Recent content by nkb

Tom, If all this is just blown out of proportion by the media, then what is Bush accepting responsibility for in his speech? He has accepted responsibility (I believe it's a first for him) for the failures of the federal government during the course of the hurricane. He is directly responsible...

I understand that this ruling does not affect public interest projects. I was just making an argument that it may not be fair to label all holdouts as greedy, even when it is in the public interest. In Dallas, we have just recently seen the whole "eminent domain" issue at work, when they...

No, I'm talking about an amendment to the Texas constitution. In Texas (may be the same in other states), EVERYTHING is a constitutional amendment, it seems. An interesting point is that, while the vast majority of Texas lawmakers are behind this amendment, there is some disagreement on...

DanO, I have little experience in these matters, so I have to defer to you. But, I find it hard to believe that every time the "eminent domain" rule is wielded, it always deals with greedy homeowners (just out of curiosity, how do you know these people's motivation?). If I put myself in their...

Just to clarify my earlier post: A proposal for a constitutional amendment has passed committee in both the Texas House and Senate, and is expected to pass, since the majority of lawmakers have signed on as sponsors.

I'm not sure what your point is with this post. Which incidence of "bigotry" are you referring to?

I read a blurb in the Dallas Morning News a few days ago about a ruling in Texas, that "eminent domain" can not be used if the purpose is mainly commercial. I'm sure most states will follow suit, if they haven't already.

That was kind of my point. Christianity was a cult 2000 years ago. I wasn't there, but I would bet that the majority back then thought Christians were crackpots. Maybe Scientology will be a major religion in 2000 years.

I believe that Scientology is a huge scam, built on convincing famous people to join, then using their fame to attract the masses. However, many parallels can be drawn between Scientology and more established religions, with one of the biggest differences being the time in history when they...

This guy is a moron. Common sense and IQ are two very distinct concepts, IMO. You could be the most intelligent person in the world, but if you can not use logic in everyday life, you can be taken advantage of. Cults absolutely do NOT go after the best and brightest, they would die out in no...

If I remember basic chemistry from high school, additives that lower the freezing point also raise the boiling point, something that would be useful at a track event. What are the boiling points of water-glycol compared to distilled water-water wetter?

Do you have security guards in your building? At my last job, things were randomly disappearing when people left them in their cube overnight (a walkman here, a leather jacket there). The first suspicion was the cleaning crews, of course. Well, after a few months, they finally busted one of...

I've bought 2 digital cameras and one camcorder from Beach Camera in NJ (www.beachcamera.com). Each time I was shopping, they had the best prices (of the legitimate places) that I could find, and they have excellent user ratings.

It's humorous how bad the spelling and grammar are for what is supposed to be an official notice from a bank. They can't even decide whether the name of the institution contains the word "Bank" or "Banc". Sorry, I just had to comment, I don't know where to report it. I'm guessing this is a...

Anyone have an idea of how much the Shelby is going to cost?