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Posted on August 20 at 1:12 p.m.
Typo in above - should be "wear burhkas".
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Posted on August 20 at 1:10 p.m.
Before the US invaded Iraq on false pretenses, for which the people involved should be tried for war crimes, the Iraqi women enjoyed the most freedom in the Middle East. They were allowed to go to school and university, and did not have to were burkhas.
The US invasion has made things worse for all Iraqi women, and has reversed many educational freedoms they had before the US bombed their infrastructure to bits and dumped thousands of pounds of depleted uranium on their soil. This has led to unprecedented numbers of cancers and deformed births. History will look back at these actions as close to, if not, genocide.
I feel for the US soldiers who were unwittingly involved in this war. When men and women voluntarily sign up there should also be the responsibility of those in charge to ensure that they are deployed in an honorable way. It is a two way street - volunteer to serve on the part of the soldiers - responsible use of volunteers by those in charge. You cannot MORALLY have one without the other.
Posted on August 5 at 9:30 a.m.
Congrats! worthy accolades.
On Santa Barbara Independent Named One of “10 That Do It Right”
Posted on July 12 at 5:16 p.m.
"The fire is not yet wholly contained, and a shift of winds could bring it back toward homes at any time, said Debbie Becker, a U.S. Forest Service firefighter brought in from Arizona. "Everyone is very wary right now because it's a hot fire," Becker said."
Posted on July 10 at 11:26 a.m.
Although one is thankful that the damage was not worse, one can't help agree with the last paragraph. It was not so much the clocks (those are all remain wrong for now except for one that self resets), it was the loss of what one just typed in during the last 10 minutes or so, and the loss of some FAT information (during one sequence of numerous blackouts) requiring hours on computer recovery, made one pray fervently even rabidly for cheap solar everywhere as soon as possible. Our lives are far too dependent on electrical juice.
Posted on July 9 at 10:52 p.m.
Words really fail to express the admiration and gratitude to everyone involved. Thanks for the good news.
Posted on July 9 at 11:27 a.m.
If you zoom up on the Google source map and select the terrain option, Broadcast Peak is named on the map --- along the very west section of West Camino Cielo (the road is marked in red). There is a lot of chamise (very flammable) up there.
Posted on June 3 at 12:52 p.m.
"The removal of over 80 trees" is incorrect - they have planted over 3,000 oaks on the property. Since that is incorrect, I wonder how many of your other "facts" are valid. The staff at SBBG are highly professional people who care deeply about the preservation of native plants. I am guessing that you do not know .01% of what they have accomplished in this regard - and they have received awards from people who know a whole lot better than you. As for the notion that they are trying to turn it into a Disneyland type place, is patently ludicrous. Try taking a few courses at the SBBG - you may learn a few things about SBBG other than botany.
Posted on June 2 at 9:05 a.m.
The space for the terrace was once occupied by a large oak tree that died, despite all efforts to prevent it from succumbing - thus there is nothing there to be preserved. The area vacated by the oak will be used for the display of native plants so that the public, especially handicapped individuals, can better learn about native plants.
And, the "native" plants growing in the SBBG garden are not representative of only the local area. There are plants from all over California in the garden - and in the context of "native", could be regarded as alien to the Santa Barbara area.
Using the logic of preserving "native" plants - whole areas of the garden should be uprooted and replaced. But then, the educational value of the garden would be lost.
The terrace would do exactly this: "to enhancing the public appreciation of plant life, and to fostering the conservation of natural habitats and species" - and in all parts of California.
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Posted on August 20 at 9:01 p.m.
The soldiers are honorable and doing the best under the circumstances. I never said or implied anything else.
Why are deployed soldiers giving 6 times to Obama than they are to McCain?
On Santa Barbara's Soldiers Leave for Iraq