NC General Assembly 04-30-2009 Legislative Calender

Here is today's schedule for the General Assembly, with a welcome note that next week looks to see less legislative activity from the thieves who serve on that body...15 MIN. AFTER SESSIONPENDER/NEW HANOVER REDISTRICTING (House)544IMMED. AFTER SESSIONSTATE GOVERNMENT/STATE PERSONNEL (House)SPA Sick Leave Transfers. (H213)Tax Info Disclosure to State Treasurer. (H649)Bldg. Code/High Schoolers at Comm. Coll. (H735)Expand Membership/Gen. Statutes Commission....

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Swine Flu Infection Update

I've been following the reports of infections in the U.S. and preserving data for the purpose of analyzing the rate of spread of the Swine Flu on Conservative Thunder, and here is a very preliminary report based on 5 days of data...And I've updated the graph...The reason I've included the graphs is that infections tend to follow a predictable curve as they burn through a population, and I want to see if this one follows that trajectory...One very...

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Air Force One Buzzes Western North Carolina

!-- !-- Photo: This photo was snapped by unsuspecting Franklin Resident Bobby Coggins as Air Force swooped low over the tiny town this morning. Photo: Lucky Photog Bobby Coggins snapped another shot of Air Force One as it passed low over Asheville, NC this afternoon. There is no word if the hippies looked up from their bongs or drum circles. --> Yesterday morning, New York and New Jersey residents had the felgercarb scared out of them when F16 fighter jets and a 747 painted up like Air Force One buzzed lower Manhattan and New Jersey’s...

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A Video Tribute to a Force for Good in Buncombe County

Visit their website to see what they've been up to lately....

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NC General Assembly 04-29-2009 Legislative Calender

There are about twenty different meetings scheduled for today in the Legislative Building of the General Assembly...15 MIN. AFTER SESSIONWAYS AND MEANS/BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY (House)Use of Deadly Force/SBI Investigations. (H421)Raise Homestead Income Limit to 30K. (H423)Execution/Physician Assistance Authorized. (H784)Increase Penalty/Remove Serial # From Gun. (H787)Clarify/Alien. of Affection/Crim. Conversation. (H1110)Clarification/Hearing on...

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Barack Obama's Day Off and Photoshoot in New York City

What a bunch of idiots!Read more about the absolute tone-deafness of the Barack Obama Administration: A jumbo jet being chased by a F-16 fighter jets buzzed Lower Manhattan this morning, panicking New Yorkers, many of whom were forced to evacuate their office buildings. It was not a terrorist attack, however, but a photo opportunity for Air Force One, sources told the Post. President Obama was in Washington at the time, but the low-flying 747 circling the Statue of Liberty was one of the planes used as Air Force One, sources said. The...

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NC General Assembly 04-28-2009 Legislative Calender

Here is the schedule for the General Assembly today, which includes a lot of committee meetings...8:30 AM AND 2:00 PMAPPROPRIATIONS/General Government (House)1425LB8:30 AM AND 2:00 PMAPPROPRIATIONS/Justice and Public Safety (House)415LOB8:30 AM AND IMMED. AFTER SESSIONAPPROPRIATIONS/Education (House)421LOBIMMED. AFTER SESSIONSELECT COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC RECOVERY (Senate)544LOBIMMED. AFTER SESSIONRULES CALENDAR AND OPERATIONS OF THE HOUSE (House)Honor...

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