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2010-02-13, 03:06 | Link #6082 |
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Confiscating obviously fake weapons is still part of protocol I guess. You can't even bring bottles into concerts in case you *throw* them at the performers. (nothing stopping you from buying some marked up once inside tho >_> pay for the priviledge?)
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2010-02-13, 03:34 | Link #6083 |
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Arenas have used the *EXCUSE* of "security" to enhance concession sales by using that bogus reason. Much of what passes for "security" in the US and elsewhere is simply a theater-of-the-absurd with no relation to real security measures.
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2010-02-13, 04:36 | Link #6084 | |
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Heck, I once spent a whole week with my left elbow in a bandage due to a wooden kebab skewer because my friend had a dirty mouth.
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2010-02-13, 08:13 | Link #6085 | |
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I believe tenure is not limited to America. Maybe it is more informal, or due to them belonging to the public service, but here in Europe I think professors enjoy similar benefits.
Maybe something that wasn't highlighted is that despite feminist efforts, equal representation of women in senior academic positions have to face the fact that in some areas there are still way fewer females who continue on a PhD, but also the fact that the mechanism of cooptation, and a non negligible part of the decision making in the academics is still done during what we could call "male socializing", and not during formal reunions. Quote:
The gun issue is a heavy cultural one, for all I can tell. Here in Switzerland we have a strong gun culture that traces back to the middle age militias, with shooting festivals using military weapons being sometimes the major event in rural area (and almost all village have their 300m high tech shooting practice). And BB and crossbow are a classic of parochial festivals. Sighting a 16 or even 14 year old coming back from practice with it's personal military grade weapon is not uncommon. And every man who went trough the mandatory military keeps his weapon home to go to practice every year till his late 30's, and was even issued a can of ammo. Yet most of the gun casualties are suicide and family dramas (which periodically relaunch the regulation debate, generally opposing a women association with Pro-Tell). I don't know how the widespread possession of firearms factor, but we have only little criminal use of those, mainly by non-citizen using illegal weapons.
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2010-02-13, 08:37 | Link #6086 | ||
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Back to the original article, though... From the more recent update... hmm. Things like "the husband of one of the victims describing the shooter as 'not being able to deal with reality' and 'not as good as she thought she was'" and from one student, "she's a genius, but she really just can't explain things." Probe: Olympic track did not cause luger's death Quote:
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2010-02-13, 09:55 | Link #6087 | |
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Sea Shepherd Stinkbombs Ship
Sorry, couldn't resist the alliteration. This is pretty bullshit. Both sides are at fault and none of them want to take responsibility. And to clarify some facts : 1. Butanoic acid is not harmful. Just don't be stupid and keep them away from your eyes, lips and sensitive areas. Reason : Butanoic acid (C3H7COOH) is monoprotic (1 mole of that dissociates into 1 mole of RCOO- and 1 mole H+), has a pKa value of 4.82. At its pure state, its molar value is 10.9. Supposedly the pirates attack with 625ml glass bottles of that stuff in pure, the pH of the solution would be : pH = pKa + log ([A-]/[HA]) = 4.82 + log (10.9 M x 0.625 dm^3) = 5.65 The neutral level of pH as set by pure water is 7.0, and battery acid, which can dissolve skin, has a pH close to 0. Coffee is between 4-5, orange juice is between 3-4. Use these as a gauge and see if they are really correct. Quote:
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But SeaShepherd's acts are still considered piracy. 3. There is such a thing as the 1959 Antarctic Treaty, which Japan is a signatory (an an original too!). Unless they don't meet the guidelines under Articles 61 - 65, Part V of the UNLOS, within the guidelines of Article 6 of the treaty Quote:
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2010-02-13, 13:31 | Link #6089 |
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The Gun Thing:
I do carry a gun and talked about it in another thread (rape/abuse/negelect). I took the state required mandatory 40hr. course to get my CCW permit and also a ladies only course taught at Gunsight in Arizona. I own 3 guns and consider mysf a responsible adult.
However some folks just can't bring themselves to use deadly force in their own defence because of the way they were brought up or personal beliefs,I too was not a "gun person" until one of my closest friends was brutally raped and assaulted! My father was the one who saw too it that "Ain't no mfing animal gonna touch my daughter!". Thus my getting my first gun,a 45 like Justinstrife described. Guns ain't for everybody and I can respect their wishes,just don't tell me I can't have one cause you don't like 'em! On a side note one of my instructors told us that a gunshot wound WILL send you to the hospital,but a knife can send you to the hospital in PIECES! So what did you guys think of the opening of the 2010 Olympics? I thought it was incredible! |
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The tenure shooter killed her brother when she was a teenager.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/us/14alabama.html How would more guns have prevented this? |
2010-02-13, 18:28 | Link #6091 | |
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2010-02-14, 00:37 | Link #6093 |
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Toyota
It's funny that this is just now showing up here. Two of my girlfriends have expressed an interest in trading in their Toyotas(one Prius&one Tacoma)for something else. Me,I own a Jeep Liberty and it has been totally reliable!
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2010-02-14, 00:47 | Link #6094 |
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Japan isn't "one monolithic voice" anymore than the US is. Lots of different opinions abound there about the US. Okinawa residents don't necessarily hate the US ... they're just freaking tired of the base, the uncouth behavior of some of our poor choices in recruiting, and the "bad neighbor" problem.
Anyone who lives near a military base will tell you its a huge impact on local life --- particularly if its a base of a foreign nation with a foreign culture with foreign expectations and foreign attitudes.
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2010-02-14, 07:11 | Link #6095 | |
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China's Tiger Farms Causes Uproar
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I'm tossing in my two pence just to manipulate the scales a little on the 'less guns the better' side. I guess it could simply be one of the major cultural differences between the UK and US for the supposed similarities we have (namely the use of English), but given this story, I still probably until the day I die think that the liberalness of guns for "protection" just cause more harm for ordinary citizens than less. Ironically not from the 'bad people you wanna protect yourselves from', but the numerous accidents and seeing red moments between friends and family. That kinda news, I find tragic beyond tragic and totally pointless. A gun was originally created with 1 sole purpose: To main (and/or) take a life. To kill. That purpose alone is why so many people are up in arms about its existence more than cars, a bat, a knife or any other tool that has initial purpose other than causing harm. And while I'm learning about the entire "the US police don't have to protect its citizens..." (Say what now!? ) - It's too, too easy or tempting just for 1-2 mins of anger to take over rational thought, where kids or adults, reach for the safe/drawer/cupboard of their parents, release the safety and pull a trigger. Very impersonal, very cold, at a distance and pretty easy if the intent is there. There is most likely more to that story with the kid in question and his mental state than the use of the weapon of choice, but I think it's a safe bet to say (given that you had a choice between the two, to save your life) That to grab a carving knife in your very hands and ram it true into an organ of another, up close with the intent of debilitating someone is a lot harder to do than to pull a trigger of a tool and let the bullet hit home. Quote:
- And ironically at no point did I feel the need to go 'I wish I had a gun to feel 'safe' with’, rather I appreciate the police visiting our schools and teaching us girls at age 12 onwards how to be street smart in order to minimise getting into situations that are risky, in other to be aware of our surroundings and listen to our instincts of potential danger.. In addition, we were taught how to work the law so that we can use items (keys, umbrellas, etc) as weapons without being prosecuted for GBH/ABH should we need to defend ourselves. Also being offered and attending self defence courses so we have a choice, a way to get out of being raped, should we be unfortunate to be attacked. Having the police work with the community to get guns off the streets, not to equip everyone with one. It just reminds me of the way the big countries of the world are pointing nuclear warheads at each other at present, red firing buttons at the side. Just in case~ And so on. I know it won't stop a nation of gun lovers or with an affinity with guns as part of 'normal life', to survive the peril that is America (freedom at its finest?) It’s not so much "you can’t" Lost Cause, as much as its "you shouldn’t", since there are other ways around this.’ (Think Jackie Chan and Sammo Law) xD But coming from a world where in an attempt to tackle the same issues of protecting yourself and the community of which involve methods that work around decreasing the amount of firearms on the streets, I generally see that as a better solution. There is a choice. I personally would rather try to survive and defend myself as I've had to do anyways, under lesser odds of being hit by a stray bullet from some idiot who decided to pepper spray a place and drive off. Gun with you or not, there isn't much defence against those kind of attacks... To give the pro gun lot some leeway though, I will be the first to admit that while less guns on the streets is nice and a direction I prefer, it doesn't instantly guarantee fewer murders on each other, especially within the Black community of London given the fatal stabbings of 2008. And no, guns would not have given those dead much of a chance, as the attacks were usually gang ones or literally stealth as reported to us, it seemed. (Modern day ninjas) A few things run deeper and much more disturbing with the mentality of the teens these days in London, that some can take lives so silently and mercilessly without being held back by the repercussions no matter the weapon. As for the kid himself, I guess he'll be getting all the chore time he likes while in jail. Once you've killed someone once in cold blood, the rest I assume is easy. Here's hoping he doesn't get the chance to take the life of another.
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2010-02-15, 06:16 | Link #6099 | |
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Uh oh. This can only end well. Before we lose all confidence in the motoring giant, does this particular issue only concern the United States?
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2010-02-15, 09:48 | Link #6100 | |
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This seems to be making the rounds a bit. Anyone from Rhode Island (U.S.) here who can give some flavor to the story?
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- Adding 25 minutes to the school day - Providing tutoring on a rotating schedule before and after school - Eating lunch with students once a week - Submitting to more rigorous evaluations - Attending weekly after-school planning sessions with other teachers and participating in two weeks of training in the summer Pay increase for this is going to be low, but the teachers supposedly make US$70K to 78K per year where the median income in the town is US$22K. The administration seems to be a bit heavy-handed in directing the changes to be made, and is not offering to improve the teachers'/staff's income through their extra work. The union is being painted, in the article anyway, as wanting change but want to have input as well. Given the current status of the school, I'm more in favor of the administration's side since the teachers/union haven't done much to improve so far, it seems. Thoughts?
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