JT Allen

I agree - total hoax. Who's to say how long a "day" lasted millions of years ago I wonder (as an aside).

What a mess ... personally I believe this entire situation was caused by greed. Banks, mortgage companies, all the way down to and including residential real estate appraisers. It makes me a combination of angry and sad.

Legalizing is a few years away - it's not even legal in Amsterdam which most people don't know, but it is, and it is "overlooked." As far as industrial hemp: that's a whole different story. 100,000,000 acres and how quickly it renews ... number one cash crop, no?

Have they stopped doing this? That's extortion. FTC needs to be involved and you can be DAMN sure I'll never open NSOL again ...

Jim Cramer was bought and sold a LOOOONG time ago.

Jim Cramer of CNBC thinks Obama is the cause of this recession and was quoted as saying: "it's the greatest wealth-desruction I've seen by a president." Sure Jimmy, everything's Obama's fault ... bet those puppet strings hurt sometimes.

The "Governor Sales" Market is tight these days...

Hopefully this beast of a computer will have implications in the medical field

"Navy Snipers Kill Pirates, Rescue Captain." SEE??? THAT's what I'm talking about right there!!! To hell with the pirates!

These 4 guys have combined musical experience of 116 years and they play "whatever they want" from the 70's, 80's, 90's and 00's. I've been a musician for 20 years and these guys are sublime. If you like rock n' roll, do not miss them. Check out their website to get a feel for what they do

Not bad ... reminds me a little of Mitch Hedberg ... could use some polishing ... original though.

"The release noted that a number of merchant vessels transiting the waters off Somalia have successfully employed evasive maneuvers and other defensive tactics to thwart attempted pirate attacks. For example, a Panamanian-flagged vessel employed evasive maneuvers and fire hoses to thwart an attempted pirate attack, according to the release." If the pirates are coming after massive container ships in small (sometimes inflatable) motor boats, IMHO, I think machine guns pointed in the direction of the pirates (with maybe a few warning shots fired into their boat) would be a very effective deterrent. How is it every loon in the USA has an AK-47 (or AR-15 or Armalite, etc.) but people who ACTUALLY could use one in a defensive situation don't? Will someone please clue me in to what I'm missing?

I heard the government may be, ahem, "lowballing" the unemployment rate.

I heard the government lies about unemployment rates.

That's amazing. I'd love to know more.

The trailer IS super cool. I thought it was a joke for the first 30 seconds. HIGH-dollar production is what it at least looks like.

It's sort of difficult to know whether or not this is motivated by real economics or fear of sex ... wacky idea though ... and that's coming from ME!

// Sri Lanka Sri Lanka : The Last Round ? With the Sri Lankan government troops closing in to the remaining Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) stronghold, it looks as if this is the last round of a military struggle that began in 1983 but whose roots go back at least to independence in 1948. The ongoing conflict between the Sinhala and the Tamils that has ebbed and flowed derives its emotional force, in part, from competing beliefs that began during the colonial period about legitimate rule, economic wellbeing, and sacred authority. I have tried in earlier articles to give some of the background to this conflict, and I will analyse the situation once the smoke of the guns fades. I had thought that reason would win out over the irrational drive to settle complicated issues of social-political structures through armed violence. I seem to have been wrong since both the government and the LTTE gave up negotiations in exchange for a military ‘solution’. A military victory seems now possible for the government forces. There are two short-term dangers. There are some 200,000 people trapped between the LTTE militias and the government troops. There have been appeals from the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross for a cease-fire so that civilians, especially the sick and wounded, can leave the fighting area. As this is being written (10 Feb. 2009), there is no cease-fire and none seems in view. There have been calls from the Government to the LTTE leadership to lay down their arms and end the fighting. Again, this is a logical possibility, but given past LTTE willingness to fight to the bitter end, a massive rendition seems unlikely. Thus, there may be a heavy loss of life of those caught in the cross-fire. The second danger is revenge killings on a large scale. The Tamil-Sinhalese conflict has been extremely bitter. Many families in both communities have lost kin. Although binding up the wounds of war should be the first priority, there is always a danger that revenge killings take place. Logically, the establishment of social cohesion — that is, an ongoing process of developing a community of shared values and opportunities based on a sense of trust, hope and reciprocity — should be the prime aim of government policy. However, there are small groups of violent individuals who may be ready to kill for revenge or to get rid of rivals. Therefore, the Office to the UN, Geneva, of the Association of World Citizens has sent a three-point appeal to the President of Sri Lanka, Mr Mahinda Rajapaksa: 1) calling for the respect of international humanitarian law as expressed in the Red Cross Geneva Conventions; 2) appealing for the protection of all civilians both during the on-going conflict and especially in the period following the end of armed conflict during which there is a danger of revenge killings. We are sure that Sri Lanka will respect universally-recognized human rights standards; 3) appealing further that serious consultations on the governmental and administrative structures of the State be undertaken so as to facilitate national unity based on the respect of individual views and aspirations. Wide support for these three aims would be welcome. Letters could be sent to the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York: H.E. H.M.G.S. Palikakkara Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka 630 Third Ave. New York, NY 10017, USA

Posters to this topic - please keep everyone updated; this is great (and crucial) information! Thanks!

ARE YOU SERIOUS?? WHY DON'T THEY JUST SHOOT THESE PEOPLE??? Link coming soon.

AIG= Arrogance, Ignorance and Greed.

I personally find it difficult to fathom illegal immigrants would be granted Social Security benefits, but that's just me...

PLEASE post a reminder when you're going live! Thanks!

"A precipitous collapse of this industry would have a severe impact on our economy" If what Dana meant by "a severe impact on our economy" was "the high possiblity of another depression" I would likely agree with that.

Essentially what you're claiming is O'Malley's fiscal ("myopic") philosophy is a microcosm of Bush's reckless economic policies. Fascinating.