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  1. JohnRM

    Key Resources Throughout History?

    Timeline-wise, what were they? Clearly oil is the most important resource now, with water coming up fast behind it. Before that we have coal, prior to the 1940s, I think.
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    Key Resources Throughout History? (Or: Clown Car Spam Thread)

    What were/are they? Since the 1940s or so, it has clearly been oil. Prior to that, it was coal, I suppose. What do you think the timeline would look like?
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    Police fatally shoot naked student at Alabama college

    I am kind of surprised NOT to find this posted on here. I have previously been supportive of castle doctrine laws, but I think that this is the last straw for me. Why is a kid literally wearing and carrying NOTHING so much of a threat that you have to shoot and kill him? There was no lethal...
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    Preview: Ryan V. Biden

    Vice Presidential Debate 9:00-10:30 EST Thursday, 11 October 2012 A few more questions. 1. Will Paul Ryan stick with his unpopular hardcore tea-party conservatism or will he follow Romney to the center during this debate? 2. If Ryan moves to center, can he hold his tongue long enough to...
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    2012 US General Election

    We're just over a month away from the 2012 US General Election. What do you think? General Questions/Discussion Points Presidential Race (1) Is it within the realm of possibility for the President to win North Carolina, again? (2) Given current trends, should Mitt Romney worry...
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    Rmoney gets torn up on the Daily Show (surprise?)

    http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-september-25-2012/democalypse-2012---every-which-way-but-lucid It raises a good question, in my mind. Is Rmoney trying to lose the election? Does he think that no one will ever connect these statements together? Is he genuinely this dumb?
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    Ethical Dilemma (Real life)

    So, I went to buy a case of beer, today. I got the good stuff (what else would you expect). I went to check-out. The man at the register ran my credit card whilst I stood there dreaming of each heavenly gulp of this righteous brew making sweet, sweet lovin' to my taste-buds. I signed my receipt...
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    US Electoral Compromise

    JohnRM's Electoral Compromise (1) Give each state and the District of Columbia one electoral vote per 100,000 people. Round to the nearest 100,000. Washington, D.C. -- 617,996 citizens -- 6 Electoral Votes S. Carolina -- 4,679,230 citizens -- 47 Electoral Votes New York -- 19,465,197 citizens...
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    RIP Michael Clarke Duncan

    http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/03/showbiz/michael-clarke-duncan/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 Good actor. Very likeable.
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    Businessman as qualification for US President

    Mitt Rmoney says that you should vote for him, because he has more business experience. I wonder what will happen if we elect a businessman, president. What do you think will happen? Let's go this route. Top Ranked Presidents (Aggregate) (1) Abraham Lincoln - Lawyer (2) Franklin...
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    JFK Assassination Poll

    POLL COMING I just wonder what people believe about the event. I personally have seen the scientific data that conclusively places the shooter in the school-book depository. The circumstantial evidence against Oswald is overwhelming. No other evidence exists, anywhere, to implicate anyone...
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    What would you ask a person who knew everything?

    Say you met a person who knew EVERYTHING. You tested this fact and know it to be true. You're ready to ask him/her for all the answers to questions that you've ever wanted to know. What do you ask? For the sake of argument, we'll say that the limit on questions is '10' and there is no limit...
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    Where are my French-speakers at?

    How do you pronounce this? Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc
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    Love in Dreams

    You ever have a dream where you were in love with someone in the dream and then you woke up and actually felt kind of sad? I had one last night that lasted, in the dream, for probably months and now that I've woken up to normal, crappy life, I am just a little sad. Anyone? Just me? Okay.
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    Bird Flu says, "I'm back, baby!"

    Report: Chinese man dies of bird flu http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/31/world/asia/china-bird-flu/index.html?hpt=hp_t3 According to the story, he hadn't had any contact with birds in the prior month before his death, which raises the question of whether or not his death is the only one from...
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    American Tax Dollars at Work!

    http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/21/us/texas-drone-strike-victim/index.html?hpt=hp_c1 Take a good look. Shakira is a four year old little girl from Pakistan that suffered this damage to her face after a US drone strike. I am posting this, because when I first saw it, it crushed me. I plan to copy...
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    U.S., Australia announce greater military cooperation

    Oh, ffs! Do we really need troops in yet another country? Aussies? Americans? What do you think about this? Who is the real threat, China or the US? I don't see China posting troops in Cuba or invading Burma for no good reason. WTF?
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    Is Rick Perry finished?

    http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/10/opinion/graham-debate-perry/index.html As the full article says, there is a consistent history of Perry seeming like he has no idea what he is talking about and being just plain awful at debates. I don't think the Republicans are going to want to take a chance...
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    Casey Anthony found Not Guilty

    Anyone else shocked? Do you agree with the verdict? I am shocked, myself, but the prosecution was sloppy. I still disagree with the verdict, but the prosecution sucked.
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    Math Help

    Another word problem I don't know how to set up. I need to understand this before the test comes. Help please. I don't need the solution. I need to know how to set up the equation.
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