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Looks so shitty. Why DP? Why!?
cauz thiz wayz betterz thanz playingz coachellaz againz
They're trying to get with milla jovovich.
Does Disney own the studio that is putting this out? How would they be allowed to use music from Tron?
6/5 - Sufjan Stevens @ Fox Oakland
6/6 - Sufjan Stevens @ Fox Oakland
6/15 - Courtney Barnett @ Union Transfer
6/26 - Unknown Mortal Orchestra @ Boot + Saddle
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 wk 2, 2013 wk 1, 2014 wk 1
It called licensing. Everybody wants to make money. Music always gets repurposed for trailers. they used the main theme from Requiem for a Dream for a Lord of The Rings trailer, of all things.
8/7/16 - Sufjan Stevens @ Hollywood Bowl // 8/8/16 - Radiohead @ Shrine // 8/8/16 - Boris @ Regent
9/14/16 - Wilco @ Theatre at Ace Hotel // 9/18/16 - Kraftwerk @ Hollywood Bowl
Man, they use Lux Aeterna from Requiem FOR EVERYTHING. Its just about a cliche now to use it, and takes away from anything on screen When I hear it, at least. That Two Towers trailer was better than most by getting it re-orchestrated.
okay, so at about the 1:00 minute mark or a second after that...WHO THE FUCK IS SHE SHOOTING AT?
is she targeting those stealth, harrier helicopters? with what, fucking automatic HAND GUNS. i mean if the writing is that bad and they already have the rated R rating, why not just say "fuck it" let's REALLY JUMP THE SHARK. swap out the automatic hand guns with her firing out mini-**** pong ball sized Thermal Detonators out from her who-ha. you know but show it family guy style where they can STILL maintain the R rating without going NC-17...maybe have them fly out and hit the super-helicopter piolets in the face or something.
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Perhaps my history with manufacturing is the origin of my fascination with where things are made — my grandfather retired from a bus factory, my parents met in a record album pressing plant and my father eventually retired as a kitchen cabinet builder. So, when I found out that Eastern Accents is based here in Chicago, I had to get a peek inside.
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|2012-11-19, 10:43
|Link #781
Prefectural Magical Girl
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Paris, France
If you're looking forward to see what to watch in fall season (wait before they finish), try :
BTOOOM! (7/12) : A show that was based on a manga Cold~as~Ice highly recommended at the time you were reading mangas. It's up to you whether you'll choose which medium (manga or anime) is the best place to start this epic survival action title with decent storyline and enticing visuals.
K (7/13) : The plot is very confusing and slow (since it was written by 7 scriptwritters, which I find it amusing), so you need to watch an episode a lot of times to understand the shit it gets on, or consult to its Wikia homepage. The cast is pretty expensive for a 13-episode series, and many of them are likeable. Shiro is a young boy with weak looks, when in reality, he possess a dark side inside his mind. Kuro is a very engaging swordman who's able to explain most of the stuff to Shiro. Neko is a cute and busty female partner, although she can shapeshift into a cat (don't worry, she's in her human form most of her screentime, since you liked Omamori Himari). The rivalry between two side clans named Homra and Scepter 4 was pretty interesting as well. Conflicts between the clans and their kings is the main theme for this show, and there's a bit of romance as well. I think the latest episodes is when the show really gets better, and if it's good enough, I could recommend it.
Psycho-Pass (6/22) : One of this season's most intriguing sci-fi thrillers (look at my avatar and my signature representing the show's characters). It will give you Darker Than Black and Phantom vibes, and it's written by Gen Urobuchi, the mastermind behind Madoka Magica (which you disliked) and Fate/Zero (which you enjoyed more than Fate/Stay Night). Has a semi-episodic nature, but I got used to it. The plot revolves around two cops getting trapped in a confusing dystopia where a mysterious device called "Psycho-Pass" measure and quantify people's minds. One of them, Shinya Kogami, try to find the clues behind the unsolved case committed by a mysterious man while dealing with difficult cases alongside his new partner, Akane Tsunemori. The girl has short haircut, but there's something that makes her so adorable it's very hard not to distract her from excessive cuteness. She may appear to be clumsy, but possess a strong sense of justice. At least, most characters are very likeable and strong although they have the time to develop their personalities. The romance is present as well, although secondary for the moment.
The other fall shows that you could look forward to include Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!, Zetsuen no Tempest and Code: Breaker.
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|2012-11-20, 05:09
|Link #782
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Join Date: Apr 2012
http://myanimelist.net/manga/41535/O..._Ken_ni_Tsuite - similar to again!! but much mature. (I got hooked immediately at first chapter gotta love the echhi scene )
http://myanimelist.net/anime/14227/T...o_Kaibutsu-kun - im not a fan of shoujo but this one is exemption plus the mc reminds me of oreki from hyouka.
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|2013-01-24, 20:45
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I miss Haruhi
Join Date: Sep 2011
Ok, time to update
Finished watching:
Kore wa zombie desu ka of the dead: it was really hilarious, it gave me some good laughs; definitely funnier than the previous title. Liked it a lot, expecially for the comedy. At the moment i'd really need something like this (i'll open a new topic for this, tho)
Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun: oh well, i usually prefer the male's pov but it was an enjoyable show. Even though i hate to say this, this was one of the best romance stories, taking into account how much realistic it was. However, it was "too much" down to earth... err, how to say it i mean, it should be something to be appreciated, but it looks like i prefer more the weirdness portrayed in other shows; that's what i realized. The girl had my personality, so i could relate to a lot of things.
Campione: i thought i had spoiled myself some fun, because i had caught a glympse of a kiss in some random screenshot, but it wasn't much of a spoiler, after all . I only watched the anime and i guess the novel gives more information on all the other characters, organizations and story in general. Under this pov, it felt like it was filled with holes, but i get that the novel surely covers all those things. There was some nice tongue kissing in there. It reminded me of Sekirei... or freezing... or samurai girls... or any other show with a male protagonist surrounded by girls whom he has to kiss/do-other-stuff. It was enjoyable.
I'll update main post and also change some ratings. I made up my mind on many things. I'll also update the "To watch list", giving out the current order.
Thanks again for all the suggestions, they are very much appreciated.
|2013-01-29, 06:10
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http://myanimelist.net/manga/46282/Chikan_Otoko -
from the same author of OMK (Currently rank # 7 in MAL)
this one is fucking hilarious im very sure you will luv it.
|2013-01-29, 08:38
|Link #785
I miss Haruhi
Join Date: Sep 2011
Thanks anyways for reminding me of it.
Finished watching
dakara boku wa h ga dekinai: I liked it even more than Highschool DxD (as they are very similar under many point of views). A thing i've noticed is that i'm not much fond of random nudity. I mean, titles like Highschool DxD, Seikon no Qwaser contain a lot of nudity but most of the time it isn't "sexy". This was either sexy (Or at least, the protagonist's detailed "description" of the female body made the girl appear even more sexy). The plot wasn't anything original and it was easily predictable, but i enjoyd it nonetheless. I might also have developed a liking to small breasts, lol.
|2013-01-29, 09:45
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this is how its done
Join Date: Mar 2012
^ just wait until you read the part about sachiko
I finished watching chuunibyou and I liked it and sorta reminded me of denpa ona where the erio thinks she's and alien but this girl thinks she has superpowers. second half was more interesting since it added a bit of drama
Spoiler for main girl:
don't worry about the eye patch it's nothing serious
Instead of watching btooom I would read the manga(from mangafox) since the anime was rushed and less graphic than the manga Instead go pick up "Another" anime it's a good alternative to dusk maiden of amnesia if you plan to read that instead.
if you managed to enjoy something lie dakara then I'm sure you'll like "Sword art online" it has cool male lead,cute girls, and the setting is similar to ZnT
Spoiler for sexy:
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|2013-01-30, 07:54
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I miss Haruhi
Join Date: Sep 2011
I finished reading Molester man and it was a very good read. I have to say that i was getting a bit bored in the beginning but when Kansai kicked in, it started taking an interesting route.
I was actually expecting something seriously funny and plotless but instead found a very good romance story. There were parts that made me laugh, but i was mostly hooked by the story. How the story developed... it reminded me of Onani Master... and ye, Sachiko was hilarious
I'm not much fond of the other title tho, considering i don't like eyepatches and "that" kind of short hairs. I'll give it a go nonetheless.
Also, i reviewed all the manga titles you had suggested back then and realized i still have loads of potentially awesome titles to read. I don't know if tonight i'll go for an anime or for another manga. I might have got back my interest in readin after Molester man (Koibana onsen was sexy and hilarious, but it got too much eventless and so i didn't feel much motivated. Don't get me wrong, there have been episodic mangas that i loved and kept my interest always on the go, but we are talking about Yuria 100 Shiki that is simply funny i mean, i was truly laughing hard at some scenes).
Anyways, probably tonight i'll finish koibana onsen and then start one of the mangas you suggested me back then (Maybe it's the time for BTOOOM).
Thanks always for the suggestions, i'll update the main post in a while. Currently busy.
|2013-01-30, 21:22
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
http://myanimelist.net/manga/33699/M...u_no_Rettousei - the mc here are very similar to Hei. cool, cold and literally super badass.
|2013-01-30, 22:25
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I miss Haruhi
Join Date: Sep 2011
|2013-01-30, 22:43
|Link #790
this is how its done
Join Date: Mar 2012
14 chapters for the manga
the light novel for it
bookmark this site
once that bar fills ups the english patch will be available hopefully by the end of the year or sooner. from what I heard this will be the next best thing after g senjou. there are other games but this one is closest to being done
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|2013-02-15, 01:25
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Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
I registered to, one, say thank you for this list. I've been watching your list grow for a while and have tried out many of the anime that are on your lists. Some of them I found enjoyable myself, others, well, to each their own.
I am surprised you did not like Ai Yori Aoshi. Admittedly, the anime series leaves a little bit to be desired, but the first episode was, in my opinion, one of the better opening episodes of any anime. After that it does get a bit....soppy. The manga is much better and you'll find that the female lead develops a backbone after all.
Kekkaishi may be something that might interest you, as may Shounen Onmyouji. There is a romance under current in both, but the stories (at least to me) were rather interesting.
I know you do not like mecha animes (yet your watched FMP & Infinite Stratos?!), however, if you want a great, and I do mean great, romance (dual romance for double the happiness), then you have to grind it out with Eureka 7.
I did not see Busou Renkin on your list (good action/romance anime) nor Ouran Host Club (good reverse harem).
Chromed Shell Regios has an interesting story, some very funny moments, good ecchi scenes, and budding romance, but it does end without any resolution. Still, if you liked Sacred Blacksmith, you should like CSR.
My Hime is another good anime with a nice romance, but it has the whole Deus Ex vibe and if 11Eyes 11th episode fucked with you, so will My Hime (but they both have a happy ending).
Shikabane Hime is another decent anime with some romance, but it does end without a satisfactory resolution. Still, the story is quite interesting.
Edit: I complete forgot about one of my favorite animes, Vandread. Yes, it's mecha, but the story is fantastic, the comedy great and the romance leaves you in suspense until the end. No kissing though and almsot no ecchi, but still, I never get tired of watching it.
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|2013-08-11, 22:14
|Link #793
Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: I'm the eyes in the back of your head.
I am new to the ecchi/ harem genre, so i only watched little over a dozen series but one anime that can fit your needs is Highschool DxD. The protagonist may seem like a loser but his power is shown shortly after a couple episodes in the series.
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The copepods include around 12,000 described species of mostly small aquatic crustaceans. Most are between 0.5 mm and 10 mm in length, but some free-living forms exceeed 1.5 cm and some parasitic forms may reach 25 cm. Copepods are extremely abundant in the ocean (from the surface to 5000 meters deep, including at least one species described from a hydrothermal vent), in freshwater, in estuarine habitats, and in interstitial habitats (i.e, between sand grains). The majority of known free-living copepods belong to the Calanoida, Harpacticoida, or Cyclopoida, although these groups also include some parasitic species. Calanoids have greatly elongated antennules. Most calanoids are planktonic and as a group they are very important primary consumers in both freshwater and marine food webs. Harpacticoids have a more worm-like shape, with (in contrast to both calanoids and cyclopoids) the posterior segments not much narrower than the anterior ones. Both the antennules and antennae are quite short in harparcticoids; cyclopoids have moderately long antennae, although never as long as the antennules of calanoids. The antennae are uniramous (i.e., unbranched) in cyclopoids, but biramous in calanoids and harpacticoids. Most harpacticoids are benthic (bottom-dwelling) and occur in a wide range of aquatic environments; at least a few freshwater and marine species are known to form cysts. Cyclopoids are found in both marine and freshwater habitats and most are planktonic. (Brusca and Brusca 2003)
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How do we make Boston living affordable and convenient for young professionals?
One idea is to develop micro-units, or mini apartments, in the downtown area.
Panelists at "Micro-Housing: Rethinking Urban Living," a forum sponsored by Suffolk University Sawyer Business School and the Greater Boston Real Estate Board, explored this idea on March 26.
The talk, moderated by NECN Business Editor Peter Howe, comes as developers are constructing micro-units as small as 350-square feet in the fast-growing Seaport District. So far there are more than 700 units being built on Boston's waterfront, including the $100 million Boston Wharf Tower, which is under construction on A Street.
Sacrificing Space for Location
In Boston, the average rent is about $4 per square foot of space, said Tamara Roy, senior associate principal at ADD Inc. That's a big price tag for young professionals just graduating from college.
The idea behind micro-units is that they'll help Boston business attract and retain quality employees.
Michael Glass, senior director of learning and development at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, believes that micro-units will help his company win what he calls the "war for talent." As Vertex plans to move its headquarters from Cambridge to Fan Pier on the Boston Waterfront, Glass sees the potential in micro-units.
Kelly Saito, president at Gerding Edlen, is a long-time advocate of smaller, more efficient, creatively designed, and strategically located urban housing. Although micro-units are designed for a very specific demographic, that demographic is growing dramatically, he said.
Kairos Shen, chief planner at Boston Redevelopment Authority, believes young professionals will prioritize location over more space, especially if they have access to shared amenities, such as roof decks and gyms, which allow residents to eat, work, and socialize outside of their individual units.
Thoughtful Design that Doesn't Feel like a Compromise
Karen Clarke, co-director of the Interior Architecture and Design program at New England School of Art and Design, offered a unique perspective. She said the interior space of micro-units should be thoughtfully designed and innovative to make up for a smaller space.
Her students designed several interior themes to assist in marketing the units. They feature creative storage spaces and dual-purpose furniture to make small living more comfortable.
Clarke's students also helped construct a 300-square-foot micro-unit, designed by ADD, Inc., that served as a backdrop to the panel discussion.
The Future of Micro-Housing
Richard Taylor, executive in residence and director of the Center for Real Estate at Suffolk University, is studying how micro-housing will affect the Greater Boston markets. He's found that small units are not just about cheaper rent. "It really is an extension of the zipcar, social media, green/eco, digital, and entrepreneurial collaborative generation."
Building Boston 2030
To learn more about the event, visit our Storify page.
The event is the third in a series of Building Boston 2030 public forums on Boston development. The series encourages statewide dialogue on public policies and business considerations that can help Boston continue to create good jobs, attract and retain a skilled workforce, and attract private capital to spur innovation.


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East Hampton
April 4, 2011
To the Editor,
On behalf of our clients, all of us at East Hampton Meals on Wheels do heartily thank Boy Scout Troop 298, all of the scout leaders, and the American Legion Post 419, who made possible the delicious spaghetti dinner on Sunday. Our volunteers delivered more than 50 dinners to our homebound clients, including family and caregivers. These meals were a very special treat, because our clients cannot shop, cook, or prepare their own meals.
We are extremely grateful that the scouts, while busy serving dinner guests at the American Legion, still had time to prepare takeout meals of the same quality for those unable to attend. It is heartwarming and comforting to know that so many individuals, especially young people, in the Town of East Hampton care so deeply about the needs of others.
We also thank the folks who purchased the tickets, which were donated to our organization so that our homebound friends might be included in this wonderful affair.
Finally, we thank our dedicated volunteers, who helped deliver the spaghetti dinners on Sunday afternoon.
Thank you again, scouts, for making this a success for everyone. Good luck in all your endeavors!
Very truly yours,
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Deer busts into Des Moines home
Deer busts into Des Moines home
A Des Moines family is cleaning up, after a deer crashed into their home.
A deer came flying through a front window of the Buckley family's home Saturday afternoon in the 3600d block of 42nd Street.
The deer broke through another window to get out.
Kate Buckley said the whole incident was quite surprising.
"Terrified!" Buckely said. "My natural reaction was just to run and shut the door behind me so that it couldn't get to me and then find my brother and get him to safety."
Des Moines police and animal control were called to the home, but the deer had already fled.


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Reality TV dad Jon Gosselin said he is disgusted with his soon-to-be-ex-wife Kate -- claiming she verbally "abused" him during their 10-year marriage and vowing never to return to their lifestyle.
"Our relationship will never be fixed," Gosselin said.
In an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America," the octodad said the stress of raising eight kids while in the searing media spotlight weighed heavily on the young couple.
"I got married at 22. I had twins at 23. I had sextuplets at 27. Bye-bye twenties," Gosselin, 32, said. "And then raising all those kids until you're 30 and, you know, you don't even think about what's going on around you. You just do what you got to do to survive."
Gosselin said the rift has grown so significant between he and Kate that the two must film their TLC reality show "Jon & Kate Plus 8" separately.
"I can't sit on the sofa with that woman. I can't sit on someone right now that I despise," he said. "I despise [her] because she's not speaking from the heart."
Jon blamed Kate for their crumbling marriage because of her refusal to go to counseling and insists she made him cry more than he's cried in his life.
"I don't trust her anymore," he said. "I was abused. ... I was beaten down. ... I'm not going back to that lifestyle," he said.
Jon is now dating 22-year-old Hailey Glassman.


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QEvery time I go outside in cold weather, my eyes tear a lot. What causes it, and can I stop it? � Andy K., Chicago
ATearing up in cold weather is common and can be triggered by a number of things. The No. 1 trigger is dry eyes, since cold wind increases evaporation of moisture from the top layer of your cornea, exaggerating problems with dryness you may have already. When that happens, your brain sends a message � �Dry Alert� � and orders your tear glands to juice up. If this is what�s happening with you, the first solution is to wear protective glasses or goggles to keep the wind from drying your eyes. If glasses don�t do the trick, you can try using saline eyedrops right before you go outside. Then refresh periodically while you�re in the cold air. Also, use a humidifier inside, and blink more to refresh your tears.
What triggers dry eye in the first place? Here are some possible causes. Have you started taking decongestants because of a cold or indoor allergies? Decongestants dry you up. Are you exposed to airborne or contact allergens? If yes, try an over-the-counter antihistamine eyedrop, and stop letting the cat sleep on or near your bed! Are you regularly exposed to smoke, yours or secondhand? Either quit (if you smoke) or exit that environment, pronto! Two more possibilities: Excess tearing could be from an autoimmune condition that attacks your tear-producing glands. The remedy is a prescription eyedrop, sometimes with an immune-suppressing ingredient or a steroid. Or it could be from an infection, such as conjunctivitis; that�ll require medication for relief.
Give the home remedies a try first. But if they don�t work, or if you also have red or sore eyes, any kind of discharge around the rims of your eyes, or you also have dry mouth or unusual joint pain, go see your doctor ASAP.
QI read that there may be a flu vaccine that can last a lifetime. Is that possible, and why do some vaccines need boosters? � Maxine R., Tulsa, Okla.
AAll vaccines are not created equal, but neither are the infections they prevent.
Right now, you need a flu vaccine every year because there are many strains of the influenza virus, plus they can mutate slightly from year to year, which changes how the vaccine needs to work. One new type of flu vaccine just approved by the Food and Drug Administration can be mass-produced more quickly � good if an epidemic or new strain hits � but it still lasts only a year. And a flurry of new discoveries about novel ways to kill off the flu virus have scientists talking about a �once in a lifetime� vaccine. It may work by targeting parts of the virus that do not change from year to year. But we don�t have it yet, so get that annual flu shot!
Poliovirus, in contrast, doesn�t change significantly from year to year. A four-shot series of vaccinations before age 6 should last a lifetime (although if you live long enough, you may need a booster).
As a child, you get a vaccine for DTaP � diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis. As an adult, you need the booster called Tdap � tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis; and then a Td booster every 10 years. You need boosters because, as you age, your immune system may lose some of its fight against that virus or the vaccine might not cause a strong enough immune response to last a lifetime.
Some vaccines you get only as an adult: Folks 60+ (we think it should be 50 and up) can get a one-time shingles vaccine; those 50+ can get a pneumonia shot. That�s what we did.
Even though some people might experience side effects from some vaccines, the benefits far, far exceed the risks. Vaccinations are important for your health and for the health of those around you. Make sure yours are up to date.
Dr. Mehmet Oz is host of �The Dr. Oz Show,� and Dr. Mike Roizen is chief medical officer at the Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute. Submit your health questions at www.doctoroz.com.


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Dispatches From the Scooter Libby Trial
9:30 a.m.: We've got a problem. The court puts censored copies of the Washington Post in the jury room each morning, with articles about the trial snipped out. This morning, someone forgot to censor the Style section. Media writer Howard Kurtz had a story in there about Tim Russert's testimony ("Tim Russert, On the Uncomfortable Side of the Question"), and a juror saw it. Uh-oh—mistrial?! The juror is questioned further, and it turns out all she saw was a photo of Russert and the headline. She averted her eyes and alerted the authorities. Crisis defused.
9:45 a.m.: Russert is back on the stand for more cross-examination. Today, defense attorney Wells is trying to make the witness look like a hypocrite.
Russert tried hard to avoid being a part of this trial. He wanted to get out from under his subpoena by arguing that testifying here, and burning a source in the worst possible way (that is, possibly sending Scooter Libby to the hoosegow), could have a "chilling effect" on his own ability to do his job. But Wells points out that back when the FBI first called Russert with questions, in October 2003, Russert gabbed away about his conversation with Libby. Why didn't Russert protect his source then, before it was too late? And why get all high and mighty now, after the source was already fried?
Russert draws a distinction. He felt the subpoena could lead to an "open-ended fishing expedition," with all sorts of questions about whom he'd talked to and what had been said. That's something he feels no journalist should willingly agree to. The FBI interview was different: Russert felt comfortable with it because he was talking about his own words. Libby had told the FBI that Russert had talked about Plame. Russert said he hadn't mentioned her. He sees no problem in having corrected the record regarding something he himself was alleged to have said.
I see his point—up to a point. I don't really view the FBI interview as burning a source. Libby had already broken the confidentiality seal on that conversation by telling the FBI that Russert mentioned Plame. When the FBI relayed this to Russert, was Russert obligated to let what he says was a falsehood about himself go unchallenged? (To push this to a comically illogical extreme: What if Libby had said to the FBI, "Tim Russert told me that he murdered a hooker with an ice pick and then ate her internal organs"? Should Russert say, "Well, I can't talk about that conversation, because it would mean violating our confidentiality"?)
I do think there's an element of hypocrisy (and pomposity) in Russert first yakking and then later self-righteously claiming that because he's a journalist, he shouldn't be forced to yak if he doesn't want to. But the much more important question for Scooter Libby is whether this attack on Russert will mean anything to the jury.
I can't imagine it will. Why would the jury focus on some gnarled First Amendment battle they don't understand, or on Tim Russert's theories about journalistic privilege? There's a simple, easy-to-grasp dispute at the heart of this case: Libby says Russert talked about Valerie Plame, while Russert says he didn't. The hubbub over media ethics is a side dish—and possibly only of interest to the media.
10:06 a.m.: Russert's a little less unflappable, and a little more testy, than he was Wednesday. When interrupted, he huffs, "If I can finish, thank you." Meanwhile, Wells keeps cutting him off. "If I don't ask you a question," the lawyer says, "then zhzhzht." (This is an onomatopoeia which, to Wells, clearly means "shush it." It's hard to see from back where I'm sitting, but it looked to me like Wells might have accompanied the sound by making a snap-shut motion with his hand.)
10:21 a.m.: Hey, look who's sitting right behind me. It's former Tennessee Sen. (and sometime actor) Fred Thompson! He's here with a much, much younger blond woman. I'm fairly certain that they are married, but she could very plausibly be his daughter. During a break, Scooter Libby's wife walks back here to chat with them. Later, as Thompson is leaving, he signs an autograph for a fan. (Which really makes me wish I'd brought in my Iron Eagle III DVD. "Senator, do you think Scooter Libby is a tragic fall guy taking the hit for a wounded administration? Also, what's Lou Gossett Jr. like?")
10:21 a.m.: Hey, look who's sitting right behind me. It's former Tennessee Sen. (and sometime actor) Fred Thompson! He's here with a much, much younger blond woman. I'm fairly certain that they are married, but she could very plausibly be his daughter. During a break, Scooter Libby's wife walks back here to chat with them. Later, as Thompson is leaving, he signs an autograph for a fan. (Which really makes me wish I'd brought in my Iron Eagle III DVD. "Senator, do you think Scooter Libby is a tragic fall guy taking the hit for a wounded administration? Also, what's Lou Gossett Jr. like?")
10:52 a.m.: The defense is showing an old clip from The Tim Russert Show. (Apparently, this is a TV show that airs regularly on CNBC.) We see Russert at a roundtable with other reporters, stating that (contrary to Libby's claims) he was not involved in the leak. At first I can't understand why the defense is showing this, when it reinforces what Russert's saying at the trial. But then the strategy becomes clearer.
"You went on all these TV shows to talk about it," says Wells. "Would it be embarrassing if it turned out that you had a mistaken recollection about what you and Mr. Libby said on the telephone call?" Wells is showing us that Russert has proclaimed on national television (OK, basic cable, but still) that he was not involved. He'd look like a fool, and lose credibility, if he admitted to being so publicly wrong—which gives him incentive to stick to the story now.
The defense has two ways to negate Russert's powerful testimony: 1) They can say his memory's bad. They've tried, with mixed results. 2) They can say he's lying. But then they need to show a motive to lie. If fear of embarrassment is the best they've come up with, I think they're in trouble. Would Russert—having realized he misremembered things—stubbornly stick to his story, tell lies under oath, and maybe send a man to jail, all to avoid embarrassment? That makes no sense to me. The risk to Russert's reputation is infinitely greater if he tells a lie in a courtroom than if he comes clean and takes his lumps. I just don't see it.
12:05 p.m.: The defense switches tacks. Maybe Russert's motive is animosity. "Is it true that there's a lot of bad blood between Mr. Libby and NBC News?" asks Wells. "No," says Russert. "Weren't you elated on the morning of Mr. Libby's indictment?" asks Wells. "No," says Russert.
After much lawyer haggling, with the jury sent out and then brought back, Wells plays a clip from the Don Imus show that aired a few hours before the Libby indictment was announced. There's Imus in his goofy cowboy hat. And there's a still photo of a smiling Russert, who's calling in by phone. "It was like Christmas here last night," we hear Russert say, as Imus is laughing. "Santa Claus is coming. Surprises! What's going to be under the tree?"
Russert certainly does seem giddy about the imminent guillotining. But he argues it was a newsman's excitement over a big story. This is before the indictment had come down, and everyone was on edge waiting for the announcement. There'd even been speculation that Vice President Dick Cheney might get nabbed.
Wells doesn't see it like that. Which is fair—would Russert be this happy if someone he admired and respected was about to get the collar? But the normally smooth cross-examiner lets his questions run off the rails a bit. "Is there any possibility that Mr. Fitzgerald was Santa Claus?" he asks. "Excuse me?" says a seemingly baffled Russert, as the courtroom titters.
On redirect, Fitzgerald tries to clear this up. "Did you take joy in the fact that Mr. Libby was indicted?" he asks. "No," says Russert. "And I take no pleasure in being here today." Soon after, he is excused, and limps out of the courtroom.
3:20 p.m.: A few exhibits are introduced. … The lawyers fight a little more. … And … the prosecution rests!
On Monday, the defense will begin calling its witnesses. It's time to hear Scooter Libby's side of the story.


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The city of Hood River can again claim victory of the US Department of Agriculture in an attempt to get back funds to complete a waterline project.
However, just as it did after winning a previous appeal against the USDA to get the funds restored, the city is waiting to get excited until it actually sees the money.
"It's a necessary but a not sufficient step to make sure we get the money," said Hood River mayor Arthur Babitz.
James Murphy, the Deputy Directory of the USDA appeals division, found the USDA's decision to withhold the funds to be "inconsistent with applicable laws and regulations."
Following the USDA's revocation of the funds in 2011, the city appealed to the USDA regional office. A hearings officer on the case determined that the USDA had errored in revoking the funds. The USDA followed that appeal by appealing for a director's level, national office review of the hearing officers decision.
In 2009, Hood River applied for approximately $23 million in federal funding through the USDA to help improve a watermine, refurbish a resevoir and conduct bridge repairs.
After the funds were authorized, the city informed the USDA that the actual costs on the projects would be significantly lower than the $23 million granted to the city and requested to use $9 million in remaining funds to replace five miles of pipeline between two resevoirs.
The USDA initially approved the request in June 2011, but then revoked the funds the following September and declared them excess.
The USDA claimed that it was obligated to revoke all excess funds from projects.
"I am not persuaded by the Agency's argument," Murray writes in his decision. He later states that the agency failed to apply its regulations correctly, and should not have revoked the funds from the project after construction had already commenced.
"While the Agency in its request for Director review may disagree with the Hearing Officer's determination, mere disagreement does not form a basis for reversal," Murray wrote.
While Murray upheld the hearing officer's decision to restore the funds to the city, the USDA still has discretion on how and when to distribute the money to the city.
"We want them to exercise that discretion appropriately," Babitz said. "It's just one more step in a long-long process."
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Hello, My home city is Edmonton, AB but right now I am in St. George, UT spending the winter months. Good thing, it is freezing back home. Temperatures were close to -40 with the wind chill earlier this week. Glad I am here where it is a little warmer... currently about 8C.
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Hi everyone!
My name is Christopher and I have been fascinated with weather since I can remember. I am 38 years old and live in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Hope all in Prince Edward Island soon get power restored. Many have had no power since big storm this Monday.
Absolutley love winter...most favourite season.
White Juan snowstorm was a real cool time!
Feb 1 2008, 11:43 AM
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Hi everyone,
My name is Max, I'm from Quebec city, I became passionate about weather during my pilot training here in Quebec. I would like to thank the Accuweather team for making an outstanding job. quenight1_copy_739000.jpg ( 150.08K ) Number of downloads: 1
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Hello Folks, My name is Rob I'm from Comox out west on Vancouver Island. As far as the seasons go
I like the fall/winter we get some high winds sometime and heavy rain but not much snow although this
winter has been quite cool so we had a few good dumps. We had about 16 inches in Nov. I like lightning
and we don't get much of that at all.
The photo's that people have been posting are fantastic! And I think that AccuWeather does a great job
of making their site entertaining all the time. I like the fact that you can watch reports from everywhere
very easily and get up to date info all across Canada and US. Anyway bye for now. Temp here now 4.5 C Cloudy with sunny periods
Feb 4 2008, 09:20 PM
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Hi everybody
Nice to see some folks from Alberta in here.
My name is Patrick Boomer and I'm located between Red Deer and Sundre, Alberta.
I have a blog going at http://blog.boomerphoto.com with observations and photos from around the area.
Feb 9 2008, 05:03 PM
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My name is Paul.
I live in Milton, Ontario which is located about 25 miles northwest of Lake Ontario on the top of the Niagara Escarpment . Our neighbourhood received in excess of 60 cm over the past 2 days during the latest storm to pass through the region. My favourite season is winter, I enjoy snow blowing my drivway in the wintertime. I like this site because I find it has the most accurate forcasts for our region. My wife thinks Im crazy because "I think I'm a weatherman".
Looks like we could get significant snow again tuesday with the track of this next storm just south of lake ontario. That usually spells trouble for our area as the wind blows from the east picking up additional moisture and depositing it as snow on top of the escarpment. We have received about 5cm today from todays developing storm. (no need to fire up the snowblower today). Looking forward to another dump of the white fluffy stuff soon. Take care everyone, enjoying reading your posts
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Let's see,
Name: Jason
Location: Between Pembroke(Birth Place of Tom Green) and Petawawa Ontario(home of CFB Petawawa).
I am the owner of http://www.weatherserver.net which the website needs alot of work but I also run the lists from http://listserver.weatherserver.net which does Weather Alerts, Road Alerts etc... via email and is complete free to subscribe and 100% ad free. Some of you may already be on my lists I suspect. I also am a moderator of the longtime WX@ list which again some of you may already be on.
Other Details: I couldn't forecast my way out of a wet paper bag. My background would be more of the hardware/software side of the weather. I am a avid user of GrLevel3. I also do video editing on the side and thats about all I can think of for the moment.
Attached is a radar shot of one of the Tornados that went through AL last week.
I hope some day we will be able to use Grlevelx in Canada.
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Hey everyone. I thought I would create a thread for Canadians to introduce themselves> I will start:
My name is Travis
I live just outside of Alliston, Ontario
My favorite season: WINTER!
feel free to add to it!
Greetings, I live in Cape Breton Nova Scotia, facing the mighty Atlantic, we have over 35 cm last night and
I heard that there might be a huge storm coming later this week but I can't find any info about it. Has anyone heard about this "imminent storm" my friends told me we could get around 60 cm of the white stuff.
If that happens I have no idea where to put it.
Feb 24 2008, 08:33 PM
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Hi, my favourite season used to be Winter, but now I am starting to like Summer.
I live in Camrose, Alberta.
Feb 25 2008, 04:22 PM
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Hi weather bloggers; My name is Bob; I live in Simcoe, Ontario (near Port Dover). I have admired the weather since I was a little guy.
talk to you soon!
Mar 8 2008, 04:46 AM
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Hi everyone, I developed a healthy respect for Mother Nature and her furry after a tornado blew over top of us in Fergus a few years back. Weather is far better than any movie out of Hollywood, you never know the ending until well after the "show" is over!
Mar 8 2008, 06:25 AM
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Good Morning,
My name is Paul and I live in Uxbridge, Ontario. Now that I am figuring out how the system works find it to be really interesting. Part of my job is clearing snow, so, a few good storms are great as far as I'm concerned. This looks like it may be a good one. Look forward to chatting in the future. Brett was a great help with getting a few things set up. I'll just keep on playing with it until I get it right. Have a good day everyone.
Mar 8 2008, 06:37 AM
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Mark from Uxbridge Ontario here. I try to get as much sledding in as possible without trailering so it's been limited for the last few years.....but after today, it's looking better!! Hopefully more is on the way on Sunday/Monday!
Enjoy the winter!!
Hi Mark, I noticed you're in Uxbridge as well. You mat see me running around in an orange Kubota ( NOT THE CITY OWNED ONE) I move it around with a blue Jeep. If you see me stop so we can chat. Have a good day.
Mar 8 2008, 07:44 AM
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Hi, Everyone!
Well, it's kinda boring...but my name is Jody! I've never had any affinity for a "handle". Complete amateur. Know next to nothing about weather. I am just very curious, with an open mind and like to learn. I am due south of St. Thomas, along the lakeshore of Erie.
I have always been fascinated by weather, could watch the snow all day...which today I'll be able to do!
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Hi there, just joined the forums. I'm 39 years old and I live in Eastern Ontario in the Thousand Islands region. We always have quite a bit of active weather here. Look forward to hearing everyone's opnions and weather stories.
Mar 8 2008, 10:37 AM
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I'm an amateur weather observer here in Toronto, East York (Sunnybrook Park region). I've been interested in weather since high school and has been a weather observer for various news media outlet in both USA and Canada.
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Mar 9 2008, 02:00 PM
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Hi all,
My name is Craig, and as you can tell by my handle, I'm an avid amateur astronomer. Most clear days I'll be observing the sun in full-spectrum white light and in a narrow band of the red spectrum, and at night it's the deep sky. Most AA's develop very good weather-sense as we need to be able to predict sky conditions for our observing and/or astrophotography. I'm originally from nova Scotia, and I recently moved to Mount Brydges, Ontario, just outside of London. My Kestrel 4000 personal weather computer goes with me everywhere I go. I have always had a passion for heavy weather, and Southern Ontario has it and then some.
- Craig
Mar 9 2008, 08:06 PM
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Hi from Port Stanley, Astronomer....
Have you seen any Aurora's lately? SpaceWeather says that a solar stream hit the earth yesterday causing magnificent auroras, but I have yet to see any myself. I will go out and check, it was clear earlier.
What about the sun are you studying?
Mar 9 2008, 08:19 PM
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Hi from Vancouver! My favourite seasons are spring and summer when things get back to flowering and looking nice. Fall is o.k. but the winters here are the worst, long grey wet days that seem endless sometimes.
I look forward to chating about the weather if there are other west coasters here and climate change!
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I have written an analysis on the March 7-8 snowstorm here in Ontario. Here at Toronto East York (Sunnybrook region), we received 27 cm of snow. I also featured a National Weather Service guideline on how to measure snow properly.
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Males do not represent two discrete populations, heterosexual and homosexual. The world is not to be divided into sheep and goats. It is a fundamental of taxonomy that nature rarely deals with discrete categories... The living world is a continuum in each and every one of its aspects. While emphasizing the continuity of the gradations between exclusively heterosexual and exclusively homosexual histories, it has seemed desirable to develop some sort of classification which could be based on the relative amounts of heterosexual and homosexual experience or response in each history [...] An individual may be assigned a position on this scale, for each period in his life. [...] A seven-point scale comes nearer to showing the many gradations that actually exist.
Religions need books because they don't have gods.
Another thing about bisexuals, is the assumption of promiscuity. I have often heard (both straight and gay) people fall victim to the fallacy that if someone has the capacity to be attracted to people of either gender, then they must just want to bone everyone all the time.
Kinsey said that about 10% of us are gay. In my neighborhood it is certainly higher. The Family Research Council says 2-3%. The Gay and Lesbian Task Force says 5-8%. But if we can't even agree on a definition, (and we really can't) then it is hard to assign a number.
So...where does "asexual" fit on there? Cause some people are like that too.That's the problem with things like the Kinsey scale, it depends too much on a person's beginning assumptions.
I think the biggest question I have is "why have a scale"?I know where MY attractions lie - I can't imagine being a bit confused about it, taking a test, and thinking "oh yeah, THAT's what I am!" It feels too much like a career aptitude test - a questionnaire works out "how straight" you are, and then tells you.....what? How many time out of ten you should try to chat up each gender?It makes no sense to me that an individual needs to take the test. And for anyone else.....why do they care? What does it matter to Bill how straight Karen or Bob are? Sure, if he wants to ask one out, he would like to know what the possible reaction is.....but unless the idea is that we all wear sweatshirts with our Kinsey number on, I really don't see the point?


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Hidden in the Pink — The Story of Male Breast Cancer
During Breast Cancer Awareness month, there is a group of breast cancer patients who are being overlooked. Even the awareness pink is almost secluding this population. So what is the deal with men with breast cancer?
Though the cases are rare, they are out there. Men are being diagnosed with breast cancer all over the United States every year.
What people do not realize is that men have some of the same chest contents. The American Cancer Society explains, "Until puberty (usually around 13 or 14), young boys and girls have a small amount of breast tissue consisting of a few ducts located under the nipple and areola (area around the nipple). " They continue to explain that after puberty the girls begin to grow more of the system for future breast feeding. Though, "Like all cells of the body, a man's breast duct cells can undergo cancerous changes. But breast cancer is less common in men because their breast duct cells are less developed than those of women..." There are many components that can add up to breast cancer for men.
There is quite a list of risk factors. Here is a list that MayoClinic.com has gathered:
1. Age: Men between "60 and 70 years"
2. Estrogen: "Estrogen drugs may also be used in hormone therapy for prostate cancer."
3. Family History: If close members of your family have suffered from breast cancer.
4. Klinefelter's Syndrome: "Klinefelter's syndrome causes abnormal development of the testicles. As a result, men with this syndrome produce lower levels of certain male hormones (androgens) and more female hormones (estrogens)."
5. Liver Disease: Male hormones for liver disease suffers may lessen letting female hormones increase.
6. Weight: "Obesity may be a risk factor for breast cancer in men because it increases the number of fat cells in the body. Fat cells convert androgens into estrogen, which may increase the amount of estrogen in your body.."
7. Exposure to Radiation: Radiation treatments around the chest area could lead to breast cancer in men later in life.
As the website for the Komen for the Cure describes, these factors aline perfectly to allow "... one percent of breast cancers in the United States occur in men." Though one percent seems like a low number, the actual numbers may scare you. Komen suspects that in the year 2012 there will be about 2,100 new cases of male breast cancer. Of those twenty-one hundred, over 400 will die from the cancer.
It seems sad that so many men are not mentioned in any of the massive awareness efforts for breast cancer. Yes, there is documentation on the internet. How many breast cancer awareness websites, advertisements, or even merchandise show male survivors? I have been searching the internet for any mention on a large scale and been unsuccessful. I am by no means trying to steal any of the female breast cancer suffers "thunder." It is a terrible disease and is affecting more and more people each year.
I am trying to increase the awareness for men. We all need to be know that the disease could affect a man close to us. If you are a man, you need to educate yourself with the symptoms and try to prevent or catch the disease the disease early.
Being aware of male beast cancer can even their female relatives. On the Out of the Shadow of Pink website one woman tells her own story of she and her father's struggle with breast cancer. "My father died of breast CA in 1982; I am a breast CA survivor." She continues by saying that she may not have known about her own chances of getting breast cancer without her father's experience. Males that develop breast cancer have a higher chance of having a close family member with the same disease. Reporter Phil Salisbury for the Wicked Local Sharon reveals that a genetic link has been made for families that are at a higher risk of breast cancer. "BRCA-2, a genetic protein linked to breast cancer."
Mike Selsman is a man that carries this genetic protein, and it was one of the causes of his bout with breast cancer. As Salisbury writes, "At first, the Sharon resident wrote off the lump." He did not realize that what he thought was nothing would grow into a life changing experience. It has given him the awareness to have his sister, wife, and children tested. This disease he, like many others, could not affect him personally hit hard.
Selsman and many other men are left out of the spotlight for breast cancer. But, things are beginning to change. In fact, just recently the governor of Massachuesetts signed a bill naming the third week of Breast Cancer Awareness in the state to be dedicated to men with the ailment. Governor Patrick decided this to be an important move after learning the fact that, "Men rarely get breast cancer, but those who do often don't survive as long as women, mainly because they don't even realize they can get it." CBS Boston explained this as well as, "some doctors are in the dark, too, dismissing symptoms that would be an automatic red flag in women." The governor is hoping by making this statement to have a Male Breast Cancer Awareness Week, more men will be remembered and recognized along side their female counterparts.
There is no need to change the Breast Cancer Awareness pink ribbons, but there should be a nod to the men that are battling along with all of the women of this disease. Awareness, knowledge, and screenings are the only chance to lessen the intensity of breast cancer. I hope that now everyone will be a little more safe from this horrible disease.
For all, man or woman, that are affected by breast cancer, know that you are not alone . Even after this month has past, your stories and experience are important.


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This Stockholm, Sweden based illustrator describes her style as "naive" and influenced by the design of the 50's and 60's. We love the simplified shapes and characters, the retro feel and saturated colors of her work.
Ingela P. Arrhenius is a prolific artist who's work extends to advertising and magazine commissions, illustrated children's books, stamp editions and patterns for products such as children's clothing, fabrics and stationery. We love that she has quite a selection of high-quality canvas prints available worldwide from Happy Spaces.
Be sure to jump down the rabbit hole of her website to familiarize yourself with all of her work. You will be clicking and inspired for hours. We are smitten!
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An Open Letter to OSHA, By Diane Wilson
Diane Wilson, author of An Unreasonable Woman, has written to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, expressing concern over hazardous conditions present at the Formosa Plastics Facility in Point Comfort, Texas. Formosa Plastics in Taiwan was recently discovered to have 302,000 times the safety limits of carcinogens in the area's soil and groundwater (the company has since announced there are no ways for the toxins to escape).
We are the Injured Workers United from Calhoun County, Texas. We are writing this letter in the hope that we can have a meeting with you to express our concern about the Formosa Plastics facility in Point Comfort, Texas. We are former and current workers of Formosa who formed a group in order to support each other through our disabilities, illnesses, financial hard times, and the experience of working under a company that, we believe, has shown, and continues to show, a high disregard for its workers, community, and the environment. Some of us have been working at Formosa Plastics, Point Comfort, Texas since the plant's start up in 1981. Many of us have given eighteen years, twenty years, twenty-five years, and twenty-seven years of service to a company that has shown a consistent callousness for the worker and a dangerous inaptness about how they run their company.
Recently, the EPA hit Formosa Plastics with a $13 million penalty. This is not news to us. Almost all of us are whistle blowers. We have documented unreported EDC releases, unsafe towers, tack welded ladders, and uncontained vinyl chloride leaks so plentiful that the alarms were shut off in the control room. These complaints were sent to Formosa's management, where they went nowhere. A few more of us were whistle blowers for the state and federal agencies and provided information in 2001 for the wastewater investigation in which the FBI subpoenaed Formosa's wastewater documents. That went nowhere, too. A toxic investigator said in our last meeting with him in 2009 that even though the EPA/FBI/Texas environmental task force had a case against Formosa, the investigation was dropped.
Certainly, the violations haven't stop. We suppose that is the reason for the recent $13 million settlement/Consent Decree against Formosa Plastics. I guess even the EPA gets fed up. Recent findings by EPA investigators at the Formosa facility in Point Comfort, Texas showed extensive Clear Air Act leak detection and repair violations, including failure to properly monitor leaking components (500 in one unit), failure to include chemical manufacturing equipment in its leak detection and repair program, and failure to timely repair leaking equipment. The inspectors also found "extensive" leak detection and repair violations, as well as other hazardous waste violations at the site and wastewater discharge violations.
In January 2009, the science journal Ecotoxicity, published a report by scientists at Texas A&M. The report revealed changes in chromosome structure and other genetic damage in cattle as far as six miles downwind of Formosa. The changes in chromosome structure and other genetic damage can increase the animal's risk of cancer and reproductive damage. Because of the strong, steady wind from the southeast, researchers expected that if Formosa Plastics was the main culprit, then cattle located downwind or northwest from the facility would show larger genetic disturbances. The results provided a "strong indication of increased damage." Wesley Bissett, lead study author and veterinarian at Texas A&M College of Veterinarian Medicine, said the cattle with the DNA damage were "orientated around the Formosa facility, with the highest damage occurring with those nearby and those downwind." Bisset reported damage to cattle both within close proximity of the Formosa facility and in areas where the prevailing winds would blow the toxic gases.
In October, 2009 the EPA conducted a meeting in Port Lavaca, Texas regarding Formosa's extensive ethylene dichloride contamination that has been caused, in part, by their process exceedances, overflows, spills, and general inadequate housekeeping that has forced closure of a nearby state rest area on Highway 35, buy-out of subsequent nearby property, and the contamination of the groundwater in 2 millions part per billion and nearby Cox Creek in the thousands part per million. The safety of local water wells is unsure at this time.
Our reasons for writing are several. We believe that Formosa's poor environmental record can only mean that their occupational record is equally suspect. We, ourselves, are proof of it. Many of us have documented thrombocytosis, neurological damage, cognitive impairment, severe peripheral neuropathy that can only be treated with a surgically implanted plant that delivers morphine to the spinal nerves 24/7. One member is now in the hospital undergoing repeated surgeries to remove cancerous tumors. Another member has a friend in his unit that died from brain cancer. Another worker that sniffed the leaking valves and flanges, for which the EPA recently cited Formosa, died of angiosarcoma, liver cancer. A number of workers have developed knots on their heads and have been told by friends to get a biopsy, but they haven't because they are afraid of what they will find. Brain Cancer.
The concern abut brain cancer among the workers has been so severe that Formosa sent out a memo to all the vinyl employees that they were bringing in a doctor who could talk about brain cancer. Basically, the doctor told the concerned workers that there was no link between vinyl chloride exposure and brain cancer. Who knows what caused it. Probably the barbeque they ate. Too much water. After all, the dose makes the poison.
One of our injured workers was involved in Formosa's daily logging of vinyl chloride leaks in the PVC unit. He said the leaks ranged from 1.2 to 7 to 13 to 35 to 177 to 987 to 2,000 parts per million, and this for every hour of very day of every year. And he was there for 25 years. Another time EDC (ethylene dichloride) was sent in error to the PVC/VCM unit and the workers waded in the stuff for three days with nothing but rubber boots and gloves to protect them. Another time, the wastewater line was tied into the drinking water line and the workers drank wastewater-tainted coffee. This worker's last act at Formosa was after a supervisor requested he falsify a four-ton vinyl chloride release so that the company could report 2.79 pounds to the EPA.
Randy Smith, vice president and general manager at Formosa Plastics, Point Comfort, Texas recently, and in reference to the $13 million settlement, said, "there is no significant environmental or health issues." That is ludicrous and deserves a response. It is one of the reasons we are requesting a meeting with you. Hopefully you can help us understand why OSHA in Corpus Christi has responded to every complaint we have sent them (eight in one year's time) with a letter to Formosa, then subsequently closing the case.
Our group is currently consulting scientists from Tulane University, Texas A&M University, and University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston who have scientific knowledge and expertise regarding exposures, health effects, and risks that many of these chemicals have. The hospitals in Taiwan call the worker illnesses related to Formosa the "Formosa Syndrome." We have the same problem here in Texas.
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Thomas K. Shanks
Nov. 11, 1931- July 28, 2008
Thomas K. Shanks of Nashotah, 77, was born to eternal life surrounded by his family Monday, July 28, 2008. He lived in Oconomowoc most of his adult life.
He was the husband of the late Sally Ann Sheblak; she preceded him in death Jan. 17, 1993.
He was the loving father of Steven of Nashotah, John of Madison and Richard (Patrice) of Eagle; and the proud grandfather of Cristina and Jeffery Shanks, and Spencer Shanks. Also surviving are other relatives and friends.
Thomas was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Doris Shanks; wife, Sally Ann; granddaughter, Jessica; and a brother, Donald Shanks.
Tom was an officer in the International Banking Department of The First Wisconsin Bank in Milwaukee, later U.S.Bank, for more than 25 years. Following retirement, he stayed active in the business community.
Tom was an avid golfer, playing in senior leagues in the area. During his youth, he was a competitive swimmer and boxer in his native Bermuda.
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Bird wonders of New Guinea's western-most province
WildlifeThere is a mind-boggling diversity of birds in the Vogelkop ecoregion. Of the more than 300 species found, scientists have determined that at least 20 of them are unique to the ecoregion, and some live only in very restricted areas.
Examples of these are the grey-banded munia (Lonchura vana), which can be found only in one small mountain range, and the Vogelkop bowerbird (Amblyornis inornatus), which is known to the mountain people as the "knowing bird." Males of this remarkable species construct hut-like structures in order to attract the attention of females. The king bird of paradise (Cicinnurus regius) is also found in the Vogelkop ecoregion, with males performing beautiful displays to attract females.
But birds are not the only remarkable things in this area. The Arfak Mountains, one of the most rugged mountain ranges on New Guinea (rising to 2,347 m above sea level), is home to 23 butterfly species unique to the island.


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BiologyThe breeding season of the flatback turtle varies depending on the location. For example, in southern Queensland, the flatback turtle begins mating in October and nesting occurs between October and January with a peak in December, while in northern Australia the flatback turtle nests between June and August. Each nesting season, the female lays between two and three clutches, 15 days apart (3). The female hauls herself out of the ocean, usually at night (2), and finds a suitable spot on the beach; most nests are constructed on top of dunes or as high as possible on seaward slopes (7). A hole is then excavated using alternate sharp jerks of the hind-flippers to throw sand away. Into the hole, measuring around 22 centimetres across and 30 centimetres deep, the female lays an average of 50 to 60 eggs within ten minutes. The hole is then filled with sand, and further sand is piled on top to form a mound. The female then leaves for the sea (2). Around six weeks later, the incubating eggs hatch and the hatchlings emerge from the nest chamber (2). The temperature at which the eggs have been incubating is critical; below 29°C and the clutch will be male, above 29°C and females are produced (3). The hatchlings instinctively head for the sea, fanning out as they run to the water rather than following each other (2). Unlike other sea turtles, flatback turtles do not spend any part of their life in the deep ocean, remaining instead in the surface waters of the continental shelf (3). Flatback turtles spend much of their day floating on the sea surface, basking in the sun, and it is not unusual to see birds resting on the turtle's back (2). While little is known about the diet of the flatback turtle (3), it is thought to be a predominantly carnivorous species (7), feeding on organisms that are found on the sea floor. This includes cuttlefish, hydroids, soft corals, crinoids, molluscs and jellyfish (3).


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Just how important is it for retailers to secure customer data? Following a breach, one in three consumers will shop at a store less often or abandon the retailer completely, a recent study found. And Monday, Target's TGT, +0.19% chairman and CEO resigned, five months after a jarring breach that compromised the information of 110 million customers and contributed to a nose-dive in profits in the last quarter of the year.
The company is seeking a new chief to replace Gregg Steinhafel, 59, who has spent more than half his life working for Target. He will be replaced on an interim basis by Chief Financial Officer John Mulligan, and current board member Roxanne Austin will serve as interim chairman of the board.
Also see: Target CEO resigns 5 months after holiday data breach
Target profits took a 46% dive in its fourth quarter, as the company faced a backlash following the December announcement of a data breach that compromised 40 million debit and credit card accounts and the personal information of another 70 million people.
The retailer said Tuesday that it had appointed a new chief information officer and would use the more secure chip-and-pin technology in all Target-branded credit and debit cards beginning in early 2015, and new payment terminals at all 1,797 stores by September. (Also see: Don't bank on high-tech credit cards)
The financial effects of one of the biggest data breaches in corporate history were profound: In addition to the profit plunge, the company racked up $61 million in related expenses related to the breach, including the cost of offering customers a year of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection. Now, the Javelin report is an indication that the reverberations of breaches could last even longer, as customers shun the companies.
And the free credit monitoring that breached merchants offer affected consumers in about 30% of cases? It gives people a false sense of security and is often useless, the report says.
"They're really just doing it to kind of say get off my back, here you go, here's something," says Todd Feinman, president and CEO of Identity Finder.
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In honor of Abraham Lincoln's 203rd birthday, the Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) and Kentucky Heritage Council/State Historic Preservation Office invite the public to revisit both the Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail and the KHS HistoryMobile.
Students, teachers and administrators in Washington County wave goodbye to the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) laws, as Kentucky was recently one of 10 states to receive a waiver from the mandates.
"Kentucky's public school system will have one comprehensive system of accountability for both state and federal purposes to ensure college/career readiness for all students," according to a Kentucky Department of Education press release last week.
According to a press release, Kentucky State Police have arrested three men on charges related to child pornography.
One of the men involved was from Willisburg.
The action was the result of search warrants pertaining to illegal Internet activity executed by the agency's Electronic Crime Branch. One of the arrests followed an investigation spanning two states and involved a nine-year-old victim.
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Despite advertisements and debates to the contrary, attorney general candidates Jack Conway and Todd P'Pool do have a few things in common.
Conway, the democratic candidate and current attorney general, will face P'Pool, the republican candidate, on Election Day, Nov. 8.
Conway, 42, believes his record shows his dedication to the attorney general's office, a position he has held since 2008.
HARRODSBURG — Mercer County Senior High School junior and cheerleader Alyssa Kelty had the brightest smile on the sidelines. She shared it earnestly and unselfishly with fans, friends, family, classmates and the community at large.
So when her smile was tragically missing from Friday night's football game, the crowd replaced it with a moment of silence that seemed to last throughout the evening.
The three candidates for state treasurer this fall all appear to deliver the same message: in tough economic times, Kentucky's government must do more with less.
Incumbent Democrat Todd Hollenbach says by deploying a team of volunteers, he's created new initiatives without cost to the taxpayer.
Republican K.C. Crosbie argues Hollenbach hasn't made wise decisions on how to reign in spending, and has neglected his duty as a check-and-balance on executive branch spending.
On Nov. 8, two candidates will vie to replace outgoing Kentucky State Auditor Crit Luallen.
Adam Edelen, the Democratic candidate, and John T. Kemper, III, the Republican candidate, will go head-to-head to see who will fill that vacancy.
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At 36, Adam Edelen may be young, but he's had a lot of experience in both business and government.
Local Catholics participated in a forum on the campus of St. Catharine College Sunday to voice their concerns to area politicians. Among the topics of discussion were a womans right to know the risks of having an abortion, and seeking a cap of 36-percent interest on payday loans. Rev. Patrick Delahanty, the interim director of the Catholic Conference of Kentucky, said the event, the second of such to be held at SCC, is a way for Catholics to share their views on issues with the people who represent them on the state level.
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