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QUOTE(kapkomet @ Aug 1, 2007 -> 12:24 PM) What is it that they are trying to dump? And is it really an increase in pollution levels? It's a big lake, you know... - and yes, I'm kidding. I see that you're saying "1500 pounds of NEW pollution"... is it different or truely new? Either way, it's bad, and I understand that... but why would they directly ignore federal law on this? (waiting for the - he does it with everything else, so why not this, response... From the NYT: According to documents on BP’s Web site, the new permit allows the refinery to discharge 1,584 pounds of ammonia, an increase of 54 percent over the current level, into the lake each day. Also allowed is discharge of up to 4,925 pounds of suspended solids into the lake each day, an increase of 35 percent. That's effing weak. Seriously. Again, shows that governments have slightly less common sense than a common slub.

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QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Jul 29, 2007 -> 09:37 PM) Yes, I will agree that it was poorly written. My intent was to show that due to the way it is written, they make an attempt to put the CIA's unwillingness to promise no torture as Georgie's fault. Half the people who read newspapers as their main source of info tend to believe whatever they read, and often don't get past the first few paragraphs. So Joe London reads this and blames Bush for not having the British cooperate in getting rid of Osama, when in fact, bush had nothing to do with it. The only logic involved is BDS, you know it. Oh, and the policy of rendition was also started by Clinton. I guess georgie just made it famous. Believe me, they're too busy bashing Blair to worry too much about us.

I just went and saw Once. It's an independent musical film. But the music was really, really, really good. And the actors were actually singers, so that was nice. The acting was good, the story was good. It ends rather abruptly, but all in all it's great. Great date movie.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Jul 27, 2007 -> 04:02 PM) That's what one of my co-workers just said. Well, I always speak the truth.

It looks like a vibrator.

See if writers could come up with this stuff, movies would be so much more interesting. . .Commandeering a car? Chasing down someone's mom? Classic! In a related note, I bet the season premiere of law and order or something will have their "take" on this.

We've done this before. So, what are you reading? What have you read and are you enjoying it? Here's what I've finished in the last week: Devil in the details: Scenes from an Obsessive Girlhood by Jennifer Traig. Very wry funny autobiography about a girl who had pretty severe OCD and scrupulosity (a form of OCD were the compulsions and obsessnsions are religiously based). It was a pretty quick read and very funny. It's different from most books in the confessional genre in that she doesn't blame and complain about family members, friends, etc. Basically, she's just like, I was crazy. I would recommend it. 44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Stmith A serialized novel that was originally published in a Scottish newspaper. Because it was originally published like that, the chapters are very short. It's a cute book. Interesting, very fast to read, and pretty charming. Good summer fluff, basically. Right now I am halfway through Jesus Land by Julia Scheeres. It's an interesting book, so far, about a girl growing up in a very strict Calvinist house in rural indiana in the 80s with her adopted (black) brother. It's got tense, but the writing is very easy to get into, and the story is very good. Hard to imagine this kind of bigotry and hated as recent as the book is set. Hopefully I'll finish it up tonight or tomorrow.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jul 25, 2007 -> 11:16 PM) Foo Fighters... http://www.thesmokinggun.com/backstagetour/foo/foo1.html Hilarious I like the request for tube socks. Very funny.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Jul 25, 2007 -> 06:45 PM) Because the Clintons are liars, and not the cliche "Bush lied, troops died" kind of liars. They take polls to figure out what their next move is, whether it's right in the long term or not. They are NOT conservative Democrats. Joe Lieberman is a "conservative Democrat". Hillary Clinton is not. I actually have some respect for Kucinich, because he's a straight shooter. I totally disagree with him, but I respect him, unlike the Clintons. Sorry, clarification question: how do you feel about the Clintons? I didn't catch that.

I also just want to say, and I've talked about this with my other Potterphile friends, but I was kind of sad by how Voldemort killed Snape. It was just so anti-climactic (and unfair). In the days since I've read the book, I think that's the one thing I really remember what, man, that really f'ing sucked. (But was totally within the range of the character.) Poor Severus.

QUOTE(DrunkBomber @ Jul 24, 2007 -> 11:24 PM) Whens sweeps week? Ummm, I think the next one is in November?

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jul 24, 2007 -> 09:58 PM) Well she's headed down the same path as Britney Spears basically. For serial. It's like they're trying to out trainwreck each other.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jul 24, 2007 -> 11:46 AM) So apparently Vick and Co. were using Beagles (Snoopy, Wishbone, Skip, etc) as bate for the Pitbulls. So if it wasn't bad enough that he was forcing Pitbulls to fight to death, brutally executing the dogs that didn't have that will to fight, would set up pens for the female dogs to be raped but he was even taking little beagles and sacrificing them to the Pitbulls in order to get them going. He stepped outside the realm of fighting dogs, he was killing Beagles. Sometimes I f***ing hate people.

I was confused, I thought this thread was about what happened last year (or was it earlier this year)--but, nope, new charges. What a flippin' idiot. What boggles my mind is celebrities have so many handlers around then, can't one of them be like, honey you're a mess. Stop. I wonder how this will affect Dina Lohan's (alleged) tv deal with E!

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Jul 23, 2007 -> 10:56 PM) Juddling and I are brothers, and he works for me. I often leave myself logged in on one of the computers, and he often forgets to check who is logged in before posting. Fire him.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Jul 21, 2007 -> 03:34 PM) The first chapter was hard for me to read as it was such a brutal chapter. It's sad in hindsight, too, when Snape says that the only ones he's recently watched die are those he could not save. How did Voldemort get his wand back? Never explained anywhere. That sucks. We never learned what Harry's parents did for a living, either. I didn't like the way Wormtail died. Harry says, "I saved you!" so the hand that Voldemort gave him chokes him? And he kills himself, but not by choice? Not that I'm mad about it. I just thought that was awfully weak. (I know some people who are furious that "she killed BLANK!" or "Harry's not married to Luna!!" Dumbledore's backstory was nice, as well as Grindelwald's. I always wondered about him./ I think the hand choked him because he showed disloyalty to Voldemort by showing mercy to Harry. That momentary weaking of his grip on Harry sealed his fate. At least that's how I read it.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Jul 21, 2007 -> 03:14 PM) I can't believe she had as much cursing as she did in the book. "Bastard" and "b****" made their first appearances, as far as I can remember. And Dumbledore's sister was -- I'm not making this up -- gangraped by three Muggle boys when she was six years old. It was important to the plot, and she doesn't say that OUTRIGHT, but you know that's what happened. Snape's story was the best of all, though, and his two chapters are my favorites in the book. Lupin's confrontation with Harry was nice, too. I agree, I was a bit surprised by the language. Ron has let a few "hell"s slip in the past. I was a smidge sad that Neville didn't get to finish Belletrix, but the way she went was pretty good. I am still a little confused about how Voldemort got his wand back after he killed Lily and James. I must have missed something there. And the Snape memory chapter was the best, I agree.

Considering the current view of liberation theology within the Catholic church I would be shocked to see this go through. But I agree, he is a most deserving candidate.

I thought the doe was a bit heavy handed and obvious, but. . . Everything turned out as I had hoped. Although the epilogue was a bit schmaltzy for my taste. Nothing too surprising, except I totally thought Hagrid would die.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Jul 20, 2007 -> 03:26 PM) FOr all those who read this thread... NO SPOILERS for a VERY LONG TIME! I support NSS72's idea for a second thread for people who have finished the book. Just to keep everything separate. I definitely don't want any spoilers either. . .

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Jul 20, 2007 -> 01:46 PM) Yeah, I've pretty much confirmed I have the real one now. But screw trying to read text off of those gawdfawful photos. Dang, I wish I didn't have an arseload of work to do this weekend. All I want to do is read this stoopid book. Me too, but I told my advisor I had a previous engagement--so I would be unavailable Saturday and Sunday. And, I'm not going to lie, I did arrange to take my comps so they wouldn't interfere with the Harry Potter release date. I also just went and got my wrist-band to pick up the book tonight. Hurray.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Jul 20, 2007 -> 10:19 AM) Who told you it was a fanfic? Ummmm, Flaxx's post I quoted?

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Jul 19, 2007 -> 10:24 PM) Yep. It's a FanFic. I've been duped. Oh, well, I can wait another 25.5 hours with everyone else. Somebody wrote that much fan fic? Wow.

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