Category: Out Of This World
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Crystal Ball
I sometimes wish I had a crystal ball so I could see what was coming up in the future. It is really something out there. I don't need to link the stories. Investment banks failing. The government buying AIG to save their ass. The financial crisis not only rocking this nation, but the world is…
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Information
A little more interesting information about the Plum Island animal research facility.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1730322,00.html?xid=rss-topstories">Accidents at Disease Lab Revealed</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>The only U.S. facility allowed to research the highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease experienced several accidents with the feared virus, the Bush administration acknowledged Friday.<br />n<br />nA 1978 release of the virus into cattle holding pens…
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Stupidity
Another great example of government stupidity can be found over at <a href="http://northviewdiary.blogspot.com/2008/04/animal-disease-lab.html"> Northview Diary</a>. Imagine, relocating a secure animal disease research facility from a safe off shore island to the middle of cattle country in Kansas. What, we are trying to spread disease to the cattle of this country?<br />n<br />n<strong>The mystery of government…
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Pointing Out
It has been pointed out to me that maybe I am not making myself clear about my position on the Hardin Jail I have been talking about So I thought I would try to clarify myself.<br />n<br />nI think the whole idea of building a jail when you had no commitment to put prisoners in…
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Crystal Ball
I would really like to know where Sen. Max Baucus got his crystal ball at.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/03/19/news/state/28-baucus.txt">Baucus sees economic hope coming</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>The nation's economic skid is close to bottoming out, Democratic Sen. Max Baucus said after a speech Tuesday, but expect some "hiccups" before the recession hits bottom<br />n<br />nBaucus, chairman of the…
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Remember
Remember guys, <a href="http://africa.reuters.com/odd/news/usnPEK283184.html">wash your feet</a> before you get in bed. The consequences of not doing it could be hot.
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Why
Why is it necessary to change the damned time? I know, the fanatics out there will tell me to save energy even though it has been proven not to save energy. <br />n<br />nIt is so upsetting to change the time twice a year. it throws everything off schedule so bad. I would like to…
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Who Knew
[sarcasm]<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/02/28/news/state/42-wolves.txt">What a surprise, I never expected this to happen. Who knew?</a>[/sarcasm]
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Funding
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/02/21/news/state/18-wolfstatus.txt">Funding questions abound as feds change wolf's status</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Returning gray wolves to the Northern Rockies has already cost more than $27 million. Keeping them here will mean spending millions of dollars more.<br />n<br />nBut with federal officials poised today to announce the removal of wolves from the endangered-species list, there are unresolved questions…
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I’m Confused
I've been hearing about an economic stimulus package, what a name for a plan to give our money back to us, for a little while now. Now we are seeing an actual plan from <a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/ECONOMY_STIMULUS?SITE=MTBIL&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">bothe the House and Senate</a>.<br />n<br />nI'm a little confused by this "economic stimulus plan" and how it is going…