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Methinks this isn't a "safe" oasis. UCWS Duty Before Glory is/was a Coalition warship mentioned in snippets of back-story (and I've been eagerly awaited more about them). It may well be that Halo blood will be seen as a threat by them. . .

I'm trying to get a sense for how many people are actually reading this story. If you read this far could you please just post a "hey I read this far" post, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you! :D You live to serve us! Write more! On a more serious note, yes, I've read this far. You ...

[. . .]our current meterological models have some difficulty of predicting the weather further than two weeks. Climate research refuses to predict the climate on a longer scale than 100 years, because 1) the climate is a chaotic system and therefore tends to diverge drastically even with nearly ide...

Hell, lately the EPA in the US has been bitching because of how pitiful (according to many) the regs are that restrict how much ozone our industries can release into the environment. Ozone in the stratosphere protects us from UV, but ozone in the troposhpere is a harmful pollutant. Tropospheric ozo...

Yeah, Testor also put out an 'Aurora' which was basically a triangle with jet engines; not sure how much of that was conjecture and how much was based upon what was actually known about the F-117 at the time. Always liked the lines of that one, although in retrospect the engines it had sitting on i...

Captain Yates shook his head. "That is a generous offer, but I must refuse. I propose a counter offer: we will both meet on the surface of the fourth planet of this system, in an open field, with our respective ships on the opposite side of said planet." The wind-swept plains of the fifth...

But the Council of Trent was not the only or next change. In between, there was the Fourth Lateran Council (1215), which put in the requirement that priests announce all marriages in the church. So it seems to be a gradual progression of church/state control on marriage, but not being a historian, I...

I'd like to see them try and enforce that beyond their own metaphorical backyard. The more zealous parish priests could certainly demand penances and generally make trouble about it, aided and abetted by the local gossips, but there would be little fear of repercussions if the more easygoing and/or...

Uh, that's not precisely accurate- you're projecting back anachronistic things into a period they never were. In a large portion of the middle ages under canon law, you didn't need a priest to get married. A simple verbal statement, even with no witnesses around, was sufficient. Or even a promise t...

That's rather surprising, I thought we hadn't been able to hold anti-hydrogen for anywhere near that long. Developing the ability to do that was a priority of the ALPHA project; it's a necessary precursor to their ultimate goal, which is conducting experiments testing CPT symmetry between hyrdogen ...

and also "Dad - you should probably be on medication as well." I, too, can relate. After my son was diagnosed with ADHD-PI last fall, my wife had me read the literature given to her by the psychiatrist; after reading it, she asked what I thought. My response. . .it sounds just like me. I ...

One thing that has been really understated in this thread is that ADHD is not just one single disorder. In my son's case, he was diagnosed with ADHD-Primarily Inattentive, and for that, stimulants such as Ritalin don't work. He's on Stratera, and it has made a world of difference; his ability to foc...

I also don't recall tornadic activity on this scale before in my lifetime (short as it is at 25 years), so I'm wondering how much climate change is affecting these storm cycles. I wonder too, but without evidence, such wondering is merely speculation. Deniers seem to get off on speculation, but we ...

Darth Yoshi wrote:...what? How does that even work? Isn't the whole point of the Rapture that the righteous go to Heaven while the rest of us are left to rot? Does that mean that the enraptured Christians had their souls brought to Heaven, leaving behind soulless automatons?

No, it means they got left behind too.

Chardok wrote:You know - this got me thinking - for smaller craft where a pitching deck is a big problem (re: Landing helicopters) - how feasible would it be to have a hydraulically stabilized landing pad (gyroscopically controlled, say?)

The beartrap is a simpler solution.

RogueIce wrote:So not being a major hockey follower, is 11 points considered a high-scoring game?

Yes. The average total goals for an NHL game is below 6. Here's a graph of how the average has changed over the years.

The morning news on Global reported there are some 15 wildfires burning out of control in that region. Fortunately the winds are dying down, but they really need some serious rain.

Yes, it's disproportionate, but one also needs to look at the context. Back in the late '80s, there was a big shitstorm in Canadian universities regarding sexism in various faculties--especially engineering. This has left the universities very cautious, and I suspect they're hiding behind the excuse...

I think it's high time the Conservative Party stop being referred to as PC. The Progressive part was dropped (both in name and policy) when the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party merged.

What you're trying to describe is "ductility". A ductile material will experience significant plastic deformation before rupture whereas a brittle material will not, so yes, a ductile failure will give plenty of warning before rupture occurs. But there is "fatigue" to be consider...

Cincinatti's Janish is getting ripped for this amusing throwing error which allowed Lucroy to score. I'm neither a Reds nor a Brewers fan, but that was entertaining.

Curiously, in Quebec, the BQ have dropped to second place. . .behind the NDP. I say that's good news, but it remains to be seen whether this will translate to any changes on election day.

Considering the photo was "a statement on the misuse of religion", it seems that it makes that statement even more clearly than ever. Oh, the irony.

Saw him the other night at this roadside bar, I was walking in and he was walking out. We went back inside, sat down, had a few drinks, but all he kept talking about was glory days, well they'll pass you by, glory days, in the wink of a young girl's eye, glory days, glory days. . .

I'm not particularly experienced at collecting wine, but for me, the primary reason is to get wine a few years before its prime while its still readily available and affordable. I've found it useful to go wine tasting (either at good wine retailers or at the actual wineries) and take notes. I've als...