Interviewer Picks The Wrong Obama Supporter to Try To Railroad

THANK YOU! What a great job done by Derrick Ashong.

I am so happy to finally see someone speak intelligently about the reason they are supporting Barrack Obama. Beyond becoming the first black President, beyond the topical things we hear in the campaign speeches, there is so much more that needs to be done in this Nation. Although I will be voting for him – you haven’t seen me forward a lot of Obama junk mail with pictures, stories, etc. That is because I think people are not focusing on the fact that for the first time in a long time (eight years to be exact) – everyone is stirred up on issues that MATTER. Derrick expressed this in his response (the second video) – which I think a lot of people need to watch.

No matter what your race, age, or political position is - LISTEN to Derrick Ashong’s interview, then LISTEN to his response. Feel the importance behind what it is he has to say, then do the RESEARCH to form your own opinion based on FACTS.

Video: Interviewer Picks The Wrong Obama Supporter to Try To Railroad
http://thinkonthesethings.wordpress.com/2008/02/06/video-interviewer-picks-the-wrong-obama-supporter-to-try-to-railroad/

Video: Obama Supporter, Derrick, Responds to the Video and Explains Emotional View (POWERFUL!)
http://thinkonthesethings.wordpress.com/2008/02/12/video-obama-supporter-derrick-responds-to-his-video/

Want to know more about Derrick? Check out his public speaking video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVy8ULxDrJg and his band at http://soulfege.com/

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TAX REBATE CHECK - YOU WILL PAY IT BACK ON YOUR 2008 TAXES

There is always a catch, especially when it comes to the government ‘giving’ you money.

- Presario

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America, don't blow this rebate
Congress wraps up the details: $300 for retirees, $600 for most individuals and $1,200 for most couples. But wait, there's more: It's not really free money.
By Liz Pulliam Weston
Excerpt from the Full Article: http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Taxes/Advice/TheDetailsOnTaxRebates.aspx?page=1

Some Americans are getting awfully excited about the prospect of spending their own money.
The $168 billion economic stimulus package just passed by Congress will ship checks of up to $600 for individuals and $1,200 for couples starting in May. Most households will get these checks, although individuals with adjusted gross incomes of more than $75,000 and couples making more than $150,000 will see less or nothing at all.

Additionally, families will get $300 per child.

The biggest change since the original proposal: Those who paid no income taxes will get $300 as long as they earned at least $3,000, including veterans disability or Social Security benefits.
An estimated 130 million taxpayers will share the rebate money.

Here's what you need to keep in mind while you're waiting:

This isn't free money -- for most people

To produce this cash, Congress created a one-time tax credit to reduce taxable income for most taxpayers this year.

Normally, you wouldn’t see that cash until the spring of 2009, when you filed your 2008 return. But Congress wants to speed that money to you now, so checks will start going out in May.

Remember, this is your money you're getting back, and the rebate checks are basically an advance on your 2009 refund. When similar rebates were sent out in 2001, said tax expert Mark Luscombe, "a lot of people were upset to see their (next) refund reduced."

The only people for whom this really is free money are low-income folks (those who earn at least the minimum $3,000 required to trigger the checks or who receive at least $3,000 in Social Security or veterans benefits) who won't end up owing any taxes for 2008. If that's your situation, or you somehow wind up with a check when you technically shouldn't have -- you earned income in 2007 but won't in 2008, for example -- you won't have to pay back the money, said Luscombe, a principal analyst for tax research firm CCH.

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Ode de' Basket Ball Players

Another hilarious clip thanks to the great (not really) users of YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97CXaDIPYTg

YouTube and MySpace have exposed so many people who just have no life at ALL. But, it makes for great comedy.

- Presario

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Dallas / Ft. Worth Red Light Camera Locations

If you live in the DFW Metroplex and are in the habit of running red or yellow lights, this information is for you...

- Presario

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Red Light Camera Locations

Arlington
Matlock @ Arbrook
Collins @ Sublett
Cooper @ 303
Watson @ Park Row
Watson @ Six Flags Drive
Watson @ Avenue H
S. Cooper @ S. W. Green Oaks

Cedar Hill
Belt Line Rd @ N Clark Rd
Belt Line Rd @ Joe Wilson Rd
Belt Line Rd @ Waterford Oaks Rd
FM 1382 @ US 67 West
FM1382 @ US 67 East
US 67 SFR @ FM 1382

Coppell
Sandy Lake @ Denton Tap
MacArthur @ Sandy Lake
Belt Line @ MacArthur

Dallas
Abrams Rd SB @ Forest Lane
Garland SB @ Northwest Hwy
Forest Lane EB @ Abrams Rd
Second Ave SB @ Bruton Rd
Commerce St. EB @ S. Central Expressway
Lake June EB @ Buckner Blvd
Fitzhugh Ave SB (EB) @ Gaston Ave
N. Central Expressway NB @ Lemmon Ave
Griffin St. W. WB @ St. Paul St .
Ledbetter EB @ S. Lancaster Rd
W. Camp Wisdom Rd WB @ S. Westmoreland Ave
Lemmon Ave SB @ W Mockingbird Ln
S Tyler St. NB @ W. Jefferson Blvd
Lovers Ln WB @ N. Central Expy
W. Jefferson Blvd EB @ S Tyler St .
Harry Hines NB @ Walnut Hill Rd
Miller Rd WB @ Plano Rd
N. Buckner Blvd NB @ John West Rd
Marsh Ln SB @ Frankford Rd
Lemmon Ave NB @ W. Northwest Hwy
N.Beckley Ave SB @ W. Colorado Blvd
Harry Hines SB @ Northwest Hwy
Ferguson Rd SB @ Gus Thomasson
W. Davis St. EB @ Cockrell Hill Rd
Woodall Rodgers Fwy WB @ Olive St .
Abrams Rd NB @ E. Mockingbird Ln
E Mockingbird Ln WB @ Greenville Ave
N. Central Expy NB @ E. Lovers Ln
Greenville Ave NB @ Royal Rd
S. Hampton SB @ Wheatland Rd
Gaston Ave EB @ Peak Rd
RL Thornton Fwy WB (S) WB @ Harwood St.
Coit Rd NB @ Banner Dr
Northwest Hwy WB @ Dallas N Tollway
W. Northwest Hwy WB @ Lemmon Ave (Marsh)
Lemmon Ave NB @ Oak Lawn Ave
Oak Lawn Ave EB @ Lemmon Ave
Preston Rd SB @ Royal Ln
Graham Blvd EB @ Lindsley Ave
Walton Walker SB @ Northwest Hwy
S. Westmoreland Dr SB @ Illinois Rd
Alpha Rd WB @ Dallas North Parkway
LBJ (IH 635) Service Rd WB @ Coit Rd
RL Thornton Fwy EB @ Harwood St .
Montfort SB @ LBJ (IH 635) WBSR
Greenville NB @ Mockingbird
Northwest Hwy EB @ Dallas N Tollway
Preston Rd SB @ I-635 (LBJ) Fwy
I-635 (LBJ) Fwy EB @ Montfort Dr
Preston SB @ Beltline
I-635 (LBJ) Fwy WB @ Preston Rd
Forest Ln WB @ Inwood Ln
S. Marsalis Rd SB @ S. RL Thornton Fwy
S. Munger NB @ Lindsley
S. RL Thornton Fwy WB @ S. Marsalis Rd
Cedar Crest NB @ Kiest
S. Buckner Blvd NB @ Bruton Rd
Northwest Hwy WB @ Abrams
Frankford EB @ Preston
W. Mockingbird Ln WB @ N Stemmons Fwy

Duncanville
Wheatland Road @ Cedar Ridge
Wheatland Road @ Cockrell Hill Road

Farmers Branch
Valwood Parkway @ Josey Lane
Webb Chapel @ Valwood
Webb Chapel @ Valley View
Midway @ Alpha
Luna @ Valley View
Marsh @ Valley View

Fort Worth
Eastchase Parkway @ Meadowbrook Drive
East Long Avenue @ Deen Road
South Hulen Street @ Bellaire Drive South
McCart Avenue @ Westcreek Drive
Bryant Irvin Road @ West Vickery Boulevard
Eighth Avenue @ Elizabeth Boulevard
North Beach Street @ Western Center Boulevard

Frisco
Dallas Parkway @ Main Street
Dallas Parkway @ Gaylord

Garland
Jupiter @ Kingsley Roads
Plano @ Buckingham Roads
Centerville @ Northeast Parkway
Broadway @ Centerville
Broadway @ Kingsley
Forest Lane @ Jupiter
Beltline @ Shiloh
First @ Kingsley
Centerville @ Northwest Highway
Shiloh @ Kingsley
Centerville @ Miller
Walnut @ Jupiter

Irving
Belt Line @ Pioneer
O'Connor @ Lane
Loop 12 WFR @ Irving Blvd.
SH 183 NFR @ Belt Line
SH 161 ESR @ Gateway
SH 161 EFR @ SH 114 NFR

North Richland Hills
Rufe Snow Drive @ Mid-Cities Boulevard
Rufe Snow Drive @ Dick Lewis Drive
Davis Boulevard @ Mid-Cities Boulevard
Davis Boulevard @ Lola Drive
Davis Boulevard @ Hardwood Road
Davis Boulevard @ Maplewood Avenue

Plano
15th Street @ Independence Parkway
Park Boulevard @ Ventura Drive
Spring Creek Parkway @ Custer Road
Eastbound Legacy Drive @ Dallas Parkway
Westbound Legacy Drive @ Dallas Parkway
Coit Road @ Spring Creek Parkway
Parker Road @ Dallas Parkway
Plano Parkway @ Dallas Parkway
Jupiter Road @ Plano Parkway
Preston Road @ Plano Parkway
State Highway 121 @ Custer Road
State Highway 121 @ Dallas Parkway
Preston Road @ Spring Creek Parkway
Coit Road @ Park Boulevard

Richardson
Southbound Plano Road @ Arapaho Road
Eastbound Centennial Boulevard @ Greenville Ave
Westbound Campbell Road @ Coit Road
Northbound Campbell Road @ Coit Road

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How to Get Rid of Sore Muscles

I just finished working out at the gym with a new trainer, and BOY am I SORE. I was doing some research on the web about how to relieve sore muscles, and came across this article:

http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/health/how-to-get-rid-of-sore-muscles/

It was good enough that I thought I would share it for anyone else trying to get back into shape!

- Presario

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The Little Boy

I read the following story on Derek Bartee’s blog (http://www.dbartee.com/?q=node/235) , who is a good friend of mine and my fraternity brother. Hope it inspires you!

- Presario

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---- As taken from Derek's Blog at http://www.dbartee.com/?q=node/235 ----
The following is a story/poem based on John 3:16 in the bible. I did not write it, but it was sent to me and I want to share it with you all. It is a powerful piece and moved me when I read it. Thank you God and the author of the story/poem for this inspirational piece.
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John 3:16
A little boy was selling newspapers on the corner, the people were in and out of the cold. The little boy was so cold that he wasn't trying to sell many papers.

He walked up to a policeman and said, "Mister, you wouldn't happen to know where a poor boy could find a warm place to sleep tonight would you ? You see, I sleep in a box up around the corner there and down the alley and it's awful cold in there for tonight. Sure would be nice to have a warm place to stay."

The policeman looked down at the little boy and said, "You go down the street to that big white house and you knock on the door. When they come out the door you just say John 3:16, and they will let you in."

So he did. He walked up the steps and knocked on the door, and a lady answered. He looked up and said, "John 3:16." The lady said, "Come on in, Son."

She took him in and she sat him down in a split bottom rocker in front of a great big old fireplace, and she went off. The boy sat there for a while and thought to himself: John 3:16 ...I don't understand it, but it sure makes a cold boy warm.

Later she came back and asked him "Are you hungry ?" He said, "Well, just a little. I haven't eaten in a couple of days, and I guess I could stand a little bit of food,"
The lady took him in the kitchen and sat him down to a table full of wonderful food. He ate and ate until he couldn't eat any more. Then he thought to himself: John 3:16 ..Boy, I sure don't understand it but it sure makes a hungry boy full.

She took him upstairs to a bathroom to a huge bathtub filled with warm water, and he sat there and soaked for a while. As he soaked, he thought to himself: John 3:16 ... I sure don't understand it, but it sure makes a dirty boy clean. You know, I've not had a bath, a real bath, in my whole life. The only bath I ever had was when I stood in front of that big old fire hydrant as they flushed it out. The lady came in and got him.

She took him to a room, tucked him into a big old feather bed, pulled the covers up around his neck, kissed him goodnight and turned out the lights. As he lay in the darkness and looked out the window at the snow coming down on that cold night, he thought to himself: John 3:16 ...I don't understand it but it sure makes a tired boy rested.

The next morning the lady came back up and took him down again to that same big table full of food. After he ate, she took him back to that same big old split bottom rocker in front of the fireplace and picked up a big old Bible.

She sat down in front of him and looked into his young face. "Do you understand John 3:16 ? " she asked gently. He replied, "No, Ma'am, I don't. The first time I ever heard it was last night when the policeman told me to use it,"

She opened the Bible to John 3:16 and began to explain to him about Jesus . Right there, in front of that big old fireplace, he gave his heart and life to Jesus. He sat there and thought: John 3:16 -- don't understand it, but it sure makes a lost boy feel safe.

You know, I have to confess I don't understand it either, how God was willing to send His Son to die for me, and how Jesus would agree to do such a thing. I don't understand the agony of the Father and every angel in heaven as they watched Jesus suffer and die. I don't understand the intense love for ME that kept Jesus on the cross till the end. I don't understand it, but it sure does make life worth living.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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