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Post by GTCGreg on Oct 24, 2018 15:55:49 GMT
$tarbucks decided to try opening a deaf-friendly starbucks store in an area near a school for the deaf and with a large hearing impaired community. it is doing well. now deaf people have an easier way to pay too much for bad coffee. Never understood what people see (or taste) with Starbucks. Especially when you can get much better coffee at Dunkin or even McD for half the price. To me, Starbucks tastes like what is left in the pot at the end of the day. |
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Post by the light works on Oct 24, 2018 16:09:31 GMT
$tarbucks decided to try opening a deaf-friendly starbucks store in an area near a school for the deaf and with a large hearing impaired community. it is doing well. now deaf people have an easier way to pay too much for bad coffee. Never understood what people see (or taste) with Starbucks. Especially when you can get much better coffee at Dunkin or even McD for half the price. To me, Starbucks tastes like what is left in the pot at the end of the day. far as I'm concerned you can get a better drink out of a mud puddle. |
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Post by ironhold on Oct 24, 2018 16:32:41 GMT
The newspaper I'm with finally started carrying a coupon insert.
Hopefully this will boost sales.
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Post by the light works on Oct 24, 2018 16:44:50 GMT
The newspaper I'm with finally started carrying a coupon insert. Hopefully this will boost sales. time will tell. paper coupons are being replaced by e-coupons through online loyalty apps. |
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Post by the light works on Dec 7, 2018 15:59:15 GMT
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Post by the light works on Dec 17, 2018 4:53:07 GMT
a vintage military jet crashed off the coast of Hawaii last week.
the first boat on scene was a parasail operator, who was uniquely qualified to disentangle the (ejected) pilot from his chute.
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Post by OziRiS on Feb 11, 2019 7:00:50 GMT
It seems the anti-vax movement is starting to meet unexpected resistance - from inside. Teens all over America have been educating themselves online and are seeking advice on Reddit and other platforms on how to defy their conspiracy theorist parents to get themselves and their siblings immunized: Teens With Antivax Parents Are Turning to Reddit For Advice on Getting Vaccinated If this takes off, it could mean the anti-vax movement ends up being a generational quirk that slowly dies out as kids get old enough to make their own healthcare decisions. Hats off to these kids, some of which aren't just concerned about their own and their siblings' safety, but actually seem to understand and appreciate the importance of herd immunity to the population at large. This is a big win for critical, evidence-based thinking and the better parts of the Internet! |
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Post by the light works on Feb 11, 2019 14:55:24 GMT
It seems the anti-vax movement is starting to meet unexpected resistance - from inside. Teens all over America have been educating themselves online and are seeking advice on Reddit and other platforms on how to defy their conspiracy theorist parents to get themselves and their siblings immunized: Teens With Antivax Parents Are Turning to Reddit For Advice on Getting Vaccinated If this takes off, it could mean the anti-vax movement ends up being a generational quirk that slowly dies out as kids get old enough to make their own healthcare decisions. Hats off to these kids, some of which aren't just concerned about their own and their siblings' safety, but actually seem to understand and appreciate the importance of herd immunity to the population at large. This is a big win for critical, evidence-based thinking and the better parts of the Internet! having tangled with some absolutely rabid antivaxxers, I sure hope so. |
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Post by OziRiS on Feb 11, 2019 15:21:48 GMT
having tangled with some absolutely rabid antivaxxers, I sure hope so. Youthful rebellion isn't always a bad thing. |
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Post by the light works on Feb 11, 2019 16:38:02 GMT
having tangled with some absolutely rabid antivaxxers, I sure hope so. Youthful rebellion isn't always a bad thing. I forget who it was who said, children either grow up to be their parents, or they rebel and do the opposite. |
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Post by GTCGreg on Feb 11, 2019 19:07:08 GMT
Youthful rebellion isn't always a bad thing. I forget who it was who said, children either grow up to be their parents, or they rebel and do the opposite. And the third option? Wonder how many of the 50,000 crossing the southern boarder each month have had their vaccinations. |
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Post by the light works on Feb 11, 2019 20:10:52 GMT
I forget who it was who said, children either grow up to be their parents, or they rebel and do the opposite. And the third option? Wonder how many of the 50,000 crossing the southern boarder each month have had their vaccinations. a quick google search shows that Nicraguans, Hondurans, and Mexicans have a higher vaccination rate, while the others are slightly lower. www.cato.org/blog/migrant-caravan-central-america-vaccination-rates |
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Post by GTCGreg on Feb 11, 2019 21:08:53 GMT
All higher than I would have expected. |
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Post by the light works on Feb 11, 2019 22:02:08 GMT
All higher than I would have expected. less developed countries all tend to have high immunization rates, thanks to CDC efforts. they know our travel industry has made it much easier for a tourist to bring back a disease. |
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Post by WhutScreenName on Feb 12, 2019 18:04:22 GMT
I helped push a neighbors car out of the snowbank this morning and was rewarded with "a rose for your lady"  It was probably the only thing they could have offered me that I would have accepted (besides thanks of course). Getting a rose for the wife, especially during the week of Valentines Day, was a pretty good deal. Considering I helped them because it was the right thing to do, not looking for anything in return. |
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Post by the light works on Mar 2, 2019 1:50:37 GMT
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Post by OziRiS on Mar 2, 2019 11:16:45 GMT
Meanwhile, over here in Denmark, during a Handball League game a couple of weeks ago, a fan got frustrated at the referees after the final whistle had gone off and threw a plastic cup full of beer at one of them. The game was televised, so it was caught on video. From the footage, the visiting team identified the fan as one of theirs and banned him from coming to any of their games for both the remainder of this season and the entirety of the next one.
That's not the end of the story, though.
Afterwards, the home team has been issued a fine for the incident, even though it was an away team fan who was at fault. League rules say the home team is responsible for security and, as such, for making sure things like this don't happen.
Not only has the beer-throwing fan tracked down and apologized to the referee he hit, but he got wind of this fine and - knowing he was in the wrong and being embarrased by his own actions - decided to contact the opposing team and offer to pay the roughly $2,000 fine on their behalf.
What's a little impressive about this is the fact that the press has had to dig the follow-ups to this story up through official contacts with the involved teams, both of which have only commented when asked, but have refused to publicly name and shame this person, stating that they would handle it internally with the fanclub and the guy himself. In other words, he's not doing any of this to "clear his name" and make himself look good in the press, because they have no idea who he is. He actually seems to be doing it out of real remorse for his actions.
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Post by the light works on Mar 2, 2019 14:09:59 GMT
Meanwhile, over here in Denmark, during a Handball League game a couple of weeks ago, a fan got frustrated at the referees after the final whistle had gone off and threw a plastic cup full of beer at one of them. The game was televised, so it was caught on video. From the footage, the visiting team identified the fan as one of theirs and banned him from coming to any of their games for both the remainder of this season and the entirety of the next one. That's not the end of the story, though. Afterwards, the home team has been issued a fine for the incident, even though it was an away team fan who was at fault. League rules say the home team is responsible for security and, as such, for making sure things like this don't happen. Not only has the beer-throwing fan tracked down and apologized to the referee he hit, but he got wind of this fine and - knowing he was in the wrong and being embarrased by his own actions - decided to contact the opposing team and offer to pay the roughly $2,000 fine on their behalf. What's a little impressive about this is the fact that the press has had to dig the follow-ups to this story up through official contacts with the involved teams, both of which have only commented when asked, but have refused to publicly name and shame this person, stating that they would handle it internally with the fanclub and the guy himself. In other words, he's not doing any of this to "clear his name" and make himself look good in the press, because they have no idea who he is. He actually seems to be doing it out of real remorse for his actions. I think some fans over here would consider the opposing team having to pay a fine would be a bonus, and there would be a rash of beer throwing incidents. especially in youth leagues. |
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Post by OziRiS on Mar 3, 2019 6:43:44 GMT
I think some fans over here would consider the opposing team having to pay a fine would be a bonus, and there would be a rash of beer throwing incidents. especially in youth leagues. Believe me, if this had been soccer instead of handball, the same thing would have happened over here. Handball has a different culture attached to it than most sports, which is a huge part of why I like it so much. Well... Except in Eastern Europe... Some of those fans are almost as nuts as hardcore British soccer hooligans  |
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Post by WhutScreenName on Mar 7, 2019 18:39:38 GMT
This is a good one to share  |
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It was probably the only thing they could have offered me that I would have accepted (besides thanks of course). Getting a rose for the wife, especially during the week of Valentines Day, was a pretty good deal. Considering I helped them because it was the right thing to do, not looking for anything in return.
