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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/25/world/asia/china-xi-jinping.html It's been in the making for some time, but it now seems to be taken for granted that China's president of anti corruption fame, Xi Jinping, will break his four predecessors' precedent and change the constitution to stay...

I learned in school that tens of millions of people died as a result of careless management by the Chinese Communist Party during the Great leap forward, and I thought there was pretty much a consensus about that version of history. So I was quite surprised when a question on Quora about the...

It seems quite apparent to me that the war on drugs has not only failed to combat the drug problem, but that it actually causes many other serious problems. Such as incarceration of people in the US and powerful criminal organizations, both of which are symptoms of the huge amount of money the...

Hi I have always enjoyed travelling and experiencing distant lands as long as I can remember. Lately, two things have made it possible for me to do that not only with my family in the summer holiday. First, all college students in Norway can get an interest free loan as long as they study and...

http://forum.kalypsomedia.com/showthread.php?tid=5833 I think it's a bit fast to release a sequel this fast, and the new features aren't very impressive although I'm looking forward to it, some of it should have been in Absolute Power IMO. I just hope this game offer a bit more variated...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-10674539 If I understand correctly, a 'serial robber' was chased by the police, and he stopped the car and started shooting at the police. The police shot back and killed the robber. Then after his burial, a lot of people started rioting by burning...

http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2010/201006/news24/20100624-24ee.html That's almost all the money on the world if you count by GDP. Should the US pay anything to North Korea for the damage they have caused there? Or is it time to invade them because they are acting like idiots when their...

Which language, in your opinion (it doesn't matter how you judge it), is the best singing language? I've added some of the most common languages in the poll, but feel free to say some other ones. My favorites are English, Italian and Russian, but I think Italian is the most beautiful. There...

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61F33V20100216 Is nuclear power the way to go for America and the world? What will this mean for Obama and the US?

Or at least the Germans Switzerland, as almost all other Germans in smaller and bigger realms joined the second German empire led by Prussia in the 19th century. It's understandable that not all the Austrians could join, but why didn't the German cantons join, and was there any chance or...

I've heard a lot of about the pledge of allegiance... That school students have to pledge it every day with their hand on the heart while looking on the flag, is that true? I've read and memorized it, and I think it's very much to promise through your whole childhood. If it's mandatory it...

Hi, I'm planning to build a new computer for the first time. It will be used a lot to gaming, but also other heavy tasks. Since RAM is so cheap, I've been on the thought of using 8GB RAM which would be pretty cool ;) But then I'll need a 64-bit OS which I've heard many negative things about...

While the British and Americans are arguing on which of their languages that is the best, what kind of English comes natural for you without English as mother tongue? I was supposed to learn British English at school, but the infuence from TV and music made me speak more like American...

What stupid things did you do as a kid that might be funne for us? Something I did: -Stole pokémon cards -Threw snowballs and other stuff on cars (one time we were on a high building throwing peaches we got from school, and got caught..) -Bullying lots of kids -Having really wild fun...

There are many ways to become successful in our life. Successful can mean a lot of different things, that's why I make clear that successful here means money, money, money! My class had this poll at school, and I had a very hard time deciding, so it'll be interesting to see what civfanatics...

Piracy on the internet is an easy way to save a lot of money. Nowadays, we can download movies, magazines, books, software, music and lots of other stuff illegally. Even though it's illegal, the chances for getting caught are so low compared to what you get for it, that a lot of people choose...

The modern era has been spiced up with corporations, more units and tactical nukes, so I've been starting some games in the modern era lately. But it's not so funny I thought it would be. I think the problems are that I can build the wonders from earlier eras, especially the national wonders...

Hi, I'm running windows XP professional on a hp pavilion dv5095ea laptop. I have just installed a new OS after a serious problem (windows couldn't load, blue screen when start up). Now, my computer suddenly crashes sometimes. It just stops working, can only moce my mouse cursor, doesn't react...

Many people have lived in terrible enviroments with torture, discrimination, slavery etc. Some examples are people in concentration camps, slaves shipped from Africa to America, slaves in earlier history, children soldiers today and so on... Who do you think lived the worst life ever? And...

When I play, I hear the begging AI say things like: "The Zulu are a threat to us all. Please join us wiping them away!" "We demand that you cancel your deals with the vile Persians!" "Charity begins at home. Would you care to give us some?" I've gotten really tired of this in my latest...