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To: SeachRE who wrote (376)	6/13/2008 12:01:58 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3816

Strategic management of the nations economy for the sake of materialistic stability and prosperity is one among many issues lain at the feet of political leaders. However, addictive and narcissistic conduct is associated with an over concern for materialism and is also at the root of societal ills such as war, crime, poverty, oppression, bigotry, and genocide. For this reason leadership and the public consciousness must be more broadly balanced regarding concerns for the noble interests of humanity. Materialism, lacking any spiritual, intellectual, or cultural value outside the accumulation of wealth, does not offer a proper justification for human existence...and so, it leads those corrupted by materialistic compulsions to a life of frustration, or even suicidal despondencies (death wishes/fears).

To: SeachRE who wrote (376)	6/13/2008 6:04:05 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3816

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singapore man with a penchant for sniffing women's armpits was sentenced to 14 years in jail and 18 strokes of the cane for molesting his victims, a local newspaper reported Friday. The 36-year-old, who the Straits Times said was mentally unstable, had previous convictions for drug and sex-related offences. He molested 23 women over the course of 15 months, smelling their armpits and touching them in lifts, staircase landings and their homes, the paper said. He was caught after a housewife reported him to the police. The court meted out the jail term, normally reserved for hardcore criminals, saying the man was likely to commit crimes again, the paper reported. Caning on the buttocks is an additional punishment for male criminals in Singapore for offences ranging from vandalism to illegal possession of drugs and rape.