Josh42

Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Bale is back and looking fresh :cool3:

Yep, my post was more of hopeless optimism than anything. Republicans hate him, Democrats are afraid of him...it's a win/win.

In order to make a profit, a company has to make its customers happy! It's as simple as that. No company is going to succeed if it doesn't do something to enhance the lives of its customers. Kind of a non-argument there. As far as the planet is concerned, most companies nowadays are 'going green' by their own initiative, not because of some silly law. As a customer, do you prefer to buy products from a company that helps the environment, or from one who hurts it? Most consumers, including myself, are more likely to purchase a product when we know the company isn't hurting the environment. In a privatized school system, the schools would have more of an incentive to get their students good standardized test scores and, in the future, good jobs. Some schools would be better and thus more expensive, however, just like private universities today, they would offer financial aid in order to attract the brightest students. Plenty of affordable schools would pop up, and free schools, paid for by charity money, would also exist. Public schooling isn't necessarily a good thing anyway; only some countries have 'good' public schools. In many countries, especially in South America, the public schools are terrible anyway, and really don't do much to help prepare the students for a good career. Health, security, and many other services would function in essentially the same fashion. http://aypcghana.org/

Update on the match between me and Nick (I'm white): 1) d4 d5 2) c4 h5 3) Nc3 e6 4) g3 f6 5) Bg2

RON PAUL :awesome: Probably the only politician in the world with both good intentions and a sane mind. I plan on never voting in my life, but I might make an exception if Ron Paul is a candidate.

Hahaha awesomeness. :cool3:

Ideally, yes. However, not all libertarians share that viewpoint. Libertarians just want less taxes, less government intervention, and more personal freedoms. That said, some Libertarians want to get rid of government intervention and taxation altogether. There's nothing that the government can provide which can't be provided by the private sector. For example, the government doesn't build roads; they hire private contractors to build the roads for them. Why can't the people pay the contractors directly?

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of Liberty. – Thomas Jefferson I don't want the so-called 'services' which are forcibly imposed upon me by the government. I want a world in which I can freely choose my own services.

One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation. – Thomas B. Reed (1886)

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgTnjTm3YhQ]YouTube - What it means to be a libertarian[/ame] Can we get a Libertarian club up in here?

Just because Sao Paulo isn't in it! Inter is my second brazilian team. :D

How hard is it to rent a DVD? Hell, they could even torrent it online. Bringing in a live demonstrator just seems impractical and time/energy inefficient.

I slam the pregnancy too...but only because it's not me who's the father :(

Internacional!

Well yes. It's famous in the US for being extremely conservative. It's a Mormon school, so no alcohol, no drugs, not even coffee. It's a real shame. I'd totally go there, as it has one of the best business schools in the country, yet I couldn't bare living under such a strict set of rules.

Arsenal needs to come out with an aggressive style of play. They need to disrupt Barca's passing system (like Valencia did fairly well) if they want to have any shot at winning the aggregate.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/2011/03/02/2011-03-02_brandon_davies_is_booted_off_byu_hoops_team_for_premarital_sex_as_morman_school_.html Good opinion piece...

Oh and the funniest part is that he's a key player for them and they were expected to possibly even win the national championship (their record is 27-3 at the moment).

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/2011/03/03/2011-03-03_brandon_davies_suspended_by_byu_after_admitting_sex_with_girlfriend_breaking_hon.html

For those who haven't seen it, check this out: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evZmpsl3jI0]YouTube - Derren Brown beats 9 chess players simultaneously.[/ame]

I was calling you out for assuming that you're the only Diane Smith in the world.

I was also glad Adriano finally got his assist. He was running that same play for the entire game and if Valencia were smart, they would have stopped it sooner.

Great game. Valencia played really well and if Arsenal is smart, they'll take that style of play to Camp Nou. Barca had more scoring chances though. Messi had 3-4 clear opportunities in the first half alone.