https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanport,_Oregon
"Vanport was dramatically destroyed at 4:05 p.m. on May 30, 1948, when a
200-foot (61 m) section of the dike holding back the Columbia River
collapsed during a flood, killing 15. The city was underwater by
nightfall leaving its inhabitants homeless."
"The Vanport Flood parallels the more recent Hurricane Katrina disaster in New Orleans.
In both cases, public officials led the population to believe that the
damage would be slight, and in both cases the government response to the
disaster was harshly criticized. Critics attributed the poor response,
in both cases, to racist
attitudes on the part of officials, who allegedly neglected to respond
appropriately to the destruction of predominately black communities"
2015-05-30
Faith No More's latest -> Sol Invictus
Good to see these guys putting out another one. Too bad Jim Martin wasn't involved.
2015-05-29
2015-05-28
Politicians aren't criminals you say?
We'll see about this one. I will presume he's innocent, until proven guilty -
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/28/usa-crime-hastert-idUSL1N0YJ2VV20150528
Former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Dennis Hastert was indicted on Thursday on federal charges, including for lying to the FBI, relating to an alleged effort to hide $3.5 million in payments to a person to conceal past misconduct.
The Illinois Republican, who left office in 2007, was charged with structuring the withdrawal of $952,000 in cash in order to evade the requirement that banks report cash transactions over $10,000, and lying to the FBI about his withdrawals, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago said.
Each count of the two-count indictment carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/28/usa-crime-hastert-idUSL1N0YJ2VV20150528
Former U.S. House Speaker Hastert indicted on federal charges
Former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Dennis Hastert was indicted on Thursday on federal charges, including for lying to the FBI, relating to an alleged effort to hide $3.5 million in payments to a person to conceal past misconduct.
The Illinois Republican, who left office in 2007, was charged with structuring the withdrawal of $952,000 in cash in order to evade the requirement that banks report cash transactions over $10,000, and lying to the FBI about his withdrawals, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago said.
Each count of the two-count indictment carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
2015-05-27
Can you say ... 'oligarchy' ... ?
On May 26, 2015, Charter and Time Warner Cable announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Charter to merge with Time Warner Cable in a deal valued at $78.7 billion.[33] Charter also confirmed that it would continue with its proposed acquisition of Bright House Networks, which serves more than 2.2 million customers.
The deal is subject to regulatory approval, although this deal is expected to face less resistance from the FCC than the Comcast/TWC deal, as the companies are relatively smaller, and their media production holdings are not as extensive as those of Comcast. The companies will operate under the Spectrum brand following the conclusion of the merger; Time Warner Cable shareholders are expected to hold a 44% stake in New Charter, and Advance Publications will hold an additional stake as part of the Bright House Networks purchase.[34] The purchase will make Charter the third-largest pay television company in the United States, behind Comcast and the proposed merger of AT&T and DirecTV.[35]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_Communications#Acquisition_of_Time_Warner_Cable
How's that Telecommunications Act of 1996 working out?
2015-05-26
They don't make movies like this anymore.
Case in point - RoboCop.
Oh sure they re-make movies, but somehow these days, they seem like the original. To most the corporations now, it's all about money.
2015-05-24
Portrait of morons - family style.
Feeding a pony right beside a sign that says "Do not feed the animals".
2015-05-22
TouchTone
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TouchTone
Cool -
"TouchTone found its theme following the Edward Snowden global surveillance disclosures in mid 2013, as Mikengreg felt they could provide satirical commentary through the "hacking" element of the game.[5]"
2015-05-21
2015-05-20
2015-05-18
Steer clear of the fake Internet.
https://nofakeinternet.org/
But wait - there's more!
Zuckerberg's Internet.org will control what billions do online
People in countries like India,1,2,3 Zimbabwe,4 Brazil,5 and Paraguay6 are speaking out about Facebook's so-called Internet.org platform and its ability to control what billions of Internet users can do online.7,8
Zuckerberg's partnership with telecom giants, Internet.org, provides access to a fake Internet where selected services are prioritized over others.9 This scheme threatens innovation,10 free expression,11 and privacy online12
It blocks many of the websites, apps, and services the world loves from being made available on equal terms.13
The fake Internet will also restrict access to local service providers struggling to get a foothold online.14
But wait - there's more!
But their goal is control. They want to decide what you see, all while exposing you to massive security holes and vulnerabilities.15 Internet.org is a reckless violation of net neutrality.16,17
What’s worse: Zuckerberg's closed Internet platform failed to consult impacted users and fundamentally undermines longstanding efforts to create affordable access to the open Internet.18
2015-05-13
Another tearful end to a Habs' season.
What can I say?
A great goalie can only keep you in the game, and save it from defeat.
Without offense, you don't win.
This is what distinguishes the Habs of today from the championship teams of yesteryear.
A great goalie can only keep you in the game, and save it from defeat.
Without offense, you don't win.
This is what distinguishes the Habs of today from the championship teams of yesteryear.
2015-05-12
Congrats Obama for allowing Shell to drill in the Arctic Ocean.
So much for all that talk about saving the planet's existence from humanity's stupidity.
2015-05-11
US Gov't Suppression Of Research On Pesticides & Bees
Coalition Criticizes Gov't Suppression Of Research On Pesticides & Bees
https://www.popularresistance.org/coalition-criticizes-govt-suppression-of-research-on-pesticides-bees/
"Following reports that
scientists at the United States Department of Agriculture are being
harassed and their research on bee-killing pesticides is being censored
or suppressed, a broad coalition of farmers, environmentalists,
fisheries and food-safety organizations urged an investigation in a May 5 letter sent to Phyllis K. Fong, USDA Inspector General.
“The possibility that the USDA is
prioritizing the interests of the chemical industry over those of the
American public is unacceptable,” states the letter, which was signed by
more than 25 citizens’ groups concerned that a forthcoming report by
the White House Task Force on Pollinator Health, which is co-chaired by
the USDA, will be compromised."
2015-05-09
Sunny Saturdays ...
... mean lots of sitting around watching the kids play on the playground, ride their scooters, run through the sprinklers ...
... yeah can you tell I wasn't cut out to be a parent?
... yeah can you tell I wasn't cut out to be a parent?
2015-05-07
Man, talk about getting around!
What a guy!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Cooper#Romantic_relationships
Prior to his marriage, Cooper had a series of romantic relationships
with leading actresses, beginning in 1927 with Clara Bow, who advanced
his career by helping him get one of his first leading roles in Children of Divorce.[314][Note 12] Bow was also responsible for getting Cooper a role in Wings, which generated an enormous amount of fan mail for the young actor.[318] In 1928, he had a relationship with another experienced actress, Evelyn Brent, whom he met while filming Beau Sabreur.[319] In 1929, while filming The Wolf Song, Cooper began an intense affair with Lupe Vélez, which was the most important romance of his early life.[320] During their two years together, Cooper also had brief affairs with Marlene Dietrich while filming Morocco in 1930[321] and with Carole Lombard while making I Take This Woman in 1931.[322]
During his year abroad in 1931–32, Cooper had an affair with the
married Countess Dorothy di Frasso, while staying at her Villa Madama in
Rome.[81]
After he was married in December 1933, Cooper remained faithful to his wife until the summer of 1942, when he began an affair with Ingrid Bergman during the production of For Whom the Bell Tolls.[323] Their relationship lasted through the completion of filming Saratoga Trunk in June 1943.[324] In 1948, after finishing work on The Fountainhead, Cooper began an affair with actress Patricia Neal, his co-star.[325] At first they kept their affair discreet, but eventually it became an open secret in Hollywood, and Cooper's wife confronted him with the rumors, which he admitted were true. He also confessed that he was in love with Neal, and continued to see her.[326][327] Cooper and his wife were legally separated in May 1951,[310] but he did not seek a divorce.[328] Neal ended their relationship in late December 1951.[329] During his three-year separation from his wife, Cooper had affairs with Grace Kelly,[330] Lorraine Chanel,[331] and Gisèle Pascal.[332]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Cooper#Romantic_relationships
Romantic relationships
After he was married in December 1933, Cooper remained faithful to his wife until the summer of 1942, when he began an affair with Ingrid Bergman during the production of For Whom the Bell Tolls.[323] Their relationship lasted through the completion of filming Saratoga Trunk in June 1943.[324] In 1948, after finishing work on The Fountainhead, Cooper began an affair with actress Patricia Neal, his co-star.[325] At first they kept their affair discreet, but eventually it became an open secret in Hollywood, and Cooper's wife confronted him with the rumors, which he admitted were true. He also confessed that he was in love with Neal, and continued to see her.[326][327] Cooper and his wife were legally separated in May 1951,[310] but he did not seek a divorce.[328] Neal ended their relationship in late December 1951.[329] During his three-year separation from his wife, Cooper had affairs with Grace Kelly,[330] Lorraine Chanel,[331] and Gisèle Pascal.[332]
2015-05-05
Gravitas - how perverted it is in IT today.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitas
Gravitas was one of the Roman virtues[1], along with pietas, dignitas and virtus. It may be translated variously as weight, seriousness and dignity, also importance, and connotes a certain substance or depth of personality.
To me in this day and age, it means one who acts like a know-it-all, but really means know-it-none, who people treat as serious and right.
Gravitas was one of the Roman virtues[1], along with pietas, dignitas and virtus. It may be translated variously as weight, seriousness and dignity, also importance, and connotes a certain substance or depth of personality.
To me in this day and age, it means one who acts like a know-it-all, but really means know-it-none, who people treat as serious and right.
2015-05-04
2015-05-03
'The Blob' that could really kill us here in the Pacific Northwest.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blob_%28Pacific_Ocean%29
The Blob is an anomalous body having sea surface temperature much above the normal, seen here in a graphic of April 2014 by the NOAA.
The Blob is a large mass of warm water in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of North America.[1] It was first detected in late 2013 and is expected to continue throughout 2015. It is an anomaly in ocean conditions and is considered to have a role in the formation of the unusual weather conditions felt in the Pacific Coast.[1] The warm waters of the Blob are nutrient poor and have adversely affected marine life.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blob_%28Pacific_Ocean%29#Effect_on_marine_life
The discovery of a skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis), primarily a fish of warm tropical waters, off Copper River, in Alaska, 200 miles (320 km) north of the previous geographic limit, and a dead sooty storm-petrel (Oceanodroma tristrami), a species native to Northern Asia and Hawaii, along with a few brown boobies (Sula leucogaster) in the Farallon Islands of California, besides other such records, has led to worries amongst marine biologists that the food web across the Pacific is in danger of disruption.[10]
The Blob is an anomalous body having sea surface temperature much above the normal, seen here in a graphic of April 2014 by the NOAA.
The Blob is a large mass of warm water in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of North America.[1] It was first detected in late 2013 and is expected to continue throughout 2015. It is an anomaly in ocean conditions and is considered to have a role in the formation of the unusual weather conditions felt in the Pacific Coast.[1] The warm waters of the Blob are nutrient poor and have adversely affected marine life.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blob_%28Pacific_Ocean%29#Effect_on_marine_life
The discovery of a skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis), primarily a fish of warm tropical waters, off Copper River, in Alaska, 200 miles (320 km) north of the previous geographic limit, and a dead sooty storm-petrel (Oceanodroma tristrami), a species native to Northern Asia and Hawaii, along with a few brown boobies (Sula leucogaster) in the Farallon Islands of California, besides other such records, has led to worries amongst marine biologists that the food web across the Pacific is in danger of disruption.[10]
2015-05-02
Sadly this did happen to me on a couple of occasions ...
... when I was younger and better-looking.
It amazes me how women ogle men and objectify them.
No one ever talks about a woman's grip.
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