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Rain!!! 2007-10-24 16:49:00 After 60 days with only 1.11inches that occurred on September 14, we are finally getting some much needed rain here in our fair Town and Metroplex!http://www.nbc12.com/weather“Well, we all knew it would rain again, and it's finally here. A frontal boundary draped across southern VA will combine with a large upper-level low pressure system over Mississippi to spread waves of moisture through the region tonight. Totals will be determined by pockets of isolated heavier rain showers that will affect some areas more than others. Thursday will keep the shower chance in place, although they won't be as focused or widespread. By Friday, a cold front from the Midwest will sweep into the region, passing offshore early Saturday. That front will have ample moisture, and could very well bring significant rainfall to many parts of the area. By the time this entire, complex system moves away (Saturday), most of Virginia will have received substantial rainfall. To the west, in the upper basins of ...

10 Anti-Phishing Firefox Extensions 2007-10-23 17:07:00     RMStringer ################# "Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending." - Author Unknown         For most Internet users, defending against phishing attacks is a top priority. Typically, phishing attacks involve phony emails and fraudulent web sites that try to lure users into disclosing user names, passwords and other personal information, such as credit card numbers and social security numbers. The damage caused by phishing attacks ranges from loss of access to your web account to identity theft. Once the personal information is obtained, the phishers may use one’s details to steal money, create fake accounts etc. One popular way to combat phishing attacks is to maintain a list of known phishing sites and to check web sites against the list. This hack hig ...

Eastern Seaboard Water Situation.... 2007-10-23 07:39:00 This is a Total USA Map showing drought ridden regions.The Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Ohio and lower Missouri valleys: In general, another week of warm, dry weather dominated this part of the country. Isolated storms brought relief to a relative few areas, and none were enough to improve on the situation. Many locations continue to build up their year-to-date deficits in what is turning out to be one of the driest years on record in many locales. As a result, only expansion of drought is reflected on this week’s map, with D1-D4 expanding to the west, north and east. The areas of most notable expansion include Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina, with more subtle deterioration noted in Tennessee and Virginia. In North Carolina, the governor has issued a statewide ban on burning and has asked citizens there to stop non-essential water use as several communities have only a few months of water supply remaining. This is also the case in some locales in northern Georgia, w ...

Thought for today... 2007-10-23 05:03:00 You will never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it. -Charles Buxton:1823-1871Subscribe to my Posts... Blogroll Me! ...

Sun behind... 2007-10-22 06:59:00 @8.00amSubscribe to my Posts... Blogroll Me! ...

Morning clouds... 2007-10-22 06:56:00 @7.56amSubscribe to my Posts... Blogroll Me! ...

This weekend... 2007-10-22 01:37:00 We did a lot of biking. On Saturday we got in close to 12 miles. On Sunday we had 5 bikers in our group and we rode 7 miles. It was very nice weather all weekend! We have been lucky with not being rained out for a while. We still need a lot of rain and we are suposed to get some this week. More later.Subscribe to my Posts... Blogroll Me! ...

Sun in Trees... 2007-10-21 11:40:00 Sun in Trees..., originally uploaded by RMStringer. I took this on our morning ride today. We got in 7 miles on the Blue Trial.Subscribe to my Posts... Blogroll Me! ...

Stop the 21st Century Gatekeepers 2007-10-19 17:07:00 Dear Friend,Verizon recently blocked text messages with political content -- raising very serious concerns about free speech over new communication technologies. Verizon claimed to have fixed this mistake, but they and other large phone companies still reserve the right to censor certain cell phone communications and cut off Internet users for "any reason or no reason."Millions of Americans use cell phones and the Internet to connect to one another. The fundamental democratic principle of free speech is too precious to be left to the whims of the corporate gatekeepers that control these networks. Congress must take immediate action to protect free speech on our cell phones, over the Internet -- everywhere!I strongly urge you to call for Congressional oversight hearings on cell phone censorship. I thought you might be interested in the campaign to saveInternet freedom and protect free speech everywhere atwww.savetheinternet.com . Unless we speak out to our members of Congress they coul ...

Big Ass Garden Spider! 2007-10-19 06:01:00 Subscribe to my Posts... Blogroll Me! ...

Sun Anyone? 2007-10-19 04:51:00 I took this on the way home yesterday morning. You can see the sun behind the clouds. It never realy made it out. It was shot off of I95 south around 8.00am.Subscribe to my Posts... Blogroll Me! ...

Call on Congress to Hold Hearings on Media Ownership 2007-10-18 16:50:00 Dear Friend, The FCC has been moving forward with a secret timeline to voteon sweeping changes to media ownership rules. This is just themost recent in a long series of outrageous moves the FCC hasmade to avoid public scrutiny. If you go to the URL below you can check out what is at stakeand send your own message directly to your elected officials.Take action on this campaign at: http://action.freepress.net/campaign/fcc_oversight?rk=97xhEsM1ufSdWWhat's at StakeBig isn't always bad – unless you're talking about the companies that dominate our country's media. A handful of companies control most of what we see, hear and read every day. They own our TV stations, radio stations, newspapers, magazines, cable channels, movie studios, music labels – even our favorite Internet sites. Unchecked consolidation means that Big Media are getting even bigger, giving these firms more control over our news and information. Bottom line? Big Media are bad news – for all of us.What's So Bad abo ...

Sunset Today. 2007-10-17 17:00:00 @6.01pmSubscribe to my Posts... Blogroll Me! ...

A Few Sun and Cloud Pics... 2007-10-17 16:31:00 Here is a few cloud shots that i have taken over the past few days. They were all taken with my Sony Cybershot DSC-H1. I hope that you like them...What is your opinion?Blogroll Me!Subscribe to my Posts... Blogroll Me! ...

Cooling tower. 2007-10-16 15:37:00 Steam!Subscribe to my Posts... Blogroll Me! ...