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False equivalence. You ignored M. Binders' comment about HIV underscoring the need for fidelity within relationships and now you are equating my committed, monogamous gay relationship with non-monogamous relationships. Perhaps it's actually homophobia that's driving your thinking.
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I can't hardly believe it, Art. You didn't lie. You didn't rant about commies under your bed. You didn't insult other posters. You told the truth. I'm concerned. Are you feeling well?
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Being based at the world's most diverse city, whose citizens have deep ties to the four corners of the world, it is indeed surprising that not a single book of note has been written by UofT social scientists of the past couple of decades on salient issues of our time. Nowhere is this lack of ambition and complacency on greater display than in international affairs. When was the last time a quotable book and readable book was written at UofT on important countries such as the U.S., China, Germany, the EU, West Asia (Iran, Turkey, etc.)? Having examined the intellectual output of UofT social scientists, it's safe to say that salient issues are precisely the ones that are avoided. How about condition of international institutions such as the UN, World Bank, NATO, etc.? What a waste of potential.
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Allahu Akbar! the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans have parted. Don't tell, the US won't ask! Allahu Akbar!
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And yet even with a few extra turns you will still pay less than a cab. Again, you get what you pay for. Want better service? Pay up.
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Your denomination was probably not in the condition that any male who can walk AND chew gum is a likely candidate for ordination.
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me too , I keep getting hurt by men who are married want to cheat on their wives and wants to have sex with me and he is my neighbor
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Hi! yjin Thank you for contacting me, I did not doubt your commitment I did fast, we all pray differently; generally I only say the “Our Father” and contemplate on the Truth/Mercy/Love of His teachings and life within the Gospels especially in relation to my own fallen nature, apart from when I go to mass on Sunday that is. If anyone else joins in our commitment of pray/fasting each Friday I will contact you through this link to our posts and make a comment to you, perhaps you will do the same. https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/spiritual-reflections/forgiven-forgivers#civil-comments yjin you shall be in my thoughts and prays every Friday. kevin your brother In Christ
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If that was your attempt at humor it missed the mark.
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Did you read my post where I explain why I'm against these lists? Maybe there is vigilante activity. But even if there isn't, the lists need to go. They are broad sweeping and probably don't differentiate between rape and improper touch. They also imply that one can't be rehabilitated.
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The slogan should be: "Vote Yes on Proposition XXX, Better Schools With No New Taxes"
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The Guardian ? Really? LOL
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Well, although the first accident may be related to mechanical causes based on comments by the pilot of engine failure, it could be as simple as fuel starvation due to water in the system. I would not jump to any conclusions as to the cause, but there is probably a correlation to the age of any aircraft and higher maintenance needs. The commentary by the FAA is a little indifferent and bureaucratic in saying no need to observe a plane that was probably still on radar, due to absence of a flight plan. The rules may be the rules, but where is the humanity? Why is the computer software in this day and age not sophisticated enough to indicate an aircraft unexpectedly disappearing off the display when it probably should still be indicating a within range return, despite not being in positive control?
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They will never ever balance that budget. In a pigs eye. It is tilted to far on tax credits, cash subsidies and back taxes to corporate. In two years we will have same assholes asking for more taxes cause Alaska is broke. Not broke because we have had "gravy train", but because kelly, miccichi, chenault, pruitt, neuman, meyer and the liver lily likes along with each governor rerouted the resourse revenue to the oil cartels, fisheries, mining subsidies to stay in power and wear expensive suits. Mules dressed up in horse harnesses.
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Thanks for the "label" JimmyJamz. I left Oprah off my list as well as the many successful "mom and pop"s I know and that are in my family, and are 1st generation americans. I agree it gets harder and harder to pave ones own way because the small business entry costs are so high but I know too many people who came over on the boat with only the shirt on their back that continue to be the givers in our system. You keep arguing that the system needs to be changed and I will continue to counter argue that fixing ourselves will always result in a better outcome. K-12 is free,(and sometimes pre K too), college is free in all 50 states if you join the National Guard, and trade schools are free with GI Bill and Voc Rehab. This imperfect system remains the most benevolent and opportunistic; we have simply become a country with too many who aren't willing to give before they get. I agree with whomever posted about America's corruption (both sides). When will we vote against it?
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It is more about the fire dangers, the health hazards and like it or not court orders.
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Peaceful societies in general are like pacifists in particular: they only exist (and sometimes barely, on their knees, as slaves at that) so long as they can avoid those who would take their resources and freedom from them, and so long as someone, somewhere, stands guard against those who would do them harm. Only the dead have seen the end of war. You live in your utopia and I'll stay right here in the real world. Wanna bet a donut (or bowl of granola ; ) on which of us cries him/herself to sleep first and most often?
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Minister Garneau got to make the announcement about the request for tender for Atco trailers......
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OMG, did I write the wrong last name? Yes it is JENNIFER ROBERTSON who said not here not ever.
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Having moved 16 years ago to "the country", I don't miss the bustle of the city. For you it should be looked on as a new adventure and you should have lots of green in your pocket to visit "the city" whenever you want.
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Now, now one mustn't take god, rants nor apple pie to task.
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I know Vance Joseph is trying to keep the morale of the team up, but at the end of the day, you have to honest with yourself and the players. No, we are NOT getting better. We are REGRESSING offensively. It's been downhill since the first 2 weeks, and it doesn't seem like it's gonna get "better" anytime soon. Also, Trevor keeps saying he needs to stop turning the ball over and what does he do but keep turning the ball over. Can't wait to see if Chad Kelly is the real deal.
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Don't hire people graduating from anything but the STEM fields. The rest is a pack of rubbish designed to enrich marxist professors.
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Built in fans in the Kitchen and bathrooms, and portable fans in windows, can cool off your house faster when the temperature outside drops in the evening, but don't leave the windows open when you are out. If you have a limited number of fans try to position them in pairs, with one blowing cool air in and another blowing air out after travelling through the house. Consider which side of your house is shaded in the afternoon as the best cool air source, but if there is a strong breeze or wind you may be better off working with the natural flow of air than trying to work against it. Open doors along the travel path of the air. http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Window-Fans-for-Home-Cooling https://www.overstock.com/guides/tips-on-cooling-your-home-with-window-fans If you only have one fan you may want to focus the cooling on a bedroom, leave the window there open and put the fan away from it. http://www.instructables.com/id/Cool-Your-House-With-Negative-Pressure-Ventilation/
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Or just do what all the movie stars and famous people do....P*ss on a potted plant outside the front doors of an airport or a mall. Hey! it's good enough for Bronson Pelletier, Justin Bieber and Cristiano Ronaldo it's good enough for the rest of us "peons" right?......See what I did there?
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Zenger, Of course he knows, he's tremedously smarter than just about anybody! Now Adjust your sarcasm meter! When Howard Baker spoke those words he thought he was protecting the President from the actions of his staff, he and the world had no idea that John Dean's future testimony would prove otherwise!
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Didvidend sustainability is, I believe, one notch below what a dividend-focused investor should be looking for. If an investor only owns shares of companies which have a business model that makes them virtually certain to raise and continue to raise their dividends, sustainability isn't on the radar. And within this realm, I'm not looking at those that yield 0.5% but rather companies that currently yield between 3% and 7% (my current average yield is 5%) and as mentioned will be boosting their dividends for the forseeable future. This, I've found, is the "sweet spot" for total return when it comes to dividend / dividend-growth investing. For me, anyway. SFI
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What devious new pain will Trump inflict on us next?
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Please note I blamed NO victims Bouldergeist. We, the US, meddle constantly in other countries elections. So who are we to cast the first stone? And this Russian meddling falls squarely on Obama primarily, and backwards from there. Not on Trump. Again, not our President Trump, try as the Far Left does to blame him-no way. Look to previous administrations-that is reality. 1) Bush 2) King Obama 3) Hillary Clinton 4) Rice 5) Lynch 4 of the 5 fall squarely back on their leader's shoulder.
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The problem confronting humanity is called global "warming" for a reason. The fact that increasing year-over-year global temperatures is unsustainable is self-evident. Increased temperatures create drier soil conditions that bring about crop withering, and crop withering has huge social implications, e.g. rural populations moving into overcrowded cities. Crop withering in Syria linked to climate change caused such a migration and contributed significantly to the chaos in Syria. Climate change -> drought -> civil unrest -> conflict -> mass deaths is a vicious sequence playing out today in real time throughout Africa (http://www.africanews.com/2017/03/17/depth-of-the-worst-drought-since-1945-peaking-in-parts-of-africa//). Your observation "In short, more food" for Sub-Sahara Africa sounds quite hollow when compared to the present reality.
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Just coincidence and good timing apparently.
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Charged, good. Bout time. This should never have happened. She should never have been a cop. The charge should be murder.
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Hooray for Trump. Exactly as it should be. Canada needs to toughen up as well.
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RR you are such a "hole" on everything you comment on... which is an awful lot. I am sure you are a chiseled Greek God by the looks of the amount of time you spend at the keyboard. This man is an Lt. which means he worked his way through the ranks. I guarantee he has faced fear on many occasions during his career... but it was his sworn job to move forward on in the face of the situation regardless unlike a keyboard warrior like yourself. You are a sad lonely man...get out of the recliner, put down the cigarettes and go outside....I have experienced that line between fear/bravery, which is really not a line at all.. and I have also known loud mouth talkers like yourself safe behind your computer and judgements of others.
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Liberals and corruption go hand and hand
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Happy New Year Nick. I hope you are ready for 2017. We are counting on you. You are the best journalist in Hawaii and continue to show it time after time.
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Is it just me, or is Mark Redwine starting to look like Frank Gallagher on the Netflix series, "Shameless?" Not that it necessarily makes him as guilty...
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Rolled out of Everett Plan? Please hire an editor.
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Good of Mr. Yakabuski to point out the difficult situations in France and the UK although he tried to make the facts fit his multi-culti conclusions. Yes. France is secular - citizen first - religion second. Yes. A goodly portion of the Muslim community places religion first - then citizenship. Yes. This causes problems. And yes. France has a failure of integration. But. The problem isn't a French failure to allow integration. The problem is a segment of the population has refused to integrate. The notion that the answer is to dial back French-first secularism in order to accommodate other cultural styles - the PC multi-culti answer - is wrong. Allowing those that won't integrate to build their own cultural/religious ghettos is wrong. That's what France needs to fix.
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Looking forward to good news about the pilot.
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I have a great idea, how about we take the taxes that are already applied on gas, and we're supposed to be used for transit funding, and use it towards transit funding like they were supposed too in the first place.
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Didn't Chief Perry on Kauai voluntarily step aside during his investigation with the mayor and returned when he was cleared? Isn't that leadership with integrity?
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You hit the nail smack on the head, Joanna! I feel like I'm screaming into a 50 knot gale! No one hears me. The answers are right in front of those guys and they seem to have collective blinders on! At least tell us why these things you speak of don't work or won't work. They don't even gloss over it, they don't even acknowledge the damn oil giveaway. Meanwhile, I'm trying to live on $1100.00 a month while Billy Walker is spending like I don't exist! Where are Alaska's statesmen of old? I sure miss life before oil. We were Alaskans, not suburban Texans.
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Next republican President? You may have a very long wait Larry. You sound like you would be happier in North Korea or China.
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From my POV Sylvia, good and bad: - good that G&M keeps comments open. I left The Star after the 2015 election when they claimed to close comments because of vitriol; but never once addressed the problem during the 10 years the PCs were in power. Some articles seem shockingly negligent in context. The bad: - G&M publishing 2 out of 10 leaning right columns does not indicate balance. Eight out of 10 left-leaning columns still dominate. The imbalance is palpable. -- G&M's biggest sin is one of omission - ignoring news if not favourable to the left. - Finally, pls review the best site in the world: realclearpolitics , run by 2 individuals: one on the left & one on the right. For every curated, linked article on the left, there is an equal one on the same issue, on the right. RCP respects in equal proportions, divergent perspectives and often includes Canadian-curated links. There are other tabs: real clear world/books/etc. They are climbing the alexa rank for good reason!
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apparently you have no idea what the GOP in Washington have proposed for health care for you. She definitely did the right thing and I hope she doesn't bow down to the bully. He isn't going to be there by years end anyway.
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LEFT UNSAID: Climate Change - Helloo!!!
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I wonder if she prefers her facial eggs scrambled, fried or poached.
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Crook.
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Thanks Ethan. You need to take the next step. Create a Eventbrite free event, and then get the word out, and parents and students can attend, and learn first hand what you are espousing in this article. Change comes from direct action. An article online that few will see, and read, is not enough to create viral change. Let me know if you need help with this. https://www.eventbrite.com/create/
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When will Canada realize that the US are not trustable partners? It is not Airbus industry that is the evil doer, it is Boeing and the US administration. Do not shoot at the wrong target!
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Disagree all you like. The voters have agreed with me more than once, yet here we go again.
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Start working at home with Google! It’s by-far the best job I’ve had. Last Wednesday I got a brand new BMW since getting a check for $6474 this - 4 weeks past. I began this 8-months ago and immediately was bringing home at least $77 per hour. I work through this link, go to tech tab for work detail. +++++++++ http://www.22moneybay.com
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Did you actually watch the proceedings from start to end? Really?? Well I did and Sessions falls into the same bin as the two last week. No, I don't mean Comey. All these guys are younger than I am — including lying 45 — and they have such "leaky" memories or do they have particularly selective memories? Same goes for understanding precise and concise questions. Does one file that under "transparently stupid" or "transparently deceitful"??
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Jeepers, was Christopher Steele from the same gene pool?
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Book Em Danno ~ Prayers for People this POS Hurt ~ Speedy Recovery ~ !
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Sure, BLM condemns violence. wink, wink
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Nothing to see here, move along. Stuff an ATM with cash from God knows where and get a suspension on full pay for a year? Then happy campers back at work to mine the limitless veins of gold in SARS for personal enrichment. WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM? Laugh? I thought I would never start.
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Here comes the clown. Here comes the clown.
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This is refreshing. Too many people are guilted into overpriced burial services that, to my way of thinking, do nothing for closure. My mother wanted a similar approach, and while the tally for her cremation was about double, the family had a much more sincere and heartfelt goodbye with a simple gathering at the cottage, the place she loved best. It was far better than a “traditional” service since it was relaxed and genuine. My father, by contrast, had a traditional funeral that cost upwards of 20K. The service seemed phony to me and the catered lunch was terrible. It was what my stepmother wanted, so I didn’t complain, but I would have preferred an informal gathering with stories and memories to a speech from a priest who never got to know him. I think it is a great pity that the costliest piece of furniture many of us will ever own is the box we are buried in.
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Your dad? Obviously Barack respects and loves his wife. Michelle is intelligent, glamorous, eloquent, educated, accomplished. She's been an inspiration to many. Melania obviously holds Michelle in high regard, or she wouldn't have copied Michelle's speech. As for Melania's looks: I don't understand what drives women to allow themselves to be sexually objectified, unless they have nothing else to offer. If Melania didn't look the way she does, Donald would not have bought her. citizenship through marriage.
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Who is this clown and why does he keep hurting the currency I am trying to exchange for vacation reasons?
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Stripping away environmental regulations. Pushing reformed healthcare through congress. Cutting funds to international women's organizations that provide safe abortions. Uhh... yeah... the country HAS taken a downturn in 3 months.
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Alaskan's are the most ignorant voters on the planet, so Young docent disclose his democratic tendencies, like this is a new idea. The Plantation owner. always needed more new slaves. "I used to own -- my father had a ranch. We used to hire 50 to 60 wetbacks to pick tomatoes. You know it takes two people to pick the same tomatoes now. It's all done by machine." Don Young!
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As an extra, the US won't ask any potheads permission when the terrorist start using Canada to attack them. Just the same as will happen to mexico. Our selfie boy won't have a clue till they come through his door and by then, it'll be to late.
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Looks like Israel will still be in charge of US foreign policy
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Time for change. As a shareholder I watch this very closely. Is a cowboy at work, or a very well nurtured , trained brain. Until now the results are ok. So I keep my shares. If not I will add some RBC or BMO. (TD is usually too expensive for my taste,but a STAR bank in all ways possible,very well managed like RBC.)
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Jr.'s got his dander up `cause Trump hasn't acknowledged him yet. When he does it won't be pretty. Looking for Trump to point a finger at Jr. and say "YOU'RE FIRED"
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As many posters have already pointed out, this means Americans will pay for the wall. And all because of Trump's fragile pre-adolescent ego. During the primary, Trump proposed a plan to build a wall to keep out illegal Mexican border crossings. Trump being Trump, he had to go further and claim he would make Mexico pay for it. A ridiculous claim, by any sane assessment. And it was ridiculed - by opponents and the media - and him for making it. Trump's ego being what it is, there was probably never a chance he would back down. Ego-soothing is - obviously - not a rational criteria for public policy, but it seems it will be a constant for the duration of the Trump presidency.
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More is needed for the rural population of this state and of this nation.
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B.S. Those commie Antifa goons are every bit a repugnant as the NAZI's.
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Do NOT trade him. Story is coming around but Rodgers may be one of those special players. Great problem for the Rox to have.
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All of the evs are niche vehicles so far as they cost at least twice as much as a conventional vehicle for far less then half as much utility.
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Someone please explain why you call them activists when in every measurable way they are the mirror image of Isis. Other than the scope of their deeds they could be interchangeable.
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Any concerns the public may have? It should have been the BC Liberals who should have had concerns when they choose to sit on the last report from a year ago which indicated major irregularities. It took an FOI and a new government to release this report to the public.
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How unfortunate for Alaska...
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Values are ideals we strive for, but we don't always manage to live up to them in practice. But without an ideal, you don't even try.
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How do you prepare? Don't build in flood plains, and don't destroy wetlands. Of course, to avoid building, it helps to limit population growth - by limiting immigration.
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another misinformed anti eh.
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Exactly ! 50 stars ... If tis is "news" in 2017 we at indeed in trouble !!
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Neither will Jon Stewart, Michael Jordan, Rosalita van Buren, Sid Falco, Jesse James, Peter Finch, Drew Barrymore... Shall we have "news" stories on each of them?
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Since he has the appearance of a white western male he must have stood out quite noticeably and caught the attention of the local police immediately. And the rest of the story is?
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From Oakville: I found a Whole Foods gift card in my wallet the other day -- not sure of the value -- and I'm trying to figure out what I should spend it on. I'm asking myself what's better at Whole Foods than something I could buy for less at Longo's, Superstore, Fortinos, Costco's fish bunker, Starky's pork or chicken departmentn or our local Monastery Bakery, which sells good vegetable and excellent "butcher" meats in addition to deli meats. We (people in the GTA, for sure) have too much retail. BAK
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Was there any statement by the company as to how misguided the original plan was or an apology? Keep in mind that these are the same geniuses that drove the company into the ground it the first place.
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I wish more entertainers would grow up... Go Kid.
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May I suggest that "an honest Christian," if he or she was intellectually honest (Are not all honest Christians intellectually honest?) might reply that a literal reading of the Genesis creation narratives might be interpreted so that one might think that. However, this honest Christian might also continue to say that in modern times, God has allowed humans to better understand the history of this planet through scientific research. We know that ancient Hebrews believed that the earth was flat. We also know that they were wrong. Scientific research has determined that our interpretation that the ancient Hebrew believed that every living thing was created in 6 literal "days" turns out also to have been in error. We now know that dinosaurs became extinct millions of years before human beings appeared on this planet. And so, the answer to the question would be: "No, we know that dinosaurs and humans did not live on earth at the same time."
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Like the naming of things, let's just have holiday A, holiday B, etc.
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Your revisionist history is rather odd. FDR prolonged the Great Depression by about 8 years because of his policies. Kinda like what we saw w/ Obama. Compare and contrast. If what you say is true, why did my dad have to fill up gas on odd days in the '70s because his license plate ended w/ a 3? Of course you'll say it was OPEC manipulation of the oil production. But then why did taxes increase more and more? Because...they realized that the Great Society and Medicare would need Great Moola for it to work. Why not just spend according to revenue received? Because, if you get something for nothing, you'll want to keep it more cuz you don't have to work for it or earn it. Democrat institutionalized welfare state. If that's what you want and you convince others to think the same, fine. I think differently.
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Choose to be offended more about something that has nothing to do with you.
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I'm shocked, absolutely shocked, to hear that our education industry can't live without spending increases. The nerve that in these budget times any state funding would reflect the reality of the private sector & taxpayers where wages and budgets have been frozen for some time.
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Your post that stated as fact that Western countries newscasts were all approved by Washington, and that Washington dictated what Western news agencies can say. That may be how it works in Russia, Boris, but it's not how it works here., Russian troll...
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Kudos to the Pope for dealing with being put on the spot by Trudeau.. . Trudeau could have gotten an apology, and had him, and the Pope both looking like heroes, if he had made the "ask" in private, instead of through the press. . And we know he did not ask in private as he would not have made the release of what he was going to do beforehand, if he knew the response would be "we will consider it".. . Bullying someone in public always works well, and has the bullyer getting what they want, right? Like "Building this pipeline is a no-brainer", or "(fill in the blank country)" will never get nuclear weapons, or use poison gas" . Hope fully the Pope will give it all the consideration it deserves, and reserve an outcome for a long, long time..
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That's probably where he's posting from. Law says that funny-farm inmates can have computers.
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And don't let your cats eat them.
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Does this really come as a surprise to anyone? I once had a doctor who was a real pill-pusher. He would give prescriptions before even knowing what was wrong with me. He would prescribe any drug his patients wanted with little or no questions asked. It didn't take long for word to spread about this doctor. His waiting room was always filled with drug addicts, sometimes lined up outside the door. Needless to say I found a better physician, and I don't think this doctor is practising anymore. The whole point of this story is to illustrate why drug makers are so eager to get health care providers in their corner. It a multi-billion dollar industry.
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now THATs the spirit of "'old eugene"
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I don't see how the new rules affect people who have equity in their property - meaning people who did accelerated payments on their mortgage and have cash balance. They already qualified. However, if by people who have equity in their property you mean stretched households that can't save anything and add extra debt by borrowing binges that are supposedly "covered" by the virtual appreciation, then I have newsflash for you: they are a huge part of the problem.
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Good to see you again Fedup! Still the naysayer I see who never does anything to solve the problem (you will agree this country has a problem with mass killings, don't you?) Never mind, I know your answer. Typical gun nut answer -- Part of God's plan or something like that, right?
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This will not be a "new tax." It will be an old tax that has been overlooked.
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It's almost hilarious if it wasn't so sad. We're all suckers for believing that ANC would be different than other African post-liberation movements. Not so, in fact the scale and sophistication of this criminal network is unprecedented. ANC is squarely to blame, no amount of excuses or 'cleansing' can right these wrongs. Bye bye ANC, you will not be missed
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