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18 minutes ago, ComradeKayAdams said:
Oh no…this editorialized sentence from the article is a BLATANT lie: “Like all other data on the reef, this shows it is in robust health.”
For starters, coral growth rates and coral cover percentages don’t tell us anything about the species composition of the newly formed coral. As an extreme example, imagine that every other coral species but one could be dying off, but that one randomly well-adapted species could be spreading like wildfire. This would definitely not indicate that the overall reef biome is in good health, bearing in mind the complex interdependencies of all the highly diverse members typically occupying coral reef ecosystems.
Coral bleaching data is BY FAR the most important indicator of coral reef health, but discussion of it in the article excerpt is conspicuously absent.
While localized ocean current temperatures around the Great Barrier Reef may vary in any given season like weather does above any region of land, we know for sure that global mean ocean temperatures are continuously rising. We also know for sure that rising ocean temperatures threaten coral life in coral reefs everywhere. This is a basic principle of coral fauna. The coral of the Great Barrier Reef are no exception.
Basically, not a single credible oceanographer or marine biologist on this planet would disagree with the information I provided above. Anyone telling people not to worry about the vitality of coral reefs this century has been propagandized by the fossil fuel industry. It is unfortunate that other countries like Australia are also victims of this propaganda.
Well done of proving that the initial alarm was very likely poorly done research. Kay if you can't predict the future it is not good science. If I keep predicting collapse and it grows then I am missing something large. Also making huge predictions based on 30 years of data for a structure that is thousand of years old seems foolish.
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This situation is absurd now. The only way you could believe he was saying the bad word is if you believed it without evidence. If you have decent speakers listen to the video, he clearly starts with the D sound and has the N in the middle of the word. Which does take into account that he is looking at the mascot while yelling. Also no reaction from anyone at the stadium, including all of on field personnel 15 feet in front of him.
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44 minutes ago, Doc Brown said:
Those returns aren't guaranteed in the future though. That includes the most diverse mutual and bond funds. Also, imo the people that have to rely on social security as their sole means of surviving are the least likely to make wise investment decisions if given private retirement accounts.
I did not include the article but the way it was described was banks or investment firms bid for their money and guaranteed a decent return every set of years
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2 hours ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said:
So… 90% of those eligible in My county are vaxxed and my governor is a republican.
Racist fascist? Boy you’d hate to see the team I’ve hired into my company. Narrative shattering. In fact I promise I’ve done more to drive diversity in the workplace in 5 years than you have in your life. Additionally I’ve personally driven hiring decisions that resulted in immigration against HR advisement.
dug in about what, because a conservative governor made some good points about government policy that isn’t helping pandemic containment?
Governor has to say those things because all of his policies are devastating to the inner city black communities.
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3 minutes ago, B-Man said:
Embarrassment Follows After Media Freak on Man Supposedly 'Screaming the N-Word' on TV
Perhaps the most tiring aspect of our current cultural moment is the constant search for racism in order to justify the worldviews of a select few. We’ve seen hoax after hoax exposed over the last several years, from the Jussie Smollett boondoggle to numerous “noose” accusations (including on construction sites as if ropes are routinely hung in those areas). That’s not to say that no racism exists (and it always will at some level), but when acts of racism have to be fabricated so often, we are clearly doing better as a nation than some claim.
Well, another episode happened last night in which media figures rushed to Twitter to claim a man was shouting the n-word during a Colorado Rockies broadcast.
Nightengale would go on to post that the man heard yelling on TV should be thrown in jail. Now, while I’m against the use of racial epithets, we do not imprison people for saying naughty things in this country, or at least we don’t do so yet. This isn’t Europe and hopefully, it never will be. But the illiberalism is apparent in these people and they never seemingly understand the unintended consequences of what they are calling for.
Anyway, the story went viral. Numerous other “journalists” commented and the man was trashed for the better part of 12 hours as a disgusting racist that should be hunted down and punished. Because our society is so reactionary, no one seemed to bother to stop and ask “Wait, did he actually say it?”
The answer is no, he was not shouting the n-word on a baseball broadcast for the world (and the hundreds of people seated around him) to hear.
This is just embarrassing. The man was calling for the Rockies’ mascot, which is named Dinger. That’s why not a single person sitting near him claims to have heard him use the n-word.
Despite the unequivocal evidence that this was a made-up scandal, if you read the replies to the above tweet, most people are still insisting the man said the n-word. Their “proof” is that it’s what they hear in the video.
Let me explain something. The mind has a way of hearing what you tell it to hear. There are many mind-twisters where a piece of audio is played and subtitled in a way that makes you hear something that it’s not actually saying. This was a favorite technique on those “ghost hunting” shows where they’d play some garbled static but would tell you what it’s supposedly saying. Sure enough, you’d start to hear what they were claiming.
I heard this on the radio today and wondered how he got away with it, especially if he said multiple times. I think clearly the issue here is that the Rockies chose a mascot name that sounds too close to a bad word. The Rockies should apologize to all offended and give those offended free season tickets for life since this situation is clearly their fault.
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29 minutes ago, TSOL said:
The 7 day average for last week was 516 deaths per day, in the United States.
No it wasn't- CDC says 377 which is up from 280 the prior week.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/covidview/index.html
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18 hours ago, Doc Brown said:
I'm not an economics expert. Lol. Our country has never intentionally shut down our economy so there's no history you can draw off of to explain why you're seeing so many job openings that aren't being filled. There's been many theories people aren't going back to work to match the prepandemic employment level (enhanced unemployment benefits, older people retiring early, not being able to rely on schools to babysit their kids, fear of Covid infected work areas, etc.). I read the jobs report in July was encouraging though and suspect things will eventually return to normal. The unconstitutional eviction moratorium extension kind of pissed me off because there was no reason for it. From a distance it seems the more moderate wing of the Democratic party (which is the majority) need to stop caving to the progressive wing as the Overton window is slowly shifting and they'll pay for it electorally in '22 and '24.
The one thing I like about social security is it provide a cushion against an unlikely market crash. It's a guaranteed source of income not subject to investment risk and market fluctuations that can wreak havoc on a 401k. I don't know the pre ss homeless rate but it was during the height of the Great Depression in the 30's so it was probably high. As far as taking care of our elderly family members, that's great but not all old people have that family support structure and for many of them their only source of income is social security benefits.
Jim mentions the problem with SS and here it is a real example. Several counties in Texas opted out somehow in the 80's and if you read the article the returns they have received are 50% to 100% better than SS. All while being in secure investments.
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If it is a mental illness situation then it is not a quick fix. He would have to be invested in by the team to help him. If he simply wants out of Jax then maybe we can do something with him.
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As I read more about what is being speculated about Baker and Lamar I am loving this contract. Several writers I saw are speaking as if this is the floor for a contract for those two, especially if the salary cap jumps as predicted. I do agree that the 3 year aggregate for the other two is better I doubt many expect the next 6 years to be better.
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I don't see how Edmunds is in the same numbers as Leonard, there is clearly a level of difference between them currently. If Edmunds has another year where he is the last LB in the Pro Bowl then I certainly see 4 years at 64 million type deal.
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5 minutes ago, RalphWilson'sNewWar said:
Makes sense.
This is the target year for Miami to start to open the window. Where Playoffs are the floor and Division Title the ceiling.
Everybody needs to be on the same page traveling in the same direction.
Now…they have everyone onboard. Tua looks good to great in Camp. Confidence and energy and buy in are high.
Time for them to go after it now without any nagging issues.
If Howard goes full board and is a true locker room leader you might be correct. I don't know enough about the Phins locker room but I have a hard time believing he is that guy based on his whining.
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9 hours ago, Doc Brown said:
Glad you can afford it.
I am not sure what you point is here- do you think as a teacher I am rich?
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The liberal media is so dishonest that they need to eliminate discussions on their articles. CNN, Yahoo, MSNBC, and more do not allow any comments on any article that is political. Basically it gives them the right to lie, and then deny the right to a factual rebuttal based on hurting a morons feelings.
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32 minutes ago, Doc Brown said:
You're never going to 100% fix something but social security for example has greatly reduced homelessness among the elderly. When I said education I meant child nutrition programs (free breakfast, lunch, after school food programs).
If you understood how terrible the quality of the lunches is are most days for public high schools I doubt you would happy. After seeing it when my kids got to school age we decided we would pack out kids lunches
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1 hour ago, Canadian Bills Fan said:
Thats a great point.
Does longevity count towards getting in the HOF? I mean sure stats do but it took Gore almost 20 seasons to get them
Longevity is one of the biggest aspects of Hall of Fame. If not Bryce Paup and Mario Williams are probably in the Hall
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11 hours ago, JaCrispy said:
Plus, it seems that the country may have herd immunity from the original Covid 19, as it is the Delta variant that is going around now...but, based on reports, the Vaccine does not appear to protect people as well against Delta- which makes it curious why people would want to mandate it now- if your following the science...
Not to attack you but of the adult population over the age of 30 we have absolutely hit herd immunity. We are likely in the 95+% of people with antibodies naturally or through vaccine. Anyone who requires over 80% for her immunity is being unrealistic.
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23 minutes ago, SCBills said:
I’d encourage everyone to watch Ben Shapiro vs Malcolm Nance on Bill Maher from last night.
This tweet encapsulates the debate, and reactions to the debate, perfectly.
Neolib leftists are not interested in debate, thus they actually identify with the personal attack/strawman argument style of Malcolm Nance.
I watched about five minutes of that "debate" and if someone think Nance won they are a lunatic. The best part is that he won't defend it but he will attack those who are against it.
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16 hours ago, Governor said:
It’s your daughters rolling into the hood. That’s not a problem I have to worry about.
Why would you comment on my 11 year old daughter? You are an inappropriate and weird dude.
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1 hour ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said:
Almost All search results are paid. there are ads for keyword hit then there is SEO term bidding.I do understand that but it seems to me that google is more beholden to the paid people. One example is this week I was trying to find info on the people who wanted to make it illegal to criticize Fauci and google kept pushing to articles about people who threatened Fauci from CNN and WP. Bing first articles were from lesser websites but on material I wanted.
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12 hours ago, Niagara Bill said:
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Timmy, you seem to have data available quickly, are you sure you are not being paid for this??😁
It is amazing how often the proper words in Google or Bing bring up the correct information in the first few lines. I actually prefer Bing because google more often puts the paid ones to the top
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4 hours ago, Governor said:
Time to put the squeeze on my man. You guys can misbehave but you can’t expect us to pay for your misbehavior.
"Pay for your misbehavior" when liberals are the ones who support criminals, drug use, and other self destructive activities. It is time for you to explain how you are not a racist when the largest segment of those who are not vaccinated are blacks.
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6 hours ago, Niagara Bill said:
I am not very knowledgeable on the details of this conflict, but
about 20 years, equal to Russia's time in this sand box, plus 20 yrs of monetary support to fight against Russia previously, now an untimely exit and it appears the Afgans have the same piece of poop country back that they had 40 yrs ago.
What was the point? Why did Russia and then the US ( and Canada) spend so many lives and dollars and then quit?
The Taliban and their religious controls are again free the kill, mutilate, stone and hate.
I think this is worse than Vietnam in results.
What say you.
The Taliban had knocked down the twin towers and a response was necessary. I at this point recognize this war was not the proper way or at least run poorly but at that time a response was needed and this was supported by the vast majority of Americans in 2002.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/8038/seventytwo-percent-americans-support-war-against-iraq.aspx
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1 minute ago, Buffalo716 said:
That's your opinion and not necessarily correct
There's been tons of studies shown that downtown stadiums do nothing to help an economy... There is no economic benefit to putting a new stadium downtown , besides being the trendy thing
Gillette stadium is in the suburbs of Boston.. nobody cries that it's not in downtown
You're there to watch a football game to have the best possible... Orchard Park offers the best experience top to bottom because Buffalo Bills fans tailgate like the sec... No other NFL fan base is like that
And it's a huge part of the Buffalo Bills game day experience which will disappear if it goes downtown.. and 90% of Buffalonians aren't going to be bar hopping before the game
Bill's tailgating is about tradition family friends food and fun, and you need the space for that... Orchard Park has the space
3 points- I never said it was a economic benefit to the city, you had to pretend I said that in order to say I was wrong.
Many cities larger than Buffalo have downtown Stadiums so it is clearly possible to have one down there, it would just take competent leadership.
I have never been to Gillette but it's location is the one terrible thing about it I have heard from many people that the public transport sucks and the one road in and out sucks.
You are correct about the tailgating but I doubt tailgating will away the Pegulas much, but that is an opinion.
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On 8/3/2021 at 11:05 AM, Damian said:
Did Billy Joe Hobert ever play?
He played and did not know the plays, which was mentioned earlier. I was told by a member of the front office that they cut him before the next practice partially for his own safety- the OL apparently stated out loud they might block so well for him in a game situation. Most likely the Line would have done it's job but even the threat is bad.
It's Time to Mandate Vaccines
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It is amazing right now to live in FL where my superintendent (Orange County) is fighting with my governor about masks for kids. The majority of the counties last year in Florida did not have mandatory masking and we had no large outbreaks. Making it mandatory for kids to wear mask is nothing except political theatre, and leads to articles like this.
https://today.duke.edu/2021/06/research-finds-masks-can-prevent-covid-19-transmission-schools
Which has the line a way down in the article-We don’t have data from within North Carolina as to whether or not, in school in K-12, what happens when children are not masked- or in other words since they are pro mask they simply showed that masks don't hurt the spread of Covid.