I don't live anywhere near the coast but we had a flood in 1994 here that exactly matched the 100 year flood plain drawn up by the Army Corp of Engineers. I mean, exactly. Everywhere it stated 100 year flood plain was under water.
The IPCC has stated that sea level rise this century will likely be in the neighborhood of 2.6 feet or less but that extreme conditions could cause as much as a 6.5 foot rise in sea levels over the next hundred years. Maybe you are referring to Al Gore's propaganda where he stated a bunch of US cities could soon be underwater in the near future. You must remember Al Gore is a politician and as such, if his lips move, he's lying.
Laws don't necessarily have anything to do with right on wrong. It's simply legal or illegal. For a long time slavery was perfectly legal in the US despite the rights or wrongs of it.
What? No beautiful women in marketing? They don't have to be engineers to talk about a product. Hell, engineers suck at talking about products to anyone other than engineers. I bet if I had a product to market to a bunch of male CTO and CEOs I could find some attractive, professional female marketers to sell my product. I'd throw in a couple of guys just to keep it from being way too blatant and for the ones that are frightened by intelligent women.
Maybe he thinks he can change human nature. Women don't really even have to be all that attractive to have an effect on men. Just the right personality and a sweet smile can do wonders to a man. Yes, I know she is not going to blow me but really I'm happy just to be in the same room with someone who's very presence works on the pleasure centers of my brain. I doubt it would cause me to buy a product but it will cause me to listen to what she has to say.
I got the point but....men are men and most men are turned on by women. I've worked with beautiful or even just not ugly women and I was never once unaware that they were women. I treated them with respect and acted professional but often it took some real self control. People selling or promoting things are aware of this fact and will take advantage of it. Some men have less self control and their brain will almost totally shut down which does make this practice worthwhile.
Take a look at the Alaskan road system on google sometime. It won't take very long. Easier to bridge the Bering Sea than run through that terrain with an interstate style highway system.
But it is. Tanks travel faster and with less breakage on a road. They are capable of cross country travel but wear and tear goes up greatly the longer they travel over hill and dale. Roads and bridges make lightning war a possibility. Plus the ammo carriers and fuel trucks and other logistical equipment needs those roads. Modern warfare is all about logistics.
Actually they can still have booth babes they just need to look professional. Personally a beautiful woman tastefully dressed is more of a turn on than the slutty look anyway.
We involved ourselves in the conflict between China and Japan. Two countries that had been at war many times over history. All in all I feel it was the best move for US interests but I can see Japan's view. They were at war and we were trying to hold them back. Countries do what is in their interests. There is no real right or wrong there is only survival. If we can cooperate and all survive that is great. If not, we have to survive. Japan miscalculated and the Japanese government and a lot of it's people did not survive. The US did. Personally as a citizen of the US I'm okay with that. I know if things had turned out the other way the world would be far different. Most likely even worse than the fucked up mess it is today.
I sure as hell hope they don't. I still remember when they moved a train load of nerve agent through Macon, Georgia to send it off to be dumped in the deep ocean. People threw a fit. The mayor threatened to block the track until some Feds went and had a talk with him.
He's smart to do it. Chemical weapons suck for the people using them almost as bad as for the victims. The Russians killed a lot of their own troops in Afghanistan with nerve agent. Even Hitler wasn't crazy enough to use gas in WWII. It's only effective against unprotected civilian populations and often causes more trouble than it's worth. Why hold onto a weapon that's useless against real troops and only brings the world down on your head when you deploy it?
I am kind of curious about how many people the Saudis slaughter. According to amnesty international the Saudi government executed 79 people in 2013, about half of them foreigners. These were for a wide range of crimes including murder, rape and adultery, drug smuggling among others. While I think its a little harsh it doesn't seem like they're just "slaughtering their people." Yes the Saudis have oil and they are our friends. It's as good a reason as any to put up with some grisliness. The world runs on the golden rule, those with the gold rule. Gold is black nowadays.
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I don't live anywhere near the coast but we had a flood in 1994 here that exactly matched the 100 year flood plain drawn up by the Army Corp of Engineers. I mean, exactly. Everywhere it stated 100 year flood plain was under water.
The IPCC has stated that sea level rise this century will likely be in the neighborhood of 2.6 feet or less but that extreme conditions could cause as much as a 6.5 foot rise in sea levels over the next hundred years. Maybe you are referring to Al Gore's propaganda where he stated a bunch of US cities could soon be underwater in the near future. You must remember Al Gore is a politician and as such, if his lips move, he's lying.
Laws don't necessarily have anything to do with right on wrong. It's simply legal or illegal. For a long time slavery was perfectly legal in the US despite the rights or wrongs of it.
Slight misquote there. It's supposed to be "blood of patriots."
What? No beautiful women in marketing? They don't have to be engineers to talk about a product. Hell, engineers suck at talking about products to anyone other than engineers. I bet if I had a product to market to a bunch of male CTO and CEOs I could find some attractive, professional female marketers to sell my product. I'd throw in a couple of guys just to keep it from being way too blatant and for the ones that are frightened by intelligent women.
I don't. He did however fail to live up to his promises. There is plenty of blame to go around.
You do understand it's because they're jealous?
Maybe he thinks he can change human nature. Women don't really even have to be all that attractive to have an effect on men. Just the right personality and a sweet smile can do wonders to a man. Yes, I know she is not going to blow me but really I'm happy just to be in the same room with someone who's very presence works on the pleasure centers of my brain. I doubt it would cause me to buy a product but it will cause me to listen to what she has to say.
I got the point but....men are men and most men are turned on by women. I've worked with beautiful or even just not ugly women and I was never once unaware that they were women. I treated them with respect and acted professional but often it took some real self control. People selling or promoting things are aware of this fact and will take advantage of it. Some men have less self control and their brain will almost totally shut down which does make this practice worthwhile.
Love those Alaskan earthquakes. Might make that tunnel/trench interesting to travel. How much pressure is 49 meters of water anyway?
Take a look at the Alaskan road system on google sometime. It won't take very long. Easier to bridge the Bering Sea than run through that terrain with an interstate style highway system.
But it is. Tanks travel faster and with less breakage on a road. They are capable of cross country travel but wear and tear goes up greatly the longer they travel over hill and dale. Roads and bridges make lightning war a possibility. Plus the ammo carriers and fuel trucks and other logistical equipment needs those roads. Modern warfare is all about logistics.
I didn't prescribe, I described.
Hmmmm....I hope you're still in therapy.
I maintain that arming passengers will cause far more deaths than suicidal pilots will.
You've got a better chance of winning the powerball jackpot.
Actually they can still have booth babes they just need to look professional. Personally a beautiful woman tastefully dressed is more of a turn on than the slutty look anyway.
We involved ourselves in the conflict between China and Japan. Two countries that had been at war many times over history. All in all I feel it was the best move for US interests but I can see Japan's view. They were at war and we were trying to hold them back. Countries do what is in their interests. There is no real right or wrong there is only survival. If we can cooperate and all survive that is great. If not, we have to survive. Japan miscalculated and the Japanese government and a lot of it's people did not survive. The US did. Personally as a citizen of the US I'm okay with that. I know if things had turned out the other way the world would be far different. Most likely even worse than the fucked up mess it is today.
But Afghanistan does have a lot of other resources, not including poppies.
http://www.livescience.com/476...
What? Bush lied? Obama lied? Say it isn't so!
I sure as hell hope they don't. I still remember when they moved a train load of nerve agent through Macon, Georgia to send it off to be dumped in the deep ocean. People threw a fit. The mayor threatened to block the track until some Feds went and had a talk with him.
He's smart to do it. Chemical weapons suck for the people using them almost as bad as for the victims. The Russians killed a lot of their own troops in Afghanistan with nerve agent. Even Hitler wasn't crazy enough to use gas in WWII. It's only effective against unprotected civilian populations and often causes more trouble than it's worth. Why hold onto a weapon that's useless against real troops and only brings the world down on your head when you deploy it?
I am kind of curious about how many people the Saudis slaughter. According to amnesty international the Saudi government executed 79 people in 2013, about half of them foreigners. These were for a wide range of crimes including murder, rape and adultery, drug smuggling among others. While I think its a little harsh it doesn't seem like they're just "slaughtering their people." Yes the Saudis have oil and they are our friends. It's as good a reason as any to put up with some grisliness. The world runs on the golden rule, those with the gold rule. Gold is black nowadays.
It's a bad law. I think even God wouldn't like it.
I seem to remember reading an article here recently where some language specialist claimed there were no real rules to English. Just sayin.