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jquery cycle slideshow images

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1 My jQuery cycle slideshow doesn't work. I wrote the script in html but I can't work out how to get it working. $("#next").click(function() { $(".cycle-slideshow").cycle('next'); }); $("#prev").click(function() { $(".cycle-slideshow").cycle('prev'); }); .body-content { width: 100%; min-height: 100px; float: left; margin-top:25px; } .content-left{ width:63%; float: left; display: inline-block; } .content-right { width: 34%; float: right; display: inline-block; padding: 5px; background-color: blue; } .slider { width: 100%; float: left; display: inline-block; position: relative; } .cycle-slideshow { position: relative; } .c...

Could Earth still survive if we lost almost 90% of all surface water?

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1 $begingroup$ I have been toying with the idea that all oceans are gone. Underground water still exists but the Earth has essentially turned into the planet from Dune. My characters all live / survive out where the oceans once were as it's the closest source for water. The Earth is now just one big desert. My question is, instead of 100% of all surface water gone, is 90% more feasible? I plan on having larger civilisations, mining towns etc. I want water to be a rare commodity, but not so rare that only 5 people can live off it. As the majority of the story takes place out in these vast oceans of desert, there are going to be some large swathes of distance in-between continents / countries. Initially people were going to get around on horse back, but there's too much distance for a horse to travel, ...