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From stogies to cubans.
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hello guys
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Its been a long time since i posted here but wanted to stop in and say hi! Life is different for me here. I got laid off of work about two months ago so I am back in school working on my BA, I hope to get caught up with the group and connect with some old friends!
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OT: on BO's Asia trip
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When he entered office, US President Barack Obama promised to inject US foreign policy with a new tone of respect and diplomacy. His recent trip to Asia, however, showed that it's not working. A shift to Bush-style bluntness may be coming. <snip> The mood in Obama's foreign policy team is tense following an extended... more »
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Just another example
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...of why the tea party movement has a bad reputation: at a town hall for Rep. Dan Lipinski, a woman gets up to talk about her uninsured pregnant daughter dying of pneumonia...and she gets heckled by tea party people who laugh at her terrible story. <[link]>... more »
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Trust
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...It might sound implausible to younger Americans, but half a century ago the typical American would reflexively trust the word even of a passing stranger. We trusted one another because we knew ourselves, in the small and in the large, to be honorable men. It was a knowledge forged from experience and tempered by our recognition of a common moral and ethical... more »
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You don't care about yourself. But how about your dog?
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Secondhand smoke can trigger a variety of diseases in dogs, with a higher likelihood in certain breeds, according to Dr. John Reif, professor at the Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. For example, short-nosed breeds like pugs and pit bulls were twice as likely to contract lung cancer.... more »
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Cigar and Pipe-cigarette equivalents.
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[A] cigar is considered equivalent to 4 cigarettes and a cigarillo is considered equivalent to 2 cigarettes. Loose tobacco estimates that 25 grams (1oz) has been approximated to the equivalent of 50 cigarettes. One Pipe is equivalent to two and a half cigarettes. [link]... more »
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(OT) For those that like to fish
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I coppied this post off of another forum I frequent (TFF), some of you may have heard about this. Rick ---------- SHIMANO AMERICAN CORPORATION News Release Media contact: John Mazurkiewicz/Catalyst Marketing - 574/289-1331 - jpmaz...@ameritech.net For Immediate Release - 10/5/09 FEDS TO 60 MILLION AMERICAN ANGLERS:... more »
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OT: Stimulus spending
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Saw this on the Friday evening news, all I could do was chuckle... MIAMI (CBS4 I-TEAM) -- <snip> So far, according to recovery.org, the US government's official website providing easy access to data related to the Recovery Act, the state of Florida has received $402,300,000 in stimulus money for hundreds of... more »
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