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A Metaphysical Non-Sequitur?
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#1 Jan 30, 2013
As a Freethinker, one argument for the existence of a Higher Power that I see a lot goes like this: "How can you not look at a baby's smile or a beautiful sunset and not think that there's something sublimely divine causing this to happen?"
Actually, I think this is one of the strongest arguments there is for belief in a Higher Power. It's a lot better than the First Cause Argument or the Ontological Argument which I think are intellectual hogwash. To me, going from a sunset to, say, pantheism is actually a very small step.
What's a non-sequitur is this: looking at a sunset, and concluding that not only is there a God, but that he speaks Hebrew, made a pact with Jews, cares about Arks of the Covenant being made out of gopher wood, impregnates virgins, limits himself to the 1/3 of humanity that's Christian, and behaves exactly according to the Summa Theologica, Nicene Creed, or whatever doctrines of your particular flavor of Christianity. Going from a sunset to that seems to me like a very huge and illogical step.
What do you think?
Ashford, UK
#2 Jan 30, 2013
People get cause and effect mixed up all the time. Believers more so.
Auburn, Australia
#3 Jan 30, 2013
I think you should answer these before babbling on...
#1 - If no supernatural Creator exists, how did the universe originate?
What was the nature of the enviroment that the 'big bang' emanated from?
#2 - If no supernatural universal Designer exists, why is the earth suitable for the existence of life? Why isnt there life on other planets?
#3 - If no supernatural universal Designer exists, how did life originate? Did life come from inanimate objects?
#4 - If no supernatural universal Designer exists, what caused the repeated disappearance of more primitive forms of life and the appearance of new more advanced forms of life?
[For example, at the beginning of the Mesozoic and Cenozoic.]
#5 - If no God exists who can work miracles and communicate with men, how did the ancient Israelites come to believe that their ancestors experienced the Exodus and the Revelation at Mt. Sinai?
#6 - If God did not give the Torah at Mt. Sinai, why is Jewish literature divided into five levels and scholars in later levels universally considered themselves to be inferior to scholars in earlier levels?[The levels are: prophets, rabbis of the Mishnah, rabbis of the Talmud, earlier Talmudic commentaries and later Talmud commentaries.]
#7 - If we have no soul, why do we feel conscious of ourselves?
#8 - If we have no free will, why do we feel that we are making free choices?
#9 - If no God exists, why are we obligated to be nice other people? Why do we feel the need to? Is it that we are mere animals who just seek material gain from others?
#10 If we live in a purely material world then how do we account for the many supernatural experiences that people have, such as encounters with God, ghosts, spirits, etc (obviously, exactly what all of these encounters actually are are all interpreted by different people in different ways but the fact remains that people encounter things that do not fit a purely naturalistic world view). Are we really to conclude that all of these people are delusional, deceptive, or mad? Or could it be that people are having real encounters with real supernatural beings not explainable through purely scientific mediums?
Auburn, Australia
#4 Jan 30, 2013
#11 - Where does all of the incredibly complex information come from that is stored within DNA? Information doesnt just appear by itself. Someone has to put it there.
#12 - Atheists are mostly found to be employed in the academic/government fields. What is it about the atheist personality that attracts them to these fields? And why have these fields been overrun by political correctness?
#13 - Where does all the matter in the universe come from?
#14 - What is the source of math and logic? The existence of this remarkably fine-tuned universe aside, how is it that we have these "languages of reality" to so elegantly describe and interact with it?
#15 - What type of government does atheistic philosophy translate into?
How does it understand the relationship between man and government?
What type of government structures flow from an atheistic world view?
Does it merely rely on someone else's system of thought, like the assumptions of naturalistic science?
#16 - Believers are often accused of being simple-minded,superstitious, or irrational.
Why is it so irrational for us to believe that the universe had a beginning because it actually was created; the laws of physics are so fine-tuned because it had a designer; people are preoccupied with good and evil because they are real things; we long for purpose and meaning because they exist to be had; life from non-life really is miraculous; consciousness and freewill seem real because they are; people are incurably religious because there is actually something real in religion.
If there really is no meaning or purpose to life, no objective good or evil, and the existence of "truth" itself is open to debate, by what standard will you condemn the beliefs of believers?
#17 - How does an atheist assign meaning to human activity? Is all meaning subjective, or do some activities have self-evident and objective worth and meaning. If so, what are these activities, and how to you arrive at their value?
#18 - Are humans of more intrinsic value than animals? Why or why not?
#19 - How does an atheist determine what is moral or immoral, right or wrong. Is there any objective standard or principles?
#20 - If you claim that Jesus was a myth then what alternative explanation do you offer to the New Testament documentation and the tradition of the church, and what support do you have for your theory? Is it because of the miracles that you doubt the Scriptures?
Auburn, Australia
#5 Jan 30, 2013
#21 - Why is it that despite all the lauded scientific 'achievements' that there is an interest in the occult and magic which is increasing?
#22 - Many people believe that the moon and other planets have an effect on the psyche. Although this may be called astrology the fact is that the moon has effects on the likes of ocean tides. Do you call this a superstition under the name of astrology or a scientific fact?
#23 - The problem of abiogenesis (the origin of the first lifeform) is one of the thorniest and most intractable issues in chemistry. Our increasing knowledge of microbiology and earth history has only added to the complexity of what needs to be explained. The simplest life is equivalent to modern bacteria, which is loaded with complex activity, information, and molecular "machines." The fossil record does not give evidence that there was a "prebiotic soup," or that there were any biological precursors to the first organisms, or that the atmosphere was the ideal mix to yield the necessary molecules, or that there was the expected long period of time between when the Earth could support life and when it actually appeared. Evolutionists regularly segregate the abiogenesis problem from the issue of evolution because (1) it is a challenge they'd rather not be saddled with, or (2) it is the most logical point for possible divine intervention.
However, for the atheist there is no escaping this issue; they are obliged to seek out some purely natural explanation.
a). What hope for an explanation do you have? Are you satisfied to have problems like this that are unanswered, or even unanswerable?
b). In telling the tale of life on earth science writers often unconsciously use the word "miracle" for the appearance of the first organisms. Is this doubt on their behalf as to what they would like to prove as to the creation of existance?
c). What kind of evidence is needed before we are to actually accept that something like this really is a miracle?
#24 - The past several decades have added profoundly to our knowledge of chemistry, physics, and cosmology. It has become increasingly clear that we live in a universe finely tuned for the support of complex life. This fact is so universally acknowledged that even secular scientists have coined the term "Anthropic Principle" to describe it.
How is it that we live in such an exquisitely fine-tuned universe?
Even assuming that the universe could have popped out of nothingness, why should it have been such an orderly and hospitable one? Is there a scientific, testable answer for this question that does not simply appeal to imagination?
Auburn, Australia
#6 Jan 30, 2013
#25 - Atheism, by definition, holds that there is no God and nothing beyond this world of matter, space, time, and energy. Consistent with this viewpoint come a large number of necessary truths and the problems relating to them. Atheism is not made rational merely by the rejection of the evidences for God; it has its own wares to sell and difficulties to overcome.
a.) What Is the Evidence Against the Existence of God?
b.) If everyone on earth became an atheist how would the world be better off?
c.) Does not atheism have to rely on a system of coercion to enforce non belief?
d.) Most nations that have a system of government under a monarchy do so because of strong religious connection. The USA is referred to as 'One nation under God'. Is it a atheist aim to abolish royal families and the sovereignty of nations like the Maoists have just about achieved in Nepal and replace all sovereign nations with a world government?
e.) Why are atheists always at the forefront of marxist tainted 'causes' such as global warming, unrestricted immigration, gay marriage and other latte type neo-liberal causes?
f.) Why have atheists, pagans and satanists been infiltrating 'white supremacist' organisations and attempting to turn racial issues into solely religious issues? Examples being the anti-3rd world immigration issue is now an anti-muslim issue. The same could be said for leftist 'anti-zionist' causes that attack Jews solely on the basis of their religious beliefs and nothing else.
#26 - Why is it that atheists only target their approach to the young (20 and under) instead of those of their own age? Is it because people who are 40+ are not worth 'educating'? Or is it that gullible teenagers have bodies worth 'indoctrinating'?
#27 - If evolution is true, why is everything so determined that we can study it?
#28 - Is it possible to study something that is always changing, like evolution?
#29 - If you believe that there is no god, how do you explain the concept of synchronicity. Do you dispute it because of the law of large numbers says otherwise? Maybe you just have faith in this axiom and it is really not an accurate description of reality.
Ashford, UK
#7 Jan 30, 2013
Some cu*t posting as "leon_the_14" spammed your cr*p a year ago.
Auburn, Australia
#8 Jan 30, 2013
Yep and you still cant answer them and as per usual reply with a one liner.
Way to go atheism!
Yay dude!
Ashford, UK
#9 Jan 30, 2013
Why do you need to change identity?
Bulking up falling numbers?
Auburn, Australia
#10 Jan 30, 2013
You claim I have multiple socks?
Well then name them.
You low rent suckpig
Ashford, UK
#11 Jan 30, 2013
You already admitted to the grey box version of "kitten koder", identity thief.
Want to come clean about the others?
It could be your first step to credibility.
Auburn, Australia
#12 Jan 30, 2013
Yes I was the 'fake' KittenKoder until I found out what that creature was.
I made a couple of posts under Tad which I latter changed to Tad aka Siro.
Thats it.
Ive answered yours now answer mine
Ashford, UK
#13 Jan 30, 2013
I don't believe you're telling the whole truth.
More answers than you deserve are posted here: www.topix.com/forum/religion/atheism/TQ9FGHKS...
Auburn, Australia
#14 Jan 30, 2013
There was f*ck all in regards to answers.
Just the usual nagging from the same tired old horses paraded here
Ashford, UK
#15 Jan 30, 2013
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#16 Jan 30, 2013
In large part, we do not know. We simply don't have good evidence from that time period. Until we do, anything said will be pure speculation. That said, you make some assumptions that may not be valid: that there *was* an environment from which the Big Bang emanated. If time itself started at the big Bang (which is a distinct possibility), then to even talk about a cause of the Big Bang would be problematic. On the other hand, some other possibilities are that there was a previous, contracting universe before ours or a multiverse from which ours split off. Both are consistent with the data we know so far.
So, once again, we do not know because we have limited data to work with.
The earth is in the 'Goldilocks zone' for the sun. The other planets are not (although Venus and Mars come close). There is a possibility of life on Europa and on Titan, but we have not explored either enough to know for sure. And we have no information at all whether there is life on planets outside of our solar system. So you are being *very* premature when you claim there is no life on other planets. We simply have not explored the vast majority of planets we know about (let alone those we have yet to discover).
Simply stated, yes. The atoms and molecules that make up life, even today, are not alive. But they produce life. The main question for abiogenesis is how the molecules got organized, not whether life comes from non-life.
Different extinction events have different causes. The Mesozoic/Cenozoic boundary was caused by a massive meteor hit. We even know where the crater is.
Good stories to hold a group of people together. No actual Exodus ever happened.
Belief in a golden age in the past?
Because our brain models ourselves in its analysis of the world.
I am not sure what 'free will' actually means, but it is probably an illusion from having so many different projected futures.
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#17 Jan 30, 2013
We are a social species, so compassion is an emotion most of us share.
I'd vote for delusional.
Why do you claim this? The information of DNA is in its material structure which was evolved through time. Those organisms that had DNA coding for useful proteins survived. Those that did not, died off. Over time, the complexity increased.
Well, atheism in academia can easily be explained by intelligent people rejecting the superstitions of religion. There is also an interest in discovering truth, which leads one into academia. I doubt your claim about government jobs, though.
A conversion of the energy of the vacuum into matter.
Because we invented them for that purpose.
Atheism, per se, implies no type of government. However,*humanism* supports democratically elected governments.
Humanism says that governments are around to help and support people in becoming more fulfilled in their lives. That tend to lead to democratic governments.
Because the evidence says otherwise.
Meaning and purpose are things *we* assign, not universal properties. Also, good and evil are aspects of how humans interact with other humans, not some dictate of an invisible sky-daddy. And the existence of truth is not disputed, merely what the truths actually are. I condemn believers only to the extent that they attempt to push their superstitions onto others, make laws based on them, attempt to have them taught in public schools, etc. if they keep their beliefs to themselves, I have no problem no matter what delusion they believe in.
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#18 Jan 30, 2013
Activities have value depending on how they promote the well-being and self-fulfillment of people.
Humans are the ones making the value judgments, so yes.
The well-being and fulfillment of humans. The basic rules are: think and care.
Partly. It is also partly because I have studied that time period and know it was an incredibly superstitious time where people believed in many different 'mystery religions', often with baptisms, gods as people, and personal redemption. Christianity was only one of many such religions at that time.
Canberra, Australia
#19 Feb 10, 2013
If you say that I cannot prove what I believe then the same case is for you.
You might speculate that time itself began at the big bang and even then the big bang is just a theory. But time was never used as a concept for planning future actions or remembering past events in detail until man was created. Animals act according to time because of biorhythms as well as the seasons.
Anything that happened before the creation of man will never be physically proven by man, there is no physical records or knowledge.
Carbon dating is only accurate up to 3000 years and anything beyond that is a guess.
There is a possibility of life on Europa and on Titan.
There is also the possibility that both are made from cheese...
Unless you have physically been to both then both are opinions
You are not aware of the cells that your body consists of and yet they are alive.
A patch of dirt is a patch of dirt but can become a garden when one makes a conscious effort to plan to bring life into a lifeless area, envision how the area will be transformed, make blueprints for what is to be done and physically work to bring it about.
If you believe that there is no designer then there could not be any possibility of a repeating pattern because random events cannot make a pattern and certainly not a repeating one.
Cullompton, UK
#20 Feb 10, 2013
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The Customer is not allowed to use ImmuniWeb® to assess security of Websites that do not belong to him, or her, or for which he, or she, does not have explicit authorization from the legitimate Website owner to perform such testing.
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In case of violation of the above-mentioned conditions by the Customer, HTB reserves the right to immediately block the Customer's account and refuse any claims for reimbursement for the projects created under this account.
The Customer unconditionally agrees to use ImmuniWeb® to assess security only of the Websites that belong to him, or to her, or for which he, or she, has explicit authorization from the legitimate Website owner.
The Customer agrees that a notification email about Security Assessment may be sent to emails obtained from the Website domain WHOIS record, or to the official emails provided directly on the Website that the Customer wants to assess.
HTB also reserves the right to contact the Customer and/or his, or her, company by telephone and any other available communication means, in order to verify Customer's identity and legitimacy to perform Security Assessment of the Website.
During creation of an ImmuniWeb® On-Demand or Continuous Security Assessment project on the Portal the Customer is entirely responsible for submitting correct, complete and up-to-date technical information about the Website (e.g. URL, authentication information, etc).
In case of erroneous technical information submitted to the Portal, the Customer will bear the sole responsibility for the error. In this case HTB does not guarantee accuracy and completeness of the Security Assessment and its results. Any claims for reimbursement in such cases will be refused.
The Customer is entirely responsible to carefully follow the instructions indicated on the Portal, and to properly whitelist HTB's IP addresses on his, or her, IPS (Intrusion Prevention System), WAF (Web Application Firewall), and any other hardware or software solutions that may partially or entirely block or slow down the assessment, and thus influence its completeness and accuracy.
Otherwise, the accuracy and completeness of the Security Assessment and its results is not guaranteed by HTB. Any claims for reimbursement in such case will be refused.
The Customer is entirely responsible for availability of his, or her, Website during the Security Assessment. If for any reason the Website will not be accessible from HTB's IP addresses during the Security Assessment, the Customer will bear the sole responsibility for incompleteness or non-delivery of the Security Assessment. Any claims for reimbursement in such case will be refused.
The Customer must inform and obtain explicit authorization to perform Security Assessment from all the third parties (if any) that are directly or indirectly concerned by the assessment. This obligation particularly applies if the Customer is not the sole owner of the web and database servers where the Website and its data are located. HTB does not bear any responsibility for delay caused by coordination between the Customer and the concerned third parties.
Without HTB's explicit written authorization, the Customer is strictly prohibited to publish, share or transfer to any unauthorized third-parties or to publicly disclose any information obtained on or via the Portal. The Customer undertakes to take all possible measures to protect his, or her, account Credentials from unauthorized third-parties. If the Customer is aware of any illegal, unauthorized, or improper usage of his, or her, account, he, or she, shall immediately inform HTB.
The Customer undertakes henceforth, and without any counterpart, to be held liable and responsible for any damage suffered by HTB in case of breach of this clause.
In case of any illegal, improper, or contrary to the present Terms of Service agreement, usage of ImmuniWeb, the Customer agrees henceforth, and without any counterpart, to be held liable and responsible for any damage suffered by HTB, as well as for any liabilities that HTB could owe to any third party.
In case of abuse HTB retains the right to: - Take any technical measures it deems appropriate under such circumstances; - Inform competent law enforcement agencies, including Swiss Federal Police, Interpol, and all the third parties concerned by the abuse; - Fill criminal and civil complaints against the Customer and request indemnification for all suffered damage with applicable interest.
HTB makes all possible efforts to provide the Customer with uninterrupted access to the Portal. However, HTB does not guarantee permanent access to and uninterrupted operation of the Portal.
HTB retains the right to interrupt Security Assessments at any time in case of any risk related to security or stability of the Website and/or related system(s), without any obligation to justify such action. HTB is not liable for any direct or indirect damage caused by this kind of interruption. HTB's liability is also excluded in the case of interruption of Security Assessment by HTB due to a Force Majeure.
HTB shall not bear any responsibility for any damage resulting from any inappropriate, illegal or abusive usage of the ImmuniWeb® Security Assessment by the Customer. Particularly for the damage caused due to the non-observance by the Customer of the present Terms of Service agreement or instructions indicated on the Portal.
HTB shall in no case bear responsibility for any direct or indirect damage caused to any third parties during the execution of the Security Assessment.
In the improbable case that HTB bears responsibility for damage caused to a third party, the Customer undertakes to entirely indemnify HTB for the amount that HTB may be obliged to pay in relation thereto, as well as to reimburse HTB for all expenses incurred while defending its interests in court (including any legal expenses and lawyers' fees)..
Except for the case of serious and deliberate misconduct, HTB shall not bear any responsibility for any direct or indirect damage (loss of integrity, availability or accessibility of any data or information, destruction of any information, data, files, databases or archives, damage caused to any software or network equipment, etc.) incurred by the Customer in relation to the Security Assessment.
By accepting the present Terms of Service the Customer undertakes not to initiate any legal actions, lawsuits or procedures against HTB in relation to the ImmuniWeb® Security Assessment service.
HTB's total liability arising in connection with the Security Assessment is limited to the purchase price of the Security Assessment. By accepting the present Terms of Service, the Customer unconditionally accepts HTB's liability limit.
The price per ImmuniWeb® Security Assessment varies depending on the selected package. The price is always displayed on the Portal when you create the project and when you make the payment.
The price is indicated without VAT (Value Added Tax). Swiss VAT of 8% (eight percent) will be charged if the Customer resides in Switzerland and is not exempted from VAT; or in exceptional cases when the Customer resides abroad but is obliged to pay VAT in Switzerland.
Please note that the price for any package is a subject to change. All projects that were prepaid prior to a price change will not be affected by the change.
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In case of reimbursement claim approval by HTB, the reimbursement amount corresponding to the gravity of the incident will be paid within the next 30 business days following the approval. The amount of reimbursement can never exceed the total amount paid for the particular assessment project during which the incident occurred.
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The present version of Terms of Service was last modified on the 16th of February 2016.
The present Terms of Service agreement applies worldwide, and is governed by the Swiss Law.
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The MacSaturn 62x40HT shredder is a tried and true option for shredding mostly car and some truck tires. We have rebuilt more of this make and model of shredder than any other in our 18 years in business. The machine will have brand new knives and seals. This machine will be set up with a brand new disc screen classifier and custom built conveyors to make a 2 inch chip. This shredder is hydraulically powered with 200 hp, and will produce 4-5 ton per hour of 2 inch chips. We can also set this machine up as a primary shredder, —-> Read the Rest
Cumberland equipment has a long history of success in the recycling industry. We recently completed rebuilding this machine from top to bottom. The machine has had every bolt hole repaired not with just Heli-coils but we have drilled each of these holes out oversize and used 4140 inserts to make a more permanent repair. All wear surfaces have been rebuilt using Stoody hard-facing build up wire for long lasting ability to these high wear areas. New bearings were installed on the refurbished rotor along with new fly knives. All the bed knives surfaces were repaired and new bed knives installed. —-> Read the Rest
We currently have for sale (1) used (IDM) Raptor Model R-162 Shredder powered directly by a (2) 150 H.P. electric motors. The hopper opening is 44" x 57". This is without a doubt one of the highest production machines manufactured in the United States today. And in combination with this high production factor they are also the most user friendly machines to operate and work on in the industry. These machines have at least ten reasons that help make them the clear choice to purchase when compared to other shear shredders being manufactured today in the United States. You won't —-> Read the Rest
A complete whole semi-truck or passenger tire down to ¾" minus rubber shredding or processing system for sale @ a very attractive price. This Granutech/ Saturn waste tire recycling system is basically the same as new. This system offers without a doubt one of the best buys in the marketplace today. This tire shredding system comes with all the equipment needed to make it a complete system. You won't find a better system available in the industry today and you most definitely won't find one at this tremendous price. We ask you to take the time to check into this —-> Read the Rest
The Eagle Tuf Cut adds flexibility to your tire processing operation by allowing you to accept and process tires up to 23.5/25 12 ply into your system. This diesel portable cutter is powered by a 23 hp Isuzu diesel, and it's ready to go to work. It comes with a spare blade.
SSI has been supplying equipment to the recycling industry for years, and have earned a reputation of building high quality processing equipment. The 1600E is a great example of that reputation. This shredder comes with the control panel and stand and both a top hopper and bottom hopper. This 1600E shredder is powered by a 100 H.P. electric motor. It also comes with a spare set of knives. The chamber opening is 36" x 50" so it can easily handle car tires as well as cardboard, electronic waste, plastics, wood waste and light metals.
This Eagle Truck Tire Debeader has been gone through by a professional shop and is ready to go to work. It has also had the electrical system looked at so switches and connectors are in good operating condition. It is powered by 76 hp electric motor, with a cycle time that is about 20 seconds. One person can do 50-60 truck tires per hour. This process of bead removal protects the knives on your shredder from the excessive wear of a truck tire bead, and allows for a cleaner end product.
The Granutech/Saturn Model 80 Grizzly is the premier machine for taking 2 inch tire chips down to a 1 inch minus TDF. The heavy rotor and 300 hp gives this machine the power it needs to process 2 inch chips to a 1 inch minus at a rate of about 4 ton per hour. It is also a great machine for chopping wire and electronics, plastics, carpet, MSW and RDF and non-ferrous metals. The machine will have new knives, both fly and bed knives. The machine will be checked over and will be ready to go to work. This is —-> Read the Rest
Tire processors have been fighting with the mixed metal and rubber material since tire shredding started. This Free Wire Reclaimer aids in the process cleaning the mix material up and declumping of that mixed material using a vibrating stainless steel trough assembly suspended on springs with upper and lower troughs. As the material moves down the conveyor it shakes the "clumps" apart. The rubber falls through and the freed wire is then picked up with a series of four magnets.
Eagle is the company to look to for tire processing equipment. The Eagle Super Slicer enables you to remove the sidewalls and the steel beads from truck tires, light truck tires and car tires. The cycle time is about twelve seconds for a truck tire up to 44 inches for a production rate of 60-80 tires per hour, and eight seconds on car tires for a production rate of 90-100 per hour. This stationary Super Slicer is powered by a 15 hp electric motor and this machine is ready to go to work..


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Musicians stage tribute to America's first professional composer
Even if you haven't heard of Stephen Foster, you've heard his music. "Oh! Susanna" and "Camptown Races" are among the first songs a child hears and learns. Unforgettable melodies, and their place in the public domain, ensure that they have endured, in schools, in toys, in movies and commercials, 160-plus years after Foster wrote them.
Foster is thought to have been the country's first professional composer, and his songs were immensely popular during his lifetime. But the music publishing market soured during the Civil War, and Foster died Jan. 13, 1864, at 37, struggling with a fever and a head injury in his final days, with just 38 cents in his pocket. »Read Full Article
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Kevin Parker's perfectionist tendencies went into overdrive on last year's "Lonerism," psychedelic band Tame Impala's sophomore full-length album. Besides insisting on playing nearly all the instruments in the studio, Parker mixed the album two times, flying from his native Australia to New York on both occasions, to get the details just to his liking.
Tame Impala didn't have the luxury of do-overs and fine tuning in its sold-out, 85-minute Turner Hall Ballroom set Sunday. And if Parker attempted to bring that obsessive craftsmanship to a live setting, he would run the risk of sabotaging the set's potential for spontaneity. »Read Full Article(1)
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In her curtain speech before Saturday night's sold-out performance of "Rep Lab," Sandy Ernst - who oversees the Milwaukee Repertory Theater's justly acclaimed intern program - made clear that the Rep simply couldn't stage its shows without each year's crop of two dozen interns.
But even as we routinely note these interns' presence - in smaller roles, as extras and in program credits, where they are listed as understudies and assistants - we rarely get to really see what they can do. Now in its third year, "Rep Lab" - short plays showcasing intern actors, directors, choreographers and designers - lets us appreciate how good they can be. »Read Full Article
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The 10th Annual Diversified Ag Tour, sponsored by the Wyoming Business Council and Wyoming Women in Ag, will be held June 19 beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the Wyoming Territorial Prison in Laramie, Wyo.
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Stockport Used Furniture. Quality Modern, Vintage and Antique Furniture - new stock every week.
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We are a large retailer of quality second hand and antique furniture. We cover Warrington, Stockport, Manchester and most area's of Cheshire.
Cheshire Used Furniture buys and sells used or second hand household furniture, including antique, vintage and retro furniture and kitchen appliances. All at very reasonable prices.
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Watch: Victoria Hand returns to 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' to lead the hunt for Coulson
(CBR) "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." took the holidays off, bowing its midseason finale on ABC in early December in an episode that saw Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg) disappear with his ragtag team striving to discover what happened to the man who brought them together. Yahoo! has debuted the first clip from the upcoming "S.H.I.E.L.D." midseason premiere, an episode entitled "The Magical Place."
Judging from the title, the episode is set to reveal more about Agent Coulson's mysterious resurrection following his death at the hands of Loki in "The Avengers." As seen in the clip below, fans will also be treated to more of The Hub director Victoria Hand (Saffron Burrows) who added a much needed injection of moral ambiguity to the episode titled "The Hub," her lone appearance earlier this season. Skye's role with the team may also change, especially if Hand has anything to say about it.
Check out the clip below. "Marvel's "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." returns on Jan. 7 at 8pm on ABC.
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text: I think the program is called ancient discoveries, but they filled a gourd with what appeared to be a clay based plaster then bored a hole, packed it with powder and bits of schrapnel. Not as in one Big Bang but as in a cone firework that shot bits out. They presume it would be a good defensive weapon against an army trying to climb a fortified wall. Anybody see this or have any info?


text: Kinda makes you wish that College ball players would get paid. Having 4 years under his belt has prepared him so well, he rarely does anything rookie like. Too many kids need the money and come out of college way to early (see Eddy Curry,) Landry is an underrated athlete and has veteran savvy. He blends into anything your doing on offense and is active on the defensive boards. Getting a rotation player, let a lone a starter out of the second round has helped this team tremendously especially with Azzy's injury. It also allows for Chandler to lead the second unit.


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Big News if you haven't already heard. On Friday (Earth Day) we announced our Recycling program for plastic supplement contains. Here is the official details – You will earn 3 Perkville points on every container you bring in to be recycled. We have had many questions so far, but its simple, bring in your plastic supplement containers of ANY brand from ANY store and yes ANY size. #werecycle
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Interesting that none of the others got stoned either, despite their also being seemingly guilty of sin. Also interesting that Leviticus only mentions other men's wives and virgins. I wonder if they were allowed to sleep with divorced women and prostitutes, of which I have heard there were many. No, there were probably expected to marry the women they slept with and not divorce them without good cause.
Actually, men weren't required to marry the women they screwed. Hence, concubines... OK? Kept around for sex and not much more...
And screw a divorced or widowed woman, "or" a prostitute? In ancient Israel/Judah, a divorced woman had no power or economic stability. So, a divorced woman would often turn to prostitution to put food on the table for herself and her children. (In this post I will not address holy women, qudesha, aka temple prostitutes, representatives of Asherah.) A widow was required to marry her dead husband's brother, and have more children for the lineage.
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Clix Photography will be at practices on Wednesday October 19th photographing players and teams. Any team not scheduled to practice that night will be assigned a picture time.. The schedule is:
Phillips Exeter Academy
6:00 pm Pee Wee 3 and Pee Wee Select
6:45 pm Pee Wee 1 and Pee Wee 2
7:30 pm Bantam 1 and Bantam 2
8:00 pm Midget Minor 1 and Major 2
8:30 pm Major 1
Rinks at Exeter
5:30 pm Squirt 1 and Squirt 2
6:15 pm Mite 1 and Squirt 3
7:00 pm Bantam 3 and Bantam Select
Players will be photographed in their dark blue jerseys. Midgets will wear their assigned game jerseys.
For more information or to pre-order photos please visit www.ClixNeSports.com . The user id is nhee.
The Boston Bruins and the New Hampshire East Eagles youth hockey program are excited to bring back the Little Bruins Learn to Play Hockey program to help aspiring, youth hockey players develop their skills. Presented by Friendly's, the program is available to boys and girls ages 5-8. The program will be hosted at 24 different rinks across Massachusetts and 2 in New Hampshire, with 50 participants at each rink.
For only $100 ($360 retail value), the program includes full CCM equipment to keep, including skates, a professional fitting at TSR Hockey and four weeks of on ice instruction from New Hampshire Hockey coaches. Friendly's and the Boston Bruins, in partnership with TSR Hockey and NH East Hockey, are thrilled to share their passion with the new generation of hockey players*.
Early Bird Registration for the 2016 program will open on September 19th for NH East Families at 10:00am and on September 21st for the General Public
Each player will receive the following CCM Hockey Equipment:
Little Bruins Equipment
Shoulder Pads
Elbow Pads
Shin Guards
Equipment Bag
Hockey Socks
Hockey Stick
Ice Skates
Little Bruins jersey
REGISTRATION OPEN AT: https://learntoplay.nhl.com/bruins .
NH East currently has openings for USA Hockey Officials for the 2016-2017 season. We offer excellent game times and pay rates. Please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com if interested.
NH East has completed its tryouts for all levels. We have a very limited amount of roster spots still available for Mites, Bantams and Midgets, including goaltender positions.
If you are interested, please call NH East at 603-944-8149.
Congratulations to our Bantam M and Pee Wee Select teams for capturing their respective division Championships in the Valley League. Both teams had very successful seasons in the Valley League finishing 1st in the regular season as well. Well done!!
The NH East Eagles PeeWee 2 Hockey Team captured the Valley Hockey League "AA" East American Division Championship, defeating Masco 7-3 in the semifinals with a strong offensive performance; and then edging a feisty Newburyport squad 4-3 in the finals April 9th at the Haverhill Valley Forum. Congratulations Eagles on a great finish to a strong season!
The NH East Annual meeting will take place on March 23, 2016 at 7:30 pm at the Exeter Senior Citizen on Court Street. All members are encouraged to attend.
NH East is accepting Coaching Applications for the 2016-2017 season. If you are interested you can download an application at NHE Coaching
Should you have any questions or need an application mailed to you, please contact Paul Comeau at email@example.com.
Congratulations to Bantam Goalies, Bobby Leblanc and Jack Ellis who have the fewest goals allowed of any team in the entire Valley League. They are featured in the opening article on the Valley website, http://www.valleyhockeyleague.com
The Squirt 1 team won the King of the Rink Tournament this past weekend in Biddeford ME.
Congratulations to our Bantam M team for their recent Championship at the Miracle On Ice Tournament in Winthrop MA.
All players must register with USA Hockey for the 2016-2017 season. You can complete the process at https://www.usahockeyregistration.com/login_input.action Please forward a copy of your confirmation page to the NHE Registrar at firstname.lastname@example.com so you can be added to your team.
NH East is looking for team sponsors for the upcoming season. For more information on the program please contact NH East at 603-944-8149.
Several members of our PW #1 team competed in the Boston Bruins Mini One on One qualifier held this weekend at St. Anselm College arena. Ryan McHugh, Luke Suhesky, Liam Walsh and Will Pegnam competed against players from all over NH for the right to represent NH in the Bruins Mini One on One competition. In the end the NHE team finished as the #1 program securing the top spot in the competition. Great job to these players and good luck in Boston!
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Tellus OCTG
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Open iTunes to buy and download apps.
Tellus OCTG is a handy app to determine the performance properties of oilfield tubulars (OCTG) as specified in the historical API 5C3 standard. It provides the:
1. API MIYP (Burst),
2. API Collapse with Tension adjustment, and
3. Pipe Body Yield Strength (PBYS),
of casing and tubing, and considers effect of temperature on yield strength.
The app currently has an inventory of commonly used oilfield pipes, but custom sizes can be defined by the user.
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How Good Are You At Folding Zucchini?
My Mini Zucchini Tarts
The photo from Bon Appétit
THE RECIPE: Mini Zucchini and Goat Cheese Tarts
Prep Time: 30 minutes (a lot of zucchini folding; includes the pie crust chilling)
Total Time: 48 minutes
Would You Make It Again: YES
I don't mean to complain about the zucchini folding. It was tedious, but not that bad. I have only one real problem with this recipe: It lies about how much zucchini you need. It calls for 2.5 pounds and after you have arranged them on the pastry rounds the recipe tells you to "reserve any remaining for another use." Yeah, twice as many tarts maybe. I wouldbuy 1.5 pounds next time.
Also, I resent the phrase "reserve for anotheruse." Anytime I see that in a recipe my eyes narrow. That means therewill be leftovers of an ingredient you probably don't use a whole lotand everyone knows it. Zucchini doesn't bring much to the party in myopinion, I like it on top of things (like this tart) or lightly fried(like at Ciprianni's) but now I have a huge bowl of sliced zucchini inthe fridge. Huge. I have reserved it but it doesn't seem to be of anyuse.
Zucchini surplus aside, these Zucchini and Goat Cheese tarts hit thetrifecta of appetizers: beautiful, chevre, and delicious!
I whipped these upbefore a roast chicken dinner with friends but they easily belong at acocktail party. You may have noticed but I used a star-shaped cookiecutter instead of a plain old biscuit cutter. You have to admit it adds a certain je ne sais quoi to the dish.
I used, as calledfor, refrigerated pie crust. I tasted some of the scraps–raw piedough just isn't that good. I needed to be reminded of thatevidently. After I stamped out a bunch of stars, the dough went intothe freezer to chill–and become hard enough to have softened goatcheese spread on it.
This is where the zucchini comes in. I used my mandolin to quickly make what seemed like thousands of little slices. The slices then spend some time with some salt to draw outthe moisture. Draining them was surprisingly difficult, I resorted tosqueezing them with paper towels, which I'm loathe to do because papertowels are sort of a special occasion tool over here (we mostly usedish towels for things around the kitchen). After the sqaush is drierit gets tossed with thyme, olive oil and pepper. I liberated thecrust from the freezer (it had been 30 minutes) and spread softenedchevre (goat cheese) over the stars. This was kind of tedious. Then Ifolded the Zucchini and place one piece on each point of the star–thiswas very tedious. I had soup dumpling flashbacks.
But after theywere assembled! Oh my goodness, they were gorgeous. I sprinkledfreshly ground Parmesan over them and popped them in the oven foralmost 25 minutes. They smelled great and tasted even better.
LikeI said, they were a big hit just on our coffee table before dinner, butthese would be the stars (if you will) of any passed appetizer parade.


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Dale Dixon, BBB President, says the controversy began as soon as this years event was pitched by Knock Out Promotions.
"Vendors unhappy about the promises made," Dixon said. "Claiming 100,000 people would be in attendance and vendors would have some type of exclusivity for their product at the event."
The BBB has ten formal complaints, more e-mails, from vendors steaming about bounced checks and broken promises.
Sharron Pence, of Meridian, is one of those vendors.
"They've yet to return a phone call or email," Pence said.
Pence wants her $750 back because she says the event didn't deliver.
Now the question is where is Chilifest? That event is scheduled for next month and is also promoted by Knock Out. Several vendors have already signed-up.
"We can't find a specific date or venue that is locked down with a contact signed," Dixon said. "How can you sell an event that really has no home and no date?"
Dixon says what's going on is bad business and the BBB is working to get vendors answers.
The Truth Squad tried calling Kasey Thompson, who runs Knock Out Productions, but hasn't heard back. The BBB also has not had any phone calls or e-mails returned.
When KBOI 2News spoke with Thompson at the Ribfest he blamed the hot weather on the poor turnout and vendor dissatisfaction.


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Tool Use in New Caledonian crows
One species of bird in particular possesses an extraordinary ability to use tools - the New Caledonian crow (Corvus moneduloides).
New Caledonian crows, which are found on the Pacific island of New Caledonia, make the most complex tools of any animal yet studied apart from humans. For example, they will evolve and improve the shape of their tools over time, and will create left handed or right handed tools. These tools are usually made to help catch insects and other invertebrates.
Russell Gray and his colleagues from the department of psychology at the University of Auckland in New Zealand have studied this species extensively, and were the first to discover that the birds were crafting tools in the wild . In fact they are the only birds known to craft and use tools in the wild.
The discovery that they whittle branches into hooks and tear leaves into barbed probes to extract food from hard-to-reach nooks astounded scientists, who had previously thought that the ability to make tools was unique to primates. Professor Gray said: "They do some really complex looking things. We have seen that they take a whole branch, chop off the side branches and hone away at the end to create a hook, which they use to get grubs."
Other wild crows also use tools. Crows in urban Japan have innovated a technique to crack hard-shelled nuts by dropping them onto cross walks and letting them be run over and cracked by cars. The have even learnt to drop the nuts under cars on pedestrian crossings so that when the traffic stops they can collect their cracked nuts in safety.
Further research in the laboratory and the field has revealed that New Caledonian crows are also innovative problem solvers, often rivalling primates. Experiments have shown that the birds can craft new tools out of unfamiliar materials, as well as use a number of tools in succession.
To further understand how the birds perform these tasks, the University of Auckland team set seven wild crows, which had temporarily been captured and placed in an aviary, a complicated problem. The birds were presented with some out-of reach food; a long tool, which could be used to extract the food, but which was also out of reach, tucked behind the bars of a box; and a short tool, which could be used to extract the long tool, but which was attached to the end of a dangling piece of string tied to the crow's perch.
Professor Russell Gray, from the University of Auckland, explained: "The crows needed to understand they needed the short tool on the piece of string to get the long tool, and then use the long tool to get the food."
The seven birds were split into two groups. The first group of birds were given the chance to try out every individual step in the set-up, before they were presented with the complete multi-stage task. Professor Gray said: "All these birds had to do was to put together things they could already do in the right sequence." Each of the three birds managed to solve the three-stage problem on their first attempt.
A second group of birds was presented with a less familiar situation. While they had previously been shown tasks where food was directly attached to string, and sticks could be used to grab out of reach food, they had never been given a situation where a tool was linked to the string or where one tool was needed to collect a second tool. However, when presented with the multi-stage task, these birds also managed to reach their treat. One bird, Sam, spent 110 seconds inspecting the apparatus before completing each of the steps without any mistakes. Another bird, Casper, also completed on his first try, although he was initially puzzled by the string. The other two birds solved the problem on their third and fourth attempts.
Alex Taylor, the lead author of the research, said: "Finding that the crows could solve the problem even when they had to innovate two behaviours was incredibly surprising." The researchers say that the experiments are helping to shed light on how the crows are carrying out these complicated tasks. Dr Taylor said that while using or creating a single tool could be underpinned by simple learning processes, solving a set of linked problems, suggested that the basis for their innovation is much more complex.
One New Caledonian crow in particular seemed to possess a remarkable ability when it came to solving problems using tools - Betty. Alex Kacelnik, who leads the behavioural ecology group at the UK's Oxford University, said: "Betty was captured as a juvenile from the field, and she must have been one-and-a-half years old when she came to us. And we didn't have any reason to suspect that she was an unusual animal." However the team discovered, by chance, that Betty was able to perform some remarkable feats that had never been seen before in any other animals.
The researchers were testing how New Caledonian crows selected tools by presenting them with a small bucket filled with some food, which was placed in a well, and pieces of wire, some straight and some with a hook at the end. The aim was to see whether the crows would select the bent wire to retrieve the treat-laden bucket.
But Betty astonished researchers when she selected a straight piece of wire and then used her beak to bend it into a hook so she could pull up the bucket of food. When she was later tested with just the straight wire, Betty repeatedly bent it into hooks - and other experiments with aluminium strips revealed how she would bend, shorten and lengthen the material to get to her food. This was the first time that any animal had been seen to make a new tool for a specific task, without an extended period of trial-and-error learning.
As scientists discover ever-more intelligent behaviour in corvids, they are now trying to understand why this group has developed these special abilities. And New Caledonian crows' tool-use is a key focus.
Professor Gray explains: "What has led to just this one species in this one little island in the Pacific being able to make these complex tools? It's an ongoing mystery." Professor Kacelnik agrees: "This really is the million dollar question. We know that this is heritable - we have demonstrated that if you raise New Caledonian crows, without exposure to any social input, they still would want to use tools to solve problems."
Researchers are also looking at the cognitive processes that underpin this behaviour. Mr Bird says: "The interesting thing is that they can do so many of these clever things that primates can do - sometimes they can do them even better. But their brain is completely different from the mammalian brain. They don't have the area of the mammalian brain that is thought to be the area of intelligent cognition - the neocortex. Interestingly, they have another area, the nidopallium, that might do the same job."
Corvid intelligence research is still in its early days. Christian Rutz, who also works for Oxford's behavioural ecology group, says: "People tend to think corvid cognition research is now incredibly advanced and we've answered most of the questions - I don't think so, I think it is at the very beginning."
To investigate how New Caledonian crows acquire such an amazing ability to make and use tools, Jenny Holzhaider and colleagues at the University of Auckland studied their social organisation in their natural habitat on the island of Maré in New Caledonia .
Young New Caledonian crows learn to use tools by going to "tool-school", where they can observe their parents at work. Unlike many other crow species, New Caledonian crows are not highly social. Instead, they tend to live in small, tight-knit family units comprising two parents and offspring from up to two consecutive breeding years. The parents stay together all year and seem to especially tolerate the presence of the juveniles. Living in unusually small family groups allows parent birds to take juveniles to tool-using sites, and let young birds play with "grown up" tools. "Their social system is based on high quality relationships with a small number of crows, especially immediate family." said co-researcher Gavin Hunt.
The discovery rules out the idea that New Caledonian crows live in complex social groups, and learn their skills from their peers. Instead it suggests that the crows develop their tool-using abilities by "keeping it in the family", say the researchers.
What is more, the parent crows appear to go to considerable lengths to ensure their offspring can learn how to fashion and use tools. "[Juveniles] closely follow and watch their parents' behaviour, are taken to tool using sites, and are 'allowed' to use the tools of their parents," says Dr Hunt. Structuring their education in this way may also help explain how the crows improve their tools over time, as young crows may learn from their parent's mistakes.
- Hunt G. R and Gray R. D 2004 The crafting of hook tools by wild New Caledonian crows. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, vol. 271 no. Suppl 3 S88-S90.
- Holzhaider J. C, Sibley M. D, Taylor A. H, Singh P. J, Gray R. D and Hunt G. R 2011 The social structure of New Caledonian crows. Animal Behaviour, Volume 81, Issue 1, 83-92


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Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number
Form SS-4 is used to apply for an Employer Identification Number (EIN).
An EIN is a 9-digit number which is assigned to businesses, trusts, and estates to establish a business tax identification with the IRS. It is also used (and recommended by us) when you have a household employee and do not wish to use your Social Security Number (SSN) as the "employer."
To apply for an EIN number in TurboTax, follow these steps to jump directly to the information:
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The AP has an "Analysis: GOP policies led to fiscal cliff blowup". Google it for a clear, accurate, independant assessment. One word summary: Dysfunctional. 3 words: Out of touch.
"...uncompromising...Republican Party is reeling ...strangled Boehner's bid to position his party behind a tiny concession ... intransigence in the face of a narrowly divided U.S. electorate dismays Republicans who say compromise can be vital to a party's survival....The collapse of Boehner's tax effort "weakens the entire Republican Party," said Rep. Steve LaTourette, R-Ohio... "It's the continuing dumbing down of the Republican Party," he said, "and we are going to be seen more and more as a bunch of extremists that can't even get a majority of our own people to support policies that we're putting forward. If you're not a governing majority, you're not going to be a majority very long... "The national GOP is now simply a collection of warring tribal factions." ...
Democrats this year won more House votes nationwide than Republicans did. And Republicans have lost the popular vote in five of the last six presidential elections... For some time, signs have indicated the Republican Party is shifting away from majority public opinion on key issues. They include taxes and spending...Polls nonetheless show that key GOP policies are drifting from mainstream American sentiment. "
Great, best news I've heard all year.
Those Republicans drifting away from the party, lets sign them up as new Libertarians, bring on the Libertarian Party !
The idea that the Pez is not willing to negotiate is absurd. One can read about the negotiations and the positions of the various players in the excellent Bloomberg summary: Lawmakers Say Time Short to Reach Deal on Fiscal Cliff
What Obama is not willing to do is implement Mitt Romney´s tax plan, which makes sense since we know who won the election, and now we know who didn´t even REALLY want to be President. (Turns out the loser is a sore loser and we get sour grapes to go along with all the lies and obfuscation.)
So, basically, the GOP is holding the nation hostage, sending us over the cliff, to obstruct a mild tax increase that would fall on 2% of taxpayers and 3% of small businesses... those most able to pay.
Economic terrorism? You bet.
"Libertarian Party" has the same oxymoronic ring to it as Anarcho-Syndicalism, or Military Intelligence. Its a party where everybody brings their own bottle - and gun. Theme song: Dancing with Myself. LOL
I was interested in Libertarianism for a while, so I understand the attraction. Ultimately, the principles are fine for Home on the Range, but unrealistic for a complex, urban, society, much less a hugely interconnected global mega-plex.
What we have with the Tea Party is a tyranny of the minority, and this is one of the big problems in political systems that fragment into a number of small parties. These systems are inherently unstable b/c the balance of power can be tipped by a small voting block. That block - in some cases an extremist block - wields power disproportionally.
The USA has done well under a 2 party system. I hope we don´t see the political fragmentation, the political version of Musical Chairs, that destabilizes, Israel, Italy and other countries.
It appears you can never have the last word on anything. I still maintain people like you should be stripped of the privilege to invest, because this is a direct component of capitalism. I'm not trying to pick a fight or be argumentative. Day after day you post about Obama and the evil GOP. So, my taxes will go up. As my mentor said yesterday...who is a Liberal..."who cares?" I care, based on principle. When I say he is my "mentor," I mean so only by his even-tempered approach to investing. Certainly, we don't agree politically. There will be a revolution in this country...I may not be around to see it, but surely it will come.
Stripped om my right to invest? Because I am a participating capitlist with a political opinion that differs from yours? And you will enforce your sith some kind of revolution?
I have no last words. I am speechless. Congratulations. And happy new year.