A word doesn't always need to be used by its first definition. Definition two here doesn't necessarily say anything about depriving the owner of that which has been stolen (ie. a kiss). To simply get something stealthily appears to be stealing. From the answers.com page for the word "steal."
1. To take (the property of another) without right or permission.
2. To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully: steal a kiss; stole the ball from an opponent.
3. To move, carry, or place surreptitiously.
4. To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer: The magician's assistant stole the show with her comic antics.
5. Baseball. To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a base hit, walk, passed ball, or wild pitch.
That is why I didn't say "... more than half the people in California can't afford to own a house in California." I said "can not at this time, afford to buy," because clearly many people have owned their homes since before the market skyrocketed.
Maybe, but more than half the people in California can not at this time, afford to buy a home in California. The non-Jumbo mortgage in California is a rarity, even for homes that would be hard to sell at any price in other parts of the country.
Well, I exagerated a little bit. It wasn't like George III had no say in running England, but there was a fairly capable Prime Minister in the person of William Pitt. When he wasn't mad, George though, was rather popular in England.
America didn't break off from King Edward. It was King George III. The monarch at the time being a much more powerful person in the colonies than he was at home. That was one of the royal duties, to manage the colonial entities. The monarch had much more direct control of the colonies than he had of England itself which was run by Parliament. This is likely why the American Colonies had a much rougher time of it with the king than England itself apparently did. The mad man wasn't running THAT country.
House of Flying Daggers is a visually beautiful movie with a very rich color palette. I can understand this being a candidate for a HD format. It's a pretty good movie all around.
I was born and raised in the United States of America. I have traveled to other parts of the world and all in all hold everyone in respect. That said, having someone refer to me as a USian is a bit of a pet peeve. The name of our country is not technically the "United States." That defines the make up of our country named "America." The nation just happens to have the same name as the continent pair that it is on. I suppose everyone on these two continents can call themselves Americans in the way that a German can call him or herself a European or people from China can refer to themselves as Asians. Those of us in the USA have no other name to call ourselves. Our nation and continent share the same name, and calling ourselves Americans does not detract from the fact that other people live on these lands. Here's a local long form list of names of countries in the Americas:
Estados Unidos Mexicanos Republica de Guatemala Republica de Honduras Republica de El Salvador Republica de Nicaragua Republica de Costa Rica Republica de Panama Republica de Colombia Republica del Ecuador Republica del Peru Republica de Bolivia Republica de Chile Republica Argentina Republica del Paraguay Republica Oriental del Uruguay Republica Federativa do Brasil Republiek Suriname Co-operative Republic of Guyana Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Belize Canada United States of America
It makes as much sense to call someone from the USA a USian as it does to call a Mexican a EUian, or someone from Guyana a CRian, or the vast majority of people from these countries Republicans. "United States" is just administrative details to our name America.
I mean no ill will though. This is more of an open rant than anything against what you said.
It means that those government employees, all the way up to the Congress, who were worried about their Blackberry service made some calls to some people in the Patent Office.
Detonating those same bombs a few hundred feet above the surface would probably have a more devastating effect on life on this planet. At least as we know it.
I kind of liked Hunchback, if only because Frollo was such a conflicted character.
I couldn't stand Hercules though and haven't been interested in much since.
Of course what he meant was that the materials used to make said penny would be worth more than the face value of the coin. If this is true or is even close to being true that another good reason to be rid of them. I've also heard that it costs more than a penny to produce a penny. Yet another anecdote I don't have validation for.
I've been Christian near my entire life, even spent some time in seminary, and I have never heard that the "Star of Bethlehem" was the north star. That's not to say that somewhere, someone isn't telling that story, but I don't think it's a widely held belief.
Yes, because of course every Religious Righter is convinced that Jesus was born at the North Pole of course! Right after his mother Mary took a wild ride on the Polar Express and received the first gift of Christmas from Santa Claus himself.
Well, I don't know about die. Without going back to check the article, I'd be surprised if they didn't have cell phones just for emergencies at the very least. Also, when people walk the Appalachian Trail, they'll often store supplies at points along the trail before they start out. I don't know if these guys did a similar thing or not, but I'd hope they would have at least planned ahead.
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That the GP is "interestint" or that the Parent is "insightful."
Both seemed pretty funny to me.
Wait, you'd rather the makers of Forest Gump create a CG George Lucas for inclusion in the Python show than a Graham Chapman?
A word doesn't always need to be used by its first definition. Definition two here doesn't necessarily say anything about depriving the owner of that which has been stolen (ie. a kiss). To simply get something stealthily appears to be stealing.
From the answers.com page for the word "steal."
steal (stl) pronunciation
v., stole (stl), stolen (st'ln), stealing, steals.
v.tr.
1. To take (the property of another) without right or permission.
2. To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully: steal a kiss; stole the ball from an opponent.
3. To move, carry, or place surreptitiously.
4. To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer: The magician's assistant stole the show with her comic antics.
5. Baseball. To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a base hit, walk, passed ball, or wild pitch.
That is why I didn't say "... more than half the people in California can't afford to own a house in California." I said "can not at this time, afford to buy," because clearly many people have owned their homes since before the market skyrocketed.
Maybe, but more than half the people in California can not at this time, afford to buy a home in California. The non-Jumbo mortgage in California is a rarity, even for homes that would be hard to sell at any price in other parts of the country.
Well, I exagerated a little bit. It wasn't like George III had no say in running England, but there was a fairly capable Prime Minister in the person of William Pitt.
When he wasn't mad, George though, was rather popular in England.
America didn't break off from King Edward. It was King George III. The monarch at the time being a much more powerful person in the colonies than he was at home. That was one of the royal duties, to manage the colonial entities. The monarch had much more direct control of the colonies than he had of England itself which was run by Parliament.
This is likely why the American Colonies had a much rougher time of it with the king than England itself apparently did. The mad man wasn't running THAT country.
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House of Flying Daggers is a visually beautiful movie with a very rich color palette. I can understand this being a candidate for a HD format. It's a pretty good movie all around.
I was born and raised in the United States of America. I have traveled to other parts of the world and all in all hold everyone in respect. That said, having someone refer to me as a USian is a bit of a pet peeve. The name of our country is not technically the "United States." That defines the make up of our country named "America." The nation just happens to have the same name as the continent pair that it is on. I suppose everyone on these two continents can call themselves Americans in the way that a German can call him or herself a European or people from China can refer to themselves as Asians. Those of us in the USA have no other name to call ourselves. Our nation and continent share the same name, and calling ourselves Americans does not detract from the fact that other people live on these lands.
Here's a local long form list of names of countries in the Americas:
Estados Unidos Mexicanos
Republica de Guatemala
Republica de Honduras
Republica de El Salvador
Republica de Nicaragua
Republica de Costa Rica
Republica de Panama
Republica de Colombia
Republica del Ecuador
Republica del Peru
Republica de Bolivia
Republica de Chile
Republica Argentina
Republica del Paraguay
Republica Oriental del Uruguay
Republica Federativa do Brasil
Republiek Suriname
Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Belize
Canada
United States of America
It makes as much sense to call someone from the USA a USian as it does to call a Mexican a EUian, or someone from Guyana a CRian, or the vast majority of people from these countries Republicans.
"United States" is just administrative details to our name America.
I mean no ill will though. This is more of an open rant than anything against what you said.
Sounds vaguely like marriage.
It means that those government employees, all the way up to the Congress, who were worried about their Blackberry service made some calls to some people in the Patent Office.
Detonating those same bombs a few hundred feet above the surface would probably have a more devastating effect on life on this planet. At least as we know it.
Because the name Baggins is not safe, right?
I kind of liked Hunchback, if only because Frollo was such a conflicted character. I couldn't stand Hercules though and haven't been interested in much since.
I think it's more like a million, billion billionth of a degree hotter. Or something like that.
If a circle with eight legs ran across my floor, I'd still be freaked out.
Of course what he meant was that the materials used to make said penny would be worth more than the face value of the coin. If this is true or is even close to being true that another good reason to be rid of them. I've also heard that it costs more than a penny to produce a penny. Yet another anecdote I don't have validation for.
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I've been Christian near my entire life, even spent some time in seminary, and I have never heard that the "Star of Bethlehem" was the north star. That's not to say that somewhere, someone isn't telling that story, but I don't think it's a widely held belief.
Heh, I have a cousin named Andy Gardner. You wouldn't happen to be an artist in New York would you? ;-)
I'm usually annoyed at people who do this but, Google really can be your friend.
Yes, because of course every Religious Righter is convinced that Jesus was born at the North Pole of course! Right after his mother Mary took a wild ride on the Polar Express and received the first gift of Christmas from Santa Claus himself.
Well, I don't know about die. Without going back to check the article, I'd be surprised if they didn't have cell phones just for emergencies at the very least. Also, when people walk the Appalachian Trail, they'll often store supplies at points along the trail before they start out. I don't know if these guys did a similar thing or not, but I'd hope they would have at least planned ahead.