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2,427karma·3,106submissions·February 19, 2008
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'America is sick. The data is clear' With an US obesity rate of what, 40% and horrible health stats overall, not much to argue over. Something should happen.
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Or browse these; https://www.freefullpdf.com/search_gcse/?q=NAC#gsc.tab=0&gsc... …
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- for you.
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Your suggestion should it materialize would certainly be in line with the general atmosphere which has been developing in the UK.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_comb
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Excellent advice.
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I'd dispute the 'almost'.
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And also: silently praying in public near an abortion center. The lady in question should have asked the policeman (as he was) "How would you define praying?". At least he'd maybe have …
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I'm not sure about the evidence for that gross generalization but young people are much less likely to vote than older people. Plenty of data on this: https://theharvardpoliticalreview…
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After a brilliant start (atoms etc.,) it starts to be problematic once one hits societies. After all, the earlier progressions are undeniably astounding stable successes in their various incarnations.…
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Don't give up on him. You may surprise yourself one day.
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Chopin's 4th Prelude. Very simple harmonically and just about the easiest piece he ever composed. Listening to it one understands how appropriate it was for it to be played at his funeral.
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Nobody wants the sickle cell anaemia mutated gene for haemoglobin except insofar that it confers some measure of protection against malaria which is presumably how it's managed to survive.
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Where is the evidence for this assumption, either way? There isn't any unless you generalize from some selected group to millions of people across the world. Terman 2021 - gifted children had si…
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That's your preference. However "To illustrate is to make something more clear or visible. Children's books are illustrated with pictures. An example can illustrate an abstract idea. &q…
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You have a point. Deviance is tending not to stick its head above the parapet.
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HN is not just read by IT professionals. And they might be a bit curious about Linux startup without necessarily recalling what they know or never knew about hexadecimals.
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For the record:
Hamas leader Dr Basem Naim has publicly acknowledged Trump's part in bringing terrorists to the table, saying: ”Without the personal interference of President Trump in this case…
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I would love to hear a discussion between you and those who believe Trump has pulled off the diplomatic coup of the century so far. A dispassionate observer might see a touch of TDS. Not me of course.…
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From the UK: Seems to me that very few people except those with very direct interests, support the Keir Starmer Government and his Finance Minister - Reeves who is universally regarded as a disaster (…
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Point taken! Scanning comments rapidly to move on to actually doing some work today - has its drawbacks.
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Yes, but where do you live?
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Good point! Interestingly there is evidence that at least some life forms appear to benefit from 'highly radioactive' water. https://hal.science/hal-03025146v1/file/…
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What is 'the science'? If you're not in agreement with 'the science', you're simply wrong. Why can't those mavericks that you find in almost every every discipline u…
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Jane Goodall: “My question was: How far along our human path, which has led to hatred and evil and full-scale war, have chimpanzees traveled?”
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We can agree on that but how about spreading more widely the simple advice - floss thoroughly & daily, clean your teeth twice a day and don't let sugars hang around in your mouth for extended…
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https://www.ft.com/content/b8c02080-a290-4af7-9702-03230aa9c... "Hackers obtained the details of tens of millions of British voters in a “complex cyber attack” on the Electo…