Nothing new. During the Civil War, small units of the Union Army bought Spencer repeating rifles with their own money. Some units had them supplied by wealthy company commanders.
In the much poorer South, enlistees often brought their own weapon. This resulted in many start up units having a mix of shotguns, flintlock rifles, and more modern weapons. Retreating Union Armies then supplied the South with better weapons.
There are now so many channels out there that the networks ought to be grateful that anyone is watching a given show. It would be to the advertisers advantage to give away dvds of the shows and the included ads, since not everybody will skip through the commercials.
Our local Kroger Grocery stores stores started the "card" crap. I stopped to buy roses for the wife on the way home from work. The PFY at the checkout asked for my card. I told him to use the house card. He replied, can't do that. I got POed, and stomped over to the managers office and blew up. They gave me the roses and a card that didn't have to be filled in.
Among other cookie management options, both Mozilla and Foxfire allow the user to set a maximum life for cookies or to turn all of them into session cookies.
From the pic, it appears to be a version of the John Deere Gator We use them at work, and the gas models aren't very sturdy. They are a maintaince nightmare.
controlling the Internet is the most important means of keeping power from the people in the future
The Chinese people have as little interest in government as do the American People.
What the Chinese government is trying to do is to keep the small group of educated, politically aware people from gaining any strength. Peasants and working class people don't make revolutions. They support those begun by an educated, self appointed elite.
As in America and the rest of the world, politics is a career for only a small number of individuals. These are the ones governments try to control.
I have not the slightest doubt that Charles E. Smith read and signed a long list of rules about what he is allowed and not allowed to do with state owned equipment. He should not be supprised by his job loss.
I work for an internation corperation, WWAHs, Inc. and, during the hiring process, had to read and sign a veritable book of rules and regulations about computer, server and systems usage. And I don't have access to a PC, Server, or anything more complicated than a cheap two way radio. This is by preference. They would gladly buy any equipment for which I could come up with a nebulous justification. I just don't want to have to worry about their domestic fowl remainder rules.
The personal attack by Tom Hayes is little more than crude noise made by a man who has found a chance to belittle his betters.
Apprdoximately 50% of the eligible voters actually bothered in 2000. This means only 25% of the eligible voters wanted either one. Actually, a bit less than that. Nadar and other third party candidates drew off some votes.
A "none of the above" choice would draw more voters.
in the last few hundred years, it has grown over with forrest
The forest is regrowing to somewhere near its original boundries. Early lumbering practices did not take forest renewal or any other conservation strategy into account.
In the south, there are mountains with unforested tops. The local name for them is "Balds". They tend to reforest when grazing is no longer done. As a result, many scenic balds have disappeared. Local hiker maintaining clubs have resorted to hand cutting of brush and newly emergent trees to keep balds open. The USFS has gone so far as to uses bulldozers to reopen some.
Experience has shown that allowing grazing eliminates a lot of hard work. Onced a place is cleared, the livestock will eat the tender emerging tree shoots before they have a chance to grow to any size.
Grazing is so efficient that the problem of overgrazing of leased National Forest land by ranchers in the American West has long been recognized as a major problem.
As an experienced backpacker, I suspect that the miles walked through canopied forest make the scenic views more outstanding because of the contrast.
Constant anything becomes boring. Long miles above treeline make the shady coolness of the forest canopy interesting.
I do not know the duration of hikes in the Swiss Alps, perhaps their shortness makes constant panoramic scenery desirable. Most of my hikes were of many months duration, and I learned to appreciate all of the wonders, large and small, that I came across.
In fact, the states have the power to disolve the federal government, the federal government has no such reciprical power over the state governments.
The former was tried in 1861 and didn't work. As for the latter, I invite you to visit the state of West Virginia, created by the Federal Government, contrary to the wishes of the citizens of the "soverign" state of Virginia.
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Nothing new. During the Civil War, small units of the Union Army bought Spencer repeating rifles with their own money. Some units had them supplied by wealthy company commanders.
In the much poorer South, enlistees often brought their own weapon. This resulted in many start up units having a mix of shotguns, flintlock rifles, and more modern weapons. Retreating Union Armies then supplied the South with better weapons.
Here are the same pics with a bit more commentary.
And the happy couble will be called Skuzza
And in further news, a back up is being prepared, using a Kitchen Sink.....
You missed the kiddies page: Crypto Cat knows all..
Moon Pie in the sky.....
Once upon a time, on a moon, not too far away....
There are now so many channels out there that the networks ought to be grateful that anyone is watching a given show. It would be to the advertisers advantage to give away dvds of the shows and the included ads, since not everybody will skip through the commercials.
Our local Kroger Grocery stores stores started the "card" crap. I stopped to buy roses for the wife on the way home from work. The PFY at the checkout asked for my card. I told him to use the house card. He replied, can't do that. I got POed, and stomped over to the managers office and blew up. They gave me the roses and a card that didn't have to be filled in.
The story is that these sites do not have a lameness filter. These sites seem designed to keep idle minds idle.
They're going to send Al Gore.
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There have been many strange broadcasts from Mexican radio stations.
"Goat Glands" Brinkley may have been the first.
From the pic, it appears to be a version of the John Deere Gator
We use them at work, and the gas models aren't very sturdy. They are a maintaince nightmare.
Found here: #user/laundry-bin/underware
The Chinese people have as little interest in government as do the American People.
What the Chinese government is trying to do is to keep the small group of educated, politically aware people from gaining any strength. Peasants and working class people don't make revolutions. They support those begun by an educated, self appointed elite.
As in America and the rest of the world, politics is a career for only a small number of individuals. These are the ones governments try to control.
A Chess Club?
Tell them to come back after they have cracked one of the systems at Langley, Va.
I have not the slightest doubt that Charles E. Smith read and signed a long list of rules about what he is allowed and not allowed to do with state owned equipment. He should not be supprised by his job loss.
I work for an internation corperation, WWAHs, Inc. and, during the hiring process, had to read and sign a veritable book of rules and regulations about computer, server and systems usage. And I don't have access to a PC, Server, or anything more complicated than a cheap two way radio. This is by preference. They would gladly buy any equipment for which I could come up with a nebulous justification. I just don't want to have to worry about their domestic fowl remainder rules.
The personal attack by Tom Hayes is little more than crude noise made by a man who has found a chance to belittle his betters.
Apprdoximately 50% of the eligible voters actually bothered in 2000. This means only 25% of the eligible voters wanted either one. Actually, a bit less than that. Nadar and other third party candidates drew off some votes.
A "none of the above" choice would draw more voters.
The forest is regrowing to somewhere near its original boundries. Early lumbering practices did not take forest renewal or any other conservation strategy into account.
In the south, there are mountains with unforested tops. The local name for them is "Balds". They tend to reforest when grazing is no longer done. As a result, many scenic balds have disappeared. Local hiker maintaining clubs have resorted to hand cutting of brush and newly emergent trees to keep balds open. The USFS has gone so far as to uses bulldozers to reopen some.
Experience has shown that allowing grazing eliminates a lot of hard work. Onced a place is cleared, the livestock will eat the tender emerging tree shoots before they have a chance to grow to any size.
Grazing is so efficient that the problem of overgrazing of leased National Forest land by ranchers in the American West has long been recognized as a major problem.
As an experienced backpacker, I suspect that the miles walked through canopied forest make the scenic views more outstanding because of the contrast.
Constant anything becomes boring. Long miles above treeline make the shady coolness of the forest canopy interesting.
I do not know the duration of hikes in the Swiss Alps, perhaps their shortness makes constant panoramic scenery desirable. Most of my hikes were of many months duration, and I learned to appreciate all of the wonders, large and small, that I came across.
A religous group wants force its delusions on the rest of the world by passing restrictive laws.
All in the name of family and children, of course.