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What Broke My Father’s Heart A Struggle to Educate the Severely Disabled WickedLasers Unveils “Lightsaber” Powerful Enough to Set People on Fire Abortion Drugs Given in Iowa via Video Link The Freegan Establishment Public Financing Supports Growth of Online Charter Schools

May 2010

Owners Stop Paying Mortgages, [...]]]> http://mrhorn.com/wp/posts/interesting-articles/ Washing a vehicle Washing a vehicle requires the use of appropriate equipment and techniques to achieve a quality result. If you wash a vehicle poorly, you may leave missed dirt, water spots, circular marks on the paint, or even scratches. These can be difficult and expensive to repair.

The advice below is intended for those with little [...]]]> http://mrhorn.com/wp/posts/washing-a-vehicle/ Free speech at school I have heard students defend their inappropriate behavior in school by claiming that it is protected by “freedom of speech” or “freedom of expression.” When asked to elaborate, most students are unable to do so clearly and accurately.

In the Tinker v. Des Moines case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that students have rights [...]]]> http://mrhorn.com/wp/posts/free-speech-at-school/ Expensive homes The New York Times occasionally runs articles that compare 3 homes that are being offered for similar prices. Note that the prices are not directly comparable, since the articles were written over a period of time.

What You Get for … $5 Million What You Get for … $6 Million What You Get for [...]]]> http://mrhorn.com/wp/posts/expensive-homes/ Dutch Springs Dive Photos Koi near the surface at Dutch Springs

My brother Garret and I dove at Dutch Springs in Bethlehem, PA on Tuesday, June 23. Here are a few photos from the trip.

We encountered the koi only a few feet from the surface on our last dive of the day. For those familiar with [...]]]> http://mrhorn.com/wp/posts/dutch-springs-dive-photos/ 90 feet under the surface of the Atlantic Brandon on a freshwater dive

I take a giant stride off the stern of the Independence II and plunge into the sea somewhere around 20 miles off Point Pleasant, New Jersey. I swim to the boat’s anchor line and begin my descent to the wreck of the Tolten 95 feet below. Visibility on [...]]]> http://mrhorn.com/wp/posts/95-feet-under-the-atlantic/ Disney’s Epcot DiveQuest At 6:30 pm on Saturday, March 7, I dove in Disney’s 5.7 million gallon saltwater fish tank for 40 minutes as part of Disney’s Epcot DiveQuest. Here are a few pictures taken from outside the tank and a profile of the dive from my dive computer.

[...]]]> http://mrhorn.com/wp/posts/disneys-epcot-divequest/ Review of my Tivo HD DVR Update

I can no longer recommend the Tivo HD. Since I’ve been using it with Verizon’s FIOS service, I’ve had far too many pixelation and sound issues. Tivo customer service insists that the problems are caused by Verizon’s signal. While this may true, the issues don’t exist with a Verizon box connected to the [...]]]> http://mrhorn.com/wp/posts/tivo-hd-review/ Wedding of Brenda and Brandon Horn

Brenda and Brandon Wedding Pictures at High Resolution (3.7 MB ZIP [...]]]> http://mrhorn.com/wp/posts/wedding/ Your FICO Score What is my FICO Score?

Your FICO Score is a number, in the range of 300-850, that represents how risky it would be for someone to loan you money. It is calculated based on data from a credit report about you.

Why should I care?

The way you use credit now will dramatically influence [...]]]> http://mrhorn.com/wp/posts/fico-score/