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Featured DA Political Thread of the Week

[link] -Hitting Children

The issue of spanking children in the USA has become a "hotbed" of controversy. Most every time that a child goes to school, if s/he has a mark on them the teacher is required to report it to the Office, which in turn reports it to the Child Protective Services of that particular state government. Child Protective Services is then required to investigate it as it is Child Abuse, and the parents are interviewed and required to explain that mark, bruise, or cut.

I have a few problems with the process:

01. The child could have aquired the mark in playing with others, running and falling, or a number of other innocent manners, yet when reported, the parents names are automatically kept in a databank forever.
02. I have no problem with controlled, responsible spanking of a child, yet if a child tells the Child Protective Agency s/he was spanked, or if the parents are seen spanking their child in public, they can be arrested.

I, of coarse, agree that children should be protected from abuse and physical harm, but doesn't verbal abuse scar a child emotionally for life more than a controlled spanking? How is spanking viewed/ administered in your country?

Featured Art of the Week

I chose to go with the written word as Art this week because it is so overlooked.

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-Poem-to-Pain

Featured National/International News Articles of the Week:

[link] Mexico- Drug Wars: The Merida Plan

Some in Mexico call it a farce, treason, and the relinquishing of their sovereignty to the American government? Can the Merida Plan solve Mexico's Drug Wars? Why has the President of Mexico exiled his family to Europe?

[link] Mexico -Journalism: A Deadly Profession.

Why are so many Journalist being killed covering events in Mexico? Why did the entire reporting staff quit a major Mexican newspaper in a single day?

[link] Mexico- President Caulderon's Strong Flood Response.

Did Mexico respond to this flood disaster, which was greater than New Orleans in 2005, better than the USA did in 2005? If so, what did they do different? Could the failures of Katrina have served to help President Caulderon?

Personal Editorial Commentary

The subject of my commentary shall be:

Immigrations: In the Wake of the Tabasco/Chiapas Floods

After the Katrina/New Orleans Floods Louisiana refugees emmigrated to not only all parts of Louisiana, but to all parts of the United States of America, and some to Canada. Over a million and a half Mexicans have lost everything in the southern Mexican states of Tabasco and Chiapas, so where do they go for relief? Many, many of them said they would go to "El Norte" {the USA} to earn a living, like their friends and relatives. Is the USA prepared to accept an army of displaced, homeless, flooded out Mexican Nationals? Does the USA have a moral obligation to help these homeless, flooded out, desparate refugees? Should the USA give Foreign Aid to Mexico to help relocate these refugees in Mexico?

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*DAPoliticalForum Canadian Ambassador

DA Political Forum Thread of the Week
[link] Torture: What is it and why use it?

Photographs and Art



National/Local Political News
[link] Khadr's Canadian lawyer barred from hearing
[link] Canada's welcome for Dalai Lama riles China

National/Local Commentary
Dollar's still on the rise, possibly breaking the record of $1.06US set back in the 50s. Meanwhile, Dion's spineless streak continues as Jim Flaherty announces a tax-cutting mini-budget that contains little else. The Dalai Lama's open-armed visit provokes China. Oh.... Canada.

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DAPF Ambassador to Guatemala

Featured DA Political Forum Thread!

Death Penalty: [link]

In Guatemala there is death penalty but it is unused, and some criminals have done things that are just way to out of hand. Our country is in crisis so right now, sunday we're having elections. This could be a theme to use against candidate from PP (partido patriota) Otto Perez Molina, by Álvaro Colom.


Featured Guatemalan Deviants and Deviations:

Abya Yala
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National/Local Relevant Political News Stories:

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Elections will be held on sunday, and the press the difference between each candidate is minimal, on the pools.

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The State Will Give More Employment to the country.
Vice president candidate, Rafael Espada says.

The Weather Report and More.

Over last week we had two important parties, the Halloween party (which is growing in poppularity) and the "Día de los Santos" (November 1st) where you honor your dead in a meal called Fiambre.

I'm sorry but could not find any piece that would show how the fiambre looks, so took the liberty of posting this:

Another festivity was held other than eating fiambre. People gather in Santiago Atitlán to fly Kites in the general graveyard. This also takes place in Zupango and other towns around

Weather report:
Skies are clean as November takes over!! The rain is gone! Now comes the sunsets.
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*DAPoliticalForum DAPF Ambassador to Israel

DA Political Forum Thread of the Week

I recommend no threads this week because there are no threads worth recommending. The politics forum has been incredibly boring as of late and it is up to you to change that. We need some fresh meat in there for it is the same old crap over and over again. Please click here: [link] and make a good thread.

Featured Photographs

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[Link to] National/local Political News

2 Emirati Men Accused of Assaulting Boy [link] The mother of the 15-year-old accused authorities Thursday of lying about his HIV status to cover up the fact that AIDS exists in this booming Arab city-state.
Obama chides Clinton for playing gender card [link]oliticsNews&rpc=22&sp=true "When we had a debate back in Iowa awhile back, we spent I think the first 15 minutes of the debate hitting me on various foreign policy issues. And I didn't come out and say: 'Look, I'm being hit on because I look different from the rest of the folks on the stage'," he said.

National/local Commentary

The fires in California of last week were only considered worse than the ones 4 years ago because it ws richer houses/people that were hit this time.

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DAPF Ambassador to Malaysia

My featured Forum Thread of the Week

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My Featured Deviations of the Week

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About 10,000 people paid their last respects to Malaysia's tycoon lagend Lim Goh Tongto, Genting Group founder, who passed away last teusday.

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Get to know Malaysian native tribe (like those Red Indians in America) called "Orang Asli", One of the country's treasured heritage.

Local/National News of the Week

Tengku Adnan To UK To Find Out Why Tourists Not Coming to Malaysia [link]
Malaysia delays dispatch of peacekeeping troops to Lebanon - [link]

Personal Commentary

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*AzureSquire, DAPF Ambassador to the USA:

DA Political Forum Thread of the Week
[link] How Do You Feel About Living in the USA? by ~dangerousbob
Deviants discuss their feelings on what they enjoy and dislike about living in the United States compared to abroad. Is the grass really greener on the other side? Discuss your opinions here!

Featured Photographs
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On November 1, 1800, John Adams became the first US President to officially reside in our nation's Executive Mansion. Since then, the First Home has gone on to survived more than 200 years of being a home, office, target, and a world-famous symbol of the most powerful public office in the United States of America. Thanks goes to ~eligeti for the wonderful photograph.

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It's only ironic that Halloween would also share its day with the statehood day of Nevada, state of the US' own Sin City, Las Vegas. A photo of the Seal of Nevada is provided by dA's own ~My-Five-Girls

National/Local News
[link] Democrat Defections Clear Path for Mukasey from The Washington Post
For the past week, the Bush Administration has reason to expect setbacks over its nomination of ex-judge Mukasey for US Attorney General, as prominent Democratic Senators voiced their opposition towards letting the nomination pass the Judicial Committee. With the support of Democratic Senators Schumer (NY) and Feinstein (CA), however, the prospects of Mukasey reaching approval of the Senate have gone from good to well.

[link] Judge Booted for Flipping Coin to Decide on Yahoo News, from the Associated Press
In the first post on state politics, the Virginia Supreme Court has removed Judge Michael Shull for shameful use of his office and the powers thereof.

Personal National/Local Commentary

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