what I find funny about that is that in the olden days the purest most flawless gems were the most valuable. Now they look for flaws to prove it's "real". So now it's the flaws (but not too many flaws) that makes a gem more valuable.

some of this could be fixed by allowing Federal Work-Study funds to be used to pay interns with "need" as determined by the schools financial aid office.

I bet this one plays music.

Many of those toys are for adults, but they are often sold alongside toys for kids. I like toys too, but I do feel a little silly browsing the toy aisle of many stores, that is unless I'm actually shopping for a kid.

If you're buying this book, George Takei is a "famed" actor to you.

In San Andreas, did anyone else try to collect all the aircraft? Including the jumbo jet?

I've heard that many times, never saw a legitimate source though. Patents are public records though.

Funny how easy it is to fool an omnipotent being.

Well, my phone can't run any sandbox games that I'm interested in playing but it does run Angry Birds. It helps to pass the time while riding the subway to work. Also, kids like it too.

actually, there was ALOT of popular support for George Washington to be made king. If he wanted it he could have had it.

Again, you can get in trouble for those things under UCMJ, but it isn't for "damaging government property". The US military doesn't consider servicemembers to be "property".

the whole idea that you can get in trouble for "defacing government property," because of sunburn or a tattoo is a myth.

doesn't pass Occams Razor.

would like to an analysis of Washington DC.

maybe because there is actually some semblance of logic and consistency to Dragonlance.

Ever hear of a bicycle? Or even walking? My friend used to walk miles everyday to two different jobs to keep a roof over his head. I ride an hour each way every morning on a train to get to work. Granted public transportation deosnt exist everywhere, but if you want to work, you find a way.

The article had nothing to do with "international socialism". Doesn't matter what political system the perpetrators of the massacre adhered to, it wasn't the point of the article. You can find plenty of negative press about Stalinist Russia. I am confused as to why you brought it up here in a place where it made…

"International socialism" isn't responsible for the massacre, Stalin and his followers were. Political systems don't commit atrocities, people do. The Soviets have received heaps of criticism for this horrible event through the years. But that wasn't the point of this article.

at a wedding, or other similar event where you are an invited guest. You should make way for the professional photographer that was hired to document the event. In most other cases that rule doesn't apply.