One criminal act does not mean every official will do the same. I fail to see why a mail vote is any different to voting in person, it is, without doubt, just a way to suppress voters rights. To condone Trump's actions is, in all honesty, deplorable
The problem is that he speaks like a professional, someone who is an expert in his field of knowledge, so obviously he would be disregarded by the oaf in charge, he only listens to "YES" men.
Interesting that ONLY American media use the phrase "The Communist Chinese Virus". The rest of the world use "Coronavirus or Covid-19). Must be the American virus, better known as "passing the buck and never taking responsibility for their own actions".
For IELTS learners, it is a big FAIL if they use "would of" "should of " etc. They also lose marks for "wanna, gonna" "my bad". My pet hates would be the incorrect use of "fewer and less", "whom and who" "infer and imply". CS is a wonderful source of grammatical errors, very useful when teaching English.
I have never heard of the placenta being eaten in modern Asia, although I am sure historically it was,however:- "Human placentophagy, or consumption of the placenta, is defined as "the ingestion of a human placenta postpartum, at any time, by any person, either in raw or altered (e.g., cooked, dried, steeped in liquid) form". Numerous historical occurrences of placentophagy have been recorded throughout the world, whereas modern occurrences of placentophagy are rare since most contemporary societies do not promote its practice. Since the 1970s, however, consumption of the placenta believing that it has health benefits has been a growing practice among clients of midwives and alternative-health advocates in the U.S. and Mexico
Trump and his sycophants have had almost 4 years to find solid evidence proving wrongdoing by Obama, Clinton etc, yet even now they have found nothing, not a single credible fact. Trump knows he will be ousted come November, so together with his "yes men" cronies, he is clutching at straws to try and divert attention away from his life-threatening mistakes.
The smell of desperation emanating from this blog is overpowering. Almost as bad as the overpowering stench of cowardice shown by Trump and Anne Sacoolas.
Since Trump has refused to intervene in the extradition for the Murderer of Harry Dunn in the UK, the US has said its decision to refuse an extradition request for Harry Dunn's alleged killer was final. It comes after an Interpol Red Notice was issued for US national Anne Sacoolas who is now "wanted internationally". A US official said she had diplomatic immunity, whereas the immunity is only valid for her husband, Downing Street branded the refusal "a denial of justice". Mr Dunn, 19, died after a crash in Northamptonshire, with Mrs Sacoolas accused of death by dangerous driving.
More proof that since Trump arrived in office, US Justice has totally evaporated.
"Facts First: Trump was not being "sarcastic" on Thursday when he raised the possibility of injecting disinfectant. There was simply no indication that he was being anything less than serious. He was also wrong Friday when he denied he had asked the medical experts to "check" the idea of disinfectant injections; he was looking at them at the time. And he did not mention hands during his Thursday remarks."
He was not being sarcastic, and even if he was a First World Leader speaking during a world pandemic has no right to be sarcastic, he should be delivering facts and trying to lift the nation's spirits, instead, he is fueling gossip. If just one person dies from consuming a disinfectant, Trump will be sued to oblivion, possibly imprisoned as accessory to murder.
Even if Trump was being sarcastic, asking a question not making a suggestion, only a fool would think it was okay to talk this way on a live broadcast to the nation. Not only irresponsible, but so much so it makes his already weak credibility dive into oblivion. As many have said, there are many who will not fully understand his remarks, those are the kind of people who may well try his "suggestions" with the result of being hospitalised and then possibly death. How can a leader who professes to care about the people of America be so thoughtless and uncaring? He either doesn't care or he is a moron, you decide
It's not just liberals, it's the entire world, maybe he ws just asking not suggesting, but he is the leader of the most powerful country in the world, a position that needs someone who understands RESPONSIBILITY All this does is make the President of the USA look like an ignorant imbecile, of course, many people around the world already knew he was unsuitable for such a high position. His lack of responsibility just reconfirms that opinion.
That's the problem Molly, America never makes a mistake, never admits to causing a problem, it is always another country, usually, one that cannot or won't speak up and prove their innocence (if any). NK, Iran, China are the obvious targets, and rather than pick on the leaders and those in power, the whole population is painted in the same colour gleefully by western media. The American government think like their leader, they are above the law, so they, therefore, push false information and blame elsewhere, with no substantiated facts.
Good luck with this farce, there is a better case against the USA for the2009 (H1N1) pandemic, proven to have started in the USA despite the coverup by those involved. Heads up:- Flu viruses have been affecting humans for hundreds of years, blaming any one country is not only nieve but virtually impossible to prove, it would be a better idea for all countries to work together for a vaccine rather than enter a pointless blame game that could escalate into a real war.
Jac: With your admin experience and logical thinking I propose you become the flight purser, besides it will need someone with a strong personality to keep control of Mimi and Molly, I have doubts much of the liquor and food will actually get to the passengers if handed out by those two party animals. In fact, I am starting to have second thoughts regarding my choice of the dolly trollies
I can't imagine why anyone would think a pink uniform was something many men would like, but as long as Mimi agrees you can choose whatever colour you like.
"Edward Holmes owned a bustling home security company that relied on telegraphs to send alarm signals to a central office. When he saw the phone demonstrated, he realized it would be even better. In January 1878, Holmes opened the Telephone Despatch Company and hired teenage boys to answer calls and staff the switchboard, which involved rushing around a gigantic wall cluttered with confusing wires and holes.
Big mistake. The more boys Holmes hired, the more unruly and noisy they became. In the grand tradition of teenagers, they were also rude and, sometimes, profane. Boy operators were known for their practical jokes and even wrestling matches on the job. They shouted “ahoy!” into the phones with cracking voices. (This was the greeting preferred by Alexander Graham Bell himself which soon fell out of use in favor of “hello.”) Holmes quickly realized that his immature employees might endanger his business. It was fine when they were behind a silent telegraph line, but a phone was something else altogether. “The thought came one day,” he later wrote. “Why not have girls?” His friend, Alexander Graham Bell, who licensed the phones to the dispatch company, hired Emma Nutt away from her job as a telegraph operator. She became the first female telephone operator (her sister, Stella, became the second a few hours later). Unlike her male colleagues, Nutt was patient and polite. Her voice was soothing and cultured, and she navigated the wall of wires and holes with ease. (Eventually, she stopped physically switching calls and relied on a switchman instead.) Because she had relatively few customers, she got to know many of them and became a familiar voice. And she did it all for just $10 a month.
Other companies saw the benefit of a female operator and began to hire women more extensively. “The wisdom of this step has been fully borne out by experience,” wrote a journalist in 1911. By taking the switchboard job, Nutt had inadvertently created a new profession for women. Around the turn of the 20th century, single women were joining the workforce in larger numbers (married ones were expected to stay at home and most companies, including telephone companies, only hired single women). But though single women cost less to hire and were considered motivated, hardworking employees, few fields were open to women.
Telephone work was an attractive alternative to a job in a factory or sweatshop, and for many women it was a way to achieve class mobility. However, the profession had its downsides. Technical advancements soon made standing switchboards moot and gave companies an excuse to hire less skilled, non-union workers they could pay even less. “Very quickly,” writes, telecommunications historian Jean Guy-Rens, “the telephone companies abandoned male labor, both teenage and adult, and opted for women’s work.” Despite a public that swooned over the smooth voices of the “hello girls,” not everyone was allowed into the profession. Telephone companies discriminated against immigrants and black people, and early operators had to be a certain height to make sure they could operate the switchboard. As the voice became more and more important, and operators were often offered diction lessons and elocution classes to make sure they were more poised on the phone. If you had an accent of any kind, you likely wouldn’t get a job as an operator. Today, telephone switchboards are long gone, and the closest thing the 21st century has to an Emma Nutt is the voice on the other side of operator assistance. But Nutt’s influence remains—and the company she helped succeed eventually became the Bell Phone Company, which evolved over time into AT&T. As for Nutt, she held her job for over 30 years. She set the tone for what was to come—one friendly call at a time."
In that case, tomorrow I'm having a homemade steak and kidney pie, with mash and onion gravy, followed by roly-poly pudding and custard. When will the plane be available? I'm waiting! Members of CS are welcome to fly with me, as long as they have been in full isolation and have an official negative test certificate, payment will be in food and booze. Excluding Spanish tapas, as the portions are too small, Spanish wine is, however, a bonus and will get a business class seat. Wondering who to have as trolly dollies Mimi and Molly
Wow the right wing are getting desperate, running scared, they know Trump will be out in November, and will sink to the lowest depths to try and malign Biden, in the hope they can get some more votes for the Orangatang.
Too little too late, say bye bye to Trump, the worst President in American history.
Well it certainly makes you wonder how infectious the virus is if they are willing to let someone travel so far, putting both the individual and everyone else at risk, instead of letting me go to my home, which would have had a total of one possible transfer of any virus.
V. It probably helps that I love beetroot ever since a trip to Russia many many moons ago, had amazing dishes that had beetroot as the main ingredient. Beetroot curry is really tasty, you can still taste the beet over the curry flavour, although it does take a while to get used to a spiciness not usually associated with beetroot lol.
When I was married, the wife and I toured Andalucia looking at cave homes with a view to buying one, but the bedrooms with no window put me off, the coolness was okay, but then it was near 30 degrees outside, my wife thought it would be cold in winter, or at least feel cold, especially as some had an open fire in the living area.
No, the curfew has. stopped the merlot run, only one supermarket. sells wine and that is in the centre of town, the small markets nearby don't eve sell cigarettes let alone alcohol. I had no idea beer/wine was so hard to buy in Sri Lanka, and ciggies so expensive for an Asian country. On the plus side, I did find a small eatery that does the best beetroot curry I have ever had,
Viv:> No, we have decided to wait until I know if I am allowed entry into Cebu, as the rules are changing faster than traffic lights in London Soho!. I may not be allowed into the country, may be allowed but only if I take self-isolation locally to the airport, may possibly be allowed to self isolate in my home. Until I arrive I have no idea. But the good news is I have a driver to get me to Colombo airport tomorrow afternoon, and the flights are still showing green status. But the guys are ready and primed to collect my car and take it to Cebu airport, it just means I have a 3 hours wait, I can live with that.
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RE: Another Illegal Effort by Trump
Not just Snopes that has debunked this story.There is not one credible fact showing gross fraud in the 2016 election by mail votes. NOT ONE!