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The concept of small government is woefully outdated. If you turn the clock back a hundred years or so, the services and demands of government were vastly different. Roads were not paved, it was everyone's responsibility to care for their own, prescription meds did not have to vetted, extensive military presences were not required, if you could not support yourself, you would slowly starve to death, and on and on. Moreover, wealthy businesses and individuals were not as aggressively dominant in politics. The world has changed dramatically and an involved government is vital to keep some semblance of balance between the haves and the have-nots. The degree of manipulation both possible and actually by powerful private and corporate interests has scaled up to a degree never seen before.

Search Crews Detect Underwater Noises In Hunt For Missing Submersible Officials estimate the crew of five trapped inside could run out of oxygen by Thursday morning. A Canadian aircraft detected underwater noises during the ongoing search for the missing Titan submersible, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday morning. Rescue crews are desperately searching for the vessel, which vanished midway through an expedition to the wreckage of the Titanic on Sunday morning. Any recovery is a race against the clock, as officials estimate the crew of five trapped inside could run out of oxygen by Thursday morning. The Coast Guard said remote operated vehicles, or ROVs, were searching for the Titan, a minivan-sized craft, and some had been moved to a new search area after the Canadian plane detected the sounds.

And the GOP are trumpeting this as proof of all manner of illegal dealings by the Biden family and promising to launch inquiries. They do not want to talk about the judge involved being a Trump appointee.

According to BBC, there are several dives per year down to the Titanic. There are NO requirements for safety, although most submersibles have redundant systems. Even so, only about one in five dives actually reach the wreck. Not a lot of room for optimism.

Let us know which ICU to send flowers to.

Welcome aboard!

So do Norse gods.

Good. Let's get it out into the open.

Unless they got too close to the wreck and were snagged on something. If they could have gotten to the surface already, they would have, I think.

Looks like he could be legally classified as construction equipment.

I do not argue that it is not inevitable- it is. There will be no "final resolution" accepted by all - there will always be Luddites. The process of conversion will not be quick or gentle.

I chose the Riders over the Stumps and now need to disinfect my keyboard.

Agreed- too bad about Teague Sherman. He showed promise before his life caught up with him.

Mayhap he is ticked at being screwed over and pining for home (the Bombers).

The transition to renewable energy sources will be a fraught with dissent and lumpy at best. I recall reading newspaper articles from the 1910-1920 era which bewailed the movement from horses and oxen to gasoline-powered lives. Many were fearful and even hostile.

BBC called it a "tourist submarine" and the searchers are almost ready to give up. Sad,

Choice1 IPTV has a free streaming program for subscribers that is quite good and even allows you to record shows.

Report out of Toronto today indicate that Mitchell suffered a groin injury. Will be out for a month at minimum and not very frisky, either.

You ability to drive is affected by many other factors than just your BAC. There are reactions to prescribed meds, dehydration, stress, psychiatric conditions OTC meds, your age, gender and if you are a heavy drinker.

TiCats are such a mess that prying Bennet out of them isn't as impossible as it was yesterday.

Aaaand...there goes BLM (and I don't mean Black Lives Matter).

But if you show signs of impairment and cannot pass a field sobriety test, you will be charged and, in all likelihood, convicted of an impaired driving offence.

Aww, c'mon guys. The commentators have to try to hype the game and put lipstick on every pig they are witness to.