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I received my final grades yesterday. The only one up in the air, really, was programming. I received A's in Business Management, Business Communications, Network Security, and Intermediate Programming (PHP). I received B's in my othe...]]>http://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/313423http://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/313423Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:13:23 -04002008-07-04T17:13:23Gideon MacLeishhttp://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/313268

GID'S TOP 3 RULES FOR WATCHING A MOVIE BASED ON A BOOK:

1. The movie is not the book!

2. The movie is NOT the book!

3. The movie is NOT THE BOOK!

 

If you're going to see "Prince Caspian", and you remember these three rules, you may thoroughly enjoy the movie. Forget them, and it will be a long 2 1/2 hours.

For those not up to speed on the "Chronicles of Narnia", "Prince Caspian" takes...]]>http://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/313268http://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/313268Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:13:23 -04002008-07-04T17:13:23Gideon MacLeishhttp://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/313259
Please note, my review is based on the movie itself, and not on a careful vetting of the accusations it presents. I do intend to spend some time looking into the assertions made by the movie, but have not as of yet done so.

The first thing that hit me was not covered in any movie reviews for or against the movie. The camera work...]]>http://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/313259http://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/313259Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:13:23 -04002008-07-04T17:13:23Gideon MacLeishhttp://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/313250
I decided to do a little research into what it would take to buy a "greener" vehicle. As I live in a rural area, there's a lot of open country in which I drive. As I checked out the stats, I quickly realized my vehicle...]]>http://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/313250http://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/313250Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:13:23 -04002008-07-04T17:13:23Gideon MacLeishhttp://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/312982
About the same time, I was seriously considering giving a year's service to the Covenant House. I had received the paperwork and was looking it over and it was a topic of discussion among us (we were sharing a place at the time). One of the requirements of the Covenant House is that its volunteers must spend a specified amount of time in pr...]]>http://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/312982http://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/312982Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:13:23 -04002008-07-04T17:13:23Gideon MacLeishhttp://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/312287
As I am exploring doing work with OLPC, my feelings about this are somewhat mixed. I'm encouraged that Microsoft's involvement will bring about the kind of high profile partnerships that will make this project work, but somewhat disappointed ...]]>http://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/312287http://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/312287Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:13:23 -04002008-07-04T17:13:23Gideon MacLeishhttp://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/312279
It will also add the benefit of helping to solve our national health care issues in the process. So it's a win for everyone.

The plan is modelled after Gore's "Carbon Credits" plan. The idea of the carbon credits, for the uninitiated, is that you pay for the pollution you create. It's kind of a special indulgence for the new millenium (if you don't kno...]]>http://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/312279http://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/312279Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:13:23 -04002008-07-04T17:13:23Gideon MacLeishhttp://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/312222
He related the story of a former pastor who had homeschooled his children. Because many of the people in the church were...]]>http://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/312222http://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/312222Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:13:23 -04002008-07-04T17:13:23Gideon MacLeishhttp://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/312190
In Business Management, Business Communications, and Network Security, I received "A" grades. In the first two courses, that's an accomplishment, because the instructor does not liberally hand out high grades.

In Marketing and Accounting, I received a "B". In Marketing, I was points away from an "A", but the "B" should still keep my average in good shape. In...]]>http://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/312190http://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/312190Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:13:23 -04002008-07-04T17:13:23Gideon MacLeishhttp://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/312001
The woman, Pamela Jeffs, it turns out, is 18. And the article goes on to say that the other young woman also may be 18.

The question, then, is what did Texas officials know and when did they know it? If these women lied about their ages to obstruct, then there's really not much that ...]]>http://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/312001http://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/312001Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:13:23 -04002008-07-04T17:13:23Gideon MacLeishhttp://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/311755
See, Hillary made the tremendously fatal mistake of playing the experience card. Right now as the peasants are lining up with pitchforks at the White House gates, experience is the last thing they want to see in a Presidential candidate. They want to at least hold on to the illusion t...]]>http://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/311755http://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/311755Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:13:23 -04002008-07-04T17:13:23Gideon MacLeishhttp://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/311063
We've got one full week of classes left, then finals next week. I've got two group pro...]]>http://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/311063http://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/311063Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:13:23 -04002008-07-04T17:13:23Gideon MacLeishhttp://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/310177
 

OBAMA’s PartThere's a independent voter
That's really got my motor
Runnin’ till Election Day,
Said “Yo’ Momma, I be votin’ for Obama
cuz Oprah wants to see it th...]]>http://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/310177http://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/310177Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:13:23 -04002008-07-04T17:13:23Gideon MacLeishhttp://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/310028http://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/310028http://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/310028Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:13:23 -04002008-07-04T17:13:23Gideon MacLeishhttp://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/309985
But it's that word "ideally" that muddies the waters. And it is because of that that abstinence only sex education should not be the choice for public schools.

See, I'm among the crowd that refuses to concede failure. I am not going t...]]>http://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/309985http://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/article/309985Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:13:23 -04002008-07-04T17:13:23