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Debicella was one of three State Senators to vote against requiring health care facilities to provide emergency contraception to victims of sexual assault. While defending this vote during the 2008 campaign, Debicella stated, "On the rape bill all I voted against was a bill allowing morning-after contraception to be issued to victims." This comment was heavily criticized by Democrats, including his opponent, Janice Andersen, who called it "insensitive to rape victims." Debicella defended his position by explaining that he supports access to emergency contraception but opposes forcing Catholic hospitals, who would have been affected by the bill, to go against their religious beliefs, and said Andersen was "using an emotional issue for political gain."
Should the quote "On the rape bill all I voted against was a bill allowing morning-after contraception to be issued to victims" be included and how should it be treated? Discussion has arrived at 4 possible ways forward:
Which is the most appropriate choice? 63.215.29.212 ( talk) 00:26, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
There's a passage from a book I don't understand. It has to do with a horse panicking when a rope got "caught tinder the tail". Is this some expression I am not familiar with? Could it be a typo (the passage was typed out from the book and has a few other minor typos). I could understand "caught under the tail", but to write "tinder" for "under" seems like quite a typo. Can anyone shed some light on this? Thanks. Here's the passage with a bit more context:
A row of cylinders across the chest of his coat: what are they? — Tamfang ( talk) 05:24, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Please provide me the meaning of Rithvi 192.165.213.18 ( talk) 16:12, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Do Brits and Americans really have such a big problem with eating reindeer as I've been told? Do they equate reindeer with Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer and get all teary-eyed because they're eating such a cute faerytale animal? I've eaten reindeer hundreds of times, and haven't had any problem with it. For us southern Finns, the reindeer is little bit exotic, but not nearly as exotic as, for example, the kangaroo, which I've never seen live, but wouldn't have the slightest problem eating. JIP | Talk 20:03, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
I'm sure part of it for many will be to do with 'cute rudolph', but you say that like it's some girly stupid reason and it isn't. Ultimately different cultures produce different ideas of what is and isn't 'food'. I'm sure there are 1000s of Brits that would eat Reindeer, probably less that that would eat Dog - but in some cultures that's reasonably normal. Ultimately the culture and society you are brought up in is likely to have an impact on whether you consider certain animals as 'food' or 'pets/too mean to eat'. That said many Brits will eat Deer meat ( Venison) and I doubt they'd care whether it was a Roe Deer or a Reindeer or any other - provided it tasted good. ny156uk ( talk) 21:00, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
(after EC) Some do. Some don't. Did you want specifics? Numbers (percentage, possibly), reasons (logical or otherwise)? You didn't ask for either of them, and it would be a waste of time to research something you weren't after. Anecdotally, my mother would never eat elephant or horse, though she would eat reindeer. When I asked why she'd eat reindeer, she said "Well, it's just like...it's like a sheep. A sheep's a sheep, you know?" I couldn't get any sort of reasoned response to the counter-argument "A horse is a horse". It's possible people don't know why they wouldn't eat things. Vimescarrot ( talk) 21:02, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
My guess is most Americans are only familiar with reindeer from the Rudolph story and never have thought of reindeer meat one way or the other. I don't think it's something that would repulse most Americans like dog meat or horse meat. Many Americans will eat white-tailed deer, although it's by no means a common dish among non-hunters. -- Mwalcoff ( talk) 00:22, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
Speaking of venison: Our venison article claims that the reason that USA supermarkets do not generally carry deer meat is that the USDA inspects meat, combined with the claim that "There are very few abattoirs which process deer in North America, and most of this venison is destined for restaurants."
Can anyone point out why this is? Has it been tried? Tempshill ( talk) 21:10, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Did you do a global change that removed the spouse/family data from all pages? It does not appear anywhere even on pages it used to.....
If yes, can you explain why? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.65.157.219 ( talk) 21:22, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
When should CA 39 the close part (north of CA 2) open again? First they said by 2008 they will open, then they delay another I don't know time? Will will the close part of CA 39 open again so people can drive on it to get to 2?-- 69.229.39.33 ( talk) 23:42, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Quote from CA hwy article it's going to begin construction in November 2010 but completion date is unknown. Construction can take at least 3 years to complete. Maybe more.-- 69.229.39.33 ( talk) 01:46, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
When will the southern end of CA 15 become I-15? They said once they upgrade parts close to lemon grove in San Diego, should it be 2012 when the 15 is full up to interstate.-- 69.229.39.33 ( talk) 23:44, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
When will the east half of CA-210 become I-210? Since the unbuilt portion of the 210 was finish in 2007, they said soon but when will the east part of 210 become interstate? They said about fix something in orange show. Is it like 2010?-- 69.229.39.33 ( talk) 23:49, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
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Referring to the following passage in the current version of the article:
Debicella was one of three State Senators to vote against requiring health care facilities to provide emergency contraception to victims of sexual assault. While defending this vote during the 2008 campaign, Debicella stated, "On the rape bill all I voted against was a bill allowing morning-after contraception to be issued to victims." This comment was heavily criticized by Democrats, including his opponent, Janice Andersen, who called it "insensitive to rape victims." Debicella defended his position by explaining that he supports access to emergency contraception but opposes forcing Catholic hospitals, who would have been affected by the bill, to go against their religious beliefs, and said Andersen was "using an emotional issue for political gain."
Should the quote "On the rape bill all I voted against was a bill allowing morning-after contraception to be issued to victims" be included and how should it be treated? Discussion has arrived at 4 possible ways forward:
Which is the most appropriate choice? 63.215.29.212 ( talk) 00:26, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
There's a passage from a book I don't understand. It has to do with a horse panicking when a rope got "caught tinder the tail". Is this some expression I am not familiar with? Could it be a typo (the passage was typed out from the book and has a few other minor typos). I could understand "caught under the tail", but to write "tinder" for "under" seems like quite a typo. Can anyone shed some light on this? Thanks. Here's the passage with a bit more context:
A row of cylinders across the chest of his coat: what are they? — Tamfang ( talk) 05:24, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Please provide me the meaning of Rithvi 192.165.213.18 ( talk) 16:12, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Do Brits and Americans really have such a big problem with eating reindeer as I've been told? Do they equate reindeer with Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer and get all teary-eyed because they're eating such a cute faerytale animal? I've eaten reindeer hundreds of times, and haven't had any problem with it. For us southern Finns, the reindeer is little bit exotic, but not nearly as exotic as, for example, the kangaroo, which I've never seen live, but wouldn't have the slightest problem eating. JIP | Talk 20:03, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
I'm sure part of it for many will be to do with 'cute rudolph', but you say that like it's some girly stupid reason and it isn't. Ultimately different cultures produce different ideas of what is and isn't 'food'. I'm sure there are 1000s of Brits that would eat Reindeer, probably less that that would eat Dog - but in some cultures that's reasonably normal. Ultimately the culture and society you are brought up in is likely to have an impact on whether you consider certain animals as 'food' or 'pets/too mean to eat'. That said many Brits will eat Deer meat ( Venison) and I doubt they'd care whether it was a Roe Deer or a Reindeer or any other - provided it tasted good. ny156uk ( talk) 21:00, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
(after EC) Some do. Some don't. Did you want specifics? Numbers (percentage, possibly), reasons (logical or otherwise)? You didn't ask for either of them, and it would be a waste of time to research something you weren't after. Anecdotally, my mother would never eat elephant or horse, though she would eat reindeer. When I asked why she'd eat reindeer, she said "Well, it's just like...it's like a sheep. A sheep's a sheep, you know?" I couldn't get any sort of reasoned response to the counter-argument "A horse is a horse". It's possible people don't know why they wouldn't eat things. Vimescarrot ( talk) 21:02, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
My guess is most Americans are only familiar with reindeer from the Rudolph story and never have thought of reindeer meat one way or the other. I don't think it's something that would repulse most Americans like dog meat or horse meat. Many Americans will eat white-tailed deer, although it's by no means a common dish among non-hunters. -- Mwalcoff ( talk) 00:22, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
Speaking of venison: Our venison article claims that the reason that USA supermarkets do not generally carry deer meat is that the USDA inspects meat, combined with the claim that "There are very few abattoirs which process deer in North America, and most of this venison is destined for restaurants."
Can anyone point out why this is? Has it been tried? Tempshill ( talk) 21:10, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Did you do a global change that removed the spouse/family data from all pages? It does not appear anywhere even on pages it used to.....
If yes, can you explain why? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.65.157.219 ( talk) 21:22, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
When should CA 39 the close part (north of CA 2) open again? First they said by 2008 they will open, then they delay another I don't know time? Will will the close part of CA 39 open again so people can drive on it to get to 2?-- 69.229.39.33 ( talk) 23:42, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Quote from CA hwy article it's going to begin construction in November 2010 but completion date is unknown. Construction can take at least 3 years to complete. Maybe more.-- 69.229.39.33 ( talk) 01:46, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
When will the southern end of CA 15 become I-15? They said once they upgrade parts close to lemon grove in San Diego, should it be 2012 when the 15 is full up to interstate.-- 69.229.39.33 ( talk) 23:44, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
When will the east half of CA-210 become I-210? Since the unbuilt portion of the 210 was finish in 2007, they said soon but when will the east part of 210 become interstate? They said about fix something in orange show. Is it like 2010?-- 69.229.39.33 ( talk) 23:49, 19 August 2009 (UTC)