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I'm afraid this brings back a news item I saw on tv in Toronto a couple of years ago. A US medical insureance company had been flasifying doctors reports in order to avoid payouts. These were the company's own doctors, not third parties :mad: The state system in the UK (NHS) needs a lot of work, but it is slowly happening. Elaine The tigress is here :-D

Michael Dunn wrote: goatse.cx :eek:X| :eek:X| :eek:X| :eek:X| :eek:X| I get the shivers everytime I see that URL! -- Ignorant people upsets me.

I don't think so, I haven't noticed it elsewhere. :~ David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk

Rohit Sinha wrote: What is wrong with any of these? As long as nobody is getting cheated/decieved, they are all perfectly fine with me. Nothing is wrog with them in moderation. What Would Uncle Steve Do?. -Michael Martin

Mike Gaskey wrote: That is called projecting, projecting your beliefs or experiences, assuming everyone else will have the same. I don't see that I'm projecting in this case. The point I was trying to make is that some parents (hence the 'probably') wished that they never had to give their child 'The Talk'. A failed attempt at being light-hearted I guess. If you are one of those parents who is open about sex and willing to sit down with your children and explain it all to them then excellent. One thing that I think is relavent here is that the class was year 9. My personal opinion - and you're welcome to disagree - is that by Year 9 kids already know about this stuff and if you haven't sat down and talked to your kids about this then they've more than likely learned the basics elsewhere. And I find it equally offensive that someone else, be it church, state or school system, believes they have the right to determine how my child comes to learn about something this important. I can see your point. I guess what it comes down to is timing - if you have already discussed the issue with them then is it wrong for another educational body to go over the salient points again? Is Year 9 too early for them (or the parent) to discuss sex? When is the correct time? Is it a parent's perogative to make this decision or can they only hope to get in there early enough (I don't know what the stats are on how old kids are when they first lose their virginity in the US but I know it's a reasonably young age elsewhere). cheers, Chris Maunder

Megan Forbes wrote: swallowing human excrement Hey! Thanks for the image...! :) Ech...not even mentat training can combat that ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)!

David Wulff wrote: but according to our news sources he left your shores alive Yeah... i tried, honestly i tried... standing by the Wall of Causes with a beer in hand for most of the evening, waiting for him to walk by so i could push it over on him. The wiley bastard outsmarted me... :( --- Shog9 I see the way the salesmen stare into the sun I stood and watched them as they fell off one by one...

Suicide may be painless, but it is not an option. -- Ignorant people upsets me.

That's priceless! :laugh: Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch Trouble with resource IDs? Try the Resource ID Organiser Add-In for Visual C++

Dr. M. Scott Peck says in the beginning of his book: "Life is difficult. This is a great truth..., because once we truly see this truth, we transcend it." The idea is taken from the Four Noble Truths as taught by Buddha. All life is interconnected at some level, however, there are things which just really do not and probably will not effect your happiness to any great degree. Those can generally be ignored beyond academic thought. Regarding details which effect your daily life, there are things beyond your control, some you can avoid and some you cannot. Then there are things within your realm of control, somewhat anyway. Those things beyond your control which are unpleasant and can be avoided at will should be until you have the means and desire to address them appropriately. Those you can't avoid, you just need to learn how to cope with. (making money to afford the lifestyle you decide is comfortable, death of loved ones, etc..) This is the "life is difficult" part. Those things within a reasonable amount of control, include your happiness in work, relationships, how you spend your free time, lifestyle, etc... This is where you can make life as simple as you like, or as complex as you want. I believe much of lifes happiness and simplicity is your outlook on things. You can waste your time trying to change those things out of your control, and make life complicated and miserable, or you can enjoy those things within your grasp to change. I think my life is pretty simple. I work to pay the bills, and luckily I even enjoy my job mostly. The other 120 hrs./week however I can do whatever I want. It's great! Plus it beats the hell out of farming and hunting to survive. :) BW "Gandalf. Yes. That is what they used to call me. Gandalf the Grey. *I* am Gandalf the White." - Gandalf the White

Dr. M. Scott Peck says in the beginning of his book: "Life is difficult. This is a great truth..., because once we truly see this truth, we transcend it." The idea is taken from the Four Noble Truths as taught by Buddha. All life is interconnected at some level, however, there are things which just really do not and probably will not effect your happiness to any great degree. Those can generally be ignored beyond academic thought. Regarding details which effect your daily life, there are things beyond your control, some you can avoid and some you cannot. Then there are things within your realm of control, somewhat anyway. Those things beyond your control which are unpleasant and can be avoided at will should be until you have the means and desire to address them appropriately. Those you can't avoid, you just need to learn how to cope with. (making money to afford the lifestyle you decide is comfortable, death of loved ones, etc..) This is the "life is difficult" part. Those things within a reasonable amount of control, include your happiness in work, relationships, how you spend your free time, lifestyle, etc... This is where you can make life as simple as you like, or as complex as you want. I believe much of lifes happiness and simplicity is your outlook on things. You can waste your time trying to change those things out of your control, and make life complicated and miserable, or you can enjoy those things within your grasp to change. I think my life is pretty simple. I work to pay the bills, and luckily I even enjoy my job mostly. The other 120 hrs./week however I can do whatever I want. It's great! Plus it beats the hell out of farming and hunting to survive. :) BW "Gandalf. Yes. That is what they used to call me. Gandalf the Grey. *I* am Gandalf the White." - Gandalf the White

I test drove both the V6 and the 4, they were pretty sweet. Both fully loaded leather, GPS, etc..... I would have bought one, except my credit sucks right now, so I'm keeping my Civic for a bit longer. Hopefully, next year, I'll be in better shape. :) Enjoy! BW "Gandalf. Yes. That is what they used to call me. Gandalf the Grey. *I* am Gandalf the White." - Gandalf the White

Shog9 wrote: With a few obsessions Obsession by Animotion just popped into my mind! :omg: -- Ignorant people upsets me.

Hmmmm....? Iraq -> A wreck -> Areq Messed-up Tamia Poof! Mike Mullikin :beer: Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps. - Emo Philips

Hmmmm....? Iraq -> A wreck -> Areq Messed-up Tamia Poof! Mike Mullikin :beer: Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps. - Emo Philips

Paul Riley wrote: Trying to say something? No, he's trying to bill you. ;) -- Ignorant people upsets me.

I didn't mean having you remain the fields. But the original person should have named them properly. Jason Gerard qeou kai kurioV Iasou Cristou douloV

Rob Graham wrote: (Slavery is illegal, you have to pay employees, sometimes with "fringe" benefits like medical care and retirement benefits). It's a scandal limiting the business by such communist rules :laugh: Angels banished from heaven have no choice but to become demons Cowboy Bebop

Rob Graham wrote: (Slavery is illegal, you have to pay employees, sometimes with "fringe" benefits like medical care and retirement benefits). It's a scandal limiting the business by such communist rules :laugh: Angels banished from heaven have no choice but to become demons Cowboy Bebop