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Okay when I added a div tag I got an image (from my root folder*) and placed it as the background. For some reason the image is not showing up in my browser but it is in my dreamweaver design view. why is it doing this? I've ensured that it has the correct URL. I tried both relative and absolute...

What we allow? Why would there be a fine if we 'allow' it? Obviously, someone thinks it is a bad thing for 'us' to be doing.

Who came first, the chicken or the egg? What is your solution, o' wise one? The people already have the choice in who they elect, so if anyone is to blame it is the ones you are concerned about getting screwed over. They essentially are screwing themselves. And just so you understand: Oil...

Okay, now I'm confused. I thought we were looting them!

Yes, we shouldn't. We are not willing to change the culture to eliminate the corruption endemic within it and give everyone a chance to benefit from the responsible exploration and development of their natural resources.

See, you can say something we agree on.

Collectivist cultures. Tribalist cultures. The culture predominant in the ME. Speak for yourself. I've already told you we've lost money by not bribing people. Yes, we overthrew the Taliban. Very popular government that one. The one asking for the bribe, of course. Why would anyone give...

Back to the point about Karzai. If he is corrupt it is not because someone put him into power. Even if the Afghani's elected their leader (although I though they had Karzai) that leader is likely to be just as corrupt as Karzai himself. And likely to be a Taliban nut job, or worse, too.

I've had guys in customs ask if I'd bring in booze for them to 'facilitate' me getting through quicker. None of them looked like they were running the country. The reason the corruption exists is because of the culture that allows it. If companies are bribing people it is because it is expected...

Companies are run by people and people are good and bad. Kind of like countries. There are some people in any company who shouldn't be in that company and will do things they shouldn't do. I have seen people fired for not following company guidelines on taking gifts when they shouldn't be doing...

In case you haven't figured it out, but who do you think are accepting bribes? It seems you accept the premise of 'white man's burden' to stop the 'brown' people from accepting bribes from us, or from each other. You also don't seem to understand that bribes tend to be asked for, or strongly...

I don't think you even know what corruption is. I remember a story from one of my Yemeni staff. He had his computer stolen from his home and went to the police to report it. The police told him if he would pay them a sum of money (about 1/3 the cost of the computer), they would find his...

I can't believe someone is this naive. Where do you think the local government is going to get the money to do its own drilling? The expertise? Fuck you are stupid. Oil company = manufacturing company = service company. So, no one should invest in another country? And the oil companies prop...

And how much would the governments of these countries get without the oil companies being there to invest? Are you going to lend them the money, and the expertise, and the organization to help them access their resources? You going to take the risk of investing there? Pony up, or shut up. Yep...

A couple of hundreds dollars at Home depot will buy a RO filter to remove most of the fluoride and any dentist will remove your old mercury fillings easily. Not sure if the maintaining an alkaline-acid balance is much left to run a revolution over. I can't see it fitting easily on a poster or...