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millennials are outraged!!
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 The Montgomery Biscuits are hosting 'Millennial Night' this weekend, but their advertising on social media set off an eruption of mixed feedback from the very group they're trying to attract. If I say lover of naps, "selfies" and participation ribbons, you would say . . . Millennials? According to one Alabama minor league baseball team, those are the pillars of life for people born between the 1980s and early 2000s, along with avocados, craft beer and safe spaces. In an effort to bring younger fans to the ballpark, the Montgomery Biscuits are hosting "Millennial Night" this weekend, but their advertising on social media set off an eruption of mixed feedback from the very group they're trying to attract. The Tampa Bay Rays' Double-A affiliate, currently with a record of 15-11, tweeted last week: "Want free things without doing much work? Well you're in luck! Riverwalk Stadium will be millennial friendly on Saturday, July 21, with a participation ribbon giveaway just for showing up, napping and selfie stations, along with lots of avocados." Vice president of fan engagement, Mike Murphy, told Fox News this is just one of 70 promotions the Biscuits offer for their home games, ranging from Outdoors Night to Military Wednesdays and Autism Friendly Night. This season marks the first full year under new management, and the team is testing out its funny bone. "80 percent of the people in our front office are millennials, myself included, and we're just having fun with some of the clichés that people point out about millennials," Murphy said. The tweet advertising Millennial Night has since gone viral, with nearly 700 retweets, 600 comments and 1,500 favorites. The backlash on Twitter was swift, criticizing the post for its insensitivity and thoughtlessness. One tweet read: "As a non-millennial, I think your copy was supposed to read, 'Riverwalk Stadium will have a condescending promo intended to ensure millennials never visit again.'" Dallas Godshall, 21, said he expects attendance to decline after the advertising. "I'm not gonna go to it, so it didn't work on me," he chuckled. "More than targeting millennials, it's sort of targeting older generations who like to make fun of millennials and like to say that millennials don't like working and don't like caring for themselves." Though for every angry comment, another appears to fire back in defense. One person tweeted, "Bravo Biscuits! You know millennials won't dig in unless it's gluten free!" Another Twitter user said, "If you're an offended millennial complaining about this, aren't you basically furthering the stereotype? #thinkaboutit." Murphy said the team is sorry if its advertising offended anybody, but they are standing by Millennial Night and would not change anything about their approach. millennial night baseball © @gswaller/Twitter The Montgomery Biscuits' tweet advertising 'Millennial Night' received nearly 600 comments. After the initial explosion of angry tweets, the Biscuits took to Twitter again, urging anyone who's offended to fight their battles IRL - slang for in real life - and submit a valid complaint in person to the "Millennial Night Thinktank." The team itself is largely made up of millennials, none of whom, according to pitcher Benton Ross, are even remotely offended by the theme night. After throwing the ball around with one of his teammates in the un-ignorable heat, Ross told Fox News: "If it's insensitive, then maybe they should just have thicker skin." He said the theme night is all in good fun. "I don't think [Biscuit employees] meant anything sour by it or to cast a negative light on the next generation at all," Ross defended. "I think they're trying to make light of it and encourage the next generation to come out, support the Biscuits, support baseball and just be themselves." Fellow minor league baseball team, the Lexington Legends, also hosted Millennial Night earlier this year and faced similar backlash. A spokesperson for the Legends told Fox News they saw above-average attendance at its Millennial Night game. The Biscuits are hoping for a similar effect, and one public relations expert said they could very well pack the house at Saturday's game. The Riverwalk Stadium has a capacity of 7,000. "From a PR professional's perspective, they're kind of accomplishing what all of us want to accomplish, and that is people talking about your organization, not only here locally, but it's got a lot of reach outside of our own community, outside of our state as well," said Melissa Warnke, vice president of Public Relations Council of Alabama. But Warnke warned companies must be mindful of how their messages will be perceived by different audiences, adding that the Biscuits will have to work extra hard to show their appreciation for the millennial fans they lost. For now, Murphy is enjoying the newfound attention on the Biscuits, exposing people across the country to their players, gear and name. "So many people have said, 'Oh my gosh, I never knew there was a team named the Biscuits!'" Emilie Ikeda is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta. |
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Wow, I read the article, and that is quite a jump there to say that Feinstein, Obama, and Muller "covered it up". 1) the guy was a DRIVER 2) he was dismissed as soon as they found a link 3) they couldn't prosecute him because he never got any intelligence information As far as Obama covering it up, where does it say he was even made aware of it? I mean, if I am fired from my job, do you think that the CEO is even aware that I even worked for the company, much less dismissed? Do you think the president knows the dealings of every single senate member's staff? And was Muller even conducting investigations 5 years ago? Is it in his current assignment of looking into known collusion on an election? Is Muller supposed to look at every personnel change in the past 5 years trying to find a needle in a haystack? I get it, the guy in the White House is your boy. But when you make such crazy leaps from a staffer being fired after investigation to saying this is a cover-up, you weaken your argument severely. This is the basis of what opponents to Trump dislike, that he and his blind supporters make these wild-*** jumps in logic from a single isolated fact to a full-blown conspiracy. Look at it this way: If Pro-Trumpers can take one single incident of a staff member being dismissed and create a grand conspiracy out of it, then taking a few isolated incidents that point to Russian meddling should lead (by the same method of jumping) into Trump being executed for treason. Flawed logic works both ways. |
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Guys in Houston areaa
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I don't like Aggies!  |
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Edited by
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wormhole Wormholes are fascinating (but theoretical) cosmological objects that can connect two distant regions of the universe. They would allow one to create "shortcuts" through space in order to travel vast distances in a shorter period of time. They are predicted by the general Theory of Relativity, and are what Einstein referred to as "bridges" through space-time. Wormholes are mathematically predicted, if not proven, and a new study illustrates how scientists have taken these theoretical anomalies - which many physicists believe to be real - and created one for them. Researchers in Spain, from the physics department at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, have actually created a magnetic wormhole in a lab that tunnels a magnetic field through space. Using matematerials and metasurfaces, our wormhole transfers the magnetic field from one point in space to another through a path that is magnetically undetectable. We experimentally show that the magnetic field from a source at one end of the wormhole appears at the other end as an isolated magnetic monopolar field, creating the illusion of a magnetic field propagating through a tunnel outside the 3D space. Just to be clear, the manufactured wormhole is not able to transport matter, it's able to transport a magnetic field from a physical object by having it disappear at one point, and then reappear at another, which is still very significant in the world of science. The wormhole is invisible to the human eye, but it's a sphere made up of of an outer ferromagnetic surface, an inner superconducting layer, and then a ferromagnetic sheet rolled into a cylinder internally. Here is a picture of what it would look like to us: magnetic wormhole fields. What makes this finding so much more interesting is the fact that again, because of materials used to build the wormhole, they've managed to keep the magnetic field completely invisible. This result is strange enough in itself, as magnetic monopoles do not exist in nature. The overall effect is that of a magnetic field that appears to travel from one point to another through a dimension that lies outside the conventional three dimensions. Alvar Sanchez, the lead researcher, said that the magnetic wormhole is an analogy of the bigger, theoretical gravitational ones that are commonly used in science fiction. Despite this, there is still, according to modern day science, no way to know if similiar magnetic wormholes exist throughout space. A paper that was recently published in the Annals of Physics offers mathematical evidence that a massive black hole in our galaxy is actually a wormhole. If this is true, it should be possible for humans to navigate it. Our result is very important because it confirms the possible existence of wormholes in most of the spiral galaxies. What's the significance here? Well, if a device can take a magnetic field from one spot to another, it could have a number of medical applications. For example, it would be possible to take pictures of the body with a strong magnet placed far away, releasing people from having to endure the small, tight environment of an MRI machine, not to mention the radiation that goes along with it. It's always fun to think about wormholes, anything that's dominated the realm of science-fiction that has a practical chance of actually being real is exciting. The search for extraterrestrial life right now is at an all time high and Earth has never seen such an interest in ET life like this before, which is why this area of theoretical physics is so well known to the general public. I'm going to leave you with this quote to give you something to think about. I've used it before so I apologize if you've already come across it. "There is another way, whether it's wormholes, or warping space, there's got to be a way to generate energy so that you can pull it out of the vacuum, and the fact that they're [extraterrestrials] here shows us that they found a way." - Jack Kasher, Ph.D, Professor Emeritus of Physics, University of Nebraska. http://www.thescicademy.com/2017/11/scientists-create-first-magnetic.html?m=1 |
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People believe “what” they believe based on life experiences. Their perception is altered by many different factors including geography., parents upbringing, parents lack of upbringing etc etc!!! Depending what a person experiences in there life gives them “facts “ to make a decision or belief This. Really ANY belief, whether framed in the box of religion or not, will be affected by and solidified by these many different factors. I feel belief is only the counter to the natural instinct to wanting to know. For anything there is that we are curious about, we are hardwired, so to speak, to be prepared for BELIEF in what we find or what we are taught or experience or any combination of those things. |
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I don't see the need to believe in any kind of god... organized religion is just a scam, so I just follow my own personal morals I get that and respect that(I also feel that way)..maybe one of the exceptions I mentioned but this thread was more about those that "believe in a religion". That is why I posted it in Religion Chat.  |
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I don't see the need to believe in any kind of god... organized religion is just a scam, so I just follow my own personal morals
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The End of the World - Eon
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I believe no one can know the day, because even though we are in the age of technology or whatever, our knowledge of the world is still limited to subjective perspectives based more in media and books than in actual experience. so where it may seem dismal in one corner of the earth, so to speak, another corner may feel like a paradise. I think we are in the END of the USA as we know it, but I have begun to rethink whether that alone means the end of the WORLD. Each Kingdom has its time. but its a big world, and it doesnt revolve around the USA no matter how immersed many of us "Americans" have been in the idea that it does. |
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Yes I was taught Darwinism and evolution in school. This was in Catholic school. Although evolution is factual and Darwinism is a "theory", they are very similar in the understanding of how new species come to being. I never mentioned creation. Just how new species come to being. So I agree with you. There are many isolated islands where seals, birds and other animals have "evolved" into their own new species. Madagascar is another place with its own unique creatures. |
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Yes I was taught Darwinism and evolution in school. This was in Catholic school. Although evolution is factual and Darwinism is a "theory", they are very similar in the understanding of how new species come to being. |
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I think there is confusion in how people think of evolution. Evolution has nothing to do with creating life. Its more of a process of living mutation than how life initiated. Intelligent Design looks more at how life initiated than what happens after life exists. It implies something caused life to occur on purpose. It's opposite would be Spontaneous Generation of life. Spontaneous Generation means that the elements that cause life happened by accident, randomly. In school, we also studied Panspermia. Panspermia is the theory that life on the earth originated from microorganisms or chemical precursors of life present in outer space and able to initiate life on reaching a suitable environment. It implies that the elements that cause life are abundant in this part of the galaxy, in this star system and Earth has the right conditions to allow life to arise when exposed to those conditions. Evolution is something that happens to life as it changes while being exposed to changing conditions. Darwin explained by observation that evolution causes life to specialize in an attempt to be eternal. He noticed how organisms that are similar have subtle differences that give a particular organism a better chance to survive by specialism. Evolution shows that different specialized organisms have certain baseline similarities that can be traced back to common ancestors. No matter if life is intelligently designed or panspermia generated, evolution occurs. It occurs over time both in the current organism as it adapts to changing conditions and generational as its offspring changes to adapt to changing conditions. The argument of evolution or intelligent design is the wrong comparison. The argument should be intelligent design vs panspermia. |
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Rock bands
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Alter bridge is my fav rock band |
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Rock bands
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Two good ones for sure! I like Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Def Leppard, White snake! |
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Pakistan elects it's "Trump"
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Imran Khan, former Cricket Captain, is viewed as a great positive change by us Indians. Khan's interview by Assange seems to cofirm this view https://scroll.in/video/888507/julian-assanges-2012-interview-with-imran-khan-may-still-offer-glimpses-of-the-next-pak-pms-plans |
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Pakistan elects it's "Trump"
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You are talking about some arab's country doctrine not sharia law and for the percetage does that include whit supremacist,fashis,pretend Christian wish not included in terroris and labeled as mental illness Unlike you sir I make a difference between born Christian and real Christian ,Jews and real Jews,Muslims and real Muslims... Being born and labeled as something doesn't me you are it Thank you very much These Arab "doctrines" are based on Sharia. And as for your comment about hating Islam, far from the truth. I have many Muslim friends that reject Sharia laws and believe woman are as equal to men in the eyes of God and the law. The Quran is like the Bible, it can be used for spiritual fulfillment or used as tool to deceive and control people. There is a huge distinction between the Muslim religion,and Sharia law. The Taliban who are Muslim but adhere to the most stringent form of Sharia law that make them extremists. Everyone can practice whatever religion they want, the problem is when it is forced upon people by governments. Imagine if Christianity was forced on us and you'd be arrested for coveting your neighbors wife or adultery.  |
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Pakistan elects it's "Trump"
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You are talking about some arab's country doctrine not sharia law and for the percetage does that include whit supremacist,fashis,pretend Christian wish not included in terroris and labeled as mental illness Unlike you sir I make a difference between born Christian and real Christian ,Jews and real Jews,Muslims and real Muslims... Being born and labeled as something doesn't me you are it Thank you very much These Arab "doctrines" are based on Sharia. And as for your comment about hating Islam, far from the truth. I have many Muslim friends that reject Sharia laws and believe woman are as equal to men in the eyes of God and the law. The Quran is like the Bible, it can be used for spiritual fulfillment or used as tool to deceive and control people. |
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I wouldn't recommend any magic if he is...there's faster and better ways to rub someone out...
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Topic:
Pakistan elects it's "Trump"
Edited by
mightymoe
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Mon 07/30/18 04:33 PM
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There are many versions of Shariah and depending on the country it is interpreted and practiced differently. According to Hudud and how testimony is given according to Islamic law, woman do not have equal rights as men. As an example in rape or incest cases it takes the testimony of 3 men and 1 woman or in some cases 2 men and six women. Almost a 3 to 1 disparity in how much a woman's testimony is valued as a mans. So tell me in which country that predominately practices Shariah law that 1 woman's testimony can put a man in jail? Thank you for prooving yourself ignorant by sayin women testimony in hudud wich is not existent as a man's testimony not existence in birth and lineage where only women testify wich make testimony related not to gender but to the subject of testimony By the way testimony is a duty not a right Sir if you hate Islam hated as much you like to but if you wanna prove it wrong then at least be decent enough to state truths not lies and know that god in the Qur'an dare anybody to prove it wrong and for that you need to get in line behind the doctors,physicians,mathematician.... Good night You are not making any sense, Men and woman testify in Sharia courts all the time....don't try using semantics about birth and linage...So you never answered the question! Name one city in Pakistan where a woman can go to the police and have a man arrested and put in jail on her word or testimony. If a woman got raped by her neighbor she wouldn't even go to the police because she would probably be beaten by her husband for causing the rape! What about "honor killings" that are not against Shariah? http://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/02/islamic-state-stones-four-rape-victims-to-death-for-committing-adultery |
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Pakistan elects it's "Trump"
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I don't see a need to tell them apart...I'm not muslim, and won't abide by Sharia law ever, nor will I allow women who don't want it to be a part of it... mightymoe that isn't what I said, or refereed to or suggested. I just gave my point of view ,an opinion nothing more nothing less. I have no problem with people and their religions whoever they want to worship , how they dress, what they eat etc. When it becomes an issue is those who want me to convert, respect their laws, ignore our laws, expect me to address them in their language, tell me where I can or cannot go ( no go zones) And worse they dont respect my beliefs or religion. Im tired of people saying happy holidays vs Merry Christmas because it offends a few folks who dont believe in Judaeo christian beliefs, and when I have american money on my persons and Im shopping or whatever and I look at the dollar bill it says " in God we trust" not "in Allah we trust" I have to remind some of the zealots that. Other than that I have no problems with those who have their own believes and respects my beliefs. |
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