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Ralph

As the Sun rotates around the Earth we can appreciate its beauty and essential place for us as the central component of the Universe.

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Good health to you and Corlyss!

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Corlyss has always been here for anyone dealing with serious illness or any personal misfortune. I miss her and think of her every day. I hope she will soon return.

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Court takes up public employees' privacy case MARK SHERMAN From Associated Press April 19, 2010 6:17 PM EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appears likely to rule against public employees who claimed a local government violated their privacy by reading racy text messages they sent on their emplo...

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SaulChanukah wrote:Princess of Horses © 2010

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Very nice.

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It's hardly unusual for a person to have two cell phones. The bulky Motorolas of an earlier period are gone. That isn't a serious issue, legally or practically. I believe the Court will sustain the police department's policy which was clearly articulated. Employees have zero privacy rights with reg...

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I doubt that most employers have a 100% no personal use policy anymore than they do with personal emails on workplace computers. Just for everybody's info, the federal government does have such a rule. It is not possible to enforce it 100%, but employees who violate it do so at their own risk. ****...

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I recognise that there is a sound legal basis for ruling that ownership of the means equates to ownership of usage, but surely the Justices will recognise that, as Jean pointed out, one consequence of technology is that work and private lives are inextricably bound up in the nexus of time and commu...

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It's hardly unusual for a person to have two cell phones. The bulky Motorolas of an earlier period are gone. That isn't a serious issue, legally or practically. I believe the Court will sustain the police department's policy which was clearly articulated. Employees have zero privacy rights with rega...

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Mahler's Beethoven is a curiosity piece, one for "completists" of either Mahler or Beethoven. I haven't listened to it in many years.

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Jbuck just called this thread to my attention. I haven't had the time to post here in a while (working 7 day weeks). I really look forward to meeting both past attendees and first timers. Any weekend in May or June works for me except Sunday, 16 May, when i have graduation. Ralph, while I think abo...

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Jbuck just called this thread to my attention. I haven't had the time to post here in a while (working 7 day weeks).

I really look forward to meeting both past attendees and first timers. Any weekend in May or June works for me except Sunday, 16 May, when i have graduation.

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The poll isn't bogus but it is valueless. The political scene is far too fluid for any poll to be meaningful now.

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I've enjoyed alligator in a few Southern restaurants and even here in Gotham.

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In read your story to Tassel and Kimmy, my felines, and they meowed with much mirth. A nice story, a very human encounter with serendipity.

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Tel Aviv - Germany Receives Highest Grade for Hunt for Former Nazis Published on: April 12th, 2010 at 08:56 AM News Source: Earth Times Tel Aviv, Israel - The Jewish centre that deals with hunting down wanted World War II criminals has, for the first time, given Germany the highest possible mark for...

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Hitler was no Christian - and the attempt to foist the Holocaust onto Christian teaching is utterly wrong and vile. I recall no sermon of antiquity against the Gypsies - but Hitler butchered and gassed them too. Maybe it was more to do with the Wagnerian Teutonic mythology of the Master Race than a...

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Too long to paste but well worth reading.

http://www.tabletmag.com/life-and-relig ... at-escape/

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"Wilding" has been largely a short-lived neologism. It describes nothing new, nothing that hasn't happened in centuries. And the Times Square melee was truly unusual for New York in recent times.

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Philosophical vegetarians are inherently preachy and political whether they admit it or not. No one says "eating animals is morally and ethically wrong but only for me" any more than anyone says "stealing is morally and ethically wrong but only for me." A famous star has the luxury of being up-fron...

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"No army fought more honorably" than that of Lee. How about the documented, high command sanctioned murder of black federal soldiers?

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Who is this Tiger Woods? Is he a big game hunter?

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Imagine if this guy insisted all on the tour went vegan!!!

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Agnes,

Nothing opens up.

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"Taxes are the price we pay for civilization."
-- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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I ain't no bigot but I loathe eggplant.

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What an incalculable loss for America.

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The Vatican is a state and the pope is its ruler just as the Grand Croupier is the ruler of Monaco. Immunity attaches to both rulers and in any event the crimes of individual priests domnot fall under the concept of universal jurisdiction.

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Well we all are on the board here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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From The New York Times: April 3, 2010 Trustees Find Board Seats Are Still Luxury Items By ROBIN POGREBIN Like Prada handbags and Hermès scarves, a spot on one of New York City’s most prestigious cultural boards never goes on sale, even in a recession. Looking to join the power set at the Metropolit...

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Ralph, I agree that the theater experience is much preferred. The big screen, other folks as you said, and just being captivated without any other distractions in the dark. But it is expensive. Last time I went, there was a quick check to make sure that patrons weren't bringing in any of their own ...

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I think this urologist should consult a proctologist as he has a broomstick stuck up his...

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I guess he hasn't bought a popcorn or soda in any of our movie theaters. I love going to the movie theater but it's become so incredibly expensive. Especially when Netflix delivers the movies to your mailbox and you can watch it at your conveniene, several times if you want, and pause it to go to b...

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While most everyone here would be happy to see bin laden killed, most people are realistic enough to understand that his demise would not lower the threat against us or against the people of other countries at all.

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Of course there will always be abuse just as there always will be murderous doctors and criminal lawyers. Police have power and often the victims are both the least represented and are also often isolated when wrongful force is used. It's a constant battle to instill ethics and obedience to law in A...

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There have been a number of Taser incidents but its value when properly used outweighs any downside. You are wrong in saying that the Taser replaces psychology. It replaces the use of the baton and brute force which often left both the subject and the police injured. Talking to calm someone down is ...

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I've seen more than one island tip over in my day.

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Jerusalem - Israel May Curb The High Price of Popcorn and Soft Drinks Published on: April 1st, 2010 at 08:35 PM News Source: Guardian UK Jerusalem - It is the source of angst for cinemagoers worldwide – why is the price of popcorn so high? Now an Israeli politician is threatening to introduce legisl...

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http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/201 ... cnn?hpt=C2

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My interpretation is that Gerald Schroeder is trying to make sense out of the Genesis account, reconciling it at a fairly detailed level with scientific knowledge. After 10 or 15 paragraphs I began to skim though. However, I would like to know the answer to this question: if God made grass and herb...

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I bet the rabbis who push this theory have hair growing on their palms. OK... this made me laugh so hard the cat got scared. ***** Jean, I read it to my cats and they're still howling! Another one of those dreamers who spend time talking to their cats. And I wait to hear something intelligent comin...

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Bank robbers are required to report their take. To avoid self-incrimination they can decline to identify their profession but their income must be reported. Don't they have to give that "other income" some kind of classification, e.g. consulting income? :D ***** As long as they pay taxes on it, the...

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Jean wrote:
I bet the rabbis who push this theory have hair growing on their palms.
OK... this made me laugh so hard the cat got scared.

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Jean,

I read it to my cats and they're still howling!

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Bank robbers are required to report their take. To avoid self-incrimination they can decline to identify their profession but their income must be reported.

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I bet the rabbis who push this theory have hair growing on their palms.

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Yeah, that God fellow is some practical joker. Guess he wanted a handful of his Chosen People to take the bait while the rest of them along with most of the world laughs.

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Mixon is head of Army forces in the Pacific theater. He had urged troops to 'speak up' and urge political leaders not to repeal the ban. I wonder what would have happened if the General commenting was not quite as important as this one... ***** There is no general or admiral who can't be replaced. ...

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I'm not sure about some of this..... I wasn't either. The details matter. ......She admitted to beating the child and that is indefensible. Yes (of course) -- true regardless. In those states that permit teachers to administer corporal punishment..... Some do??? IMO that fact is worse than anything...

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President Barack Obama supports lifting the ban, and an active attempt to keep it in place could be considered insubordination. ["Could be?" It is. RMS] Every one in the army is supposed to know the political opinions of their superiors all the way up the chain of command and treat them as a de fac...

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In those states that permit teachers to administer corporal punishment, a barbarous practice in my view, it must be for violation of a disciplinary rule. It can not be for nonperformance in class or giving wrong answers. Given the admitted facts in this case, even if the state allows such chastiseme...

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