Category: Education
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Get Real
People really need to realize that animals are animals and will do what they do. It seems like in Germany that people are upset that a polar bear, Knut, <a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,545790,00.html">killed 10 fish and ate them</a>.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>Germany's top-selling daily Bild reported that onlookers were disgusted by the spectacle. The newspaper ran the headline "Knut…
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Drought and Corn Prices
I brought up the fact recently that a drought in the corn belt due to the La Nina currently in place could really affect the corn prices and affect the price of food for all of us. I got accused of only caring for this because of how it affects the beef market. I will…
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Arm Twisting
My daughter come home from school a couple of days ago with an interesting story. She told me some women was at the school trying to round up kids to go on a bus trip for Helena in support of the Jail in Hardin to try to pressure the state to let them place inmates…
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Bio-Fuels Aren’t A Green Fuel
I've heard over and over again how ethanol and bio-fuels are the new "green' fuel and are going to save our planet. Guess what, they appear to be wrong.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=biofuels-bad-for-people-and-climate">Biofuels Are Bad for Feeding People and Combating Climate Change</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Converting corn to ethanol in Iowa not only leads to clearing more of…
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Rancher
I saw a term the other day that really made me scratch my head. Sustainable Cattle Rancher. Now I'll admit to only being a dumb cowboy but this doesn't make much sense. Maybe I need to look up the term sustainable.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>sustainable- of, relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a…
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Scary
<a href="http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8U74PLG0&show_article=1" title="">Obama Pledges Support for Animal Rights</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote> HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) – Democrat Barack Obama says he won't just be a president for the American people, but the animals too. <br />n "What about animal rights?" a woman shouted out during the candidate's town hall meeting outside Las Vegas Wednesday after he discussed…
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Free Speech, Or Is It?
I thank <a href="http://www.mtpolitics.net/">Craig</a> for bringing <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/24/AR2007102402337.html">this</a> to my attention. It appears that the University of Montana has limits on the amount of money a student can spend on a campaign for student government offices.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>The Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM) allocates student activity fees, which are public funds, and…
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Overstated
<a href="http://www.health24.com/dietnfood/Food_journey/15-2052-2946,13706.asp">Organic claims often overstated</a><br />n<br />nAnybody who has read here long know that I am a fan of good wholesome food. That does not mean I support organic food though. I don't see anything special about it. The article I linked states that organic food does decrease the chemical load we take in. Two…
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Degree
I guess real world, practical education doesn't cut it any more.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MASTER_RANCHERS?SITE=MTBIL&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">College offers degree in master ranching</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Once upon a time, in the Wild West, all it took to raise cattle was land, grass and cowboys who knew how to rope the critters. Now, it may take an MBA.<br />n<br />nTexas A&M-Kingsville's…
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Troublesome
I found <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/15/AR2007091501647.html">this article</a> about pig disease in China very troublesome. I read it yesterday morning and had to let it run around my pea sized brain for a while but it struck me as a problem.<br />n<br />nWhat's so troublesome about it? China is so worried about making money off the vaccine for…