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  1. gral

    Who else dreads this year?

    He did the poem to get people to do it, Three Gorges Dam had been discussed since the 1930's, I think.
  2. gral

    Who else dreads this year?

    It would be. Unfortunately, I don't remember anyone who said they would leave their country if X won the election doing so. Surprisingly enough, they always find reasons to stay.
  3. gral

    Who else dreads this year?

    Not really.
  4. gral

    Who else dreads this year?

    I'd say the new ICBM is almost certainly a mock-up... but a mock-up of something that is in the pipeline. I expect this new missile (Hwasong-16?) to be tested in the following months.
  5. gral

    Who else dreads this year?

    I recall reading that the use of ground water for irrigation on Gran Canaria has reduced pressure on Cumbre Vieja(the main culprit for the landslides supposedly is groundwater being turned into steam by the volcano, and this stream pressuring and fracturing the mountainsides). I don't know if...
  6. gral

    Who else dreads this year?

    You know that quote they love to say, about patriotism being the last refuge of the scoundrel? Whether they are misapplying the quote or not, it's not true anymore. The last refuge of the scoundrel nowadays is 'the children'.
  7. gral

    Who else dreads this year?

    The guy who proposed this law sure looks like he'll benefit from it in the future...
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