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What kind of helicopter is in this picture and how many gallons of fuel would it need to do a 286 mile flight?

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The RIAA has successfully prosecuted a case against a MN woman for $1.92M for the crime of downloading 24 copyrighted songs from a P2P network.

Is it the same if I use an audio recorder and record songs from the radio or from any number of free streaming sites out there? Have I committed the same offense as P2P sharing?

Mind you the only difference is the method and to a lesser extent the quality.

The evidence trail is critical to their case. Is that the only reason this is a crime? If so that would suggest it is only illegal if you get caught.

What do you think?

There are those who believe the constitution is a living and breathing document. That is to say it changes as times change. More directly, the constitution means only what they say it means right now.

But since the constitution actually states the 'rules' for this country, since it is really our instruction manual how could we count on anything if it is not set in stone? Does a contract or, a loan get subjective when it no longer suits your needs? How about when it no longer suits the bank's needs.

Is objective journalism gone forever? Are the major media outlets biased for Obama?

I came across this article and was surprised to see that someone from ABC was acknowledging a bias toward Obama. What do you think?

http://www.redstate.com/diaries/swamp_yankee/2008/...

It appears that the campaign has made some excuses for her curious absence that simply don't pan out. What is the true reason in your opinion?

http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=AtD5z.KoUV9h2w47L1YbrBcj...

These are the people who effectively recover, refine and deliver the product we need. Do any of you remember gas lines?

How will punishing them to quell some sense of envy (inherent in most liberals) make the situation any better. I think it is exactly the wrong thing to do.

There are plenty of companies whose profits on a percentage of their total sales have far outpaced any of these oil companies in recent quarters. Below are a few quick 'Net Profit Margin' numbers for a recent quarter (like last month) obtained very easily from Google.

exon Mobile 10.00%

Chevron 7.94%

Conoco Philips 7.32%

Bp 8.60%

Royal Dutch Shell 8.05%

Boeing 7.54%

Ge 10.32%

3M 15.57%

Microsoft 30.36%

Cisco 20.95%

Bayer Schering Pharma 12.17%

Merck & Co., Inc. 56.73%

Pfizer Inc. 23.58%

Spite, and revenge helps no one. I think the liberals are not in fact trying to help us, they want us weaker and this effort has been in play for years.

Ive been doing this job on and off since the early 90's, and it always bothered me that companies will pay drivers so much less than they will pay lumpers. I have my theories to explain this, but I have no way to prove or disprove them.

I am looking for someone who has inside information, who may have worked within the infrastructure of a company and who has dealt with such decisions and the reasons for them. Please support your assertion as best you can.

Thanx.

Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks.

Since they seem to hate the military so much I wonder if SF might find a place in their collective hearts for the men and women who are pretty much the first responders to every major natural disaster worldwide?

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/29/blog...

Trying to reverse lookup some UK Phone numbers. I would like to find a free utility to get a name or address.

I have a 1998 Pontiac Montana van. It runs fine, but it constantly senses low traction. This kicks the cruise control off and causes a judder in the drive train. In order to correct it you must change the accelerator position. (ie. more power or less power)

Can I disable the traction control mechanism somehow? How does the Montana detect low traction? Any idea on what might correctly fix such a problem?

Thanx...

Liberals in government and in the realm of political ideas tend to court groups and individuals whom they see as disadvantaged. They poise themselves as 'defenders of the little guy'.

Unions, racial groups, women and homosexuals tend to favor Democrats at the polls because of the high concentration of liberal ideology in that party.

Republicans and conservatives on the other hand are largely perceived to cater to big business and money.

The Kelo decision was a case that made it from the city of New London, Connecticut, to the highest court in the US.

The question:

Can eminent domain be used by local government to transfer property from one private entity to another?

The decision would find the moderate-liberal justices in the majority and the unlikely pairing of all the conservatives with the single most liberal justice dissenting.

The court allowed the seizure. The little guy was quashed in favor of an alliance of big business and government.

The US Military is an all volunteer force. The average enlistment is four years. If the war has been going on for four years, it stands to reason that most of the troops either joined after the war had begun, or had an opportunity to get out of the military during the war.

A few may have had longer enlistments and are just coming up for re-enlistment. Still others may have taken the gamble that their unit would not get called up. Its still a small percentage.

It seems evident that most of the troops who are there want to finish this war.

Do we best support them by pulling them out, or by helping them do what they are there for?

I am planning on buying a laptop for a college student and would like to use XP rather than Vista. I dont know what utilities Sony might be running on Vista that would be lost when I remove it.

None of the instructions I have read seem to cover this question.

My wife is researching UK-US dual citizenship. We have found info about the US perspective on 'findlaw.com', but I haven't yet found info on the British official perspective.

"One of the difficulties in identifying the causes of the Little Ice Age is the lack of consensus on what constitutes "normal" climate."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Ice_Age

"We have some concerns about the objectivity of the IPCC process, with some of its emissions scenarios and summary documentation apparently influenced by political considerations."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPCC#_note-

"The Maunder Minimum is the name given to the period roughly from 1645 to 1715 A.D., when sunspots became exceedingly rare" ~~ "The Maunder Minimum coincided with the middle — and coldest part — of the so-called Little Ice Age, during which Europe and North America, and perhaps much of the rest of the world, were subjected to bitterly cold winters."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maunder_Minimum

~~This is a small amount of data, but the links will help. Look through these pages, follow some of the links. Explain exactly what politics or consensus has to do with science.

I recall many claims against the US regarding alleged violations of the Geneva Conventions coming from the press, the enemy and from the American Democrat party. There was much ink mostly about the actions of a few, not official US policy.

In the case of this new Iranian Hostage event, there is no question that this is the official policy of the Iranians.

Hostages have been taken. Even after it was established through photographic and GPS evidence that the 'arrest' was erroneous, Iran has not returned the hostages.

Hostages' images were used in propaganda. Statements are being coerced and publicized for political advantage.

The woman, Faye Turney has been dressed in a head scarf.

These are all clear violations of the Geneva Conventions yet I haven't seen stories addressing this situation as such.

My question is WHY?

http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/91.htm

http://www.ppu.org.uk/learn/texts/doc_geneva_con_s...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17827481/page/2/

Mars and Venus have shown signs of warming too.

The Earth has been much warmer and much cooler even within the last 1000 years.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-452066547...