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10 Oct 2008
East west
Furi Pro 5-Inch East-West Knife--Professional Food Preparation Knife
FURI KNIFE PRO LINE The Australian designed Furi range was released less than three years ago, and
Kitchen: Patented Furi wedge shape handle locks on to the hand to reduce slip towards the blade. Engineered to reduce hand fatigue for working chefs by requiring less 'squeeze'., This unique 'reverse wedge' effect is opposite to other knives and is vitally important in the development of professional knives., Forged, hardened and tempered from Japanese stainless steel for supreme edge retention and corrosion resistance., Optimal bolster deigned handle for safety, comfort, strength and easy sharpening to blade heel., Caution! Extremely sharp edges created by Furi Tech Edge Pro Knife Sharpening System (sold separately).
Company: Furi Cutlery
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FURI KNIFE PRO LINE The Australian designed Furi range was released less than three years ago, andKitchen: Patented Furi wedge shape handle locks on to the hand to reduce slip towards the blade. Engineered to reduce hand fatigue for working chefs by requiring less 'squeeze'., This unique 'reverse wedge' effect is opposite to other knives and is vitally important in the development of professional knives., Forged, hardened and tempered from Japanese stainless steel for supreme edge retention and corrosion resistance., Optimal bolster deigned handle for safety, comfort, strength and easy sharpening to blade heel., Caution! Extremely sharp edges created by Furi Tech Edge Pro Knife Sharpening System (sold separately).
Company: Furi Cutlery
List Price: $49.99
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Furi Rachael Ray Gusto-Grip 3-Piece Antimicrobial Set
To truly capture that Eastern feel, culinary personality Rachael Ray presents two of her favorite knives, presented in a beautiful bamboo gift box. A chopper and cook's knife combined, the knives feature ultra-thin blades with exceptionally sharp cutting edges that slice and chop meats, vegetables and fruits with ease. Lightweight and perfectly balanced, they offer precision control for more efficient cooking. Lifetime warranty.
Kitchen: Rachael Ray Gusto-Grip 3-Piece Bamboo Set includes a 5-Inch East/West Knife, a 7-Inch East/West Knife and a beautiful hinged bamboo box for storage. Makes a beautiful gift!, Rachael Ray Gusto Grip Knives feature a patented synthetic rubber and polypropylene orange handle to help keep your hand from slipping., NEW F¿ri Guard antimicrobial inhibitors are incorporated directly and permanently into the Gusto-Grip handles during the manufacturing process, giving the handle an added safeguard against microorganisms that can degrade the handle materials over time., Each knife has a solid forged bolster and tang constructed from one piece of the superior German CrMov stainless steel alloy. The handle is pressed into the thick tang and then a stainless steel counterweight is pressed into the tail for perfect balance.
Company: Rachael Ray
List Price: $125.00
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To truly capture that Eastern feel, culinary personality Rachael Ray presents two of her favorite knives, presented in a beautiful bamboo gift box. A chopper and cook's knife combined, the knives feature ultra-thin blades with exceptionally sharp cutting edges that slice and chop meats, vegetables and fruits with ease. Lightweight and perfectly balanced, they offer precision control for more efficient cooking. Lifetime warranty.Kitchen: Rachael Ray Gusto-Grip 3-Piece Bamboo Set includes a 5-Inch East/West Knife, a 7-Inch East/West Knife and a beautiful hinged bamboo box for storage. Makes a beautiful gift!, Rachael Ray Gusto Grip Knives feature a patented synthetic rubber and polypropylene orange handle to help keep your hand from slipping., NEW F¿ri Guard antimicrobial inhibitors are incorporated directly and permanently into the Gusto-Grip handles during the manufacturing process, giving the handle an added safeguard against microorganisms that can degrade the handle materials over time., Each knife has a solid forged bolster and tang constructed from one piece of the superior German CrMov stainless steel alloy. The handle is pressed into the thick tang and then a stainless steel counterweight is pressed into the tail for perfect balance.
Company: Rachael Ray
List Price: $125.00
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Furi Rachael Ray Coppertail 3-Piece East/West Bamboo Knife Set
Chefs who love Australian-designed Füri Pro knives will swoon over the new premium level Füri FX. Standing for Forged Exoskeleton, the FX knives are constructed out of a single piece of exceptionally durable German stainless steel, resulting in superior strength and hygiene (no cracks or joints to collect bacteria). As with Füri Pro knives, the FX wedged handle is designed to prevent the hand from slipping toward the blade during use, and features a finger-notch and ergonomic curve that reduce strain and calluses, especially for arthritis sufferers.
Beautifully balanced and sensuous to hold, this handsome, substantially hefty Coppertail knife features an extremely sharp blade that is easily sharpened. As the blade wears and lightens over time, the copper "tail" on the handle can be filed to counterbalance the weight. At ten inches in length, the knife tackles heavy chopping, cutting, and slicing jobs and makes a fabulous gift for the professional home chef.
Set includes:
Furi RR Coppertail 7" Knife
Furi RR Coppertail 5" Knife
Bamboo Gift Case
Kitchen: Includes 5-inch, 7-inch blades in bamboo storage box, Combine sharpness and scalloped edge of Santoku with thin, curved blade of cook's knife, One-piece high-carbon Japanese stainless-steel alloy; holds sharp edge longer, Wedge-shaped handle for non-slip grip, less hand fatigue, Counterbalancing copper insert in handle; lifetime limited warranty
Company: Rachael Ray
List Price: $150.00
Amazon Price: $69.00
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Chefs who love Australian-designed Füri Pro knives will swoon over the new premium level Füri FX. Standing for Forged Exoskeleton, the FX knives are constructed out of a single piece of exceptionally durable German stainless steel, resulting in superior strength and hygiene (no cracks or joints to collect bacteria). As with Füri Pro knives, the FX wedged handle is designed to prevent the hand from slipping toward the blade during use, and features a finger-notch and ergonomic curve that reduce strain and calluses, especially for arthritis sufferers.
Beautifully balanced and sensuous to hold, this handsome, substantially hefty Coppertail knife features an extremely sharp blade that is easily sharpened. As the blade wears and lightens over time, the copper "tail" on the handle can be filed to counterbalance the weight. At ten inches in length, the knife tackles heavy chopping, cutting, and slicing jobs and makes a fabulous gift for the professional home chef.
Set includes:
Furi RR Coppertail 7" Knife
Furi RR Coppertail 5" Knife
Bamboo Gift CaseKitchen: Includes 5-inch, 7-inch blades in bamboo storage box, Combine sharpness and scalloped edge of Santoku with thin, curved blade of cook's knife, One-piece high-carbon Japanese stainless-steel alloy; holds sharp edge longer, Wedge-shaped handle for non-slip grip, less hand fatigue, Counterbalancing copper insert in handle; lifetime limited warranty
Company: Rachael Ray
List Price: $150.00
Amazon Price: $69.00
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Graduation
Kanye West's third in a whimsical trilogy of "scholarly" albums, Graduation wears its predecessors' badges of success on its sleeve. Matriculation has its rewards, apparently, and it's time to take stock. Lyrically, there's plenty of self-congratulation to attend to, but the real fun comes in the collabs, and West chooses co-conspirators like a kid in a candy store--John Legend ("Good Life"), Coldplay's Chris Martin ("Homecoming"), Mos Def and the Section Quartet (both adorable choices for the foreboding "Drunk and Hot Girls")--and plucks samples with A-list braggadocio: Elton John, Steely Dan, Daft Punk, Can, Michael Jackson, Public Enemy. Nothing here quite captures the superlative symbiosis of West's past best beats (think "Gold Digger"), but the central motif remains: No one ever accused Kanye West of being too cool for school, and Graduation still knows how to party. True, Kanye West will happily whine about the pitfalls at the top of the heap, clear his throat and try to rhyme it with Barry Bonds, or diss fish in a barrel all day, but that can't stop a shameless good time, and Graduation maintains an unshakeable knack for producing it. --Jason Kirk
Atists: Kanye West
Audio CD: Explicit Lyrics
Company: Roc-A-Fella Records (2007-09-11)
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Kanye West's third in a whimsical trilogy of "scholarly" albums, Graduation wears its predecessors' badges of success on its sleeve. Matriculation has its rewards, apparently, and it's time to take stock. Lyrically, there's plenty of self-congratulation to attend to, but the real fun comes in the collabs, and West chooses co-conspirators like a kid in a candy store--John Legend ("Good Life"), Coldplay's Chris Martin ("Homecoming"), Mos Def and the Section Quartet (both adorable choices for the foreboding "Drunk and Hot Girls")--and plucks samples with A-list braggadocio: Elton John, Steely Dan, Daft Punk, Can, Michael Jackson, Public Enemy. Nothing here quite captures the superlative symbiosis of West's past best beats (think "Gold Digger"), but the central motif remains: No one ever accused Kanye West of being too cool for school, and Graduation still knows how to party. True, Kanye West will happily whine about the pitfalls at the top of the heap, clear his throat and try to rhyme it with Barry Bonds, or diss fish in a barrel all day, but that can't stop a shameless good time, and Graduation maintains an unshakeable knack for producing it. --Jason KirkAtists: Kanye West
Audio CD: Explicit Lyrics
Company: Roc-A-Fella Records (2007-09-11)
List Price: $13.98
Amazon Price: $5.80
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The College Dropout
This debut from the most sought-after hip-hop producer not named Pharrell delivers the unthinkable: West magically sledgehammers home his opinions on taboo topics over beats that are equally daring. The envelope-ripping beats shouldn't come as a surprise given that he's supplied the soundscapes to monster singles by everyone from Alicia Keys ("You Don't Know My Name") to Talib Kweli ("Get By"). What is freakish is that in West's world, rhymes about strippers, God, college life, and guns can co-exist tidily and not undermine each other. On "Breathe In Breathe Out" he raps "I gotta apologize to Mos and Kweli/is it cool to rap about gold if I told the world I copped it from Ghana and Mali"--tongue firmly planted in cheek. On the catchy "Through the Wire," fuelled by a Chaka Khan hook, he spits some impeccable rhymes despite his jaw being wired shut after a near-fatal car accident. Maybe it was this brush with mortality that kicked his lyrics into high gear on "All Falls Down." The skits on here are just as potent, one poking fun at the overeducated underclass that makes a small fraction of the loot he does. With jaw-dropping cameos from Jay-Z, Common, Mos Def, and the Harlem Boys Choir plus the feel-good club tune of the year, "Slow Jamz" featuring Twista, College Dropout is as explosive, contradictory, and complex as rap music gets. --Dalton Higgins
Atists: Kanye West
Audio CD: Explicit Lyrics
Company: Roc-a-Fella (2004-02-10)
List Price: $13.98
Amazon Price: $6.68
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This debut from the most sought-after hip-hop producer not named Pharrell delivers the unthinkable: West magically sledgehammers home his opinions on taboo topics over beats that are equally daring. The envelope-ripping beats shouldn't come as a surprise given that he's supplied the soundscapes to monster singles by everyone from Alicia Keys ("You Don't Know My Name") to Talib Kweli ("Get By"). What is freakish is that in West's world, rhymes about strippers, God, college life, and guns can co-exist tidily and not undermine each other. On "Breathe In Breathe Out" he raps "I gotta apologize to Mos and Kweli/is it cool to rap about gold if I told the world I copped it from Ghana and Mali"--tongue firmly planted in cheek. On the catchy "Through the Wire," fuelled by a Chaka Khan hook, he spits some impeccable rhymes despite his jaw being wired shut after a near-fatal car accident. Maybe it was this brush with mortality that kicked his lyrics into high gear on "All Falls Down." The skits on here are just as potent, one poking fun at the overeducated underclass that makes a small fraction of the loot he does. With jaw-dropping cameos from Jay-Z, Common, Mos Def, and the Harlem Boys Choir plus the feel-good club tune of the year, "Slow Jamz" featuring Twista, College Dropout is as explosive, contradictory, and complex as rap music gets. --Dalton HigginsAtists: Kanye West
Audio CD: Explicit Lyrics
Company: Roc-a-Fella (2004-02-10)
List Price: $13.98
Amazon Price: $6.68
Used Price: $4.00
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Late Registration
For haters eager to see Kanye hit a sophomore slump--no such luck. Late Registration can't replicate the novelty of last year's College Dropout, but otherwise, this is an impressively more mature and labored-over album. Lyrically, Kanye's only improved a notch but musically, the album sounds incredible, especially with co-producer Jon Brion helping polish the songs to perfection. Tracks like "Heard 'Em Say" (featuring Maroon 5's Adam Levine) and "Hey Mama," are richly textured in their soulfulness while the flint-edge of "Crack Music" and "Gone" (feat. Cam'ron) will appeal to the street-oriented. There's a few duds on here--the sickly-sweet, syrupy "Bring Me Down" (feat. Brandy) being one of the worst offenders--but when the album's good, it's very, very good. In short, Kanye's detractors may not be swayed in their resistance to his charms but not only will his past supporters be rewarded but Late Registration has enough appeal to earn new crowds of fans. --Oliver Wang
Atists: Kanye West
Audio CD: Explicit Lyrics
Company: Roc-a-Fella (2005-08-30)
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For haters eager to see Kanye hit a sophomore slump--no such luck. Late Registration can't replicate the novelty of last year's College Dropout, but otherwise, this is an impressively more mature and labored-over album. Lyrically, Kanye's only improved a notch but musically, the album sounds incredible, especially with co-producer Jon Brion helping polish the songs to perfection. Tracks like "Heard 'Em Say" (featuring Maroon 5's Adam Levine) and "Hey Mama," are richly textured in their soulfulness while the flint-edge of "Crack Music" and "Gone" (feat. Cam'ron) will appeal to the street-oriented. There's a few duds on here--the sickly-sweet, syrupy "Bring Me Down" (feat. Brandy) being one of the worst offenders--but when the album's good, it's very, very good. In short, Kanye's detractors may not be swayed in their resistance to his charms but not only will his past supporters be rewarded but Late Registration has enough appeal to earn new crowds of fans. --Oliver WangAtists: Kanye West
Audio CD: Explicit Lyrics
Company: Roc-a-Fella (2005-08-30)
List Price: $13.98
Amazon Price: $4.39
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East-West
Like The Thief (1997), which was also nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, Regis Wargnier's East-West is a turbulent romance set against the political backdrop of post-World War II Russia. But instead of a man, a woman, and a child, the story revolves around a man, a woman, a child--and another man.
Like The Thief (1997), which was also nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, Regis Wargnier's East-West is a turbulent romance set against the political backdrop of post-World War II Russia. But instead of a man, a woman, and a child, the story revolves around a man, a woman, a child--and another man. Shortly after the war, Alexei (Oleg Menshikov), his wife, Marie (Sandrine Bonnaire), and their son travel to Russia from France to make a new life for themselves. But they quickly find that the situation in Alexei's homeland isn't quite as advertised and that they can't leave. Sacha (Sergie Bodrov Jr.) is a young athlete who lives in the same overcrowded apartment complex. Like Marie, he wants to escape, while Alexei decides to make the best out of an awful situation. Inevitably, Marie and Alexei grow apart as Sacha and Marie grow close, but one of these characters is harboring a secret that won't be revealed until the end. The film does double time as a thriller in that, at any time, any of these characters could be imprisoned or killed--including French actress Gabrielle (Catherine Deneuve, star of Wargnier's Oscar winning Indochine). She befriends Marie during a tour of Russia and offers to help her and Sacha make their getaway.
At its worst, East-West threatens to strain credibility, but Wargnier's assured direction and the sympathetic performances he elicits from his cast make for a believable and compelling drama. Although not an epic on the scale of Doctor Zhivago, Wargnier takes a more intimate approach to similar subject matter and, arguably, offers the superior bittersweet conclusion. --Kathy Fennessy
Director:
Régis Wargnier
VHS Tape:
Color, Subtitled, NTSC
Company: Sony Pictures
(2001-03-13)
ISBN: 0767850114
List Price: $21.96
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VHS Tape:
Color, Explicit Lyrics, NTSC
Company: East/West Records (1997-11-11)
ISBN: 6304528744
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VHS Tape:
Color, Explicit Lyrics, NTSC
Company: East/West Records (1997-11-11)
ISBN: 6304528744
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Into the West
Set mainly in the Ireland the tourist board didn't tell you about, Into the West is the story of a "traveling" family who have given up their traditional life of roaming, and find themselves trying to make it in the gritty, violent projects of Dublin. Gabriel Byrne is excellent as Papa Reilly, a once-proud father and leader whose grief over his wife's death has turned him into a booze-sodden has-been. His two sons, Tito (Ruaidhri Conroy) and Ossie (Ciaran Fitzgerald), escape the projects on an apparently magical white horse, Tir Na Nog, which leads them back to the West. After being forced to steal the horse back from a wealthy and ruthless horse dealer, they are pursued across the increasingly beautiful landscape by virtually all the policemen in Ireland. The much-loved actor David Kelly (Waking Ned Devine) does a nice turn as the grandfather, and Ellen Barkin is a surprising but believable choice as an old "traveling" friend of Papa Reilly. For better or for worse--mainly better--this is not the story Disney would have told: redemptive and uplifting at the end, it's realistic to the point of ugliness on the way there, with a style of cinematography that the Magic Kingdom has never been able to stomach. The younger brother, Ossie, is supposed to be 7, but the story itself is perhaps more appropriate for somewhat older children. Entertainment Weekly's best family video for 1994. --Richard Farr
Director: Mike Newell
VHS Tape: Closed-captioned, Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
Company: Walt Disney Video (2001-11-06)
ISBN: 6303066712
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Set mainly in the Ireland the tourist board didn't tell you about, Into the West is the story of a "traveling" family who have given up their traditional life of roaming, and find themselves trying to make it in the gritty, violent projects of Dublin. Gabriel Byrne is excellent as Papa Reilly, a once-proud father and leader whose grief over his wife's death has turned him into a booze-sodden has-been. His two sons, Tito (Ruaidhri Conroy) and Ossie (Ciaran Fitzgerald), escape the projects on an apparently magical white horse, Tir Na Nog, which leads them back to the West. After being forced to steal the horse back from a wealthy and ruthless horse dealer, they are pursued across the increasingly beautiful landscape by virtually all the policemen in Ireland. The much-loved actor David Kelly (Waking Ned Devine) does a nice turn as the grandfather, and Ellen Barkin is a surprising but believable choice as an old "traveling" friend of Papa Reilly. For better or for worse--mainly better--this is not the story Disney would have told: redemptive and uplifting at the end, it's realistic to the point of ugliness on the way there, with a style of cinematography that the Magic Kingdom has never been able to stomach. The younger brother, Ossie, is supposed to be 7, but the story itself is perhaps more appropriate for somewhat older children. Entertainment Weekly's best family video for 1994. --Richard FarrDirector: Mike Newell
VHS Tape: Closed-captioned, Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
Company: Walt Disney Video (2001-11-06)
ISBN: 6303066712
List Price: $9.99
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539882ST Fine Art Lamps East-West Passage Outdoor Lantern
539882 Outdoor Lantern from the East-West Passage Collection Medium lantern in aged ebony finish with subtle gold highlights accented by hand-blown creamy vanilla glass shade. 21H x 22W inches Weighs 18 pounds One (1) CFL 13W-4 Pin 2700k 13 watt candelabra base socket(s)
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539882 Outdoor Lantern from the East-West Passage Collection Medium lantern in aged ebony finish with subtle gold highlights accented by hand-blown creamy vanilla glass shade. 21H x 22W inches Weighs 18 pounds One (1) CFL 13W-4 Pin 2700k 13 watt candelabra base socket(s)Misc.:
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East, West - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
East, West (ISBN 0-394-28150-0) is an anthology of short stories written by Salman Rushdie in 1994. The book is divided into three main sections, entitled "East", "West", and "East ... (more...)
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Open Question: Israel started the war a long time ago, simply because they couldn't be happy with a peaceful solution?
Israel (Hebrew: ??????????, Yisra'el; Arabic: ????????, Isr?'?l) officially the State of Israel (Hebrew: ???????? ?????????? (help·info), Medinat Yisra'el; Arabic: ???????? ????????????, Dawlat Isr?'?l), is a state in Western Asia located on the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area.[5] The West Bank and Gaza Strip are also adjacent. With a population of about 7.28 million,[3] the majority of whom are Jews, Israel is the world's only Jewish state.[6] It is also home to other ethnic groups, including most numerously Arab citizens of Israel, as well as many religious groups including Muslims, Christians, Druze, Samaritans and others.
The modern state of Israel has its roots in the Land of Israel (Eretz Yisrael), a concept central to Judaism since ancient times,[7] and the heartland of the ancient Kingdom of Judah to which modern Jews are usually attributed. After World War I, the League of Nations approved the British Mandate of Palestine with the intent of creating a "national home for the Jewish people.It being clearly understood that nothing should be done which might prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine"[8] In 1947, the United Nations approved the partition of Palestine into two states, one Jewish and one Arab.[9] On May 14, 1948 the state of Israel declared independence and this was followed by a war with the surrounding Arab states, which refused to accept the plan. The Israelis were subsequently victorious in a series of wars confirming their independence and expanding the borders of the Jewish state beyond those in the UN Partition Plan. Since then, Israel has been in conflict with many of the neighboring Arab countries, resulting in several major wars and decades of violence that continue to this day.[10] Since its foundation, Israel's boundaries and even the State's very right to exist have been subject to dispute, especially among its Arab neighbors. Israel has signed peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan, and efforts are being made to reach a permanent accord with the Palestinians.[11] However several countries, including Syria and Iran, refuse to recognise Israel's right to exist.
Israel is a representative democracy with a parliamentary system and universal suffrage.[12][13] The Prime Minister serves as head of government and the Knesset serves as Israel's legislative body. In terms of nominal gross domestic product, the nation's economy is estimated as being the 44th-largest in the world.[14] Israel ranks highest among Middle Eastern countries on the bases of human development,[15] freedom of the press,[16] and economic competitiveness.[17] Jerusalem is the country's capital, seat of government, and largest city, while Israel's main financial center is Tel Aviv.[1]
I put the wikpedia definition in there because I don't think a lot of people understand that the state of Israel is not a right, it is a priviledge and when you disrespect that priviledge, you may lose it
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Open Question: Why are some of the countries with the highest percentages of Atheists still violent?
Or all of these listed countries more peaceful than the religious countries around the world?
Top 10 Countries
With Highest Proportion of Atheists
Country - Percent Atheist
East Germany 88.20%
Slovenia 29.80
Russia 27.30
Israel 25.60
Netherlands 24.10
Hungary 23.30
Norway 14.90
Britain 14.00
West Germany 12.10
New Zealand 11.50
P.S. I feel that statistics are often the enemy of science and truth. These statistics were first given to me by an Atheist who was trying to prove that Atheism brought peace (he only read the first few nations).
These are from adherents.com if you are wondering.
Exactly kelsey!
Gwen: I know. That's where I found it to be comical. It's from 1991.
Adam: I'm just pointing out the truth. Statistics usually aren't reliable and are twisted to make people's opinions seem true. Chill out. You have said some rude things on this forum, so maybe you should look in the mirror first.
tuyet: 1991. Isn't that funny? Well, they are to me. Because these stats were used to prove how evil and violent America is and they were correlated with this statistic's findings about the prevelance of Atheism.
skepdoc: Actually, if you were to see updated statistics, USA is up there when it comes to percentages of Atheists and Agnostics. Still, Israel is way higher than the US. So is sweet and non-oppressive Russia (sarcasm implied).
I'm sorry Magpiex. I should have stated right away that an Atheist told me these were accurate. He wasn't a troll either. I suppose if I give his name I'll be reported, huh?
Rei: I just pointed out the Rwanda conflict in 1994.
Another one, Japan invading China during WWII.
*Puts hand on head* Don't you people get it? I'm pointing out how easy it is to throw statistics at people no matter how old they are and cause a stir.
So enough of the "Hey, that statistic is old" routine. I stated that right away.
Chill out people.
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Open Question: A question about Canada?!?!?
What does it mean Canada physically is a North-South Country, but economically and culturally it is a East-West country?
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Open Question: Will I have school tomorrow?
Tonight
1/6/2009
Now
At 10 PM...cloudy with a chance of snow. Temperature around 25. East winds around 5 mph. At 12 AM...snow and sleet likely. Temperature around 25. East winds around 5 mph. At 2 AM...snow and sleet. Temperature around 26. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
Lo: 25°
A chance of snow this evening...then snow...sleet and freezing rain after midnight. Snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Near steady temperature in the mid 20s. Southeast winds around 5 mph...becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
Wednesday
1/7/2009
Hi: 33°
Freezing rain and sleet in the morning...then freezing rain...sleet and rain in the afternoon. Total sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches. Highs in the lower 30s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
Lo: 25°
Cloudy. Freezing rain with rain likely in the evening...then a chance of freezing rain after midnight. Near steady temperature in the lower 30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph... Becoming west 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
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Open Question: physics help! Ships A and B leave port together....?
Ships A and B leave port together. For the next two hours, ship A travels at 35 mph in a direction 20° west of north while the ship B travels 20° east of north at 20 mph.
a. What is the distance between the two ships two hours after they depart?
b. What is the speed of ship A as seen by ship B?
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Open Question: DOES ANYONE GET THIS MATH PROBLEM?
walk 40 meters east then 40 meters west, and you are back where you started.
a. translate the words into an equation involving addition
b. an instance of what property is given?
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Open Question: I would like vacation ideas, warm climates with in the U.S.?
I live in Illinois. I'd like to travel by car for a week or two to a warmer climate. (South) (East/West doesn't matter)
I like: museums, fishing, swimming, antique shops,etc.
Any Recommendations ?
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Open Question: Math Hw help please? 2 questions?
1. Write the equation of the line that passes through the point (4,-3) and is perpendicular to the line with the equation y= - 4/3x + 1.
2. Same leaves home at 1 p.m. driving West at 50mph. Lisa leaves and hour later and drives east, in the opposite direction at 60 mph. At what time will they be 655 miles aprt?
PLEASE HELP... THANK YOU!!
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Open Question: Best neighborhoods to live in Knoxville Tn?
I am looking for some information on the best areas to live in knoxville tn. I am a bit confused at the east and west ends, which end is nicer and more suited for a two year old and a large dog. Any info on the area and the best reasonable neighborhoods would be very helpful.
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