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Colin Davies wrote: there are other ways to sabatage a Hydro Dam. Certainly there are. But I ain't tellin'. Colin Davies wrote: if the terrorists were to attack "No place important USA" now it would have a greater effect of spreading terror than by atacking landmarks. Probably not. Terror is a very specific thing; publicity and notoriety are critical. An attack on an undefended piece of worthless sand with few people living on it has very little terror appeal. Attacking a well-defended, major landmark has much greater impact politically. For a real enemy, in a sincere effort to take over there are far better places to target than the obvious ones. I know of at least one important resource which, because of distribution limitations, is so vulnerable that a single hand grenade could remove fully 1/2 of it from circulation. The location is obscure, there's no landmark around, and you'd never find it on a map. It was the subject of an important book published about 15 years ago, and the book got so little attention that I have no reason to believe anything has changed because of it. No doubt there are similar chokepoints all over the US, because we have never had any reason to feel vulnerable. That mindset has affected all our planning; hopefully that's changing in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. We are no longer an unassailable island, and it's time we stopped behaving like one. Nobody wants to read a diary by someone who has not seen the shadow of Bubba on the prison shower wall in front of them! Paul Watson, on BLOGS and privacy - 1/16/2003

SimonS wrote: Paul Watson wrote: take it up with the project lead And if there in lies the problem? Not knowing any details, I ask the following. Who is the presentation for? Is it taking credit or putting themselves in the position to getting all of the worthless interuptions that they do not want to have you waste your time with, because you are so valuable? I have been in both situations. I have a meeting in 2 weeks that I am really trying to get my manager to put his name as the POC! I do not want to be for this group!:) "I will find a new sig someday."

What did Powell do in Vietnam? What was his role in the Iran-contra scandal? How did he rise so smoothly as a black man in a white-dominated Republican national security establishment? Were Powell's victories in Panama and Iraq excessively violent and insufficiently concerned with civilian dead? Almost believable until he slipped in the race issue. X| I hate authors who stoop to this level and imply less than honest dealings whenever a minority excels. Mike Mullikin :beer: I'm not convinced that oil is the problem. I'm pretty sure we could fly over the Middle East and drop bags of money and they'd still want to kill us for blocking the view. - Scott Adams

Oh my god this is sooooooo frikin' awsome! I have been trying to figure out hoe to do that for weeks! This is so cool... Grrrrr but now OL is one of those annoying apps that don't minimize to the system try when you click on the 'X' :mad: Damn! (one of the 100 reasons i stopped using ICQ). Still cool though.... Paul Watson wrote: "At the end of the day it is what you produce that counts, not how many doctorates you have on the wall." George Carlin wrote: "Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things."

Spam has it's own evolution I think. Spam is getting more like mite that you can't get away from :) Unlike that mite you are surrounded by all day, this one is visible! :(( Rickard Andersson@Suza Computing C# and C++ programmer from SWEDEN! UIN: 50302279 E-Mail: nikado@pc.nu Speciality: I love C#, ASP.NET and C++!

Holy Schnikeys! She looks great out of uniform. Brad Jennings "if the golden arches shut shop, where else are the VB people going to get work." - Colin Davies

hehe :laugh: Some new ones in there. Thanks for the laugh roger :-) Regards, Brian Dela :-) Run naked in the snow until you're sweating like a stuck pig and can't seem to catch your breath. When the flu becomes pneumonia, they can cure that with a shot. - Roger Wright

Roger Wright wrote: For the average American, the countries of Europe are not terribly significant Do he? We didn't notice :) Roger Wright wrote: I expect that the nations of Europe will find similar benefits from their cooperation. Europe died this thanks to GWB, and the group of the 8. European Union will stay a free market, but nothing more, the dream of a United Europe vanished. It doesn't matter, we, France and Germany, will create something else, and if others want to join they will be welcome, but would have to follow the rules, this time. Others think France and Germany try to rule the continent. I don't believe it, I think we want sincerely create something new. Roger Wright wrote: It's interesting that [...] We care about SH, and we care also about the iraquis. We are not isolationists, this desease of the US. 75% of the french are against a war. In those, you have several categories, with different motivations: some by anti-amricanism, some by pacifism, some (as I) think a war is something serious enough to think twice. In Europe, mostly in latin countries, we have an efficient way to force the government to hear us: the street protests. We don't write to our deputy, it would be void, we go on the streets. And if we are enough, loudly, they will listen, 'cause they know that revolutions start this way :-D Roger Wright wrote: I keep my mouth shut, though With all these guns, I understand you keep your mouth shut. I've have not this problem, so I open it as often as I can :) Roger Wright wrote: Your countries are in immediate danger, however, and it surprises me that the people there don't realize it France is a nuclear power, with currently 350 H-bombs, enough to erase Russia, China, India, or US. It has always been clear that France would retaliate nuclearly in case of attack with a WMD, whatever it's nuclear, chemical, bacteriological. If SH attacks us, France will become the second nation to launch nuclear bombs on a city. Angels banished from heaven have no choice but to become demons Cowboy Bebop

It's always a pleasure to help :) If you want one of them, benjymous[^] might have some[^] ;) Angels banished from heaven have no choice but to become demons Cowboy Bebop

...here's my peeve. Digital imaging systems have the ability to take a fuzzy satellite picture of a round blob next to a square blob and zoom in on it with increasing levels of detail until you can not only recognize the bad guy, but can see his expression and read the tag on the back of his jacket. then, they can search the image "database" (while showing all items in the search in rapid succession) - and it takes less than 5 seconds to find the match. -c WWT2D? Fractals

Chris Losinger wrote: i had added "and take my resume out of consideration!", but removed it - i need a job Wise choice... I know the feeling! Good luck.:-D Nobody wants to read a diary by someone who has not seen the shadow of Bubba on the prison shower wall in front of them! Paul Watson, on BLOGS and privacy - 1/16/2003

Interestingly, the filter managed to change those to f***'s when it gave me the notify email -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

Paul Watson wrote: Just thought you should know... I know you're lying because my mum (notice the 'u' - I'm not American!) thinks an IM is a type of foot rot. David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk

I know exactly how you feel. We have three golden retrievers as well as an australian shepard mix, and they're pretty much our kids. Here's a pic of one of our goldens - Molly. She was sitting in the back yard enjoying the late spring sun: Molly[^] If/when you think you're up for it, look into adopting a golden that's been abandoned. There should be a Golden retriever Rescue organization somewhere within a reasonable distance of your location. That's what we're going to do instead of getting another puppy. ------- signature starts "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 Please review the Legal Disclaimer in my bio. ------- signature ends

On the contrary - surely Anna has a better grounding to compare? :rolleyes: David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk

Yuck. Not my thing at all. :~ Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch Trouble with resource IDs? Try the Resource ID Organiser Add-In for Visual C++

Maximilien wrote: And that could be the biggest gamble that France could take; make the recon. deal with Irak. And also a very great show of support for the path they want to take. I imagine it would give a lot of credit to taking more time if done. "I will find a new sig someday."

Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: I think I'll dedicate this weekend to XSL/XSLT Yes it is a very powerful capability. I also agree with Michael Kay's book as a good reference. A second option is Steve Holzner's, however I have to say it is more examples than explaining why. See the reviews on Amazon. Enjoy your weekend.:-D "I will find a new sig someday."