When you site the UN I am not sure if you site the actual report or the summary. What I cited is from the report (the third one, not the more recent 4th one, as that has not been released yet), not the summary. Nice theory, with no basis in fact since the earth is not a static environment. As far as I can figure out from the report the scientists have observed that carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is inc
I have yet to see any of the ones that hate modern society (the flat earthers are a good name for them) refute Paladin's numbers. I don't really consider myself a flat earther, but according to the UN carbon dioxide emissions from human activity was about 25 billion tons in 2003. http://mdgs.un.org/unsd/mdg/SeriesDetail.aspx?srid=749&crid= According to wiki, volcanos emit up to 240 million tons per annum, this is referenced, but not to
warreni, I couldn't put it better myself (obviously since I am not a scientist). I accept (and am grateful for) all the benefits that scientific progress has given me to date, I don't see any reason to stop now. As a layperson on this matter I am prepared to accept the scientist's view that climate change is occurring, and is likely to be caused by human activity. Moreover I am prepared also to accept the IPCC summary report, since it was reviewed and accepted by my government, among a
There are hundreds of thousands of League fans who will argue their game is the only Football I'll put my hand up for this I am relishing the opportunity to catch my beloved Brisbane Broncos take on St Helens in the WCC. Only downside is they are playing in Bolton (!), so a bit of a hike for me from London. Was hoping to catch a Man U game as well but they travel
Quite right, thanks for that.
Hi I've come back to playing GalCiv II after a break and can only select Terrans to play. Can't even choose the custom race. Also I can't change the number of opponents, its stuck on 8 too. Everything else seems to be fine (I can choose difficulty, or change the Terran abilities etc) so far as I know. Anyone know what the issue(s) is? I've tried reinstalling to no avail. I'm on 1.40x. Cheers
Am I being too critical? Nope, I had two kids try to extort a toll out of me just for walking in their street, they even tried to open my backpack when i refused to pay. i told them to piss off. their parents didn't seem to care what they got up to.
Ha ha I loved it. Bit annoyed I miss out on some insightful sarcastic comments by the country's comedians and commentators, but thems the breaks when living on the opposite side of the world. Peter Beattie refused to intervene on the basis that intervening with an independent DPP would put us on the slippery slope to corruption. <br
I'll have a go, though understandably its difficult to compare these things, and understand why people have chosen not to. 1 Communism, way out in front. Leads the pack because the stated goal was worldwide communism, and had the backing of a nuclear armed superpower (even though a communist world in its purist form wouldn't have any nation states). Not so much the threat of physical violence from arms as the thought of the whole world living under communism, which is clearly not an opt
Gingrich proposed that there be another Geneva convention called to make rules for unlawful combatants. Of course he was jeered by the left for suggesting this because he is Newt Gingrich and therefore must not be allowed to be right on even the most obvious things. I was reading an ICRC lawyer's (i think) opinion on the rights of unlawful comab
Sorry the discussion was about the detainees at Guantanamo Bay, I just assumed that's what he was talking about.
If you don't wear the uniform you can be shot without a trial. This is incorrect. The Supreme Court has held that at least the barest minimum safeguards under the Geneva Conventions applies to detainees at Guantanamo Bay, including a prohibition on summary executions. This applies equally to spies, saboteurs and now terrorists. The rele
Interesting follow-up. I have to wonder why Apple is going this direction with it though... Cisco has got to be asking for a substantial amoun of money for the rights to this... Wouldn't PohPhone or even iPodPhone or somethign similar have been a lot more cost efficient? I understand that "iPhone" would be a greta name for the product but I don't think a name change ould h
OR DO THEY HAVE HUMAN RIGHTS? It does not matter. The USA, in some way or another, is able to (I can't say legally), connive a way of keeping these men in Gitmo. Well they do have some rights. Until their POW status is determined, they must be treated as if they were in fact POWs. And even if they are subsequently determined not to be POWs, the
According to Geneval Conventions, unlawful combatants can be held until end of hostilities. It seems that Mr. Sullivan would prefer to try this in the court of public opinion and force that Constitutional Rights be afforded to his clients. While prisoners of war can be held until the end of hostilities, the Genenva Conventions are silent on unla
Has Al Qaeda surrendered yet? Funnily enough under the Geneva conventions the US is supposed to grant POWs a monthly advance of pay. I wonder what the going rate for terrorists is? If al-Qaeda don't surrender it might add up! Would this constitute financing terrorists? And what happens when the war does eventually end (assuming it does
The relentless attacks on the west and Israel by the suicide bombers, bolstered by their religious fanaticism, leaves us little room to maneuver, except to do something so horrendous in return they no longer want to continue to fight, but live in peace. Just out of curiousity, where would you drop the nuke?
Can Europe reverse the trend or is it already too late? Yes they can, it is not too late. There are only around 15 million Muslims in Western Europe, out of 400 million Europeans. It will take centuries for Muslims to "outbreed" Europeans, if it happens at all. At least one author thinks that Muslim population growth themselves will als
Now that is one weapon that is guaranteed to be in compliance with the Geneva convention! Not necessarily, some manufacturers apparently sell it with ozone depleting propellant, which might be construed as harmful to the environment, and prohibited by the Conventions (Protocol 1): "It is prohibited to employ methods or means of warfare
on the bright side, nasa took a pretty cool photo: WWW Link
why are we letting people who only have one thing in mind, making money, ruin it for us? After squeezing my way down oxford street yesterday i think its people spending money that ruin it for me, my god what a mess.
Sorry a bit late into the conversation, but you might have an earlier invasion, since its nearly $2 to the pound. Shopping on the other side of the pond never looked so affordable, even after including an airfare. I want to see Australia standing on its own, without the aide of the Commonwealth. I think we're old enough and big enough to give it go and declare ou
Personally I've never had a problem with any Muslims, and I live in the East End of London, which has the highest concentration of Muslims in the UK. None of them have ever tried to convert me (or kill me for that matter, touch wood). Curiously the only people that have tried to "convert" me are my baptist Christian friends, who for some reason ignore my Anglican baptism. well at least they don't try to kill me either <img src="http://images.stardock.com/ju/T_JU/smiles/Smile.gif" border=0 ALIGN
Here we have it in black and white that millions of Muslims think it is justified to intentionally go out and murder civilians with suicide bombers and the like What do you propose be done about this?
Did U see the preliminary match and the horrible performance of England, due you still back them I wouldn't take that first game as much of an indicator, since England have only won 2 out of 9 of those games since they started. Personally I back Australia to regain the Ashes, their form of late has been outstanding (both test and one da
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