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News & ArtsWednesday, April 4, 2012
News Morning News: Tornadoes, Whooping Cough, and Layoffs—Today's News Isn't Happy
Posted by Megan Seling on Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 8:46 AM
Want to Know What Happened in Yesterday's Primaries?: Paul Constant has all the news!
Tornadoes Tore Through Dallas: As many as a dozen tornadoes touched down, leaving "thousands without power and hundreds of homes pummeled or worse."
Hard Times For the Forgotten Search Engine: Yahoo is going to cut 2,000 jobs across the company, which employs 13,000.
Students Get Sprayed with Edible Food Product: "Campus police pepper-sprayed as many as 30 demonstrators after Santa Monica College students angry over a plan to offer high-priced courses tried to push their way into a trustees meeting, authorities said."
Transgender Miss Universe Contestant Can Compete After All: Or, wait, can she? It's still unclear.
Snuffleupagus!: A well-preserved strawberry-blond mammoth was discovered in Siberia. (Sorry about the Fox News link.)
The Mariners Hate Hockey: They don't want another stadium in Sodo.
Speaking of the Mariners: They lost last night's spring training game despite Peguero's 2-run homer.
Watch Out for Whooping Cough: It's spreading quickly in Washington. "As of March 31, officials had already recorded 640 cases, compared with 94 cases reported by this time last year."
Is Paul Allen Helping Search for a Lost Plane?: Maybe! His yacht is, apparently, and he might even be on it.
More hockey! Last night Mike Smith of the Coyotes made 54 saves and got his third shutout in a row. He stopped this puck while upside down:
That's not goaltending, that's a circus act.
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Well, well...the WATB Seattle Mariners.
TEN FUCKING YEARS OF REALLY SHITTY BASEBALL HOWARD?...AND YOU WANT US TO TAKE YOU SERIOUSLY.
We bought you your fucking BUILDING, man.
Shut The Fuck Up.
TEN FUCKING YEARS OF REALLY SHITTY BASEBALL HOWARD?...AND YOU WANT US TO TAKE YOU SERIOUSLY.
We bought you your fucking BUILDING, man.
Shut The Fuck Up.
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#1
The razing of the Kingdome was the beginning of the end for Real Seattle and its replacement by Faux Seattle.
If the continuing population crash happens, maybe we can sweep out all the urbards and get back to that fine state of sparse bliss that was the reason Seattle used to be liveable.
Otherwise it will be all 1-bedroom condos.
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Flash frozen mammoths...more evidence for ECD (Earth Crust Displacement) theory written about by Rand Flem-Ath
http://www.flem-ath.com/favourites/earth…
Einstein wrote that Hapgood’s idea of earth crust displacement was
“fascinating”
“justified”
“promising”
and
“important”.
He recommended Hapgood as one who had the “energy and patience” to pursue the theory.
http://www.flem-ath.com/favourites/earth…
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I agree with the Mariners. Don't give the hockey team their own personal stadium. We already have three of the damn things. Make them share with the other sports teams. It's not like they aren't already sharing their space for conventions and concerts anyway.
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I find the "Edible Food Product" frame interesting, as I believe that as you progress towards it's logical conclusion, Republicans will have to eventually be against these food lines and free handouts.
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@ 6, dummy, it's supposed to be shared with an NBA team. At least read the article, putz.
@ everyone who cares about hockey - Something I'm not seeing discussed on Slog, but ought to be, are the chances of Seattle landing an NHL team now that Quebec has done two things: upgraded their old arena, and committed to building a new one. Seattle can't upgrade the old one, so the Coyotes, who will have to be in a new city real soon, can't come to Seattle while they wait for a new one to be built.
So... are there any other teams who look like they'll fail in the coming years and need to find a new home?
@ everyone who cares about hockey - Something I'm not seeing discussed on Slog, but ought to be, are the chances of Seattle landing an NHL team now that Quebec has done two things: upgraded their old arena, and committed to building a new one. Seattle can't upgrade the old one, so the Coyotes, who will have to be in a new city real soon, can't come to Seattle while they wait for a new one to be built.
So... are there any other teams who look like they'll fail in the coming years and need to find a new home?
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And yeah, that was a great save. I think Rolo's from Monday night was even better, but Smith's was a beauty.
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For a publication that has been so regular in posting Trayvon Martin news, I am surprised to see no mention on the Slog about the enhanced surveillance tape showing cuts and blood on the back of George Zimmerman's head.
Considering how it is the first real piece of physical evidence to support Zimmerman's story, I would think it would warrant at least a mention.
We aren't too proud to admit that maybe there is a chance Martin contributed to his own death in some way are we?
Considering how it is the first real piece of physical evidence to support Zimmerman's story, I would think it would warrant at least a mention.
We aren't too proud to admit that maybe there is a chance Martin contributed to his own death in some way are we?
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@12...
So MAYBE...just MAYBE...
...and that's enough for Zimmerman to EXECUTE Martin.
Sure, pally. Try again. You just want to kill Black kids don't you, Gorath?
So MAYBE...just MAYBE...
...and that's enough for Zimmerman to EXECUTE Martin.
Sure, pally. Try again. You just want to kill Black kids don't you, Gorath?
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Mariners Vs The Seattle Puck Suckers in a TMZ Cage Match!
Baseball Bats Vs Hockey sticks! for the the SoDo parking Turf!
We know this will end in a tax payer funded Ten story high parking palace with Valet and pink elephant car wash and Bike parking and bike repair. as well the nameing rights for the new parking palace will be sold to Tesla Motor company who can hang a big Park-N-Plug sign with giant glowing flashing sparkly letters!! More Tax money so Yuppies can take there special one to watch millionaires play games!
Baseball Bats Vs Hockey sticks! for the the SoDo parking Turf!
We know this will end in a tax payer funded Ten story high parking palace with Valet and pink elephant car wash and Bike parking and bike repair. as well the nameing rights for the new parking palace will be sold to Tesla Motor company who can hang a big Park-N-Plug sign with giant glowing flashing sparkly letters!! More Tax money so Yuppies can take there special one to watch millionaires play games!
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@9, the NHL is supposedly willing to accept the Key as a short term stopgap assuming the new Arena deal is consummated.
As a matter of fact it's rumored that Quebec may be more interested in the Islanders while the Seattle hockey interests are focused more on the Coyotes.
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/03/22/g…
As a matter of fact it's rumored that Quebec may be more interested in the Islanders while the Seattle hockey interests are focused more on the Coyotes.
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/03/22/g…
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@14: Wow, someone has a lot of internalized guilt. People projecting their own personal problems onto this case is why it has gotten to be such a circus. It is kind of sad that suggesting people look at evidence and not hearsay is equivalent to wanting to kill black children.
The point is that this likely disproves the idea that Zimmerman basically just got out of his car, leveled the gun and fired. Looks like he may have actually been attacked. I am curious why Slog has been mute on this issue...my guess would be because it upsets the set narrative above.
Seems to me that it is closer to the truth that both individuals escalated the confrontation, but one answered with deadly force which I do not believe was warranted. If it were not for "Stand your Ground," and the massive legal gray area it creates, I think Zimmerman would have been arrested and charged. Personally, I wish that were possible, as I believe he killed Martin and did not have to. I actually agree with you in the end, I am just not a bloodthirsty fanatic who wants Zimmerman executed, evidence and law be damned.
The point is that this likely disproves the idea that Zimmerman basically just got out of his car, leveled the gun and fired. Looks like he may have actually been attacked. I am curious why Slog has been mute on this issue...my guess would be because it upsets the set narrative above.
Seems to me that it is closer to the truth that both individuals escalated the confrontation, but one answered with deadly force which I do not believe was warranted. If it were not for "Stand your Ground," and the massive legal gray area it creates, I think Zimmerman would have been arrested and charged. Personally, I wish that were possible, as I believe he killed Martin and did not have to. I actually agree with you in the end, I am just not a bloodthirsty fanatic who wants Zimmerman executed, evidence and law be damned.
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@18...
...available evidence suggests that if Zimmerman WAS attacked it could have been by an individual is who was in mortal fear of his OWN life...while being followed for no discernable reason by a whack-job with a gun.
...available evidence suggests that if Zimmerman WAS attacked it could have been by an individual is who was in mortal fear of his OWN life...while being followed for no discernable reason by a whack-job with a gun.
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@3
Come on, Bailo. Anybody who knows anything knows that Real Seattle burned down in 1889. We've been faking it ever since.
Come on, Bailo. Anybody who knows anything knows that Real Seattle burned down in 1889. We've been faking it ever since.
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@ 17, I could see that working out as far as disrupting the alignment as minimally as possible, but only for that reason. That's because the Coyotes are owned by the NHL, a situation that can't be tolerated by them for long, and Quebec is the only city that's move-in ready.
Besides the fact that Seattle has to reach the point of committing to build (and even with as sweet a sounding offer there is, don't count on the Seattle Way not dragging it out to the max), it sounds like that the Isles aren't totally ready to move, either. In a few years, sure.
Then again, I was kind of taken by surprise that the Thrashers up and moved. I knew they weren't drawing a lot of fans, but the Coyotes' problems have been well documented for years. And there was that NHL ownership thing again...
Anything's possible, especially while Bettman's around. As your link points out, the NHL has been really stubborn about making hockey work in Phoenix. But I'd still bet on the Coyotes to Quebec.
Besides the fact that Seattle has to reach the point of committing to build (and even with as sweet a sounding offer there is, don't count on the Seattle Way not dragging it out to the max), it sounds like that the Isles aren't totally ready to move, either. In a few years, sure.
Then again, I was kind of taken by surprise that the Thrashers up and moved. I knew they weren't drawing a lot of fans, but the Coyotes' problems have been well documented for years. And there was that NHL ownership thing again...
Anything's possible, especially while Bettman's around. As your link points out, the NHL has been really stubborn about making hockey work in Phoenix. But I'd still bet on the Coyotes to Quebec.
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@19: See how you used the word "could" up there? I am afraid courts don't work with "maybes" and "could have beens." I can just as easily say that Zimmerman COULD have shot Martin because Martin COULD have been slamming his head into the pavement (disclaimer: I do not believe this is the full truth).
The reason he was following him is easily discerned. The whack-job thought he was following a suspicious person due to a rash of break-ins. His reason is foolish, stupid, and most likely due to racism, but that was his reason.
I just wish the whack-job would have stopped when he scared the poor boy with the gun. From the tapes, sounds like all he had to do was continue to threaten or get back in the car and wait for the cops, even if he was being attacked. But alas, without all the evidence I can just spin more conjecture.
The reason he was following him is easily discerned. The whack-job thought he was following a suspicious person due to a rash of break-ins. His reason is foolish, stupid, and most likely due to racism, but that was his reason.
I just wish the whack-job would have stopped when he scared the poor boy with the gun. From the tapes, sounds like all he had to do was continue to threaten or get back in the car and wait for the cops, even if he was being attacked. But alas, without all the evidence I can just spin more conjecture.
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If it were not for "Stand your Ground," and the massive legal gray area it creates, I think Zimmerman would have been arrested and charged.
That's kind of the entire reason people are outraged. Even with evidence of a struggle, Zimmerman should have been arrested and charged with manslaughter.
That's kind of the entire reason people are outraged. Even with evidence of a struggle, Zimmerman should have been arrested and charged with manslaughter.
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@22, I would think that the Coyotes to Phoenix would be a better match with a new arena deal inked as well as a short term arena that is ready to take them on. Yes, Seattle Way politics would make you think that the Islanders are more of a realistic possibility than the Coyotes.
The Islanders can't leave till 2015, however, a few months ago, a referendum in Nassau County to build an arena for them failed and there are no forthcoming arena construction proposals at this time. Barclays in Brooklyn is making a pitch for them, but the limited capacity of the arena doesn't hold out any long term hope.
Gallof has been pretty accurate with his sources. We'll see what happens.
The Islanders can't leave till 2015, however, a few months ago, a referendum in Nassau County to build an arena for them failed and there are no forthcoming arena construction proposals at this time. Barclays in Brooklyn is making a pitch for them, but the limited capacity of the arena doesn't hold out any long term hope.
Gallof has been pretty accurate with his sources. We'll see what happens.
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Did you realize that Amazon is selling Ricky Martin's "Me" for a mere $1.99...and that's hardcover!!
International superstar, Ricky Martin, who has sold more than 60 million albums worldwide, opens up for the first time about memories of his early childhood, experiences in the famed boy band Menudo, struggles with his identity during the Livin’ la Vida Loca phenomenon, reflections on coming to terms with his sexuality, relationships that allowed him to embrace love, and life-changing decisions like devoting himself to helping children around the world and becoming a father. Me is an intimate memoir about the very liberating and spiritual journey of one of the most iconic pop-stars of our time.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0451234…
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#20
You said it, not me.
But then I wouldn't want to end up selling oysters at the market........or would I ??
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@23: i would caution you in describing Martin's actions in response to being stalked by Zimmerman as "contributing to his own death". it sets off blame-the-victim alarm bells.
per Martin's conversation with his GF & the cries for help on the 911 call, it's clear he felt under threat. if he had a physical altercation with Zimmerman, he was more than likely attempting to defend himself against an armed attacker.
per Martin's conversation with his GF & the cries for help on the 911 call, it's clear he felt under threat. if he had a physical altercation with Zimmerman, he was more than likely attempting to defend himself against an armed attacker.
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Here's something else cool on Amazon...a bit more mainstream.
Quantum Mechanics for Scientists and Engineers
If you need a book that relates the core principles of quantum mechanics to modern applications in engineering, physics, and nanotechnology, this is it.
http://www.amazon.com/Mechanics-Scientis…
The cool part...this is an $80 textbook -- BUT, the Kindle edition is a mere $4 bucks!!
How can you not risk 4 bucks to learn quantum mechanics...I know, there's a good chance you'll hit an equation at page 3 and give up...but at least you'll own a book on quantum mechanics.
I can't blame this company for trying!!
Quantum Mechanics for Scientists and Engineers
If you need a book that relates the core principles of quantum mechanics to modern applications in engineering, physics, and nanotechnology, this is it.
http://www.amazon.com/Mechanics-Scientis…
The cool part...this is an $80 textbook -- BUT, the Kindle edition is a mere $4 bucks!!
How can you not risk 4 bucks to learn quantum mechanics...I know, there's a good chance you'll hit an equation at page 3 and give up...but at least you'll own a book on quantum mechanics.
I can't blame this company for trying!!
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But alas, without all the evidence I can just spin more conjecture.
And you did it over three posts, very little of it interesting. *yawn*
And you did it over three posts, very little of it interesting. *yawn*
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Doesn't Stand Your Ground also allow you to punch or shove someone? If you've been stalked, pursued and harassed, you can't "stand your ground" and get in a fight with them? Zimmerman deserved to be beaten.
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Whooping Cough in record numbers not seen since the 1940s and growing.
Thanks anti-vaccine idiots!
Thanks anti-vaccine idiots!
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Reported by Reuters whooping cough outbreaks are HIGHER among vaccinated children compared with unvaccinated children. Oops.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/0…
"In early 2010, a spike in cases appeared at Kaiser Permanente in San Rafael, and it was soon determined to be an outbreak of whooping cough -- the largest seen in California in more than 50 years. Witt had expected to see the illnesses center around unvaccinated kids, knowing they are more vulnerable to the disease. "We started dissecting the data. What was very surprising was the majority of cases were in fully vaccinated children. That's what started catching our attention."
This same article also admits that these vaccines have never been tested for long-term effectiveness:
"GSK has never studied the duration of the vaccine's protection after the shot given to four- to six-year-olds, the spokesperson said. Dr. Joel Ward at the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute said it's still important for parents to get their kids immunized, even though it doesn't provide lasting protection from whooping cough."
Huh? So let me get this straight:
• Whooping cough infections are MORE common among children already vaccinated against whooping cough than unvaccinated children.
• The whooping cough vaccines have NEVER been tested for long-term efficacy.
• Doctors openly admit the vaccine "doesn't provide lasting protection" against the disease.
• But doctors and government authorities mindlessly push the vaccine anyway?!
Nice try big pharma pushing, child hating, mindless zombies.
More...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/0…
"In early 2010, a spike in cases appeared at Kaiser Permanente in San Rafael, and it was soon determined to be an outbreak of whooping cough -- the largest seen in California in more than 50 years. Witt had expected to see the illnesses center around unvaccinated kids, knowing they are more vulnerable to the disease. "We started dissecting the data. What was very surprising was the majority of cases were in fully vaccinated children. That's what started catching our attention."
This same article also admits that these vaccines have never been tested for long-term effectiveness:
"GSK has never studied the duration of the vaccine's protection after the shot given to four- to six-year-olds, the spokesperson said. Dr. Joel Ward at the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute said it's still important for parents to get their kids immunized, even though it doesn't provide lasting protection from whooping cough."
Huh? So let me get this straight:
• Whooping cough infections are MORE common among children already vaccinated against whooping cough than unvaccinated children.
• The whooping cough vaccines have NEVER been tested for long-term efficacy.
• Doctors openly admit the vaccine "doesn't provide lasting protection" against the disease.
• But doctors and government authorities mindlessly push the vaccine anyway?!
Nice try big pharma pushing, child hating, mindless zombies.
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@23
"I can just as easily say that Zimmerman COULD have shot Martin because Martin COULD have been slamming his head into the pavement (disclaimer: I do not believe this is the full truth)."
Given the video of Zimmerman at the police station it would be very difficult to believe that Martin was slamming Zimmerman's head into the pavement.
What would Martin have been holding onto to do so? Zimmerman's hair was extremely short. Zimmerman's clothing does not appear to be damaged from Martin lifting Zimmerman by it and slamming him down.
"I can just as easily say that Zimmerman COULD have shot Martin because Martin COULD have been slamming his head into the pavement (disclaimer: I do not believe this is the full truth)."
Given the video of Zimmerman at the police station it would be very difficult to believe that Martin was slamming Zimmerman's head into the pavement.
What would Martin have been holding onto to do so? Zimmerman's hair was extremely short. Zimmerman's clothing does not appear to be damaged from Martin lifting Zimmerman by it and slamming him down.
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@34
"Dr. Joel Ward at the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute said it's still important for parents to get their kids immunized, even though it doesn't provide lasting protection from whooping cough.
"The disease has diminished markedly with the use of it. The benefit has been enormous," he said.
Ward, who did not participate in the new study, also said that immunized kids who catch whooping cough don't get as sick as unimmunized kids."
Nice try at spin but your own link refutes what you are claiming. All the article points to is the fact that a boost is necessary for the vaccine to be full effective.
Really, "Big Pharma" conspiracies is the best you got. I think you tinfoil hat needs a little tweaking. You would be laughable if your position wasn't so moronically dangerous.
"Dr. Joel Ward at the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute said it's still important for parents to get their kids immunized, even though it doesn't provide lasting protection from whooping cough.
"The disease has diminished markedly with the use of it. The benefit has been enormous," he said.
Ward, who did not participate in the new study, also said that immunized kids who catch whooping cough don't get as sick as unimmunized kids."
Nice try at spin but your own link refutes what you are claiming. All the article points to is the fact that a boost is necessary for the vaccine to be full effective.
Really, "Big Pharma" conspiracies is the best you got. I think you tinfoil hat needs a little tweaking. You would be laughable if your position wasn't so moronically dangerous.
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@34 How on earth did you arrive at those conclusions after reading that article? It clearly describes new research that shows the need for shorter periods between booster shots.
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Immunizations: Just Do It!
and stop whining about your paranoid conspiracy theories - there are plenty of real conspiracies that are way more interesting.
and stop whining about your paranoid conspiracy theories - there are plenty of real conspiracies that are way more interesting.
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