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May 31st, 2008

Arglebargle_IV said :

it will be digesting your answer for a while. thanks for the tasty lead!

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• March 24th, 2009

  Is there a good Indian reference for an American sports metaphor?

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• February 20th, 2009

  How were these characters written out of ER?

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• January 14th, 2009

  Can I give my airline miles to another person for free travel?

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• December 14th, 2008

  Was the Adena Watson murder case ever solved in the TV show Homicide: Life on the Street?

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• September 6th, 2008

  Why are download speeds in America so slow compared to the rest of the world?

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• March 25th, 2009

  The solution to the gay marriage debate?

  This article appeared in the California press about two weeks ago: Secretary of State Debra Bowen has approved for circulation a ballot initiative that would effectively get the State of California out of the “marriage” business. Ali Shams and Kaelan Housewright, two heterosexual Southern California college students yesterday submitted a ballot measure initiative with California Attorney General Jerry Brown that would replace the term “marriage” with “domestic partnership” in California law. Under the rules of the initative, they must collect 694,354 signatures by August 6, 2009 to get it on the ballot. Here’s the text of the initiative: “The Attorney General of California has prepared the following title and summary of the chief purpose and points of the proposed measure: SUBSTITUTES DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP FOR MARRIAGE IN CALIFORNIA LAW. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AND STATUTE. Replaces the term ‘marriage’ with the term ‘domestic partnership’ throughout California law, but preserves the rights provided in marriage. Applies equally to all couples, regardless of sexual orientation. Repeals the provision in California’s Constitution that states only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: This measure would have an unknown fiscal effect on state and local governments. (09–0003.)” Under an initiative, Californians can “directly propose and enact state laws and amendments to the California Constitution. Under the initiative process, a proposed statute or constitutional amendment must receive a specified number of valid petition signatures in order to be placed on a statewide ballot for consideration by voters.” Said Shams in a January interview with the Sacramento Bee: “This is a compromise. It says ‘Get rid of marriage as a state institution. Make it a religious institution, keep politics out of it and stop the fighting.’”
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• March 25th, 2009

  Are there many shows that star non-caucasian actors as the main characters?

  I really love the fact that two of the main ensemble cast on LOST are Asian. Other programs with diverse casts have included: Homicide: Life on the Street The Wire CSI ER Heroes Law & Order 30 Rock
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• March 22nd, 2009

  Would you be willing to die in order to get just a brief view of the Milky Way from the vantage point of the Large Magellanic Cloud?

  Actually, one wonders if maybe that IS the way that we all go out!
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• March 22nd, 2009

  What are ways to lose weight for a busy, broke person?

  Eat less. Walk.
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• March 18th, 2009

  Any ideas where I can find the front page for March 16th 2009?

  A large metropolitan library. It is a big building with a lot of books.
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