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thefadedone
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Assuming Gov. Christie lied and it turns out he knew about the GWB lane closures, I don't know if I'm more annoyed that he lied about it or annoyed at the stupidity that the politicians display in thinking they can get away with stuff in this day and age.
I think I'm more shocked by the pure evil of it all. I mean, I know politicians are evil, but to **** with other people's lives like that. I read that there was at least one fatality possibly due to the traffic jam.
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You're assuming all vehicle miles traveled are necessary. I don't believe that is the case. Especially not with children in the vehicle. Perhaps even without children in the vehicle as well - there's research that hints people arrange their lives in order to take advantage of excess road capacity.
Not only that, but even if those trips were necessary, there are other steps that could be taken - reduce speed limits, limit the size and weight of vehicles, add in safety features and requirements that would be cheap to implement, etc.
For example - a safety headband for all occupants in a vehicle would save lives. The thing is, I wouldn't expect us to be wearing headbands while driving - I'm just pointing it out as an example of something we could be doing. Or fining people who are taking unnecessary trips with kids. I understand the whole secondhand smoke thing while driving is less about the relative risks, and more about punishing a group of people who are unpopular.
I understand the hypocrisy of saying it's for safety, while we ignore so many other significant risks that are also addressable.
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Oh my goodness. That is unreal. It's like a space ship landed. And it looks like that boulder is as big as that very big house. I wonder if it will just stay there forever now.
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Good for the kids who shared their lunch.
Oh yeah, and throwing away the food is logical, rather than letting the kids eat it. That'll help recoup your losses from the negative accounts.
And people wonder why there's bullying in schools. Taking the food away just to throw it in the trash is bullying, IMO. So if it's okay for adults to bully kids it must be okay to bully one another.
Around here I think if there's no money in the account kids get an alternative of PB&J or something. If school food is anything like the crap they served when I was a kid, I'd rather have the alternative. I rarely bought lunch at school.
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This totally shocked me. I had no idea he had an addiction problem even though now I am reading that he was open about it. So sad . Addiction is terrible. He was such a talented actor.
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So sad. Another victim of narcotic addiction.
What strikes me is that he could also be a victim of a flawed rehab system.
I was surprised that he was only 46 years old, I thought he was in his fifties at least. He was a very talented actor.
BBC News - Bristol police hunt for crocodile under bridge
BBC News - Bristol police hunt for crocodile under bridge
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^ Horrible.
Public school boys 'skinned live cats' and 'beat younger pupils with belts', tribunal hears - Telegraph
I heard on the TV today about this case at a school where some pupils have allegedly skinned cats alive, stoned wild birds and tortured younger pupils and when a former teacher told the headmaster he said "boys will be boys." It that is true it's absolutely horrifying.
Public school boys 'skinned live cats' and 'beat younger pupils with belts', tribunal hears - Telegraph
I heard on the TV today about this case at a school where some pupils have allegedly skinned cats alive, stoned wild birds and tortured younger pupils and when a former teacher told the headmaster he said "boys will be boys." It that is true it's absolutely horrifying.
Go CVS...pulling all tobacco products from their shelves by year's end.
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A young woman did a youtube video where she called her former coach and discussed her sexual abuse.
Someone else saw the video and also came forward with allegations of abuse.
Now the coach has lost her job and was arrested.
Someone else saw the video and also came forward with allegations of abuse.
Now the coach has lost her job and was arrested.
Pancreatic cancer I wish campaign: Outrage at cancer charity’s ‘repugnant’ new ad - Mirror Online
[URL='http://pancreaticcanceraction.org/pancreatic-cancer/symptoms/']Pancreatic Cancer Symptoms[/URL]
This advert made me look up the symptoms of pancreatic cancer as I had no idea what they were although I knew it was one of the most deadly forms of cancer. I just saw on TV that pancreatic cancer only gets 1% of research funding even though it is the UK's 5th biggest cancer killer.
[URL='http://pancreaticcanceraction.org/pancreatic-cancer/symptoms/']Pancreatic Cancer Symptoms[/URL]
This advert made me look up the symptoms of pancreatic cancer as I had no idea what they were although I knew it was one of the most deadly forms of cancer. I just saw on TV that pancreatic cancer only gets 1% of research funding even though it is the UK's 5th biggest cancer killer.
The country that has some of the worst animal rights policies in the history of the world, and one that celebrates Christopher Columbus has a politician capable of doing something like this. Who knew?
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Speaking of CVS, an SUV drove through the front doors of one tonight and hung around for a spell.
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