Draconian vacation policies for US slave workers
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From: mrtravel on 28 Jul 2006 18:41 Dave Frightens Me wrote: > On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 07:04:47 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > >>mrtravel writes: >> >> >>>Does it differ in the southern part of the planet? >> >>Yes, since the seasons are reversed. > > > Mr Travel, you set yourself up for that one! Not really... If it is seasonable in the northern hemisphere, why wouldn't it depend on the season in the soutern one?
From: Mxsmanic on 29 Jul 2006 03:44 Dave Frightens Me writes: > What matters is education. Educated people don't die from heat. They die from heat just as much as they die from cold, and potentially more so because it's harder to protect oneself from heat. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.
From: Mxsmanic on 29 Jul 2006 03:45 Keith Willshaw writes: > You didnt specify hypothermia Hypothermia is the technical term for death from cold, which I did specify. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.
From: Mxsmanic on 29 Jul 2006 03:46 Dave Frightens Me writes: > Why are exact numbers important? Because throwing flu and pneumonia into the mix creates the impression that the cold is responsible for these deaths, when it isn't. Death from cold is hypothermia, not flu or pneumonia. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.
From: JohnT on 29 Jul 2006 04:13
"Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:9g4mc2lcjo3seii3agbm57fbgpvka5h7gi(a)4ax.com... > Keith Willshaw writes: > >> You didnt specify hypothermia > > Hypothermia is the technical term for death from cold, which I did > specify. No, it is not. Hypothermia is an abnormally low body temperature, which in some cases may result in death. As may influenza, or even a cold. Please desist from posting on subjects about which you have little or no knowledge. Which includes nearly everything. Unless, of course, you are genuinely seeking information: but I admit that is unlikely. JohnT |