Moon Farmer June 25, 2002 Archive
« June 24, 2002 | Main | June 26, 2002 »"I'm not happy about this," said Vince Roska, 64, who waited about 90 minutes for security clearance and an escort to deliver three of his Calgary company's golf carts to a command post. "But if something happened and they didn't have the manpower they've assembled here, people would be all over them wondering why."
Posted by GeeTee at June 25, 2002 07:30 PM
We become confused and indecisive if we stand to lose more by making the wrong choice than we could gain by making the right one, two physicists in Israel calculate. The best strategy in such circumstances, say the pair, may actually be to flip a coin.
If that's the case, coin-tossing is best, since then you save time.
Posted by GeeTee at June 25, 2002 01:06 PM
It biodegrades at temperatures as low as 33 degrees Fahrenheit - simply by being exposed to moisture and microorganisms in the soil. Your candy bar's bioplastic wrapper accidentally blows out of the car window as you barrel down the highway? Not a problem. With a little rain, it dissolves in an hour. In a matter of weeks, it disintegrates into carbon dioxide and water.
Posted by GeeTee at June 25, 2002 12:55 PM
If an individual cannot swallow their own saliva and/ or does not have a strong cough, feeding by mouth should not be attempted.
Posted by GeeTee at June 25, 2002 12:49 PM
“We’re much worse off than we were five years ago. The risks are worse and the defenses are not as good. We’re going backwards—and that’s a scary thing.”
Posted by GeeTee at June 25, 2002 12:48 PM
...show how hospitals may be structured to care for patients seven days a week, but outpatient services work on a Monday-to-Friday delivery system.
Posted by GeeTee at June 25, 2002 10:35 AM
Sean, a long-standing and prominent supporter of the Scottish National Party, has been using his not for profit web site, seanconnery.com, to solicit donations for the cause, and regrettably committs the cardinal faux pas of asking donors to pass him email addresses of potentially like-minded friends.
For shame!
Posted by GeeTee at June 25, 2002 10:28 AM
"The bottom line -- profits -- actually determines what programs are shown on TV. If advertisers refused to sponsor them, violent and sexually explicit TV programs would be extinct."
Posted by GeeTee at June 25, 2002 10:23 AM
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