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  This may be the year California burns down

  by Hortensia in

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  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25996522.

  there's a photo of shasta lake near where i live -- it's very sad now to see how low the lake is.

  and governor brown is being really wimpy about it, suggesting we not flush our toilets as often as usual.

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  CC - same here. Even people who ordinarily hate the snow are worried about our lack of snow this year. One snowstorm late last year, that's it. And it melted in a few days. Poor old Mt. Shasta got some snow this week, but it will be gone in a couple of days. It has been bald all winter instead of having its normal deep snow all winter.
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  This may be the year California burns down

  by Hortensia in

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  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25996522.

  there's a photo of shasta lake near where i live -- it's very sad now to see how low the lake is.

  and governor brown is being really wimpy about it, suggesting we not flush our toilets as often as usual.

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  Designs -- I agree. I don't know why the gov. is being so wimpy about it. People shouldn't be watering their lawns or filling their pools or running their fountains or washing their cars, there are lots of things that ought to be done to conserve water right now.

  I'm pretty frugal with water anyway -- coming from San Diego and Palm Springs -- but I can see we have to do more.
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  Montana diocese declares bankruptcy while being sued by hundreds of people for abuse

  by Hortensia in

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  2. child-abuse

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25987742.

  i hope more of them go bankrupt.

  and i hope the officials responsible for protecting pedophiles go to jail..

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  I think you're right. And declaring bankruptcy is another way to get out of their lawsuit problems. After the bakruptcy is over they can just go back to collecting money.
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  This may be the year California burns down

  by Hortensia in

  1. social
  2. current

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25996522.

  there's a photo of shasta lake near where i live -- it's very sad now to see how low the lake is.

  and governor brown is being really wimpy about it, suggesting we not flush our toilets as often as usual.

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  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25996522

  There's a photo of Shasta Lake near where I live -- it's very sad now to see how low the lake is. And Governor Brown is being really wimpy about it, suggesting we not flush our toilets as often as usual. What's going to happen when 25 million people can't get water?
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  What is the world´s biggest religious fraud?

  by Bugbear in

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  among several hundreds of candidates i have only picked 3, my question is, who of these is the world s biggest religious fraud?.

  founded by russel, claiming to have about 8 mill.

  followers, who are dedicated to give their time and money voluntary to 8 old men sitting in a golden palace, whit a number of treasure directors, investing in bonds and real estates.

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  Religion is a fraud. There are lots of versions of it, but they all suck.
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  Montana diocese declares bankruptcy while being sued by hundreds of people for abuse

  by Hortensia in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25987742.

  i hope more of them go bankrupt.

  and i hope the officials responsible for protecting pedophiles go to jail..

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  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25987742

  I hope more of them go bankrupt. And I hope the officials responsible for protecting pedophiles go to jail.
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  holy heck -- what a photo!

  by Hortensia in

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  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25975251.

  maybe they ought to move the house out of the path?.

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  you all are making me laugh!
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  holy heck -- what a photo!

  by Hortensia in

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  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25975251.

  maybe they ought to move the house out of the path?.

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  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25975251

  Maybe they ought to move the house out of the path?
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  ...What do you Do,when People Ask You for Spare Change?...

  by OUTLAW in

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  .. .........................some people are truly in need..some are not... a man passing by on his 10 speed bike,asked me for $2.00 for a cup of coffee... .................................................."uhhh,no"... ............another asked me for spare change outside a super market... ......................................i said i didn`t have any... ...................so he say`s "how about a credit card?!"......lol!!...

  .. ....................what do you do,when people ask you for spare change?...

  ..... .. ..........................................whats the most outrageous thing... ......................................you`ve been asked forby a stranger?...

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  It's hard to know what to do, but I think the best thing is to give to local charities that help the homeless/poor. I don't understand a certain group -- young people who show up every summer here in our little town. They have chosen to live as beggars, they're young, strong and healthy. They beg all the time and are absolutely filthy. It's a con, the local government has asked us not to give them money as they cause a lot of trouble and giving them money encourages them to stay.

  Years and years ago I lived in San Diego. Late one evening I was waiting for the tram so I could go home. No one around but homeless people and me. A very scary-looking guy came up to me and shoved a young woman at me. She was seriously stoned. He said, "she's hungry. Buy her some dinner." So I did, there was a fast-food place open, we went in and I bought her dinner but she was too stoned to eat. I got on my tram and went on home, wondering about this guy who ordered me to buy her dinner.

  Lots of bad experiences with pan-handlers in San Diego. I hate to see them gathering up here in our small town. We have a few genuinely homeless, mostly mentally ill, and the locals make an effort to take care of them. This group that calls themselves the Rainbow People is homeless by choice, and when they aren't panhandling they steal and cause other problems.

  I did give a guy some money once outside the grocery store. He played and sang a damn good version of St. James Infirmary, worth a couple of bucks.
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  HANDLING CHEMOTHERAPY - Advice anyone?

  by hamsterbait in

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  2. friends

  i have just been diagnosed with colorectal cancer (tuesday).. the consultant told me i am to get a scan to see how far it has spread.. i am going to have surgery to remove it, then chemotherapy with a break in the middle.. strange to say i am more terrified of dying under the anesthetic than anything.

  but i have a fear of nausea and vomiting, which chemo caused in all my relatives who have had it.. any advice for coping with this?.

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  Cofty is right -- there is a lot of very bad information floating around about cancer treatment. Ignore it all and work with your doctor to treat the cancer. If you are doing online research, add these to your search requests: site:.edu site:.gov

  for example you might type this into your search bar: colorectal cancer site:.edu

  which will lead to information from medical universities. Looking for sites that end with .gov gets you to the NIH pages which have tons and tons of research articles. Reading the abstracts of research articles can help you get the gist of the research quickly.