Ponder this: When a waffle gets put in a toaster it comes up a waffle. When an english muffin gets put it, it comes up an English muffin. When a bagel gets put...
Scott, you got tooooooooooooo much time in your hands! ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one...
No. That's yet another anomoly. If you put your hand in and it came out toast, THEN your hand would be the same as bread. Geeeesh, and he's from Cornell even....
Hi all, You lot would know since I haven't a clue where to search - is there any truth in saying that Israel ranks as 4th military power in the world, or at...
Mark, I do not know where to look for the statistics or what basis the statistics are based on, but I find it a very plausible claim. As for why, I would say...
Thanks Peter, Mark The word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his...
Mark, Another possibility that occured to me is that the statistic might be "number within armed forces". I think Israel has a system similar to Switzerland...
Hi Peter, Yes Israeli's all have to have a stint in the forces one way or another, so it's possible those numbers have been considered. To say it's the 4th...
Fair comment Ray, so what in your estimation, all things considered, is the ranking? Mark The word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he...
... Well the top three seem pretty easy. US, Russia, China. But it gets muddy when you get to Europe. There is grounds for considering NATO a single unit, ...
... Interesting.. you say we should divide countries into two groups, then you define three of them, then you group them into four! Ray, you should be a...
... Or we call it the Non-US Nato forces. I would suppose that the Janes books would be the authority but seems to me that simply grouping the northern tier of...
... Which is the point. They have units that have the equipment, know how to use it, and are almost impossible to defeat because they view being outnumbered by...
So, that's how you can afford Homeland Security? http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/19/national/19CRIM.html?todaysheadlines [Non-text portions of this message have...
... Whenever you see a free website that asks for a password, try cyberpunks/cyberpunks. There is a very simple solution to this problem - rework the drug laws...
Sorry, I wasnt aware of that. Then again, it's an article of the New York Times, so you can easily put your hands on it if you wish to. In fact, I'd cut and...
... Also states made budgets based on the good economy (too much spending, too many tax cuts), and that is now coming back to haunt them. Good thing the ...
And some states have even taken the step of requiring that offenses for drug possession be placed in treatment programs. Without defending or condeming such...
States overspent in droves as tax revenues went way up in a good economy. They bought every pork barrell project they could, and congradulated themselves for...
To put things in perspective, those problems are met by every government in the world. But, according to my experience on this list, if I posted something...
... In a way, it reminds me alot of a scene from Monty Python's Life of Brian. A group of radicals are sitting around how they should word their demands. "We ...
... Actually there was a report on MSNBC site where a number of local state level law enforcement agencies has made specific statements that the diversion of ...
Ray, Any state that depends upon the federal government to pay for cops is asking for the rug to be yanked out from under them. More and more in recent years,...
... All states need assistance. Agencies like the FBI and DEA have given a great deal of assistance to local agencies who simply cannot all afford to have the ...
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