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From today's Weekend Wall Street Journal: Not Nobel Winners October 13, 2007; Page A10 In Olso yesterday, the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize was not awarded to the Burmese monks whose defiance against, and brutalization at the hands of, the country's military junta in recent weeks captured the attention of the Free World. The prize was also not awarded to Morgan Tsvangirai, Arthur Mutambara and other Zimbabwe opposition leaders who were arrested and in some cases beaten by police earlier this year while protesting peacefully against dictator Robert Mugabe. Or to Father Nguyen Van Ly, a Catholic priest in Vietnam arrested this year and sentenced to eight years in prison for helping the pro-democracy group Block 8406. Or to Wajeha al-Huwaider and Fawzia al-Uyyouni, co-founders of the League of Demanders of Women's Right to Drive Cars in Saudi Arabia, who are waging a modest struggle with grand ambitions to secure basic rights for women in that Muslim country. Or to Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, who has fought tirelessly to end the violence wrought by left-wing terrorists and drug lords in his country. Or to Garry Kasparov and the several hundred Russians who were arrested in April, and are continually harassed, for resisting President Vladimir Putin's slide toward authoritarian rule. Or to the people of Iraq, who bravely work to rebuild and reunite their country amid constant threats to themselves and their families from terrorists who deliberately target civilians. Or to Presidents Viktor Yushchenko and Mikheil Saakashvili who, despite the efforts of the Kremlin to undermine their young states, stayed true to the spirit of the peaceful "color" revolutions they led in Ukraine and Georgia and showed that democracy can put down deep roots in Russia's backyard. Or to Britain's Tony Blair, Ireland's Bertie Ahern and the voters of Northern Ireland, who in March were able to set aside decades of hatred to establish joint Catholic-Protestant rule in Northern Ireland. Or to thousands of Chinese bloggers who run the risk of arrest by trying to bring uncensored information to their countrymen. Or to scholar and activist Saad Eddin Ibrahim, jailed presidential candidate Ayman Nour and other democracy campaigners in Egypt. Or, posthumously, to lawmakers Walid Eido, Pierre Gemayel, Antoine Ghanem, Rafik Hariri, George Hawi and Gibran Tueni; journalist Samir Kassir; and other Lebanese citizens who've been assassinated since 2005 for their efforts to free their country from Syrian control. Or to the Reverend Phillip Buck; Pastor Chun Ki Won and his organization, Durihana; Tim Peters and his Helping Hands Korea; and Liberty in North Korea, who help North Korean refugees escape to safety in free nations. These men and women put their own lives and livelihoods at risk by working to rid the world of violence and oppression. Let us hope they survive the coming year so that the Nobel Prize Committee might consider them for the 2008 award.

i grew up around farm animals, the stuff can splatter all over the place in the worst directions.

I love the cold, always have for some reason.

No, you must be accepted by the DerickM fanclub

Vegemite tastes like fresh cow dung to me...blleccch

make your own english muffins! 1/2 cup non-fat powdered milk 1 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon shortening 1 cup hot water 1 envelope dry yeast 1/8 teaspoon sugar 1/3 cup warm water 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted Non-stick vegetable spray Special equipment: electric griddle, 3-inch metal rings, In a bowl combine the powdered milk, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, shortening, and hot water, stir until the sugar and salt are dissolved. Let cool. In a separate bowl combine the yeast and 1/8 teaspoon of sugar in 1/3 cup of warm water and rest until yeast has dissolved. Add this to the dry milk mixture. Add the sifted flour and beat thoroughly with wooden spoon. Cover the bowl and let it rest in a warm spot for 30 minutes. Preheat the griddle to 300 degrees F. Add the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt to mixture and beat thoroughly. Place metal rings onto the griddle and coat lightly with vegetable spray. Using #20 ice cream scoop, place 2 scoops into each ring and cover with a pot lid or cookie sheet and cook for 5 to 6 minutes. Remove the lid and flip rings using tongs. Cover with the lid and cook for another 5 to 6 minutes or until golden brown. Place on a cooling rack, remove rings and cool. Split with fork and serve. *Cook's Note: Small tuna cans with tops and bottoms removed work well for metal rings.

NOLA.com: Everything New Orleans He'd better hope someone still remembers who he is in 2011...

people like Huckabee and Hunter exist to make sure that the big names who are running for the party's ticket address the touchy issues such as abortion rights, gun control, immigration, etc.. It is a way of giving elements in either party a voice to speak through and have thier voice heard. Which is really is what democracy is about. They serve thier purpose but cannot win because they do not appeal to enough moderates or centrists. but if you REALLY want them to win I think Lauren is in charge of the raptor cloning project. :biggrin1:

no fair I was just remembered what it was called and was going to post that!

the biggest problem(s) I have with socialized medicine is: A) that I do not trust the politicians with my medical decisions. :Banane30: what incentive is there for doctors to provide competitive and quality care? C) What incentive is there for drug companies to provide new drugs and treatments? D) uses my money to pay for your health care, why should I?

wait a minute! your a biologist! your cloning the raptors ain't you! :Banane30:

Passer pour un idiot aux yeux d'un imbécile est une volupté de fin gourmet.

I am fairly certian that one can use her posts to solve the general quintic equation in radicals. :cry

BOOOO!!! HISSS!! more fighting and flaming! This movie sucks

Screw Reality TV, I just come here...

Giuliani for me, not much of a surprise to be honest but Biden was in the running

Kid Rock - Fuck That

just to make sure its clear, I am not a skeptic, I am Deist

i have that white and nerdy sweater

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/08/world/europe/08swiss.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin Simply for asking that foreign criminals and their families be deported a peaceful rally by the Swiss Peoples Party (SVP) was victim of violence by the allies of islamic terrorists, about 1,000 of which attacked the rally, overwhelming the police. the Swiss president laughingly blamed the SVP for being attacked by thugs as it tried to stage a lawful rally. The media ham-handedly compares the SVP to Nazis, and pisses and moans along with the United Nations that it's racist for attempting to save Switzerland from being washed away in a tide of Third-World immigration. Already, 20% of the people in Switzerland are foreign nationals and in prisons, this figure is 70%. Unsurprisingly, SVP looks to do well in coming elections. Good for them! Europe is no longer at its zenith, but it's far from ready to roll over and die. The battle lines have been drawn. The left and imperialist islam stand on one side, Western Civilization on the other. Bern last weekend was a small taste of the struggles to come.

thats awesome! I'm saving that Chris

by the way...what in the is the difference between the government giving each worker $1,000/year and allowing workers to put $1,000 of their annual payroll taxes in a 401k? Oh, and I'm holding out for a free High Def Television...and a Tivo...my vote doesn't come cheap!

but they all had to come to the USA to actually do something with thier talents...:car: :eek:

Clinton Proposes 401(k)s, Matching Funds Having abandoned her scheme to hand every baby $5,000 of other people's money, Hillary Clinton has settled on a new vote-buying plan: a 401(k) retirement account with up to $1,000 per year in federal matching funds for each citizen. Estimated cost is $20–25 billion per year, making it the biggest leap toward socialism proposed by hillary after universal health insurance. How will the government come up with such massive quantities of cash you ask? By stealing it from the rich, naturally! This has the added benefit of imposing economic equality between those who produce wealth and those who don't. Onwards toward socialism, comrades!

learn to sew woman! didn't your mama teach you nothin?! Next you will be saying you don't know how to cook, clean or any of the usual womans work! *shakes head* the girl just ain't right I tell you what...