I'MMA LET YOU FINISH
The movie star, the Professor and Mary Ann.....
foist?
The one who gets my vote is the one who will try to sell the gas works and the lower the wage tax to 2%.
my gut is gong with Nutter
What's a mutter?
I got nothin'.
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Gee. Well, I mean... dang.
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But you also have the Eagles, and for that, you shall pay.
Well, these DVDs aren't going to swap themselves, are they?
bbl,sw
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Why doesn't Mark Foley use bookmarks?
Because he likes to bend over the pages.
Beauty may be only skin deep, but ugly goes all the way down to the bone. They're ugly.
But you also have the Eagles, and for that, you shall pay.
Yeah.
But they got rid of Terrel Owens.
Jerry Jones, you've been punked.
I really, really wish The Dem party in Washington had unleashed on Lieberman as soon as he lost the primary.
The usual, trying to play both sides at the same time has been a right fuck up. Many Dems in the state still seem to be under th illusion that Joe is a Dem.
Neponset posted this below and I love it so much that I decided to bring it up here:
This sounds okay to me:
Democratic leaders, increasingly confident they will seize control of the House in November, are laying plans for a legislative blitz during their first week in power that would raise the minimum wage, roll back parts of the Republican prescription drug law, implement homeland security measures and reinstate lapsed budget deficit controls.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) said in an interview last week that a Democratic House would launch a series of investigations of the Bush administration, beginning with the White House's first-term energy task force and probably including the use of intelligence in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq. Pelosi denied Republican allegations that a Democratic House would move quickly to impeach President Bush. But, she said of the planned investigations, "You never know where it leads to."
YES!
But they signed Owens in the first place, after clear signs in Frisco, and for that they must also pay.
PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN was always one of my favorite lines
Odd, "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too!" was always mine. Followed closely by, "Surrender Dorothy!"
Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator | Homepage | 10.14.06 - 2:14 pm
I've always preferred that line as "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little fucking dog, too!"
I guess the Philly passion for whack gave them these choices.
former mayoral lowlights
Rizzo - mob
Good - move
Street - pay to play
sometimes it looks as bad as Camden over here
Yeah.
But they got rid of Terrel Owens.
Jerry Jones, you've been punked.
HoneyBearKelly?
This is only the 4th time, at least, that he's been punked. (Deion Sanders, anyone?) He makes it so easy it almost isn't fun anymore.
The one who gets my vote is the one who makes the public transit situation a priority.
Atrios supports tokenism.
I remember when he used to keep it real, man.
The movie star, the Professor and Mary Ann.....
CoT-Colbert's Apprentice
Goddamit, CoT beat me to it.
They're making an android of Kirk on G4 right now...
Ya gotta tune in in about ten minutes when Ted Cassidy gives his great speech on "The Old Ones"...
A,
Speaking of public transit, did you see the article in the WaPo this week about the hidden costs of living in the burbs? Not surprisinly, that "cheaper" house turns out to be more expensive when you factor in transportation costs related to owning and driving a car.
where are you manners dammit! You have to come down and scream "sheets" to us slow-mo downstairs 
Didn't they win a Superbowl with Deion Sanders, though?
No chance for a Ms. Mayor?
launch a series of investigations of the Bush administration, beginning with the White House's first-term energy task force and probably including the use of intelligence in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq
YES YES YES YES hubba hubba hubba
Not surprisinly, that "cheaper" house turns out to be more expensive when you factor in transportation costs related to owning and driving a car.
Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator
"No shit, Sherlock." I hope we didn't pay too much for that study.
Tena - thanks for reposting that! I have to say, though, and what a comment on the past six years - it sounded like it should have started with "Once upon a Time...."
“A lot of guys close their eyes and see women. I close my eyes and see rockets,” said Ky Michaelson, 68, a junior high school drop-out from Bloomington, Minn., who has been called “the sultan of thrust” by Outside Magazine.
Mr. Michaelson shot the first amateur rocket into space, and his inventions include a rocket-powered sled that zooms uphill. His record-breaking launching was 72 miles up, at 3,420 miles per hour — factoids embroidered on his rocket-red satin shirt.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/1...128c&ei=5087%
0A
Didn't they win a Superbowl with Deion Sanders, though?
CoT-Colbert's Apprentice
I honestly don't know because I honestly don't give a shit.
I'm embarrassed that the Cowboys are still the Dallas Cowboys.
I wish they'd move to Tarrant Co. already and change their name. Let Ft. Worth have the franchise.
'I put nothing past these child predators. Nothing.
ql in de on vacation '
I do. The military doesn't have the number it would take to do anything, and they're not going to throw any more sacrificial lambs down the stairs.
The one who gets my vote is the one who makes the public transit situation a priority.
It wouldn't surprise me if none of the candidates use public transit. Our transit board means well, but they don't ride the buses, they really have no idea what's it's like dealing with the transit system. No accountability, no clue.
No chance for a Ms. Mayor?
Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator
No woman running in Philly, that I'm aware of.
No, I didn't already say that you 503 erroring fucking fuck. Fuck you.
I think a Royal Wedding would soften people's attitude toward the little sociopath and make impeachment more difficult, that's all. I'm convinced it's their ace in the hole.
Molly Ivors, partisan |
I could see how even a year ago there would be all sorts of ambitious young Repukes seeing marriage to one of the twins as a good career move, but where's the sense in it now? It's like angling for a job by marrying Amy Carter. (Not that there aren't all sorts of good reasons to marry Amy Carter. Where is she anyway?)
Get the #40 bus to run on time, and I call the mayor "Il Duce".
investigations of the Bush administration, beginning with the White House's first-term energy task force
Swett Mother, warn me when you're going to do that. I'm an old woman and I can only take so much ecstacy at once.
mena - tell you what, when she started it with the energy commission, I knew it was going to be good. Start right at the fucking beginning and go through the whole goddamn mess.
The movie star, the Professor and Mary Ann.....
The King of brains - Queen of the sack: Executives have heart attack
Speaking of public transit, did you see the article in the WaPo this week about the hidden costs of living in the burbs? Not surprisinly, that "cheaper" house turns out to be more expensive when you factor in transportation costs related to owning and driving a car.
Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator
I'll have to check that out. I discovered yesterday that the Triangle Transit Authority has started a new express bus service that runs from Chapel Hill to downtown Raleigh. I'm going to try it on Monday. It's only 80 bucks a month, which is way cheaper than gas. The Chapel Hill bus stop is within biking distance. And I can read on the trip. If I get a laptop I could even maybe blog!
This means that I can apply for some DOJ and DOT positions that I have been hesitating about because of the drive.
Two trips to Philadelphia.
'I put nothing past these child predators. Nothing.
ql in de on vacation '
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I agree with you. They've already told us they don't deal in reality.
First time I've gotten HellOScan to work this morning.
Another favorite scene was the bravado the three amassed going in to save Dorothy and climbing up to the precipice, donning the uniforms they ripped off and the lion having to constantly tuck his tail back in, yo heave ho ooooooooooo ho.
I always liked 'I'm a very good man, but I'm a very bad wizard.'
No chance for a Ms. Mayor?
Better chances for a Mayor McCheese.
Atrios supports tokenism.
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would that be subway tokens?
'Not surprisinly, that "cheaper" house turns out to be more expensive when you factor in transportation costs related to owning and driving a car.
Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator'
lived in Gaithersburg, walking distance to Metro, the WaPo ignoring that cheap housing and mass transit is the answer.
(Not that there aren't all sorts of good reasons to marry Amy Carter. Where is she anyway?)
Moe Szyslak | 10.14.06 - 2:23 pm
Being low profile in Atlanta:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Carter
Does Philly have a subway?
Start right at the fucking beginning and go through the whole goddamn mess.
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Tena - yes, assuming we make it through, that's exactly what it's going to take to put things right. I'm grateful we have good people who want to take this on - and amazed they're not shell-shocked from it all.
Don't *make* me release the flying monkeys!
OK, so not a real line but a darling little bumper sticker...
Charlie Cook's National Overview
October 13, 2006
Category 5 Hurricane Heads for House GOP
Let's get the disclaimer out of the way: there are 25 days between now and the November 7 election and things could well change, making what follows obsolete.
That said, this is without question the worst political situation for the GOP since the Watergate disaster in 1974. I think a 30-seat gain today for Democrats is more likely to occur than a 15-seat gain, the minimum that would tip the majority. The chances of that number going higher are also strong, unless something occurs that fundamentally changes the dynamic of this election. This is what Republican strategists' nightmares look like. ...
For Republicans, it is a time to defend every seat, no matter how secure those seats appear. If things don't change, GOP incumbents, who never even contemplated having a difficult race, may well lose this year. And if I were a Republican, I'd start praying that something happens to take the spotlight away from Iraq and scandals, because this current issue mix is lethal.
http://cookpolitical.com/overvie...iew/
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Just a reminder.
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If you only drive to the train station in Chappaqua, then take the commuter rail into the city, it's not that bad.
Ha! From Apprentice to Darth Holden's Babs link:
IN LIGHT OF RECENT STATEMENTS MADE BY BARBARA BUSH CONCERNING THE NEW ORLEANS EVACUEES WE HAVE DECIDED TO TEMPORARILY REMOVE BARBARA BUSH FROM OUR LIST OF ROLE MODELS
I'd vote for making that permanent.
Every troll post I've ever read here reduces to: Surrender Dorothy.
this is a fantastic tv ad on stem cell research, go see it:
http://www.majorityaction.net/stem_cells
Not surprisinly, that "cheaper" house turns out to be more expensive when you factor in transportation costs related to owning and driving a car.
Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator
"No shit, Sherlock." I hope we didn't pay too much for that study.
Dr. Wu | 10.14.06 - 2:21 pm | #
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dude,
this is what I have been doing for the last year - trying to influence county and state smart growth advocates to actually stay with the program - light rail and other mass transit = smart development planning.
Philly has SEPTA.
So kind of a subway.
They got rid of all the trolleys, right?
Moe,
Yeah, but they're rich. Rich rich, They'll always be rich. Overlooking chlamydia rich.
That's gotta be worth something.
No ms. mayor on the likely list yet.
Philly has two subway lines, several trolley lines, a moderate commuter rail system, and a large bus system. The fare system is antiquated and the people who run it can't even think about long term plans because they have to scramble for funding every year.
If the Dems to take the House and start investigations, watch the media play defnce for the White House.
"The Dems are being political, the voters don't like political, it will backfire on the Dems blah blah blah."
I fucking hate the media.
Every troll post I've ever read here reduces to: Surrender Dorothy.
JeffCO
That's "Surenndur Doorthy"
Of topic, but watching "Bedlam" with Boris Karloff and Anna Lee.
Ms. Lee died just two years ago.
Lovely lady and a wonderful speaking voice.
Surrender, Dorothy
And your little dog, too!
Man, it's a spectacular day outside.
Unlike Iraq, Iran has some powerful allies. We can't go after Iran without dealing with China, among others.
I do not think they are going to do it.
Overlooking chlamydia rich.
Nice. "We just bought the most *charming* little vacation home, on the bay overlooking chlamydia. You must come out!"
Overlooking chlamydia rich.
Every troll post I've ever read here reduces to: Surrender Dorothy.
JeffCO
On November 7, they will all be whining:
"I'm melting..........melting!
dude,
this is what I have been doing for the last year - trying to influence county and state smart growth advocates to actually stay with the program - light rail and other mass transit = smart development planning.
Nancy Willing
Good! I made the comment because it's so ridiculous that it takes a study to prove what is so obvious. I'm a major supporter of mass transit.
Man, it's a spectacular day outside.
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It's cold and slightly foggy here, under the the giant red maple. I'm getting ready to go out and rake for awhile.
And good morning to you too!
New Orleans infested with wildlife
NEW ORLEANS - Alligators have been dragged from abandoned swimming pools. Foxes had to be removed from the airport. Coyotes are stalking rabbits and nutria (a sort of countrified rat) in city streets. And armadillos are undermining air conditioning units.
In the year since Hurricane Katrina drove out many of the people of New Orleans, wild animals have been moving in. Some were blown in by the winds or redistributed by the floodwaters. Others were drawn by the piles of rotting garbage and by the shelter afforded by all the abandoned homes and tall weeds.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/
20061...rleans_wildlife
Oh, that wild life. Thanks, Dubyah.
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Nice. "We just bought the most *charming* little vacation home, on the bay overlooking chlamydia. You must come out!"
JeffCO |
You've got a Chlamydia Bay, huh? Up in Newfoundland, the town of Dildo is on Conception Bay. Not sure what to make of that.
this is what I have been doing for the last year - trying to influence county and state smart growth advocates to actually stay with the program - light rail and other mass transit = smart development planning.
The problem with "smart development planning" is that it usually isn't as wildly profitable for land speculators as unabashed sprawl.
These people are pure Ferengi slime.
watertiger - OOoooh!
Not surprisinly, that "cheaper" house turns out to be more expensive when you factor in transportation costs related to owning and driving a car.
Tell me about it! Our little locality has raised the rates on the BART shuttle and the ferry to SF to such a level that it's starting to look like it would actually be cheaper for us to move back into the City...
Others were drawn by the piles of rotting garbage
"Mmmm! Rohhhhhtting Garrrrrbage!"
[/Homer Simpson]
Here it's cold and grey and windy. I've spent the day weeding toys out of the 7YO's room.
But, I have two huge pumpkins on my stoop, so that's good.
And your little dog, too! watertiger
I always wondered what lipstick on a pig looked like.
'You've got a Chlamydia Bay, huh? Up in Newfoundland, the town of Dildo is on Conception Bay. Not sure what to make of that.
Moe Szyslak'
Welcome to Intercourse, MD. Been there too many times .... ooops.
But, I have two huge pumpkins on my stoop, so that's good. -Molly Ivors
[Insert Mix-A-Lot joke here.]
I always wondered what lipstick on a pig looked like.
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And now we all know. Excuse me while I go rinse out my eyes.
nutria (a sort of countrified rat)
Well except for the facts that they are brown, not black, as big as marmots and have no tails, yeah.
Molly - did you guys get any of the snow?
I'll have to check that out. I discovered yesterday that the Triangle Transit Authority has started a new express bus service that runs from Chapel Hill to downtown Raleigh. I'm going to try it on Monday. It's only 80 bucks a month, which is way cheaper than gas. The Chapel Hill bus stop is within biking distance. And I can read on the trip. If I get a laptop I could even maybe blog!
TJ, ready for revolution | 10.14.06 - 2:23 pm
Our RTA has finally realized there is a market for express service from Dayton to Springfield and even Xenia, two moderate sized cities about 1/2 hour and 45 minutes away. I know a lot of people would rather be on a bus (or light rail) and WiFi or read/sleep/work than deal with driving.
Make it affordable, pleasant to be on, good scheduling and it just might work.
They've also finally realized there's a market for a route to the airport. No shit!
NEW ORLEANS - Alligators have been dragged from abandoned swimming pools. Foxes had to be removed from the airport. Coyotes are stalking rabbits and nutria (a sort of countrified rat) in city streets. And armadillos are undermining air conditioning units.
In the year since Hurricane Katrina drove out many of the people of New Orleans, wild animals have been moving in. Some were blown in by the winds or redistributed by the floodwaters. Others were drawn by the piles of rotting garbage and by the shelter afforded by all the abandoned homes and tall weeds.
Not long at all after we're gone . . . .
The one who gets my vote is the one who promises not to burn down a city block to evict some squatters.
Did I just say that in my out-loud voice?
would that be subway tokens?
Yes, but they don't do tokens anymore- it's those swipey card things now.
it's starting to look like it would actually be cheaper for us to move back into the City...
I love Eddie Izzard's bit about how San Franciscans refer to it as The City.
no, you fucking bitch, this is not a dupe.
haloscan, you chickenshit sonofabitch....
'he fare system is antiquated and the people who run it can't even think about long term plans because they have to scramble for funding every year.'
when my bil rode the main line out to their home in the suburbs, he decided {Philli} was unlivable. now he and my sister are RV'ing. Go figure.
The one who gets my vote is the one who promises not to burn down a city block to evict some squatters.
I remember Billy, Dolly, and Jeffy Africa were pinned down by sharpshooters and burned alive. Only PJ Africa made it through.
I think the SF Chron started the "The City" thing. Now it's in common usage. Even up in Chico people refer to SF as "The City," even though there are three or four cities of pretty good size between SF and Chico.
Well except for the facts that they are brown, not black, as big as marmots and have no tails, yeah.
Tena
Tena, I don't know where you're getting your nutria, but you're getting ripped off. The standard model includes a tail.
Nutria (pic only)
And good morning to you too!
Oh you West Coasters.
I could see a double White House wedding. Historic. Never been done before. And they'd get Peggy Noonan and Karen Hughes to start burbling like maniacs well in advance -- the engagement, wedding planning, and various carryings-on would suck up oxygen for *months.* "Oh, the girls wanted a Halloween wedding -- Halloween '08. Isn't that charming?"
All they'd have to do is keep the twins on whatever meds their mom's on, find two tall handsome empty suits to fill the roles of grooms, and it's off to the races. (I'm sure Nooners would absolutely swoon if they could talk Princes William and Harry into it. Never happen.) They'd tell the girls, look, don't worry about it, you can divorce him in a couple years, and that gets your picture back in the paper again.
The one who gets my vote is the one who promises not to burn down a city block to evict some squatters.
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What have you got against cost-effective urban renewal, hippie?
I think it was an ELO thing...
I think the SF Chron started the "The City" thing.
I remember the Warriors used to have "The City" on their jerseys, but that was long ago like the 70's and earlier.
Of course, when your nearest competion is the "There's no there there" of Oakland...
What have you got against cost-effective urban renewal, hippie?
Measure twice, C4 once.
The one who gets my vote is the one who promises not to burn down a city block to evict some squatters.
Goode government in action!
okay, gotta get off now. I'd rather spend the time with you but must move the dust motes around a bit.
find two tall handsome empty suits to fill the roles of grooms
I hear Mark Foley's free now...
Unlike Iraq, Iran has some powerful allies. We can't go after Iran without dealing with China, among others.
I do not think they are going to do it.
Tena
Unless Congress convenes for a special No, Junior, You Can't Invade Iran bill--which he would ignore, anyway--what's to stop the Axis of Weevils from doing whatever they want? I HOPE they don't, but I trust them as far as I can throw a fit.
Funny, but in this case Rove might be our friend, because if he can convince them it's a bad political move, they might not. I can't see them listening to any other kind of advice.
Gives a whole new meaning to the term "Open Bar".....
Princes William and Harry
Wow. Just wow.
Wiki on MOVE:
Aftermath
In the aftermath of the catastrophe the city launched a special investigation which found, among other things, that "Dropping a bomb on an occupied row house was unconscionable." The mayor was re-elected in the next election, and no police officer was fined, fired or suspended (Ed Rendell, who was the DA at the time of the MOVE incident, later became Mayor of Philadelphia after Goode and later Governor of Pennsylvania).
Philadelphia has paid over $32 million to the victims, including $840,000 to Michael Ward, $1.5 million to Ramona Africa and the relatives of John and Frank Africa, and has been ordered to pay $29 million to residents of Osage Avenue and Pine Street whose homes were destroyed by the fire, and their replacement had to be torn down later. (The city of Philadelphia, now under former Philadelphia City Council President and now Mayor John F. Street, is appealing the latter award.)
On December 1, 2005, U.S. District Judge John P. Fullam cut the original jury verdict of $12.8 million in more than half, to $6 million.
I could see a double White House wedding.
I expect them to have viewers from Good Morning America vote on the rings, gowns, cakes, and honeymoon destinations. Diane Sawyer can interview the twins and it will take maybe ten minutes for her to call the bride(s) "America's Princess Diana."
Dr. Wu - Hmmmm - I guess they do. We have them around here - they are around White Rock Lake. Pictures I've seen (I haven't seen a nutria in the live version, though Mr. Tena has) must have been front shots - I honestly didn't think they did.
They remind me more of muskrats, though muskrats have very important tails they use like boat motors.
Not surprisinly, that "cheaper" house turns out to be more expensive when you factor in transportation costs related to owning and driving a car.
Tell me about it! Our little locality has raised the rates on the BART shuttle and the ferry to SF to such a level that it's starting to look like it would actually be cheaper for us to move back into the City...
dave™© | Homepage | 10.14.06 - 2:34 pm |
Some public transit is hideously expensive, the monthly pass for the trains in Chicago is expensive (but then so is parking) Seattle's not cheap either.
When I tell visitors that Dayton's monthly bus pass is only 32 dollars, and 1 trip costs 1.25 and free transfer, they're shocked.
I wish the Kuo book had come out earlier, but I think it's already too late to pull any seious Diebold stunts. The public doesn't trust Bush, the republicans, or the election machinery. A grab this time could get ugly.
Afternoon all.
How goes the war?
Oy, now that we've made an offer on the city place, Mr. QL is musing the country one might be better.
the city launched a special investigation which found, among other things, that "Dropping a bomb on an occupied row house was unconscionable."
"other things" being that the sky is generally blue and that water is wet.
Oy, now that we've made an offer on the city place, Mr. QL is musing the country one might be better.
Is he a Libra?
BUckeye - Seattle's transit situation is an absurd disaster. Decisions are left unmade for years, quite literally, while proposals and even voter-approved programs are put through "the Process", which means unending argument, suit;s, counter-suits. In the meantime, it's a parking lot out on the outgrown, antiquated, unsafe infrastructure.
Afternoon, all.
How about the military saying no to Bush's Great Iranian adventure?
When my M-I-L lived in Jackson Ms, she lived on the reservoir there, and would sit out on her porch, and feed the nutria. They would walk right up to her, and eat.
They have big fat tails.
Really, just fuck Haloscan. Anyway, the failed war in Afghanistan could bring down the Canadian government...
2 NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan
NATO said two of its soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan on Saturday after militants ambushed the soldiers with rocket-propelled grenades and gunfire.
Three soldiers were also wounded in the battle in Kandahar province Saturday afternoon, NATO said in a statement.
The nationalities of the soldiers were not immediately released.
Canada has more than 2,000 troops in the Kandahar area who are working with NATO to fight resurgent Taliban forces.
Taliban militants have been stepping up attacks in the country's south in recent months, particularly in Kandahar and Helmand provinces.
Is he a Libra?
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You had to be expecting that, QL.
Unless Congress convenes for a special No, Junior, You Can't Invade Iran bill--which he would ignore, anyway--what's to stop the Axis of Weevils from doing whatever they want? I HOPE they don't, but I trust them as far as I can throw a fit.
I don't trust them either, but they didn't invade Iraq until they were damn sure there weren't any WMDs, IMO.
I just don't think they will.
A small California biotech company says it is ready to deliver the Holy Grail of the $35 billion pet industry: a hypoallergenic cat.
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Julie Chytrowsky
Two cats with a mutant gene that produces a modified protein far less likely to induce allergies.
At the start of next year, the first kittens — which the company calls “lifestyle pets” — will go home to eager owners who have been carefully screened and have been on a waiting list for more than two years.
Since it announced the project in October 2004, the company, Allerca, of San Diego, says it has received inquiries from people in 85 countries seeking to buy a cat bred so that its glands do not produce the protein responsible for most human cat allergies.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/0...ad15&ei=5087%
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A small California biotech company says it is ready to deliver the Holy Grail of the $35 billion pet industry: a hypoallergenic cat.
Skip to next paragraph
Enlarge This Image
Julie Chytrowsky
Two cats with a mutant gene that produces a modified protein far less likely to induce allergies.
At the start of next year, the first kittens — which the company calls “lifestyle pets” — will go home to eager owners who have been carefully screened and have been on a waiting list for more than two years.
Since it announced the project in October 2004, the company, Allerca, of San Diego, says it has received inquiries from people in 85 countries seeking to buy a cat bred so that its glands do not produce the protein responsible for most human cat allergies.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/0...ad15&ei=5087%
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Is he a Libra?
watertiger
nope, aries, and usually it's me who gets all indecisive.
Good! I made the comment because it's so ridiculous that it takes a study to prove what is so obvious. I'm a major supporter of mass transit.
Dr. Wu
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yikes!! the money that is wasted to cover butt...
housing development drives this mid-Atlantic area local economy and they are swarming to the low-taxes in DE (even ql is here looking to move as they retire!!)
We have no infrastructure for this new growth so I am trying to get a promise for light rail in place, affordable rates and plenty of affordable (they call it work force) housing.
Right now the city of Wilmington's black community is being rapidly displaced to make room for the casino and regentrification on the riverfront.
I was recently voted onto a board of a community center (the People's Settlement Association) in an east side neighborhood that has 17% home ownership, is mostly well below poverty and is crime ridden so there is much work to do.
I recall during the MOVE hearings the claim that the city did not order the fire to be put out quickly b/c they thought the "snow" on the TV was actually water being sprayed on the fire. If only they'd had cable.... IIRC, the fire chief was the only city official who showed any remorse at all.
Is he a Libra?
Or possibly Gemini...I can totally relate
out earlier, but I think it's already too late to pull any seious Diebold stunts. The public doesn't trust Bush, the republicans, or the election machinery. A grab this time could get ugly.
Lumpenprolitariot
I can see the first two, but what does the public actually know about e-voting fraud? How many 60 Minutes, Frontline, or NBC News Special Reports have there been? I think to mosy folks, it's still tinfoil hat territory. And rightly so, until there's a conviction, and a result overturned.
sheets
Unlike Iraq, Iran has some powerful allies. We can't go after Iran without dealing with China, among others.
I do not think they are going to do it.
I agree. Besides the issue you've mentioned, the fact of the matter is that an attack on Iran has no public support. If it did, I'm sure we'd be hearing about the Iranian boogeyman everyday if for no other than reason than to distract from the GOP's scandals. Bushco did some war drum beating a while back, but then quickly backed off.
There have been people posting on various blogs recently a story about a carrier taskforce that has been steaming towards the Persian Gulf, and going "Oh My God! Oh My God! There it is. They're gonna attack!". As it turns out, that force is replacing one that is coming back. It's a regular rotation.
Meet Minnie and Minky.
(local PSA)
Years ago I ran into someone who was working with NY Transit to develop swipe cards; IIRC, they have-- or had-- a plastic reusable version.
When I showed her my disposable monthly playing-card paper Transpass, she found it hilarious that little fluorescent "M" or "F" stickers are added at the time of sale. It's admittedly a rather primitive method of making sure that the cards aren't freely exchanged between males and females, and it's still in use-- but WTF?
Now I must head to my office for some more catch-up; I'll be thinking of y'all when I ride those damn temporary weekend shuttle buses used when parts of the El are under construction.
In a nutshell, SEPTA has given me lots of reasons to be pissed off over the years; I don't drive and rely upon it. But the lack of stable, dedicated funding is a shameful open sore that clearly contributes to their woes.
I don't think Nutter is a big transit guy. He's one of those nanny-politicians who is big on anti-smoking stuff and such. I could see him getting behind further food-nazi insanity, like these new overreaches of banning pâté or trans-fats.
I realize that the term "libertarian" has been hijacked and done to death by wingnuts, but I have a fundamental aversion for politicians, often Democrats, who specialize in so-called lifestyle legislation.
PS: Helloscan't fucking up again, a sure sign I need to get to work...
I don't trust them either, but they didn't invade Iraq until they were damn sure there weren't any WMDs, IMO.
I just don't think they will.
Tena
Hmmm, yes. I neglected to consider the Chickenshit Factor...
The problem with "smart development planning" is that it usually isn't as wildly profitable for land speculators as unabashed sprawl.
These people are pure Ferengi slime.
Apprentice to Darth Holden | 10.14.06 - 2:33 pm | #
exactly!!
that is why the pro-growth politicians are slathering their growth arguments with smarth growth icing - lying throught their teeth as they promote communities on cornfields where no infratstructure EXISTS!
smart growth is ok in principle - grow where you have infrastructure in place - but DE pols ignore that little aspect....it helps thier campaign funds grow!!!!
Who remembers Dave Sirota's involvement in a philadephia mayor's race
pro-growth politicians are slathering their growth arguments with smarth growth icing
Here in the midwest the pro-growth wingnuts don't bother with the icing. "Private property rights" (i.e., "I got here first, fuck you") is generally all the icing they need.
Fortunately, the Farm Bureau and other pro-agriculture interests are supporting restrictive rural zoning movements, generally standing up against the "right" of the individual farmer who happens to live close to town to make a one-time cash grab. Of course the wingnuts whine and wail, but bit by bit there's a regulatory framework being established that leans in the direction of sustainability.
I think to mosy folks, it's still tinfoil hat territory. And rightly so, until there's a conviction, and a result overturned.
Elmer, PHD
I've also seen stories on CNN, CBS news, etc. At a county level paper ballots are being printed up because because people don't trust the machines (don't have a number on how many countys). Here in Kansas the Democratic party sent out forms for advance voter ballots to it's members. It's not tinfoil hat any more then expecting a reciept from your bank for a twenty dollar deposit.
I'm sure Nooners would absolutely swoon if they could talk Princes William and Harry into it. Never happen.
William has a very pretty steady girlfriend and I don't Harry is ready to settle down.
I don't think either Prince is willing to come down in the world to marry either of those two heifers of Dubya's.
As long as our f&%##d up police chief doesn't run we should be alright.
"I can't believe it's not Nutter" -I had to steal that quote-
But he won't win. The smartest guys aren't always the best politricksters.
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