Michael Hopcroft Posted January 5, 2020 Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 12 hours ago, dmjalund said: And collect two of every marsupial If you do that and the rest get wiped out by flame and flood, it might not be worth the bother. The loss of genetic diversity would be devastating to the future health of species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 6, 2020 Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 While you're doing the pokemon thing with the remaining marsupials, you might stop selling coal to China, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted January 6, 2020 Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 6 hours ago, Michael Hopcroft said: If you do that and the rest get wiped out by flame and flood, it might not be worth the bother. The loss of genetic diversity would be devastating to the future health of species. I mean two each Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 6, 2020 Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 Just any two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted January 6, 2020 Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 16 hours ago, Cancer said: While you're doing the pokemon thing with the remaining marsupials, you might stop selling coal to China, as well. Come on, China can use all the non-renewable fuels they want. They're China. Sorry, the cynical-meter hit red again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 6, 2020 Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 As long as they don't affect the air quality or the climate over here, I'm okay with that. What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 #Superhero Hermit and Starlord 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 Yeah, this is not going to end well.... Oregon woman sues Mormon church for $10 million for revealing husband's child sex abuse tl;dr version: Man confesses to his Bishop that he had inappropriate sexual contact with a minor. Church leader calls the police. Man is arrested, charged, and pleas out to 15 years in prison. Wife sues Church for "breach of fiduciary duty, negligence and interference with prospective economic advantage". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Pariah said: Yeah, this is not going to end well.... Oregon woman sues Mormon church for $10 million for revealing husband's child sex abuse tl;dr version: Man confesses to his Bishop that he had inappropriate sexual contact with a minor. Church leader calls the police. Man is arrested, charged, and pleas out to 15 years in prison. Wife sues Church for "breach of fiduciary duty, negligence and interference with prospective economic advantage". Is there anything like the Catholic seal of the confessional in LDS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 I don't know if the mandatory reporting laws recognize any exemption for religious practices any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 Confessions are usually treated as confidential -- but clergy (who are unpaid volunteers) are also mandatory reporters. In addition, one of the Articles of Faith specifies obedience to civil law. The Bishop or panel in question were probably blindsided by an admission this monstrous, and it's reasonable to think that doing your time in prison can be part of your repentance process. The Twelfth Article of Faith states "We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law." It is not unreasonable to think that if you do something terrible you should and will be held accountable. Which does not say the confession and repentance are not important. It's just they they're not a way to evade legal repercussions for your crimes, especially for crimes this severe. My disgust at this woman's gall knows no bounds. Pattern Ghost, Ternaugh, Pariah and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 800,000 years ago, a meteor slammed into Earth. Scientists just found the crater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 The refereed journal article is here but that is likely to be behind a paywall. (I can read it -- haven't started yet -- since my institution's library has a subscription.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 33 minutes ago, Cancer said: The refereed journal article is here but that is likely to be behind a paywall. (I can read it -- haven't started yet -- since my institution's library has a subscription.) I can see the whole article from my work computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 As can I, and I am often paywalled out of the likes of ScienceDirect. (Which is infuriating.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 OK. Maybe the journal singled that one out as "free access". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 It's a hot topic right at the moment. It's probably generating a lot of traffic for their website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 I don't think the National Academy of Sciences itself would care about that; it does seem to be a recent (in the last year or three) trend for many journals to put likely high-general-interest papers in the "open access" mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 12, 2020 Report Share Posted January 12, 2020 Taal volcano, 50 km from Manila, may be firing up a significant explosive eruption. Haven't found a good informative source yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted January 12, 2020 Report Share Posted January 12, 2020 How taal is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 I don't know for certain, but if you're looking for it, you can't miss it for the unique coloration. It's almost teal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 Taal is/was a very scenic landmark, as a volcanic cone in the center of a lake. One wonders exactly how the crater that contains the lake was formed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 Caldera collapse would be my guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 Earth-shattering kaboom! was my guess, but Wikipedia's account is much more interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 It could make a new lake, just by the method you suggest.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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