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“It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, & disaster research underpinning half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, & increased resilience,”

From Wikipedia: "From January 7 to 31, 2025, a series of 14 destructive wildfires affected the Los Angeles metropolitan area and San Diego County in California, United States. The fires were exacerbated by drought conditions, low humidity, a buildup of vegetation from the previous winter, and hurricane-force Santa Ana winds, which in some places reached 100 miles per hour (160 km/h; 45 m/s)."

Research done. In high school I learned that fire is a reaction that needs oxygen, heat, and fuel, and by removing any one of those components (i.e. vegetation buildup, or dousing with water from a stored reserve), the fire will be eliminated. You're welcome, NBC News.

Exactly.

Makes a nice addition to etouffee or gumbo.

The tax is for any television unit that is CAPABLE of receiving BBC, as originally manufactured.

If the unit is modified to disable the antenna system, to prevent receiving a broadcast signal (i.e. dedicated game system or DVD monitor), it is still liable, because it was DESIGNED to receive it.

If you have a NTSC (U.S.) TV in England, you are not subject to the TV Tax. Why, you ask, would someone have a NTSC TV in England? Military. Especially in the dorm rooms.

I'm not familiar with the rules with regards to viewing on the BBC website via computer system, that was after my time in the U.K.

I put it for the second Tuesday of next week.

GE: the first and last letters of the word “GarbagE”

I recommend Lindt Dark Chocolate (or Intense Dark Chocolate) with Intense Orange or (if you can find it) Blood Orange flavor.

Didn't read the article.

Was an estimated time frame given? Do I need to start planning now, or is it too late?

Disney ruined the Pixar franchise.

I was a HUGE Pixar fan from the beginning, with “Toy Story”. The sequels were pretty good, too. Then came “Lightyear”.

I was thinking, a Buzz Lightyear origin story should be pretty good, and it could be followed up with a Woody origin story. They screwed the pooch on that one, even discounting Chris Evans’ voiceover for Buzz Lightyear. Buzz’s partner was a lesbian, and it served absolutely no purpose in the story, except to send a message that lesbians can be mothers AND astronauts.

No more Pixar for me.

She refused to leave the bus for nearly an hour, despite requests from the driver, until the driver threatened to call the police.

The bus driver needs remedial training on when to call police, which is immediately following the first refusal, not an hour later.

If Farmer's Dog brand isn't within your budget, Mighty Dog might be an option.

Thanks to dayglored for the ping.

I agree with previous posts: it’s a VPN or ad blocker.

Also, try the DuckDuckGo browser and search engine.

What was an artificially driven environment based on tax breaks can become a more natural one based on demand.

With gas prices coming back down to lowest national average since too long ago, good luck with that.

Not Windows Notepad, Notepad++. Also Textpad is a good option.

A group of frontline House Republicans

Led by Reps. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.) and Jen Kiggans (R-Va.)

Front line? I've never heard of them. Oh, wait. It's from The Hill. Nevermind.

If you need a straight text / code editor, try Notepad++

https://notepad-plus-plus.org/

Could be a stand for someone that likes to watch aircraft take off and land. The British term is “plane-spotting”, and there are dedicated clubs around the country that track aircraft tail numbers and their locations.

4. Deep-fried fast foods (and carnival snacks)

Y'all can just keep your mitts away from my deep-fried Oreos. It's not like the state fair is happening every week.

...these recon flights have been going on since the Ukraine War started in 2022.

Long before that. I was stationed at RAFM from '88 - '92, and the RC-135 fleet was operating out of there before I got there.

Good shooting with the mace, getting under the eyeglasses.

The chart states “Interracial statistics”

Fair 'nuff. My oversight. Still, VERY interesting chart. Thanks for posting.