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  1. We need to make sure that, when it comes to being neutral, we are actually in neutral, not just sitting with our foot on the clutch - it is just too easy to let our foot slip off the metaphorical clutch and compromise out neutrality in man's affairs
  2. More is a very famous band you never actually hear play you just hear them being advertised as playing with others.
  3. Seagrass waving in the gentle breeze with a sandy beach beyond if a very restful place to fish.
  4. Industry standards are often the lowest possible standards that something can legally be manufactured.
  5. Minnoch, an American man who is reported as the heaviest recorded human in history, could have better been described as massive, weighing approximately 1,400 lb at his peak.
  6. The U.S. refines a mix, but its refineries are built for heavier, sourer crude, so the U.S. actually imports significant amounts of heavy crude (like from Canada) to blend with its predominantly light, sweet crude domestic production, as most U.S. refineries need that heavier oil for efficient operation and to produce specific products like asphalt and heavy fuel oils. U.S. Production is Light & Sweet: The majority of oil produced in the United States (from shale, etc.) is light (thinner) and sweet (low sulfur). Refineries Need Heavy Crude: U.S. refineries, with significant investments made decades ago, are optimized to process heavier, sourer (higher sulfur) crude. Imports Fill the Gap: To run efficiently and produce all necessary products (gasoline, diesel, asphalt, etc.), the U.S. imports heavy crude, primarily from Canada, Mexico, and Colombia. The Mix: Refineries use a blend of domestic light crude and imported heavy crude to maximize output and run efficiently. The U.S. imports crude oil from Venezuela, primarily heavy sour crude processed by Gulf Coast refineries, with imports fluctuating due to sanctions and licensing but continuing under specific carve-outs, notably for Chevron's operations. While U.S. imports dropped significantly after 2019 sanctions, exemptions have allowed a resumption, making Venezuela a key supplier for specialized U.S. refineries, even as the overall volume remains a fraction of historical highs.
  7. While Greenland may not appear to be a threat to national security, it is considered to be part of the North American continent - it seems the current administration would like all of North America to be under US rule. Canada and Mexico have not shown any desire to do this and have the might to fight back - places like Cuba may not fare as well.
  8. Since there is gravity here on earth but no gravity in space - is it possible space is full of antigravity?
  9. Pickles leave exceptional aftertaste sometimes X J F P R
  10. It would be interesting if they managed to include what effect the changes in Venezuela have had on our friends there

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    Married - 42 years and going strong
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