Among his remarks in open class were statements that a being must have created the universe, that the Christian Bible is the word of God, and that dinosaurs were aboard Noah's ark. If you do not accept Jesus, he flatly proclaimed to his class, "you belong in hell." Referring to a Muslim student who had been mentioned by name, he lamented what he saw as her inevitable fate should she not convert. In an attempt to promote biblical creationism, he also dismissed evolution and the Big Bang as non-scientific, arguing by contrast that the Bible is supported by what he calls confirmed biblical prophecies.
That's quite a bit different than telling the class that some people believe in God, and some people believe in evolution.
So of course the teacher should be punished for what he spewed out...
Actually, as a guy, your risk is higher than that of a woman - especially when so many guys feel that they are not at risk because they are guys, and let their guard down...
"Couchsurfing", "global freeloading", and the such... it's all old news... I did it back in '92 when I Interrailed, I would even do it again now, and I know plenty of women, including solo travellers, who do it now. WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. I've hosted both male and female travellers who have been nothing other than kind and civilized. NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER.
It's a matter of doing your research properly and trusting your instincts.
In all my discussions with other travellers, men and women, it's men who are more likely to be a victim of some kind of crime. Not women. And in case something does happen, women are more likely to get help than men.
Yes, "culture" is the problem, and based on how I see the current "culture", I doubt this fingerprinting scheme will work. Look at all the CCTV cameras in that country, and violence is on the rise. It's as if the criminals are performing for Big Brother sometimes...
What do I do when it goes national, and ALL the pubs have it?
I'm wondering what's going to happen to all the pubs when they implement these expensive systems and patrons put their foot down and say "I'm not taking this shit anymore" and stop going out...
What will be next? Fingerprinting guests at parties in private homes?
This isn't about accountability for actions while intoxicated. This is about assuming I'm going to commit a crime because I drink alcohol.
This whole "guilty until proven innocent but only when we need to prove you innocent" that has become prevalent over the past few years is getting very tiring...
Actually, in Germany and the EU, it is forbidden to collect this kind of information unless it is directly relevant to the purpose of the collection. An exception is that the data subject volunteers this information.
Massive lawsuits may now be in the offing, from various sources of funding, national and international, that have financed his forged findings for years.
It will be interesting to see what he ends up getting from the judges...
OK...maybe I should have asked for their ages first. I get the impression they're very young. At least they're learning the "good stuff" like the groin hits, eye gouges, etc. Dirty tricks. No need to play by the rules if their life depends on it...
It's also good to hear they're working on coordination, strength, etc as opposed to sitting in front of the tv and getting fat, which seems to be rather popular for kids these days...
Take up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, or Boxing or Submission wrestling or any one of a zillion other MMA disciplines.
Krav Maga is another good one. It's based on what one would encounter in a "real world" self-defense situation (choking attacks, knife attacks, etc). While you do learn a lot of techniques, Krav Maga is also very "anything goes" (i.e. dirty tricks), if that kind of thing appeals to you...
At least in my class, training involves lots of things, including wrestling and boxing/kickboxing. We also do fun stuff like training outdoors, in street clothes, in a pub, etc. every now and then, to mimic "real life." Good fun... and a good outlet after a long, hard day at work:-)
My girls need to have these tools, and they enjoy it very much. Unlike many of the bastardized, watered down martial arts training gyms (National Karate, ATA TKD, etc) would have you believe, in order to learn to fight/defend yourself you actually need to fight...my girls don't go in the ring and try to knock each others block off, it's light and fun
Yes, girls need to learn how to defend themselves, but real self defense is not light and fun. If you are unable to run away or talk/shout yourself out of a situation, real self defense is brutal and nasty and tough. You have to do damage to your attacker; your attacker is not going to be all nicey-nice to you! In a real self-defense situation, being able to knock an attacker's block off is a good thing...
As a member of the EEA, Norway has to bend over and silently accept being pounded in the ass by the bloated Eurocrats. If the EU were to implement an SMS tax, Norway would have to take it and moan...
And the problem is that in the discos (or whatever they're called now), they play the music too loud, so much that you have to SHOUT so you can hear anything.
That's because they don't want you to talk. They want you to drink. I thought everyone knew this...
You can always end up in music-free pubs where you are deafened by the sound of everyone talking, and talking louder to hear themselves over everyone else...
It's one thing taking the courses. It's another thing to have to spend all your free time doing things like science fairs and the such only because the admissions people like to see these things on the application, and that if you don't do these things, you don't get in.
As far as the building character thing, I see that it builds resentment more than anything else. Not a good thing at all. If you think that's a good thing, then, well, whatever...
I think that's really a problem. Good grades aren't good enough, and young people end up wasting their teen years on stuff they hate, just so that they can get into university. What a waste...
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and a crisp once
But that was in 1974. Crisps were different, more wholesome back then...
But could you imagine a toaster refusing to toast becuase it doesn't like someone sticking in its loaf all the time.
You racist!
I don't see what her gripe is, considering all that goes into her are Dom&Boms and cigarettes...
How did they taste? Like tuna...
Among his remarks in open class were statements that a being must have created the universe, that the Christian Bible is the word of God, and that dinosaurs were aboard Noah's ark. If you do not accept Jesus, he flatly proclaimed to his class, "you belong in hell." Referring to a Muslim student who had been mentioned by name, he lamented what he saw as her inevitable fate should she not convert. In an attempt to promote biblical creationism, he also dismissed evolution and the Big Bang as non-scientific, arguing by contrast that the Bible is supported by what he calls confirmed biblical prophecies.
That's quite a bit different than telling the class that some people believe in God, and some people believe in evolution.
So of course the teacher should be punished for what he spewed out...
Uh... where do you think religious fundamentalists come from?
Actually, as a guy, your risk is higher than that of a woman - especially when so many guys feel that they are not at risk because they are guys, and let their guard down...
"Couchsurfing", "global freeloading", and the such... it's all old news... I did it back in '92 when I Interrailed, I would even do it again now, and I know plenty of women, including solo travellers, who do it now. WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. I've hosted both male and female travellers who have been nothing other than kind and civilized. NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER.
It's a matter of doing your research properly and trusting your instincts.
In all my discussions with other travellers, men and women, it's men who are more likely to be a victim of some kind of crime. Not women. And in case something does happen, women are more likely to get help than men.
Yes, "culture" is the problem, and based on how I see the current "culture", I doubt this fingerprinting scheme will work. Look at all the CCTV cameras in that country, and violence is on the rise. It's as if the criminals are performing for Big Brother sometimes...
What do I do when it goes national, and ALL the pubs have it?
I'm wondering what's going to happen to all the pubs when they implement these expensive systems and patrons put their foot down and say "I'm not taking this shit anymore" and stop going out...
What will be next? Fingerprinting guests at parties in private homes?
This isn't about accountability for actions while intoxicated. This is about assuming I'm going to commit a crime because I drink alcohol.
This whole "guilty until proven innocent but only when we need to prove you innocent" that has become prevalent over the past few years is getting very tiring...
In EU, a private company can not ask which religion a person has.
I assume you're thinking about an employment situation. They can ask you if it is directly relevant to the job.
Actually, in Germany and the EU, it is forbidden to collect this kind of information unless it is directly relevant to the purpose of the collection. An exception is that the data subject volunteers this information.
It will be interesting to see what he ends up getting from the judges...
Yeah, but they can just steal everything and then flash that light pen thingy at the witnesses...
OK...maybe I should have asked for their ages first. I get the impression they're very young. At least they're learning the "good stuff" like the groin hits, eye gouges, etc. Dirty tricks. No need to play by the rules if their life depends on it...
It's also good to hear they're working on coordination, strength, etc as opposed to sitting in front of the tv and getting fat, which seems to be rather popular for kids these days...
Take up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, or Boxing or Submission wrestling or any one of a zillion other MMA disciplines.
:-)
Krav Maga is another good one. It's based on what one would encounter in a "real world" self-defense situation (choking attacks, knife attacks, etc). While you do learn a lot of techniques, Krav Maga is also very "anything goes" (i.e. dirty tricks), if that kind of thing appeals to you...
At least in my class, training involves lots of things, including wrestling and boxing/kickboxing. We also do fun stuff like training outdoors, in street clothes, in a pub, etc. every now and then, to mimic "real life." Good fun... and a good outlet after a long, hard day at work
What style do you all train?
My girls need to have these tools, and they enjoy it very much. Unlike many of the bastardized, watered down martial arts training gyms (National Karate, ATA TKD, etc) would have you believe, in order to learn to fight/defend yourself you actually need to fight...my girls don't go in the ring and try to knock each others block off, it's light and fun
Yes, girls need to learn how to defend themselves, but real self defense is not light and fun. If you are unable to run away or talk/shout yourself out of a situation, real self defense is brutal and nasty and tough. You have to do damage to your attacker; your attacker is not going to be all nicey-nice to you! In a real self-defense situation, being able to knock an attacker's block off is a good thing...
As a member of the EEA, Norway has to bend over and silently accept being pounded in the ass by the bloated Eurocrats. If the EU were to implement an SMS tax, Norway would have to take it and moan...
God forbid anyone use something other than IE.
I've used it with Mozilla without any problems, and when there are problems, the same problems also show up in IE...
And the problem is that in the discos (or whatever they're called now), they play the music too loud, so much that you have to SHOUT so you can hear anything.
That's because they don't want you to talk. They want you to drink. I thought everyone knew this...
You can always end up in music-free pubs where you are deafened by the sound of everyone talking, and talking louder to hear themselves over everyone else...
It's one thing taking the courses. It's another thing to have to spend all your free time doing things like science fairs and the such only because the admissions people like to see these things on the application, and that if you don't do these things, you don't get in.
As far as the building character thing, I see that it builds resentment more than anything else. Not a good thing at all. If you think that's a good thing, then, well, whatever...
Oh, you're one of those who think women don't enjoy porn...
I think that's really a problem. Good grades aren't good enough, and young people end up wasting their teen years on stuff they hate, just so that they can get into university. What a waste...
No, that's pleasure...