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17th February 2014, 05:49 AM
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11th June 2013, 07:35 AM
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Views: 2,967 Re: Will China Protect Edward Snowden?
They don't need an incentive. Hong Kong is part of China... a very autonomous part, but still part of it. However, it doesn't have much, or even any, autonomy in matters of national defence and...
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11th June 2013, 06:39 AM
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Views: 619 Re: Scottish News
It's not actually the Irish flag; it's St. Patrick's Saltire, which was (a British invention) intended to represent the whole island of Ireland when it was part of the British Empire. But Ireland...
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31st May 2013, 12:44 PM
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21st May 2013, 02:51 AM
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13th May 2013, 09:19 AM
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Views: 1,459 Re: YouTube profiting from the death of others?
Welcome to the world.
Many countries, including the United States (in fact, especially the United States, the world's #1 weapons exporter) make enormous profits from death. War is the #1 business...
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29th April 2013, 08:01 AM
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28th April 2013, 05:54 PM
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Views: 1,007 Re: Writing a killer resume?
As usual, Wikipedia is wrong. :D
Your employment history, qualifications, etc. don't change. If you have a business degree (for example) when applying for job X, you still have the same degree if...
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23rd April 2013, 04:56 AM
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18th April 2013, 09:31 AM
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18th April 2013, 08:42 AM
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18th April 2013, 08:33 AM
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Views: 779 Re: Fertilizer Plant Explodes in Texas
Not related - the same. It's the ammonium nitrate that can be made to explode when mixed with kerosene and detonated by a smaller explosive. Though not as 'concentrated' as conventional explosives,...
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14th April 2013, 03:59 PM
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12th April 2013, 06:51 AM
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12th April 2013, 06:35 AM
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8th April 2013, 06:37 PM
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8th April 2013, 06:29 PM
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8th April 2013, 09:06 AM
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1st April 2013, 06:38 PM
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31st March 2013, 11:01 PM
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31st March 2013, 10:03 PM
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Views: 693 Re: Would You Go To Jail If You Were Paid For It?
The United States has 5% of the world's population, but 25% of the world's prisoners. So, either Americans are ultra-violent, dangerous psycohpaths... or there are hundreds-of-thousands, if not...
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29th March 2013, 11:20 AM
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25th March 2013, 09:55 AM
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20th March 2013, 06:16 PM
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28th February 2013, 08:16 AM
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Views: 61,606 Re: Mars Curiosity Stealth Mission
I can answer that: it's almost entirely due to the fact that missions like Curiousity take a very long time from conception to launch (typically 10-15 years). In order to be able to advance things at...
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23rd February 2013, 02:00 PM
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23rd February 2013, 12:19 PM
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Views: 682 Re: Sorry White House, This is the Internet...
Does anyone remember the story a few years back about helicopter pilots in the Australian Defence Forces getting quite a surprise when, in flight simulations, after scaring simulated kangaroos, those...
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18th February 2013, 07:51 PM
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Views: 670 Re: Russia does what could be considered....
Yes, they've been doing it for the past 60+ years. The US does it too... so does China... and the various European nations... and pretty much everyone else as well.
It's done for spying... it's...
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15th February 2013, 04:24 AM
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Views: 1,489 Re: Meteorites hitting Russia
It was on the tv here.
More googling by me has found this interesting video... it was pretty damn loud! :)
Взрыв ЧелÑбинÑк - YouTube
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12th February 2013, 01:55 PM
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Views: 798 Re: Bleak Outlook for 2013?
Thanks for the invite... when the SHTF, expect a knock from me on the door, assuming I make it across the big pond between here and the US. :)
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12th February 2013, 01:27 PM
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7th February 2013, 09:05 AM
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Views: 977 Re: how big a threat is this?
Even small countries with limited military budgets are doing that right now.
Small hovering UAVs are going to be very common on the battlefield in the immediate future. To illustrate their...
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5th February 2013, 02:58 PM
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Views: 798 Re: Bleak Outlook for 2013?
Kay,
If things actually turn out the way you fear, I wouldn't be broadcasting the availability of food stocks at your house.
When people go hungry, the niceties of civilisation fly out the...
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4th February 2013, 08:08 AM
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3rd February 2013, 03:56 PM
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28th January 2013, 06:20 PM
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27th January 2013, 10:56 AM
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25th January 2013, 07:55 AM
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Views: 1,120 Re: North Korea Vows Nuke Tests Will Target U.S.
By the way, that assumes anyone can be sure it is actually an attack.
You should google the so-called "Black Brant scare" in the 90s: Basically, a research rocket launched from Norway appeared on...
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25th January 2013, 06:18 AM
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25th January 2013, 05:12 AM
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19th January 2013, 03:32 PM
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16th January 2013, 04:13 AM
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13th January 2013, 08:29 AM
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6th January 2013, 04:42 PM
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Views: 1,416 Can you spot the Irish woman?
Not sure if anyone will even get this, but I thought it was kinda funny.
Can you see her? :)
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdgz32lotQ1rg2eiao1_500.jpg
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5th January 2013, 12:15 PM
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2nd January 2013, 07:28 AM
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Views: 2,608 Re: Roswell UFO Hieroglyphs Decoded
I know; I meant the time frame between discovery of whatever new technology is required and when a ship is ready to fly, assuming gazillions of dollars/euros/pounds/yen and whatever else you like are...
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21st December 2012, 06:46 PM
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21st December 2012, 01:52 PM
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19th December 2012, 08:30 PM
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11th December 2012, 05:21 PM
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9th December 2012, 02:11 PM
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Views: 487 RIP Sir Patrick Moore :-(
Any amateur astronomers out there will be saddened to learn that Sir Patrick Moore, host of "The Sky At Night", has passed away at age 89 following a short illness.
Sir Patrick Moore dies at 89:...
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20th November 2012, 03:23 PM
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20th November 2012, 10:08 AM
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14th November 2012, 05:42 PM
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13th November 2012, 07:55 PM
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Views: 993 Re: Dumbest TV Show I've EVER Seen
Well, my imagination has already been stretched so far, it has lost all elasticity, and just flops around like a big string of overcooked pasta anyway (and that's on a good day). :D
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12th November 2012, 05:30 PM
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Views: 6,788 Re: The Mega Conz - Kim Dotcom Gets a New Domain
That seems pretty unlikely; the government in New Zealand suffered a lot of political damage and criticism that the country's relationship with the US has become one of servility rather than...
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