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I agree. But solutions I would favor would offer oppurtunities for jobs and careers that would pay much better than assistance. That involves education. If people are only able to learn how to survive while poor, that is what their life will be. Education can break that cycle. More poverty won't. While I've never been on welfare, and don't know the particulars, I don't think it is realistic to expect someone to go from limited assistance to underemployment. One leaves you just as broke as the other, but with less family time. Who wins? If we only offer a Band-Aid(R) solution, the problem isn't going to go away. If we don't address the underlying problem causing the poverty, such solutions will be ineffective, and only wastes the money that is being spent. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

While I am not denying that strains have been bred for potency, the most important contributing factor, according to Herer, is the proximity to one another the seeds are sewn. I think he broke it down as follows. If the seeds are planted numerously, in very close proximity, they will tend to develop tall stalks, at the expense of seed and foliage, in order to compete for sunlight. If the seeds are grownumerously, but with a little bit more space, and the male plants are not removed, the plants will seed heavily. If they are grown even farther apart, and especially if the male plants are removed, then the flowers (buds) will be plentiful, as the plant is attempting to reproduce, and senses a need for as many "pollen recepticles" as possible. First, bombs are tools too. Should they be legal? Second, our brain has recepticals for canabinoids. I have never seen any eveidence, or even credible hypotheses, claiming a chemical inbalance. How about an apples and apples comparison. Why do you believe alcohol and nicotine should remain legal while simultaneously claiming cannabis should remain illegal? Aside from the fact that cannabis is far and away the safer of the three substances, I don't see the distinction. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I don't see that at all. We don't have unemployment insurance in this country for the benefit of unemployed individuals, we have UI for the benefit of those who still have their jobs, because if you begin taking money out of the economy, the effects, including unemployment, are going to be exponential. Personally, I favor certain social programs, because I understand that the money they cost will be made back in the long run with a more productive society that is better qualified to participate in an international economy in the future. I don't see liberal solutions perpetuating problems. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I agree, however, I also believe that poverty leads to crime in society, and education tends reduce poverty. I don't think it is a coincidence that the reading and math levels of prisoners is as low as it is, compared with society as a whole. I don't see why educational opputunities would not have similar promise of crime reduction in other countries. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I don't see the differences you do. Today's "liberal" seems to fit very well with the definition given by Billvon IMO. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

LOL Yeah, damn near everythimg works right on a Mac. Mozilla, which is superior to IE in most applications, IMO (although my roommate can't get it to work well on his Mac, go figure) is the next best thing, for those of us with PCs. Cuts way back on pop-ups, adware, etc. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I don't seem to have the horizontal scroll bar on the poll questions. Is this something specific with Mozilla Firefox, or do other browsers have this limitation, as well? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I have no idea. Maybe if you re wrote the options in a post, so they could be read in their entirety, then an edit would no longer be necessary. Don't mean to be a pain in the ass, I just like to know what I vote for. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

***Yesterday, liberals were a good thing. They brought about great changes like civil rights . . . But today, they represent crappy things, like . . . gay marriage . . ." Seems to me they haven't changed all that much since the sixties. Gays have rights too, and as long as straights can't get better than a fifty percent success rate with their marraiges, it seems rather hypocritical that we tell the gays that we know what makes a marriage, and they don't. And, I've never seen a liberal in favor of killing babies. Not one. Shrub apparently favors it, in Iraq, though. You don't really believe all the innocent civilians dying are all adults, do you? Of course, the Democratic party originally supported slavery, so, yes, they have changed a lot since then. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

True, but someone seems to have already worked all that out, considering an empty truck was found, with the exception of the boat part. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Could you please edit so that each option is shown in its enirety? Perhaps explaining the difference between the two in your post? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

There is no reason to believe that this religion is not correct, any more than there is reason to claim Christianity is not correct, or that Islam is not correct, or that Judaism is not correct, etc. I doubt anyone could find the time in their life to meet all 6.2 billion people in the world twice (they would still be a stranger the first time). Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Does anyone know if it would be feasable to use the nickels as ballast on a large boat, to get them out of the country, and to keep them hidden for a while? As far as the trucker being responsible, probably, but not necessarily. A gun and fast truck would do few people any good when confronted with a bad guy with, say, pictures of family members, threatening their safety. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I'm interested to hear how the Supreme Court rules on the medical marijuana case they heard late last year. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

The problem is three-fold, I believe. First, foremost, and most likely is error of design, which is MY FAULT EXCLUSIVELY. I should have added an option to use as a voter counter, to name but a single possible improvement. This would offer the ability for voter percentages, instead of vote percentages. Second, and this in no way a slam on the poll template, the template is limited in its options by design, and I had enough options that I was unable to keep it simple. Third, I don't believe everyone voted all that apply. Most did, I think, but not all. I think that accounts for some of the differences in reasons to support legalization. Of course, except for the first reason, these are wild ass guesses at best. Thanks for your input. I've always wondered what Einstein put into his pipe. There are also reference to psychactive drug use with respect to scientific discoveries in Breaking Open The Head by Daniel Pinchbeck, an interesting book in its own right. I think I'll check out that Pollan book you mentioned. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I didn't read about PK until after I posted this topic. But I think its pretty sad that we have to worry about such things in this country. (Somebody finding out our political viewpoint, that is) These are certainly NOT the principles our country was founded upon. Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean they're not watching. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I respectfully disagree. Since we have methods in place for removing most elected officials from office, we do share in the responsibility if we allow the same person to continually make the same kinds of mistakes. I don't want it to sound like elected officials should not be responsible for their own actions, but we do choose to keep them in office if only by not initiating impeachment (or equivelent) proceedings. I believe there is an extent to which we are responsible, as voters. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I noticed those same things, Anvil. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

That's fucked up, PK. I can't believe someone would be somalicious as to mess with your professional life like that. Unbelievable. Hope you find a better job. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I wasn't aware; that's the first I've heard of anything like that. I see pictures and reports of demonstrations against US, though, so I am sure that there, like here, there are many differing opinions. No one said everyone was happy under SH any more than they said everyone in US is happy under Shrub. But I bet there are a lot more people that disagree with Shrubs policies than there are who would like to see us invaded for our own good. As far as the death toll goes, we are still contributing to it, and you are right, so far there have been thousands. If we are so concerned about the Kurds, why are we not standing up for them in Turkey? Do you think they only suffer from government opression in Iraq? Granted, military action is not likely the best approach in their case, either, but surely we could apply some diplomatic pressure? Are not all Kurds created equal? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

And things that it very nearly says, are usually intended to be very nearly said. It is a deliberate effort to mislead. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

My take on the issue is similar. Medicinally, cannabis has shown promise for a variety of applications. Legalized marijuana offers promise of less expensive alternatives to some currently prescribed drugs. I believe it shows even greater promise with its industrial applications. Hemp is a tremendously strong and soft fiber with very good longevity. It is good for clothing or paper. Additionally, it shows promise as an excellent producer of cellulose and biomass, for alcohol and plastic production (or anything else currently produced from petroleum), as well as high oil content, which can be used for anything from cooking to a fuel oil such as biodiesel. While hemp is not necessarily the best candidate for either mission, it is one of few, if any, well qualified for both roles. Regardless of whether or not hemp is utilized, I believe use of biofuels is an important step in returning wealth to the farmer. Recreationally, there seems to be minimal danger. Risks seem to often be exaggerated. The lethal dose is several thousand times higher than the recreational dose. Risks while driving also appear to have been exaggerated, although I've heard no one argue that this is a good idea. personally, I think the War on Drugs causes much more harm than it does good. Our prisons are over populated, and the courts are overloaded. Drug related crime is usually due to the War on Drugs, and not the drugs themselves. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I think we should have figured out we weren't wanted there when they didn't welcome us in the streets as Rummy predicted. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

A reasonably thinking person might consider this an inevitable symptom of "liberating" a nation that did not ask to be liberated. Unfortunately, reasonably thinking persons are not in charge right now. As gandhi asked, "What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?" Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I am curious as to the popular opinion concerning this issue. According to http:/jackherer.com/: "If all fossil fuels and their derivatives, as well as trees for paper and construction, were banned in order to save the planet, reverse the greenhouse effect and stop deforestation; then there is only one known annually renewable natural resource that is capable of providing the overall majority of the world's paper and textiles; meet all of the world's transportation, industrial and home energy needs, while simultaneously reducing pollution, rebuilding the soil and cleaning the atmosphere all at the same time... and that substance is the same one that has done it before . . . CANNABIS/HEMP/MARIJUANA!" Although the author offers $100,000 to anyone who can disprove his claim, it does, nonetheless, appear to be exaggerated. Unfortunately, his book, The Emperor Wears No Clothes is widely used as a source, calling into question the credibility of the citing party's claims, as well. One site I have found that looks objectively at potential industrial uses of hemp is http://www.ukcia.org/research/HempAndTheNewEnergyTechnologies.htm. They discuss some of Herer's exaggerated claims on this page. Medical marijuana is a hot issue these days, at least at the local and state levels. Here is a report for the Natinal Institutes of Health regarding the issue (the general info is highlighted in the Executive Summary). http://www.nih.gov/news/medmarijuana/MedicalMarijuana.htm Also, I recommend checking out the following two sites: http://www.drugwarfacts.org/marijuan.htm and http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofax/marijuana.html They offer opposing arguments, and together offer a sense of objectivity. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!