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When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands
which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate
and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of
Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the
opinions of mankind requires that they should declare
the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men
are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these
are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to
secure these rights, Governments are instituted among
Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the
governed…
Not a bad start for a brand new country! You can hear
greatness in these words! If you want to read the whole
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YOUR MIND ISN'T SO MUCH TWISTED AS BADLY SPRAINED
PAMPERED COWS PRODUCE SPOILED MILK
BY PERSEVERANCE THE SNAIL REACHED THE ARK
WHAT DO YOU CALL A BIG PILE OF KITTENS? A MEOWNTAIN
THERE ARE MORE THAN 2 MILLION MI. OF PAVED ROADS IN THE UNITED STATES
HERSHEY BECAME FAMOUS ONCE HE ADDED MILK TO CHOCOLATE
WHAT’S THE BEST PART ABOUT LIVING IN SWITZERLAND? NOT SURE, BUT THE FLAG IS A BIG PLUS
NO ONE IS SO MISERABLE AS THE POOR PERSON WHO TRIES TO MAINTAIN THE APPEARANCE OF WEALTH
I CAN’T DO THAT, BOSS! MY POWERS CAN ONLY BE USED FOR GOOD!
PRAYER IS AS NATURAL AN EXPRESSION OF FAITH AS BREATHING IS OF LIFE
TWO FISH ARE IN A TANK. ONE TURNS TO THE OTHER AND ASKS, “DO YOU KNOW HOW TO DRIVE THIS THING?”
A POSITIVE ATTITUDE CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD
¥ On July 9, 1777, New York elects Brig. Gen.
George Clinton as the first governor of the independent state of New York. Clinton's career was marked by his hatred of British
loyalists, called Tories. He kept the
public's tax burden low by confiscating and selling land belonging to Tories to
maintain state coffers.
¥ On July 7, 1865, Mary Surratt is executed for her role as a
conspirator in Abraham Lincoln's assassination. Surratt's
boardinghouse, a few blocks from Ford's Theatre, where Lincoln was murdered, served as the place where a group of Confederate supporters conspired to assassinate the president.
¥ On July 8, 1898, notorious con man "Soapy" Smith is murdered in Skagway, Alaska. Smith earned
his nickname "Soapy" selling bars of
soap wrapped in blue tissue paper.
He promised crowds that a few
lucky purchasers would find a $100 bill
wrapped inside the $5 bars of soap.
NONE ARE MORE UNJUST IN THEIR JUDGMENTS OF OTHERS THAN THOSE WHO HAVE A HIGH OPINION OF THEMSELVES
¥ On July 13, 1951, rivers across eastern Kansas crest well
above flood stage, and 500,000 people are
left homeless. Two million acres of
farmlands were lost. In addition, the
flooding caused fires and explosions
in refinery oil tanks on the
banks of the Kansas River.
¥ On July 11, 1960, novelty
song "Alley Oop" tops the Billboard pop chart. Alley Oop
was the name of a time-traveling caveman in a comic strip of
the same name created in 1932 by cartoonist V.T. Hamlin.
¥ On July 12, 1984, Walter Mondale, Democratic presidential
candidate, announces that he has chosen Geraldine Ferraro as
his running mate, the first woman nominated by a major party
for the vice presidency.
¥ On July 10, 1992, the Alaska court of appeals overturns the
conviction of Joseph Hazelwood,
the former captain of the oil tanker
Exxon Valdez. Hazelwood, who
was found guilty of negligence for
his role in the massive oil spill in
Prince William Sound in 1989, successfully argued that he was entitled to
immunity from prosecution because he had
reported the oil spill to authorities 20 minutes after
the ship ran aground.
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WARNING - DON'T GET SCAMMED.......
I LOVE LIFE - I JUST WISH I WERE BETTER AT IT
Microsoft says the number of telephone scams involving fake Windows support technicians is on the rise. That means more criminals
are duping legitimate Windows users out of their hard-earned money. Most of the scams involve cold callers claiming to work for
Microsoft. In this scenario, the victim is told that their computer is
infected with damaging malware, Oftentimes the calls originate
overseas - usually from India, with the caller having a thick accent.
In many cases, scammers point to harmless or low-level log errors
in an effort to convince the victim that their computer is infected.
Scammers then ask for money for a one-time "fix". These scams are
becoming far more prevalent as time goes on.
"There are no signs of this scam slowing down," noted a Microsoft
customer service executive. "These scammers are targeting not only
individuals but also businesses." Windows users can take several
steps to protect themselves from these scams.
First: if you receive an unsolicited phone call about your computer hang up immediately. If you stay on the line with a suspected scammer, listen carefully -- does the caller know or understand your system specifically? If not, hang up the phone.
Secondly, you should avoid giving out personal information, such as
phone numbers, addresses, or credit card data.
If you are called, US residents can report the incident by calling the
MSN's help desk at 1-800-426-9400, or the FTC at (202) 326-2222.
For its part, the FTC says such reports "help us and our law enforcement partners detect patterns of fraud and abuse." Microsoft adds
that scammers tend to get quite belligerent when they don't get their
way. It's a type of behavior most legitimate Microsoft customer representatives avoid at all costs.
Remember: Most reputable companies will not call you they will ask that you go to
their website concerning any problems.
Tips & Tricks from Bits n' Bytes Computers
SANTIFY THE PEOPLE THROUGH TRUTH
WHEN CONFRONTED BY TWO EVILS, CHOOSE NEITHER
THE FUNCTION OF A PREACHER IS TO MAKE THE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT IS IN GOD’S WORD
1. TELEVISION: Which television sitcom was set at the
Stratford Inn?
2. GEOGRAPHY: Where is the Bay of Fundy?
3. SCIENCE: How much faster does sound travel in water
than in air?
4. MATH: What is the origin of the word "zero"?
5. ENTERTAINERS: Which famous comedian/actor had a
brief boxing career?
6. ANATOMY: Where is the macula in the human body?
7. LANGUAGE: What is a "beau geste"?
8. MEASUREMENTS: What does a "gill" measure?
9. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is the color of the circle
on Japan's national flag?
10. AD SLOGANS: Which company urged customers to
"make a run for the border"?
Answers
1. "Newhart"
2. Between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and
Nova Scotia
3. About four times faster
4. Arabic, from the word "sifr,"
which means empty
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5. Bob Hope
6. The eye
7. A magnanimous gesture
8. Liquids, about one-quarter of a
pint
9. Red
10. Taco Bell
THE BIBLE IS FOR THE PEOPLE
WHAT DID JAY-Z CALL HIS GIRLFRIEND BEFORE THEY GOT MARRIED? FEYONCÉ
WHAT DO YOU CALL A DINOSAUR WITH A EXTENSIVE VOCABULARY? A THESAURUS
RESOLUTION ONE: I WILL LIVE FOR GOD. RESOLUTION TWO: IF NO ONE ELSE DOES, I STILL WILL
THERE IS NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN, BUT THERE ARE LOTS OF OLD THINGS WE DON'T KNOW
¥ It was Martin Luther King Jr. who made the
following sage observation: "In the end, we
will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
YOUR CHILD MAY BE AN HONOR STUDENT BUT YOU STILL DRIVE BAD
¥ If you head up to the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court building, you'll find a basketball
court. It's known, of course, as "the highest
court in the land."
¥ Those who study such things say that goats have accents.
¥ In Germany in the 1500s, a court physician by the
name of Oswaldt Gabelthouer wrote a medical book
full of remedies that he guaranteed would be effective. For insanity, the patient must cut his or her
hair close to the head, then tie two halves of a ram's
liver to the head. A severe case of epilepsy, he
claimed, could be cured if the patient wore the right eye
of a wolf and the left eye of a she-wolf on a thong about
the neck for three months; also, the patient had to forgo bathing during that time. There's no mention in the record at
hand of how a patient would go about redeeming the guarantee.
AT TIMES INACTIVITY IS PREFERABLE TO MINDLESS FUNCTIONING
¥ If you're suffering from xanthodontia, don't worry; a dentist
can help whiten those yellow teeth.
¥ During the filming of the
classic film "The Wizard of
Oz," the dog that played Toto
was paid $125 per week. In contrast, the actors who played the
munchkins were paid $100 per
week -- and their manager,
Leo Singer, kept half of
that.
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Thought for the Day: "The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who don't have it."-- George
Bernard Shaw
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