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has happened in this segment. politico magazine's glen thrush, thanks. congrats on the story. >> thank you. >> that is all for now. see you back here tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. eastern. "the ed show" is up next. good evening, americans. welcome to "the ed show" live from new york. let's get to work. >> the keystone pipeline today. >> if we welcome the u.s. state department's report. >> even the study they put out paves the way for keystone. >> keystone xl would not have a significant environmental impact. >> complex. you think the keystone pipeline is complex? >> goodness gracious. >> approval of the keystone xl pipeline is not in the national interest. >> obviously, this is an issue where there are strongly felt opinions on all sides. >> it's been understudied for five years. we build pipelines everywhere in america every day.
>> the president is going to approve the xl pipeline. >> he also picked up his pen and finally approved the keystone pipeline. >> i don't know why he's going to wait two or three months to do it. >> my guess is he'll say yes to keystone. >> write it down, he is going to approve the xl pipeline. there is no defending not opening the xl pipeline. >> there's nothing complex about the keystone pipeline. it's time to build it. bye. >> oh, no, no, no, speaker boehner, it's very complex. good to have you with us. thanks for watching. we start tonight with some major news on the keystone xl pipeline. wednesday night the state department's inspector general, that's right, he's been looking this whole thing over, he stood by the state department report on the keystone xl pipeline. the inspector cleared the department of any allegations or wrongdoing of improperly hiring erm, an outside consulting firm with ties to the oil industry,
that wrote this whole report that everybody is up in arms about. there was no conflict of interest, the final word from the inspector general. the inspector general said the state department substantially followed its prescribed guidance and at times was more rigorous than that guidance. interesting. now, this latest news has republicans calling for the president of the united states to fast track the pipeline. let's go. what are we waiting for? a spokesperson for house speaker john boehner said it's long past time the president stop pandering to extremist allies and just approve it so we can get people back to work. hold it right there. mr. boehner, i have been to nebraska. the jobs that you're referring to are temporary. they're not long term. so don't be trying to play this thing that it's going to be a big boost when it comes to creating jobs in america. it will be short term.
now, the speaker hasn't been shy about his support for the pipeline. he throws the jobs thing out all the time. boehner's been putting serious pressure on the president to approve the pipeline for months. >> it's bad enough he continues to block the keystone pipeline, which his own administration says would mean tens of thousands of new jobs. he can also pick up his pen and finally approve keystone pipeline. last week the state department produced yet another report showing that we already knew -- that there's no reason, scientific or otherwise, to block this project any longer. do you think the keystone pipeline is complex? it's been understudied for five years. we build pipelines everywhere in america every day. >> so, mr. boehner, do you think the president of the united states should just say the heck with the state supreme court in nebraska and just do something federal over state's rights? i thought your writings were all about state's rights and backyard control? democrats still don't trust boehner and the state department
report. arizona's congressman isn't happy with the state department's report. he released a statement saying the inspector general was only asked whether to examine whether the state department followed its own flawed process for selecting a third-party contractor. the fact that the answer is yes doesn't address any outstanding concerns about the integrity of erm's work. oh, yeah. the congressman wants the devil in the detail to come to the party. now, it's not just a state department report democrats are concerned about. senators barbara boxer and also sheld sheld sheld sheldon whitehouse are investigating health concerns. the senators wrote john kerry asking for an immediate and comprehensive study on how tar sands oil would affect health. on wednesday, both whitehouse and boxer said health impact of tar sands oil are being ignored.
>> we need to clearly understand that as tar sands oil flows to our gulf coast refineries, it will increase toxic pollution that already travels here. >> it is important we make this decision with our eyes wide open to the health effects, to the climate effects, and not just take at gospel parts of a report. >> meanwhile, there are also growing concerns about the quality of the xl pipeline itself. i mean the physical pipeline itself. is it any good? when i was in nebraska, i spoke with a man named byron seskel. if the pipeline is approved it's going to run right through his land. he gave us i thought a very interesting illustration of the pipeline. >> this goes through your land, doesn't it? >> yes. it goes across my property, splits it right in half, 1.2 miles. my visual aid is this is how big
the pipeline is, only it is not this thick. it is 0.478, something of that, and it's made in india. okay. as you can see, it has some flex to it. you know? this pipeline is not rigid. it's unsafe as far as i'm concerned. you know, they can say it's coated, you know, with some type of coating to make it safer. as far as their electronic system for leak, i have a trans-canada memo that says it will leak 1% to 2% undetected. >> 1% to 2% undetected. he's got a visual aid. i've got a visual aid. it's no secret i'm a canadian businessman too. i have a fishing lodge up in canada. let me tell you about regulations, my friends. it's very interesting. this is our 6,000-gallon diesel gas tank. this one's for ab gas.
what are all these things? oh, yeah. that's regulated. you have to put these highway jobbers up there, and they've got to be four feet from the tank and they've got to be 36 inches apart by regulation. this tank has to be inspected every two years. it has to be tagged or they'll put me out of business and i really get really ornery when i can't catch fish. you know what i mean? here's the bottom line. this is a double-walled tank. or i couldn't be in business. in other words, you have to have two sheets of iron in this tank in case there's some kind of a spill. then there has to be a catching mechanism on the outside, which is what that wall is. then of course this has to be up to code, that has to be up to code, the nozzle up to code and anything within 25 feet up to code. i got all kinds of regulations when it comes to fuel in canada. hmm. trans-canada. isn't that the oil company that's trying to build this pipeline?
why don't they have these scheduled to be all along the pipeline? why don't they have a requirement for a double thickness? why is it they're always picking on the little guy? and why is it there have been so many leaks and there have been no changes? i can tell you if there was a leak out of that tank environmental folks from canada would be all over me at the lake and they would be coming up with all kinds of recommendations on what i have to do with that tank. so maybe this is just a situation where it is such a huge company that they can come in and pretty much do whatever they want and write the damn regulations if they don't like them. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. on the's question -- would you let the keystone xl pipeline run through your backyard? text a for yes, b for no to 67622. you can go to our blog at e ed.msnbc.com. we'll bring results later nonthe
show. senator sheldon whitehouse and john o'connor, who studies the health effects of the tar sands oil. gentlemen, great to have you with us. senator, you first. are you happy with the state department inspector general's repo report? your thoughts. >> no i'm not. i think it has cleared the hurdle of being disqualified as a conflict of interest in violation of the department's own guidelines. but it's clear that as a report it is infected with the bias of the oil industry from which this consultant comes. and i think that there are flaws in the report that we're still looking into. but one of them was that i think the that the evidence we brought out in the environment of public works committee was new and hadn't been adequately considered. that was dr. o'connor's work showing the downstream harm from those near the mining of the tar sands and the testimony from a community organizer in texas
about those who have health damage because of the refining of tar sands-type crude oil. and then those who are near the pepco, the waste product of it in detroit and chicago with really telling stories about children literally having to flee the baseball field to get away from the cloud of choking dust that was blown off the dump. >> mm-hmm. dr. o'connor, i keep hearing this, that the tar sands oil is far more toxic than anything else that the being refined anywhere in the world. is that correct, sir? >> absolutely. >> it is correct that there's nothing worse coming out of the ground on the face of the earth than this oil that's going to come out of the tar sands. >> all the information we have supports that. >> dr. o'connor, how toxic is it when it comes to imposing possible health risks on society? >> i guess from the point of
view of what's leased into the environment, you know, at both ends, i'm more familiar with the mining end of it, the digging it out of the ground. independent science has thanked god piled up indicating there's a big impact and release of a lot of carcinogenic material into the environment, which may well be linked up with the health issues that have arisen downstream, especially in the community of ft. chipewan, about an hour's flight north downstream. >> and doctor, how much oil could be leaked out of a pipeline lfr it would become very serious in your opinion? >> i would have to hazard a guess at that and i would like to leave that up to the experts. >> okay. senator, do you expect the state department to give this a stamp of approval? john kerry gave a very pointed speech a couple of weekends ago about this, almost to the point writ's going to be hard for him to back away and give the
president a recommendation for approval. and do you think that this state department report is credible? >> i think that there are flaws within the state department report, but i also want to say that if you actually look at the state department report it's a lot more balanced than the republican version of the report. the republican version of the report, if you listen to speaker boehner, is that this was a big, fat green light, there are no problems, just go on right ahead. and in fact the report says that the downstream effect of burning all this tar sands would be the equivalent, official correctly, of 5.6 million cars running out in the -- on the roads per year and that the pipeline at certain oil prices is the difference between all of that pollution and not. so, you know, i think that there are things that john kerry can find in that report that would support a decision not to go forward with the pipeline, and i think if you look at the flaws
in the report and look at it with clear eyes, that's the direction that he should be leaning. and, you know, the republicans want to stampede this project through. they are getting hundreds of millions of dollars from the oil, coal, coke brothers, polluting industry consortium, and they want to try to create an atmosphere of stampede, and that's why there's all this false urgency about it and zero interest in the health effects and outright denial of the climate change effects. makes it a lot easier for them, and if they don't even believe climate change is happening or that carbon pollution contributes to it. >> senator, you mentioned the coke brothers. are they behind this to your knowledge? >> i don't know that they're behind it, but there's an awful lot of money that supports the republican party that comes out of the coal industry, out of the oil industry, out of the gas industry, out of the technological folks that support those industries, and the coke brothers are deeply involved in those industries. so it's part and parcel of a
large powerful industry that at this point appears to have an absolute death grip on the republican party to the point that they can't even talk about climate change any longer. >> and, senator, do you want more information? do you want a health impact study on this? what would satisfy you from the health perspective in the dangers here? >> i think when you've heard from dr. o'connor about the increase in cancers in the area of the mining, when you've heard from the community organizer from port arthur, texas, about the increase in health effects down in the refining area, when you've heard from the community environmental groups that are having to deal with the petco problem, there are questions that should be answered and could be answered in a thorough report. and i also think that there are real issues of where the focus should be within this report. there's actually some quite good information in it that cuts very hard against allowing the keystone pipeline. >> okay. and dr. o'connor, on the ground,
where this type of oil has been extracted in the past, you have seen significant and your research shows that there has been significant increase in cancer? >> exactly. in aboriginal communities that are far off the beaten track, but unfortunately at the receiving end of the river that's been used to provide water to assist this type of mining, 30% higher rate of cancer in the community of 1,100 people, a traditional aboriginal people where 80% of the community lives off the hand, they hunt, fish, trap, and gather. amazing when you consider that overall cancers in first nations is lower than nonfirst nations, it makes it even more significant. the alberta government and the canadian government promised when this report came out in 2009 that they would do comprehensive health studies. they have walk aid way from the community and from ft. mckie,
where i'm formally based. a disgrace. >> they have not followed up with what they said they were going to be do with health impact studies. >> absolutely not. and with all the science and the independent science that has piled up indicating contrary to what the industries and governments have been saying that this industry is having a major impact on the environment, there's still no movement. incredible in this day and age. >> finally, senator whitehouse, would this not be a huge symbolic statement by the president and this country if the president -- and it is his decision -- were to deny this pipeline to come through america? >> i think it would be a very strong statement that at long last this government and the united states is serious about climate change, it's serious about the harm that carbon pollution is doing in our atmosphere, is doing in our oceans, and it's serious about trying to address the effects that in my home state of rhode island, for instance, we're
already seeing. we've got 10 inches more sea lapping against our shores and in a big storm that makes a big difference to a small state like ours. >> okay. senator sheldon whitehouse and dr. john o'connor, appreciate your time tonight. thanks for joining us on "the ed show." up next, jan brewer finally did the right thing in arizona. mike rogers joins me to discuss what took her so long and why conservatives are fuming about it. still ahead, the white house called for public opinions on the keystone xl pipeline. and you answered. we'll share your comments and bring you more from nebraska. knows her way around a miniskirt. can run in high heels. must be a supermodel, right? you don't know "aarp". because aarp is making finding the career you love, no matter what your age, a real possibility. go to aarp.org/possibilities to check out life reimagined for tools, support, and connections. if you don't think "i've still got it" when you think aarp, then you don't know "aarp". find more surprising possibilities
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the investigation were jobing about creating traffic problems for political enemies. >> we're going through an internal investigation. >> governor chris christie says bridgegate is just water under the bridge. >> i'm not going to give into hysteria. >> this is madness, it's madness i tell you. >> you folks are the only people at the moment who are asking me about this. >> this is really becoming like a weird obsession thing. >> i will be damned if i let any of this stuff get in the way of my real job. >> he needs to focus on his job as governor. >> this is my real job. >> and today's top trender. do the right thing. >> after six days of protests -- >> what took you so long? >> governor jan brewer changed the chance to cheer, vetoing senate 662. >> they willingly put together a piece of legislation that was going to discriminate. >> the deal is broadly worded and could result in unintended and negative consequences. >> righties sajan brewer's in the wrong for her veto of senate bill 1062. >> this is not tolerating
people's religious beliefs. >> we're being besieged. >> this is denying my right as christian to exercise my conscience. >> we feel, people of faith, our rights are being whittled away in the name of gay rights. >> effectively eviscerating the first amendment rights of freedom of speech, expression, and religious expression for the people of arizona. >> joining me tonight from rawstory.com, mike rogers, longtime activist as well. thanks for doing the ride raid owe show from time to time. i appreciate it very much. >> thank you, ed. >> this has been a hot topic, no question about it, the last couple days. okay. so the republicans in arizona, they full throated vote for it then they run away from it. what's this about? >> i think what it is about is that the american people, and more importantly in arizona, this example, is business, the businesses of this country stood up and said everybody slow down a minute because we have hundreds of thousands and millions of lgbt employees at our companies and this is not acceptable. i think these conservatives, as
they often do, try to get things in under the radar, they try to slide things through, and then once they're nailed and caught on that, this is what happens, it becomes a big brouhaha and the country stands up and says, no, we're not a country based in discrimination. >> as a gay man and journalist, what is your response to the proponents saying, well, you're infringing upon religious freedom? >> i have no idea what that means, actually, ed, because they have all these wonderful concerns about impugning religious freedom and standing in people's ways, and they can't point to examples, in arizona, the governor even admitted it. we don't have one case, she said, that anybody can point to in this law. so it's clearly about them and their politics. >> they don't have one case, what took her so long? it's a two-page bill. >> well, she's got a lot of publicity to put out there for herself. she has a real opportunity to be the focal point of attention, which we all know jan brewer loves, and it actually is to me -- i really have to say it
was a two-page bill. she could have read it the second it arrived on her desk and should have immediately, if not immediately within a matter of hours that corporations and leaders were coming out and saying no, i don't know what took her three or four days p. >> do you anticipate these kinds of reckless types of legislation being thrown out in legislative sessions? are we going to see a slowdown of this or is it still going to be full terror plot snl will this affect it at all? >> well you know people like michele bachmann on the show and people who are, like, we have to do this, and those bills are there. they've been there in mississippi, one under consideration in georgia. but i think the lesson has been made very clear and all of those guys are backtracking much like the people in arizona who voted for it and then said uh-oh, this is really bad. those guys are ripping those bills right out of consideration. in mississippi, they're declaring we need a further look at this, another angle we want to make sure. in other words, they know the damages it will inflict. >> are these coming to the floor
of both chambers and a lot of states because of the activist groups that are well funded by people who definitely want social change? i mean, or is this really coming from someone who is elected and genuinely goes back to his or her office and sits down and writes this? or is this stuff you think being corporately handled to them and then of course they don't want to become a target at election time, they'll go along with the fraternity? >> i think it's a little bit of both and you're right, thigh thai get into the position, these crazy right-wingers throw up all this stuff and in step these politicians and they validate it by participating in it. when you listen to what some of them say, do you really believe this or are you just spewing those talking points? and in most cases these guy have no understanding and they are spewing talking points. the fact that they're being elected and doing it is what's a big part of the problem. >> okay. mike rogers, rawstory.com, good to have you with us. thanks so much. >> thank you, ed. coming up, just one week left to make sure the white
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welcome back to "the ed show." tonight we continue our series on the keystone xl pipeline. this is divided heartland, the american debate. all week we have been bringing you stories from real people in nebraska who live and work around the site of the proposed pipeline. tonight we focus on the obama administration's call for your opinions. the public comment period ends next week, march 7th. >> the state department has gone through its review. there is now a comment period. >> i'm hoping president obama
does a better job of listening to americans than some of our state officials have listened to nebraska nebras nebraskans and realized that this is just going to turn the united states into an alleyway. for foreign product going from one foreign country to the open market. >> mr. president, you know, this has been reviewed by the state department for years. everybody's had a fair amount of time to discuss the issue. both sides have given their points of view. and ice time to approve this pipeline. >> president obama tells us to be the change, that this is the year of action, and secretary kerry just gave a world speech about climb change and how that is a weapon of mass destruction. >> if the president was standing here now, what would you tell him? >> i'd say that i as a si zen of nebraska am in favor of the
pipeline. >> it boil downs to one man, president obama. >> i would ask him if he would willingly sleep 275 feet away from a 36-inch pipe of sludge and poison. day after day after day after day. if that's something that he really would feel comfortable doing. personally, i don't. >> the shift to a cleaner energy economy won't happen overnight. and it will require some tough choices along the way. >> -- the president in the national interest comment period. i guess i would use the word nation, we're a nation of people. and if something is in the national interest, i would think that each person in the nation should somehow be better for the project if it's found in the national interest. >> when our children's children look us in the eye and ask if we did all we could to leave them a
safer, more stable world with new sours of energy, i want us to be able to say yes, we did. >> it's time to step up. you can't say these things and make these speeches and then be the hypocrites that don't do something when it's on their plate. >> the president made climate change a top priority during his state of the union address. and hz tried to change the game with executive orders to reduce carbon emissions. >> over the past eight years the united states has reduced our total carbon pollution more than any other nation on earth. >> television and not keep on this road of using dirty fuel. so i think it is not in our national interest. i think the president gets that. i think he's asking us to step up to the plate and support him. >> and all of us are serious about climate change and diversifying our energy sources. >> this is something that we have to deal with. it has to affect all of our decisions at this station because the science is
irrefutable. it has consequences for our businesses, for our jobs, for our families, for safety and security. >> it is time. and i think america is moving towards being ready to put their money where their mao is as far as the investment we need to make in america. >> so if president obama and john kerry have to look in the mirror and ask if they're serious when they give those speeches. >> we only have one planet. we do have to point to the future and show leadership. >> well, here it is. you know, here's the national stage or the international stage for it. >> i would call out to black eagle, as he's known to the native people. we were not consulted. we have not signed off, and we deserve that signatory status. >> we have serious and grave concerns about, you know, just the basic safety of our people. >> the tribe is poised to stand the line and keep the pipeline
from going through this territory. >> president obama now has the chance to make a huge symbolic statement to the world by not giving big oil what it wants in the middle of the country. >> it's right in front of him now. you know, we've got to be the leaders for it. and i can bring him out here, like what's going on outside right now. we've got 30-mile-per-hour wind blowing. it's time he we look for renewables. >> when you brushed your teeth this morning and switched on that switch, did that come from water turbines, nuclear, wind, or coal? we need to look at renewables. >> i believe that the most valuable thing here is protecting the largest aquifer in the united states. >> do you want clean water and good food or do you want oil? >> sometimes there's a fine line between being a good neighbor and being a fool.
we don't want to be the fools. >> "the ed show" media has been active on this issue for weeks. today we asked for your messages for president obama, and i'm just going to read a cup toll you. our first from deanna. "if you care as much about the country as you say you do, you will not pass this." quite a strong statement. our next response comes from george. he says, "i would prefer to see this product transported by pipeline than by truck or rail." and our next response comes from patsy. "people in the country, in this country, are supposed to have rights. i'm sick and tired of rich corporations thinking that their rights supersede those of regular citizens." and our last response tonight comes from rick. he says, "the oil trains are untenable and we are stuck with oil for years to come. we need the nasty stuff, so transport it in the best, safest
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welcome back to "the ed show." the greatest privilege any american has is the right to vote in a representative government. members of congress have a responsibility to represent the people who sent them there. in rural nebraska, the people i met last friday are getting a raw deal. many of them traveled to washington to talk to congressman terry lee and senator mike johanns concerning the pipeline. tonight this is their story. ♪ in the breadbasket of america, where corn is king, everything surrounding this fight has been taller than corn. from the lobbying effort to the misinformation campaign, these concerned citizens feel big oil has tried to confuse the
residents of nebraska, and it seems that everybody is in on the game. >> he sent an e-mail to his supporters saying that their electricity bills will go up unless the keystone xl pipeline is approved. that is outrageous. it is outrageous. >> so the fear tactic is out there as well? >> oh, sure, yeah. >> absolutely. >> you were told that your electricity rates are going to go up unless the pipeline is built? >> yep. >> and that's the type of tactics that not only representative terry uses, but alec and americans for prosperity. all of those groups on the far right who don't care actually about protecting farmers and ranchers, they'll put them in their political ads. but when it comes time, when the rubber hits the road, where are they? have a single republican leader stood with us throughout this time? >> these activists have exhausted every effort, taking trips to washington to make sure their voices were heard. unfortunately, they were met with unusual resistance. >> we've been to speak with him personally, and we were told we won't talk tar sands with you.
i have never been so appalled in my life of, you know, taking my own personal time, my own money to go meet in a representative's office in washington, d.c. that is supposed to represent me, and they told us as a group that they wouldn't talk with us about the issue. >> so you went to washington. >> yes. >> with the issue. >> yes. >> and you were denied conversation? >> yes. >> in a representative government. >> yes. >> there was a subject that was off the the table. >> yes. >> what is your response to that? >> unbelievable. the next statement was you want to know my record on the environment and we're like yeah. and he said zero. >> i used to think whoever you elected in office, they were working for you, for the guy that got him in there. i woke up. i was that naive. until we went to washington, until we went senator johannes' first comment to us was i don't care about you and the pipeline.
>> wait a minute. he used to be the governor -- >> yes, yes. >> and he used to be the ex-secretary. >> exactly. >> now he is a united states senator, he said what? >> he does not care about us and the pipeline. >> senator johannes, along with 44 other republican senators have signed a letter to president obama urging approval of the project. so before keystone, you really weren't mad at politicians, were you? it doesn't sound like it. >> no. >> going along. >> all this process has done is soured some really good americans about how their government works. >> i think our elected officials have done a dirty trick on us. they kind of sold us out. you know, lee terry out of omaha, governor heineman, name it. everyone who has come out in favor of the pipeline that are supposed to be working for us.
i want to ask each and every one of them if you think this is such a great plan, if you think this is such a good thing for america, then why don't you put it on state and federal lands? really. you could certainly go down the road ditches. why it is you're asking landowners, private citizens, why are we being asked to handle all the risk? because it's -- anything that's built by man is not infallible. so there is going to be accidents. there is going to be leaks. there is going to be things that happen. and why are we the ones that have to be -- have to be holding the bag when that happens? >> jim around theick, one of the members of bold nebraska.org that joined me last friday joins us tonight. jim, good to have you with us. it's been a very eventful week.
more comments coming from congress. you tried to contact congressman terry lee of nebraska since you went to washington? >> no, i haven't. i haven't tried to make any contact with lee terry. >> and describe the trip that you had and how it all worked out. >> well, we went down to washington, a group of us landowners and people from bold, nebraska. and we went to, you know, see our representatives and take part -- take part in the rally for the climate. and as we were down there for that, we had meetings set up in which, like, we would go to see the one the senator johannes, he just talked to us maybe for three minutes and then it was just his staff.
but he was very -- he was on the defensive from the minute he got in the room saying i don't care about you or the pipeline. you know, it's -- this is my vote on it. it's going through. it's what he wanted. and it's been the same. lee terry, you meet with his staffers and, you know, for the most part, most of them are zoned out on you anyways. >> do you think that there is any way you can turn the decision in your favor? do you feel like you have some momentum, or do you think you're chasing this? >> no, when i found out about the pipeline and found out some of the truer facts about it and what transcanada was really up to, you know, i really did feel like, you know, gosh, we're going to try to put up this fight and we're going to try to do everything we can, but it's
like about the end of the game. and i'm late getting there to the party anyways. and in this fight. but as we've gone on over the last few years, we've gained significant momentum. and the striking down of lb-1161 has just been a huge uplift to a lot of people, and it's opened a lot of eyes. and everybody has told us, this pipeline is going to go through, and transcanada said over and over again, it's always three months, and it's going to be going. it's this amount of time and we'll be rolling. and it will be going. and they send you the letters. they say sign up now with us because the money is going down. and you better get on board with us because you're only going to lose out. and here we are now, you know, we're still standing. we're standing stronger. you know, and the president is hearing our voice. and people like you, ed, are picking up us and letting us tell our story. and i feel we've got a lot of
momentum. i feel this thing has gone to our favor. >> jim, there is 75 miles of land that has not been decided upon. is that correct, of the 275 across nebraska? how determined are these landowners not to give in to transcanada? >> oh, we're very determined. transcanada and their people will tell you, they've got 90% of the line, it's locked up, you know, these people are ready to go. you know you want to look us at us, and people look on that map and they see a line and they say this ain't no big deal. we're people, you know. the landowners, the farmers, the ranchers. people that make their lives off this land. and we're standing united, and we get stronger as this fight continues, you know. and there is more people joining us every day. and there is people that, you know, transcanada, you don't get that earlier number of people that might have signed up
because they thought they had to. there was that risk. transcanada threatened me three times with eminent domain after the governor approved that. >> jim tarnick, we'll stay on the story. i appreciate your time tonight. thanks for speaking up. congressman lee terry agreed to join us on the program tonight. but because of votes in congress, he was unable to join us this evening. he will appear on this program next week. that's "the ed show." i'm ed schultz. "politicsnation" with reverend al sharpton starts right thought. good evening, rev. >> good evening, ed. and thanks to you for tuning in. i'm live tonight from washington, d.c. tonight's lead, new documents in the chris christie bridge scandal revealed. we're learning more about the actions of key christie aides and allies before, during, and after the lane closings. the information comes from david wildstein. the former bridge official who carried out the lane closings. he's the one who replied


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Enlargement of the European Union: milestones and future outlook
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For over fifty years, since the establishment of the European Coal and Steel Community under the Schuman Plan in 1950, the European Communities and subsequently the European Union (EU) have brought their member states peace and stability.
What began with a population totalling 200 million in the six founding members of Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands is now a grouping of 28 members with a population of more than half a billion. Today the European Union (EU) is the world's largest economic region and also a community of values. Its members are committed to democracy, the rule of law, freedom and human rights, they conduct many aspects of policy on a community basis.
The six founding members were: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
Six rounds of enlargement to date
Six rounds of enlargement have taken place to date:
- 1 Jan. 1973: Accession of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom
- 1 Jan. 1981: Accession of Greece
- 1 Jan. 1986: Accession of Portugal and Spain
- 1 Jan. 1995: Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden
- 1 May 2004: Accession of Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia
- 1 Jan. 2007: Accession of Bulgaria and Romania (end of the fifth round of enlargement)
- 1 July 2013: Accession of Croatia
The so-called "eastern enlargement" of 1 May 2004, which brought ten new countries into the EU, was a great political and economic challenge as well as a great achievement – for the new and the old members, the people of these countries and the EU institutions. With the accession of Bulgaria and Romania on 1 January 2007, the fifth and largest round of enlargement was concluded – and Europe's division after World War II finally ended. Croatia's accession on 1 July 2013 makes it the second country of the former Yugoslavia to join the European Union.
Enlargement – outlook for the future
Following the most recent accession of Croatia on 1 July 2013, the EU is now conducting accession negotiations with Turkey, Montenegro and Serbia. Negotiations with Iceland have been suspended. The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Albania are official candidate countries. The remaining countries of the Western Balkans (Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo) have the status of potential candidate countries.
The EU's enlargement policy has been a crucial agent of transformation in a large number of European countries. The prospect of EU membership has clearly given the candidate countries a major incentive to push ahead with reforms. The enlargement process has made for greater political and economic stability in Europe and strengthened freedom, democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights. The enlarged internal market has helped increase the EU's competitiveness and prosperity. The enlarged EU of currently 28 members now carries greater clout in the international arena. As a global player, it is today better equipped to respond to global challenges such as climate change, environmental protection, competitiveness, migration and financial market regulation.
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4. Buck, Who Traveled 500 Miles to Find his Pet Parent
When Mark Wessells was moving, he decided to leave his beloved black labrador with his father some 500 miles away from his home in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. But Buck had other plans – he wanted to stay with his pet parents. Buck escaped from the yard and the family was never able to find him. A few months later, a man found Buck wandering around a neighborhood back home in Myrtle Beach, and when he couldn't find anyone to claim the dog, decided to keep him. He took him to the vet, who checked for a microchip. Buck was reunited with Wessells, and the rest is history!
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5. Emily, The Cat Who Traveled from Wisconsin to France
How did a cat cross an ocean? By wandering into a shipping container, of course. Emily wandered into a paper company's distribution center near her hometown of Appleton, Wisconsin. The shipping container made stops in Chicago and Belgium before making it to its final destination in Nancy, France. Workers there read her tags and called her vet back in the United States. Emily was eventually reunited with her family — and she even flew first class back home!
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6. Capitán, the Devoted Companion
You might need to break out the tissues for this one. Capitán the German Shepard was crushed when his human companion passed away in 2006. He even ran away from home, leaving the rest of the family behind. After searching high and low for the devastated pooch, the family finally found him: at his human companion's grave site. Capitán had never been to the site, leading the family to believe that he found it by tracking the man's scent. And, for the past six years, Capitán refused to budge.
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Acclaimed poet and 2014 Distinguished Alumna Adele Kenny '70 has published her 23rd book, a collection of 52 prose poems titled A Lightness, a Thirst, or Nothing at All (Welcome Rain Publishers). The publisher describes the new book as "intensely focused, compressed, and sharp-edged. These poems startle, surprise, and tell us things about ourselves that we didn't know." Kenny, a resident of Fanwood, N.J., is the poetry editor of Tiferet Journal.
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University of Michigan-Flint Alumni Relations
The Office of Alumni Relations adds value to the alumni experience through fostering university spirit and managing communications. Our programs are designed to build leadership, create traditions, support students, and foster connections among our 30,000 alumni. Our office, in collaboration with the University of Michigan Alumni Association, is your tie to the Leaders and Best.
6th Annual Go Blue on the Bricks, Aug 14th
"Drivers, start your engines!" the race marshal boomed. Revved-up motors thundered and with a flash of the green flag, race fever swept alumni at the Go Blue on the Bricks party.
Cheering for 2-foot-long wooden cars as they're moved along a carpeted track – and maybe winning a few hundred dollars in the process – is one of the highlights of the annual event, held exclusively for University of Michigan-Flint alumni and their families during Back to the Bricks. This year's Go Blue on the Bricks party is slated for 6-9 p.m.. Friday, Aug. 14, in the University Pavilion.
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"Windy City" and Washington D.C. Alumni Groups Look to Grow
Do you live in the Chicago or Washington D.C. areas? Would you like to connect with other UM-Flint alumni for social activities or professional advancement? If so, sign up for our "Windy City" or D.C. alumni groups! Click here to join one of the groups and stay up-to-date on all the latest activity going on in your region. If you have questions about our regional groups or want to serve as a volunteer, contact Brent Nickola at email@example.com or (810) 424-5450.
UM-Flint Alumni Elected to Flint's Charter Review Commission
The city of Flint elected a nine member charter review commission May 5 and the UM-Flint alumni connection runs deep. Four members attended the university. The commission was elected to review and recommend changes to the charter, which has been described as the constitution for the city.
Alumni Gift Helps Send UM-Flint Students to New Orleans for Alternative Spring Break
A crew from UM-Flint, including 21 students, will work on a home-and-property-renovating project in New Orleans in May as part of the university's first Alternative Summer Break.
Washington D.C. Alumni Meet & Greet
The Alumni Relations Office at UM-Flint is hosting an alumni "meet & greet" Wednesday, March 25 from 5:30 to 7:30 at ZENGO Restaurant - Gallery Place in Washington D.C. With over 300 alumni in the region, Washington D.C. has one of the largest concentrations of UM-Flint alumni outside of Michigan. Enjoy drinks and hors d'oeuvres while networking with other alumni, meeting Chancellor Susan E. Borrego, and hearing about future plans to host events in the region.
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When Ericca Stamper started at UM-Flint, she declared a philosophy major."I signed up for a class in biology as an elective because I thought it sounded interesting," she said. Little did she know that she would find her career. "In that class Ernie Szuch taught a section on ecology and evolution, and his lectures were so interesting and engaging that I could not stand to miss a single minute of it," Stamper said. "It was because of this class that I changed my major to biology."


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Top 5 Upbeat Bruce Springsteen Songs
Bruce Springsteen has been making New Jersey proud since the early 70s. His music has changed almost as often as his album covers and his messages have managed to translate to millions over that time. This list compiles Bruce's top five upbeat songs in his music catalog. I was having a hard time creating this list, so I had an idea. I wanted to leave it up to the Bruce Springsteen diehards to decide.
I went over to Bruce Springsteen's fan website, Backstreets, to ask this very question on the message board. I don't mean to speak for an entire fan base, but I think they came up with a pretty incredible list.
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From the 1991 album Lucky Town, "Better Days"
From 2010′s boxset The Promise, "Ain't Good Enough For You"
5. "Born To Run"
From his historic 1975′s historic album of the same name.
4. "Sherry Darling"
From 1980′s The River.
3. "Out In The Street"
From 1980′s The River.
2. "Ramrod"
From 1980′s The River.
1. "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)"
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"Click Against Violence: Taking 16 Days of Activism Online", IPS/APC Media Roundtable
The United Nations estimates that 95% of aggressive behaviour, harassment, abusive language and denigrating images in online spaces are aimed at women and come from partners or former male partners. Other surveys show that the victims of cyber-stalking are predominantly female.
Popular social networking websites include information such as your email address, phone number, address information, birthday, names of family members, and even minute-to-minute updates on your location. This could be very good information for one to connect with like-minded people, but could also act as a source of information for perpetrators of violence.
Inter Press Service Africa and APC Women are co-hosting a media roundtable entitled 'Click Against Violence: Taking 16 Days of Activism Online', to discuss online Gender Based Violence and resources available to cover the issue. The event is open to South African based journalists and will be held from 9am – 12pm on Wednesday, November 17, 2010, in Johannesburg.
The programme includes a welcome address from the Netherlands Cultural Ambassador, a presentation by APC on 'Protecting Women's Rights Online', findings uncovered by Media Monitoring Africa about 'What is Not Covered in Media' and distribution of gender reporting toolkits by IPS Africa.
The event is part of IPS programme "Communicating for Change: Getting Voice, Visibility and Impact for Gender Equality", co-financed by the Dutch MDG3 Fund. The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is also an MDG3 Fund grantee, and is implementing the MDG3 project "Take Back the Tech!", a collaborative campaign to reclaim information and communication technologies (ICT) to end violence against women. The campaign calls on all ICT users – especially women and girls – to take control of technology and strategically use any ICT platform at hand (mobile phones, instant messengers, blogs, websites, digital cameras, email, podcasts and more) for activism against gender-based violence.


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On a recent trip I found myself spending slot of time boiling water for my fbc meals. Add in filtering / treating water and you have a good chunk of time on your hands(I am makig the switch to a Sawyer for instant water- no Chems). I like fbc it is way lighterthan packig bars/non-dehydrated food, but it takes time. If anyone knows ways to speedup the process besides rehydrating meats before a meal, let me know. Or I may hav to go back to eating while walking. Just curious, how many of you eat while hiking to be able to go farther?
Edited by isaac.mouser on 07/08/2010 15:42:39 MDT.
when hiking alone, i eat everything but my warm dinner while walking.. that's despite using hiking poles (which i sort of stow away awkwardly in my aarn pack). i do enjoy eating cold food walking, i must say.. ideally i'd only have cold junk food and eat it while hiking.. it takes me about 15 mins from stopping my hike to having food soaking in boiling water.. add another 10 for hydration. The longest time though is spent on eating 'cause i'm just slow.
The FBC meals I make for breakfast only need to have hot water added and few minutes sit time. I eat cold the rest of the day till dinner - but I am in camp when I make dinner. Boiling water is 5 minutes, 15 minutes in a cozy. Not sure how your meals are taking longer? 20 minutes isn't a huge gap of time - considering if you did actual cooking you would have boiling time, cooking time and then cleanup?Or do you boil water for 3 meals a day? Honestly....if I have hiked 15 to 18 miles in a day, by that point I am ready to sit down and take my time ;-)Then again....while making your meal do other chores - make the most of your time. If your water is on to boil, then go fetch water for your bottles, set up your shelter if in camp, etc.You shouldn't be using up more than say 40 minutes a day for cooking - if you count boiling/cozying time. And ask yourself - if you are up at dawn and hiking till near dusk....does it really matter if you sit down for a short hour a day to eat? Enjoy the hike! Part of hiking is loitering - something many of us often forget......take a break by a lake, on a pass - enjoy the view. Take off your shoes and let your toes cool off while you eat!
Good points, i cook once a day(evening). On another point, do you wash all the excess FBC meal off you ziplock before you store it. They add up in weight if you leave particles of food/water on them.
I make sure I eat it all ;-) Then I can roll up my bag and toss it in my garbage bag.We can recycle them at home...so I am known for washing them out when home (yeah, they stink but oh well).
the mistake i made was putting way to much carbs(potatoes, couscous, rice). I realized on this first FBC adventure that 1/4cup of carbs is plenty. Im wondering if i need to boil water at all...I wonder if the meals will slowly rehydrate themselves in 70-85 degree water. I wouldn't mind eating meals that were'nt hot.
Edited by isaac.mouser on 07/12/2010 09:18:05 MDT.
I'm just packing up for a 35 day trip with 16 mile days on average. I was indeed packing 1/2 cup of couscous per person per dinner.. same for rice. I arrived at this # by doubling the serving size shown on the pack.1/4 cup couscous is only 160 calories for example. I tried eating 1/2 cup couscous or 1/2 cup rice at home and it was a bit difficult but I could eventually finish it (with ground beef added in).. so I figured it'd be just right on the trail after 16 miles.I'm 5'11" and 140 lbs.
i thin ka 1/4th cup is plenty for me..im 5'9-10 150lbs
With carbs it really depends on the person - I happen to like more, some don't. So DO experiment. It also will go down if one is eating more vegetables or protein in the meal.1/4 cup of couscous is a lot - but 1/4 cup rice isn't so do keep that in mind.On couscous - yes it rehydrates quickly with cold water. No need to boil water.
So what is the hurry? I can easily do 20+ miles per day, and cook both breakfast and dinner. Those "leisurely" meals are part of the fun for me. I also manage to take a few rest breaks during the day.I don't want to turn my hikes into "industrial engineering" processes.Enjoy the trip.
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Motorcycle Touring and Rallies
This section features motorcycle rallies and clubs, travel features, tour reviews and Favorite Rides. Here, it's all about the ride and the destination often comes too quick.
The 28th Annual Clubman's All-British Weekend
Don Danmeier
July 9, 2015
Alice's Restaurant sits at the intersection of State Routes 35 and 84, on a ridge above Woodside, California. To be fair, calling those country roads "highways" is a little deceiving. When you ride up to the place, you are faced with two choices: park at Alice's, where you can eat inside or out... Read more »
People & Places—A Joy Ride With A Purpose
Ken Frick
July 8, 2015
At the top of the Beartooth Pass I met David "Shag" Horelica on his '06 Screamin' Eagle Harley and Eric Van Praag on his 2010 Street Glide. Riding from Texas, they were on their way to Canada. Like me, they were hoping for dryer weather down the road. Gazing from behind small, wire-framed spectacles... Read more »
Hollister Freedom Rally—Celebrating the Fourth Biker Style
Clement Salvadori
July 8, 2015
Lots of noise, lots of music and lots of money spent…which is the way any good motorcycle rally should be. Tens of thousands of motorcyclists, the majority riding Harleys, converged on the California town of Hollister for the 2015 Independence Day weekend, and it all went quite well. Since this... Read more »
Motorcycle Riding in Wisconsin's Door County
Paul Garson
June 5, 2015
The first slice of this three-day tour began in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where five intrepid motojournalists landed on a Thursday afternoon at the city's General Mitchell International Airport. We'd be cruisin' through the Land of WI, a state known for the Green Bay Packers, as the corporate home... Read more »
Rider's Annual Touring Events Calendar 2015
Rider Magazine Staff
June 3, 2015
What could be more fun than saddling up your bike, hitting the road, and joining a few thousand of your closest friends at a major bike event? To simplify life for our readers, we have listed the national rallies of many of the major clubs and organizations, with a brief description and contact information.... Read more »
Savoring Summer Along California Route 1
Jeff Buchanan
June 3, 2015
A good bike. Good company. And a good cappuccino. It doesn't get much better than this. (Photography by the author and Alfonse Palaima) Where exactly do the summers go? As I get older and older the summers seem to get shorter and shorter. When I was a kid summer seemed to last an eternity; from that... Read more »
Death Valley: Hitting the Hot Spots on a Honda F6B
Clement Salvadori
May 12, 2015
Riding in Death Valley. (Photography by the author and Mike Callahan) The valley of death is a fascinating place—at least in my estimation. Having been there more than 40 times since my first visit in 1967, I've seen a lot of it. And during each visit I find something new to gawp at. Some people... Read more »
Eastern Kansas: Time Traveling in the Sunflower State
Frederick Tressler
May 8, 2015
Marais des Cygnes Massacre State Historic Site, or Marsh of the Swans in the original French, is located about a mile west of the Missouri state line. I was about an hour outside of Kansas City heading south on U.S. Route 169, a lightly traveled four-laner, and it was great to finally be on the open... Read more »
A Museum Called Motorcyclepedia
Scott A. Williams
May 1, 2015
This 1936 Indian Traffic Car, outfitted as a beer wagon, features the 42-degree, 45-cubic-inch V-twin of the Scout and two-wheel drive. Motorcycles grabbed my attention from a young age, and since I grew up near Springfield, Massachusetts, the original home of Indian Motocycles (no "r"), I've seen... Read more »
Mountains, Oceans and Back Roads in California, Oregon and Washington
Clement Salvadori
May 1, 2015
(Photos by Clement Salvadori) "Less than half a mile after you go over the old swing bridge, the first road to the right is Lower Smith River Road. Take it. It's a great ride!" With that suggestion from a total stranger at a gas station, I did. Lower Smith River Road, just north of Reedsport, Oregon,... Read more »


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|Qollas of Paucartambo, participants in the Fiesta of the Virgen del Carmen, Peru's Music
|Necdet Tasar Ensemble's Music
|Participants in the Fiesta of the Vergen del Carmen, Peru's Music
|Seetha Rajan, N. Veenkataraman And Jayashankar Balan's Music
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|Mala Gangula, Samar Das's Music
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Lowest earners waste more money on lotteries
State-run lotteries are tantalizing, dangling carrots for many consumers in the economic downturn. After all, who can't afford to lose a buck or two a week? And if it pays off, all problems are solved. But is it a smart way to spend money in a time when money is not that easy to come by? According to the recently-released Bloomberg Sucker Index, the answer is a resounding no.
Most common form of gambling
The study was created using data from the U.S. Census Bureau's report of state lottery commissions. Prize amounts were subtracted from sales revenue and the difference was divided by the average income of residents in that state. Bloomberg Rankings concluded that state-run lotteries are the most-played form of gambling in the nation, as well as having "the worst odds" of paying off.
Sobering fact: According to Daily Finance, the chance of winning the California Super Lotto Jackpot is about 1 in 18 million.
Breaking even is not an option
The Sucker Index concluded that the average payout, over time, for regular players of the lottery is only 60 cents on the dollar. In Louisiana, you can only expect a 51 percent return. The highest in the nation is Massachusetts, at 72 cents back for every dollar spent. For the average player, breaking even is not even an option, much less getting ahead.
[Don't gamble on the lottery to pay bills. No credit check payday loans are a sure thing.]
Georgians top suckers
The lottery-playing citizens of Georgia were given the dubious distinction of being the number one suckers in the land. Denizens of the Peach State forked out $3.4 billion for lottery tickets in the last 12 months. That averages out to about $470.73 for every adult, or one percent of their annual incomes.
Disproportionate redistribution
The State of Georgia earmarks lottery revenue for educational scholarships and to fund preschools. Those institutions benefit middle- and upper-class families more so than the low-income consumers who purchase the lion's share of the tickets.
Charles Clotfelter, an economics professor at Duke University, said:
"You're taking from those with few means and helping those with more means … To link that tax revenue to a benefit that goes largely to middle- and upper-class citizens is a little stunning."
Suckers of the North
Massachusetts scored second place on the index. It was ranked below Georgia only by virtue of its higher-than-average payout-per-dollar ratio.The average resident in Massachusetts plays the lottery more often than in any other state. Enough, in fact, that the typical adult spends 1.3 percent of his or her yearly income on the seductive tickets.
Sucker ranking
New York fell into the third spot, trailed by Michigan and South Carolina. Oklahoma, Washington, South Dakota, Montana and North Dakota were the states with the fewest suckers at the bottom the list.
Two weeks to the poor house
Daily Finance broke it down like this: Say you have $1,000 to "invest" in lottery tickets, and decide to spend any winnings on more lottery tickets to increase your chances at a big jackpot. At a 60 percent return, the fist day's winnings equal $600. That gets reinvested, for a 60 percent return of $360. After two weeks are over, this investment strategy has left you with a total of 78 cents.
Non-participating states
Seven states do not have lotteries. They are Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Mississippi, Utah, Wyoming and, ironically, Nevada.


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Earth Shattering lines up a chorus of over two hundred poems addressing environmental destruction and ecological balance.
Whether the subject – or target – is the whole earth (global warming, climate change, extinction of species, planetary catastrophe) or landscapes, homelands and cities (polluting rivers and seas, fouling the air, felling trees and forests), there are poems here to alert and alarm anyone willing to read or listen.
Other poems celebrate the rapidly vanishing natural world, or lament what has already been lost, or even find a glimmer of hope through efforts to conserve, recycle and rethink.
Earth Shattering's words of warning include contributions from many great writers of the past as well as leading contemporary poets from around the world, ranging from Wordsworth, Clare, Hopkins, Hardy, Rilke and Charlotte Mew to Wendell Berry, Helen Dunmore, Joy Harjo, Denise Levertov, W.S. Merwin and Gary Snyder.
This is the first anthology to show the full range of ecopoetry, from the wilderness poetry of ancient China to 21st-century native American poetry, with postcolonial and feminist perspectives represented by writers such as Derek Walcott, Ernesto Cardinal, Oodgeroo and Susan Griffin.
Ecopoetry goes beyond traditional nature poetry to take on distinctly contemporary issues, recognising the interdependence of all life on earth, the wildness and otherness of nature, and the irresponsibility of our attempts to tame and plunder nature. The poems dramatise the dangers and poverty of a modern world perilously cut off from nature and ruled by technology, self-interest and economic power.
'Any poetry anthology, in any field, inevitably owes something to those anthologies that have gone before it. But with Earth Shattering, Neil Astley has set out to do something rather different – not just moving us well beyond the canon of 'nature poetry' (which a number of other anthologies have also sought to do over the last few years), but by digging much deeper into the complexities of the historical relationship between humankind and the living Earth that sustains us, reflected in a highly contemporaneous and politically relevant way. That will certainly appeal to environmental activists who will already be familiar with many of the poets featured in Earth Shattering. But they will discover a whole lot more than that in this astonishingly eclectic and wide-ranging anthology... The work of each of the poets featured in the anthology is properly contextualised, the significance of their wider work briefly explained, and hugely helpful insights provided into motivation and, occasionally, interpretation.'
'As our world's politicians and corporations orchestrate our headlong rush towards Eco-Armageddon, poetry may seem like a hopeless gesture. But Earth Shattering shows that the power of poetry is in the detail, in the force of each individual poem, in every poem's effect on every reader. And anyone whose resolve is stirred will strengthen the collective call for change.' - Jonathan Porritt, Sofia
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A petition seeking a recall election to oust Silt Mayor Dave Moore has enough valid signatures to bring him out of office. Moore's opponents say he failed to get a required permit for a construction project, conducted town board meetings improperly and had inappropriate dealings with staff. Moore denies the claims and has said he is confident he would win in a recall election.
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October 7, 2015
WISNER, Neb. (AP) Authorities have established an emergency shelter for residents who lost their homes after the tornadoes in and around Pilger, in northeast Nebraska.
Wisner-Pilger Public Schools Superintendent Chad Boyer said about a dozen people had arrived at the shelter Monday night, and officials were expecting more. Boyer says the shelter at Wisner-Pilger High School will remain open as long as needed to provide food, water, showers and cots.
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Crews were able clear an accident scene on I-77 North that had shut down all lanes since this morning's commute.
It happened on I-77 northbound at Grant Avenue. Traffic on 77 North had been stop-and-go from state Route 21 northward. The delays continued past Grant Avenue.
Clean-up took much longer than expected since crews had to cut down a tree before they could remove the truck.
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A semi-truck flipped over near the Grant Street exit early Monday morning initially closing all lanes of traffic.
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Indy Parks Bike-In Movies
September 6, 2013 @ 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM| FREE
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Remember the days of outdoor Drive-In movies on a warm summer night with the station wagon full of the family? Starting May 3rd, Garfield Park is the setting for a brand-new, FREE outdoor film "Bike-In" series, hosted by Indy Parks & Recreation. The First Friday showings invite Indianapolis residents to leave their cars at home and bike to popular Garfield Park.
Friday, May 3 – The Princess Bride
Friday, June 7 – The Goonies
Friday, July 5 – A Christmas Story
Friday, August 2 – Spaceballs
Friday, September 6 – Ghostbusters
Local Food trucks will be on site and the movies will begin shortly after dusk (around 9 p.m.) on The Lawn just behind the Garfield Park Arts Center located at 2432 Conservatory Dr., Indianpolis, IN.
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Danville patrolman Eric Nygard was conducting residential checks when he made contact with the young adult, who was driving a 2001 white Honda Civic around 1:42 a.m., Saturday, March 31, said Sgt. Troy Craig. Two of his friends were passengers.
Nygard evaluated the 19-year-old and arrested him on suspicion of drunken driving. He was found to have a blood alcohol level of .112, according to police reports, and the suspect was released to his mother.
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2013 Symposium: Dialogues of Transitional Justice
The Quinnipiac Law Review hosted its annual symposium, "Dialogues of Transitional Justice," on Nov. 2, 2013. The event was co-sponsored by Quinnipiac's Albert Schweitzer Institute and the Center on Dispute Resolution.
The symposium is structured to facilitate a rich dialogue amongst presenters, panel members, practitioners, students, and other symposium attendees on the compelling topic of transitional justice.
Transitional justice refers to the set of judicial and non-judicial measures that have been implemented by different countries to redress the legacies of massive human rights abuses, according to The International Center for Transitional Justice. These measures include criminal prosecutions, truth commissions, reparations programs and various kinds of institutional reforms.
Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013
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Keynote Speaker
Ruti G. Teitel is the Ernst C. Stiefel Professor of Comparative Law at the New York Law School. Teitel, who also is a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics and affiliated visiting professor at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is the author of "Humanity's Law" and "Transitional Justice" and many articles and book chapters on international and comparative law. She also is the founding co-chair of the American Society of International Law Interest Group on Transitional Justice and Rule of Law.
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Housing Authority Breaks Down Budget as Threat of Future Cuts Loom
New York City Housing Authority Chairman John Rhea broke down the fiscal budget during a City Council hearing Thursday — saying the 2011 budget is balanced but the fate of the 2012 budget rests in the hands of Congress.
Here's the breakdown:
- 68 percent of the budget will be used for operating expenses
- 32 percent will be paid to private landlords under the Section 8 program.
The operating budget makes up a majority of the 2011 budget.
- 38 percent ($1.2 billion) will be used for Personal Services, such as maintenance, elevator modernization and interior repairs. It also includes workers salaries, pension and health benefits.
- 62 percent ($1.9 billion) will be used for items Other than Personal Services (OTPS) including utilities, leases and contracts, painting and fire safety.
Although NYCHA estimates it would cost $500 million to make interior repairs to all city apartments, the agency has allocated $31 million over five years from their capital budget to work on backlog of interior apartment repairs, allocating $11 million for 2011.
NYCHA said its ability to balance the 2011 budget without laying off workers was because of the $42 million it received from the Obama administration's budget. But NYCHA stands to lose $200 million from its 2012 budget under current negotiations that could result in cuts to 3,000 direct service employee positions.
Other consequences of budget cuts could mean 69,000 apartments going without basic repairs, a reduction in community programs, contract renegotiations or larger transfers of funds from the capital budget to the operating budget.


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My Top 5 Dierks Bentley Songs
Dierks Bentley is performing at the Taste of Country Music Festival, June 13-15 in Hunter Mountain, New York. Last year he and Miranda Lambert were on tour and I missed the show, so here are my Top 5 songs I would like to see him perform.
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Thanks to the Holiday Inn Theatreland superb location in Glasgow's city centre, the guest are just steps away from the King's & Pavilion Theatres, the Royal Concert Hall, the best shopping outside London, as well as many restaurants and bars, including the hotel own AA Rosette winning La Bonne Auberge Brasserie.
Other attractions include the famous Kelvingrove Art Gallery, the works of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, the Glasgow Science Centre plus the SECC and Clyde Auditorium. The picturesque sights of Loch Lomond are within easy reach too.
How to get to the hotel:
By road from the South or East:
Join the M8 motorway to Glasgow City centre exit at Junction 16. Just before you come to the traffic lights at the end of the slip road turn left, signed to George Square.
At the first set of traffic lights go straight on. The second set turn left. At the third set go straight on and the hotel is on the right side just before the next set of traffic lights, just past The Express Hotel.
By road from the North:
Take M9 to M73 and exit M73 onto the M8 motorway, continue with directions above By road from the East.
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Following M8 signed City Centre and Edinburgh. Come over the Kingston Bridge and follow city centre diversion onto North Street. Follow diversion onto St Vincent Street, turn left onto Pitt Street and then right onto West George Street.
Continue along and turn left onto Hope Street Continue up Hope Street until get to the last set of traffic lights and turn right, just beside The Theatre Royal. Turn right at the next set of traffic lights and the hotel is on the right side just before the next set of traffic lights, past The Express Hotel.
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First it was New York who tried to declare a ban on sodas larger than 16 ounces and now California wants to place a warning label on all sodas over a certain size in an attempt to control the obesity crisis.
The sponsors of the bill state:
Under the bill, all beverage containers with added sweeteners that have 75 calories or more per 12 ounces must carry a label that reads: State of California Safety Warning: Drinking beverages with added sugar(s) contributes to obesity, diabetes and tooth decay. The requirement would effectively apply to any sugar-sweetened bottled and canned sodas, energy drinks, sports drinks, vitamin water and iced teas.
I understand the desire of legislators to fix the obesity crisis in America but I don't think a warning label on soda is going to fix the problem. After all, how many people actually read the nutrition label on soda? I bet it's a pretty small number. Who picks up a bottle of coke from the gas station and immediately turns it over to see if it is high in sugar or notice a small warning label? Not many people.
And aside from the small number of people who would actually read the label, people who want to drink soda are going to drink soda regardless of a warning label. Warning labels on cigarettes haven't stopped people from smoking completely even when coupled with overwhelming evidence of the health risks associated with smoking.
Sodas contribute to obesity but they aren't the only cause of obesity. If we are going to put warning labels on sodas why not on every other food that has added sugar? I can see it now. Warning labels on cereal, granola bars, candy, gum, other sugary beverages, ice cream, pastries, desserts, etc.
I'm sorry but a warning label doesn't seem to be necessary. Instead, I think we need to educate people on the how's and why's sugary foods and drinks are bad for them and for their kids.
When I see a mom and her kids walking out of Wal-Mart swigging 20 ounce bottles of orange sodas and colas, I cringe. I often wonder if the mom even realizes how many calories/sugar those bottles contain. I'd wager a guess that she doesn't or if she does, she doesn't care.
The problem is that the nutritional information is right there on all the high sugar foods I previously mentioned, colas included. But obviously that doesn't stop a lot of people from eating or drinking those products. It didn't make a difference for me when I was 300 pounds.
I knew where to find the nutrition label but often ignored it. You see, I wanted the food or drink and the calories didn't stop me, nor did the sugar or fat content. In fact, research has shown that calories being posted in restaurants doesn't seem to sway the patrons much at all.
So what's the solution if not warning labels? I think education is a key factor here. We can't legislate good behavior as much as the government likes to think it can.
I talk to my children about nutrition and I'm not afraid of speaking up in a group of people to be the dissenting voice when everyone else is raving about some "terrible for you" but really tasty food. I don't always win friends that way but I don't want to just go along with the crowd and let other people think I agree that Twinkies are great and the Death by Chocolate dessert at the local restaurant is the perfect good for you.
Education can start at home, be supported in schools, take place in offices, and be passed around from person to person. But all the education in the world can't make someone stop drinking sugary drinks if they don't want to. That has to be an individual choice driven by a desire to make healthier choices for themselves and their family.
I don't think cola is the evil of the world. After all, colas have been around for 200 years and obesity is a relatively recent problem. The problem is that we drink too much cola, we eat too much junk, and we tend to consume large portions of whatever it is we are eating or drinking.
Warning labels won't make a difference in my opinion. They are an attempt to further regulate our lives, which I am opposed to. Instead, let's band together and keep spreading the message of healthy eating and teach people why it matters.
What are your thoughts? Diane