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ParticipantAmen to that UCG. That was one nasty race, but I do not think we have heard the last of it.
Participant[quote=scaredyclassic]so im out trick or treating with my almost 12 year old. and he’s so stoked for weeks leading up to today. we’re supposed to meet up with his pal but his pal is a half hour late. he’s so excited he starts hitting up doors for candy before his pal gets there. after a few doors, he’s not having fun, despite the intense anticipation. he’s like, what am i even doing? this is sort of dumb. then his pal gets there and they revert back into full on this is awesome mode.
but we are very very close to the end.
sad.[/quote]
We have a Halloween get together for friends and neighbors and this was the first year none of us had a trick or treater there to take around the neighborhood. You are right scaredy, sad and strange and weird all wrapped up together.
ParticipantPeters still has some ‘splainin to do: “Peters responded with: “In early June, information was forwarded to our campaign which we immediately turned over to the police.”
Source: http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/LAWYERED-Search-Warrants-Reveal-Bosnich-Gave-Peters-Campaign-Confidential-Docs-282000071.html#ixzz3IUKmaeQM
Follow us: @nbcsandiego on Twitter | NBCSanDiego on FacebookParticipant“The current Ebola virus’s hyper-evolution is unprecedented; there has been more human-to-human transmission in the past four months than most likely occurred in the last 500 to 1,000 years. Each new infection represents trillions of throws of the genetic dice.”
Participant[quote=zk][quote=kev374]
The problem here is that there are various “experts” all over the place stating how it is almost impossible to catch Ebola…YET… a nurse fully dressed in ridiculously protective gear got it, oh we don’t know how sorry…BUT BUT It’s impossible to catch..[/quote]
The problem here is that you’re making stuff up. Show me where a single expert said “it’s almost impossible to catch.”[/quote]
Will you settle for hard to catch?Prof. Jonathan Gershoni, an expert on virology and immunology Tel Aviv University and an Israeli member of the Global Virus Network. Start with the fact that unlike some other viral conditions such as influenza, Ebola is relatively hard to catch. It isn’t airborne. It requires direct contact.”
ParticipantGood article from CNN. Sounds like the CDC is making changes in response to the Dallas case:
Then “the CDC was telling possible Ebola patients to ‘call a doctor.’ When passengers arrive in the United States from Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea, they’re handed a flier instructing them to “call a doctor” if they feel ill. Never mind how hard it is to get your doctor on the phone, but even if you could, it’s quite possible she’d tell you to go to the nearest emergency room or urgent care center.” Now the recommendation is a toll free number, etc.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/10/13/health/ebola-cdc/index.html?iid=article_sidebar
Participant“…but they don’t seem daunted by the fact that they’re basically always wrong.”
You know what they say, “Never say never and always avoid always.”
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ParticipantThe Stand in 3 minutes…..
ParticipantSomeone is speaking with a forked tongue: “News recently broke that the Desert Tortoise Conservation Center near Las Vegas is running out of funds and many tortoises may be euthanized! Please sign to help to make sure the Bureau of Land Management & U.S. Fish and Wildlife do everything they can do save these animals unless there is legitimate health reason to consider.”
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February 28, 2014 at 2:50 PM in reply to: OT: Temecula Police “DUI” Checkpoint @ 8AM on a Wed Morning!!! #771301Participant[quote=CA renter]Once again:
“Are you suggesting that there is a problem with actual nepotism, and that it is more prevalent in the public sector than in the private sector? Are you suggesting that you’ve seen inferior candidates being hired over more qualified candidates because they had a family member who insisted on hiring them?”
I do agree that friends of people in “high places” get special treatment if they find themselves in trouble, though. IMO, that is pure corruption, and I’m 100% opposed to it.[/quote]
Yes, I am suggesting that inferior candidates have been hired over more qualified candidates because they were friends and relatives. It has happened since the 1970’s in the San Diego Sheriff’s Dept.(at all levels) and usually involves bringing in outsiders rather than hiring from within. The purpose of the civil service system was to get rid of the spoils system. I am glad you can see the corruption, since bringing in “yes” men who agree with you is just as corrupt IMO. Hiring your relatives can also be inappropriate if they do not go through the vetting process.
February 27, 2014 at 6:33 PM in reply to: OT: Temecula Police “DUI” Checkpoint @ 8AM on a Wed Morning!!! #771284ParticipantQuestions from CAR:”Are you suggesting that there is a problem with actual nepotism, and that it is more prevalent in the public sector than in the private sector? Are you suggesting that you’ve seen inferior candidates being hired over more qualified candidates because they had a family member who insisted on hiring them?”
This happens in most agencies both with sworn and civilian employees. Highly placed relatives help their relatives and friends get hired. Sometimes they just bring them aboard as a high ranking official. The unions have no say in these things. Of course they have to be smart enough to pass the battery of tests (unless they are appointed to a position), but Yes, Virginia, nepotism is alive in well in the Sheriff’s Dept., SDPD, etc. Friends of public officials who are arrested get out of jail faster, too because they get red tagged. Wake up and smell the coffee!
“An article about Hays published in a Rancho Bernardo magazine said that he is married with two sons and is the son-in-law of San Diego Police Assistant Chief Mark Jones. The article said he served four years in the Marine Corps before joining the Police Department.”
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/Feb/09/hays-sdpd-update-investigation-lansdowne/Participant[quote=scaredyclassic]my wife believes without women, men would be wallowing in filth and never getting anywhere[/quote]
PRICELESS.
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