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Luton University. Very appropriate methinks.

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K.Snyder;1369426 wrote: xkcd: Beliefs

Very good.

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It's well worth while reading "Evolutions" by Stephen Baxter. Based on research.

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<t>fuzzywuzzy;1369346 wrote: Did you know that if you put a lama in with sheep all your ewes' will become sterile because the lama trys it on with them and ruptures their uturus? 
 
Facinating stuff 
 
 
It's llama. Not lama. Comes from "Ewes let allamas go off without awaking ...

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Sounds like it needs a ride.

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<t>Ultimately, until birth, the mother has total control over the options. If she decides to abort, it is usually wisest not to resist or counter unless you have a powerful argument to persuade her. Generally, mother knows best and to counter that particular instinct, you need to have the resources ...

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I personally cannot say what can be done but there is already a focus on China's oppressed. But China is an ancient established empire. Already versed in warfare before the "West" was anything at all.

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What's next. Let's see, there's a lot of fuss over Gadaffi at the moment. That's only going to open a can of worms. Nothing major there.

Nope. The next port of call has got to be China. But maybe not in our lifetime. There lies a big can of worms to be opened.

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Yet we are still left with one single simple question, "Why?". When our generation dies, that question will still hang there because of the shear atrocity of the event, along with many others, whatever their cause.

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Is this the same conversation started on FB a few months ago?

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<t>I remember the gulf war. I'd not long moved into my place in Bedford, a village just north of it and the Americans were still using a base behind my place (where Glenn Miller was last seen before he disappeared into the skies (there's a museum dedicated to him there)). I'm still surprised my ...

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<t>I think that the more we keep remembering this day, 9/11, the more we further the concept of a cause, valid or not, and that worries me more than anything else. By itself, the remembrance furthers any cause for terrorism. 
 
From the pilots' point of view, well, these are highly trained ...

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<t>Oscar: We can't deport them: 
 
Article 8 of the UK Human rights Act 
 
The right to Family Life. 
 
Article 8 protects your rights in four areas: your private life, your family life, your home and correspondence. It is a qualified right, which means that your right to ...

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Let's see. How long have we had the Internet now? 8 years? More? And we still haven't realised its potential.

So, the few still have power over us while we sit back and talk about what should be.

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Leaving Facebook... | Facebook

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<t>There's no answer to this is there? If I was one of the pilots of one of those planes, being told to crash into the side of one of those buildings, I'd have said, "**** you!". The whole picture is wrong. Whichever way you look at it, there are no clear answers. If I was going to die anyway, I ...

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The interesting thing about the English language is that it is possible to use grammatical errors and add flavour or character within the context it is used.

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I should think that Murdoch could quite easily step into the world of espionage now if he hasn't already done so. He's already got trained employees masquerading as journalists.

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When did we stop accepting Scottish currency here?

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Nope. I still think it was the Normans.

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Who started the big church building idea? Was it the Normans?

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Rare Binary White Dwarfs Will Resurrect as One New Star

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NewsFlash: World's Space Telescopes Zoom in on Source of Mysterious Cosmic Blasts

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<r><URL url="http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2011/04/earths-true-shape-revealed-for-1st-time.html"><LINK_TEXT text="http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/20 ... -time.html">http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2011/04/earths-true-shape-revealed-for-1st-time.html</LINK_TEXT></URL> 
 
No ...

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<t> 
 
Along Came a Spider 
 
Image courtesy NASA, ESA 
 
A "stunning" closeup released this week shows part of the Tarantula Nebula, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope. 
 
The star-forming region of ionized hydrogen gas sits in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a ...

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Methane rain. Could be a song in there somewhere.

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NASA Probe Successfully Orbiting Mercury

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Spring Rains Darken Saturn's Moon Titan

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The week in wildlife - in pictures | Environment | guardian.co.uk

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13.2 billion years old and formed when the universe was a mere 480 million years old.

Scientists discover the most ancient galaxy - Telegraph

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:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

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<t>This is another article on the same subject that takes a different perspective. 
 
DON'T PANIC! Betelgeuse Won't Explode in 2012 : Discovery News 
 
The only argument in this issue that I would take issue with is that our scientiest would be basing their calculations on what they ...

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Betelgeuse to be second sun for Earth as supernova turns night into day | Mail Online

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That's very cleverly done. Very good.

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A bit of a storm on Saturn.

Nasa Cassini spacecraft reveals storm over Saturn | Mail Online

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Kathy Ellen;1350481 wrote: January 10th, 2011 "A Sun Halo Beyond Stockholm"

Now, this is a gorgeous picture...

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110110.html

Amazing.

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I love the smell of growing mint when you brush past it. A flower garden in bloom is always a delight for the senses. The smell of a fruit cake baking in the oven. The coffee shops that grind their own coffee. The list could go on forever.

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<t>fuzzywuzzy;1349347 wrote: I spent the stroke of midnight on the pub bus because my friend was very politely ejected from the pub. (wasn't playing up or anything but he's a big boy and if he goes to sleep or falls down you'd need half a dozen peeps to lift him up again. ).......Boy was I dark ...

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<t>fuzzywuzzy;1349333 wrote: HHHmmmm And this is why I enjoy myself these days . 
 
Last thursday the "happy hookers" were in town. Beaut bunch of blokes that rock the pub when ever they are here. Three were at the pub Thursady night. I don't know how these guys do it but somehow the ...

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<t>Ahso!;1349237 wrote: Jesus dead? There are a lot of dead people who were named Jesus, but the one read of from the Christian bible never existed. Outside the biblical story, there is not one morsel of evidence of this person. One would think with all the uproar and commotion this person ...

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<t>Kathy Ellen;1349002 wrote: December 31st, 2010 "Analemma 2010" 
 
A very cool picture. I love the photographer's wee shadow in the lower left corner. 
 
Also love the wee home...very pretty and so perfect looking! 
 
APOD: 2010 December 31 - Analemma 2010 
 
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<t>freethinkingthuthseeker;1348985 wrote: The proof of the pudding in Knowing God is to invite Jeus into your life with all your heart.In this way you will know for yourself the Truth and it will set you free. 
 
God's gift is for all mankind. 
 
Consider the few Christians that ...

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<t>LarsMac;1348959 wrote: Well, from where you were viewing the Moon this time, the eclipse approched the horizon, and the moon always appears larger when nearer the horizon. 
 
The last time I watch an eclipse, it was rather low on the southern horizon, and it also seemed a bit larger. <br ...

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<t>The eclipsed moon always appears so much bigger than what we usually see. I noted that the other week also when I was looking directly at the moon. 
 
The only explanation I can think of is that the sun's rays must reflect from a point beneath the surface of the moon. 
 
Amazing ...

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fuzzywuzzy;1348809 wrote: going to the cinema to see the Fockers tomorrow.

Ok. Don't forget the tinnies on your way back.

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<t>I wish I had something to add here. However, I find that whatever I have to add would just be another drop in the ocean. It is scary because there is no argument here. Just lots of people saying, "This is how it is and you're wrong" [my quote.] 
 
This occurs in scientific circles too ...

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Priceless.

:yh_rotfl

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<t>Kathy Ellen;1348545 wrote: Something is wrong with this view count:( 
 
This thread had about 85,000 hits on December 26 and now...3 days later it has almost 95,000 hits. How can it jump 10,000 hits in 3 days? 
 
 
People just browsing the Internet, believe it or not. That's ...

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I'm here and still drunk. Amazing how things get carried away while you're away.

By the way, I love it.

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If I said that eternity has no beginning and no end, would anyone understand?

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