&FC2=&FC4=&FC5=&FC3=/my-en/html/iwgen/news_and_library/hse/2002/mobilephones_011611415.html
The truth: Shell denies having issued a warning of this nature:
We understand that there is an email, purportedly official Shell communication, circulating which describes various incidents that are supposed to have occurred as a result of mobile phones ringing while at a retail station.
http://www.snopes.com/autos/hazards/gasvapor.asp

Her Majesty
Set in 1953, Her Majesty http://www.hermajestythemovie.com/ tells the story of a young, white New Zealander named Elizabeth -- a delightful girl who, when not practicing her steps for her marching team or innocently crushing on her coach, idolizes the queen of England. Upon discovering that the queen is planning a visit to New Zealand, Elizabeth begins a one-girl letter-writing campaign to try to put her rural town on the queen's travel itinerary. Against all odds, Elizabeth succeeds. The town is thrown into a frenzy of preparation and everything is nearly perfect -- except for the eyesore of a house, right at the entrance to the town, inhabited by Hira Mata, an old Maori woman.

Reclusive and mysterious, Hira is the object of mean speculation by the townsfolk and a victim of a band of young hooligans, led by Elizabeth's brother, Stuart. Shocked to see anyone treated so cruelly, Elizabeth seeks out Hira to try to make things right. Their first uncomfortable encounter slowly turns into friendship. As Elizabeth grows closer to Hira she learns the cost of befriending an outcast, and proud Hira must wrestle with her own prejudices. Along the way, long-buried town secrets are revealed and threats to Hira and Elizabeth mount as the time of the royal visit draws nearer.

http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/8/252006d.asp

Quite a contrast between two religions and cultures...
1. Murdered Nun Asked Forgivness for Killers As She Lay Dying
sept 18, 2006
Sister Leonella, a nun who devoted her life to helping the sick in volatile regions of Africa...used her last breaths to forgive those responsible.

...Her slaying was nsparked by remarks by Pope Benedict XVI about Muslims that have sparked angry reaction from Muslims around the world, added Willy Huber, regional head of the Austrian-funded hospital where Sister Leonella worked.

The killing has once again turned the spotlight on the lawless Horn of Africa nation where a powerful, radical Islamic group, accused of having ties to al-Qaida, have all but wrested control of the country from the weak and factional Somali government...http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/09/18/africa/AF_GEN_Somalia_Nun_Killed.php

2. Muslim religious leaders warn pope to accept Islam
Citing the words of the Prophet Muhammad, Muslim religious leaders in the Gaza Strip on Sunday warned Pope Benedict XVI that he must "accept" Islam if he wanted to live in peace... and have formed a death squad to kill the pope if he doesn’t convert to Islam…
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1157913651799&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

What Ever Happened To…
…the record breaking number of hurricanes the expert scientists said we’d get?
…the bird flu?

House bill to require voter ID
September 21, 2006 The House yesterday passed legislation that would require voters to show a valid photo identification in federal elections...The Federal Election Integrity Act was approved on a nearly party-line 228-196 vote...

...The "Voter ID" bill, aimed at stamping out voter fraud, would require voters in federal elections to provide picture identification by 2008 and provide proof of U.S. citizenship by 2010. It was among the recommendations made last year by the bipartisan Commission on Federal Election Reform, headed by former President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat...

...But Democrats, siding with groups that work on behalf of minorities and illegal aliens, called the bill a "modern-day poll tax" and said it would place an insurmountable burden on voters and infringe upon their voting rights.

Rep. Brian Bilbray, California Republican, countered that the real infringement upon voting rights would be allowing fraudulent votes by the dead or illegal "to cancel out legitimate votes."

...a study by Johns Hopkins University that found 1,500 dead people who had voted in recent elections...
http://www.washingtontimes.com/functions/print.php?StoryID=20060921-123316-5086r

House Passes Measure to Identify Pork-Barrel Spenders
September 15, 2006 (CNSNews.com) - In a move toward greater "transparency," the House on Thursday passed a measure dealing with pork barrel projects -- lawmakers' efforts to funnel taxpayers' money to their home districts through a process known as "earmarking."

The resolution providing earmark "reform" passed 245-171, and the rule change will take effect immediately.

The measure won't stop pork barrel spending, but it will force lawmakers to attach their names to their pet projects in appropriations bills. There will be no more "anonymous" earmarks in such legislation...

...House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was quoted as calling the earmark reform measure a "political gimmick to make it look as if something is happening." http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=/Politics/archive/200609/POL20060915b.html

How Bad Is the Senate Intelligence Report? Very Bad
(Claim of No Saddam-Al Qaeda Ties is Rubbish)
http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/012/710goolj.asp?pg=1

Wal-Mart to sell cheap generic drugs
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Story.aspx?guid=%7B6DE3EABF%2DAC8C%2D44D4%2D8EBD%2DCC098164643B%7D&siteid=

Housing decline to bottom out in mid-2007:
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Story.aspx?guid=%7BA440B877%2D9904%2D4F1B%2DBF6D%2D0787D142D116%7D&siteid=

Don't let spam filters snatch your résumé
Potential employer might never see your 'curriculum vitae' in e-mail
http://www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/resumes/20040413-maher.html?cjpartner=mktw

Many U.S. Couples Seek Embryo Screening
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060920/D8K8SV101.html

Colorado State professor disputes global warming is human-caused
9/19/2006 Global warming is happening, but humans are not the cause, one of the nation’s top experts on hurricanes said Monday morning...

...Gray, who is a professor at Colorado State University, said human-induced global warming is a fear perpetuated by the media and scientists who are trying to get federal grants.

“I think we’re coming out of the little ice age, and warming is due to changes to ocean circulation patterns due to salinity variations,” Gray said...

...At the breakfast, Gray said Earth was warmer in some medieval periods than it is today. Current weather models are good at predicting weather as far as 10 days in advance, but predicting up to 100 years into the future is “a great act of faith, and I don’t believe any of it,” he said...http://www.reporterherald.com/Top-Story.asp?ID=6894

Jihad Enablers
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/09/jihad_enablers.html

Guess who said "Jews are respected by everyone, by all human beings"
Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said he is not an anti-Semite.
"Jews are respected by everyone, by all human beings," he told a news conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
Later, he added: "We love everyone in the world - Jews, Christians, Muslims, non-Muslims, non-Jews, non-Christians...
The remarks come months after Mr Ahmadinejad called for Israel to be wiped off the map - and described the Holocaust as "myth".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5368458.stm

Then why can't we build churches in Saudi Arabia?
Call for ban on 'defamation of Islam' [Perv Musharraf tells U.N.]News.com.au ^ Sept. 20, 2006

PAKISTANI President Pervez Musharraf today called for a ban on the "defamation of Islam" in a speech to the UN General Assembly in which he took a veiled swipe at Pope Benedict XVI for his remarks linking the Muslim faith to violence.

"We also need to bridge, through dialogue and understanding, the growing divide between the Islamic and Western worlds," General Musharraf told the 192-member assembly.

"It is imperative to end racial and religious discrimination against Muslims and to prohibit the defamation of Islam."

In an indirect reference to Pope Benedict XVI, he said, "It is most disappointing to see personalities of high standing oblivious of Muslim sensitivities at these critical moments".
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20444351-38197,00.html

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