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Given enough time, probably, but that would mean a new stellar body made entirely of... well, let's just say the phrase Brown Dwarf will take on a whole new meaning.

I was reflecting on the Rick Moranis sports comedy Little Giants, specifically, this quote: Danny O'Shea: When we were kids. We used to race our bikes down Cherry Hill every day after school. We raced every day and he always beat me, but one time, one time... I beat him. Jake Berman: You beat Kevin ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15346624

Namely, there have been less and less of them. Over the past decade, deaths by Malaria have fallen 40%. The disease has been entirely eradicated in Morocco, Turkmenistan, and Armenia. The WHO's goal is to eliminate it from 8 to 10 more nations by 2015.

That's awesome. I doubt Islamophobes will note that Imams are helping abolish the practice, but it's always good to see clergy in general making a more progressive move. This seems to be a very intelligent way to go about it, building consensus at the local level rather then the holier then thou &qu...

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/10/07/bc-hebert-interview.html I know it's been a while since I've done one of these, but I had trouble finding a suitably morbid topic. A British Columbia couple named Paul and Tammy Hebert woke up on September 7th to find their three year o...

Why don't we stop dealing with Pakistan and start giving military aid to India instead?

When he mentions savings will vanish, what does that mean? Inflation making them worthless? State seizure of private assets?

And in "Prototype" where she said "sometimes extinction is the natural end of evolution." Chuck said it would be so very easy to put a line like that in the mouth of a villain.

Is that because you believe parents have a moral obligation to raise their children well, or is it "Treat them well or you'll get sued?"

Most of the Libertarians (actually anarcho-capitalists) seem to care more about property then equal rights. I talked to one who said he'd have no problem with children being the property of their parents until they started earning money on their own. Of course, he also believed it was wrong to make ...

Who was it that said "Brave men are a city's strongest tower of defence?"
I agree with it wholeheartedly. Israel's military successfully defended the country before it reached its present borders, and it has only grown stronger since then.

To make the thread simpler.

I've been having problems finding the SF Debris podcast on Itunes. Is there some problem there?

That explains why Celestia didn't help them. She had to get the stained glass windows in place.

Let's say, for dark and obscure reasons, the Shadows have taken an interest in Westeros. For the purposes of this thread, we will assume Theon was sent home earlier, and that the Iron Islands joined the war about the same time Renly did, so all 5 Kings are in the war at the same time. Mr. Morden tra...

I have to say it, when I first read the tittle of this article I say to my self, I had to look what this twisted bastard wrote about, since it's kind of miss leading for people not costumed here. It's this new thing I'm doing. I try and find an incredibly morbid topic and post some good news about ...

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/44407043/ns/today-good_news/#.TndvjdREKf8 Apparently some hospitals have been using maimed dogs to help the newly disabled cope with their injuries. “Many of the patients are new to wheelchairs,” Linda Marler, the program’s director told TODAY.com. “When they see Chili ...

Just watched the episode. Does anyone else think that Discord just made the Elements of Harmony invisible when they opened the box and the whole "Find the elements back where you began" bit means that they have to double-check the room they were in? The mention of how only Celestia can op...

If they're anything like the real Romans, they're going to end up relying so heavily on Safety through Strength that the moment their strength seems to wane, there will be no shortage of attacks of opportunity from outsiders their approach has pissed off. As Marcus said, the Legion follows Caesar, n...

http://english.aljazeera.net//news/africa/2011/09/201191519293885980.html According to the World Health Organization, the annual death rate for children under 5 has fallen from 12 million in 1990 to 7.6 million in 2010. Reasons for the lower death rate include better access to health care and preven...

Regression seems to be the norm for fantasy series. It's rare to see people discover new things. They seem content to sit on their asses and mope about how much better everything used to be.

Tried that. No good. Think I should use the Add/remove programs feature instead of the normal uninstall?

I was charting the Frey Family trees in a program called Greatfamily. Trouble is, the thirty day trial period expired, and the company that sells registry codes is defunct. Is there some other program I can use to make family trees? Preferably one with no limits on spouses, or arbitrary rules agains...

Yeah, if Jodorowsky wanted to make his own movie, he should do that. I don't think he should slap the Dune label on his wierd dreams.

I don't know. 3 hours was a conservative estimate, I wouldn't be surprised if it could be done faster.