THE STEEL DEAL

Some perspective ...

A trillion dollars in one dollar bills would way about 1.1 million tons, or 22 billion pounds.
If you were using 100 dollar bills it would way about 11 thousand tons.

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Marijuana on Madison Avenue - the ad campaign

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Slogans for legalized marijuana ...

Pot: When You Care Enough Not to Care At All

A Day Without Pot is Like School

Weed My Lips!

Hey, America -- Let's Blow This joint!

What's So Great About Short-Term Memory Anyway?

Obey Your Jones

Hemp: The world's practical solution to making, like, paper and rope and necklaces and stuff.

It's Not Just For Glaucoma Anymore!

Help Eradicate Road Rage in Our Lifetime

Official Sponsor of the NBA

Because the waste is a terrible thing to mi...

Dude! I totally f***ed that up!

Cannabis: The PRE-Coital Smoke

This is your brain.
This is your brain on pot.
This is your brain desperately searching for
Doritos.

When Was the Last Time You REALLY Looked at Your hand?

SMOKE POT! (Did we just say that out loud? Or did we just think it?)

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Just Doob It

It's the all-the-time smokey, skunky, sticky, greeny, seedy, stemmy, doobie, so-you-can-get-high medicine.

Skull-Shaped Bong: $12.00
Primo Maui-Grown Bud: $25.00
Watching Teletubbies with Your Buddies:
Priceless

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Economics 101 v2.0

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This year,  taxpayers will again receive an Economic Stimulus Payment.
Here's an attempt to explain this plan using the Q & A format:

 

• Q. What is an Economic Stimulus Payment?
• A. It is money the federal government will send to taxpayers.
• Q. Where will the government get this money?
• A. From taxpayers.
• Q. So the government is giving me back my own money?
• A. Only a smidgen.  And a lot will be borrowed from your children and grandchildren.
• Q. What is the purpose of this payment?
• A. The plan is for you to use the money to purchase a high-definition TV or a new computer, thus stimulating the economy.
• Q. But isn't that actually stimulating the economy of China ?
• A. Shut up.

All Quiet on the Western Front?

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  The brain may be injured by the noise, which is produced when, for example, an anti-tank weapon or a howitzer is fired. Scientists at the Sahlgrenska Academy demonstrated mild injury to brain tissue. In response to this, the Swedish Armed Forces restricted the number of rounds per day Swedish personnel can be exposed to. A number of reports, which have appeared during the last few years, have shown that the brain is sensitive to blast. This study determines whether the occupational standards for the highest levels of blast exposure were valid enough to avoid brain injuries. Traumatic brain injury is very common among war veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. They have symptoms of disorders of memory, mental processes, emotion, sleep, speech, vision and hearing - symptoms similar to those of post traumatic stress syndrome.

  The Swedish Armed Forces sponsored a study, which has been carried out by scientists at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. They have examined the effects of noise after the firing of an anti tank weapon and an automatic rifle and by the detonation of plastic explosives underwater. The study was done on anaesthetized pigs and rats. "We examined the maximal peak level of the blast in the brain transmitted from the blast in the air, as well as, brain tissue changes that were detected with the microscope, says Annette Säljö, one of the scientists who conducted the study.

  The noise produced by the firing of both the haubits and the anti-tank weapon exceeds the occupational standards for highest levels of blast exposure. The scientists found that the maximal peak levels of the blast were unexpectedly high in the brain, i.e. that skin and bone appeared to protect the brain poorly. The results suggest that the degree of transmission of a pressure wave from air or water to the brain depends on the dominating frequencies in the frequency spectrum of the noise; low frequencies are transmitted considerably better than high frequencies. "This is of course an occupational question for Swedish Armed Forces. In light of the results of the study, the Swedish military has instituted restrictions in the number of firing rounds a person is allowed to be exposed to in a single day", says Annette Säljö. Boom!

 

   I initially found this article funny. Hearing loss is no small thing - but losing your freedom seems a bit more dire and calamitous to my mind. So, the article was preposterous on it's face and ludricrus in its implication - that is until I found that returning U.S. military personnel are suing over hearing loss in truly staggering numbers. You may recall the recent efforts to have PTSD - post traumatic stress disorder - redefined to facilitate 'treatment' for veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. Sounds good, seems harmless enough, until you realize that lawyers will get involved - just as with hearing loss. The result will be that governments will not be able to wage war, due to legal considerations. Oh, almost forgot - only governments which allow some sort of legal process will be unable to go to war - the rest of the world will not be so disposed nor restrained.

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Silencing the opposition - how is that 'fair'?

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   Washington - In remarks at the Media Institute in Washington yesterday, FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell discussed the practical and legal implications of a potential return of the Fairness Doctrine. But first, he said, "It's hard to tell if current calls for its return will gain traction or not. On the one hand, recently several prominent members of Congress have called for its restoration. Still others are strongly opposed to its revival."

  McDowell said the main historical justification of the Fairness Doctrine was based on "spectrum scarcity" and ensuring that broadcasters steered away from "propaganda" for one political viewpoint or another. But, he said, "While intending to build a shield against hostile political ideas, the FCC also created a political weapon."

  McDowell continued, "History proves that abuses of power brought forth by the doctrine are not partisan. Both right-leaning and left-leaning broadcasters have been attacked and intimidated. With that in mind, if the doctrine is reimposed in any form, how do we know that it will not be used to silence political adversaries?"

  He also cited a long list of practical and enforcement problems that could arise from a revival of the doctrine, saying, "Once doctrine complaints were filed, unelected bureaucrats would be put in the position of determining: (1) what the opposing view, or views, might be; (2) which of several potential speakers should get a chance to voice them; and (3) when and how such opposing views should be presented."

  McDowell also said that those who are "most concerned about the 'fairness' of conservative talk [radio] shows" should "pause to consider the widespread popularity - and potential vulnerability - of public radio programs to doctrine complaints." Link

   

   This issue is not going away. In light of the Conservative rebellion over the so called 'stimulus' bill being shoved down our throats - it is likely to come to the fore and soon. McDowell lays it all out - including the subterfuge the Left will likely use to get it re-enacted. In fact, there are some efforts already being used, not that you'd notice - he points those out as well. Democrats are doing everything in their power to insure they never relinquish power again - regardless of the electorate's choice. Re-institution of the 'fairness doctrine' will almost guarantee they are successful, so this bears close and diligent watching.

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Reading assignment ...

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Exhibit A
Exhibit B
Exhibit C
Exhibit D
Exhibit E

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   Time for some homework. We are only getting the superficial - the proverbial tip of the iceberg - from the media as regards exactly what is going on in Washington right now. It is so much more sinister in implication, insidious in method and the magnitude of it all defies imagination. I think it's important we all fully understand - as much as is humanly possible what the Left - Democrats - are actually up to. It should scare the hell out of anyone and everyone excepting the most rabidly socialist. There are decisions being made at this moment that will impact our lives and the future of this nation for generations - if not forever. The very foundations of the country are being destroyed daily. I said once that I didn't think the new administration could accomplish anything that could not be reversed - my naivete shames me now. I believe we are on the brink of great national calamity and may not be able to step back. One thing is certain - without knowing what is happening beyond the gloss-overs provided by most media we will not be able to react before it is too late. It is in that spirit I've linked to some rather heavy reading and I encourage you to take the time to educate yourselves.

 

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Happy cows give more milk, but is that REALLY the problem?

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  A cow with a name produces more milk than one without, scientists at Newcastle University have found. Drs Catherine Douglas and Peter Rowlinson have shown that by giving a cow a name and treating her as an individual, farmers can increase their annual milk yield by almost 500 pints.

  The study, published online today in the academic journal Anthrozoos, found that on farms where each cow was called by her name the overall milk yield was higher than on farms where the cattle were herded as a group.

  "Just as people respond better to the personal touch, cows also feel happier and more relaxed if they are given a bit more one-to-one attention," explains Dr Douglas, who works in the School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development at Newcastle University. "What our study shows is what many good, caring farmers have long since believed.

  "By placing more importance on the individual, such as calling a cow by her name or interacting with the animal more as it grows up, we can not only improve the animal's welfare and her perception of humans, but also increase milk production."

  Dairy farmer Dennis Gibb, who co-owns Eachwick Red House Farm outside Newcastle, Northern England, with his brother Richard, says he believes treating every cow as an individual is "vitally important".

  "They aren't just our livelihood - they're part of the family," says Dennis. "We love our cows here at Eachwick and every one of them has a name. Collectively we refer to them as 'our ladies' but we know every one of them and each one has her own personality."  Moo

 

   Uh huh. Am I being paranoid or is this more sinister? I mean, think about it. Surely you've heard stories about 4H girls falling in love with their 'pet' project' - the calf or sheep or hog Pop brought home. They gave it a name first thing, right? Became a pet. A member of 'her family'. Then when it came time to slaughter that piece of meat for some godamned kickass BBQ and some stray sausages, Little Missy got all upset. She never forgot. Ran away from home at age 13, shacked up with a crack dealer in South St Louis, had her first litter of twins at 17. When she finally got AIDS from selling herself on the street to buy heroin and crawled back home, her dying words were "What ever happened to Betsy"?

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The Case of the Missing Butt - SOLVED!

            
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   Yep, some porker is missin' his or her bottom. I have two pork butt roasts and a big ol' ham smoking. Sides will be scalloped potatoes and green beans with bacon and onions and some molasses. Eat your heart out :)

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