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if you're right about some coaches being in "over their heads" ain't nothing gonna change that anytime soon...meanwhile, yeah, we do seem to be stuck with one heck of a lot of uncomfortable and it's not of the Saban variety.

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DD, your argument that Kamehameha broke treaties therefore aloha aina cannot pose the argument that America breaks treaties is wholly without merit. Breaking treaties is always wrong because they represent a solemn covenant between parties built upon mutual trust and a sense of honor. The illegal actions of America against Hawai'i were international war crimes subject to international law. The unification of the Hawaiian islands under one rule was an internal domestic matter subject to Hawaiian law. Also the illegal war crimes of the US against Hawai'i were designed to deny the people of Hawai'i their inherent sovereignty as a nation while the unification of the Hawaiian Islands was meant to end the constant internecine wars that had plagued Hawai'i for generations, something which it successfully accomplished. DD, perhaps if you made a point of studying the actual historical facts about Hawai'i rather than the American false narrative you might appear less ignorant about Hawai'i.

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Yup, another Russian troll!

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He could uphold them at home here in Hawaii first. Corporate democratic grandstanding.

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It's double dipping because: 1.) Public sector pensions are more than 50% paid for by the taxpayer. 2.) You are being paid a pension (courtesy of yours truly), and then in addition you want the taxpayer to pay you a salary to do the exact job you just left. So the taxpayer is out twice the money they were before you retired (at the ripe old age of 50). If the replacement employee(s) can't do the job, then they shouldn't be there. But to hire you back on salary after you've retired is wrong, and completely disrespectful to the public taxpayer. 3.) Most of the mid-level and senior public sector drones I know who retire, are brought back as "facilitators", who end up doing nothing substantial. Just babysitting the replacement employee who is either incompetent or takes a few years to learn the twisted bureaucracy.

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John McCain's doctors released a diagnosis. The CNN medical expert has given a description of what this disease is. Several CNN commentators commented on McCain's life. And John McCain is still alive and kicking. At this point, there's nothing more to add. Fox News just now gave their viewers an update about McCain, quoted Hillary Clinton, President Trump, and Vice President Pence praising McCain's military and public service-- and then went right back to Sean Hannity. How is that any different?

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Are you gonna be able to use US oil against Venezuela while traveling on a USAF gulf star is the question. More slime Trump has added to the swamp

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I wonder how the permanent fund is doing with the stock market hitting all time highs? I haven't heard a word mentioned on that, isn't that why the fund was created "for rainy day". I would think 50 billion would be earning a good return.

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"Say...are you gonna finish that sandwich?"

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Michael, based on your summary, I think the authors generalize about conscience way too much and give Europeans too much credit for superior conscience-formation. As a Catholic growing up in Europe, I can't say I witnessed an attention to conscience that was, according to your summary, less present in the US. For one thing, it's very dangerous to generalize about "Europe" and assume that what is true of Germany, for instance, would also be true of Italy or Poland or, for that matter, European Russia. One could make a good case that post-War Europe was conditioned more by competing political ideologies than by principles of conscience. I also question the idea that conscience in the US was made to suffer by American attitudes toward the war. If anything, I have found the American people to be more guided by conscience than my European friends. Having said that, I also have to say the authors may have done their homework better than what is reflected in this essay.

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Thank you for clearly demonstrating that you have no first hand experience using Amazon thus putting your comments into perspective. Meanwhile I will continue to buy tons of nonessential items and gadgets like: printer toner, tire covers for the RV, sunglasses for the kids, water filter for the fridge, coffee, a Kitchen Aide mixer, most of the toys bought for Christmas presents for the last 3 years running, rechargeable battery for a cordless hedge trimmer, commercial quality bake-ware, LED bulbs for the microwave (order the day the bulb burnt out -received the following morning), you know your basic list of useless knick knacks - all bought for less than your standard store pricing with many at a substantial discount.

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Which parts?

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Exhibit 'A'.

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ProPeace: Most likely the same thing I've gathered from the last 8 years of: 1)If you're against fully grown men sharing public restrooms with little girls you are a homophobe. 2) If you are against increasing immigration 550% from countries that wish to destroy the U.S. you are a bigot. 3) If you think it should be mandatory to comply with law enforcement when they pull your vehicle over you are a racist.4) If you are for securing the U.S. borders you are a facist. Is that all you got? Give me some solutions,reach across the table,treat me like a human regardless if you disagree with me.

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Tell China we will talk about an extradition treaty when China ends its repatriation policy for North Korean Refugees. http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/news-item/china-s-repatriation-of-north-korean-refugees

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Many people strongly dislike active..cf too. Now you know why

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Denial ain't just a river in Egypt. MARK TWAIN

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When the court is wrong, particularly in a matter where its own credibility is at stake, it must act to correct the situation in order to sustain its legitimacy. That it did so in this case is creditable, although it raises concerns about Justice Wagner's impartiality. Properly, I believe he should now recuse himself on the matter. I doubt that the court acted in response to a Twitter campaign. A lot of cases the SCC has considered have generated considerable public anger and controversy. The extraordinary decision to reverse course was in this case taken because the exclusion of LGBTQ intervenors in a matter fundamentally relevant to discrimination against members of the LGBTQ community was vastly contrary to the concepts of judicial impartiality and objectivity. After all, the SCC has to promote and protect the impartiality, and thus the legitimacy, of the Canadian legal system and its own role in it.

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Is there another organization besides the republican party that denies climate change is caused by human activity? I don't believe so. And it's no coincidence that republicans believe this since the party is largely financed by energy czars (the Koch brothers) who stand to lose billions if efforts to correct climate change are enacted. Everyone else realizes that the disinformation campaign is being financed by these energy czars; republicans don't get it!

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I believe you're correct...the person accepting the pardon automatically admits guilt and loses the right against self-incrimination.

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SJ, I think if you reread the string without your democratic bias, you will get it, after all you are part of the "well-educated" class. It may be of interest to you that I am pro-nuclear power (I think this is part of Gary Johnson's "free market" solution.) and studies are starting to show that wind and solar (especially solar) are starting to cause enormous disruptions in the steady supply of electricity and causing prices to go up. You really don't need to inform me that the Sierra Club doesn't know what they are writing/talking about regarding nuclear power but you may want to pass that on to your fellow democrats since the Sierra Club is major supporter of the democratic party (and the majority of members). The bold font you see for legalizefreedom comes from putting a hashtag (#) in front of it. I thought it was just showing up on my computer as the initiator. Now that I know it is seen that way by everyone I'll do this (#)legalizefreedom, thanks for pointing that out. Out of sp

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What incentive is there to negotiate what you think you're worth if the government has already mandated an arbitrary number that an employer can just point to and say, "here." ? . What's more, why do you think it's worth it to ruin small businesses to raise the wage of 1% of the population, (approx 3.3 million hourly workers are currently at or below the federal minimum wage)? . Most of these wage earners are teenagers and unskilled workers-- they don't "need" a paycheck so much as they need the basic learned skills of professionalism to get them to other, higher paying jobs. These are high school students working a job at the mall. Statistically, this isn't "the big picture," it's the WHOLE picture.

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Here’s a bit of pertinent history from the fearful past. A past in which we took our lumps and moved on. I’d say it’s that time again. http://howardweaver.com/styled-25/styled-13/styled-16/index.html

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What Trump said was if Putin had those 30,000 emails, bring them out. He was saying that if they already had the emails that Hillary deleted, saying they were personal, release them. He was NOT inviting Putin to hack anyone.

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One sure fire way to completely ruin Lynch is to throw him into a system that can't scheme creatively, can't block, can't catch, and can't create separation aka the broncos offense 2017. Best think for Lynch's development is to stay as far away from play time under Joseph. Brock "is who he is" at this point so no harm throwing him into this mess to tank for a good draft pick next year.

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they need to be able to go to work or school, work towards financial independence, take care of their children with care - that's a skill, recognize the modern economy and legal system, recognized individual and collective rights in the international economy, be able to learn a marketable skill, able to follow modern laws and rules, peace behavior, some Muslims laws are very old. Recognize Modern business is independent and international and competitive with laws and rules. The government is involved in social welfare, citizens pay taxes for services and are free people. Follow the law, northern economies are limited due to heating costs, long term welfare is available in the south at a lower costs. That's what they are now asked in the USA. They must also accept ethnic diversity while also recognizing ethnic towns and neighborhoods are available

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I too used to be a Republican. The drastic shift to the right in Alaska perhaps occurred in the 1980s with the appearance of the "Moral Majority" religious/political movement. Some well meaning folks naively allowed zealots to fill a vacuum created within the Republican Party created by oil money. A few bald-faced and morally bankrupt opportunists then ran for office under that banner. They created a secretive caucus to close the forum of debate and spent us into this current crisis using a quid pro quo of spending for political loyalty and additional spending to placate the populace. They could not control themselves; would not police themselves, and finally the FBI took out some of them when their conduct became so egregious.; however, the core remained and they have had the opportunity to use the National Census to redistrict Alaska. They are now entrenched; however, I sense that they cannot survive the political reality of "post oil" Alaska.

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Since I have never seen your nom de guerre, I understand why you are unfamiliar with the tit for tat between peterpi and myself. He was trying to get my goat with his Upton Sinclair comment. Hang around, you will see more of it. Feel free to misinterpret our conversations any time.

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All schools are going to be re-branded as "The Ministry of Truth". The only curriculum will be indigenous studies.

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I'll bring the pumpkin catapult.

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...and this says nothing about the unintended consequences of unnecessary medical intervention. I went to a GP in the early 90's for a tetanus shot for a minor cut. The doc went nuts telling me that for a guy in my early 30's I should start taking all kinds of precautions in my diet and to get so much exercise to prevent problems, he booked follow up visits for everything. A lot of his recommendations caused me other problems, especially for my cholesterol. Twenty five years later I realized the problem was too much sugar and fruit juices. Now I have good cholesterol levels without any meds. My slow thyroid is improving too, I didn't have any thyroid problem before I first saw that doctor years ago.

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My problem (in responding to many of the below comments about Christians) is that so many fundamental christians and preachers insist their understanding and beliefs of the Bible is THE correct one and all others who believe other wise are going to an eternal lake of fire (hell). When I was 13 Brother Jed told me I was going to hell (I'm a Christian). *** Which Bible are they reading from? Gideons? American Standard? Modern New Testament? King James? ...the Latin manuscripts or the Greek ones? ... and are they including the Gospel according to Judas - which isn't even in the Bible? Why is THEIRS the only correct one??? Why is THEIRS the only correct translation? Why is THEIRS the word of God and the others not???? Go figure.

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Bret Stephens, my family arrived about 50 years after the potato famine. On my mother's side, they are indigenous to this land. What are you saying with this piece of writing? Too bad that someone outside your circle of influence couldn't persuade you from publishing this drivel. Go back to your computer and start over. Holy smokes...what nonsense. Stay clear of the numbers and religion...these only muddy the issues.

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To Jack 1059 the dumbed down electorate? that voted for JUSTIN'S hair and shirtless selfie and colourful socks that fainted and swooned - indeed the Liberals best friend feed em drivel

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You don't believe that we are saved by faith in Christ? The Apostle Paul taught that we are: "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God" -- Ephesians 2:8

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"Shide had been planning to visit his mother in Kenya. But he said the rising tensions had changed his plans. Though he is a citizen who has been voting in U.S. presidential elections since 2004 ("Kerry, Obama, Obama, Clinton," he said, summarizing his voting record) he worried that he wouldn't be allowed back in the country if he left." I don't think it's really fair to blame the Trump administration for the fact that this guy doesn't understand what being an American citizen means.

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I really am horrified by the language that is being used now by a variety of people on both sides of the spectrum. PLEASE - can we not have dignified and rational debate and not allow our democracy to devolve into name calling and finger pointing. I would like to politely suggest that we demand a higher standard.

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Planet Gupta..just behind Uranus!

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There are security guards in the capitol building but no metal detectors, last time I checked.

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He won't even make one term!

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We should all hope this deal falls flat on it's face. The Australian experience is a good one to review. Almost an aside......How whacky is the idea the Canada will send a few Billion $ overseas to buy carbon credits????? Isn't the same a fat person paying a skinny person $10 so that he/she can eat another hamburger? I can see , kind of, how a Cap and Trade market can work within a smaller jurisdiction where we can benefit from what is paid for credits, But, sending money to another country is asinine! We would have to borrow that money, btw.

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Until someone figures out how to clean up Arctic oil spills in midwinter pack ice, drilling there would be foolhardy in any case. Shell's dome device that was supposed to contain spills failed, even in summer.

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Really good answer on the question - Anxiety is a hard thing to handle. My wife and co-blogger on our blog have written about the subject as well. She is self-employed where she helps people with anxiety. Maybe it is worth a read too http://freerangetravellers.com/do-you-travel-with-anxiety-in-your-luggage/

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Conservationist = elitist: as they can go enjoy OUR national parks but fee admission will bring too many. How rich. Yes , reserve the parks for the use and enjoyment of the conservationists because they only can do right- not. National parks have free entry in 201 for all Canadians - maybe the conservationist should stay away in 2017 because they have monopolized them enough..

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You are right as always, Batman (woman). Trading T.J. at this time would be totally moronic. Good safeties are hard to find and T.J. is a good one. T.J. has great versatility in the back end and as a LB in the box - yeah, I know Justin Carter looks good there right now in preseason games, but he is nowhere near ready. The NFZ is wonderfully cohesive; why mess with it. Let T.J. play out his contract.

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Likely not a good test to run in the interest of world peace. Sometimes mysteries serve a greater good than the truth.

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You used bear spray in a bear encounter and here you are, alive and presumably well, to obsess over an incident that took place 20 years ago. I'm glad that bear spray saved your life.

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"No. The wrong ones are." So let me guess... Your religion is the "right" one?

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Yes no path to victory. Clearly you live in a fantasy land, the primary's are being held in Reputation held states. Nothing the Democrats have done including spending millions has one the one seat since Trumps victory. Don't believe me, go to Texas with a t-shirt that says I love CNN!! The Democrats are void of policy, leadership and substance. All they have is a Russian narrative that is dying a painfull death. Perhaps Hillary will put in a good word with her memoir tour.

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and thus have consigned immigrants from Africa and the Middle East to the margins. Sean C ------------------- were they consigned to the margins or did they consign themselves ? the door of assimilation and integration was and is open as in Canada (although Justin is not sending out that message)

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There is profit to be made separating Americans into two warring camps and Roger Ailes was savvy enough to to realize this two decades ago. Fox "News" exploited this and profited mightily by inciting their viewers into ever more extremist positions - which also caused more folks on the left to take up extremist positions of thier own. Still, no one person, media empire or entertainment cable channel is alone to blame. Look back further to the Rush Limbaugh affect and its resulting "contract for Anerica" with Newt and friends followed by more hate and conspiracy spewing talking heads bringing about the Tea Party beginning the modern era of political divisiveness. So yes - the country has become divided making it easier for those pulling the strings of power to control us. Most Americans are not on the lunatic fringe of the left or the right - lets find the middle and get righteous again.

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" USA and Trump will use Canada as a bridge to trade with EU." Nope

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Richard, let's go help them out; just like before time. Some folks get media coverage, some make food, some set up and coordinate, and some clean up! No worry. That's how it is. Let's go help clean up the rubbish. You know those kids don't know how (Watch out for the yellow snow, Brah!) and media stars don't do much more than take picture, talk and catch the next plane. We saw them during the old civil rights, anti -war, and Kahoolawe days. We use to call 'em pimps. But you and me, Dickie, we know how to work hard and clean up. (I bet the Standing Rock guys and the Hawaii veterans feed volunteers plenty ono food too! But we can cook our own if they no more. (Rice, poi, bread or potatoes?). I hear no booze though, but we can sneak em, huh? Mai tai for you, whisky for me. No more nobody looking, just us guys. Going be good fun (rewarding)! Lemme go check my miles...

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Initial capital costs plus operating expenses determine the costs for a service over its lifetime. Coal will be around for a while because those initial capital costs will want to be recovered. The capital costs of renewables and storage are dropping rapidly and since they have very low operating expenses they are already cheaper over a many decades project lifetime and will continue to be the most cost efficient in the future. In India the high costs of transmission infrastructure prevents remote electrification. Minigrids are becoming the way to handle that problem and with zero fuel cost will give those areas an economic advantage in the future. http://www.livemint.com/Industry/vgM8Bax3zHRywTWIdT62pO/In-energy-starved-Indian-villages-solar-minigrids-light-th.html

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Don't exaggerate. Nobody's asking her to shut shop, only change the offensive names. Ideological purity? We're asking for basic sensitivity here.

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Any word on when the City will post the new budget to their website? As of 12/23 there is only a proposed budget aviable online (which does not include salary or fee schedules).

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Laws are enacted to discourage inappropriate behavior. As with any law, some people will break the law to not have an abortion. It is illogical to not make a law because some people might break the law.

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"In a progressive system, top earners should pay a higher percentage of earnings as tax, since they receive more benefit from the country, as other posters here point out. " In Canada, tope earners DO pay a higher percentage, they pay the highest percentage share. The people who get the most benefit from a country are those who receive more in services than they themselves are able to pay for.

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Well said. Unfortunately we are dealing with a Liberal Socialist government who want to play Robin Hood with all Canadian Businesses and ensure that everyone is poor regardless of the consequences of the new tax process. Given the failure of all of the recent Government initiatives , the new cultural approach to giving Netflix a tax free environment, the failed voting system reforms, the lack of a peacekeeping strategy etc, do we really believe that this socialist government will acknowledge another failure and restart the process?

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Absolutely. Being a landlord is not an automatic successful slam dunk, if it was certainly more people would own rental property. Some renters think landlords are unduly "rich", which is far from the truth. Like any investment, there are losers in the housing rental business too.

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Yeah Trump!!!

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They have a majority but not enough of a majority to simply impose their will, and in some ways that is bad and in some ways, good. Trump did fail at getting in and doing what Obama did with ACA, rallying his troops. As for SCOTUS I would say that the current conservatives are far less partisan motivated than the liberals. Imposing their will and running roughshod over the system does not work out for either party or the people. But I will agree that I have been dismayed by the zero sum game and the strawmen that have replaced pragmatism in governing. All ideology all the time. Tax reform is a good example of how Schumer and Dems have done nothing but obstruct any reasonable overture. Trump could offer the cure for cancer and he would be blocked by politicians who want nothing to do to change the status quo. You can't reasonably deny that.

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They are quite selective about what parts of the constitution they like. Freedom of speech for hate, slander and lies is a big one, but not nearly as big as their perceived right to open carry on college campuses, and buy military style assault rifles with the same ease and nonchalance that they would buy a cordless drill. Republicans nowadays seem to treat their Constitution like it was a buffet where they get to pick and choose, or reject if the mood suits them, the amendments and articles that should apply to them.

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Have a good weekend. This 'subject' is not my topic at all and, I am not biting. Cheers.

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Sorry, but that isn't in the Bible. The closest quote in the Bible is 1 Corinthians 10:13 "No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it." So, Paul (the author) is talking about temptation, not pain and he is saying that God will provide the means to resist temptation, not to be able to handle persecution. Millions, maybe billions of Christians over the last two thousand years have been given more than they can handle: their own death at the hands of evil people, the death of their friends, diseases, just like non-believers. But when we fall, we fall into grace, and that is enough.

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Yeah, sonny--you have the symptoms: wet feet. Able to see pyramids on the horizon. You're deep in deNile.

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cite your source, or go back to russia

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Gotta love Alaska. Classic.

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As a former altar boy for the Catholic mass in the 1950's, very few people at mass knew or understood the mass. As a medical student in the 1960's, one of my devout catholic physician mentors once mentioned that he hated the English mass because it seemed too noisy to listen to everything. He just wanted to go back the way it used to be when he could sit or kneel in a pew near the back and relax for the week. He liked it better not understanding anything that was said. He felt it was his hour of meditation. Of course, he was not all wrong. Perhaps we could all stand a mass that is much shorter and with a full hour of silent meditation before or after communion. No Bishops letters especially about voting for certain policies or committing a mortal sin because the magical magisterium knows The Truth. We might pay attention to the Buddhists ideas a little more...

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You have just completely mischaracterized how that happened. Clinton said Smith was mistaken and pointed to the fact that there were no cameras present for the conversation and even the families that were there don't all agree on what was said. Politifact ruled that there could be no ruling on this because it's a she-said, she-said argument with both sides having alleged "witnesses". Trump unleashed a multi-tweet attack, for which the VFW, numerous GOP leaders, Democrats, Gold Star Families, and others have condemned as a blatant attack on a gold star family and unbecoming a presidential candidate.

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Deep state? Really? Trump is riding the wave created by Obama. He inherited an economy on the upswing.

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Nebraska Alum here ('93) and agree completely on the growing Wis-Neb rivalry. I'm taking my son to his first college game on Oct. 7 in Lincoln. Are you going? As for the financial impact of the new CSU stadium, if other on-campus stadiums are any indication, it will be a HUGE benefit to the community. I'm not a Rams fan, but I'm looking forward to going to a game there... and spending the rest of the day in downtown Ft. Collins. Congrats to Rams fans!

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I guess the important thing is to get Trump?

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Actually it's a translation of the German "Sturmgewehr." Means assault weapon. "By all accounts, the StG 44 fulfilled its role effectively, particularly on the Eastern Front, offering a greatly increased volume of fire compared to standard infantry rifles. However, it came too late to have a significant effect on the outcome of the war. Its lasting effect was its major impact on modern infantry small arms development, giving rise to an entire class of weapons borrowing the name assault rifle." - from Wikipedia. Assault rifle refers to a particular class of military weapon with certain common characteristics.

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"According to the most recent census data, there are nearly 160 million more white people in America than there are black people. White people make up roughly 62 percent of the U.S. population but only about 49 percent of those who are killed by police officers. African Americans, however, account for 24 percent of those fatally shot and killed by the police despite being just 13 percent of the U.S. population. As The Post noted in a new analysis published last week, that means black Americans are 2.5 times as likely as white Americans to be shot and killed by police officers." https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/07/11/arent-more-white-people-than-black-people-killed-by-police-yes-but-no/?tid=pm_national_pop_b&utm_term=.8b8d55f99e35

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Correct me if I misread... Are you saying the card certifies the human being is disabled, only? How does that stop a disabled person from owning an unqualified service animal ( that can be taken in all public places) ?

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The EPA has way overplayed it's hand killing our industry softly-your blind ignorance to that fact is telling.

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I haven lived in deep NE Portland my whole life. My Ancestors have been here for over 150 years...... I see 'carpetbeggars' like this come in ALL the time and its disturbing that people like this haven't even been in our state for three years and are already destroying our values with their lower level egos and self-promoting opportunistic ways. I trust Oregon, the Ring of Fire and the Ancestors of this place to take care of business. These people are BAD PUBLIC RELATIONS and they need to be taken care of by the courts.

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"We spend money we don't have and blithely mortgage the future with a wink and a nod, Screw the next generation. It's about getting credit now, lookin' good for the upcoming election." Confessions of Congressman X

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It's starts in the home and at school. As far as school is concerned, we should not allow any religious worship or religious practices whatsoever. We need a strictly secular school and education for our kids.

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A lot of peoples pet family cats have been disappearing in east Anchorage. Do you have anything to do with that?

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To be clear, I do not "worship" any leader. Trump should indeed (you can seem my comments elsewhere) shut up on this, it is a private matter and not an issue for the federal government to opine on. As private citizens in a public forum, any person, including sports celebrities, have the right to express their opinion. HOWEVER, that is not really the issue here. Trump, as a fan and not as the President, stated that the NFL as a private organization and not as part of a governmental organization, should implement work-place requirements. Unfortunately, both Trump and the press fail to distinguish between his personal feelings and government policy, wanting to merge them together as you see in places like Venezuela and Nicaragua where the "leader" is essentially the government. As to the REAL underlying issue that seems to be forgotten: there are problems and injustice that occurs. Rather than polarizing folks, these NFL players and the POTUS need to focus on resolution of the problem.

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LIE DETECTOR TESTS ?

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Herbert cannot leave for the NFL after this year but even if he could why on earth would he? He could leave after next year but if he does that means the Ducks would've had a great season.

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and there is nothing wrong with that in moderation.... unless you are getting all moral on us.

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and the usual suspects just loved Eagleclaw's comment

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Hate to see him go, liked his play in the past - poor season in 16-17 combined with a high salary pretty much ensured he would be traded. Hopefully Strome will realize his potential in Edmonton. Good luck Jordan Eberle!

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why do people keep repeating that for over a decade? We used to have a 2-tier system and for the past 10 years have been privatized into oblivion and costs have risen because of that. The UK actually includes dental in health care, FYI. The family unification program and the private-run but publicly subsidized retirement homes have been a disaster (and $$$$ hog) too. The for-profit model has ruined services.. you even have to pay for your own crutches now and when we had less fast-track immigration, that was included in health care.

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Any country's immigration policy needs to be guided by two truisms - People are what they are and the people make the place. It has to be decided if Canada is to maintain the standards set by a European influenced society or allow substantial societal change influenced by the developing world.

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Sergio - we all now know what happens to a deer at night when they have a vehicle bearing down on them.

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You say we should pay income taxes to fund a "fair share of responsible govrnment". Newsflash: Our government is irresponsible. No sense in paying income tax to an irresponsible government, as it will only be wasted.

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Often it's not the discipline, it's the lousy wages paid in this country. Minimum wages around $10.70 (N.S. NB, Sask, Que, PEI,BC) to a staggering $12.20 in Ab

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Hockey is $1.7m savings. They have to bring another sport in ie soccer. Soccer cost about $600k. Take $1.7 minus $600k and you get $1.1 million cut

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What a great idea. Then we could make sure that only the wealthy have any social services, the poor die and rural Alaska collapses. Austerity is a great solution to Alaska's problems, just as it was for Europe. Look how well that turned out for them. Oh, yeah I forgot austerity in the middle east for the middle and lower economic classes. That has turned out really great as well. What could possibly go wrong with continuing the Republican mantra of cut government, cut social services, cut education and wrap arms warmly around the oil industry that has sucked the Alaska well virtually dry.

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Aug.30 Congressional Polls.... Economist/YouGov Approve 11, Disapprove 69 FOX News Approve 15, Disapprove 74 Reuters/Ipsos Approve 22, Disapprove 66 Don't put a lot of stock in polls. We all know what happened in Nov.2016

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The whole family is full of pot heads, especially Mom. Stories about pot smoke and upset mounties guarding the PM's residence always were surfacing. I think that is why Justine acts like and probably does have a form of FASD - or the marijuana type. I wonder if poor Michel had that accident in the mountains because of pot use? Hmm. Well in any event I am careful not to drink the craft beer made in the area in case some of him is floating around in the bottle.

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"The purchaser." I would agree with you. And since we agree that business taxes are simply off shifted to the consumer, how will that help the consumer?

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You would for higher electricity costs, health care that alone can sink a company, transit that can range from none to maybe OK, and all political bs that is what it is. The US is not as easy as you may think, if it were, they would not have invited none US bids.

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This baker is trying to cram his chosen lifestyle down the throats of his customers. And as far as "in your face", I see Christians flying their symbols and slogans all over the place. Even insisting that our government play along.

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All seals in the commercial hunt are shot too. That's been the law for more than a decade. But even some animal rights activists argue that the hakapik was more humane in the commercial hunt on eastern ice floes. They argue that shooting seals at a distance means some seals might get away wounded. Crushing the skull and piercing the brain with the hakapik in close proximity means all seals targeted are killed quickly. It only appears inhumane to people who think, as you seem to, that the seals were "clubbed" to death. Seals have never been hunted with clubs. As you note, northern Inuit hunters shoot at close range. That's because the hunting conditions are different.

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