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What would you consider to be a standard price per linear foot for curtain rods?

You can give a general answer or break it down between wood/metal/plastic.

Thank you.

This is more of a philosophical question, but does the morality of your cause play a part if you are a soldier in the process of being shot at?

What I mean is, if two soldiers are trying to kill each other, would the soldier from the more "moral" side be more ethical in doing so? Or do the ethics of the situation disappear when it becomes "my life or yours".

For example, was an American G.I. more ethical than a Nazi conscript in the context of the battle they were fighting? In that moment of "kill or be killed" do geopolitics factor in to their morality, or is each one equally justified in killing the other? Pretend they were both drafted to the cause, do they have equal right to fight even if one side is fighting for a cause that is evil?

A commonly told anecdote is how during the Iran-Iraq war from 1980-1988, Iranian youths were given keys to heaven and then directed to walk across mine fields to clear them for troops and tanks. With these keys clutched in their hands, the youths supposedly walked to their deaths while paving the way for the advancing Iranian Army.

I personally think this is an urban legend. I can't find any documented proof or even first-hand reports of this happening; it is usually mentioned by someone who "heard it somewhere", and this person usually has an agenda.

Can someone provide a link to a documented case of this happening, or a news report that mentions it? Any info at all is appreciated.

If it is true, I would be very interested to know more, but I suspect it is false because I can't find any references and it fits many of the themes common of urban legends.

Should we have affirmative action for people from a foreign country who immigrate to America? Currently if you move to America you can claim to be a member of a minority group when you are applying for jobs, school, grants, etc. Is there any justification for this?

I have some honest questions I would like answered by someone in favor of race based affirmative action.

Currently, there are several classifications of race when applying for an affirmative action benefit:

Caucasian, Asian, Latino, African American, etc.

1) How do you classify someone of mixed race? Do you need one minority parent? Both? Just one minority grandparent?

2) Do you give the same benefit to a 5th generation African American as one who just arrived from overseas? Yes or no and why?

I'm just curious what people think. A caveat is that the lion does not get a suprise attack. In a face to face confrontation, who wins and why?

I like free festivals and concert type stuff best but street fairs and other stuff is good too