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Symantec Corp (Nasdaq: SYMC), makers of
Norton security software, today released the first volume of the Norton
Online Living Report (NOLR) revealing that, more than ever, adults and
children around the world are getting emotionally and socially connected
online - including dating, friendship and playing - as well as for
information and communication. The NOLR, undertaken by Harris
Interactive, revealed some startling statistics about how Internet-Age
technologies have affected families across the world.
Up to half of online adults worldwide and up to 40 per cent of online
children worldwide have made friends on line, with 72 per cent of
responding UK adults having translated at least one online friend to an
offline friend. In the UK, 43 per cent of online adults and 26 per cent
of children enjoy their online relationships as much or more than their
offline friendships. This indicates a major shift in how people relate
to one other and provides potential clues for the future of human
interaction.
Another common theme worldwide reveals that parents’ perception of what
their children are doing online does not reflect the reality of what
their children say they are doing. For example, one in five responding
children admit to conducting activities online that they know their
parents would not approve of with 24 per cent of UK online children
spending tenfold or more time online than their parents think they do.
The survey revealed that 72 per cent of responding parents in the UK are
concerned about their children’s activities online, with 25 per cent
having no idea about what their children are doing on the internet.
This can have shocking consequences: Five times as many children online
in the UK have been approached by a stranger online than their parents
believe. In UK, adults believe that four per cent of children have been
approached online by a stranger. The actual per cent reported by UK
online children is 20.
T’was the month before Christmas
When all through our land,
Not a Christian was praying
Nor taking a stand.
Why the Politically Correct Police had taken away,
The reason for Christmas - no one could say.
The children were told by their schools not to sing,
About Shepherds and Wise Men and Angels and things.
It might hurt people’s feelings, the teachers would say
December 25th is just a “Holiday”.
Yet the shoppers were ready with cash, checks and credit
Pushing folks down to the floor just to get it!
CDs from Madonna, an X BOX, an I-pod
Something was changing, something quite odd!
Retailers promoted Ramadan and Kwanzaa
In hopes to sell books by Franken & Fonda.
As Targets were hanging their trees upside down
At Lowe’s the word Christmas - was no where to be found.
At K-Mart and Staples and Penny’s and Sears
You won’t hear the word Christmas; it won’t touch your ears.
Inclusive, sensitive, Di-ver-si-ty
Are words that were used to intimidate me.
Now Daschle, Now Darden, Now Sharpton, Wolf Blitzen
On Boxer, on Rather, on Kerry, on Klinton!
At the top of the Senate, there arose such a clatter
To eliminate Jesus, in all public matter.
And we spoke not a word, as they took away our faith
Forbidden to speak of salvation and grace.
The true Gift of Christmas was exchanged and discarded
The reason for the season, stopped before it started.
So as you celebrate “Winter Break” under your “Dream Tree”
Sipping your Starbucks, listen to me.
Choose your words carefully, choose what you say
Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS, not Happy Holiday!
So today’s the day. The last day we’ll hear all the campaign ads. The last day we’ll get a barrage of phone calls telling us to vote for this guy or that girl. The last day we have to weed out which sign among the hundred at the corner of the street is the one you’ll need to pay attention to on voting day. Today is the last day we hear the Dems say they’ll take back the House and the last day we’ll hear the GOP say they’ll keep the majority. Today’s it…for at least a year until the Presidential election.
So, for fun, how would your Mac vote, today? Would it be influenced by all the political blogs you have visited over the last month? Would it’s built-in voicemail software nudge it to one party over the other due to all the recorded campaign messages? Would it think different and vote against your conscience? Would Steve’s sphere pull it to the left? So for fun, how would your Mac vote today and tell us why it would vote the way it does in the comments.
My Mac? It’s a MacBook Pro. Republican, of course. It’s a Pro. 
(PS: Don’t vote, don’t complain.)
Bush opened his speech to the American people from the Oval Office Saturday by saying:
Good evening. Three days ago, in large numbers, Iraqis went to the polls to choose their own leaders a landmark day in the history of liberty. In coming weeks, the ballots will be counted, a new government formed and a people who suffered in tyranny for so long will become full members of the free world.
Since context is everything, you may wish to read his entire speech. It’s packed with some great points and some responsibility. Overall, a very good speech that answers Bush’s critics as well as containing that anti-PC word, Christmas. Gasp!
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We took Katelyn to a book store, which I’ll not name but obviously from this picture you can tell they’re not too noble, and Liz and I were saddened to see these signs. I’ve heard the silly argument of how stores wish not to offend its customers; however, how does this not offend Christians? I mean the store proudly displays signs for a Jewish holiday and a crazy fictitious holiday for a minority group? You’ve got to be kidding!
I think these displays expose this countries distaste of anything Christian. I won’t brush the entire country with such a wide stroke using this store as proof, but I think all one has to do is go out into their malls and see this is taking place everywhere. It’s not uncommon to find “happy holidays” splattered all over the place along with reminders of the week the Jews celebrate the miracle of their burning lamp or some day brought into existence because of some activist thought it would unite gang bangers and the common folk of their neighborhoods. It’s sad and mind boggling how this is acceptable! But you know, when liberals talk about tolerance, this is what is meant by that. Ignore Christians but accept everyone else. That’s tolerance to them.
Last night we had dinner out Outback and the waitress encouraged us to have “happy holidays” on our bill. I signed the Visa slip and put on the bottom of it, “Merry Christmas. A Savior is born!” That’s what it’s about and I’m not PC enough to shun from that message!
In a previous post, I got a little heavy on Bush for attending a Chinese government sanctioned church. But Evers sent me a link to a great article that went a little deeper then the rest of the media on his visit.
I encourage you to read it as it gives an excellent overview of the visit and the hardships and persecution the Chinese believers must incur.
Thanx, Evers!
Say what you will about Murtha’s call for pulling out of Iraq. There’s enough debate going on with that that I do not need to touch it. But I will point out something very interesting that I think will start coming to great light in the next few days. CNN caught Murtha defending his reason for the call for pull out of Iraq in what I would deem a very sad reason.
Earlier Monday, in his hometown of Johnstown, Pa., Murtha defended his call for a pullout, suggesting he was only following shifting American sentiment as reflected in polls and phone calls and e-mails to his office.
Wow, one of the most respected person in Congress with such a great military background changed his mind on Iraq not for reasons of strategy or of military input, but because of public pressure! No wonder Scott McCullin was “baffled” when he announced the White House’s response last week. I would be, too. How anyone with such military background could make such a statement didn’t makes sense. Now that we know it’s because his untrained constituents are the reason for his call to pull out, it does make sense. Kind of. I mean, it still doesn’t make sense how a guy of his caliber would sink to the public pressure level but at least now we know why made this announcement.
You know, this silly little exercise in vote-reward reminds me of a once great civilization that was a truly democratic society. The people ruled the direction of their nation and now it is no longer great. In fact, it’s just is no longer. Forget the Alamo, remember Greece!
My mother has the privilege of working with soldiers on a day-to-day basis. She speaks to a number of them in Iraq including one that has just retired from the Army and now works with her. Having spent two tours in Iraq, he had a lot of experience to share with her. Her first question was, “If you had a choice, would you have gone?” He told her it was an honor to go and to serve his nation. His choice would have to gone, period. He pointed out to her, contrary to the perception in this country, nearly all in uniform believe they are doing the right thing and would not second guess their decision to serve. Like all things, there are some who don’t feel this way, but they are a very small minority one in which the media magnifies as the majority.
The retired the soldier that served in Iraq continued his conversation with her by telling of his heartbreak about the anti-war people. He called the demonstrations an “embarrassment” and couldn’t understand how those people say that they “support us” when they do that. He further grieved about what Congress, mainly the Democrats, have been doing in the past year and a half with their anti-Bush and anti-war musings. It’s them that make the soldiers in Iraq a “laughing stalk” is what he told my mother. Not Bush folks, the Democrats.
This soldiers major problem with the war was not why we went and not the insurgents blowing them up, it was those back at home not supporting them but saying that they were. That’s what he told my mother is the major problem. He told her he’s not the only one that feels this way as most serving their nation in honor in the hot desert of Iraq agree with what he was telling her. Only the renegades will talk to the media but more honorable — true military personnel — keep their mouth shut while in uniform. He was saddened that this was just another Vietnam but worse since this time the people keep saying that they support the troops but their actions really show the don’t. That’s called a hypocrite.
This account isn’t my opinion but that of a soldier that had two tours in Iraq. One that saw battle and one that saw what CNN displayed. Basically all I’ve been blogging in the last 18 months about this display of anti-war is hurting our soldiers. Now you’ve heard, but I’m sure you’ll continue to ignore and excuse your sad behavior and negate this mans duty in some sheepish argument.
Mmm, I see articles like this and think, ‘Ya, the Saudi’s are totally our friends”. Remember, too, that Saudi Arabia is an Islamic country that teaches by law from the Koran and does not tolerate other religions, especially Judo-Christianity.
Al-Harbi was convicted of questioning and ridiculing Islam, discussing the Bible and defending Jews, judicial officials said Thursday on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media. [Source]
Now that Nissan has said hasta lavista to California and the Govenator, other automobile manufacturers are thinking of taking Route 66 east, too. After Schwarzenegger asked what he could do for Nissan to stay, they told him, “Look, the things that we need are so overwhelming that you can never provide them because you would need to change a tremendous amount of laws, the tax code and so on.”
I guess all these people who say “tax the rich, feed the poor” don’t get economics and that’s a common left mistake. More and more large corporations are just going to pack up and leave and go to cheaper less taxing states as the state of California continues it’s ludicrous taxing. Double that with the desire not to make any cuts in our budget (or cap it) and we’ll be bankrupt soon enough. And since we won’t have any guns on us, due to the laws to protect us, we won’t be able to defend our last pieces of bread from the gangs that DO have guns. Trust me, I really don’t be to be the one that says, “I told you so,” ’cause I’ll most likely be still living here and I’ll be just as screwed as the one I’m telling.
California, please wake up before it’s too late. Let’s work to stop taxing the mega-corp’s so badly that they’re leaving faster then Lewis and Clark yelling, “Run! Democrats Indians!” If this all continues, California will be hurting much worse then it currently is. But of course, the state’s majority of liberals will just blame Schwarzenegger, as they currently are, instead of rightly pointing blame on their Democrat majority in the State Capitol.