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re: #54, no, the mica covered the whole cap, but looters stole it, just remnants were recovered between the stones.
WOW- well if they were in between the stones they were not exposed to the sun then.....what is the type of stone that the pyramids were made of- sand stone?
@Jeanie, re: Wouldn't we get involved if we thought something going on in another country might wind up killing our citizens?
I guess so - wasn't that the rationale behind US "involvement" Afghanistan and Iraq?
re: #50: I never got the chance to ask an expert about the mica.
AL GORE DOES NOT OWN A PRIVATE JET!
He leases a jet when he needs one, and purchases CARBON OFFSETS to offset the pollution it creates.
@foodfascist: I saw a documentary years ago that archaeologists had recovered shards of mica between the stones, which led the scientists to postulate that there originally was a mica "cap", which covered the top 1/5 or 1/6 (my estimate) of the pyramid. I have never heard it discussed elsewhere.
A caller to another radio show questioned, "Who ever blamed Bush Sr for the EXXON Valdez." Yet, there goes Obama saying he is responsible.
Word, brother, word.
Actually, Obama returned the favor when he booted Dean and installed Kaine - coup d'état.
@Harry,
I have never heard of the Mica on the pyramids. CAn you be more descriptive? Mica is little silica plates that could be solar cells perhaps unto themselves.
re: #44: yeah, mermaid brings up to $3000.
re#43: Oh, I know! The original purpose of the pyramid was a primitive "micaroscope"! :)
Now we know why the south vote Republican- they all have made good money off the Gulf. $ grand a month is good money these days. Another clip I saw showed a guy who made 400 grand a year off fishing. It was not clear whether that included his expenses.
re: #24: For some reason, having solar cells on wind mill vanes reminds me that the Great Pyramid at Giza originally was capped with mica. Anybody know why the mica was there?
The news is playing. Kevin Costner says his contraption takes 99% of oil out of water he tells CNN. Says BP has been testing 32 of them. Keep pushing people.
@Jeanie, you can say that again, Bachman's only premise for her arguments is this "Democrats bad, Republicans good", her research is done only to find data that supports that premise, and she ignores any that refutes it. Republicans that use the term "Obamacare" lose credibility with me, and those that use it repeatedly reveal to me that they have no substantive argument.
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I quite frankly am not going to waste my time and watch or listen to the Prez.
He has said enough,and done nothing for all the talk,he musters.
And if you are a progressive what exactly has this Prez done for you to continue
supporting him.
I voted for the guy & that was a mistake.I will never vote GOP.
progressives must vote for progressive candidates or we will always be playing by the Corporate Dems rules:
"If you don't vote for Obama we will loose out on the Supreme Court".Well.we have already lost on the Court
What more can it hurt once you have lost your job,your house & your dignity.Is this what we are fighting
to preserve.....A Prez that has been ineffectual to ordinary Americans
Show me where Obama has nominated a progressive judge, instead he has chosen corporate friendly Kagan & Soto Mayor.
Vote for this guy again & the longer it will be for us to dig ourselves out of the pit.
The faster the ship sinks the sooner we can rebuild our democracy.
Heather Bachman is a right-wing drone, whether or not she thinks she is. She really sounds crazy. At least Thom Hartmann is going after her.
Why does every course of action have to have nationalism as a justification? What if something bad happened and there weren't ferners involved?
@mstaggerlee, well how many of those 90% of the 90% actually own their own home to start with anyway. I rent, I don't have the option of doing a damn thing about adding solar energy to my home. If I could actually afford a home, then installing solar power wouldn't be something that I would consider as an expense, I would consider it an investment that eventually would pay for itself (maybe).
@foodfacist, heck I know Obama isn't a progressive president, I knew he wasn't a progressive candidate when I cast my vote for him. He also isn't a Republican, and if we did have a Republican in the WH, we wouldn't know that there was more than 5,000 barrels gushing from the Gulf, we wouldn't know that the press is being denied access, we wouldn't know anything because the Republican administration would be far more aggressive about covering up the Oil Industry's boo boo. All we would have is rumors from the Internet and conspiracy theory's that are poo pooed on our favorite radio talk shows. I'm not even trying to say don't push Obama on this issue, he does have responsiblities to the American public, that I feel as you do, he's not fulfilling. All I'm saying is be practical when criticizing the President, but yes, by all means criticize him.
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At what point will the UN or some other world consortium or even a country force us to take their help regarding the oil gush? This seems like it will affect the entire planet and there could be catastrophic consequences for everyone, not just for people in the Gulf. Wouldn't we get involved if we thought something going on in another country might wind up killing our citizens?
lol mstaggerlee- yes, sometimes your handle is just too hard to remember how to spell and I can mistype that is for sure. As far as customers willing to buy into solar farms, you are quite right. The State of colorado as a matter of fact is in the process of passing a solar community garden act, and SMUD here in SAC has been highly progressive and looking into a 400MW concentrated solar farm. All the shares have already been sold out. Here is more on these programs-
http://environmental-engineering.suite101.com/article.cfm/solar-power-for-the-roofless-off-site-solutions
When John McCain praises a person, it is enough to have each person faint from the stench of his words.
@foodfascist, re: #6 - I sincerely hope that the mstaggerlie thing was a typo - I'd really hate to be associated with Joe Lieberman! :D
@foodfascist, re: #5 - So 90% of Americans WANT solar power. I went to the Schott North America page (http://www.us.schott.com/english/news/archive.html?NID=311&highlighted_t...) and examined these poll results, and here's what I DON'T see there...
What percentage of Americans is actually willing to DO SOMETHING in order to GET solar energy? I'll bet that a minimum of 90% of the 90% that say they WANT solar want their power company to supply it, so they can simply sit on their fundamentals, watch the tube, and not expend ANY effort to make it happen. If you tell that group "Sorry, it doesn't work that way - you are going to have to pay for the solar panels, and install them yourself or pay someone to do it at your expense," that 90% number will drop like an anvil!
Let me paraphrase Geronimo!
Our environment is listening to what we have to say.
Is our environment hearing that we will destroy it for the money-god?