2010-01-01, 11:08 | Link #5282 |
Socially Inept
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Retracing my steps.....
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Wait so you guys support death penalties for drug trafficing?
I think it's fine to have a strict anti-drug policy but do you really need to kill the mule? I think that's way overboard personally.
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2010-01-01, 13:34 | Link #5284 | |
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 66
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All cultural systems and philosophical axioms have flaws, loopholes, or points of failure.
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2010-01-01, 16:15 | Link #5285 | ||
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Portugal
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2010-01-01, 17:42 | Link #5287 | |
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China is not going to let Hong Kong go full Democracy any time soon IMO. It's rather risky (Especially in highly unlikely case of them wanting independence!) China, after all wants to have some form of control in Hong Kong (Dominating is of course the best for them) or else they risk letting Hong Kong's economy to leave the mainland. I hope that they gain something close to it; but I'm sure many Hong Kongers (Myself included) realize that China will still be a major part in the Hong Kong government for a good while.
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2010-01-01, 18:12 | Link #5288 |
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White House new years resolution?
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-a...36,print.story
With the healthcare battle still unfinished, the Obama admin. has been laying plans to take up an issue that could prove even more divisive -- a major overhaul of the nation's immigration system... |
2010-01-01, 18:19 | Link #5289 | |
Honyaku no Hime
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: In the eastern capital of the islands of the rising suns...
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Woman celebrates 110th Birthday
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Touching story and kinda amazing given how much the world has changed during her lifetime. Technically she has seen the end of the world... twice (world wars) and still lives to tell the tale. Truly if you're lucky to be in decent health as you get older and see your offspring 4 generations over, it's quite a blessing. Living and breathing treasures of history and time, here's wishing her a happy 2010
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2010-01-01, 19:10 | Link #5290 | |
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
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Hi, Obama..... tactical shift needed: *JOBS*. Ones that aren't underemployed, 'want fries with that'&'welcometowalliemart'. *TRAINING*. So that people qualify for whats needed. *cost of living* (much tougher).. to compete with the salaries or our global competitors. Many of them live quite nicely with much lower salaries but their cost of living is much lower (which is one reason why the professional class in the US is starting to immigrate out).
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2010-01-01, 19:57 | Link #5291 | ||
The AnimeSuki Pet kitten
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The system has been in use in Regional Victoria (where there are no zones) and has already drawn criticism for its overcharging, its cumbersomeness and the fact that the customer is liable for all failures whether or not it is in their control. Quote:
EDIT: Scratch that, there's an even better story 'Miracle': Mum, bub back from the dead
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2010-01-02, 00:46 | Link #5293 | |
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Age: 74
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Look at the criticisms Urbina levelled against the Justice Department's prosecutorial team: "'The explanations offered by the prosecutors and investigators in an attempt to justify their actions and persuade the court that they did not use the defendants’ compelled testimony were all too often contradictory, unbelievable and lacking in credibility,' Judge Urbina wrote. "The judge also criticized prosecutors for withholding 'substantial exculpatory evidence' from the grand jury that indicted the defendants, as well as for presenting 'distorted versions' of witnesses’ testimony and improperly telling the grand jury that some incriminating statements had been made by the defendants but were being withheld. " Either we had a team that was much too eager to secure a conviction, or one that was much too eager to derail its own prosecution from the outset. At least this incident, as horrible as it was, forced the US to accept Iraqi jurisdiction over US civilian contractors. I wonder what the agreement between NATO and the Kharzai government says about Afghani jurisdiction over the contractors working there.
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2010-01-02, 10:09 | Link #5294 | |
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Age: 35
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Remember that these guys are trained to fight up to 50 normal soldiers singlehandedly and end up standing on their bodies. It is their training that makes them incredibly dangerous as a foe.
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2010-01-02, 12:57 | Link #5295 | |
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2010-01-02, 18:53 | Link #5296 | |
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Join Date: Jun 2008
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solar power can't work....... it is far too destructive
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2010-01-02, 19:08 | Link #5297 | |
The AnimeSuki Pet kitten
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Teen's $2 million fraud charge
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