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yeah thats great except the roads dont get repaired, hospitals dont get funded, teachers, police prison staff dont get pay rises in fact none of the things that government quietly does which no one notices gets done - and when it doesnt get done people notice!

there are charts which give minimum recommended exposure at various latitudes. In UK in the winter with only the face and hands exposed the minimum exposure to midday sun to ensure sufficient vit D is something like 30 minutes - far less in the summer. Only those with one of the rare light...

Except that he wasnt in Afghanistan and even if he had been there was no legal process to extradite him to the US. It is famously difficult to extradite any one from the US and if that person is a US citizen it is virtually impossible - what goes around comes around as they say. Pol Brennan...

yes its a ridiculous system designed in such a way as to ensure that no party has power to bring in laws which would disadvantage supporters of any other party. Since it was first formed in 1998 it has been in suspension for a total of over 8 years and since 2017 has only functioned for 2 years

At least Russia has a definable goal which if it is achieved means that they have "won". Whether the prize is worth the cost only they can know. US (and others) entered a war in Afghanistan with no definable goal, no line which once crossed meant victory and no exit policy for once they...

Sorry my fault it is our (northern Ireland) government which is being stood down not the UK one. Think of it like the state legislature and the federal government, the state legislature is being dissolved but the federal government is still functioning We have a bizarre compulsory coalition...

I am fairly sure that much the same could be said of senior Russian military officers criticising Putin (at least as loudly as they dare)

The current and indeed the recent iterations of C19 seem to be more or less benign with a fairly low mortality rate (amongst the other wise healthy) so given that the vaccinations have been fairly hard on me, as things stand (the virus can and will mutate) I wont be taking another vaccination

on a side note our government will officially stand down at midnight after having not sat for 5 months and having only sat twice since the last election. More elections before the new year apparently

been here before and I really dont wish to labour the point but here briefly is why you dont get to criticise "Putin's vile acts" Navy Seal pardoned of war crimes by Trump described by colleagues as 'freaking evil'...

broad to broad (AOU) slender to slender (IE)

I wonder how much Hedy Lamarr made out her work in inventing the technology that makes cells phones and wifi possible

Charging $1 is really just a case of wanting recognition for your work. i dont expect people to go unrewarded for their work, their work has a value and that value should be recognised But what some companies charge for patented goods is well beyond "reasonable reward"

We got the covid booster last week I had a sore arm for two days and had about 12 hours when I felt a bit achy my wife took to her bed for two days! No flu vaccination and that will probably be my last covid one

neither is any one else! When an aircraft is on the ground, the laws of that country apply. This applies both before and after a flight. These local laws take precedence over any laws that would apply based on the aircraft's country of residence, or nationality of passengers or crew. The laws...

People like Fleming the man who invented/discovered penicillin and didnt patent it enabling it to be made cheaply recognising that its benefit to humanity was more important than his personal wealth? Or Banting, Collip and Best who sold the patent for insulin for $1 Salk didnt patent the...

The Sky Marshals were formed to oppose a specific threat (hijacking) which was rampant during the late 60s early 70s as the threat faded the marshal service was down sized - as you point out its expensive particularly if there are no planes being hijacked. It was never the case that every...

Im sure that there are many - some you may like more than others! expensive compared to what? the twin towers? a plane crashing into the pentagon? It could be argued that since there has not been a single successful terror attack on a US plane nor a single successful hijacking since the...

We Brits tend to have a healthy distrust of wealth - very few wealthy people became wealthy other than by exploiting the poor

As you point out they are banned in theaters of war NOT the streets of down town LA, also even in UK they are the bullet of choice for hunting Im sure that they are also popular in the US for hunting. Pepper spray is also banned under the Geneva conventions depends entirely on what you...