Just an FYI. There is nothing that prevents running Java + MS-SQL. It is a common back end stack and is used for all web applications at my current employer. It works very well. KISS is a good strategy and should be employed in any project. However, part of that strategy is to keep dependencies low across the project hence interfaces. Part of that strategy is to find bugs prior to integration hence unit testing. I have worked with Java for a long time and if you are conversant with it the "Eclipse + Tomcat + project + nant tasks + debug" setup doesn't take any longer than the "VS + solution/project + debug" setup. I think it is more of a matter of taste than anything.

Stop being logical and making sense. She is the key to life eternal. You just wanna kill our joy at the proposition of a pill that allows us to live forever.

When was it that America tried to enforce justice?
Starting with slavery and moving on to the railroad monopolies, tammany hall, the Chicago political machine, union busting in the 1930's, the company towns of the coal mines, separate but equal and on and on and on. We do try in fits and starts to fix these things, but always the rich and privileged find ways to give themselves privileges and immunity that the average Joe is not entitled to. It is not just American history but world history that teaches us this. So, maybe we should stop being sad about a time that didn't exist and do something about it. Whether we vote with our money or in the ballot box or through protest it is up to us to change things and looking back on a better time that did not really exist will not get it done.

No, McVeigh was executed for killing 186 people including 19 children and injuring 450 others. His beliefs were never the subject of any of the crimes for which he was convicted. He may have done what he did to stand "up to what he believed was an oppresive[sic] government", but he did it in a cowardly and evil way. My own feeling is that a man who killed that many innocent people got what he deserved no matter his beliefs.

I agree. I can't see how any of this is a problem. I am "Forced" to wear an RFID badge at work. Oh and scary they can track me at work. But, I leave it in my car or on the kitchen counter at night. Why can't a school make her were a badge at school. If they wanted to tattoo it on her arm or inject it under her skin I could see all the number of the beast stuff, but "You need this badge to be with you while you are at school so, we know where you are." seems a reasonable and justifiable request.

This exact correlation can be found to any substance that we used in the 60's but banned later and was eliminated in the 90's: DDT, asbestos, CFCs etc. Hell I bet you would find this correlation in the decline in radio listeners and a rise in the quality of American made cars. They didn't prove anything. If they compared blood samples from the prison population and the general population, during that time period, and found that the prison population had higher levels of lead then they would start to have convincing statistics. This is just a guess that maybe these numbers mean something. I would say the correlation is strong enough to warrant further investigation. Until then it is just a guess that maybe somehow lead and crime were related in this time period.