coffeechat

@coffeechat (1961)

New Zealand

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Kia Ora! G' Day

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coffeechat liked this • 29 May 10

Catholic Church excommunicates saintly sister for approving abortion.

coffeechat @coffeechat (1961) • New Zealand 29 May 10

The full news items is available here http://tinyurl.com/2u78snm [i]Sister Margaret McBride of Phoenix, Ariz., was excommunicated from the Catholic Church after approving an abortion that saved a woman’s life. The...

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evepin hmmm. that is weird because i've always thought (and i know we were taught this) that though abortion is considered a sin, doing so in order to save the mother is more important aka "the lesser evil." oh well. for me i think she shouldn't be excommunicated.

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coffeechat liked this • 29 May 10

Catholic Church excommunicates saintly sister for approving abortion.

coffeechat @coffeechat (1961) • New Zealand 29 May 10

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TheIceman33 The Catholic church has never made the "right" thing since their creation. I believe that the nun made that decision based on her observation regarding the situation of the mother who could have died if she didn't made that choice. What if she didn't order the...

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coffeechat liked this • 18 Apr 10

Indians hate Hindi?

coffeechat @coffeechat (1961) • New Zealand 3 Feb 07

Many Indians who I have met say that they hate Hindi.Do you hate Hindi? Why?

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GADHISUNU Coffeechat, I have followed the various responses to this discussion and I find that you are a very keen student of History and may be of Political Science too.The fact that you have made a fine distiction between RajabhaaShA and rAShTrabhAShA, referring again...

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coffeechat liked this • 22 Nov 08

Have you ever had a zombie day?

sharra1 @sharra1 (6340) • Australia 21 Nov 08

I am having one today and had one yesterday where my brain just does not want to work at all. It is just blank and no matter how hard you try and think nothing seems to get through. Do you every have days like this?

brain not working

thinking

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sharra1 Exactly. The vague sense of dread comes from thinking that you are supposed to do something but you cannot remember what. I never used to have them at all a few years ago but it is one of the symptoms of my chronic fatigue syndrome and I seem to have them too...

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coffeechat liked this • 20 Nov 08

Can the Average American actually help turn this ecomony around?

lilwonders @lilwonders456 (8214) • United States 20 Nov 08

It was asked what the average american can do the help our ecomony of all the candidates during the primary. They all had the same answer. BUY AMERICAN. They explained that the comsumer dictates the market. If we start only...

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bring jobs back to our own country

buying our own goods

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xParanoiax The key is to be smart to be able to make yourself more affordable. The vegetables and fruit I'll be growing will be organically grown because I can't afford the chemicles -- which'd end up harming the soil, bugs, amongst other things that I desperately...

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coffeechat liked this • 18 Nov 08

How to convert to islam?

carlos2008 @carlos2008 (210) • China 2 Nov 08

Which is the right path?Is it Shia. Is it Sunni,Is it Ahmaddiya, Is it Sufi?Or the many others? How is a non-muslim supposed to know which path to follow and that he is not joining a path that is not right or kufr? How is a...

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coffeechat liked this • 17 Nov 08

Prophet Muhammed is a fictional character reports the Wall Street Journal

coffeechat @coffeechat (1961) • New Zealand 17 Nov 08

Muhammad Sven Kalisch, a Muslim and Germany's first professor of Islamic theology, fasts during the Muslim holy month, doesn't like to shake hands with Muslim women and has spent years studying Islamic scripture. Islam, he says,...

guides

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grandpa_lash This will receive exactly as much support from devout Muslims as do any of the dozens of refutations of the existence of Jesus from devout Christians - which is to say, none. Very liberal Muslims may take the view, as do very liberal Christians, that the...

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coffeechat liked this • 16 Nov 08

The end of capitalism

grandpa_lash @grandpa_lash (5225) • Australia 14 Nov 08

When I left school nearly 50 years ago, my first two jobs were in the accounts departments of a couple of small, family-owned and run engineering companies. In both of them, there were three generations of several families on the...

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grandpa_lash Sorry about that, posting links is a new thing for me, but it doesn't matter, I'll give better information in this post. Ricardo himself said that comparative advantage only works because of the (then) difficulty of moving capital from country to country....

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coffeechat liked this • 10 Nov 08

At the end of the day it was literally at the top of most irratating phrases

urbandekay @urbandekay (18278) 10 Nov 08

Oxford University's top ten most irritating phrases: 1 - At the end of the day 2 - Fairly unique 3 - I personally 4 - At this moment in time 5 - With all due respect 6 - Absolutely 7 - It's a nightmare 8 - Shouldn't of...

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coffeechat liked this • 28 Oct 08

Youths and binge drinking.

ronaldinu @ronaldinu (12422) • Malta 26 Oct 08

Maltese teenagers have gained international notoriety for binge drinking. According to a [i] the Economist’s annual pocket world in figures, Malta is the teenage punch-up capital of the world and what makes the Maltese youngsters...

alcohol

binge drinking

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derek_a We have the same problem here in the UK and a similar reputation of "Brits abroad" binge drinking. The government are investigating ways to put an end to this as the health of young people who often tend to drink themselves until they pass-out, is not going to...

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coffeechat liked this • 28 Oct 08

Youths and binge drinking.

ronaldinu @ronaldinu (12422) • Malta 26 Oct 08

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littleowl Really nowadays unless there is some really strict laws put into force on teenage drinking there isn't a lot anyone can do mainly as drink is so accessible even from the store, they can get adults to but the drink for them so that is another thing that will...

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coffeechat liked this • 28 Oct 08

Learning English, How to Make It Easier.

Chiang_Mai_boy @Chiang_Mai_boy (3882) • Thailand 27 Oct 08

Learning the English language is challenging to say the least. There are some things you can do to make it easier. I have been teaching English for more than ten years now. I have been watching my students struggle and have...

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Chiang_Mai_boy Thank you for your kind response. The procedure you describe sounds interesting and worthy of thought. As you can probably gather from my post I have almost despaired of teaching vocabulary. This is partially as a result of my classroom situation. My classes...

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coffeechat liked this • 27 Oct 08

Do we have to tell our partners where are we going?

markmoney @markmoney (2868) • Philippines 27 Oct 08

I think by that practice, telling your partner where you going, will decrease the possibility of infidelity. I think it's good. You are committed to your partner so he/she has the right to know where you are or where are you...

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markmoney You're definitely right. Thanks for your response. Cheers! :)

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coffeechat liked this • 27 Oct 08

Do we have to tell our partners where are we going?

markmoney @markmoney (2868) • Philippines 27 Oct 08

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coffeechat liked this • 12 Oct 08

who says terrorists are born and bred only in madarassas ????

amirev777 @amirev777 (4114) • India 12 Oct 08

Hi Out of the twenty odd terrorists from Indian Mujahideen who were arrested for the recent serial bombings in India,almost all are well educated consisting of computer engineer,mechanical engineer, computer professionals,diploma...

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coffeechat liked this • 12 Oct 08

Saddam's Ghost: Is LAUGHING!

redyellowblackdog @redyellowblackdog (10629) • United States 10 Oct 08

Yes, it is true. If ghosts can laugh, Saddam's surely is. While the stock markets of the countries which invaded Iraq are crashing, guess what country's stock market is...

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coffeechat liked this • 28 Sep 08

Q & A. Global Financial Crisis and you.

coffeechat @coffeechat (1961) • New Zealand 26 Sep 08

Each day has brought an extraordinary development that would have seemed astonishing just the day before. In the US multi billion dollar banks have failed, the government has stepped in with a lot of cash to help. It may or may...

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redyellowblackdog As to your questions. 1) My bank is safe. I use a locally owned bank that has been in the same family for several generations and has consistently done very well in the government mandated inspections of their assets. There is no danger of outside interests...

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coffeechat liked this • 27 Sep 08

Do you use external keyboards for your laptop

lovenluck @lovenluck (1068) • India 27 Sep 08

I find it very hard using my thinkpad and so bought myself an external usb keyboard. Laptop keys are very soft and get damaged very easily and when i work here at mylot i need it very much so I use my external keyboard much often...

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coffeechat liked this • 26 Sep 08

have anyone tried google chrome browser?

akubest @akubest (137) • Malaysia 26 Sep 08

what's your opinion about google chrome browser? have you ever try it? i've tried it once and as the result i'll just say i'll stick with mozilla firefox. google chrome have a simple interface and and its easy to use. it have tabs...

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akubest the apple safari claims that it is more faster than firefox. i would love to give it a try and look for the performance

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coffeechat liked this • 26 Sep 08

Your Reading Speed

Transformed @Transformed (1259) • United States 26 Sep 08

How fast or slowly do you read? Does your reading speed stay the same or vary depending on the material. For example, if you're reading a "literary" novel or a textbook, do you slow down or do you increase the pace? Are you happy...

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Glenn Duran I went to the readingsoft site and clocked in at 323 words per minute, I guess that that is fast enough and anyway apparently you can read from a book faster than on a computer screen so I guess my time is really even better.

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