October 9, 20195 yr ^ 1/4th of the town I live in is a country club/golf course Carlin hated it too (very true)
October 9, 20195 yr 1 hour ago, Cult Icon said: ^1/4th of the town I live in is a country club/golf course Carlin hated it too (very true) I've seen that bit before and totally agree with it. Total waste of time, everyone knows the real reason people play golf.
October 9, 20195 yr 3 hours ago, Stromboli1 said: The NBA and other companies caving to China have no sack! Hmm, I wonder... Spoiler ... how they're gonna play basketball now that they've sold their balls
October 9, 20195 yr 48 minutes ago, Enrico_sw said: Hmm, I wonder... Reveal hidden contents ... how they're gonna play basketball now that they've sold their balls HYPOCRITES of the highest order.
October 9, 20195 yr 1 minute ago, Stromboli1 said: HYPOCRITES of the highest order. These guys are a disgrace! I'm sure Nosferatu has a broomstick in his arse... it's the only possible explanation of why he can stand straight without having a backbone.
October 9, 20195 yr 4 minutes ago, Enrico_sw said: These guys are a disgrace! I'm sure Nosferatu has a broomstick in his arse... it's the only possible explanation of why he can stand straight without having a backbone. BLOOD MONEY
October 10, 20195 yr 5 hours ago, Stromboli1 said: NBA................ Principles < MONEY That's true of almost everyone really, and certainly companies. (also me if I ever had money as an option) For example, it's the reason the US, UK and everyone else have avoided really confronting Saudi Arabia for the last 50-60 years.
October 10, 20195 yr On 6/17/2019 at 9:55 PM, Cult Icon said: brie larson is not pretty enough to be Captain Marvel I always wanted Katheryn Winnick but apparently the Marvel suits thought she was too old. :(
October 10, 20195 yr Interesting... Quote Polystyrene breaks down naturally in just DECADES, not the thousands of years previously predicted by scientists When exposed to sunlight, polystyrene can break down in as little as decades or centuries, rather than thousands of years, a study from the US reveals. The ubiquitous plastic — which is used for assorted applications from takeaway boxes to packaging materials — is often considered to last 'forever'. However experts using a sun-simulating lamp found they could chemically degrade polystyrene slowly, releasing organic carbon and trace amounts of carbon dioxide. Governments writing policies banning or limiting the use of the plastic may be working without knowing the full facts, the researchers argue. 'Policymakers generally assume that polystyrene lasts forever in the environment,' said paper author and marine chemist Collin Ward of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Massachusetts, in the US. 'That's part of justification for writing policy that bans it.' Dr Ward and his colleagues, however, set out to determine whether or not polystyrene really does last forever. 'We're not saying that plastic pollution isn't bad, just that the persistence of polystyrene in the environment may be shorter and likely more complicated than we previously understood' 'The chance for injury to the environment over decades is still available.' The ubiquitous plastic — which can be made solid or as the foamed variety often used for packing chips, fast food containers and disposable cups — was first found littering the world's oceans in the 1970s and has fallen into lawmakers' cross-hairs. Like many polymer-based plastics, polystyrene slowly turns yellowed and brittle when exposed to the ultraviolet (UV) component of sunlight. 'Just look at plastic playground toys, park benches, or lawn chairs, which can rapidly become sun-bleached,' said Dr Ward. According to the researchers, however, sunlight does not only cause the plastics to physically break down, but also causes them to degrade chemically. This process forms both dissolved organic carbon and trace amounts of carbon dioxide, albeit at levels far too low to impact climate change. According to Dr Ward, understanding exactly how this transformation happens will be vital for future estimations of how much plastic waste is actually out in the environment. Previous estimates of the rate at which polystyrene breaks down, he added, used a different set of assumptions — and often focused on the impact of plastic-eating microbes, rather than other factors like sunlight. Paper co-author and marine chemist Chris Reddy, also of the WHOI, noted that plastic is just another form of organic carbon. While microbes would eat plastic, they can also be smart and selective, he noted, with the complex and bulky structure of polystyrene not making it the most appealing fodder for bacteria. 'Although the ring-based backbone of polystyrene makes it a difficult target for microbes, it's the perfect shape and size to catch certain frequencies of sunlight,' said Dr Reddy. To test whether sunlight could break down polystyrene, the researchers placed five of the most commonly-used types in water and under a sun-simulating lamp. They then collected the CO2 and other compounds that they found had been dissolved into the water. 'We used multiple methods to do this, and they all pointed to the same outcome: sunlight can transform the polystyrene into CO2,' said Dr Ward. 'But we need more research to understand what happens to the other products that dissolve into water.' The team also found that chemicals often added to polystyrene in order to change its colour or levels of flexibility have a key impact on the plastic's breakdown. 'Different additives seem to absorb different frequencies of sunlight, which influences how fast the plastic breaks down,' Dr Reddy said. The full findings of the study were published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology Letters.
October 10, 20195 yr 21 hours ago, Stromboli1 said: I've seen that bit before and totally agree with it. Total waste of time, everyone knows the real reason people play golf. Will Rodgers called golf a waste of a good walk.
October 10, 20195 yr 2 hours ago, CandleVixen said: Will Rodgers called golf a waste of a good walk. That it is.
October 10, 20195 yr @Matt! Do you know Ebony? She's a Swede too (actually part Swedish, part Ghanaian, part Russian, and a 100% Beauty!) Spoiler
October 10, 20195 yr 9 hours ago, SympathysSilhouette said: I always wanted Katheryn Winnick but apparently the Marvel suits thought she was too old. :( she tried to get the job? She was basically a super-heroine in the Vikings role and in a much more profound way than any film.
October 10, 20195 yr 18 hours ago, jkjk said: That's true of almost everyone really, and certainly companies. (also me if I ever had money as an option) For example, it's the reason the US, UK and everyone else have avoided really confronting Saudi Arabia for the last 50-60 years. I don't like that either.
October 10, 20195 yr 45 minutes ago, Cult Icon said: she tried to get the job? She was basically a super-heroine in the Vikings role and in a much more profound way than any film. There was a fan campaign to get her the part and she did acknowledge their efforts a few times.
October 10, 20195 yr 1 hour ago, Enrico_sw said: Do you know Ebony? I've seen her pics before but didn't know her name, so thanks! Turning Torso in the background (Swedish skyscraper)
October 10, 20195 yr 18 minutes ago, SympathysSilhouette said: There was a fan campaign to get her the part and she did acknowledge their efforts a few times. It's disappointing how great actors in TV shows often don't transition into the big screen or into major film stars. Travis Fimmel was incredible in Vikings but so far he's been in so-so projects or duds.
October 10, 20195 yr On 10/9/2019 at 3:03 PM, Stromboli1 said: I've seen that bit before and totally agree with it. Total waste of time, everyone knows the real reason people play golf. I heard that Kelly Carlin's memoir talks about this hypocrisy (Carlin being anti-elitist) with the fact that they were super-rich themselves. Carlin had a private jet... that routine makes me think of why Tiger Woods was so lauded by golf. He was such good PR for the sport (race and professional performance wise)
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