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"The danger to America is not Obeyme but a citizenry capable of entrusting a man like him with the presidency.

Blaming the prince of the fools should not blind anyone to the vast confederacy of fools that made him their prince.

The republic can survive a Barack Obama, who is, after all, merely a fool.

It is less likely to survive a multitude of fools such as those who made him their president."

Author Unknown

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"HEAR, OH, ISRAEL ! ! ! "

1948 EDUCATIONAL FILM

VIDEOS: "FOUNDING FATHERS ORIGINAL INTENT"

FP01-Introduction To Original Intent - What The Founders Envisioned - 25 min. from AlanScholl on Vimeo.



FP02 - Purpose of Original Intent-Education Of Our Founders - 39 min. from AlanScholl on Vimeo.



FP03 - Philosophy Of Freedom I - God-Given Rights - 48 min. from AlanScholl on Vimeo.




FP04 - Philosophy Of Freedom II - The Rule Of Law & Common Sense from AlanScholl on Vimeo.

NASA IMAGE OF THE DAY

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For a larger view, please click on the picture.

This galaxy cluster is called the Hickson Compact Group Ninety and lies about one hundred million light-years away in the direction of the constellation Piscis Austrinus.

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JUST A REMINDER

*************************************** *************************************** Comrades in Arms: This message is just a reminder about a couple of things. On Wednesday 27 January 2010, I attended the mortal farewell ceremony for ALBERT HOUSTON STEGALL at Arlington National Cemetery. I'm sorry I can't remember the date, but several years ago, the Department of Defense issued an announcement, which was also published by the Department of Veterans Affairs, stating that all military veterans, even when attired in civilian clothing, are now permitted to render a military salute (i.e., the position of "PRESENT, ARMS!"). In other words, you can salute like a soldier, instead of having to place your hand over your heart, like a civilian would. Military veterans are authorized to wear their military decorations on their civilian clothing. At formal or patriotic events during daylight hours, such as military funerals, one should wear their full-sized medals properly arranged on the left breast of the suit coat. Full sized medals for day wear and miniature medals for evening wear Miniature medals should be worn to evening events, and they are properly displayed by wearing them on the left lapel (not the left breast) of the suit coat. The current practice of wearing miniature medals during daylight hours on the left breast of the Armed Forces Retirement Home blazer is both improper and disrespectful. During hot weather, when attending Scottish or Celtic festivals, I choose to wear a ribbon rack on the left breast of a short sleeved uniform shirt. Miniature Ribbon Rack for wear on lapel of a suit coat. Recently, I purchased a set of miniature ribbons, which when placed on the left lapel of the suit coat, are quite tastefully appropriate for almost any occasion where a business suit and tie are worn, such as attending church services. Looking from left to right: My stepmother's awards, my father's medals, and my own decorations. When purchasing medals, I recommend getting two sets, one mounted for wear, and the other for a display case mounted on the wall. Thank you. John Robert Mallernee Offical Bard of Clan Henderson Armed Forces Retirement Home Gulfport, Mississippi 39507 NOTE: "My unpopular and controversial personal opinions do not represent my Scottish clan." _________________________ _________________________ AR 670-1: 30–6. WEAR OF MEDALS ON CIVILIAN CLOTHES Retired personnel and former members of the Army (as described above) may wear all categories of medals described in this regulation on appropriate civilian clothing. This includes clothes designed for veteran and patriotic organizations on Veteran’s Day, Memorial Day, and Armed Forces Day, as well as at formal occasions of ceremony and social functions of a military nature. Personnel may wear either full-size or miniature medals. Personnel who wear medals on civilian clothes should place the medals on the clothing in approximately the same location and in the same manner as for the Army uniform, so they look similar to medals worn on the Army uniform. *************************************** ***************************************

DESERET NEWS REPORT

MAN WITH PIPE BOMB RELEASED

By: Emiley Morgan

Thursday 28 January 2010
23:50 Hours MST

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH —

In August, Brandon Easter of Farmington was indicted on charges of possession of a pipe bomb that Federal Bureau of Investigation agents found in his home last August.

Last week, Brandon Easter was released for the nearly six months he's served, and sentenced to five months home confinement by United States District Judge Clark Waddoups.

He was also sentenced to a term of thirty-six months probation, during which he will not be able to possess a firearm or have contact with extremist groups.

FREIGHT TRAIN WITH CRANES

This video was posted on the YOU TUBE web site on Thursday 28 January 2010 by "FASTRAINS 56", who recorded it on Wednesday 27 January 2010 in Colona, Illinois.

This is a relatively rare sight of three cranes on a freight train.

Naturally, when factoring in the combination of unusual subject matter, outstanding clarity of photographic imaging, and the sounds generated by the locomotive whistles, I awarded this video "FIVE STARS", which is the highest possible viewer rating at the YOU TUBE web site.

NIGHT PATROL IN AFGHANISTAN

For a larger view, please click on the picture.

In this official United States Army photograph, Staff Sergeant Chad Melanson, a trooper in the First Squadron, Two Hundred and Twenty-First Calvary Regiment of the Nevada National Guard, which is currently assigned to Camp Wright in Asadabad, Afghanistan, speaks with other members of the Provincial Reconstruction Team - Kunar prior to a night patrol of their perimeter on Sunday 24 January 2010.

"SCOTS WHA HAE"

"LAND OF LIGHT"

"CALEDONIA"

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"CALEDONIA"
Composed By:
DOUGIE MACLEAN
1982

VERSE # 01:
I don't know if
You can see
The changes that
Have come over me.
In these past few days,
I've been afraid
That I might drift away.
So, I've been telling old stories,
Singing old songs
That make me think
About where I belong.

CHORUS:
Let me tell you
That I love you,
That I think about you
All the time.
And, if I should
Become a stranger,
Know that it would
Make me more than sad.
Caledonia's been everything
I've ever had.

VERSE # 02:
I've been moved
And kept on moving.
Proved the points
That needed proving.
Lost some friends
That needed losing,
Found more along
The way.
Kissed some girls,
Left them crying.
Stole some dreams,
There's no denying.
Travelled hard
With coattails flying
Somewhere on the wind.

VERSE # 03:
Now, I'm sitting
By the fire,
The empty room,
The forest choir.
The flames couldn't
Get any higher.
Now, they've cooled
And gone.
But, I'm steady thinking.
My way is clear.
I know what
I must do tomorrow.
When hands are shaken
And kisses flow,
Then, I will disappear.

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US ARMY LEADER DEVELOPMENT

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An official United States Army video posted at the YOU TUBE web site on Friday 15 January 2010 by the Soldiers Media Center.

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"THEY CALL THE WIND MARIAH"

From the movie, "PAINT YOUR WAGON"

"WANDERING STAR"

"THE SOUND OF MUSIC"

"EDELWEISS"

Edelweiss, edelweiss,
Every morning,
You greet me.
Small and white,
Clean and bright,
You look happy
To meet me.
Blossom of snow,
May you bloom and grow.
Bloom and grow forever.
Edelweiss, edelweiss,
Bless my homeland
Forever!

"PRETTY BLUE EYES"

"FOOTSTEPS"

Recorded By:
Steve Lawrence

VERSE # 1:
Why did you say goodbye to me?
Now I'm as lonely as can be,
And as my teardrops start to fall,
I hear your footsteps down the hall
Walking away from me.

CHORUS:
Why did you say goodbye?
Why did you make me cry?
Every day I wonder why
Why, oh why, oh why, oh?

Footsteps, footsteps, footsteps, footsteps.

VERSE # 2:
You're such a haunting memory.
I pray that you'll come back to me.
But as I say my evening prayers,
I hear your footsteps on the stairs
Walking away from me.

"DONNA"

By: Richie Valens

Oh, Donna!
Oh, Donna!
Oh, Donna!
Oh, Donna!

I had a girl,
Donna was her name.
Since she left me
I've never been the same,
'Cause I love my girl.
Donna, where can you be?
Where can you be?

Now that you're gone,
I'm left all alone,
All by myself
To wander and roam,
'cause I love my girl.
Donna, where can you be?
Where can you be?

Darling, now that you're gone,
I don't know what I'll do.
All my life and all my love
Was just for you.

I had a girl.
Donna was her name.
Since she left me,
I've never been the same,
'Cause I love my girl.
Donna, where can you be?
Where can you be?

Oh, Donna!
Oh, Donna!
Oh, Donna!
Oh, Donna!

"THE BLIZZARD"

"NORTH TO ALASKA"

"FOUR STRONG WINDS"

GENERAL THOMAS JONATHAN "STONEWALL" JACKSON

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, born 21 January 1824 in Clarksburg, which at that time, was located in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Eeeee-Yaaaaa-Haaaaaa ! ! !

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NEWS RELEASE

Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Public Affairs)

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wednesday 20 January 2010

Number 047-10

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier in the United States Army who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Specialist Robert Donevski, nineteen years old, of Sun City, Arizona, died Saturday 16 January 2010 in Abad, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.

Specialist Donevski was assigned to the Second Battalion, Twelfth Infantry Regiment, Fourth Brigade Combat Team, Fourth Infantry Division, at Fort Carson, Colorado.

For more information, media may telephone the Fort Carson public affairs office at:

719-526-7525

After Hours:

719-526-5500

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Number 048-10

The Department of Defense announced today the death of an airman in the United States Air Force who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Technical Sergeant Adam K. Ginett, twenty-nine years old, of Knightdale, North Carolina, died Tuesday 19 January 2010 near Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device.

Technical Sergeant Ginett was assigned to the Thirty-First Civil Engineer Squadron, at Aviano Air Force Base, Italy.

For more information related to this release, please telephone the Aviano Air Force Base public affairs office at:

011-39-0434-30-7555 

OLD TIME CAVALRY TACTICS STILL PRACTICAL

I'm so proud to have served as a cavalry scout when I was in the United States Army!

FREIGHT TRAIN IN COLONA, ILLINOIS

This excellent video of a Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train was posted on the YOU TUBE web site on Wednesday 20 January 2010 by "FASTRAINS 56".

The images are amazingly crisp and clear, with superior audio.

Accordingly, I gave it a "FIVE STAR" rating, which is the YOU TUBE web site's highest viewer rating.

AMERICAN PARATROOPERS IN HAITI

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Paratroopers from the Eighty-Second Airborne Division "All Americans" of the United States Army wait at the Port-au-Prince, Haiti, airport after an early morning flight on Saturday 16 January 2010.

As many as three and a half thousand young United States Army paratroopers were expected to arrive in the next few days to begin securing the area for aid drop-off.

A United States Navy HH-60H "Seahawk" helicopter waits as paratroopers from the Eighty-Second Airborne Division stack supplies on Saturday 16 January 2010, that will be delivered to the forward operating bases in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

No room was spared, as aircraft were packed with troops and supplies.

A combat veteran, Specialist Joseph Dillon from the First Squadron, Seventy-Third Calvary Regiment, Eighty-Second Airborne Division, looks at a collapsed building as he sits in the back of a vehicle on the way to the airport to pick up disaster relief supplies in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Sunday 17 January 2010.

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INTERNET SCAM ALERT

MYSTERY/SECRET SHOPPER SCHEMES

The INTERNET CRIME COMPLAINT CENTER (i.e., the "IC3") has been alerted to an increase in employment schemes pertaining to mystery/secret shopper positions. Many retail and service corporations hire evaluators to perform secret or random checks on themselves or their competitors, and fraudsters are capitalizing on this employment opportunity.

Victims have reported to the IC3 they were contacted via e-mail and U.S. mail to apply to be a mystery shopper. Applicants are asked to send a resume and are purportedly subject to an extensive background check before being accepted as a mystery shopper. The employees are sent a check with instructions to shop at a specified retailer for a specific length of time and spend a specific amount on merchandise from the store. The employees receive instructions to take note of the store's environment, color, payment procedures, gift items, and shopping/carrier bags and report back to the employer. The second evaluation is the ease and accuracy of wiring money from the retail location. The money to be wired is also included in the check sent to the employee. The remaining balance is the employee's payment for the completion of the assignment. After merchandise is purchased and money is wired, the employees are advised by the bank the check cashed was counterfeit, and they are responsible for the money lost in addition to bank fees incurred.

In other versions of the scheme, applicants are requested to provide bank account information to have money directly deposited into their accounts. The fraudster then has acquired access to these victims' accounts and can withdraw money, which makes the applicant a victim of identity theft.

Once the pop-up appears it cannot be easily closed by clicking "close" or the "X" button. If the user clicks on the pop-up to purchase the software, a form is provided that collects payment information and the user is charged for the bogus product. In some instances, whether the user clicks on the pop-up or not, the scareware can install malicious code onto the computer. By running your computer with an account that has rights to install software, this issue is more likely to occur.

Here are some tips you can use to avoid becoming a victim of employment schemes associated with mystery/secret shopping:

1 - Do not respond to unsolicited (spam) e-mail.

2 - Do not click on links contained within an unsolicited e-mail.

3 - Be cautious of e-mail claiming to contain pictures in attached files, as the files may contain viruses. Only open attachments from known senders. Virus scan all attachments, if possible.

4 - Avoid filling out forms contained in e-mail messages that ask for personal information.

5 - Always compare the link in the e-mail to the link you are actually directed to and determine if they match and will lead you to a legitimate site.

There ARE legitimate mystery/secret shopper programs available. Research the legitimacy on companies hiring mystery shoppers. Legitimate companies will not charge an application fee and will accept applications on-line.

No legitimate mystery/secret shopper program will send payment in advance and ask the employee to send a portion of it back.

Individuals who believe they have information pertaining to mystery/secret shopper schemes are encouraged to file a complaint at:

http://www.ic3.gov/

GENERAL ROBERT EDWARD LEE 1807 - 1870

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, General Robert E. Lee!!!

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"GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY"

"GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY"

VERSE # 01:
An old cowpoke
Went riding out
One dark and windy day.
Upon a ridge, he rested
As he rode along his way,
When, all at once,
A mighty herd
Of red eyed cows, he saw,
A ploughing through
The ragged skies,
And up a cloudy draw.

CHORUS:
Yippee yi yay!
Yippee yi yo!
Ghost riders in the sky.

VERSE # 02:Their brands were
Still on fire,
And their hooves
Were made of steel.
Their horns were
Black and shiny,
And their hot breath,
He could feel.
A bolt of fear
Shot through him
As they tore across
The sky.
He saw the riders coming hard,
And he heard
Their mournful cry.

VERSE # 03:
Their faces gaunt,
Their eyes were glazed,
Their shirts,
All soaked with sweat.
They're riding hard
To catch that herd,
But they ain't caught 'em yet.
'Cause they've got to ride forever
On that range up
In the sky.
On horses breathing fire,
As they ride hard,
Hear them cry.

VERSE # 04:
As the riders loped
On by him,
He could hear one
Call his name.
"If you want to save
Your soul from Hell,
A riding on our range,
Then, Cowboy, mend your ways
Today, or with us,
You must ride,
Trying to catch the Devil's herd
Across this endless sky."

"THE MASTER'S CALL"

A favorite Marty Robbins gunfighter ballad

"DANNY BOY"

For my brother

"LOST LOVE"

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Words and Music by:
JOHN ROBERT MALLERNEE 

VERSE # 1:
There was a time I had the chance
To know true love and taste romance.
But, now my love's forever gone.
I guess that I'll remain alone. 

VERSE # 2:
I am forever on the roam.
The wild wind calls and I've no home,
And now I know that I've done wrong.
I play my tune and sing my song. 

VERSE # 3:
If love should call, don't be like me
And wander on so foolishly.
Just take that girl into your arms.
Don't run away and leave her charms. 

VERSE # 4:
To leave true love is such a sin.
A man who does will never win.
His only way is death and Hell.
A roving man's a ne'er-do-well.

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"BALLAD OF PORTLAND, OREGON"

Words and Music by:
JOHN ROBERT MALLERNEE

CHORUS:
Portland, Oregon is my kind of town.
I'm a man who knows.
I guess I've been around.

VERSE # 1:
In 'Sixty-Seven, I was drafted to war.
We didn't even know what we were fighting for.
After I traveled far over the sea,
My own true love wrote "Dear John" to me.

VERSE # 2:
Since that time, I haven't been back home.
I stayed in the Army and continued to roam.
But, time heals heartaches, and now mine's gone.
I'm heading back to Portland, Oregon.

VERSE # 3:
There's more pretty fish than just one in the sea.
There's got to be a girl who's meant for me.
In the Northwestern country where I belong,
I'll play my guitar and sing this song.

VERSE # 4:
In Willamette Valley, there's a happy sound.
The music of the people's calling me to town.
In the misty distance, you can see Mount Hood.
There's something about it makes me feel so good.

VERSE # 5:
The kids in the streets and the old folks, too
Make me think that my wandering's through.
There's life in this city and love's all around.
The City of Roses is my hometown.

DESERET NEWS REPORT

KODA

Bearng Urn

Color Guard

Fellow K9s

Koda's Ashes

Color Guard

Flag Presentation

Funeral Procession

K9 Honor Guard

FELLOW K9s HELP HONOR HERO POLICE DOG

By: WENDY LEONARD

Published:
Saturday 16 January 2010
22:44 Hours Mountain Time

MIDVALE, UTAH

Almost two hundred police service dogs and their handlers lined up at Hillcrest High School to honor one of their own Saturday.

As the remains of Koda, a Midvale police dog allegedly shot by a man accused of attempted burglary on New Year's Day, were marched down the line, dogs were whimpering and barking as if they might have understood what was going on.

Koda's handler hung the dog's leash on the door of the carrier inside his truck and said a tearful goodbye to his partner for the last time. The dog's ashes will remain with the family he protected and loved, and a Midvale officer will soon be traveling to California to purchase a new pooch with money freed up by selling off seized assets from previous police searches in the area.

Nearly a thousand people attended the afternoon memorial service for the three and a half year old Belgian Malinois that had been in service with Midvale for the past year and a half.

Midvale police officer Gerry Wayne, who helped train Koda, read from a letter he wrote to help him with the grieving process, and said that although Koda tried his patience at times, the dog helped him feel confident as a K9 officer. Wayne's first dog had bitten him twice, making for an inopportune experience handling police dogs.

"You were always spinning in circles when you wanted something," he said. "I always thought you had a goal to be a NASCAR dog, the problem is you spun the wrong way."

Koda was assigned to a new handler in the summer of last year, but Wayne said Koda died doing what made him happy, and in turn, "it made me proud."

Koda's handler was less than one hundred feet away when he heard the gunshots allegedly fired by Tevita Talanoa Fisiitalia, who died later that night from a gunshot wound suffered after Koda was shot.

"Officers were in jeopardy from the moment they arrived that night", Midvale Captain Steve Shreeve said during the service for Koda. "He gave his life so others would not have to. He did what he was trained to do."

Shreeve said the service was meant to honor all officers, including K9s, who put their lives on the line every day they serve.

"A primary reason for having dogs is that an officer can go home at night after an experience with a deadly force encounter," said Wendell Nope, an instructor with the Utah Police Academy. He said K9 units know they are more likely to encounter potentially deadly situations because they are used to investigate tough crimes involving drugs, explosives and also to pursue fleeing criminals.

"That's what they do," he said. "They are trained to do what Koda did."

Nope said he believes Koda and his handler will meet again. And when they do, he said the dog, "if he could talk, would say: 'I did good, didn't I, Daddy?' "

No one can describe the bond between a police dog and its handler, said another Midvale K9 officer, Kresdon Bennett. "I'm your right arm, the sword at your side …," Bennett read from a statement describing what it feels like to be "guardians of the night" together.

Next to where Koda would be eagerly awaiting his next duty, sat a water cooler. Soon, his cage will be filled with a new member of the Midvale force, but until then, his leash will hang there, reminding the patrol of the friend and protector Koda was to them.

E-Mail:

wleonard@desnews.com