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| Chuck |
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 4:53 pm Post subject: 1 |
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New Arizona gun law draws outcry from Democrats
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Arizona is doing more to protect guns from people than it is to protect its citizens from guns, legislative Democrats said Tuesday as they slammed the Republican-led Legislature and governor for approving a new gun law.
Their comments came a day after GOP Gov. Jan Brewer signed into law the first gun bill of the legislative session. House Bill 2455 requires local governments to sell any firearms they may acquire through voluntary surrender or from unclaimed property.
That would bar cities from destroying the weapons, like Phoenix plans to do with firearms gathered from a series of three gun-buyback events this month. Phoenix is following through with its program, because the bill won’t be law for at least three months.
But city officials said the legislation likely makes this month’s events the last of their kind. |
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| Chuck |
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 4:42 pm Post subject: -2 |
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Manatees Pick Ravens to Win Superbowl
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| Hugh and Buffett each selected the Ravens to win Super Bowl during their training session this morning after special targets marked with the Ravens and San Francisco 49ers logos that were placed in the tank. They both swam straight for Baltimore. |
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| Jedo the Jedi |
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 2:10 am Post subject: -4 |
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| I'm not sure what they are thinking this will accomplish, nor can I believe they believe it will remain if it is passed. |
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Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:10 am Post subject: -5 |
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Arizona legislators propose loyalty oath requirement for high school graduation.
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| A group of Republican lawmakers want to require Arizona students to recite a loyalty oath to the U.S. and its Constitution before they can graduate high school. They are sponsoring House Bill 2467 in the Legislature. If passed, it would make the loyalty oath a prerequisite for graduation from any public high school in Arizona starting with the 2013-14 school year. |
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 2:56 pm Post subject: -6 |
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| Best part of that article: We're up to 125 kakapo! I remember when it was only 76! |
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| Mr Nigma |
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| Mr Nigma |
Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 10:20 pm Post subject: -9 |
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A government initiated study of a study of studies. Spoiler alert: the GAO calls someone else fiscally inefficient.
Where's Xzbit when you need him? |
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Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:26 pm Post subject: -11 |
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| prohibits the manufacture or sale of “food or any other product intended for human consumption which contains aborted human fetuses in the ingredients or which used aborted human fetuses in the research or development of any of the ingredients.” |
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| Some people are calling the bill a back-door attempt to ban embryonic stem cell research |
The latter wouldn't surprise me. Of course, technically, an embryo isn't a fetus. |
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| Jedo the Jedi |
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:48 am Post subject: -12 |
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| SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!! |
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| 3iff |
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:59 pm Post subject: -14 |
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Perhaps you should stop sniffing the chloroform?  |
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| JDTAY |
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 11:56 am Post subject: -15 |
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| Oh man, Zooey Deschanel just became available too. I'm gonna need more flowers and chocolates. I already have plenty of chloroform though. |
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Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 8:53 pm Post subject: -16 |
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Russell Brand has filed for divorce from Katy Perry. Time to put my game face on.
*buys flowers, chocolates, chloroform, heads to California* |
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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 5:58 pm Post subject: -17 |
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I clicked on this because I saw "white puppy*" had posted last and was curious who it was. So glad I clicked.
PPPUUUUUUPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPY!!!
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| White Puppy* |
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 2:54 pm Post subject: -18 |
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What did you say?
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| Scurra |
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 9:59 pm Post subject: -19 |
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Oh my goodness. That's absurd.
(For the record, I wear a White Poppy.) |
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| Jack_Ian |
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 9:11 pm Post subject: -20 |
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More weirdness from Northern Ireland.
Arrested for burning some weed.
So much for freedom of speech. The idea that this represents incitement to hatred is ridiculous. Certainly, people will bet upset over this and perhaps hate those who performed this act, but frankly I believe it says more about their own intolerance and hatred than that of the perpetrators.
The poppy is not just a symbol of fallen soldiers. It has become obligatory to wear it, regardless of how you feel about the politics as an outward display of support for the British Armed Forces, and not just for a single day either, particularly in the BBC. Of course, in Ireland, there is much anger about the British Armed Forces, so the poppy is seldom seen here in the South. Many Irish men were killed in the wars, even though Ireland declared itself neutral, and there is much debate about how to honour them, currently the easter lily seems to be the most appropriate. |
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Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 1:34 am Post subject: -22 |
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E ≈ m c 2
Where's my Nobel Prize? |
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| Jack_Ian |
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 5:50 pm Post subject: -23 |
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| ...it's really cool how on page 10 you can see that their reference GPS beacon is sensitive enough to pick up continential drift under the detector (interrupted halfway through by an earthquake). |
I thought that was cool too.
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Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 1:58 pm Post subject: -24 |
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| I believe that there are religions which are not incompatible with this belief (though not many). However, if there were any which actively sought out the incompatibilities to their own "dogma" with the goal of changing it, then they would be called science. |
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Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 1:48 pm Post subject: -25 |
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Can I use that new thread to comment on the fundamental difference between my religion (science) and all the others -- that the priesthood (that is, scientists) are delighted to find facts that contradict their understanding of the universe, because it represents an opportunity to change their understanding to make it more accurate?
Naaah, I wouldn't want to start that old debate again. |
I didn't know that debate was had. But I wonder, is what you say of all other religions necessarily so? Can there not be a religion (in the spiritual sense) that welcomes better understanding? I do agree most are very dogmatic (very very). |
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Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 1:16 pm Post subject: -26 |
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Can I use that new thread to comment on the fundamental difference between my religion (science) and all the others -- that the priesthood (that is, scientists) are delighted to find facts that contradict their understanding of the universe, because it represents an opportunity to change their understanding to make it more accurate?
Naaah, I wouldn't want to start that old debate again. |
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| extropalopakettle |
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 1:08 pm Post subject: -27 |
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If this turns out to be real, it'll deserve a thread of it's own. |
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| JDTAY |
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 11:19 pm Post subject: -28 |
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| Eh, I've always been suspicious of the theory of relativity. Doesn't it conflict with quantum theory and such? 'Bout time we disproved it. |
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Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 11:50 am Post subject: -30 |
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| That seems weird to me. If I don't celebrate Christmas then I'm more likely to want to work during that rush and get that time-and-a-half. And then I'll just ask for time off during my own holy day(s) since whatever business I'm at will likely be less busy then anyway. |
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| Amb |
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 4:25 am Post subject: -31 |
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THere are moves afoot here to allow people to trade public holidays for their own ones. You dont celebrate Christmas, okay you dont get time and a half for working it, but pick another 'holy' day you want, and you can get time and a half if asked to work it.
I can see me making my birthday a public holiday. |
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| Nsof |
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:32 am Post subject: -32 |
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| Is Spain to join France and Belgium in burka ban? |
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Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 6:41 am Post subject: -33 |
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Islamic Burka Ban: 67% Of Brits Agree.
I wonder what will happen in 20 years when Muslims become a majority in UK and begin voting against Christian and English customs. |
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Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 5:33 am Post subject: -34 |
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German fans want revenge grilling of oracle octopus
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Paul, a two-year-old octopus in a German aquarium, turned into a global celebrity for his uncanny ability to predict the winner of all Germany's matches -- even a group stage defeat to Serbia and an ousting by Spain in the semi-finals.
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Not an ordinarily superstitious people, Germans became believers in Paul's possible psychic powers. The country was shocked and distraught when he picked Spain to win after tipping German wins over Argentina, England, Ghana and Australia. |
A psychic octopus? Maybe the stars are finally right. |
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Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 12:02 pm Post subject: -37 |
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The following is a link to an mp3 that I heard on the radio.
I found it fascinating (and a little sad) and thought others might like to hear.
There's some bad language and some graphic content, so be warned.
The mp3 should be available for about a week or so before the radio station removes it.
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| Reporter Henry McKean spent time talking to sex workers on the streets of Dublin to see if prices have dropped in the recession. |
Dublin Prostitutes Have Become Cheaper |
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