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There is no doubt there are some issues there with what she did. And I would surmise she was heavily influenced by Bernardo, but that still doesn't make the comparison to Vince Li at all valid. Vince Li was found NCR (Not Criminally Responsible). Homolka was not. The reason is that in Vince's mind, he literally thought he was killing a monster or whatever vision he saw. Had he known it was a person, he wouldn't have done it. Homolka was criminally responsible, and regardless of what influence and issues she had to deal with, on some level she knew what she was doing was to another human being. What Vince Li did was horrible, there is no doubt, and he needs to be under supervision to make sure it doesn't happen again, but the mental issues he suffers from is not at all the same as people who suffer from abuse / neglect / or whatever caused Homolka to do what she did. Imagine the first job that you worked at. Imagine all the people you met. The ones you hated. The ones you liked. Imagine your boss, your friends, conversations you had with them, things you did with them at work and after work. Imagine that whole world. Now imagine someone tells you today that all of that is a fabrication of your mind. What you thought with 100% certainty was reality, isn't. That is really what it is like for someone with Schizophrenia. Somewhere in her mind, Homolka knew what she was doing. Vince Li did not.

Vince Li is not at all the same situation as Carla Homolka, and although he has killed someone he actually isn't capable of knowingly doing it. He didn't know he was killing a person, in his mind it was some other thing he was killing, and he has to live with what happened in reality the rest of his life on top of the mental health issues he has. Because of that one event, Vince Li, wherever he is living, will forever be monitored to be sure he is taking his meds. What Hamolka did, she did with the full cognisant knowledge of it, and with her parole, she won't be monitored anywhere near as close as Vince Li, if at all. So while I can understand your apprehension of living close to Vince Lee, the risk of him re-offending is lower then some other random crime or accident taking your life, yet I don't see you talking about barricading yourself indoors in bubble wrap to avoid traffic accidents and deadly viruses. I get you are only comparing living in the same neighbourhood as these people, but making the comparison of Homolka to Vince Li does a big disservice to people who suffer from mental health issues.

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Not a big surprise, but it looks like the Conservatives are in.

Poll projections as of yesterday had St Norbert as 96% PC

Have a buddy who is running in this election and they actually get info by polling station within their ridings from Elections Manitoba. He knows which area voted which way in the last election. He spends most of his time on the areas that support him and the swing votes. Minimal effort on the areas where he doesn't have much chance.

Did anyone watch the Philly / Washington game last night? Apparently they had a tribute to Ed Snider where they handed out bracelets to everyone in attendance. En route to a 6 - 1 loss, those in attendance eventually started littering the ice with the bracelets. The PA announcer pleaded with them to stop and warning them that the team would take a penalty if they didn't. The Flyers were awarded a bench delay of game because of the fans, who apparently cheered when they got the penalty. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/philly-flyers-fans-draw-penalty-during-playoff-loss/ The word 'embarassing' was trending on Twitter in the Philadelphia area. Snider had owned the Flyers since they were an expansion franchise in 1966. Could you ever see a time, 30 - 40 years from now, when Chipman passes away and the Jets have a night to commemorate him, would the fans here ever show the same disrespect?

Technically, you could clone a male to a female if you duplicate the X chromosome of the male that determines gender and discard the Y chromosome. But you couldn't go the other way because you would' be able to get a Y chromosome from a female. Though it then wouldn't be an exact copy and there would be an increased chance of birth defects. However it would be possible. I however find it highly unlikely they would do this.

I agree with the bold part. My personal experience with health care is that the ER absolutely sucks, but if you can ever can convince them that what you have is legit or they finally get around to looking at you, especially if it is really a life and death type of emergency, once you get in, the service is fantastic. I like the idea of these quick care clinics to handle a lot of what people go to the ER for. The problem is there isn't enough education around them, and people don't really know of them. If you could expand them to also handle broken legs and things, it would take a strain off of ERs, where ERs could be saved for true emergencies.

Nothing would have happened, it is just how they operated through their teachings.

The rule of 2 was implemented by the sith as a way to avoid the dark years when many Sith Lords fought for power and there was basically anarchy With the Jedi and Sith both in disarray there is nothing to stop anyone from breaking the rule of 2, especially if the teachings have been lost over time.

Coal is used quite extensively in the states, as much as 50% of their energy in some areas. It is less used in Canada but is still in use. Lucky to have hydro electricity here in MB.

I don't think you can have it both ways. The bonuses are put in there at the beginning of the season by the agents. This forces the team to commit to the player prior to the season starting. If there was no bonus, then a team could hang on to a player throughout training camp and cut him before the season starts. It would allow the team to string a player along even if they had no intention of keeping him, if only to keep him from other teams. Putting a bonus at the beginning of the season forces the team to declare their intention on the player before the season starts. If they get cut because of it, at least it happens in the off season where they have a chance of getting on with another team as opposed to training camp when rosters are full and it is tougher for teams to sign the players.

Yeah if they are eliminated in the first round, I think all those teams who are eliminated in the first round get ordered by the regular season rankings.

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I disagree on Kovalchuk. They are celebrating the "Jets" history, not the franchise history. People are more excited about the alumni game then the actual NHL outdoor game. Why? Because it is a chance to see all the players a lot of us grew up watching, following, and cheering for. Who here has even a remote connection to Kovalchuk other then the respect you would give to any NHL superstar.

I have no idea of this played into his decision but I would think a lot of football players have been forced into some soul searching if they've seen the Concussion movie. Make 200k per in the CFL for the next 10 years and put the rest of your life at risk or prolong your quality of life while you still can.

Hopefully at least an extra 500k so they can make their $4.5M mortgage payment without dipping into the rainy day fund.

He wasn't traded is because he isn't a UFA this summer. In fact he is under contract for 2 more years, and most playoff calibre teams don't want to commit to the $2.6M cap hit for the next 2 years. Typically only pending UFAs get traded at the deadline.

And the off season firings begin....

When I first heard this idea, I thought it would have been a good story as well, but then thinking about the logistics, I don't think it would work. Imagine you have people watching Negan over multiple seasons, viewers get to know and start to identify with the characters. They see the history, the backgrounds, and the events that build up to him becoming what he is. Similar to what Rick now is. He is no longer clearly the "good guy" He just does what he needs to survive. The same is likely true for Negan. Now they meet Rick's group. Who is going to win? You probably have an epic build up and an epic couple of episodes, but then what? You have a similar problem to the face vs face problem you talked about in the Wrestling thread. There is no longer a clear cut bad guy for the audience to "cheer" against. Pockets of fans are going to be "cheering" for different characters in both the groups. Then after the fight and one faction "wins", can you still really continue with two different series? As to FTWD itself, I stopped watching after 2 - 3 episodes. It just wan't compelling enough to keep watching for me.