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When we first meet, you will believe me to be like you. You will poke and prod and will find a seemingly malleable core. You will initially feel empowered and emboldened, but will quickly become uneasy and will demand greater definition; that is your mistake. You see, it is to protect you from my underlying current that I suppress my true form. The depth of introspection that I’ve applied to you within our first encounter many times is more than you’ll apply to yourself within your lifetime. Do you understand? I am the destroyer of evil, and with it, vessels in which it finds safety. I try hard to temper my impulsive desire to grow you how you don’t yet realize you want to grow. When you see me a melancholy clown, realize it is for you, not for a lack of conviction; so do not encourage my true form. -W

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Good riddance. Hopefully this teaches other corporations to more accurately calculate environmental destruction and/or risk mitigation costs into their operating costs in the future.

Arco stations for sale as BP plans to leave Southland

Last year, the company said that it had hoped to sell those operations and its refinery in Texas City, Texas … [to] raise money to pay for the disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil leak.

https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-arco-20120317,0,5945101.story

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The greatest error, today, is to believe that those of one temperament should seek to develop the characteristics of another. The true challenge is to accept the beauty of one’s own nature, and rely on divine providence to assist one in emphasizing one’s unique inclinations towards virtue and keep one from the dangers towards which one’s weaknesses would make one inclined.

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i long for the day when guys and girls can punch each other in the face and be judged equally …

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Looks like Habeas Corpus is alive and well. What’s the big deal anyway? All he did was kill 16 future terrorists. Give the man a medal and a hero’s welcome.

Soldier suspected in Afghanistan massacre to huddle with lawyers

The lawyer representing the U.S. soldier implicated in the massacre of 16 villagers in Afghanistan said on Saturday he and other members of the defense team would spend several days with him in the week ahead.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/17/us-usa-afghanistan-soldier-idUSBRE82G0FG20120317

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