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If gravity's effect works equally on everything, why isn't Jupiter, Saturn, Uranis and Neptune simply massive planets rather than gas giants? They all have a huge center mass. Just a question??

In all honesty, I wasn't trying to be judgemental, just wanting to draw you out. And cheap shots, look at your accusations! You want me to feel like "Jack the Ripper" or this Green River strangler monster because I think both of these guys should be "OFFED"? No! I simply can't accomodate you. Be up front with your disagreements and I will glady converse with you, just don't nibble around. When the mercenaries of chaos in this country feel inclined, to think the picking are easy, Mexico will look like a nice place to visit. But by then, England will have a new name printed in Arabic.

Oh! The blade is very real and also quite subtle. I may be wrong in my stance on justice. But if, and I say if!, the Muslim Righteous Brothers or street gangs ever take control of even a part of this country, it won't make a damn bit of difference how you feel about justice. Mexico is a perfect example if you want, or dare to look into their desperation. Our turn will come unless we get our heads out of our backsides and start enforcing laws! And if one of these upstanding orginizations should bring your innocence up on charges, I will show my sympathy for you, but other than that; I'll keep my damn mouth shut. You are somewhat safe now because, even with all of our faults, things are handled in moderation. Believe me, a time will come, that will not always be the case. By the way, what kind of business or work are you in? Or a student, trying to save the world?

I can't argue with your conviction as to what justice means to you. But I hope and pray the day will never come in our future when you are looking up at a blade coming down to sever your head, and you have that instant to think, "I was wrong". That would be an absolute pity. Yes, an innocent life may be lost from time to time due to human error. But should that exonerate a (blatant)?, and brutal murderer, when we know his deeds to be a fact? And that, whether it be one or a hundred?

Why just massive bodies? And then, depicting gravity only in reference to expanding space-time? These are just questions that without mathematics I wiil likely never understand. Even with the math I would probably still shake my head in disbelief.

How can you draw a line between sanity and insanity when it comes to "cold blooded" murder? Me? God forbid, but I simply can't. A man cutting his wife's head off for lack of decorum, is little different to me than butchering four dozen people at his own volition. We have qualms and differences about justice, but what is justice? Life is not a given, it is granted. Granted through a benevelonce that I'm yet to understand. But, to willfully destroy another human or any creature without justification or purpose is disgraceful to the meaning of humanity itself. To even kill a snake without it haven bitten or tried to bite you, is a dishonorable act. Nature gives us brains to discern the difference. I would never lock a snake up, expecting retribution. But then, neither would I lock up a malicious murderer, longer than needed to dispatch them.

Since I simply don't have the wherewithal to disagree with you, may I ask: What is gravity? I'm not a professenial, yet I've read and heard so much about it that I'm green with envy. Still, it is as elusive to me as a "Will-o'-the-wisp". Personally, I believe it is nothing more than an extension of magnetism, but that is only an opinion. Would you try driving the concept of "Gravity" into my head to where this shallow mind might understand it? I thank you.

"Because Einstein said so?"! As much as I respect his genius, we succumb to a trap of servitude at his behest. There are many great minds out there today who agree and disagree with Dr. Einstein. But who is right? Few want to move from the status quo, so remain ignorant of their own potential and genius because of this rigidity, leaving a possible earth shattering expertise in limbo. Just a question though? Do manifolds and tensors actually apply to "Time and Space Dilation"? If so, would someone please explain them to me: as to Why and How?

I can relate to the late thirties onward. My Mom to be, only 16 at the time; told me of working at a B.F. Goodrich plant in Chillicothe, Ohio during the 1st world war, making gas masks. Of course, when the war ended, so did the women's jobs. Other than being teachers or a small part of the medical profession, women were little more than second class citizens. Then WW2 came along, and again women were needed to fill the gap. I believe Tillie the Toiler and Rosy the Riviter were inroads that would never allow women to be denied or beaten down again. Yes, you are right. Shamefully, until women's suffrage came along, females were little more than chattel. But, can anything be done about rights today in countries that religeously mandate women be considered nothing more than slaves?

Was just comparing two great sitting presidents being assassinated a hundred years apart, and to know both assassins were fanatics, not nuts.

You're right! It really doesn't belong in Speculations or anywhere else on this forum. "My Bad"! If I may, I suggest you can it. Ok,! I erroneously screwed up and put the post in Speculations, and understand your frovolity. But if Psychology and Physiology are not sciences, then I do beg your pardon. Otherwise, must everything not relating to Hubble, Einstein or Newton be relegated to the trash can? It's possible that neither of these guys are capable of tying their own shoes. But on the other hand, they both may be rocket scientists? Psychology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology Physiology http://www.google.com/search?q=Study+of+the+human+body%3F&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7GGLL_en

I take your reasoning verbatim. But the guy should have been put to death years ago. What about the second case in question?

Is there enough evidence to deny GOD without SCIENCE? Perhaps we should give both a shot at immortality? http://www.frakincool.com/pictures/legless-boy-lives-fulfilling-life/

Wouldn't surprise me if she refuses to run at all. Sarah is a right wing republican, not a radical; but with no vacillation. She knows that, and the American people know it. It took Obama two years and an ass kicking last Nov. to realize that a president and his majority only lead, not demand. Any president, even a guy like Mubarak can grow accustomed to that feeling of colonial servitude, but a nations people will eventually run the circus. Even with an excellent cabinet and a majority in both house and senate, the people must still be recognized and heard. Books? Personally, I believe Palin actually wrote hers. And Obama? His short and suggestively clandestine life has been so diversified, I have no idea where he really stands, making me unsure if he wrote his book or not? But then, I am a "middle of the roader", with a slightly right leaning attitude.

Yes, it's sensationalism, but sadly it's news. My local source here in Cleveland, Ohio is Cox.Net. The link below is as shocking and even more gruesome. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8310101/New-York-TV-executive-found-guilty-of-beheading-wife.html

Just left the Gifford's shooting post and ran across this. Rarely, but in all honesty, this time I am without words. http://www.komonews.com/news/local/115496449.html

After their starvation, deprivation and squlor, most of them had to believe that somewhere there must be a heaven.

Must say that I have to agree with swansont' this time. Only reason the Nazi's stoppd shooting, gas was much cheaper. A couple hundred Jews, Slavs, Poles, or whomever in a well sealed room, three or four canisters of "Sarin" down the chimney, and 'Volare", it was off to the crematoriums. Beats hell out of a machete though, I would think?

No!, Jackson was only saying that all of our laws need to be inforced. No statute is worth a plug nickel unless it is fulfilled to the letter. So, the problem is; while our prison systems are overflowing with a criminal element and attorneys doing a lucrative business defending them, there is no need for the AFL, CIO, or UAW unions to break our backs. We are going broke defending the criminal and his defenders. There was a time when laws made sense. "Of Mice and Men" comes to mind. Sane or insane, you can't hide behind either plea, but you can hide behind the ignorance of people who allow such shams to continue.

Jackson, most; if not all of us tend to forget devestation and want, unless we are in that position". Picked this off the internet just a few moments ago totally by accident. The Nile and Congo Rivers both ran red with hate and moral depravity in the nineties due to not understanding the other fellows view. I'll not try explaining this horror, other than to say it can come again, and for no other reason than that which is described here. I doubt if there were five thousand firearms in the whole massacre, but the bloodshed was incredible. Where does a "Mean Street" begin, and does it ever end? Hutu/Tutsi, North/South? Left/Right? Think about it! http://crinfo.beyondintractability.org/case_studies/rwandan_genocide.jsp?nid=6815 Preparations for the genocidal mass murder was well organized by the government.[10] When it started, the Rwandan militia numbered around 30,000, or one militia member for every ten families. It was organized nationwide, with representatives in every neighborhood. Some militia members were able to acquire AK-47 assault rifles by completing requisition forms. Other weapons, such as grenades, required no paperwork and were widely distributed by the government. Many members of the Interahamwe and Impuzamugambi were armed only with machetes. Even after the 1993 peace agreement signed in Arusha, businessmen close to General Habyarimana imported 581,000 machetes for Hutu use in killing Tutsi, because at the time, machetes were cheaper than guns.[11] http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/genocide/rwanda.htm

Don't know how Australia fits in, but I believe the following referred to the U.K. alone. Since 1997, serious violent crime has increased by 69%: Robbery is up by 45% and murders up by 54%. Before the handgun ban, armed robberies had went down by 50% from 1993 to 1997, but as soon as the ban went into effect, the robbery rate shot back up, almost to 1993 levels. Criminals who still had their guns now had the advantage over their unarmed victims. Here are a couple links that likely won't do too much good. http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_mur_percap-crime-murders-per-capita http://thegreenman.net.au/mt/archives/000055.html

Realistically, there should be no firearm homicide's in either England or Australia. Guns have been banned in both of those countries for several years. Thought I'd just toss that in to rationalize what we're talking about. Gun Control In U.K., Australia and Brazil Jim Butler President, SCRA The experiences of the United Kingdom and Australia, two island nations whose borders are much easier to control and monitor, should also give American gun control activists pause. The British government banned handguns in 1997 but recently reported that gun crime in England and Wales nearly doubled in the four years from 1998-99 to 2002-03. Since 1997, serious violent crime has increased by 69%: Robbery is up by 45% and murders up by 54%. Before the handgun ban, armed robberies had went down by 50% from 1993 to 1997, but as soon as the ban went into effect, the robbery rate shot back up, almost to 1993 levels. Criminals who still had their guns now had the advantage over their unarmed victims. When Australia's 1996 gun regulation went into effect the result was similar to the United Kingdom. Crime rates have averaged 32% higher in the six years after the law was passed (from 1997 to 2002) than in 1995. Armed robbery rates showed an increase of 74%.Recently Brazil citizens defeated a U.N. sponsored referendum to ban guns in their country by an almost two-to-one vote. The Brazilians had seen the futility of progressively stricter gun control laws in their country which simply tilted the balance of power in favor of criminals. Brazil murder rates had risen every year from 1992 to 2002 as these progressively strict gun control laws took effect. Compare these dismal crime rates in England, Australia and Brazil to the United States which has gone in the opposite direction by passing "right-to-carry laws" in almost all of our states. Not surprising, the murder rate has dropped in those states that have allowed law-abiding citizens to arm themselves. llinois and Wisconsin are the only states left in America that don't have some form of concealed carry laws. Jim Butler's Commentaries Sangamon County Rifle Association Home Page England and Australia have a combined population of roughly 72,000,000 people. Heck, We have that many people jammed together in cities like New York, Chicago, Dallas, L.A. Detroit and three or four more that I can't remember.

Mmmm-Mmmm! I can't argue your concern that Sarah's "constant attack mode" is a lack of presidential diplomacy, tact and aplomb, but depicting her as a shriveled up old shrew compared to Hillary's stumbling down an airplane ramp? Really! You'll simply have to do something about that astigmatism Lad. For a moment, I too forgot the subject.

Wasn't trying to be contrary to your reasoning, just wanted to bring you into reality. The lady who just murdered her 12 year old son and 16 year old daughter didn't even live close to the places I mentioned. A fine family and well respected as I gather. She simply walked into a gun shop, bought a fire arm and killed her kids. Why? Had she not gotten the gun from that shop, it would have been just as easily obtained from some thug on the street. We don't read much about England, Australia and several other countries who have banned fire arms, yet the problem is still there with them also. You can't hide from reality, no more than trying to deny that reality is out there. Guns, knives, tire tools or baseball bats, it's all in the semantics of how the tool is used.

Such naivety! Take a walk around lower Detroit, Mich. and saunter through the Cobo arena area anytime, day or night. I believe they still refer to it as "fishing". The cats there thrive on weak links as you seem to portray. Don't want to pack a gun? Go into the Loop area of Chicago unarmed and prepare for what ever. Troops there won't necessarily waste you, just hoping you will come back for another visit. L.A., Cleveland and Atlanta are no different? Don't believe it, go check it out. Almost forgot about Juarez, Nuevo Laredo and El Paso.