The government is still paying farmers to not grow corn. It's called the Conservation Reserve Program.
"At issue is the Conservation Reserve Program, under which the government has paid farmers to stop growing row crops, such as corn and soybeans, on 34 million acres across the country. "
So supply equals demand and supports the current price. News at 11:00?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium_mining_in_Utah
"All of Utah’s numerous uranium mines closed prior to 2000, because of low uranium prices."
Wow! Will you be my neighbor? I could discuss life with you for hours and then send you home and sleep the deep sleep of resolution. It's a magnificent post.
It's a far bigger country than you may think.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia :
The two widest separated points in Russia are about 8,000 km (5,000 mi) apart along a geodesic line.
Sort of like attacking New York by invading California. And there was one railroad spanning that distance (iirc) and it would have been easy to attack the line and close it down.
Your Honda isn't as robust as you think. It's an interference engine design and if you don't keep replacing the timing belt, it will catastrophically fail.
"Mr. Spock succumbs to a powerful mating urge and nearly kills Captain Kirk." -- TV Guide, describing the Star Trek episode _Amok_Time_
