Excellent post Jeannine. I got exactly what you were saying. I think there is plenty of blame to go around. Some of it has to go to the victims. If you don't look at all aspects of a problem you won't be able to solve it. People stayed for all kind of reasons and I'm sure some of them were stupid ones. When the ocean has huge waves and people are warned to leave the coast some of them stay to watch the waves. Sometimes it costs them their lives. Also some of us just tend to believe it won't happen to me. Or think they have been saying that will happen for 100 years an nothing has happened.
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Should Katrina Victims Share Blame ??
by Jeannine init has been a few days since i raged and cried for the victims.
it has been a few days since i cursed our government and became forever disgusted with their actions.
it has been a few days since i made my red cross and animal rescue donations.
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A question regarding idol worship
by stevenyc inwould it be appropriate to adorn buildings and homes of jehovah's witnesses with watchtower symbols?
for example, put gold castle emblems over the entrence to my home.
would this be frowned apon as a form of idol worship?
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They believe Jesus died on a stake instead of a cross but don't use the stake as form of idol worship and I can see why. You can cross your heart but staking your heart and saying stake my heart and hope to die just doesn't work. Wearing a stake around their neck or having a stake tatoo wouldn't work either.
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Police shoots 5 armed looters that ambushed Rescue team
by Gerard insometimes violence is granted in order to stop violence.
new orleans (ap) police shot and killed at least five people sunday after gunmen opened fire on a group of contractors traveling across a bridge on their way to make repairs, authorities said.
deputy police chief w.j.
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Too bad New Orleans did not have people like the Korean store owners in Los Angeles who protected their property from criminal thugs rioting after the Rodney King verdict.
I remember being proud of the Koreans for not putting up with the crap that was going on at that time.
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Police shoots 5 armed looters that ambushed Rescue team
by Gerard insometimes violence is granted in order to stop violence.
new orleans (ap) police shot and killed at least five people sunday after gunmen opened fire on a group of contractors traveling across a bridge on their way to make repairs, authorities said.
deputy police chief w.j.
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Rather than condemning these people we should try to understand how society failed them, forcing them to engage in antisocial behavior such as firing at rescue workers.
I agree. And the next time I meet one of the poor abused victims I will hand the my wallet and give them my atm pin number. I'm sure that will help them with their healing process.
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Would you buy a new car on a 60 month loan?
by Elsewhere ini have never done a 60 month loan and i have sworn i never would... but with how much cars are costing these days i'm wondering if i will have to do a 60 month loan on my next car.
that is five frigg'in years!
i paid cash for my last car ($4,500 - 1999 ford contour se, used) so i had no payments to make.
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I loooove the mini coopers! I would get blue with a white stripe.
I have always loved the minis and would love to get one except for one thing, SUVs. With the price of gas going up maybe some of those monsters will disapear and it will be safe to drive smaller cars again.
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Would you buy a new car on a 60 month loan?
by Elsewhere ini have never done a 60 month loan and i have sworn i never would... but with how much cars are costing these days i'm wondering if i will have to do a 60 month loan on my next car.
that is five frigg'in years!
i paid cash for my last car ($4,500 - 1999 ford contour se, used) so i had no payments to make.
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First stop is your local dealer. You are NOT going to buy a car from them, but that's your secret. You are going to ask to look at the specific model(s) you've researched. You will drive the one that interests you. You will get out of the car after the test drive, look at your watch, and say you're late for work. The salesman will try to keep you there, but ask for his card and tell him you'll come back later. He will want your name and phone number. You can give it to him if you want, or make one up. You will never see him again.
I'm in sales and don't consider this approach very ethical. It is one thing ask questions of a saleperson and then decide not to buy from them but to go in with the intention of deceiving them by pretending you are interested when you have no intention of buying from them isn't fair. By wasting their time you may be taking them away from someone who is really interested purchasing thus helping pay the salepersons bills. If you want to use their services and knowlege you should at least be considering buying the car from them. It isn't fair to trick anyone into working for nothing. I know you wouldn't like this happening to you. In sales maybe only one in 20 or 50 or whatever the number is purchases from you. Most sales people understand people have different reasons for not purchasing from them but feel entitle to a least having a fair chance at getting the sale.
And about the 60 month loan. I've bought cars that way and it has worked out for me however I think in most cases you are much better off paying cash for used cars or at least buying used cars because as mentioned you are behind the minute you drive it off the lot with a new car. The only reason I buy new cars is that I have such terrible luck with used ones. The last one I bought everything fell apart on it within the first few years I put out $6000.00 in repairs. Most people I know have good luck buying used cars but not me. Every book I have ever read on personal finance says you will never get rich if you keep buying new cars I think most people are better of buy used ones.
Leasing can be tricky. If you are planning on leasing I would do a little research about it online. There are several good books can get at the bookstore that tell you what to look out for in a lease. For instance cars that depreciate the least are usually the best to lease. This is because the part you are paying for should be the difference between the purchase price and what the cars value is at the end of the lease. However dealers are good at manipulating the figures to their advantage. Also the milage per year that you are allowed to put on the car is usually set so low that you can wind up owing a lot at the end of the lease so you need to take that into consideration. One thing you can do is purchase more miles per year up front when you sign the lease. They are cheaper to buy up front than they are to pay for when you turn the car in. I have leased before and purchased the vehicle at the end of the lease. It worked out for me at that time but I don't have any idea if the leases offered now are good or bad. Remember leases aren't cut and dry. You can negotiate just like you do when you buy a car.
One more thing I just thought about when purchasing a vehicle. Watch out for dealer that want to draw the little box thing and want to discussing how much you can afford each month. You should walk out if they start that crap. The bottom line is always the purchase price of the car and the interest rate. Some dealers will charge you thousands of dollars more than the car is worth but make the payments affordable to you.
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*** Results of my Social Security Disability Hearing ***
by BrendaCloutier inhttp://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/96242/1.ashx my postscript immediately after the hearing.. well,.
i got my paperwork in the mail today.
i was scared shittless to open it.
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That is good news. They sure put you through it before they finally give in. I'm happy for you.
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the idiot mayor of New Orleans
by MegaDude in.
why weren't these buses deployed before the hurricane hit?.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/050901/480/flpc21109012015
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Oh good Michael Moore is weighing in on the situation. I guess we'll get another pseudo documentary showing how Bush purposely caused the flooding to raise the price of oil. If Moore would really like to help out perhaps he could use some of his wind to blow the water blow the water into the Gulf of Mexico.
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THE ORIGIN OF ACTION MUSIC (one man's opinion)
by Terry in.
http://www.johnbarry.org.uk/action_music.shtml
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I guess that explains why I don't like most of the sountracks I have purchased. When I get them home I find that there is usually only one or two songs I like on them. Most of the music on them is boring without the visual effects of the movie.
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Wifey's surgery went well - she is back home and sleeping it off....
by AK - Jeff in.
she was only in the hospital part of the day.
it is amazing how quickly they kick you out of the hospital nowadays.. she is fine, a little groggy yet, but should be back to normal within the week.. jeff
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I didn't know she was sick but I'm glad she is getting better.
I wish you both well.