2012年9月21日星期五

Heres more

First, there is no law that requires you answer your door for anybody (Diablo 3 Gold), even police.

Agreed. These days, I answer the door. If I dont recognize them, they get one sentence to establish their purpose before the door quietly closes. I mean it. I dont bother with the kind of bullshit that knocks on the front door these days.

Also, a stranger who shows up unexpected should have no expectation of a warm welcome

Yes, yet most people ARE polite. The whackos and con-artists can therefore utilize cold calling as an effective door opener (so to speak) on average. My GF - a super polite hoity-toity sweetheart who would NEVER offend - will pick up the phone and listen in silence for 90 seconds before she says "No thank you" and hangs up. Give the calls 5 seconds, 10 at the most. Then go on-hook. Politeness makes us unnecessarily vulnerable.

I have a fence all around my house and locked gates (Diablo 3 Gold)...and no way to be alerted of a visitor apart from their car horn. This arrangement is fine with me.

Wow. You sound like a "people-person" too.

So, be as rude as you feel is right to those that bother you needlessly

To which I add, you dont have to answer every phone call, you dont have wait for a lull in the conversation before you break it off, you dont have answer every question that is put to you.

And most importantly, in high-pressure sales/social situations, remember you dont need a reason to not do something (Diablo 3 Gold):

"What is your reason for not joining JW?"

"What is your reason for not buying gold from us?"

"What is your reason for not identifying yourself to me?"

"What is your reason for not contributing to Barrack Obama?"

Answer: "I dont need a reason." 

2012年9月18日星期二

No they aren't

Arguably, one specific toxin produced in some GE crops may be damaging to humans (D3 Gold). But the article you linked to does not provide nearly enough evidence to show that the crops themselves actually are damaging to human health.

Toxicological studies on cell culture are not representative of actual toxicological effects. The toxicology of a substance involves a whole complex system, including many variables such as bioavailability, first-pass metabolism, second-pass effects, volume of distribution, tissue accumulation, and others. Most organic toxins are heavily metabolized in the liver before they get to any other tissues. And some of it will accumulate in fat rather than remaining in the blood.

Cell culture studies don't take into account any of these factors, so they aren't at all representative of the toxin's effect on a person.

In this study, kidney cells were used. It's important to realize that cells in culture are quite different from the cells in the tissue they were taken from - cells change when they adapt to growing in a dish. Yet even if we ignore those differences, it makes little sense to test these toxins on kidney cells, since when we ingest these toxins (D3 Gold), they don't go straight to the kidney. The kidney is one of the last organs they see.

And even supposing that the toxins are deadly to kidney cells after we ingest them, that doesn't mean they are doing any noticeable damage to our health. Our kidneys are made to process toxins. Kidney cells are constantly being damaged and replaced, with no overall effect on our health. It usually takes quite severe kidney damage before we should be concerned.

The article you posted has barely taken the first half-step of many required steps to show that GM crops are damaging to human health (D3 Gold).

 

2012年9月16日星期日

The only one who is talking about "kudos"

The only one who is talking about "kudos" is you (Diablo 3 Gold). It is interesting that in discussions of this kind, the adopters so often resort to this kudos thing. A natural parent actually seldom if ever thinks about kudos for doing what they signed up to do when they had children.

By nature, I AM my son's parent, but I wasn't allowed to parent him. I just wanted to know him, be a part of his life. I had not intention of attempting to "parent" him....that right was stolen from me.

I DID "do the work" with the 5 children that I raised, 3 I birthed and 2 who were part of the package when I fell in love with my husband. As I have said, they are all successful adults now and my husband will be the first to tell you that it is largely due to me because he was gone most of the time. And, their mother was unable, and the reasons why are no one's business. Suffice it to say that the courts felt he was the one with whom they needed to live. I did't try to replace their mother, I didn't demand they call me Mom (Diablo 3 Gold), or that they address me as their mother. They had a mother. they also had a stepmother....me.

 

2012年9月12日星期三

Wild-assed opinion only

And I don't think I can emphasize that enough as I have ZERO real-life experience on the subject (D3 Gold)....but there is no single answer. People's emotional situations cannot be boxed into a once-size fits all answer.

Personally, I tend to believe that cosmetics are a very minor part of the situation. I have heard of cases where people are highly offended and distressed by having the "wrong" junk for their mindset but I see that as a secondary issue. Just about everyone hates their body--some to extremes--and that issue should be first attempted to be addressed with methods other than an axe. There is more going on than just a parts issue.

Using using weight loss as an analogy--many think their life will be magically better if they only lose the weight. The problem is, when you lose the weight you are just as stupid as before, just as grouchy, just as nice, etc--you are still you with less weight. There is no magical "new you" simply from the change. Anything new comes from inside, not the outside stuff.

As with the general populace, AFTER the mental and emotional aspects have been addressed and it is clear that it is not a "wish I looked right" and extends to a "NEED to have my body match my perception", then yes, I think the state kicking in is warranted. If that point can be determined (D3 Gold), it is no different than the allowed surgeries to correct other physical malformations. 

2012年9月10日星期一

Water comes into shed

The previous owners of our house built a shed on a concrete slab (Diablo iii Gold). Shed is about 8' x 10', 2x4s and pressed-wood-fiber siding, and isn't sealed to the slab. The slab has enough of a slope that when it rains, water runs into the shed.

After losing some stuff to water damage, I temporarily laid down 2x4s with plastic on top, so even if the 2x4s get wet, it wouldn't wick to the boxes stored on them. This doesn't seem the best solution, though. The boards could mildew, and/or mice could set up housekeeping in the space. (I found mice in the shed last winter, and have been sealing the access points as I find them.)

I've thought of using plastic decking planks which wouldn't mildew, but they'd still create a gap. I thought of wrapping the system in hardware cloth to keep varmints out.

I considered spraying GreatStuff or other caulk into the gap between the shed and the slab (Diablo iii Gold), but the concrete would still get wet, and might mold or wick into the shed anyway.

I'm in Los Angeles, so frost isn't a problem.

Any other ideas? Any of my ideas sound better than i think?

2012年9月7日星期五

If this is a recent occurance

it is a symptom which has its origins in some other problem you feel missing in your relationship (D3 Gold); or it could be in response to a hormonal change like mid life crisis.

If this has always been some of your thoughts, nothing wrong with the thoughts, as long as you can distinguish between fantasy and reality of these thoughts. is feeling guilt a normal condition of yours in general? if so then the guilt might be manufactured from what you read or not.

To your question, it cannot hurt and may be of help to you. Only you can determine if you need this help.

No need to feel guilty that is counters productive. This is a blessing actually.

You should rather see this as an early warning that there are serious issues that are not being addressed; they are reasons to your thoughts of cheating.

Cheating is an easy way to not have to deal with the real problems (D3 Gold). If you had not read that passage you would still be in a bliss of ignorance.

The only thing you are guilty of is to jump to the wrong response.to feel guilt.

You are fortunate to be aware there are problems. Rather than feel guilt you should go seek the answers to your discontent with your relationship. the reasons could be very simple so do not fear seeking answers. the unknown is always a bit intimidating. Be thankful for this gift in knowledge you had fortuitously obtained.

 

 

2012年9月5日星期三

On College Degree

About a decade ago, university students could find satisfactory and enviable jobs after their graduation (D3 Gold)

But now, things are different. Today's university students usually have much pressure in finding fairly good jobs. They always say disappointedly that graduation means joblessness. Why nowadays university students have so much pressure in finding jobs? In my opinion, this kind of pressure is mainly caused by three reasons. Firstly, the government is enrolling more and more university students year by year. And the growth of the students' number has surpassed that of the need of the society. So, when so many students graduate at a time, the chance of finding jobs becomes tiny. Secondly, today's university students, most of them are the "only-child", who are more mentally frail. Since they are indulged greatly at home and haven't been trained to do things on their own, once it is their turn to go out of the campus and find jobs by themselves and decide what kind of jobs to choose, they feel bewildered and don't know what to do. If their first try fails, they will be frustrated and think that it is really hard to find jobs. Thirdly, some university students are not qualified for good and challenging jobs. After entering the university, they don't study as hard as they did in high schools. They begin to sleep during the class or even be absent for classes. Some are addicted to computer games or Jin Yong's novels, or step into the two-person-world too early. Because these things have taken up so much of their time and energy, their study is neglected. After four years of university life, they haven't gained the knowledge those fairly good jobs or certain positions require. 

This situation can be changed. The government may decrease the growth of enrolling university students gradually. And the university students can join in some extracurricular activities on campus to train their abilities of doing things independently and try to do some part-time jobs during weekends and vacations to gain more social experience. What's more, students should attach greatest importance to their study, not anything else. They should study harder and try to master the methods of how to put the knowledge they have learned into practice so as to be qualified for the jobs they desire.

2012年9月4日星期二

I thought that piece was really interesting

The efforts they took to prevent the spread of that infection were pretty thorough or so it seemed (Diablo iii Gold). But it's also interesting how they can use genetic mapping to locate the source of an infection. If I remember correctly it was only people who stayed in that room where the first infected patient was isolated (under quarantine).

I know if you have ever had drain gnats you realise gunk stays on the drain pipes so gnats can feed off of or use for breeding, (I forget now which it is); but your drain at home can be a source of an infestation. I guess it can be a source for infectious bacteria too. Of course you home sink would have food stuck to the inside of the pipes but a patient's bathroom sink could have all sorts of stuff stuck to the pipes, who knows. The bacteria can live off that gunk but I'm not sure how it gets to the patients. If they are able to brush their teeth in that sink maybe that's enough. 

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