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be on that list. New York would be ranked at #2, between "everywhere in the U.S. except New York" (#1) and Spain (#3).<br />Pakistan has been added to the list since the <a href=&

be on that list. New York would be ranked at #2, between "everywhere in the U.S. except New York" (#1) and Spain (#3).<br />Ecuador has been added to the list since the <a href=&q

be on that list. New York would be ranked at #2, between "everywhere in the U.S. except New York" (#1) and Spain (#3).<br />Ecuador has been added to the list since the <a href=&q

be on that list. New York would be ranked at #2, between "everywhere in the U.S. except New York" (#1) and Spain (#3).<br />Romania, Japan, and Peru have been added to the list since

be on that list. New York would be ranked at #2, between "everywhere in the U.S. except New York" (#1) and Spain (#3).<br />Poland has been added to the list since the <a href=&qu

be on that list. New York would be ranked at #2, between "everywhere in the U.S. except New York" (#1) and Spain (#3).<br />India, Chile, Denmark, and Czechia have been added to the

Day #2 of lockdown here. This morning I went out and cleaned our balcony, which hadn't been done all winter. It's a very pleasant sunny day here and there are far worse places to sit out the apocalyps

The author is Ha-Joon Chang, a reader in the Political Economy of Development at Cambridge. The title is 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism, and the chapter is<br />#21 Big governmen

The author is Ha-Joon Chang, a reader in the Political Economy of Development at Cambridge. The title is 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism, and the chapter is<br />#21 Big governmen

tossing lettuce about (salad, anyone?). Surprise #2: I don’t need the cholera vaccine after all. Surprise #3: my train back to the middle station was diverted due to a freight train derailment, and w

Following on from the various things that have been said about 'worship bands' upthread - well, like Gamaliel, I've kind of slid along the spectrum in terms of churchmanship,* but during my teens, my…

friendly hint #2 for brits - what we would think to get at a surgery in other places can be bought over-the-counter.

<br />No, we know both meanings for that word and differentiate them by the verb used. Using the loo for #2 is "taking a dump".

<div class="QuoteText">AFZ--<br />Re #2:<br />If it came to it, a very skilled legal team might be able to successfully defend T, on the grounds that he is too mentally unf

AFZ--<br />Re #2:<br />If it came to it, a very skilled legal team might be able to successfully defend T, on the grounds that he is too mentally unfit to have truly understood what was go

Thank you.<br />Very accurate.<br />In Round #1 (1996) and Round #2 (2009-10) I was very clear both to myself and to those around me) that I saw cancer as a disease and not as a lifestyle.

<br />Republicans waking up. They've been asleep mostly since the 1950s. Nixon. Bush #1 &amp;#2. Reagan. Not that your Democratic bunch are lovely either. They all are in bed with your milit

depend? How can that be?<br />Here's item #2: If we're going to posit that life is sacred (and positing otherwise does in fact raise a whole host of legal-moral-ethical-quandaries it scares m

<div class="QuoteText">Here's item #2: If we're going to posit that life is sacred (and positing otherwise does in fact raise a whole host of <b>legal</b>-moral-ethical-qu

depend? How can that be?<br />Here's item #2: If we're going to posit that life is sacred (and positing otherwise does in fact raise a whole host of legal-moral-ethical-quandaries it scares m