The serious stuff. Debates and discussions on politics, religion, etc.
7/7 Ripple Effect I've already seen this, and discrediting him by mentioning his belief that the Ark Of The Covenant is buried nearby, is like doubting everything a person says because they believe in god.
Is it desirable for a country to push toward becoming more service oriented? Are there any disadvantages to the idea of a service economy?
These are just general guidelines and may be added to or changed if and when the need arises. The forum is a place for serious debate, discussion of news and current events, and also witnessing, if you must. Whether it's the deep discussion on...
Two men in black show up at your house or place of business, with NSA, CIA or FBI Identification. They usher you into another room and present the following offer; Three years ago, we perfected, if you can call it that, a drug that appears to...
It's true. We have two maids, a driver, and two guards, because that's just how it is done in Indonesia. I learned a long time ago "do not talk about your staff when you are back in America," because people have no idea of the real circumstances,...
After several years ceasefire, it appears that the IRA Splinter groups have decided that violence is still an option having murdered 3 security personnel over the last couple of days. Not happy with the current status quo, their aim appears to be to...
British Air has asked staff to work without pay for a month. The New York Times had a story the other day about state government workers and other working without pay because of mandatory furloughs combined with fear about losing their jobs. Workers...
Bad move, Mr. President.After being briefed today on President Obama’s firing last week of Gerald Walpin, Inspector General of the Corporation for National and Community Service, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., said the president did not abide by the...
Iran is currently in turmoil, the elections have been suggested to be rigged and demonstrations are occuring on a daily basis. Communication lines are being closed and reopened in an ongoing battle to control the news of what is occuring ...
Site After hours of debate, members of the Alberta legislature passed human rights legislation allowing parents to pull their children out of classes dealing with sex, religion or sexual orientation.... The groups in opposition said the issue...
Here's a link to the upcoming "National Health Care Day of Service." I'm all for community organizing, but it seems to me that this isn't actually a good one to try to organize around. In my mind, the average American citizen doesn't have much...
Ok, so over the last few days the Telegraph has been releasing details of MP's claimed expenses starting with the cabinet and now moving onto the Shadow Cabinet. It looks like they were the only ones willing to pay for the info from an unnamed...
...or so says a new study on hand reared rooks using tools to get at food. I also saw a study showing rooks co-operating with each other to get at food by both pulling on a piece of string, a task that only primates could match (but not can't find...
Hey, in the interest of trying to provide some more content to the forum, I'm starting this thread. As a bit of background, I attended the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, AKA the Mormon church, from age six or so, until 2005. I feel...
Chastity Bono, who announced 20 years ago she was gay, has been on the cover of The Advocate and a vocal worker for GLAAD, now says he's transgendered, and began transitioning earlier this year. So does this mean he's not gay after all? I don't...
OPEC won't consider boosting production til oil hits $100/barrel.OPEC's al-Sabah said that the organization will not consider increasing production until the price of a barrel of oil reaches $100. Currently, the price is around $70 a barrel – up...
Yup, that's right. A chance decision to do some laundry enabled a contractor at the Sizewell plant to spot cooling water leaking away. Any later and the rods would have been exposed resulting in something really nasty occuring. Words fail me.
Radioactive wasps!Workers cleaning up the Hanford nuclear reservation are going after radioactive wasp nests. The Tri-City Herald reports 6 to 12 inches of top soil are being dug up this month from 6 acres near the H Reactor. And, workers will...
A woman who dodged death when she and her husband narrowly missed Air France Flight 447 before it plunged into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 228 aboard, was killed in a car accident just over a week later. I admit it. I giggled. I'm a terrible,...
Two dead at this time. Now what?
Today is election day in Nova Scotia. For the first time in history, it looks like we will elect an NDP government. It would be the first east of Ontario, ever. It's early yet, but they are clearly in the lead. For non-Canadians, it would be as...
I had once read an essay which examined the possibility science is the developmental successor to philosophy; that is, that science is a more sophisticated method of inquiry than philosophy, and is currently the pinnacle of intellectual achievement....
So, for the next few days a large proportion of Europe goes off to elect the MEPs to stand in the European Parliament That is about 375 million people in 27 countries voting over the next 4 days to elect 736 people to guide Europe in one...
Hey, at least he doesn't have to worry about being in a nursing home, now!Faulkner, who is suffering from cancer, was handed a 20-year sentence last month and is to head to prison in August. "Twenty years, that is a death sentence," said Giles...
"Empires decline at geometric rates". A quote from Hornblower, I think, that might apply to current British politics. At the beginning of the year, it was odds on that Brown would lead take his party into an election in 2010. Then it was thought he...
A landmark case has come out in favour of the victims of the Omagh Bombings in a civil case against 4 suspected members of the Real IRA. After the criminal case failed, a new civil case was started against the the Real IRA by the victims, which has...
It is presumed to have crashed and they are searching the ocean for it. It went through an area with thunderstorms, and fourteen minutes later reported electrical problems. Story here and here. :( Reuters: Air France said the Airbus...
At the encouragement of Excalibur, I have started this thread. A little background: I worked for 2.5 years as a front-office staff member, phone counselor, and face-to-face counselor at an abortion clinic in Boulder with Dr. Warren Hern. We...
Only one form, so far, but its a start.In a world-first breakthrough, University of New South Wales (UNSW) medical researchers have used stem cells cultured on a simple contact lens to restore sight to sufferers of blinding corneal disease. Sight...
I'm not quite sure where to put this. It's inspired by a story I wrote, but I'm not looking for input on the story*, so both the Guggenheim and Write Here, Write Now seem inappropriate. The words soul and religion seem to move the question into...
Nobody can seem to make up their mind about what they're going to do with the WTC site, but the government has finally decided to get moving on the memorial for Flight 93. But they've managed to anger people with how they're doing it.One man...
Americans, is Obama living up to the hype? Are you generally pleased with his time in office, so far (with the caveat that he can't really get that much done in such a short time)? Has he made any wrong decisions in your opinion?
(This is based on a thread on the Dope that I didn't read until just now. I don't have much interest in jumping into a 3 page thread started by a religious nutjob to make some obscure unrelated point about oppression of Christians, but I do think...
On another online community I'm a member of, someone posted this: This kid at school pushed my son off his bike. My son went and beat this bully up, bloodied his eyes and broke some of his teeth even! I was PROUD how he stood up for himself. And...
Unemployed workers decide to become "superheroes."Amid hard times, an influx in real superheroes (CNN) -- Mr. Ravenblade, Mr. Xtreme, Dark Guardian and hundreds of others. Some with elaborate costumes, others with haphazardly stitched outfits,...
I. Murder is a worse crime than rape. II. We routinely kill animals to eat - this is not a crime. III. Having sex with an animal or raping with an animal would be even less of a crime than killing it to eat it, and killing it for food, as we have...
Gay male penguins raise chick.Two "gay" male penguins have hatched a chick and are now rearing it as its adoptive parents, says a German zoo. The zoo, in Bremerhaven, northern Germany, says the adult males - Z and Vielpunkt - were given an egg...
I got into an argument with an evangelicalist the other night, but it's my own fault because I can't square this belief in my head. I'm told by my church that your key into heaven is the acceptance of Christ because he will forgive you of all and...
Or more descriptively, Eminem met Bruno's waxed bare backside as he "crashed" during a skit during the awards. Story and video here. Especially the video. :lol: Eminem looks reallty pissed off, but it probably wan't good for his rep to have...
Not really interested in a debate about whether or not we should replace the gay marriage issue with legalization of dope as our favorite polarizer. But seriously, what independent studies have been done concerning the effect of occasional and/or...
AP is reporting Dr. George TIler has been murdered at his church in Wichita, Kansas. Link. He had been repeatedly hauled into court by the local prosecutor. No further details.
There's been a lot of talk about solving this issue by making "civil unions" the province of the state, and "marriage" the province of the church. Normally, I'm all for religion and government not meddling in each others' business, but on this...
Story Here I, for one, am tired of being held down by The WoMan
She was just 2 months old at the time of the sinking.Millvina Dean, the last survivor of the legendary ocean liner Titanic, which sank on its maiden voyage in April 1912 after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic, died Sunday. She was 97. ...
What is this? As it says, it's a intro to econ. There's been a lot of interest lately, considering the awful state of our economy. I figure people might want a place to learn this stuff in a form that's more easily accessible and also have a...
Monday morning local time, North Korea has popped another underground nuclear test. No word on yield or leaks. In fact few sites to cite at the moment. Stay tuned.
Two former astronauts are members of the group.Norman Augustine will chair the independent review of U.S. human space flight plans. During the course of the review, the panel will examine ongoing and planned NASA development activities and potential...
http://www.last.fm Failure in some cooling devices at the Last.fm datacenter has caused temperatures to soar from 20-30°C to 40-50°C. This is not a good thing. It's unclear whether accounts will be damaged by this, but they're offering updates on...
Anyone seen this yet? Apparently, the officer had been called to the store to answer a report about some yobbos causing trouble inside. Arriving at the store, he mistook the man in the video for one of the descriptions he had been given, and what...
Scientist claims UFO collided with Tunguska meteorite to save Earth.A Russian scientist claims that aliens downed the Tunguska meteorite 101 years ago to protect our planet from devastation. Yuri Lavbin says he found unusual quartz crystals at the...
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