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fitba72

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    Comment #32972157

    Anyone got a link not behind a paywall.

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    Comment #32961412

    Dracula's castle is actually in Scotland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Slains_Castle

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    Comment #31287402

    Worth remembering that "No." is a complete sentence. No requirement to respond "No, because ...". This can help your mental health considerably.

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    Comment #31217731

    Came in here intrigued for an interesting left wing discussion

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    Comment #31181369

    In my experience, most nurses come in, socialise and cheer you up, take your blood pressure and temperature with automated devices, that one can buy for home use, and give you medi…

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    Comment #31059311

    Your US medical insurance will cover an illness or disease (why 12 step for profit rehabs continue to lobby this idea). Less likely to cover you for a lifestyle choice that became …

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    Comment #31050468

    Need to point out that the disease theory of addiction is hotly debated in the US. Not so much in developed countries where socialized medicine is available, where the theory is wi…

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    Comment #30929238

    Sure I read a statistic that roughly half of "happy", long term marriages are, in fact, unhappy and unfulfilled. If true then about 20-25% of first time marriages do not have happy…

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    Comment #30886986

    Does this have application in video compression? I know almost nothing about image or video compression so just curious.

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    Comment #30839424

    https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jul/09/everybody...

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    Comment #30824312

    Also very easy in Scotland....yes, bring umbrella

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    Comment #30720255

    Or rehab :)

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    Comment #28237161

    Interesting. Bridges the gap between old school and new school. Us old school folks have to walk the fine line between extinction or having some legacy in the DNA :)

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    Comment #28105303

    The disease model of addiction is still hotly debated in the USA. It has been widely discredited and thrown out in other western nations. What's the difference in these nations? Th…