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The Safford Commerce Park project saga took another turn for the worse when John Wilmot and Exeter Development Inc. filed a notice of claim for $10.2 million against Mayor Ron Green and the city of Safford on April 3.

I replaced the thermostat and it says; on but won't start unless it feels like it. I have had some luck with turning the fan off and on and then after a time it will go on and work for days and then it won't work for days. I've had the heating man out two times and he can't find anything wrong because it is working when he comes. I checked the door sensor and that is working and the water drain is not clogged. The green light is on the Johnson control. What to do? PS. To my knowledge it is not the recalled version but is; model G21 Q

As science progresses with an understand within the biological processes of life it is becoming more apparent that we may very well just be a biological machine. I for one used to believe in a spirit within us or consciousness surviving after death as a possibility but it is becoming more apparent that that perhaps is not a reasonable conclusion. If neuroscience progressing and the fact that personality can be altered via drugs or brain damage or consciousness (the theorized immortal aspect of self) can be turned off either by sleep or anesthesia doesn't that imply that we are what we are and once we die that is it? How could consciousness survive death if it can not even exist under anesthesia??So as science progresses, is the afterlife becoming an afterthought? Please share your thoughts and knowledge on the subject if possible, I actually know very little on the subject other than what I have read from Blackmore's writings.http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1580394-1,00.html

So, my family doesn't have a "family doctor". And I've never had health insurance until I went to college (and the school's insurance I think only covers for the school's services - have to check that).I had a pediatrician that I used to occasionally go see, but now that I've turned 19, I supposed that's not an option (also, she's located REALLY far away).And so I was looking for a new physician that I can see regularly, but I have NO idea what to do. Do simple, regular checkups cost alot? Can I... register (? how does that work?) with a physician without the knowledge/aid of my parent? - I live by myself in an apt away from home. Do I just open the yellow book and pick a doctor?If you could help me out, that would be so nice. >_< I dont know where to start...

My Father claimed me as a dependent without my knowledge on his tax return for 2007, and as i was filling out my taxes online, i found that i would receive $99 from the state if i claimed as an independent, which i thought i was. the next day, i was sent an e-mail telling me my tax return was denied because someone had already claimed me as a dependent (my father). when i fixed my tax return, saying that i was claimed as a dependent, i found that i would end up paying the state $3, instead of collecting $99. obviously, i would rather collect the $99. I turned 18 years old in 2007, and I don't think my father should have been allowed to claim me as a dependent without my permission, seeing as it messed up my income tax return. is it possible for me to fight this, and win?

I plan to build a wind generator to charge a 12 volt battery at first, but all I know is that some treadmill motors are good for this, but where the Hell do you find dead treadmills to remove the motors? So can anybody with more electrical knowledge than I have tell me which would be good AND before you say a car alternator (as some previous answers did) i undersatnd that you need to have an alternetor turning VERY fast in order to charge a car battery! thank you Peter

BLOOMINGTON -- A little knowledge of history and a glance at the record books is all it takes to see why 20,000 hunters will gather for the Illinois Deer & Turkey Classic at the Interstate Center in Bloomington next weekend.

It's a movie about this little boy, who after he gets out of the mental hospital, he goes someplace with his dad. Then they get in an accident, and end up staying with this creepy old man. The creepy old man turns out to be the devil, and the tree on the property turns out to be the tree of knowledge, and the little boy is a reincarnation of Jesus. The old man tries to trigger Armageddon, and the little boy has to save the world. It's an odd movie, but I can't think of the name of it, at all. If anybody's heard of it, I'd appriciate it.

MADRID, Spain - Here's an image Spaniards will not soon forget: their new defense minister, reviewing trim, crisply uniformed soldiers, with her baby bump on display.

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I must be weird (you don't have to answer THAT part of the question!!!!) but I find women wearing sleeveless shirts that raise their arms and have a 2 or 3 day stubble growth very erotic. Kinda like a woman must feel when she sees a guy with a 2 or 3 day beard stubble. Anyone have any knowledge of this being a fetish or a turn-on to anyone else?

Over the past 19 months, I had been a regular member of this forum. On thing that I never deceived myself about was that everybody would be nice to me. My first weeks were spent in the R&S section. I then moved to the SA section. I met many characters; some irritating others boring and others marvellous. I don’t for a moment believe that any member here became what they are not in real life. There’s no secret that some of us have multi avatars. Honestly, I don’t see anything wrong with that provided that is done not to harm other avatars. In fact the multi-avatars brought some added fun. However, I want to place on record that I NEVER had multi-avatars. The only thing I did was to invite at least six people to the forum. Some left early coz they felt offended by some postings. Those who remained included Kopano, SunD and Mshoza. I had my suspicions about who’s using which double or treble, but prefer not to create unnecessary enmity….. There are only two people whom I met through the forum and went on to meet in person. They are Unathi and Busi. Both daring women, especially the young Busi. Then there are some avatars that I enjoyed moments with them here. Whether these were multi-avatars from people or not is not an issue with me. I enjoyed interacting with avatars like the terrible trio of Bull, Bad Brad and Alfie and the ever-provocative Ayiza and MJ. I enjoyed reading postings by Darth Vader, Porgie, Styvies, zxcv, Blue Bull, Inno, sins, Unathi, Jowijo, Lise K, Cakes, Tsepo, Bluelady, Kopano, Prof C, Jeez. Tiisetso, turniton, Wonderstar, Cheri (we must set up tea/coffee in Kestell..hahaha!), MB, HD….(I know that he thought I was behind his many deletions), Tibidy and those I forgot to mention…..In the last 2 weeks I received several disgusting emails. I joined here to share ideas and have fun. I got both, but I also learned a lot from other members, especially on the SA section as that is where I became a regular. I differed with many and agreed with many. The debates were mostly vibrant but sometimes depressing; when people turned to be parroting stereotypes and lacking insight.…. As said above, I don’t believe that anyone became what they are not in real life. Even with multi-avatars, each remained themselves…..either playful or dishonest. I tried my best to remain true to myself. I’m grateful to most members here for imparting their knowledge for my benefit. It’s a pity that a bulk of your recorded knowledge has become inaccessible through termination of accounts. I’m also grateful that through this forum some people got real help, and in a little way I helped those in real need. The forum also gave us as South Africans a platform to discuss, sometimes emotionally so, our differences on political, social and racial matters. I’m mindful that many whites feel despondent. I appreciate that all of us are worried about crime levels. Despite our differences on how to deal with these issues, we agreed to talk about then. The lowest point was the VanComm (borrowing from Inno) debacle. To some of us, it could have been a small thing but to many others it was REALLY disturbing.Given the fact that I have four deadlines to meet in the next weeks (writing several long speeches is energy sipping task) I have decided to take a break from contributing here. It would be a lie that the termination of my long standing avatar didn’t contribute to my decision. It did!! I had only one avatar and was very close to it. I had lately taken a relaxed mode…contributing very little in the form of questions and answers. But that is not the main reason for my taking a break…..….Btw. I’ve seen I still receive “violation notices” on a closed account!!!!!!!I still have unfinished business with some people….one of them is Bull about Mbeki standing for SA presidency for a third term…..A meeting with Lise K when she comes to my town…..and another member (can’t say the name cause we agreed in emails), who I promised to meet when I visit Jozi…..My last quote: One person can change the world, but I'll just change it back. Thanks everybody…… see you in five weeks!!!!!!

i bought a used car from a used car dealer in monroe la i also purchased a extended warranty the bussiness has since went out of bussiness i took the truck to the dealer they said that the warranty company said that the warranty was never turned in to them by the dealer so i have no warranty that i paid 1300.00 for i called the warranty company said just because i had a contract it was no good unless it was turned in to them by the company icalled around to find out who controls the used car lots know one knew contacted bbb they said that to their knowledge no one does

Never mind the clouds and gray skies of Saturday morning. They were hardly a deterrent to the crowds of people who lined up at Brady Run Park as usual to sample some of the buckwheat pancakes and pure maple syrup made during the 31st annual Maple Syrup Festival sponsored by the Beaver County Conservation District.

In this lab you will investigate the properties of gases as they relate to temperature and pressure.Materialsone empty soda cantongswaterone 2- to 3- quart saucepanCaution: This lab involves heat and the can will be very hot. Please have a parent or guardian present while doing the experiment. Follow the safety procedure outlined in your safety contract. You must use metal tongs for this experiment. The kind you use for an outside grill work well. Do not use any kind of mitt or glove to pick up the can. This is so the can is well away from your hand when you put it in the water. If you are unsure what tongs are, or do not understand in any way, stop, and contact your instructor.ProcedureRead over all the instructions before beginning.Fill the sauce pan with tap water. Set it close to the stove. Place about 2 tablespoons of water into the empty can. Heat the can on the stove until the water inside boils. This will not take long. You will see water vapor coming out of the top of the can when it is boiling. Now get ready for a surprise! Pick up the can with the tongs, immediately turn it upside down, then place the can in the water and pan. AnalysisHint: As you are thinking about this we want you to know that the water in the can and in the pan is only there to heat or cool the air in the can. In 5.07 you studied the relationships of temperature and pressure as it affects volume. Use this knowledge in explaining your results. Also, don't forget about atmospheric pressure! Before you begin the analysis think about what was actually happening to the gases inside versus outside the can. Think in terms of where the pressure is greatest, versus less.What happened when you put the can in the water? Why did this happen? Make sure you relate why this happened to the changes in pressure inside and outside the can. Why did you have to turn the can upside down? (Try the experiment again without turning the can over when you put it in the water.) What gas law would account for what happened? Explain how your choice of this gas law is supported by your observations.

My vaio laptop (FJ58GP), went in hibernation mode after i received an error telling me that my battery needed to be removed and then reinserted. once it turned off i removed the battery then waited a while and reinserted it back to how it was, i plugged the power outlet back in and the battery indicator is flashing rapidly in orange,it wont turn on.i called sony they told me it sounds like a a circuit problem and that i need to take it to an authorized technician, (where they'll probably take 6 weeks to give it back to me and no doubt charge me a fortune...)can someone please advise me on what to do? (i do have a good amount of computer knowledge)i have a feeling that it could be my battery that needs replacement because I've had this laptop for 2.5 years and its worked perfectly until now, i take good care of my laptop, it always stays on my desk so i don't see how it could be damaged internally but then again i could be wrongthanx a lothas anyone else had this problem?

Okay so turned 16 today yaay !and on friday i am giving the knowledge test but i feel like i am not prepared. Can anyone tell me if its easy and what i can expect. I have taken the online sample tests but they are all the same and i was wondering how many questions there will be?

Left a Sudoku game running last night, this morning my computer would only boot to a blank, grey screen. Weirdly enough, the more I turned it off and on it seemed to get further into the boot sequence - far enough to a quick flash of blue - and then an automatic restart. I put in the recovery disc and it helped to get it booted. All programs worked fine and all files were intact. I used the computer for hours and was able to restart the computer multiple times to test it out and it found a way to boot everytime (not as normal) until this last time. I put the recovery disc in again and did the chkdsk scan (it went to 70% complete but back down to 50% and froze). With another restart, I got back to the repair and ran a fixboot. I have not been able to start it since. Will not boot in normal mode, nor safe mode, nor with the recovery disc as once before. Not sure what fixboot did. Any ideas? Should I run the fixmbr? There are a few files I would rather not lose if at all possible. Thanks

We (my husband, daughter and I) have had a colleague of my husband's living with us for the past 3 weeks. He was asked to leave his previous accomodation (a trailor park) due to destruction of property, leaving his girlfriend and 3 year old behind.Lee (the man's name) has been/ is an alcoholic and a drug addict (dope smoker), and so is his girlfriend. Whilst living together, they would smoke dope and drink around their three year old. The girlfriend - to the extent of my knowledge - still does take drugs around her daughter.Lee did not turn up to work today, as he spent last night with his girlfriend in the trailor park. He has been fired, and now does not have any source of income. I am uncertain as to where he will be living in the future, as I do not want a man in my house who has repeatedly promised to quit drugs and drinking, but obviously cannot control himself. He also lies more than Pinnocchio!Should I let this man keep residing at my home until he can find other......accommodation, or should I 'kick' him out right away?Should I contact DHS in regards to his daughter, and they way that they are not looking after her as they should?

I'm 8 1/2 months pregnant (about 36 weeks) and all morning long my stomach and back have been hurting. I have had some braxton hicks contractions, but I'm not sure if this is turning into real labor or not yet. My OB's office is closed at the moment because she had some personal matters to take care of and my husband is at work so I don't want to go calling him yet. I have a 2 y/o here as well. I keep on feeling like I have to have a bowel movement, but every time I go, nothing happens and I've already had one today. On top of that I get a stinging pain in my back and I feel slightly queasy. I'm getting a little antsy because my husband is an hour and a half away today for work (he's a crane mechanic). What should I do and should I be too concerned?I don't have any spotting or anything and my water hasn't broken (to my knowledge). My only symptoms are the urge to have a bowel movement, pain in my abdomen, contractions and lower back pain.I'm sure if I had to I could, but my two year old is rather active and I'm not sure how to handle her in a hospital by myself. I could call L&D first and see what they say as well. I had some preterm labor issues about 4 weeks ago and spent two weeks on bed rest, so I'm just wondering if I am in the early stages of labor. With my first child my water broke so I knew immediately!I should also add that when I went to the bathroom this morning and apparently my under pants had a bit of a wet spot and it doesn't smell like urine...but still I don't want to go in and then be sent home and get my hubby's hopes up for nothing.-ADD-I guess I should inform everyone that I must not be in labor after all. The contractions have now subsided....arg, I wish my baby would make up her mind! Lol. Thanks everyone.

I just need to know when sickle cell anemia disease is turned 'on'. I need a specific website or source other than personal knowledge because I need to cite it. if you dont know what i mean by 'onset' of 'turns on', an example is when Huntington's disease normally occurs after the age of 40. Pleas help its due tomorrow!!! :]

together over two yers..even though he apologised milion times and says he loves me like crazy i feel like i just cant be with him anymore after we had a threesome.i cant see that girl anymore either because of my feelings.hei feel like uor relationship is so ruined.i love him,but just cant imagine livin my life with this images in my head and this knowledge.he never insisted on it.but talked about it so much,i gave it to him,my worst mistake ever.he says he didnt need it.,but u should've seen him when he talks about it in bed,like its only thing turns him on,im afraid he will hurt me like this again if i marry him,im full of fears,i want to stay with him,but EVERY DAY i think about it and cry so much,i talked to him so many times,he makes me feel better for a while but then it comes back,he says he cant even talk about it anymore,like its so old,like nothing he says will ever make me feel better? when will this hell end? its been like 8 month since we did it.i cant leave him,nor staywew've been together for so long and we live together,our lives are connected so much...dont just say leave him.if only it was that easy

My husband and I have been ttc for over 2 years. I'm 34 and he's 36. Long story short...we just had an iui and I am worried that it was too late. I turned the opk+ on Saturday and called my doctor. He told us to come in Monday AM and get the iui. We couldn't come in on Sunday due to important prior plans...biology has a way of asserting itself at the worst moments. Anyway, on ultrasound I had already ovulated altough no way to know if it happened on Sat. Sun. or Monday morning. He said there was still a good chance so we did it anyway. I feel that the egg may have died already. Also...In spite of the fact that I already ovulate on my own AND I took 100mg of Clomid I only had one follicle and one egg. Is this a poor response. With all the side effects I had I assumed I would have at least 2! Dissapointed to say the least. Anybody with direct experience or knowledge on this?

Just a few short years after it was known as the breadbasket of Africa and was an exporter of food, and Bob in all of his knowledge seized farmland from white farmers who knew what they were doing?For that matter, I wonder why the leftist press never made much of Bob's land seizing and handing it over to people who had no idea how to farm. They must have been too busy cheering on Bob's act of "kindness" and "compassion" or something.

Hi, I'm 14 and I turn 15 on Apr. 18th and I really am knowledgeable about computers, to the point where I sat at the computer repairman in Circuit City and in my mind, stared at him like he was crazy. I know it's an age limit for working at Game Stop of 16 years old so I have to look for alternatives. I want to work somewhere that has electronics and I'm not doing something that I won't feel like doing the next morning. I use to work in a barber shop and I am never doing that again, I need something that will entertain my knowledge about electronics or something that will be interesting for a person of my age. Any suggestions? And no I don't live in a "nice community" and I have not once seen a paper boy and I am not intending to ever be one.

Story created Apr 15, 2008 - 08:48:11 CDT. He may have grown up in a little town, but Wes Hilton's knowledge of chickens has taken him all over the world.

Martin Johnson has been backed to bring "a new and fresh approach" in the high-profile role of England team manager. English rugby's worst-kept secret finally became public knowledge today after the Rugby Football Union management board confirmed his appointment.

The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain. Here, it soaks everything, including, ironically, the cinder.

Sex Abuse Lawsuit Is Settled By Mormons for $3 MillionBy Gustav NiebuhrNew York Times Sep. 5, 2001, A-14The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints disclosed yesterday that it would pay $3 million to settle a suit by an Oregon man who said he was sexually abused as a child by a church member. The suit said Mormon officials had known well in advance of that abuse that the accused man had also faced child molesting allegations before. The case is unusual not only because the church disclosed the amount of the settlement, in advance of news conferences by the plaintiffs' lawyers today, but also because it centers on alleged abuse by a man who held no ministerial or leadership role. That man died in 1995. In an interview, Von G. Keetch, a Salt Lake City lawyer representing the church, said it strongly believed that the case ''lacked merit'' and had settled only out of concern that the litigation, already a decade old, could continue for years more, at high cost. Mr. Keetch said the decision was made after a number of rulings against the church by a county judge presiding over the case in Portland. Among the rulings were that the church could be held liable for the conduct of one member against another, and that the plaintiff could argue that the abuser was a clergyman because he held the title of high priest, which the church describes as a common lay designation. The settlement follows by two weeks the disclosure of another settlement by a religious institution in a sexual abuse case. In that instance, two Roman Catholic dioceses in Southern California said they had paid $5.2 million to a man who maintained that as a high school student a decade ago, he was molested by a priest. The Oregon suit was filed in December 1998 by a Portland man, Jeremiah Scott, who eventually sought $1.5 billion in damages from the church. He accused its authorities of withholding knowledge from his family that another member, Franklyn Curtis, had previously been accused of molesting children. His lawyer, David Slader, said Mr. Scott was abused in 1991, the year he turned 11, after his mother invited Mr. Curtis to live with the family. Mr. Curtis, who was 88 and had been living in a group home, was a member of the same congregation as the Scotts. Before bringing Mr. Curtis into her home, Mr. Slader said, Mrs. Scott sought advice from a local Mormon bishop, who advised the family against it because it would be too much work, but who did not inform them of the earlier accusations. Mr. Slader noted that Mr. Curtis had been previously excommunicated after being accused of molesting children. But when he came to live with the Scotts, his membership had been restored and he held the title of high priest. He had not been criminally charged with abuse at that point, but later pleaded guilty to molesting Mr. Scott, Mr. Slader said. ''It's the institution that knew,'' Mr. Slader said, referring to church authorities. ''A church,'' he added, ''owes a very, very special and high duty to the children of its parishioners, the children whose souls it has taken responsibility for.''Mr. Keetch, the lawyer for the church, quoted the bishop who advised the Scotts as saying in a deposition that he had known of no abuse accusations against Mr. Curtis. Mr. Keetch said Mr. Curtis had been excommunicated in the 1980's in Pennsylvania, where he lived before moving back to Oregon. The decision to excommunicate, Mr. Keetch said, followed another Oregon bishop's notifying church authorities in Pennsylvania that Mr. Curtis had been accused of having ''inappropriately touched a child'' in an Oregon congregation different from the one where he and the Scotts were later members together. Mr. Curtis was readmitted to membership ''after a fairly lengthy period of repentance,'' Mr. Keetch said, but never had any supervisory position over Mr. Scott and in fact had no leadership position at all. According to the church, the title of high priest is bestowed on Mormon men in good standing over the age of 40. Mr. Keetch said he believed there was ''no church that does more either to protect children or to provide assistance to children'' who have been abused.Who Cares?????? Every parent in America should care about sex abuse---and if it occurs in certain areas more frequently then others it must be investigated. Whe Cares are you heartless?

>>> March 20, 2008>>>>>> Obama's Anger>>> By Ed Kaitz>>>>'The anger is real. It is powerful, and to simply wish it away, to >>>> condemn it without understanding its roots, only serves to widen >>>> the chasm of misunderstanding that exists between the races.'>>>> - Barack Obama>>>> Back in the late 1980s I was on a plane flying out of New Orleans >>>> and sitting next to me was a rather interesting and, according to >>>> Barack Obama, unusual black man. Friendly, gregarious, and wise >>>> beyond his years, we immediately hit it off. I had been working on >>>> Vietnamese commercial fishing boats for a few years based in >>>> southern Louisiana. The boats were owned by the recent wave of >>>> Vietnamese refugees who flooded into the familiar tropical >>>> environment after the war. Floating in calm seas out in the middle >>>> of the Gulf of Mexico, I would hear tearful songs and tales from >>>> ex-paratroopers about losing brothers, sisters, parents, children, >>>> lovers, and beautiful Vietnam itself to the communists. >>>>>> In Bayou country I lived on boats and in doublewide trailers, and >>> like the rest of the Vietnamese refugees, I shopped at Wal-Mart and >>> ate a lot of rice. When they arrived in Louisiana the refugees had >>> no money (the money that they had was used to bribe their way out of >>> Vietnam and into refugee camps in Thailand), few friends, and a >>> mostly unfriendly and suspicious local population. >>>>>> They did however have strong families, a strong work ethic, and the >>>'Audacity of Hope.' Within a generation, with little or no >>> knowledge of English, the Vietnamese had achieved dominance in the >>> fishing industry there and their children were already achieving the >>> top SAT scores in the state. >>>>>> While I had been fishing my new black friend had been working as a >>> prison psychologist in Missouri, and he was pursuing a higher degree >>> in psychology. He was interested in my story, and after about an >>> hour getting to know each other I asked him point blank why these >>> Vietnamese refugees, with no money, friends, or knowledge of the >>> language could be, within a generation, so successful. I also asked >>> him why it was so difficult to convince young black men to abandon >>> the streets and take advantage of the same kinds of opportunities >>> that the Vietnamese had recently embraced. >>>>>> His answer, only a few words, not only floored me but became sort of >>> a razor that has allowed me ever since to slice through all of the >>> rhetoric regarding race relations that Democrats shovel our way >>> during election season:>>>>>>>>'We're owed and they aren't.'>>> In short, he concluded, 'they're hungry and we think we're owed. >>> It's crushing us, and as long as we think we're owed we're going >>> nowhere.'>>>>>> A good test case for this theory is Katrina. Obama, Jesse Jackson, >>> Al Sharpton and assorted white apologists continue to express anger >>> and outrage over the federal response to the Katrina disaster. But >>> where were the Vietnamese 'leaders' expressing their 'anger?' The >>> Vietnamese comprise a substantial part of the New Orleans >>> population, and yet absent was any report claiming that the >>> Vietnamese were 'owed' anything. This is not to say that the federal >>> response was an adequate one, but we need to take this as a sign >>> that maybe the problem has very little to do with racism and a lot >>> to with a mindset.>>>>>> The mindset that one is 'owed' something in life has not only >>> affected black mobility in business but black mobility in education >>> as well. Remember Ward Churchill? About fifteen years ago he was >>> my boss. After leaving the fishing boats, I attended graduate >>> school at the University of Colorado at Boulder. I managed to get a >>> job on campus teaching expository writing to minority students who >>> had been accepted provisionally into the university on an >>> affirmative action program. And although I never met him, Ward >>> Churchill, in addition to teaching in the ethnic studies department, >>> helped to develop and organize the minority writing program. >>>>>> The job paid most of my bills, but what I witnessed there was >>> absolutely horrifying. The students were encouraged to write essays >>> attacking the white establishment from every conceivable angle and >>> in addition to defend affirmative action and other government >>> programs. Of the hundreds of papers that I read, there was not one >>> original contribution to the problem of black mobility that strayed >>> from the party line.>>>>>> The irony of it all however is that the 'white establishment'>>> managed to get them into the college and pay their entire tuition. >>> Instead of being encouraged to study international affairs, >>> classical or modern languages, philosophy or art, most of these >>> students became ethnic studies or sociology majors because it >>> allowed them to remain in disciplines whose orientation justified >>> their existence at the university. In short, it became a vicious >>> cycle.>>>>>> There was a student there I'll never forget. He was plucked out of >>> the projects in Denver and given a free ride to the university. One >>> day in my office he told me that his mother had said the following >>> to him: 'M.J., they owe you this. White people at that university >>> owe you this.' M.J.'s experience at the university was a glorious >>> fulfillment of his mother's angst. >>>>>> There were black student organizations and other clubs that >>>'facilitated' the minority student's experience on the majority >>> white and 'racist' campus, in addition to a plethora of faculty >>> members, both white and black, who encouraged the same animus toward >>> the white establishment. While adding to their own bona fides as >>> part of the trendy Left, these 'facilitators' supplied M.J. with >>> everything he needed to quench his and his mother's anger, but >>> nothing in the way of advice about how to succeed in college. No >>> one, in short, had told M.J. that he needed to study. But since he >>> was 'owed' everything, why put out any effort on his own?>>>>>> In a fit of despair after failing most of his classes, M.J. wandered >>> into my office one Friday afternoon in the middle of the semester >>> and asked if I could help him out. I asked M.J. about his plans >>> that evening, and he told me that he usually attended parties on >>> Friday and Saturday nights. I told him that if he agreed to meet me >>> in front of the university library at 6:00pm I would buy him >>> dinner. At 6pm M.J. showed up, and for the next twenty minutes we >>> wandered silently through the stacks, lounges, and study areas of >>> the library. When we arrived back at the entrance I asked M.J. if >>> he noticed anything interesting. As we headed up the hill to a >>> popular burger joint, M.J. turned to me and said:>>>>>>>>'They were all Asian. Everyone in there was Asian, and it was >>>> Friday night.'>>> Nothing I could do, say, or show him, however, could match the fire >>> power of his support system favoring anger. I was sad to hear of >>> M.J. dropping out of school the following semester.>>>>>> During my time teaching in the writing program, I watched Asians get >>> transformed via leftist doublespeak from 'minorities' to 'model >>> minorities' to 'they're not minorities' in precise rhythm to their >>> fortunes in business and education. Asians were 'minorities' when >>> they were struggling in this country, but they became 'model >>> minorities' when they achieved success. Keep in mind 'model >>> minority' did not mean what most of us think it means, i.e., >>> something to emulate. 'Model minority' meant that Asians had >>> certain cultural advantages, such as a strong family tradition and a >>> culture of scholarship that the black community lacked. >>>>>> To suggest that intact families and a philosophy of self-reliance >>> could be the ticket to success would have undermined the entire >>> angst establishment. Because of this it was improper to use Asian >>> success as a model. The contortions the left exercised in order to >>> defend this ridiculous thesis helped to pave the way for the >>> elimination of Asians altogether from the status of 'minority.'>>>>>> This whole process took only a few years.>>>>>> Eric Hoffer said:>>>>'...you do not win the weak by sharing your wealth with them; it >>>> will but infect them with greed and resentment. You can win the >>>> weak only by sharing your pride, hope or hatred with them.'>>> We now know that Barack Obama really has no interest in the >>>'audacity of hope.' With his race speech, Obama became a peddler of >>> angst, resentment and despair. Too bad he doesn't direct that angst >>> at the liberal establishment that has sold black people a bill of >>> goods since the 1960s. What Obama seems angry about is America >>> itself and what it stands for; the same America that has provided >>> fabulous opportunities for what my black friend called 'hungry'>>> minorities. Strong families, self-reliance, and a spirit of >>> entrepreneurship should be held up as ideals for all races to >>> emulate.>>>>>> In the end, we should be very suspicious about Obama's anger and the >>> recent frothings of his close friend Reverend Wright. Says Eric >>> Hoffer:>>>> The fact seems to be that we are least open to precise knowledge >>>> concerning the things we are most vehement about. Vehemence is the >>>> expression of a blind effort to support and uphold something that >>>> can never stand on its own.>>>>>> Our Republic does not guarantee equality of conditions,>>> it only guarantees equality of opportunity.

Eating more carbs or starch or proteins will help to lose weight quicky. I need to stop the fat formation in my body. I have knowledge of exercises and all so please don't suggest that, or about taking balanced diets. I have also started taking green tea twice a day hoping it will help in weightloss. Need to lose 30-40 pounds in 3 months else i may turn obese and i hate to pop pills. Any other healthy advise or suggestions are welcome. Thanks for your answers.

So i am a member of a 12 step program(yay I've been clean for 4 years!) anyway i was thinking about the steps, and was wondering how an atheist would "work" the steps? Any atheists that have knowledge of the steps and what you think of them? * Step 1 - We admitted we were powerless over our addiction - that our lives had become unmanageable * Step 2 - Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity * Step 3 - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood God * Step 4 - Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves * Step 5 - Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs * Step 6 - Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character * Step 7 - Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings * Step 8 - Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all * Step 9 - Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others * Step 10 - Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it * Step 11 - Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood God, praying only for knowledge of God's will for us and the power to carry that out * Step 12 - Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to other addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairsNerd, Who's calling you an addict? I think your misunderstanding the question.Mortimer, i didnt know that, thank you!I have allot of friends who see GOD as Group Of Drunks, so the group is something greater then them...The lime, Congrats on your 3 years!Dreamstuff- no AA and other 12 step programs are sufficient through their own contributions.

A year and a half ago a 26 year old man had sex with a 16 year old girl. Which I might add that she slipped out of her grandparents window one night to meet him. It was not rape. Which they kept this secret for months upon finding out about it.Against parents wishes she was in "love" with this man and was going to do whatever to be able to see him., so they would let him come over to the house but never go out to their knowledge. This has been going on for a year and a half and now he wants to break it off because she just turned 17 and has left home and wants to marry him and he realizes the pain he has caused all the families involved and don't want to see her again. She had just e-mailed him on Monday telling him she loved him and then yesterday she charged him with statutory rape. Do you think he will be charged? He did have sex with a minor which I think he should pay for that, but after all this time has passed and family were tolerating it so she would finish school why now?

First of all I’d just like to say thanks to everyone who answered my questions about buying a Yamaha vstar 1100. The responses were wonderful. Needless to say I purchased the bike. Which leads me to my next question, does anyone have any suggestions about a good exhaust system for the bike? I’m new at all this so my knowledge is limited. I mainly want it to sound and look good. The louder the better but not so loud that it’s annoying. I was looking at cobra pipes. Is there a big difference in the slip ons and the full exhaust systems? $ is an issue so is it worth the extra money for the complete system? Last of all once I purchase the exhaust should I take them to a dealer and have them installed there or is it a simple install and could be done by the average person? I’m no mechanic but I can use a wrench. Would I have to purchase a jet kit with the exhaust? Is it really necessary? I saw on the cobra exhaust web site that they suggest purchasing a jet kit w/ all exhaust. I’m not sure what that is. Like I said I’m new to this. I just don’t want to put the pipes on and they turn blue on me or something like that. I’d rater pay to have them installed if it is a tricky procedure. Any help would be great. Thanks everyone!

I was wondering if there are any customer service jobs in Phoenix,AZ that require no prior experience what so ever. If someone has a solid work history in security and wants to get into another field. Me and my friend have been looking around for an entry level customer service job, but most places turn my friend down because he has no customer service experience. He has a basic knowledge of computers, but his skills are very minimal. Most employers are very strict on applicants that have no prior office experience and if there is any way that someone can get experience what job would that be that would at least pay $10.00/hr or more??

QUESTIONAIRE 1. Do you have a computer in your household?B. yesB .no2. Who in your family does not know how to operate a computer?A. MyselfB. SiblingC. My ParentD. My grandparent3. For the person who would like to gain more experience on the computer what specially would they want more knowledge on?A. Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint)B. Navigating through the internetC. First learning how to turn the computer on4. Would you or the person rather have personal computer lessons at home or attend classes?A Attend class at a public siteB. Have a personal lessonC. Have a personal lesson at a public site5. How much would you pay for a 1 hour lesson if taught by a professional?A. $30-40B. $50-60C. It depends; I would rather purchase a package of courses6. What is your or the person in discussion age?A. Younger than 18B. 18-25C. 25-34D. 35-44E. 45+Thank you for you timeQuestion 1.A. YesB. No

i go over the color with him over and over, he just does not seen to remember them, all the other kids that are his age have more knowledge of their color than my son i need help. this issue is stressing me and my son

The latest sign of contradiction is the Somalis shooting at those who came to save them. What's the matter with those Somalis, anyway?"To really reach a Somali's heart, you must communicate in poetry," a Somali scholar wrote recently.Poetry is not what first comes to mind when one is confronted by those starving faces. The West has not understood Somalia in the past, and we don't understand it now. This has helped create and fester Somalia's problems, which, no matter how hard we tried to look the other way, have become our own.There is more to Somalia, even now, than meets the eye, including the camera eye. More, that is, than starvation and death. There is, among other things, a history.The Somalis and we parted company centuries ago, when we moved to towns while they followed their camels over the Horn of Africa hills. In time, their nomadic life evolved into a structure of five clans, in turn divided into subclans and further, lesser, extremely complex groupings. Centuries of nomadic life created a psyche that more recent colonialism and similar "civilizing" influences were unable to eradicate.Wrote I.M. Lewis (The Modern History of Somalia: Nation and State in the Horn of Africa: Westview Press, 1988), "A hierarchical pattern of authority is foreign to pastoral Somali society, which in its customary processes of decision-making is democratic almost to the point of anarchy."Several well-known colonizers tried to tame and organize Somalia. The French arrived first, in 1860, followed in the 1880s by the British. In the 1890s the Italians squeezed in to the south of the British. They all tried to centralize and bureaucratize.They built roads and railways and towns and schools. The Italians created extensive banana plantations because, it is said, Mussolini had decreed that every Italian eat a banana for breakfast.The colonizers handed the region, about the size of Texas, back to the Somalis in 1960. The nomadic, anarchic spirit quickly reasserted itself Life continued to be harsh, even primitive. As one Somali described it, "In the past, our people wandered from plateau to valley, from water hole to water hole. If there were enough water and pasture to share, all went well - if not, families and clans fought to kill."This might recall the recent Mogadishu thugs and their "technicals" robbing the starving at gunpoint. But Americans with long experience of Somalia warn that cultures other than our own are seldom as obvious as they seem.The Somalis "work at a volatile level," concedes Eric Olfert of the Mennonite Central Committee. "They get easily into verbal conflict." And, as we now know, physical conflict is frequently not far behind. But, insists Olfert, we should not judge this by our standards.Not surprisingly, says Hershey Leaman, who lived in Somalia from 1960 to |61 and visited there many times since, colonialists found the Somali context "exceedingly difficult to understand, and particularly the issue of conflict resolution."The intricate traditional system of governance and justice by clan elders gradually seems to assume the deliberate vagueness and labyrinthine social contortions generally associated in this country with organized crime, except, perhaps, that life and death have never been so well-camouflaged in Somalia.The colonizers created a university and thus an intellectual class. Many other Somalis were educated in England, Italy or, later, the (then) Soviet Union. In many ways, theirs was a headlong leap into modem times. They have bad their own written language only for the past 20 years. Their oral tradition was correspondingly alive.They use poetry as a means of recording and reflecting on their life's experiences, especially their happy experiences," says Olfert. "They will begin composing poetry in a rhythmic manner, having to do with, let's say, a work situation, and they'll begin dancing to it, and they'll do one verse and, sure enough, another verse will develop, and another one will begin dancing ... all spontaneous.'Another area in which the Somalis have clung to the past is religion. Overwhelmingly Sunni Muslims, they have been discouraging to Christian missionaries, although their 1960 constitution does allow freedom of religion.As the world opened to them, many became prosperous. Leaman told how they can, even in today's circumstances, with a phone and a fax, locate a camel in the boonies, get it transported to the sea, then to Saudi Arabia, make a deal there for, say, a jeep, which will soon be delivered in Somalia's outback. This acute business acumen has become in a small way legendary, and no doubt derives in part from centuries of haggling over camels and water rights.To exemplify the curious schizophrenia of ex-nomads who made good, Olfert tells bow, on his last visit there, "before things came apart, on the road from Mogadishu to Baidoa, on a Friday afternoon (their sabbath), I saw at least six large expensive cars, Mercedeses and such, pulled off the road under the trees, where these businessmen and government officials from the city had come out to spend their day off with their camel herds."After colonialism, Somalia became a pawn of the Cold War. Amid the gathering chaos and postcolonial corruption, Gen. Mohammed Siad Barre gained power in a military coup in 1969. The Soviet Union plied him with arms. The KGB trained his police, who then created a police state. Siad Barre encouraged his own cult status. Kids sang of him as "the Father of Knowledge."But then, in 1977, when war broke out with equally Marxist Ethiopia, the Soviets backed the latter, so Siad Bane embraced the United States."During the 1980s," writes Edward R.F. Sheehan in The New York Review of Books, "the Reagan administration provided Siad Barre with about $1 billion in military and economic aid and sales .... American diplomats are highly defensive about this today, but one wonders whether U.S. policymakers at the time had any notion of the complexity and instability of Somali clan politics."It's not as if Siad Barre were uprigbt and honorable. Africa Watch described how his corruption and viciousness led to more organized opposition, which "resulted in wholesale slaughter of noncombatants .... Entire regions have been devastated by a military in combat against its own people, resembling a foreign occupation force that recognizes no constraints on its power to kill, rape or loot."Siad Barre was toppled in early 1991. He is still waiting in Nigeria to get back and restore old glory. Into the vacuum, meantime, have stepped the thugs."We (Mennonite Central Committee) have taken the position that this military intervention was probably a mistake," said Olfert. "It has probably set back very significantly initiatives to put in place a longer-term solution ....There was a lot of good effort going into fixing and re-empowering the traditional elder/clan system that dealt with conflict and retribution in such situations." In northwest Somalia, the old system of rule by elders is working quite well even amid the current turmoil, he said.Although many more might have died from hunger in the current crisis, Olfert claims that likely failure to fix the long-term situation will mean that even more will eventually die.The United Nations, by dealing with the warlords, even if only to oppose them, has given them a significance and role that future problem-solvers will find very hard to take away, Leaman said.The intervention could also play into the hands of fundamentalist Muslims. If the United Nations, an ostensibly Christian force, fails, this will tell Somalis not to rely on the West for prosperity and stability, and the only alternative will be Islam.Somalis have "an incredible sense of humor," says Leaman. They are gong to need it. Even in the camps, he says, "the kids are playing, there is a lot of laughter and a lot of fun." This, too, the West might find hard to understand."The best time for any composer or artist is when times are bad," said poet Mohamed Ali Kariye. Hard to understand a country where the worst of times is the best of times.

As science progresses with an understand within the biological processes of life it is becoming more apparent that we may very well just be a biological machine. I for one used to believe in a spirit within us or consciousness surviving after death as a possibility but it is becoming more apparent that that perhaps is not a reasonable conclusion. If neuroscience progressing and the fact that personality can be altered via drugs or brain damage or consciousness (the theorized immortal aspect of self) can be turned off either by sleep or anesthesia doesn't that imply that we are what we are and once we die that is it? How could consciousness survive death if it can not even exist under anesthesia??So as science progresses, is the afterlife becoming an afterthought? Please share your thoughts and knowledge on the subject if possible, I actually know very little on the subject other than what I have read from Blackmore's writings.Again, this is not meant to offend anyone, I just would like your thoughts and opinions on this subject. If you have any links on the issue please feel free to share them. Thanks.Sorry for the grammatical errors, I tried to get it out in a hurry, and the spellcheck feature on Y!A does not work from my computer at work.The book I read from Susan Blackmore was "Conversations on Consciousness" where a bunch of leading experts in this field were asked questions regarding consciousness.

US Lawmakers Invested in Iraq, Afghanistan Wars Abid Aslam / Inter-Press Service | April 8, 2008 WASHINGTON - U.S. lawmakers have a financial interest in military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, a review of their accounts has revealed.Members of Congress invested nearly 196 million dollars of their own money in companies that receive hundreds of millions of dollars a day from Pentagon contracts to provide goods and services to U.S. armed forces, say nonpartisan watchdog groups.David Petraeus, the top U.S. general in Iraq, is to brief the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees on Tuesday and Wednesday. The latest findings are unlikely to have a significant impact on this week’s proceedings but could stoke anti-incumbent sentiment in this year of presidential and legislative elections.Lawmakers charged with overseeing Pentagon contractors hold stock in those very firms, as do vocal critics of the war in Iraq, says the Centre for Responsive Politics (CRP).Senator John Kerry, the Democrat from Massachusetts who staked his 2004 presidential bid in part on his opposition to the war, tops the list of investors. His holdings in firms with Pentagon contracts of at least five million dollars stood at between 28.9 million dollars and 38.2 million dollars as of Dec. 31, 2006. Kerry sits on the Senate foreign relations panel.Members of Congress are required to report their personal finances every year but only need to state their assets in broad ranges.Other top investors include Representative Rodney Frelinghuysen, a New Jersey Republican with holdings of 12.1 million - 49.1 million dollars; Rep. Robin Hayes, a North Carolina Republican (9.2 million - 37.1 million dollars); Republican Rep. James Sensenbrenner Jr. of Wisconsin (5.2 million - 7.6 million dollars); and Rep. Jane Harman, a California Democrat (2.7 million - 6.3 million dollars).Sen. Jay Rockefeller, the Democrat and former governor of West Virginia who chairs the Senate Select Intelligence Committee, invested some 2.0 million dollars in Pentagon contractors, CRP says.Other panel chiefs who invested in defence firms include Sen. Joseph Lieberman, the Connecticut Independent who presides over the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Rep. Howard Berman, the California Democrat who heads the House Foreign Affairs Committee.In all, 151 current members of Congress — more than one-fourth of the total — have invested between 78.7 million dollars and 195.5 million dollars in companies that received defence contracts of at least 5.0 million dollars, according to CRP.These companies received more than 275.6 billion dollars from the government in 2006, or 755 million dollars per day, says budget watchdog group OMB Watch.The investments yielded lawmakers 15.8 million - 62 million dollars in dividend income, capital gains, royalties, and interest from 2004 through 2006, says CRP.Not all the firms deal in arms or military equipment. Some make soft drinks or medical supplies and military contracts represent a small fraction of their revenues. Many are leaders in their industries and, as such, feature in the investment portfolios of millions of ordinary people who invest at least a portion of their savings in mutual funds, which in turn hold stocks in up to hundreds of companies.“Giant corporations outside of the defence sector, such as Pepsico, IBM, Microsoft and Johnson & Johnson, have received defence contracts and are all popular investments for both members of Congress and the general public,” says CRP.“So common are these companies, both as personal investments and as defence contractors, it would appear difficult to build a diverse blue-chip stock portfolio without at least some of them,” the group acknowledges.If some of the stocks appear innocent, aides say legislators also are. Some did not buy the stocks in question but inherited them. Many hold them in blind trusts, so called because the investments are handled by independent entities, at least theoretically without the politicians’ knowledge of how their assets are being managed.Even so, according to CRP, owning stock in companies under contract with the Pentagon could prove “problematic for members of Congress who sit on committees that oversee defence policy and budgeting.”Members of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees held 3.0 million - 5.1 million dollars in companies specialising in weapons and other exclusively military goods and services, it added.Critics have assailed President George W. Bush and Vice President Richard Cheney for their ties to companies seen as benefiting from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Bush was characterised as pushing conflict in the interest of the oil fraternity whence he hailed.Before becoming vice president, Cheney headed Halliburton, a major player in the oil services industry and the object of controversies involving political connections, government contracts, and business ethics.Halliburton’s subsidiary, Kellogg Brown & Root, was given multi-billion-dollar contracts to provide construction, hospitality, and other services to the U.S. military following the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The contracts drew fire because of Cheney’s history and then-ongoing financial relationship with the firm, and because the company did not have to compete for the Pentagon’s business. The firm was renamed KBR Inc. after Halliburton spun it off last year.

Please tell us encouraging stories so we may grow in Christ through the knowledge of His Word and love to us...!God has impacted my life because he has enabled me to take courage through hard times because I can give my worries to Him and trust Him..He has enabled me to be a different person where I can appreciate his loving gift of life...although i sin many times I can turn to Him for forgiveness && i know that i'll try hard next time not to repeat the same sins..

Why would a god rely on a book to be written, compiled and translated by sinful, imperfect humans, especially bronze-age humans, when that god could plant all his "words" into our heads right from the beginning, without taking away man's free will? Man would have god's words and still be able to turn away if he wished. So why bother with a middle man?

Ok so its a little weird but a good read. Its about this girl from some civilization of a strong people. She eventually meets up with this queen to be who is also strong-willed, and is having a baby which she can't have or else won't be able to become queen. The girl helps her by helping a family she was living with. I think an elder sister in the family can't have children. When the queens baby is born she tells the girl to take it away and not to tell her what she does with the baby. The girl in turn takes the baby to be raised by the barren sister. The queen gets to rule. The girl now for some reason ends up in a battle I think to save her people. She is naked in a boat and that startles the enemy because they think she is some goddess or something like that. Anyway she and her people win. It is a historical fiction, not really based on any real events to my knowledge. I read it in high school and have been thinking about it lately but I don't know the title. Help!

hi all, my sony errisson w660i has suddenly decided to turn its self off, then on for approx 20 seconds. then off again, continuing this! does anybody out there have any knowledge of this or suffered the same prob?

Last week I talked to a group of students about what it meant for the University to be a learning community. I listened to their ideas of how to continue development towards our vision of being the premier learning community in Ohio and one of the best in the nation.

"Since my last report, this employee has reached rock bottom and has started to dig.""His men would follow him anywhere, but only out of morbid curiosity""I would not allow this employee to breed""This employee is really not so much of a has-been, but more of a definite won't be""Works well when under constant supervision and cornered like a rat in a trap""When she opens her mouth, it seems that it is only to change feet""He would be out of his depth in a parking lot puddle""This young lady has delusions of adequacy""He sets low personal standards and then consistently fails to achieve them""This employee is depriving a village somewhere of an idiot""This employee should go far, and the sooner the better""Got a full 6-pack, but lacks the plastic thing to hold it all together""A gross ignoramus - 144 times worse than an ordinary ignoramus""He certainly takes a long time to make his pointless""He doesn't have ulcers, but he's a carrier""I would like to go hunting with him sometime""He's been working with glue too much""He would argue with a signpost""He has knack for making strangers immediately""He brings a lot of joy whenever he leaves the room""When his IQ reaches 50, he should sell""If you see 2 people talking and one looks bored, he's the other one""A photographic memory but with the cap over the lens""A prime candidate for natural deselection""Donated his brain to science before he was done using it""Gates are down, the lights are flashing, but the train isn't coming""Has 2 brains, one is lost, the other is out looking for it""If he were any more stupid, he'd have to be watered twice a week""If you give him a penny for his thoughts, you'd get change""If you stand close enough to him, you can hear the ocean""It's hard to believe that he beat out 1,000 other sperm""One neuron short of a synapse""Some drink from the fountain of knowledge, he only gargled""Takes him 12 hours to watch 60 Minutes""The wheel is turning, but the hamster is dead"

My sister is 16..she was hired by a Bed and Breakfast. Her first job..she never signed a W-2 or W-9 form. She was only working every now and then. She ended working more than she thought she would and she made 609.00 last year. My dad reported it under the 1040 line on his taxes, but the Bed and Breakfast sent a 1099 can they do this. She thought she was an employee and then they turned her into a contractor without her knowledge and has to pay in a bunch of money? Is this illegal or can she dispute this? Please post a link where I can find more information if possible. Thank you!Please read carefully..SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS AN EMPLOYEE..she would have never taken the job if she knew they were hiring her under a contractor position. They hired her under false pretenses by not letting her know she wasn't an employee....can anything be done.

You've just been offered to gain the ability to read minds. Whenether someone comes eye contact to you, even for a split second, even unwillingly, you'll gain the complete knowledge of everything that he/she's thinking or thinks about everything.The price? Nothing, but the ability comes without a "turn-off switch". It stays always on, so you'll always pick up other people's minds, without being able to ignore some people and focus on others.Would you still accept? Why?

"The power relations of discourse stem from the social construction of the idealized body which turns out to be an artificial creation of discourse as such in its capacity as a performative speech act. In addition to discourse functioning as a sociogenic activity insofar as it constructs or constitutes social reality in part, knowledge as episteme further shapes the power relations of discourse which often function oppressively with respect to those deemed feminine or unfit in the material struggle for existence."You'll notice that my philosophical comments are influenced by Michel Foucault, but the words or ideas are all mine.

It's the darnedest thing...I'll be driving and attempt to up shift (1-2) and the pedal JAMS as if something is physically blocking the pedal! I stomp to engage the clutch but it only moves an inch or two (in morning traffic it's a panic moment). If I release a couple times the clutch variably engages on the 2d or 3d try. Then will perform normally until it randomly occurs again when I take right turns at speed or potholes jar something loose in the tranny and something blocks the clutch actuator or the pressure plate. Your knowledge is greatly appreciated.vanagoose sendsI just left my 91 wrangler at the market...the clutch goes all the way to the floor...checked the fluid resivior..still full...no leaks from tranny...any ideas

I need a good, short, joke about calculus (or some other advanced math) to put on a t-shirt. The joke has to be high-school appropriate and hopefully needs calculus knowledge to solve. I saw one on the Simpson's that was funny, but was improper (turned into rdrr). The next best one I could find (not really hard) was "Making mathematical puns is the first sine of insanity." Anyone got anything better?Yes I do want to put a Calculus joke on my shirt.OK maybe people don't get it. I'm a nerd. My school doesn't have a Calculus class. I study it my self, I'm definitely a nerd.

the bible also tells that if you have knowledge of god, and you then proceed to deny him, that is the only sure fire way to go to hell. my take is that if I were to meet god face to face, spit on him and turn my back on his offer, that would be the only way to go to hell.why would a god of love allow an agnostic person to go to hell. when their understanding of god and the universe is so limited. human: holy sh*t your real?aliens: prepare to die foolhuman: whyalien: because you didn't know we existed,we sent you pamphlets the other day.being the excessively vain creature that I am, I'm going to have to mutilate you now. we created you, yet you insult us with disbeleif.human; gee, you could have sent a more clear signal of evidence that you were real. I read your f*ckin pamphlet you guys supposedly have powers to talk to us telepathically and predict the future. if i had heard a disembodied voice predict my future, surely I would have to believe. alien; .....FYII do in fact believe in god, but I find it hard to believe every other piece of christian doctrine.things like;jesus, the bible, etc. but I refuse to beleive in a god that punishes based on belief. in that sense you might say I deny the "christian" god. I find that only an exceedingly vain god, would do this"Does the dialogue mean that you'll understand that there's God if He tells your future? "againI beleive in him, but refuse to beleive the other stuff christianity professes.that, or if I witness some other varient of evidence; dreams, visions, scientific proof, religious experience whilst tripping on shrooms, etc. none of these have happened yet."So you're saying that someone could come to the United States and kill another person but because they're knowledge of our laws were so limited they should be exempt from breaking that law?"if they came from a society where killing was common and accepted then yes. yes yes yes"Seriously, God has given us more than just a pamphlet to go by, he came down to Earth and died on a cross for us and even when people could see him and could see the miracles he was doing they still refused to believe that he was God."beleive me, if I saw a miracle and it obviously linked it self to jesus, I'd get my as$ to the nearest church in a heart beat"If you haven't acceped Jesus you are rejecting him."this is rubbish. lets say a girl started flirting with me and I basically said fuck you.thats way different then recieving a letter from the girl complaining that I rejected her WHEN I NEVER MET HER IN THE FIRST PLACE.rejection implies that I had a chance to meet them. you can't reject an invisible suitor.impossible

Seasonal influenza strains constantly evolve in overlapping epidemics in Asia and sweep the rest of the world each year, an international research team has found. These findings suggest that by focusing surveillance efforts on East and Southeast Asia, researchers may be able to extend their forecast of the flu strains most likely to cause epidemics, which may in turn help experts decide which ...

As science progresses with an understand within the biological processes of life it is becoming more apparent that we may very well just be a biological machine. I for one used to believe in a spirit within us or consciousness surviving after death as a possibility but it is becoming more apparent that that perhaps is not a reasonable conclusion. If neuroscience progressing and the fact that personality can be altered via drugs or brain damage or consciousness (the theorized immortal aspect of self) can be turned off either by sleep or anesthesia doesn't that imply that we are what we are and once we die that is it? How could consciousness survive death if it can not even exist under anesthesia??So as science progresses, is the afterlife becoming an afterthought? Please share your thoughts and knowledge on the subject if possible, I actually know very little on the subject other than what I have read from Blackmore's writings.http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1580394-1,00.html

On march 25th I got what i thought was my very first period. And there wasn't much bleeding. But just Wednesday (April 16) I had menstrual cramps which were very lite and to my knowledge it was my period AGAIN! The blood is much heavier than before and I dont know how I got it again. I don't eat much sugar so it couldnt be some type of reason like that. Ive heard that after your first period you shouldnt get it again for about 3-6 months. I have never had sex before im turning 14. Does anyone have any diagnoses?!? I've spoken to my mom but not the doctor. PLEASE HELP ME

A recent Austin-American Statesman review of Neo-Con Philip Bobbitt's new book Terror and Consent features an image of a shredded Constitution under the words "Everything must go," which acts as a suitable entrée to a disgusting diatribe which praises Bobbitt's call for the end of America and its replacement with a de facto world government in the name of fighting terror. The words, "How to Fight Terrorism" are in place of a torn piece of the Bill of Rights. Reviewer James E. McWilliams describes Bobbitt as "a distinguished lecturer and senior fellow at the University of Texas and a law professor at Columbia University," but anyone with a basic grasp of what America's founders envisioned and what Ronald Reagan later termed the "shining city on a hill" would be more apt to describe Bobbitt - nephew of Lyndon Baines Johnson and former State Department counselor - as an enemy of the Republic. McWilliams' fawning review of the book is intended to sucker in millionaire pseudo-intellectuals who think they are part of the elite by using mental gymnastics and brazenly contradictory statements in order to justifying the revolting underlying premise of the book. As soon as we learn that the facade of Bobbitt's argument is to provide a solution "for fighting the wars that are bound to plague the 21st century," we're already safe in the knowledge that Bobbitt represents another chicken-necked warhawk who has already claimed ownership of the next 10 decades for his Neo-Con ideological fetish of imperial bloodletting and brutal domination. So what exactly is Bobbitt's solution? The complete obliteration of sovereignty and the nation state and its replacement with a new "order that takes its structural cues from multinational corporations and nongovernmental organizations" that will have the power to pursue "more aggressive tactics of preclusionary warfare," meaning more pre-emptive invasions of broken-backed third world countries to expand the creaking pax-Americana empire. Despite terse and contradictory promises that we will still have some semblance of freedom in Bobbitt's technocracy, he admits that there will be "no obvious answer to many of the human rights issues that are bound to arise," as a result of his plan to completely eviscerate God-given freedoms enumerated in the Constitution and Bill of Rights. The reviewer cites Bobbitt's justification to impose world government as a means of combating,"The accessibility of weapons of mass destruction, the globalization of international capital and the "universalization of culture" have eroded the conventional borders that once legitimated national security," all problems that were created by globalists' drive to impose centralized systems of control in the first place by creating crises and then posing as the saviors. This is another classic example of problem-reaction-solution. Use the pretext of the problems you have created to then offer a solution that befits your ultimate agenda - global government. "Bobbitt believes that the UN Charter should be amended to allow the preemptive use of force without a Security Council authorization," and "In cases in which the use of non-lethal chemical weapons could be used to prevent terror, be able to redefine such methods as "counterforce measures," writes McWilliams. The "use of chemical weapons," where have we heard that one before? It was Paul Wolfowitz, Dick Cheney, William Kristol, Donald Rumsfeld and the rest of the Neo-Con collaborators that formed the Project For a New American Century - the ideological framework of the Bush administration, who proposed the use of "...advanced forms of biological warfare that can target specific genotypes (which) may transform biological warfare from the realm of terror to a politically useful tool."A leaked British Ministry of Defense report last year also envisioned a nightmare future society in which the population are forced to accept brain chips, immigration and urbanization ravages communities, class warfare ensues, and biological and neutron weapons are used to combat overpopulation. Since Bobbitt cites "non-lethal chemical weapons" as a means of "preventing terror" what exactly does he mean? Mass-medicating Americans' drinking water with sodium fluoride to keep the population docile and subservient to the new international order, absent of traditional constitutional rights, that Bobbitt seeks to imp