All categories - 29 August 2007

even after "all this time".

2007-08-29 07:12:10 · 29 answers · asked by ? 5 in Polls & Surveys

I have to admit I must live a sheltered life because I was shocked hearing the details of the Craig scandal. Toe tapping signals for sleazy bathroom sex! I've never heard of such a thing. Don't people go to cheap motels anymore? Are we missing the point here. There is a bigger issue here that I think we are missing. Don't straights and children also use these bathrooms. It's really a sad statement about our society.

2007-08-29 07:12:10 · 19 answers · asked by Enigma 6 in Politics

what do you think about brown eyes?
i have brown eyes and thats just dandy with me^^

2007-08-29 07:12:04 · 4 answers · asked by cometlady89 2 in Optical

2007-08-29 07:11:59 · 1 answers · asked by tiffany l 1 in Other - Computers

MONTEBELLO, Quebec – For a meeting about a secretive partnership among the heads of state of the United States, Canada and Mexico who have been reluctant to share with the public the details of the plan, the seclusion of Montebello, Quebec, is ideally situated.

The Fairmont Le Chateau resort, where U.S. President George W. Bush, Mexico's President Felipe Calderon, and Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper are meeting to discuss the Security and Prosperity Partnership, is literally in the middle of the rural Quebec woods.

At 4:30 a.m. today, SPP security workers began shuttling journalists by bus from Ottawa on the hour-long trek in the dark through the Canadian countryside.

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The resort itself has been surrounded by a double security fence – chain link on the outside perimeter and what appears to be a thick-mesh wire barrier dotted with live security cameras.

Within the compound, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are clearly in command, and busloads of heavily armed Sûreté du Québec, the provincial police, have been dispatched throughout the compound.

Military presence, both U.S. and Canadian, also is evident, although low-key.

When Bush arrived yesterday, Harper greeted him by commenting on his Secret Service detail, noting in the live feed over an open mike, that, "You really travel with a small army, don't you."

Bush, looking strained, laughed and responded that the setting for the meeting was beautiful.

Even within the compound, the press is limited to a specified area, with no apparent access to the SPP working group meetings, except for an occasional photo op with the three national leaders.

Today's agenda began with a closed-door meeting the three leaders held with the North American Competitiveness Council, the 30 multi-national North American companies selected by the Chambers of Commerce in each respective state to advise the SPP working groups how to follow their business agenda.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has set up the NACC to serve as the chief policy adviser to the 20 SPP trilateral working groups that have been "integrating" and "harmonizing" North American administrative laws and regulations across a wide spectrum of public policy issues.

Press photographers were allowed in the room as the session began, to take the customary photos for worldwide distribution.

Bush, Calderon, and Harper appeared awkward wearing their suit coats and blue button-down shirts buttoned fully to the last button before the neck, all without ties.

In contrast, the NACC business leaders either did not get the message or could not bring themselves to part with their ties, even though the closest boardroom is an hour or more from Montebello.

Once the three leaders sat down to get to business, the photo op ended and the press were returned to the press pool, left to watch live satellite news feeds or play computer golf on their laptops.

Every now and then, the CBC, Canada's national broadcasting network, would wheel out an official, such as U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Wilkins, who on cue answered the interviewer's probes with calming reassurances that what was going on was fairly boring bureaucratic work, all designed to make the trio of nations more secure and more prosperous.

Gone from this year's Montebello summit is the comfortable familiarity Bush seemed to enjoy with his "amigo" President Vicente Fox, evident when Bush entertained at the first SPP summit in Waco, Texas, in 2005, or when Fox was the host last year in Cancun.

When the word circulated that Calderon was leaving early because of Hurricane Dean, seasoned members of the press speculated that Calderon had found a ready excuse to get away early.

Perhaps, some callous media speculated, Calderon did feel bitter that Bush had not delivered on his promise to Fox that he would push some form of "comprehensive immigration reform" through Congress that would have, among other goals, created a path for an estimated 12-20 million illegal aliens in the United States to legal residency.

Harper's predecessor, former prime minister Paul Martin, in Waco seemed out of step with the desolation, uncertain what footwear would work if cowboy boots were just not comfortable.

In the few public appearances Harper has made since the Montebello summit began, he also appears uncertain, perhaps of his own standing as the leader of a minority government in a Canada that is increasingly suspect of the SPP's ambitious integration agenda.

Truly, all three leaders are here in a weakened position.

Bush, after the second defeat of his Kennedy-McCain "sham-nesty" bill and the departure of Karl Rove, is a lame duck with less influence, even within an increasingly contentious Republican Party.

Within Mexico, Calderon is still fighting off charges that he stole the election from his leftist opponent Lopez Obrador.

The public highlight of the morning session was when the three leaders strode confidently from the resort's main lodge along a footpath past news photographers to a late morning meeting in a tent at the end of the path.

The press members then were herded by security back to the press area to await being summoned for the next SPP photo shoot.

Being inside Montebello with the press, no one has any idea if there are protesters or not. The only hint of an outside world was when a Fairmont worker drove by in a heavy-duty backhoe, evidently on the way to some construction job.

2007-08-29 07:11:53 · 7 answers · asked by MACK 3 in Government

my calves are really big... not in the toned way though, just pretty fat.. i'm size 6 though (size 1 american wise?) so i'm not chubby or anything, i just want to slim down my calves.. what should i do? will dieting help?

2007-08-29 07:11:53 · 6 answers · asked by RACHEL 1 in Diet & Fitness

I don't even know where to start on this one.

2007-08-29 07:11:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Chemistry

where's the cheapest place to buy photoshop. I don't care if it's online or a store just so long as it's legit and trustworthy.

2007-08-29 07:11:33 · 4 answers · asked by rock leet 3 in Software

i need help....its about my life....its not going any where and i wanna end it...help me

2007-08-29 07:11:33 · 16 answers · asked by a_hotgurl_4life 1 in Mental Health

Or any visual art for that matter? What does it mean to have a narrative photo/painting/sculpture/etc? What is the difference between narrative and illustrative?

2007-08-29 07:11:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Painting

*no way are these jokes making fun of people. I apologize if they offend you guys*
What do you call a guy with no arms and no legs floating in water? Bob
What do you call a guy with no arms and no legs hanging on a wall? Art
What do you call a guy with no arms and no legs in front of your door? Matt
(these weren't made up by me.. just by my friends

2007-08-29 07:11:23 · 3 answers · asked by ♥ mimi ♥ 7 in Jokes & Riddles

We have a problem at our church with run off water out of the down spouts of our gutters going over our "new" paved parking lot. We would like to bury some drainage lines in the lawn that are connected to the gutters.

2007-08-29 07:11:21 · 4 answers · asked by Mike 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-08-29 07:10:58 · 14 answers · asked by pete t 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

Please do not state the site to see but the full data.

2007-08-29 07:10:47 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cricket

My fiance and I have been together for a year and a half. Known each other for 3. We're best friends, wanting to get married, have children etc. My family is very christian, and very staunch in the ways of there church. The problem is this; my fiance wants to get married very simple, IN THE COURTHOUSE! And have a fancier reception. My parents are already pissed that I'm not getting married in there church, and when I tell my fiance this, he just says that I'm a big girl now and to not worry about my parents and what they want. So I guess my question is this - how do I keep everyone happy? Do I need to put my foot down on certain things and listen to what I want and then plan it that way? BUT my parents would be helping out with the reception financially! That puts a big problem in the situation. I feel like if I don't do it there way, they won't help.

2007-08-29 07:10:32 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Weddings

Im 17, and hes 19, weve been going out for4 years and 3 months. Everyday, I ve been cooking for him at his apartment. He comes and picks me up from school. I dont mind cooking for him because I love cooking and one day i hope to have my own resturant, Its just that he cant cook, and sometimes I have to stufy for tests and final exams. He isint in school anymore but I am, and in my last year of highschool. Should I stop cooking for him or should I minimize the amount of cooking I do for him?

2007-08-29 07:10:26 · 53 answers · asked by ♥♥904SOUTH♥♥ 1 in Singles & Dating

2007-08-29 07:10:24 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

honest asnwers please! Or this happended with you already in past?what you did then....

2007-08-29 07:10:22 · 51 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

2007-08-29 07:10:19 · 17 answers · asked by buddy b 2 in Wrestling

m really confused on this. what does it mean to express youself? does it define how you feel about yourself on what you wear or what color you dye your hair?
if for example, i dyed my hair black with red ( which i once did) does that define how i feel in myself? ( i was depressed alot)
Or if i dyed it brown ( which i did again) would it define how i see myself ( i felt alot more happy with life)

All im trying to understand is, by what we wear or how we style our hair, does it difine how we feel about our selfs?
if i wore my hair over my eyes, would that be a sign im insecure about my self, or i like the style? and if i wore alot of black, do i feel dark and depressed inside, subconsciously speaking?

i see teens on the street wearing black and with black hair alll dark and i think to myself, they looked depressed and have lots of attitude and i see teens that look normal, and its makes me think that what you feel come through your style and how you feel about yourself shows in hair.

2007-08-29 07:10:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

1986 RS Camaro? We have checked and replace just about everything, First the converter would glow red, so we put a new one on it, still after a few mins it would start to glow red, so we check the plugs, drivers side are perfect, passenger side were covered in sut. So we changed the computer, did nothing, check the vacuum they were fine, the compression was good, and the gas pressure was normal. What's wrong with it?

2007-08-29 07:10:14 · 14 answers · asked by cliftonjonathand 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I know you can give someone up to $10,000 a year as a gift. But how much if you gave $150,000? Would it be considered income an the standard income taxes apply, or are the taxes different on large cash gifts?

2007-08-29 07:10:11 · 9 answers · asked by chef4133 2 in United States

2007-08-29 07:10:02 · 8 answers · asked by vtowngirl08 2 in Other - United States

2007-08-29 07:09:55 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cricket

Do you think it's important to get honest feedback from your peers? I do.

Magic, HAAAAHAAHAHAHAHAAAA!

2007-08-29 07:09:55 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Seriously...is there such a food?

2007-08-29 07:09:49 · 28 answers · asked by Exceedingly Happy Gopher » 5 in Polls & Surveys

i have just one foil pan but i need three ... can i reuse it for baking or roasting a second dish?

2007-08-29 07:09:48 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cooking & Recipes

Why is it legal too hop in a taxi without a carseat?? Are taxi's suppose too be invincivle or something?? If so I guess I need one I think it is very stupid not too require a carseat yea it is a pain taking it in and out all day long but think of the pain you would have loosing a child at your neglect.

2007-08-29 07:09:45 · 5 answers · asked by Mommyof3 3 in Law Enforcement & Police

I would be "Mount Whatever"

2007-08-29 07:09:43 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys