AK_Thug AMish
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I... hate... the AMC..
Last year I missed out advancing because of question #1 (the easiest). This year, I only answered 9 and still feel bitter. That test has my number.
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One major party was the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq, if that answers you question
Iraq, and many other Middle Eastern countries, were divided up arbitrarily by Britain/France after the Ottoman Empire... so that's why we now have problems like the kurds, who have no country of their own.
@quaker: the capture of Baghdad was supposed to stop the insurgency. The capture of Sadam was supposed to stop the insurgency. The invasion of Falujah was supposed to stop the insurgency. I think there were no attacks during the election because security was so high; it had to be (IIRC they banned driving and travel on election day). However, we obviously cannot maintain that level for long. The election itself was a success, I just hope things work out in the long run.
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I tried ice skating, but I fell so much my heiney got all wet and sore
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Arms outstreched in front, all ten (or nine if you lost one) fingers pointed straight. Right leg folded at ~40 degree angle, resting on the left knee which is bent at ~90 degrees. Eyes stare intently ahead, head may be cocked or simply held straight up.
Aka 'zen', an esoteric term no one else probably knows.
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I'm sure everyone's heard it in the news, but just in case you've been vacationing to Mars recently, there was a vote in Iraq a few days ago. Only about 45 people died, so it was a relatively quiet day I guess. It could have been worse.
Anyways, my history teacher showed us some videos from the news as he likes to do. He said it was a good day to be an American
At first I felt all warm inside, but the inner skeptic in me thought there must be something more.Here are some of my thoughts on the election:
-First, over 1,400 Americans have died, and at least over 10,000 'wounded' (I have no idea what constitutes wounded for the statistics there). Here.
-Second, the cost we have paid in Iraq is over $150,000,000,000 now. Watch the counter yourself here.
-Third, just read a snip from this article from Vietnam:
Original, Full textU.S. Encouraged by Vietnam Vote :Officials Cite 83% Turnout Despite Vietcong Terror
by Peter Grose, Special to the New York Times (9/4/1967: p. 2)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3-- United States officials were surprised and heartened today at the size of turnout in South Vietnam's presidential election despite a Vietcong terrorist campaign to disrupt the voting.
According to reports from Saigon, 83 per cent of the 5.85 million registered voters cast their ballots yesterday. Many of them risked reprisals threatened by the Vietcong.
The size of the popular vote and the inability of the Vietcong to destroy the election machinery were the two salient facts in a preliminary assessment of the nation election based on the incomplete returns reaching here.
Pending more detailed reports, neither the State Department nor the White House would comment on the balloting or the victory of the military candidates, Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu, who was running for president, and Premier Nguyen Cao Ky, the candidate for vice president.
A successful election has long been seen as the keystone in President Johnson's policy of encouraging the growth of constitutional processes in South Vietnam. The election was the culmination of a constitutional development that began in January, 1966, to which President Johnson gave his personal commitment when he met Premier Ky and General Thieu, the chief of state, in Honolulu in February.
I certainly hope things work out well in Iraq so Americans can come back home. It's not that I hate liberty or anything... I'm just not sure whether or not invading countries is the best way of going about spreading it (especially when a. we supported many oppresive regimes, including Sadam, in the past and b. we invaded Iraq on completely different pretexts). Doesn't anyone remember those WMD's? Or do we just not care as a security mission turned into a humanitarian one? Do we now have to invade and overthrow every oppresive regime in the world? I do not think even a superpower can do that.
Sorry about the rant, I've just been absent for awhile and was a little suprised to see no thread on the Iraq vote here yet.
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I understand safety is not free, but I believe that an anti-missile shield completely misses the point. This may be a shock to some people, but... the Cold War is over. As 9/11 proved, the world is not so black/white, cutout and simple as it used to be.
I guess an analogy might be a knight wearing heavy armor and a shield in gunpowder warfare.
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Here is a 3d scene I've been working on:
http://img169.exs.cx/img169/2176/deskcubes6yh.jpg
I used a chrome from some rims I modelled for a car and added some glass orbs
The french reads "Do not dare to be different", as the red orb is exploding.
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Also, a lot, not to say the most part, of this post is indeed based on some philosophies and ideologies that even some people called liberal...
I don't think you have to apologize for being a liberal
I heard somewhere that a missile defense system could cost up to US$1 trillion dollars. Now I know that number is not substantiated (I think it's from Newsweek), but still I think we are all in agreement that it is very expensive. And this is when there is a war going on (costing us $151,491,900,000 at the time of this post
), American education is going down the tubes (and No Child Left Behind is over ~$30 billion under funded), and we are having huge tax cuts for the rich.Spend, spend, spend. I suppose it's only appropiate for a country where the average citizen has $8,562 in credit card debt.
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Is that the... theme song from Zelda for N64?!?!
Action, sword-fighting, mystery (who is Denice anyways?) and dancing. Seems like a blockbuster in my books.
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Just learned the power rule : N*X^(N-1)
Ah... the beautiful power rule
I hate the quotient rule, which is much messier, especially when you have to find the 2nd derivative with it I am currently doing integration, which I find better than reviewing for midterms
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I don't like buying most movies... It seems like a waste of money if I'm only going to see a movie once anyways.
Really good movies on the other hand, like "Life of Brian", are worth purchasing. Luckily I can get all of the Flying Circuses at the library, so I don't need to buy that ~14 disk set
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Tostaky, par Noir Désir
I want that CD, but cannot find it in the US
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I've been skiing for a few years here at home before going out west with my uncle for a week. I skied at Alta in Salt Lake City; it was just amazing. Now I can't ski in Ohio, out of disgust
So if you want some of the best skiing in the world, try Utah/Colorado.
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Thank you very much! I never knew that such a site existed, simple but helpful (especially since I detest hearing MLA blah from teachers all the time)
*shuffles link into personal toolbar folder*
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Yes... ketchup on pasta is particularly good... Anything to support the Kerry family!
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Whether or not it is actually Republican is highly questionable, seehttp://www.blackboxvoting.org . And given the ages and immigration structure of average Republicans and Ohio, respectively, suffice it to say that it the Republican party might be losing votes by the day.
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What I find most hilarious is that Republicans, who have traditionally championed states rights and weak federal government, are now championed federal bans on such things as abortion and gay marriage. It's getting to the point that the only true classic "Republicans" are John McCain and the non-psychopathic section of the Libertarian Party. So, really, it's about three people.
Yes, the traditional conservative values such as social libertarianism, small federal government, relative isolationism, etc is losing support in the Republican party. I still think Ohio is Republican, though. The govenor, both senators, state senate (I believe) plus the electoral vote are all Republican, although their majority is not too large.
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John McCain was one of the 'Keating Five', and was involved (with others of course) in the Lincoln S&L scandal. here
Though McCain is more centrist, as Adam said the media downplays somethings and hypes up others. It happens with everyone, especially in politics
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I don't know if I'm OT, but anyways...
In some states (like Georgia, and Florida that I know about) the university system is well supported. It would cost me about ~$3000 a year tuition to go to Georgia Tech if I was in-state. Of course, though, all state schools are very expensive for out-of-staters. And lucky me, Ohio has some of the most expensive in-state tuitions in the country, despite having some of the highest taxes (and yes it is Republican, ironically enough). I don't know why there is no national university educational system.
The state-rights debate is now emerging in the US through issues such as abortion and gay marriage. I honestly don't know enough about the issue to make a stand right now.
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To me, eating should be a pleasant experience, not a painful one
At Quaker Steak, one person I knew ate 9 Atomic wings and wasn't in school for two weeks. And IIRC, Adam said someone he knew ate a napkin after an atomic wing. Those things are deadly; I just stick to unspicy but sweeet BBQ.As for restaurant sitting longevity, I spent around 2.5 hours at Applebee's one night, w/o getting kicked out (probably because we're regular patrons there).
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Hey, for a Scientologist, Tom Cruise wasn't bad at all.
The machine gun scene at the end was well done--very emotional. Normally slow-motion can get annoying, but there it fit nicely.
When I saw the trailer I almost laughed because the concept seemed extremely awkward. I was glad I saw it though!
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Wake up, Rage Against the Machine
via Napster
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The feeling after differentiating for the first time... all that worthless pre-cal suddenly made sense
I am probably a calc noob though, since my IB math course has to be more rounded than a typical AP calc class (I need to know probability, stats, vectors, etc for my final).
The new TI 89 Titanium calculator is sweet!
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Were they planning on using Great Lake water for Arizona/Nevada area?
Lake Erie is not exactly clear, although it isn't as bad as swimming in salt water I wouldn't recommend a mouthful
Ohio doesn't have the best enviormental record, but at least the Cuyahoga river isn't lighting on fire anymore!
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Sara, Fleetwood Mac
but previously How I could Kill a Man, Rage Against the Machine
(Napster's pretty cool, at least if you don't have to pay for it)
State of the Union
in Hall of Intellectuals
Posted
I'm reading the transcript right now, since watching them normally raises my blood pressure too much
So far, I'm not really disagreeing with his words (exept when he says cut the budget in half by 2009... didn't he say he would do that by 2004, or am I imagining something ??? ) I really do not know enough about Social Security to know the answer myself, but what he is saying makes sense. Times are changing for SS, and we need to change the system.
Then, I came across this gem:
Those are just two things that caught my eye at the moment...