Agreed.Once again, the President does something (small and not terribly meaningful in the greater scheme of things, but something) I approve of.
Agreed.Once again, the President does something (small and not terribly meaningful in the greater scheme of things, but something) I approve of.
He could have done so much more to lead the country. That is the tragedy, the enduring tragedy, of his presidency: missed opportunities.Agreed.
The whole situation is a farceHow'd that platform go over?
He came in 4th with .76% of the vote. The incumbent, who has been in power since 1993, received 94.05% of the vote, with major opposition parties in a boycott of the election.On 20 April 2015; Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States issued a joint statement saying that the Sudanese Government failed "to create a free, fair, and conducive elections environment" and that the "outcome of
these elections cannot be considered a credible expression of the will of the Sudanese people"
On 28 April 2015, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei said that they respect "the choice made by the Sudanese people" and congratulated President Bashir on his re-election
President Bashir also received congratulatory messages from President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt,[21] King Abdullah of Jordan,[22] Emir Sabah of Kuwait,[23] Sultan Qaboos of Oman,[24] Emir Tamim of Qatar,[25] King Salman of Saudi Arabia[26] and President Khalifa al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates
I have to say, western democracy is an acquired taste. Not every culture values the idea of "one man, one vote" they way the West does.The whole situation is a farce
He came in 4th with .76% of the vote. The incumbent, who has been in power since 1993, received 94.05% of the vote, with major opposition parties in a boycott of the election.
In twelfth grade [Wozniak] built an electronic metronome—one of those tick-tick-tick devices that keep time in music class—and realized it sounded like a bomb. So he took the labels off some big batteries, taped them together, and put it in a school locker; he rigged it to start ticking faster when the locker opened. Later that day he got called to the principal’s office. He thought it was because he had won, yet again, the school’s top math prize. Instead he was confronted by the police. The principal had been summoned when the device was found, bravely ran onto the football field clutching it to his chest, and pulled the wires off. Woz tried and failed to suppress his laughter. He actually got sent to the juvenile detention center, where he spent the night. It was a memorable experience. He taught the other prisoners how to disconnect the wires leading to the ceiling fans and connect them to the bars so people got shocked when touching them.
*Sigh*
Brings back memories. I need to break the old breadboard back out and show my girls how to build a digital clock.
Nah. They're unthreatening little things.Just don't let 'em take it to school...
For the unitiated for which the tech that runs our everyday lives is indistinguishable from magic, I could imagine confusing this:I wonder if the kid's parents didn't have pause when their son wanted to bring the "device" to school.
I may be completely out of line here but that things does not look like a clock....but it does look like something that could be construed as dangerous.
Also......the fact that women and children are commonly used to carry bombs in the mid east has to factor into this.
Clearly........the situation could have been handled better by the "authorities' but isn't hindsight always 20-20?
Have the kid take the device outside and away from the school and then call the bomb squad in to determine if it's an issue.
Shrug....
For the unitiated for which the tech that runs our everyday lives is indistinguishable from magic, I could imagine confusing this:
for something threatening. For those of us familiar for digital electronics, it's simply a clock.
Sure, but you have to have explosives for a bomb.Our enemies have become so sneaky....hard to blame anyone for being suspicious. Like I said though.....could have been handled a bit better...IMHO.
Macgyver could do it with a toothpick some gum and an old car battery. for all we know this kid could be the next Macgyver.Sure, but you have to have explosives for a bomb.
Sigh.....you think you're out of line for stating the obvious?I may be completely out of line here but that things does not look like a clock....but it does look like something that could be construed as dangerous.
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this is the one i was trying to find yesterdayOur enemies have become so sneaky....hard to blame anyone for being suspicious. Like I said though.....could have been handled a bit better...IMHO.
Red digital clockface like in the movies, carried in a briefcase. The authorities clearly took this too far by having him arrested, but to 99% of people, that could easily be confused with a bomb.here is the device