2011-01-13, 07:34 | Link #11401 |
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Russia blames Polish crew in crash that killed president Kaczynski
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle1866627/
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2011-01-13, 15:17 | Link #11402 | |
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for example... http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dai...v_missouri.php oh btw, the church agreed to cancel the protest (for the 9/yo) in exchange for airtime on two Tucson radio stations. |
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2011-01-13, 17:01 | Link #11403 | |
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I do believe about the general over riding problem. No one wanting to have to pay for it. I remember a good program on Philly public radio about the balakinization of state counties. Basically in Camden county, waste facilities, rehab clinics all things important to the entire county are dumped in Camden city. No one wants to work and take lumps community wise, especially if you have money and that's whats really failing this country. No wait, a better question. WHY DID WE GUT ALL THOSE TOOLS? I don't understand. |
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2011-01-13, 17:54 | Link #11404 |
I disagree with you all.
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While I don't believe in leaving homicidal madmen out with the rest of society, I'm not sure I'm too keen on letting even well intentioned (and that's a leap of faith right there...) incarcerate people who haven't actually done anything wrong on the basis that "they're acting crazy".
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2011-01-13, 19:30 | Link #11405 | |
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http://content.healthaffairs.org/con...1/3/7.full.pdf http://www.nami.org/gtsTemplate09.cf...he_States_2009 Those are good starters.... some of the many vectors - 1) The US, particularly the conservative side, still tends to think of 'mental illness' as imaginary "just get up and shake it off" bullshit. In other words, our educational levels on various topics are a fail. 2) As with almost every other topic, the hyper-rich are replaying the 1890s Gilded Age (couple with the 1920s meltdown) for the last 25 years "screw the peasants, loot the treasury, off for the Isles". They may actually succeed in eradicating the middle class this time while they romp .... we'll see. 3) The "people" decided to "mainstream" mental illness rather than keep them in a safe environment. It resembled the tactic of putting all the special needs kids end up in regular classes to their harm and the learning detriment of the rest of the class (no, I don't care how good the teacher is - just keep piling rocks on her). A lot of arm-waving aside - both changes were a response to never-ending assault on shrinking budgets from anti-tax attacks.
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2011-01-13, 22:41 | Link #11406 |
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Your horoscope sign may not actually be your sign. Due to a gradual shift in Earth's shifting ways, a new 13th sign, Ophiuchus, is now in the stars for many.
http://www.torontosun.com/life/2011/01/13/16878126.html I've been a Pisces for my entire life, and now I'm an Aquarius.
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2011-01-13, 22:44 | Link #11407 | |
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Then again, Glenn Beck started with morning radio.
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2011-01-13, 23:18 | Link #11408 | |
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2011-01-13, 23:31 | Link #11409 | |
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So technically, I never was a Pisces, and have always been an Aquarius, and you've always been a Capricorn.
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2011-01-13, 23:52 | Link #11411 |
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Well, I don't care for astrology of the Romanian sort.
There's also the Irish/Celtic and Chinese ones as well, and that's just the big 3. You know what? If people could tell the future, why bother doing anything?
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2011-01-14, 00:01 | Link #11412 |
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The problem is that the ASTROLOGISTS (I may strangle the next news media that says "ASTRONOMER") have been using starcharts that are a thousand year old system that has never kept up with either star charts or with the wobbles of the earth's orbit. Its finally reached the point that they can't pretend any longer and have to adjust ... though I don't know why as astrology is all arm-waving crapola
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2011-01-14, 00:03 | Link #11413 |
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I don't believe in it either, but I found it interesting nonetheless. I'm sure people who find entertainment in horoscopes would also get a kick from it, whether good or bad.
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2011-01-14, 00:05 | Link #11414 | |
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2011-01-14, 00:12 | Link #11415 |
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It has never been able to decide whether it is a religion or a science (since, after all, its an antecedent of both in some ways). So you're saying taxation is the driver in the adjustment?
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2011-01-14, 00:18 | Link #11416 | |
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Taxation opens up a pathway to regulation and control.
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