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Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and  then campaign against them. Have you ever wondered why, if both the Democrats and the  Republicans are against deficits, we have deficits? Have you ever wondered why, if all the politicians are against  inflation and high taxes, we have inflation and high taxes? You and I don't propose a federal budget. The president does. You and I don't have the Constitutional authority to vote on  appropriations. The House of Representatives does. You and I don't write the tax code, Congress does. You and I don't set fiscal policy, Congress does. You and I don't control monetary policy, The Federal Reserve Bank  does. One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one president and nine  Supreme Court justices - 545 human beings out of the 300 million -- are  directly, legally, morally and individually responsible for the domestic  problems that plague this country. I excluded the membe...

This happened on a flight getting ready to depart for New Orleans. Jack was sitting on the plane when a guy took the seat beside him. The guy was an emotional wreck, pale, hands shaking, moaning in fear. "What's the matter?" Jack asked. "I've been transferred to New Orleans. There's crazy people there. They've got lots of shootings, gangs, race riots, drugs, poor public schools, and the highest crime rate." Jack replied, "I've lived in New Orleans all my life. It's not as bad as the media says. Find a nice home, go to work, mind your own business, enroll your kids in a nice private school. It's as safe a place as anywhere in the world." The guy relaxed and stopped shaking and said, "Oh, thank you. I've been worried to death. But if you live there and say it's OK, I'll take your word for it. By the way, what do you do for a living?" "Me?" said Jack. "I'm a tail gunner on a...

The following is a prime example of 'Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus' offered by an English professor from the University of Colorado for an actual class assignment:   The professor told his class one day: 'Today we will experiment with a new form called the tandem story. The process is simple. Each person will pair off with another person. As homework tonight, one of you will write the first paragraph of a short story. You will e-mail your partner that paragraph and send another copy to me. The partner will read the first paragraph and then add another paragraph to the story and send it back, also sending another copy to me. The first person will then add a third paragraph, and so on back-and-forth. Remember to re-read what has been written each time in order to keep the story coherent. There is to be absolutely NO talking outside of the e-mails and anything you wish to say must be written in the e-mail. The story is over when both agree a conclus...

This is how Wal-Mart gets all it's stuff from China. Get a load of this ship!   15,000 containers and a 207' beam! And look at the crew-size:  13 people for a ship longer than a US aircraft carrier which has a crew of  5,000 men and officers. Think it's big enough? Notice that 207' beam means it cannot  fit through the Panama or Suez Canals . It is strictly transpacific.  Check  out the cruise speed: 31 knots means the goods arrive 4 days before the  typical container ship (18-20 knots) on a China-to-California run. So this  behemoth is hugely competitive when carrying perishable goods.   This ship was built in five sections. The sections floated together and then welded. The command bridge is higher than a 10-story building and has 11 cargo crane rigs that can operate simultaneously.   What  a ship....no wonder 'Made in China' is displacing North American goods big  time with this floating continent transporting good...

A young lady confidently walked around the room while leading and explaining stress management to an audience with a raised glass of water. Everyone knew she was going to ask the ultimate question, 'half empty or half full?'.. She fooled them all ..... "How heavy is this glass of water?" she inquired with a smile. Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz. She replied , "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance. In each case it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes." She continued, "and that's the way it is with stress. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won't be able to carry on." "As with the glass of water, you have to...

1. This map shows the world divided into 7 sections (each with a distinct color) with each section containing 1 billion people. 2. This map shows (in white) where 98 percent of Australia's population lives. 3. It may not come as a surprise but more people live inside the circle than outside of it. 4. This map shows what is on the other side of the world from where you are standing.  For the most part it will probably be water. 5. Apparently you can't get Big Macs everywhere.  This map shows (in red) the countries that have McDonalds. 6. This map shows the countries (in blue) where people drive on the left side of the road. 7. This map shows countries (in white) that England has never invaded.  There are only 22 of them. 8. The line in this map shows all of the world's Internet connections in 1969. 9. This map shows the countries that heavily restricted Internet access in 2013. 10. This map shows (in red) countries that were a...