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What: "Democracy in Afghanistan is like a power plant in Wisconsin; it won't work as well there rather than here. Afghanistan's economy is based upon agricultural and amounts to around $14 billion GDP. There is not a sufficient tax base to support an effective army. States exist to project coercive power and without a robust military force, Kabul will compete with local Taliban leaders to enforce laws and take taxes."

Writer: Jerry Frey

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Date: Mar 12 2012 5:59 PM

What: "Mindfulness is like a mother holding her baby in her arms and caring for her baby's pain. When our pain is held by mindfulness it loses some of its strength. . . .Mindfulness recognizes what is there, and concentration allows you to be deeply present with whatever it is. Concentration is the ground of happiness."

Writer: Thich Nhat Hanh

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Date: May 10 2012 3:47 PM

What: "The cerebrum is like a huge sheet coiled up. The brain is built upmainly of grey and white matter. The cerebrum is divided into regions, each of which performs a specific functions."

Writer: Joy Bose

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Date: Feb 12 2014 2:22 PM

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"Then there's Peter Weller, who, I am informed by Wikipedia, patterned his performance on "Elia Kazan, Jacques Cousteau, Albert Einstein, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Adam Ant." Probably only Adam Ant shows up in the final result, but that's okay. Weller provides a stable, unflappable anchor for the proceedings, and the movie seems to take off from his post-New Wave demeanor. Buckaroo Banzai is like decades of escapist pulp filtered through the skeptic's shrug of the mid-'80s."

Writer: Rob Gonsalves

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Date: Aug 1 2014 4:22 PM