Wednesday, November 24, 2010

EV Batteries Will Have Lives Beyond the Road | Autopia | Wired.com

EV Batteries Will Have Lives Beyond the Road | Autopia | Wired.com
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I don't understand this article. When a battery is spent, what use is it except as a really toxic paper weight? This article makes it sound like when an EV (Electric Vehicle) battery is used up, it's not used up at all and it can be re-purposed. Well, then why would I stop using it in my crappy EV?
This story is clearly a puff piece for the EV industry, AKA the New GM, AKA Government Motors, AKA the Obama regime.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Survive a TSA Screening - Wired How-To Wiki

Survive a TSA Screening - Wired How-To Wiki: "It's not clear how far legally such a search can go. For example, could the TSA require a cavity search and if you refused one, could you be fined? That's an unknown legal question."
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With this kind of question out there, who'd want to fly ever again under this administration? Makes me long for the time when the Patriot Act was considered invasive.

Groups that helped oust Iowa judges earn ‘hate group’ designation | Iowa Independent

Groups that helped oust Iowa judges earn ‘hate group’ designation | Iowa Independent: "Several of the out-of-state organizations that played a key role in advocating for the November ouster of three Iowa Supreme Court justices have been labeled as “hate groups” by a national civil rights watchdog."

Michelle Singletary - Woman who told Obama her financial fears has lost her job

Michelle Singletary - Woman who told Obama her financial fears has lost her job
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This will be Obama's legacy.

Friday, November 19, 2010

Another TSA Outrage | RedState

Another TSA Outrage | RedState: "It’s probably important to mention that we were ALL carrying weapons."

Arizona reeling from lost revenue in wake of controversial immigration law | Iowa Independent

Arizona reeling from lost revenue in wake of controversial immigration law | Iowa Independent: "“It is our hope that citizens from those states (considering legislation) will be on high alert” if politicians begin talking about Arizona-style legislation. “This is a time when states need to be focused on economic growth, and not permitting their fragile economies to get whacked off course by Arizona-type legislation,” Kelley said."
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Sounds like extortion, doesn't it? "Don't you dare think about passing laws that discourage an already illegal activity!"

Corps endorses flood-protection for east side

Corps endorses flood-protection for east side: "In a crucial meeting and vote this afternoon, the Army Corps of Engineers’ Civil Works Review Board in Washington, D.C., endorsed on a 5-0 vote a flood-protection plan for Cedar Rapids that will move..."
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Every time I read Corps I think of our president. Instead of saying "core" for corps he reads the teleprompter and says "corpse." He's done it several times now. I can't believe nobody has told him. Maybe they're just too scared to.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Doctors Save Girl's Hand By Grafting It To Her Leg For 3 Months [Surgery]

Doctors Save Girl's Hand By Grafting It To Her Leg For 3 Months [Surgery]: " In July, nine-year-old Ming Li lost her hand in a tractor accident. Her arm was too damaged to reattach it, so they grafted it to her leg instead. Three months later, her hand's back on her arm and regaining function. More »
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