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Reply | Career change at 30...
at 11:38 8 Feb 2017
To quote Bob Dylan, "he not being busy born, is busy dyin'
Unless there are very good reasons not to do it - i.e. huge financial risk, you're not sure about it - then go for it.
I changed from management in a large retailer to law when I was 27. Two years at law school, two years training wasn't ideal....but at least I felt I was moving forwards in a career I wanted to be in. Soon time passes and you catch up with other people anyway. Better to do something you enjoy and are good at.
Good luck. |
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Reply | Curbs
at 17:39 7 Feb 2017
The 1990s called. They want their manager back. |
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Reply | Obviously I feel very sorry for the victim (RIP)
at 16:46 7 Feb 2017
No. It is not thick to take a view which you may not share.
Expressing concern for the murderer and focussing on their well being would probably be insensitive to the family. That's all. It's a simple point. |
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Reply | John Bercow - right or wrong to say what he did about Trump? (n/t)
at 16:37 7 Feb 2017
If you believe in the principle of free speech, he is entitled to express his view.
If you believe that pragmatism and being in position of responsibility means that the person speaking has a duty to think about the impact of their words, then possibly not.
As for whether he was actually right or wrong, there is a debate about that. If we want to get onside with the leader of the most powerful country in the world who so far as been positive to us, then we have to sacrifice some principles. It shouldn't be difficult. We have been doing that for years. We did it for most of the 1930s to Hitler. |
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Reply | Obviously I feel very sorry for the victim (RIP)
at 16:35 7 Feb 2017
Those are all valid points.
My suggestion is that someone with the condition should take all reasonable steps to mitigate the risk of them causing significant harm. Obviously, if those steps are unsuccessful then, realistically, there is not much more that can be done. |
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Reply | one day until general sale
at 12:40 7 Feb 2017
setting up to not lose against a much better team playing at home is not exactly the worst tactical decision in the world, is it? |
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Reply | Obviously I feel very sorry for the victim (RIP)
at 12:26 7 Feb 2017
The point about schizophrenia is that the victim goes in and out of the condition. There are plenty of lucid moments when the person has full capacity. That is the point. |
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Reply | Why is smoking behind the wheel not banned ?
at 12:25 7 Feb 2017
Quite possibly true, but the law has to balance practicality with protection of others. Short of banning children under the age of 10 or so ever getting in a car, there is not a lot that can be done.
On the other hand, it isn't necessary to use phones in a car to the same extent as transporting children, and if you need to use a phone, it can be done handsfree in many cars |
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Reply | Why is smoking behind the wheel not banned ?
at 12:18 7 Feb 2017
You can make out a case for it, but the problem is where do you stop?
What about turning on the radio to another channel? Using a Tom Tom? Opening the glove compartment? Turning round over your shoulder to check traffic? Talking to someone else in the car?
A phone is a very obvious problem because - unless you are using handsfree - it necessarily needs to be held up to the ear with one hand, whereas a cigarette or cigar can be held in between two fingers with the hand on the wheel. Also, the concentration factor of being on the phone is very different to simply smoking. |
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Reply | Obviously I feel very sorry for the victim (RIP)
at 12:16 7 Feb 2017
I think your comments are deeply insensitive and insulting to the victim and her family.
Anyone who knows they are suffering from this type of acute disease (which he did) has a duty to either turn themselves into the Police or a mental health unit, and to take medication. |
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Reply | Music lovers. Any bands that you haven't seen for whatever reason
at 15:26 6 Feb 2017
Bob Dylan when he was the coolest - and most gifted - performer/creative person on the planet around 1965/66 would have been good.
Other than that, the Stone Roses in their heyday - around 1989/90 and the Smiths circa 1984.
Springsteen is on the list as well. |
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Reply | See the Mcanns lost thier libel case
at 15:25 6 Feb 2017
"Nonsense, it's a crime. The parents are suspects, and rightly so. It's up to them to clear their names by answering Police questions."
The presumption of innocence until proven guilty is actually what the process is in this country. |
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Reply | See the Mcanns lost thier libel case
at 17:55 3 Feb 2017
Nonsense - they lost their case because there are freedom of expression laws in Portugal. There is no evidence that they killed their children or were complicit in some way. This is the worst type of lazy, Daily Mail reading speculation by bored and not very bright people. Just stop for a minute and think about the effect the tragedy had on them and their family, and the effects of being told by idiots that they did it themselves. |
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Reply | Tomorrow's game
at 17:47 3 Feb 2017
Grow up and get behind the team you say you support |
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Thread | For those going tomorrow, wouldn't it be great if we sang our hearts out for MM
at 17:44 3 Feb 2017
for at least the first 20 minutes or so, to give the boys a fantastic lift, and for us to take some responsibility for supporting the club we say we allegedly follow? Any fool can sing when they are winning in the good times, but it takes character and strength and bravery to support them when they are struggling. I remember the North Stand singing "Johnny Lyall's Blue and white army " for 20 minutes in the 93-94 season when things looked bleak. It was pretty awe-inspiring.
It's just that so many of the fans go to games with the specific intention of not getting behind the team or being supportive. It's as if they have given up on the team and want them to fail so that it justifies the abuse of MM. I think it is shameful for so -called fans to behave like this. I am not saying the league position is the fans' fault but I do think that being a supporters means doing your best to support the team through thick and thin - as we are in a relegation fight and the players in the main are giving 100%. |
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