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Babies are cute, that's why :) (UUs don't do the profession of faith thing until high school age, after the teenager has taken a fairly long course preparing them for it.)

creac wrote: Ganders summed it up. It's the general perception that Americans refuse to acknowledge or understand cultures outside of their own. That's clearly not true across the board, but it's not an entirely unfounded perception. We get that you think you're top of the heap, but we (rest of the world) really don't care. For all your lack of class distinction and all men are created equal, there's a reasonable...

Gandol teh Pirate wrote: It was reported yesterday morning on the local NPR affiliate that CA has been forced to freeze any further cuts in education as a function of keeping federal stimulus dollars incoming. So yeah, there's actual evidence. That is far from conclusive. UC is cutting jobs and raising tuition by 36%. Last year (just before the stimulus) the K-12 went through the same cutting and threatening to lay off teacher, but they...

I notice you didn't answer the question :)

creac wrote: The problem is that futures were designed to allow a hedge against adverse movements and to provide stability. When they are used for short term capital gain, they're not being used as designed and therefore flaws in their design when being used not-as-intended tend to surface. Kendien brings up a good point(s). Creac's answer is essentially mine. I'm not suggesting people should have to sign real contracts and...

I would trust the French to consider silverware and decent food a survival mechanism of roughing it during a war. The wine may not be a good year, but it shall be served! I've been told by colleagues that worked with the French in Africa that their military puts a huge emphasis on their field mess halls - they have a full mess hall in some places where we give out MREs - but then, that also means that they can't deploy without more...

Kendien wrote: That's right, keep dismissing criticism of Obama as pettiness, racism, classism, etc. The Democrats have a reality check coming in 2010 and it will halt their agenda like hitting a brick wall. His Presidency is already a failure...his agenda floundering before him in its death throws. Good stuff. Which Republicans are even considered in the running for a 2012 presidential candidacy? Some of the potential options,...

Got cleared back to full duty early last week, just in time for the Christmas rush. Mail volume has picked up to the point where we are now having to run 12 hour shifts. Broke the record on incoming mail volume by 16,000 lbs. this past Monday. Fun fact for those who keep a tab on the price tag for this war: KBR charges $35 per person for the Friday night meal which comes out to roughly $45 million a year for just Bagram. Today's PT...

(Or, to put it another way, what the heck are you talking about?) the "hide the decline" phrase is what you started focusing on. after that, my fault you're right-you started with poisoning the well space aliens bit. You misspelled "stuff I have no response to." what was i supposed to respond to? you're a fanboi making excuses for your heroes. the irony is you're a denialist of the suggestion...

Gandol teh Pirate wrote: Nice to know your priorities are based on pettiness. Thanks for coming clean at least. You're aware that there is in fact a whole range of importance between petty and profound, I'm sure. I'd rate this particular occurence as neither petty nor profound, but definitely troubling. What I don't get is why you are defending it. I mean, if the bow was no big deal, why are you posting about it? And if...