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This is really funny. I was wondering how they were projecting all the way around the stadium at the Bird’s Nest at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. I was guessing it was one huge computer or a network of computers working together. Well, now there’s more details. It seems they were using Windows :) Here’s some proof… pictures of the blue screen of death during the opening ceremonies.

Picture 1 Click Here

Picture 2

I’m starting a new series of blogs titled “Forwards from Grandma”. I’m only going to post the ones that are true. About half don’t pass the Snopes.com test. This one does however. I will research them before I post them here.

This series of Photos is from around Iowa during the Storms and Floods of 2008. The first one is called a Tornado in the description but after researching it, most feel it’s a wall cloud. (still awesome)

A huge tornado funnel cloud touches down in Orchard, Iowa, Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 9:04 p.m. The Globe Gazette and Mitchell County Press News reported that Lori Mehmen of Orchard, took the photo from outside her front door. Mehmen said the funnel cloud came near the ground and then went back up into the clouds. Besides tree and crop damage, no human injuries were reported.

Waterloo, Iowa residents Daniel Tournier, right, and Otha Moore, left, watch the swollen Cedar River flow only a couple of feet below the 4th Street bridge in Waterloo, Iowa on Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Water from the swollen Cedar River rushes past downtown buildings Thursday, June 12, 2008, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Officials estimated that 100 blocks in Cedar Rapids were under water forcing the evacuation of nearly 4,000 homes and leaving cars underwater on downtown streets.

A Union Pacific bridge is partially swept away by high flood waters on the Cedar River in downtown Waterloo,Iowa on Tuesday June 10, 2008.

Flood water from the Iowa River rages through farmland June 15, 2008 near Oakville, Iowa.

A flooded street Thursday, June 12, 2008, in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

An aerial image of downtown shows flood-affected areas June 13, 2008 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Flooded home are seen Saturday, June 14, 2008, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

A corn field is submerged in flood water June 16, 2008 near Oakville, Iowa. Farmers along the Mississippi River in Iowa have been emptying their grain bins and evacuating their livestock as they prepare for record flooding.

Buildings and debris are seen floating in the Cedar River against a railroad bridge Saturday, June 14, 2008, in Cedar Rapids,Iowa.

Kitty Lake, owner of The Vine Restaurant, rides on the front of a boat while surveying the floodwaters on Highway 6, Friday, June 13, 2008 in Coralville, Iowa.

William Kimpton, left, and Ben Walker, both of Cedar Rapids,Iowa, wade through floodwaters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday afternoon, June 12, 2008.

Cattle were herded onto a porch and left to avoid drowning by the rising water from the Cedar River Wednesday June 11, 2008 along the river north of Vinton, Iowa.

A sign is completely submerged along a road north of Vinton, Iowa, as water from the Cedar River continues to rise Wednesday June 11, 2008.

An angry resident that tried to drive around a security checkpoint is stopped by one police officer, right, while another tries to break his window to extract him in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Monday, June 16, 2008.

Brandon Smith carries his two cats, Fry and Bender, to dry land from their flooded and evacuated home on June 12, 2008 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

I recently drove around the Saylorville Lake area and took some pictures and video of the area flooding. Tonight we are going to go and get some more shots when the dam overflows. The emergency overflow is going to start flowing and will double the output of the spillway. Here’s some pics:

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I found a few videos from today’s earthquake in Sichuan, China.

College students during quake:

This one was taken with a jailbroken iPhone:

This one was almost 1,000 miles away in Beijing:

This one starts at about 5min into the video:

Thanks to a tip from my cousin Brian, Iran is about to get smashed by a Cyclone named Gonu. I’m guess this is going to effect gas prices once again. Brian pointed out that it’s been a while since Iran has been hit by this bad of weather. Hopefully this is a part of God protecting our troops.

CLICK HERE for the latest news on Cyclone Gonu

I have talked with a few people lately and found most people do not know what the pictures are above. I could even say, “This is Israel and Lebanon”, and they would say, “Ok…”, but they would still not get it. This is going on right now as I type this. And again, people would say, “Ok…” This is not just some skirmish people! This is war! At any point in this war it would only take one move from Iran and we, The USA, would most likely get involved. This isn’t some Iraq or Afghanistan thing. This would involve many countries and an all out attack. The biggest reason this is an important thing to be watching is what the Bible has to say about things like this. Here are some examples:

Zechariah 12:2-3
“Behold, I am about to make Jerusalem a cup of staggering to all the surrounding peoples. The siege of Jerusalem will also be against Judah. On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples. All who lift it will surely hurt themselves. And all the nations of the earth will gather against it.

1 Thessalonians 5:2-3
For you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night. While they are saying, “Peace and Safety!”then destruction will come upon them suddenly like labor pains upon a woman with child, and they will not escape.

Here are some things to watch for:

Ezekiel 36:24
“For I will take you from the nations, gather you from all the lands, and bring you into your own land.”

Matthew 24:3-8 “And Jesus answered and said to them, “See to it that no one misleads you. ‘For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ, and will mislead many. “And you will be hearing of wars an rumors of wars; see that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end. “For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines, and pestilence’s and earthquakes. “But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.”

Luke 21:25
“And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth the distress of nations, with great perplexity, over the sea and the roaring of the waves.”

Want to keep up to date? Here’s some great sites:

www.foxnews.com
www.prophecyupdate.com
www.cbn.com/cbnnews

I cannot believe this, I am so mad right now, You have to read this article and then the opinion from Alabama House of Representative, Jo Bonner. It is about 1st, 3rd, & 5th graders taking a sex survey in school. I will post the survey if I can find it anywhere online. We gotta do something about this people!!!

[News Article]
House Scolds Court on Sex Survey Suit Toss WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2005

(AP) The House voted Wednesday to scold a San Francisco-based federal appeals court for dismissing a lawsuit by parents outraged that a school district surveyed their young children about sex. Over objections from some Democrats who complained Republicans were seeking the kind of judicial activism the GOP normally denounces, lawmakers voted 320 to 91 for a resolution that said the decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals “deplorably infringed on parental rights.”The resolution says the 9th Circuit should rehear Fields v. Palmdale School District. The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel earlier this month said that “parents are possessed of no constitutional right to prevent the public schools from providing information” on sex to students. “What we are speaking to here is a case in which a court, I believe, far overreached the issues involved in a case and declared parenting unconstitutional,” said Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., who offered the resolution.But Rep. Howard Berman, D-Calif., said Congress shouldn’t get involved.”Here we bash the court for not creating a new constitutional right never before proclaimed … in order to overturn a local school decision,” he said. The Palmdale School District, north of Los Angeles, had given the survey to first-, third- and fifth-graders, but dropped it in 2002 after parents complained. It was part of a program to gauge early trauma and help youngsters overcome barriers to learning, and asked students, among other things, how often they thought about sex. Wednesday’s vote was the latest example of lawmakers chafing at a decision of the 9th Circuit, which has angered conservatives and some Democrats with rulings like one in 2002 that declared the Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional when recited in public schools. House Republicans are pushing legislation to divide the circuit, which covers nine Western states, into two pieces, arguing it’s gotten too big to be effective. The Bush administration supports the move but it’s meeting resistance in the Senate.

The bill is H. Res. 547.
[News Article End]

[Opinion]
Court says schools can ask about sex

I was outraged by the recent ruling of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stating that parents no longer have a say in what public schools teach their students.

You may have heard that the court held “that there is no free-standing fundamental right of parents to control the upbringing of their children by introducing them to matters of and relating to sex in accordance with their personal and religious values and beliefs.”
The case involved parents who sued their local school district after their first, third and fifth grade children were given a survey containing graphic questions about sex.

The survey asked questions such as whether the children ever thought about having sex or touching other people’s “private parts” and whether they could “stop thinking about having sex.” These were questions asked to first graders!

The San Francisco-based 9th Circuit has a history of legislating from the bench. The most notable example is the 2002 decision that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools is unconstitutional because it contains the phrase “under God.” Thankfully, the decision was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.

The House is taking steps to split this overburdened court, thereby creating new vacancies for President Bush to fill. This plan would create a new 12th Circuit consisting of Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska, leaving the 9th Circuit with California, Hawaii, Guam, and the Northern Marianas Islands.

I am hopeful that the president will fill the four longstanding vacancies currently open on the 9th Circuit, and I encourage him to continue appointing the strong, constitutionally-minded justices he has in the past.

Last week the House passed the Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2005. The legislation was passed in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s narrowly-decided Kelo vs. New London case, which ruled that a property’s potential for economic improvement outweighs an individual’s right to his property.

The House legislation enhances the penalty for states and localities that abuse their eminent domain power.

My staff and I work for you. Please call if we can be of service.

Jo Bonner represents the people of this area in the U.S. House of Representatives.
[End of Opinion]

Search in Iowa for Two Escaped Killers

Tuesday, November 15, 2005
DES MOINES, Iowa — Two convicted murderers have escaped from the maximum security portion of the Iowa State Penitentiary, jail officials said.

Martin Shane Moon, 34, and Robert Joseph Legendre, 27, were last seen at 7 p.m. Monday. Their whereabouts are unknown and officials are investigating how they escaped, said Ron Welder, spokesman for the Penitentiary in Fort Madison.

“It’s too early to speculate,” he said.

Legendre and Moon were serving life sentences for murder.

Welder said authorities in Iowa, Illinois and Missouri have been alerted and more than 30 officers and canines were initially ordered to search the area.

Gov. Tom Vilsack on Monday night offered further aid, including state troopers and aircraft to assist in the search. He also requested that amber alert strategies be implemented to warn Iowa residents of the situation.

The inmates were working inside penitentiary walls for Iowa State Industries when the escape occurred, Welder said.

Fort Madison police reported a stolen 1995 gold Pontiac Bonneville with Iowa plates 776-NOW. They said they are unsure whether Moon and Legendre are responsible for the theft.

Legendre was convicted of kidnapping and murder in the state of Nevada and was transferred to Iowa in December 2004. No other details of his crime were immediately available.

Moon was convicted in Clarke County and sent to prison in 2000 for the 1990 shooting of his roommate, Kevin Dickson.

According to court records, Moon, Dickson and others traveled to an abandoned farmhouse near Winterset, allegedly to meet a drug dealer. Dickson was shot and killed at the farmhouse.

Moon is a white male, 6 feet, 185 pounds with green eyes and brown hair. Legendre is a white male, 5 feet, 11 inches, 178 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

More information will be released Tuesday morning, officials said.

The Iowa State Penitentiary was opened in 1839 and is the state’s only maximum-security institution. It can hold up to 550 inmates.