Eating it up right good at the San Diego County Fair! Part two of making fried kool-aid Part one of making FRIED KOOL-AID iSaRaKhAn says: RT @x1DAdubAIx : RT @OhWowThatsAwk : That awkward moment when you search ” fried kool-aid ” on Google images and th… http://twitpic.com/5dvw2q
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Lights Out: In “ The Elements of Creativity ” — the third installment of his highly informative four-part series Everything is a Remix — writer/director/editor Kirby Ferguson “explores how innovations truly happen.” See Also: Part 3 soundtrack . [ eiar .] Earlier: Part 1 ; Part 2 ; Part 2: One Last Thing . Broadcasting platform : Vimeo Source : The Daily What Discovery Date : 21/06/2011 06:37 Number of articles : 5
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Worker is second to be given death sentence this month as government cracks down on coal industry in Inner Mongolia A court in China’s vast northern region of Inner Mongolia has sentenced a coalminer to death for killing a resident who had complained about pollution, according to state media. The sentence was the second in a matter of weeks involving Inner Mongolia’s crucial coal sector, as the government tries to get tough with an industry that has ignited public anger with its pollution but fuels the economy. In the latest case, Sun Shuning was convicted of murdering Yan Wenlong after “a dispute over pollution caused by a coalmine” where Sun worked, the official Xinhua news agency said. Sun killed Wen with his forklift, the report added. “The act was utterly cruel, the crime very serious, and the consequences extremely bad,” it cited the court in Xilinhot as saying. Earlier this month, a court in the same part of Inner Mongolia ordered the execution of a man for murdering an ethnic Mongolian herder who had also protested against coalmine pollution. The death of the herder sparked demonstrations by ethnic minority Mongolians demanding better protection of their rights and traditions. Beijing, ever worried by threats to stability, is now trying to address some of the protesters’ concerns about the damage done by coalmining to traditional grazing lands. The authorities have since launched a month-long overhaul of the lucrative coalmining industry, vowing to clean up or close polluters. Inner Mongolia is China’s biggest coal producing region and the protests against the industry have come as severe power shortages loom ahead of the summer’s peak energy season. China Coal Pollution guardian.co.uk
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Click here to view this media Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul told NBC’s Matt Lauer Monday that he has a mainstream candidacy. “You know, congressman, your name comes up an awful lot when I talk politics with friends and one of the things I hear about you over and over again is that people say ‘I like some of his ideas but I’m nervous about the total package,’” Lauer noted. “Because you’re a guy who’s called for legalizing all drugs including cocaine and heroin, legalizing prostitution. You want to eliminate about half of the federal agencies including Energy, Education, Health and Human services, the Department of Homeland Security. So how do you convince people that you are not just an interesting fringe candidate?” “To not portray it like you have just done,” Paul said. “I want to legalize freedom. What’s so bad about that? What’s wrong with legalizing choices about your life and your liberty and religious values? What’s wrong with legalizing the Constitution? I can defend everything I do by the Constitution. So why can you turn that around and say everything he’s doing is nuts and crazy?” “I think a growing number of people are starting to realize what I’m talking about is pretty sound,” Paul added. “It’s very American. It produces prosperity and peace and I’m always bewildered why anyone would reject it.”
Continue reading …David Hart, British Marine Killed In Afghanistan, Leaves Las Vegas Vacation Worth $150,000 To Friends
June 21, 2011 No Comment
A U.K. soldier killed by a Taliban bomb in Afghanistan will be posthumously giving 32 of his friends the vacation of a lifetime. As the Sun is reporting, British Royal Marine David Hart took out a 250,000 pound (or about $400,000) insurance policy before he was deployed with instructions that $150,000 of that amount should go toward a Las Vegas holiday for his pals and their girlfriends. According to friend Andy Hare, the Vegas vacation will serve as a particularly fitting tribute, as Hart — described by fellow officers as “the perfect Marine” — looked forward to his “lad’s holidays” each year, the Daily Mail reports. “He loved going away with his mates — it was always the best two weeks of the year,” said Hare, 25. “In his letter David said he had had a great life and had no regrets about anything. He always said he would do something like this if something bad happened. He said, ‘Go and have a good time and spend all this money’. All the lads said, ‘What a guy’.” Hart’s parents didn’t seem to mind the stipulation, as Hart’s friends have been very supportive of the family since his death. “Since his death, all of his friends have been round to see us,” father Chris is quoted as saying. “It’s nice they have been there to support us.” But the insurance money will also go toward funding ventures other than gambling. Hart, 23, also reportedly stipulated that $80,000 would go toward a charity group of injured Marines, while his family will also receive $160,000. Family and friends have also planned to embark on a charitable U.K. bike ride to raise money in Hart’s memory this fall. View their fundraising page here.
Continue reading …AP’s Gormley Gripes That ‘Old-time Back-room Politics’ Has Delayed Same-sex Marriage Bill in N.Y. Senate
June 21, 2011 No CommentSomehow when I think of “old-time back-room politics” I don't associate it with important debates about the definition of marriage and the safeguarding of religious liberties. But apparently AP's Michael Gormley does. Here's how he opened his June 21 story which the Washington Post ran on page A2 (emphasis mine): ALBANY, N.Y. — Old-time backroom politics faced down hundreds of chanting protesters from each side of the debate over same-sex marriage in New York on Monday as the issue stalled over whether religious groups could be protected from discrimination charges under legislation that would legalize such unions. And Albany’s notoriously entrenched politics won — for now. In fairness, Gormley was referring to New York state senators more so than the passionate pro-family activists waiting outside the caucus room. That being said, the AP reporter communicated his distaste with the legislative wrangling between the state senate's Republican majority and liberal Democratic Gov. Cuomo, griping that the impasse was a “disappointment” for same-sex marriage advocates (emphasis mine): After a three-hour conference behind closed doors, during which groups from each side waited in a stifling hot hallway, Senate Republicans emerged without comment.
Continue reading …The super massive black hole at the heart of a galaxy in the Draco constellation has been caught in the middle of a meal—and it’s a messy eater. Scientists analyzing an unusually long-lasting burst of gamma rays from the constellation 4 billion light years away believe they are witnessing…
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Ryan Dunn dies in car crash; Hangover II tattoo lawsuit settled; Sean Kingston feeling better. (June 21)
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Former US Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman declares he’s running for president and brings both domestic and international executive experience to the race. (June 21)
Continue reading …One woman’s racist rant has become another operator’s business opportunity. A food takeout biz is adopting the “ching-chong” dig at Chinese students posted on YouTube that ended up driving freshman Alexandra Wallace out of UCLA . The new Asian-run food delivery biz is named Ching-Cong-Ling-Long Takeout and aims to”provide UCLA students/staff…
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