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The author seems to imply that governmental policies, as opposed to traditional charities, do not have individual costs. Of course, debt forgiveness, living wages, and social "safety nets" are government policies rather than individual acts of charity. The financial burdens of those policies, however, are transferred to individuals via taxes. If you support such policies, you are also accepting the concominant individual financial burden associated with them. I understand that the financial burdens of such policies are distributed to both the individuals who support and oppose them. However, isn't it a ((charity))if I'm willing to accept a greater tax burden to facilitate a policy I believe is socially beneficial, such as debt forgivenss or subsidized food for low income mothers?

The city just planted two nice arbutus trees in our front yard, and a bunch more trees on our block. trees sure are nice, and it seems that the city is at least trying to replant various neighborhoods. better than nothing.

lol . . . blow is realy natural, brah.

It seems that a number of influential neocon activists have changed course and are abandoning both the Bush administration and hope for a democratic Iraq. Vanity Fair article The entire article will be out next month. . . should be interesting.

Mutual consent is key. If the parties do not agree to the material terms of the agreement, there is likely no contract. Your marked up version of the contract could potentially be considered a counter-offer.

I'm not sure what the funniest part of this article is. I suspect it might be the part about Canadian troops fighting . . . Canada troops battle 10-ft Afghan marijuana plants Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:12pm ET OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian troops fighting Taliban militants in Afghanistan have stumbled across an unexpected and potent enemy -- almost impenetrable forests of 10-feet (three meter) high marijuana plants. General Rick Hillier, chief of the Canadian defense staff, said on Thursday that Taliban fighters were using the forests as cover. In response, the crew of at least one armored car had camouflaged their vehicle with marijuana. "The challenge is that marijuana plants absorb energy, heat very readily. It's very difficult to penetrate with thermal devices ... and as a result you really have to be careful that the Taliban don't dodge in and out of those marijuana forests," he said in a speech in Ottawa. "We tried burning them with white phosphorous -- it didn't work. We tried burning them with diesel -- it didn't work. The plants are so full of water right now ... that we simply couldn't burn them," he said. Even successful incineration had its drawbacks. "A couple of brown plants on the edges of some of those (forests) did catch on fire. But a section of soldiers that was downwind from that had some ill effects and decided that was probably not the right course of action," Hillier said dryly. One soldier told him later: "Sir, three years ago before I joined the army, I never thought I'd say 'That damn marijuana'." © Reuters 2006. All Rights Reserved.

Fox News does it again. Apparently, Foley is now a democrat . . . that explains everything.

Oh, the sweet irony.

Climbing Panther and MattP, how were the draws that unclipped set up? Gates opposed or facing the same direction?

FORESTS: Magistrate's ruling could mean end of hiking user fees A federal magistrate's dismissal of charges against an Arizona woman for failing to pay forest use fees is the first legal challenge against the fees and could mean the end of them across the country. Last week, Magistrate Charles Pyle dismissed charges by the Forest Service against Christine Wallace, a Tuscon, Ariz., resident who challenged two $30 tickets she received for not paying the required parking and hiking feels to use Mount Lemmon. In his ruling, Pyle said that the Forest Service went beyond the bounds of a 2004 law when it charged fees for parking to use a trail, for camping outside developed campgrounds and for picnicking in general. The challenge is the first against park fees since the 2004 law was passed restricting the Forest Service's ability to charge for parking and hiking. "The Forest Service has not carried out the law," said Kitty Benzar, co-founder of the Western Slope No Fee Coalition, based in Durango, Colo. "We've hesitated until now to use the word illegal because only courts can decide what is legal, but now I feel free to use the word illegal in regards to [the fee on] Mount Lemmon." Agriculture Undersecretary Mark Rey testified last year before Congress that about 4,505 national forest sites across the country had been charging fees until the 2004 law passed and that 435 such sites had fees eliminated because of the new law's restrictions. Last week's ruling could set a legal precedent from which to challenge more fees in more parks, which in turn could mean a loss of funding for the parks. Mount Lemmon raised $700,000 per year in fees that were later used to repair and upgrade picnic areas, campgrounds and toilets on the mountain (Tony Davis, Arizona Daily Star, Sept. 13). Click here to view the ruling.

Ski Porn Stoke from Powder Whores

I consider "rate my clit" to be more slutifying than stultifying.

Good things! it also means you'd have to press up against rolls of sweaty cellulite of the wildebeast sitting next to you in coach Goddammit!!! Ruin my little fantasy, why don't you. Why does the cup always have to be half-empty?

Good things!

Why haven't we started bombing England yet? They obviously hate America.

Snopes sez its true, so it must be

Anything off Eat a Peach on a sunny summer day

Wow. Sounds just like Hiroshima. I hope their curtains are okay.

what a fearless display of douche-baggery . . .

There's no way I would have passed the Criminal Procedure section of the bar exam without Jay-Z. The glove compartments locked, So's the trunk in da back. If you wanna look around, You's gonna need a warrant for dat. I got 99 problems, but being a bitch ain't one.

"Chef at Wok" in Greenwood

Ponies? Rainbows and Unicorns are sooooooo magical especially when they are fucking