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Offering internationally-recognised dive courses that are designed to get students in the water quickly, Dive Trek Watsons Bay is the go-to school for all aspiring mermaids and Tritons. Become a certified Open Water Diver during a fun and safe four-day course that guides water babies through important theory to practice sessions in a swimming pool and then on to four ocean dives, including one fun boat dive in beautiful Sydney Harbour with a BBQ lunch. An underwater videographer captures all the deep-sea action to make a cool DVD for each student to take home and proudly show off to friends, and all scuba gear is provided with this package. Come back time and again with ten additional guided shore dives to practice new skills.
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Want to lose weight and keep it off? (I know, stupid question), then there is only one way to make that happen. Consume only as many calories as you need to sustain your activity level. Otherwise you need to burn, baby, burn. Each calorie you burn is a measurement of energy. Your body converts food into energy by combining calories from proteins, carbohydrates, and fats with oxygen.
If you burn more calories than you eat you will lose weight, if you eat more calories than you burn, well, yeah, your going to build up your love handles instead of your biceps. On average, people need to consume 2000 calories a day: 60 percent of those calories provides energy for your body's daily operations, which include breathing, chewing, digesting food, and circulating blood.
Another 30 percent of your daily calorie intake is expended through activities such as household chores, sports, and just being active. Now, it is interesting to note that the more muscle tissue you have the more calories you burn even when you are resting. In fact for each additional pound of muscle approximately 50 extra calories are burned daily. Not bad, eh? But first you have to develop some muscles, which you can do in a number of ways such as, lifting free weights at the gym, or your ample derriere in yoga class.
According to Dr. Robert Gerszten of Massachusetts General Hospital, "Ten minutes of exercise has at least an hour of effects on your body." So, if even short amounts of exercise can be good for you, then what are you waiting for? Fit these calorie burners into your day and watch your body change.

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Presented by the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center
Date: January 18 & 19, 2013
Location: Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, 233 4th Street NW, 2nd Floor
Draw-a-thon: An open call to artists
Friday, January 18, 6-10 PM
Saturday, January 19, 11-7 PM
To mark it's opening, the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center will hold a 12-hour Draw-a-thon on January 18, from 6-10 p.m., and January 19, from11-7 p.m. Twenty-four African American models will pose for artists and an audience for 30 minute intervals. Easels, charcoal and paper will be provided or the artist may bring the materials needed for his/her own medium. Artists are asked to sign up for one hour intervals so that the Draw-a-thon is a continuous event.
The event underscores two elements of looking, the passing glance and the elongated gaze. Because it occurs in the midst of the Jefferson School City Center's open house and will be streamed live on the center's ustream channel Heritage Center at the Edge, it emphasizes notions of spectacle and voyeurism, distanced regards that nonetheless suggest some level of interest in the subject. It further calls attention to the complex and layered nature of Black identity in the most immediate way--by recording through art the many types of faces that comprise the black community. Participants are asked to consider their notions of Blackness from an insider and outsider point of view.
If interested in modeling contact Anthony Amos at firstname.lastname@example.com. To reserve your easel contact Elizabeth Breeden at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center's mission is to honor and preserve the rich heritage and legacy of the African-American community of Charlottesville-Albemarle, Virginia and to promote a greater appreciation for, and understanding of, the contributions of African Americans and peoples of the Diaspora locally, nationally, and globally.


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OMD Brisbane wins Michael Hill
Media agency OMD has picked up the $7m account of Brisbane-based jeweller Michael Hill signalling a parting of the ways with 12 year incumbent UM.
The three month pitch – which featured OMD, UM and two other Brisbane media agencies – was led by The Agency Register.
Michael Hill's group marketing executive Sue Szylvester said: "In the advertising game it's rare to establish a partnership of that duration, and our lengthy association reflects just how successful the relationship has been. We are highly appreciative of UM's great work, talent and their strong commitment to our business.
"As a global business head-quartered in Brisbane with a presence in four countries, we wanted to ensure that we have an insights-driven media agency who not only has strong local media performance but also global awareness of the utility of multi-platform media solutions."
"We look forward to developing a new long-term partnership with OMD during what will be a significant phase of development for the Michael Hill business over the next decade."
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The two other media agencies were Mitchell and The Circus
Well done OMD Brisbane, well deserved win!
Why would Mitchell's and The Circus compete against each other when they are both owned by Aegis?
@ Don't Understand – I'm guessing you're new to business.
If there are 3 agencies pitching, I being owned by Aegis. You have a 33.3% chance of winning.
If there are 4 agencies pitching, 2 being owned by Aegis, You have a 50% change of winning.
Remeber, the money, ultimately, goes back to head office. They don't care which office it comes from.


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¿Cómo ha sido calificado Crested Butte Lodge & Hostel en otros sitios?
Comentarios de los Visitantes de Hostelz.com
Unhappy This was my first experience with a hostel and I was very willing to go with the flow. I expected the hostel to be somewhat like a lower-priced hotel, but I was surprised at the difference. There were notes taped up around the hostel stating not too friendly messages such as not to leave personal items in the bathroom or they would be thrown away, and another note saying if you stay one minute past check out that you would be charged for the full night. I found that no one was available to the guests most of my stay. I had the unfortunate need to contact the hostel after my stay and I found the management company to be dishonest with me. I would not return to this hostel or recommend it to friends. — Guest, USA (2009-01-28)
Ok I stayed in a private room on the ground floor (the only one with a private bath). At first glance everything looked fine, but after a closer look, the bathroom needs a good scrubbing -- there was mold or mildew growing on the tub walls (the tiles and grout are both grey and the mildew/mold is a darker grey that wasn't immediately obvious). I could hear every step in the room above me, so I ended up moving to one of the private rooms on the second floor that shares the bathroom (where there was also some mold/mildew). As others have said, this hostel does have a lot of rules, although they did refund me the difference in price after I moved to the less expensive room, although the rules say no refunds so your mileage may vary. The hostel is on the edge of town, so the only thing right by the hostel is the Gas Cafe (gas station/convenience store/fast food). But Crested Butte isn't that big of a town so it is easy enough to walk to the center of town. The hostel is near the road that connects Crested Butte to Gunnison and Mt. Crested Butte (the ski resort) -- traffic noise wasn't usually an issue although I was woken up one night by a truck going by. Apparently there is bakery that operates out of the back of the hostel, so sometimes you could smell stuff being baked, which is a good thing or a bad thing based on your perspective. They would have a few baked goods for sale sometimes in the afternoon. The kitchen and living room are nice sized -- I was there Fall 2007 so that was not a peak time so I don't know how busy/crowded the kitchen could be during busier times. There is a laundry on premises -- wash was $1.75, I think the dryers were 25 cents/five minutes and the soap was $1. There is a computer available but there is a charge. I don't know what it costs -- the library is near the hostel and has free internet service. You don't have to belong to the library but there is a maximum time limit of thirty minutes. — Elizabeth, USA (2007-10-07)
Stayed there March 2004 and Aug 2004. Very nice place, good size kitchen. Laundromat as a part of the building -- nice to dry things after a day of skiing. Nice cozy place to watch TV in the evening after skiing/dinner. At the time but don't know today but there was wireless Internet which is nice to use but cost money -- on the honor system. — Brad (2006-09-12)
I've stayed in hostels around the world and the Crested Butte Hostel is one of the cleanest. The great room is way above most hostel standards. Anyone who can complain about this one is by nature a negative person. If you want five-star service, pay for it, but don't complain about the good service the hostel in CB has at the great prices offered for a ski town. — Travelbackpack (2005-09-12)
This place was nice, but it's more of a hotel. It has unfriendly staff, weird rules that can't be bent, etc. They definitely lack the fun, outgoing, and helping-hand ambiance that a hostel should have. Unfortunately it's the only one in Crested Butte. — Doug (2005-08-24)
The hostel was nice, but it had a very capitalist nature, as the staff were not very friendly, and there were many unkind policies. They will scam you out of any money you've got. — Doug (2005-02-07)
I stayed at this hostel in December of 2004 as I skied from the Southern End of the Rockies north to Montana! The place was great! It's the nicest, cleanest hostel that I have stayed at in all my travels. I would recommend the hostel to anyone young or old. The great room was a wonderful for kicking it after a day on the slopes! The hostel had attracted a wonderful clientele, including people from Colorado, Australia, England, the Midwest, and the South, which made for interesting great room conversation. The owners have done a phenomenal job with this property! Ski towns could use more lodging accommodations like this! — Steve (2004-12-14)
I stayed in the dorm portion in the summer of 2003. No real complaints. It's a beautiful little town, with infinite mountain activities in all directions. It seems like a well-run hostel. It has a tiny bit of an institutional feel here and there, but the common room is nice, and overall I would say that it borders on 5 stars -- say, 4+! — Joel (2004-06-30)


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Since 2007, the township has paid $375,693 in unused sick and vacation time to 27 retiring township employees - with almost one quarter of that sum going to Police Department retirees.
Chief Financial Officer Patricia Addario said township employees do not receive unused sick time payouts upon retirement, and are not allowed to carry over more than five vacation days per year.
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"This particular design allowed us to use photos that truly represented our son's personality and interests, and I loved the ability to change the font as well as put an effect on one of the photos to completely make it his own. The paper and photo quality were excellent, and totally true to color with our original photos. I would never trust our milestone moments to anyone else but Tiny Prints in the future!"
"Very easy to add and change pictures and text. Nice amount of text available. I would have liked one big picture on the back but it is a beautiful card."
"This invitation was for our daughter's graduation, and everything about it was elegant and stunning! The cardstock quality was VERY thick and sturdy. We opted to have the back of the card be a solid gold (as opposed to the checkerboard gold pattern that they show), and we liked it very much! The photo was bigger once we saw it in person--(as opposed to the computer screen as we were creating the order)--so it was great to see how big it was without it taking over the whole card. The gold and white lettering (and the while frame with gold corners) on the black background made the whole card "pop" and gave it a really elegant feel; plus, it was still easy to read. I felt the colors "in person" were very true to what we saw online as we were ordering, and the whole order (of 40 cards) arrived within 3 days of when we placed the order--a full TWO days ahead of when they were expected to arrive!!"
"The colors on the invitation were vibrant and the picture quality was wonderful. The invitations were slightly bigger than I thought they would be, but this was a good thing. The design on the back was super cute as well."
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PARROTS FOR SALE: Crimson Belly Conure babies
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Crimson Belly Conure babies..
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[SEOUL got SOUL] SAVE THE BIKE LANE (BFF Trailer)
SAVE THE BIKE LANE will premiering in Bicycle Film Festival (BFF) 2011. It will be playing tonight (June 26)in BFF New York for the first time. Don't forget to check it out. Thanks
-Descriptions about SAVE THE BIKE LANE Project-
[SAVE THE BIKE LANE] is a new project of
[SEOUL got SOUL] series. Seoul is not covered up with enough bike lanes compare to the size of the city, so the main purpose of this project is to create bike lanes on the road as a propaganda against Seoul city.
The yellow line on the left side of the logo means protection, so you can see it as we are here to save the bike lanes. No cars are allowed.
The whole footage will be showing soon.
Please share it with many people who loves bicycle.
One more Bike, One less Car
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Written & Directed by DKSHOP (David Jongkwon Kim)
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Starring: Shiho Sung / Minho Kim / Chungjae Kim / Dajeong Lee / Joezinho / Jungho Bang
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Here's a Preview of Mobeam's Supermarket Musical - Posted February 20, 2013
Nobody (slight hyperbole) likes musicals anymore, and with the exception of Baz Luhrmann, nobody would set a pretend musical in a supermarket other than advertisers who previously used MC Hammer in co... [GalleyCat]
Airtime Envisions an Internet Where You Can Home-Drink with Kurt Russell - Posted July 17, 2012
In late 2009, a Russian teenager quietly introduced Chatroulette to an unsuspecting Internet. In a few short months, word quickly spread throughout the world that the ability to video chat with random strangers across the globe was now a possibility. Though a new technology, Chatroulette was a throwback to the dangerous, early... [GalleyCat]
M.C. Hammer Announces a New Search Engine - Posted October 21, 2011
An unlikely web entrepreneur, rapper M.C. Hammer announced a new web service called WireDoo, "a search engine that adds relationship information to search results. For example, if someone searches for the word 'car' on WireDoo... [semanticweb.com]
UCLA Grad Hosts Fourth Season of The Valley Girl Show - Posted October 3, 2011
Even though the numbers for Jesse Draper's web interview program The Valley Girl Show are modest, both her audience and guest list encompass a solid chunk of Silicon Vall... [FishbowlLA]
KTLA Reporter Vies for 'Best Journalist on Twitter' Award - Posted January 31, 2011
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Downtown LA's Christian Rock Star - Posted December 6, 2010
Tomorrow will see the release of a new album from the very ebullient Jaeson Ma. To celebrate, the San Francisco bred, LA located pastor, entertainer and entrepreneur plans to host a live stream, "GLORY Album Online Release Experience", beginning at 8 p.m. PT on Tuesday December 7th. ... [FishbowlLA]
It's Happened - A Twitter Conference - Posted April 8, 2009
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The British Open, the third of golf's major tournaments, has started play today at the Royal St. George's course in England. This is the first time the tournament has been held at this venue since 2003.
Tiger Woods is not participating because of injury and most expect foreign golfers to continue their domination of the PGA's major events. Phil Mickelson is the last American to win a major, the 2010 Masters.
Two former Gator golfers are in the field as Mark Calcavecchia has an early tee time and Camilo Villegas will tee off later today.
ESPN has live coverage of the tournament.


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April 25, 2014
Star News
Cattle tagging to curb praedial larceny
As the Government moves to intensify its anti-praedial larceny thrust, a national animal identification and traceability system, which entails tagging cattle, is to be rolled out by the second quarter of this year.
Making the announcement during his contribution to the 2014/15 Budget Debate in the House, on Wednesday, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Roger Clarke stressed that the most potent weapon against praedial larceny "is a foolproof-traceability system", which has the additional benefit of facilitating and enhancing trade in agriculture and food safety.
"Under this programme, every single head of cattle will be tagged, virtually issued a passport. The passport will contain critical information about the animal and will be mandatory for movement of the animal. Concomitant with this is the development of a DNA database of all tagged animals," he said, adding that the tags are currently being procured.
He noted that this 'exciting and game-changing' programme is part of a four-pronged approach to tackling praedial larceny, which was arrived at following consultations at a stakeholders' strategy workshop.
Mr Clarke said a praedial larceny unit is to be set up within the Ministry, noting that the necessary job descriptions have been formulated and dispatched to the Cabinet Office, so that these posts can be established and filled quickly.
The minister further noted that the Commissioner of Police is also putting in place a dedicated unit within the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), "to provide the concentrated focus required to deal with this matter".
"A key responsibility of the praedial-larceny coordinator in this ministry will be to work closely with the proposed operational unit in the JCF, as well as our Veterinary Services Division, the Ministry of Health and the Trade Board, to coordinate and accelerate compliance efforts, with special emphasis on end users," he said.
Further, coming out of the consultations, a comprehensive set of amendments to the Agricultural Produce Act and the Praedial Larceny Prevention Act, have been agreed on to directly place penalties for praedial larceny under this principal legislation, to simplify the procedures for licensing all actors along the food chain as well as to impose stiffer fines.
"The necessary drafting instructions are being finalised to be presented to Cabinet for approval," the minister said.
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So yeah, we wrote an entire three-paragraph entry on the pros of softshell tacos over their hard-shell brethren. Maximum holdability, minimum breakage upon bites, and premium folding options: These are all pluses that made the list, and we even considered playing devil's advocate before we realized there is no upside to hard-shell tacos. Sorry, we're not sorry.
We definitely didn't talk about men's softshell jackets and how wildly versatile they are. We didn't get a chance to mention the super durable water resistant material that makes up the majority of them. Certainly weren't able to fit in the fact that they'll keep you warm enough in cool weather while being light enough to keep from overheating during all those fun games and things you'll surely be a part of.
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The U-M Library's technology unit designs, develops, and supports the library's primary web interfaces – including multiple websites, access systems, search apps, and mobile interfaces. These interfaces provide access to over 10 million physical and digital resources to more than 2 million users a month.
Interface Designer (UX Department)
Design beautiful, user-friendly, and accessible interfaces. Primary responsibilities include: creating wireframes, mockups, html prototypes, and complete visual designs and web-ready graphics.
View full job posting: http://umjobs.org/job_detail/80525/interface_designer
Interface Developer (Library Web Systems Department)
Design and implement accessible interfaces for one of the largest research libraries in the world. Primary responsibilities include ensuring the library's web sites are accessible, implementing and refining interface designs, and developing responsive mobile-friendly interfaces to library resources.
View full job posting: http://umjobs.org/job_detail/81080/interface_developer
Web Content Strategist (UX Department)
Develop and oversee an overall content strategy for a large organization with 100+ content creators. Primary responsibilities include: assessing and improving current content and content workflows, curating and creating new web content, creating best practice and style guides, and informing design solutions and information architecture.
View full job posting: http://umjobs.org/job_detail/81076/web_content_strategist
Full set here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mlibrary/sets/72157629666943727/
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The position is written more like a "generalist" than "specialist" because we're a small department doing a wide-range of activities that span the entire development cycle. However, depending on the qualifications of the candidates, we'd consider revising the position to focus more on either design or research.
See the full position description for more information about the position and how to apply.]]>
Like last year, I did a photo booth where I asked the students to complete the sentence "My ideal library ______" and like last year, I got a lovely combination of silly and serious responses. Quiet/Loud and food/sleeping were again popular themes!
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The University of Michigan Library is seeking a talented front-end developer to join our User Experience (UX) Department. The UX Department focuses on interface design, mobile design and development, usability testing, user research, web use statistics, and accessibility. We are looking for someone with an investment in improving library users' web experience. The primary focus of this position will be development of a variety of mobile websites.
We received some fantastic entries! I especially appreciate the projects that employed UX research methods to inform their designs. If you are so inclined, you can vote on the projects or just have a look at the individual projects:
"…a recommender system could be developed to utilize this rich set of knowledge to curate subsets of the overall library collections, which could then be used to make recommendations to users. A large number of these subsets from across the university could be interconnected and used to surface new content to users, enhance their experience, and break down artificial barriers created by different subject areas."
MyLibrary Mobile App
"Ever lend a book to a friend? Ever wish they would bring it back? Forget who you lent it to in the first place? MyLibrary will finally let you keep track of your personal collection."
MLibrary Search
Designs for an improved multi-search interface
Aoide: Virtual Browsing Exploration for MLibrary Audio Collection
A-oi-de [ey-oi-dee] – noun: "A virtual browsing system that aims to facilitate new methods of interpreting search results through virtualized representations of audio CD materials for the University of Michigan's Music Library."
A visual browser for Askwith Media Library
We've been very hard at work over in the User Experience Department!
We started working on a year long mobile initiative in September and have officially wrapped our first phase of work. The result is a site that provides access to key library content and services in a mobile-friendly format. The site currently provides access to Mirlyn Mobile, a list of mobile friendly databases, library hours & locations, ask a librarian services, research guides, and news & events.
The above image is the basis of our promotional campaign. We'll soon be distributing signs, bookmarks, and digital sign graphics all around campus. The idea for it came from the amazing Liene and then once I found a willing butt, I was able to turn the idea into the design above.
MLibrary Mobile
MLibrary Mobile Initiative Project page
UPDATE: I also wanted to mention that I've distributed print & screen promotions around to our various libraries and a few classroom buildings. These materials include a QR code to the mobile site. If you're interested in seeing stats for scans of the QR code, here's the bit.ly stats page: http://bit.ly/gLu272+]]>
We often get interface requests that seem perfectly reasonable and simple but once we start to work out the details, it becomes clear that it's much more complex. It seems like more and more we are faced with interface issues that just seem nearly impossible to solve. Labels seem to be the hardest of all.
I've come to the conclusion that an ideal label is: true, short, and meaningful but for any complex need, you can't have all three at once.
In our library catalog, we want to provide users a clear way to easily skim search results for items that have full-text online by designating their online status using an icon and label. However, we can't just use the label "Full-text" because it's not true since some of these items aren't actually text but are images, audio, video, etc. On top of that, multi-volume materials (newspapers, journals, magazines) may have mixed full-text access (e.g., vols 1-20 are full-text but 21-44 are not). We currently use the label "available online" which is short and meaningful but isn't exactly true since not all the items in the records are truly available online. We're currently thinking about changing it to "electronic resources," which isn't very meaningful. Another alternative we're testing is "some content fully available" which is true but isn't exactly short or meaningful. In fact, preliminary results of our usability testing shows that students recognize this is an accurate label but say wouldn't be inclined to pay attention to it. This leads me to think that for this particular task, going with something meaningful & short (but not exactly true) might be our best option.
Suggestions welcome!]]>
I wanted to do something fun for this event with a bit of a UX twist so, we turned the new presentation practice room into a "photo booth." Using pre-printed signs, we asked the students to complete the sentence "My ideal library _______" and then pose with their signs like a mug shot. We got some great shots and the students seemed to be pretty entertained by it.
Here are some of my favorites:
My ideal library…is located in my room
My ideal library…is quite enough to hear the computers hum
My ideal library…is easy to navigate (or really fun to get lost in)
My ideal library…is this.
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Creator: Mark Meer
"I'm Commander Shepard and this is my favorite page on TV Tropes."Mark Meer is a Canadian voice actor, writer, and stage improvisor, best known for his role as the male Commander Shepard in Bioware's Mass Effect franchise. While not as prolific as some voice actors, his range is extensive and versatile, and he's voiced countless minor characters in video games, many of them produced by Bioware.He's also a core member of the Edmonton based improvised soap opera Die-Nasty, and was the first of only two actors to remain on stage for 53 straight hours without rest. According to Mark, he's done it over twenty five times since his first time in the 1990s.Has a Twitter account.
- Mass Effect (The trilogy as a whole): Commander Shepard (male), all Hanar and Vorcha.
- Mass Effect 2: Niftu Cal, the biotic god, Prazza
- Mass Effect 3: Blasto the Hanar Spectre
- Red Sand (fan film): Colonel Grissom
- Dragon Age:
- Dragon Age: Origins: Experienced Elf Male Warden soundset, Mikhael Dryden, Athras, Werewolf Gatekeeper, numerous others
- Leliana's Song DLC: Tug
- Dragon Age: Origins Awakening: The Disciples, additional voices
- Dragon Age II: Jethann, Hybris, numerous others.
- Dragon Age: Origins: Experienced Elf Male Warden soundset, Mikhael Dryden, Athras, Werewolf Gatekeeper, numerous others
- Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition: Rasaad yn Bashir, Baeloth Barrityll
- The Long Dark: The unnamed male survivor in sandbox mode.
Tropes associated with Mark Meer
- Badass Baritone: As Shepard. It's also his normal speaking voice.
- Classically Trained Extra: He's said that his training in improv has let him jump right into any voice acting role with little preparation.
- Determinator: See Doing It for the Art below.
- Doing It for the Art: He spent 53 solid hours improvising on stage during an improv marathon, mostly because he loves it.
- Man of a Thousand Voices: His range is quite versatile, to say the least. He was originally hired by Bioware for Mass Effect to come up with the alien voices. Even though Bioware was impressed enough with him to hire him as the male Commander Shepard voice, he still voices several aliens in the trilogy, all of whom sound considerably different from his Shepard voice.
- One of Us: He loves Mass Effect, and always plays the games as both a Paragon and a Renegade. He's cosplayed as Commander Shepard at several different conventions. He's also well-versed in many of the memes spawned by the series.
- He's also cosplayed Hobgoblin.
- Overshadowed by Awesome: Happened with the first two Mass Effect games. A good amount of fans believed that VA veteran Jennifer Hale gave a better performance as Fem!Shep than Meer. The opinion mostly cooled by the third game.
- Platonic Life Partners: With Jennifer Hale.
- Promoted Fanboy: Kind of. While he obviously wasn't a fan of Mass Effect when he was chosen for the role of Shepard, he's a big fan of actors like Keith David, Jennifer Hale, Seth Green, and Lance Henriksen and thought it was awesome to work with them.
- Talking to Himself: Happens from time to time, given how he voices so many minor characters. In Mass Effect, whenever Male!Shepard talks to a Hanar, a Vorcha, or a few other characters, this trope comes into play.


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White Lightning, White Knight, and Zoom: Legal stimulants for how long?
Jan 2013 UPDATE: The chemicals used to make bath salts are now illegal. The latest indications are that the kinds of drugs collectively known as bath salts — essentially a ramped-up synthetic cocaine or meth substitute — can cause serious problems and is by most accounts not just worth it.
It is now a popular cultural belief that bath salts can even cause cannibalistic behaviour such as face-eating (e.g., attempts to literally chew and eat the face off another living person, as happened in Miami last year). In all fairness, however, I have since read other reports that the Miami face-eating incident was completely unrelated to drug use. (Source: How many 'zombie' incidents have happened dating back with the Florida incident? Yahoo Answers)
In any case, experimenting even minimally or conservatively with the synthetic drugs typically called bath salts seems like a really bad idea. IMHO, those who enjoy occasional recreational drug use and are willing to take the associated risks ought to simply limit themselves to enjoy natural (or naturally derived) substances with a long history and/or entheogenic potential… like marijuana (THC), opiates, peyote (mescaline), mushrooms (psilocybin), or cocaine.
- Florida cannibal did not have bath salts in his system – The Telegraph UK (Jun 2012)
- Bath Salts Can Lead To Violent Behavior, Liver Damage, Death (Part 2) – CBS, Los Angeles (Oct 2012)
- Woman, 21, Shares Her Struggle To Overcome Addiction To Bath Salts – CBS Los Angeles (Oct 2012)
- Face-Eating Cannibal Attack May Be Latest in String of 'Bath Salts' Incidents – ABC News, The Blotter (Jun 2012)
- How many 'zombie' incidents have happened dating back with the Florida incident? Yahoo Answers (Jun 2012)
Woman, 21, Shares Her Struggle To Overcome Addiction To Bath Salts
NOTE (Mar 2012):This 2011 post is WAY OUTDATED. Surfers can surely find a better resource. So-called bath salts have been uncovered and made illegal across the U.S.
NOTE: I have made an effort to provide accurate facts about these stimulant drugs or synthetic approximations of methamphetamine; however, the sources used contained some conflicting information. At the time of this writing (Feb. 2011), this post included more details than any other online report I could locate, which could account for why this post quickly became the most popular article on this site (and that's why I later removed this post). This is a summary of multiple news reports and other online resources; this article may be updated from time to time. [updates to this post]
Bath salt drugs in Panama City (YouTube)
This article is provided for informational purposes only; please do not experiment with these new synthetic drugs. If you are under the age of 18, you are forbidden to read the remainder of this post. Although we…
- strongly support true personal freedom and Libertarian values, (a political platform we'd like to see)
- are drug war abolitionists; we vehemently oppose the so-called War on Drugs (a warped, insane policy which has clearly caused great harm to the United States and its citizens),
- encourage decriminalization concerning possession and use of entheogens and natural drugs,
…the truth is that meth/methamphetamine and its synthetic approximations are not included among the substances anyone should be using recreationally (or otherwise).
Meth and its equivalents are not to be trifled with because putting these chemicals into the body produces ungodly spikes of the neurotransmitter dopamine, bringing about psychological and even physical addiction far more rapidly than with other substances. In fact, the dopamine surges are so drastically high that, before long, the brain's dopamine receptors are simply destroyed – in turn making it difficult for the meth user to feel simple, natural pleasure (possibly for a very long time). Unfortunately, the destroyed receptors do not heal or recover; however, the amazingly resilient human brain is able to use still-existing receptors as well as find some new pathways to accomplish some of what was lost, but probably never to return to pre-meth functioning of the central nervous system.
Dopamine performs a chemical messenger function in a manner similar to adrenaline (a.k.a. epinephrine), affecting brain processes that control our physical movement, our emotional response, and our ability to experience high and lows, pleasure and pain.
Methamphetamine usage destroys the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health of users and causes great harm to society at large. Have you ever seen before and after photos of real meth addicts? It's truly heartbreaking.
For the meth user, the trouble – the perceived trouble, at least – begins when the euphoric effect of the meth begins to wear off; this can cause severe withdrawal symptoms that are significantly more intense and longer-lasting than the withdrawal from popular, frequently prescribed pharmaceutical amphetamines (Adderall, Ritalin, etc.) or cocaine.
Bath salts banned in Florida (YouTube)
For at least several months now, a pair of new stimulants has been making the rounds in Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Texas, Indiana, Missouri, Washington, and most likely all across the United States. The effects of these synthetic stim drugs are frequently compared to cocaine and meth. They usually come in the form of a whitish crystals or powder. The drugs have many names, including White Lightning, White Knight, White Rush, Zoom, MDPK, Magic, Super Coke, PV, and probably a few dozen other names used regionally.
A Google search at 1:20am CST on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011 revealed news reports on this subject popping up all over the U.S., and most of these reports are very fresh. Many news stories about these drugs broke only last month. This is quite a serious issue; it appears these new synthetic drugs are exploding onto the scene everywhere.
Video: New class of amphetamine-like drugs
Most of these "new" stimulants are actually one of two drugs: MDPV or mephedrone.
Sellers of these compounds have developed workable cover stories, disguises, and misrepresentations to avoid stating outright that these products are used as mood-altering drugs, and that what they are selling is in fact dope. These alternate-use charades include incense, insect repellent, plant food, and – probably the most common – concentrated bath salts.
MDPV: White Knight (the name more common in Tennessee?) or Zoom is actually methylenedioxypyrovalerone, or MDPV, and is sold as a bath salt in small quarter-gram or half-gram bags, reportedly for around $25. MDPV appears to be the stronger of the two substances, and therefore potentially more dangerous.
Mephedrone: White Lightning is mephedrone and is sometimes sold or labeled as an insect repellent; reports say it is sold for around $45 per quarter-gram or half-gram bags.
Intended effects
MDPV acts as a stimulant and has been reported to have amphetamine-like or cocaine-type effects. Reports vary, however; an Atlanta drug user said it was the hardest drug he'd ever tried. Some drug users say MDPV not only packs a stronger stimulant punch than cocaine but also includes the psychotropic, hallucinogenic effects of LSD [what a history], psilocybin-containing magic mushrooms or shrooms (Genus: Psilocybe), peyote [Tracks of the Little Deer], mescaline, and other popular hallucinogens and/or entheogens. (Entheogenics – the religious use of hallucinogens, is a fascinating side topic that warrants a separate post; perhaps later, if time allows.)
The acute effects of these relatively new, synthetic, stimulant drugs may include:
Physical effects: Rapid heartbeat, rising blood pressure, vasoconstriction, excessive sweating
Mental & psychological effects: Euphoria, increases in alertness and awareness, increased wakefulness, sexual arousal, anxiety, agitation, perception of a reduced need for food and sleep
According to Wikipedia:
Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV or Zoom) is a psychoactive drug with stimulant properties which acts as a norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitor (NDRI). Reportedly, it has been sold since around 2004 as a research chemical. It is also known as MDPK, Magic, Super Coke, and PV. In 2010, it was reportedly sold as a legal drug alternative and marketed in the United States as "bath salts" (under such names as Cloud 9, Ivory Wave, Ocean, Charge Plus, White Lightning, Scarface, Hurricane Charlie, TranQuility, Red Dove, and White Dove).
Bath salt high: News report from Philadelphia (YouTube)
The stimulant effects of MDPV last roughly 3 to 4 hours, with the come-down effects lasting 6 to 8 hours. The after-effects include higher-than-normal heart rate and blood pressure, as well as mild stimulation. High doses have been observed to cause intense, prolonged panic attacks in stimulant-intolerant users, and there are anecdotal reports of psychosis from sleep withdrawal and also of dependence or addiction following periods of more frequent dosing intervals of increasing amounts. In other words, the side effects are basically what one would or should expect from a stimulant.
Unintended effects: Deaths, ER visits, violence
MDPV is apparently the stronger and more dangerous of the two drugs; unwanted symptoms or side effects reportedly include confusion, agitation, delirium, and paranoia.
At least 19 people have been treated in emergency rooms in Kentucky since September 2010 (through Feb. 2011).
Mephedrone has also been blamed for several deaths in Great Britain. In some cases, users have reportedly become suicidal.
One video news report referenced here (see video portion of Resources section) told of a user high on the bath salt drug who chased her mother with a machete. There's an increasing frequency of stories about suicide attempts, close calls, and suicidal thoughts, etc. while on these synthetic drugs.
Since the late summer of 2010, poison centers in many states have increased their awareness of and preparedness regarding these two drugs.
According to some drug treatment experts, the effects experienced after using these synthetic stimulants can be even harder to treat and may be even worse than crystal meth (methamphetamine) itself. [I doubt that very much…] They are also difficult to trace; the packages vary widely and may have slightly differing chemical compounds.
Availability, cost, packaging
These new stimulants are not cheap. Most packages reportedly cost between $25 and $50 for a half-gram; in Atlanta the reported price was $100 a gram.
Reports indicate these products are being sold at convenience stores in some states, and only at smoke shops or head shops in other states. This probably depends on existing state laws, which vary when it comes to the sale of paraphernalia and related products.
This writer is assuming, based on various reports, that here in Tennessee these new drugs are being sold only in certain shops: the stores that also carry assortments of pipes, water pipes or bongs, measuring scales, and other gray area, drug-related merchandise (in other words, head shops).
In Tennessee, these two substances are often packaged quite similarly; some display a lightning bolt on the wrapper.
Some stores that sell MDPV and mephedrone may not even be fully aware of exactly what they are selling. These stimulants are apparently widely available on the Internet. It appears MDPV and mephedrone were initially invented and manufactured in Europe.
Medical uses, comparison to popular Rx stimulants
Apparently, neither MDPV nor mephedrone have any history of FDA-approved medical uses. According to at least one source, MDPV has four times the potency of methylphenidate (one of the most popular prescription drugs), widely marketed and prescribed as Ritalin and Concerta.
More on methylphenidate
Methylphenidate has high potential for abuse and addiction due to its pharmacological similarity to cocaine and amphetamines. Methylphenidate, like other stimulants, increases dopamine levels in the brain, but at therapeutic doses this increase is slow, and thus euphoria does not typically occur except in rare instances. The abuse potential is increased when methylphenidate is crushed and insufflated (snorted), or when it is injected, producing effects almost identical to cocaine.
On January 6, 2011, the Governor of Louisiana banned it via emergency order.
According to the WSMV report, these drugs have already been banned in Kentucky; however, a December 2010 report referenced below (see Resources) clearly reports sales in Louisville, Kentucky.
Tennessee banned some similar substances which had been legal for a time (K2, Salvia), but these latest chemicals are different and therefore still legal – but surely not for very long. I have absolutely no doubt that White Lightning, White Knight – and any other product found to contain MDPV or mephedrone – will soon be outlawed in Tennessee.
Several months ago, a WSMV investigative team in Nashville reported on K2 (a.k.a. K3), a substance intended to mimic pot. According to police, the law enforcement community was not even aware of it – at least, not "formally" – until the Channel 4 news team told them about it. K2/3 was banned shortly after Tennessee lawmakers learned of it.
White Lightning (mephedrone) and Zoom (MDPV) are already scheduled drugs in the U.K. and they are finally starting to be seen as a problem in the United States, such as in Tennessee and Kentucky. The local news has only just begun to report White Lightning, and that means the popularity of it is probably about to explode.
Neither MDPV nor mephedrone show up in currently available drug screenings, but it's not because they are undetectable; so far, these drugs remain ahead of the legal system, so drug tests presently on the market have not been modified to detect them.
Another video starring these synthetic drugs
In the U.K., MDPV is a Class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, making it illegal to sell, buy, or possess without a license. Penalties include a maximum of five years and/or unlimited fine for possession; up to 14 years and/or unlimited fine for production or trafficking.
Resources: New stimulant drug all the rage
- Dangerous Stimulants Disguised as Bath Salts – The Landing of Newport Beach
- Law enforcement clear shelves of synthetic drugs (July 2011)- WBRZ – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Police Can't Confiscate Newest Drugs – Nashville, TN
- MDPV – a New Stimulant Drug
- Legal Substances Being Abused in Louisville, KY
- Incense used for more than smell
- Bath salts and plant foods are really legal drugs
- 'Bath Salts' New Legal Drug of Choice among Young
- Dangerous Drug Legal in Georgia
- Legal drug has same effect as cocaine and meth
- House OKs ban on 'bath salt' drug (Bowling Green Daily News, KY)
Video: Drugs masquerading as bath salts
- Bath Salt Used As Drugs, People go crazy
- Form of bath salt used to get high
- Bath salts banned in Florida – YouTube
- Bath salt high: A news report from Philadelphia – YouTube
Methamphetamine use, abuse
- The Meth Epidemic: How meth destroys the body – Frontline
- Watch The Meth Epidemic online now (an episode of Frontline on PBS) [dozens of Frontline episodes available for online viewing]
- Dopamine, Methamphetamines, and You – KCI, the Anti-Meth Site
- Methamphetamine – Parents: The Anti-Drug
- Methamphetamine – National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Other resources
Entheogenics: Honest-to-God mind expansion
At some point in the future, I might attempt to address the amazing subject of entheogenics in such a way as to be understandable – and perhaps even meaningful – to the layman; however, that's no easy task. Here are a few introductory links on the subject. You've probably heard the term "mind expansion" used in various discussions at some point in your past.
This is yet another example of the reason this blog is called Another day, another digression… looks like I've gotten way off topic once again!
Isn't mind expansion just the wishful fancy of a hippie drug user?
The answers to these kinds of questions clearly separate those who are experienced from those who aren't (which include the naysayers), as Jimi Hendrix might have put it (Are You Experienced?)… not necessarily stoned, but beautiful. Jim Morrison described the experience as to break on through to the other side. Time to end this controversial subject for now!
- Entheogen Project – Council on Spiritual Practices (CSP)
- Code of Ethics for Spiritual Guides – CSP
- Drugs that Shape Men's Minds: an essay by Aldous Huxley [Wikipedia]
- The Doors of Perception, by Aldous Huxley – Excerpt from The Doors of Perception: Istigkeit–wasn't that the word Meister Eckhart liked to use? "Is-ness." The Being of Platonic philosophy– except that Plate seems to have made the enormous, the grotesque mistake of separating Being from becoming and identifying it with the mathematical abstraction of the Idea. He could never, poor fellow, have seen a bunch of flowers shining with their own inner light and all but quivering under the pressure of the significance with which they were charged; could never have perceived that what rose and iris and carnation so intensely signified was nothing more, and nothing less, than what they were–a transience that was yet eternal life, a perpetual perishing that was at the same time pure Being, a bundle of minute, unique particulars in which, by some unspeakable and yet self-evident paradox, was to be seen the divine source of all existence.
- Online books relating to entheogens – Erowid Vault Library
- entheogenic.net Mission: To create the perfect visual soundscapes to help enhance and illuminate the mind within the entheogenic experience
- Tracks of the Little Deer – THC Ministry
- Psychoactive hotlinks – Mescaline.com
What if there were a drug that caused happiness and bliss?
If we could sniff or swallow something that would, for five or six hours each day, abolish our solitude as individuals, atone us with our fellows in a glowing exaltation of affection and make life in all its aspects seem not only worth living, but divinely beautiful and significant, and if this heavenly, world-transfiguring drug were of such a kind that we could wake up next morning with a clear head and an undamaged constitution – then, it seems to me, all our problems (and not merely the one small problem of discovering a novel pleasure) would be wholly solved and earth would become paradise. (Source: Aldous Huxley quote at mescaline.com)
Updates to this post
Saturday, February 5, 2011: This post was originally written and published.
Thursday, October 13, 2011: Added info about the negative effects of meth on the human body, added an introduction to the subject of entheogenics
Removed content
Saturday, February 05, 2011
This post (New, legal drugs available in Nashville, TN) was taken down in the spring of 2011, but was re-posted on Labor Day 2011 as a test (perhaps temporarily; we shall see). This post was removed because it had become the most popular post on this blog, and I did not want this subject matter to receive the most attention on my personal blog (Another day, another digression)…
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Hydraulic fracturing is the first thing on my mind these days. Well done, Governor Perry, well done.
Those chemicals that you fear so much? They are in ice cream at larger portions then what was discovered by the EPA in WY. I guess we need to stop eating ice cream also. Chemicals are both good and bad but then again Yardon has proven himself time after time to be a toad for the Democrats.
@Comment 10:27. Yeah! Shoot the messenger! Great way to undermine your point.
EPA Traced Pollution of Underground Water Supply to Hydraulic Fracturing
In 1982, Kaiser Gas Co. drilled and hydraulically fractured a natural gas well on the property of James Parsons in Jackson County, W. Va. The EPA concluded in a 1987 report to Congress that the process contaminated Parsons' water well with fracturing fluid . It is unclear how the "fracking" fluids may have entered the water well, but four old natural gas wells nearby could have been the conduits for contamination.
1- Hydraulic Fractures
According to industry studies, hydraulic fractures can extend up to 2,500 feet horizontally in any underground, well within range of old natural gas wells near Parsons' property. Studies found that fractures have broken into nearby oil and gas wells and that fracking fluid has migrated up old wells to the surface.
2- 1940s Wells Nearby
Four old natural gas wells were located within 1,700 feet of the gas well drilled on James Parsons' property. Each of the wells was "shot," an early fracturing process in which companies detonated explosives inside a well to help access gas or oil deposits.
3- Fluid Migration
Government studies have found that oil and natural gas waste fluids injected underground can migrate up old oil and natural gas wells.
4- Breakout into Aquifer
These fluids can break into aquifers near the surface if the old wells have deteriorated casings, lack cement plugs or contain cracked cement. This phenomenon is known as "salt water breakout." It is possible that hydraulic fracturing fluids migrated in a similar way into Parsons' water well.
frac you
The left has finally outed their agenda to destroy the US economy. First it was no blood for oil. Now we show them a safe and effective way to generate oil from our on land's bounty, which would create jobs and secure our energy independence, and they are still against it. Obama is showing himself to be the second coming of Osama more and more every day. If he gets his way, we will just continue shedding blood for oil and propping up his middle eastern/south american dictatorial brothers in oppression.
Yeah, a fear tactic made up by the left. Has 'Gubnor' Rick ever been to Wyoming? I guess there might be a Democrat up there somewhere, but I bet you won't find too many near Pavilion where folks have had their water poisoned and now there is chemical, what ol' Ricky might call' 'smart people stuff', evidence linking some of this to fracking. Thank God the Good Lord seeing fit to keep the French Cut grafter cowboy down there in Texas...not sure why He told Rick to run, but I guess He appreciates a good joke too.
So, what are the chemicals? In this articles, the author states, "The three-year study by the Environmental Protection Agency of well pollution near Pavillion, Wyo., concluded chemicals found in the town's drinking water likely are associated with hydraulic fracturing." OK, what are the chemicals. PCB's, hexanes, ...? Name a liquid, including water, that is not comprised of a mix of chemicals. So, what are the chemicals?
Sorry, but that EPA fracking study has less validity than the latest Global Warming fictions.
The most prevalent chemical they found was the dreaded Dihydrogen Monoxide. Dihydrogen Monoxide is known to cause hyponatremia, which unless treated can be fatal. I hear there was also some Sodium Chloride, Calcium and Magnesium, all hazardous chemicals when ingested in large quantities. You should be very cautious of drinking any water with these notoriously dangerous chemicals in it.
Are you nuts? Those dangerous chemicals that you speak of are all in ice cream. Do you understand that? Can your low IQ liberal mind grasp this? They have to date never been found in any significant levels anywhere that justifies your terror cries. You must be a lawyer, when the law is not on your side use facts, when the facts are on your side use the law., When both are on your side make up boogey men and attempt to terrorize the populace.
The fracking fear mongers are using this as the latest Spotted Owl ploy.
Why are you asking "What are the chemicals?" The chemicals are listed on http://fracfocus.org
So let's forget the hysterics and instead look att the public information listed on this and other websites. Most or all states will soon have mandadtory disclosures on all the additives so there are no secrets. The chemicals being pumped down are harmless and it is only the water that comes back up (flowback) that has potential to cause pollution. So it is not the chemicals added but the water that is already underground that is the issue.
The Wyoming town is being used because it is the perfect outlier for a study of fracking. The "wells" in question were very shallow (1500 feet) compared to most wells dug today (10,000 feet deep). Also, there was other drilling done in the 1950's in the area that may well have contributed to water degradation. The bottom line: most drinking water is drawn from wells between 150 to 250 feet deep. THe natural gas wells are usually two miles deep. As long as they are properly drilled, there is no impact on water quality. The left will do anything to destroy the industrial base of this country. Here, with Marcellus Shale and other sites, we have an opportunity to significantly reduce our depence on oil from the Arab world who hate us and fund terrorism against us. THis will mean tens of thousands of jobs plus lower cost energy for the US. So what do Obama and his EPA do? Try to undermine the entire effort with a shoddy report on a WYoming town who water issues may have nothing to do with fracturing. Typical political action from the left. The rest of us must not let them prevail!
Perry does not believe in evolution, climate change, environmental effects of any activity. Science and research are not christian, only giving your life to the Lord and prayer are the answers.
OH yes, and defending the church of the oil industry.
His defenders are also intellectual dark age idiots.
I love it when someone with no Technical Training or experience weighs in with an opinion on something they know nothing about. Movie Stars on immunizations, just about anyone on global warming and politicians on just about anything. Perry is an honest politician, likes anything his contributors do....
Anything for a buck, even polluting the environment for future generations.
The sky is falling. Let us look at a recent event, the Deepwater Horizon tradgedy. Supposedly the largest oil spill in USA history. Where is the oil? The green lobby has nothing but scare tactics left. The science does not back up anything they claim. The only thing that will stop the green lobby non-sense is tort reform. You loose you pay. The greens do not have that much money.
"Those dangerous chemicals that you speak of are all in ice cream."
I love this answer. You clearly have no idea what the hell you are talking about.
of course the marxist communist leftists want to destroy american jobs by outlawing hydraulic fracking. they are so stupid marxist chicago style thugs that they ambush real American patriots like Rick Perry and give them the opportunitty to loook like the leader this country needs. they just want us to believe thei religion of science on evolution and global warmings and the earth going around the sun. How stupid do they think we are? the sun clearly goes around the earth i watch it everyday.
It doesn't matter to the neocons if hydraulic fracturing fluid pollutes the environment, just as it doesn't matter if burning coal causes global warming, or stem cell research saves lives. The ideologues on the right will not be swayed by evidence and reason. And, their constituency is a nice big group of emotion-driven, know-nothing simpletons who are primed to accept things on faith. Match made in heaven.
If one eats ice cream in large quantities, that can also cause death.
"Those dangerous chemicals that you speak of are all in ice cream."
That ice-cream has damaged your brain and DNA,
Ice cream.... honestly !
Try organic ice-cream without all the preservatives.
Benzopyrene is a component of pitch. Related pentacyclic aromatic species include picene, benzofluoranthenes, and perylene.[1] Benzopyrenes are problematic because they intercalate into DNA, interfering with transcription. They are considered pollutants and carcinogens. They can be found in coal tar (after a forest fire), after eruption of volcanoes, in cigarette smoke, wood smoke, and in burnt foods such as coffee, barbecue and morning toast.
Evidence exists to link benzo[a]pyrene to the formation of lung cancer.
Have any of the reactionaries posting here actually read (or merely, skimmed, perused, glanced at, reviewed, etc.) the report?
So that explains why Perry is such an idiot. He's been eating that "fracking" ice-cream for too long.
Frack you too!
Oil feeds my family and pays my taxes. The good Lord gave us this planet to rule over it, so I'm wondering why the Middle East isn't part of the USA, like Hawaii? If it were, then we wouldn't be fracking in our own backyards. Far as I'm concerned, that's our oil buried underneith their sand.
So, after all the distractions the republican nominee is....
Willard Mitt Romney.
Who will he pick as his running mate?
Natural gas is geologic. In other words, it's everywhere. It isn't a 'fossil fuel'. Fracking a natural gas pocket can cause bleed to other sedimentary layers. In some places that can mean cross contamination , but it is very rare. Hydrogen-sulphite gas isn't something to be taken lightly. It is naturally occurring in some areas, such as the Giddings field in south Texas. The EPA should monitor ground water in natural gas areas where fracking has occured. Cross contamination of hydrogen sulphite into water supplies is rare but it can occur. It can also occur naturally without fracking. As far as worrying about the contaminates in the fracking fluid itself, that's like worrying about a flea on a rabid dog. HS gas is prominent in the Dakotas. Every oil man has to take precautions there. Nature can deliver powerful contaminates to ground water supplies without any help from man whatsoever. Sweet ground water can turn bad anywhere along a recently active geologic fault.
For donkeys, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. The sky is always falling on the donkeys. That's why donkeys bray. It's just what they do.
But then the oil industry tries to keep it all covered up until some disaster comes up.
We know your little game.
Just do not try to use an imbecile like Perry to be you science expert.
Good for you, Rick!
Hydrallic fracturing has been position by Environmentalists as a ilability. Most of their information is flawed or questionable. Overall, it's good that we have discussion on it.
Did Perry not elaborate, or does WW simply not report, HOW alleged pollution by fracking is a "fear tactic" of the left? Those are easy accusations to throw out, but - to borrow Perry's ingenius cliche - do they hold any water?
Jeff B. Willis : Hydrallic fracturing? You mean phallic fracturing perhaps you stupid p rick!
The donkeys are criticizing spelling now. It's the only ammunition they have left.
I would expect nothing less from Governor Perry. He should make a campaign stop in Pavillion, Wyoming. I am sure someone would be happy to serve him a glass of water.
Rick Perry has shown himself to be an idiot with absolutely no chance of becoming president, much less the Republican candidate.
Proper spelling is a sign of self respect and respect for others.
No one cares about Perry.
"The left will do anything to destroy the industrial base of this country."
"...the marxist communist leftists want to destroy american jobs..."
"The left has finally outed their agenda to destroy the US economy."
You have to wonder at the so-called minds that think up and write crap like this. Even if only half-serious, people who excrete such junk apparently don't stop to ask themselves for what possible purpose crazy leftists, etc etc, would seek to destroy their own economy. Stalinist dictatorship, I suppose. The fantastical allegations and conspiracies that bloom like weeds in right-wing minds only serve to make the right, and the country, look ridiculous, domestically and internationally.
As for fracking chemicals "in ice cream," all I can say is, Not in any ice cream I eat or would ever eat. You can buy food without harmful chemicals these days, you know. Check it out.
On this issue, god job Gov. Perry. The much touted three year EPA study at a cost of over 1.5 Million Dollars failed to account for the grease like product, called pipe dope, they used to lubricate the joints of pipe they screwed together and ran in their monitor wells. They discovered trace amounts of hydrocarbons that are attributable to their own work. How ironic is that.... All the best.
Anonymous @ 1:23 wrote:"No one cares about Perry."
Typical rhetorical response from someone who makes Dumb & Dumber look like Einstein & Edison...
If Dumb and Dumber look like Einstein and Edison they may be more than intelligent than Perry who is ever dumber than Dumb and Dumber.
You go boy, try to make Perry relevant.
Almost all of you are inept and are biased to your cause or way of thinking
A lot of NG production is from wells above 10,000 ft,too!
The " deep water well" could also be called a NG well.
"fracing often extends 2,500 ft?" Fact - it most often does not and dependens on the reservoir properties. Period
And on and on......
The facts are the EPA study was grossly inept (my word of the day) and should be ignored. Any reasonable person for or against would agree.
...from a petroleum engineer that is sick of talking about this with the foolish 99%. Yes proud to be the 1% here. Maybe the .001%
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