REGISTER
|
MAIL/PROFILE
|
HELP
|
NOW ONLINE
|
SEARCH
|
RATING
| FORUMS |
SUCCESS STORIES
Posted In Forum:
All Forums
Alabama
Alaska
Alberta
Arizona
Arkansas
Art/Music
Ask A Girl
Ask A Guy
Australia
British Columbia
Broken Hearts
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Dating & Love Advice
Dating Experiences
Dating Sites
Delaware
District Of Columbia
Event Hosts forum
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Health & Fitness
Humor
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Introductions
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Manitoba
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Brunswick
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Newfoundland
News/Current Events
North Carolina
North Dakota
Nova Scotia
Off Topic
Ohio
Oklahoma
Ontario
Oregon
Over 30
Over 45
Pennsylvania
Plentyoffish Get Togethers
Plentyoffish Site/Suggestions/Help
Poems And Quotes
Politics
Prince Edward Island
Profile Reviews
Quebec
Recipes & Cooking
Relationships
Religion/Supernatural
Rhode Island
Saskatchewan
Science/Philosophy
Sex and Dating
Single Parents
South Carolina
South Dakota
Sports
Stories/creative writing
Technology and computers
Tennessee
Testimonials
Texas
Uk Forums
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Volunteer Moderators Only
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Home
login
MyForums
Show ALL Forums
Author
Thread: Somali Pirates
limestone_lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
257 (
view
)
Somali Pirates
Posted:
4/23/2009 4:29:35 PM
The somali pirates are a result of all of the trading world destroying every last bit of life in Somali waters. Ships from all over the world dump their bilge and garbage on Somali shores, the fish are all dead, nuclear waste is killing people on shore, so if some fishermen turned bandit, I say all the power to them. What is left? Western interference caused a massacre when one faction was armed, and then we say "how uncivilized."
Solve the underlying issue ie: the pollution, lack of viable trade, and religious warfare, and the pirate problem will rectify itself when something honest comes along. Keep in mind that these were just fishermen, robbed of all livelihood. hell you cannot even sandcomb on Somali beaches anymore without risk of radiation poisoning. The Somali's did not do that to themselves.
Pirates were the original democracy. Everyone is an equal, all have a vote, and loyalty is not expected, but earned. That is an interesting aside.
Arrgh maties.
limestone_lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
2 (
view
)
Removing oil from asphalt
Posted:
3/26/2009 2:44:48 PM
Start small and work yourself up.
I would start with paint thinner, and a mop. Clean up the paint thinner with vinegar. I found clay will absorb car fluids, but lacking a good modelers clay, you could try clumping cat litter while the fluid is still moist.
Limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
3 (
view
)
Teenagers and cell phone pics
Posted:
3/6/2009 4:01:31 PM
I think someone at the school with connections outside the school was really offended by the idea of teens having sex, and had to find some way to nail the kids.... Child porn is the crime dejour that police are focused on at the moment. It matters little at this point that this was consensual photography between minors only. Though, the 17 year old could be nailed to the fullest after he turns 18.
I think the punishment is a little extreme. No one is ever going to stop teens from being teens, no matter what is legislated.
Limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
80 (
view
)
My tom cat keeps trying to procreate with a skunk!
Posted:
3/2/2009 1:55:54 PM
^^^ She ditched him for one of her own species. Tom (actually, his name is Manfred) is totally bummed. He keeps acting depressed, meowing mournfully at every whiff of skunk.
Double the skunk. Time for the trapper.
Limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
30 (
view
)
PLANNED PREGNANCY GONE........????
Posted:
3/2/2009 1:50:37 PM
Hey, let her know you know. If its is your baby, there is nothing more rewarding than parenting.
As for the other part, the her not telling you, leaving you and etc, I'll tell you (and other men in this situation) my emotions went haywire when I was pregnant. At one point I even believed that I hated my boy's father, at another point I was certain of abortion, adoption, totally blew all relationships in my life out of proportion in uncertain directions etc. In short my thought process was messed up, and my usual diplomacy left me. Just keep that in mind when you talk to her. There is much research into postpartum depression, but there is a depression (exactly like my irrational behavior) that comes with the onset of pregnancy. After the birth, she may be more sensible.
limestone_lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
36 (
view
)
Gold-The only safe investment?
Posted:
2/27/2009 11:44:29 AM
Great! I was given a gold-pan for christmas! I know how I'll spend my weekends this summer!
Seriously though, Canada is the ONLY country in the world with the gold bouillon to back up its currency. Seeing that that is true - our currency should be worth more on the traders market than it is...
Uninhabited land is also a safe investment for the long term. Houses can depreciate, but vacant land seldom ever goes down in value. Especially if it is in a good location.
limestone_lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
75 (
view
)
My tom cat keeps trying to procreate with a skunk!
Posted:
2/27/2009 11:32:26 AM
There appears to have been a breakup. Tom is inconsolable. Stinky has a new boyfriend, and is attempting to drive Tom to distraction by wandering in his hot-tub with the new guy.
Unfortunately, it is double the stink for me.
limestone_lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
58 (
view
)
Discipline - Is yelling at your children wrong?
Posted:
2/26/2009 7:16:40 PM
Depends on the yell, really. To suddenly jolt a child just before they hurt themselves - like about to touch a hot stove and shouting "don't touch - hot!" is far different than yelling as the only way a child will take direction from you.
Need to work out communication tactics with the child.
limestone_lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
26 (
view
)
Should Single Parents be allowed to have invitro?
Posted:
2/26/2009 7:13:06 PM
Should Single Parents be allowed to have invitro?
Yes.
If I am older than 20, with a stable lifestyle/career, good home etc., lacking only in a husband, why shouldn't I have invitro? Obviously a stable relationship matters little, judging by the number of posters in a single parents forum (including myself.)
What you are really asking is if poor single parents should have such a procedure. Different can of worms.
Limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
56 (
view
)
My tom cat keeps trying to procreate with a skunk!
Posted:
10/25/2008 3:42:00 PM
The relationship is still going strong. Sigh.
I've given up on my house ever smelling good again.
Limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
9 (
view
)
Bring back the religion forum
Posted:
9/30/2008 9:00:56 PM
I concur. The Science forum is so full of new age dogma that I don't even want to look through the threads anymore. And then there is all the bashing between the groups in there.
I liked to read the political threads too, but now it is so much mish mash. Though the flame wars were getting a little annoying.
Limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
39 (
view
)
Would you date someone who is a shooter / hunter?
Posted:
9/30/2008 8:30:36 PM
Totally depends on the hunter. I REALLY hate the dumb donkeys who shoot at things right from their truck window. It happens every year at my place, and almost every year I loose a goat or two from my herd. What is the deal? Can't see my house 100 meters away? Or does the barn the goats are grazing in front of look too much like a natural outcropping? There are laws about being a certain distance from the road and all that jazz for a reason.
I don't mind the responsible hunting types though, the ones who actually are out in the woods, in blinds, or tracking with dogs.
Limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
297 (
view
)
10,000 year old underwater pyramids found
Posted:
9/30/2008 8:06:11 PM
desertrhino:
You may be waiting a very long time for actual evidence.
Incidentally, I have a neat glacial melt formation out in my maple bush which looks like a perfect oval table and bench all in the basalt bedrock. Mind you they are appropriate size for a human about 18" tall.... must be the ancient little people from the fairy hill next door
limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
35 (
view
)
My tom cat keeps trying to procreate with a skunk!
Posted:
9/30/2008 10:36:21 AM
As long as the cat comes back every smelling okay I'd say the skunk is having a good time too.
But he DOES smell rather skunky...and then he tries to visit me in my office when his girlfriend is having a nap. He is one of those lovey cats who twine around your ankles and butt heads...all cuddly and cute. I have a puppy too, so the skunk has sprayed, seeing as I have to let the dog out sometime - and the poor little thing got the spray full on. Thought the stinker had gone home for the afternoon...left the dog soaking in a tub of vinegar and water for about twenty minutes...shampooed four times...still makes my eyes water. Seems she got it in her mouth, so I've fed her some ketchup with the diced chicken.
Maybe it will make the bath seem more "romantic".
Sure, I love the images of inter species intercourse when I'm trying to have a romantic dip with my lover.
I'm mostly resigned to the behavior now, and just hoping I can keep the pair of them out of the house. The dog can't help but bark when the skunk is near, and the skunk can't help but spray when the dog barks. I'm Sooooo happy it is raining today. Maybe some of the lingering smell will dissipate.
They are out in the herb garden beside the flowering sage at the moment. Guess I won't be liking to eat those fresh herbs for a week or so...they were on the driveway when the school buses went by in the morning. Still there when the post came. My two female cats have taken to watching from the windows - albeit they are happy he's never been amorous to them. The younger one isn't even fixed yet, has had a heat, but Manfred has only eyes for the stinker.... Must be true love...
limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
2 (
view
)
Kids and guys....
Posted:
9/30/2008 9:36:08 AM
Three toddlers is a heavy proposition. If the guy becomes serious, he has to be able to handle little kids, which are harder for the non father single guy. Older kids are easier to relate to, especially if you do not have children of your own or do not want children of your own.
limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
18 (
view
)
Halloween Candy - to give or not to give
Posted:
9/30/2008 7:25:41 AM
I live very rurally, so I get all 14 of the neighbourhood kids - and that is it. I give them each one dollar to buy their own candy.
limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
133 (
view
)
What does your profile name mean?
Posted:
9/30/2008 7:15:24 AM
I am a mason, and my preferred material is limestone. The name "Limestone" was taken, so I added the "_Lady"
limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
4 (
view
)
Kawarthas, Fenelon Falls, Bobcaygeon - what to do?
Posted:
9/30/2008 7:12:49 AM
Go to Peterborough. There is always something going on somewhere in Peterborough.
limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
6 (
view
)
Is anyone going to watch the Federal Election Debate and are you voting?
Posted:
9/30/2008 6:10:39 AM
I've always felt that if people can't get out to vote, they do not have the right to complain about politicians. Voting turnout has been terrible in recent elections. One thing the Conservatives have going for them is that their supporters go to lengths to vote for them. No other party has a backbone of voters like that. Voter apathy will land us with another Conservative government.
I am looking at how the leaders comport themselves. I find mudslinging distasteful. Only one leader hasn't done direct attacks. He has said stuff like "Stephen Harper's Policy on...." and criticized that way. That is the type of personality I like, attacking the issues and the policy, not the person.
So of course I am watching the debates, in both French on Wednesday, and the English debates Thursday. Just to see how the leaders field all questions.
I already know who I am not voting for. It's not that I hate all Conservatives, but this government under Harper is frightening. All the little things are adding up to a huge apprehension for me. Not allowing the media into Parliament Hill, canning any party member who disagrees with policy, the cover ups, calling an election for no good reason AFTER setting a fixed election date....
limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
27 (
view
)
My tom cat keeps trying to procreate with a skunk!
Posted:
9/29/2008 10:00:39 PM
I suppose I should just reset the garden hose so I can shoo them away anytime I am expecting a potential client to come by and take a boo at my work.... that is the embarrassing part. The clients who come out to look at my work are all big ticket clients, and it really isn't up to form to have your cat humping a skunk on the rim of the roman caldarium bath you are showing off...
The building inspector was by the other day - left his car door open - so you can guess where Manfred and Stinker were found a few minutes later.
limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
273 (
view
)
10,000 year old underwater pyramids found
Posted:
9/29/2008 3:15:22 PM
Well...i don't think " science" has any acceptable "evidence/proof" that the blocks used in the great pyramids' construction were ever actually moved. this looks like a naturally occuring rock formation to me, replete with hallways and inner chambers.
Actually, geologists did discover the quarry for Giza near a century ago. Upstream, reasonably close to the Nile for transport down the river.
However there is no actual proof for either the Japanese or Bosnian "Pyramids" Especially the Japanese one seeing as there are no entryways, hallways or inner chambers. Not to mention a complete lack of mortar joints, or tooling on the stone.
limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
33 (
view
)
Son of Pooh Bear..Do your animals control you?
Posted:
9/29/2008 1:24:17 PM
Well. My cat Manfred has me afraid to leave the house because he always has his skunk girlfriend over.
My Calico P.O.S.H (port out starboard home - due to her left red ear and her right greenish grey ear) is a bed hog, and prefers under the covers, has my partner paranoid - cats and dangling objects... he strips the bed covers off to make sure she is not there before any intimate time with me.
Nanners (bananas) a female long haired orange/ Siamese cross literally bounces off all walls, and is great at opening any door knob, and has picked up a few human sounding syllables: "Allo" for when we first get home or when she wants our attention, and "rye now!" for when she wants us to do something for her
We also have Patience, a beagle pup with identity issues. She thinks she is a cat, and makes a huge mess of the litter box. She attempts to nurse from the skunk loving tom cat...
We travel with these critters - though we have yet to travel with the beagle - all over the world. The cats are leash trained, and usually cause a stir with kids wherever we go. Though it may be a while before I go near enough to Manfred to leash him again.....
limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
263 (
view
)
10,000 year old underwater pyramids found
Posted:
9/29/2008 10:23:46 AM
I'm just waiting for the healing crystals, magnetic energy bracelets,
Hey! My hematite bracelet really does ease my joint pain. Not 100% or anything, but if I wear it to bed I can close my fist the morning after using a pneumatic hammer, which is better than not wearing it after the same tough day.
limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
9 (
view
)
My tom cat keeps trying to procreate with a skunk!
Posted:
9/29/2008 10:19:02 AM
Not rabies. the skunk would be dead by now - they have been at it on and off for about a month now, and Manfred has had two visits with the vet in that time. In the vet's office, he tried to mount a beagle who was in heat... and if I lock him inside, he makes love to my slippers, the couch, the laundry hamper. He was a sweet, easy to live with cat, until I neutered him.
Not so sure about this skunk though.
limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
7 (
view
)
My tom cat keeps trying to procreate with a skunk!
Posted:
9/29/2008 10:12:50 AM
Well.... the skunk seems to like it also.... safe sex or whatever.
They were in my Solarium this morning, he has taught her how to use the cat door...after they went back out, I boarded it up - and opened all the windows.
My other cats have taken to keeping tabs on this behavior - from the windows - they refuse to go outside anymore. The vet told me that if he had experienced breeding before he was fixed, he might keep trying. No explanation for the skunk fetish.
My three year old son keeps asking me why Manfred keeps wrestling with the "stinky"
To post above: He jumps on for a brief ride, they frolic about for a bit, then go at it all over again. Over and over and over.... I feed him a mixture of Purina cat chow, and real meat, eggs and dairy, as well as whatever he hunts outside.
limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
1 (
view
)
My tom cat keeps trying to procreate with a skunk!
Posted:
9/29/2008 8:33:12 AM
My tom cat keeps trying to procreate with a skunk!
How can I curb this? He keeps having sex with the skunk which lives in my neighbour's woodshed. It happens all day long... and it really is embarrassing. I fixed him rather late in life (at about 2 years - he was a stray I adopted) but has never lost the, uh, urges.
Suggestions?
limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
258 (
view
)
10,000 year old underwater pyramids found
Posted:
9/29/2008 8:28:32 AM
Your ignorance is astounding. I almost wish I didn't start this thread. There's so much ground to cover... Where to start?
How about with actual, verifiable, documented FACT?
I could accept that some people might view the stone off of Japan's coast as a civilization, seeing as it is very difficult to visit and ascertain the facts for oneself. The currents there are terrible, and as experienced as I am with diving, even I needed to be anchored to the dive boat. Unless you have been there to see the incongruities, you might believe it is a pyramid - given the photos released to the public. Those at least can be used as some sort of verification... however inaccurate.
But the rest of this dribble.... is dribble.
Why, oh why is it so hard to pull your eyes away from a train wreck???
Limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
227 (
view
)
10,000 year old underwater pyramids found
Posted:
9/27/2008 9:04:16 PM
They didn't use electricity. They used aether, chi, prana, zero point, etc. energy, which we are just now discovering. They aren't used now because the aether got too thin. It's coming back in as we align with the center of the galaxy.
It was a world-wide grid that was connected to Stonehenge and other pyramids. Stonehenge got broken when the picts tried to bring in beings from other dimensions. That broke the chain.
Hope this helps
Say_what_now?
There were the survivors of Atlantis who came from Scythia. The decided to have breeding programs. The Picts broke off and went to Malta for a while and then to the British Isles. The others occupied themselves with enhancing their powers through breeding programs. Eventually, three groups formed. One went to Germany and later became Nazis. The other went to Great Britian. Then they broke off and one became entrenched with royal bloodlines and the other went to Scotland and became magicians. Like Merlin.
The people in power today are all from the ancient bloodline.
Right - o
Um, so....
I give up. Reason and logic have flown far, far, away....
Limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
208 (
view
)
10,000 year old underwater pyramids found
Posted:
9/27/2008 7:31:54 PM
JSlade: You could eliminate the internet, light bulbs, and milled lumber.
Much of medical science takes from nature, as well as synthetics. You are only seeing those aspects you have anger for. Making mistakes as well as making amenities is all a part of science. Its a learning curve.....
I haven't seen anyone on the thread debunking all prior civilizations, just the unsubstantiated claim that off the coast of Japan is a 12 000 year old pyramid. The only qualified geologist who has been there says it is natural. I have been diving there (man those are tough currents) and it looks mostly natural to me. I went diving there to see for myself, and at best it may be a former quarry. It is not a great city. I went to the "Bosnian Pyramids" too. They are natural hills, formed on a lake bottom....
Science leaves a great deal of room for truth, when evidence is provided. Not enough evidence for either the Japan or Bosnia pyramids being anything other than natural, perhaps modified natural, formations.
Limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
192 (
view
)
10,000 year old underwater pyramids found
Posted:
9/27/2008 8:04:48 AM
consistent 90 degree angles
Some photos of naturally occurring minerals with perfect cleavage. Also google “bismuth,” look at how those crystals grow – even though pure bismuth rarely (but occasionally) happens in nature
Some photos of stones with perfect (at least 3 sides of 90 degree) cleavage from reputable sites even. More than can be said about some posted links…
http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/sulfides/acanthit/aca-1.jpg
http://www.geo.umn.edu/courses/1001/minerals/images/hematite.jpg
Naturally occurring sandstone “structure:”
http://gardenofthegods.com/
note “cathedral spires,” and a few other shots show some perfect sandstone cleavage, albeit weathered with eons of rain and wind, so perfect angles have been worn in quite a different way than how ocean currents weather stone.
http://www.nps.gov/imr/customcf/apps/pgallery/display-slideshow.cfm?aid=94&gid=94&park=brca&sort=title&aTitle=Park%20Pictures
These formations in Utah have been weathered by winds, so the cleavage has eroded, and the softer layers have worn away, unlike when it happens underwater. Note there are some fantastic “Pyramids” which would be square, if not for the action of wind and eons of exposure. Although, seeing as it is a government website, it must be the “party line”
An interesting and informative read about one type of water erosion:
http://www.geo.uw.edu.pl/agp/table/pdf/57-3/jurewicz.pdf
More interesting natural perfect cleavage:
http://danny.oz.au/travel/iceland/p/3675c-basalt-columns.jpg
http://serc.carleton.edu/images/research_education/nativelands/nezperce/basalt_rock.jpg
http://www.isafold.de/bruarjokull03/img_basalt_fall.htm
http://www.confluence.org/cv/all/n15w024/pic7.jpg
Every respectable geological link you may ever need is contained within this site:
http://www.searchmining.net, under the metals/minerals link. Some University links may not be there – but references to them should be. It even has a search bar at the top to sort out your search by relevance – like “Perfect sandstone cleavage.” I use this site frequently in my career, as it only lists reliable sources, so no wild goose hunts for me.
There should be a lot of variety in sandstone, seeing as it is approximately 20% of the surface crust.
http://www.robertschoch.net/Bosnian%20Geology%20Robert%20Schoch%20%20Pyramids%20Colette%20Dowell.htm
This is another false pyramid, all explained geologically. Though I am sure you might think otherwise when you look at the sites with their totally unsubstantiated “proof” that this is the oldest civilization on earth. (Bosnian pyramid)
It is a part of my job to be well informed on ancient architecture, and I have an enormous fascination with similarities of pyramids and the like, but I also notice the great gaping differences in them too. When I hear of another “pyramid” found, I go investigate it myself, then investigate the pre history of the area. As for SE Asia, the ruins in Cambodia, while immense, have their own developments far different from Giza, which is substantially different than those found in the Americas. All three are far different in technique, style and form. Only the overall shape is similar.
I could go into details about how to build even a modest wall with masonry, and the surest way to get it to hold is to build with right angle, or equilateral triangulation. Self arching properties of masonry, when you knock a hole out of a brick, block, or cut stone wall will triangulate, and look like the profile of a pyramid. The end of each cut stone block is placed towards the centre point of the one below, or stepped. It doesn’t take a great world spanning civilization to come up with a similar building technique, when it is basic physics regarding gravity and sedimentary stone.
Pyramids have lasted so long over other buildings only because of the fact that they are largely solid stone, and somewhat unusable, compared to more modern buildings which utilized the arch to make lasting buildings with huge usable space. Arches are a relatively new engineering feat (only 3000 or so years, no evidence of arches and vaulting being used in any of the old civilizations – and it would have lasted). Actual community dwellings of were made with just walls and a wood/thatch roof – so the remains are quite poor, even after only 800 years, as shown by continental American ruins. After 2000 years of abandonment, regular utilized structures are nothing more than heaps of rock
I must admit to being more fascinated with more modern so called “primitive” civilizations whom had excellent mathematical calculations worked into the adobe. Look closer to home at Casa Grande national Monument in Arizona. It is only 900 years old, and built by a people we were taught were ignorant, but one aperture is calculated to a moon cycle which happens every 17.5 years, and other apertures are calculated to equinox, solstice and some moon cycles. It is no greater than the mathematics found in other parts of the world, but fascinating nonetheless. It is not a mark of a world spanning civilization, but more just evidence that humans record what they see most commonly, that being the sun and moon and seasonal changes marked by each. Nearly all primitive societies gave reverence to fire, but from having none, to having fire is a huge step, and worthy of taking note.
Hell, the culture which Casa Grande is related to was still building impressive buildings when the Spanish arrived, and if you can read Spanish, you are welcome to read the royal archives back in Spain of what the first ships’ captains saw, as well as what their accompanying priests observed.
Limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
17 (
view
)
Stupid Question?
Posted:
9/27/2008 7:12:40 AM
There is no such thing as a stupid question. There are however, a large number of inquisitive idiots.
Limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
28 (
view
)
what do people dislike, misunderstand, etc about u?
Posted:
9/27/2008 6:58:38 AM
People really hate when I argue politics, and political policy at the dinner they invited me to speak about architecture at. For me the two are irrevocably intertwined, and I feel the need to point this out, while others just want to be shown pictures of pretty buildings, and told only the architectural style - not the political influencing/statements about the particular building style.
Limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
20 (
view
)
Why do so many teenagers get pregnant?
Posted:
9/27/2008 12:36:40 AM
Teenages are teenagers, the world over. They tend to be less responsible because they are less mature. Then tend to not understand or envision the responsibility of child-rearing. They tend to be overcome by passion w/o thinking of protection. They may not use protection for a variety of reasons, mostly based on an immature understanding of themselves, relationships, love, acceptance, the possibility of getting pregnant, the ease with which one can get an abortion, or the completeness with which a baby takes over one's life. However, the facts do seem to remain that in America, teenagers get pregnant at a far higher rate than elsewhere in the developed world. As an American and someone who used to be a high school teacher in America, I am not unfamiliar with American culture and am not looking to criticize it but to understand it.
Why is it that even in Canada, with a culture very similar to America's, the teenage pregnancy rate is 1/2 of what it is in the States? In Europe too, it is far lower. In Europe, where I again work with teenagers, I am aware that the subject and the images of sex and sexuality are as prevalent here as in America, if not more so. The kids listen to the same music and see the same movies. They are as bombarded with sexual imagery in magazines and billboards as are kids in America. They have the same access to the internet. On the surface, there is virtually no difference between them and their American counterparts. Yet, they are not getting pregnant at such alarming rates.
What would account for the difference?
The prevalence of the "abstinence only" educational approach in the US. You need to hear about something before you go look it up, so if no one is talking about specifics of birth control, and the responsibilities of parenthood, the teen is not going to research it on their own.
As for Canada vs US on this, the most populated provinces in Canada teach about birth control, and a rather graphic sex education, including details about STD's that make you really think hard about risking it. As well as publicly funded health clinics which supply birth control for reduced prices, or even free to sexually active teenagers, with monthly consultations with public health nurse available. Provinces of Ontario and Quebec making more than half of Canada's population start teaching this in the public education system as early as grade 5 in some school boards, and definitely by grade 10 in most.
Also look into post secondary education rates for Canada vs US. Canadians are, on average, more educated. Same is true in most European countries. The higher educated the adult population, the lower frequency of youth delinquency/dangerous behaviours.
Go to www.statcan.ca to look up Canadian stats on Education, pregnancy etc, then compare them to the US numbers on the per capita. Do the same for whichever European country you'd like to check and compare those very relevant numbers with.
Limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
13 (
view
)
Why do so many teenagers get pregnant?
Posted:
9/26/2008 6:53:08 PM
Because much of the US teaches Abstinence Only, and that is a surefire way to have a high teen pregnancy rate.
Limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
2 (
view
)
Why do so many teenagers get pregnant?
Posted:
9/26/2008 1:15:01 PM
Only 11% of all births in the US? Hardly seems a cause for worry, considering reproductive ages without medical help usually end around 40. So that is 25 years of fertility, 20% of those years being a teen, but only 11% of births are from teens. Not bad really.
I believe if you look into back stats, you'll see that this is a significant decrease from 30 years ago.
There is also a correlation between teen pregnancy rates and abstinence only education. I find it Ironic that the bible belt states have the highest unwed teen mom rates - though I do not have a link for that.
66% occur after high school is finished (18 - 19.) Again, that is really not that horrible. Educational upgrading is at least easier as a parent if high school was obtained. Think also that college is not a reality for everyone. Consider as well that educated women are less likely to have children. If a population is to be sustained, children must be born.
The near third who choose abortion, would you rather they be born into an "uneducated" home? Whether or not you agree with abortion, it is a form of making sure that babies are not born to unready parents. Birth Control really is not that easily available to many teens in smaller cities, small towns and rural settings, and as evidence shows, abstinence education programs just don't work.
Of the "developed" countries in the world, only the US is sustaining its population by propagation. Canada, and most rich European countries are relying on immigration to keep the population from declining rapidly. Get rid of teen pregnancy, and the US too would have to rely on immigration to sustain population.
I'm just wondering what is worse, teen moms or "immigrants stealing all the jobs"?
Seeing as I am born of immigrant parents, I have nothing against immigrants, nor do I really see issue with 18+ having children. I see it as a degradation of society that 18 is still considered a child, in the societal quest for endless youth. When I started my business I was looking into financing. In Canada, you can get a youth business loan as long as you are younger than 34. 33?!?!? a Youth???
Limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
3 (
view
)
Kissing in Kindergarten?????????
Posted:
9/26/2008 12:43:27 PM
Calm down.
It was a kiss on the cheek from another Kindergarten student, not worth freaking out about, or imagining that he is going to inappropriately touch your daughter. He is just as young. Sheesh. It is not something that you should be so anxious about.
Now if he had of slipped her tongue, I could see a cause for worry.....
limestone_lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
167 (
view
)
10,000 year old underwater pyramids found
Posted:
9/23/2008 4:36:59 AM
Last time I checked, Humans had not been around nearly that long. The oldest skeleton found of something with a close enough DNA link to be human is like 200 000 years, and human is a very loose description of it. 1 750 000? I doubt it. Why are there no human remains that old when we are finding remains of much smaller (and larger) animals during that time, in areas where a humanoid would have preferred to be for the food sources?
limestone_lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
26 (
view
)
17 Kids? Good Lord!
Posted:
9/22/2008 4:08:03 PM
Good for them!
(Messages this short may not be posted)
Limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
6 (
view
)
Bunky, Wicca and the Lottery!
Posted:
9/22/2008 2:24:01 PM
I'm an agnostic, and I win small prizes all the time. Door Prize? I'll probably win it. Never won anything more than $500 in a shot, but all winnings added together and I'm probably at $50 000+
I seldom pray. And the times I do it is "Ok limestone, just hold it together for a few more hours, and I promise you a nice micro brew."
PS. I won the boy scout raffle last summer.
Limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
156 (
view
)
10,000 year old underwater pyramids found
Posted:
9/22/2008 1:28:57 PM
"Flagstone" is whatever type of stone you want it to be. Gneiss, Dolomite, Granite, Marble, Slate, Sandstone and Limestone are the most common "Flagstone." I've even seen Petrified Wood "Flagstone."
Saw pictures. Why not try to find ones of a same age and similar composition to the ones you think are a pyramid. You will find similar results with age and sea current weather.
Note, I am not denying that there are building marvels from 10 000 years ago, just telling you that these rocks are not of them. The supposed ancient great city that was in that part of the world, according to translated texts from other sites around the globe is in the desert in nowadays Mongolia. Some interesting true artifacts have been found there, and it is just a matter of time until a site is pinpointed there for excavation.
Even the Egyptian Pyramids have mortar joints, and doors in and out. Same with Central and South America. (Except for one notable exception where the stones are precisely carved with a key and groove method on an elliptical curve to withstand earthquakes.) These rocks do not have evidence of any of that. No entryways, no mortar joints, no precise carving. Nada. They are rocks. A coastal sandstone formation.
Desertrhino: Thanks. I'm out too.
vvvv note also that one of the photos is actually from the Mediterranean, and is a greek structure, in that link you just posted. Everything that is actually from japan does not look at all like a real structure.
Limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
152 (
view
)
10,000 year old underwater pyramids found
Posted:
9/22/2008 11:11:59 AM
There's nothing natural about right angles and straight lines. Period.
Study geology for a bit. Concentrate on sedimentary stone formations. Many perfect 90 degree angles and straight lines to be found on every continent's sedimentary shelves. Then go dive there as a general interest thing because you happen to be in Japan, studying ancient Asian Architecture for a lark. Hook up with some real archaeologists, to show you some real sites, both above and below sea level there. Then tell me it is a city, or man made, or whatever you are claiming it to be.
It is not. The only stone near there that showed markings of man were some bits on shore which have been quarried away to make nearby rude dwellings/walls. However, a possible quarry of only passably good building stone does not a marvelous city make.
Lets put it this way. I would not build with this stone if I had another option available. It is terribly brittle, and if quarried away, I'd be lucky to have a building last one millennium, even with the best of ancient architectural techniques. Japan does occasionally freeze, and this stone, as a building stone would have difficulty surviving a freeze thaw cycle. In its natural state, it is far more resilient. The ancients wouldn't have needed me to tell them this - old masons were well aware, for as long as we can trace architecture, what constituted a good building stone for longevity.
Hell, here is a home experiment for you.
1. Grab a flat, even bedded limestone or sandstone (real stone) flag paver, or building stone from your local Home Depot. (make sure it is real stone and not cultured stone)
2. Place each end on a 2x4, each on a hard level(ish) surface. Hit the unsupported middle of the flag paver with a 6 - 10 pound sledge until it breaks.
3. Check with your favourite measuring square the angles of the breaks from one previous outside face over the newly exposed stone.
Betcha many of the angles are within 3 degrees of 90, the exceptions will be where the direct hammer strike was.
This is a rude mimic of nature. you can also do this experiment with a thin sedimentary stone flag paver, some irregular stone chunks, a bed of a pick up truck, and a long road trip.
1. Place the irregular stone chunks in bed of pickup
2. Place flagstone on top of the irregular chunks
3. Drive over some bumpy, washboarded and potholed roads.
4. When flagstone breaks, measure the broken angle from the surface plane
Note a near constant of 87- 93 degrees.
limestone_lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
34 (
view
)
What's The Point?
Posted:
9/22/2008 4:35:24 AM
How about chasing rabbits, catching rabbits, eating rabbits? Really. Here is a simplistic view of my life philosophy I wrote in a different thread.
Its a deep meaningful life! One life (bunny) sustains another. Bunny is sustained by the plant life it eats. In a curious way to look at it, bunny builds up kitty and me in a form of bunny immortality - so long as kitty and I can be buried without being embalmed, we'll each sustain more life, and continue the life giving. Maybe even fertilize some plants so bunny's descendants can be partially sustained by me (and in essence everything that sustained me, including bunny.) Just change thoughts of immortality from living forever in one body to forever giving and creating life. Its not always about species reproduction.
I just planted a cherry tree over a dead kitty - I should be eating kitty nourished cherries in a few years...
In the meantime, I'll keep chasing rabbits.
limestone_lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
34 (
view
)
Have you found any meaning to life..?
Posted:
9/22/2008 4:28:50 AM
Limestone Lady is right. It probably has something to do with chasing rabbits.
Sounds like everyone's well fed and having fun, except the bunny of course.
Its a deep meaningful life! One life (bunny) sustains another. Bunny is sustained by the plant life it eats. In a curious way to look at it, bunny builds up kitty and me in a form of bunny immortality - so long as kitty and I can be buried without being embalmed, we'll each sustain more life, and continue the life giving. Maybe even fertilize some plants so bunny's descendants can be partially sustained by me (and in essence everything that sustained me, including bunny.) Just change thoughts of immortality from living forever in one body to forever giving and creating life. Its not always about species reproduction.
I just planted a cherry tree over a dead kitty - I should be eating kitty nourished cherries in a few years...
In the meantime, I'll keep chasing rabbits.
Limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
72 (
view
)
If everything when to crap
Posted:
9/21/2008 6:12:03 PM
AwP: LOL. Well, I already have the fortified structure (sans weaponry,) just need the crenelation manned. Want to be the smith?
Limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
29 (
view
)
Have you found any meaning to life..?
Posted:
9/21/2008 6:01:39 PM
My cats love chasing rabbits! The Orange one even brings them home for me undamaged, so that I can give her the entrails, and make roasted bunny for me!
But I don't eat kitty. Too tough.
Limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
38 (
view
)
Help! My daughter wants to get married!
Posted:
9/20/2008 1:34:56 PM
She is 20. TWENTY. If she is ill prepared for life at this point, who's fault is that?
For goodness sakes, at twenty I already had my career under wraps, one college diploma under my belt, and a University degree nearly achieved. 20 is not a baby, unless you make it such!
Limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
69 (
view
)
If everything when to crap
Posted:
9/20/2008 11:51:22 AM
I am a stone mason, and I know how to build without modern technology, right from creating cement from a kiln - burned stone (including the building of a kiln.) I am also a hobby gardener, hobby farmer, and press my own fruit alcohols in the old methods!
I think I'd be much sought after. I'm also not half bad a shot with a bow and arrow.... though thus far I have mostly used that skill on foxes and raccoons that have tried to eat my chickens. I have no trouble gutting my own meats, though I prefer someone else to do so.
Part of my heritage trades schooling was milling and seasoning wood in the old method, so that I could better match with my historical restorations. That is easy enough knowledge to use for a new construction. So I can do most building right from the harvesting/quarrying and manipulations of the raw material. Where I lack is in metallurgy.
So other than a metal smith, what would I need to bargain my skills for? My entire property is set up for self sufficiency, and without too much modern technology. I have a windmill water pump, and I know enough to do the maintenance on that.
Limestone_lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
25 (
view
)
What's The Point?
Posted:
9/20/2008 8:55:00 AM
Try reading this thread:
http://forums.plentyoffish.com/datingPosts10730544.aspx
Limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
37 (
view
)
naming your car
Posted:
9/20/2008 8:13:01 AM
My last car was named Belphegor. The archer from "The Fairy Queen" Could get a bird on the wing. Same was true for the car - at least it fed me well...
This car is named Oriel.
Limestone_Lady
Joined:
6/20/2007
Msg:
122 (
view
)
10,000 year old underwater pyramids found
Posted:
9/20/2008 7:57:20 AM
Hola!!
I have dived there!
They are sandstone. Moreover there is nothing which resembles a mortar joint, an entry point, nor a hollow within which people may have used. Under just a little silt on the sea bed are pieces which have shifted or broken off the ledges of sandstone.
Now I'll make it plain from my professional experience (that of a stone mason) that with vibration a stone with bedding planes (like this sandstone) will crack perpendicular to the regular bedding plains. This is in an area with much seismic activity to provide the vibration for the cracking. The bedding planes provide the horizontal "cuts." This is where there is a layer of organic material which is thicker than other organic material layers, and wears away faster with erosion, like water... when enough of it wears away, it causes the more solid stone above it to break off, since it can only support its own weight over a specific distance (varies from stone type to stone type.) Which makes for a regular stepped appearance. You can look up some basic geology of sedimentary stones for a more complete explanation. I'm sure one of the google savvy posters on this thread could supply you with a link.
They are however very pretty. Not at all regular, they only look like a "Pyramid" from a few limited angles. Sorry, no photographs from my diving. I tend to like to keep my home videos private.
Show ALL Forums