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"She kept touching me as she talked. I forgave her for that." Salesmen/Saleswomen know a pat on the back or a touch on the arm can be very disarming. When a stranger touches me purposefully I cannot help but scrutinize the &q
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10y ago
I seem to remember in pre-inet news, rogue actors with mental disorders seldom made national headlines. Now an individual with no affiliation with organized hate-based groups and some twisted logic can dream of international recognition for
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10y ago
I live in an area popular with walkers & bicyclists due to the winding, undulating roads. They often travel against traffic on one-ways in the heart of town(roundabouts and one-way streets) and on the shoulderless two lanes. Anecdote re
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10y ago
On that note, my gramma-in-law is pissed(& in agony) right now because her DNR was not respected. She is 95yo and suffered a stroke 2 weeks ago. She spent the last 9 months rehabbing a broken hip and said she would not choose to do it a
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10y ago
edit: n/m, topic covered already. Why not leave valuables in your(locked) car?
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10y ago
With long lags that penetrate through the frame & multiple studs.
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10y ago
For my edification, could you point me to pertinent forensics that determined he was dead prior to the bombing? I have not located any postmortem details.
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10y ago
I have found at places where cashiers are aggressive to get info a simple "negative" response shuts them down effectively. "No thanks" is always followed by more attempts. For groceries, I do want the discount so a pseud
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10y ago
I noted the downvotes and went investigating. "[His] body was found... April 23, 2013." He was identified by dental records, so body was decomposed &/or carrion, is there any information that suggests he was dead prior to
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10y ago
I do not know what his state of mind was before his name & picture were splashed across every media outlet in the world, but I would presume that stress had an affect.
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10y ago
"Mob Rule" is terrifying. It seems many people are willing to embrace a good witch hunt... for a good cause, of course. I'm sure Sunil[falsely accused Boston Bomber] would agree, you know, if he wasn't dead. https:/
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10y ago
This is what I have experienced the last few months. The interviewer checks off boxes in their notes as you successfully utter the current "buzzwords" they are looking for. I didn:t notice the connection until I had 2 interviewers
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10y ago
Not necessarily disagreeing, but AFAIK, "Delta-Sierras" are after hard drugs. MMJ is not(yet?) a problem for medics. It is still illegal federally, so you could expect that to be used against you in a variety of dubiously connecte
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10y ago
Never looked @ SL IMDB page and never even heard of this before, thanks! Just put it on reseve @ my public library. Of course it`s 157 minutes runtime..
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I concur, but have to admit there are correlations between political policies & funding. Many of these same assertions were made back during the GW administration"s decision to defund stem cell research. Would anyone directly invol
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10y ago
"Once Upon A Time In The West" would fit well in that list. Very long. Leone back to spaghetti western roots. Fonda as a pretty good bad guy. And Bronson. Been a few years, now I have to watch it again... edit: link https:/&
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10y ago
Plenty of examples from recent past, the more credible sources linked below, with drawbacks. HSBA(ad-blocker blocker) https://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=https://www.for... Wells Fargo/Wach
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Was needing roof access to replace a controller or sensor last year and a 30-something manager had to unlock door & escort me. I mentioned was nice to have stairs & a door instead of ladder+hatch. Their response was it was a detri
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Wanderers: A Short Film by Erik Wernquist
(erikwernquist.com)
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"There are huge monetary incentives to pushing this agenda" I couldn't agree with you more. I also do not buy into the "it's all your/my fault" marketing, b/c it is using guilt and fear to distract fo
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Damn, you're right and too late to edit. I was grabbing straws, admittedly not very informed about Uber's goings on. I do recall seeing Uber internal strife claims repeatedly over the last two years. Specific examples do not come
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If you can still, edit/remove the presumption of falsification and your argument has merit. I too percieve group think in climate change narratives, while not necessarily disbelieving the data. We are wrecking our environment, exact
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If we stepped back a couple posts and jk had cited the recent, public claims of employees tracking celebs & ex's, Uber self-driving cars exiting SF b/c they are above licensing laws and myriad other slights of rules/regs
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10y ago
Observe and report. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_South_Dakota_Learjet_cras...
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10y ago
Just had a convo last week w/ 70+yo ER doc on this very topic. Outside of a private practice, the beauracracy is stifling(perhaps in private, too, IDK). Your actions are dictated by a/the committee. Your hands are tied if the in
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You tune the brightness down until the screen turns off. Then they reboot and default back on. Repeat for leaving the gate, taxiing, post take-off, etc...
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I was having a minor fit trying to recall this narrative from the book I read, until I realized 1421 != 1491. Already reserved it at the library, cannot wait to dive in. Hopefully better researched than the other author, but I like plausibl
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I apologize, "coined the phrase" is indeed incorrect. It was a scientific term before it's mainstream usage. He intentionally initiated the substitution from GW to CC in all dialogues from the White House(the entire GOP?) whi
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A highly paid political scriptwriter(& a small army of researchers) coined the phrase "climate change" and worked it into all the politicos' speeches of the day to make it stick. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh&#x
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Fife Symington concurs. Although, "security" has nothing to do with it. You are either "in" or you're "out". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fife_Symington#Second_term_.28...
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