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U.N. Predicts Urban Population Explosion - Unstoppable
by Sunnygal41 inu.n. predicts urban population explosionby celia w. dugger,the new york timesposted: 2007-06-30 05:30:02filed under: world(june 30) -- by next year, more than half the worlds population, 3.3 billion people, will for the first time live in towns and cities, and the number is expected to swell to almost five billion by 2030, according to a united nations population fund report released yesterday.. .
photo gallery: most populous metropolitan areasnatacha pisarenko, ap10.
buenos aires, argentina.
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Can/Should someone be in love with more than one person?
by AK - Jeff innot a question that affects me personally - i am dutifully bound to a single woman now for 33 years [omg that is 1/3 of a century already].. but do you believe that it is possible or profitalble to fall in love with more than one person at the same time?
in western culture it is normally considered 'betrayal' to do such a thing - but thoughout history and in cultures outside of the west today - it is considered acceptable, even normal.. typically it is the man who has more love interests than just one - not the woman - but some cultures have supported multiple partners for women also.
this is not a thread about judging others - just an inquiry about opinion.
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Richie's Random Thoughts: Moral Ambiguity
by RichieRich inin high school, it was sad day when "beloved" by toni morrison hit my desk.
the book was thick and worn, with a bright purple cover that was sure to smile up at me mockingly from my bag whenever i looked in it.. the teacher who dropped it on my desk was a wise woman.
she was young, and had just finished her phd.
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Ever been lied to by anyone on this forum?
by snarf inyou all know how it works...you post a few topics, comment a few times and pretty soon people get to know your name, then they p.m. you and you start talking, then suddenly you find out through their posts and comments that they were lying to you.
has this happened to you?
did it make ya mad?
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Please help Lola
by lola28 ini have a laptop that i bought december of 2005, i paid a good amount of money to get a full warranty on it, it is supposed to cover anything that happens to it, including things like theft, if i lost the laptop they would replace it with a new one and so on.
over a month ago the thing would not turn on, i took it into the store and they took it to their service dept and gave an order report, all i have to do is wait for it to be fixed.
so, i wait and i wait and then i wait some more, by now it's been four weeks and no word from the company.
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GOD IS NOT GREAT - Christopher Hitchens
by Dansk inapologies if someone has covered this already, but i'm a third of the way through this marvellous book which i'm enjoying more than richard dawkin's the god delusion.
the full title of hitchens' book is god is not great - the case against religion.
it pulls no punches and is extremely well written.
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LIFE IS GOOD!
by Dansk inwhat the heck.
i'm sitting here with idle time.
ok, so what's so great about that?
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Stomach Cramps? Medical people?
by RichieRich inabout 10am this morning i was following my roommate down the interstate (helping him move a few things) and all of a sudden, i had the worst pain i've ever felt in my belly.. the pain was between my nipples and the middle of my belly, but it was all around my body- even that section of my back hurt.
it felt like someone had tied a very tight band around my torso and was pulling it tighter and tighter.. after being in pain for only about 5 minutes, i had to pull over.
i jumped out of my car and ran over to the gaurd rail, thinking that perhaps i would vomit.
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My Anti-Kult Toastmasters Speech . .
by Locutus of Borg ini am an active member of toastmasters international.
i find that it has helped me to be polished and professional when dealing with my employers clients, many of whom are mid to high ranking us air force officers and upper level ny/ nj state government people.. i occasionally use the toastmasters forum to educate people about cults.
toastmaster clubs are typically made up of local industry, technology, business and local government leaders and professionals.
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BETHELITES - Whatever Became of?
by Black Man ini often times wonder what happened to certain bethelites that i ran around with during my 1990s tenure there.
while there are still a few left there, the greater majority of them aren't there for various reasons (marriage, disillusionment, left the borg, etc).
a couple of cats i wonder about - there was one brother who i believe was from kansas, who got his fingers cut off in a printing press.