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Shell to begin construction of Prelude floating liquefied natural gas facility by TB June 2, 2011 8:08 pm
  • How to handle natural gas from offshore rigs has alway been a huge problem. Look at a picture of ... by podrock 2011-06-03 17:50:06
    • I think rising worldwide demand for energy is a more important driver right now than scarcity of the resources themselves. ... by TB 2011-06-03 18:30:17
    • Lets just hope they "invest" a little more in safety procedures and emergency planning than BP did in Macondo. ... by ER 2011-06-03 06:44:16
      • "Only an adversarial system of government regulation can strike the right balance." We had a system exactly like that when the ... by TB 2011-06-03 08:15:15
        • Royal Dutch Shell is not an American company, that device will not be anchored in American waters, I doubt if ... by ER 2011-06-03 09:01:28
          • I've been tracking these things, although someone like Podrock probably has his finger closer to the pulse than I do. You ... by TB 2011-06-03 13:04:11
            • Normally, I'd be tempted to just take your word for it, but you seem so breathlessly desperate to bring this ... by ER 2011-06-03 13:30:01
      • Look at all that beautiful blue water. Does it belong to Shell too? by mcfly 2011-06-02 20:37:27
        • Ignore that reply. I'd have deleted it but that option isn't presenting itself. by mcfly 2011-06-03 04:38:12
          • Don't delete but if you ever do need to delete, click on Edit and then at the right hand side ... by Eri 2011-06-03 06:03:17
            • I don't have an "edit" to click on, or a window to throw it out of. ARRGGGHHH! by ER 2011-06-03 06:46:07
              • Refresh once or twice after publishing a post or comment. I find my "edit" doesn't appear until I've done ... by TB 2011-06-03 08:16:09
                • I only get edit capability when I initiate the thread. And then I get it on all posts in the thread. ... by ER 2011-06-03 09:05:14
                  • ER, TB is right. After you post a reply 0comment), go up and click on the forum heading (Current ... by Eri 2011-06-03 10:32:49
                    • OK, i'll try it right now. by ER 2011-06-03 12:26:42
                      • OK, I did just what you said and nothing happened. All I have is a [Reply] button, but no [Edit] button. However, ... by ER 2011-06-03 12:33:34
                        • ER's observations are exactly what our testuser Rita experiences with permission settings at the author level. by podrock 2011-06-03 12:44:26
                          • ARRGGGHHHH! by ER 2011-06-03 13:46:05
                            • Poor ER. :( If you smile real pretty at Pod and/or Robert, maybe they can give you the ... by Eri 2011-06-03 16:38:29
                              • I completely agree by podrock 2011-06-03 17:29:46
                                • THE RIGHT TO EDIT. Man, does that sound ponderous, or what? Actually, it's not worth a great big ... by ER 2011-06-03 18:24:42
                                  • Piece O'Cake. So simple I can do it. And I agree, it sounds ponderous. The survivors of the ... by podrock 2011-06-03 18:47:49
                                    • If you need something major moved or corrected, or a link done, I can help. I'm not going to ... by TB 2011-06-03 18:31:35
          Arab spring, huh? by mcfly June 2, 2011 4:01 pm
          • Please don't take this as an endorsement, or criticism, of any religion, because I think they are all equally screwy. ... by ER 2011-06-02 18:08:44
            • I get what you're saying, but in retrospect my initial post is far to self-satisfied, and terribly unfair to those ... by mcfly 2011-06-02 20:32:58
              • You're just now figuring that out? :-) by Eri 2011-06-02 19:21:53
              Adventures of the Rabbit Police by TB June 2, 2011 2:35 pm
              • Fracking jerks! (The USDA) Hell, they're so incompetent, they can't even keep grocery stores from serving half raw ... by Eri 2011-06-02 19:28:59
                • If we had real freedom, with no meddling gov regulation, businesses that sold deadly products would suffer in the free ... by ER 2011-06-03 04:57:39
                  • Infinite regulation and control produces perfect safety. Look at how safe and clean those places are in this world ... by TB 2011-06-03 08:24:00
                    • You say I want "infinite" regulation, I say you want "no" regulation. The truth is clearly somewhere in between, but ... by ER 2011-06-03 09:12:21
                      • I think one thing is fairly certain: a quarter-inch size discrepancy in a rabbit cage has jack shit to ... by TB 2011-06-03 13:16:53
                        • The reason all those regulations are so chicken-shit (to borrow a time-honored military term for a pointless and overly detailed ... by ER 2011-06-03 13:41:29
                          • Yeah, these rabbit sellers were obviously out to take their customers to the cleaners. Like all farmers and businessmen ... by TB 2011-06-03 14:24:41
                            • Not me. But my mother spent her whole life working her guts out for those bastards. by ER 2011-06-03 15:20:03
                              • Which bastards? Seriously, I don't get it. I've been unhappy now and then with dealings I've had in ... by TB 2011-06-03 15:49:15
                                • You have to blame somebody for why your life hasn't worked out the way you once fantasized. And I ... by ER 2011-06-03 19:15:46
                                  • EDITED: (I think I misread your post, so I scrapped my first paragraphs.) You've never met a statist because you've ... by TB 2011-06-03 19:49:08
                                    • Statists are your bogeymen, not mine. I deal with people I trade with all the time, and I deal with people ... by ER 2011-06-03 21:10:49
                    • I wonder if I took a .22 and went in and shot all their roasted chickens, they'd get the idea? Probably ... by Eri 2011-06-03 06:05:10
                  Vatican Church sued for child molestation by Vitruvius June 1, 2011 11:20 am
                  • The crime is one very big thing, the cover-up and protection of perpetrators is another really big thing. It is as ... by podrock 2011-06-02 19:52:02
                    • I think it's a good thing. As a Catholic, I'm disgusted by the actions, or usually INaction, of the ... by Eri 2011-06-01 21:47:30
                      • What is wrong with the Catholic clergy, and what is wrong with the hierarchy? I know that in any ... by ER 2011-06-01 13:04:02
                        • It is a problem that has plagued man forever. Please understand that I may come across crude about this subject. ... by Jody 2011-06-01 17:40:38
                          • I understand your anger, Jody, but I think this issue goes a lot deeper than just male lust. Most ... by ER 2011-06-01 17:57:46
                            • This has gone on since the beginning of time. I think that people are finally just speaking up. Remember a lot ... by Jody 2011-06-02 06:19:35
                              • If he "refuses to acknowlege" he was sexually abused, how did you find out he was? Maybe he was ... by ER 2011-06-02 12:45:44
                                • ER says ..."And we still don’t know if the pedophilia is caused by celibacy, or if celibacy attracts pedophiles." ...and ER ... by Jody 2011-06-02 18:37:35
                                  • Good observation, but are you are saying that pedophilia and homosexuality are the same sort of thing? by podrock 2011-06-02 20:09:54
                                    • Nope. To be honest...I have had relationships with both. The pedophile never *acted* on his impulses...but I was afraid on so ... by Jody 2011-06-02 22:12:14
                                    • You noticed that too? A heck of a lot of random assumptions and imprecise definitions being tossed around here. Some ... by TB 2011-06-02 19:26:23
                                      • I'm not making random assumptions or imprecise definitions. In essence, I'm asking the questions. Does the church (being celibate) tend ... by ER 2011-06-03 06:13:00
                                        • Just one small point: You're right that statistics are hard to come by, but from what I've gathered so far it ... by TB 2011-06-03 08:29:58
                                          • Because of the structure of church services, and the role of priests in the liturgy, the opportunities for these crimes ... by ER 2011-06-03 09:21:03
                                          • Only my observations lead me to the conclusions I have drawn. For some pedophiles, they are emotionally retarded adults. They fantasize ... by Jody 2011-06-03 07:05:02
                                      • And thus this debate enters the realm of Freud. Maybe Jung, but I'd like to think Freud due to ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-02 16:40:05
                                        • No one expects you to apologize. They are your beliefs and most of them I agree with. I ... by Eri 2011-06-02 19:42:55
                                          • You're preaching to the choir, VB. Personally, all religions are rather sketchy as far as I'm concerned, and all the monotheistic ... by ER 2011-06-02 18:00:34
                                            • Actually, ML seemed to be a pretty good guy. HE saw the shortcomings of the Catholic Church, and protested ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-02 21:46:35
                                              • ML's criticism of the RC in those days were certainly justified, but the man was also a notorious antisemite and ... by ER 2011-06-03 04:49:09
                                Al-Qaida's Paper Trail by mcfly May 31, 2011 10:50 am
                                • Al-Qaeda was targeting by Eri 2011-05-31 14:21:00
                                  • ............. I'm not gonna ask if that's a real porno. I'm just going ot assume yes, and then move ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-01 10:49:26
                                    • Oh yeah. Long Dong is retired. He's a bit long in the tooth, too. *clears throat* As for ... by Eri 2011-06-01 21:57:48
                                      • My favorite was "Flesh Gordon". Please allow me to reproduce the Wikipedia plot synopsis here: "The storyline is reminiscent of the original ... by ER 2011-06-02 07:44:36
                                  YES!!!! by Eri May 31, 2011 8:22 am
                                  • You have to remember, Eri, one of the main reasons for incorporation is to provide legal cover for its management ... by ER 2011-06-02 04:04:40
                                    • Today, their individual protections by being Inc'd, tomorrow their free speech. If they want free speech, let them enroll ... by Eri 2011-06-02 05:49:45
                                      • Corporations already vote. By contributing to election campaigns, they can influence elections; and in a political system where getting ... by ER 2011-06-02 07:26:54
                                        • I noticed you mentioned unions. Not many liberals do in this context, and they pump more cash and power into national ... by TB 2011-06-02 10:49:33
                                          • I mentioned "unions" because I suspected you were monitoring us for political correctness, and I didn't want to disturb your ... by ER 2011-06-02 11:55:20
                                            • I'm back, now. Our timeshare had wireless available, but I didn't use it. by TB 2011-06-02 13:06:19
                                              • Welcome back. About the wireless, I know what you mean. Dial-up is REALLY roughing it. by ER 2011-06-02 13:35:23
                                                • Worldmark has little bridge boxes they hand out that plug into the wall and apparently pick up an internet signal ... by TB 2011-06-02 13:48:21
                                    • Sure. If the court system isn't giving the results you want, move to conviction by the arbitrary decree of ... by TB 2011-06-01 20:12:18
                                      • Gee, I don't know. The Republicans have been using it for years. by Eri 2011-06-02 05:50:43
                                        • Name one. by TB 2011-06-02 10:50:19
                                      • The newly elected governor of the state of Florida, Rick Scott, was CEO of one of these big medical outfits ... by ER 2011-05-31 12:02:53
                                        • HeyheyHEY. Hackers are the good guys. It's Crackers you need to be worried about. Specificly Rogues ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-05-31 14:22:36
                                          • That's what I say. HELPPPPP!!!! by Eri 2011-05-31 17:47:33
                                          • Why does this not surprise me. You guys better put a lock on the State Piggy Bank. by Eri 2011-05-31 14:17:22
                                            • Really. Scott ran on a platform to "reform" the Florida Retirement System, on which about 40% of my retirement ... by ER 2011-05-31 18:36:42
                                              • That's really scary. by Eri 2011-05-31 22:23:00
                                          Memorial Day by mcfly May 30, 2011 3:07 pm
                                            Memorial Day by TB May 30, 2011 1:46 pm
                                              A Memorial Day thought. by Jody May 30, 2011 9:05 am
                                                Digging up skeletons by Eri May 29, 2011 8:35 pm
                                                • We already know what the Democratic candidate supports. There's nowhere to go from there but up, no matter who ... by TB 2011-05-29 20:42:17
                                                  • Up? I don't think so. In fact, I can't think of one candidate that is anywhere near up. ... by Eri 2011-05-30 03:39:48
                                                  In Memoriam by Eri May 29, 2011 3:57 pm
                                                  • I don't think any of his relatives would mind this going out on Memorial Day. by TB 2011-05-29 19:37:07
                                                    • I hope not. by Eri 2011-05-29 20:40:49
                                                    • Lovely....and Richard had a little boy type laugh Eri....the kind where he sorta giggled. He referred to you as Patricia. I ... by Jody 2011-05-29 17:31:56
                                                      • Slick shared with me some of his war memories and how he lost his thousand yard stare. When I ... by Eri 2011-05-29 20:40:06
                                                        • You have been through a lot yourself Eri. You love deeply. by Jody 2011-05-30 04:38:03
                                                      "Weinergate." Heh. by TB May 29, 2011 12:31 pm
                                                      • I didn't know who Weiner was until I saw him on TV today, and I realized he's a very lib ... by ER 2011-05-31 06:58:00
                                                        • Being a staunch supporter of Weiner, I must say these three things: 1. In this day and age, the likelihood ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-05-31 00:15:16
                                                          • If he did it, them what we're seeing is political darwinism. He'll deserve the trip to oblivion that he'll get. If ... by mcfly 2011-05-29 15:41:35
                                                            • That's the trouble with Darwinism. Sometimes the fit don't survive either. by ER 2011-05-29 16:41:29
                                                            • Now, now, Tom. I'm surprised at you. That is NOT an erect penis. He just lost his ... by Eri 2011-05-29 15:00:20
                                                              • My proctologist's partner was Dr. Rumph. I shee-it you not. by Jody 2011-05-29 17:34:20
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