The article says that: "many scientists believe that "safe sun" 15 minutes or so a few times a week without sunscreen is not only possible but helpful to health."
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This is old news, BTW. I heard about this 2-3 weeks back on the radio. Where they recommended about 7 minutes of sun exposure every day. Like you said: Go for a short walk outside every day! (It does you good to move around a bit, regardless:)
And I'm pretty sure you are correct about the Nordic countries as well. Actually, I think that in most European countries it is not mandatory to carry ID at all times.
Hm, I'm not so sure about that. *ML for content and CSS for presentation, right? Emotions must be considered part of the content, and so would better be expressed with elements like [EM]. CSS would be for male/female voice, extra gravel, etc.
On NRK, one of our national TV channels (Norway), the weather is actually presented by real meteorologists, usually seniors from the Meteorologic Institute, which means it's mostly men well into their forties or more. They are definitively not weather bunnies:)
Don't get me started! I hate it when Web pages include that "feature" -- focusing on the first field in a form. It's not only Backspace that breaks either, but several other keys.
I am perfectly capable of putting the cursor in the search field myself, thank you.
I was thinking: "Huh? What's he talking about?" And then I realized you were probably using IE or Mozilla or some other not-Opera browser.
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"There is actually already a large number of immigrants working in Scandinavian countries, and despite some friction, they deal with it better than us in the US."
Well, as I said, they kind of need new labor to keep the system afloat.
Though the numbers are still nowhere near immigrants into the U.S. At least I can't imagine the numbers being anywhere near it...
I've also read something along the way about Islamic immigrants raping scandinavian women... I can't seem to find the article. But I don't know if it's a large trend...
The population of Norway has been rising steadily since after WW2. If I recall correctly, it hasn't dipped once. This is partly due to immigration, yes, but Norway also has a fairly high birth rate. (I really can't be bothered to dig up English documentation right now, sorry ppl:)
I'm not digging up anything on the number of immigrants in Norway and USA right now, either:)
As for Islamic immigrants raping Scandinavian women... You must have picked up that from some far-right idiot arsehole. That is rubbish (and I wonder what sites you frequent to piuck up crap like that). Immigrants of Islamic faith aren't bigger rapists than non-Islamic immigrants. Or native Norwegians, for that matter...
Oh, I forgot to mention: I'm Norwegian.
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Each new technology brings with it it's own bunch of problems, idiots and radical opposition:-)
One of the reasons why I love going to my grandparents' cabin in the summer is that there is actually no mobile phone coverage there, or internet. No TV either, and radio reception sucks. Two weeks of bliss:)
And oh, I'm sorry about the language in the original response, [snip/]
Understandable and forgivable! No worries:)
Btw, this is probably a stupid question - but is Norwegian a Germanic language, too?
You know, those of us who genuinely need the cellphones aren't the ones who're obnoxious.
Of course, but other than frisking ppl on their way into the theater, can you think of a way to allow the first to have their phones on and on vibrate and at the same time stop the idiots from disturbing everyone else? As long as there are arseholes out there, some of the "good guys" are going to feel the effects of the idiots' actions too.
On a side note, I wonder how we managed only a few years ago, when mobiles were not common as dirt:)
What the other comments said, and then some. That "occasional beep" may be only a minor annoyance to you, but if it happens smack in the middle of a suspense scene or a romantic moment it's damned irritating to everyone else! If it's that important to you to be in touch all the time, rent a movie instead. Your availability isn't at all important to all the others who paid to watch a movie.
In fact, a mobile beeping is irritating no matter when it happens. And most of them don't just beep, they play beethoven's 5th or Britney Spears' latest "hit". Horrible.
If I went to the Louvre and took a picture, I could use that, however, the Louvre won't let you take a picture of the same level of quality as Corbis.
IIRC, the reason they won't let you and everyone else who want a snapshot of the Mona Lisa take the picture in whatever way you like, is that all the flash would ruin the painting. Don't take my word for it, though -- I can't be bothered to google for sources to back me up right now:) /me at work
They pull up a portal site as their home page and actually enter URLs into the search window and wait for the portal site to give them the link.
Is that where they come from?! I regularly see the URL to my home page listed in the search strings section in my Web stats, I could never understand why someone would search for a URL! /me understands a little more now
plus now overuse of antibiotics is kicking us in the arse because of resistance. I blame retarded parents who can't accept children sometimes get ill and it's a part of life and demand something regardless of effectiveness, and I blame the weak, short-sighted doctors for giving in and over-prescribing.
You do have a point, but it's not as clear-cut as that. To start with, it's often a case of doctors pushing the "easy solution", antibiotics, on the parents, rather than the parents demanding it. Another point is that parents often see no other solution when they are caught between sick kids and a boss with little understanding for employees that stay home because of sick children.
If someone gets so upset at the idea that someone passing by might throw their empty coke bottle into their beloved garbage can, they can simply put a lid on it (which would discourage most would be bottle-throwers)
Or they would simply toss the bottle on the pavement or your lawn instead:)
MS will always be 1 step ahead in features. Guess what, features sell.
If they did, we'd all be running Opera by now. Microsoft hasn't come up with anything new for IE since... 2001? Ages ago, anyway. Opera is the innovator these days, Mozilla/Firefox is picking up a lot of ideas from Opera too. (Tabbed browsing e.g.)
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Now the others in the office are giving me funny looks, thanks to your making me laugh out loud. Thanks!
The article says that: "many scientists believe that "safe sun" 15 minutes or so a few times a week without sunscreen is not only possible but helpful to health."
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This is old news, BTW. I heard about this 2-3 weeks back on the radio. Where they recommended about 7 minutes of sun exposure every day. Like you said: Go for a short walk outside every day! (It does you good to move around a bit, regardless:)
And I'm pretty sure you are correct about the Nordic countries as well. Actually, I think that in most European countries it is not mandatory to carry ID at all times.
After one measly comment? Ja-ja ...
Hm, I'm not so sure about that. *ML for content and CSS for presentation, right? Emotions must be considered part of the content, and so would better be expressed with elements like [EM]. CSS would be for male/female voice, extra gravel, etc.
Do we have the same HR manager, by any chance ...? She skips proofreading; does she write "lyrical" and soppy goodbye mail and similar, too?
Well, it's thouroughly slashdotted now ...
On NRK, one of our national TV channels (Norway), the weather is actually presented by real meteorologists, usually seniors from the Meteorologic Institute, which means it's mostly men well into their forties or more. They are definitively not weather bunnies:)
Nice to meet a fellow fan in a top post. Good morning to you, sir :-)
I am perfectly capable of putting the cursor in the search field myself, thank you.
I was thinking: "Huh? What's he talking about?" And then I realized you were probably using IE or Mozilla or some other not-Opera browser.
The population of Norway has been rising steadily since after WW2. If I recall correctly, it hasn't dipped once. This is partly due to immigration, yes, but Norway also has a fairly high birth rate. (I really can't be bothered to dig up English documentation right now, sorry ppl:)
I'm not digging up anything on the number of immigrants in Norway and USA right now, either:)
As for Islamic immigrants raping Scandinavian women ... You must have picked up that from some far-right idiot arsehole. That is rubbish (and I wonder what sites you frequent to piuck up crap like that). Immigrants of Islamic faith aren't bigger rapists than non-Islamic immigrants. Or native Norwegians, for that matter ...
Oh, I forgot to mention: I'm Norwegian.
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This works fine for me, using Opera 7.54. What did you search for?
On a side note, I wonder how we managed only a few years ago, when mobiles were not common as dirt :)
A generator powered by a hamster-driven wheel counts, right?
Not that big a deal to you, maybe. Express yourself more clearly if you have problems being understood.
What the other comments said, and then some. That "occasional beep" may be only a minor annoyance to you, but if it happens smack in the middle of a suspense scene or a romantic moment it's damned irritating to everyone else! If it's that important to you to be in touch all the time, rent a movie instead. Your availability isn't at all important to all the others who paid to watch a movie.
In fact, a mobile beeping is irritating no matter when it happens. And most of them don't just beep, they play beethoven's 5th or Britney Spears' latest "hit". Horrible.
Hah! Brilliant:D Do you mind if I steal it?
If they did, we'd all be running Opera by now. Microsoft hasn't come up with anything new for IE since ... 2001? Ages ago, anyway. Opera is the innovator these days, Mozilla/Firefox is picking up a lot of ideas from Opera too. (Tabbed browsing e.g.)