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North American Neighbors

a: American politics ~
b: watching a crazy neighbour

What: "I'm more interested in Canadian politics as it directly effects me, however watching American politics is like watching a crazy neighbour playing with a nail gun in their garage. You know it's not good for them and that they are only hurting themselves."

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Writer: Swing Left
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Nov 18 2012 11:46 AM



a: Plasma ~
b: a perfect conductor

What:

" A plasma is like a perfect conductor, in that it shields out static electric fields;the charges within the plasma rearrange themselves so that the E -field is zero except within approximately one Debye length of the edges of the plasma. De-bye shielding is effective only if there is no magnetic field in the plasma; in the presence of a B field the shielding is less complete, as we shall see "


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Writer: Porter Wear Johnson
LCC:
Where:
Date: Feb 26 2014 6:05 PM



a: human heart ~
b: black pit of Tehran

What:

"The world is filled with despair, injustice and suffering. Humanity is remote from God, and cannot approach God because the human heart is like the black pit of Tehran, foul and filled with vermin. This nightmarish hell arising from the evil promptings of the human heart leaves humanity with a sense of hopelessness and sorrow. But the Light of God can illumine the darkest dungeon. Our only hope is to draw nearer to God, to become more like God, and this we cannot do except to draw ever closer to the Manifestation of God, in fervent prayer and meditation. "


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Writer: Jeffrey Goldberg
LCC:
Where:
Date: Apr 25 2014 1:13 PM



a: Codominance ~
b: a Dalmatian

What:

"Codominance is like a Dalmatian because both phenotypes are showing "


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Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where:
Date: Dec 25 2014 11:34 AM



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