Actually, study after study consistently show that the poorest are
the most generous givers, and donate a much greater proportion of their income, more consistently, than those in higher brackets.

I suspect the authors cited in The Economist have not yet studied their hypothesis to account for fundamental values - moral, ethical, religious, and political - as the true root of opposition to the politically operated tactic of welfare.

Wow. I knew how to make a needle and thread from a Yucca leaf, but this dress even has the bouquet! It is very pretty too.

green onions... heh!

Now THAT is NeatO! Where any member of The A Team is involved, there are even more possibilities: "Face" and Thrace together in "the third place"! :-)

If it were printed by Letterpress using a heavy impression for the ruled lines, they would be tactile and thus guide the hand to write without need to see the page. Many, if not most, shops using traditional printing presses would have the capacity to do this.

Braille is a raised format, so a blind embossing would have had to be done on the reverse (back) of the paper after the color had been printed on. Not sure what function the ink serves on the lines, though, if that were the situation.

And yes, music paper would make lovely stationery for a creative soul! :-)

The discussion of how to manage the wild herds is important and can be more productive with accurate information. The reference of 3900 surviving is only the size of the Yellowstone herd, not the total number of animals, nor even the total still living in wild herds.

The American Bison is no longer endangered, now numbering nearly half a million individuals with herds growing each year. According to the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center, bison are raised in all 50 United States and in Canada.

The wind blows all the time in the area where this was built. The windmills marching across the land are a sight to behold! Here is a link to real-time data on electricity in Texas, and one of the items is Wind Output. The wind output number will change through the day as the sun's heat generates more wind, and as mills start or stop turning in response to daily demand. It is interesting to refresh and watch how output rises and falls throughout a day:
http://mospublic.ercot.com/ercot/jsp/frequency_control.jsp