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Check out! Why Dogs hate Halloween! These pictures are great!]]> http://www.farorbit.com/index.php?entry=entry061101-234342 2006-11-02T00:00:00Z 2006-11-02T00:00:00Z

There are an enormous amount of pictures available in the Desktop Wallpaper Galleries section! This is newly created and beautifully displayed and organized in a logical fashion. Click the Desktop Wallpaper Galleries link to the right to see...]]> http://www.farorbit.com/index.php?entry=entry061031-085338 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

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Use Compact Flourescent Bulbs (CFLs) rather than incandescant
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1. Can you cry under water?

2. How important does a person have to be before they are
considered assassinated instead of just murdered?

3. Why do you have to "put your two cents in.?". But it's
only a "penny for your thoughts"? Where's that extra penny going to?

4. Once you're in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you
were buried in for eternity?

5. Why does a round pizza come in a square box?

6. What disease did cured ham actually have?

7. How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it
would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?

8. Why is it that people say they "slept like a baby" when babies
wake up like every two hours?

9. If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a
hearing?

10. Why are you IN a movie, but you're ON TV?

11. Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in
binoculars to look at things on the ground?

12. Why do doctors leave the room while you change? They're going
to see you naked anyway.

13. Why is "bra" singular and "panties" plural

14. Why do toasters always have a setting that burns the toast to a
horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?

15. If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a stupid
song about him?

16. Can a hearse carrying a corpse drive in the carpool lane?

17. If the professor on Gilligan's Island can make a radio out
of a coconut, why can't he fix a hole in a boat?

18. Why do people point to their wrist when asking for the time,
but don't point to their crotch when they ask where the bathroom is?

17. Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours?
They're both dogs!

18. If Wiley E. Coyote had enough money to buy all that ACME
crap, why didn't he just buy dinner?

19. If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made
from vegetables, what is baby oil made from?

20. If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from
morons?

21. Do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have
the same tune?

22. Why did you just try singing the two songs above?

23. Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he
gets mad at you, but when you take him for a car ride; he sticks his
head out the window?

24. Do you ever wonder why you gave me your e-mail address in the
first place?]]> http://www.farorbit.com/index.php?entry=entry060509-153158 2006-05-09T00:00:00Z 2006-05-09T00:00:00Z 14 Characteristics Of Fascism - Do any of these ring a bell?

Dr. Lawrence Britt has examined the fascist regimes of Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia) and several Latin American regimes.


1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism - Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.

2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights - Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.

3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause - The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial, ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.

4. Supremacy of the Military - Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.

5. Rampant Sexism - The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Divorce, abortion and homosexuality are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.

6. Controlled Mass Media - Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.

7. Obsession with National Security - Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.

8. Religion and Government are Intertwined - Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions.

9. Corporate Power is Protected - The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.

10. Labor Power is Suppressed - Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed.

11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts - Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts and letters is openly attacked.

12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment - Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.

13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption - Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.

14. Fraudulent Elections - Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.

The above is a summery of the more detailed orignal article "Fascism Anyone?" first published in Spring 2003 edition of Free Inquiry
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I found a few nice stone elements to share... Here you are.]]> http://www.farorbit.com/index.php?entry=entry060114-005502 2006-01-14T00:00:00Z 2006-01-14T00:00:00Z

"While the press brouhaha happily follows Apple about and co-conspirator Intel looks on, smugly hoping its tie-up with the much-loved computer maker will bring it some added kudos in its assault on the consumer electronics market, IBM, the giant ousted from the party, is getting on with business. Big Blue may have been dumped by Apple but its compensation is plentiful. Its Power chips form the heart of upcoming console offerings from Sony and Nintendo as well as the XBox from Microsoft. And let's face it, the press might like Apple and the kids might dig iTunes but sales of a million or so computers annually is pretty small beer in the grand scheme of things."]]> http://www.farorbit.com/index.php?entry=entry060114-004826 2006-01-14T00:00:00Z 2006-01-14T00:00:00Z

Cool New Pics available with the farscape theme. Follow Chiton's journey on Moya... head on over to: HERE ]]> http://www.farorbit.com/index.php?entry=entry060114-002752 2006-01-14T00:00:00Z 2006-01-14T00:00:00Z
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Steve will be missed by both myself and my father.
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Check out the new guide to configuring software and setup HERE . Enjoy... and if you would like to contribute just send me and email...]]> http://www.farorbit.com/index.php?entry=entry051017-103129 2005-10-17T00:00:00Z 2005-10-17T00:00:00Z