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Archive: March, 2010
Lara Coleman here with your morning fix:
The FDA has recalled foods with the flavor enhancer HVP, after finding that the product contained salmonella. Although HVP is in thousands of food products, there are no reports of anyone becoming ill as of yet.
Gunman John Patrick Bedell died this morning from injuries sustained from a shootout with two pentagon police officers on Thursday night.
Dr. Frances Gulland, the director of veterinary science at the Marine Mammal Center, says that after 14 years of studying why a disturbingly large number of California sea lions are dying from metastatic cancer, he is still unsure of the reason.
The iPad's release date is finally announced you'll be able to pick one up on April 3. Apple plans to release the product in other countries in late April.
Five men were arrested yesterday for running a drug and prostitution ring, which happened to be across the street from a Norristown elementary school.
Researchers believe that the fibers, or "threads," that mussels use to stick to the beach possess a structure that one day may be used for coatings in man-made materials that need to be stretchy and hard.
Mayor Nutter presents a $3.9 billon budget for 2011, including a two-cents-per-ounce sugar tax on drinks like soda and coffee and trash pick up fees which would cost residents about $200 to $300 a year.
Anybody know a person who does odd jobs in south philly, e.g. ventilation for a dryer?
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Christine Adkins with your morning fix:
Florida State gave the Phillies a run for their money in their exhibition game. The Phils, down 5-0 at one point, came around at the end to win 13-6.
Keep a good eye on your homes, because if you see the foundation shifting your floors and walls its too late. Because of extreme weather patterns lately, many homes in coastal and Southern states are breaking away from their foundations. The cost to repair: anywhere from $1000 to $35000.
We should be proud parents, since our democratic baby, Iraq, is holding elections for Parliament. The downside? Candidate number 15 on the Iraqi National Alliance slate, Hakim al-Zamili, is accused of running death squads.
Its not only frowned upon, its also a misdemeanor. A Delaware County man was arrested when his plane touched down in Denver for masturbating next to his female seatmate, whom he didnt know. For the record: If you do it by yourself, you have not joined the Mile High Club.
The catastrophic wave of earthquakes continues in Taiwan, which recorded a 6.4 magnitude quake on Thursday. So far, no one has been reported killed.
More than 20 teens were arrested after another flash mob disturbed Center City. The mob, which involved more than 200 people at one point, started between two groups of teens on Market and Chestnut streets. Related: Let's sue the Internet.
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Lara Coleman here with your morning fix:
Diane Ravitch, the once go-to advocate for standardized testing and other education based ideas, has now completely changed her mind about the things she supported, including No Child Left Behind and charter schools.
Pirates have hijacked a Saudi Arabia tanker that was on it's way to Jeddah.
SEPTAs newly transformed Silverliner V car was taken to the Roberts Yard in Germantown for testing and inspection. The new cars, set to be in service by late summer, cost $2.1 millon each to make. SEPTAlans on replacing 120 existing cars with these new models.
The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is facing a lawsuit for refusing a patient, Marcus Murray, because he did not have health insurance. Murray, who had a tear in a major artery, suffered brain damage and is now blind due to lack of immediate treatment. RELATED: Pass. The Damn. Bill.
There is a new iPhone app for removing graffiti, which allows cities to take stock of graffiti, send cleanup crews and catalog evidence.
A couple in California replaced their grass with woodchips and now face a misdemeanor charge of violating of a city code.
Economists are looking for links between the the Olympic medal count and economies. Economist Daniel Johnson argues that the countries with the most medals, such as the United States and Germany, were also countries that are able to provide their athletes with a lot of financial support.
Bored economists wanted.
ht/ wonkette.com
So hey, "Rahm Emanuel is son of the devil's spawn, Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY) said. "He is an individual who would sell his mother to get a vote. He would strap his children to the front end of a steam locomotive." http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2010/03/08/massa_rahm_emanuel_would_sell_his_own_mother_for_votes.html
Why is Dan Rather talking about Obama selling watermelons? What a f-cked up thing to say! 'The Republicans will make a case and a lot of independents will buy this argument. Listen he just hasnt been, look at the health care bill. It was his number one priority. It took him forever to get it through and he had to compromise it to death. And a version of, Listen hes a nice person, hes very articulate, this is whats been used against him, but he couldnt sell watermelons if it, you gave him the state troopers to flag down the traffic.' http://www.mediaite.com/online/dan-rather-uses-obama-articulate-and-watermelons-in-same-anecdote/
Oh look! Rep. Eric Massa to resign http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/34001.html Charlie Rangel should follow him out!
Yet another god-awful rap video....
You down wit OTP? Yeah you know me! You down wit OTP? Yeah you know me!
Looks like Eric Massa is down wit OMP "First-term Rep. Eric Massa announced Wednesday that he will not seek reelection, saying his doctors have told him that he cant continue to run at 100 miles an hour. But several House aides told POLITICO that the House ethics committee has been informed of allegations that the New York Democrat, who is married with two children, made unwanted advances toward a junior male staffer." http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/33864.html?
Didn't your mother teach you not to believe every rumor you hear? While I'm sure there are some good men and women in Congress, most are not worth the space they occupy; Eric massa has more character in his pinky than they have in their collective mass of worthless bodies.
"First-term Rep. Eric Massa....the New York Democrat, who is married with two children, made unwanted advances toward a junior male staffer." http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/33864.html? NICE! Maybe Eric Massa & Barney Frank need to hook up!
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Can you name the seven states in which more than 50,000 people have lost their unemployment benefits, thanks to the efforts of jackass Sen. Jim Bunning, who, on his own, has managed to hold up completely fuck over the unemployed, halt construction projects, end the government's subsidization of COBRA, and drastically cut payments to Medicare doctors? California, Texas, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New York, and, of course, Pennsylvania.
Bunning, if you haven't been following the news, is holding what is in essence a one-man filibuster of one-month extensions of these programs, unless and until Democrats figure out where to find an extra $10 billion to pay for it. Of course, Bunning, a former baseball player who is generally regarded as one of the Senate's lesser lights so dimwitted, in fact, that Kentucky Republicans successfully pressured him into not seeking reelection has converted to deficit hawkery only lately. After all, he backed Bush's $1.2 trillion tax cuts.
Bunning is holding up the unanimous consent needed to move the process forward. His objection is that he wants the package funded through unused stimulus funds (which means the projects those funds are meant to pay for will go dark). Harry Reid allowed that this was a reasonable argument: He promised Bunning he'd bring up his amendment for a vote. Not good enough, Bunning replied. Why not? "I was not ready to risk voting on a bill," he explained. "I knew it would not get the amount of votes necessary to pay for it.
In other words, Bunning would lose the vote. Even with the filibuster, he'd lose the vote. But his play isn't to win the vote. His play is to win the clock. Breaking his hold would require a cloture vote, which would mean two days to let the cloture vote "ripen" and then 30 hours of post-cloture debate. That means benefits will run out.
He, of course, totally sympathizes with your plight, you poor unemployed bastards.
As Democratic senators asked again and again for unanimous consent for a vote on a 30-day extension Thursday night, Bunning refused to go along. And when Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) begged him to drop his objection, Politico reports, Bunning replied: "Tough shit."
Meanwhile, Bunning was not happy about at least one aspect of single-handedly screwing over millions of people.
And at one point during the debate, which dragged on till nearly midnight, Bunning complained of missing a basketball game. "I have missed the Kentucky-South Carolina game that started at 9:00," he said, "and it's the only redeeming chance we had to beat South Carolina since they're the only team that has beat Kentucky this year.
Fuck you, too, dickbag. Until recently, congressional Republicans had shied away from endorsing Bunning's brand of cold-heartedness. But then the GOP's No. 2 guy in the Senate, Jon Kyl of Arizona, offered this thought:
Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, the Republican whip, argued that unemployment benefits dissuade people from job-hunting "because people are being paid even though they're not working."
Unemployment insurance "doesn't create new jobs. In fact, if anything, continuing to pay people unemployment compensation is a disincentive for them to seek new work."
Hear that, you lazy shitheels? Why can't you find a fucking job already? It's not like there aren't six unemployed people for every job opening. What's your problem?
And we're supposed to take these people seriously.
Go Bunning Go!
He's a former Phillie. I request that Ruben Amaro and the rest of the Phillies disown this dbag.
The democrats have NEVER EVER EVER played politics with GOP legislation all those years they were in the minority - never ever! The democrats would never engage in chickenshit political sabotage!
"Hey Jim, Nice going on Friday. You pitched another no hitter. Too bad it wasn't a game but healthcare. I work with over 1,000 emergency physicians that see over 2.5 million emergency department visits annually ...and this represents ONLY about 2% of the total emergency department visits in the country annually. With the 21% reduction in physician Medicare pay. where you threw a strike, on Friday.... you just put in excess of 110 million people (number of annual ED visits in US) at risk for their emergency visits. As you know by law, Emergency Departments must see and treat every patient that presents no matter their ability to pay. Well, fireballer, by cutting emergency physician pay by over 20%, access to qualified emergency physicians that must be available 24 hours per day 365 days per year might not be there. I see in the past you credit your record with offering expanded Medicare drug benefits - good move. Where will these folks with better drug benefits go when they have a health emergency in the middle of the night ? I'm fine with you making your fiscally conservative point with highway funding or the space program ...grandstand on those issue - but with healthcare ? A life a death issue ? At the 11th hour with no alternative other to let it all fall off a cliff ? I think you got to where you are by being smarter than that. Get back on the mound on Monday and get this thing fixed. And get Congress moving while you are at it. Thank you. David Singley Southlake, Texas
Robert, I hope you lose you f****** job.
Bunning & Kyl will hopefully lose their jobs!!!!!!!
Wow, what a jerk. I hope he loses his job so he will know how it feels.
Editor's note: Yesterday, activists gathered outside of the EPA's Region III office at 16th and Arch to protest the truly hideous practice called mountaintop removal, in which coal companies literally dynamite mountains to gain easier access to the coal inside. We dispatched intern Emily Currier to the scene; she files this report:
To show solidarity for the people of Appalachia, a group of about 30 people, from college students to lifelong activists, rallied outside the Philadelphias EPA Region 3 office in the Monday morning cold. While coal mining may seem like a foreign concept to urbanites, many decisions about mining are made right here. Philadelphias EPA Region 3 office calls the shots in the Mid-Atlantic Region, meaning Delaware, DC, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Currently, the office is reviewing 23 permits for mountaintop removal, a devastating form of strip mining that literally levels entire mountains.
Philly Against Coal, Philly Rising Tide, and Rainforest Action Network organized the demonstration to speak for people in West Virginia who, they say, dont have similar access to government officials. This morning's protest coincides with one at the EPA regional office in Atlanta.
Mountaintop removal has become a nationwide issue. From Philadelphia to Atlanta people are standing up to say its unacceptable," says Joshua Kahn Russell, a rally organizer and a Rainforest Action Network member.
The protesters, many of whom donned green hard-hats or white "Wind Field Tech" jumpsuits, held up predictable enough signage: Mountain Justice, Windmills Not Toxic Spills, etc. To chants of Its time to take a stand, EPA, lend us a hand, Robin Markle, of Philly Rising Tide, and Josh Yoder, a Temple student, approached EPA security to try to get a letter delivered to Shawn Garvin, the EPAs regional administrator.That latter requested thatEPA officials to do a flyover of the Appalachian Mountains and stop issuing permits. It pointed to recent scientific evidence about the sheer destructiveness of mountaintop removal.
An hour after the protest began, Markle and Yoder emerged from the office, and said their requests were granted. The letter was delivered and Jeffrey Lapp, an EPA official, came down to meet with the activists and agree to set up a future appointment. Which is, of course, something, and better than nothing.
Amy your point is reasonable -- if not coal extraction, what's the alternative for local jobs and income? Alternative local plans do exist - plans that allow for energy, income generation, and jobs. And they don't have all of the messy side effects of blowing up mountains. These plans are made by the "local people" you mentioned who are not your typical environmental advocates - they are the people who live in the area. Their point is that the mountain ridges are good for wind farms and you can still mine the coal underneath. They ask for widespread support from "urbanites" because the permit decisions are made at a regional level, not within their community. I came across an interesting YouTube video about one local proposal you might be interested to watch. I don't know much about the project, but thought they had some good points: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIwO9Z3IlRo
Do these groups who are not in Appalachian really think that they are providing a voice to the folks who have been surrounded their entire lives by coal and whosee livelihoods are completely reliant on coal? They are completely out of touch with what these folks want. Where, if not from coal, do they think their electricity is going to come from? Wind? Where will you put those giant windmills? Not in Phillie, I'm sure. Nuclear? I suspec the anti-coal folks would sooner die than allow that. Solar? Again, where would they put these giant solar farms? I can hear them now saying...Not in my back yard! Just once, I would love to hear the "I Love Mountains" folks propose a viable alternative to coal-fired power plants. Without alternatives, all they are doing is shouting. To have your voices really heard, provide some scientifically-supported ideas for how we'll replace coal in our electricity generation.
Millions of citizens speaking softly results in one very loud voice, and if that one voice is directed at the U.S. Congress it can stop mountaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia. Please contact your Representative and Senators, urge them to cosponsor & support the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696). They are blowing up our mountains, and there oughta be a law! www.iLoveMountains.org
Christine Adkins here with your morning fix:
Keith Hicks, a Camden cop who guarded the former mayor, pleaded guilty yesterday to fondling two women in his patrol car while on duty and then faking his police log to cover his tracks.
With US aid forces still battling the devastation in Haiti, Chile is calling on the United Nations foe help mainly field hospitals and equipment, to assist its population after one of the largest recorded earthquakes struck the country on Saturday.
Cant find that spot-a-pot when you just have to go? A Swedish entrepreneur has created a biodegradable one-time-use toilet bag, the Peepoo, in hopes to help urban slums and developing countries dispose of their waste properly.
Must we always be obsessed with O.J. Simpson? Though the former NFL star is currently behind bars, Fred Goldman is suing him for possession of a suit that he wore during trial. The suit may even be heading to the Smithsonian.
Ax Men, the History Channel reality show, has just received a major blow: Jesse Brownings daughter was mauled to death by their pet Rottweiler.
The nations grief, shown through 1.5 million letters to widow Jackie Kennedy, are compiled together for the first time in Ellen Fitzpatricks new book Letters to Jackie: Condolences from a Grieving Nation.
Tabasco, the best-selling hot sauce in the nation, turns 142 years old. Happy birthday, Tabasco.
Imagine rewinding the timeline of actors, so that Audrey Hepburn and oh Christ Miley Cyrus share the big screen. With new digital filmmaking technology, this phenomenon may be in the new future. May God have mercy on our souls.
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