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Who knows anything about the human heart?
My fiance's father has had two heart attacks in the past month. He is 58 and lived in Paris for most of his life (he moved out north of Marseilles to the country 3 years ago). He is not overweight or underweight; and resists smoking. I am having to drive back and forth every weekend (about 1100 km or 700 miles) for her to visit him. What are his chances for survival? Can he get better?
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gf6455 (100 D)
17 Oct 11 UTC
Need 2 more players. Standard game.
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Mr. V (0 DX)
16 Oct 11 UTC
Raising taxes on the rich
I was reading the forums and I am displeased by how many people think taxes should be raised on the rich. What an outrageous idea! It is the rich who create jobs that fuel the economy. In fact, last year alone my company made over 100 new jobs. If the rich have their taxes raised, even more jobs will be lost.
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Mr. V (0 DX)
16 Oct 11 UTC
Buying this site
I have been looking around this site and it seems like it is a well made site. I have bought websites in the past and this seems like a worthy one. Would the current site owner contact me on how much he/she would charge for the ownership of the site.
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SuperSteve (894 D)
17 Oct 11 UTC
Does cancelling a game make it impossible for a mod to investigate cheating?
If I were to cancel a game, would that make it impossible for a mod to investigate cheating in the game?
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SuperSteve (894 D)
17 Oct 11 UTC
Locating a mod
Why am I so stupid I can't figure it out? I have what I think is a pretty obvious example of cheating and know enough not to accuse anyone on the forum... but even after checking the FAQ I can't figure out how to find a mod.
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Yonni (136 D(S))
16 Oct 11 UTC
Gunboat practice EOG
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stratagos (3269 D(S))
17 Oct 11 UTC
Pork from a feminist's perspective
What to vegan feminists think about bacon? Tasty, taste bacon... mmmmm....
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Diplomat33 (243 D(B))
11 Oct 11 UTC
Well its time to come clean. Im actually a multi of MadMarx.
Sorry, but i cant go on any longer. Plus MadMarx is a better account anyway. :)
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hellalt (113 D)
16 Oct 11 UTC
ABI-36
who's in charge of that?
I would like to join it so send me the pass if you want.
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P8er Jackson (0 DX)
17 Oct 11 UTC
good game
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=70169
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Thucydides (864 D(B))
16 Oct 11 UTC
I need a sitter
Hey guys. One week from today I will be leaving Dakar for a six week internship in a rural area in Senegal, without any reliable internet access.
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MadMarx (36299 D(G))
15 Oct 11 UTC
How to increase your GR, for those of you interested.
Two ways immediately come to mind.
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acmac10 (120 D(B))
16 Oct 11 UTC
Inflation in GR?
Does your GR naturally rise over time? Given the statement that you supposedly improve each game you play for each experience, if you are in the top 300 now, is it natural to fall within the, say, top 150 6 months from now?
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Yellowjacket (835 D(B))
14 Oct 11 UTC
Draw vs point gain survive
Clearly, in WTA, the draw is superior. But what about in PPSC? Would you rather draw for 1/4 the stack, or take a survive for 1/3 of it? I tend to chose the second option so far, because that will maximize my points, and GR I believe.

Are there those who disagree? Do some people believe that anything less than a draw is a loss, even if it's worth more points/GR, and are these the same people that refuse to play PPSC?
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redhouse1938 (429 D)
11 Oct 11 UTC
The State of Science
Dear All,
I believe we have in our midst some people well-inversed in the exact sciences? I wanted to start a little debate, but everybody's included.
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goldfinger0303 (3157 DMod)
16 Oct 11 UTC
NFL Week 6 Pick'em
Obi dropped the ball this week, so I'll put it up. Sorry to have just realized it this late everyone. Hopefully you all get to put in your choices before the games start
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hellalt (113 D)
15 Oct 11 UTC
Gunboats are Diplomacy
gameID=67285
that was a god gunboat. congrats turkey.
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hellalt (113 D)
04 Oct 11 UTC
good opponents anywhere?
I want to play a high pot game with players who are very good at tactics and do not care about manners. anyone?
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Yeoman (100 D)
14 Oct 11 UTC
I am heartbroken
And the way I'm heartbroken builds my future.
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Pantera (0 DX)
14 Oct 11 UTC
Rhetorical Questions
Why does country music make me wanna punch a baby in the face? Why does Ford build a 4-cylinder Mustang? Why does most/all nun porn come out of Italy? Speaking of porn...What is up with Russia and rape/incest porn? What is up with Germany and pissing/bukkake porn? Why did I start this thread?

Please pile on with you own rhetorical questions, please. I need a good laugh.
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urallLESBlANS (0 DX)
15 Oct 11 UTC
World map needs new player.
Surprisingly the Quebec leaves, then USA and then the strongest player in the game who gained so much from both of those CDs, Western Canada. Its almost pathetic. gameID=68464
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SantaClausowitz (360 D)
14 Oct 11 UTC
Uganda Deployment
Now don't get me wrong, the LRA are some nasty fuckers and I doubt anyone on the forum who is familiar with their handywork sympathizes with them, but why this deployment and more importantly why now? Am I missing something?
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redhouse1938 (429 D)
14 Oct 11 UTC
On the beautiful game of Diplomacy #3
Hey guys,
I'll defend the following position in this thread:
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Tolstoy (1962 D)
14 Oct 11 UTC
How do you clear the Unread Messages icon in a gunboat game?
This is driving me crazy.
The messages are from mods letting people know about players who got banned (I just took over one of them).
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montgomery2 (100 D)
15 Oct 11 UTC
How about that Gunboat
Question: In a "No chat, Anonymous" game, is it acceptable that one player is seen to be supporting another and, if so, how are they communicating??
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jpgredsox (104 D)
02 Oct 11 UTC
Anwar Al-Awlaki
The United States has assassinated an American citizen, never having been charged or indicted; this has sent a precedent that anyone the government deems a "threat" by a legal analysis the government won't even release can be blown up from the sky. There is no outcry or even discussion among most Americans; he is a terrorist. When people exchange liberty for security, they deserve neither.
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bihary (2782 D(S))
14 Oct 11 UTC
Deleting supply centers
If I was to delete some supply centers on the map to improve balance and to make the map less unit-crowded, I would delete centers in Rumania, Denmark and Portugale. What do you think?
spyman (424 D(G))
14 Oct 11 UTC
That would make things a but too challenging for Germany, I think.
Not necessarily, France will be suffering from build shortages too. It would make opening moves to Baltic or Heligoland Bight plausible too. The main problem I see is that Russia will get 0 builds in 1901 every game.
spyman (424 D(G))
14 Oct 11 UTC
True.
If the Rome SC was actually in Tuscany, then Italy would be better.
If you wanted to delete supply centres, the best way would be to remove all neutral centres, and just have the home ones.
bihary (2782 D(S))
14 Oct 11 UTC
I actually think Russia will get Sweden much more than now, as Germany will tend to move west with his fleet and support attack on Belgium to get second build
The Situation (100 D)
14 Oct 11 UTC
I like the idea of deleting neutral supply centers.
i see all these variants, different maps, more or less SCs, Chaos and i think to myself, the classic map and rules just kick arse. What a game :)
The Situation (100 D)
14 Oct 11 UTC
Oh, undoubtedly it's really good. I just wanna play some sort of odd variant just for kicks.
:) perhaps a live one some day? that would be pretty interesting. especially if nobody has played the variant before :)
The Situation (100 D)
14 Oct 11 UTC
Definitely! Wow
Draugnar (0 DX)
14 Oct 11 UTC
If you are going to delete SCs, you should just delete all the guaranteed first year ones: Tun, Por (but leave Spa), Den, Bul (this is guaranteed if you follow into Con to SH it), Ser and Nwy. But then Russia gets a decided advantage because those are what balances the game seeing as Russia starts with 4. Every nation except Russia has one SC it is guaranteed if it opens right. You take them away and Russia will win more and more because it always is guaranteed to be at 4. Only France could say the same as, unless you take away Spa to, it will always get Spa. So taking away SCs unbalances the game unless you take away Russia's built in 4 SC advantage as well.
orathaic (1009 D(B))
14 Oct 11 UTC
i actually made the noneutrals variant already... enjoy.
http://www.vdiplomacy.com/variants.php#NoNeutrals

it should also be pretty easy to make similar variants...

I don't think these extra builds really benefit Russia too much. Russia really is more like two-2 unit front lines, which makes them strictly weaker than any neighbouring nation (at least in the opening game)... though double the chances of success somewhere, twice something lower may still be balanced...


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Sargmacher (0 DX)
11 Oct 11 UTC
Ulysses, James Joyce
So, I'm reading Joyce's Ulysses this week as part of my studies. It's a renowned and controversial text so I figured many of you here would have something worthwhile to offer me on it. Although I expect and welcome a fair amount of comments of ridicule - I hope some of our more scholarly contributors might be able to offer me an insight/judgement or two.
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obiwanobiwan (248 D)
14 Oct 11 UTC
"If *I* Say Its Too Hard, Joyce Has Clearly Failed.*
^True quote from a guy so pompous even *I* can't stand him (who claims to know all about...everything, and knows nothing, INISISTING English people wore no pants or anything of the sort until Henry VIII, and that tarring a guy's ball's is ESSENTIAL to understanding Huck Finn...not kidding, he said this)
1. If a work is "too hard"/unclear to you, your fault, authors's fault, or both?
2. I argued you should read such works twice, he said bull--opinions?
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