What people often forget to count is the material production and energy usage in producing and the raw material and finished products which take advantage of these forms of energy. Sometimes the materials which are specialized are petrochemicals, meaning basically it was produced by the oil industry. Plastics esters epoxies urethanes etc etc... It is much harder to brake ones dependence on "OIL" than one may think. What will you use for engine oil, electric wire insulation or numerous other petro products? I don't think the world except for the most diehard tree hugger is prepared for what you will have to give up.
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Fuel From a Garden Hose - Hydrogen Fuel
by BlackPearl inhas anyone here thought about the possibilities of getting all of our fuel needs from the unlimited supply of hydrogen in our water?
you see, there two parts hydrogen to every single part oxygen in h2o.
what that means is, if we can extract the hydrogen from the water, we can burn it as a fuel, just like propane or gasoline.
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Doctor who?
by IP_SEC inanyone else looking forward to this besides me?.
i sure hope arrmmaaggeeddoonn doesnt come before this comes out.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/scifi.shtml
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Hey Leolaia, I have been watching Doctor Who since I was a little kid in the early 80's. I was instantly a fan. I am a Tom Baker fan. Most favor the first doctor they watch. I like the new series a lot. I liked the first new doctor and find it hard to understand why people didn't like him as much. David Tennant(sp?) has grown on me. He is a wee fellow but he seems to be able to project a big confident doctor as we all know Doctor Who is. I too have been disappointed with some of the episodes this season. 42 seemed like filler to me and so did the take on the Pilot fish ep. Are they already running out of ideas. I just saw blink...and that was really good. Great concept. The one thing that didn't make any sense was the writing on the wall that said Duck Now. I understand how he knew all the other stuff, but that part lost me. I have a couple of eps to watch yet. Oh, yeah, I am a big fan of Freema. G**D**M She is hot. Sorry but black women with english accents are my weakness. I would fly to england for the weekend just for a date with her. Damn. And I am a person who doesn't like celebrities.... If anyone can give me the hookup, let me know. I want to make some babies ;) Ok, enough of my drooling.
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question for technically savvy peeps
by snarf inwe are about to invest in a new t.v.
plasma or lcd?
every salesperson has a diferent opinion on this issue.
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I got a 42" Vizio plasma for 599.00 (refurb) Looks Great! There are some that look better but not by much. You need to think about the environment you are going to be using it in. If you have a bright room with lots of windows you need one which is brighter. If it is a dark room you can get buy with one with less brightness. LCDs are good, plasmas are better than they used to be. Find one you like and then tune the pic when you get it home. Buy cheap like me "good balance between price/quality" because the set has a 5-7 life span. Then you will be buying a new one.....technology will be better then and cheaper. If money didn't matter....High end Sharp Aquos LCD.
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Ann: Love your posts. Spot On!
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what poster to you always check?
by nowisee inis there anyone, when you see they have posted, that you always check to see what they have to say?
i always check blondie, bebu, alanf, farkel, onacruse, aguest (and probably others).
bc what they say has some gravity, some enlightenment, some knowledge, some insight.
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man, just too many to name but here are a few.....AlanF....Drew Sagan.....Blondie....minimus.....lots more that I can't think of but if I see a post by them I check it out.
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JW use of federal bennies and illegal immigration
by dontomas inhi folks.
some of the posts i saw here today put me in mind to ask this question.
it seems like jws more than most would be or could soon be dependent upon some form of government largesse (medicaid, social security, welfare, food stamps....) far beyond their own contribution to the till, as it were.
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donthomas: well said.
You are also wrong about it being "white republicans" who stopped it. I know personally several hispanic as well as black and asian people (don't know if they have a political affiliation) who were totally against the bill.
You have the right to have you opinion just like I do. But it doesn't mean that either of us is right.
There are many people who interact with diverse people on a daily basis that have compassion for 2nd/3rd worlders especially places like mexico who would be better off if the government wasn't corrupt. But we also know the reality that just letting people come here unchecked is not the answer. You MUST KNOW, who is a criminal, who has a contagious disease, who is going to be a drain on social services, etc, etc.
a UNA is a bad idea, unless you wish your standard of living to be pulled down. That is a fact of what will happen. Talk to someone who knows economics. If you make skilled positions less valuable because of increased workers with those skills pay will go down. When income goes down, what you can buy goes down. What about social services, where is the money going to come from to support the additional load of tens of millions of additional recipients?
If you had a million dollars to invest would you go into business with a person who had 100 dollars to invest and was a known criminal AND you have equal rights in the say of the business and got equal benefits? If your answer is yes.....I have a great business idea!
Dude, it has nothing to do with race. period. The US economy absolutely does NOT "need" illegal aliens. Yes the US is changing and it is up to us to make sure it changes for the better not the worse.
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JW use of federal bennies and illegal immigration
by dontomas inhi folks.
some of the posts i saw here today put me in mind to ask this question.
it seems like jws more than most would be or could soon be dependent upon some form of government largesse (medicaid, social security, welfare, food stamps....) far beyond their own contribution to the till, as it were.
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big: It is true that you can't tell just by looking that someone is for a fact illegal. But and this is a big "BUT" in areas like where I live when you have had a tremendous amount of exposure to the hispanic/latino culture it becomes possible to identify illegals with a high degree of certainty. When I have identified someone as illegal in my own head in the past, I have found that I am very rarely wrong. It is just like other things, when you know the signs for something it becomes easy to spot. Just like how you can pick out JWs when you see them.
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Let the stones cry out!
by WTWizard inhow often have you heard the phrase "if we don't preach, the stones would cry out"?
this is in regard to the ministry.. what i cannot figure out is (1) this is so urgent that we have to be out 18+ hours a day doing it, (2) we have to endure all sorts of conditions to accomplish our ministry, and (3) we are supposed to get it perfect so people can be drawn in.
so, why don't the stones get to help us out?
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I got hit by a stone once and I cried out
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Sad News Orangefatcat's husband died this morning.
by orangefatcat inthis is one of the sadest days in my life, my beloved husband marco passed away this morning at 5:15 am.. it has been a dreadful day.
but my dear friend was with most of the day while we went togerther to make funeral arrangements.. that was really hard on me.
i have done nothing but cry and cry all day, i finally fell asleep a few hours ago while my friend diane was here and she let me sleep.
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So sorry love.
My thoughts are with you.
I am sure your dear husband would want you to lift your head up and remember all the good things.
He will be missed.
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Hi, from Mexico city
by Awake ini m ex-jw actually dissfellow 4 years ago.. i don t belive in the "holy bible", either in jehovah "god" n never return to some sect or religion, that it lies to believers.
i m free of human ideas or "divine".
actually participate in forums in spanish.. thanks a lot.
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bienvenidos a JWD.
Welcome to the board.
Tell us about yourself.