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When did conservatives forget that "conserve" is part of their name?
Depends. If she's a girl, probably pretty soon. If the baby's a boy, sometime around 90. 
Anonymous wrote:The soul is key though, for without one there would be no salvation. And if any non-humans have souls the commandment to not kill takes on an entire different meaning. Because as humans we kill many things every day just driving to work.
This post reminded me of this old story. While I don't believe in the concept of a soul (or god, for that matter), if we did have souls, I'm pretty sure my dogs would have them, too.
A Man and His Dog
An old man and his dog were walking down a dirt road for quite sometime when they finally came to a beautiful marble wall with a golden gate. The person standing guard was dressed in a white robe and said, "Welcome to Heaven!"
It was then the old man realized he and his dog were dead and traveling down Eternity Trail. They both were hot and very thirsty as they had been walking for a long time. The old man was so happy to be at Heaven's gate.
He started to enter with his dog following him but the gatekeeper stopped him and said, "I'm sorry, but dogs are not allowed in Heaven so he can't come in with you," as he gestured towards the man's dog.
The old man replied, "But my dog has been my faithful companion all his life. If my dog can't come in with me, then I will stay out too. I will not desert him now, not even to enter Heaven."
The gatekeeper replied, "Suit yourself, but I must warn you, the Devil's on this road and he'll try to sweet talk you into his area. He will promise you anything to get you to enter. So if you don't leave your dog now and come in, you will spend eternity on this road hot and thirsty or end up in Hell."
But the old man still refused to enter and continued walking along the dirt road with his dog.
After walking a long ways further, the man and his dog came upon a rundown fence with no gate. He saw a man dressed in old ragged clothes just on the other side, standing next to a large shady tree. The old man called out to him saying, "Excuse me, sir. My dog and I have been on this road all day and are very hot and thirsty. Would it be okay if we took a rest under your shady tree?"
"Of course", the other man replied. "There's some cold water under the tree too. So please come in and help yourselves."
The old man asked, "Are you inviting my dog too, because I won't come in without him. In fact, that's why I chose not to go to Heaven because I was told dogs are not allowed."
The man smiled and said, "Welcome to Heaven, and bring your dog!"
The old man exclaimed, "You mean this is Heaven? And dogs are allowed? How come that fellow down the road said they weren't?"
"That was the Devil and he gets all the souls who are willing to give up a life long companion for a few small comforts. Those who choose that route soon find out their mistake but it's too late. The dogs always find their way here and the fickle people who abandoned them stay in Hell, for eternity."
"You see my friend, God would not allow dogs to be banned from Heaven. After all, He created them to be man's companions in life, so He would never separate them in death."
When I'm going to talk about my areas of expertise I sign out and post anonymously.
Don't end your rant here. Take that picture and send it to your Congressman, Senator and Jon Stewart's show.
The TSA consistently gets to consistently apply brainless lack of judgment like this because none of us are sufficiently interested in putting up a fight there at the security station and risk getting arrested/missing our flights.
At least force someone responsible to take notice of this kind of idiocy.
The TSA consistently gets to consistently apply brainless lack of judgment like this because none of us are sufficiently interested in putting up a fight there at the security station and risk getting arrested/missing our flights.
At least force someone responsible to take notice of this kind of idiocy.
For the non-lawyers, the problem is that use of words in a non-standard manner can create ambiguity. While "ask" may be a term of art in some aspects of finance (e.g., "bid-ask"), using it generically as a noun in legal drafting may open the usage up to some argument about meaning. So, while it may sound pedantic for the lawyers to get snippy about casual usage of things like "ask," it can make a difference.
In contracts, grammar can make an enormous difference. There's a famous case where millions of dollars turned on the placement and interpretation of a comma (see http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/26/the_case_of_the_million_dollar_comma/). In that case, the placement of the comma determined when one party could terminate the contract.
Correct grammar and diction are essential for lawyers because of the potential for things like this.
In contracts, grammar can make an enormous difference. There's a famous case where millions of dollars turned on the placement and interpretation of a comma (see http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/26/the_case_of_the_million_dollar_comma/). In that case, the placement of the comma determined when one party could terminate the contract.
Correct grammar and diction are essential for lawyers because of the potential for things like this.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Well if you are right that there is no God & no Heaven, believers lose nothing. However, if we are right that there IS a God & Heaven, you'd be in big trouble.
pulling out pascal's wager again? in the 21st century when we know so much more about how the world works, it's kind of pitiful.
And yes, believers do lose something if there's no heaven -- they miss out on living the one life they have to the fullest, thinking they have an eternity ahead of them, when it's so obvious that their fate is the same as every other living thing on earth - you're born, you live, you die. they spend a bunch of time worshiping a god that doesn't exist
That's hilarious that you think believers can't or don't live life to the fullest. But you still didn't answer the question. What if there was a God and a Heaven, what then?
You prove there's a God and a Heaven and I'll freely admit I was wrong.
This YouTube video is a lecture by a law school professor on why you should never volunteer information to a police officer without the benefit of legal advice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGGXjlIxEgs
It's about 50 minutes long, but something everyone should watch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGGXjlIxEgs
It's about 50 minutes long, but something everyone should watch.
Anonymous wrote:I'm 5'7, DH is around 5'9 so almost any normal heel makes me taller than him. So, I almost always wear flats.
He says that he doesn't mind and perfectly fine with me being taller but for some reason it makes me feel uncomfortable.
What do you think?
DH here. I can pretty much guarantee that your husband likes the way you look in the higher heels. DW is sufficiently shorter than me that this isn't an issue, but when I dated taller women in the past, I had no issues with their wearing heels and being "taller" than me.
You and I have very different ideas of what the word "staging" means. That is putting some furniture in an otherwise empty house to provide scale for pictures.
An article that shows you may want to be careful what you ask for -
http://www.vox.com/2014/9/9/5975653/with-genetic-testing-i-gave-my-parents-the-gift-of-divorce-23andme
A genetics professor got his family to all do the test together and they unexpectedly identified a half-sibling that was the result of parental cheating.
http://www.vox.com/2014/9/9/5975653/with-genetic-testing-i-gave-my-parents-the-gift-of-divorce-23andme
A genetics professor got his family to all do the test together and they unexpectedly identified a half-sibling that was the result of parental cheating.
In-house jobs typically pay a fair amount less than firm jobs, in the same way that middle-to-upper management jobs in a company typically pay less than consulting firms.
There might be a bonus structure or other comp associated with some in-house positions that would take it above what you're making now, but those are tough to find.
Basically, you'd be making a lateral move to create the potential for upward mobility.
There might be a bonus structure or other comp associated with some in-house positions that would take it above what you're making now, but those are tough to find.
Basically, you'd be making a lateral move to create the potential for upward mobility.
The judge's opinion is available at https://ecf.utd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?211cv0652-78. The analysis of the case that supported the law banning polygamy is very interesting and revealing.
Essentially, the Court at the time found that polygamy was primarily a practice among non-Western (i.e., non-Christian) cultures, and, therefore -
Like the modern cases regarding gay marriage, there wasn't actually an articulable harm to society from allowing polygamy.
Essentially, the Court at the time found that polygamy was primarily a practice among non-Western (i.e., non-Christian) cultures, and, therefore -
In other words, the social harm was introducing a practice perceived to be characteristic of non-European people—or non-white races—into white American society.28 “The organization of a community for the spread and practice of polygamy is, in a measure, a return to barbarism. It is contrary to the spirit of Christianity and of the civilization which Christianity has produced in the Western world.” Late Corp., 136 U.S. at 49.
Like the modern cases regarding gay marriage, there wasn't actually an articulable harm to society from allowing polygamy.
Anonymous wrote:I'm scared that dc is likely a top terrorist target. There's no way to prevent an attack 100% and I'm scared of getting caught up in something.
Please. I grew up in DC during the Cold War when we KNEW there were ICBMs targeted at our front yard.
Yes, DC is a terrorist target, but it's also a very difficult one.