Posts Made By: James Brown

I agree. Bio-diesel and other organic energy sources will be a big part of the solution. The invisible hand is indeed at work.

- Jim -

Ray:

Answer this hypothetical question {please}

What is your best guess of what a Grand Jury might do if the Prosecutor has some evidence, but the evidence is quite thin. I'm talking about the kind of evidence that would not support a conviction if properly rebutted by defense counsel, but which is in fact real evidence of wrong doing. Admittedly biased witness testimony for example. Remember that the Prosecution in their sole discretion gets to direct how this evidence is presented to the Grand Jury.

What might the Grand Jury do?

The correct answer is that they might indict, they might not. It depends on the nature of the evidence and how it is presented. It is possible (if improper) for a prosecutor to use the Grand Jury to bury a good case. It is also possible for a prosecutor to bring a career ending indictment on a very very bad case. GJ proceedings are absolutely secret, so there is little or no opportunity to second guess the prosecution.

- Jim -

I am not suggesting that the above scenario applies to the DeLay matter. I have no idea what evidence was submitted. I am mad about his pork-spending anyway. Still the fact that more than half of this forum has already convicted him on the basis of a naked Grand Jury indictment is quite telling.

- J -

Ray:

I start threads when I have something to say that I find interesting. I try not to troll. There is a difference you know. Some of my threads are linked below for your amusement. I also try to answer direct questions.

So, is your non-answer to my question an admission that you were only trolling this morning?

By the way, if you believe that I was attacking you this morning, I congratulate you. You are displaying unusual perceptiveness. I don't mind staying on topic you know, if there is a legitimate topic. With a troll like yours....just what is the topic?

- Jim -

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M13 processed as described above.

That looks very cool. It appears from their web page that the hard engineering remains to be done. I am confident that they, and the others like them across the globe, are up to the task.

Jim

Great photo! How far away were you? Also where is this bear? Can you still find them in Illinois?

Jim

Ray Medhurst said:

I hate to say this Brownie ole buddy, but when it comes to doing your homework you are NOT doing a heck of a job.

Well, that's because I haven't done any homework! Isn't Tamiflu a Roche product? If Roche has ties to the administration, please fill us in.

Thanks, Jim

Good morning! It snowed last night. Those clouds meant business!

Canon Digital Rebel with a Tamron 28-300 mm zoom.

I shot a series of shutter speeds, but the light was a moving target as it was getting dark fast. This one, which I liked the best of course, was taken as a 2 second exposure at f 7.1 (I used a tripod of course!)

The trees are in our yard.

Thanks for asking! Jim

This is a cool rock in the toad's environment.

Jim

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