I think there is legal precedent for holding an organization liable for the safety of its patrons inside the organization, even for protection from other patrons. Think about a store. A store has a legal duty to keep its parking lot safe - especially when it knows that criminals frequent it. That's why you see security in mall parking lots, cameras, etc. No different here.
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New YouTube video: Candace Conti tells her story
by cedars inhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfhsewwd3wa.
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Who On This Site Would You Like To Meet?
by minimus inthere are a lot of interesting people that frequent this site.. sometimes, we get an idea of what the posters are really like in "real life".
and i'm sure i could be easily surprised by some that you think might be strong personalities because of their board presence, and in reality, they might be shy in a face to face setting.. i would enjoy meeting simon.
simon used to be terribly annoyed by my posting and now i think he's accepted with tolerance my being here.. farkel seems like a grouchy cantankerous fellow but i think he'd be very interesting company!.
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Blondie
Purple Sofa
Simon
Lady Lee
Marvin Shilmer
Big Tex
Aguest
Goinggoinggone
oh, and a few others too . . .
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Jackson Family Imploding
by skeeter1 ingrandma jacksons is mia in arizona, but la police are not allowed to see her.
reported she had a mini-stroke last week.. family members are trying to get temporary custody of michael's children.
could be money involved, as only mj's kids and the guardian of mj's kids get money.
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Grandma Jacksons is MIA in Arizona, but LA Police are not allowed to see her. Reported she had a mini-stroke last week.
Family members are trying to get temporary custody of Michael's children. Could be money involved, as only MJ's kids and the guardian of MJ's kids get money. Ripe situation for foul play.
Which one of the siblings are/are not aligned with the JWs?
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Help with Mathematical Concepts, Not Arithmetic
by Band on the Run inmy math background is embarassing.
my public education was very sad.
although i received good grades in college track math courses, i never understood the underlying ideas or motivations.
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Different people need & use different segments of mathematics. Calculus is used by engineers, scientists, and actuaries. This is a small segment of the population.
But, such "calculus branch math" is totally not much use for everyday managers and people, who need to understand graphs, relationships, basic algebra and more "accounting/finance" type math. This is a large segment of the population.
Our education system glorifies the calculus branch, making everyone else feel inept math. But, what is needed and used on a daily basis is what people should know, but is unforunately not taught in primary school. So, people don't know calculus, mistified by advanced algebra, and don't know basic financial equations (last, because they were not taught it).
I have an "almost" math undergraduate degree. I have long forgotten much of it, as I just don't use it. Analytical geometry is one course where you "see" the relationships between an equation and real life as parabolas and other objects are graphed. And, in the standard 4 calculus classes where you begin to see the rate of change, volume, area, and how these concepts affected those equations from the lower classes (algebra & geometry). The equations of pi times radius squared and 2 times pi times radius are based in calculus. As the old saying goes, you don't understand addition until you've seen algebra, and you don't understand algebra until you've done calculus. And, all of it is misunderstood until you get to real statistics and matrix theory. But, most people don't need upper level math in their everyday life survival. It is fascinating, for some geeks.
Checkbooks, accounting, finance terms, reading management reports, understanding "math" in contracts (like a mortgage interest amortization schedule) . . . that is what needs to be emphasized to 90% of our population. Unfortunately, our education is focused on classical math.
And, girls can do math. I think that's hogwash.
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FOURTEEN DEAD IN DENVER SHOOTING !
by Phizzy inmore than one gunman seems to be involved in this terrible act.
families were attending mid-night showings of the dark knight movie.. the media should not give publicity tothe names of the perpetrators, they often crave the fame.
give them that fame and others will crave it too.. my thoughts are with the families of all that are affected, a horrific and pointless act that will bring so much pain and sorrow.. edited to say, seems as though it was a lone gunman..
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I think the air is too thin in the Mile High city! What terrible news.
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Baby Killing In The Ancient Roman Empire. Discoveries in Ashkelon
by Gros Michel no more inthe ancient roman empire practiced "infanticide", the killing of newborn babies for any cause deemed appropriate.
why are mass burial graves of little babies shocking to archeologist when this practice was common in the ancient roman empire?
newborns who displayed birth defects were taken by parents, or local authorities to a city dump, placed on top of the trash.
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So, it's no wonder that the "God of Abraham" would order infanticide. Borrowed from other cultures.
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End gay cures
by irondork ini just signed a petition to put a stop to phony "gay cures" happening right now in france - and touring to another 9 countries.
this has to stop - these "gay cures" are extremely dangerous and so damaging it drives many to self-harm and even suicide.
with sessions planned in 9 more countries, france must lead the way.
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WT recently settled out-of-court with 5 victims of JW serial molester. Court documents now available to post on any website
by AndersonsInfo inon may 20, 2010, a lawsuit was filed in san diego, california.
defendant, the watchtower of ny, settled out-of-court for an unknown amount of money with the plaintiffs just weeks before the candace conti trial began at the end of may 2012 in oakland, california.
the law firm representing the five plaintifs in this case was .
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btt for Marvin in case he missed it earlier today.
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The special blue envelopes and the database.....
by stuckinamovement inevery judicial case has a form that is filled out after the decision to disfellowshipped is made.
the form includes the reasons for the action, a brief synopsis of the case.
it is then stuck in a special blue envelope and mailed to the branch.
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What does it mean when you dream of a blue envelope?
Envelopes in a dream signifies anticipation or opportunity. Unopened envelopes indicates sad news or missed opportunities.
The color blue represents truth, wisdom, heaven, eternity, tranquility, openness, loyalty, and devotion. It might be a desire to get away. This color in your dream may be a symbol of your spiritual guide and your optimism of the future. However, depending on the context of your dream, blue might be a metaphor for feeling sad. Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_it_mean_when_you_dream_of_a_blue_envelope#ixzz217SdOlLq -
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The special blue envelopes and the database.....
by stuckinamovement inevery judicial case has a form that is filled out after the decision to disfellowshipped is made.
the form includes the reasons for the action, a brief synopsis of the case.
it is then stuck in a special blue envelope and mailed to the branch.
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Yes, BRAZEN display! It was a BRAZEN display! LOL.