“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.”— The Continental Congress, July 4, 1776
“The task of statesmanship has always been the re-definition of these rights in terms of a changing and growing social order.”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt (Commonwealth Club Address, 1932)
“Roosevelt was wrong! The principles laid down in the Declaration of Independence are the principles of individual liberty. Our unalienable rights, given to us by God are given to us as individuals. Our rights do not come from society or the government, and they cannot be redefined by politicians. The nature of these rights carries with it the implication of individual responsibility, without which we surrender them.”
— Perri Nelson, November 6, 2008
Wednesday Hero - Pfc. Joseph Allen Jeffries
Published Tue, May 22 2007 10:56 PM
Army Reserve’s 320th Psychological Operations Company
May 29, 2004
Below is all the information that could be found on Pfc. Joseph Jeffries.
Pfc. Jeffries was killed with two fellow soldiers, Capt. Daniel W. Eggers and Sgt. 1st Class Robert J. Mogensen, and an unnamed sailor, when their vehicle drove over an IED in Kandahar, Afghanistan. All four service members were attached to the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – Afghanistan. He is survived by his wife, Betsy, and his parents Mark and Linda Jeffries.
These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero. We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived
This post is part of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. To find out more about Wednesay Hero, you can go here.
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Published Tue, May 22 2007 10:46 PM
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More new stuff...
Published Tue, May 22 2007 9:07 PM
My web host has kindly provided instructions for installing several software packages to run alongside my web site. I'm in the (long and tedious) process of installing a few of these now.
One of the reasons the process is so slow and tedious is the file naming conventions. Files with names like ".something" give Web Folders fits, so I have to find the ones that fail, rename them, upload them, and then use a different tool to rename them back.
Some of the stuff I'm looking at is a package called "Gallery", another called "Joomla", one called "phpBB", another called "Advanced Poll", and "MediaWiki". These are all PHP applications with fairly large installation packages. It's going to take me a few days to put them all into place, mess around with the themes and CSS, and otherwise integrate them into the website.
I also have the option of installing WordPress, but I can't really see why I would want to do that. After all, I've spent a lot of time writing this blogging package. Well, actually, I can think of a reason why I might want to install WordPress, but I'm not ready to do that just yet. In any case, this blog is going to stay on the platform I developed for quite a long time. After all, I've got total control over the code, and it's a playground for me.
I think it might be cool to have polling and forum software set up here. I know I'm going to enjoy playing with MediaWiki. Maybe I'll create a "conservative concepts wiki".
I think some of this stuff will be fun.
The Gallery is installed. I'll probably be modifying the layout and style a bit in in the near future. I've wanted to put a photo gallery up for a while, and now I've got one. Currently, there's only one photo in it...
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Possible Downtime
Published Tue, May 22 2007 4:23 PM
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I just received a notice via email from my web host that usernames and passwords may have been compromised. Because of this, I was required to change my password.
Since the password for the account is also the password to the database, my site may go down temporarily. My only recourse is to go home, and update the code to use the new password. Since that will take at a minimum an hour to manage, there may be a brief down-time. I do have a site-offline page that should let people know what's up, assuming it works.
I'll get this fixed as soon as I can.
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