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Consequences of killing all plants in a large'sh area, and preventing new ones from growing?

Accepting the fact that there's a magic spell that can affect a large area of land (as in several square kilometers) to kill all currently growing plants and prevent new plants from arising, with this spell used repeatedly to create a defensive "barren belt" around a nation, what will the realistic consequences be, on a decades- or centuries-scale,... more »

By Peter Knutsen - 1:38am - 3 new of 3 messages

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	Turning Phobos and Deimos into colonies
	Orbital habitats are easier to construct and support, and if done properly, a hell of a lot more pleasant, than planetary ones. As for terraforming, it's an order of magnitude less practical than orbital settlement. Considered practically, it seems reasonable that orbital colonies around Mars will in the short and medium term support many... more » By Cowd - Nov 20 - 4 new of 4 messages

	Dying for lies no longer in desguise - Pentagon Oppose Measure to Help American Rape Victims Hunt the Bushite for a Rightful Public Trial
	Keiser Report [link] / / It was "Liberty and the Free Market" Ron Paulism-ideology that thwarted Brooksley Born and the CFTC from regulating Credit Default Swaps in 1999. \ \ Millioniare Ron Paul 'we always fail, so why bother trying?' Ron Paul is a "truther" who doesn't advance Justice... more » By Ticket to Paradise - Nov 20 - 1 new of 1 message

	IBM simulates cat brain
	I'm surprised this hasn't popped up in here yet: [link] ficantly-smarter-than-cat.ars? utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss& utm_campaign= rss Or, in short form: [link] In summary, IBM has built a simulator on a supercomputer that's capable... more » By Mike Ash - Nov 19 - 18 new of 18 messages

HAD ENOUGH? Grunts Planning to Execute 126 Innocent Women - Gang Raping American Women for Corporate Hero Status - Patriot Speaks Out Against Child Rape by Bushite Grunters

President Obama on censorship "The more freely information flows, the stronger the society becomes." President Obama! Come over to visit me to help with this campaign for Justice in our times then. Tell me before you plan arrive though, so I can warn the family to prevent a media blitz freak out, and, put... more »

By Bushite war Humanity to escape the Peenackers for 911 as ENEMIES of the LORD - Nov 19 - 1 new of 1 message

	Odyssey Writing Workshop
	Hello, If you write science fiction, fantasy, or horror, you might be interested in the Odyssey Writing Workshop. The 2010 workshop will be held from June 7th to July 16th at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire. Odyssey provides a great opportunity to improve your skills and receive feedback from editors and authors. More... more » By Susan - Nov 18 - 1 new of 1 message

Disease research I seem to recall...

I'm looking for evidence of a breakthrough that I remember as occuring in the late 1990s. If I remember correctly, scientists in Australia were trying to make calicivirus more deadly to rabbits. In so doing, they added a protein to the virus coat that made it effectively invisible to immune cells, boosting its lethality to near 100%. Problem was, the 'cloak' protein... more »

By Remus Shepherd - Nov 17 - 9 new of 9 messages

	Excuse me!! Would you stop for a moment?!
	Excuse me!! Would you stop for a moment?! O...man...Haven't you thought-one day- about yourself ? Who has made it? Have you seen a design which hasn't a designer ?! Have you seen a wonderful,delicate work without a worker ?! It's you and the whole universe!.. Who has made them all ?!! You know who ?.. It's "ALLAH",prise be to him.... more » By teacher - Nov 16 - 2 new of 2 messages

Looking for an ancient cilivization?

A general form of this topic has been posted in this group in the past, but certain aspects never gained a consensus, and the current posters are not well represented in those threads, so I'll give it a go . . . An historian recently said that the troves found this year will, when properly analyzed, effectively double our knowledge of the Bronze Age.... more »

By Jyme - Nov 15 - 127 new of 127 messages