Okay, so I've got Zonealarm installed on my computer at home (sorry, I'm posting this from school), but sometimes I'm under the impression that ZA doesn't really cut it; as I've run avast! antivirus software on my computer at times and found viruses on my computer anyway.
So after hearing about the Sasser worm, I want to really sit down and build myself a decent firewall. Google ended up bringing me this: http://homepages.wmich.edu/~mchugha/w2kfirewall.ht m
I'm kinda lost on exactly how that one works, could anyone give me a pointer on how exactly that works on win2k, if it is effective, and is it appropriate to use on a home system?
(I run win2k professional at home, with ZA and avast! for securing my comp. I abhor using win9x).
I'm a senior in high school; the highest math so far that I've taken is Trig. I make a B average in class, but I often make use of a calc simply because I really can't do basic arithmetic in my head.
Having said that, I really wish that in high school someone would invent a "Math Theory and Fundamentals" course that would be mandatory and taught to all the students studying Algebra 2/Trignonometry, that would go back and teach everyone the fundamental stuff, like how to convert fractions to decimals, how to add fractions, dividing numbers properly, etc.
Also, what would be really nice is if the course would make some effort to try and get people to "think" mathematically. Too often the only time kids are exposed to math during their teenage years is by textbooks. The rest of their lives are spent soaking in MTV, trying to be popular, working to buy that other variant of a Rice Burner, etc. It'd be nice if there was some type of mandatory course kids could take while in high-school that went back to basics; that taught kids a bit of the history behind the math, and really would make some type of effort to get people to apply what they've learned. Maybe building some type of catapult or something as the final exam, etc. Just something to expose more kids to the properties of math and why they are what they are. I really don't know, its just that too often we get classrooms with 30+ kids and one teacher, and the kids are having a hard enough time as it is just trying to grasp the basic principles behind algebra, and then the teacher can't go back and make an effort to emphasize the need to know how to do basic arithmetic, etc.
At any rate, it's the 21st century after all; you'd think at least that everyday people would be a lot smarter. Obviously history has relentlessly proven me wrong.
"Plankton and plants absolutely THRIVE on carbon dioxide, and produce oxygen as waste. This is elementary school biology, folks."
Well, I can't be sure on how exactly that senario will play out, because as many others have pointed out; the real threat from global warming is that it changes climate, and uhm, I'm sure if the sea levels change, especially with the additon of fresh water from the artic, we might end up killing alot of plankton, etc.
On a side note, there was a Scientific American Frontiers Episode where they had a look at Biosphere 2, where they tried to model Earth in a controlled enviroment, (it didn't last long) but one of the affects they observed was that the rainforests won't be able to sustain the rising amount of CO2 in about 50 years. (How the plankton contribute to the controlling of the amount of CO2 in the atmopshere, I simply don't know.)
Anyways, here's a quote from it:
"ALAN ALDA (NARRATION) So right now rainforests are essentially growing faster because of the increased CO2 in the air. In the process they absorb about a third of the CO2 humans are generating -- about the same as the ocean. The big question is, how long can rainforests keep it up? This is the standard way to measure how active a leaf is - how much CO2 it's taking in by photosynthesizing. You can do this anywhere - in an Amazon forest or in a lab. But because this forest is totally enclosed, they can go much further. They can track what happens to all the CO2 in the system. CO2 is absorbed by growing leaves, but it's given off by decomposing leaves. It's also given off by billions of microorganisms active in the soil, or by plant roots. When he tracked everything in this way, Guanghui made a disturbing discovery. If he runs the rainforest chamber with a mid-21st century atmosphere -- about double today's CO2 -- just as much CO2 comes out of the forest, from the roots and soil and leaf litter, as goes into the leaves in the canopy. The forest reaches its limit."
and later:
"ALAN ALDA (NARRATION) If Guanghui is right, that means in about 50 years rainforests will be losing their capacity to lock in CO2. And that's without taking into account the steady loss of rainforests that's going on now.
ALAN ALDA Is this overstating it? We could once handle the rate of, the rate at which we put carbon in the atmosphere. But now we're reaching the limit of it to hold it as a sink. And the whole system is reaching a limit so that the more we put in now, the more the effects of that carbon in the atmosphere will accelerate.
GUANGHUI LIN Exactly. Exactly. That's, you... I think that statement is correct.
ALAN ALDA (NARRATION) In the last couple of years, Guanghui has also put his rainforest through a series of droughts. One prediction for global warming is that there will be more frequent droughts in the Amazon. After a drought here, the forest is revived with rain before the plants are permanently damaged. It's known that during a drought, leaves shut down - they stop photosynthesizing. So if the soil and roots just keep on giving off CO2, a drought-stricken forest could turn into a CO2 source, rather than a sink. But here they've found the soil and roots shut down too, so at least the atmosphere won't be gaining CO2 during forest droughts. Like the ocean rain experiment, the drought and high-CO2 work would have been very hard to do out in the real world. And keeping track of all the CO2 is impossible - you can only do that in a completely enclosed system. It's been just 6 years since the Biosphere rainforest was turned into a climate research tool, and already it's yielding significant results. In future, we'll be hearing more from this little patch of forest. One thing about Biosphere is you can usually count on the weather. "
The full transcript of the episode can be found here:
On the species upheaval note, SciAm has done reports on Global Warming twice this year:
One on Global Warming and how to solve it:
"Diffusing the Global Warming Time Bomb"
http://www.sciamdigital.com/browse.cfm?sequencen am eCHAR=item2&methodnameCHAR=resource_getitembrowse& interfacenameCHAR=browse.cfm&ISSUEID_CHAR=878E2767 -2B35-221B-69CC014464E24757&ARTICLEID_CHAR=87AA497 D-2B35-221B-696443DCBCF961FC&sc=I100322
The other on its effects on species, and when a "mismatch" occurs between species (in the article they talk about the connection between trees and leaves, the catipillars that feed on those, and then the migratory birds that feed on them) and the food sources that they use when plants don't bud at their normal times during the year.
"Spring Forward"
http://www.sciamdigital.com/browse.cfm?sequencen am eCHAR=item2&methodnameCHAR=resource_getitembrowse& interfacenameCHAR=browse.cfm&ISSUEID_CHAR=66641B02 -2B35-221B-6390A3FA94605D1A&ARTICLEID_CHAR=6677053 B-2B35-221B-612F3AFE12E08A06&sc=I100322
Go check both those issue's out from your local library if you don't want to buy the entire issue online...
Slightly offtopic, but on the matter of the Electorial College, Scientific American did an article over it, the gist of which is here:
http://www.sciamdigital.com/browse.cfm?sequencen am eCHAR=item2&methodnameCHAR=resource_getitembrowse& interfacenameCHAR=browse.cfm&ISSUEID_CHAR=878E2767 -2B35-221B-69CC014464E24757&ARTICLEID_CHAR=87AD4BC 1-2B35-221B-6269531B70360440&sc=I100322
(sorry you can't read the entire thing withou purchasing it, but if you want you can go check it out at your local library and read it, its a pretty cool idea)
One of the better things about the first admendment, and letting people talk about whatever they want (the KKK and others included) is that by letting people speak freely on matters is that we can *all* see the ignorance and problems behind some ideas.
Consider that as opposed to a society wherein content is censored, and people start turning to the things you censor for curiosities sake.. makes it harder for people to discern what's really goin' on.
Well, I'm in US Goverment class in High School, so I might be able to give you a few pointers...
*shrug*
In general...
Republicans: -Usually Protestant -Supposedly favors "Limited Goverment" or at least keeping government out of the lives of many people as much as possible. Thus, usually Republicans are favored by Big Biz and the weathly usually. -Favors a strong national defense; numbers and technology wise -Conservative -Elimitates the deficit by controlling federal spending on welfare programs -Lower taxes rates, elimnated graduated tax rates and support flat tax -Support biznuz to provide more jobs, control inflation, restore work ethic. Food aid is restricted to the severely needed, replace welfare with rewards for personal initiative -Support equal pay and access to jobs for women. Equal Rights Amendmant not needed to achieve equal oppertunities -Adhere to the Civil Rights Act but opposed to quotas and perferential treatment in jobs and education -Crimianals must be tried and jailed more swiftly and for longer sentences to protect the public; usually favors the death penalty -Against right of women to abortion, supports human life admendment -Committed to choice of school with parents decision of use of tax money to support meirt pay for teachers -Usually supported by Big Biz, families of the Higher Classes, usually those with college education (not always, of course)
And then...
Democrats: -Reduce the rate of increase in military spending; make qualitative improvements; focusing on improving the effectiveness, or any other adjustments -Reduce the deficit by controling costs of health care and eliminate unecessary expenditures -Every citizen pays fair share of taxes, close loopholes for upper incomes and favors taxes on corporations -Supports welfare; More food aid to the poor, job training programs, guaranteed minimum housing, and extend benefits to the jobless -Support training and education for young mothers and the Equal Rights Admendment -Commited to civil rights, support affirmative action, increase job training for minorities -Support reform of prisions, high priority to drug control, mandate compensation to vicms of crimes over prison terms -Support Supreme Court 1973 right to privacy and choice on abortion -Increase federal spending for public education, increate monetary incentives to attract young people -In general are usually supported by minorities, since the Democrats usually favor welfare programs and regulation on big biznuz ("Big Government"), as well as concern for education and health care -Liberal
More from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_St ates_Democra tic_Party http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Sta tes_Republi can_Party
Please keep in mind that both the Democrats and the Republicans both try to get as many voters as possible, so they often cross the lines; and many politicians have individual differing views on the issues themselves despite whatever party they are affliated with.
Also, note that the above info is off of a worksheet I got in class which is about a few years old; and is supposed to represent the "traditional" platforms of both parties; which usually change. Also, I've inserted my own thoughts here and there as I understand them.
Anyone willing to debunk or make corrections please do feel free.
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I mean, its almost common knowledge to most users of ICQ/AIM/MSN/IRC, whatever, that there is always the possibility that your conversation could be recorded. That's just kinda a "duh" thing. Never let yourself get suckered into the idea that being on the internet = privacy.
At any rate, aren't logs and saved files easily faked anyway? So how could these be used in a court of law?
the music industry proves overall, that they are an *industry*, hell bent on manufacturing entertainment to the clueless masses - and they know that they can maximize their profits so long as the masses remain clueless.
So long as you have both 15 year old girls and their 40 year old moms will both listen to Brittney Spears; or 40 year old dads who will tune into Top40 Clear Channel Stations, and give their kids the money to buy these CDs in a vain attempt to be "cool", the industry won't change.
So long as people *want* to be entertained by *utter crap*, the industry won't change.
The only way around this is, first of all: Don't go off and support the Kazaafication of every CD there is. Instead support Itunes or the Barnes & Nobles stores that let you preview music. (Some Wal-Mart stores do this to, but I'm kinda against those because the previews are really just the same ones you've heard on the radio. When I want to "preview" I want to at least hear 30 seconds of *every* track.)
Secondly: support your local bands. Go to the local clubs. Get out, quit listening to the radio or watching cable TV, ffs. It's all controlled either by AOL/TimeWarner or Clear Channel anyway. You're just being fed. You wanna lose weight; go out to the downtown area, walk around, visit some of the local scenes, join some online discussion groups, or find peeps that are into some of the lesser known labels. Join a street team or something, pass out stickers. Stickers are always cool.:o)
Just, in the end, stop feeding the machine, and get all your friends to do the same. Start hosting WinAMP radio stations on the Internet and give people something else to listen to. Give people options, and remember: vote with your wallet. Where there is no market, there is no profit.
The fact is though, that he did do it in a public place, and well, this is kinda common. Yea, I agree, the way the officer handled it was in total distaste. This is going to be a tough once to try and balance between trying to draw how officers should handle the material they get, and at the same time the censorship issues, whether or not they have to worry about "privacy issues" etc.
And yes, I'm very sure that the family is in a world of pain, my heart goes out to them.
At the very best (if thats possible), maybe the one good thing that will come out of this is that it will make people show a bit more concern for their fellowman; or maybe parents might wake up and take some time out of their lives and talk to their kids and try and help them deal with their issues in life before it comes down something like this.
At any rate, I know only one thing: seeing that video *totally* changed my viewpoint on suicide. One thing to talk and think about it; another thing to actually "see" it. Maybe at least some good can come out of this being out in the public and maybe it will at least make some people take a hard look at their own lives and how they view and do things.
"The lesson should be dont shoot yourself on camera if you dont want people to see it,not that the police should be sensitive the feelings of some whacks parents."
Uhm.. well first off, I dunno if his intention to do it where he did (in view of a camera) to get the attention; or he just decided to it right then and there because, well, he just felt like doing it then and there. I figure there's probablly a "barrier" you'd have to cross if you were going to take your own life; which is why he was so calm when he did it. I figure he decided, "yea, this is it." And did it.
At any rate, I'm sure there are some who've had more than their share of the world and are on the edge and *would* probably do it in front of a camera. Yes, its sad. Yea, it is probably better for officers to be able to do their work without the hassale of privacy issues, etc.
But please, if you can, don't automatically go off labeling everyone who did it a whack. I'm sure this kid had dreams and goals just like everyone else (even if they are a bit misguided), no need to auto-label him a whack. The people who are laughing on those forums with the video on it are the whacks.
And yes, there are some who've taken their lives that are whacks.
(Not that I can change your view, or that you *should*, I'm just saying...)
Well, tbh, I clicked on the link myself to watch it.
Not that I'm some sicko, but curiousity does tend to get the best of some of us.
Here's the thing: Being a teen, you know, it's very common to *think* about suicide, when you're under stress, or to say random commments that suggest you are "tired of it all..."; but I must say; that video sent chills down my spine.
Yea, I understand that if something happens in a public place, then you really can't censor that; and yea, things like this are a side consequence of the growth of society and technology; and yea, the cop that did this is one sick bastard for a) not having a damned conscience to at least give some respect for the family (which is probably why...) b) he's a racist.
Anyways, a bit off topic there. But damn, that video will be forever embedded in my mind now whenever darker thoughts of depression float in my head or if any of my friends make hints about suicide.
I mean *damn.* That kinda changes your perspective a bit.:(:(
yea, sorry for my relying to own post; but just a few more other questions I want to put out to the rest of the crowd..
Does anyone else smell something seriously, seriously, seriously, wrong with the way things are going atm?
Let's trace things back for a bit. We have:
- An Administration shrouded in secrecy; winning an election that confused the hell out of the nation..
- Richard Clarke blasting the Administration..
- Former State Department intelligence official Greg Thielmann blasting the Administration..
- former U.S. ambassador Joseph Wilson's wife being leaked out as a CIA agent, after he had Wilson had blasted the Adiministration
- Peter Molan doing the same...
- now this book: Worse Than Watergate: The Secret Presidency of George W. Bush by John W. Dean on the Administration
Now, doesn't something seem wrong here?
and, of note: The General who lead the Iraqi War, Tommy Franks, is stated as saying he thinks the Constitution would break down into a form of a Military Government in the event that a neuclear terroist attack was successful on the US.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/articles/EDW311A.ht ml
Was just watching PBS's NOW with Bill Moyers and he had just finished an interview with John Dean of Watergate fame, and who has just recently released a book entitled "Worse Than Watergate" which asks about most of the secrecy behind the Bush White House... does anyone else find this world we're living in just a bit more and more uglier on the road to November?
And oh my, how I worry about the turnover to the Iraqis on July 1st...
*shudder*
Book is here: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail /-/0316 00023X/104-2596620-0532744?v=glance
We're a society thats going to self implode and at the same time get bombed to peices by the outside world. Thanks to our own ignorance, apathy, personal adgendas, mis-education and greed.
Isn't it currently understood anyway that Mar's atmosphere is now the way it is, because its gravity (or diameter, or something like that) is too low to hold down an protective atmosphere?
If thats the case, then wouldn't terraforming Mars be a collosive waste since the atmosphere would eventually leak out into space after 200 years or so?
seriously, we need Nintendo to start making up games again - just like back in the day...
wait a minute...
Actually, now that I think about it, the whole concept behind an Italian plumber and his brother fighting an evil turtle with spikes (ok, its a "Koopa") to save Toadstools (mushrooms) and a really hot cartoon chick of a princess really by eating fireplants and shooting fireballs, and sprouting a racoons tail and ears to fly does make me wonder what they were doing when they came up with that concept....
(Of course, then again you have to wonder about the Ninja Turtles, Sonic [a flying fox?, a superfast hedgehog?], Power Rangers, etc... Pokemon I can kinda understand, as uhm, they're kinda a pet thing...)
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about Dr. Seuss when they first saw the photos?
Just curious myself.
Forgive my ignorance, but isn't that what Trusted Computing was supposed to be all about?
U TF -8&q=trusted+computing&btnG=Google+Search
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=
(No, I didn't look on the links, but I've heard bits and peices about it here and there; busy at the moment.)
Mainly, TC would be about securing systems; though from the point of the Industry and not the Admins and Users, as far as I understand.
Okay, so I've got Zonealarm installed on my computer at home (sorry, I'm posting this from school), but sometimes I'm under the impression that ZA doesn't really cut it; as I've run avast! antivirus software on my computer at times and found viruses on my computer anyway.
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So after hearing about the Sasser worm, I want to really sit down and build myself a decent firewall. Google ended up bringing me this: http://homepages.wmich.edu/~mchugha/w2kfirewall.h
I'm kinda lost on exactly how that one works, could anyone give me a pointer on how exactly that works on win2k, if it is effective, and is it appropriate to use on a home system?
(I run win2k professional at home, with ZA and avast! for securing my comp. I abhor using win9x).
Any 411 is appreciated.
awesome, where did you get all these books from?
Yeah I totally agree.
I'm a senior in high school; the highest math so far that I've taken is Trig. I make a B average in class, but I often make use of a calc simply because I really can't do basic arithmetic in my head.
Having said that, I really wish that in high school someone would invent a "Math Theory and Fundamentals" course that would be mandatory and taught to all the students studying Algebra 2/Trignonometry, that would go back and teach everyone the fundamental stuff, like how to convert fractions to decimals, how to add fractions, dividing numbers properly, etc.
Also, what would be really nice is if the course would make some effort to try and get people to "think" mathematically. Too often the only time kids are exposed to math during their teenage years is by textbooks. The rest of their lives are spent soaking in MTV, trying to be popular, working to buy that other variant of a Rice Burner, etc. It'd be nice if there was some type of mandatory course kids could take while in high-school that went back to basics; that taught kids a bit of the history behind the math, and really would make some type of effort to get people to apply what they've learned. Maybe building some type of catapult or something as the final exam, etc. Just something to expose more kids to the properties of math and why they are what they are. I really don't know, its just that too often we get classrooms with 30+ kids and one teacher, and the kids are having a hard enough time as it is just trying to grasp the basic principles behind algebra, and then the teacher can't go back and make an effort to emphasize the need to know how to do basic arithmetic, etc.
At any rate, it's the 21st century after all; you'd think at least that everyday people would be a lot smarter. Obviously history has relentlessly proven me wrong.
mod parent up!
this is a great account of the other side of the man.
"Plankton and plants absolutely THRIVE on carbon dioxide, and produce oxygen as waste. This is elementary school biology, folks."
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Well, I can't be sure on how exactly that senario will play out, because as many others have pointed out; the real threat from global warming is that it changes climate, and uhm, I'm sure if the sea levels change, especially with the additon of fresh water from the artic, we might end up killing alot of plankton, etc.
On a side note, there was a Scientific American Frontiers Episode where they had a look at Biosphere 2, where they tried to model Earth in a controlled enviroment, (it didn't last long) but one of the affects they observed was that the rainforests won't be able to sustain the rising amount of CO2 in about 50 years. (How the plankton contribute to the controlling of the amount of CO2 in the atmopshere, I simply don't know.)
Anyways, here's a quote from it:
"ALAN ALDA (NARRATION) So right now rainforests are essentially growing faster because of the increased CO2 in the air. In the process they absorb about a third of the CO2 humans are generating -- about the same as the ocean. The big question is, how long can rainforests keep it up? This is the standard way to measure how active a leaf is - how much CO2 it's taking in by photosynthesizing. You can do this anywhere - in an Amazon forest or in a lab. But because this forest is totally enclosed, they can go much further. They can track what happens to all the CO2 in the system. CO2 is absorbed by growing leaves, but it's given off by decomposing leaves. It's also given off by billions of microorganisms active in the soil, or by plant roots. When he tracked everything in this way, Guanghui made a disturbing discovery. If he runs the rainforest chamber with a mid-21st century atmosphere -- about double today's CO2 -- just as much CO2 comes out of the forest, from the roots and soil and leaf litter, as goes into the leaves in the canopy. The forest reaches its limit."
and later:
"ALAN ALDA (NARRATION) If Guanghui is right, that means in about 50 years rainforests will be losing their capacity to lock in CO2. And that's without taking into account the steady loss of rainforests that's going on now.
ALAN ALDA Is this overstating it? We could once handle the rate of, the rate at which we put carbon in the atmosphere. But now we're reaching the limit of it to hold it as a sink. And the whole system is reaching a limit so that the more we put in now, the more the effects of that carbon in the atmosphere will accelerate.
GUANGHUI LIN Exactly. Exactly. That's, you... I think that statement is correct.
ALAN ALDA (NARRATION) In the last couple of years, Guanghui has also put his rainforest through a series of droughts. One prediction for global warming is that there will be more frequent droughts in the Amazon. After a drought here, the forest is revived with rain before the plants are permanently damaged. It's known that during a drought, leaves shut down - they stop photosynthesizing. So if the soil and roots just keep on giving off CO2, a drought-stricken forest could turn into a CO2 source, rather than a sink. But here they've found the soil and roots shut down too, so at least the atmosphere won't be gaining CO2 during forest droughts. Like the ocean rain experiment, the drought and high-CO2 work would have been very hard to do out in the real world. And keeping track of all the CO2 is impossible - you can only do that in a completely enclosed system. It's been just 6 years since the Biosphere rainforest was turned into a climate research tool, and already it's yielding significant results. In future, we'll be hearing more from this little patch of forest. One thing about Biosphere is you can usually count on the weather. "
The full transcript of the episode can be found here:
http://www.pbs.org/saf/1304/resources/transcrip
already posted in another comment, but will do so again:
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"Diffusing the Global Warming Time Bomb"
http://www.sciamdigital.com/browse.cfm?sequence
Go check it out from your local library.
On the species upheaval note, SciAm has done reports on Global Warming twice this year:
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One on Global Warming and how to solve it:
"Diffusing the Global Warming Time Bomb"
http://www.sciamdigital.com/browse.cfm?sequence
The other on its effects on species, and when a "mismatch" occurs between species (in the article they talk about the connection between trees and leaves, the catipillars that feed on those, and then the migratory birds that feed on them) and the food sources that they use when plants don't bud at their normal times during the year.
"Spring Forward"
http://www.sciamdigital.com/browse.cfm?sequence
Go check both those issue's out from your local library if you don't want to buy the entire issue online...
Slightly offtopic, but on the matter of the Electorial College, Scientific American did an article over it, the gist of which is here:
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http://www.sciamdigital.com/browse.cfm?sequence
(sorry you can't read the entire thing withou purchasing it, but if you want you can go check it out at your local library and read it, its a pretty cool idea)
Indeed.
One of the better things about the first admendment, and letting people talk about whatever they want (the KKK and others included) is that by letting people speak freely on matters is that we can *all* see the ignorance and problems behind some ideas.
Consider that as opposed to a society wherein content is censored, and people start turning to the things you censor for curiosities sake.. makes it harder for people to discern what's really goin' on.
Well, I'm in US Goverment class in High School, so I might be able to give you a few pointers...
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*shrug*
In general...
Republicans:
-Usually Protestant
-Supposedly favors "Limited Goverment" or at least keeping government out of the lives of many people as much as possible. Thus, usually Republicans are favored by Big Biz and the weathly usually.
-Favors a strong national defense; numbers and technology wise
-Conservative
-Elimitates the deficit by controlling federal spending on welfare programs
-Lower taxes rates, elimnated graduated tax rates and support flat tax
-Support biznuz to provide more jobs, control inflation, restore work ethic. Food aid is restricted to the severely needed, replace welfare with rewards for personal initiative
-Support equal pay and access to jobs for women. Equal Rights Amendmant not needed to achieve equal oppertunities
-Adhere to the Civil Rights Act but opposed to quotas and perferential treatment in jobs and education
-Crimianals must be tried and jailed more swiftly and for longer sentences to protect the public; usually favors the death penalty
-Against right of women to abortion, supports human life admendment
-Committed to choice of school with parents decision of use of tax money to support meirt pay for teachers
-Usually supported by Big Biz, families of the Higher Classes, usually those with college education (not always, of course)
And then...
Democrats:
-Reduce the rate of increase in military spending; make qualitative improvements; focusing on improving the effectiveness, or any other adjustments
-Reduce the deficit by controling costs of health care and eliminate unecessary expenditures
-Every citizen pays fair share of taxes, close loopholes for upper incomes and favors taxes on corporations
-Supports welfare; More food aid to the poor, job training programs, guaranteed minimum housing, and extend benefits to the jobless
-Support training and education for young mothers and the Equal Rights Admendment
-Commited to civil rights, support affirmative action, increase job training for minorities
-Support reform of prisions, high priority to drug control, mandate compensation to vicms of crimes over prison terms
-Support Supreme Court 1973 right to privacy and choice on abortion
-Increase federal spending for public education, increate monetary incentives to attract young people
-In general are usually supported by minorities, since the Democrats usually favor welfare programs and regulation on big biznuz ("Big Government"), as well as concern for education and health care
-Liberal
More from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_S
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_St
Please keep in mind that both the Democrats and the Republicans both try to get as many voters as possible, so they often cross the lines; and many politicians have individual differing views on the issues themselves despite whatever party they are affliated with.
Also, note that the above info is off of a worksheet I got in class which is about a few years old; and is supposed to represent the "traditional" platforms of both parties; which usually change. Also, I've inserted my own thoughts here and there as I understand them.
Anyone willing to debunk or make corrections please do feel free.
karma whoring, but anyway, here is the EULA:
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Yea, I was wondering the same thing.
I mean, its almost common knowledge to most users of ICQ/AIM/MSN/IRC, whatever, that there is always the possibility that your conversation could be recorded. That's just kinda a "duh" thing. Never let yourself get suckered into the idea that being on the internet = privacy.
At any rate, aren't logs and saved files easily faked anyway? So how could these be used in a court of law?
create some kind of technology that would send a signal to cell phones to force all cellphones into "vibrate" mode.
install such technologies at enterances of movie theaters, etc.
eh?
the music industry proves overall, that they are an *industry*, hell bent on manufacturing entertainment to the clueless masses - and they know that they can maximize their profits so long as the masses remain clueless.
:o)
So long as you have both 15 year old girls and their 40 year old moms will both listen to Brittney Spears; or 40 year old dads who will tune into Top40 Clear Channel Stations, and give their kids the money to buy these CDs in a vain attempt to be "cool", the industry won't change.
So long as people *want* to be entertained by *utter crap*, the industry won't change.
The only way around this is, first of all: Don't go off and support the Kazaafication of every CD there is. Instead support Itunes or the Barnes & Nobles stores that let you preview music. (Some Wal-Mart stores do this to, but I'm kinda against those because the previews are really just the same ones you've heard on the radio. When I want to "preview" I want to at least hear 30 seconds of *every* track.)
Secondly: support your local bands. Go to the local clubs. Get out, quit listening to the radio or watching cable TV, ffs. It's all controlled either by AOL/TimeWarner or Clear Channel anyway. You're just being fed. You wanna lose weight; go out to the downtown area, walk around, visit some of the local scenes, join some online discussion groups, or find peeps that are into some of the lesser known labels. Join a street team or something, pass out stickers. Stickers are always cool.
Just, in the end, stop feeding the machine, and get all your friends to do the same. Start hosting WinAMP radio stations on the Internet and give people something else to listen to. Give people options, and remember: vote with your wallet. Where there is no market, there is no profit.
First off, I'm sorry to hear about that.
The fact is though, that he did do it in a public place, and well, this is kinda common. Yea, I agree, the way the officer handled it was in total distaste. This is going to be a tough once to try and balance between trying to draw how officers should handle the material they get, and at the same time the censorship issues, whether or not they have to worry about "privacy issues" etc.
And yes, I'm very sure that the family is in a world of pain, my heart goes out to them.
At the very best (if thats possible), maybe the one good thing that will come out of this is that it will make people show a bit more concern for their fellowman; or maybe parents might wake up and take some time out of their lives and talk to their kids and try and help them deal with their issues in life before it comes down something like this.
At any rate, I know only one thing: seeing that video *totally* changed my viewpoint on suicide. One thing to talk and think about it; another thing to actually "see" it. Maybe at least some good can come out of this being out in the public and maybe it will at least make some people take a hard look at their own lives and how they view and do things.
"The lesson should be dont shoot yourself on camera if you dont want people to see it,not that the police should be sensitive the feelings of some whacks parents."
Uhm.. well first off, I dunno if his intention to do it where he did (in view of a camera) to get the attention; or he just decided to it right then and there because, well, he just felt like doing it then and there. I figure there's probablly a "barrier" you'd have to cross if you were going to take your own life; which is why he was so calm when he did it. I figure he decided, "yea, this is it." And did it.
At any rate, I'm sure there are some who've had more than their share of the world and are on the edge and *would* probably do it in front of a camera. Yes, its sad. Yea, it is probably better for officers to be able to do their work without the hassale of privacy issues, etc.
But please, if you can, don't automatically go off labeling everyone who did it a whack. I'm sure this kid had dreams and goals just like everyone else (even if they are a bit misguided), no need to auto-label him a whack. The people who are laughing on those forums with the video on it are the whacks.
And yes, there are some who've taken their lives that are whacks.
(Not that I can change your view, or that you *should*, I'm just saying...)
Well, tbh, I clicked on the link myself to watch it.
:( :(
Not that I'm some sicko, but curiousity does tend to get the best of some of us.
Here's the thing: Being a teen, you know, it's very common to *think* about suicide, when you're under stress, or to say random commments that suggest you are "tired of it all..."; but I must say; that video sent chills down my spine.
Yea, I understand that if something happens in a public place, then you really can't censor that; and yea, things like this are a side consequence of the growth of society and technology; and yea, the cop that did this is one sick bastard for a) not having a damned conscience to at least give some respect for the family (which is probably why...) b) he's a racist.
Anyways, a bit off topic there. But damn, that video will be forever embedded in my mind now whenever darker thoughts of depression float in my head or if any of my friends make hints about suicide.
I mean *damn.* That kinda changes your perspective a bit.
And FFS, lets also put a damned telescope replacement on it for the Hubble!
Best seat in the universe!
yea, sorry for my relying to own post; but just a few more other questions I want to put out to the rest of the crowd..
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Does anyone else smell something seriously, seriously, seriously, wrong with the way things are going atm?
Let's trace things back for a bit. We have:
- An Administration shrouded in secrecy; winning an election that confused the hell out of the nation..
- Richard Clarke blasting the Administration..
- Former State Department intelligence official Greg Thielmann blasting the Administration..
- former U.S. ambassador Joseph Wilson's wife being leaked out as a CIA agent, after he had Wilson had blasted the Adiministration
- Peter Molan doing the same...
- now this book: Worse Than Watergate: The Secret Presidency of George W. Bush by John W. Dean on the Administration
Now, doesn't something seem wrong here?
and, of note: The General who lead the Iraqi War, Tommy Franks, is stated as saying he thinks the Constitution would break down into a form of a Military Government in the event that a neuclear terroist attack was successful on the US.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/articles/EDW311A.h
and
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/1
now, that scares me.
Was just watching PBS's NOW with Bill Moyers and he had just finished an interview with John Dean of Watergate fame, and who has just recently released a book entitled "Worse Than Watergate" which asks about most of the secrecy behind the Bush White House... does anyone else find this world we're living in just a bit more and more uglier on the road to November?
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And oh my, how I worry about the turnover to the Iraqis on July 1st...
*shudder*
Book is here:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai
We're a society thats going to self implode and at the same time get bombed to peices by the outside world. Thanks to our own ignorance, apathy, personal adgendas, mis-education and greed.
Rome can't stand forever.
Question:
Isn't it currently understood anyway that Mar's atmosphere is now the way it is, because its gravity (or diameter, or something like that) is too low to hold down an protective atmosphere?
If thats the case, then wouldn't terraforming Mars be a collosive waste since the atmosphere would eventually leak out into space after 200 years or so?
in Nintendo...
seriously, we need Nintendo to start making up games again - just like back in the day...
wait a minute...
Actually, now that I think about it, the whole concept behind an Italian plumber and his brother fighting an evil turtle with spikes (ok, its a
"Koopa") to save Toadstools (mushrooms) and a really hot cartoon chick of a princess really by eating fireplants and shooting fireballs, and sprouting a racoons tail and ears to fly does make me wonder what they were doing when they came up with that concept....
(Of course, then again you have to wonder about the Ninja Turtles, Sonic [a flying fox?, a superfast hedgehog?], Power Rangers, etc... Pokemon I can kinda understand, as uhm, they're kinda a pet thing...)