Biggie

The Zutons are great. Shame they're opening for Keane. They're miles above them. :/

If it's your flag, then its ok. If you stole it or it's someone else's, then it could be vandalism. Also, make sure you burn it safely, so you can't be arrested for arson.

What? John Kerry and Ted Kennedy are well to the left of Stephen Harper.

Most of Hollywood. How about Ward Churchill, also.

With good reason, though. The resolutions the US vetoes slam Israel's actions without mentioning a word about Palestinian terrorism.

I agree with yam.

Music for bed-wetters. File beside Coldplay.

Don't diss Avirl, her newest Album is quite good and not so fruity like her last one. Raine Maida produced half of the songs on it too, so it can't be that bad. Yeah, but Raine Maida is a pussy. Have you heard OLP lately?

Sean Penn really pisses me off for some reason. He just seems like such an asshole.

I want one of these: http://www.hybridcars.com/prius-television-commercial.html

"People in Canada are so supportive of gay rights because there's no hockey right now and guys are just sitting around and talking about their feelings." ;) It's true.

I don't really like the Second Coming as much.

Crusader, you little shite! The requested URL /media/video/beautifulmidnight/apparitions_480.php was not found on this server.

If you want a university education, you have to pay for it. That may mean taking out loans, and if so, the government is prepared to make it easier to pay them back over time. Rising costs are a problem, but these are the best ideas I've heard so far. What alternatives are you thinking of?

I was taught to never use the internet for research papers.

That's ok. I just wasn't sure how you were connecting the two situations. What do you think of Bob Rae's recent report? He suggests giving low-income students grants and those who can pay, should. Loan repayment after graduation would be related to the person's income. The vast majority of "middle class" families should have no trouble, if they start planning early. Education saving plans are a good way.

How are those the least bit related?

The Security Council is a farce. If one of the five permanent countries vetoes action, it is suddenly illegal. Russia would have probably vetoed intervention in Kosovo, so it had to be a NATO operation... Yet, that "illegal" action stopped the ethnic cleansing of the Kosovar Albanians, and eventually led to Milosovic's overthrow. If the world only does what the SC authorizes, we hold ourselves hostage to the interests of the five permanent states.

Haha. You're 12.

I think I speak for Hobo and everyone else here when I say yes.

I gather you think efforts so far have been lackluster, which I agree with. But this quote: "Because, for the simple fact that that won't alleviate the problem." Led me to the conclusion you didn't think it would do anything.

You guys have hijacked my thread. But please, enlighten us how to best tackle the AIDS crisis, if education isn't part of the solution. EDIT: I gotta add this. Radiohead, you're a complete moron. Why do we educate our students in health classes about sex education? So they don't get pregnant or STDs. Why do the health authorities educate us on washing our hands and other measures when there is a flu outbreak or something like the SARS epidemic? To curb the spread of the sickness!!! If it isn't made clear that sex spreads AIDS, it will continue to spread. I'm not sure why you argue with that.

u mean his best SOLO album?? AoB was WAAAAAAAAY better I direct your attention to the topic title: Avalanche Or White Light?, which should I get? I realise you're a just kid and probably can't read all that well, so we can let it slide.

"it may be my opinion but it is the opinion of many people based on many reports and studies... so it is not just my opinion, it is a fact" Wait, because a lot of people share an opinion it is a fact? In 1400, a lot of people thought the earth was flat, but it wasn't a fact. Not only were there WMDs in Iraq at some point, Saddam Hussein used them. The US, Britain, France and Russia all agreed that Saddam very well could have had weapons of mass destruction in 2003, but disagreed over how to disarm him.

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/0...pers/index.html UNITED NATIONS (CNN) -- The United States on Monday proposed sending to Sudan up to 10,000 United Nations peacekeepers who would have the authority to use force to "protect civilians under imminent threat of physical violence." Deputy U.S. Ambassador Stuart Holliday said the proposal would mean U.N. peacekeepers could be in a position to protect civilians in Darfur but added that the United States is leaving it up to the United Nations to advise on where the troops would be deployed. In January, Sudan's government and main rebel group signed comprehensive peace accords to end more than 21 years of civil war between north and south. International officials expressed hope that the agreement will bring the government closer to solving problems in the western Darfur region. (Full story) However, it is not yet clear if the Sudanese government will allow U.N. peacekeepers into Darfur. Pressed on the question, Holliday would only say, "Sudan has not denied" permission. The proposed troops would also monitor a cease-fire agreement in Darfur and movement of any armed groups. Holliday introduced the proposal in a draft resolution circulated Monday to the 14 other members of the U.N. Security Council. Holliday said the proposed peacekeepers would be working as a complement to the African Union troops deployed there. In addition to the 10,000 peacekeepers, the resolution proposes 715 civilian police and human rights and legal experts. In the draft resolution, the United States also proposed a travel ban and freeze on assets of any individuals responsible for violating the cease-fire agreement in the Darfur region. The draft also proposed an expanded arms embargo. A current arms embargo, which covers the Janjaweed militia and rebel members "hasn't had much effect to date," said Holliday. Under the new resolution, the arms embargo would be expanded to include the government of Sudan in Darfur. Any government movement of weapons would have to be approved by the Security Council. The resolution does not include a ban on Sudan's petroleum sector -- which council members China and Russia have opposed. Instead the resolution says an oil ban would be considered if the situation in Darfur "continues to deteriorate." The draft resolution does not address the contentious issue of where to try those accused of war crimes in Darfur. Holliday said that would be addressed in a future resolution. Most members of the Security Council want to use the existing International Criminal Court in the Hague, Netherlands. The United States opposes that court and wants an existing tribunal in Arusha, Tanzania, to be used instead. Under the resolution, a panel of experts would work with a Security Council committee to identify individuals who should be singled out for sanction. In the wake of recent sex scandals in which U.N. peacekeepers abused civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the U.S. draft requests U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan establish a "Personnel Conduct Unit" in the proposed Sudan mission to prevent and identify perpetrators of sexual exploitation and abuse. (Full story) In a report issued late last month, the United Nations found that the government of Sudan and Janjaweed militias have acted together in committing widespread atrocities in Darfur that should be prosecuted by an international war crimes tribunal. However, the report concluded that the violent acts have not amounted to genocide. (Full story) The United Nations has estimated that since it began documenting deaths there last April more than 70,000 people have died in Sudan -- the result of the violence and malnutrition plaguing the area. Many more are thought to have died before that. The conflict has displaced an estimated 1.6 million people within Darfur, with another 200,000 fleeing to neighboring Chad, according to U.N. figures.