Wal-Mart is also a brick and mortar store. I'm just saying these stores should learn how to compete. They're going to need an online presence if that's the only way they can avoid sales tax with our current set of laws. There's a lot more to our communities than retail stores. If only 1/10th of the retail stores and parking lots in my city were turned into parks or something actually useful it would be a much nicer place. Shopping online reduces traffic and saves time for more important activities.

Brick and mortar stores going out of business is progress. Now we can put that real estate to better use. As long as Amazon passes on their tax savings to the user and there's competition out there to keep their prices low the consumer wins.

It could be hydrogenated cottonseed oil, lard or some combination of vegetable oils. Throw in butter flavoring and the only way to tell a difference is by the texture. A consumer shouldn't have to go by taste or trial and error to get what they want. Any food service establishment should have this information readily available upon request. If people have access to this information and still patronize places that serve mystery meat or artery clogging trans-fats because they're cheaper that's their choice.

Anti-malaria drugs like Mefloquine and Quinine are suitable for short stays in at risk areas. After a few months the side effects can become intolerable. The spread of malaria can also be mitigated by using mosquito nets, repellent and staying away from places with standing water. Treatment after exposure to malaria is usually quite effective. I think that if it turns out mefloquine was a factor in this incident, its widespread long-term use in these areas should definitely come under review.

There will only be one essay auto grader since ETS already owns the patent and I'm submitting my application to patent an auto essay writing program as we speak.

Almost anything would be better than some of the TA's I had as an undergrad. In the few writing classes I took, I'd usually get the same grade on my good essays as I did on my BS ones. Maybe the program could also summarize essays for lazy professors and their assistants.

It should be banned now so industry can get right to work testing something even more harmful on their crops.

The real funding is all going to go towards developing a super bee that is resistant to pesticides kind of like when they made africanized honey bees. Our kind of science prefers the costly solution with unknown results over the obvious one.

We'll also still have vanilla, onions, potatoes and paw paw which is pollinated by other insects.

Obviously because the tobacco industry wants CCD to remain a mystery. It has to make up for declining numbers of smokers somehow. This is just a ploy to secretly get us all hooked on nicotine.

If a $2.1 million bond is required in case they need to remove the structure. The article says nothing about how much it will cost and if this investment will pay off in the long run. I doubt it especially since the turbine only has an expected life of 20 years.

The same kind of stuff probably goes on all the time in caucus meetings, primaries and elections. We only ever hear about the most egregious cases.

The article doesn't say whether the drugs were just in the vehicle or actually on his person.
Since 1925 there has been a motor vehicle exception to the fourth amendment.

There's potential for abuse here. My friend was helping his ex-wife move back to Texas, they both drove separate cars. Once they got there her druggee friend helped unload his trunk. On his way back, he was stopped and searched at one of these inland checkpoints because a drug dog smelled something. Luckily they didn't find anything big enough to incriminate him with. Imagine if she really wanted to get him in trouble. Instead of causing him an inconvenience she could have put him in jail for a while.

In a lot of states traffic offenses are still misdemeanors which can carry jail time for not paying, i.e. you could be arrested at your next traffic stop and forced to pay up. If you demand a jury trial they will often lower it to a civil infraction and then tell you that they don't do jury trials for infractions. You can't be deprived of liberty for an infraction although they may still be able to suspend your license if you don't pay, a decision which you can also appeal. If you go pro se and study up you can drag the case out for a long time. Challenge jurisdiction, file a bunch of motions etc. You can hope the officer won't show up at trial and possibly get the case dismissed. If you really aren't guilty, do whatever you can to get a fair trial or get the case dismissed. In most places they can't charge you court costs for your defense if you claim you are indigent i.e. not a millionaire that can afford to hire a team of lawyers to defend a traffic case. If the judge finds you guilty at a bench trial appeal the decision within 10 days. Then you can appeal all the way to your state's Supreme Court. Somewhere along the way they'll figure it's not worth their time for a $100 traffic ticket.
IANAL YMMV