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    I was responding to a specific remark. never pull low......unless you are
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    9. World War 1 10. World War 2 Yeah, remember those two times we invaded those peaceful loving Germans. Man, what a hoot. Not to mention the time that we provoked the Japanese at Pearl Harbor. never pull low......unless you are
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    Ah, so we got fooled 600 times!. Fool me once shame on you, fool me 600 times shame on me. I don't think that they said they would find something at all sites. They said that it was possible for WMD's to be at any of the sites. never pull low......unless you are
  4. SkydiverRick
    I don't think that the analogy fits exactly but I see your point. I agree that the education system needs improvement. Smaller classes are a start. I don't think that money alone can fix things though. Educating all children to their potential is in everyones interest. never pull low......unless you are
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    Because it is easier and cheaper not to have guns. One less thing to remember before us Canadians walk out the door. We already have to remember our touque, the keys to our dogsled and to turn down the stove so that our igloo doesn't burn down while we are out.
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    If you are saying the administration didn't know where the WMDs were just that they existed how do you explain that in a speech to the UN Colin Powell showed photographs of some of the 600 suspected sites containg WMD's as justification for action and in an attempt to get the UN behind the invasion. It says "suspected sites" not confirmed. never pull low......unless you are
  7. SkydiverRick
    Hence in Canada it is illegal to walk around with a firearm. That way we prevent people from constently shooting eachother
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    Yeah, if we paid all teachers $100k per year, we would have the smartest kids in the world. never pull low......unless you are
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    I think we in the West have no idea just how much animosity there is towards the US in particular. France and Germany aren't much better in their eyes and Britain is almost as bad as the US Do you you think that they lose sleep when the polls show that a percentage of the US population doesn't like them? never pull low......unless you are
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    And your point is? None, other than the fact that I was trying to lean into a discussion with some merit.... Like, are we just gonna give billions of dollars to crackheads... No. Is there some place that our tax dollars could be spent better than sending people to Mars. Probably. To me, I see Bush as a kid in a candy store so to speak. He has no problem throwing money at things that lift off or blow up. However, when it comes to important stuff like education he's all "fiscal conservative". My ass, fiscal idiot is more like it. I think that a good education system would be compatible with a trip to mars. Some of todays first graders will be working on it when they graduate. never pull low......unless you are
  11. SkydiverRick
    The police with the guns works to keep the small minority with guns away from the majority who like to live without guns. Seems to me that the police use more energy dealing with crime after it happens and not in prevention. never pull low......unless you are
  12. SkydiverRick
    And your point is? never pull low......unless you are
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    I'm all for global warming personally, if things keep up we'll get rid of a lot of bad apples... Texas, Florida.... Georgia gets an extended coastline and woohoo, I only have an hour drive to the beach. OK, that's too long to wait. Nuke 'em, I think we've got a glass shortage anyway. Ah Tennesee....the cultural center of the universe. never pull low......unless you are
  14. SkydiverRick
    It's the question that I was dealing with. never pull low......unless you are
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    I agree. Who said that they did? I'm making a simple point, paying salaries to working people is preferable to giving welfare to non-producing people IMO. That is why I believe that space exploration is not a waste of money. The many people that will benefit will pay taxes, buy homes and cars, send their children to college, etc. Seems to make more sense than giving it away to crackheads. never pull low......unless you are
  16. SkydiverRick
    That's my point. I'd rather pay engineers to work than give the money to someone that won't. I'll also repeat myself by reminding you that many different jobs are created. Just look at the industrial parks that spring up around large contractors. never pull low......unless you are
  17. SkydiverRick
    Well, we don't want those people working. never pull low......unless you are
  18. SkydiverRick
    These types of project spin off many support jobs. Everything from janitors to scientists. Not every job created will be at NASA. never pull low......unless you are
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    Tell that to the lawyers prosecuting Scott Peterson. never pull low......unless you are
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    Thoughts? Might she be a viable Dem VP nominee? Vinny the Anvil (Midget Tequila Monster) Hilary would never accept it. She could conceivably become the first woman president. Hilary thinks that she is going to get that title. never pull low......unless you are
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    Yea! More inflated American Ego! Great...........We should concentrate on the ISS and perfect shuttle flights-and we can study Mars remotely............People here on earth have needs! Waste of money, besides, GWB father said the same damn political crap 10 years ago! I'd rather pay people to work on the space program than give the money to give it to people who are looking for a hand-out. never pull low......unless you are
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    For 1/1000th the cost, we could easily change over completely from oil to solar power here on earth, Where would we put all of those windmills? never pull low......unless you are
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    He told me that the US has "underestimated our hatred for Bush the Warmonger", They didn't like Clinton the missle lobber either. never pull low......unless you are
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    Regards to the first, I'm not in debt. And, the Chinese "have" a space program? Seriously though, somebody's gotta lead......... These guys crack me up. never pull low......unless you are
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    I seem to recall that the dissociation pressure of Alumina at 1000C is around 10^-21 atmospheres, so even in interplanetary space the low pressure is not much of a help. Energy of formation of alumina is -1.7MJ/mol (standard state), SiO2 is -910kJ/mol, neither of which seem very promising to me. Seems reasonable. never pull low......unless you are