Sunday, February 28, 2010

Tuesday's Twitters



Here are some more Twitters! Some funny--some not so!

A bill can be bipartisan without bipartisan votes - Nancy Pelosi --Huh? Nancy Pelosi

U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Oral Arguments In McDonald v. City of Chicago on March 2 2nd Amendment

Because Fannie & Freddie are the epitome of efficiency-Dodd Proposes New Financial Bureau Fannie & Freddie

Obama Considers Halting All Home Foreclosures & forcing lenders to make principal reductions. Proposed Procedures

The British Tea Party launched today British Tea Party What could B more British than a tea party?

Biggest Coal Co. Files Legal Challenge Against EPA Coal vs EPA

Preparing package 4 our troops in Iraq, Afghanistan & Kuwait. Support our troops @ Any Soldier Project Get an address & send a package.

Free The SEALS: Free The SEALS WARRIOR DEFENSE FUND'S EFFORT TO PROVIDE FUNDING

Joke of the Day: Redneck Ham Operator You are a Redneck Ham Operator if...

Dem Rep laughs at reciting Pledge of Allegiance; Couldn't recall what comes after "one nation,under Obama" The Pledge

Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men the other 999 follow women! Groucho Marx

Most Interesting Part Of The Health Care Summit Oh My

I'm the Tea Party Leader: Tea Party

Showdown in Searchlight: Bye Bye Harry Join the Mega Rally

Dingy Harry's Trick Against the Tea Party Dingy Harry

Those pesky census takers: 2010 Census Know your rights!

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Penny and Doug
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Quote of the Day:
"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclination, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." --John Adams

Saturday, February 27, 2010

National Rifle Association Updates


March 20-24 2010: NRA Range Development & Operations Conference
The Range Development & Operations Conference is a five-day industry seminar focusing on fundamental aspects of building and maintaining a shooting facility. Attendees will receive a multidisciplinary perspective on major topics such as:

Developing business and master plans
Public hearings and zoning boards
Environmental sound
Insurance
Lead on outdoor ranges and OSHA lead standards
Range maintenance
Range safety
For more info see: NRA Conference

Second Amendment March On Washington Scheduled For April: There will be a Second Amendment March in Washington, D.C., on April 19, 2010, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Attendees will gather on the northeast corner of the Washington Monument grounds at 10:00 a.m., and the entire event will take place there (due to logistics, the event will be more of a "rally" than an actual march).
2nd Amendment March

Statement By NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox Regarding Washington State Supreme Court Decision: "We are pleased with the Washington State Supreme Court's decision in State v. Sieyes yesterday, which stated that the Second Amendment applies to the states via the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause."
2nd Amendment

PETA Critical Of King: Among other things, U.S. Representative Steve King (R-Iowa) is a responsible citizen, a family man, a firearm owner, and is staunchly pro-gun. He also has a Twitter account from which he "tweets" fairly regularly.
PETA vs King

Bill O'Reilly On Law-Abiding Citizens Maintaining Their Second Amendment Rights During A Declared State Of Emergency: "That's a pretty extreme position." As we have often reported, in the wake of the illegal gun confiscations in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, NRA focused its attention on legislation to amend existing emergency-powers statutes to guarantee that local authorities never again attempt the confiscation of lawfully owned firearms during states of emergency.
Confiscation of Firearms

Update On Bogus "Poll" Of NRA Members: On Dec. 11, 2009, we noted that a poll paid for by anti-gun politician-activist Michael Bloomberg, claiming to show that NRA members support gun control, was conducted by a pollster who has been reprimanded and censured by two professional polling organizations, and who (of course) doesn't have access to NRA's confidential member list.
Bogus Poll

New Rule On Guns In National Parks Takes Effect February 22: On February 22, a new law on guns in national parks takes effect. The law repeals a National Park Service rule that has long prohibited Americans from lawfully possessing firearms in national parks for self-defense.
New Rule

Penny and Doug
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Quote of the Day:
"There is something so far-fetched and so extravagant in the idea of danger to liberty from the militia that one is at a loss whether to treat it with gravity or with raillery; whether to consider it as a mere trial of skill, like the paradoxes of rhetoricians; as a disingenuous artifice to instil prejudices at any price; or as the serious." --Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 29

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Kennehoochee Amateur Radio Club HamFest


Kennehoochee Amateur Radio HamFest

This year's Kennehoochee HamFest will be held on Saturday, March 20, 2010 at the Jim R. Miller Park (Cobb County Fairgrounds), Marietta, Ga, from 8AM to 3PM.

There will be Dealers, Flea Market, Bone Yard, FCC Exams--all in a covered area! Free parking, Handicapped accessible, Free RV hook-ups.

Come join the fun and the opportunity to win great door prizes.

Penny N6HWB
Doug N3DAB
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Penny's Antiques & Wedgwood Pantry





Quote of the Day:

"Industry is increased, commodities are multiplied, agriculture and manufacturers flourish: and herein consists the true wealth and prosperity of a state." --Alexander Hamilton, Report on a National Bank, 1790

Sunday, February 21, 2010

February Sale at Penny's Antiques & Wedgwood Pantry




February Sale in Progress at Penny's Pantry

The category on sale this month is all Timeshare rentals and sales--20% off. Browse our online catalog and find our extra specials at: Penny's Antiques & Wedgwood Pantry. Sale ends Midnight, February 28, 2010.

Pictured here: Carlsbad Inn Beach Resort, for sale or rent

New Listings:
1. Hardcover "Teeth of the Tiger" by Tom Clancy
2. Hoosier Glass Company Bud Vase
3. Indiana Glass Company Ivy Bowl
4. Velcro Hook & Loop Tape Vintage Unopened



Penny and Doug
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Penny's Antiques & Wedgwood Pantry





Quote of the Day:
"[A] good moral character is the first essential in a man, and that the habits contracted at your age are generally indelible, and your conduct here may stamp your character through life. It is therefore highly important that you should endeavor not only to be learned but virtuous." --George Washington, letter to Steptoe Washington, 1790

Saturday, February 20, 2010

AuctionBytes Article: The Challenge of Attracting Shoppers to Your Online Store by: Jeff Gawronski


The Challenge of Attracting Shoppers to Your Online Store
By Jeff Gawronski
AuctionBytes.com
February 21, 2010

I have a retail website, but where are all the customers?

For online merchants that have made the leap from eBay, Amazon, Etsy and other marketplaces to having their own online storefront, the potential can seem limitless. And it is! Whether you make the world your marketplace or you decide to focus on domestic customers, having your own online retail store is exciting. By having your own store, your business feels real, and you've turned a major entrepreneurial corner. You may still sell your products on other sites, but with your own web site comes a pride of ownership, business cards, and customers who come specifically to browse and shop for your stuff.

But once the opening day excitement of a new store dwindles, almost all independent online merchants ask the same questions. Where are all the visitors? Customers? Shoppers?

See entire article at: AuctionBytes

See our online store at: Penny's Antiques & Wedgwood Pantry

Penny and Doug
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Penny's Antiques & Wedgwood Pantry





Quote of the Day:
"Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections. The name of American, which belongs to you, in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of Patriotism, more than any appellation derived from local discriminations." --George Washington, Farewell Address, 1796

Tuesday's Twitters


Here are Tuesday's Twitters--some funny--some not so.

Presiden Reagan was right all the way back in 1961; give it a listen. Spot on speech about what is happening now: Reagan Speaks

If Obama saves any more jobs,no one will have one!

New Obama gear ("NOPE") for sale at DC Dulles Airport. What a diff a year makes! Obama Gear

Good news from the NRA!!! Washington State Supreme Court has ruled that the 2nd Amendment applies to the States via the… WA State Supreme Court Ruling

twitpic - Obama and the 7 Dorks

The electronic run on banks nobody seemed to notice Electronic Run

Read Prez Carter's now infamous "Diminished Expectations" speech. Then remember that Chris Matthews wrote it.

DC may have shut down....but The Old Guard The Old Guard will never be off duty. On duty. Always.

Tea Party Express TV: Tea Party Express TV

Join the virtual tax revolt Virtual Tax Revolt March online to DC & rally together on April 15th.

Malkin: It's All the Tea Party's Fault Blame Game The "blame game" criminalizing dissent.

Checking out "One Way Obama's Marxism Controlls All Americans! ! !" on Patriotic Resistance: Patriotic Resistance

How Does One Spell Government Bankruptcy? O-B-A-M-A Bankruptcy

There's no Tea Party Leaders. Tea Party has millions of leaders & followers. We lead by example & follow the Constitution.

Penny and Doug
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Penny's Antiques & Wedgwood Pantry





Quote of the Day:
"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclination, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." --John Adams

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Unusual Antiques Auctions From Kovel's Komments





UNCLAIMED VASES CLAIM HIGH PRICE
A matching pair of cloisonne vases was among hundreds of unclaimed items abandoned in a Connecticut storage facility and put up for auction on Jan. 30. The vases, estimated to bring about $2,000, auctioned for $52,900. Most of the proceeds went toward paying storage bills. A London bidder and a member of the audience fought for the vases until the London bidder bowed out. So the vases went to the person bidding live at the Nest Egg auction in Meriden, Connecticut.

ANOTHER RECORD PRICE
George Washington's personal map of the Battle of Yorktown, which descended through the family of an aide to Washington, was auctioned two weeks ago. It brought $1.15 million at James Julia Auctions in Maine. That set a record for an American map and was possibly the most expensive map sold anywhere.

See entire article at Kovel's Komments at: Kovel's Komments

Penny and Doug
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Penny's Antiques & Wedgwood Pantry





Quote of the Day:
"Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections. The name of American, which belongs to you, in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of Patriotism, more than any appellation derived from local discriminations." --George Washington, Farewell Address, 1796

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Gun Facts - Thought You Should Know



Gun Facts

By MORGAN 0. REYNOLDS & H. STERLING BURNETT

Nationally, gun-rights advocates have been on the defensive since the early '90s. But in the states, where the fight against crime is won or lost, they're winning the debate. That's because they have the facts on their side.

Thirty-one states now let citizens carry concealed weapons -- up from just nine states in '86. Have these "right-to-carry" laws made the public safer, or have they caused a sharp drop in public safety, as opponents warned?

The standard argument against "concealed carry" laws is that there is no good reason for the average Joe to carry a gun. But federal courts have ruled that police aren t obliged to protect individuals from crime. That means citizens are ultimately responsible for their own defense.

But do concealed weapons deter crime? Criminals commit 10 million violent crimes a year. Florida State University criminologist Gary Kleck found that victims use handguns about 1.9 million times in self-defense.

Criminals weigh the costs of the crime against the benefits. You don t have to be a criminal mastermind to know that the possibility of a concealed weapon tilts the odds in the victim's favor. Research shows that robbery and rape victims who resist with a gun are only half as likely to be injured as those who don't.

See entire article at:
Gun Facts

Penny and Doug
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Penny's Antiques & Wedgwood Pantry





quote of the day:
"In questions of power, then, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution." --Thomas Jefferson

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Reasons To Have a Facebook Page & Ways to Make it Better


Reasons to Have a Facebook Page and Ways to Make it Better
Get More Out of Your Facebook Page

Saturday, February 13, 2010
By Chris Crum

I don't have to tell you that Facebook can be a tremendous source of web traffic. There's a good chance that most of the people you know are on it, and the ones who aren't may be eventually. The social network is consuming more and more of people's time, and thanks to mobile devices, it is always accessible. If you don't have a Facebook Page, you may be missing out on not only traffic to your site, but a chance to engage with customers and ultimately help your brand's reputation.

See entire article at: webpronews

About the author:
Chris Crum has been a part of the WebProNews team and the iEntry Network of B2B Publications since 2003. Follow WebProNews on Facebook or Twitter. Twitter: @CCrum237

Penny and Doug
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Penny's Antiques & Wedgwood Pantry





Quote of the Day:
"Nothing is more essential to the establishment of manners in a State than that all persons employed in places of power and trust must be men of unexceptionable characters." --Samuel Adams, letter to James Warren, 1775

Monday, February 08, 2010

Amatuer Radio Ham Fest Calendar for February 2010



Feb 12-14: Orlando ARC HamCation,Orlando Fairgrounds, Orlando, FL
Orlando HamCation

Feb 19-20: Yuma Hamfest & Emergency Preparedness Show,Yuma Cty Fairgrounds,Yuma, AZ
Yuma Hamfest

Feb 21: Livonia ARC, Swap & Shop, Civic Park Senior Center,Livonia, MI
Swap & Shop

Feb 27: Dalton ARC Hamfest #28, N GA Fairgrounds, Dalton, GA
Dalton Hamfest

Feb 28: LIMARC Indoor Hamfest, Levittown Hall, Hicksville, NY
LIMARC Indoor Hamfest

For more info about Amateur Radio see Squidoo Lens at: Hams & Ham Shows

Penny N6HWB
Doug N3DAB
cupenny@tds.net
Penny's Antiques & Wedgwood Pantry





Quote of the Day:
"Your love of liberty -- your respect for the laws -- your habits of industry -- and your practice of the moral and religious obligations, are the strongest claims to national and individual happiness." --George Washington, letter to the residents of Boston, 1789

Tuesday, February 02, 2010

February Timeshare Vacation Sale - 20% Off




February Sale in Progress at Penny's Pantry

The category on sale this month is all Timeshare rentals and sales--20% off. Browse our online catalog and find our extra specials at: Penny's Antiques & Wedgwood Pantry. Sale ends Midnight, February 28, 2010.

Pictured here: Carlsbad Inn Beach Resort, for sale or rent

Penny and Doug
cupenny@tds.net
Penny's Antiques & Wedgwood Pantry





Quote of the Day:
"[A] good moral character is the first essential in a man, and that the habits contracted at your age are generally indelible, and your conduct here may stamp your character through life. It is therefore highly important that you should endeavor not only to be learned but virtuous." --George Washington, letter to Steptoe Washington, 1790