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Yet, on closer inspection, these are the best of times - or very close to them. Despite the many dangers we see around us, we are, on average, longer lived, better fed, better educated, and safer than we have ever been. Famine, disease, war, natural disasters, industrial accidents, death on the road, rails, or in the air - we have less personally to fear from all of these than at any time in human history. Why, then, are we sleeping so badly?
After you connect and you realize that the customer service representative is not from the USA (you can always ask if you are not sure about the accent), please very politely (very politely - this is not about trashing other cultures) say, "I'd like to speak to a customer service representative in the United States of America ." The rep might suggest talking to his/her manager, but, again, politely say, "Thank you, but I'd like to speak to a customer service representative in the USA ." YOU WILL BE IMMEDIATELY CONNECTED to a rep in the USA . It only takes less than one minute to have your call re-directed to the USA . Tonight when I got redirected to a USA rep, I asked again to make sure - and yes, she was from Fort -Lauderdale.
the goal here is to restore jobs back here at home - not to be abrupt or rude to a foreign phone rep ”
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The whole episode is shameful – and not just because was crude, brutal and dishonest. It was also stupid: it's as if, blinded by the promise of limitless support and resources from the White House, the CIA's professionals forgot all their trade-craft and signed up instead to the simpler doctrines of the military's SERE program, in which participants are tortured because – of course – that's what other, less sophisticated, countries do. In particular, they set aside the lessons of what some call the inquisitor's Bible: John Tolliver's The Interrogator, a study of the Luftwaffe's Hanns Joachim Scharff.
Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took 1 year or less to become the law of the land...all because of public pressure.
Congressional Reform Act of 2011
- 1. Term Limits.
- 12 years only, one of the possible options below..
A. Two Six-year Senate terms
B. Six Two-year House terms
C. One Six-year Senate term and three Two-Year House terms - 2. No Tenure / No Pension.
- A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office.
The septic-tank guy was doing what we all do, revealing a basic human quality that appears again and again, in lab experiments and real life alike: the less we know about a subject, the more cocksure we are about our answers. In one study, people who were actually betting against the researchers in real money insisted, at 100-to-1 odds, that more Americans die from homicide than suicide and that the potato originated in Ireland. It seems that the fewer close dealings we have with a topic, the more important it is to have a quick answer, even if that answer is wrong. This isn’t necessarily a sign of stupidity; it’s just another way our thrifty brains save on scarce mental resources. After all, when you’re certain of something, you can stop thinking about it – so, yeah, the capital of Colombia is Caracas. Of course I'm sure. Next!
Synopsis
A young woman's world is rocked when she discovers her dead grandfather was a demon hunter, and that now his unfinished quest is hers.
A 20 episode, made for the Internet original series. Written and directed by Drew Daywalt, and produced by MWG Entertainment.
Episodes are released weekly with the last installment on October 31st.
The Backroom review (may contain spoilers)
In the Horror Internet short flick "Camera Obscura" Reagan Dale Neis (Clara) is a young girl whose Grandfather just past the way and now she is going thru his belongings to find a book filled with pictures of demons so she decides to get ride of it causing their release… but she also found a camera that is capable to capture them.
A young woman's world is rocked when she discovers her dead grandfather was a demon hunter, and that now his unfinished quest is hers.
A 20 episode, made for the Internet original series. Written and directed by Drew Daywalt, and produced by MWG Entertainment.
Episodes are released weekly with the last installment on October 31st.
The Backroom review (may contain spoilers)
In the Horror Internet short flick "Camera Obscura" Reagan Dale Neis (Clara) is a young girl whose Grandfather just past the way and now she is going thru his belongings to find a book filled with pictures of demons so she decides to get ride of it causing their release… but she also found a camera that is capable to capture them.
Top This One For A Speeding Ticket
Two California Highway Patrol Officers were conducting speeding enforcement on I-15, just north of the Marine Corps Air Station at Miramar .One of the officers was using a hand held radar device to check speeding vehicles approaching the crest of a hill. The officers were suddenly surprised when the radar gun began reading 300 miles per hour. The officer attempted to reset the radar gun, but it would not reset and then turned off.
Just then a deafening roar over the treetops revealed that the radar had in fact locked on to a USMC F/A-18 Hornet (Northrop Grumman aircraft) which was engaged in a low flying exercise near the location.
Back at the CHP Headquarters the Patrol Captain fired off a complaint to the USMC Base Commander.
The reply came back in true USMC style:
Just then a deafening roar over the treetops revealed that the radar had in fact locked on to a USMC F/A-18 Hornet (Northrop Grumman aircraft) which was engaged in a low flying exercise near the location.
Back at the CHP Headquarters the Patrol Captain fired off a complaint to the USMC Base Commander.
The reply came back in true USMC style:
Yes, it's that magical time of year again when the Darwin Awards are bestowed, honoring the least evolved among us.
Here is the glorious winner:
1. When his 38 caliber revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a hold-up in Long Beach , California would-be robber James W did something that can only inspire wonder. He peered down the barrel and tried the trigger again. This time it worked.
And now, the honorable mentions:
2. The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat cutting machine and after a little shopping around, submitted a claim to his insurance company. The company, expecting negligence, sent out one of its men to have a look for himself. He tried the machine and he also lost a finger. The chef's claim was approved.
3. A man who shoveled snow for an hour to clear a space for his car during a blizzard in Chicago returned with his vehicle to find a woman had taken the space.. Understandably, he shot her.
Here is the glorious winner:
1. When his 38 caliber revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a hold-up in Long Beach , California would-be robber James W did something that can only inspire wonder. He peered down the barrel and tried the trigger again. This time it worked.
And now, the honorable mentions:
2. The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat cutting machine and after a little shopping around, submitted a claim to his insurance company. The company, expecting negligence, sent out one of its men to have a look for himself. He tried the machine and he also lost a finger. The chef's claim was approved.
3. A man who shoveled snow for an hour to clear a space for his car during a blizzard in Chicago returned with his vehicle to find a woman had taken the space.. Understandably, he shot her.