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Two of nature's most spectacular forces produced an incredible brew in the skies of Chile as a volcanic eruption met a lightning storm. Tons of dust and ash from the eruption of the Chaitén volcano poured into the night sky just as an electric storm passed overhead. The resulting collision created a spectacular sight as lightning flickered around ( Read more... )

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080930/ap_on_bi_ge/credit_markets;_ylt=AkpIdvSZJVZ5h8dZVg1wijab.HQA

This is the first step of what i've been talking about and attempting to post on comments, but LJ has been preventing me.

First step is credit market tightens up.  Cash doesn't flow because faith in other institutions to be able to pay back isn't there.  ( Read more... )

Stock Market Plumets!!!

We've heard about the stock market plummeting.   OH NOES!!!!  The stock market is erratic, unpredictable, and a bunch of other words that mean the same thing.  I could fart on wall street and it could cause the little feeshies to swim in fright and stocks to stink, or else the odor might smell like cheesecake and stocks go ( Read more... )

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I finally sat down to watch the debates last night with Jessica.  I didn't know what to expect, but I was hoping for something insightful and personal.  Instead what I received from both candidates were soundbites.  Of course this bothered me ( Read more... )

Palin was asked if she thought the U.S. presence in Iraq and Afghanistan was helping to mitigate terrorism

"I think our presence in Iraq and Afghanistan will lead to further security for our nation. We can never again let them onto our soil," she said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080925/ap_on_el_pr/palin_23

Them being Iraq and Afghanistan?  Even if ( Read more... )

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You are correct.  there have been no talks of postponing the elections.  Even during world war II we didn't do this and for good reason.

However, there has been some VERY dangerous legislation put in place over the past 20 years or so and activities that are eroding our freedoms.

1.)  Attempts to limit free speech under the guise of "don't ( Read more... )

a serious political rant thanks to misshepeshu

While I'm pissed about the need for the bailout,  (Saw it a MILE away before i moved last year and has played a part in why i haven't purchased a house because I saw an inflated market that was VERY shaky) I acknowledge that our market will take a serious hit without it.  I support smart government interaction.  ( Read more... )