Re: Obama overrules ITC decision on Apple, vetoes ban

2013-08-05 Thread Sam
there is no tie. . On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 5:31 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson wrote: > > I think it is even simpler than that. > > Delay ban against US company until the other verdict comes in, and see if > they can work it out between them > > Local company gets preference, always. "Tie goes to the

Re: Benghazi Silenced with Threats to Their Families by Obama Regime

2013-08-05 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Sorry State Department security, there's a difference. On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 7:33 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > FWIW, Tim did a spell at working embassy security. Not asking him to give > away any secrets but he could at least give us an idea of what it was like. > > > On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 5:2

Re: Benghazi Silenced with Threats to Their Families by Obama Regime

2013-08-05 Thread Larry C. Lyons
FWIW, Tim did a spell at working embassy security. Not asking him to give away any secrets but he could at least give us an idea of what it was like. On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 5:23 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: > > Yes, the State Department has an intelligence group. They coordinate with > peers in ot

Re: Benghazi Silenced with Threats to Their Families by Obama Regime

2013-08-05 Thread LRS Scout
Having an intel section does not a spy agency make. Diplomacy is supposed to be the name of their game. On Aug 5, 2013 5:24 PM, "Judah McAuley" wrote: > > Yes, the State Department has an intelligence group. They coordinate with > peers in other branches, like the FBI and CIA, but have differen

Re: Obama overrules ITC decision on Apple, vetoes ban

2013-08-05 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
I think it is even simpler than that. Delay ban against US company until the other verdict comes in, and see if they can work it out between them Local company gets preference, always. "Tie goes to the runner" On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 4:33 PM, Vivec wrote: > > > http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_

Re: Benghazi Silenced with Threats to Their Families by Obama Regime

2013-08-05 Thread Judah McAuley
Yes, the State Department has an intelligence group. They coordinate with peers in other branches, like the FBI and CIA, but have different focus. As far as I know, however, it is analysis work. I've not heard of any covert operations, but it is entirely possible that I wouldn't know, of course.

Re: Criminological assessment of Zimmerman verdict

2013-08-05 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
Sorry, you lost me at this paragraph: "However, the theory that the American justice system is fair and impartial has long been debunked. Decades upon decades of social science research have shown that impartiality in the justice system is a theory at best, yet the majority of Americans continue

Re: Obama overrules ITC decision on Apple, vetoes ban

2013-08-05 Thread Vivec
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57596964-92/south-korea-frets-over-u.s-veto-on-apple-sales-ban/?part=pulse&subj=latest-news&tag=title&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews "It called for the Obama administration to make "fair and reasonable decisions," as Samsung faces a possible import ban o

Re: Criminological assessment of Zimmerman verdict

2013-08-05 Thread LRS Scout
What tripe On Aug 5, 2013 3:53 PM, "Vivec" wrote: > > http://www.hamptoninstitution.org/zimmermanverdict.html#.Uf_qQ5KPt8G > > Alarming analysis, especially since I doubt this is unique to the US. > > "Quote 3 simply shows that at the very least this juror did believe that > Zimmerman exercised

Criminological assessment of Zimmerman verdict

2013-08-05 Thread Vivec
http://www.hamptoninstitution.org/zimmermanverdict.html#.Uf_qQ5KPt8G Alarming analysis, especially since I doubt this is unique to the US. "Quote 3 simply shows that at the very least this juror did believe that Zimmerman exercised poor judgment, which is also indicative regarding the value of M

Re: Obama overrules ITC decision on Apple, vetoes ban

2013-08-05 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
I'm not, I can sum it up in 3 simple words: Quid pro quo Apple spends more than a million in lobbying efforts per year since 2006 ( http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D21754&year=2010). Steve Jobs his wife are documented to have donated $756,600 from 1989-2010 with 91% of tha

Re: Obama overrules ITC decision on Apple, vetoes ban

2013-08-05 Thread Sam
Suddenly you don't like tyranny? . On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 3:32 PM, Vivec wrote: > > I'm flabbergasted. > > The ruling was clear that Apple had abused Samsung's patents, and an import > ban was instituted on the iphone 4 and a few other models. > > Apple is wrong in this, they lost their appea

Obama overrules ITC decision on Apple, vetoes ban

2013-08-05 Thread Vivec
I'm flabbergasted. The ruling was clear that Apple had abused Samsung's patents, and an import ban was instituted on the iphone 4 and a few other models. Apple is wrong in this, they lost their appeals, they lost the case. The decision should stand. Samsung offered to license the patents to App

Re: American Football Coach Coaching Soccer

2013-08-05 Thread GMoney
Ha, that line cracked me up. Also: No playoffs AND ties? Why do you even bother? hee hee. On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 1:42 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson wrote: > > "How many countries are in this country indeed." > > On Monday, August 5, 2013, Ray Champagne wrote: > > > > > That's great! > > > > > > On

Re: American Football Coach Coaching Soccer

2013-08-05 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
"How many countries are in this country indeed." On Monday, August 5, 2013, Ray Champagne wrote: > > That's great! > > > On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 1:10 PM, Cameron Childress > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > http://deadspin.com/what-might-happen-if-a-football-coach-coached-soccer-1012841849 > > > > ...

Re: American Football Coach Coaching Soccer

2013-08-05 Thread Ray Champagne
That's great! On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 1:10 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > > http://deadspin.com/what-might-happen-if-a-football-coach-coached-soccer-1012841849 > > ... > > > ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http:

American Football Coach Coaching Soccer

2013-08-05 Thread Cameron Childress
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Re: Water Shortages (was: Nasa 27 second video on global temperatures)

2013-08-05 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 11:09 AM, Sam wrote: > > http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324712504578131590217853804.html Looks like that one's only available to subscribers, but it sounds like an article about subsidies for people getting rid of their lawns. -Cameron ... ~

Re: Water Shortages (was: Nasa 27 second video on global temperatures)

2013-08-05 Thread Sam
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324712504578131590217853804.html . On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 10:48 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 10:38 AM, Sam wrote: > > > That's central, SoCo uses it to water there lawns because they like to > > think they live in the tro

Re: Water Shortages (was: Nasa 27 second video on global temperatures)

2013-08-05 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 10:38 AM, Sam wrote: > http://www.lvvwd.com/about/wr_groundwater_bank.html > > > http://www.cap-az.com/index.php/departments/recharge-program/recharge-in-arizona ...and thanks for the links, I'll add this to my reading list. -Cameron ... ~~

Re: Water Shortages (was: Nasa 27 second video on global temperatures)

2013-08-05 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 10:38 AM, Sam wrote: > That's central, SoCo uses it to water there lawns because they like to > think they live in the tropics. I can't speak for all of SoCal, but much of the public irrigation for grass and landscaping in San Diego is from graywater systems. http://www.

Re: Water Shortages (was: Nasa 27 second video on global temperatures)

2013-08-05 Thread Sam
On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 9:50 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > I'd genuinely be interested in reading any articles supporting this. I > haven't come across any yet. > > http://www.lvvwd.com/about/wr_groundwater_bank.html http://www.cap-az.com/index.php/departments/recharge-program/recharge-in-ariz

Re: Water Shortages (was: Nasa 27 second video on global temperatures)

2013-08-05 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 9:28 AM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > Have you seen the reports of the ecological problems they're suddenly > finding with the Three Gorges Dam project. I don't know whether China > will do another project of that magnitude for a while. I wasn't actually talking about Three

Re: Water Shortages (was: Nasa 27 second video on global temperatures)

2013-08-05 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 9:38 AM, Sam wrote: > Las Vegas is sitting on an Ocean of water, they can't use it legally so it > just sits there. Arizona has been filling it's aquifers over the last ten > years because they get more water from lake mead than they can use. I'd genuinely be interested i

Re: Water Shortages (was: Nasa 27 second video on global temperatures)

2013-08-05 Thread Sam
Las Vegas is sitting on an Ocean of water, they can't use it legally so it just sits there. Arizona has been filling it's aquifers over the last ten years because they get more water from lake mead than they can use. They have way too much water saved for emergencies. Southern California uses up m

Re: Water Shortages (was: Nasa 27 second video on global temperatures)

2013-08-05 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Have you seen the reports of the ecological problems they're suddenly finding with the Three Gorges Dam project. I don't know whether China will do another project of that magnitude for a while. But talking about huge projects, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_River_Hydroelectric_Project On Mo

Re: Water Shortages (was: Nasa 27 second video on global temperatures)

2013-08-05 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > Forget about getting it from the Hudson Bay. That's already been opposed > by the majority of Canadians, every government in Canada along the way and > the Canadian federal government. It simply won't happen. I think that both plans are de

15 million-year-old whale skull found on banks of Potomac River

2013-08-05 Thread Larry C. Lyons
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/15-million-year-old-whale-skull-found-on-banks-of-potomac-river/2013/08/04/415fffa8-fd6b-11e2-bd97-676ec24f1f3f_story.html Speaking of cool stuff. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now!

Re: Water Shortages (was: Nasa 27 second video on global temperatures)

2013-08-05 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Forget about getting it from the Hudson Bay. That's already been opposed by the majority of Canadians, every government in Canada along the way and the Canadian federal government. It simply won't happen. On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 9:03 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 8:45 AM

NetFlix Selection: Hot Coffee

2013-08-05 Thread Cameron Childress
I ran across this over the weekend and randomly watched it whitout knowing really what it was about. It starts out explaining the case of the woman who spilled hot coffee on herself and then sued McDonalds over it and then goes on to discuss tort reform and other boring topics that are actually qu

Re: Greenland soars to its highest temperature ever recorded, almost 80 degrees F.

2013-08-05 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Way cool. The first agricultural settlements just started before the Younger Dryas in Jordan and Syria. They died out because of the climate change associated with the Younger Dryas event.. It wasn't until 3 or 4 thousand years later you start seeing agriculture again. On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 6:04

Water Shortages (was: Nasa 27 second video on global temperatures)

2013-08-05 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 8:45 AM, GMoney wrote: > I think a warmer planet is just our new reality. We'll adapt. I'm particularly interested in water shortages around different parts of the country and how they may be resolved. The west in particular - dry places like Las Vegas and Phoenix that ge

Re: Nasa 27 second video on global temperatures

2013-08-05 Thread GMoney
I think a warmer planet is just our new reality. We'll adapt. Animals that can will adapt with us, those that can't, won't. Other animals will actually thrive in the newly warmed environments. This summer in KC has been the coolest i can remember for some time. Last year was one of the hottest i