Here is a site to a scientist,Robert Krampf, that I saw in person once. It was the best science show I ever saw, and definitely the most entertaining. Maybe reach out to him through his site and see if he can recommend some good science books.
I like animals, I really do, but since our government agencies won't allow human volunteers prior to other means of testing, Research facilities are in a No Win situation. They use animals of various kinds to perform tests upon so the world has modern medicine that saves human lives. So they will tend to use those type of animals that the world has an abundance of, mice rats and more. The researchers also use those animals that are most closely related to human for more specific testing. Researchers must have strong constitutions, for I would suspect that many like animals and do their best to not let their personal views on animal testing influence the stringent research they are doing.
Do these protesters really believe that through animal testing they have learned how to save other animals, not just people? Do these protesters realize that without this type of research, that they may force a delay in modern medicine by years, some of this medicine will likely be used to save themselves or someone they love dearly? Do these protesters ever go after the insecticide companies or companies that make poison strictly for killing animals that are pests? Do these same protester protect every species, such as roaches, ants, and stinging bugs?
If they have ever owned one pet or put an animal to sleep because they care or ever gotten a pet for their child who "wanted one" or though that a cute pet would make someone happy, then the hypocrisy is just laughable.
If you want to protest testing against animals petition your government to allow humans to volunteer for being the research test subjects, and when none come forward (after a set amount of time) then researchers can use animals. Talk to your politicians, change the laws.
I do not code or develop code any more, but I'm great for finding bugs in code which irks my developers to no end. But conversely, they really like when I test their code, especially when they want to have bugs found. I know how to recall what I did when creating my bug report. I almost never report something as a bug until I can repeat the issue and then I usually re-create the issue two more times to ensure I recall just how I got to that bugged state. I document step by step instructions and follow it up with screen shots. If weird occurrences are also observed, I note those as well. I also try to note down what version of software I am running, because that also helps to narrow down an issue.
While all of the info I provide doesn't always help in debugging all code, it certainly simplifies the process by the developer to figure out what's wrong and where it's taking place. In essence, my good testing and regurgitation of information help cut down debugging efforts by a large percent.
God knows it's better than "I clicked a button and the program blew up".
Who says "No Thanks" to a meal that they didn't have to pay for? Any college student will tell you the best meal they had was "free" not because of the food quality, but because it was free. I'm assuming Google just has a cafeteria that employees can just walk into and get a meal or two during any given day while they are working, and that this is an every day occurrence. I can honestly say, I'm a tad jealous, but I see that as a perk of working for that company. If the IRS is going to tax lunches, CEOs across the nation will have to start paying taxes for their elaborate lunches. But wait, so would every college student who didn't pay taxes on food they ate. Oh and what about all those free day care services some places offer or exercise room, shouldn't those perks be taxable also? Wouldn't this then also impact me going over to a friends house and receiving a meal from a party? I didn't pay for it so I wasn't taxed on it.
This is a slippery slope, and one that if pushed as taxable then it opens up a whole new can of worms. If Google is paying the taxes on the food and upon purchasing the food for giving away, wouldn't taxing the employees be double - taxation?
I'd love it if I could reap such awesome benefits, but I do not begrudge a Google employee from enjoying the perks of working for Google. I'm happy to learn that a company that large is still so generous to their employees.
The thing about taxes is that we are all being double taxed.
If you receive a paycheck you pay x% to federal, state (sometimes), city (sometimes), but I haven't been to a city yet that does charge sales tax. This is a tax on money you're already been taxed on. Then if I want to set up an IRA or a Ross IRA with my remaining funds from my pay check, I'll be taxed again. So I have to wonder how many of these "super rich" are all hiding wealth to not pay taxes at all, or how many are hiding what they are worth so they aren't taxed additionally for being successful in business?
I'm not justifying tax evasion, but just a different perspective on the super wealthy. I know that if I was super wealthy, I would be miffed, to say the least, if I had to pay more taxes on my hard earned money simply because I was successful, and this is assuming all taxes were paid within legal guidelines. After seeing what is happening in other countries, I would want to hide how much I own and am worth too.
At this point, if you want to get rid of the hateful attitude of the low/middle income folks against the wealthy/super rich income folks, make all taxes flat taxes. And all government spend budgets must always 15% lower then the projected incomes that way a government is ready in the event of a short fall in those projected income $s. Get rid of extreme salaries and if you offer any sort of pension plan, it should be set up to you get out what was put into it. When $ runs out, it's done. I'm all for people making a lot of $ but not when they are tax payer paid extreme salaries.
Legal fees should be charged back against the salaries of our leadership that enact laws in haste that are repealed within x years.
Close all legal loopholes on taxes and simplify the tax code structure to make it easy to pay taxes.
Or get rid of all income tax and only create a consumption tax.
And government leaders who want to take a vacation have to pay for their vacation from their own pockets (this includes the cost of Airforce One and all of the secret service folks that go to protect them.) Watch how few vacations they take then.
The super rich can only hide their wealth because our governments have set things up so that they can.
I've read, heard about a lot of recent DoS attacks lately, from banks to power grids to government agencies and now to phone lines. I've seen my share of things that are systematically done to break something down, so I see all these attacks (some successful) as a strategic way for those who want to hurt us to prepare for the big hit. Just like corporations that are considered "Too Big to Fail", I think our US infrastructure has been built this way also. The more we interconnect to make things easier to manage, the more vulnerable we make ourselves.
.... Apple is one of the most popular brands ever and that's because it re-invented itself. Dell has a shot at re-branding itself with the right leadership.
While it may be true that electronics pose no threat to the avionics, there is a good reason for turning off the items during take off and landing that has nothing to do with electronic interference. It's courtesy when listening to the flight attendants provide safety instructions and gate info. Most people barely listen to the flight attendants safety instructions, but they are repeated for every flight for a reason. In the event of an emergency, people who recent heard instructions or took the time to read them will be a little more prepared in an emergency. How many people can repeat what you need to do in an emergency (on a plane) right this moment? If you can, then you've listened/read and retained well. But I would guess most cannot.
From an airline's perspective, this attention to the flight attendance and repeating the emergency info on every flight is a CYA thing, but it is also the passenger's responsibility to know the risks of flying and understand what to do. Reading a book, listening to music, talking on the phone are all ways to tune out the world around you to make the flight a little more enjoyable.
If the most dangerous time on a flight is during takeoff and landing then this rule makes sense to me, even if I don't like it.
.... president's car(s) is transported with the President where-ever he goes. After thinking about it, it makes sense, but it caught me by surprise.
Of course, my next thoughts that came to mind were the following: * does the car have a license plate for every country? * do the taxpayers pay property tax for it in every country? * do the taxpayers pay an import / export tax for every country he visits? * how many cars has the taxpayer bought for this president? * does every new president get a new car(s) or do is/are they reused for the next president? * is it water resistant up to 100ft? * how heavy is this car, and does it meet the maximum weight allowance on our roads or that of any other country's roads? * what is done with past presidential vehicles, where do they go after they are pulled from service?... and I have so many more questions running through my cute blonde head now.
One quiet Sunday morning in 2007 at around 8:00 am, I received a call. It was from a survey company asking if I would talk to them about taking a survey. I politely explained I was on the "Do Not Call" list and requested that they don't call again. The woman on the other end of the phone was aghast at my response. She responded, "...but were the Nielson Ratings company", to which I promptly responded, "So." Again she was floored at the fact that I would not take the survey and didn't care it was the Nielson Ratings. She stammered, "But were the prestigious Nielsons Ratings Company." and she said something else still trying to convince me to take their survey. I finally responded, (paraphrased) "I don't care who your are at 8:00 am on a Sunday morning, you woke me up for some survey that I don't want to take, good bye." I then promptly hung up.
I don't care who you are, if I politely inform you that I don't want to take your call, simply be gracious enough to not argue with me and end the call.
"I'm fine." "Nothing." "Not tonight honey, I have a headache." "Dinner is ready" "Honnneeeey, I need your help with something." "Your turn to feed the baby." "I don't need anything for my birthday, really." "You want a B---J--, I want a Mercedes, neither one of us are getting what we want tonight."
Over the years I've read article after article about EA Games that are too invasive, too expensive, too restrictive. Does this really surprise any of you?
Personally, when I see EA attached to any game, I tend to want to run the other way. Sure they may make some good games every once in a while, but they are too much trouble.
For those that enjoy EA Games and don't mind their restrictions, I say to you. "Game on".
It is absolutely important for a doctor to understand the medical history of a patient and it is very beneficial to the patient, because frankly, every patient is different. I also believe it is important for a patient who is seeking medical services to be fully informed of what doctors prescribed and the reasons for those prescriptions. I feel that if you don't like the relationship with your doctor, don't go back to that doctor again. Let that doctor keep the information records that you provided for that visit, but you as the patient are the original owner of that info, not the doctor, not the hospital, not the insurance company. As a standard of practice, I feel it is vital for a patient to make sure he/she review their own medical records from all their physicians every 2 years or so.
Our government recommends that we review our credit history every year, so why not your medical records? I also believe that a patient should be responsible for all of their own records. This information is about you and you have a right to understand if say an eye doctor is noting down psychological opinions about you and your mental state where he/she is not an expert. They have a right to an opinion, but it observations should be as non-biased in nature as possible, the information they write down should be factual, not conjecture, and if your copy of the medical records is not exactly the same as the physician's copy, then this should be an issue for everyone.
When a patient volunteers information such as "I've just lost my job and I'm struggling to get out of bed, because I feel so deflated", that can and should be reported. If the doctor responds with the following, "It sounds like you're experiencing depression." I feel the patient/doctor should both have to initial this discussion. Unfortunately, this will open up a can of worms on a legal front should the mental capacity of the patient come into question.
What happens when a doctor has his own medical issues such as a drug and alcohol addiction and is treating a patient, and the above statement is made, who is still scrutinized worse the patient or the doctor?
Sadly, I have met many doctors in my life, some are excellent and will take time to talk to a patient and are happy to share all medical records, while some (that I've met) believe that since you're not a doctor, you're too stupid to understand your issues and that's why you came to me complex. These are people who believe that they are more intelligent than their patients and that patients have no right to look at medical records that they cannot possibly comprehend. (to that I say Horse-shit)
I'm a voluptuous blonde haired woman who has had many doctors think that I couldn't possibly understand anything, and then when I actually ask intelligent questions, they are condescending in their response..."that's a difficult question my dear.../patknee" and that's the only response I've received. Those doctors never see me again, and if anyone inquires as to their abilities, I state that they refused to answer my questions and I won't see them again.
I've been lucky also to have doctors ask questions of me about my medical conditions and are forthwith in their lack of knowledge in a particular area, and these are the ones who will also state that they need to perform a little research to familiarize themselves with my conditions before they are willing to discuss them or call those conditions into the current diagnosis.
No one doctor knows everything, they need history, they need the knowledgeable patient to work with them. Let us not forget, long before medical degrees existed, people were pretty capable of diagnosing their own ailments.
....we would have millions of more plants and trees to consume our CO2 levels.
Building a road isn't always bad if you don't destroy everything around that road for more pavement cities. I'm not proposing a ban on all construction of roads and buildings, but I do think that construction doesn't have to consist of full destruction for construction to take place.
As a whole the populations of this planet waste reusable resources continuously, and I'm no worse nor better than anyone else. We've begun some initiatives to reuse in many cities, and yes recycling is expensive, but where possible, it's beneficial to re-use resources that have a longer lifespan of one use.
Ways to reuse available resources before depleting existing or new resources. I recently went to a Habitat for Humanity build and to a degree, they reuse lots of donated / purchased materials, but for all their efforts to re-use, they waste too. * Groups bring Water bottles and paper cups and one drink and they are thrown in the dumpster. Why not keep a construction site recycle dumpster? * The left-over scraps of wood used in the construction of the home could be donated to Boy Scout / Girl Scouts for their camping trips, or even for some other form of recycling. * Mangled cardboard boxes can be reused and put to great use. I watched a local boy scout troop used ruined cardboard boxes and cut them into strips and are then rolled and put into old tin cans, left over candle wax is then melted and poured into the can saturating the cardboard in the cans to be used late for a camping trip. When set afire later, the paraffin allows the cardboard to burn a little more slowly and these little cans serve as stenos on camping trips or small lights in a camping area.
If it can't be fixed or reused then this is a great idea in so many ways. People need a way to dispose of pent up frustrations. Charge more like $/difficulty it is to completely destroy; and then sift through the pieces for precious materials, gold and copper and other metals.
Anything that can be recycled should be, ie plastic, glass, metal etc...
You'd just have to be willing to clean crap up. Make sure everyone wears safety goggles and they must sign a waiver so you're not held responsible for damages to themselves.
Enjoy playing that same music they played in the movie Office Space when they were completely destroying that fax machine.;)
I thought the whole goal of inventing machines was to make jobs easier for human beings.
Even if there is some valid conjecture behind this science, since the beginning of time, man has invented tools and machines to make jobs less difficult for man to do, thus decreasing the labor. And I know that when I don't have to work as hard, I enjoy lounging on a beach chair in a bikini soaking up the warmer weather and relaxing.
There is much more to all of this I would believe. The world's population has increased tremendously and now there are more people and less work to be done, and I'd gather that a majority of the world's population is located in warmer climate areas, this conclusion would appear to me to be conjecture....but this is just my take on it...just an observation.
Thank you for your input. Truly, this is pretty sad. This means that the primary education system is still pushing students through just to get them out of their system and into another. As a student of private schooling for most of my primary education, I recall massive amounts of homework every night, and never having a Study period through-out the day. On top of that, if you were in an after school program of any kind, you had to hold a specific GPA or higher.
Now I know the world has changed quite a bit since I left the education system but I don't think I'm that out of touch with what has changed. I used to ask my Niece and Nephew about homework, and if they completed it. The response most of the time was "I don't have any." Once in a while, that would make sense, but every day they brought home no homework. Granted, they were not in private schooling, but still, they never seemed to have homework. The important thing about homework is the self motivation to complete the work and complete it correctly. It re-enforced the lessons of the day through repetitive questions and answers shifting knowledge from short term to long term memory. It provided an opportunity for a student to learn the fine art of learning by reading instructions. It provided parents the opportunity see if their child was on track or struggling and for the parent and child to communication through discussion and inquiries for help.
Today, primary education is driven by what tests a student must pass to move on. And today, it seems like almost no one fails.
While I think everyone has the opportunity to go to college, college isn't truly for everyone. Sometimes I think college limits academic achievements for those students who don't do well in such a structured environment.
Some of the most successful people I know in the world today, had to struggle with something and understood what failure meant. Do today's students truly understand what failure is? I would say that yes there are some, but not as many as there was in my academic days.
The greatest achievements are the ones we fail at first, because when we finally do succeed, that success is all the more sweet and appreciated. IMHO
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Here is a site to a scientist,Robert Krampf, that I saw in person once. It was the best science show I ever saw, and definitely the most entertaining.
Maybe reach out to him through his site and see if he can recommend some good science books.
http://thehappyscientist.com/
I like animals, I really do, but since our government agencies won't allow human volunteers prior to other means of testing, Research facilities are in a No Win situation. They use animals of various kinds to perform tests upon so the world has modern medicine that saves human lives. So they will tend to use those type of animals that the world has an abundance of, mice rats and more. The researchers also use those animals that are most closely related to human for more specific testing. Researchers must have strong constitutions, for I would suspect that many like animals and do their best to not let their personal views on animal testing influence the stringent research they are doing.
Do these protesters really believe that through animal testing they have learned how to save other animals, not just people?
Do these protesters realize that without this type of research, that they may force a delay in modern medicine by years, some of this medicine will likely be used to save themselves or someone they love dearly?
Do these protesters ever go after the insecticide companies or companies that make poison strictly for killing animals that are pests?
Do these same protester protect every species, such as roaches, ants, and stinging bugs?
If they have ever owned one pet or put an animal to sleep because they care or ever gotten a pet for their child who "wanted one" or though that a cute pet would make someone happy, then the hypocrisy is just laughable.
If you want to protest testing against animals petition your government to allow humans to volunteer for being the research test subjects, and when none come forward (after a set amount of time) then researchers can use animals. Talk to your politicians, change the laws.
I do not code or develop code any more, but I'm great for finding bugs in code which irks my developers to no end. But conversely, they really like when I test their code, especially when they want to have bugs found. I know how to recall what I did when creating my bug report. I almost never report something as a bug until I can repeat the issue and then I usually re-create the issue two more times to ensure I recall just how I got to that bugged state. I document step by step instructions and follow it up with screen shots. If weird occurrences are also observed, I note those as well. I also try to note down what version of software I am running, because that also helps to narrow down an issue.
While all of the info I provide doesn't always help in debugging all code, it certainly simplifies the process by the developer to figure out what's wrong and where it's taking place. In essence, my good testing and regurgitation of information help cut down debugging efforts by a large percent.
God knows it's better than "I clicked a button and the program blew up".
Who says "No Thanks" to a meal that they didn't have to pay for? Any college student will tell you the best meal they had was "free" not because of the food quality, but because it was free. I'm assuming Google just has a cafeteria that employees can just walk into and get a meal or two during any given day while they are working, and that this is an every day occurrence. I can honestly say, I'm a tad jealous, but I see that as a perk of working for that company. If the IRS is going to tax lunches, CEOs across the nation will have to start paying taxes for their elaborate lunches. But wait, so would every college student who didn't pay taxes on food they ate. Oh and what about all those free day care services some places offer or exercise room, shouldn't those perks be taxable also? Wouldn't this then also impact me going over to a friends house and receiving a meal from a party? I didn't pay for it so I wasn't taxed on it.
This is a slippery slope, and one that if pushed as taxable then it opens up a whole new can of worms. If Google is paying the taxes on the food and upon purchasing the food for giving away, wouldn't taxing the employees be double - taxation?
I'd love it if I could reap such awesome benefits, but I do not begrudge a Google employee from enjoying the perks of working for Google. I'm happy to learn that a company that large is still so generous to their employees.
The thing about taxes is that we are all being double taxed.
If you receive a paycheck you pay x% to federal, state (sometimes), city (sometimes), but I haven't been to a city yet that does charge sales tax. This is a tax on money you're already been taxed on. Then if I want to set up an IRA or a Ross IRA with my remaining funds from my pay check, I'll be taxed again. So I have to wonder how many of these "super rich" are all hiding wealth to not pay taxes at all, or how many are hiding what they are worth so they aren't taxed additionally for being successful in business?
I'm not justifying tax evasion, but just a different perspective on the super wealthy. I know that if I was super wealthy, I would be miffed, to say the least, if I had to pay more taxes on my hard earned money simply because I was successful, and this is assuming all taxes were paid within legal guidelines. After seeing what is happening in other countries, I would want to hide how much I own and am worth too.
At this point, if you want to get rid of the hateful attitude of the low/middle income folks against the wealthy/super rich income folks, make all taxes flat taxes. And all government spend budgets must always 15% lower then the projected incomes that way a government is ready in the event of a short fall in those projected income $s. Get rid of extreme salaries and if you offer any sort of pension plan, it should be set up to you get out what was put into it. When $ runs out, it's done. I'm all for people making a lot of $ but not when they are tax payer paid extreme salaries.
Legal fees should be charged back against the salaries of our leadership that enact laws in haste that are repealed within x years.
Close all legal loopholes on taxes and simplify the tax code structure to make it easy to pay taxes.
Or get rid of all income tax and only create a consumption tax.
And government leaders who want to take a vacation have to pay for their vacation from their own pockets (this includes the cost of Airforce One and all of the secret service folks that go to protect them.) Watch how few vacations they take then.
The super rich can only hide their wealth because our governments have set things up so that they can.
I've read, heard about a lot of recent DoS attacks lately, from banks to power grids to government agencies and now to phone lines. I've seen my share of things that are systematically done to break something down, so I see all these attacks (some successful) as a strategic way for those who want to hurt us to prepare for the big hit. Just like corporations that are considered "Too Big to Fail", I think our US infrastructure has been built this way also. The more we interconnect to make things easier to manage, the more vulnerable we make ourselves.
/clap /clap /clap
Nice!
I see what you did there.
.... Apple is one of the most popular brands ever and that's because it re-invented itself. Dell has a shot at re-branding itself with the right leadership.
I hope they do and are successful once again.
While it may be true that electronics pose no threat to the avionics, there is a good reason for turning off the items during take off and landing that has nothing to do with electronic interference. It's courtesy when listening to the flight attendants provide safety instructions and gate info. Most people barely listen to the flight attendants safety instructions, but they are repeated for every flight for a reason. In the event of an emergency, people who recent heard instructions or took the time to read them will be a little more prepared in an emergency. How many people can repeat what you need to do in an emergency (on a plane) right this moment? If you can, then you've listened/read and retained well. But I would guess most cannot.
From an airline's perspective, this attention to the flight attendance and repeating the emergency info on every flight is a CYA thing, but it is also the passenger's responsibility to know the risks of flying and understand what to do. Reading a book, listening to music, talking on the phone are all ways to tune out the world around you to make the flight a little more enjoyable.
If the most dangerous time on a flight is during takeoff and landing then this rule makes sense to me, even if I don't like it.
.... president's car(s) is transported with the President where-ever he goes. After thinking about it, it makes sense, but it caught me by surprise.
Of course, my next thoughts that came to mind were the following: ... and I have so many more questions running through my cute blonde head now.
* does the car have a license plate for every country?
* do the taxpayers pay property tax for it in every country?
* do the taxpayers pay an import / export tax for every country he visits?
* how many cars has the taxpayer bought for this president?
* does every new president get a new car(s) or do is/are they reused for the next president?
* is it water resistant up to 100ft?
* how heavy is this car, and does it meet the maximum weight allowance on our roads or that of any other country's roads?
* what is done with past presidential vehicles, where do they go after they are pulled from service?
One quiet Sunday morning in 2007 at around 8:00 am, I received a call. It was from a survey company asking if I would talk to them about taking a survey. I politely explained I was on the "Do Not Call" list and requested that they don't call again. The woman on the other end of the phone was aghast at my response. She responded, "...but were the Nielson Ratings company", to which I promptly responded, "So." Again she was floored at the fact that I would not take the survey and didn't care it was the Nielson Ratings. She stammered, "But were the prestigious Nielsons Ratings Company." and she said something else still trying to convince me to take their survey. I finally responded, (paraphrased) "I don't care who your are at 8:00 am on a Sunday morning, you woke me up for some survey that I don't want to take, good bye." I then promptly hung up.
I don't care who you are, if I politely inform you that I don't want to take your call, simply be gracious enough to not argue with me and end the call.
... as I recall.
...
"I'm fine."
"Nothing."
"Not tonight honey, I have a headache."
"Dinner is ready"
"Honnneeeey, I need your help with something."
"Your turn to feed the baby."
"I don't need anything for my birthday, really."
"You want a B---J--, I want a Mercedes, neither one of us are getting what we want tonight."
Over the years I've read article after article about EA Games that are too invasive, too expensive, too restrictive. Does this really surprise any of you?
Personally, when I see EA attached to any game, I tend to want to run the other way. Sure they may make some good games every once in a while, but they are too much trouble.
For those that enjoy EA Games and don't mind their restrictions, I say to you. "Game on".
Here is the link to the article or law that CastrTroy noted.
http://news.tripwheels.com/2013/02/11/international-driving-permit-required-for-florida/
I thought that was only a myth....
.... proof of that service rendered.
It is absolutely important for a doctor to understand the medical history of a patient and it is very beneficial to the patient, because frankly, every patient is different. I also believe it is important for a patient who is seeking medical services to be fully informed of what doctors prescribed and the reasons for those prescriptions. I feel that if you don't like the relationship with your doctor, don't go back to that doctor again. Let that doctor keep the information records that you provided for that visit, but you as the patient are the original owner of that info, not the doctor, not the hospital, not the insurance company. As a standard of practice, I feel it is vital for a patient to make sure he/she review their own medical records from all their physicians every 2 years or so.
Our government recommends that we review our credit history every year, so why not your medical records? I also believe that a patient should be responsible for all of their own records. This information is about you and you have a right to understand if say an eye doctor is noting down psychological opinions about you and your mental state where he/she is not an expert. They have a right to an opinion, but it observations should be as non-biased in nature as possible, the information they write down should be factual, not conjecture, and if your copy of the medical records is not exactly the same as the physician's copy, then this should be an issue for everyone.
When a patient volunteers information such as "I've just lost my job and I'm struggling to get out of bed, because I feel so deflated", that can and should be reported. If the doctor responds with the following, "It sounds like you're experiencing depression." I feel the patient/doctor should both have to initial this discussion. Unfortunately, this will open up a can of worms on a legal front should the mental capacity of the patient come into question.
What happens when a doctor has his own medical issues such as a drug and alcohol addiction and is treating a patient, and the above statement is made, who is still scrutinized worse the patient or the doctor?
Sadly, I have met many doctors in my life, some are excellent and will take time to talk to a patient and are happy to share all medical records, while some (that I've met) believe that since you're not a doctor, you're too stupid to understand your issues and that's why you came to me complex. These are people who believe that they are more intelligent than their patients and that patients have no right to look at medical records that they cannot possibly comprehend. (to that I say Horse-shit)
I'm a voluptuous blonde haired woman who has had many doctors think that I couldn't possibly understand anything, and then when I actually ask intelligent questions, they are condescending in their response..."that's a difficult question my dear.../patknee" and that's the only response I've received. Those doctors never see me again, and if anyone inquires as to their abilities, I state that they refused to answer my questions and I won't see them again.
I've been lucky also to have doctors ask questions of me about my medical conditions and are forthwith in their lack of knowledge in a particular area, and these are the ones who will also state that they need to perform a little research to familiarize themselves with my conditions before they are willing to discuss them or call those conditions into the current diagnosis.
No one doctor knows everything, they need history, they need the knowledgeable patient to work with them. Let us not forget, long before medical degrees existed, people were pretty capable of diagnosing their own ailments.
... then paste into whatever you want.
.... used to mean unlisted in the phone book. Doesn't that still hold true?
....we would have millions of more plants and trees to consume our CO2 levels.
Building a road isn't always bad if you don't destroy everything around that road for more pavement cities. I'm not proposing a ban on all construction of roads and buildings, but I do think that construction doesn't have to consist of full destruction for construction to take place.
As a whole the populations of this planet waste reusable resources continuously, and I'm no worse nor better than anyone else. We've begun some initiatives to reuse in many cities, and yes recycling is expensive, but where possible, it's beneficial to re-use resources that have a longer lifespan of one use.
Ways to reuse available resources before depleting existing or new resources.
I recently went to a Habitat for Humanity build and to a degree, they reuse lots of donated / purchased materials, but for all their efforts to re-use, they waste too.
* Groups bring Water bottles and paper cups and one drink and they are thrown in the dumpster. Why not keep a construction site recycle dumpster?
* The left-over scraps of wood used in the construction of the home could be donated to Boy Scout / Girl Scouts for their camping trips, or even for some other form of recycling.
* Mangled cardboard boxes can be reused and put to great use. I watched a local boy scout troop used ruined cardboard boxes and cut them into strips and are then rolled and put into old tin cans, left over candle wax is then melted and poured into the can saturating the cardboard in the cans to be used late for a camping trip. When set afire later, the paraffin allows the cardboard to burn a little more slowly and these little cans serve as stenos on camping trips or small lights in a camping area.
Sorry this went off on a bit of a tangent...
If it can't be fixed or reused then this is a great idea in so many ways. People need a way to dispose of pent up frustrations. Charge more like $/difficulty it is to completely destroy; and then sift through the pieces for precious materials, gold and copper and other metals.
Anything that can be recycled should be, ie plastic, glass, metal etc...
You'd just have to be willing to clean crap up. Make sure everyone wears safety goggles and they must sign a waiver so you're not held responsible for damages to themselves.
Enjoy playing that same music they played in the movie Office Space when they were completely destroying that fax machine. ;)
I thought the whole goal of inventing machines was to make jobs easier for human beings.
Even if there is some valid conjecture behind this science, since the beginning of time, man has invented tools and machines to make jobs less difficult for man to do, thus decreasing the labor. And I know that when I don't have to work as hard, I enjoy lounging on a beach chair in a bikini soaking up the warmer weather and relaxing.
There is much more to all of this I would believe. The world's population has increased tremendously and now there are more people and less work to be done, and I'd gather that a majority of the world's population is located in warmer climate areas, this conclusion would appear to me to be conjecture. ...but this is just my take on it...just an observation.
I see what you did there....
... for many reason. Let them fade.
Thank you for your input. Truly, this is pretty sad. This means that the primary education system is still pushing students through just to get them out of their system and into another. As a student of private schooling for most of my primary education, I recall massive amounts of homework every night, and never having a Study period through-out the day. On top of that, if you were in an after school program of any kind, you had to hold a specific GPA or higher.
Now I know the world has changed quite a bit since I left the education system but I don't think I'm that out of touch with what has changed. I used to ask my Niece and Nephew about homework, and if they completed it. The response most of the time was "I don't have any." Once in a while, that would make sense, but every day they brought home no homework. Granted, they were not in private schooling, but still, they never seemed to have homework. The important thing about homework is the self motivation to complete the work and complete it correctly. It re-enforced the lessons of the day through repetitive questions and answers shifting knowledge from short term to long term memory. It provided an opportunity for a student to learn the fine art of learning by reading instructions. It provided parents the opportunity see if their child was on track or struggling and for the parent and child to communication through discussion and inquiries for help.
Today, primary education is driven by what tests a student must pass to move on. And today, it seems like almost no one fails.
While I think everyone has the opportunity to go to college, college isn't truly for everyone. Sometimes I think college limits academic achievements for those students who don't do well in such a structured environment.
Some of the most successful people I know in the world today, had to struggle with something and understood what failure meant. Do today's students truly understand what failure is? I would say that yes there are some, but not as many as there was in my academic days.
The greatest achievements are the ones we fail at first, because when we finally do succeed, that success is all the more sweet and appreciated. IMHO