Things I learned today (Part 1)

Wasabi is difficult to cultivate, and that makes it quite expensive. Due to its high cost, a common substitute is a mixture of [horseradish[/URL], mustard, starch and green food coloring. Outside of Japan, it is rare to find real wasabi plants. Often packages are labeled as wasabi, but the ingredients do not actually include wasabi plant. Although the taste is similar between wasabi and horseradish, wasabi is green and hotter.[9] In Japan, horseradish is referred to as [I]seiyō wasabi/I.[10] In the United States, true wasabi is generally found only at specialty grocers and high-end restaurants.[URL=‘http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasabi#cite_note-11’][11]]('http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseradish’)

Go and get some real wasabi and report back to me.

http://www.thewasabicompany.co.uk/buy-wasabi

Toddlers killed more people in the USA in 2013 than terrorists did

[SIZE=6]Toddlers Killed More Americans Than Terrorists Did This Year[/SIZE]
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[*]Stacie Borrello, Tue, June 11, 2013
Americans hate terrorists and love our kids, right? So you might be shocked to know that preschoolers with guns have taken more lives so far this year than the single U.S. terrorist attack, which claimed four lives in Boston.

11 Deaths in Five Months Where Shooter Was 3 to 6 Years Old

Listed below are the 11 gun fatalities I found where a preschooler pulled the trigger (from Jan. 1 to June 9, 2013). Starting with a list of five toddler shooting deaths The Jewish Daily Forward published in early May, I unearthed six additional cases. This tragic, unthinkable event has happened every month, like clock-work.

Jan. 10: 6-year-old playmate shoots and kills 4-year-old Trinity Ross, Kansas City, Kan.

Feb. 11: 4-year-old Joshua Johnson shoots and kills himself, Memphis, Tenn.

Feb. 24: 4-year-old Jaiden Pratt dies after shooting himself in the stomach while his father sleeps, Houston.

March 30: 4-year-old Rahquel Carr shot and killed either by 6-year-old brother or another young playmate, Miami.

April 6: Josephine Fanning, 48, shot and killed by 4-year-old boy at a barbecue, Wilson County, Tenn.

April 8: 4-year-old shoots and kills 6-year-old friend Brandon Holt, Toms River, N.J.

April 9: 3-year-old is killed after he finds a pink gun that he thinks is a toy, Greenville, S.C.

April 30: 2-year-old Caroline Sparks killed by her 5-year-old brother with his Cricket “My First Rifle” marketed to kids, Cumberland County, Ky.

May 1: 3-year-old Darrien Nez shoots himself in the face and dies after finding his grandmother’s gun, Yuma, Ariz.

May 7: 3-year-old Jadarrius Speights fatally shoots himself with his uncle’s gun, Tampa, Fla.

June 7: 4-year-old fatally shoots his father, Green Beret Justin Thomas, Prescott Valley, Ariz.

At least 10 more toddlers have shot but not killed themselves or someone else this year (see here[/URL], [URL=‘http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/boy-2-shot-face-fayette-county-home-critical-condi/nWW8Z/’]here[/URL], [URL=‘http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/guns/2-year-old-north-carolina-boy-accidentally-shoots-himself-fathers-gun’]here[/URL], [URL=‘http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/police-4-year-old-boy-grabbed-gun-shot-himself-in-hand’]here[/URL], [URL=‘http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=9094218’]here[/URL], [URL=‘http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/2013/06/dallas-police-child-abuse-unit-investigating-how-4-year-old-accidentally-shot-himself-with-grandfathers-gun.html/’]here[/URL], [URL=‘http://articles.kwch.com/2013-03-11/head-with-pellet-gun_37604325’]here[/URL], [URL=‘http://www.mid-day.com/news/2013/mar/130313-toddler-accidentally-shoots-self-hatke-news.htm’]here[/URL], [URL=‘http://freakoutnation.com/2013/04/24/mom-leaves-kids-unattended-in-a-car-with-a-loaded-gun-3-year-old-shoots-baby-sister-in-the-face/’]here[/URL] and [URL=‘http://www.wtvy.com/news/headlines/4-Year-Old-Alabama-Boy-Still-Critical-206338911.html’]here). In the first three cases, the shooter was only 2 years old.

I also found nine instances where children and teens 7 to 19 years old accidentally killed themselves, a family member or friend since January (see here[/URL], [URL=‘http://www.wthr.com/story/19958361/boy-15-killed-in-accidental-shooting’]here[/URL], [URL=‘http://morrowcountysentinel.com/2013/04/local-boy-killed-gun-accident-home/’]here[/URL], [URL=‘http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/30/gun-crazy-alaska-boy-brother-kills-girl-sister’]here[/URL], [URL=‘http://www.ksn.com/2013/04/14/salina-boy-dies-after-shooting-accident-with-family/’]here[/URL],[URL=‘http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/22226200/5-year-old-shot-in-head-by-another-child’]here,[/URL] [URL=‘http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/Jun/07/owner-says-gun-that-killed-boy-had-been-hidden/’]here[/URL], [URL=‘http://azstarnet.com/news/local/crime/casa-grande-girl-killed-in-gun-accident/article_dc58908c-98f4-11e2-a7b4-0019bb2963f4.html’]here[/URL] and [URL=‘http://www.newser.com/story/169103/step-bros-ak-47-goes-off-killing-girl-on-13th-birthday.html’]here).

Of course, most if not all of the above deaths and injuries can be attributed to careless adult gun owners.

While this analysis focuses on children, another equally accurate headline could read: “U.S. Gun Culture Kills More Americans Than Terrorists Worldwide.”

In 2010, 13,186 people died in terrorist attacks worldwide, while 31,672 people were killed with firearms in America alone, reports CNN’s Samuel Burke.

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That a lot of the big British Banks were formed on the back of profits from smuggling heroin.

The war on toddlers.

The winners of the Europa League in 2015 qualify for the Champions League the following season.

The remainder were probably formed on the back of the slave trade.

heard that the other night too - will ad real incetive to win it.

Rebekah Elmaloglou (previously the best baps on australian TV) is a cousin of judi dench

If an English team wins it does that mean only top 3 will qualify for the CL?

No, pal… they’ve actually extended it so that a max of 5 teams from any one league can enter the competition so as not to fuck with league placings.

It would have been great alright had Liverpool finished 5th and Utd 4th and Liverpool took Utd’s place in the CL by virtue of winning the EL.
It would have been a disaster alright if Everton finished 5th and Liverpool 4th and Everton took Liverpool’s place in the CL by virtue of winning the EL.

This is the kind of drama we should have had, but no, it’s not to be.

[QUOTE=“ChocolateMice, post: 1094873, member: 168”]It would have been great alright had Liverpool finished 5th and Utd 4th and Liverpool took Utd’s place in the CL by virtue of winning the EL.
It would have been a disaster alright if Everton finished 5th and Liverpool 4th and Everton took Liverpool’s place in the CL by virtue of winning the EL.

This is the kind of drama we should have had, but no, it’s not to be.[/QUOTE]
Liverpool v United in the FA Cup Final in Stevie G’s final game will have to do us instead, bud.

We will have to wrecked for that one. I’ll pop out to the Hurlers and we will watch it there.

We can get tooled up and bust some fucking student skulls after the game. Lets be aving ya.

Joe has been picked on enough for today/this week.

Ye two twats. Ye wouldn’t bust eggs. If I ever see either of ye inside in liberty square on match day I’ll tear ye’re faces off with one hand. FFS Horsebox busting skulls !! I’ve heard it all now.

Fuck off and die in a car wreck you boring cunt.

Bring back Joe!