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I've got the whole Adobe CS for Macintosh but I really don't know how to use it to create a business logo. If anyone has some free time and is handy with this stuff, I'd appreciate any help.The business is Network Testing SolutionsIt involves testing end to end for telecommunications elements including fiber optics, Microwave hops, T1, DS3, E911, any other wireless testing you could imagine.I want the letters NTS in caps to be somehow integral to the logo maybe in a sphere shape or perhaps including towers radiating radio waves or something. Get me started and maybe I can complete it.

Am I right in assuming without research that like other neuro-toxins, mercury is cumulative over time, meaning once you've ingested it, there's no getting rid of it? It forms a little ball in the middle of your head and over time can cause Alzheimer's disease? Is that right or am I way off base or somewhere in between? This correlates with my next topic "Fluoride in the drinking water". Fluoride, too, is a neuro-toxin and is cumulative and I believe it combines with aluminum and/or mercury for added fun in the brain. Good times with dementia. yvette: That's exactly how they do it here in the states. It's basically rule by threat of denial of basic rights and services, a way to circumvent the law. Strangely few complain. Anyway, if I were you I'd be seriously suspect of a system or group of people who force-medicates the population through subterfuge like that. And I'd also avoid whatever that "medicine" is they're forcing on you. Question everything, especially when it comes in a package that's covered with the blood of your countrymen. Ever heard that phrase, "I'm with the government and I'm here to help." Some of the scariest words ever uttered. There's some evidence apparently that vaccinations and autism are statistically correlated. More research is being done while according to some autism has reached epidemic proportions in recent years. It's the mercury in the vaccines used as a preservative that's being blamed for it all. Today, the 22 FEB 07, I heard that Merck has backed off the whole thing and the CEO of many years is stepping down along with a lot of other high level executives. Gov. Perry of TX is still sticking to his guns though, but I imagine the rest of the state is just trying to ignore him at this point. Apparently the vaccine only treats 4 out of more than 120 variations of the Pentaloma(sp?) virus thus making it almost completely ineffective anyway. There are so many known side-effects, too, that the vaccine isn't even FDA approved and many MDs are vocally opposed to using it.

I invite you to read my post above.

I was startled and shaken to the core not only for the voice which was clearly projected in to my head without physical sound, but the message as well. A girl, whom I had no feelings for and didn't really even like, said, in the clearest most penetrating almost painfully forceful voice I've ever "heard", "*my name*, I love you!" Naturally I was completely shocked and, when I heard the message, (it was still her voice as though she'd said this in the loudest non-yelling theater voice she could conjure right in front of the entire class room full of peers and the teacher was there too) my reaction would've been accompanied by the a giant sucking sound of every person in the class drawing in their breath at once. There was not only no reaction from anyone in the class, but I looked right at her and she had her head down writing something and didn't look up. That was 8th or 9th grade and I graduated with her and even saw her at my ten year reunion and there has never been any hint she actually ever felt this way toward me, but I won't deny what I experienced. I've never asked her either, for fear of looking like a fool, and what would compel her to tell me the truth anyway? It would've been pointless. It's just one of those experiences to chalk up in the "unexplained" category and go on looking for other paranormal experiences to explore.

Somewhere in the bible, it says of God, ?I Am.? Implied in that is my belief which I?ll write down here for your consideration: God is the light and the darkness, the cold and the hot, the day and the night. God is both masculine and feminine. Of black holes and new stars, all the energy in existence in the universe is of God which is why God is the creator. God is omnipresent because each soul that is present now and ever will be and ever was is part of God. If just one soul were to somehow be destroyed completely a little piece of God would be destroyed. But energy can neither be created nor destroyed, so therefore God?s existence is intact and unchallenged. The Devil, Satan, Lucifer, Dark Prince, whatever you wish to call this being, is a necessary part of God?s creation. You?ll never meet a Satanist who doesn?t believe in God. God is necessary to that philosophy or religion. God is represented in my Avatar. The yin and the yang; opposites, without one the other can not exist because each opposite needs its counterpart for reference. As an example, without misery, how can there be happiness? How would we know we?re happy if sadness weren?t experienced once in a while? Would we know what the day is without the night? Where there is evil, it?s balanced with good, the universe and, therefore God, abhors imbalance. How can you deny what you experience every conscience moment of your life? God is everywhere and if the force of God spontaneously creates a ?Messiah? every couple thousand years it?s because the need for one was overwhelming. (A ?spontaneous conception? is one of a couple ways to explain Mother Mary?s intact virginity). To ?worship? a messiah may not be for you, I believe Jesus even said to his disciples ?don?t worship me? or something to that extent. I?m personally uncomfortable praying to Mother Mary or any of the Saints, Jesus too, but I doubt it actually is a ?bad? thing to do. Many cultures still pray to their ancestors, is it wrong? No, I think not, it?s simply a choice. Knowing the universe is receptive to the vibrations of prayer, is what makes prayer work. You may visualize it in any way you choose; the mechanism remains the same. ?God? hears your prayers, and if the universe remains in balance, yours might just be answered too; especially if the answer regains some balance that wasn?t there before. The paradox is, would the result of the prayer have happened even if you didn?t pray for it?Maybe Buddha was a messiah too, I think, but I question weather some so-called ?messiahs? are actually messiahs. That?s beside the point, though. Be one with the universe and you?ll be one with God. And don?t forget, just because you don?t believe in God, doesn?t mean God doesn?t believe in you.

Life goes on. Worms eat our decaying flesh if someone didn't already stick our carcass in the oven. Then we'll make fine fertilizer for someone's tomato garden. Since the body is no longer useful or animated that which provided that animation, the spirit or soul, after hanging around for about three days, would move along to the next destination, perhaps the Akashic Records? Or perhaps to tend to suicide victims who wander the earth for a while. Perhaps you'll decide to come back as a crack baby to learn the valuable lessons that experience would provide. Perhaps you'll be privileged or poor, white or colored (pick a color), missing limbs or Mr. Universe. Who can know these things until it happens? No reason to fear it though, just let it come. When Death comes a knockin', swing that door open wide and embrace that old coot with open arms and say, "Take me away from this wretched place as quickly as you can!" Then you'll know. Too bad you won't be able to drop those poor souls who are still suffering under the oppressive weight of gravity and the chains of slavery a line just to let them know they're on the right track. We'd sure like some kind of reinforcement now and again you know. A little pat on the back wouldn't hurt now and then, some little bit of encouragement... Maybe that's what the church is for... Some day, when the sun has decayed perhaps, you'll cease your need to embody the flesh evermore and live on in spirit, an angel in the heavens watching all the little ants getting sun burns and syphilis...

Yes. I read your post, though I don't remember it now, and I was just formulating a response when the whole topic disappeared. Bummer. It was promising to be a good discussion. Now I'm kinda gun-shy if you know what I mean... I lost a lot of work and I hate when that happens. I just haven't been posting the same since. It'd take an awful lot for me to get that ability back, but having done it, I could do it again I'm pretty sure. I've had other strange things happen too, out of the blue and I don't know if it was my mind playing tricks on me or what. Example: In Jr. High (about 8th or 9th grade) I had left the class room to donate to the urinal and when I walked in the class room I heard a voice call out to me as clear as a bell. It startled me so much I immediately froze and looked at the person whose voice I clearly heard but there was no response from that person or anyone else in the room at all. I went crimson and struggled to regain my composure as I finished the trek to my desk, completely in shock and wondering what to make of it all. Was it my imagination? Was I hearing voices in my head? Was I going crazy? I've never had that level of loud, clear, almost punishing and forceful voice invade my head since and to this day I don't know what to make of it. There are moments in one's life, extraordinary moments that define the path and beckon us toward greatness. I think the extraordinary things that happen to highlight our being happen to remind us of where we've been before life and what awaits in the after-life. The energy or spirit that animates us in this experience and existence can neither be created nor destroyed. It can be adjusted. It can be manipulated and molded, but neither can the essence of creation be destroyed nor created. It is this essence that fills the void without which "God" could not exist that fills our spirits and the spirit and "God" are mutually inclusive; without one there can not be the other. That's why I more than "lean" toward reincarnation. It's almost like the physical world in which we live is only a thin veil and occasionally we notice the veil has a small tear or something not quite right about it that causes us to pause and question it all. Our perceptions of the universe have enormous potential but we're constantly being told through the church, media, family -you name it, we're not to look there. Extra Sensory Perception is "of the Devil" or "witchcraft" and so society at large stays away. The "Master Slaves" of our little ball of mud don't stray away from such things though... Is that the same thing animals sense when they sense "fear"? Is it why my hair stands up on end when I hear the wicked shriek of a wild cat at night? God, from the perspective of the unencumbered, may well appear as you've described. A gift of sight is a great gift indeed.

Industrialization displaced the "hard life" with another sort of "hard life", know what I mean? So instead of toiling on the farm or in the mines people toiled in factories and so forth, sacraficing their very health for an upgraded standard of living promised, but rarely received. Medicine can be either good or bad depending upon the motives of the organization who controls said medicine. Unfortunately, it's become rather obvious to me and many more, pharmaceutical companies have goals that aren't compatible with good quality of life and a world free of disease and suffering. So, yeah, when you create medicines from what is found in nature as has been done for eons, then medicine is definitely a good thing... Ok, I'm finally going to ask: What are the logistics involved for you to post here? Mercenary aspects? Now you've opened the box, spill the beans!

Take about a dozen fresh huckleberries (wild blueberries) and crush them with a small fork at the bottom of your whiskey glass.Add at least two shots of fine vodka, at least as high quality as Stolychanya -preferably Grey Goose.Add ice and enjoy!Alternatively, if huckleberries are out of season, drop a tablespoon full of frozen berries at the bottom of your glass and pour a small amount of warm vodka over them to help them to thaw. Once they're thawed, crush them with a fork to release their vital juices and add the remainder of vodka.If you have to use blueberries, I think it'd be good, but not nearly as good as the wild huckleberry. A day of picking in a prolific huckleberry patch will yield more berries then you'd be able to consume the rest of the year using them just for this drink. They're very potent!Addendum, as posted on another forum:Prep: Fill a blender with a pound of huckleberries (wild blueberries) and add one cup of filtered water. Blend. Filter out the seeds and skins of the huckleberries in a coffee press or whatever means at your disposal.The drink is two or three shots high quality vodka (Stolichnaya or Grey Goose or similar)1/8 ounce of concentrated huckleberry syrup from aboveIce on top in tumblerThere you have Purple Russian, a fine high-end sipping drink for the true connoisseur.Purple Russian TartMix with lemonade (from frozen organic lemonade mix -no high fructose corn syrup, Cascadian Farm preferred)Prep: pour four ounces of prepared huckleberry syrup into container then add the frozen concentrate and make the lemonade according to instructions. Pour two or three shots of vodka in tumbler and fill the remainder with lemonade and add ice as desired.

I'm not sure that you live in a democracy. AU is formally a possession of GB, right? Like Canada, it's still based on royalty and still does nothing without the Queen's approval or am I wrong? The US isn't a democracy either. We're a representative republic and we're not well represented.

Holy crap! (figuratively) I had no idea it was that bad down there. I there's really nothing good to be said for the caste system. Is that the same as the "feudal system" I wonder? I'll have to look that up, meanwhile, go about your business, earn a radio frequency engineering degree and come to the states and work for AT&T or one of the other big telecom companies and forget all about India. Good luck!

I've done virtually no research on this other than what I've heard on the radio, but it's my understanding that because a virus causes the cancer, it is in fact contagious. Seems reasonable to me... Naaaa They would never do something like that! Perish the thought! [/sarcasm] http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ In the long run I think they'll have a lot of dead bodies. But then what do I know? I think you're definitely on target with the above statement regarding our lessening ability to fight infections and things as our intake of pharmaceuticals increases.

I joined the Coast to Coast AM (George Noory) team when I got my new Mac and now I'm the top member. Of course, there are only five members, but I thought I got there fairly quick. I'm number crunching for SETI and Einstein right now. I think it's cool if you can donate your electricity to a worthwhile cause. I haven't seen my electric bill since I began doing it, so I don't know how much it's actually costing me, but it's not free. Something to consider... My team can be found here: http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/

No one asked if you like American Idiot. He asked if you like the wallpaper. I've never heard the song and I'm not into Green Day, so I'll give you an unbiased opinion of about an 8.5/10. It's nice to look at and it's kinda interactive for a fan. The pics almost tell a story. You do good work. Is Wake My Up by Efervesnsonce (I have no clue how to spell that)? Looking forward to your next one.

Wrong. Money is free. But only for the people who own the printing presses. If you ever get the chance, join the Federal Reserve or one of the other world banks. Then you can have all the money you could ever ask for.

I'm 38 in a few days and at my last job I was a "Cell Tech III" and I ended the job as a "Field Engineer". The company provided me with a Rental SUV plus gas, paid my cell phone bill, provided me with a Dell laptop, and paid me $700 per week for living expenses since I was working out of town (tax-free). I made $23/hour when I started but got it raised up a couple months later to $25 or $1000/week before overtime and tax. The job only lasted ten months but it was good while it lasted and some more work should come my way before too much longer. I'm a Telecommunications technician for the wireless sector and work for a contractor. 2/3 of the job is just driving to the next cell site and waiting on other people.

Strangely I bought my first computer in 1999. It was a Macintosh powerbook G3 Lombard with 384 MB of Ram and a 6 GB HD. The processor ran at 409 Mhz and it had all of 8 MB VRAM. The 2nd level cache failed though so it was retired a couple years ago. In 2001 I had to buy a Toshiba Satellite for work that still runs alright, though it has issues. About three months ago, I bought my second computer for personal use, the all new MacBook Pro with a 17" screen and a C2D Intel processor running at 2.33Mhz, 2GB RAM, 256MB VRAM (ATI RadeonX1600), 160GB HD and it's sweeeeeet.

We bought, rather I bought a 2nd from the top of the line eastern king select comfort mattress and foundation several months ago and after moving our existing bed to the guest room I decided to hire a contractor and finish the master bedroom before setting up the new bed. So time goes by and finally I finish with the trim and paint and we set up the bed and sleep on it. It doesn't really bother me, but my wife wakes up with her neck and back hurting. We gave the bed three more nights, and her discomfort was such that she couldn't stand it any more. We pleaded with the company to let us return it to them but even though we'd only used it four nights and it was still in completely new condition and packed back in the original boxes, they wouldn't let us return it because we had possession of it for over the 30 days their return policy states. We tried the Atty. General, the BBB, and we disputed the charge of well over $3,500 on my credit card. We still haven't heard back on the credit card, but I'd be real surprised if they rule in our favor. Stay away from this company's products. They're very cheaply made, cost a lot, won't last and their warranty won't protect your purchase because it's a weakening warranty which means the more time goes by the more you'll have to pay out of pocket to collect on the warranty just like a car battery. Furthermore, the company won't do anything to make things right with a dissatisfied customer no matter how nicely you ask or who you get to ask them in your stead. Stick with Costco. No one has a return policy like they do.

I could be wrong, but I'm under the impression you've got till the first year of ownership ends to purchase the extended warranty. Otherwise, people would just buy it when something breaks and Apple's not likely going to let that happen. Batteries are a mystery to me regarding their strange behavior. I'm tempted to question the readings Coconut is giving you since mine is showing a much higher capacity then the documentation says it should be. I'd keep researching and try and find an alternative to coconut and see if it gives you the same readings. Those batteries are expensive to replace. I wonder how many charge cycles they come with...

"As I grow older, I pay less attention to what people say. I just watch what they do." -Andrew Carnegie "The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future." -Frank Herbert

I'm not sure what you mean exactly in the above quote, but the "O" in OC-28 (I've never heard of OC28, there's OC48 and other multiples of 12 -OC4, OC12, OC48, OC192 are the most common, but not OC28 to my knowledge) means "Optical" and a single DS-3 (43.12 MB/s if my math is correct) can't be transported more than about 100 feet through a single copper cable (similar in appearance to the type of cable used to connect your cable TV or satellite). In number 2 and 3 you have "fiber optics" in parenthesis yet you say cable. I guess I just don't understand what you mean by "cable". To me, it means copper. The only way to carry any of the above is optical fiber, not copper. Did I miss something? There are problems with broadband over power, or at least there were. Perhaps they've ironed things out by now. The biggest problem with BPL is leakage, interference causing radio transmission and reception to be nearly impossible in an area near the BPL service. This flies in the face of FCC laws that have been on the books since 1934 and if those laws were to be removed amateur and professional radio would be in real trouble. As far as I can see through quick research this problem hasn't been resolved. I don't know how it's working in Oz...

C2D, hands down. I've got a macbook pro with the C2D chipset and I've never owned or used a faster Mac, and that includes Desktops. Of course the dual dual-core 3.0 MHz Xeon Mac Pro would be WAY faster I'd wager, but I've never used it either. My wife has a C2D equipped Sony Vaio and it's damn quick as well. I mean Q-U-I-C-K! I've never used a faster Windoz 'puter and it's only got a 1.88MHz chipset (mine's 2.33). Furthermore, you want to get the very latest greatest technology when you go to buy a laptop because these things become obsolete so fast you want to get some joy out of using them for as long as you can. Right? I'm sure my Mac will be disgustingly slow this time next year, but I'll try and keep it for at least a couple years before upgrading again.

Vaccination is in the news and US Congress lately because of the preservatives and other nasty side effects. The governor of Texas signed an executive order recently encouraging school age girls by threat of expulsion to take the cervical cancer vaccine and they're attempting to pass it off as a "law" and a "mandate" like they do with the other vaccinations. Merck is currently the only company that makes this vaccine and it's being widly viewed as a publicity stunt. But what are the alternatives? Can we go without like before the concept was invented or would there be a new plague to kill off millions of people? Which has the potential to kill more people, deadly vaccinations filled with live viruses and mercury or the spread of small pox or bubonic plague? I'll remain neutral for a while just to see what people think...

I think it'd be interesting for you to do some research on your house. Who lived there before? Or, more to the point, who died there before? How old is it? Any Indian Burial grounds nearby? I'd love to hear from you the real name of this tormented phantom... Once you find out, that is... I used to work in a restaurant, when I was in High School, in Montana that was rumored to be haunted. I never was graced by the spirit. I worked in a building in downtown Seattle that once had a swimming pool in the basement that is now filled in. Apparently when it was a swimming pool, a child was murdered by an adult, by drowning, and to this day the child can be seen near the pool. Didn't see that one either. It's the sudden unexpected deaths that seem to produce tormented "lost" spirits who can't seem to realize they're dead. The next time you see a ghost, tell it, "Seek the light!"

Well, let's see. There's the one from Animal Farm: (George Orwell, Animal Farm (Penguin Books, 1951, Pg. 114) "All animals are equal but some are more equal than others." Then there's this one from Sheep by Pink Floyd: And of course my signature is another good one by Einstein. Don't know who Jay Forman is but apparently he once said, "A bottle will give you the liquid courage to follow your dreams, and your gun will make sure nobody gets in your way." I'm sure I'll think of more...