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n many

laces, it was legal for people as young as 18 to purchase and drink alcohol.

The in

roduction of a

constitutional amendment lowering the U.S.'s voting age to 18 in 1971 ushered in a further wave of lowered

drinking ages in many states.

However, that tide was swiftly reversed beginning in the late 1970s.

federal law was passed in

984 that effectively established a national minimum drinking age of 21

Is the current minimum drinking age of 21 a good idea, promoting safety and responsibility among American teenagers? Or has it backfired, causing an increasingly dangerous drinking culture among U.S. youth?

Critics, however, argue that the 21-and-over drinking laws have actually made for a more dangerous environment for American teenagers by prompting them to do their drinking in private, unsupervised environments

Supporters of the current minimum drinking age say that the higher age limit has reduced drunk driving deaths substantially, and generally makes for a safer environment. Teenagers and alcohol make for a potentially hazardous mix, supporters maintain, and any steps taken to separate those two elements should be welcomed. Additionally, the human body does not fully develop until around the age of 21, proponents say; the intake of alcohol can cause grave mental and physical damage to a still-developing body.

Islamic terrorism is inspired by the sources of Islam: the Qur'an verses, ahadith sira and sharia that justify or encourage attacks on non-Muslims or those who may not be regarded as pious.

Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies, of Allah and your enemies, and others besides, whom ye may not know, but whom Allah doth know. Whatever ye shall spend in the cause of Allah, shall be repaid unto you, and ye shall not be treated unjustly

Now when ye meet in battle those who disbelieve, then it is smiting of the necks until, when ye have routed them, then making fast of bonds; and afterward either grace or ransom till the war lay down its burdens. That (is the ordinance). And if Allah willed He could have punished them (without you) but (thus it is ordained) that He may try some of you by means of others. And those who are slain in the way of Allah, He rendereth not their actions vain. [Qur'an&nbsp;47:4] And fight them until there’s no fitnah (polytheism) and religion is wholly for Allah.[Qur'an&nbsp;8:39] Lo! Those who disbelieve Our revelations, We shall expose them to the Fire. As often as their skins are consumed We shall exchange them for fresh skins that they may taste the torment. Lo!

Remember thy Lord inspired the angels (with the message): "I am with you: give firmness to the Believers: I will instil terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers: smite ye above their necks and smite all their finger-tips off them." [Qur'an&nbsp;8:12]

Allah is ever Mighty, Wise. [Qur'an&nbsp;4:56] They long that ye should disbelieve even as they disbelieve, that ye may be upon a level (with them). So choose not friends from them till they forsake their homes in the way of Allah; if they turn back (to enmity) then take them and kill them wherever ye find them, and choose no friend nor helper from among them, [Qur'an&nbsp;4:89] Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah, and those who reject Faith Fight in the cause of Evil: So fight ye against the friends of Satan: feeble indeed is the cunning of Satan. [Qur'an&nbsp;4:76]

ey honestly should be leading the world, economically, technologically, educational

y and so on and so on

Aerospatiale-BAC Concorde supersonic transport (SST)

commercial servic

cruise speed of mach 2.04 and a cruise altitude of 60,000 feet

In the late 1950s the

British, Fr

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Soviets

developing a supersonic transport

ere lar

espective governments as a way of gaining some foothold in the aircraft market that was

designs called the Type 233 and Super-Caravelle

dominated by the United States.

prototype construction in the early 1960s, but the cost was so great that the companies (and governments) decided to join forces

egotiated as an international treaty between Britain and France

draft treaty was signed on November 28, 1962.

both companies had been merged into new ones and the Concorde project was thus a part of the British Aircraft Corporation and Aerospatiale.

Only 20 Concordes were built, six for development and 14 for commercial service. These were: two prototypes two pre-production aircraft 16 production aircraft

Critically, many of the victims of the 9/11 attacks were business executives based within the World Trade Center buildings who were either regular Concorde customers themselves, or authorised others to travel on the aircraft.

Afghan guerrilla fighters trained and backed by the United States to fight the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s.

mujahedeen

30,000 local police officers within six months, providing a critical element to help the government and coalition forces hold on to areas newly cleared of Taliban insurgents

The police, meanwhile, have a reputation for poor discipline, drug abuse and corruption, and have proved easy prey for the Taliban.

“Then you partner it up effectively with I.S.A.F. and with the Afghan National Police, then you have got a very real possibility of keeping the Taliban out,” said Maj. Gen. Nick Carter, the departing British commander of coalition forces in the southern region,

General Petraeus had agreed with President Karzai to a pilot program of 10,000 such local Afghan policemen

Recruitment has already begun in some places to expand that plan

The plan has clear echoes of the Sons of Iraq, the neighborhood militias that helped turn around violence there.

American Marines holding Marja have been plagued by the reinfiltration of insurgents since the operation

Local police officers, trained and supervised by American Special Forces, are already operating in a number of places, including part of Marja and an area in Arghandab, and Special Forces units are already looking to recruit men in the newly cleared horn of Panjwai in Kandahar Province

and is to participate in talks with the Iraqi government about what, if any, American force might beyond that deadline.

the American military mission was to help the Iraqis build “an internal defense capability and a foundation for an external defense capability.”

He praised the capabilities of Iraq’s security forces, particularly in the aftermath of the country’s inconclusive election in March.

The focus of American assistance to Iraqi forces between now and the planned 2011 withdrawal was on their ability to sustain troops in the field and build “an intelligence architecture” able to collect, share and exploit information about threats.

Ultimately, General Austin said, defeating Al Qaeda and other terrorist networks in Iraq would not be solely a military solution, but rather the establishment of the rule of law and the maturation of the country’s government and its ability to oversee even mundane things like issuing license plates and identity cards, which would narrow the space in which terrorists operate.

Simply put, people are eagerly helping him because they still accept his view of the world.

''They don't see anything wrong with it.''

''They don't see that as a crime or a sin''

Jews, they often insist, control America.

Those beliefs come from what continues to be one of Islamic militancy's most effective weapons: sophisticated propaganda.

t Earth's oceans are now beginning to cool.

The Earth heats up after a Solar Grand Maximum, lagging a bit after the peak. With a Solar Grand Minimum now on its way, a "global cooling" is on the horizon--a natural oscillation occurring in much longer solar cycles.

Low self-esteem and eating disorders are the side effects from the media’s portrayal of artificial beauty

as of 2004, 8 million people—7 million of them women—had an eating disorder (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, etc.).

According to the American Psychiatric Assn.’s Diagnostic &amp; Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders, people who suffer from anorexia typically have an underlying personality disorder and seek more control over their environment.

indicate that discipline and control, rather than thinness, were their true goals

66% of Americans do not even come close to conforming to that supposed ideal. Meanwhile, less than 3% of the U.S. population suffers from an eating disorder

We know Barbie is anatomically impossible.

magazine covers featuring celebrities have been airbrushed,

blaming the media for eating disorders is a lot like laying the blame for underage smoking on TV characters

"over three-quarters of the female characters in TV situation comedies are underweight, and only one in 20 are above average in size.

Heavier actresses tend to receive negative comments from male characters about their bodies

80% of these negative comments are followed by canned audience laughter."

The media reinforces this standard by promoting dolls like barbies which no girl or woman could ever seriously look like.

he proportions are all wrong and the measurements when converted to full size are freakishly absurd.

Girls and teenagers are self conscious enough about their body image without being bombarded with air brushed perfection which sometimes borders on looking cartoon like with their lack of blemishes and freckles.

Young girls are starting to diet at younger ages and exposure from the media promoting beauty contests doesn't help this.

There has been some progress on the promotion of ultra thin models and in some place they've been banned.