Oh! I've read Sun Tzu Art of War too. I almost forgot about it.
The advice that stuck with me most was about to take no sides until you really have to, so that your enemies will not know your stance.
It goes something along the lines of....the best formation an army could take is without formation...because if you have no formation, even the subtlest spies cannot report against you and the wisest generals cannot plan against you(?) and then it ends with 'using formation, lead your army to victory.'

Ahhhhh, Francis Bacon! I remember reading about him once in a history book.I liked one of the quotes he wrote in his greatest book, The Advancement of Learning where he wrote:

"And being now at some pause, looking back into that I have passed through, this writing seemeth to me (si nunquam fallit imago), as far as a man can judge of his own work, not much better than that noise or sound which musicians make while they are in tuning their instruments, which is nothing pleasant to hear, but yet is a cause why the music is sweeter afterwards. So have I been content to tune the instruments of the Muses, that they may play that have better hands. "

The humility of that man! Not many politicians nowadays can be humble like that if they are in his position.

What about 'The richest men in Babylon'??
I loved that book. Short and easy to read. In that book, one advice that stuck with me the most was 'Save at least 10% of all your income to be used as investment.'
In today's society where most people tend to spend MORE than they earn, I think saving money is a very rare virtue. And over a long time, 10% of your income in the right investments can even make you rich!

It is strange how the only Obama administration trade involves 5 of the most deadly taliban leaders out there for a guy who from what I am gathering deserted his platoon.  Maybe I am watching a little too much Homeland but could this guy be our Sgt. Brody

Another website that is always up to date and also based on ‘Fact’ not ‘Fiction’ for all who desire the truth regarding the UFO phenomenon. http://ufoforhumanrights.com

It makes sense because it's a Jewish state. It could be you're talking about getting married in Jerusalem. If a non-Jew got married in Jerusalem, they would probably feel very uncomfortable. I'm a not sure why a non-Jew would want to get married in Israel anyway if they weren't marrying a Jew. What would be the point?

Well I think most extreme Buddhist extremists are in countries where Buddhism is national religion. They put pressure on the government to throw away from the country some people. You can find it in Burma or Sri Lanka. Most recently in Burma Buddhist people wanted to deport a minority group who is not Burmese originally.
But these people, I mean Buddhist, seem not to like the idea of killing. And you are so right that if they have to kill, they choose to kill themselves. But to me it is bad enough. Just an opinion.

Agreed. No matter how pacific Thais people are, or real situation in Bangkok is, or how much lower crime rate in Thailand is in comparison with one in US, I could not find any reason to visit that country during this time.
Vacation is vacation, where people go to relax and refresh. If I search for an adventure, I would go to Columbia for rock climbing, but not jumping into a war.
For you guys who love tropical beaches, Maldives is close by Thailand.

If someone is concerned about security or safety in Thailand, he must read news too much while never travelling to this country. My impression about this country is: pacific.
Thais are pacifists. Most of them are Buddhist. They are very friendly, simple. There is pickpocket but I guess it is not worse than the same in Rome, Milan, Paris or Madrid.
People who demonstrate must suffer too much for too long. If I have another chance to travel there, I would not mind.

its passed the 10 am CA time like 1230 pm CA time.  Just to let you guys know

I was thinning a url tracker can do that also so you can get more precise of where the traffic is coming from but not sufe if they are blocking those kinds url tracking tecniques.  There was a site I use to use for tracking traffic from my CL advertising.  They give u tracking codes

There were rumors that they will be advertising sigs on other forums, not just this one.  I guess we will have to wait and see when they are going to release those campaigns here.  Its smart not to base a sig campaign only on this this site alone

yeah but the US government is going to probably make up lies, make up false evidence just like what they did to Dread pirate roberts.

The Gov will do anything to cover there own tracks

1st, no more car manufacturers. We have government mandated designs only. 1 coupe, 1 sedan, 1 pickup and 1 suv/van all based on the same drivetrain. You can have multiple car companies make them but they would all be identical except color. they would be cheap to make and easy to repair.

HP limit at 75. 3 or 4 cyl engines only.
speed limiters for all vehicles except emergency vehicles at 75mph max
gps controlled speed limiting so you can't go over the speed limit
cellphone blockers in the car
no radio
breathalyzer for all vehicles
stricter penalties
raise starting age for drivers licenses
institute European testing requirements/punishments
no more racing sports, too dangerous and bad for environment.

that's a good start. would cut down greatly on deaths AND would also cut down on the pollution. win win.

hell, it would also cut down on envy between classes since poor and rich would be driving the same thing. win win win.

not denying it at all, I'm not using guns as an excuse to avoid the real problems. Yes other countries have issues with gangs and mental health and the deal with them better than we do as well.
Also it would be far more effective, easier and cheaper to go after the deaths by car since you aren't dealing with criminals that already ignore existing laws. Not sure why that's not an issue.

 This how illogical Liberal thinking is
Does this fucking moron think this will have any impact on the criminal element in the Windy City?


Chicago mayor wants gun stores isolated, inspected, sales videotaped



Following a ruling by a federal court to allow gun stores in Chicago again, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is proposing strict regulations that include videotaping sales and refusing zoning in 99.5 percent of the city.


This comes after a January 2014 order by Federal Judge Edmond E. Chang, who found that the city’s de-facto 2010 ban on the sale of firearms inside its limits was unconstitutional. Following that order, the mayor requested six months to set up a list of regulations for these vendors.
Now, with more than four months elapsed, the Mayor’s office gave a sneak peak of its proposed tough new ordinance governing gun shops this week.


According to the Chicago Sun Times, this would include setting up special zoning that would limit shops to very narrowly outlined pockets, effectively placing 99.5 percent of the city off limits. Further, the stores could not be located within 500 feet of a park or school.


“There is no question it will be the smartest, toughest regulation on gun stores in the country,” said Janey Rountree, the mayor’s deputy chief of staff for public safety. “It’s designed to prevent gun trafficking and illegal sales in these stores.”


In addition to the restrictions on location, stores would have to video tape gun sales, conduct regular audits, and submit security plans to the Chicago Police Department for review. Moreover, owners would have to allow CPD to inspect their records and ration handgun sales to just one per customer per month.


Those stores found out of compliance could lose their license to operate inside the Windy City for up to three years.

Chicago effectively regulated the few gun stores that remained in the city’s limits in 2010 out of business in an effort to stem the tide of illegal guns available on the streets. Nevertheless, recent data released by CPD show that no less than 6,800 illegal guns were confiscated in the city in 2013 alone.

This is nothing new for the largest city in the Land of Lincoln. Between 2001 and 2012, CPD confiscated over 50,000 illegal firearms.


In 2012, the NYPD, responsible for a city of 8.3-million residents, picked up 3,285 guns and still had active gun shops. By comparison, Chicago cops, in a city of just 2.7-million, hauled in 7,400 guns with no operational shops inside the city.


While the proposed city ordinance has not been released for public review, it is expected to be finalized in coming weeks.
As such, gun rights groups such as the National Rifle Association, are reserving comment.


The deadline for submitting the ordinance is currently set for July 14.

http://www.guns.com/2014/05/27/chica...es-videotaped/

The worse is part is that there are other people like me and you just watching when they couldve stopped this shit, god............we suck!

Church of the Flying Spagetti Monster is a little more political .As a movement, Pastafarianism parodies orthodox religion and opposes the teaching of creationism and intelligent design. For example, prayers end with the word ‘ramen’ instead of ‘amen’ – a nod to Japanese noodles. .......but still a goofy religion

I guess people invent religions because of their need to believe in something. They are weak so they need someone that is said to protect them. As sometimes certain religions do not suit someone's needs, they start creating other religions. And this is how weird religions come up.

Fernando Torres, Such a magnificent striker with a brilliant attitude towards the game, if on form, unstoppable, but needs the supply to achieve the greatness that he has shown in the past !