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For those who missed Secretary Powell's presentation, you can view a replay on the C-Span Web site:
http://www.c-span.org/
OK, thanks for summarizing that.
You say you'd like more accuracy in the reporting, and then you accuse Zeev of going postal on minor criticism. I read Zeev's posts every day and, far from going postal, I have rarely seen him lose his temper, in the face of even severe provocation. As for silencing of critics, to the contrary, what I've seen is that he bends over backwards to restrain Investors Hub management from booting critics.
If you want to see more accuracy in reporting, I suggest you start with your own posts.
Zeev, the world is full of people who expect anyone who expresses market opinions on a regular basis to be perfect. I for one don't, and I very much appreciate your willingness to take the heat and share your views and the reasons for them. The public exchange of ideas on investing and trading benefits everyone involved.
I do wish you had continued in public with your answer to Chris, as he is not confrontational or accusative like QS, and I'm sure many of us would like to know or be reminded of what is missing from his chart.
SoxFan, would it be all right if I put this tag line on my posts? Do you think anyone would object?
"Men who seek to be equal to women lack ambition."
Jar, are you trying to use the laws of physics to prove the existence of God? If so, a fundamental obstacle to this endeavor is that the laws of physics themselves have not been proven, and in fact can never be proven. All we know is that they have served us well as a tool for developing new technology, and for learning more about the universe.
By the same token, it is not possible to say that the laws of physics disprove the existence of God either.
I agree that some things must be taken on faith. It is a personal decision as to how far one wishes to go with that.
What is it exactly that you think I am defending?
Jar, anyone who assumes that the currently known laws of physics MUST apply in circumstances wildly different from any in which experiments have been conducted is engaging in blind faith or hope.
Personally, I have no hopes in the matter one way or the other. I'm just pointing out that all scientific laws or theories have limitations, and there is no way of knowing where the limits of their applicability are when you are talking about situations as remote as the beginning or end of the universe.
What happened to the agreement that the N. and S. Koreans had reportedly come up with?
"If matter was eternal, then the structures of matter (planets, etc.) would have long ago (an eternity ago) crumbled due to the 2nd law of thermodynamics."
The fact that the second law of thermodynamics applies under all circumstances in which we have checked it does not prove that it is true under all circumstances. Suppose the big bang theory were correct, for example. We have no more basis for predicting that the laws of thermodynamics would apply at the time of a big bang than Newton would have had for saying that his laws would apply near the speed of light.
Another example: how do we know that they apply in black holes?
One fundamental thing to keep in mind about the laws of physics is that they are only laws until someone finds a reproducible experiment that generates circumstances in which they do not apply.
"Barbree said all of his NASA sources had expected some drag and a small temperature increase from debris damage to thermal tiles, but that they also felt it was manageable and not a serious threat."
It's always a little scary to me when NASA folks start talking about what they feel is safe.
It also seems to me that leaving the 50-foot arm at home turned out to be a very expensive decision.
In the spy satellite photos of previous shuttle missions, how much detail were they able to get?
One of the things that pilots continually have to guard against is complacency about potential safety issues, especially when things seem to be going well. Perhaps NASA suffers from the same problem.
U.S. Troops Ponder Armed Iraqi Civilians
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Kuwait-Avoiding-Civilians.html
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I'm a little confused by your response to Brainlessone. Are you saying that people outside the United States don't have exaggerated ideas of its power?
The link I gave claimed that the bodyguard was in the hands of the Israeli government, not the press. I certainly would expect the inspectors to visit the named sites as soon as possible if such a person existed. However, none of the sources I have found for the story appears to be a major news outlet that I have heard of before, which does not bode well for the veracity of the piece. The earliest I found was from January 28th, and if the story were real you would think the folks at the New York Times or CNN would have picked up on it by now.
Hiker, I wouldn't go to war on the word on any single witness, no matter what their profession, without independent verification.
This is big - Saddam's top bodyguard spills the beans on Iraq's WMD's.
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,5921220%5E663,00.html
The Palestinian leadership came out with a statement of condolence today for both the American and Israeli family members.
I would rather not let the presence or absence of an objection be the deciding factor. People will complain about any darned thing. There needs to be some principle involved, and often, a weighing of competing principles.
Yes, I'm afraid there might be some people who confuse them with reality, which is why I'm speaking out about it. They're really game shows.
I thought that an idol was something you worship. People don't worship menorahs, do they?
"Unfortunately, not all Germans supported Hitler."
This is NOT unfortunate!
If anyone complains about the Christmas tree in school you might want to point out that it is an ancient practice whose origins are unrelated to Christianity. That a particular religion has tried to take it over as theirs should not be grounds for its prohibition.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/xmas_tree.htm
http://www.religioustolerance.org/winter_solstice.htm
http://www.serve.com/shea/germusa/xmastree.htm
If worse comes to worst, perhaps it can be salvaged by putting up a display called "Winter Solstice Celebrations in History."
There is a fine line between government promotion of religion and government suppression of it, with much argument over exactly where to draw that line.
*OT* I've been unable to discover what these reality shows have to do with reality.
In support of your reluctance to expose yourself to the imaginings of management, I still remember AMAT CEO James Morgan going on TV in December of 1995, I think it was, and saying in essence, "they have to buy our equipment." And that's a respectable company!
I think you have to be enthusiastic about a company in order to lead it; it's part of the job description. <g>
The statements of President Bush notwithstanding, I don't see anything in the resolutions that says Iraq must prove they have disarmed. What it does say (in Resolution 1441) is that Iraq must provide an accurate declaration of what they have and must cooperate with the inspectors. They do appear to be in violation of those requirements.
I was always under the impression that Catholics could do as they wanted as long as they confessed it, but I admit that is an impression from an outsider.
Tithing was certainly mentioned. I'm just saying it was not a condition of membership.
I never tithed, and no one ever said anything to me about it.
When I was a member of a liberal Christian denomination, I was taught that members were allowed to believe whatever they wanted as long as they accepted Jesus Christ as their saviour.
Oh, I can read alright - I just don't agree with the guy's conclusions, and moreover the conclusion you are drawing is completely different from what he is saying. The passage you quoted says that what some people are ADVOCATING is akin to Nazi ideology. YOU are making the jump from that to claiming that CURRENT Israeli policy is Nazi-like. Secondly, while I don't support expelling people from their homes, his claim that expelling people is essentially a Nazi idea is a gross exaggeration, since under the Nazis people were LUCKY to get out of the country.
By the way, the Nazi death camps were not preceded by Jewish suicide bombings of German civilians. Considering that the Israelis are having to put up with this from the Palestinians, it is surprising that the Israeli public support for Palestinian deportation is only 35%. It indicates to me that the great majority of Israelis adhere to a standard of conduct completely unlike that of the Nazis.
Amen to that.
What does that have to do with the fact that Sylvester80 refuses to deny that he thinks the 9/11 attacks were justified?
Interesting ideas.
BTW, please understand that I said what I said merely to show that both sides can engage in that kind of name-calling rant, and that it accomplishes nothing for either side.
I'm not trying to establish a claim, I'm challenging your claim.
Do you still claim that evolution theory violates the second law of thermodynamics?
The only baloney here is the support of yourself for the butcher fascist Nazi Arafat and his continued extermination of all Jews.
So if someone finds a Palestinian who disagrees with how the Palestinians are conducting their side of the war, would you accept that as proving your side wrong?
You claim that the Israelis are out to destroy the Palestinians. The Israelis claim that the Palestinians are out to destroy the Israelis. I don't see any difference.
Sorry but I would not care what happens to Sharon. The Israeli struggle for survival is beyond one man. In the mean time you can take your butcher fascist Nazi Arafat and you can have him.
People are not responsible for other people's emotions. People are responsible for their actions.
If you try to make other people responsible for your emotions, suddenly you can justify all manner of evil acts.
Jbennet, there have, as you point out, been a lot of ridiculous posts. Yours looked like just another in a long line. Sorry I did not pick up on your humor.