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Trading papers, I will see yours and offer:
"This paper also suggests that the Gini Index of economic inequality may also have a significant correlation with terrorist risk. The results overall imply that exclusion from the economy can be a motivator for terrorism just as exclusion from politics can be, regardless of the overall wealth of a country."
http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/...

I will even go on to say that it is the political control over the economy (whether the military control of Egypt or Pakistan, or the royal control of Saudi nations) that reduces the economic opportunities of the lower and middle classes, as well as the political ambitions of the upper classes, which encourages them to join groups like ISIS or AQ

It's not a perfect system, but it's pretty fucking simple: You want to hail a cab, look for the medallion.

That would work much better if NYC didn't arbitrarily restrict the medallion supply. If medallions were available to anyone who met a basic set of requirements (legal residence, good driving record, regular inspection of vehicle) then that would be sensible regulation. Refusing to issue any new medallions since 1937 is not.

I wonder how much our biochemistry is warped or screwed up by the current industrial food processes (meaning everything from what food we eat to the way it's grown to chemical additives for color, taste, texture, preservation, etc.).

http://www.iwu.edu/~wellness/environment_folder/behavior_frazzled.htm

Ya know what... I live in San Diego, a border city, and I used to live within sight of the border. And let me tell you, I was a whole lot more terrified of the illegals sneaking across the border (attacks on Border Patrol Agents are up 150% over last year) with their drugs and guns.

I live where illegal smuggling causes car accident deaths of innocents every week. Where they live in migrant tent tracts and rape and force women and children to prostitute. And this is why, I carry a gun. I'm a gorgeous redhead with a great body.... I can so get kidnapped and disposed of very quickly. Do me a favor... Google crime in San Diego County. Read any of the local news rags... SignonSanDiego.com is pretty good. Most of the violent crime is committed by crankheads or Mexican Illegals whacked out on meth - the major cheap street drug in TJ).

All of that being said.... I go to Mexico about once a month. I drive my American Car with California plates, and I hang out with my American friends. I *love* my time in Mexico. I go down along Baja, and I have a great time... that was until the Police Chief of Rosarito (where we go) was murdered in cold blood in front of his house... over 100 bullet holes were found in him. I'm sorry, sir, but that's just not safe. I have a great time in Mexico, but does it mean that I am not afraid for my life? NO!!!! That's why I have 2 huge guys on either side of me constantly. Oh, and they are CONSTANTLY screwing over Americans in terms of money. Do yourself a favor, change your money in San Ysidro before you go over!!!! They will buttrape you for $$s to pesos.

I did get pulled over by Federales when I was driving home one midnight. I was scared to death, because they really love to throw Americans in Mexican jails for doing nothing wrong. But the officer was very sweet, and I tried my best to speak what very little spanish I know, and he had me follow him to the highway. He asked me - Do you have any drugs... any guns? Of course not!!!! Like I would say yes if I did. :P

So ya know, there are whole parts of this country for thousands of square miles that are really safe, and perfectly fine to walk around nude in the middle of the street and not have anyone attack you... you might get a laugh or even a ticket, but you won't get abducted, raped and killed. And it's those places, where the 2nd amendment is respected, embraced, and everyone knows old boy might be packing. That's my freedom, my right, and damnit, I WILL PROTECT MYSELF! :D

JoeBuck would seem to say no here. Although he's not the most insightful sports broadcaster in my opinion and I bet he's even less knowledgable about C compilers.

Doing a little meta google grocking... Ms. Farcy perhaps???

Check out my free SI swimsuit calendar that I signed up for on a website and you'll know why it is free. Can't believe they jacked up the number of days in April...

How about one of the various games out there that let you program a bot? I took place in The Adventures of Stickman, a programming contest at Illinois Wesleyan Univeristy at Normal (Information located here).

It was probably the single most fulfilling coding experience that I have ever taken part in. It was extremely gratifying to see a game that I had a hand in. They have posted the server and clients that the contestants wrote are available online. The clients are written in C/C++, so it may not be the easiest language to start out with. However, using something like KDevelop, it makes development much easier. Be warned, though, that there will probably be some porting involved as it was developed for a SparcWorks compiler on Sun systems. See the readme for more information. Oh, and if you download it, I'm sure the officers would like to know.

Some more about the contest:
The chalenge was to write an AI client for a PacMan style game. You have a stickman running around in a maze eating pellets and avoiding, or eating, monsters and other stickmen. Just navigating the maze presents an interesting challenge (especially because we only had 8 1/2 hours to code it!). It's a great way to get familiar with C or C++ (API available for both) because its educational and entertaining. Your kids could colaborate on a client, or write clients to compete against each other. If they beat my partner and my client, let me know :). Oh, we got 3rd. Not too shabby out of 19.

How about one of the various games out there that let you program a bot? I took place in The Adventures of Stickman, a programming contest at Illinois Wesleyan Univeristy at Normal (Information located here).

It was probably the single most fulfilling coding experience that I have ever taken part in. It was extremely gratifying to see a game that I had a hand in. They have posted the server and clients that the contestants wrote are available online. The clients are written in C/C++, so it may not be the easiest language to start out with. However, using something like KDevelop, it makes development much easier. Be warned, though, that there will probably be some porting involved as it was developed for a SparcWorks compiler on Sun systems. See the readme for more information. Oh, and if you download it, I'm sure the officers would like to know.

Some more about the contest:
The chalenge was to write an AI client for a PacMan style game. You have a stickman running around in a maze eating pellets and avoiding, or eating, monsters and other stickmen. Just navigating the maze presents an interesting challenge (especially because we only had 8 1/2 hours to code it!). It's a great way to get familiar with C or C++ (API available for both) because its educational and entertaining. Your kids could colaborate on a client, or write clients to compete against each other. If they beat my partner and my client, let me know :). Oh, we got 3rd. Not too shabby out of 19.

How about one of the various games out there that let you program a bot? I took place in The Adventures of Stickman, a programming contest at Illinois Wesleyan Univeristy at Normal (Information located here).

It was probably the single most fulfilling coding experience that I have ever taken part in. It was extremely gratifying to see a game that I had a hand in. They have posted the server and clients that the contestants wrote are available online. The clients are written in C/C++, so it may not be the easiest language to start out with. However, using something like KDevelop, it makes development much easier. Be warned, though, that there will probably be some porting involved as it was developed for a SparcWorks compiler on Sun systems. See the readme for more information. Oh, and if you download it, I'm sure the officers would like to know.

Some more about the contest:
The chalenge was to write an AI client for a PacMan style game. You have a stickman running around in a maze eating pellets and avoiding, or eating, monsters and other stickmen. Just navigating the maze presents an interesting challenge (especially because we only had 8 1/2 hours to code it!). It's a great way to get familiar with C or C++ (API available for both) because its educational and entertaining. Your kids could colaborate on a client, or write clients to compete against each other. If they beat my partner and my client, let me know :). Oh, we got 3rd. Not too shabby out of 19.

How about one of the various games out there that let you program a bot? I took place in The Adventures of Stickman, a programming contest at Illinois Wesleyan Univeristy at Normal (Information located here).

It was probably the single most fulfilling coding experience that I have ever taken part in. It was extremely gratifying to see a game that I had a hand in. They have posted the server and clients that the contestants wrote are available online. The clients are written in C/C++, so it may not be the easiest language to start out with. However, using something like KDevelop, it makes development much easier. Be warned, though, that there will probably be some porting involved as it was developed for a SparcWorks compiler on Sun systems. See the readme for more information. Oh, and if you download it, I'm sure the officers would like to know.

Some more about the contest:
The chalenge was to write an AI client for a PacMan style game. You have a stickman running around in a maze eating pellets and avoiding, or eating, monsters and other stickmen. Just navigating the maze presents an interesting challenge (especially because we only had 8 1/2 hours to code it!). It's a great way to get familiar with C or C++ (API available for both) because its educational and entertaining. Your kids could colaborate on a client, or write clients to compete against each other. If they beat my partner and my client, let me know :). Oh, we got 3rd. Not too shabby out of 19.

How about one of the various games out there that let you program a bot? I took place in The Adventures of Stickman, a programming contest at Illinois Wesleyan Univeristy at Normal (Information located here).

It was probably the single most fulfilling coding experience that I have ever taken part in. It was extremely gratifying to see a game that I had a hand in. They have posted the server and clients that the contestants wrote are available online. The clients are written in C/C++, so it may not be the easiest language to start out with. However, using something like KDevelop, it makes development much easier. Be warned, though, that there will probably be some porting involved as it was developed for a SparcWorks compiler on Sun systems. See the readme for more information. Oh, and if you download it, I'm sure the officers would like to know.

Some more about the contest:
The chalenge was to write an AI client for a PacMan style game. You have a stickman running around in a maze eating pellets and avoiding, or eating, monsters and other stickmen. Just navigating the maze presents an interesting challenge (especially because we only had 8 1/2 hours to code it!). It's a great way to get familiar with C or C++ (API available for both) because its educational and entertaining. Your kids could colaborate on a client, or write clients to compete against each other. If they beat my partner and my client, let me know :). Oh, we got 3rd. Not too shabby out of 19.