Recent content by mprex

Sorry but those odds are not represented quite right. The 1:100,000 are the odds that an uninfected woman may get HIV from a man with unknown HIV status, after one unprotected vaginal intercourse. E.g., when an unknown man rapes a woman. The odds that a man may get infected from a woman...

To expand on that, the Chinese renminbi is a domestic currency that is NOT directly exchangeable to any other currency. That is why one cannot normally buy or sell renminbi at international banks or money changers, other than for relatively small amounts. It is also the reason why outside of...

Depending on what the product is, now might be bad time to enter China: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D94IL5B00.htm ``Chinese officials warned Thursday that the country faces a "grim" employment outlook with demand for workers falling and job seekers in the cities outnumbering...

The problem is terms like "controlled by a pimp" have very broad meanings. Any escort who works through an "agency" (incall or outcall) could be deemed "controlled by a pimp" (i.e., the agency's owner or management). I.e., if you call an agency, and the agency sets up a "date" for you (tells...

UK: Paying for sex could be "a criminal offence"; Johns may face rape charges "Paying for sex with prostitutes who are controlled by pimps is set to become a criminal offence in England and Wales, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said." "Anyone who knowingly pays illegally trafficked women for sex...

Ummm, no. That's NOT "the shocker". They're all gesturing "the pitchfork", to show support for the ASU Sun Devils (whose mascot carries a pitchfork). Dubya even did it right. Notice in the picture the gap between his index and middle fingers. That's what makes it "the pitchfork" instead of...

Stories about Sarah Palin not knowing that Africa, etc., were part of an elaborate hoax: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/13/arts/television/13hoax.html Our perceptions are too easily influenced by shoddy journalism, etc.

The figures I cited were for 2006. I just looked up the numbers for 2008 and it's even worse!! And no, the fees are not "offset" by smaller aircraft fees... Pearson landing charges are double Narita's across the board. And the 747 landing fee at Pearson is 40 times(!) Atlanta's. An Air...

No... even in the US, prosecutors do not normally charge "johns" (or even "the girls") in a discreet outcall situation between two consenting adults. Instead prosecutors usually go after the escort agency. The now-classic example was the Hollywood Madam case. Heidi Fleiss was ultimately...

Excerpts from Wikipedia: The [swastika] has an ancient history in Europe, appearing on artifacts from pre-Christian European cultures. In antiquity, the swastika was used extensively by the Indo-Aryans, Persians, Hittites, Slavs, Celts and Greeks, among others. The swastika is a sacred symbol...

Actually, even if the federal government lease rate dropped to ZERO and the GTAA were allowed to operate the airport completely rent-free, Pearson's landing fees would STILL be higher than the world's 2nd-most expensive airport (Tokyo's Narita airport). Reason? While the federal government...

I wouldn't go that far. Non-fatal incidents happen all the time (turbulence, collisions during taxi, pilot mistakes, mechanical issues, etc.) Airline passengers do get injured... nothing is 100% safe... but I suspect little or no statistical difference between US and Canadian airlines in this...

I'm all for legalizing prostitution, but Prop. K was totally the wrong way to do it. All Prop K would have done is to shield the pimps and the human traffickers from investigation, while doing very little to actually protect sex workers. Not to mention Prop K (had it passed) would've likely...

There are also those "virtual ads", mostly seen on sporting events. If you're watching say a basketball game played in the US you may notice Canadian product logos shown on the score-board, by the scoring tables, player benches, etc., but they're not actually there in real-life... all inserted...

Circuit City should have closed years ago. I don't know how they're going to "restructure" their business; they have nothing more compelling to offer compared to, say, Best Buy. Even 10 years ago they had higher prices and less choices than their competitors... not a great way to survive an...