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NPR question

NPR unbiased? I don't think so. Like many stations, they buy their "newsbytes" commercially. That is why on weekends, you hear the same story over and over on the news. Incidentally, these news bytes are frequently sold by P.R. firms, whose revenue is generated by advertisers. Finishing...
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- Post #43
- Dec 17, 2004
- Forum: Politics and News
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Who successfully avoided watching Friends last night?

I played T-Ball with my son instead.
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- Post #45
- May 7, 2004
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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What goes on during an interview for Top Secret clearance?

Any black-mailable actions in your past? Any thing dark and dirty you are afraid of someone to know? My Bro' does them for a living.
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- Post #14
- May 7, 2004
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Why Doesn't the Forest Service Just....

Ever heard the rumor about not reporting fires until 4:30 pm when your shift ends at 5:00? That way, you can collect hazard pay for the day, and still not have to go out to the fire? And yes, firefighting is a HUGE business.
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- Post #39
- May 6, 2004
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Why Doesn't the Forest Service Just....

It just went wrong at Grand Canyon. A controlled burn jumped the fire line.
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- Post #33
- May 6, 2004
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Why Doesn't the Forest Service Just....

Yes, it does cost a ton of money to fight thes fires. I live in the forest. With drought and bark beetle infestation having killed 40% of the trees in my area, the fire prospects are high. Community wise, the forest service will not let us go cut trees. As individuals, we can and are...
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- Post #27
- May 6, 2004
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Why Doesn't the Forest Service Just....

No, I do not. Neverless, it is a vexing question. No more, and no less.
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- Post #24
- May 6, 2004
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Why Doesn't the Forest Service Just....

Have you ever stood next to a D-9 Cat? Ever seen what 2 can do with a drag - link cable between them?
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- Post #23
- May 6, 2004
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Why Doesn't the Forest Service Just....

Yes, I'm afraid I do have some knowledge of this particular event. I know the gentleman who ran that crew that was not called upon. He will not speak up, as he has a wife and children and does not want to be un-employed. His question is, however, vexing.
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- Post #20
- May 6, 2004
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Why Doesn't the Forest Service Just....

Ahh, Flame Wars. Appropriate for the thread, n'est pas?
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- Post #17
- May 6, 2004
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Why Doesn't the Forest Service Just....

O.K> Lets go a step further. The wind is blowing - hard. You have a fire. Why don't they make a huge swath downwind, as in a line in the sand? And no, they don't do it. In the Arizona Rodeo-Chedesky fire, the bulldozer crew sat, not called on, while 500,000 acres burned.
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- Post #10
- May 6, 2004
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Why Doesn't the Forest Service Just....

Why doesn't the Forest Service just bulldoze a 100 yard swath around fires to contain them?
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- Thread
- May 6, 2004
- Replies: 40
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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I call you a genius if... EDIT: SOLUTION now up!

solve for triangle BEC and FBC. Solve for angle B, then C. The rest is easy. Edit: First solve CEp Then BFp. These give you FB and EC. With these, BEC and FBC are solved. A little more geometry yields BC being 13 and angles B & C being approximately 67.38 degrees. Angle A is...
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- Post #97
- May 6, 2004
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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I call you a genius if... EDIT: SOLUTION now up!

approximately 110
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- Post #95
- May 6, 2004
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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How much CC debt do you have?

None, and I like it that way.
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- Post #86
- Apr 30, 2004
- Forum: OT Discussion Club

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