2010-02-10, 15:20 | Link #6021 | |
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2010-02-10, 16:01 | Link #6022 |
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I know, but most of the laws put in place seem to be targeted towards youth violence. I've seen some of the 16-25yo's around here. Underage drinking, public nuisance, shouting, ganging up, swearing. A van full of young tradies went past and they were giving me the finger because I was in school uniform. >.< They're the ones that bring the whole system down. If they can't say "I'm a bit tipsy, maybe I won't drive" instead of "I know I'm tipsy, but it's my car and ain't no Mother****** gonna touch my car" then these things wouldn't happen:
Survivor 'saw fear in brother's eyes' Last month, a probationary licenced driver had a bit too much to drink, and crashed his car into a tree, killing 5 people. Driver, 15, critical. Passenger dead Last night, someone who shouldn't even have been driving crashed a car, and killed his best mate. See what I mean? These people have no idea what they're doing. This is why the state bumped up the practice minimum and extended the probationary period.
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2010-02-10, 19:55 | Link #6023 |
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Common Sense and Responsibility or lack there of
Thank you Xellos THANK YOU!! You hit the bullseye and win the qupie doll! For a long time one of my pet peves has been the LACK of common sense and/or resposibility,especially by ADULTS! Granted I am 33 but there are people out there my age who do some of the most stupidest,ignorant things and then show up on the 5 o'clock(evening)news whineing about how they just didn't know or realize that if they did "A" that "B" would happen! Excuse me but when did consciense thought stop working,let alone common sense.
You see it everyday; People talking on their cells while driving,cleaning a gun they thought was unloaded,or changeing a light bulb while the switch is still on! Now you may say "Hey I've done that and nothing bad happened." And it may never happen BUT what if it does? Don't get me wrong Lord knows I've done some really bone headed things in my life and I'm not trying to preach to you guys either. Matter of fact I'm rather proud to be a part of such a bunch of "kids" who ARE THINKING outside the box! I feel that the world might be a better place with you guys manning the helm! Question everything you are taught,think "is this news caster,politician,etc. really giving me the whole story?" and please don't be afraid to ask those hard questions to your folks,mentors,us older types,or someone you really trust! Remember to never stop learning or asking and we are all here for a reason: To HELP one another! I would really like to know why back stabbing behind-the-back behavior is so reinforced on popular TV like survivor and big brother? Think about it their actually enforceing the belief that screwing one another over is a GOOD thing! |
2010-02-10, 23:06 | Link #6026 | ||
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This also reminds me of Microsoft's (or any other company's) plan to diversify its operations into other areas away from its core strength. Done well, that means Google is less dependent on searches and advertising; done badly, someone comes and eats Google's lunch. The second is more likely. Google's founders were also planning to sell a few billion dollars' worth of held stock, if I remember right, so its future direction and leaders might change to be more corporate than entrepreneurial. This will happen anyway, but being a telecom-like company isn't Google's strong area, IMHO. Greek civil servants strike over austerity measures Quote:
Spoiler for BBC debate among Stiglitz, Casajuana and Hendry:
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2010-02-11, 02:08 | Link #6027 | |||
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. . . . . What can I say? I'll just paraphrase what the Money Desk editor once told me: If we were any good with numbers, we'd be acountants, not journalists (and a lot richer too). By extension, we'd also be infallible scientists and not wicked storytellers. Climate-change chief won't apologise Quote:
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Just to clarify, though, from what I can remember, the story was picked up from the wires — it wasn't entirely our fault that it was written that way. And, besides, we've got Digital Life deputy editor Oo Gin Lee relishing his violent games, very publicly, on a regular basis. So... it kind of evens out, right? |
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2010-02-11, 03:32 | Link #6028 | ||
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Actually, I am glad today's MYB made an effort to restructure the coke-report to a better informed article. Here is the scan from today's Straits Times publication : The red meat (found in quite a number of the local meals) and smoking (duty*cough*unpaid*cough*next*cough*door) are great examples to throw in and provide a better POV for the reader. More informative than that small report from that site eh? But I guess in our fast-paced society and that economy problem, we can't live without fast news laden with "weasel" words rather than facts. Thank goodness I gave up that dream of being a journalist/reporter long time ago, reading is always easier than writing for a lazy person like me. OT : And yeah, I do enjoy reading DL. Even though most game reviews are outdated by a couple of weeks, but always interesting. I can't wait to see if Mr Oo will get a coffee session with the SPH board people for writing up about AVP3 or Dante's Inferno.
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2010-02-11, 03:39 | Link #6029 |
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Storm leaves damage trail
Making breaking news in Victoria (and headlines in tomorrow's papers) is news of a freak storm that hit Melbourne hours ago, dropping an unprecedented amount of water and leaving damage in it's wake. Just to tell you how bad it was (I was outside when it hit), approximately 10 minutes before it started pouring I saw a dark blot of cloud looming in the North west, while the other side was just patchy cloud. I walked into a library to grab a book, came out and it was spitting. Went into an Aldi store, got some chips, came out 5 minutes later and it was pouring with rain, and loud thunderclaps. As I write, it's still pouring cats and dogs out there. The storm itself has flooded Melbourne, and severed train services. Glad I got a lift home.
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2010-02-11, 04:33 | Link #6030 |
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Surprised this isn't in the news more considering the earthquake in Haiti:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/11/us/11chicago.html 3.8 magnitude For a bit of history: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1812_New_Madrid_earthquake Forgot to add this one since it's directly related to the main story: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabash_Valley_Seismic_Zone
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2010-02-11, 06:10 | Link #6031 | |
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For example when here we got small scale seism in the Alps, we'll be the only ones to discuss about the risks of dam rupture, or similarly, when a small scale earthquake occur in the Rhine Graben, only in our area will we reminisce the 1356 Basel earthquake, so will we be the only ones to angst over what it could do to the very concentrated chemical industry we have there, or to the neighboring french Fessenheim nuclear power plant, all of those which are by the Rhine river, which irrigates the very hearth of dynamic and densely populated Western Europe.
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2010-02-11, 14:29 | Link #6032 |
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(German) "It's a trap. Have you ever seen a Corolla breaking down?" Factbox: Toyota recalls swell to 8.5m (Feb 9) |
2010-02-11, 14:59 | Link #6033 | |
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2010-02-11, 15:30 | Link #6034 |
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@JMvS - It's true that the entire world has minor earthquakes every year, I just felt it was notable to point out the one in the Chicago area because scientists believe that the fault near New Madrid is shutting down and the one in Wabash Valley may be becoming more active as the pressure in the plates shifts. The entire region is densely populated, way more than it was back in the 1800's, but there are very few educational materials about what to do when an earthquake hits.
Since so many people associate earthquakes with California there's not as much of a focus on the Midwest region. However an earthquake in the Midwest of significant magnitude could be crippling for the country, possibly devastating. In the last decade, there's been three noticeable earthquakes in the region, including a 5.2 back in 2008. I doubt we should be in a mad rush to prepare the region for "the big one", but I do support more awareness and scientific investigation of the region considering how poorly prepared we were for something like Katrina, which we knew in advance would be hitting the Gulf Coast. On a related note, I wish this got more press too: http://www.sioux.org/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0..._n_438827.html
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2010-02-11, 21:16 | Link #6036 |
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loli manga importer from Iowa sentenced to 6 months
i say this guy was lucky that he received 6 mos if this was during the bush era then he'll be away for a looong time. |
2010-02-12, 02:45 | Link #6037 | |
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I'll be the first one to say he had sketchy tastes... but no one was harmed by the things he collected or by him. Better hide your XKCD stick-figures.... they *might* be under-age and therefore child porn of child stick-figures. Sheesh. Basically, Handley was looking at ruination at the hands of a zealot and plea-bargained. The rest of society will suffer for that legal precedent.
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2010-02-12, 03:06 | Link #6039 | |
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