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1000's of followers have begun to organize for Oscars events to seek out out which actors, actresses, and flicks of the 88th Academy Awards will win a gold statue. As a part of the celebration, Shutterstock's firm designers have labored once more this yr to create fascinating pop art-inspired posters for fashionable movies nominated by the Academy.
Just like the most of the various kinds of films nominated for the Finest Image award, Shutterstock says its posters share a theme of endurance and testing how far you possibly can stretch the lengths of human nature.
"On the floor his work merely seems cool, however this shallow evaluation misses the irony behind his cultural representations"
If you consider lots of this yr's Finest Image nominees, films like The Revenant, The Martian, and Mad Max share a standard theme of power, resilience, willpower, and energy. These themes are stunningly carried over into Shutterstock's pop-art posters this yr. Posters featured embrace Jordan Roland's Warhol-inspired Mad Max: Fury Street, which provide a tackle Warhol's "subversive dictator portraits to form this poster of Immortan Joe," says the artist. In Cristin Burton's Flirst-inspired Oscar Pop 2016 The Revenant, the poster contains assembled items the artist used to "create an enormous, sinister, and lonely panorama."
The pop-art posters embrace a enjoyable view of flicks but in addition of subjects that aren't so enjoyable. In Flo Lau's The Large Quick, impressed by Keith Haring, the artist selected a comedic strategy to the darkish topic of the bursting of the 2008 housing bubble.
Flirst is a collage artist who assembles disparate items to discover how he can change the concord of the entire. For my poster, a homage to The Revenant, I assembled items to create an enormous, sinister, and lonely panorama. The poster includes a determine with only a few individuals on his facet; this represents the movie's most important character, Hugh Glass, who was brutally attacked by a bear and left for lifeless within the winter wilderness.
"I needed to painting the identical witty chaotic vibe in my poster"
In his "Barcelona" collection, Mario Corea Aiello varieties a grungy collage of newspaper and journal cutouts and heavy paint strokes. I felt this type would parallel the vicious storm that left Mark Watney for lifeless on Mars in The Martian. For the colour scheme, I deferred to Eric White's cowl artwork from the unique novel by Andy Weir to seize the traits of an otherworldly storm.
My inspiration for this poster is one half Roy Lichtenstein and one half Stefan Sagmeister. Highlight is about journalists uncovering a large scandal in certainly one of Boston's oldest establishments, and I discovered that the superbly contradictory homophone "pray/prey" encapsulates the shock and horror felt by the neighborhood when this scandal was made public.
As an instance this, I pixelated a picture of a priest, then tore off his head and changed it with a picture of a wolf. I regarded to Warhol's subversive dictator portraits to form this poster of Immortan Joe.Warhol had a outstanding capacity to distract from the that means of his artwork. On the floor his work merely seems "cool".
Mad Max: Fury Street has the identical impact: The stylized nature of the movie will get extra consideration than the that means behind it.
I selected to characteristic Immortan Joe as a result of he's a horrible individual, however his iconic look makes him immediately recognizable. After I first learn the plot abstract for Room, I envisioned lonely, sterile characters, who had been institutionalized by their secluded surroundings.
In fact, after I noticed the film that notion shortly modified; the characters are energetic, love, and pleasure, and the viewers immediately empathizes with them on a uncooked, human stage. KAWS' statues play on an analogous deceit. Initially they've a sterile, robotic really feel, however once you view them of their human-scale sizes and see their playful aesthetic, you expertise an sudden sense of connection.
"Welcome to the Oscars, Or as some individuals prefer to name it, the white individuals's selection awards"
The Large Quick takes a comedic strategy to a darkish topic, and I needed to painting the identical witty, chaotic vibe in my poster. Keith Haring was my inspiration as a result of his high-contrast, brightly coloured political work, which touches on grim topics like rape, dying, and warfare, hinges on the identical distinction because the movie. The poster relies on the movie's alligator-in-an-abandoned-pool scene; the alligator represents the principle characters within the film, who took benefit of the 2008 housing bubble and left the world in desperation when it burst.
I selected to concentrate on the muddy grey areas and loopholes inside Bridge of Spies. The Chilly Struggle was fueled by both sides's more and more dire hypotheticals, inflicting mass paranoia amongst residents and governments alike.
A big a part of the movie's narrative focuses on the extent of safety underneath the regulation, particularly for a Soviet spy. I reimagined Girl Justice, mixing her blindfold with the American and Soviet flags to characterize how each international locations had been tied to their people' ideas of justice even whereas locked in an endless battle for the higher hand. Set within the eponymous 1950s borough, Brooklyn options then-contemporary imagery that now exemplifies the commodification of Brooklyn as a worldwide model.
Simply because the Pop Artwork motion utilized mass promoting and irony to re-contextualize industrial artwork, I drew from at present's classic, artisanal design traits, that are impressed by that period and setting.
In that vein, I utilized the animated footage and vector components for example how the contrasting settings of Brooklyn and Eire re-contextualized the protagonist's id by a fluctuating sense of "house."
The 88th annual Academy Awards are underway, and viewers are anxiously awaiting the ceremony to seek out out if their favourite flicks and actors win, which classes will see large "upsets," and which speeches and performances will stand out. To not point out how host Chris Rock will strategy the "Oscars So White" controversy, and who he'll goal in the course of the opening monologue. Did Leo lastly take house a golden statue? The thrill started in the course of the purple carpet occasions previous to the official occasion.
Jennifer Jason Leigh, nominated for Finest Actress in a Supporting Position for The Hateful Eight, appeared barely out of it throughout her interview with Ryan Seacrest on E!'s particular. However arguably the most important shock was Finest Actor nominee Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant) and Finest Actress in a Supporting Position nominee Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs) enjoying to their nostalgic followers by strolling the purple carpet collectively. Are you able to imagine it's been almost 20 years since they starred collectively within the 1997 blockbuster movie Titanic (which took house Finest Image)?
"If hosts had been nominated, I wouldn't be right here; as an alternative, you'd have Neil Patrick Harris."
Rock, who addressed the problems with ease and anticipated humor, added that he did critically think about quitting after so many individuals spoke out and pressured him to take action. "However the very last thing I want is to lose one other job to Kevin Hart," he stated, as the gang erupted in laughter (together with Hart himself, who was within the viewers).
Arguably, the perfect a part of Rock's monologue was his blatant dig at Jada Pinkett-Smith and her vocal "boycott" of the Oscars. "Isn't she on a TV present? Jada boycotting the Oscars is like me boycotting Rihanna's panties," he stated.


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Amanda Leahy enters in her fifth season as a member of the Harvard women's basketball coaching staff in 2016-17.
Primarily working with the Crimson's forwards, Leahy guided the growth of AnnMarie Healy '16, as the senior paced the Crimson in scoring and was a unanimous selection to the All-Ivy League first team.
Leahy helped Harvard register the second-most wins in program history with a 22-8 record in 2013-14. The Crimson became the first Ivy League program to earn an at-large berth into a postseason tournament, advancing to the second round of the WNIT for the second-consecutive season with Leahy. Leahy aided in the development of Temi Fagbenle, a first team All-Ivy selection that led the conference in rebounding.
Leahy came to Cambridge after a three-year stint at Wellesley College. She served as the recruiting coordinator with the Blue and was also heavily involved in scouting, practice planning and fund raising. Wellesley showed distinct improvement each year with Leahy on staff, going 9-16 with a 6-12 conference record in 2009-10 before finishing last season 13-12 with an 11-7 conference mark. Leahy coached three All-NEWMAC selections, including point guard Malia Maier who earned all-conference honors in back-to-back seasons.
Leahy also spent two years as the assistant director of strength and conditioning at Wellesley, designing and implementing individualized training programs for 12 of the Blue's 14 varsity programs.
Leahy's coaching career began at St. Lawrence University where she helped guide the Saints to the 2009 Liberty League championship and an NCAA Tournament appearance. St. Lawrence went 19-8 on the year and 10-4 in conference play, led by WBCA All-America honorable mention selection Katie Palmer.
A two-sport student-athlete at Bowdoin College, Leahy played both basketball and volleyball for the Polar Bears. She helped the women's basketball team to an overall record of 101-17 over her four years, and served as a team captain as a senior. Bowdoin won three NESCAC championships with Leahy on the squad and made four appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including three trips to the Elite Eight.
Leahy also earned two varsity letters as a member of the women's volleyball team and was chosen as a captain for her senior campaign. She led the Polar Bears to the program's first 20-win season in 18 years in 2007, averaging 2.30 kps and 0.65 bps.
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The term 'forensic' means suitable for courts of justice or for public discussion and debate. Forensic auditing provides an investigation methodology and accounting analysis that is suitable to the court which will form the basis for discussion, debate and ultimately dispute resolution. This course concentrates on practical advice for delegates in the fight against fraud, with focus sessions on deterrence, data mining and interviewing in a stressed environment. It provides an incisive analysis of how fraud occurs within an organization and explains the latest techniques for fighting it. Participants are exposed to the professional requirements for a successful career in forensic accounting.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's speech from Jackson Hole, Wyo., on Friday has already been more widely publicized than a James Cameron film—although you can expect fewer special effects.
As the day of the speech approached, analysts were united in believing that the chance of a headline-grabbing announcement of more quantitative easing from Bernanke was unlikely.
"Don't hold your breath therefore for what we might get from Wyoming," advised Simon Ballard, senior credit strategist at RBC Capital Markets.
Most analysts are agreed that Bernanke will talk about the Fed's grimmer outlook for the U.S. economy, and defend its actions to date.
Where they differ is in what they think he may actually announce on monetary policy, if anything, and what the effect will be on the markets.
Options range from a simple reiteration of what he's already said about the U.S. economy, to hints of a "twist light" or even a "twist heavy."
For those of you who think those sound like dance moves, the "twist light" involves lengthening the maturity of the Fed's portfolio. This is the most likely option of providing further easing, according to clients polled by Nomura.
Analysts atCiti wrote that "officials believe this aspect of their purchases affects the degree of stimulus and if it is financed not by money creation, but by diverting reinvestment out to 10 or 30 years it could provide support to financial conditions with possibly less adverse effects."
The "heavy" would involve selling short-term securities and buying longer-term securities, which "could hurt financial conditions more than help," according to Nomura.
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Analysts at Citi, RBC and Bank of America Merrill Lynch are among those who think the speech will not be providing fireworks.
"Sterilized or reserve-neutral purchases of longer duration securities may be viewed as the first, optimal choice," Citi analysts wrote in a note.
Goldman Sachs analysts, who expect further quantitative easing in some form, are predicting that Bernanke will deliver "an outline of easing options, focused primarily on changes in the Fed's balance sheet."
This could contain "detailed discussion of the potential for more easing through large-scale asset purchases," they wrote earlier this week.
Economists at BofAML believe that Bernanke will "just review the available policy options" but caution that "the Fed is likely to begin lengthening its portfolio in the autumn, updating the 'operation twist' of the early '60s."
They point out that this might be difficult to sell to the Fed's hawks, and that it might have to go hand-in-hand with inflation-targeting to appease them.
If Bernanke were to announce further easing to replace the program that finished this summer, some believe that it wouldn't give markets the required long-term jolt.
"Any QE3 which is a de facto redux of QE2 will be a critical step towards a collapse in policymaker credibility amongst the markets and amongst the real economy," Bob Janjuah, analyst at Nomura, wrote earlier this week.
"QE3 wouldn't be a game-changer, in our view, just as QE1 and QE2 haven't been. If Mr Bernanke doesn't deliver, then we would expect risk asset pricing to adopt a more downbeat sentiment once again as we head into the weekend," said RBC's Ballard.
There are concerns about how much the market has priced in a third round of easing, and what the reaction will be in the U.S. market , and the currency markets if an announcement is perceived as negative.
The price of gold , one of the most spectacular gainers of recent months, could be affected.
"Some traders were taking profits ahead of Bernanke's Jackson Hole speech on Friday, no longer so convinced that he will opt for QE3 just yet, which if true is certainly a negative for the shiny metal," wrote analysts at FXPro.


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Will never allow Afghanistan become Syria: Khalili
Will never allow Afghanistan become Syria: Khalili
KABUL (Pajhwok): Chairman of the High Peace Council Mohammad Karim Khalili on Sunday stressed over peace and stability in the country and said that Afghanistan would not be allowed to become second Syria as efforts for proxy war on Afghan soil were being made.
Addressing a huge gathering marking the Ashura Day here he said unity, harmony were the messages of Imam Hussain and Afghanistan needed the two things the most in present circumstances.
He said: "We should strengthen the unity of Afghanistan Muslim nation that no power from inside or outside the country will dare to harm it. He called on his supporters to use the Ashura day to further strengthen unity and harmony among Muslims.
Referring to the ongoing conflict in the country, Khalili said it was not a war among Afghans but it was imposed on Afghans and hoped the nation would overcome the current difficult situation as it emerged victorious after Jihad.
"Key to success during Jihad was our unity. Pashton, Tajik, Uzbek, Turkmen, Shia and Sunni all were brothers and fought from the same trenches during Jihad which result in historic victory," he believed.
The HPC chairman stressed over reconciliation and said all efforts would be made to end the conflict and establish peace and stability in the country.
"Afghanistan would become second Syria if fighting continues and doesn't end. We don't want Afghanistan to become second Syria and will not allow this," he said.
He also stressed over reforms in the government system. "We should support the national unity government until it completes legal tenure and should refrain from political instability," he said.
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Women?s Golfer of the Week ? No. 3
By Travis Rae, Communications and Sports Information Intern
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Morgan Matchett of Wayland Baptist (Texas) has been named NAIA National Women's Golfer of the Week, the national office announced Wednesday. Matchett was selected based on her performances from March 25 – 31 and was chosen out of a pool of conference/independent/unaffiliated group golfer of the week selections.
Matchett, a sophomore from Miramichi, New Brunswick, defeated 146 golfers en route to a five-stroke victory at the Battle of Primm in Primm, Nev., hosted by Grand View (Iowa) on March 25-26. She also led the Pioneers to a second place team finish, one stroke behind winner Cal State San Marcos. Matchett recorded rounds of 68-74 – 142. The 68 that Matchett shot tied the lowest round in Wayland Baptist history. She was the only player to finish the event under par.
The next Women's Golfer of the Week will be announced on April 10.
Nominees: Nicole McDonald, Grand View (Iowa); Maggie Yang, William Penn (Iowa);; Alicia Flood, Aquinas (Mich.); Haley Mize, Mobile (Ala.); Raqeul Trevino, Rogers State (Okla.); Ashleigh Offerman, St. Francis (Ill.); Jennifer Gibbons, Concordia (Ore.); Kayla Kincer, Campbellsville (Ky.); Deanna Ray, Martin Methodist (Tenn.).
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Here are some of the latest and greatest photos of our house progress. Slowly but surely we're putting our touch on everything. Here is a link to the tour from about three weeks ago, if you'd like to see more.
In the living room, we have a new area rug that was a steal and a half that I'm obsessed with. Another great find is the chunky turned leg end tables. We have one that we took home from the showroom and have the other one on order... I hate having to wait for furniture.
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I'm really liking how this nook in the living room is coming together - cable knit throw, cashmere grey pillow, and cozy leather chair... now I need a table of sorts and maybe a little needlepoint top foot stool? I also want to order new legs for the chair... something less shiny.
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We're in the process of doing a little DIY kitchen update. We plan to do an addition in the next year or two, adding a big brand new kitchen and hearth room. So, in the meantime, we're doing a DIY, budget creative update on the current kitchen.
So far we've removed the upper cabinets and stone tile on the main wall and replaced it with wooden paneling. We plan to cover the countertops (in fact I'm working on it today!) with white subway tile and add open shelving and a range hood. I'm debating on whether or not to go ahead and order the new range that we'll use in the big, brand new kitchen... or if I can live with this one for the moment.
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Suddenly, DreamWorks Animation has gotten extremely serious about Kung Fu Panda 3. While the second film was considered a moderate disappointment at the box office, under-performing by 3D animation standards, the studio has now announced that they have not only bumped up the release date by four months, but have attached a whole new group of voice actors.
While Kung Fu Panda 3 was originally going to be released on March 18, 2016, the studio has decided to swap the project with the in-development Mumbai Musical and will now have it come out on December 23, 2015. The move makes Panda 3 the first in the franchise to not be released during the summer, but the film will still likely get a boost from kids being out of school - albeit this time on holiday break.
As for the new cast members, Deadline has revealed that Bryan Cranston, Mads Mikkelsen and Rebel Wilson will be joining the Kung Fu Panda 3 crew, which includes Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, and David Cross. Jennifer Yuh Nelson, who directed Kung Fu Panda 2, will be back as director, though the report doesn't mention who will be writing the screenplay (though Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, who scripted the last movie, will be co-producers). Adding another twist to the development, the project will be the first co-production with the China-based Oriental DreamWorks.
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Apple tells reporters it will make an announcement Friday morning, but has not said what the content of that announcement will be. The obvious speculation is that the Cupertino-based company will address growing criticism its iPhone 4 drops calls when the user holds the phone in a certain way.
While the signal loss problem is not new -- an Apple engineer reportedly warned Jobs that the antenna placement could drop calls early in the design process of the iPhone 4 -- it came to a head this week when Consumer Reports created a video suggesting users place a piece of duct tape on the lower left side of the phone to prevent fingers from coming in contact with the antenna. The organization also said it "could not recommend" its readers buy the phone.
Congress is even getting involved. New York Senator Charles Schumer also asked Apple to provide a free fix for customers.
While the criticism against the iPhone is valid, the duct tape jab was an unusual move for Consumer Reports, which has built its reputation on sober analysis of everyday products.
Michael Arrington of TechCrunch says he's disappointed by the "stunt."
"People who subscribe to Consumer Reports don't want to read about using duct tape to fix their stuff. They aren't early adopters and they do want to be given a clear buy rating. They don't need breathless up to the minute updates on what sticky non-conductive material will be best suited to make a broken phone work."
While first adopters and Apple fans are likely to buy anything Apple makes, regular mom and pop buyers are more likely to consult Consumer Reports. Add to that the fact that the Droid X goes on sale today, and Apple has its biggest challenge to convert everyday regular phone users so far.
What will Apple say? The company will no doubt reiterate that all phones have signal trouble when the user touches the antenna. It will certainly remind people its own tests found much of the problem was in the software and the way in which it displayed the "bars" indicating signal strength.
What Apple should do is be as straightforward as possible. "We don't see this as a major problem, but we realize consumers are concerned and we are ready to address that" might be a good starting point. Though Steve Jobs is no doubt reluctant to mess with the elegance of the phone's form factor, I predict the company will offer a money-back guarantee on new iPhone sales and a rubber bumper in the form of a $50 iTunes gift card. If you can't keep your finger off the gap, you can buy a bumper with the money. If you already have a bumper or don't feel you need one, you can buy yourself some songs.
Below is a very funny bit that has more than 4 million clicks on YouTube. It pokes fun at Apple loyalists. Warning, there is graphic language, but it comes with a guaranteed chuckle.


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Hi statsgoddess, I'm am really sorry for the loss of your baby and I hope you're recovering well. Glad to hear that your last scan went well...sounds like you've got some active LO's in there:) Must be exciting to see them "do stuff" as we've only seen ours at 7.3 weeks so far. Thanks so much for sharing your doc info and if you don't mind can I ask you a couple more questions as we're right in the midst of working w/ the military docs and deciding who we will choose as of Jan 1st.
Did you opt to work w/ the OB instead of the high risk doc full-time?
Also, did you have the high risk doc assigned automatcially from the beginning b/c of the multiple pregancy diagnosis or for some other reason?
Have you ever had any of the RN's do the internal u/s's? At my appt today they told me that the midwife RN will only see me for my intial internal u/s (Dec 14th at 10wks) and then pass me on the OB for anything going fwd b/c its twins.


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Monday, February 28, 2011
stand with wisconsin
monday meanderings
arizona senator avoids arrest because of his job, just like gov. jan brewer once did
was last nite's show the worst oscars ever?
sign the petition to stand with planned parenthood
we can only hope: will roger ailes be indicted
and here's doonesbury on the nightly news
Sunday, February 27, 2011
dilton's creek
the black sheep of the koch family
60 minutes. november 27, 2000. "blood and oil"
this is the story of a blood feud, a battle between brothers. as we told you when we first reported this story last november, the koch family of wichita, kansas is among the richest in the united states, worth billions of dollars. their oil company, koch industries, is bigger than Intel, dupont or prudential Insurance, and they own it lock stock and barrel. the trouble is a former employee says the brother who controls the company grew rich through fraud and theft, stealing from the taxpayers of the united states.
unfortunately, for koch industries, that disgruntled former employee was bill koch, one of the koch brothers. blood and oil has destroyed more than one american family. the question is: was bill koch a renegade out to ruin his brother, or did koch industries really operate the way he says? scott pelley reports.
koch says that koch industries engaged in "(o)rganized crime. and management driven from the top down."
"it was – was my family company. i was out of it," he says. "but that's what appalled me so much... i did not want my family, my legacy, my father's legacy to be based upon organized crime."
Labels: cbs, corruption, criminal, koch, liars, true crime, wisconsin
environmental health news sunday
regulation lax as gas wells' tainted water hits rivers. - thousands of internal documents obtained by the new york times from the environmental protection agency, state regulators and drillers show that the dangers to the environment and health from fracking are greater than previously understood. - nytimes
victims of gas leak to get town water. - the water district in fort montgomery will likely expand this year to many victims of a leak at a gas station that poisoned some 150 private wells with a chemical known as mtbe. the expansion would allow more than 100 new users to hook into the municipal supply. - middletown times herald-record
speculators buying ny land hoping for gas gold. -with more than a trillion dollars worth of natural gas estimated to be lying underneath western new york state and pennsylvania, the stakes are huge for drilling companies, landowners and albany politicians looking to plug budget shortfalls - nypost
corbett administration rescinds curbs on pollution from gas drilling. - the corbett administration has for the second time in two weeks rescinded a rendell-era environmental rule that imposed tougher restrictions on natural-gas drilling - philadelphia inquirer
marcellus waste reports muddy. - waste reports submitted by marcellus shale drillers for the last six months of 2010 indicate that more of the toxic wastewater that returns from their natural gas wells is being reused or recycled, but incomplete and inconsistent reporting makes it difficult to assess real changes in the waste's fate - scranton times tribune
gas wells generate an amazing bounty for landowners. - rich bednarski is a farmer who hasn't milked a cow in a year. he sold his 50 dairy cows when his family began receiving royalty checks for eight gas wells on his land. and he's not alone. say hello to pennsylvania's nouveau riche — the marcellus "shalionaires. - pittsburgh tribune review
pennsylvania suspends air pollution controls at drilling sites. - the pennsylvania department of environmental protection has announced it is suspending and reconsidering key air pollution controls governing the drilling industry. - pittsburgh post gazette
hydrofracked? one man's mystery leads to a backlash against natural gas drilling. - louis meeks' well water contains methane gas, hydrocarbons, lead and copper, according to epa test results. his personal fight began with something simple: the energy industry's insistence that fracturing couldn't contaminate water. - propublica
new york wine and tourism industry prepares to battle hydrofracking. -a fault line is opening in upstate nyork between the established wine and tourism industries and natural gas drillers. recent steps by cities to limit or ban drilling seem to be spreading into the rural heart of the gas-rich marcellus shale region -washington dc bureau
national parks will need protection. - without an overhaul of current regulations, national parks on land above the marcellus shale could be endangered - beckley register herald
use of diesel in wells probed. - colorado oil and gas officials have launched an investigation into the use of diesel fuel in the state as a component in the fluid used by drillers to enhance well production - denver post
panel rules against homeowner who said fracking fouled well. - the controversial oil-industry technique known as fracking went on trial at the colorado oil and gas conservation commission on tuesday — and fracking won. - denver post
epa e-mail stirs call for agency documents on range resources order. - responsibility for methane contamination of two parker county water wells, a controversy pitting the u.s. epa against fort worth-based natural gas producer range resources, is drawing attention in congress after disclosure of an e-mail written by an epa regional administrator - fort worth star telegram
fracking fluid tainted water may have been processed in Buffalo. - last week buffalo's common council banned hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, even though that's not happening locally. this week buffalo banned the city sewer authority (bsa) from treating fracking fluid. which apparently was happening. - western ny public broadcasting
Labels: colorado, ecology, energy, environment, epa, fracking, gas, new york, pennsylvania, pollution, rivers, texas, toxins
big oil complains to oscar
lee fuller, executive director of pro-drilling group energy in depth, contested the film's eligibility in a letter to the academy of motion picture arts and sciences, calling it an "expression of styled fiction" with "errors, inconsistencies and outright falsehoods." - hollywood reporter
just as josh fox, director of the oscar-nominated film, gasland, was heading west to the academy awards, the wall street journal reported on the gas industry's losing campaign to discredit the film. an article, called "oscar's attention Irks gas industry," by ben casselman, surveys the unsuccessful attempts to persuade the academy of arts and Sciences to pull the documentary, which depicts nationwide instances of home water contamination near gas drilling sites that have been fracked. fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is a novel gas drilling process that introduced the use of large quantities of toxic chemicals. - huffpaol
actor mark ruffalo has been placed on a terror advisory list by u.s. officials after organizing screenings for a new documentary about natural gas drilling. - crooks and liars
Labels: academy awards, corporations, gas, hollywood, movies, oscars
Home Came His Horse...
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Saturday, February 26, 2011
This Is Totally Awesome...
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sunday soundboard
corporate profits soar thanks to record unemployment
instead of throwing the madison protesters out as ordered, the wisconsin police union joins them
dolphin death toll rises in the gulf
yesterday snow fell on beautiful downtown burbank
west winging it to wisconsin
the acting contingent includes emmy and sag award winner bradley whitford (the west wing), sag and aftra national board member gabrielle carteris (the event, beverly hills, 90210), aftra national board member robert newman (guiding light) and local union members...
sag, aftra and the wga east have all issued statements on the matter in the last few days. calling wisconsin "ground zero for the labor movement," sag said in a statement that "all workers have a fundamental right to join unions and to engage in collective bargaining."
aftra president roberta reardon remarked "stripping americans of the rights to collectively bargain and to freely join a union is not . . . the way to fix a broken budget."
the wga east blasted walker as, in effect, a liar.
*skippy once appeared on west wing, working w/bradley, who was a very giving performer. then, during the writers strike of 2007, skippy marched along side bradley in the demonstration down hollywood blvd, where skippy told him about this very blog. with any luck at all, bradley is reading this now on his wi-fi in the madison state house. good going bradley!
saturday silliness
hey, we've got a few suggestions of our own for bloggers who are listed as hate groups
reports of poison gas killing 1000's in libya
more bad poll numbers for scott walker
Friday, February 25, 2011
skippy's friday nite music club
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friday fundamentals
rachel maddow thinks the wisconsin protestors are winning
tea bagger asks: who's going to shoot obama?
it's not too early to start plans to recall gov. walker
Thursday, February 24, 2011
The Full Version...
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tweet of the day
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matt taibbi asks the pertinent question
why isn't wall street in jail?
over drinks at a bar on a dreary, snowy night in washington this past month, a former senate investigator laughed as he polished off his beer.
"everything's fucked up, and nobody goes to jail," he said. "that's your whole story right there. hell, you don't even have to write the rest of it. Just write that."
....not a single executive who ran the companies that cooked up and cashed in on the phony financial boom — an industrywide scam that involved the mass sale of mismarked, fraudulent mortgage-backed securities — has ever been convicted. their names by now are familiar to even the most casual middle american news consumer: companies like aig, goldman sachs, lehman brothers, jp morgan chase, bank of america and morgan stanley. most of these firms were directly involved in elaborate fraud and theft. lehman brothers hid billions in loans from its investors. bank of america lied about billions in bonuses. goldman sachs failed to tell clients how it put together the born-to-lose toxic mortgage deals it was selling. what's more, many of these companies had corporate chieftains whose actions cost investors billions — from aig derivatives chief joe cassano, who assured investors they would not lose even "one dollar" just months before his unit imploded, to the $263 million in compensation that former lehman chief dick "the gorilla" fuld conveniently failed to disclose. yet not one of them has faced time behind bars. - rolling stone
Labels: class warfare, criminal, matt taibbi, rolling stone, wall street
walker not vetted
thursday things
bp oil spill to blame? dead baby dolphins washing up on gulf coast @ 10 times the normal rate
the cost of a green economy? 2% of the world's gnp
the indiana ag who advocated using live ammo on union protestors has been fired
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
"The Runaway" by Gentle Giant...
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kock sucker
the clowns over @ the
gov. walker's office confirms that the phone call really happened
wednesday wattage
whoops! the housing crisis isn't over
we at skippy international are pretty progressive, but we can't decide which is stupider: mayor bloomberg's ban on outdoor smoking or harry reid's vow to stop prostitution in nevada
via tengrain at mike's blog round up, first draft reminds the dems that if you fight for us, we will love you
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
skippy's tuesday nite music club
Labels: music, skippy's music club, union, wisconsin, youtube
the country is in a world of hurt
harry reid: 'the time has come for us to outlaw prostitution' - las vegas sunyou really want to get rid of prostitution....start seriously prosecuting and locking up the johns instead of just the women. but if you outlaw prostitution, don't you then make running for political office illegal?
come on, dude. really? this is what you offer up to aid the working poor? this is what you offer up to make the wealth gap a little less gaping? really?
Labels: nevada, reid, womens issues, wtf
too graphic
graph from this piece by dave gelson & carolyn perot
tuesday tidings
hey! boycott koch
8 wisconsin state senators are eligible for recall
Monday, February 21, 2011
skippy's monday nite music club
Labels: music, skippy's music club, union, wisconsin, youtube
our thoughts and prayers go out
"it's just a scene of utter devestation, it's just so vastly different from the last earthquake where, yes, there were some horrifying scenes but this is central city at a very, very busy time where you've had a massive earthquake.
"it's been violent shaking on probably what was very weakened infrastructure." - new zealand herald
Labels: earthquake, new zealand
act now, act blue
solidarity through pizza
while you probably can't precisely equate the overthrow of whole regimes in the mideast to the budget standoff happening at the wisconsin state capitol, the two actions have some things in common, not the least of which is a mass occupation of public space.
and when that many people get together, they're going to need to eat at some point. apparently, someone in egypt decided the folks in madison, wisc., need pizza.
politico reports that ian's on state street - part of a regional pizza chain - has received hundreds of donations for free pies for the wisconsin protesters from all over the world, including egypt. and yes, donors in the u.s. have chipped in, too.
the store began getting international orders last week and noted it on its facebook page. that appears to have kicked off a flood of calls from overseas. - sfgate
madison monday
meanwhile, walker issues huge raises to county aides
madison protesters were commended by the city police force
also supporting the unions: the madison chamber of commerce
and here's some on the ground photos from the madison protests
and here's a list of walker contributors you can boycott
sign outside downtown madison store: no tea parties allowed
gov. walker is exempt for a year, but wisconsin state legislators are vulnerable to recall
Sunday, February 20, 2011
the suicide letter from a 99er
i'm unemployed over two years now, a 99er without any benefits for three months. i followed unemployed friends almost from its start, never posted until now, but am grateful for my time with you all. i did as asked with calls and e-mails, etc. i've a confession to make to you all. i'm a criminal.
i've obeyed the 10 commandments and all laws except: i'm unemployed and that's now a crime, i'm poor and that's a crime, i'm worthless surplus population and that's a crime, i'm a main street american citizen born and raised in the usa and that's now a crime, and I'm euthanizing myself as i write this note -- so arrest my corpse. this isn't a call for help, the deed is done, it's not what i wanted. death is my best available option. it's not just that my bank account is $4, that I've not eaten in a week, not because hunger pangs are agonizing (i'm a wimp), not because i live in physical and mental anguish, not because the landlady is banging on the door non-stop and i face eviction, not that congress and president have sent a strong message they no longer help the unemployed. it's because i'm a law abiding though worthless, long-term unemployed older man who is surplus population. had i used my college education to rip people off and steal from the elderly, poor, disabled and main street americans i would be wearing different shoes now -- a petty king. hard work, honesty, loving kindness, charity and mercy, and becoming unemployed and destitute unable to pay your bills are all considered foolishness and high crimes in america now. whereas stealing and lying and cheating and being greedy to excess and destroying the fabric of america is rewarded and protected -- even making such people petty king and petty queens among us.
complete letter at huffpoal
Labels: america, suicide, unemployment, we get letters
skippy's sunday nite music club
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this is the passion...the commitment
thank you rep. gordon hintz (d - wi-54).
environmental news stories sunday
what does the arab world do when its water runs out? - water usage in north africa and the middle east is unsustainable and shortages are likely to lead to further instability – unless governments take action to solve the impending crisis - london observer
new environmental chief represented polluters in court. - for years, bob martineau was a top lawyer representing businesses and others that legally released pollutants, or wanted to: challenging the epa, the state, and citizens. now he's the head of the department charged with protecting and improving the quality of the state's air, water and land. - nashville tennessean
how close are we to the edge? - as food prices rise, and civil unrest builds throughout the middle east, lester brown, president of the earth policy institute, wonders if these two could be connected – and how depleting our natural resources could ultimately lead to our demise. - living on earth
'water poverty' to rise in the uk as scarcity pushes up bills. - "water poverty" will become the new fuel poverty for an increasing number of households as scarcity of supply pushes up bills, according to an influential thinktank that says britain must deal urgently with climate change - london observer
agolf craze in beijing: a course by any other name. - an acute shortage of water is one important reason for limiting the beijing's growth. but when it comes to water-hungry golf courses, however, a blind eye is turned - economist
a gop water grab. - the house cuts produce a water policy that could kill off the delta smelt, considered a bellwether species on the health of california's watery heartland. it's a lopsided answer to california's complicated water debate that does nothing about water quality, wildlife or long-term water planning - sfgate
my polluted kentucky home. - the news media and the rest of the country typically think of mountaintop removal as an environmental problem. but it's a human crisis as well, scraping away not just coal but also the freedoms of appalachian residents - nytimes
cancer, not epa, is kentucky's enemy. - we wouldn't need regulations if industries conducted themselves in a fashion that doesn't hurt the communities, the health of their workers, and the consumers of their products. unfortunately, corporate greed has trumped protecting our environmental health, and that's why we need commonsense regulations - lexington herald leader
cancer rates traced to our environmental impact. - some cancers have a hereditary link, but environmental factors account for 75-80 percent of cancer cases and deaths in the u.s. putting jobs over safety, we have allowed industries to pour toxins into our air and water, some deliberately dumped. - ashville citizen times
house approves arctic offshore drilling exemption. - the u.s. house has approved a spending bill amendment offered by rep. don young that could aid shell oil in its quest to drill exploratory wells off alaska's northern shores. environmental groups have decried the move - ap
discovering the health effects of the deepwater disaster, part 2. - from a scientific perspective the bp oil disaster was a giant, unintended, experiment. there had never been an oil disaster of such magnitude, in such deep water, where so much chemical dispersant was used. now, 10 months later, gulf coast residents are reporting a wave of strange illnesses - living on earth
house republicans fire white house climate advisers as frenzied budget debate continues. - house republicans and 13 democrats passed a measure last night eliminating the salaries of president obama's international climate change envoy and other top officials, a defiant gop challenge that will further complicate tough budget negotiations looming with senate democrats - climate wire
republican duo supported by energy industry seek to rein in epa on coal ash. - this week, the pressure against the epa's efforts to regulate coal ash took a new turn as two republican congressmen inserted language in a must-pass spending bill that would stop the epa from moving forward to protect the public and the environment from the hazards of coal ash - center for public integrity
an oregon man's plan to save energy turns into a bigger project. - "deep green" started as a weekend project — a short film about one man's attempt to live more sustainably by reducing his energy use at home. more than three years and $2 million later, it's a 90-minute documentary with a global story to tell - eugene register guard
brutal winters may become the norm. - although skeptics may point to the viciousness of this winter in new york as sound evidence against global warming, this type of battering succession of storms may actually become the norm in new york as the planet heats up, according to scientists - staten island advance
bp knew of problems, but left them unattended before gulf oil well blowout, new report says. - new evidence unearthed by investigators shows that in key moments before the deepwater horizon exploded, bp leaders were disengaged from critical tests and recognized major problems, but they failed to take corrective action - new orleans times picayune
lucrative gulf of mexico drilling loophole survives challenge in u.s. house. - on a mostly party-line vote, the house friday night rejected a democratic amendment that would have corrected a 1995 mistake in drilling rules that allowed oil and gas companies to drill in portions of the gulf of mexico without paying royalties. - new orleans times picayune
Labels: budget, climate change, drought, energy, epa, food, food shortages, global warming, golf, gop, gulf coast, kentucky, louisiana, middle east, offshore drilling, oil, pollution, toxins, water
sunday somethings
majority of wisconsin residents disagree w/gov. walker's plans
surprise, public employees are not ovepaid
nyc radio stations commit to keeping glenn beck off the aur
we were talking
Saturday, February 19, 2011
skippy's saturday nite music club
a little added bonus because driving down the streets it's like "rolling down the river"
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it wasn't twitter or facebook
the proximate spark was an unemployed college graduate who was assaulted by the police for selling fruits and vegetables without having paid the proper protection money. they confiscated his fruit cart and stock, the one and only thing he had in order to struggle to support his family and try to preserve some shred of human dignity. that's the exact kind of extortion and confiscation the us government's recently passed food tyranny bill intends to impose on every kind of fruit cart here. in despair, he publicly burned himself alive.this sparked escalating demonstrations. at first the police responded with violence and repression. they shot protestors and carried out mass arrests. as the protests and street fighting escalated, the now frightened thug ali promised reforms.
...wikileaks may have played a role in bringing anger to a flash point. tunisians were outraged to read cynical us state department cables which frankly discussed the tunisian regime as a vile tinpot despotism the us must nevertheless prop up. (so remember that the next time you see some corporate liberal scoffing at how wikileaks can't make any difference anyway.) - volitility
the rebellion, referred to by the media as the jasmine revolution, was sparked by a single, unemployed, university graduate mohammad bouazizi. the 22-year-old bouazizi made his living with an unlicensed vending cart on a market street in the town of sidi bouzid, a place described as "hard scrabble," and is 190 miles south of the country's capital of tunis.
bouazizi was roughed up by the police and his cart was confiscated. angry and upset, the young man did a dramatic protest. with a message that he "can't live without food anyway," bouazizi set himself on fire and died. self-immolation has been used throughout many countries as a form of protest.
bouazizi's dramatic action sparked mass protests throughout the country. tunisians were fed-up with the mass unemployment and government corruption. - people's world
Labels: corruption, food, food shortages, middle east
And Now, Gong...
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How To Piss Me Off...
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Question of the Day...
saturday sophistry
protests around the middle east and north africa continue
go after wall street, not teachers
who's behind gov. scott walker? surprise, it's the koch brothers!
Friday, February 18, 2011
friday finds
gop seeks quash net neutrality
more than half the states aren't following mental health gun laws
decades-long study proves medical marijuana works. now pass us that twinkie
and rip len lesser, aka uncle leo
Thursday, February 17, 2011
skippy's thursday nite music club
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tweet of the day
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what the gop fears
when russ feingold talks
"what gov. walker is doing is a direct assault on wisconsin history and wisconsin traditions and wisconsin rules of fair play. it is one of the least wisconsin-like things i've ever seen anyone do."
....."it's been a fantasy of the right and the corporate powers in this country" to destroy unions and collective bargaining.
"the notion this is about the budget is a complete sham … this is about an agenda of destroying unions," ..... "this is a template that is being attempted by the right and the corporate interests to see if it can work elsewhere." - russ feingold (aka former senator mcdreamy)
he's also started progressives united to fight back against the corporate take over of our electoral process.
Labels: democrats, feingold, progressives, wisconsin
dems on the run
tension over a wisconsin bill to end collective bargaining rights for state employees continued to rise today, with democratic lawmakers blocking a vote on the bill by reportedly leaving the state. tens of thousands of people stormed the capitol in madison for a third day of protests. - sacbee
thursday thougts
why does state legislator lee bright want so. carolina to set up its own sovereign currency? maybe becuase he owes the irs over $67,000
jeb bush for president? actually, 44% of americans say no bush for president
and rick santorum finaaly admits he has a google problem
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Hell, Since I'm Here (part 2)...
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Hell, Since I'm Here...
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Thank Heaven For Stevie Wonder -- But First...
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wednesday wonders
calif supreme court to consider if prop 8 sponsors had legal standing
so. dakota moves to legalize the killing of abortion providers
and congratulations to foxcliff hickory wind, the first scottish deer hound to win best in show @ the westminister dog show!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
gotta love those packers!
present and former members of the green bay packers, all members of the national football league players association, have signed a letter in support of the afl-cio's efforts to derail gov. scott walker's plan to cut some union bargaining rights.
the letter was signed by curtis fuller, chris jackie, charles jordan, bob long, steve okoniewski, brady poppinga and jason spitz.
the statements reads: "we know that it is teamwork on and off the field that makes the packers and wisconsin great. as a publicly owned team we wouldn't have been able to win the super bowl without the support of our fans.
"it is the same dedication of our public workers every day that makes wisconsin run. they are the teachers, nurses and child care workers who take care of us and our families. but now in an unprecedented political attack governor walker is trying to take away their right to have a voice and bargain at work.
"the right to negotiate wages and benefits is a fundamental underpinning of our middle class. when workers join together it serves as a check on corporate power and helps all workers by raising community standards. wisconsin's long standing tradition of allowing public sector workers to have a voice on the job has worked for the state since the 1930s. it has created greater consistency in the relationship between labor and management and a shared approach to public work.
"these public workers are wisconsin's champions every single day and we urge the governor and the state legislature to not take away their rights." - jsonline
Labels: class warfare, football, union, workers
"i lied"
the defector who convinced the white house that iraq had a secret biological weapons programme has admitted for the first time that he lied about his story, then watched in shock as it was used to justify the war. - the guardian
our thoughts go out lara logan
on friday, feb. 11, the day egyptian president hosni mubarak stepped down, cbs chief foreign correspondent lara logan was covering the jubilation in tahrir square for a "60 minutes" story when she and her team and their security were surrounded by a dangerous element amidst the celebration. It was a mob of more than 200 people whipped into frenzy.
in the crush of the mob, she was separated from her crew. she was surrounded and suffered a brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating before being saved by a group of women and an estimated 20 egyptian soldiers - cbs news
she's a tough cookie. i have admiration for her toughness and intelligence.
Labels: cbs, egypt, violence, womens issues
tuesday tidings
british churches prepare to "marry" gay couples
boehner sends an extra 450 billion home while slashing nutitiom for infants
chevron guilty of deforestation, judge issues $8 billion fine
and rest in peace comic character actor (and one of mel brooks' repertoire players) kenneth mars. (see below)
Monday, February 14, 2011
skippy's monday nite music club
Franz Liebkind ist kaput
true galt, or: snakes on a train
say hello
monday meanderings
the egyptian presidency website is currently under reconstruction
america hates fox news
jealous much? ann coulter thinks the left is trying to "co-opt the gays"
and rest in peace character actress, broadway star, and laverne & shirley's landlady, betty garrett
Sunday, February 13, 2011
skippy's sunday nite music club
weather with global breadbasket implications
world grain stocks are at low levels due to a drought in central asia that reduced the russian and ukrainian grain crops by about 35 percent last year, a 5-7 percent drop in the u.s. harvest and an expected shortfall of about 5-6 percent in the corn corp presently nearing harvest in argentina.
the u.s. department of agriculture reported that the U.S. domestic corn stocks were the lowest since 1995.
governments and international food agencies are increasingly jittery about food stocks. - des moines register
...the worries go beyond china, which has essentially been self-sufficient in grain for decades. The concern is that china, with 1.3 billion mouths to feed, may need to import wheat in volume, creating shortages elsewhere.
Wheat prices in chicago jumped nearly 2 percent on tuesday when the united nations' food agency issued a rare alert that china's crop was in trouble, and prices remain near their highest level since a steep spike in commodity prices in 2008. - nytimes
Labels: china, climate change, drought, food, wall street, weather
sunday samples
it also shut down the banks
breitbart gets served w/papers in shirley sherrod's lawsuit against him...@ cpac!
thinkprogress ambushes fox news ambusher jesse watters.
environmental news stories sunday
kentucky anti-mtr protester: "i'm about to pull an egypt." - a group of activists, former coal miners, and legendary environmentalist and author wendell berry are staging a sit-in in the office of kentucky governor steve beshear (d) today, demanding a meeting on the future of mountain-top removal coal mining in the state - mother jones
protesters spend comfortable night in governor's office, plan rallies sunday and monday. - protesters hoping to bring more attention to mountaintop mining in eastern kentucky spent a comfortable night in gov. steve beshear's frankfort office, where they have camped out for the weekend - lexington herald leader
in australia, a fight over aboriginal lands. - australia is experiencing a natural resources boom, driven by china's headlong modernization. it has minted billionaires out of businessmen who deal in iron ore and coal, and it has enriched many australians by increasing the value of their homes and creating well-paying jobs. but it has conspicuously left out aboriginal australians - nytimes
disposing of marcellus drilling debris. - as marcellus shale fracking wells get bigger, they are producing vast quantities of something other than natural gas: drilling debris — 1,000 tons of material, about 75 truckloads, from a typical well. So instead of burying it nearby the well, drillers truck it to a landfill - philadelphia inquirer
perks from pennsylvania drilling interests. - the state senate president, a key player in the debate over natural-gas fracking in pennsylvania, accepted a free trip from one of the state's largest energy companies to see the pittsburgh steelers play in the super bowl. - philadelphia inquirer
palace screens documentary critical of fracking. - flammable tap water. mysterious ailments. pits of toxic water. fouled air. scenes from the documentary "gasland" are sure to ignite debate as stark county and communities around the state consider the future of natural gas drilling. - canton repository
hydrofracking carries too many unknowns. - according to the pennsylvania department of environmental protection, more than 590 chemicals are pumped into the ground during hydrofracking. until the industry can prove that its methods won't harm new yorkers, the state should continue to withhold all approvals for hydrofracking activities. - glens falls post
gas co. may be liable for water quality. - for the time being, at least, a natural gas drilling company may be held strictly liable for drinking water contamination near one of its well sites, a federal district judge ruled wednesday. - wilkes barre times leader
what's spewing into the air we breathe? - it's invisible to the naked eye, but was caught on tape with a special infrared camera. a startling video shot by the government shows what nearby residents are breathing at a marcellus shale natural gas plant: plumes of unfiltered pollution wafting out of a tank and into the air - wtae-tv pittsburg
gov. kasich (republican) says fracking is opportunity for ohio. - the governor said he thinks wells using hydraulic fracturing — also called fracking — in the Utica shale formation could be a great economic opportunity for ohio - dover new philadelphia times reporter
prince charles condemns 'corrosive' climate change sceptics. - the prince of wales has condemned climate change sceptics for their "corrosive" impact on public opinion and accused them of playing a "reckless game of roulette" with the planet - the guardian
where there's smoke, there's trouble. - where there is wood smoke, there is fire - as well as invisible toxins you could be inhaling. a little soot exposure probably isn't harmful to most people, pulmonologists say, but a new danish-led study suggests regular exposure could damage dna. - burlington county times
midwest charges ahead into new automobile era. - the midwest, it seems, is embracing electric vehicles before electric vehicles embrace the midwest. dozens of electric vehicle charging stations are sprouting up in places large, small and unexpected. - minneapolis star tribune
chemical industry misleads mainers on the harm of bpa. - would any of us knowingly agree to the use of toxic chemicals in our children's food and drink packaging -- especially if there were safer alternatives? of course not. that's why the chemical industry would have us believe that the jury is still out on the harmful health effects of bpa - portland press herald
Labels: australia, cars, chemicals, climate change, coal, drilling, energy, environment, fracking, gas, kentucky, movies, pennsylvania, pollution, senate, toxins
will america's unemployed go egyptian?
Labels: economy, egypt, unemployment
if you tend to burn your meals when cooking
flame retardants found in butter. - for about a decade, scientists have known that most americans have minute quantities of flame retardants called pbdes, in their bodies, but they were not sure how they got there. now a study has found what the authors say is the first documented case of serious pbde contamination of food in the united states - nytimes
it's not nice to fool mother nature, dontcha know...
Labels: environment, food, toxins, youtube
dk4 is here
Labels: daily kos
Saturday, February 12, 2011
skippy's saturday nite music club
Labels: music, skippy's music club, youtube
the devil is in the details
yeah that's right
Labels: music
where's osama?
pull the other one
Labels: 9/11, afghanistan, history
revolution 911
walk like an egyptian
Two Words...
On Egypt's first day in nearly 30 years without Hosni Mubarak as president, its new military rulers pledged Saturday to eventually hand power to an elected civilian government and outlined its first cautious steps in a promised transition to democracy...
Not buying this.
saturday saunterings
tea bagger attacks obamam supporter, gets 8 year sentence
monty python puts their material on youtube for free, sees their dvd sales increase by 23,000%
and heidi the cross eyed oppossum will be predicting the oscars on the jimmy kimmel show
Friday, February 11, 2011
skippy's friday nite music club
Labels: music, skippy's music club, youtube
mubarak resigns
mubarak's move came on the 18th day of the protests that gripped his country, and after he had stopped short of stepping down on several previous occasions.
the new york times reports:
friday findings
only 3 short months after historic election gains for the gop, public policy polling finds democrats more popular than repubbbs
buying huffpo is great for aol, if aol loves pseudo-scientific health mis-information (including tons of anti-vax bunk)
"war criminal!": ron paul supporters crashed the rumsfeld-cheney lovefest @ cpac
Thursday, February 10, 2011
skippy's thursday nite music club
Labels: movies, music, skippy's music club, youtube
faux news just makes sh*t up
asked what most viewers and observers of fox news would be surprised to learn about the controversial cable channel, a former insider from the world of rupert murdoch was quick with a response: "idon't think people would believe it's as concocted as it is; that stuff is just made up."
..."it is their m.o. to undermine the administration and to undermine democrats," says the source.
"they're a propaganda outfit but they call themselves news."
and that's the word from inside fox news. - media matters
Labels: faux news, multi-millionaire media, propaganda
tweet of the day
every time i've emailed a shirtless photo of myself the response was "unsubscribe."
Labels: comedians, comedy, tweet of the day, tweets, twitter
i get $192 a week on unemployment
u.s. senator jon tester joined with several other lawmakers to introduce the "ending unemployment payments to millionaires act" in congress on tuesday.
tester said in a press release that it's time to put an end to making taxpayers foot the bill for people with seven-figure trust funds.
he explained, "millionaires shouldn't be able to claim an unemployment check. this is common sense legislation that will save taxpayers dollars and make sure that people who need unemployment compensation are able to get it."
according to a report published at thehill.com, as many as 2,840 households who have reported an income of $1 million or more on their tax returns were paid a total of $18.6 million in unemployment benefits in 2008, according to internal revenue service figures.
this included more than 800 earning over $2 million and 17 with incomes exceeding $10 million. - krtv
Labels: senate, unemployment
white house essentionally says to the poor
president obama's proposed 2012 budget will cut several billion dollars from the government's energy assistance fund for poor people, officials briefed on the subject told national journal.
...ln a letter to obama, sen. john kerry, d-mass., wrote, "we simply cannot afford to cut liheap funding during one of the most brutal winters in history. families across massachusetts, and the country, depend on these monies to heat their homes and survive the season." - nationaljournal
although the move could have very real impacts on program beneficiaries, it will obviously have absolutely no material impact on the budget deficit. $3 billion is two-tenths of one percent of the overall budget deficit, so as a matter of fiscal policy it's essentially a non-event.
thursday throbbings
woman ordered to leave bar for being pregnant
student donations savedog's jon w/local sheriff's dept.
bill o'reilly's top eight science fails
Wednesday, February 09, 2011
skippy's wednesday nite music club
Labels: music, skippy's music club, youtube
new york stock exchange not american anymore?
the parent company of the new york stock exchange revealed wednesday that it is in advanced talks to be purchased by the owner of the german stock exchange -- meaning that the citadel of american capitalism soon could be foreign-owned. - latte times
Labels: germany, new yawk, new york, stock market, wall street
tweet of the day
rep. lee first republican to create job opening
Labels: tweet of the day, tweets, twitter
hey, arianna
....hey bloggers, don't expect to make any money from your writing just because the company got bought for $315 million. - the atlantic
Labels: aol, bloggers, facebook, huffington
gop really stands for guys on prowl
the gop should just get their own "list" and call it the larrycraigslist.
rep. christopher lee is a married republican congressman serving the 26th district of new york. but when he trolls craigslist's "women seeking men" forum, he's christopher lee, "divorced" "lobbyist" and "fit fun classy guy." one object of his flirtation told us her story. - gawker and nydailynews
Labels: gop, house of representatives, liars, republicans, sexscapades
wednesday wanderings
patriot act extension fails on the house floor
clarence thomas' wife ginny is a lobbyist for right-wing causes. gee, is that ethical?
no, really, jeb bush is not running for president in 2012. no, really!
our thoughts and prayers
in the huffpaol affair
...that's borne out by a memo from aol chief executive officer tim armstrong on where his company's journalism is going. it's fairly chilling reading, ordering the company's editors to evaluate all future stories on the basis of "traffic potential, revenue potential, edit quality and turnaround time." all stories, it stressed, are to be evaluated according to their "profitability consideration." all aol's journalistic employees will be required to produce "five to 10 stories per day."
note all the things that come before the quality of the work or its contribution to the public interest and you've arrived at an essential difference between journalism and content. it may start with exploiting reporters and editors, but it inevitably ends up exploiting its audience. - latte times
Labels: aol, blogtopia, blogtopia vs. mmm, huffington, journalists, mergers
note to kaiser permanente (*updated*)
no emergency medical worker associated with a half marathon held in golden gate park on sunday attended to a dying runner during the 22 minutes it took for a city ambulance to reach him, a fire department official said tuesday.
peter hass of orinda, 36, died at the end of the kaiser permanente san francisco half marathon and 5k run, which attracted 10,000 people.
hass collapsed near the finish line after running the half marathon in just under two hours. bystanders, including three city firefighters who also ran in the race, tried to resuscitate him as they waited for proper life-saving equipment and emergency transportation to arrive, said mindy talmadge, a spokeswoman for the fire department.
the firefighters were "appalled" that the event had no medical staff or basic equipment available near the finish line on south fork drive at the west end of the park, talmadge said. - sfgate
Labels: healthcare, san francisco
wikileaks continuing to unveil some troubling news
wikileaks cables: saudi arabia cannot pump enough oil to keep a lid on prices
us diplomat convinced by saudi expert that reserves of world's biggest oil exporter have been overstated by nearly 40%. - the guardian
Labels: oil, peak oil, saudi arabia
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
skippy's tuesday nite music club
Labels: music, skippy's music club, youtube
say hello
tuesday tickles
wind power now competitive w/coal in some regions
irony alert: man killed by rooster he was training for illegal cockfighting
we have no words: semen found in yoghurt sample
Monday, February 07, 2011
8 track tapes to buy myspace
aol to buy huffington post
you can understand our confusion.
keeping current with keith olbermann
keith olbermann, the former top-rated host of "countdown" on the news channel msnbc, will announce his next television home on tuesday, and people familiar with his plans pointed monday to a possible deal with the public affairs channel current tv.
neither mr. olbermann, his representatives, or executives from current tv would comment on the move, but they did not deny that the channel, which counts former vice president al gore as one of its founders, will become at least one partner in mr. olbermann's future media plans. - media decoder nytimes
Labels: gore, internet(s), olbermann, teevee
b.a.d. -er late than never
bark bark woof woof
l'idiot de l'escalier
true galt, or: snakes on a train
a good b.a.d. celebration
vagabond scholar
pruning shears
i'll neverr forget the day i read a book
divided we stand united we fall
brilliant at breakfast
cookies in heaven
upper left
fried dog leg
onyx lynx
the left side of the gorge
ornery bastard
whiskey fire
just another blog from la
alternate brain
distributor cap ny
william k. wolfrum chronicles
bacon and eggs
also thanks to michael jw stickings of the reaction for blogging about b.a.d. while guesting at mike's blog round up for mike finnegan over at c&l
also, thanks to the brad blog for having skippy on the mike malloy show to talk about b.a.d.!
of course, our partner in crime, blue gal!
Sunday, February 06, 2011
b.a.d. evening to all
the william k. wolfrum chronicles
bacon and eggs


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How a community art program in Haiti is empowering young people to express their hope for a better future.
Beverly Bell in Haiti
Haitian farmers are resisting rice imports they say cripple their chances of real food security.
The situation in Haiti is desperate, but social movements aren't letting that stop them.
With housing still inadequate more than 6 months after the earthquake, Haiti is witnessing the seeds of a people's movement to demand the human right to housing.
Haitians are working to make food sovereignty a key part of post-earthquake rebuilding.
Haiti's strong peasant movement is calling for policies and programs that can help restore the land and protect small-scale sustainable agricultural production from agribusiness.
A coalition of peasant farmers is standing up for food sovereignty.
One health clinic in Port-Au-Prince is using art, education, and community to help its patients heal. What can international aid agencies learn from their model?
Cuban doctors and artists–on the ground in Haiti even before the earthquake–are helping survivors heal.
In Haiti, sharing communities are proving more shock-proof in the wake of disaster than market-based economies.
We asked Haitians in civil society organizations, on the streets, in buses, "What do you want from the U.S.? What help can Americans give Haiti?" Here are some of their answers.
In the wake of disaster, a women's movement is working to rewrite the dynamics of power and build a more nurturing and humane Haiti.
Haiti's way forward is tied to food sovereignty and a renewed focus on local agriculture.
As reconstruction planning begins, Haitian grassroots groups have their own thoughts about assessing post-disaster needs.
Many displaced Haitians are turning to neighbors, family, and peasant organizations in the countryside for help.


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Claims of injustice spur wave of unrest in China
ZENGCHENG, China — Pulling out his camera, Zhu Bin grinned and pointed as he scrolled through the images. Two cars sat ablaze against a dark sky in one picture, and in the next, thick rows of police tried to keep order with riot shields.
There, on the street next to the Sun City Hotel and a karaoke bar, it looked like all hell was breaking loose on a sweltering Sunday night. Underneath the streetlights, a mob of hundreds wandered among the smoke and broken glass.
The chaos last weekend that shook this city in Guangdong province, one of China's key industrial bases, was another in a string of especially volatile demonstrations that have swept the country in recent weeks.
The details vary, but the outbreak points to serious challenges for the Chinese Communist Party on the eve of the 90th anniversary July 1 of the party's founding. At its root is the fact that after 30 years of rapid economic development the average Chinese has almost no legal or political means to pursue grievances against the government and those it protects.
That's led to simmering resentment in a nation where there are profound gaps in income and privilege amid a political system whose rigid ways often fuel the very instability the system is designed to avoid.
Public discussion about the causes of the violence in Zengcheng has followed a familiar line: low wages and bad working conditions for migrant laborers — who make up more than half of Zengcheng's 818,000 residents — possibly whipped up by criminal gangs.
But interviews here show that the chaos was stoked by anger that had been building for years at the bullying tactics of both the "chengguan," meter maid-like guards who're charged with enforcing municipal ordinances, and the "public security teams," ad hoc officers cobbled together by neighborhood or village committees.
The trigger for last weekend's rioting was the news that a pregnant migrant had been pushed to the ground — initial rumors said killed — during an altercation with security. It was a report with which migrants could easily identify.
"It's very common for them to beat people. They'll do it for very petty reasons," said Zhu, 28, who came here from Anhui province and works in a shop selling mahjongg gaming tables.
Claims of injustice were a factor in other recent outbursts of rage. Among them:
- The biggest protests in 20 years to hit Inner Mongolia, in the north of China. The unrest erupted after a Han Chinese coal truck driver ran over and killed a Mongolian herder who reportedly was trying with others to block the vehicle from crossing their land on May 10. It quickly became a lightning rod for Mongolian complaints that the mining industry and local government have violated their rights and culture.
In Zengcheng, the rioting began in an area known as Dadun Village — a crowded, dirty warren of fabric shops — after word spread Friday night about the 20-year-old pregnant street vendor.
Late that night, more than 100 people had gathered in front of the Dadun police station. Men threw bricks at the police and attacked their cars. Interviews suggest that while the initial protesters were mainly from Sichuan, the home province of the pregnant vendor, they were soon joined by migrants from all over.
On Saturday, hundreds of people surrounded the police station again, setting cars on fire and trying to loot an ATM.
By Sunday, the chaos had spread to the neighboring district of Xintang, where Zhu Bin filmed the enormous crowd facing off with police.
That moved the unrest in the direction of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province and a crucial city for manufacturing. Scores of police mobilized, and an evening curfew was set.
Checkpoints manned by police wielding shotguns loomed on the main road outside Dadun. Guards were stacked at the gates of Phoenix City, an affluent community of apartments and villas less than 10 miles away.
The government sent teams to local factories and communities to spread the word that the woman, Wang Lianmei, was resting comfortably in a hospital. The Communist Party chief of Zengcheng was said to have personally taken her a basket of fruit.
By Monday, the situation had calmed.
Looking out at the sparkling water of the swimming pool at Phoenix City, Shi Xiangjun, a Guangzhou native and a resident of the development, said he understood why the standoff with migrant workers began.
"The gap between rich and poor is very big," said Shi, who's 43.
For example, apartments in Phoenix City go for 7,500 yuan per square meter, or about $170 per square foot. Villas cost 25,000 yuan per square meter, or more than $358 per square foot.
That's far beyond the reach of Tan Tianmin, a 41-year-old migrant from Sichuan who makes 2,000 to 4,000 yuan a month — roughly between $300 and $600 — hunched over a sewing machine assembling denim jeans in the Dadun district. And that's when business is good.
But it's not the economic gap that upsets Tan.
"It's OK for them to keep social order, but they should do it in a proper way," he said. "We're mainly unhappy with these public security teams. They should talk with the people instead of just hitting them."
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