Or suppose you are a Republican and work with hardcore Progressives (the fraking crazy kind). They see a friend of yours on Facebook who is a hunter and then at work the next day they drill you about how the workplace is violence and firearms free.
Then when its winter you come to work wearing a parka with a wetlands camouflage pattern (hey its Columbia Titanium and was on sale), you are asked very pointedly if you are a "killer".
I work for the Government in the Education field and no it wouldn't acceptable to speak out about political views if your views aren't what the workplace "norm" is. The norm is very progressive, very progressive environmental, very child advocacy and very anti-religion and anti-gun rights.
I know that I was trolled for in an "unofficial" google search to the point where my reviews on Urbanspoon that had accidentally included my email address were brought up.
So I won't friend any coworkers now and if they go searching for me then it can't be blamed on my pushing agendas on them.
From TFW on MNCs - "They have pointed out that multinationals create false needs in consumers and have had a long history of interference in the policies of sovereign nation states. Evidence supporting this belief includes invasive advertising (such as billboards, television ads, adware, spam, telemarketing, child-targeted advertising, guerilla marketing), massive corporate campaign contributions in democratic elections..."
Google advertises, invades privacy donates to elections, so what makes them more ethical than Apple, IBM or Intel to name three? Also Google has only been around for 12 years so they've not had time to sell data gathering tools to genocides yet like IBM did.
As for the "...but explaining that they'll choose the cities based upon other various factors, like their potential influence upon other cities." Raleigh is in the middle of the Research Triangle.
Russia's ability to project is pretty much limited to the regions you pointed out, Central Asia, Eastern and Southern Europe with their navy being a shell of what it was.
"A superpower is a state with a leading position in the international system and the ability to influence events and its own interests and project power on a worldwide scale to protect those interests; it is traditionally considered to be one step higher than a great power."
Russia no longer has a leading position, its in the G8 sure and on UNSC, but it is failing. China is in a leading position, but not in the G8 but has UNSC seat, economic power sure, but with problems just like or worse than the US has, but its bubble hasn't burst.
They can not however project power. China and Russia lack sealift and airlift.
China can't get forces to Taiwan, they sure couldn't get PLA forces to San Diego if they wanted to. On the other hand the US could get Marines to Hong Kong in a few days.
China has very limited abilities to project power. Russia currently has only the ability to project a few bombers and a couple warship a few thousand miles. On land the Russians have been limited to Chechnya, Georgia and Kosovo in the last 20 years.
Chinese military power projection is very limited, a handful of nuclear subs, most of which spend years at dock between deployments, no carriers and they lack the capability to move land forces across the Straights of Taiwan.
The US on the other hand, well, 10 nuclear carriers, 8 amphibious assault ships, dozens of bombers capable of deployment in a few hours notice, the ability to deploy paratroopers, helicopter assault forces or Marines anywhere on the planet in 2-3 days.
I didn't go well at math in school from 2nd Grade through 6th grade. I really struggled at it, of course I had cancer then, but I struggled at math. On the Iowa Standards tests I was 11-12th grade level at every subject except math, in those I was at my grade level or a year above it.
In 7th grade everything clicked for me, my buddy and I were put into advanced 7th grade math and by 8th grade we were bumped to High School math and science. By the end of our 4 year High School I'd taken 6 years of math (pre-algebra, algebra I&II, geometry, calculus and calculus 101 through the community college) and 2 years of physics.
When I travelled through Canada to get to Alaska we took our pets. The two cats were easy, vet paperwork saying they didn't have rabies and had shots etc.
We also have three reptiles, a Green Iguana who is 15 years old, a Central Inland Bearded Dragon and a Saharan Uromastyx (orange). I looked up the rules on taking exotics into Canada and there is some conflicting information.
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/imp/petani/amphe.shtml and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency told me - "Reptiles do not require any certification from CFIA but they do need CITES permits." I don't have CITES permits, so I printed out the page that said I don't need anything and went to the border. Oh in emailing the CFIA they said I needed CITES permits, photos of the reptiles in question mailed to them and to wait 6-12 weeks for permit.
I go to the border with reptiles in the backseat of the car, in clear plastic containers where the Iguana does what he does best, stands still as a rock. We didn't tell them about the lizards, but there they were, up high and in plain sight. No questions asked.
We get to the US border crossing and the agent looks into the car and says "How did you get those into Canada? Did they know you brought them in???"
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The Hatch Act doesn't extend to things like saying on Facebook "I'm going to vote for Obama" or "Check out the new AK I bought at a gunshow."
I would have gone Che Mugabe Gaylord.
Or suppose you are a Republican and work with hardcore Progressives (the fraking crazy kind). They see a friend of yours on Facebook who is a hunter and then at work the next day they drill you about how the workplace is violence and firearms free.
Then when its winter you come to work wearing a parka with a wetlands camouflage pattern (hey its Columbia Titanium and was on sale), you are asked very pointedly if you are a "killer".
Oh they treat you differently.
I work for the Government in the Education field and no it wouldn't acceptable to speak out about political views if your views aren't what the workplace "norm" is. The norm is very progressive, very progressive environmental, very child advocacy and very anti-religion and anti-gun rights.
I know that I was trolled for in an "unofficial" google search to the point where my reviews on Urbanspoon that had accidentally included my email address were brought up.
So I won't friend any coworkers now and if they go searching for me then it can't be blamed on my pushing agendas on them.
Hey, people in the work place have to keep their mouths shut already about politics without Facebook.
Google is the most ethical multi-national ever?
From TFW on MNCs - "They have pointed out that multinationals create false needs in consumers and have had a long history of interference in the policies of sovereign nation states. Evidence supporting this belief includes invasive advertising (such as billboards, television ads, adware, spam, telemarketing, child-targeted advertising, guerilla marketing), massive corporate campaign contributions in democratic elections..."
Google advertises, invades privacy donates to elections, so what makes them more ethical than Apple, IBM or Intel to name three? Also Google has only been around for 12 years so they've not had time to sell data gathering tools to genocides yet like IBM did.
As for the "...but explaining that they'll choose the cities based upon other various factors, like their potential influence upon other cities." Raleigh is in the middle of the Research Triangle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_Triangle
Really? Sarah Palin is now up with Adolf Hitler?
Pol Pot, Iosif Stalin, Mao, Glenn Beck, now those are up with Hitler, but who did Sarah Palin kill?
Sarah is a perfectly good name.
Thank you, good points and right on.
Russia's ability to project is pretty much limited to the regions you pointed out, Central Asia, Eastern and Southern Europe with their navy being a shell of what it was.
Yes, China has a bubble.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/10/AR2010031002636.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/25/AR2010032503777.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/05/business/global/05yuan.html
Unless the world economy collapses worse, or the Chinese economy collapses, which is looking more and more likely.
"A superpower is a state with a leading position in the international system and the ability to influence events and its own interests and project power on a worldwide scale to protect those interests; it is traditionally considered to be one step higher than a great power."
Russia no longer has a leading position, its in the G8 sure and on UNSC, but it is failing. China is in a leading position, but not in the G8 but has UNSC seat, economic power sure, but with problems just like or worse than the US has, but its bubble hasn't burst.
They can not however project power. China and Russia lack sealift and airlift.
China can't get forces to Taiwan, they sure couldn't get PLA forces to San Diego if they wanted to. On the other hand the US could get Marines to Hong Kong in a few days.
I know, and without the ability to project power the People's Liberation Army will sit in the People's Republic and polish their QBZ-95s.
If the PLA could project power they would be in Taipei right now.
China is no superpower and the US remains one.
China has very limited abilities to project power. Russia currently has only the ability to project a few bombers and a couple warship a few thousand miles. On land the Russians have been limited to Chechnya, Georgia and Kosovo in the last 20 years.
Chinese military power projection is very limited, a handful of nuclear subs, most of which spend years at dock between deployments, no carriers and they lack the capability to move land forces across the Straights of Taiwan.
The US on the other hand, well, 10 nuclear carriers, 8 amphibious assault ships, dozens of bombers capable of deployment in a few hours notice, the ability to deploy paratroopers, helicopter assault forces or Marines anywhere on the planet in 2-3 days.
Corporations have the same rights as citizens, so they should pay the same tax rate at the Federal and state levels.
It'd be the plot of Mercenaries 2.
I read that as well today, someone from MSNBC said that they should "socialize" radio and TV.
I stand by the whole WND is a bunch of loons.
I never understood people listening to Limbaugh back 18 years ago before he was outed as a drug addict.
Or do you mean the other drug addict I can't stand Glenn Beck?
With how many US troops and PMCs in Columbia? The VZ forces don't train much, the Columbians train and fight alot.
They are big in the Truther and Birther movements. You know, thought 9/11 was punishment from God for New York's sins.
So its OK to stifle speech if its not speech you like?
Take Limbaugh and Beck out back and shoot them, or just sentence them to reeducation somewhere?
I like this, at the national level you banish the Republicans while in conservative states and counties the liberals will get muted. Brilliant plan.
When you link to WND you flag yourself as a nutjob.
If Venezuela were to attack Columbia, Columbia would wipe the floor with Venezuela.
No, Taiwan isn't part of the People's Republic of China.
Here is my non-scientific example...
I didn't go well at math in school from 2nd Grade through 6th grade. I really struggled at it, of course I had cancer then, but I struggled at math. On the Iowa Standards tests I was 11-12th grade level at every subject except math, in those I was at my grade level or a year above it.
In 7th grade everything clicked for me, my buddy and I were put into advanced 7th grade math and by 8th grade we were bumped to High School math and science. By the end of our 4 year High School I'd taken 6 years of math (pre-algebra, algebra I&II, geometry, calculus and calculus 101 through the community college) and 2 years of physics.
When I travelled through Canada to get to Alaska we took our pets. The two cats were easy, vet paperwork saying they didn't have rabies and had shots etc.
We also have three reptiles, a Green Iguana who is 15 years old, a Central Inland Bearded Dragon and a Saharan Uromastyx (orange). I looked up the rules on taking exotics into Canada and there is some conflicting information.
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/imp/petani/amphe.shtml and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency told me -
"Reptiles do not require any certification from CFIA but they do need CITES permits." I don't have CITES permits, so I printed out the page that said I don't need anything and went to the border. Oh in emailing the CFIA they said I needed CITES permits, photos of the reptiles in question mailed to them and to wait 6-12 weeks for permit.
I go to the border with reptiles in the backseat of the car, in clear plastic containers where the Iguana does what he does best, stands still as a rock. We didn't tell them about the lizards, but there they were, up high and in plain sight. No questions asked.
We get to the US border crossing and the agent looks into the car and says "How did you get those into Canada? Did they know you brought them in???"