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Just bought a home that had foundation work done (I have a transferable warranty).

Questions is, some of the access holes on the side of the house where access was used to installed the piers was not refilled. Should the dirt have been replaced at all points, or were they supposed to remain unfilled to allow moisture?

Anyone know a good Vietnamese restaurant in Houston that serves good Chao Tom?

We have reservations for a delux balcony room. It comes with butler service. The question is, are we supposed to tip the butler for doing things for us?

I have a 13 hour layover in Dubai Airport. Never been there. Any place I can hang out or sleep for maybe 10-11 hours?

what does this mean?

oo nga! sama mo naman ako...and don't forget to invite me ha? kelan ba?

Thanks

can that person still be excommunicated? No haters please. I urge you to go to the politics section and post your hate there. Plenty of bait for you. Thank you.

I'm a guy in my 40's, going to Thailand to meet my ex-filipina gf to finally ask her to marry me. I was in the military but am now out, so I need some clothes to go to Thailand. So I went to the mall and bought some pants and shirts, but nothing really goes together, and I don't know if the stuff I bought is good for someone of my height and build (short 5'6" slim to medium athleticbuild), and color to go with my skin tone and hair color (I'm hispanic so my skin is darker than a cashew but lighter than an almond :) with black hair). Is there a website or can someone help with any tips? I'm going to return most of what I have, and need t start from scratch. Keep in mind, it's hot and humid in Thailand. Also, and stores that might have more of what you think I should look for. Lastly, help with color coordinationg and shoe type and color coordinationg. Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance (even the inevidable 2-3 wise a$$e$ who statistically will make comments).

i have a couple of russet potatos, a box of Kraft macaroni & Cheese, and some hamburger meat. I want to brown the hamburger meat in a skillet, them mix it in with the mac& cheese. and use the meat mixed with the mac & cheese as a topping for a baked potato. Will this work (aside from the caloric and fat issue. but i'm poor and this is all i have). Or do you have another suggestion ( i want to take the leftovers for lunch tomorrow)

Now that our cheek is stinging less from this latest Israeli "***** Slap", is Israel the abuser and user in this relationship? Seems I've spent decades hearing about how israeli warplanes "accidently" killed american sailors.. http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=uss+liber...

... how israel disrespects the united states, how Israeli spy after ISraeli spy is arrested in the united states. Other than moral hubris, what exactly do we get from this relationship except, physical abuse, disrespect, and generally abusive and dismissive behavior towards the U.S.A.

Why are we allowing a brutal dictatorship to make so much money off of us? Also, American business who manufacture their products in China say their plants are "American run" or "American managed", but the fact is the plants are OWNED by the Chinese government. Name me a business where a manager has more say so than the owner. I saw a documentary of the plant where the mardi gras beads are made. 15 & 16 year olds working 12 hour shifts. Boys and girls are seperated, and they sleep 6 to a dorm, which is locked from the outside. They do get paid, a token amount, which they spend when they are taken to town for 1 hour a week. Anti freeze in toothpaste, poison in dog food, lead and cadmium in kids toys, and it never ends. And all they do is execute some scapegoat and say "problem solved." Sure, you can get a dozen socks for $1.99, but at what cost to our souls?

nothing. she's been told twice already.

7 years without a SINGLE spending bill veto. 1 trillion on a now admittidely pointless war, 11 trillion for Rx drug program that went unfunded, expanded farm subsidies, the trillion dollar bailout half of which no one can vouch for where it went. i can go on, but why did you not protest government spending and "socialism" then?

After the republicans and their supporters get through killing health care reform on the principle that government involvement in the free market is socialism, will they all then go on to protest at more events to call for an end to all crop subsidies such as corn, peanuts, beans, cotton, rice, sugar, etc., and call for an end to agricultural policies that limit competition in the global market? Taking my tax dollars and giving it to a farmer to NOT grow something so that the market will do what the farmers want it to do is socialism. I urge all to contact the republicans to force them to stop this madness since they are the only ones who porportedly "care" enough to stop socialism.

http://www.rnc.org/splashpage/index.aspx

http://republican.senate.gov/public/?CFID=11337662...

http://www.gop.gov/

Please contact thesed bastards and MAKE then put our money where their mouths are.

Are they seaworthy enough to cross the atlantic, or cruise the bahamas and stuff like that? Would I be able to go from Houston, Texas to say Portugal? (Assuming you carry enough fuel)

if so, do you know what his co-pay is?

1con·ser·va·tive

Pronunciation: \kən-ˈsər-və-tiv\

Function: adjective

Date: 14th century

1: preservative

2 a: of or relating to a philosophy of conservatism bcapitalized : of or constituting a political party professing the principles of conservatism: as (1): of or constituting a party of the United Kingdom advocating support of established institutions (2): progressive conservative

3 a: tending or disposed to maintain existing views, conditions, or institutions : traditional b: marked by moderation or caution c: marked by or relating to traditional norms of taste, elegance, style, or manners

4: of, relating to, or practicing Conservative Judaism

— con·ser·va·tive·ly adverb

— con·ser·va·tive·ness noun

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fas·cism

Pronunciation: \ˈfa-ˌshi-zəm also ˈfa-ˌsi-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Italian fascismo, from fascio bundle, fasces, group, from Latin fascis bundle & fasces fasces

Date: 1921

1often capitalized : a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition

2: a tendency toward or actual exercise of strong autocratic or dictatorial control

— fas·cist \-shist also -sist\ noun or adjective often capitalized

— fas·cis·tic \fa-ˈshis-tik also -ˈsis-\ adjective often capitalized

— fas·cis·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb often capitalized

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1lib·er·al

Pronunciation: \ˈli-b(ə-)rəl\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin liberalis suitable for a freeman, generous, from liber free; perhaps akin to Old English lēodan to grow, Greek eleutheros free

Date: 14th century

1 a: of, relating to, or based on the liberal arts <liberal education> barchaic : of or befitting a man of free birth

2 a: marked by generosity : openhanded <a liberal giver> b: given or provided in a generous and openhanded way <a liberal meal> c: ample, full

3obsolete : lacking moral restraint : licentious

4: not literal or strict : loose <a liberal translation>

5: broad-minded ; especially : not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or traditional forms

6 a: of, favoring, or based upon the principles of liberalism bcapitalized : of or constituting a political party advocating or associated with the principles of political liberalism ; especially : of or constituting a political party in the United Kingdom associated with ideals of individual especially economic freedom, greater individual participation in government, and constitutional, political, and administrative reforms designed to secure these objectives

— lib·er·al·ly \-b(ə-)rə-lē\ adverb

— lib·er·al·ness noun

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so·cial·ism

Pronunciation: \ˈsō-shə-ˌli-zəm\

Function: noun

Date: 1837

1: any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods

2 a: a system of society or group living in which there is no private property b: a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state

3: a stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done

would you rather LOVE, or BE LOVED?

I saw the same eye doctor for 3 years, and the last visit (a little over a year ago) he told me that the next time i might need bi-focal contact lenses. Well, I have different insurance, so i went to another eye doctor. she seems young, and i can't find her listed on my states medical board web site, but i'm sure she is licensed. anyway, my first visit she asked if i wore contacts to watch t.v. or read, etc. i said i usually wore them until the end of the day. my first contact lens Rx was too fuzzy, so when i went back i mentioned what the previous doctor told me, and that maybe it was time for bi-focal lenses. she then Rx bifocal lenses, but she gave me one Rx for my right eye to see far away, and a different Rx for my left eye to see up close. naturally, i see somewhat blurry, but she said my eyes would get usd to it. it's going on day 3, and it's just as fuzzy as it was on day 1. not only that, but i feel like i'm bugged eyed focusing out of one eye to see far, and another to see close. I just looked up bifocal lenses and i read that they have 2 Rx/s in each lens. My question is (finally) is this normal to Rx a far lens for one eye and a close lens for another eye? whay aren't the contacts i have dual Rx in each contact iof they are supposed to be bi-focal. I'm wondering if I should go to another Dr., or if this doctor is making sense as to what she is doing. Naturally, I will approach her, but I want some education first from someone who knows. Thanks.

By ROXANA HEGEMAN, Associated Press Writer Roxana Hegeman, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 22 mins ago

WICHITA, Kan. – The man charged in the shooting death of abortion provider Dr. George Tiller warned Sunday that more violence is possible.

Scott Roeder, being held on charges of first-degree murder and aggravated assault in Tiller's killing one week ago, called The Associated Press from the Sedgwick County jail.

Tiller, whose Wichita clinic was among only a few in the U.S. performing third-trimester abortions, was shot while serving as an usher at the Lutheran church he attended.

"I know there are many other similar events planned around the country as long as abortion remains legal," Roeder said.

He would not elaborate.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090607/ap_on_re_us/us...

A question for canadians and europeans?

In America were always told "if you think national healtjhcare is a good idea just ask a Canadian/Briton/FRenchman/German/etc.

I'm told that if the government takes control of healthcare some beaurocrat will decide who gets to live or die. I didn't have inmsurance for the past 12 years, so I didn't even get healthcare period. now i have insurance and some 24 year old adjustor with no medical training in another state gets to tell my doctor if I can have th etreatment he recommends so i don't see a difference. anyway, what is your healthcare system like and do you like it?