Sorry gang but my mom down in Misssissippi had a heart attack this past week so I've been absent. And this has grown another 9 pages? And talking about the Ukraine now? Wow! Amyone notice Ancestry.com is now offering if you submIt DNA,they can narrow the area of the world your cave inhabiting far relatives came from? Wonder who is really behind this one? I'll bet ya the DNA you submit does not stay with Ancestry.com and someone else will wind up with it.Maybe NSA? I'm betting this is just a ruze like Cash For Clunkers was. We all remember that one,don't we? Who here knows why it was really created?
Another slam against O'bama family forced views on the taxpaying public,,here in Illinois this week one local school system is going to opt out of the federal food program that has been "guided" by Michelle O'Bama. This school district says they have lost thousands of dollars because most of the kids don't even bother to buy school lunches anymore at all,and the kids that do throws most of it away.If the kids takes their own lunches they cannot have certain items and they are searched before the kids are allowed to eat. Parents have finally complained enough the school board is considering bringing this subject up at thier next monthly board meeting.I hope many more follow suit.
I think I mentioned earlier that Illinois is wanting to impose a 1cent tax per ounce on soft drinks with the funds to go towards obesity. What a crock that is.They just passed a law that went into effect Jan1st if you throw a cigarette butt out your window while driving you can be fined $1000 too.Wonder when they will start making us pay a tax for the air we breathe? And these lawmakers are paid by us,and elected by us.
The Illinois State Lottery was originally passed into law here with all profits going to the school systems. This too is not the case.
I am sorry about your Mom. I will be wishing her well and keeping her in my prayers, wishing her a speedy recovery.
Ancestry DNA is a scam. There are protections for your DNA, but their system, like all others, can be broken into and decoded. It also does not work. The test is based on genetic markers, which are spread throughout the world, although more common in some parts, which is supposed to be able to give you an idea of where you come from, but the test is far from perfect and the farther back you want to go, the less effective the test is. As a matter of fact, it is so wrong, that Ancestry is being hit with a class action lawsuit over it. Think of all the gaps in the human historical record or travel patterns that we do not yet understand or are aware of. We just do not know enough for this test to be accurate.
Besides that, imagine a database of DNA and what bad people or a corrupt government could do with it. It just is not a good idea and there are other ways by which to uncover your ancestry where the traditional historical record method has failed you.
As for that cigarette law, I can understand that one. Think of all the wildfires and more caused by a lit cigarette. It is not like snuffing it out and saving it to throw away properly like other garbage is too much to ask. However, a $1,000 fine seems ridiculous. I think maybe an hour or two of community service picking up cigarette butts would be more appropriate.
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