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  4. US Politics

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    18 minutes ago, pigseye said:

    Good clarification, everything including renewables are well behind coal in what they do, generate electricity.  

    Actually Natural Gas is right behind coal for electricity generation in the States and is probably going to overtake it shortly if it hasn't already.  Much cleaner and more efficient than coal and the Americans have a lot of it.  (Yes I know it's still not the best for the environment but it beats coal)

    https://instituteforenergyresearch.org/topics/encyclopedia/coal/

     

  5. US Politics

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    2 hours ago, pigseye said:

    Can you cite sources for your first three comments, I am genuinely interested to know where you got this information from?

    A quick wiki search shows that coal is still the number 1 source for energy production in the world.

     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_energy_consumption

     

    Your page shows coal is #1 in electrical generation.  Oil is #1 in total energy supply and consumption. 

  6. US Politics

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    Google is my friend...

    http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Coal_consumption_statistics

    Going by this and numbers from a Wikipedia page coal usage and production is steadily trending downwards with a slight upward trend a few years ago but back to going down now. 

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_in_Europe

    Going by these numbers and what a country like Germany normally imports it does appear that the Europeans are using some American coal to makeup their own production shortfalls (intentional or not) as I and TUP speculated.  They're letting the Americans take the environmental hit (which they don't care about) and let Trump feel good about himself.  Everyone wins! :D

     

     

  7. US Politics

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    So does this mean that Europe/China is using more coal in general or are they using about the same amount and just buying more from the U.S instead of local sources?  A way for them to mine less coal and get the environmental pat on the back.  Maybe it works out cheaper too even with the shipping costs from the U.S. 

  9. Around The League: 2018 Offseason

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    On 1/26/2018 at 12:08 AM, wbbfan said:

    Idk, have you only worked in machine shops in the city? Cus ive seen utterly horrific maimings out side the city in accidents. I saw one guy run over by a fork lift in the city (at a very large company no less) Out side the city ive worked at a place some one died in (less then a year before my employ at that location) Ive seen multiple awful finger crushings, (again one of them in the city at said large shop) ive seen a guy crushed under a grain bin (he lived but it was beyond life altering, and nearly fatal)  and lots of other various injuries. 

    Football is dangerous, no doubt. All contact sports have danger to em. Idk if say combined games and practices a year of 55 ish is worse then 340 ish of a dangerous job. Little on more dangerous jobs. 

    On one hand football players should get paid very well and im all for them getting what they deserve.  On the other hand, guys holding out pisses me off to no end. You signed the contract, you did your job. Now you want to reneg mid stream. Its allways bugged me and maybe allways will. 

    I don't work in Winnipeg.  I've worked in three industrial plants so far and my position requires me to work and have access to the entire plant in every case.  I also drive a forklift, work on manlifts and operate larger dangerous equipment and tools on a daily basis.  So my daily routine carries certain risks if I'm not careful. And yeah I've seen injuries happen too.  A young man even died not too long ago at an adjoining shop to us when a tank fell on him.  Stuff always happens but if your workplace is serious about safety and actually enforces it, and the employees buy into it and work safely the risk is greatly reduced. 

    For Football players the risk happens every play of the game.  They can't really mitigate it.  And they do it wearing inadequate safety equipment which is often used as a weapon during play (tackling at speed helmet first, for instance).  It's the nature of the game and I'd say all players are fully aware of the risks. But it doesn't make it any less damaging for their short term and long term health.  If I get hurt, it means either I or someone/something at my work screwed up.  If a football player gets hurt, it's part of the game and can't be avoided. 

    It would annoy me more with these holdouts if teams didn't have the power to just cut a player and not pay the contract they agreed to.  But since teams can do that why shouldn't a player complain about his contract?  And what if the GM did verbally say he'd let the player go try the NFL and then reneged on that promise?  If I was the player I'd be pretty pissed off too.  Maybe give rookies the option of signing one year deals instead of these one plus options, or have an "NFL" out clause where the player can go try the NFL but the CFL team retains his rights when or if he comes back for one season.

  11. Around The League: 2018 Offseason

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    3 hours ago, Goalie said:

    Are you ******* kidding? Ppl making 50 k who work in factories or the oil fields or whatever else arent putting their health on the line? **** right off. 

    A month ago he was mr 1k 1k... Now he has NFL opportunities? Bullshit. 

    As someone that works in a factory/industrial setting I can tell you firsthand that my job is nowhere near as physically dangerous as a football player's job is.  Plus I can do my job baring any drastic health issues until retirement age.  The best a football player can hope for (outside Tom Brady or a kicker) seems to be late 30s.    

    If a Team can cut a player whenever they like even with a contract then I have no problem with Wilder trying to get more $$$.  He may not succeed but I wish him luck all the same.

  15. Game 43 : Great White @ Great White North

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    16 hours ago, kelownabomberfan said:

    my Oiler fan buddies are always pitching me on this Bear guy.  Never heard of him.  They still want Trouba really bad.  Not sure Trouba would be wild about that.

    Bear played his junior with Seattle. Saw him up close during the WHL finals a couple years ago. Smooth skating, great puck mover, hellava shot and ran their PP. And pretty good in his own end too. He was even born and raised in eastern SK. His family would always take over a section of Westman Place whenever Seattle played in Brandon.  I'd be very happy if he was our prospect.

  18. Random News Items

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    Just now, The Unknown Poster said:

    @Brandon Blue&Gold Maybe it was the time of year you visited.  I went in August 2008 and it was busy.  Not crazy busy (like we didnt wait in a huge line, just a short line).  I do suspect lowering attendance is why it was cancelled.  Their costs must have been high with the cast and effects.  I thought it was wildly cool and entertaining.  We ate at Quarks after and it was jam packed with people.  It closed Sept 1st so it being busy when I was there might have been due to the impending closure and people checking it out.

    We took the monorail since we wanted to experience that as well, so killed two birds (and we were staying South Strip so it made sense).

    It was originally slated to re-locate to the Neonopolis (downtown) in time for the film in 2009.  But it was eventually cancelled instead.  The speculation is that Bad Robot was upset at CBS for marketing other Star Trek's and wanted everyone focused on the "new" Trek.

    I really thought the technology of the "rides" were impressive.  Hopefully it re-launches eventually.

     

    I went a day after New Years Day. Everyone was probably flying out that day after a crowded NYE I imagine. So probably a dead day by Vegas standards true enough.

  19. Random News Items

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    2 hours ago, The Unknown Poster said:

    This is as random as it gets but I stumbled across this tweet today. I was fortunate to have visited the experience before it closed. Anyone else? It was really really great. 

     

    I saw it in Jan 08, shortly before it closed. I enjoyed it, thought it was neat. But it was sparsely attended so I wasn't too surprised when it got shut down. I wonder if the fact that it was based in the Hilton which was off the strip (but on the monorail line) affected the walkups. I'm a hardcore trekkie so I was going whether I had to walk, taxi or hop on one foot. The casual tourist who might wander in probably wouldn't have gone out of their way. Of course 2008 was sort of  a nadir for interest in Star Trek. Even if it stuck around they may have updated it to the Abrams universe, which I don't think I'd enjoy too much.

  24. Talks with Mulumba

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    4 hours ago, rebusrankin said:

    So a no name agent with minimal clients slams the CFL and he's not even certified. What a jackass. You'd think Mulumba if he was so smart would know enough to hire a certified agent.

    It could be as well that Mulumba has so little regard for playing up here that he and his agent haven't seriously looked into the CFL at all except to see if they can squeeze a bunch of money out of Walters or arrange a trade to a city of his choosing.  If this is the case then it's no surprise they have no clue about agent certification up here.  Judging by that agent's tiny client list and almost total absence from a Google search I would question his competence as an agent. 

    I think Mulumba retires and moves on with his life about two days after the NFL season ends.  If he's not committed to playing football wherever he can then he may as well move on.  All the best to him if that's how it goes.

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