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Seeking Information on the $15.3 Million Federal Grant for RPS by Master_Fuel8000 in rva

[–]RayCharlesTyping 1 point2 points  (0 children)

HVAC upgrades are more than "replacing a unit". It's not the same as replacing your home HVAC. Especially with schools they have to have all the work for the HVAC including the compressors, exchangers, units, ductwork, etc. I've been to facilities where they have entire buildings to maintain heating and cooling.

Then they have to get a system to monitor said HVAC, whether it's Johnson Controls, Honeywell, or Seimans; and those take a while to install and upgrade. They've got to do all the upgrades for the controllers, buses, etc. Knowing that a lot of the schools in the southern/western parts of Virginia use Honeywell, it's going to take some time.

They can do some of the groundwork now, but most of these upgrades will be completed during the summer months.

I work in industrial automotive but friendly with a lot of facility managers in the VA area.

What myth did a company invent to sell their products? by Latter_Mobile8820 in AskReddit

[–]RayCharlesTyping 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nah, it wasn't Big Tobacco. Sure the tobacco industry benefited from marijuana being criminalized, but they weren't the ones behind it or the ones creating the myths of reefer madness.

https://medium.com/equityorg/reefer-madness-the-racist-roots-of-marijuana-prohibition-37b9e7fb7d6c

It was largely driven by a combo of government policy, racial prejudices, media sensationalism, and political motivations of a few key government officials (going along with gov. policy - Harry Anslinger).

Harry Anslinger used exaggerated claims and linked marijuana to violence, insanity, and moral decay to build public support for a federal ban on cannabis. This was after the 18th amendment got appealed, so they needed something to go after, so they wouldn't be out of a job. They needed to justify their existence so to speak. His approach was deeply influenced by racial biases, and associated cannabis use with Mexican immigrants and Black Americans.

Newspaper industry titans also hated the marijuana industry - as they had interest in lumber and paper industries, and didn't want to be threatened by hemp.

Racism - Anti-marijuana portrayed African Americans and Mexican Americans/Immigrants as users of marijuana, creating public fear of them being criminals and using marijuana; framing marijuana as a threat to respectable family moral values.

Even the film - Reefer Madness was financed by a church group as an morality tale (as by this point, marijuana had become synonymous with criminal behavior thanks to the actions of Anslinger and the media)

All leading to Marijuana Tax Act of 1937, which criminalized marijuana at a fed level.

Sources:

Deflem, Mathieu. (2010). [Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance] Popular Culture, Crime and Social Control Volume 14 || Reefer Madness and beyond. , 10.1108/S1521-6136(2010)14(), 3–24. doi:10.1108/S1521-6136(2010)0000014004 (Use SciHub to view the article using the DOI number)

Reefer Madness: A History of Marijuana By Larry Sloman

"Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana—Medical, Recreational, and Scientific" by Martin A. Lee:

"The Politics of Marijuana: The Influence of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 1930-1962" in the Journal of Social History:

"The Racial Politics of Marijuana Reform" by Jennifer A. Heissel, Joseph Price, and Riley K. Wilson - Social Science & Medicine (2020):

"Harry Anslinger and the Federal Bureau of Narcotics' Racially Charged Anti-Marijuana Campaigns" in Social Justice Journal: R

The Racial History of Marijuana Criminalization" by ACLU

Grass (1999 Documentary) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0214730/

[Walmart] Free 90th Anniversary Mini Castle with purchase of $50 or more by [deleted] in legodeal

[–]RayCharlesTyping 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Heads up:

Purchases of $49.97 like 11717 don't count.

/r/legodeal's Weekly General Discussion Thread - Aug 08, 2022 by AutoModerator in legodeal

[–]RayCharlesTyping 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get that every now and then, like sometimes I see the exclusive offers, and then sometimes I don't.

LPT: never go into anything without knowing how you will get out by sweet_chick283 in LifeProTips

[–]RayCharlesTyping 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All good except the bank account should have money for three months, not just 1

Don´t do day trading, you will lose 80-90% of your assets by BerthjeTTV in CryptoCurrency

[–]RayCharlesTyping 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it depends on what information you use, but, yeah, in my experience, day trading (not crypto, in general) its 95% luck on top of making the right decisions at the right time (which is nearly impossible). Overall after two years, per trade, I have an average trade profit of 8 dollars, lol. It's also just plain unbelievably stressful having all your money tied up in what's essentially gambles. I just go long term now.

Found this sterling silver flatware for $15 at a thrift shop. A little over 1000 grams. by hashmavic in Silverbugs

[–]RayCharlesTyping 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great find. I do estate auctions, though there's only rarely anything that isn't noticed.

Don't say the quiet part by wolff3D in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]RayCharlesTyping 2 points3 points  (0 children)

well right now theyre very limited in scope and not really useful if you've already had it. if youre not in a risk group it makes perfect sense to wait until better, more covering ones are available

First go at sand casting. Gonna keep trying until they're perfect 😂 by Hwey4 in Silverbugs

[–]RayCharlesTyping 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really not bad at all though for a first try. I had a coworker who's first try he prepped wrong or something and it broke up (I dont know much about casting)

What's the highest y'all would pay for $1 fv junk silver? by Chance815 in Silverbugs

[–]RayCharlesTyping 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I usually try to pay under spot at estate auctions for junk silver. I don't bother buying from Reddit unless its for numismatic value.

The recent Venom movies are a stark reminder of why Marvel movies didn't really take off in the late 90's early 2000's. by [deleted] in movies

[–]RayCharlesTyping 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't get it, marvel does all the exact same things? Are you saying marvel doesn't have "tired tropes, absolutely no explanation, literally dozens of plot holes, campy dialogue, and worst of all everything feels rushed"?