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  1. Turtle

    This article about bubble physics has something to do with diesel engines.

    It's why diesel engines don't need spark plugs?
  2. Turtle

    Homo naledi, a new species of human, discovered in a cave in South Africa

    Took it out of the filters. Fortunately, we don't have very many people using that word in a derogatory manner. That gives me the heebeejeebees just thinking about it. The comments under the article are interesting. Some people are just crapping themselves over this, but that's OK, as they...
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    Trusting Iranians...

    Incorrect. In 2012, they previously did not stonewall inspections in 2005. 2012 is previous to 2015, though, so that much is correct. No, in 2012 they previously allowed inspections in 2005, and stonewalled absolutely everyone presently in 2012. That's exactly what the assertion was, since...
  4. Turtle

    Trusting Iranians...

    Incorrect. You bolded and underlined it, and you still don't know what they asserted. They didn't assert that Iran previously stonewalled everyone, they asserted that Iran previously stonewalled absolutely everyone. And that's a false statement. Still previously, though. And they have, in fact...
  5. Turtle

    Trusting Iranians...

    Sooo, "previously" is what's tripping you up, then. Previously means occurring before something else, at a previous or earlier time, before, back then, beforehand, in days gone by. There are no time limits to previously, so "they had previously stonewalled absolutely everyone" includes any time...
  6. Turtle

    Just had a penitentiary flashback....

    It's getting to the point where they throw the card before any argument even begins, because they know they got nothing, and they want to thwart the argument from the start. Let me see... No, no, no, and yes. It is the work of George N, Barnard, Civil War photographer who traveled with Sherman...
  7. Turtle

    Birthday! TURTLE, it's your BIRTHDAY

    Thanks all. I actually forgot it was my birthday. I remembered it yesterday, that it was today, but sleep killed that memory. Signed on to EO and saw the super nifty Happy Birthday notice and realized what day it way. Haven't done anything at all today other than laundry. It's a great day.
  8. Turtle

    Trusting Iranians...

    Don't know why you're laughing, unless you don't understand what "they had previously stonewalled absolutely everyone" actually means. Which word is tripping you up?
  9. Turtle

    Just had a penitentiary flashback....

    Arguably, the most effective of all morality-based arguments for same-sex marriage, the one that persuades more people than any other argument, is the one that equates opposition to same-sex marriage with the old opposition to interracial marriage. While quite possibly the most effective, it's...
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    Just had a penitentiary flashback....

    Kentucky voters voted overwhelmingly (75%) in favor of the State Constitutional Amendment to define marriage as being between 1 man and 1 women, and no polling of registered or likely voters in the state has ever received higher than 38% in favor of same-sex marriage. That includes even the...
  11. Turtle

    Trusting Iranians...

    The sarcasm.
  12. Turtle

    Trusting Iranians...

    More or less a non story, as the agreement deals with both existing and any new uranium oxide reserves. As usual, Hotair gets it wrong, as one of the baseline assumptions was not, in fact, that Iran was almost out of uranium. Iranian leaders have always asserted they have plenty of uranium and...
  13. Turtle

    Alternatives to Work Accident Insurance thru company

    They're both the same, more or less. Worker's Comp is for employees, and Occupational Accident insurance is for employers and the self-employed. A good rate per week is between $25 and $35. Much less than that and you're probably not getting any kind of decent coverage, and much more than that...
  14. Turtle

    Classic Movie Saturday

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    Trusting Iranians...

    Yes, but his words that you keep posting are his words describing how it is in the Constitution, not how he thinks it should be. If I tell you the standard split for fleet owner and driver is 60/40, it doesn't tell you anything at all about my personal feelings on the matter. In The Journal of...
  16. Turtle

    Trusting Iranians...

    Madison wrote many things describing the treaty process. Describing something is not the same as advocating it. In the debates prior to the writing of the Constitution, Madison advocated strongly for the power of the treaty to fall to the president alone. He didn't get his wish. As president...
  17. Turtle

    Trusting Iranians...

    It might help even more to fully understand all of the above. The article quotes Madison, then gives a "therefore" conclusion which you bolded, except Madison was one of those who felt the responsibilities of treaties should rest solely with the President.
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    Trusting Iranians...

    Maybe, maybe not. The Constitution really doesn't say much about magnitude. Not really. Half the framers wanted it to be solely the president's decision and the other half wanted it to be solely up to the Senate. What we have isis the resulting compromise. If that were even a little bit true...
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    The Trump Card...

    "...drinks the wine at his Presbyterian church, which is remarkable considering how Presbyterians don’t drink wine during communion..." Depends. Some have wine, some have grape juice. Most, but certainly not all, will usually have have both. When both is available, the grape juice is either...
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    Just had a penitentiary flashback....

    Here's a funny. It's already funny enough that the Rowan County Circuit Court Clerk, Kim Tabor, has been receiving angry phone calls where people tell her how evil she is, because people are confusing her with the other Kim across the street at the Rowan County Clerk's office, Kim Davis, to the...
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