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so that it stopped blowing itself up prematurely ?

It appears to me that this little beedle has a very complex set of chemicals that causes its Fire Blasting abilities….

Here are some unbiased details of the Beedle’s functions from the "Institute of Physics"
http://www.iop.org/Media/Press%20Releases/2008/press_29046.html

"The bombardier beetle, found mainly in Africa and Asia, is remarkable in that it can fire a powerful jet of hot, toxic fluid to fight off predators such as birds and frogs. While the chemical reaction that makes the venom has been understood for some time, the actual power behind the venomous squirt, which can travel as far as 20cm, has been cause for speculation.

Quantities of hydroquinone and hydrogen peroxide gases build up in the beetle’s abdomen but, when necessary for defence, get mixed together in a connected ‘combustion chamber’ to produce toxic benzoquinone. This hot fluid is then fired off at force in the face of enemy predators.

The key to the beetle’s powerful defensive trick is in its combustion chamber’s inlet (or entry) and exit valves. The inlet valve opens to receive the chemicals, which begin to boil as soon as they meet, and closes when a sufficient amount of gas has been received.

As the gases react together, they generate heat and increase the pressure in the closed chamber. When the pressure reaches a critical point, the end of the exit valve is forced open and the hot fluid is ejected as a powerful burst of toxic steam in a process known as "flash evaporation".

Once the gas is released, the exit valve closes, the inlet valve opens and the chamber fills again, preparing for the next venomous ejection."

So after seeing these amazing functions….how many tries did it take the beedle to perfect its present day function?

Or was it very intelligent design from the start?

Physicists are at this moment still trying to grasp what is even occuring in order to develop new technologies based on this design from nature.
As seen here…"The bombardier beetle is inspiring designers of engines, drug-delivery devices and fire extinguishers to improve spray technologies, writes Andy McIntosh, from Leeds University, and Novid Beheshti, of Swedish Biomimetics 3000 Ltd, in April’s Physics World."

Thank you for your intelligent review and answers : )
Also….Scientists recently watched the "blasts" in slow motion and noticed that what appears to be One Spurt…is actually a repeated series of smaller blasts that are released in such a way to not propel the beedle like a rocket!….

Isnt that Just Amazing?

What a deal that is, that this little crittle can do all that…..what are the chances of that perfection being developed by chance? *smiles*

This is to be an unbiased review of these things….do you hav an unbiased answer for me? : )
I thought it would be more obvious really….but my mention of "how many tries" is purposefully worded to show the silliness of such a thought : )

I believe that this little beetle was created by God…The non believer or the evolutionist will dig up all kinds of theory’s that will convince many people, just as they have done the last 250 years or so…but God has told us of these things.

2 actual emails
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Hi there, I’m glad you’re interested in my car.

This is a 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid,Fuel type: Hybrid-electric, 4
Cylinders,Transmission: Automatic , only 19,800 ; Miles, VIN#
JHMFA36276S024082.

Here you can find more pictures with the car:
http://picasaweb.google.com/craigdwills2/Civic
(if the above link does not work copy and paste it into a new web
browser window)

It is in EXCELLENT condition; the body and paint are great, no
scratches and no dents; the interior is clean; it has never been
involved in an accident.

I’m an US Air Force Col. currently stationed in UK and the car is here
with me. It was bought in the US and shipped to Europe, but it was
never permanently registered here, the car is still registered in the
US.

The car is for sale locally as well, but there are slim chances of
this to happen. First of all this is a US model car, with the steering
wheel on the left side, as opposed to a UK model, that has the
steering wheel on the right side.And second, in order to be able to
register this car here in UK the buyer would have to pay very high
import/custom taxes. So I decided to sell the car back in the US.
As I’m unable to travel in the near future and I don’t have anyone
back home to help me with the sale I decided to make this transaction
through eBay or craigslist.

So how this actually works? Simple: the buyer sends the payment to
eBay and they hold the money until the car is delivered; I ship the
car to US; I get my money only after the buyer receives the car and
makes sure everything is as agreed. I believe this protects both buyer
and seller and it’s the right way to do this.

The final price is $5,000 including shipping from Europe to the US and
delivery to your home address.

So if you decide to buy this car or need further information please
get back to me as soon as possible.

Thank you and have a great day,
Col. John G. Clarke
http://www.lakenheath.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/thumbnails/070628-F-1234A-001.JPG

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First of all I want to thank you for your interest for my car. I sell it at this price($3,940.00 ) because i’m in a divorce with my husband.
Now the car is in my property and as a women i don’t need it. This car is in excellent working conditions, no scratches,
flaws or any kind of damage, slightly used in 100% working and looking conditions and comes with a clear title.
From the beginning you have to know that for the payment I request only secure pay, I prefer the payment to be done using eBay services.
We will use a safe payment method because I am affiliated at eBay and I have a purchase protection account for $20,000.00
The final price that I want for this car is $3,940.00 including shipping and handling.

If you are interested in buying it please provide me your full name and address so I can initiate the deal through eBay.
I will wait your answer very soon.

Anne Rogen

here is the answer: 1.
2006 Honda Civic For Sale in Ashland, Kentucky Classified Ad – Buy this Car!

Buying a 2006 Honda Civic in Ashland, Kentucky has never been easier with the Automotive.com classifieds; view classified … JHMFA36276S024082. Transmission: …
automotive.com/2006/65/…/kentucky/ashland/221948429/113/index.html - 71k

Below are a string of email from a guy who posted a car on craig’s list:

"John G. Clarke" <johngclarke7@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi there, I’m glad you’re interested in my car.

This is a 2006 Mercedes-Benz R-Class, 3.5L V6 FI DOHC 24V / All Wheel
Drive, Automatic, ONLY 24,900 Miles, VIN 4JGCB65E46A000774.

Here you can find more pictures with the car:
http://picasaweb.google.com/picasaweb3/2006RClasse?authkey=1RQ7u127JaA
(if the above link does not work copy and paste it into a new web
browser window)

It is in EXCELLENT condition; the body and paint are great, no
scratches and no dents; the interior is clean; it has never been
involved in an accident.

I’m an US Air Force Col. currently stationed in UK and the car is
here with me. It was bought in the US and shipped to Europe, but it
was never permanently registered here, the car is still registered in
the US.

The car is for sale locally as well, but there are slim chances of
this to happen. First of all this is a US model car, with the steering
wheel on the left side, as opposed to a UK model, that has the
steering wheel on the right side. And second, in order to be able to
register this car here in UK the buyer would have to pay very high
import/custom taxes. So I decided to sell the car back in the US.

As I’m unable to travel in the near future and I don’t have anyone
back home to help me with the sale I decided to make this transaction
through eBay or Craigslist.

The payment will be done through eBay, You will send the payment to
eBay and they hold the money until the car is delivered to you. I get
the money only after the buyer receives the car and makes sure
everything is as agreed. I believe this protects both buyer and seller
and it’s the right way to do this. If the car is not as advertised and
decide not to keep it eBay will refund you the money, no questions
asked, and shipping back the car will be my concern.

The final price is $5,000 including shipping from Europe to the US and
delivery to your home address.

So if you decide to buy this car or need further information please
get back to me as soon as possible.

Thank you and have a great day,
Col. John G. Clarke
http://www.lakenheath.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/thumbnails/070628-F-1234A-001.JPG

AND ANOTHER;

"John G. Clarke" <johngclarke7@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello,

Yes, the ML is already sold. R-Class is still available. Regarding the price, to be honest with you…this was my brother car but he is not…anymore.I don’t want to get rich by its selling, just want to give it to someone who will take good care…….

As I already said in my first email the car is currently located in UK but still registered in US, so you won’t have to pay anything.
I can have it shipped from here by an US Air Force cargo plane so there won’t be any additional shipping costs. Also I can arrange for a truck to transport the car to your home address or, if you like, you can pick it up from the nearest airport in your area. The shipping will take up to 10 days, depending on your location. The car will arrive with all the papers and documents required for registration and the keys. The clear title and the bill of sale will be already signed by me.
The final price you will have to pay is $5,000. The payment will be done through eBay. They will act as a third party in this transaction. You will send the money to eBay and as soon as the payment is confirmed they will notify me to proceed with the shipping. I will ship the car, you will receive it and you will have 10 days for inspection.
During all this time eBay will hold the money. If you are satisfied with the car and decide to keep it you must inform eBay about this and they will release the money to me. If the car is not as advertised and decide not to keep it eBay will refund you the money, no questions asked, and shipping back of the car will be my concern. I think this is fair for both of us.

Please take into consideration that I will get paid only after you receive the car and make sure everything is as agreed.
If you agree with these terms and you have the money, send me your full name and the address where you want the car to be delivered and I will initiate the transaction with eBay. You will receive all the transaction details from them.
I will appreciate an answer as soon as possible. Also, feel free to ask me any question you may have.

Thank you,
Col. John G. Clarke

and another:

Hi,

The car is on my name now and the title is clear, no lien.
Please let me know as soon as you can since I have another guy interested…I put him on hold till I have an answer from you .

Thanks again,
Col. John G. Clarke

LOL You should be able to spot this as a scam from a mile away! Shipping to the U.S alone would cost more thank $5k and the blue book value of that car is $26,000.

This guy wants you to send him $5k via paypal.. at which time he will withdraw the money from the paypal account and close the account. He wont be prosecuted or deported for his actions.. basically he will get your $5k and there will be nothing you can do to get it back.

December 01, 2008
Readers Weigh In On President-Elect Obama’s "Natural-Born" Status; Peter Brimelow Comments.

Letters Editor Joe Guzzardi writes: As Barack Obama races to appoint his Cabinet, rumors surrounding his eligibility to be President continue to swirl. Some skeptics claim that Obama is rushing his appointments to establish himself as de facto president and to render any challenges to the legitimacy of his presidency as after the fact. [A Handpicked Team for a Sweeping Shift in Foreign Policy by David Sanger, New York Times, November 30, 2008]

Still, agitation mounts that Obama may be unqualified to be president because he does not meet the Constitutional requirement that he is “natural born citizen.” Obama’s parental grandmother has been quoted as saying she was present in the delivery room during his birth—in Kenya. Obama claims to have been born in Hawaii.

According to some analysts, if born abroad, Obama does not even meet U.S. citizenship standards, because his father was a Kenyan citizen and his mother was not old enough to qualify him.

Obama could presumably resolve the uncertainties about his citizenship by proving the necessary documents. But his critics claim he has evaded the questions posed to him.

Two readers offer their analyses; Peter Brimelow comments.
An Australian Reader Says “Emperor Obama” Threatens The Constitution

From: Andrew Fraser (e-mail him)

I don’t understand the deafening silence of VDARE.COM on the question of whether Obama is a natural-born U.S. citizen.

Surely, the fact that the ever-sensible Reverend Manning Marable has seen fit to take up the issue in the video linked here provides prima facie cause to have your site investigate the pleadings in the Leo Donofrio, the Alan Keyes, and the Philip Berg lawsuits all challenging Obama’s citizenship.

Where’s there’s so much smoke, there must be a good chance that a fire is about to break out. Here’s a link to one exposition of the basic issues.

In another lawsuit, one of the most sharply focused, the plaintiffs, including Alan Keyes who was on the California ballot as Presidential candidate for the American Independence Party and who in 2004 ran against Obama as Republican Party candidate for the Illinois US Senate, ask that the California Secretary of State and Democratic electors certify that Obama does in fact meet the constitutional qualification for eligibility.

More is at stake than a mere legal technicality—although, to be fair, any ordinary person reading the pleadings in the Berg or Donofrio case will throw up his hands at what appears to be legalistic double-talk.

But in making almost any case every lawyer customarily argues "in the alternative." For example, "I contend that Obama was not born in the U.S. but, even if he was, he is not a ‘natural born citizen.’" What some might call a "technicality" seems to Berg, Keyes et al to be a fundamental question of Constitutional legitimacy.

The courts, however, and the Supreme Court in particular, may refuse to deal with the problem. The Electoral College, too, may wash its hands of the issue. Congress may be indifferent as to whether or not the incoming President is a usurper. The people may remain in their stupor. The Mainstream Media may pretend that the Messiah has come by a miracle outside the Constitution.

But if Obama takes the oath of office under fraudulent circumstances, the Constitution will be dead.

From the moment Obama places his hand on the Bible held before him by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, he will know that his will to usurp the presidency has become a law unto itself, higher even than the Constitution.

Obama is a Harvard Law graduate. He is well aware that his life story reads like a well-crafted hypothetical problem on a Constitutional Law exam. Obama knows that the Constitutional meaning of the phrase "natural born citizen" has never been raised, much less resolved, in a court of law.

He must be counting now on the obvious damage to the established order that would follow any assertion, from the Supreme Court or the Electoral College that he is a Constitutional impostor.

Altogether apart from legitimate fears of civil disorder should Obama’s eligibility be questioned, the issue of natural born citizenship is a matter of the deepest significance. Obama’s campaign has always presented (albeit until now implicitly) a revolutionary challenge. From the beginning, Obama has presented himself, not as an American patriot but more as a citizen of the world. He now represents the Third World immigrant invasion in the most literal sense.

The symbolism of the coming Obama presidency goes to the heart of what is means to be an American citizen.

The Constitution implies that a distinction must be made between ordinary "citizens" who are not eligible for the Presidency and those "natural born" citizens who are.

Obama may be, in fact and in law, a natural-born citizen. But why doesn’t he p

Yes. This man has yet to provide irrefutable proof of his citizenship. Those with nothing to hide, hide nothing. For reasons that defy logic, we lack the collective courage as a Supreme Court to require this of him, out of fear of minority uprising should the election be overturned.

Obama stands for everything I’m against. We need to deport all illegals and end third world immigration. We need elites, not lower class masses, as our society is becoming bottom-heavy. We need to mandate full time work for welfare recipients. If I can work 40 hours a week, so can any other able-bodied, able-minded individual. Keep welfare for those truly unable to be self-sufficient. We need to encourage capitalism and provide incentives to stimulate the economy, not outsource and attempt to jam Socialist principles down the throat of a collective Democracy.

We need a return to the American culture of a white, Anglo-Saxon, judeo-Christian nation that welcomes sub-cultures, but will never be absorbed by one. Zimbawe is a black nation and America is a white one. No need to project prejudice onto statements of fact. It is what it is. The white guilt needs to stop, and white Americans need to stop feeling the need to "apologize" for the fact that America is our country.

We’re in for our darkest days, until we finally get this man out of office. The sooner, the better, but it may take a little while into his first term for the "sheeple" to wake up!

I believe I posted this before but I didn’t receive any responses so I’m reposting. I would really apreciate any feedback I could get. The whole story is actually done but I want to field test the first chapter first. The entire story called Almost Human.

Chapter 1
(I get a surprise with my pizza)
All I wanted to do was order pizza. Just one stupid carnivore special from Pizza Safari. But instead, I got my reality shattered and almost killed multiple times.
I was watching my brothers while my dad was out. Well, actually, my brother, Calvin, and his best friend, Darth. Darth (Whose real name is David, by the way. I just gave him that nickname because of his former Star Wars obsession. That passed but the name stuck.) isn’t my brother, but he might as well be. He’s at our house all the time and he annoys me just as much as Calvin does. Not to say that I don’t like them. They just have some serious issues. Like, for instance, Calvin is super hyper. He runs up and down all the time like he’s been chugging Monster all day. That would be fine but he never turns it off.
Ever.
Darth is calmer but his problem is the fact that he feels the need to unload every single scrap of useless information he hears on us. Every time I see him it’s: Did you know this? Did you know that? Blah, blah, blah. I don’t care. Still, for nine year olds, they’re all right.
So, anyway, I was watching them because my Dad was working late and Darth was staying over so, as the oldest (Fourteen if you care.), the responsibility went to me. They were in the living room watching Finding Nemo and, originally, so had I but after about the thirty-fifth time watching it, it starts to lose its charm. I was in my room, on my laptop ,when I heard a voice coming from the living room.
“Diana. Did you know that, on average, a nine year old boy needs two-thousand calories a day?”
That’s Darth-speak for “Feed me.”
The fridge was mostly empty and I can’t cook to save my life so that meant we were ordering out.
“What do you guys want?”
“Pizza!” Calvin and Darth answered in unison.
I knew that without having to ask, that’s basically what they always wanted, but I did anyway because they would have been annoyed if I hadn’t give them a choice.
The phone was in the kitchen so I had to come back downstairs to call the pizza place, Pizza Safari. Pizza Safari is the best pizza place on the planet. The pizza is excellent, it’s small, so I know everyone who works there on a first name basis, and, best of all, they’re only about 10 minutes away which is great because my dad can’t cook and my mom-isn’t in a position to be able to cook, lets just leave it at that.
I ordered the carnivore special (2 medium all meat pizzas, cheese sticks, and a large soda) and settled back into the living room to wait for the food.
Ten minutes. Twenty minutes. Thirty minutes. Forty minutes. Forty Five minutes. That’s how long we waited for our pizza. Four. Five. That was the longest it had ever taken for pizza to get to us and I’m counting the time the delivery truck was broken and they had to bike to our house during one of the hottest days of the summer.
I went to the door, a little annoyed, to get our pizzas and immediately realized what the problem was.
“You’re not Finn.”
Finn is the son of the owner of Pizza Safari and the usual delivery boy. He’s a couple of years older than me, dark, and tall. The guy at the door was definitely not Finn. He had neatly cut brown hair, brown eyes, and light skin. He was also older than Finn, mid 20’s at least. Probably older. Having a new delivery guy would explain why our pizza took so long.
“No,” not Finn said, “I’m filling in. Uh, that’ll be $15.25.”
While I was digging around in my pocket for the money, I noticed something. He was looking at me. Really staring, and not in a hurry-up-and-give-me-my-money kind of way. In a starting-to-creep-me-out sort of way.
“Hey, what are you looking at?” I demanded.
“Uh-oh ,what? I was just, uh, you look a lot like your Mom.”
I suppose I could have taken that as a compliment. My mom and I looked a little bit alike. We both have red hair and green eyes. The difference is, my mom was confident and had an awesome body. I ,well, don’t.
But the first thing I actually said was, “How do you know my Mom?”
He took a deep breath like he was about to start telling a really long story, “When I was about seven-”
Slam! And suddenly he was on the floor. Out of nowhere, some animal had jumped onto his back, knocked him unconscious, and started ripping into him. It looked like some sort of dog, almost like a Husky, but it was the biggest one I had ever seen. It was almost up to my chest, packed with muscle, and, to make things worse, armed with sharp claws and teeth.
Looking back, I probably should have done something to try to help. I mean, he was unconscious and there was a giant dog on top of him but the fight or flight response is strong and there was no way I was
Wow, I didn’t expect so many comments allready. Just some clarification, the reason it sounds choppy and diary-like is because that is what I was going for. I modled the writing style after the way people that I know speak. To Jon_888, what do you mean the story cuts off?

Haha! I guess it’s all a matter of perspective, but I think it’s rather cute! Here’s a tip, post your work on Fictionpress.com. It’s great (not to mention free!) and you get some good reviews of your work by other authors!

The nation’s largest teachers’ union recently held a gala fundraiser for ACORN at its Washington, DC headquarters. Fired ACORN employee Anita MonCrief posted the invitation on her website.

In addition, the National Education Association gave ACORN funds for "nonpartisan voter registration."

The New York City Teachers union, an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers, gave ACORN over $1 million for things such as "cash bulk registration."

You can see all of ACORN’s funding sources on ACORN CRACKED.com

ACORN began in the early 1970s, when Wade Rathke founded the Arkansas Community Organization for Reform Now.

“ACORN has over 400,000 member families organized into more than 1,200 neighborhood chapters in 110 cities across the country,” states the ACORN website.

Their mission includes community organizing; ballot initiatives and issue campaigns such as minimum wage; service delivery including assistance with government programs; and voter participation.

In 2008, it was revealed that in 2000, Wade Rathke’s brother, Dale, had embezzled nearly $1 million from ACORN,” according to ACORN CRACKED.

"Instead of reporting the theft to authorities, ACORN agreed to be repaid by the Rathke family.

“Not long after that, ACORN’s sloppy, and potentially illegal, system of registering voters was revealed. Media outlets such as CNN called ACORN’s political activities outright ‘fraud.’”
http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-1393-Education-Examiner~y2009m8d3-ACORN-receives-millions-from-teachers-unions

Probably… Obama and Acorn are not above bribing or paying off anyone they need to to get what and where they want.

Chicago politics.. ain’t it purty!

I’m sick of it!!

I’m 38 and expecting my second (naturally conceived) baby. I don’t look or feel 38 but its there on my birth certificate. My husband is younger (27). I have a three year old son already.

I hate reading the bile and hatred which gets spewed in the media toward some "older" mothers - ie we’re all selfish "have it all" careers women using IVF to have babies we’ll eb too old to care for etc etc. Utter crap.

How would you accuse my cousin - who’s been ttc since she was 24 and has endured 16 years of infertility, several m/cs, ectopics, failed IVF cycles and adoption attempts. She’s 41 and about to have her first - total surprise (naturally conceived) baby, and we’re all delighted for her after 16 years of pain. Is she "selfish"? Not at all!! She would have been a mum at 24 if nature had cooperated.

Why have I had children in my 30’s and not my 20’s? Because my 20’s were not the right time for me to have kids. The man I was with didn’t want them and tbh I wasn’t really interested in children then. I was too busy living my life. I’m not in any way a "career" woman but there were things I was trying to achieve and do in my 20s which took precendence over babies.

I didn’t really feel ready for children until I reached 32 (with a new partner) and it took us 18 months to conceive our son (my husband had the problem not me). Same again with this baby - its taken 18 months to conceive so hey ho I’m 38. We haven’t used any form of IVF or artificial fertility treatment.

I have no problem with being "older". This is the right time for me to have children. I feel ready and settled and able to be a good mum. My mum was older when she had me so I see nothing wrong with it I didn’t miss out on anything because my mum was about 10 years older than some of my friends mums.

I had a perfect, easy pregnancy and natural delivery with my son and it looks like I’ll be lucky this time too. As for the "risks" of downs etc, well I’m not even having the tests. I’d love my child regardless. I would never abort a baby because they weren’t "perfect".

So why all the bigotry? I feel just as angry about stupid thoughtless teenagers who get knocked up to get a council house as some people feel about "older" mums. These silly little girls with no money, no home and no clue are the selfish ones not sensible women who are in a more stable position to have children.

The reasons for having children younger don’t always work out anyway. My mother in law started having babies at 19 (she was trying to get knocked up at 16, despite having no money, no job, no partner and nowhere to live - responsible eh?) so that she could "be young enough to enjoy her grandchildren". But she never sees them as she lives 250 miles away!!! So what was the point? My elderly mum sees more of my son than she does. (And yes it does make me a little sad that she can’t do as much with him as she could have done 10 or 15 years ago. But thats my only regret.)

So stop with the bigotry. I am so looking forward to the next 20-30 years of my life and have never felt more positive!

And BTW noone EVER picked on me at school for my parents being a bit older. Thats a really stupid idea.
Suze - I am not criticising ALL young mothers (most excellent mums) but just highlighting the fact that SOME young mothers could also be described as selfish and irreponsible for getting knocked up when they don’t even have a roof over their heads! But less vitriol is directed at them than at women who are in their 30s . . .
LeAnn - my 17 y/o little sister in law is currently deliberately attempting to get pregnant so that she and her boyfriend can get a council flat and she won’t have to work. To me that is utterly stupid, irresponsible and selfish. Its people like that who make me mad!!
Wacel - you paltry attempts at personal insults (insinuating that I must somehow be "immature" even though you don’t know anything about me) are laughable. The fact that you have not even read my post and the fact that I have categorically stated that I am not opposed to ALL young mothers, just those who use pregnancy and benefit dependency as a lifestyle choice invalids anything you have to say on the subject. You have not read the full content of my post so how can you comment on it?

People with weak arguments always resort to personal insults. Its deeply pathetic.

I was 6 weeks away from my 46th birthday when I had my beautiful baby girl. She was naturally conceived and my son was almost 17 when she was born. Nature is a powerful thing and what will be will be.
More power to you and congratulations.

Add on: My mum was 42 when my sister was born, my aunt was 40 and had twin girls. My mums aunt was 51 when she had a baby and 52 when she had another.
My sister was 38 when she had her second child and my husbands mum had her two kids in her late 30’s.

Am I the only one who has noticed that the amount of violence, bloody gore and sex in TV, and entertainment as a whole has reached completely new levels over the past couple of years?

Franchises such as the Saw movies, Final Destination, television shows such as 1000 ways to die, video games such as Dead Space, that hurdles the participant into an environment that involves dismemberment, are only a few examples. This content sells like hot cakes.

50 years ago, it was taboo to show even the slightest bit of cleavage or even the legs of females. Gore and extreme violence in films was rare at least, and society seemed to do just fine with that. Media, as well, was much more clean. Imagine the chaos and outrage that would have ensued in the 40’s and 50’s if they were delivered the news we have today, that we barely bat an eye at in this "advanced technological" day and age.

Desensitization of a mass scale has occurred, in a very short amount of time, and nobody seems to have acknowledged the transition, nor the consequences of that transition.

The saddest part of it all, is that this content exists primarily because it is enabled to exist - it creates cash flow. People pay to see violence and gore. Have any of you not stopped and realized that it is both unhealthy and unnatural to do this? Have you not stopped and asked yourself what kind of impact this content may have on your very young and very influential son or daughter?

Because this type of entertainment has peaked so quickly, it is not known what kind of impact it will have on a generation - because remember, 50 years ago, cleavage was taboo. Yet, we ask ourselves, why the world is becoming more and more dangerous, but at the same time we remain glued to the disturbing content that is so prevalent today.

It should be noted, that this kind of behavior is not new in society, only the form of its delivery has changed. In roman times, people flocked to fight to the death gladiator exhibitions. This entertainment was what kept the population satisfied, and thus controllable - and this is the accepted belief among historians.

Why is it that 99% of people are good, well intentioned individuals, yet 100% of our human history is scarred with violence, war and often times unthinkable acts?

Why is it that we ask ourselves why our world is becoming more dangerous, when we can’t turn on the television anymore, without seeing someones brains blown out, or a TV show that caters to activity such as rape, murder and deceit? News outlets make their income by broadcasting over and over again stories of rape and murder, and we tune in!

So, what do you all think? Anyone else out there that thinks the same? Anyone out there that disagrees? If so, what is your argument? I would like to hear your thoughts.

Here’s a Question for YOU ; To WHAT degree do you think Intelligence drives peoples Inclinations ? Or is there MORE TO "Common Sense" & "Sound Judgement" -than Intelligence, Morals, and a personal sense of Right & Wrong..?? … I think you give People alittle Too Much "credit" for being so "good" or "well intentioned"-even in THIS "day & age". The flaws in Human Nature- are a yard wide & a mile long… -But it’s a "crack" we can EASILY overlook in today’s "Politically Correct" Society- because we ALL contain One, & we daren’t point it out in Others without admitting being Guilty of it -Ourselves! The World is ONLY getting "more Dangerous"- because there are Every Day MORE people living on it- with their Issues. And until we start raising BETTER, less Self-Interested People, the Stupidity of the Worlds Inhabitants will continue to hold it Back- and make alot of lives Miserable…

I order pizza pretty often. Early on I learned that Dominos was pretty bad, so I stayed away from them. Their new Ad campaign basically has them admitting that their pizza has been crap since they opened their doors, and stating that they have revamped their whole recipe and improved upon every facet of their Pizza. They even show Chefs pouring their hearts out at the change.

All of this made me want to try them again, so I ordered a special $5.55 each Medium Pizza, Bread Bowl and Sub. The whole meal was awful. The pizza crust was slopped in a greasy semi-sweet semi-garlic oil-slime, the sauce was so pasty it was like jello and the cheese and toppings were so sparse they cannot be commented on. The bread bowl was nothing short of disgusting and no one wanted more than 1 bite. It was slopped in the same sugary slime as the pizza, the pasta was and either uncooked or old; as it was dried out enough to be crunchy. The Chicken Habanero sandwich was not too bad, it had decent flavor but it was unbelievably skimpy. Compare it to a $5.00 sandwich from Subway or Wendys or to a Pizza Hut Pizzone and it comes up extremely short. The food was awful.

The delivery guy was nice and he arrived on time but when he quoted the price it was $2 more than it was supposed to be. It turns out that Dominos charges $2 for delivery now, and it’s apparently not something they mention when they accept the order, so that too was disappointing.

Now all of that is certainly construable as opinion, but that was my experience as I perceived it. Obviously I was not happy. The Dominos commercial states EMPHATICALLY that you are guaranteed to love their new Pizza and that if you don’t for any reason they are happy to give you your money back. The Head Chef then goes on to emphasize; "All of it, not half of it, ALL of it!"

I called Dominos to tell them about my experience and I was offered a free Lava Bread the next time I placed an order. I explained that I wasn’t going to be placing anymore orders and that I wanted my money back. The manager told me that Dominos did not do that. I mentioned the commercial and quoted the Chef and the manager responded by telling me that was just TV and that the best he could do was send me a new Pizza (not a bread bowl or a sub either JUST the same medium pizza) and that I would have to pay the $2.00 delivery charge for it.

I told him that we hadn’t eaten the first pizza and that I didn’t want another one. I told him I wanted my money back a second time ……. and he hung up on me.

I do not understand how a company can NATIONALLY ADVERTISE that they have a 100% money back guarantee that you will LOVE the product ( not just like or be satisfied with it but LOVE it is what they say in their ad ) and then utterly and totally break their word on it when someone asks about it and get away with it.

I order pizza at least once a month and both Pizza Hut and Papa Johns always bring me my moneys worth. I wish I hadn’t even tried Dominos again, they were always bad (and they have now admitted this) but………

HOW can they outright lie about a 100% money back guarantee and get away with it? With all the legal BS we have to go thru in this day and age is there no one who verifies claims made by nationwide franchises on national TV ?

What can I do about this? I am pretty mad………..

I suspect a letter with the facts as outlined would interest the home office.

Hello. I am looking for some constructive feedback on why employers pass my resume by. I am a 27 year old seasoned developer. I don’t have trouble finding a full time so much as a part time. What can I do to change this?

My Cover Letter (usually):
This is in response to a part time VB and .net programmer opportunity I found on your web site.

I have extensive experience working with both .NET and relational databases (see my summary of qualifications below). I believe my background and your business needs may be a perfect match. Please review my resume, and feel free to call any time to interview. Thank you for your consideration.

Summary of Qualifications:

·SQL Server 2005
·SQL Reporting Services 2005
·C#.Net 2005
·VB.NET 2003 - 2005
·ASP.NET 2005
·VB
·VBA
·Extra Attachmate Software
·Microsoft Office Suite
·Computer maintenance and repair
·Lotus Notes
·Agile Development

My Resume:

OB OBJECTIVE:

An entry-level Programming position

EDUCATION:

Cincinnati State Technical College - Cincinnati, OH
Major: Network AdministrationDegree: Associate of Applied Business - AAB
Courses Completed: DOS/Windows Operating Systems, Introduction to Computer Applications, Visual Basic

WORK HISTORY:

Macy’s Credit and Customer Service - Mason, OH

December 2007 – Current
MCCS Manager/Programmer 1 – Macy’s Systems Team
•Develop, test, validate and maintain Industry Standard Professional Applications
•Tailor high level articulate reporting
•Partner with various customers in a team effort to create business efficient products.
•Responsible for driving technically complex, large-scale products from conceptual stages to delivery.

May 2006 – December 2007
MCCS Systems Administrator - Fraud Claims
•Implement interfaces between systems and troubleshoot problems.
•Program applications using various programming standards.
•Initiate, participate in and complete special projects that enhance the overall performance of the department.
•Provide system support and training to department associates.

September 2004 – May 2006
MCCS System Coordinator/Supervisor – Furniture & Bedding Customer Service
•Requested and maintained systems access for department associates.
•Created and processed weekly and monthly department reports and statistics.
•Provided system support and training to department associates.
•Created complex Database Applications using Visual Basic.

September 2002 – September 2004
MCCS Certified Corporate Trainer – Furniture & Bedding Customer Service
•Facilitated training courses and created training materials.
•Developed an intranet web site to house all policies and procedures.
•Utilized multi-tasking ability to ensure organization at all times, which resulted in a significant decrease in turnover statistics.

August 2001 – September 2002
MCCS Phone Associate – Furniture & Bedding Customer Service
•Received incoming and made outgoing calls regarding shipping and billing issues while viewing and updating shipment and account information.
•Responsible for handling customer inquiries regarding bedding and furniture.
•Researched and resolved inquiries via the credit systems and other media to respond to customer requests.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

·SQL Server 2005
·SQL Reporting Services 2005
·VB.NET 2003 - 2005
·ASP.NET 2005
·VB
·VBA
·Extra Attachmate Software
·Microsoft Office Suite
·Computer maintenance and repair
·Lotus Notes
·Agile Development
·Extensive experience with coaching, training, and developing 120 new hire associates.
·C#.Net 2005

It’s not missing anything, however you could stand to cut some stuff out, a resume is only supposed to be 1 page long. First of all, you only need to list your qualifications once, so cut the one in your resume out. Second, only list your two most qualified, recent job positions, they don’t need a over view of your whole working life. Lastly, as far as Education goes, list your school, your major, minor, and that’s it! They don’t care what classes you took.