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Windsurfing Mag has a good pdf format beginners guide to windsurfing, Intro to Windsurfing

Since I'm not crazy about wetsuits the water is still too cold to start this year, but it won't be too long. The photo is not me. I tend to like smoother water and medium wind where you get good speed and a smooth ride.

Americans United Criticizes Bush Push For 'Faith-Based' Funding

“Bush is slashing social service spending across the board and using the faith-based initiative to divert attention from the cuts,” said Lynn. “This initiative is a scam, and I hope America’s religious leaders and the American people don’t fall for it.”

Lynn added, “Bush persists in claiming that religious charities have a better success rate than governmental and private secular programs. However, there is no proof that this assertion is true.

“It is particularly deplorable that Bush boasts about rolling back civil rights protections for government employment,” Lynn continued. “This initiative lets religious groups run publicly funded programs that openly discriminate in hiring on religious grounds. That’s an outrage.”

Under executive orders issued by the president, tax dollars can go to religious groups to operate social services even if they discriminate in hiring on religious grounds. Thus, taxpayers are being required to pay for programs where they would not be allowed to work or even volunteer.

Bush's $2.77 Tln Budget Boosts Defense, Cuts Medicare

Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) — President George W. Bush sent Congress a $2.77 trillion budget request for next year that would shrink Medicare and other entitlement spending by $65 billion over five years as defense and homeland security funds surge. This year's deficit forecast is a record $423 billion.

It does lend credence to Mr. Lynn's assertion that Bush is throwing around some loose change with one hand, while undermining programs like Medicare that have proven to be successful.

Film Director Accused of Lying to FBI

"Die Hard" director John McTiernan was charged Monday with making a false statement to the FBI about his knowledge of wiretapping by an indicted Hollywood private detective, authorities said.

McTiernan is accused of lying to federal investigators last month when he told them he had no knowledge of the wiretapping and had never discussed it with the private eye, according to a charging document provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Investigators contend McTiernan, 55, hired Anthony Pellicano to tap phone calls involving a man identified in the documents as Charles Roven, a Hollywood producer who worked with him on "Rollerball."