Essembly Alumni

Gays are already in the military and the world hasn't come to an end.  So what if they are open about allowing gays in the military?  What ripple would that one little change create?

Atheism isn't quite as compatible as anti-theism as most people beleive.  

The issue is: This is a good music video?

Yoohoo! Flip? Volker?  Hadrian? Chris?  Anybody?  Hellooooooooo!

How should this "debate community" be defined

Should same-sex unions be formed as marriages or as civil unions. Guess what? Marriages are a civil union

Administrators of the Essembly Alumni community have the ability to cross-pollinate debates within the CreateDebate network. Should that be done here?

Identity Politics :)

Keep in mind cost, practicality, etc.

EVER

If you choose to live forever, what would you do with your new time?

In 1995, Bono posed for the cover of the gay magazine The Advocate and began working for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD).  Now that she's having a sex change operation, is she still considered gay?  What if, after the operation, she decides she likes men after all?

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Migrate from Microsoft Dynamics GP to Business Central In the event that you are a Microsoft Dynamics GP user, you have heard a lot of reasons at this point why you should move to a new ERP solution. In case you’re hearing it from Microsoft or a Dynamics partner, then you should also know why to migrate from Dynamics GP to Business Central. If you have decided that a change in ERP is right for your company.Most of the Dynamics GP companies are now upgrading to Business Central to take advantage of Business Central’s advanced features, modern user experience, integration, and AI capabilities.

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Ascent InfoSec provides professional cybersecurity consulting and managed security service provider in Chicago to mid-size & large-size companies and public sector & educational organizations. Our services take a vendor-agnostic approach and work with any technology that is already in place. As part of advisory, we suggest best practices to reach your vision. Our consultants are certified and experienced in many technologies like McAfee, FireEye, enSilo, Sophos, TrendMicro, Symantec, Palo Alto, CrowdStrike, etc. We have partnerships with leading Managed Security Services firms and offer unrivaled cross-section of strong technical expertise, deep real-world deployment experience, quality and actionable threat intelligence. You can feel confident leaving your information security needs in one of the Top 100 MSSPs, so you can focus on your business.

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