That is when cross contamination comes in. Congratulations, that infected package didn't get you this week. Guess what, though? It's still on the bag, so now your new groceries are also contaminated. Luckily, though, you made it by again! Week 3 -- cross contaminated by the bag AGAIN. Oh, and this week was extra stressful at work, and your immune system is a little weaker... and now this opportunistic bacteria can get a foot hold. But, hey, your widow can feel good about you not impacting the global carbon footprint anymore, right?
In all fairness, liberalism only endangers the lives of poor people, not humans in general. Wealthy people have the means to deal with all the feel-goodism liberals spawn, while poor people just have to hope that they don't starve to death before the increase in disease kills their whole village.
There is no transparency with Tides. The organization was formed to launder grants and donations. Grants are made and earmarked for certain purposes, but the original donor is obscured and hidden behind the confidentiality of the Tides Foundation.
If you believe in transparency as a democratic ideal, then the Tides Foundation is your mortal enemy.
So... The people who support the civil right to be armed argue that just because people misuse the technology doesn't meant that it should be illegal. The anti-arms people argue that your rights should be strictly limited because some people abuse it.
Then some idiot abuses her free speech civil rights, and those who support the right to arms point this out. Suddenly, the anti-arms people complain that if you do something about this abuse, then you are overreacting and threatening all free speech rights.
20+ school kids have only been killed by a rampage killer 3 times in history. Frankly, it's so rare that its not even statistically significant. School busses kill more kids at once, more often than rampage killers.
Government and armies, on the other hand, kill 20 or more schoolkids at once far more often. That's why we have the 2nd amendment.
It's very important for Muslims across the world to understand that he was NOT arrested and jailed for the CONTENT of that movie, but because he continually provided false aliases to the judge and the police in violation of his probation.
I wonder if the protesters in Egypt will understand this...my guess is probably not.
There's no chance that the Muslim world will see this as anything but censorship. First of all, let's be clear -- they are right when they see it that way. That's what it is. He would have never come to the attention of anyone had the state not been embarrassed by this.
Second, these are people who are protesting about a youtube clip that the vast majority of them haven't even seen, and only know of by word of mouth. That sort of Telephone game is never going get that sort of nuance across, even if it were true, which of course, it isn't.
He wasn't arrested for parole violations. He was arrested for embarrassing the state. The alleged violations are just the excuse they happen to be using. If they didn't have that, we would be hearing some BS about child porn on his computer instead.
There's also a convenience side to it. You absolutely can put together your own freeze dried and wet pack long-storage food that is tastier and as calorie dense (or more, in fact.) But think about the people that end up with MREs -- most of them are not hard-corps outdoorsmen or emergency preparedness geeks. They are folks who heard, "you should have some food on hand that you don't have to cook on the stove in case there is an emergency", and they have a couple of choices. The can do a lot of research, go to a bunch of different places, gather it all up, prepare some parts of it in advance, and reseal it... or they can google "MRE", order a case from a camping supply, and be done with it.
A lot of people are just going to order the MREs... and these are the same people who frankly would burn out halfway through the other part and wouldn't have any food on hand when an emergency hit. I would rather they do something to help themselves than just say, "eh, that's too much work" and go back to American Idol.
The reason to have MREs is right there in the name -- meals ready to eat. You don't have to heat them, but if you have the time, you can using the included heater. Canned food often requires you to heat it, using some sort of stove and fuel. It's also, like others said, very calorie dense and much lighter, meaning that if you are stuck walking, it is much easier to carry.
Of course, they taste terrible, which is a selling point for me. I will actually wait for an emergency before I eat my MREs, rather than gobbling them up simply so I don't have to go to the store.
So it's bogus because it's from Africa? How does that make sense?
The only ones I've seen calling it bogus are the rabid deniers, with no other evidence than "well I have a foreskin and I think it's great." Here's the footnotes from the section:
127. Krieger JN, Mehta SD, Bailey RC, et al. Adult male circumcision: effects on sexual function and sexual satisfaction in Kisumu, Kenya. J Sex Med. 2008;5(11):2610–2622
128. Bleustein CB, Fogarty JD, Eckholdt H, Arezzo JC, Melman A. Effect of circumcision on penile neurologic sensation. Urology. 2005;65(4):773–777
129. Waldinger MD, Quinn P, Dilleen M, Mundayat R, Schweitzer DH, Boolell M. A multinational population survey of intravaginal ejaculation latency time. J Sex Med. 2005;2(4):492–497
130. Senol MG, Sen B, Karademir K, Sen H, Saraçoglu M. The effect of male circumcision on pudendal evoked potentials and sexual satisfaction. Acta Neurol Belg. 2008;108(3):90–93
131. Senkul T, Is erI C, sen B, KarademIr K,Saraçoglu F, Erden D. Circumcision in adults: effect on sexual function. Urology.
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132. Sorrells ML, Snyder JL, Reiss MD, et al. Fine-touch pressure thresholds in the adult penis. BJU Int. 2007;99(4):864–869
133. Kim D, Pang MG. The effect of male circumcision on sexuality. BJU Int. 2007;99(3):619–622
It's not projection -- I'm simply re-arranging the words he wrote, and in no way altering the meaning:
It's an awful and stupid religious practice, and should be BANNED.
That's pretty clear. Libertarianism isn't a religion, it's a political philosophy. It belongs in politics. Part of the philosophy is that people have the right to practice their religions, as kooky as they may be, as long as they aren't forcing them on anyone else.
When someone starts talking about banning religious practices, they are talking about banning religion. I won't abide that.
And isn't that the argument of the abstinence only crowd? If we teach them anything but abstinence, that will encourage them to have more sex, which increases the chances of the prophylactic measures failing?
Yes. I'm a libertarian. I'm the one on the side of letting people choose. He's the one on the side of "I think it is icky and it reminds me of how uncomfortable I am with my own penis so BAN IT BAN IT BAN IT!!!"
You obviously have a problem with reading comprehension.
"If they just wash like we tell them to, then everything will be OK" = "If they just don't have sex like we tell them to, then everything will be OK."
Neither one works when met with reality. Since you brought up teeth, I bet you are an anti-fluoride in drinking water nut too. "If they just brush their teeth when they are supposed to, you don't need fluoride in the drinking water!"
As to your reading comprehension, I recommend Khan Academy.
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That is when cross contamination comes in. Congratulations, that infected package didn't get you this week. Guess what, though? It's still on the bag, so now your new groceries are also contaminated. Luckily, though, you made it by again! Week 3 -- cross contaminated by the bag AGAIN. Oh, and this week was extra stressful at work, and your immune system is a little weaker... and now this opportunistic bacteria can get a foot hold. But, hey, your widow can feel good about you not impacting the global carbon footprint anymore, right?
"You have died of dysentery."
In all fairness, liberalism only endangers the lives of poor people, not humans in general. Wealthy people have the means to deal with all the feel-goodism liberals spawn, while poor people just have to hope that they don't starve to death before the increase in disease kills their whole village.
If you believe in transparency as a democratic ideal, then the Tides Foundation is your mortal enemy.
Pass your law, and then we can have the FBI raid Tides in San Fran, and pretty much every "climatologist" in the country can be behind bars.
Not really. Stalin starved far more than anyone has shot.
Only three? Is that all? Hardly worth worrying about when you put it like that. How many used swords?
The problem with your argument is that guns were only used for two of those. The one with the most casualties used a bomb, not guns.
So... The people who support the civil right to be armed argue that just because people misuse the technology doesn't meant that it should be illegal. The anti-arms people argue that your rights should be strictly limited because some people abuse it.
Then some idiot abuses her free speech civil rights, and those who support the right to arms point this out. Suddenly, the anti-arms people complain that if you do something about this abuse, then you are overreacting and threatening all free speech rights.
Have I got all that right?
You mean, government vs McDonald's?
Government and armies, on the other hand, kill 20 or more schoolkids at once far more often. That's why we have the 2nd amendment.
These are known as Dyson Swarms and Dyson Bubbles, and would have similar characteristics.
It's very important for Muslims across the world to understand that he was NOT arrested and jailed for the CONTENT of that movie, but because he continually provided false aliases to the judge and the police in violation of his probation.
I wonder if the protesters in Egypt will understand this...my guess is probably not.
There's no chance that the Muslim world will see this as anything but censorship. First of all, let's be clear -- they are right when they see it that way. That's what it is. He would have never come to the attention of anyone had the state not been embarrassed by this.
Second, these are people who are protesting about a youtube clip that the vast majority of them haven't even seen, and only know of by word of mouth. That sort of Telephone game is never going get that sort of nuance across, even if it were true, which of course, it isn't.
He wasn't arrested for parole violations. He was arrested for embarrassing the state. The alleged violations are just the excuse they happen to be using. If they didn't have that, we would be hearing some BS about child porn on his computer instead.
Setting aside all the off-topic death penalty trolling, this seems like open and shut prior restraint.
A wider range would likely include all of the above -- including MREs.
There's also a convenience side to it. You absolutely can put together your own freeze dried and wet pack long-storage food that is tastier and as calorie dense (or more, in fact.) But think about the people that end up with MREs -- most of them are not hard-corps outdoorsmen or emergency preparedness geeks. They are folks who heard, "you should have some food on hand that you don't have to cook on the stove in case there is an emergency", and they have a couple of choices. The can do a lot of research, go to a bunch of different places, gather it all up, prepare some parts of it in advance, and reseal it... or they can google "MRE", order a case from a camping supply, and be done with it.
A lot of people are just going to order the MREs... and these are the same people who frankly would burn out halfway through the other part and wouldn't have any food on hand when an emergency hit. I would rather they do something to help themselves than just say, "eh, that's too much work" and go back to American Idol.
I'm well aware of the Four Fingers of Death.
Of course, they taste terrible, which is a selling point for me. I will actually wait for an emergency before I eat my MREs, rather than gobbling them up simply so I don't have to go to the store.
Contradicted in the study reported in this thread. RTFS.
It's not projection -- I'm simply re-arranging the words he wrote, and in no way altering the meaning:
That's pretty clear. Libertarianism isn't a religion, it's a political philosophy. It belongs in politics. Part of the philosophy is that people have the right to practice their religions, as kooky as they may be, as long as they aren't forcing them on anyone else.
When someone starts talking about banning religious practices, they are talking about banning religion. I won't abide that.
And isn't that the argument of the abstinence only crowd? If we teach them anything but abstinence, that will encourage them to have more sex, which increases the chances of the prophylactic measures failing?
Nah, most anti-semites are either hard-leftists or Muslims now, not Nazis. The problem is Berkley, not Berlin.
If your response to your opponent is "anyone who doesn't believe exactly like I do is INSANE!" then you aren't likely to be using reason.
Yes. I'm a libertarian. I'm the one on the side of letting people choose. He's the one on the side of "I think it is icky and it reminds me of how uncomfortable I am with my own penis so BAN IT BAN IT BAN IT!!!"
You obviously have a problem with reading comprehension.
"If they just wash like we tell them to, then everything will be OK" = "If they just don't have sex like we tell them to, then everything will be OK."
Neither one works when met with reality. Since you brought up teeth, I bet you are an anti-fluoride in drinking water nut too. "If they just brush their teeth when they are supposed to, you don't need fluoride in the drinking water!"
As to your reading comprehension, I recommend Khan Academy.