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Why American's are FAT!

Here is another essay I wrote for my Creative Thinking & Research class. In it I share my own experiance with gaining wieght when I quite smoking. It was horrific and I was scared to death. I was afraid I was just going to keep getting bigger and bigger.

Luckily I found out what was happening. In the process I found I wasn't alone, and that 66% of my fellow American citizens where going throught the same thing.

Enjoy! I hope you get as much out of it as I have writting it.

Demonization of Black People in Advertising

I'm often amazed at the technology used in this world to persuade one group of people to hate, dislike, and even at times demonize other groups or individuals. The term used for this type of technology is called demonization. I understand that some would disagree and not call this a technology, but I do think it is a technology. It is not something we are born to do. Hating people without direct experiance is man made. Therefor, I call it a technology.

I have written an essay for one of my classes regarding one of the more popular uses of this technology title "Demonization of Black People in Advertizing." This is a very real and present practice. Fundamentally, this is a practice that affects us all.

My First Week in College

One down and six more to go!, my first week in college went very well. I finished my assignments in no time flat and I'm ready for my 2nd week of school. So far it has been a no brainer. It is far easier then I originally thought.

I have uploaded my homework and it can be viewed here.

Essay 1) Marketing Research - The Demonization of Black People in Advertizing
Essay 2) Critical Thinking & Research - Why American's are FAT!

Feel free to comment on my Essays. I very much look forward to any and all feedback.

Ports Collection

Learning and understanding FreeBSD Ports can be somewhat daunting. The amount of information you find on it is large and vast. Here is a compressed and what I hope you find to be useful article on the subject.

Getting the ports collection

If you did not choose to install the ports collection during the FreeBSD installation then you will need to get it through Cvsup.

The ports collection can also be accessed by ftp using
/stand/sysinstall

Once you are in the FreeBSD configuration tool go to Configure and then Packages. Here you will want to choose FTP. Select the packages you wish to install and go to Install at the end and FreeBSD will use the pkg_add tool on each one to quickly add it.

FriendShip Quotes

"A stranger stabs you in the front; a friend stabs you in the back; a lover stabs you in the heart, but best friends only poke each other with straws

"A stranger stabs you in the front; a friend stabs you in the back; a boyfriend stabs you in the heart, but best friends only poke each other with straws." (corey)

"A true friend is someone who sees the pain in your eyes while everyone else believes the smile on your face" (jake)

"If you're alone, I'll be your shadow. If you want to cry, I'll be your shoulder. If you want a hug, I'll be your pillow. If you need to be happy, I'll be your smile... But anytime you need a friend, I'll just be me."

A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.

Never explain yourself. Your friends don't need it and your enemies won't believe it. - Belgicia Howell

Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget. - G. Randolf

Friendship isn't about whom you have known the longest... It's about who came, and never left your side...

A good friend helps you up when you fall. A best friend pees their pants laughing, trips you again, and calls you an a**hole.

The best memories are the ones you can't explain and end up saying, "You just had to be there."

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Are You a Slave?

ARE YOU A SLAVE?

Think about this question as you read it, it just might shock you to realize, you just might be a slave and not even know it.

Case & Point:
I think we all can agree that our bodies, yes our bodies is our private property. That your body is yours and my body is mine. That no one on the earth has permission to touch it, harm it, still it, or force you or I to do anything we don't choose to do. Correct?, Correct.

Now if our bodies are our private property than anything we do with our body is our private property. Such as labor, if I walk accross the street with lawn mower in tow, and use my body to mow my neighbors lawn in exchange for money than that money is mine, correct? Of course it is. Yet, according to how people in America think or don't think most believe that the money exchange is to be taxed as income.

Think about this carefully, if you do not pay i.e. income tax you go to jail. There is no difference weather you mow your neighbors lawn or work in an office you are exchanging your private propery, your labor for money. When a penelty is put on you for not paying tax on your bodies labor you are a slave. Yes, All American's are slaves.

WHY, HOW, AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT!

Tax List

I have started to compile a list of taxes that American's pay on a daily bases that are outside what is commonly known as income tax.

I will add to the list the actual cost of the tax as I continue my research. For example, in the list below you will notice that for every gallon of gas you buy $00.42 is tax.

Here is a list of taxes we already pay.

Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
Capital Gains Tax
CDL license Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Court Fines (indirect taxes)
Dog License Tax
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel permit tax
Gasoline Tax (42 cents per gallon)
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax Interest expense (tax on the money)
Inventory tax IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax)
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Local Income Tax

Understanding Cron

This is a badass howto I found on how to use cron

cron is a unix utility that allows tasks to be automatically run in the background at regular intervals by the cron daemon.
Crontab (CRON TABle) is a file which contains the schedule of cron entries to be run and at specified times.

Funny As Hell - Flying Blind

Just in case you need a laugh: Remember it takes a college degree to fly plane,
but only a high school diploma to fix one. Reassurance for those of us who fly routinely in our jobs:

After every flight, UPS pilots fill out a form, called a "gripe sheet," which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft.

The mechanics correct the problems; document their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight. Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humor.

Limited-edition Barbie Dolls

ANNOUNCEMENT: Mattel recently announced the release of limited-edition Barbie Dolls for the Austin Texas market: