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Post by furi on Sept 7, 2007 7:56:29 GMT -4
Canada is doing alright at the rugby (you Qualified), there opener against Wales I think will either be a very close low try game (15-13), or the Welsh Dragon will make Canuckmallows out of you 85-3 style
when it comes to Spirit that is the primary point of of the game really, it should all be done in the Spirit of the game. I am secretly hoping the USA do very well as would raise the profile in the US and might have some of there players switch to Union as opposed to that *Thing* of a game that is bastardized Rugby League but without the continuity.
7 Hours then I am off to The Pub and With a Beer in one hand I shall be watching the Match.
Heh Might even cheer the Argentinians.
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Post by furi on Sept 5, 2007 11:21:30 GMT -4
Rugby, is what all the non cheese eating surrender monkey frenchman play,
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Post by furi on Sept 5, 2007 9:51:51 GMT -4
Doh! Forgot about the high proportion of Kiwis and Wallabies on this site I think it almost a certainty of an Aus NZ semi can't really see an alternative such as Wales or Scotland winning their group (or then again I might have written my QFs dowen wrong (Again)) The All Blacks could throw a match or 2 and let wales Win the group of course ;D ;D ;D ;D that could make for an Aus NZ Final or If France wuss out (Doubtful), and England manage to run with the ball , We could meet Aus/NZ in the Final MWHUHUHAHAHA!
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Post by furi on Sept 5, 2007 6:44:29 GMT -4
Sort of a Prediction,
England will not make the Semi Finals in the Rugby, will lose to Wales in the Quarter finals starting a long and bloody Civil war in the UK.
Aus v NZ & France v Wales for the the Semis
France will Dominate, and probably win.
Argentina and the USA will provide some good suprises (possibly Argentina for the Semis even but if the pool matches go as I expect they will have to topple France in the quarters)
Do we have many other fans of the game on here?
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Post by furi on Jul 11, 2007 12:20:09 GMT -4
WOOYAY!
apparently my thoughts about god are well thought out and consistent
I got an MOH (no purple heart), strange they could have reversed the pic of God pointing at the Dilbo character for an Atheist viewpoint, maybe Dilbo pointing at other Dilbos maybe
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Post by furi on Sept 26, 2007 21:13:53 GMT -4
had your dog had puppies in the second photograph
or maybe one of the buildings has now been demolished
sorry it was he first thing that popped into my head when you said the contents had been altered. beautiful woofitt though, (goes off to get some sugar) honestly I can never tell when it comes to photographs.
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Post by furi on Jul 15, 2007 16:26:04 GMT -4
I wonder what they would make of most of the photos of me taken with reflection, I have an incredibly light Iris (woohoo and a smoker and White Euro Male, even Ladbrokes won't give me decent odds of not generating ARMD)
My pupils go Feline all the time in photos (hence a lot of the cat referances have been called kitten and puddytat for most of my life, and they awww shooo fluffeh), they can also apear square or longitudinal ellipses or slits, depending on the reflection, they also change colour/shade depending on my blood chemistry and lighting, normally pale grey with a V dark rim but can also appear cyan or take a greenish cast. plus the different sizes of pupils (right pupil is normally significantly more dilated then left).
Have known people to find it disconcerting talking to me on account of my eyes, but at least they tend to be one of the first things people notice and remember about my appearance (that and my hair and its various hues, and my current beard)
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Post by furi on Jul 16, 2007 15:40:14 GMT -4
Sorry for bringing up DU as a Genocide thing, as previously stated I believe I got cross-threaded,no-one has denied DU is a Hazard, but as previously stated radiologically is probably the least of your worries (would rather have a APDS DU round as an ornament than drop it on my foot). However the naming of DU as a WMD is even more preposterous than some of the bizarre methods of how to make a working nuke from spent DU munitions I have heard (first get hold of a fast breeder reactor and a full series of nuclear enrichment plants, gosh so simple) if I was going to use radioisotopes to affect an area, I would probably choose radioactive Alkali/Alkaline halide salts for biological contamination something with a good take up Tritium or phosphorus compound would be damn funky as well , but for a general interdictive purpose would choose a good hi energy neutron emitter, tantalum or cobalt salts spring to mind (gold is just too damned expensive), the strategy of months years or decades would be the primary dictator of material choice. but if I just wanted to cause acute localised poisoning would probably choose a nice chemical agent probably a nerve agent but a good cumulative fat soluble compound could work wonders as well, given the theatres history would take a weak Sarin generation chemical and just allow it to be blamed on internal warfare or any herbicide locally used. Biological agents are too unpredictable unless keyed to a previously administered chemical trigger but for all other purposes inert (when they get that bit right will be a brown trouser factor greater than living in pre INF Europe)
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Post by furi on Jul 15, 2007 16:12:24 GMT -4
Have been looking for the genocide piece again, I think I mght have crossthreaded myself with another or previous debate relating to DU.
I thought it was one of the links in here, but it might just have been a previous forum or spurious Rocky Link.
I have been given too many links for many calls to try and link various gubbermints with Genocide relating to DU (some not doing themselves any favours by linking into the NWO or other CTs)
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Post by furi on Jul 12, 2007 12:37:25 GMT -4
I have never said DU was not Toxic, I have never disagreed that DU dust presents a hazard, I disagree with this BS Genocide call, and the ill informed Radiological issues, A clean up op and a change of policy, as long as it doesn't compromise Soldiers lives, hey it's war as to the ingested alpha Materials I have lived in a house that had Radon Monitors in, went to a school where we had Ventilation systems in the Floor to stop the pooling of gases, I have probably had more Inhalation, Ingestion and Contact with Alpha particles and Alpha Generating materials that townloads of people combined. why not try www.wise-uranium.org/ it has a nice toxicity and radiological calculators as well as manners to change parameters for Ingestion or inhalation, localised volume of space and Time Half Life calculations. plus lots of other nice grooviness Yes the Toxicity is an issue, but so is most Heavy metal ingestion in general, The Radiation risk is always just a risk, reduce contact = reduced risk, If any hazardous chemical or substance involuntary ingested or inhaled by an individual after being suspended in an aerosol is a reason to call for genocide on those grounds alone, then you better go prosecute me because I am now going for a smoke and a fart, but as I will be standing out in the car park at home time I will be doing this as approx 350 Cars start up in the area and drive off, then I might go to the pub, cough a couple of times, get some dry roasted peanuts and with complete and utter disregard Open them without consulting the others in the bar (GASP I am a War Crimmo) yes it is a hyperbolic argument, So, maybe I have been liaising with CTs too much.
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Post by furi on Jul 11, 2007 8:51:22 GMT -4
The penetration of low level radiation from DU is not disputed, it's the fact that the DU particles remain penetrated inside living body's through ingestion and inhalation. Is that so hard to comprehend? The effects of low level radiation exposure like that are not understood, the heavy metal toxicity of DU is. I haven't looked at this thread for while but it looks like it's become the radiation rednecks reunion . The risks from Ingested radiation particles and fluids are quite well known, and researched, otherwise the old barium meal or other radio tracer elements wouldn't be used neither could Radio therapy. The main difference n risk assessment between Radio Isotopes inside the body and outside the body, is still the penetration power just that now our first line of defense against most of the Environment(skin) isn't a factor, the other main risk calculation from internal radioactivity is Dependant on concentration, this is why the strontium 90 decay product is dangerous or Active Iodine, as they tend to accumulate within specific body structures presenting a greater risk, than say radioactive Carbon, Nitrogen, Iron Potassium, for example which is not specifically concentrated into an area.
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Post by furi on Jul 11, 2007 7:22:44 GMT -4
I don't think anyone is disputing Risk,
It is just that a lot of the risks are presented in an inverse order. The use of DU as a Hi Velocity round is due to its density, and Yes it is so Tanks and Armour can be penetrated more effectively,
The question could also be asked on the fact that if you know a country was using such a round, why would you try and assault with insufficient Armour plating. would you attack armed troops in conflict armed with a tin of peaches or a banana when he has kevlar body armour and a nice SA-80 with Bayonet. You might, but you might want to rethink your tactics.
Proof of the toxicity has been brought forward and it has been acted upon, similarly in previous wars the use of WP, Landmines, Cluster bombs, Napalm, Nerve Gas, Mustard Gas, Phosgene, Anthrax infested bedsheets, Bloated cattle or corpses dropped in the Wells, have been used, (sometimes they are still utilised) expedience and effectiveness in the field can be a more important fact in allowing use of a weapon than morality.
I suppose if the armies decided not to utilise DU, or to use effective weapons or weapons designed for specific tasks, maybe lessened all the armour on the AFVs, just to make it fair.
Would the deaths of many civilian soldiers and a longer costlier* conflict be more palatable to you, or would the choice of the best tools for the job still hold? (costlier both in terms of Men and Materiel for both sides)
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Post by furi on Jul 9, 2007 11:40:05 GMT -4
It would make fantastically slim barrels for darts ;D, (espescially if you play with 36+ gm darts even W gets too fat at that point)
<OT Rant>plus with the smoking ban now in pubs I am sure the dangers of playing darts and drinking beer is next on the anti-fun leagues list</rant>
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Post by furi on Jul 6, 2007 23:20:37 GMT -4
I suppose nuclear by product might be a better term, it relates mostly to a a significantly high amount of 238U than in other accepted terms or U as a fissile material, a lot of the material used to make DU munitions did come from the seperation process though, (and prob from demilitarised fissile weapon components similar to the 3He stock, and who said the arms race didn't give us anything :
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Post by furi on Jul 6, 2007 21:43:33 GMT -4
war is an ugly act, regardless on the scale on which it is waged.
Should ICE (Internal combustion engine) fuel be changed, emptying 200 litres of fuel from a military vehicle into soil can cause catastrophic effects to the local eco system, and a biological health risk.
what would happen if we changed the fuel to ethanol (a natural product from plants anaerobic respiration) still pretty damn devastating when spilled locally and the production of CO2 to power from combustion is relatively higher than petroleum product IIRC.
The localised effect of leaving a corpse on the ground causes significant health risk and soil damage . would that mean we have to consider the killing of opposing troops an unacceptable act (not talking in a general sociological humanist view but as an act carried out in a time of conflict when all other measures have failed)
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