Scientists and public health experts agree that we cannot stop an influenza pandemic, but we can control and limit disease and death through early detection and a well-planned response. In Alaska, disease-monitoring systems are in place for detection of influenza.
Call me paranoid, but it looks like a multi-pronged approach. "See, there's no chance of a pandemic, it's an economic crises. But just in case, we'd like to get your information, and here a small chip we would like to plant just under your skin, temporarily. Thanks."
I live in the air crossroads (Alaska), for birds and people, and I'm not taking any chances, but I'm not going to panic, either.
I see that Alaska has been monitoring the Avian Flu since at least 2000.
Isn't there a website for some group that wants Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon to all split off and declare independence, forming a new country?
Might be something to it. The previous attempt might have been too far off. I know other states, esp. Texas and Arizona, are working on something similar. Seems that someone from the Washington Post wants to sell Alaska back to Russia.
The nation's northernmost town braces Friday for its last sundown of the year.
Barrow, Alaska residents say they tend to sleep more during the long months of round-the-clock dark. The sun sets in Barrow on Friday at 1:40 p.m. and doesn't rise again until Jan. 23 at 1:01 p.m.
Diana Martin is an Inupiat Eskimo and a lifelong Barrow resident. She says it's much easier to start the day when Barrow receives round-the-clock daylight in summer.
My dog sometimes eats ground squirrels, mice, Moose, and other grass eaters. Sometimes, she even eats grass. My point is her stools contain grass, more often from the guts of the animals she eats.
I understand that the point is that grass was not known to exist during this time, but I'm saying could the dinos just be eating grass eaters?
Are not many legends born of some fact? Look at The Bible, for example, and many creation legends (Raven created the Earth sounds a lot like Genesis). Also, many people believe iceworms are mere legends, but it seems that they may provide some insight
Bigfoot/Yeti? Sea Monsters?
Sounds like things aren't going as planned
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FTA: "Neil Davison, another expert at Bradford University, says the situation in Iraq may encourage the US to push for the development of less-than-lethal laser weapons."
I work in the mineral industry, and we frequently encounter what is known as "paper staking", whereby the purported claimant just files the paperwork rather than actually physically staking the ground.
It's the source of many lawsuits, and oftentimes claimjumping.
"Bacterial biomineralization, as it's known among the experts, has been observed in other places and for other minerals. In fact, bacterial abilities to precipitate metals from solution have been used in some very high-tech contemporary methods of treating polluted water. It's even been appreciated that some bacteria can precipitate gold. Watterson himself had found that the spore coats of another bacterial breed serve as nuclei for luring gold out of solution in broths of gold chloride."
I search for gold, other metals, and gemstones, as well as fossils and artifacts. I've done quite well at it, in fact. And even though I use modern tools, the basic tools are hundreds of years old: muscle-powered shovel, pick, pan, and sluice. And, of course, the power of observation.
This reminds me of the William Shatner appearance on, I think SNL, or even the Tim Allen parody of Star Trek (Galaxy Quest). People, It's a Movie! Star Wars is NOT REAL. Actually, it has become a huge marketing tie-in to Burger King, Pepsi, and everyone else who has the money to get in on the bandwagon. But it is still just a movie! All the astroturfing is just piles on the piles. You comment as if it is something real. "Lack of faith?" It's not a religion. "Supension of Disbelief" is the term you were looking for.
On another note, who modded this post as 'insightful'?
Do a little research into Wal-Mart. If they deserve any credit at all, it is for their deceptive practices, the way they ruin small companies, the rotten way they treat their employees and suppliers, and not least, their putting a store near an ancient site in Mexico. They are rotten neighbors, and they sell cheap crap. By the way, they are NOT always the lowest prices in town, that's just part of their deceptive marketing practices to lure suckers in. Sam Walton pioneered it with panties. There is much more, but it gets me angry to think about it.
Coincidentially, there was a piece on Frontline about Wal-Mart this evening. I only saw a few minutes of it at the end, as I had something better to do.
It's easy to see why some people would be confused, as the supposed news programs show it as a small island off the coast of Mexico, when it is really larger than Texas cut in half.
But, it's barely a state. We are treated like a pit for money to fund the small states.
"Beavers aren't really eating the trees they gnaw down. They use the logs to construct damms, thereby trapping a number of fish in a given area. They then eat the fish out of their dammed water supply as necessary."
You sound like an Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game biologist. One of them told me, straight-faced, that beavers do not use stones and mud to construct a dam. I know better, because I have watched beavers do just that. But I'm just a geologist.
Beavers eat trees, but they eat the smaller twigs and leaves. Beavers do not eat fish.
"If Slashdotters could recycle plastics and aluminum the way we recycle old jokes, that old Indian dude on the Hootie the Owl commercial wouldn't cry anymore. "Give a hoot, don't pollute!""
The actor who posed as an Indian, and claimed to be of Cree/Cherokee descent, was in reality a Sicilian. And the tears were fake.
"It is extracted from either open-cast pits or by underground mining. Although uranium occurs naturally all over the world, only a small fraction is found in concentrated ores."
Actually, ore is a term that is dependant upon numerous factors, including but not limited to: current economics, access, and mode of occurrence.
For example, radioactive minerals may be found in placer deposits, and can be recovered as a byproduct or coproduct of the primary mineral target (e.g. placer gold). When a mineral is produced as a byproduct of the primary recovery operation, its occurrence by volume need be only a fraction than if it were the primary target of recovery.
As an example, our mines produce uraniothoriante (uranium and thorium mixed) as a byproduct of our placer operations. There have been numerous studies dating to before the 1940's that documented the volume in various deposits contained within our lands. Usually we just throw it back. But if we had a market (a buyer) for it, we would sell it. We also produce halfnium, and many other minerals.
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"It must be nice to live in a state where there are apparently no kind of building codes. Tell me, does the state require that the schools children go to be built to any kind of specification, or is it okay if they're also made out of materials unsuitable for construction (eg. metal foils)? Is it okay for someone to sell you a house that's not suitable to live in?"
Your research has paid off in making your comment so much more informed.
We do, indeed, have building codes here, but it is recognized that an individuals freedom of choice is important. The codes in organized municipalities are stricter, and some subdivisions have covenants, but even remote and recreation properties have rules. The difference is that the rules are not ridiculous.
Schools and other similar structures are actually built to stricter codes than you might find elsewhere, due in no small part to environmental hazards such as heavy snow loads, earthquakes, ice damming, etc. As for someone selling you a house that is unsuitable to live in, that is what inspection services are for. And you can't throw a rock without hitting one. Additionally, there is this thing called 'disclosure', and if all else fails, we do have Civil Courts here.
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Re:Glad I'm not a Californian anymore
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Yes, it's a hard life. Not paying state income taxes or purchase taxes, getting a check from the Permanent Fund every year for approx. $1,000, having all this fresh air and clean water and room to roam. Then there's the gold mine that I own. What a hassle it is to throw back the small gold so it can grow bigger. Heck, I remember once, when it got to -20 below zero for a couple of days. I had to drive almost an hour to find good skiing.
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There this piece from the Alaska HSS: "Although the recent spread of avian influenza to Europe is a major agricultural and economic threat, it is not a pandemic.
Scientists and public health experts agree that we cannot stop an influenza pandemic, but we can control and limit disease and death through early detection and a well-planned response. In Alaska, disease-monitoring systems are in place for detection of influenza.
Call me paranoid, but it looks like a multi-pronged approach. "See, there's no chance of a pandemic, it's an economic crises. But just in case, we'd like to get your information, and here a small chip we would like to plant just under your skin, temporarily. Thanks."
I live in the air crossroads (Alaska), for birds and people, and I'm not taking any chances, but I'm not going to panic, either.
I see that Alaska has been monitoring the Avian Flu since at least 2000.
I haven't heard about that but here's a site advocating a Constitutional Monarchy for Alaska.
Might be something to it. The previous attempt might have been too far off. I know other states, esp. Texas and Arizona, are working on something similar. Seems that someone from the Washington Post wants to sell Alaska back to Russia.
Really, though, Alaska should be a Free Nation.
Free Us!
Bummer. If you were thinking of having your own particle accelerator in Alaska, pick another city.
Barrow, Alaska residents say they tend to sleep more during the long months of round-the-clock dark. The sun sets in Barrow on Friday at 1:40 p.m. and doesn't rise again until Jan. 23 at 1:01 p.m.
Diana Martin is an Inupiat Eskimo and a lifelong Barrow resident. She says it's much easier to start the day when Barrow receives round-the-clock daylight in summer.
To the other poster: She doesn't like bones.
I understand that the point is that grass was not known to exist during this time, but I'm saying could the dinos just be eating grass eaters?
What is/are "midgits"
Bigfoot/Yeti? Sea Monsters?
Innovation, or desperation?
It's the source of many lawsuits, and oftentimes claimjumping.
"Staking Your Claim to Alaska's Mineral Wealth"
And, speaking as an Alaskan, how could it get me if I run to the hills?
I could stay there for years. I already have a place set up.
Might be handy with the melting ice and all.
Here's an article describing the use of fish products to power Alaska processors
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"Bacterial biomineralization, as it's known among the experts, has been observed in other places and for other minerals. In fact, bacterial abilities to precipitate metals from solution have been used in some very high-tech contemporary methods of treating polluted water. It's even been appreciated that some bacteria can precipitate gold. Watterson himself had found that the spore coats of another bacterial breed serve as nuclei for luring gold out of solution in broths of gold chloride."
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The Field Guide to Alaska Rocks and Minerals
On another note, who modded this post as 'insightful'?
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Do a little research into Wal-Mart. If they deserve any credit at all, it is for their deceptive practices, the way they ruin small companies, the rotten way they treat their employees and suppliers, and not least, their putting a store near an ancient site in Mexico. They are rotten neighbors, and they sell cheap crap. By the way, they are NOT always the lowest prices in town, that's just part of their deceptive marketing practices to lure suckers in. Sam Walton pioneered it with panties. There is much more, but it gets me angry to think about it.
Coincidentially, there was a piece on Frontline about Wal-Mart this evening. I only saw a few minutes of it at the end, as I had something better to do.
I hope the meta-mods catch this.
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But, it's barely a state. We are treated like a pit for money to fund the small states.
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You sound like an Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game biologist. One of them told me, straight-faced, that beavers do not use stones and mud to construct a dam. I know better, because I have watched beavers do just that. But I'm just a geologist.
Beavers eat trees, but they eat the smaller twigs and leaves. Beavers do not eat fish.
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Alaska -- America's most tax-friendly state
The actor who posed as an Indian, and claimed to be of Cree/Cherokee descent, was in reality a Sicilian. And the tears were fake.
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Actually, ore is a term that is dependant upon numerous factors, including but not limited to: current economics, access, and mode of occurrence.
For example, radioactive minerals may be found in placer deposits, and can be recovered as a byproduct or coproduct of the primary mineral target (e.g. placer gold). When a mineral is produced as a byproduct of the primary recovery operation, its occurrence by volume need be only a fraction than if it were the primary target of recovery.
As an example, our mines produce uraniothoriante (uranium and thorium mixed) as a byproduct of our placer operations. There have been numerous studies dating to before the 1940's that documented the volume in various deposits contained within our lands. Usually we just throw it back. But if we had a market (a buyer) for it, we would sell it. We also produce halfnium, and many other minerals.
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On a related note: Full Metal Options Boulder Creek Uranium Deposit to Garnet Point
Your research has paid off in making your comment so much more informed.
We do, indeed, have building codes here, but it is recognized that an individuals freedom of choice is important. The codes in organized municipalities are stricter, and some subdivisions have covenants, but even remote and recreation properties have rules. The difference is that the rules are not ridiculous.
Schools and other similar structures are actually built to stricter codes than you might find elsewhere, due in no small part to environmental hazards such as heavy snow loads, earthquakes, ice damming, etc. As for someone selling you a house that is unsuitable to live in, that is what inspection services are for. And you can't throw a rock without hitting one. Additionally, there is this thing called 'disclosure', and if all else fails, we do have Civil Courts here.
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Yep, I'm suffering here.
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