Articles (page 15 of 50)
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Advertising on this site
I've been asked by a few people if any computer sales or repair companies are sponsoring this site, or if I'm trying to disparage Dell Schanze. No, I'm not trying to tarnish the…
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Commercial: Ritalin Refused Guy
After Dell Schanze was "abducted" in one of his Totally Awesome Computers ad campaigns, the camera continued to roll and caught customers and employees going about business as…
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Commercial: Superdell is Missing, Vacuuming goes on
Another commercial in the "Find Dell Schanze" campaign (not related to this website) was the "cleaning crew" which simply featured an employee vacuuming the Salt Lake City, Utah…
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Commercial: Dell Schanze 'Abducted'
Do you remember those old commercials for Totally Awesome Computers? The ones where SUPERDELL would yell and get in your face about how you were stupid if you bought a computer…
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Find Dell Schanze
There was a time not long ago that I registered a domain to follow the zany antics of Dell Buck Schanze, better known around these parts as "SUPERDELL" (all caps, no spaces)…
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Bringing some Utah sanity back to Washington
Fellow Utahns, The unemployment rate is up; housing prices are down; and the price of gas remains close to $4 a gallon. It’s pretty clear our economy isn’t rebounding like Utahns…
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Dedicated to my Dad
My Dad, Lawrence Leo Damewood, Sr., has long been an inspiration in my life. I owe most of my views about nature, and conservation to him. Dad passed away last week at the age of…
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Recent Votes By Rep. Bishop
Recent House Votes Debt Limit Increase - Vote Failed (97-318, 7 Present, 9 Not Voting) The House rejected this bill to raise the public debt limit by $2.4 trillion. The…
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Protecting Utah Land Rights
Fellow Utahns- Washington controls over 60 percent of Utah’s land – often times locking out state and local officials from having input on how these lands are managed and used…
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Help make better laws by insisting Bills only cover one subject at a time
Quote of the Day: "True, it is evil that a single man should crush the herd, but see not there the worse form of slavery, which is when the herd crushes out the man." -- Antoine…
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Hatch and Matheson Vote Against Restoring Your Privacy, Betray Us Again
Dear Utah Patriots, There was a whirlwind of activity in Congress last week as a bloody war was waged over the Patriot Act. Many barbs were traded and many fakes were exposed on…
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Keep Unwanted Images Out of Your Android Gallery With This App
The Android Gallery is the app that most Android-powered smartphones use to display photos and videos. Unfortunately it also picks up other folders that contain images — not…
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You Can Run Ubuntu On Your HTC Desire HD
If smartphone hardware can run Android, a Linux-based operating system, why can't it run a full-blown Linux distro? In fact, you can run Ubuntu on many Android-powered phones . To…
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Kittens! Get Your Red Hot Kittens!
Okay, so they're really more black and what and "normal" temperatured... but they're still kittens, and they're still cute... and we only have 4 left! Get yours while it's still…
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If cutting expenses isn't the answer, what is?
Open Letter to Melinda Gibson, Healthcare for America Now: Melinda, I am receipt of your recent email asking us to contact our legislators and ask they they oppose the proposed…
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A constitution is not the act of a government, but of a people constituting a government
Quote of the Day: "A constitution is not the act of a government, but of a people constituting a government; and government without a constitution is power without a right. All…
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Hatch: Fighting rising gas prices and tax increases, pushing for entitlement reform
Fellow Utahns, This week, press reports indicated that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are examining a budget proposal that reportedly calls for $2 trillion in tax…
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Blocks Live Wallpaper, Tetris-Like Game Play on Your Homescreen
I've got a soft spot for Live Wallpapers. Some can be functional, others pretty, and some are just fun. The Blocks Live Wallpaper app falls into the "fun" category and according…
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Why Are Download Speeds Faster Than Upload Speeds?
It's an age-old question: Why are my download speeds so much faster than my upload speeds? To answer that we need to hop in the time-machine to the days of dial-up modems. Don't…
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CyanogenMod 7.0.3 Stable Released (Updated)
CyanogenMod 7, an AOSP version of Android 2.3.x Gingerbread, was just updated to 7.0.3 Stable. A Stable build differs from that of a Release Candidate or Nightly in that it should…
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How Congress Can Do Something by Doing Nothing
Quote of the Day: "Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status." -- Laurence J. Peter, best known for the formulation of the 'Peter…
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Orrin Hatch: Stopping the war on energy
Fellow Utahns, Last week, I hosted two town hall meetings in the Uintah Basin where the discussions centered on Washington’s war on domestic energy production. The…
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Thank You to our County Delegates!
Delegates, Thank you so much for attending the County Convention and representing our neighborhood! Delegates Platt and Parry attended, and Alternate Delegate Natalie Levi stood…
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Change How Your Money is Spent on Foreign Aid
Quote of the Day: "It shall not be in order to consider any bill or joint resolution that appropriates foreign assistance for more than one country." - Proposed House Rule…
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Build a Lego Desktop Dock for Your Smartphone
About a year ago I showed you the Google Nexus One Desktop Dock, and although it wasn't perfect, it did it's job simply and elegantly. Unfortunately it's only compatible with the…
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Hatch: Upcoming Townhall Meetings, Voting to defund Planned Parenthood and ObamaCare
Fellow Utahns, The Senate has been out this past week so I have been home, traveling the state. Next week, I will be hosting two townhall meetings in the Uintah Basin. The first…
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Victory! 1099-Tsunami Averted!
Quote of the Day: "The policy of the American government is to leave their citizens free, neither restraining nor aiding them in their pursuits.” - Thomas Jefferson THANK YOU for…
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S&P Lowers U.S. Credit Rating
I sent this letter to Congress urging them to OPPOSE raising the debt ceiling. We encourage you to do the same, and you may borrow from or copy what I wrote . . . Then-Senator…
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Mike Lee on the Balanced Budget Amendment
Bank failures. Bailouts. Failed stimulus packages. A surging federal deficit. Unemployment ticking up month by month, week by week. All you have to do is turn on the TV, pick up…
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$5/Gallon by Memorial Day
WARNING: You WILL be paying more than $5 at the pump by MEMORIAL DAY Since Obama took office: Oil prices are up 233% Gas prices are up 170.4% The national average is now…
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Hatch: Eliminate Federal Funding for Planned Parenthood
Dear Fellow Republican: It is time to reduce unnecessary federal spending. At the top of that list should be taxpayer funding of the nation's largest abortion provider - Planned…
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Tell Congress to Stop Lying and Start Cutting
Quote of the Day: "Somehow, we could ratchet up spending by hundreds of billions at the drop of a hat. Reducing spending by less than $100 billion becomes Armageddon." -- Arnold…
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Inflation is Theft
America is suffering from legalized counterfeiting. That's why I sent the following letter this morning telling my representatives to pass Ron Paul's Free Competition in Currency…
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Recent House and Senate Votes
Editor's Note: Both the Senate and House are in recess until Monday, May 2, 2011. Recent Senate Votes Fiscal 2011 Health Care Overhaul Funding - Vote Rejected (47-53) The Senate…
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They lied to us -- again
This is URGENT! Congress is set to approve a budget deal today that supposedly gives us $38 billion in spending cuts. Please tell your representatives to vote NO on this deal…
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Are you waking up yet?
Quote of the Day: "I begin by taking. I shall find scholars later to demonstrate my perfect right." -- Frederick the Great, (1712-1786) King of Prussia, Frederick II Last Friday…
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Why the Framers Were Right About War
Quote of the Day: "Criticism in a time of war is essential to the maintenance of any kind of democratic government." -- Robert Taft (Republican Senator, 1939-53) I sent the…
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On the eve of the Government Shutdown, look where Silver closed
On the eve of the Government Shutdown, holy snot! What you seen what Silver has done this week? Look at where it closed today! It's up almost $3 this week, up almost $5 this…
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Davis County Republican Party (DCRP) County Convention date & location has been changed
County Delegates, URGENT! The date for the Davis County Republican Party (DCRP) County Convention has been changed! County Delegates: We are each of you to check in and let us…
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Senator Hatch: It's about the cuts
The media and liberals in Washington have been abuzz this week about the possibility of a government shutdown beginning tonight at midnight. If you've been following what they…
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URGENT: Tell Your Politicians that a federal shutdown is a good thing!
Quote of the Day: "The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed." --…
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Balancing the Budget, The Ryan Budget, Cutting $12B, Ending Taxpayer Funding for Fannie and Freddie
Fellow Utahns, Last week was a big step forward in trying to get our fiscal house back in order when all 47 Senate Republicans backed a Balanced Budget Amendment to the…
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Imagine also that you have only $58.60 left in your bank account and $130.50 left on your line of credit
Quote of the Day: "As I went about with my father, when he collected taxes, I knew that when taxes were laid someone had to work hard to earn the money to pay them." -- Calvin…
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Silver jumps 76 cents, closes at $38.53
This time last year I was posting updates about the closing prices of Silver almost daily. A lot of you got tired of the practice, so I stopped... Today I think it's worth…
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Recent votes by Representative Bishop
Recent House Votes The HAMP Termination Act of 2011 - Vote Passed (252-170, 1 Present, 9 Not Voting) The House voted to end the Home Affordable Modification Program, a home…
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How Tiny Forces Defeat Large Enemies
Quote of the Day: "That kind of spontaneity requires careful planning." -- from "The Second Violin" by John Lawton Don't watch this video yet . Let me tell you about it first. It…
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This week's updates from Senator Hatch
Fellow Utahns, Last week, our state welcomed Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to Utah for a forum on technology and public policy. As I told him, maybe he’ll now accept my friend…
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Orchestral version of Rebecca Black’s Friday
If you're not familiar with the internet sensation that is Friday by Rebecca Black, you're really missing out! Friday by Rebecca Black Original Video Friday by Rebecca Black…
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Senator Hatch: I won't back down on ObamaCare
One year ago this week, ObamaCare became law. While the law has yet to be fully implemented, it's clear that it spends too much, borrows too much, taxes too much, and undermines…
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Donald Trump: There's something on that birth certificate Obama doesn't want us to see
Quote of the Day: "I want [Obama] to show his birth certificate. I want him to show his birth certificate. There's something on that birth certificate that he doesn't like." --…