Leave the country...this government is F*^ked!

Body: Its a lot of legal lingo but basically it outlaws any form of protest against the war on Iraq. This means any marching, DA, or donations to groups who want to end the war. The way it is worded any person who protest is directly trying to bring an end to "stabilize Iraq" . This means their endless bloody war.
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Executive Order: Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq


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Fact sheet Message to the Congress of the United States Regarding International Emergency Economic Powers Act

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, as amended (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)(IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)(NEA), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code,

I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, find that, due to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States posed by acts of violence threatening the peace and stability of Iraq and undermining efforts to promote economic reconstruction and political reform in Iraq and to provide humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people, it is in the interests of the United States to take additional steps with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13303 of May 22, 2003, and expanded in Executive Order 13315 of August 28, 2003, and relied upon for additional steps taken in Executive Order 13350 of July 29, 2004, and Executive Order 13364 of November 29, 2004. I hereby order:

Section 1. (a) Except to the extent provided in section 203(b)(1), (3), and (4) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(1), (3), and (4)), or in regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or permit granted prior to the date of this order, all property and interests in property of the following persons, that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of United States persons, are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in: any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense,

(i) to have committed, or to pose a significant risk of committing, an act or acts of violence that have the purpose or effect of:

(A) threatening the peace or stability of Iraq or the Government of Iraq; or

(B) undermining efforts to promote economic reconstruction and political reform in Iraq or to provide humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people;

(ii) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, logistical, or technical support for, or goods or services in support of, such an act or acts of violence or any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; or

(iii) to be owned or controlled by, or to have acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order.

(b) The prohibitions in subsection (a) of this section include, but are not limited to, (i) the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order, and (ii) the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person.

Sec. 2. (a) Any transaction by a United States person or within the United States that evades or avoids, has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited.

(b) Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited.

Sec. 3. For purposes of this order:

(a) the term "person" means an individual or entity;

(b) the term "entity" means a partnership, association, trust, joint venture, corporation, group, subgroup, or other organization; and

(c) the term "United States person" means any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign branches), or any person in the United States.

Sec. 4. I hereby determine that the making of donations of the type specified in section 203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) by, to, or for the benefit of, any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order would seriously impair my ability to deal with the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13303 and expanded in Executive Order 13315, and I hereby prohibit such donations as provided by section 1 of this order.

Sec. 5. For those persons whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order who might have a constitutional presence in the United States, I find that, because of the ability to transfer funds or other assets instantaneously, prior notice to such persons of measures to be taken pursuant to this order would render these measures ineffectual. I therefore determine that for these measures to be effective in addressing the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13303 and expanded in Executive Order 13315, there need be no prior notice of a listing or determination made pursuant to section 1(a) of this order.

Sec. 6. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, is hereby authorized to take such actions, including the promulgation of rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to the President by IEEPA as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this order. The Secretary of the Treasury may redelegate any of these functions to other officers and agencies of the United States Government, consistent with applicable law. All agencies of the United States Government are hereby directed to take all appropriate measures within their authority to carry out the provisions of this order and, where appropriate, to advise the Secretary of the Treasury in a timely manner of the measures taken.

Sec. 7. Nothing in this order is intended to affect the continued effectiveness of any rules, regulations, orders, licenses, or other forms of administrative action issued, taken, or continued in effect heretofore or hereafter under 31 C.F.R. chapter V, except as expressly terminated, modified, or suspended by or pursuant to this order.

Sec. 8. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right, benefit, or privilege, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, instrumentalities, or entities, its officers or employees, or any other person.

GEORGE W. BUSH

THE WHITE HOUSE,

July 17, 2007.

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Bamboozle Anyone???
Current mood: cheerful

Ground to Machine is playing that damn festival!  That's right!  We're pretty cool.  haha

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So close...strawberry cigars for me and my boyz at the end? Only with help.
Current mood: determined
Category: Music

SO Ground to Machine moved on chicos and chicas...
To the Final round..

To the Final Round of the Break Contest!!!
(www.thebreakcontest.com)

This time
we need to sell a lot of tickets.
We need people to actually be there.
We need amazing crowd participation.
We need you to want to see us rock out so bad it hurts (actually John did have to go to the emergency room for how hard he rocked last time...no joke ; - ).

Anyone who would like to come see us at Bamboozle please please please contact me and we'll talk about how I can sell you a ticket to the Final Round of this competition!

I love you all!

Kiirstin

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21 relationship questions
Current mood: dorky

21 Relationship Questions


Honeslty?  Honestly...

1) Are you single, taken or have a crush?
I'm in love with Chad.  He's my wonderful one.

2) Are you happy with where you are?
I'm happy when I'm playing music.  When I'm walking dogs I feel like a loser.

3) When you meet the right person, do you fall fast?
not at all.  I definitely question my feelings for a long time before I make that leap.  3 months is a good average time for me.

4) have you ever had your heart broken?
of course.

20) Would you marry any of your Ex's if they ask?
wow...only if I was single and only if they had shown me they grew up a little.

21) Does everyone deserve a second chance?
Yes, but am I the person to give it is the question.

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Ground to Machine's music video
Current mood: accomplished
Category: Dreams and the Supernatural

Well it is finished. This beast of a thing that seemed impossible to shoot on a budget such as ours is finished (of course it still needs to be edited and all that, but we have the main part done). I'm pretty exausted so why I am still awake writing this is beyond me, but I feel I have to say something.
The video is for the song playing on my profile right now (Destroyed By What They Found). Hopefully you guys will get to see it very soon. We had a lot of fun making it, I know Eddie had a lot of fun directing it and I have to give him a major round of applause (over the computer of course) for pulling this off, and I hope all the actors (Artem, Jackie, Julie, Katie, Micheal Shine, Chris, and Natalie).
I also absolutely have to thank my band's gaurdian angel, Joey, for helping us achieve this goal as well as many others in the past.
Well that was a big yawn which means I need to be sleeping.
I hope everyone is coming to our show in NYC on the 31st. We have A&R people coming so we need the biggest crowd EVER!!! Look for more info on my band's myspace.

GOODNIGHT!!!

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MTV Video Music Awards
Current mood: content

Yes, I was there.  Yes, I waiting on line for more than 5 hours just to get in.  That part was terrible!!!

But once we were in it was all worth it.

Eddie and I sat right behind Beyonce and Jay-Z.  We walked past Pharrel and Kanye West.  We were sitting not to far from Fall Out Boy and I was within earshot of Jared Leto.  I wanted to scream out to him, but I didn't want to look like a crazy fan.

We were going to give a CD to Jay-Z but Eddie only had one (we weren't allowed to bring in anything.  Only stuff that could fit in our pockets) and we stepped out of line at one point because the waiting was getting recidulous and we gave our CD to some randomn chick holding a microphone.

We soon realized we had make a huge mistake and ran our asses back to our spot in line that many people would have killed for.

Turned out to be a great fucking time and it was all worth it...would I ever do it again???   That's a BIG FAT NO!  I'll stick to watching it on TV until I'm there as a celebrity.

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I got this from Jeffrey
Current mood: contemplative

How old were you when you first...??"

1. Smoked weed? 19

2. Got kissed?: 14

3. Stayed in the hospital?:  Never overnight.  I got stiches in my head when I was 4

4. Got your heart broken? 14...Eric Steinat; I didn't even know I was in love until the break up hurt for months after.

5. Lost a pet?: I lost my guinea pig Squeaker when I was about 15.  I'd had her since I was 8.

6. Drank alcohol? 14 sort of...really 16

8. Broken a bone?: Cracked my head open when I was 4

9. Got a job?: 16...Cravings

10. Got cheated on?: Never have been cheated on. 

11. Cheated on someone?: 18

12. Rode the city bus?: 18

13. Went to a concert?: 12...Smashing Pumpkins... my older bother's took me.  The mosh pit traumatized me and I didn't go near another one until I was about 18.

14. Met someone famous?: 13 I think...I met Vanilla Ice

15. Got in a fight? Fist fight?  Never

16. Rode an airplane?: 8...to Europe with my parents and my little brother

17. Got your own cell phone?: 18..high school graduation gift

18. Got a MySpace account?: 19 ish i think

19. Snuck out of the house?: Jeff said he never has...I can't believe that...but I never have...I bet you believe that.  But I have had to sneak people out of my house

20. Drove a car?: 16...I almost backed into a truck...I didn't even had my permit yet but I begged my parents to let me drive after only 2 lessons

21. Got your own digital camera?: still don't have one

22. How old are you now? 24

23. Went to a Funeral?: 19...my friend Bonnie's dad...first and only funeral

24. Saw an R rated movie?: i have no clue

25. Smoked a cigarette?: never

26. Got drunk?: 18...beers with Hadas and Liz

27. Had kids?: not yet

28. Got married?: what does 2 mean, Jeffrey? still not married

29. Fell in love?:14

30. Had Sex?: 18

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What can you do??
Current mood: nervous

So I came home to find a homeless man sleeping outside of my bedroom door.

This is not the beginning of a funny story...this is happening right now.

I live on the 5th floor of my building...how did he get there and should I have him removed?

It made me jump to see him there.  It makes me nervous to know that anyone can get into my building, and it makes me squirm a little to know that when I go to sleep he will be lying on the floor just on the other side of my door.

And at the same time I do not have the heart to call the cops to take him away.  It is raining outside and I can't put him out there.  At least he is dry.  As long as he leaves at some point we are ok....

What's the right thing...I don't know.  I'm not comfortable with him there but do I sacrifice him being comfortable to make me more comfortable?  Is he really harming me?  Physically, no...mentally, a little...or am I making too big of a deal out of it.

This would never happen if I had a doorman...

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My answers after a break-up
Current mood: confused

I want to: live a life without worries

I love: singing and writing music

I hate: Waitressing and wearing women suits

I miss: Living at home at the Shore

I fear: My dreams not working out the way I plan

I feel: incomplete

I crave: sex

I wonder: if my band will make it the way we are now

I regret: cheating

When was the last time you smiled?: About 2:30 pm talking on the phone with Julie about our stupid ex-boyfriends

Laughed?: About 2:30 pm talking on the phone with Julie about our stupid ex-boyfriends

Bought something: I bought cat food and yogurt and a vitamin water about 20 minutes ago.

Were sarcastic: can't remember...I don't use my sarcasm that often.

Cried: About 1:00 pm when Jeff broke up with me

Watched your favorite movie: I don't have one of those.

Had a nightmare: Friday morning before I woke up I dreamt that my band lost the battle of the bands and then Sunday night it came true...

Last book you read: I read a book given to me by my now ex's mom. It was basically a religious experience that was over in 1 hour.

Last thing you had to drink: green tea vitamin water

Last time you showered: 12:30 pm today

Last think you ate: A fake turkey sandwich

Do You...

Smoke: not cigarettes

Do Drugs: only one...the one that everyone does. But I'm gonna stop for a while because I get the munchies and it makes me fat.

Sleep with stuffed animals: I used to. They are all at my parents house in Jersey now.

Have a boyfriend/girlfriend: I did until about 2 hours ago...

Play an instrument: I play the sax and a little bit of the guitar, but I don't practice either of them as much as I could or I should...but really my voice is my main instrument

Believe there is life on other planets: Of course...derrrr.

Read the newspaper: when I can grab a free one

Have any gay or lesbian friends: I have a lesbian Aunt...how about that.

Believe in miracles: Not really...except for maybe the miracle of life, but that's a different kind of miracle.

Consider yourself tolerant of others: yes

Consider love a mistake: no

Like the taste of alcohol: not really

Believe in astrology: it's fun to think about, but I don't believe in it

Believe in magic: it freaks me out, but I know its all tricks

Believe in God: in something larger than us, but not in a god

Pray: no

Have any secrets: one

Have any pets: 2 cats: Hector and Rico; 1 dog named Zoe at my parents house

Go to or plan to go to college: went to college, graduated with a degree in acting, and now I'm in a band

Talk to strangers who instant message you: I don't IM

Wear hats: I like to

Have any piercings: 1 hole in each ear, but I don't use them

Have any tatoos: 3

Hate yourself: Not at all...I love me

Have an obsession: I'm not an obsessive kind of person

Wish on stars: I do it, but not to get any results, just to reasure myself that I want something that badly

Like your handwriting: I like it, but I wish my signature was cooler

FRIENDS...

Least likely to repost: everyone

Who you have known the longest: Hadas

Who you've known the least longest: I have no idea

You can tell anything to: Jeff

Weirdest: Jeff

Funniest: Jeff

Shyest: I don't know

Quietest: Luis

Smartest: Everyone is pretty smart and stupid at the same time, it depends on what your strengths are

Coolest:

Flirtiest: John

Cutest: Jeffrey

Hottest: Julie

Most handsome: Jeffrey

Tallest: Well everyone's taller than me

Shortest: Hey eddie, how am I the shortest!?!?

Most outgoing: Eddie

Most charming: Eddie can charm the pants of anyone

Most friendly towards everyone: Mario

Most sensitive: HEEEEYYYY! I read that Eddie! Actually that's probably true. So me for that one.

Most popular: Ummm...I believe we are not in High School anymore.

Most creative: Dude Eddie keeps writing "me" for everything....that's not very creative. But this one is probably true so I'll go with Eddie.

Most annoying: oh and uhhh....I'm gonna go with Eddie on this one too!

Most definite to not have anyone else out there like them: me...

Most kissable: my Jeffrey

Most confusing: JEFFREY! and Eddie runs a very close second

Always there for you: Jeff was there, Julie, my bandmates

Always makes you laugh: Jeffrey, Julie

Always has something clever to say: Eddie

Always makes you really think: Jeff

Always brightens your day: Jeff did

Most daring: Julie!

Most outrageous: Julie!

Most blonde at heart: Eddie, that was fucked up...you're so not kidding.

Best Hair: Esther

Best Smile: I'm gonna be concieted on this one and say me.

Most likely to become famous: My band

Most likely to star in a "got milk" add: Nicole Moeller

Most likely to become a Hollywood actress: The girl that I worked at Hershey park with who is now on a Soap...I can't remember her name or the name of the soap she is on, but Nicole knows her.

Most likely to become a writer: Jeffrey

Most likely to go to Harvard: I have friends that went there...Greg Friedman

Most likely to end up flippin burgers at the local Wendy's: Jason Gross

Most likely to become a celebrity athelete: nobody I know

The player: Johnny rockstar

One who'll have the most kids: me

One who'll have the least: Julie

Who'll be your maid of honor?: Julie

One who'll be your best man: I don't need one of those

Today's date: June 6, 2006

Time you started this: 4:30...it's now 5:11

Who'd you get this survey from?: Eddie

Full name: Kiirstin Marilyn Calister-Kuhi

Nicknames: Ki-Ki, Kiir, Kiir Bear, poopie

Location: Spanish Harlem/Hoboken/Ocean Twp. NJ

School: Marymount Manhattan College

Mascot: the panda????

Eye color: brown

Zodiac sign: Gemini

Siblings and their names/ages: Kris: 33; Eric: 32, Mikal: 20

Do you want to get married?: yes, but I don't want to get divorced so he better be right for me and my kids!

Do you want any kids: yup, my own and adopted

Favorites...

Color: yellow

Number: 8 and 24

Sport: basketball, softball, track, soccer...I'll play anything...I might not be good at it, but I'll do it!

Place to hang out: the stage

T.V. show: Everwood

Movie: Crash was a good one

Song: can't narrow it down now, but it was Lighting Crashes by LIVE in 8th grade

Stuffed animal: My yellow turtle

Flower: ROSES ROSES ROSES...especially yellow ones

Radio Station: I listen to any radio station, but only for a little while cause then they start playing the same stuff over and over

Kind of music: anything and everything even a little country, but my passion is rock

Day of the year: May 24th used to be my favorite, but now I dread that day...now it's the first say of summer

Day of the week: Friday

Cookie: OREO!!!

Nintendo game: how about just video game in general...Pac-man!!

Cereal: Honey Nut cheerios...just sweet enough

Ice Cream: Chocolate Chip!

Vegetable: spinach

Magazine: SPIN

Animated movie:

Candy: M & M's bitches!!!

Girls' perfume: I have a very nice oil that smells amazing...White something or other

Soda Pop: don't drink soda

Favorite drink that contains alcohol, but you get without it: none

Last person who yelled at you and for what: I knew she wasn't gonna be too happy about that...
Well Jeff was definitely the last person that yelled at me for something crazy

Slept in your bed: no one sleeps in my bed...I sleep in Jeff's uncomfortable bed

Last person who...

Saw you cry: Jeff

You went to the movies with: Jeff probably

You shared a drink with: uhhh....

Have you ever been in love?: yes

Had a fight?: with Jeff

Faded away to someone you were really close to?: yeah....Phil

Wished you were the opposite sex?: sometimes when I wish I didn't have boobs, but for the most part I'm glad I'm a part of the more sensative and smarter sex.

Who...

Knows you the best: Jeff and Julie

Has the weirdest laugh: me I guess

Red or Yellow?: YELLOW!

Summer or Winter: SUMMER!

Wal*Mart or Target: TARGET

White or wheat bread?: wheat...even lo carb

Brother or sister: brothers: I have 3

Marriage or Bachelor: Marriage

Big or little: I like it Big

Old or new: what???

Half full or half empty: Half Full

Here or there: Here

Rap or country: Unfortunately i have to say Rap although both pretty much suck now

TV or radio: ground to Machine

Cable or satellite: who cares

Day or night: night

Hugs or kisses: can't have on without the other

Phone or MSN: phone

Lust or love: I like have a love that I lust for

T-shirt or tank top: tank tops

Last CD you bought: No idea

Next Cd you want to buy: taking Back Sunday...I need to get to know them better

Do you have a crush?: no I lost a love

How far would you go with a summer fling?: I don't want a summer fling, I just want my Jeffrey

Do you believe in love at first sight?: no

Describe someone you would date: caring, sensative, loves animals, loves me, supports me

What's the 1st thing you notice about the opposite sex?: Face

Have you ever cheated on someone?: yes unfortunately....some 2 actually...I suck

What was the last thing you said?: bye

What are the last 4 digits in your telephone number?: 4258

Where do you wanna go on your honeymoon?: see the Titanic

What is right next to you?: my cat Rico is sitting in the chair with me

How is the weather?: overcast

What are you listening to?: Top 100 kid stars

Do you want ppl to repost this survey?:sure

What makes you happy?: My family, my pets, my music, my friends

Do you get along with your siblings?: totally! I love my brothers...though they might be crazy

Your fav. family member: huh??? I can't pick one of them!

What's your screen name?: hollynvine@aol.com

When's your birthday?: May 24th, 1982

Height: 5'6 1/2"

Do you have a job?: unfortunately I waitress

Relationship status: single as of 1pm today

Year that you graduate: 2000 from High school; 2004 from College

Where were you born?: Long Branch, NJ

Where do you live now?:Spanish Harlem, NYC

How many times have you moved?: 5 times

Would you consider yourself smart: yeah

Do you believe in...

Aliens: no I believe in people just like us on other planets that look exactly like ours

Ghosts: YEAH! They scare me!

Yourself: yes!

Are you glad this survey is over?: YES!!!! I've been waiting for this moment!

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It's my party and I'll punch you in the face if I want to
Current mood: melancholy
Category: Life

So It's been my golden birthday for almost 2 hours now and I can't get happy.  I went to my boyfriend's house after work only to find that I had forgotten my keys in his house and that the mets game he was at had gone into some major extra innings.  He told me to wait in a cafe...by myself....no thank you.  He just got home now (at 1:30).  I would have drunk my 24- year-old sorrows away by myself for 3 hours. 

So I decided to go back to my house.  And on the train I cried a little....I felt 24 coming on and I was helpless to stop it and I knew I was going to have to face it alone....

So at 7 tonight I will eat with family and after that I will drink myself under the table, maybe puke, drink some more and go home...hopefully this time with my boyfriend.

He thinks I'm mad at him for not being there for my 12 am turning, but I'm not.  I'm just sad and crazy...

So this goes out to all you girls who turned 24 this year...Love you all!!!

Kiirstin

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