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The Dragon wrote:@Морви - защо да е сбъркано? Хората на олимпийските игри правят шоу. А на публиката няма да и хареса ако всички почнат да вдигат с по 100 килограма по малко, да мятат копието по-близо и да тичат по бавно.

А на публиката няма да и хареса ако всички почнат да вдигат с по 100 килограма по малко, да мятат копието по-близо и да тичат по бавно.

Morwen wrote:

The Dragon wrote:@Морви - защо да е сбъркано? Хората на олимпийските игри правят шоу. А на публиката няма да и хареса ако всички почнат да вдигат с по 100 килограма по малко, да мятат копието по-близо и да тичат по бавно.

Няма да е сто килограма по-малко и няма да е пет секунди по-бавно. Няма да е нещо чак толкова осезаемо, пак ще е зрелищно. Освен това хората искат да гледат други хора, а не почти мутирали от химия същества. Да, човешкото тяло си има граници, спортовете са предназначени за човешки тела, а не за нещо, което отива отвъд тях.
А сбърканото го казах като лично решение - жена си пуска брада и мустаци и изглежда по този начин, щото било добре за спорта... Сбъркано е и защото спортът е измислен с идеята да е здравословен, а професионалният спорт е всичко друго, но не и това.

Morwen wrote:Но когато е измислен не са взимали допинг... Освен това спортът през последните векове е предназначен, за да прави здраво тялото ти. Допингът не прави това, той те обезобразява.
Що се отнася до зрещността - на теб изключително по-малко зрелищно ли ще ти е ако атлетите бягат за 10,6, а не за 9,7 секунди? Толкова ужасно важна ли е тази секунда за зрелищността? Или ако щангистите имат един диск по-малко на щангите? Хайде моля те.
Допингът (и спортните училища) има още един страничен ефект. Някога спортистите доста често са били и харизматични личности, за които се разправят истории, ползват се с уважение, етц. Сега "спортист" се е превърнало в синоним на тъп, упорит, агресивен простак в твърде много случаи.

U.S. agents can seize travelers' laptops: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. federal agents have been given new powers to seize travelers' laptops and other electronic devices at the border and hold then for unspecified periods the Washington Post reported on Friday.

Under recently disclosed Department of Homeland Security policies, such seizures may be carried out without suspicion of wrongdoing, the newspaper said, quoting policies issued on July 16 by two DHS agencies.

Agents are empowered to share the contents of seized computers with other agencies and private entities for data decryption and other reasons, the newspaper said.

DHS officials said the policies applied to anyone entering the country, including U.S. citizens, and were needed to prevent terrorism.

The measures have long been in place but were only disclosed in July, under pressure from civil liberties and business travel groups acting on reports that increasing numbers of international travelers had had their laptops, cellphones and other digital devices removed and examined.

The policies cover hard drives, flash drives, cell phones, iPods, pagers, beepers, and video and audio tapes -- as well as books, pamphlets and other written materials, the report said.

The policies require federal agents to take measures to protect business information and attorney-client privileged material. They stipulate that any copies of the data must be destroyed when a review is completed and no probable cause exists to keep the information.

(Reporting by Paul Eckert, editing by Alan Elsner)

Wal-Mart warns managers about labor bill

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Friday it has warned U.S. store managers in recent weeks about the possible consequences of a labor-friendly bill backed by Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama that would make it easier for workers to form unions.

But the retailer, which has kept its U.S. stores free of unions, stressed it was not telling employees how to vote.

The Wall Street Journal reported that about a dozen employees who attended meetings in seven states said executives had told them that unionization could force Wal-Mart to cut jobs as labor costs rise, and that employees would have to pay hefty union dues and get nothing in return.

The Journal said Wal-Mart human-resources managers who run the meetings do not specifically tell attendees how to vote in November's presidential election, but they make it clear that voting for Obama would be tantamount to inviting unions in.

"If anyone representing Wal-Mart gave the impression we were telling associates how to vote, they were wrong and acting without approval," Wal-Mart spokesman David Tovar said.

Wal-Mart opposes proposed legislation called the Employee Free Choice Act that would make it easier for workers to unionize, by signing a card rather than holding a vote.

Obama, a co-sponsor of the original bill, has called for passage of the act. Last June, presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain voted against it.

"We believe EFCA is a bad bill and we have been on record as opposing it for some time," Tovar said. "We feel educating our associates about the bill is the right thing to do."

Wal-Mart has long been the target of union-backed groups that criticize the retailer for everything from its pay practices to its health care benefits.

News of the store manager meetings drew the ire of Wal-Mart critic groups Wal-Mart Watch and WakeUpWalMart.com, as well as the AFL-CIO labor federation.

"Wal-Mart has once again been exposed for what it really is: a corporation that will go to any length to put profits ahead of its workers," Meghan Scott, spokeswoman for WakeUpWalMart.com, said in a statement.

"Wal-Mart has talked a lot about changing its ways on health care, the environment and workers rights, but this article shows that all that talk hasn't translated into action," she said.

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