Cloning Successful

Chinese scientists have not only announced a mass human cloning project, but have just released proof of it's success.

100 healthy clones have been sucessfully bred and matured.

What has been startling to the scientists is that all 100 clones share a common mentality and sense of humor with the DNA donor used to harvest the DNA needed for this process.

I am pleased to announce that I am that donor.

Somewhere in China, there are 100 copies of ME, doing exactly what I would do if you got 100 copies of me together at one time.

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Chinese scientists have not only announced a mass human cloning project, but have just released proof of it's success. 100 healthy clones have been sucessfully bred and matured. What has been startling to the scientists is that all 100 clones share a common mentality and sense of humor with the DNA donor used to harvest the DNA needed for this process. I am pleased to announce that I am that donor. Somewhere in China, there are 100 copies of ME, doing exactly what I would do if you got 100 copies of me together at one time.

I Can't Believe This Is Real... But It Is !!!! GOOGLE IT !!!

Should Illegal Drugs Be Taxed? Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007 By Clayton Newman Tennessee's Unauthorized Substances Tax requires anyone in possession of a certain quantity of contraband to buy a tax stamp and affix it to the drug. Tennessee Department of Revenue In April of 2005, Jeremy Robbins was arrested attempting to traffic two tons of marijuana from Arizona to East Tennessee. Indicted on federal drug conspiracy charges, Robbins was soon assessed a $1.1 million fine from Tennessee's Department of Revenue. The reason: failure to comply with the state's Unauthorized Substances Tax, which requires anyone in possession of a certain quantity of contraband — in the case of marijuana, more than 42.5 grams — to buy a tax stamp from the state government and affix it on the drug. The so-called "crack tax" applies to controlled substances like marijuana and cocaine, and also illicit alcoholic beverages like moonshine. It allows someone to anonymously purchase stamps in person from the Department of Revenue based on the type and amount of the substance ($3.50 for a gram of marijuana, $50 for a gram of cocaine, etc.) with the understanding that doing so cannot be used against them in a criminal court. Posessing drugs is still illegal — the tax works completely outside the criminal justice system. A stamp cannot provide immunity from criminal prosecution, and a conviction of possession isn't required for the Department of Revenue to assess the penalties. Of the 726 stamps sold so far (some to collectors as novelty items), none have turned up during a seizure. The penalty for not having a stamp can exceed 10 times the original cost — and the Department of Revenue concedes that the tax was instituted with the expectation that most dealers won't buy the stamp. "Dealers can do it either way," says Assistant Commissioner for Operations Sam Chessor. "But in reality, the payoff for us is going to be on the back end, not the front end. " And what a payoff: since the tax was enacted in 2004 it has netted Tennessee $3.5 million in extra revenue, 75% of which goes directly to the enforcement agencies that carry out the drug busts. Still, some opponents argue that adding such steep penalties on top of criminal charges amounts to a second punishment, and thus a violation of double jeopardy law. "Aside from this incredible acrimony and bill-collecting mentality," says Knoxville attorney Gregory P. Isaacs, "you are divested of all your constitutional rights." For that reason, a Davidson County chancellor last summer ruled the tax unconstitutional, and stopped the state from collecting Robbins' $1.1 million. But the Department of Revenue, confident the ruling will be overturned on appeal, is continuing with the assessments. Says Deputy Commissioner Reagan Farr, "It's fine to have a criminal and a regulatory scheme running in tandem. We've made sure our statute is purely regulatory, not punitive." But no matter how you define it, the bottom line for Tennessee is that crime pays.

It's RED !!!!

This just makes you wonder... at what point did this Dad completely lose it as a father?

I gave advice to a friend of mine that was having a problem with her daughter keeping her room like a pig sty and not taking care of the nice things she had.
I told my friend the following.

"When she's at school one day, go into her room and remove EVERYTHING and either store it in the garage or in a small storage unit.
Leave nothing in her room but her bed and 7 suits of clothes (One for each day of the week). Store everything, phone, computer, television, video games, drapes (leave the blinds) dresser, nightstand, etc... Nothing should remain but a bed and 7 suits of clothes.
Keep it this way for a month.
This way, she can learn to appreciate what she has, and get a feel for what it's like for those that aren't as blessed as she.
Explain to her why you've done this, and that she will get her things back in a month.
If, after she gets her frills back, there is not a change in behavior, all the "toys" are gone for good. Then if she wants the better things in life, she can do odd jobs and earn the money to buy them herself."

This worked like a charm.

I think it would have even worked if she had just left everything else where it was in the room and just limited her daughter to 7 suits of clothes. That was what she complained about the most. She whined that it made her look "poor."
I think the message got through.

Carry on.

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