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  1. Tonington

    What;s your Celtic Horoscope?

    Not that I'm much into this stuff, just kinda neat when you're burning time. http://www.blogthings.com/whatsyourceltichoroscopequiz/ You Are A Hazelnut Tree You're a charmer with a killer sense of humor. You are very demanding, but you can also be very understanding. No matter what...
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    Man Blames Burrito For Paralysis

    Thats one time I should have said something but didn't. I also had to roll over the corner of a Tim Horton's delivery van, at the crosswalk right next to a Tim Hortons no less. I swore and the driver was actually cursing me out, I didn't want to be late for my test and left, though I wish I...
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    Man Blames Burrito For Paralysis

    It's all about cooking time. I once was told at a KFC/Taco Bell that it would be a 10 minute wait while the meat finished cooking for my taco combo. My friend ordered first, he got the last of the cooked meat, so I waited what seemed like 10 minutes. They gave me my meal, I ate it. Went for my...
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    Ethanol production

    I was reading an article today discussing President Bush's ambitious requirements for renewable fuels in America. By 2017 he wants requirements of at least 35 billion gallons of ethanol annualy. Moving to renewable fuels certainly would be a change for the better in some aspects, but there are...
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    Yet Another Environmental Thread....

    I suspected after the IPCC report on the review for policy makers was released we would see a flood of catastrophic proportions in this forum (sorry, couldn't help the hyperbole). So I thought a poll might be a good touch to add to this debate. Feel free to explain your reasons, although I...
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    Elephant poaching on the rise

    Africa is seeing a resurgence in elephant poaching. In 2006, 5% of the elephant population was lost to poachers to feed a black market in Asia. This marks a rise to levels not seen since the 1980's. A weak African economy is thought to be one of the driving factors, though the African economy...
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    Do you tell the truth?

    When replying to polls, do you ever blatantly lie? Do you enjoy skewing results? Is it dependant on the topic?
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    Play cards?

    How many of you out there like playing cards? Favorite card games? Personally, I like to play crib, wist, blackjack, poker, hearts and 45. Another fun game to play is @sshole, I think it goes by some other names too.
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    OMG, worst birthday ever...spoiled brat

    http://www.glumbert.com/media/birthday I really can't believe this, seriously I want to smack her.
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    Agricultural Noah's Ark

    Doomsday Seed Vault In Arctic To Outlast Major Sea Level Rise And Permafrost Warming Science Daily — The Norwegian government has revealed the architectural design for the Svalbard International Seed Vault, to be carved deep into frozen rock on an island not far from the North Pole...
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    Suspect bites police dog

    WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Man bites dog; dog bites back. That was the sequence when Alsatian police dog Edge cornered two suspects on a cliff side after a grocery store robbery in Napier, New Zealand, police said on Thursday. One of the suspects leaped down the slope and landed almost...
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    407 km/h in a production car!

    Faster than Formula 1 cars, this car went to the high security testing grounds used by Volkswagon, at top speed the fuel is gone in 15 minutes... http://www.glumbert.com/media/bugatti
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    Donkey or an elephant

    I'm curious about the logos of the GOP and Democrat party. Does anyone know why they have an elephant and a donkey?
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    What would you do with $4.5 Billion?

    I'm a little curious as to what you out there would do with the $4.5 Billion cut from our revenue via the GST reduction. Harper also says he plans to cut it back to 5% within the next 5 years. Would you give priority to our military? Or maybe Health care, to reduce the waiting times for all...
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    US answer to global warming: smoke and giant space mirrors

    US answer to global warming: smoke and giant space mirrors Washington urges scientists to develop ways to reflect sunlight as 'insurance' David Adam, environment correspondent Saturday January 27, 2007 Guardian The US government wants the world's scientists to develop technology to block...
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    Masculinity and it's social constructs

    After posting and reading some of the comments on the gender segregation thread, I thought I might post an essay I wrote a few years back for an anthropology course I took. It's not too long as far as essays go, about 1500 words. So, here it is: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the...
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    Landmark UN study backs climate theory

    Landmark UN Study Backs Climate Theory 2,000 scientists all but end the debate: Human activity causes global warming by Peter Gorrie A major new United Nations report shows global scientists are more convinced than ever that human activity is causing climate change, the Toronto...
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    Industry Executives: Need an Emission Cap

    The Big cheeses of 10 large corporations are urging President Bush to make mandatory emission caps and also to establish reduction targets. This comes on the eve of the Presidents state of the union address, and new legislation being introduced in the Democrat controlled Congress. Supporters of...
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    The trash vortex

    I'm not sure how many of you have heard of this recently, but I found a good picture which illustrates how we're all downstream from somebody. trash vortex
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    Dr. Dino gets 10 years+ 3 years probation

    10 years for 'Dr. Dino' Michael Stewart Pensacola evangelist Kent Hovind was sentenced Friday afternoon to 10 years in prison on charges of tax fraud. After a lengthy sentencing hearing that last 5 1/2 hours, U.S. District Judge Casey Rodgers ordered...