WILL YOU NEED A PAPER BALLOT? AND OTHER NEWS.

WILDSTROM (2006) BEWARE OF HIGH TECH BALLOT. BUSINESS WEEK, 10/23/ 25

____________(2006) CRASH AND RE-BOOT  THE ECONOMIST, 10/14/ 14

 

Election day could be a mess. The new touch screen in his untested and has problems. In Maryland, machines shut down from overload. Touch screen is not quite ready for prime time. Some can provide a paper trail which is necessary for recount and others can not. At the moment there appears to be 4 choices. First, is the touch screen with and without paper ballots,. Second is

the old pull jobs like casino slot machines that produced those hanging chads of the 2000 election.

After that is  the optical scanner which enjoys quick and accurate counts and a paper card ballot

for recount and last is the paper ballot that can be accurate but lengthy in the count.

There are now ads out to get computer geek’s who can fix the touch screens as they burn out. Additionally, you buy keys on the internet to screw up the machines. Hopefully, many precincts will have paper ballots.

THE ECONOMIST notes that a quick shift back to paper ballots or optical scanners seems to be the best bet. At this moment, 3000 or more counties have the scanners, however a third of the remaining have those touch screens that could cause lots of trouble.

Ladies and gentlemen, why don’t you ask for a paper ballot and see what happens?

 

OTHER NEWS

THE ECONOMIST (2006) 7/14

42/ Canada is starting to mix religion and politics together. Prime minister Stephen Harper is a born again Christian and is introducing it into his speeches. Canada has tried to avoid religion because of the once deep divisions between French Catholic Canada and Protestant Canadians. Harper is stirring the pot for some bitter battles and the Country could have deep divisions between and among our friends to the north,

70/ Golf is beginning to decline in America. Golf course make ideal places to put in new Mc Mansion suburban divisions, golf costs more than ever, and it is time consuming. Golf is not going away, but many courses might find it cheaper to sell the land then keep a few golfers happy.

 

87/ There is a bunch of new books mainly by Democrats on how to stop Hillary. She may win the primaries, but will get clobbered in the general election.

106/ Where are the top countries to bribe officials? The USA, Western Europe and Scandinavia.

 

THE WEEK (2006) 10/27

12/ Cynthia Nixon has fallen in love with another woman and is leaving her husband  and children.

Nixon is one of the stars of SEX AND THE CITY.

21/ Columbia University students would not allow the Minutemen to speak on their campus.

That comes from the Left. Rightwingers would not allow an Iranian speaker to come on campus.

Go figure.

23/ Walnuts heal the heart. Take them right after you have had a big fat cheeseburger and the walnuts help reverse the effects of the fat.

23/ A new study finds that when young women are ovulating, they dress more provocatively.

40/ SUMMERWOOD.COM

48/ THE BLACK DAHLIA was killed by George Hodel. who says so? Steve Hodel, former LAPD deceive and son of George. Said father had Jekyll/Hyde personality. He also had an IQ of 186 points.

 

BUSINESS WEEK (2006) 10/23

42/ BOEING’S BORDER PATROL

Thousands of miles of "virtual fence" will stop individuals from going from Mexico into the United States. There will be the use of sensors, satellite phones, cameras and sensor towers.

52/ LUKOIL (Russian gas stations) are coming to the USA and should be on various street corners. CITGO is from Venezuela.

 

76-87/ Medicine is in conflict. Big Pharma has so infiltrated the profession that few are sure what is accurate in medical findings. Various strategies are discussed to weed out the flawed studies.