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You're absolutely correct. Poor, selective or sensationalistic media coverage of the emergency and correctional services completely skews any public perception of what they actually do. The various forms of media are only concerned with cases that can generate outrage, and gain...

OK, it's not exactly the dumbest thing I've heard said today, it's more along the lines of the dumbest thing I've   seen   done today. This dubious "honour" befalls me today. I just picked a bunch of chilies from my veggie garden. In my infinite wisdom, I did so without wearing gloves and...

It's not a verse from Scripture, but the Anglican Church of Canada's Book of Alternative Services (BAS) has a prayer specifically for soldiers: Almighty God, we commend you to your gracious care and keeping all the men and women of our armed forces at home and abroad. Defend them day by day...

It seems that any time the yearly salary of a police officer is brought up, most people seem to complain that "police are grossly overpaid for what they do". I have a serious bone to pick with this issue. It's so evident that the general public is simply unaware of just how risky and demanding...

I apologize for running the risk inciting another flame war, but the comments that I was replying to really struck a nerve. Still, it's no excuse for my little tirade which was thankfully removed to prevent such a flame war from possibly re-erupting. I swear, this thread is as potentially...

Right now, I've moved on to "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Phillip K. Dick. The film Blade Runner was based off of it and the premise is pretty much the same, but the novel has a bit of a different spin on certain things. Definitely read the novel and then watch the film. Blade...

I think you nailed it right there. I swear it's so typical of the Ontario government to give positions not based on skill or merit but to those who blindly follow McGuinty and see him as some sort of visionary. I wouldn't be surprised if these types had paintings of him on the walls of their...

Years ago Monty Bourke was a prime example of the "exemplary" management within the CSC...  ::) Read the book "Con Game" if you want to see how ridiculous CSC management and policy can get.

Definitely not geeky, IMO. More like pure outstanding when an Army forum is talking about the physics of experimental weapons. I got such a kick that a thread went from discussing the differences between two types of proven existing weapons technology to the physics of technology that doesn't...

Once again LHINs screw up healthcare around the province. They are the best example of a bureaucratic pipe dream that I could ever think of. Seriously, who runs those things, certainly not anyone with an ounce of experience in or knowledge about the realities of healthcare. I'm convinced that...

It seriously doesn't get any better than a discussion about the physics of a conceptual weapon  ;D. AmmoTech90, is there any way to determine the terminal effects of a projectile besides the properties of whatever it hits? I agree that using joules to measure the force doesn't really describe...

I just read up on the Tunguska event on Wikipedia and some estimates go even as far as 30 megatons. Also, I used an online kinetic energy calculator to estimate the kinetic energy of a 600 kg THOR rod traveling at 10,000 m/s (THOR researchers state that the projectiles would be traveling at...

Here's an easy one: Fred Drexel's 1981 World Championship Winner Chili 2.5 lbs lean ground beef 1 lb lean ground pork 1  Large onion, chopped finely 2 tablespoon Canola or vegetable oil 1  Salt and pepper to taste 3  Cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoons Diced green chilies 8 oz Crushed...

This one is a tiny bit complicated but well worth it, if you can handle the heat ;)  : Firecracker Chicken Firecracker Sauce -1/2 cup sliced pickled banana peppers chopped fine PLUS 1/4 cup pickling liquid -1/4 cup lemon juice -1/4 cup vegetable oil -1/4 cup yellow mustard -3 tablespoons...

DONE: YES (83%) NO (17%)

I wish you the best of luck. Though we've never met, I'll pray for you to get well. I wish you a have a healthy and healing recovery. Again, I wish you the best of luck in healing and recovering.  :salute:

Perhaps a more multifaceted approach to the initial treatment of PTSD would yield significantly better results than this medication. A medication regimen tailored to the patient would be better than a 'one pill cures all' approach. I would imagine that concomitant usage of one of the major...

I would literally cry tears of joy if something along the lines of a modern-day Canadian equivalent of an Iowa-class battleship was built. A modern, capable and distinctly Canadian large warship is quite suitable for the return of the RCN namesake. Something that shows the pride and history of...

I recall a few years ago while working as an Emerge Aide I saw a Paramedic wearing a ballistic vest. It was completely unexpected. So I asked him "Is that a ballistic vest?" he says it is. I thought to myself "Who would want to shoot a Paramedic"?! Ballistic vests amongst Paramedics became a lot...

I worked Emerge as a Unit Aide for a number of years, and we always called our holding room the Code 7 Room. Anways, the Paramedics would have their overflow patient in the "Code 7 Rooms" and wait around not allowed to take calls until their patient got a bed (this pissed them off royally)...