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These apparently are something of the rage within the voluntary simplicity movement. Google mini homes or micro homes or tiny homes. Or, if you want urban, then find an alley and start building (like the "Skinny House" in Boston below). Be careful what you ask for.

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Similar to the OP, what about a simple "Agree" button? If you agree with a post, click the button and your name is added to the post. This would also encourage posters to give responses as concise as possible. Otherwise, if they ramble on and on, they take a chance with losing agree clicks — someone else could follow behind him/her with a concise form of response and scoop all the agree clicks. This would cut down on the verbiage. Yeah!

The conservative lunatic fringe seems to thrive in the southwestern US — the 1963 assassination of Democratic President Kennedy (Dallas TX), the 2011 attempted assassination of Democratic Representative Giffords (Tucson AZ), the Koresh Branch Davidians, and the 1993 siege (Waco TX), and the polygamist/pedophilic Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints (AZ, TX, CO and UT). Can anyone think of any others?

Akin's remarks were grossly in error scientifically and grossly offensive to everyone. To say that Akin is a moron is an insult to morons. Comments like these make people wonder what other idiotic garbage quietly floats around in Akin's pea-brain. It harkens back to 50 years ago and beyond when the narrow-minded idiocy was that, long story short, a rape victim's body lacked lubrication (because she wouldn't be sexually excited) and also "kegeled" itself shut, and so could not be raped, and that any woman who was penetrated probably let it happen, or had a gun to her head, or was knocked unconscious. I think Akin's remark is based on this ancient fallacy that "legitimate" forced penetration was next to impossible instead of some fallacy (that I've never heard) that forced penetration somehow prevented fertilization. I think that this "try to shut that whole thing down" idiocy refers to the dry kegeling. Some websites are showing the statistics that 5% of rapes result in pregnancies which results in 32,000 pregnancies in America annually. I think it's scientifically sound to divide the 32,000 pregnancies by 5% to derive 640,000 rapes in America annually. Looking at the demographics, there's 156 million females in America, and combining these statistics, there's 1 rape in America annually per 244 females. Given that American females lives about 81 years, then on average, a female has about a 2 in 7 chance of being raped in her lifetime. That's beyond epidemic.

Yeah, I have used Sterno and other such products, and their barely visible flames can cause problems, especially with little kids around. One would think at least one (or more) makers of the cans of jellied alcohols would include an adulterant in the jelly (such as salt) that would automatically produce an markedly visible flame. I haven't come across one yet. It's as if the makers want you to burn your fingers.

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni (2002) Business author Patrick Lencioni reveals the five dysfunctions that go to the very heart of why teams — even the best ones — often struggle. He outlines a powerful model and actionable steps that can be used to overcome these common hurdles and build a cohesive, effective team.

What about a substance such as aerogel, but one that's produced in a vacuum or somehow evacuated after manufacture, and hermetically sealed within a skin? Wikipedia says: One m³ would have a buoyancy of 200 g, equaling 40,000 kg for something the size of the Hindenburg.

There seems some confusion here. Lisping refers to using a "th" or a wet, cheeky sound instead of an "s" or a "z". The "incompwehensiboo" kind of speech is referred to as rhotacism, meaning the inability to pronounce "r" (and I suppose "l"). Britain does seem to have more than its share of public figures with speech impediments than America has -- for example, politicians George VI, Winston Churchill, etc and actors Matthew Goode, Boris Karloff, etc. Perhaps British culture more readily accepts speech impediments than American culture does, and so, also does not see them as "wrong" and in need of correction. A society led by royalty does not vote its rulers in or out, and so, it may accept the shortcomings of its rulers (and thus, of society in general) compared to a democratic society. And historically, the British seem to make life more accessible/livable for the disabled.

Likewise, European settlers introduced the now-familiar earthworm and honeybee (the designated "state insect" in 17 US states) to North America, which have profoundly transformed the continent.

I wish for a "View Latest Content" function, maybe replacing the "View New Content" function — or maybe a "View ??? Content" and pick Latest, Unread, etc from a menu.

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