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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Chinese government confirmed Wednesday what free-speech advocates loathe to hear: Reporters covering the Olympic Games won’t be able to access Web sites that China deems politically sensitive.

Internet censorship is standard for China’s citizens, but China vowed seven years ago to allow journalists unfettered access during the Olympics. The backpedaling means about 20,000 reporters and technicians that will flood Beijing next week for the Olympic Games will be working with a handicap.

“The Olympic committee should have understood in the first place that censorship is a core strategy the Chinese government uses to maintain control. The IOC was naive to think China would relinquish that control, if only for a week,” said Leslie Harris, president and CEO of the Center for Democracy and Technology. “It is very disappointing. I am as disappointed in the IOC as I am in China.”

Condemnation for China’s Policies

Reporters Without Borders is condemning the IOC’s acceptance of Chinese authorities’ decision to block access to certain Web sites at the Olympic Games media center in Beijing. The organization also condemns the IOC’s inability to prevent this situation.

“Coming just nine days before the opening ceremony, this is yet another provocation by the Chinese authorities. This situation increases our concern that there will be many cases of censorship during the games,” the organization said. “We condemn the IOC’s failure to do anything about this, and we are more than skeptical about its ability to ‘ensure’ that the media are able to report freely.”

Sun Weide, the chief spokesperson for the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games, said the authorities would only guarantee “sufficient” Internet access for accredited media.

Many Broken Promises

Beyond the Internet censorship, Chinese authorities have broken their promise to improve the country’s human-rights situation and betrayed the core values of the Olympics, according to a new Amnesty International report.

In the run-up to the Olympics, Chinese authorities have locked up, put under house arrest, and forcibly removed individuals they believe may threaten the image of stability and harmony they want to present to the world, the group said.

“By continuing to persecute and punish those who speak out for human rights, the Chinese authorities have lost sight of the promises they made when they were granted the games seven years ago,” said Roseann Rife, Asia-Pacific deputy director of Amnesty International.

“The Chinese authorities are tarnishing the legacy of the games,” Rife said. “They must release all imprisoned peaceful activists, allow foreign and national journalists to report freely, and make further progress toward the elimination of the death penalty.”

Selling Out for Profits

As Harris sees it, the world has not put adequate pressure on China because so many nations want to be involved with the economic engine that China has become. China is throwing its human-rights record in the face of international guests who will experience what it’s like to try to communicate inside China, she said.

“I am hopeful that there will be some strong sentiments expressed by democratic countries. If that does not happen at this important moment, we will lose a critical opportunity to move China in a different direction,” Harris said. “Until and unless the democratic world makes this a real issue and understands the connection between Internet freedom and the realization of human rights more broadly, China has no reason to back down.”

I know some people get all crazy and say “Don’t go into debt, it will DESTROY you.” By at yard sales! Eat Ramen Noodles!

But doesn’t the one thing that keeps our economy going is that people DO spend money in a capitalist economy?

Wouldn’t our economy collapse if we went into Best Buy and there was no one there one day because they were hoarding all of their money in Folger’s can’s in their basement?

Consumer spending makes up more than half the US economy, decreasing spending means less production, higher unemployment, etc.

Investment may make up the difference, but chances are that firms are less likely to invest when demand is low (thus the need for a certain amount of fiscal spending to try to keep things going).

Bankruptcy, however, decreases the spending potential of someone, so it would not be a good thing in economists eyes- but a necessary thing in some cases.

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It is true, saving money in coffee cans would hurt the economy. Most people would not recommend this.

Smart money is put in investments though, including banks. When you save the money in a bank, the bank uses that money to put back in the economy in the form of investments.

Generally, economists arent thrilled when someone goes bankrupt, because it means that they financed their purchases with debt. That means someone has to pay for that, either the stakeholders of the company getting shafted by lower returns on investments, or the customers of that company paying higher prices or rates to cover that debt loss. The only person the debt dissapears for is the person declaring bankruptcy, the creditors all get to eat the loss (which 99 out of 100 times they are passing along to someone else).

Snacks, sandwitchs, wraps…or any tips on how to store.

Lunchboxes rule! Letting your kiddo pick their own will go a long way in keeping them using it.

Boxes hold a lot more, a lot safer, than plain bags. You can get plain hard plastic ones, or you can get the squishy but insulated ones. Either way, if you want to keep things cold you need ice packs. Our boxes ($5 from Dollar General) came with a self contained sheet of smaller ones. I LOVE IT. You have more cooling area, and because they’re smaller pieces together you have some flexibility in how you use it. IE you can wrap it around a specific item OR just line one side of the whole box.

And don’t forget the thermos! Thermoses keep apple juice cool, but they can also keep all sorts of things hot too! Soup, Canned Pastas, Chicken Fingers, … the list goes on… just see what you can cram in there!

For my kids… usually the following…

1 - main course… sandwich, nuggets, etc.
2 - veggie… usually carrots (I cheat and use the precut/washed ones) with some dressing
3 - fruit… my kids love mand. oranges.
4 - dessert… pudding, a cookie, a poptart, etc.
5 - drink… juice, etc… or give them $ to get a carton of MILK at school!

Usually I let the kiddos have a say, but within the list of ‘appropriate’ items. Makes them feel like it really is THEIR lunch, and helps to keep mom from forgetting!!

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My kids like it when every once in a while I pack them a sandwich made with cream cheese w/chives spread, roast beef, and spinach or arugula (for a change)
But usually its the same old ham or turkey sandwich with a fruit and veggie. Kind of boring but at least it’s healthy. Sometimes I will cut an apple in half, scoop the core out and fill it with peanut butter and cinnamon, they like that.
They have come home with ideas before, like asking me to give them cereal in a tupperware so they can use their lunch milk with it, or I do have a thermos for soup that has a little spoon in the lid that I use sometimes in the cold months.

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My sack luck almost every day is this some kinda of 100 calorie snack, and allstar gatorade, a wrap with ham lettuce cheese and ranch wraped in foil, and a lit n fit yogurt! I dont know if this help but i took this almost everyday Jr. and Sr year in high school! Never got old! But I do recoment foil and not sandwich bags or seran wrap because it keeps everything where you first put it! no spills no messy bags to reach into, and it cheaper!

How can i make a fake vagina out of household items i have heard of some ideas that sound good but dont understand how it would work. I am not going to pay $40 for a fleshlight but i would like something that feels really good and real my girlfriend is gone to Eroupe for 2 more weeks

This is Stryker’s “couch trick.”

What you’ll need is a sandwich bag (NOT the ziplock kind… You’ll need the kind that you fold over the top to close), personal lubricant (like KY Jelly or AstroGlide), a hand towel, a couch and a microwave.

Put a generous amount of personal lubricant into the sandwich bag. Don’t fill it, but put about 2-3 tablespoons full.

Put the bag filled with personal lubricant in the towel. Fold the towel over and put it in the microwave. You only want to put it in the microwave just long enough to warm the lubricant but you don’t want it too hot. I recommend about 10 seconds. If it’s still cold, increase in 5 second increments.

Take the whole towel and baggie concoction and place it vertically between two couch cushions, with the opening facing up.

Get yourself aroused, pull down your pants, slip it into the baggie between the cushions and have at it. When you ejaculate, it should be into the bag. When you’re done, throw out the bag, clean up with the towel and get on with your day.

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I’m not sure if it’ll feel the same way, but buying a melon and putting a hole in it large enough for your penis will bring you pleasure. I’ve heard people suggest it and hope it works. If not, look on google for ways to pleasure yourself.

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I’ve heard of guys getting a trash bag or something and putting it between couch cushions or under the mattress, putting lotion in it, and then thrusting into that.

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get a plastic baggy and put lube in it and move it around and push the libe around then put your dick and put it under your sofa cushion and pump it.

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You always hear, like about the lottery, “well listen pal you’ve got a better chance of getting struck by lightning three times in one day than winning the lottery” but there is an actual statistic, how do they come up with that number? Based on incidents?

Surely your odds increase if you’re running around outside in a thunderstorm with a pocket full of change and an aluminum foil hat. 8 people got struck in the last storm around here, that sounds like pretty good odds to me!

I think the “chances of being struck by lightening” refers to the number of people actually struck vs the number of people in the world. It has nothing to do with the chances with variables. If ten people stand in the middle of an open area holding on to tall metal poles, of course they are increasing their chances. Or, if lightening is about to strike a person on a beach, the chances are greatest for those in that vicinity.

Please tell me about your experience.
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They keep sending marketing pieces in my Sunday paper claiming they have national support from co.’s like NBC, Popular Mechanics, etc. But I can’t confirm it.

It can’t work like they say. Impossible. In modern cars about 99% of the gas is burned in the combustion cycle in the cylinder. So even if it were 100% true (which I doubt) you would get only a very small MPG increase. Since it needs electricity from the alternator to run and the alternator runs off the engine it is probably a small drag n the engine.

The actual “problem” with the ICE is not that fuel doesn’t breakdown to its “elemental state” (whatever that means) but inherent inefficiencies that come with using heated air to drive a mechanical process. (steam engines have the same problem).

People like this just prey on the scientific and engineering ignorance of the general public to make a buck. At about $1000 a crack you can bet your hat that purchasers of this device have already convinced themselves that they are getting great results. PT Barnum would be proud.

-246.0 = 1312 [ (1/2^2) - (1/n^2) ]

(^ means to the second power..example…2^2 = 4)

#1: Divide both sides by 1312
-.1875 = (1/2^2) - (1/n^2)

#2: Subtract 1/2^2 from both sides (or 0.25)
-.4375 = (1/n^2)

#3: Multiply n^2 to both sides.
-0.4375n^2 = -1

#4: Divide by -0.4375 on both sides
n^2 = 2.285714

#5: Take sqrt of both sides.
n = 1.512

I’m having triplets and I need to pick godparents. My best friends Jenna and Eric are the godparents of my first son Dakota.
I want my sister in law and her fiance to be the god parents of at least one of my kids. But I don’t know if I should just have them as the godparents of all three or just one? What do you think?

If I pick two more pairs it will be my brother in law and his wife
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my sister in law and brother in law.

And I don’t have family accept my in responsible little brother so he is out of the question!
My boyfriend and I have no idea what to do? We have agreed that if we chose only one pair it will be the first ones but if we chose all 3 pairs we know they will be more than happy to be the godparents!
So what should I do?

Give each child their own set of godparents. You are fortunate enough to have good people in your life. Godparents are spiritual supports not legal one. Pick the people who understand the role and who will be there in the long run.
Bets of luck to all of you.

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You can pick the Godparents either way you choose. They are their to raise your child or children if something happens to both of you before they become adults.
If you are comfortable with 3 different sets of Godparents that perfectly acceptable. It’s up to you and your boyfriend.

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You can pick the Godparents either way you choose. They are their to raise your child or children if something happens to both of you before they become adults.
If you are comfortable with 3 different sets of Godparents that perfectly acceptable. It’s up to you and your boyfriend.

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you just answered your own question. Choose all three pairs with the stipulation that they keep your children together if something should happen to the both of yous’. This way your children will at least be raised in the same state

I think that the Government has already shown that it is going to do exactly what it wants to no matter what the voters want.

All we can do is what we are able to do, and not just give up.

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Cannot figure out if you are serious or just another misinformed DU paranoid.

If you are looking for an excuse not to alter our life style to improve the environment, there are a million possible reasons. You do not need to go as far as weapons design. For example, “my neighbor drives an SUV. Why should I try to save on fuel by driving a small car?” The decision to act responsible with respect to the environment starts personal and grows through the society.

Regarding DU munitions, they have little effect on the local area of use let alone the global environment

you have got to get a dishwasher, not a person but the machine. you need a 3 compartment sink with a handheld sprayer and the machine at the end. trust me this will cut your labor costs, insure you have properly cleaned dishes and utensils, and will relieve stress you will have if you have no machine and see dishes to the ceiling and its time to close. do you know how long it takes to wash that many dishes by hand?