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Of course there's a word for it. Covidiots...
There is a word that describes people who hoard dozens of rolls of toilet tissue.
The same word describes people who go against public health advice and ignore coronavirus warnings.
They are called Covidiots
Covidiots. Yes, Covidiots that's the newly coined word in the Urban Dictionary.
The same word describes people who go against public health advice and ignore coronavirus warnings.
They are called Covidiots
Covidiots. Yes, Covidiots that's the newly coined word in the Urban Dictionary.
Arabia
This pic what would u think it is? A refugee camp on barren ground? Looks very similar indeed, but it is Dubai in the 50ties.
Arabia was not poor then, though the oil boom had not started yet.
So did the oil destroy Arabia?
Some became so incredible rich, but it is a worldwide happening: The poor become more poor and the rich more rich.
See these girls after finishing a Koran class, drowned in gold in the 50ties, too:
Arabia was not poor then, though the oil boom had not started yet.
So did the oil destroy Arabia?
Some became so incredible rich, but it is a worldwide happening: The poor become more poor and the rich more rich.
See these girls after finishing a Koran class, drowned in gold in the 50ties, too:
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One mans trash is another mans treasure...
I replaced a refrigerator last year. Wheeling the old one to the front for trash pick up, I realized I forgot the bottom grill. The time it took to walk to the house, get the grill and walk back to the front, someone in an old Nissan mini-van was forcing the refrigerator into the side door of his vehicle. I asked if he needed help and he replied no, so I handed him the grill and walked back to the house.
Nearly everything I leave out front for pick up is gone before the city sanitation truck arrives. Metal shelving... gone. 10 year old laser fax... gone. A pile of computers (less the hard drives)... gone. Old vacuum cleaner... gone.
I believe in recycling and in my neighborhood that happens.
My nephew lived with me for years while he went to college. He relocated in a nearby city and told me it was okay to get rid of his things. I dragged a futon and some bedding to the front for trash pick up and my neighbor and kids asked if it was all right to take them as he knew some families who could use these items...
That said, one mans trash is another mans treasure...
Nearly everything I leave out front for pick up is gone before the city sanitation truck arrives. Metal shelving... gone. 10 year old laser fax... gone. A pile of computers (less the hard drives)... gone. Old vacuum cleaner... gone.
I believe in recycling and in my neighborhood that happens.
My nephew lived with me for years while he went to college. He relocated in a nearby city and told me it was okay to get rid of his things. I dragged a futon and some bedding to the front for trash pick up and my neighbor and kids asked if it was all right to take them as he knew some families who could use these items...
That said, one mans trash is another mans treasure...
Stop
Excuse you gentle people
If I don't accept your request and I don't go
by your rules as you wish do not throw your
Insults at me please......If you find out why I don't
respond well to your text just know my feelings
has detected your bad characters....
Funny men they begin by calling me beautiful
but when I refuse to give the information they
desire they start seeing my uglyness yes
I am and so...... to hell with your bad behaviour
Could be the reasons you are left alone.
..
I believe we are many ladies looking for love
here I should suggest try your level and let me BE.
If I don't accept your request and I don't go
by your rules as you wish do not throw your
Insults at me please......If you find out why I don't
respond well to your text just know my feelings
has detected your bad characters....
Funny men they begin by calling me beautiful
but when I refuse to give the information they
desire they start seeing my uglyness yes
I am and so...... to hell with your bad behaviour
Could be the reasons you are left alone.
..
I believe we are many ladies looking for love
here I should suggest try your level and let me BE.
New York & other US states make changes to improve the policing problems.
Today from The New York Times;
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In response to:
N.Y. Bans Chokeholds and Approves Other Measures to Restrict Police
The state became one of the first to make major changes in police practices in the wake of George Floyd’s killing, which has spurred nationwide protests.
June 12, 2020 Updated 10:35 p.m. ET
New York on Friday became one of the first states to take meaningful action to restrict police forces after the killing of George Floyd, banning the use of chokeholds by law enforcement and repealing a half-century-old law that has kept police disciplinary records secret in the state.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed the expansive package of bills less than three weeks after Mr. Floyd’s death at the hands of the police in Minneapolis, which has since sparked widespread civil unrest and demonstrations against police brutality and racism.
New York City also took tentative steps toward meeting protesters’ calls to “defund the police.” On Friday, the City Council speaker, Corey Johnson, said the Council had identified $1 billion in cuts to the Police Department’s $6 billion budget, and would urge Mayor Bill de Blasio to agree in advance of the July 1 budget deadline.
Mr. de Blasio quickly rejected the proposal, while indicating that he was open to further negotiations over the size of the Police Department. “The mayor has said we’re committed to reprioritizing funding and looking for savings, but he does not believe a $1 billion cut is the way to maintain safety,” said Freddi Goldstein, Mr. de Blasio’s press secretary.
A similar reckoning is occurring across the nation, as lawmakers are weighing various changes to police tactics that may have exacerbated racial disparities in law enforcement. In California, Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an immediate end to the use of “strangleholds” last week, saying such use of force had “no place any longer in 21st century practices and policing.”
In Washington, where authorities used tear gas and rubber bullets to clear peaceful protesters from Lafayette Park for President Trump to stage a photo op at St. John’s Church, the District of Columbia’s Council unanimously passed a sweeping series of changes earlier this week, including prohibiting the use of chemical irritants, riot gear and stun grenades on demonstrators exercising their First Amendment rights.
A few hours after Mr. Cuomo signed the bills in New York, Gov. Kim Reynolds of Iowa signed a similar measure into law on Friday. The bill, passed unanimously by the Iowa Legislature the night before, also included a ban on most police chokeholds and empowered the state attorney general to investigate police misconduct.
And in Minneapolis, where Mr. Floyd was killed on May 25, the City Council voted on Friday to seek “a transformative new model for cultivating safety in our city” just days after vowing to dismantle the city’s police department. But even there, change would take time — months if not more, and not before a citywide vote and rounds of bureaucratic wrangling.
The obstacles to the kind of sweeping and immediate changes made in New York could also be seen in Minnesota’s State Capitol, where an ambitious package of police reforms proposed by Democrats faced an uncertain future.
Republicans who control one legislative chamber said they would oppose some of the most far-reaching changes, including restoring voting rights to felons or putting the state’s attorney general, rather than local prosecutors, in charge of investigating killings by the police.
The clash over how much change lawmakers are willing to accept in a state that has become ground zero of a new movement to address racism and police brutality shows how difficult it may be to bring real changes across a patchwork of state governments and in a divided Washington.
N.Y. Bans Chokeholds and Approves Other Measures to Restrict Police
The state became one of the first to make major changes in police practices in the wake of George Floyd’s killing, which has spurred nationwide protests.
June 12, 2020 Updated 10:35 p.m. ET
New York on Friday became one of the first states to take meaningful action to restrict police forces after the killing of George Floyd, banning the use of chokeholds by law enforcement and repealing a half-century-old law that has kept police disciplinary records secret in the state.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed the expansive package of bills less than three weeks after Mr. Floyd’s death at the hands of the police in Minneapolis, which has since sparked widespread civil unrest and demonstrations against police brutality and racism.
New York City also took tentative steps toward meeting protesters’ calls to “defund the police.” On Friday, the City Council speaker, Corey Johnson, said the Council had identified $1 billion in cuts to the Police Department’s $6 billion budget, and would urge Mayor Bill de Blasio to agree in advance of the July 1 budget deadline.
Mr. de Blasio quickly rejected the proposal, while indicating that he was open to further negotiations over the size of the Police Department. “The mayor has said we’re committed to reprioritizing funding and looking for savings, but he does not believe a $1 billion cut is the way to maintain safety,” said Freddi Goldstein, Mr. de Blasio’s press secretary.
A similar reckoning is occurring across the nation, as lawmakers are weighing various changes to police tactics that may have exacerbated racial disparities in law enforcement. In California, Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an immediate end to the use of “strangleholds” last week, saying such use of force had “no place any longer in 21st century practices and policing.”
In Washington, where authorities used tear gas and rubber bullets to clear peaceful protesters from Lafayette Park for President Trump to stage a photo op at St. John’s Church, the District of Columbia’s Council unanimously passed a sweeping series of changes earlier this week, including prohibiting the use of chemical irritants, riot gear and stun grenades on demonstrators exercising their First Amendment rights.
A few hours after Mr. Cuomo signed the bills in New York, Gov. Kim Reynolds of Iowa signed a similar measure into law on Friday. The bill, passed unanimously by the Iowa Legislature the night before, also included a ban on most police chokeholds and empowered the state attorney general to investigate police misconduct.
And in Minneapolis, where Mr. Floyd was killed on May 25, the City Council voted on Friday to seek “a transformative new model for cultivating safety in our city” just days after vowing to dismantle the city’s police department. But even there, change would take time — months if not more, and not before a citywide vote and rounds of bureaucratic wrangling.
The obstacles to the kind of sweeping and immediate changes made in New York could also be seen in Minnesota’s State Capitol, where an ambitious package of police reforms proposed by Democrats faced an uncertain future.
Republicans who control one legislative chamber said they would oppose some of the most far-reaching changes, including restoring voting rights to felons or putting the state’s attorney general, rather than local prosecutors, in charge of investigating killings by the police.
The clash over how much change lawmakers are willing to accept in a state that has become ground zero of a new movement to address racism and police brutality shows how difficult it may be to bring real changes across a patchwork of state governments and in a divided Washington.
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The Star Spangled Banner (The National Anthem)
Happy Independence Day USA! I found this lovely version of The Star Spangled Banner. Thought I would share it. Have a wonderful celebration!
Statement
On the morning of Saturday 7th September 2019, I arose at approximately 05:30. I prepared and ate breakfast, after which I attended to several domestic matters which needed my attention. At approximately 08:00. I left my residence at ..........ADDRESS REMOVED......... and drove directly to Tesco, Wath-Upon-Dearne to do my weekly shopping. The selection of avocados was particularly disappointing. On completion of my shopping, at approximately 09:30. I called at the on site fuel pumps to replenish my vehicle’s fuel tank, where I also purchased ten small cigars. I then proceeded directly home, arriving at approximately 10:00. Apart from taking a bag of rubbish out to the bin, at some time between 16:30 and 17:00, I remained inside for the rest of the day. I did nothing of significance for the remainder of the evening and retired to my bed at approximately 22:30, where I remained until approximately 05:30 the following morning. I do not possess a pair of binoculars, and neither have I possessed any since January 2015.
The many faces
do you know all those faces?
How do you find the courage to allow all those faces of yourself and to take off your mask? ....... From childhood we have learned to adapt, first to our parents, later to the teachers, our friends, the society ...
We also learn to show our best at young age. We hide the "faces" that are not appreciated, that are distorted, behind a "mask".
That very special mask, only suitable and suitable for you.
A mask behind which you can hide your "true face". Sometimes so good that you do not remember what those faces of you look like. When you show your true face, you become open and vulnerable and nobody wants that anyway?
And then there comes a time when your mask will pinch and you want to lose it.
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