Moontanman

There would almost certainly have to be a small rock and metal core but it could be surrounded by a huge envelope of water in fact there are two planets in our solar system that are basically made this way... Neptune and Uranus are not gas giants like Jupiter and Saturn they are ice giants and this is what you are describing. If the Earth was covered by many miles of water at some depth the water turns to ice, not the cold ice we are familiar with but ice none the less. Neptune is made mostly of various ices kept solid under pressure, the surface of Neptune is not cold and could be covered by a layer of liquid water mixed with ammonia and various hydro-carbons like methane but not many miles down these liquids would turn to high pressure ices. Some of the new planets discovered recently may very well be such mini Neptunes and such a planet close enough to it's star could have vast planet wide oceans covering hundreds of not thousands of miles of ice over a rocky metallic core. In the case of Neptune and Uranus the atmosphere is probably pressure enough to cause water to be ice at the surface but a smaller planet with a less extensive atmosphere might have liquid water at the surface. As for life... I'm not sure such a planet would have much in the way of the ingredients for life, most of the elements necessary would be locked away under many miles of ice. Life on Earth depends at least to some extent on the recycling of chemicals through the Earths mantle through volcanoes, I'm not sure if such processes would work on an ice giant...

Again, there is no hard feelings here rigney, but you have fallen for the basic fallacy these right wing nut christians are using manipulate all christians. Christians all have to believe the same things this is simply not true, they define the parameters of christianity to exclude anyone who disagrees with them. This is what is being used to manipulate the electorate, these fundamentalists are claiming that "all" Christians have to believe in Creationism (or more accurately their definition of christianity) and if you believe in science or evolution or disagree with their basic definition of what a christian must believe then you are not a christian. I live in NC btw... I agree and that is my basic premise, to be a republican and have some chance of being president, or really even a party leader and to a great extent this applies to even to local elections, you must either be stupid or a liar, Huntsman admitted to having a brain and he was excluded almost immediately. I think it can be asserted that Republicans are no longer fiscal conservatives but are nothing but pawns of the Religious Right and the 1% (I'm not comfortable with that 1% thing as a definition) at the moment I can't think of anyway to put this and if anyone else has a better way to put feel free to point it out but the Republicans are nothing but pawns of special interest groups that either favor religious extremism or financial extremism. The rest of us who really are centrists and want what is best for the entire country no longer have a party to vote for we are forced to choose from extremes, anyone who espouses a moderate political point of view is excluded... And both Democrats and Republicans are owned by special interest groups that have no interest in the well being of the United States of America... it actually smacks of treason to me... I feel very strongly it is very similar to what happened to the Soviets, they pursued political extremes that destroyed their country from within, it was not a failure of Communism but a lack of vision to include anything else, China seems to be doing quite well by trying things outside the paradigm of Communism, we must allow for things outside the paradigm of Capitalism... Politics should not be a left/right thing, there has to be room for the best of both sides, neither side has an agenda that cannot be questioned.

How does Obama being a christian have anything to do with my argument? only six states allow same sex marriage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_the_United_States This link provides the key to this map http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Samesex_marriage_in_USA.svg

No, being Christian doesn't mean you have to reject science or even reject evolution, but the fundamentalist parts of this religion are trying their very best to make this seem to be true but they know it's not. They are doing their best to make it look like voting for Democrats means you are voting against being a Christian, voting to have atheism taught to your kids, voting for abortion, voting for teenagers being instructed to have sex, they know this isn't true but they assert it anyway in an attempt to influence the more rational segments of Christians. I agree for them not to believe in science is ridiculous that is why I assert they are liars. In everything they say are lies. They are nothing but fear mongers trying to whip the less fundamentalist parts of their religion into line by asserting lies. All the republicans want is the money and votes from Christian conservatives and to do this you cannot admit to believing in evolution, climate change, the big bang, the list goes on and on but the rejection of scientific naturalism is the goal of these fundamentalists and the goal of the republicans party is to have these peoples money and support. This is a very emotional issue, the tea party has asserted these things over and over and consistently support the teaching of creationism in schools and the rejection of climate change among other things. The Christian right is adamant in wanting creation science to be taught in schools, they do not reject all of science just the parts that contradict their religious world view. The republicans lie to make it look like they care but all they are really doing is lying to garner their support. The religious fundamentalists want to assert religious control over our society, the republicans want their support so they support the efforts of these people to change our society to match the values the fundamentalists want. They don't want freedom of religion they want the freedom to assert their religion into your life as law. it's not a joke rigney, it's not some half baked assertion either. The republicans are using the christian right to get into power so they can continue the failed policies of the past. Rigney, in my state the Christian right has passed a constitutional amendment stripping citizens of their rights, not just homosexuals either, anyone who is not married and living together is affected by this as well. The Christian right is not all of Christianity but they have a disproportionate amount of influence due to fear mongering and ignoring of any evidence that disagrees with them and out right lying about what the evidence for these things actually say. Nothing but liars rigney...

You're right and simply have to call a spade a spade of which I am one. I just don't know enough to do anything about it. Each of us know that we are being used by both political parties and don't have a grasp on either. Sheeple! I believe is the word used to define us. We definitly need a champion for the good of America, but unless a way is found to contain politicians to a single term in office, this ka-ka will go on forever and the champ will always wind up being a chump. Man or woman, when people get drunk on power, it's one hell of a tug trying to get that power back from them. Right now I'm looking at Republicans as the lesser of two evils. So a political party that supports candidates that have to either lie or be stupid is preferable to everyone else? A political party that is supported by and actively panders to people who promote the taking away of the rights of it's citizens can be trusted? A political party that is the author of our woes, supports and even promotes religious division and persecution of people whose beliefs are different is the lesser of two evils? Democrats must barbecue children at fund raisers... no wait, they are communist? Horse feathers... Oh wait I forgot, a political party that is anti science, denies reality in favor of political and financial gain as well... it would be a funny plot for a b science fiction movie if it weren't a nightmare we can't wake from...

A connection between solar flare activity and radioactive decay may be used to predict solar flares more than a day in advance. http://www.gizmag.com/radioactive-solar-flare-warning-system/23702/ http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0927650512000928

Indeed, at this point that is exactly how i see it...

More heart ache, no doubt... Worse future no doubt... Seriously rigney, the only serious difference between the two tickets is that one is supporting someone who is demostrably either stupid or a liar. The Romney ticket actually endorses creationism, both him and his running mater are so far out of contact with reality they think the earth is 6,000 years old, they think evolution is just a "theory", abstinence is the only birth control that can be allowed, and they want to teach the controversy... If this is not what they think then they are clearly liars, if they do then they are clearly stupid... either way they are endorsing ideas that are demonstrably wrong... Romney's supporters have over and over asserted that removing the rights of individuals based on nothing but the religious views written down in a 2500 year old book is the right thing to do. This book is clearly wrong about so much stuff that what little it says that cannot be confirmed is in serious doubt. They want to rule our contry and restrict the rights of it's citizens based on this book The fact they support more deregulation of banks is not surprising considering they are stupid or liars. Obama might not be much better but he does have 4 years experience in the job and is not so stupid he has no concept of reality... And Obama does not want to use a system of deregulation and top down economics that is clearly not working, even though it has had nearly free reign for decades... Now if you were looking at replacing a man whose ideas you didn't like but you knew his replacement, by his own words, was either stupid or a liar which one would you choose?

I think this is the most important aspect of this, such projects advance knowledge in a way that before space travel only war seemed to be able to do. Impossible to predict but my money is on more money eventually coming out of them than was put into to them via technological advances discovered along the way...

What!? You've never had sex with Scarlett Johansson? I am about tired of her, I think I'll go ahead and win the lotto this week, 365 million dollars... I think I'll just pay 15% in taxes on it too, I mean why not, all the other rich people do that... Are we living on different planets? Other than not smoking cigarettes, I couldn't afford a habit like that, that sounds more like my planet... 1/4 of my income goes to insurance, another 1/3 goes to rent, car payments? I hope not, If I did I couldn't put gas in the thing and eat regularly... Isn't having a dream wonderful...

What kind of paranormal activity is he experiencing exactly? That term does cover a lot of space...

When I posted this I honestly thought it was about a radio telescope, I read it at least once and then skimmed through it a couple of times later... I must be bad off, I completely missed it was an optical scope...

I doubt there is a wave length of UV that will show "drugs", the question is not specific enough... What drugs? What concentration?

The thing to do is go see another doctor...

A little bit of levity about libertarians...

Have you asserted anything that is supported by empirical evidence yet? Anything? Just because you can't show something to be impossible doesn't make it real. If that was true then UFOs are alien space craft, Reptilian aliens run the world, and fairy rings are portals into the world of the supernatural... You can't judge reality by what is impossible to prove doesn't exist is real...

A fairy ring has appeared in my lawn, no joke btw, is this evidence of the existence of fairies? I honestly do not understand your definition of evidence, you talk of things that obviously are somewhat less than well supported, like Edgar Casey, or Astrology as though they were evidence of something real? Where do you draw the line in supernatural beliefs? Do you draw a line? How are these things related to the OT? Actually in the back yard there is a fairy arc as well that is shaped like a spiral, almost perfect Fibonacci spiral, very cool, i am almost afraid to walk the spiral... I'll see if I can get some pictures of it too.

Another great coffee with Clair... The dim bulb of the week is one of the most disgustingly dishonest religious nuts i have seen in along time...

Abortion clinics in the 1960's? Roe VS Wade wasn't passed until 1973, before then any abortion would have been highly illegal, i question the veracity of your image. Yes it does, it reminds me of the Religious rights assertion that homosexuals be confined to concentration camps, let's see when was that... oh yes 2012... According to who? The same lying bastards who call Planned parenthood a pro abortion movement? The same people who are opposed to any birth control other than abstinence? The same people who would round up anyone they don't like and "concentrate them"? True, all you need is a bible and hatred... No it is not, The religious right seems to share this attitude as well, and dishonest tactics and propaganda are something else they have in common... It answers many questions about you... about you...

timMAY! timMAY! timMAY! Hitler timMAY! timMAY! vegetarian timMAY! timMAY! timMAY! timMAY! kind to small animals timMAY! timMAY! Hitler timMAY! Proabortion movement timMAY! timMAY! Hitler 6 million timMAY! proabortion 52 million timMAY! timMAY! timMAY! abstinence only timMAY! no birth control timMAY! timMAY! planed parenthood = 52 million dead timMAY! timMAY! timMAY! psychopath fight psychopath fight timMAY! Anders Hovland timmay!? See South Park for interpretation...

You would have to have an volt meter to be sure but the safest thing is to cover it back up and ask a professional. Don't you guys use 240 over there? If it's an old power tap of some sort it could be dangerous...

If you are in the USA I would speculate that it's an old style telephone connection.... is it live?

Was it my imagination or did some of the pictures show a mist hanging low in places on the ground?

How is non belief in something a faith?

I'd want to tax him the same way everyone else is taxed, why is that not fair? BTW, I've never had capital gains tax, I never made any money other than wages, why should capital gains be taxed any different than wages?