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Friend has acquired a pistol, and is looking for a good place to practice with it. I said I knew some people could that give recommndations. ;> Closer to the loop 610 the better, but not a requirement. Any other comments welcome.

The Virginia Tech gunman was taken to a mental health facility in 2005, it has been revealed. Cho Seung-Hui was evaluated by mental health professionals after female students complained to police about him and his parents became afraid he was suicidal.

COWARDS KICK AWAY ANOTHER PIECE OF AMERICA'S SOUL By KINKY FRIEDMAN April 15, 2007 -- Author, musician and former Texas gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman has been friends with Don Imus since 1975, when they met on stage at The Bottom Line. I MET Imus on the gangplank of Noah's Ark. He was then and remains today a truth-seeking missile with the best bull-meter in the business. Far from being a bully, he was a spiritual chop-buster never afraid to go after the big guys with nothing but the slingshot of ragged integrity. I watched him over the years as he...

Judge's Wife: People Say He Should Have His Own TV Show Anna Nicole Judge's Wife Tells ABC News: 'I Find Him to Be Brilliant' Feb. 22, 2007 — Not since Judge Ito has a black robe so thoroughly failed to mask the colorful personality of the man beneath it. For more than a week, Florida circuit court Judge Larry Seidlin has run the Anna Nicole Smith court hearing with a jarring combination of comic wisecracks, stunningly personal commentary and naked emotion.

Rape case closed, but 'justice was not served' It's too late to try attacker, whose brother served 18 years for that crime A second round of DNA test results showed last week that Charles Mumphrey committed the crime for which his brother served 18 years in prison. TX Dept. of Criminal Justice By RENÉE C. LEE Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle CONROE — Twenty years after a 13-year-old Conroe girl was sexually assaulted, Montgomery County prosecutors have declared the case closed. But her attacker will not face prosecution. A second round of DNA test results showed last week that Charles Mumphrey...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UlCXXZTTh8 Here's some background on "Net Neutrality" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9jHOn0EW8U&mode=related&search= Basically, it is intentional denial of service on sites by your ISP to guide you in the direction they want you to go in.

Terrorist suspect's unexpected journey to Houston jail Man known for outspokenness, not violence, lost wife amid alleged al-Qaida training By CINDY GEORGE and RACHEL GRAVES Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle Criminal complaint against Maldonado Timeline in case against Maldonado Daniel Joseph Maldonado told authorities he was ready to kill Americans for his political beliefs. But the true casualty of his jihad may have been his own wife. Maldonado, the first American to be charged with training to fight with al-Qaida in Somalia, took his wife and three children with him. There, Tamekia Cunningham succumbed to a high fever that likely was...

Steps to Victory The bottom-up plan to defeat the insurgency. by Eric Egland 6/2006 12:00:00 AM THIS POLITICAL season, the debate about Iraq has become almost completely backward looking. It has degenerated into finger pointing and partisan sniping--stuck between a false choice of "cut and run" versus "more of the same." Failure in Iraq is not an option, because it would spell disaster for U.S. national security and foreign policy credibility, not to mention military morale. Our mission in Iraq continues to move forward, and U.S. forces have successfully defeated the insurgents in several areas, yet the enemy has...

In October 2003 the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission placed 200,000 of Enron's internal emails from 1999-2002 into the public domain as part of its ongoing investigations. The archive offers an extraordinary window into the lives and preoccupations of Enron's top executives during a turbulent period. Read more about Enron's demise on Wikipedia. Trampoline engineers used this data as testbed during development of the company's SONAR technology. The result was so fascinating we decided to open it up and allow anyone to dig in. The Enron Explorer lets you investigate the actions and reactions of Enron's senior management team as...

DALLAS — The only debate of the Texas governor's race Friday rarely pushed the four major candidates beyond their campaign rhetoric as they tried to portray each other as unfit for the state's highest office. The statewide televised event before a panel of journalists was more of a joint news conference than a debate, but the candidates did snipe at each other over taxes, toll roads, ethics and racially tinged remarks.

Muslim PC wins right not to protect Israeli Embassy By STEPHEN WRIGHT A Muslim police officer has been excused from guarding London's Israeli Embassy after he objected to the duty on 'moral grounds'. PC Alexander Omar Basha - a member of the Metropolitan Police's Diplomatic Protection Group - refused to be posted there because he objected to Israeli bombings in Lebanon and the resulting civilian casualties of fellow Muslims. In a move which has caused widespread astonishment at Scotland Yard, senior officers in the DPG agreed that that PC Basha should be given an alternative posting. The officer, who carries...

Aug. 1, 2006, 11:32AM Culberson says he'll oppose Metro rail line on Richmond U.S. Rep. John Culberson today announced that because of what he described as "overwhelming opposition of the community" to a Metro light rail line on Richmond Avenue, he will oppose the project. "I will vigorously protect the clearly expressed interests of my constituents, in particular those who live, work, or own property on Richmond," Culberson told a crowd of about 200 who gathered under a tent near James Coney Island, at Richmond and Shepherd, to hear his announcement. "Today I am asking Metro to adopt a resolution...

The Israeli Strategy Media pundits, not always the most reliable information source, have expressed surprise at how quickly the the Israeli crisis has escalated. Perhaps the only real surprise (so far) is that Israel hasn't launched an incursion into south Lebanon, in an effort to crush Hizballah. That will come, perhaps in a matter of days. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) began calling up reservists a couple of days ago; as the Army mobilizes and deploys additional units, Israel will quickly marshal enough combat power to launch a major strike across its northern border, aimed at crushing the terrorist infrastructure...

June 25, 2006, 1:54AM Railroad killer: resourceful, lucky, prolific Maturino Resendiz, set to die Tuesday, killed 'some of the best people' By ALLAN TURNER AND ROSANNA RUIZ Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle After he was safely behind bars, it was easy to forget that Angel Maturino Resendiz once was a fearsome, self-annointed avenging angel of God. Peering through bottle-thick glasses, pathetically cadging quarters for sugary treats and fulminating in his whispery voice against abortion and homosexuality, the pint-sized killer seemed almost harmless, a creepy blowhard villain in a B-grade movie. But that illusion was wrong. Dead wrong. In a two-year rampage...

AUSTIN — Until they found the topless photos, Austin High School officials considered Tamara Hoover a model art teacher with a knack for helping students find their creative streaks. Now, she's fighting for her job. The photos, which were posted on Flickr.com by her partner, depict Hoover in the shower, lifting weights, getting dressed, in bed and doing other routine activities. Her abrupt dismissal highlights a new concern for employees: Your boss has Internet access, too. "People don't realize when they put their entire diary out there, they're giving very private information to the public," said Kate Brooks, director of...

March 21, 2006, 2:37PM Richmond rail plan draws a crowd Most of the 500 at town hall talk oppose Metro idea By RAD SALLEE Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle More than 500 people attended a town hall meeting Monday night on the controversial choice of a route for the Metropolitan Transit Authority's next light rail line, most opposing plans to build on Richmond Avenue. Those who spoke at the meeting, at St. Luke's United Methodist Church, 3471 Westheimer, were each given one minute to talk, and most said they favored a line on nearby Westpark. Some, like Christina Campbell, said construction...

Cheney's victim suffers heart attack By JAMES PINKERTON Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle CORPUS CHRISTI — The Austin attorney shot by Vice President Dick Cheney suffered a minor heart attack early this morning when a single birdshot pellet migrated into the organ and caused an irregular beat, doctors said today.

Any other Chronicle viewers notices the long download times off the pages of the Houston Chronicle. They "upgrade" there website this week, and it appears they have wiped themselves out.

Reveals the humanity living within terrorism Paradise Now takes you behind the terrible curtain of terrorism to find, not too surprisingly, that human beings live there, not necessarily gimlet-eyed extremists. Wisely, Netherlands-based Palestinian director Hany Abu-Assad doesn't delve too deeply into the political oppression his fellow countrymen feel under Israeli occupation. He focuses instead on the humanity of two likable West Bank auto mechanics, Said (Kais Nashef) and Khaled (Ali Suliman), who are informed, with only 24 hours' notice, that God has chosen them to obliterate themselves and as many bystanders as they can take with them. Their mission is...

Democrats Win Elections in NJ, Va., Calif. Democrats cleaned up big in off-year elections from New Jersey to California, sinking the candidate who embraced President Bush in the final days of the Virginia governor's campaign. They also turned back GOP Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's efforts to limit the power of California's Democratic leaders. Democratic Sen. Jon Corzine easily won the New Jersey governor's seat after an expensive, mudslinging campaign, trouncing Republican Doug Forrester by 10 percentage points. Polls in the last week had forecast a much closer race. Democratic Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine won a solid victory in GOP-leaning Virginia, beating...