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Is the pressure of Trump's impeachment and other investigations getting to Rudy Giuliani?
I'm going to be blunt : I don't give a damn ! He put himself into the position that he is in. Trump put himself in the position that he is in.They can suffer the consequences of their actions just like everyone else does.
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Who is the biggest killing machine in human history?No question. The Black Death.This was caused by the Yersinia pestis bacterium transmitted by Oriental rat fleas, and caused the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million deaths in Eurasia and peaked in Europe between 1346 to 1353, about 45 to 50 of its population. No other calamity or war came close
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Did someone join your church on Sunday?I believe some children are making their first Holy Communion soon and I know of someone who is taking religious instructions to join the Church which will take place at Easter. Many people are realising the true benefits of being in God's Faith in His Church. There is no better feeling
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How long will COVID-19 be spreading?Probably indefinitely.We have managed to eliminate one disease (smallpox) with the use of a vaccine. We might manage to do the same for Polio one day.So it is not impossible that we could eliminate Covid-19, but at the moment it looks as endemic as the common cold.
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Is this painting of Lord Krishna obscene or is it freedom of expression?If such cartoon was made on Muhammad, it would have become a international issue..
This would have led to creation of many terrorist organizations in India, bomb blasts, terror attacks and riots would have taken place......This cartoonist knows that he won't be killed.He is just trying to become popular by creating controversy.
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Battlecrusiers were designed to defeat battleships using speed and range. Did they ever successfully execute this mission?No.In the first place, Battlecruisers were designed to engage and destroy cruisers and destroyers, not battleships. They were also intended to be commerce raiders. They were supposed to break off and avoid engagements with Battleships.
In the second place, unless you have the armor of a battleship, a battleship will win. No battlecruiser ever defeated a battleship
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Should engineers know how the math works or just how to use it (how to apply it in real life)?Here is one of the most notorious disasters that happened because of the lack of understanding of numerical analysis by engineers:
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What is the meaning of Hz in an LED bulb?Hz in LED bulb is frequency of light emitted which is in Terahertz range for different colors according to visible electromagnetic spectrum.Usually called flickers.eg.For red led bulb speed of light / 633nm wavelength 474 terahertz, which places it in red region of visible electromagnetic spectrum.Blue 638THzGreen 535THzWhite mixture of above three!.
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Does Prince Charles rule Wales with an iron fist?He doesn't rule Wales at all. The title Prince of Wales is named after Wales but comes with absolutely no rights or responsibilities in relation to Wales. As Duke of Cornwall he does have certain responsibilities in Cornwall that fall to the Queen in the rest of the country
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What were the biggest strategic mistakes the Germans made during World War II and what was their reasoning behind those decisions?Bringing the United States into the European Theater of War. Germany couldn't have defeated Russia alone, but by declaring war on the US, Germany stalled their war effort in the East and rather foolishly created a two (and ultimately three) front war
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What influence did corn (maize) have on the Soviet Union and its agricultural policies?Growing corn is like growing potatoes. 0.4 hectare yields 9 million kilocalories. So it is simply another hedge against starvation. But that wasn't the cause of Khrushchev's downfall.Fun fact: Wheat only yields 4 million kilocalories per 0.
4 hectare. Potatoes yield 15 million calories.
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Could elementary particles be entire universes?Inside their component designs they may exhibit a inner chamber within which the mechanism of the cosmos or the reality construct - the universe - could be structured and inflated within an encapsulation into a bubble universe. Meaning there is a hidden portion in the variational framework or a buried structure that relatively encapsulates the construct within its bubble cosm
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Why do LED vehicle lights flicker if they are running on DC power?Duty cycling. Through pulse width modulation, you can produce an effectively brighter light with less power, as well as prolong life.They flicker at a frequency of at least 60Hz, but the flickering can be perceived by the eye under certain circumstances
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What is the biggest failure of American conservatism?Failure to maintain a strong presence in the schools to oppose leftest indoctrination of our young people. Teaching of conservative values is discouraged or banned in too many schools and worked down from the universities to high schools and elementary schools.This is shown by the many who answer questions like this disparaging conservatives as greedy, uncaring of others and bigots.
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How come Xi Jinping has now agreed that China will participate in the probe into the origins of COVID-19 but on his terms and parameters?hi. agreed? this virus came from decades of famines so government hey lets bring any kind of food, wild animals ccp dont know the world consequence.now how yeah they want to be number one find the cause??!?!
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Did Steve Wozniak really invent the hard drive?As much good as the Woz did to help develop tech, he invented next to nothing that I know of. Steve Jobs invented nothing at all. The only thing Jobs ever did was PR really. Woz was the engineer.If anyone ever tells you anything was invented by Apple, theyre either misinformed or lying.
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Why are some Armenians and Assyrians blaming the Kurds for the genocide that was committed against them in 1915 by the Ottoman Empire?Because when Armenians were expelled from their lands, the refugee columns were often pillaged by Kurdish irregulars in Ottoman service or by local Kurdish tribesmen. The Ottomans had long used Kurdish auxiliaries and irregulars as part-time militias to police border territories. As in many, many countries, such militias arent always distinct from the bandits they purport to control.
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Is punching myself in the face a psychological disorder?No. It's a negative coping skill and may be a symptom of a mental disorder but not in and of itself. The only disorder where self injury is actually listed is borderline personality disorder, but it's actually quite common. Especially in adolescents and young adults. It's often seen with trauma and anxiety.
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What led you to gravitate towards a complete stranger?With the first person i fell in love with it might sound silly, but it was her lips. They curled up at the corners like the grinchs in the cartoon. It had a sly but pure bliss presence. I just felt like I had to know her
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Has history ever been written by the losers?Yes; that's how we know that the American Civil War was not about slavery, The atomic bombing of Hiroshima was not necessary, and no doubt soon, the Nazi SS were actually social workers
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If you replaced Neil Peart, in Rush, with John Bonham from Led Zeppelin, would they have been as successful?In a word, no. From fairly early on, Neil wrote the vast majority of the lyrics. Im unaware of any songs John Bonham wrote.That was Rushs creative formula: Neil writes the lyrics then Alex and Geddy write the music.
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Why did the Trail of Tears take place?Taking place in the 1830s, the Trail of Tears was the forced relocation of 100,000 indigenous people to land west of the Mississippi River. Motivated by gold and land, Congress (under President Andrew Jackson) passed the Indian Removal Act.It is a major blot on the history of the United States.
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What characterizes bad blues/blues rock music?I second that. Atonal growling masquerading as bluesy wailing. String bending antics that owe more to Richie Sambora than B.B King. Thumpy drumming that doesnt follow the bass lines.
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What do you think of golf club guests cheering as Trump tells them that they don't have to wear masks?I think like most normal people they hate and despise the press.They were delighted with him poking fun at them for exercising their peaceful protest rights.I thought that was pretty funny and quick witted myself.
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Would you agree that the bass rhythm in Led Zeppelin's "Good Times Bad Times" ruins the song?No not at all. Its foundational for the song. Some of Zeppelins best work. During the solo the bass acts as the second / opposing lead instrument. Its a very similar tactic to the one used by The Who
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What is the voltage drop across a 50W bulb if the resistance is 120 ohms and current is 0.75A?for the hundredth time a incandescent bulb is not a resistor. It resistance is non-linear and its resistance is only valid at the operations voltage and temperature. Its cold resistance is much lower than its hot resistance. At the operating voltage the voltage and current will correspond to its true resistance. the cold resistance is meaningless
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At the time of American Independence, why did some Europeans view the United States as degenerate?Degenerate harsh word. Do you have any actual use of that term by Europeans in the late 18th century, in books, speeches, essays or letters? A specific use is necessary for analysis
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President Trump clashed with Chris Wallace over Trump's claims of the US having the lowest mortality rates. Is it possible that President Trump is not a liar but is completely misinformed by his team?Trump is just a serial liar. He says whatever he thinks, never proves any of it, and his supporters lack the critical thinking skills and intellectual curiosity (and some would say the intelligence) to fact check his blatant lies and false claims
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If the Queen of England had ordered her Guards to shoot Trump for no reason, how would the guards respond?A bit of a strange question, but I guess its a question of morals and how seriously you take these antiquated rules with Monarchs and the Army. If it was me, I wouldnt open fire, purely on the basis of personal moral ethics. Shes 92 and, who knows, she may be suffering from dementia?.
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Many Republicans claim that Democratic leadership has led to the downfall of American cities such as San Francisco, Portland, and Baltimore. Do you believe that the Democrats are to blame?absolutely not. The authorities are at fault, red or blue. State and County governments perform in any manner they wish to Support their little principalities. Extortion is used Across the Nation. Avoid 911. Revelation 9 read it and See if something strikes you as familiar.
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Is the "If women ruled the world, there would be no wars" perception accurate?No. Ask those who faced Margaret Thatcher or Golda Meir about the idea of women rulers and lack of war. It may take more for a woman to move towards violence but once there, they will fight with the ferocity of a mother defending her children and opinion in the moment be damned
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Are Delhi voters happy with the AAP government? Has there been any survey conducted on this issue?AAP Govt. in Delhi is completing 100 days. In 100 days they have performed excellently in 50 dramas or so. I am very happy with their impressive dramatic performance.People are eager to know about their drama; not about their performance. Isn't it?.
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What did Arthur C. Clarke mean when he said, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."?He meant that people who didnt understand the technology could not distinguish it from magic.He was wrong. (1) technology works reliably, magic does not; (2) Anybody whos willing to learn can learn how technology works; for magic theres nothing to learn but mumble-jumbo
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If the Flash and Green Arrow fought, who would win?Who would win between someone who is an expert at hand to hand combat and bowmanship, or someone who can run faster than anything, reaching speeds that can break time. Depends on the day and the flash we are talking about
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What will the left do if it is proven that Hillary's private server hack led to the Benghazi attacks?I follow politics pretty closely. Ive never heard of such a connection.Im not sure if it is even a real question or if it is meant as some sort of flip side of the questions that I see on Quora about Trump
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How do you explain the profound split between those who see Trump as antithetical (opposed) to democracy and those who see him defending democracy?His cult followers follow him with blind obedience and believe in all what he tells them! The majority of the people are not in his cult, racist or hypocritical evangelicals that condone his lifestyle of lies and cheating!
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Why did the Spanish empire disintegrate so much earlier than the other European empires?It started out as a ground of conflicting religiosity then succumbed to superior british navy, the pope giving half of South America i.e. Brazil to the Portuguese didn't help. Conquistadors conquests of Mexico and Peru provided ill gotten gains. Don't forget royal inbreeding especially the Hapsburg line.
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Which type of television lasts longer, LCD or LED?Led is related to lcd. LEDs have the potential for long reliability life. Usually if there was a crap made tv its not the leds thst go bad but something else. Get an led tv. From what I recall an led tv is a type of lcd tv with lcd itself just being an older version.
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Is justice of karma exists?Yes of-course, Whatever currently you are going through in your life is not the outcome of someone's blessings or curse - it's your own deeds giving you the desired results (Karma)
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What single weapon is responsible for the most deaths in human history?The spear. a simple and common weapon that has existed in the same form for thousands of years and been used on virtually every battlefield that man has been involved in
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What is wrong with leftists these days?Leftists dont seem interested in the outcome of their actions. If they try something that seemed like a good idea at the time and it ends up being a disaster they frequently will try something similar again . Intentions and feelgood seem to be all that matters.
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What are some interesting facts about blue colour?Here is a fact;In the year 1918, pink was the colour for boys because it was a stronger colour while the delicate blue was reserved for girls.It's amazing how things changed.(