From what I've read it was the dispersant chemicals (frothy gunk) that caused most of the damage.
From this article: "Samples of the material contained mucus secreted by the corals—a sign the colonies had recently been under stress—as well as fragments of dead coral polyps, saturated and unsaturated fatty acids commonly found in biological tissues such as cell membranes, and a mélange of petroleum residues."
...Fox News will not cover this, or will cover it in the nature of "why is the liberal media attacking our Dear Leader without cause?"
That's not news (it's Fox!). I'm interested if the Wall Street Journal has completed their assimilation into the Murdoch collective and will do the same.
There is no counterexample that the GP's responding to.
I think where Clint was going is:
Me: A hearing does not involve cherry picking speakers. Counterexample: The House cherry picked speakers for what they called a hearing. Me: No TRUE hearing involves cherry picking speakers.
What I'm getting at is the definition of a hearing is an investigation or examination of facts, and by excluding witnesses and facts what the House was doing was putting on a show.
I've heard they have improved. My memory of the 1985 MRE was a packet of meat paste frozen by the German winter and some nasty crackers. That makes me think of the Fifth Element line "meat popsicle".
With manufacturing, supply chains, R&D, financing and soon management spreading more widely across the globe, patent accumulation will follow. Some newbies building a patent war chest will start with true innovations, but will quickly learn to game the US patent system with one-click nonsense and bury US companies. That may be the motivation for patent reform.
...the usual method of execution is a bullet into the back of the head.
Better to declare the condemned executed, maintaining the body as long as possible until (and as) organs are needed and harvested. The donor would be unconscious for humanitarian reasons:-D
I'll put some numbers on it to help clarify: Bill date 2/12 - $43 (old rate) covering 1/27 to 2/26 - Paid 2/14 Bill date 3/12 - $48 covering 2/27 to 3/25, credit 2/9-2/26 at old rate, charge 2/9-2/26 at new rate.
IANAL, but if there are so many customers being ripped off that way, why not start a class action lawsuit? You could get more than this tiny 3$ for each consumer involved
If other class action suits are a guide, the lawyers would get millions and each customer would get a $2 credit towards AT&T services.
...and many people continue to do business with AT&T...
The only other choice in my neighborhood is Time Warner Cable. Both companies are in a never ending race to see which can provide worse service, charge the most outrageous fees and implement the most consumer hostile practices.
They will be suspicious that you are lying and not hire you. Or they will think you are a technophobe and not hire you. Or they will think you are a cow and not hire you. That may sound unreasonable, but if they were reasonable, they would not ask for the information in the first place.
AT&T must have people dedicated to finding new ways to rip off customers. Just this month they retroactively increased my rates for the previous billing period. That period was consumed, billed and paid for. This month my bill goes up (an across the board $5/month increase for DSL), I look it over and see they credited part of the previous billing cycle at the old rate then charged it again at the new rate. I see no way it's legal to go into the past and charge more for services already rendered, billed and paid for.
Probably most people did not pay enough attention to even realize what they did, and for the extra $3 it's not worth going to court. It's just another example of AT&T ripping off customers in a precise way to minimize the chances of getting called on their thievery.
the capitalists behind these ventures didn't plan for the future in a manner that was beneficial for all!??!!!
No one asked for benefits for all. It would be nice if they planned in a way that used a portion of revenue to cover liabilities. You know, like a properly run business is supposed to do?
Nuclear energy is not going away. We need to deal these issues honestly and soon.
Apple already has the iPad and iPhone. If they want to monitor you, or allow a third party to do so, they already can. Besides, the TV isn't mobile enough to record the full spectrum of your deviant behavior.
Of course it's more efficient to have corporations track and control you directly. Government is a middle man used to give these practices a veneer of legitimacy. That costs corporations money that could be better spent on executive bonuses, so it's best (for corporations) that the unwashed masses embrace their overlord status without the illusion of a government for the people.
The general voter apathy makes it even possible...
Yes. Election fraud is a direct attack on democracy. Voters who doesn't care enough to be vigilant against scams like this are accomplices to the crime.
Slashdot Mirror
Yeah, law enforcement action over twitter posts is insane.
Start extradition proceedings! Don't the US and UK have an extradition agreement?
From what I've read it was the dispersant chemicals (frothy gunk) that caused most of the damage.
From this article: "Samples of the material contained mucus secreted by the corals—a sign the colonies had recently been under stress—as well as fragments of dead coral polyps, saturated and unsaturated fatty acids commonly found in biological tissues such as cell membranes, and a mélange of petroleum residues."
No mention of dispersants.
...Fox News will not cover this, or will cover it in the nature of "why is the liberal media attacking our Dear Leader without cause?"
That's not news (it's Fox!). I'm interested if the Wall Street Journal has completed their assimilation into the Murdoch collective and will do the same.
There is no counterexample that the GP's responding to.
I think where Clint was going is:
Me: A hearing does not involve cherry picking speakers.
Counterexample: The House cherry picked speakers for what they called a hearing.
Me: No TRUE hearing involves cherry picking speakers.
What I'm getting at is the definition of a hearing is an investigation or examination of facts, and by excluding witnesses and facts what the House was doing was putting on a show.
Cherry picking speakers to support the status quo is just theater, nicely complementing the security theater of the TSA.
There are Japanese speakers in other countries than Japan.
I've heard they have improved. My memory of the 1985 MRE was a packet of meat paste frozen by the German winter and some nasty crackers. That makes me think of the Fifth Element line "meat popsicle".
...just give up and give people military rations.
One MRE should be enough to frighten the entire plane into fasting.
With manufacturing, supply chains, R&D, financing and soon management spreading more widely across the globe, patent accumulation will follow. Some newbies building a patent war chest will start with true innovations, but will quickly learn to game the US patent system with one-click nonsense and bury US companies. That may be the motivation for patent reform.
My iPad 1 takes a fucking year to charge.
Is this one of those biblical things where a day is a year?
Fashion goes in cycles. Sooner or later my bell bottoms and imperial units will be cool again.
...the usual method of execution is a bullet into the back of the head.
Better to declare the condemned executed, maintaining the body as long as possible until (and as) organs are needed and harvested. The donor would be unconscious for humanitarian reasons :-D
because you are billed a month in advance
I'll put some numbers on it to help clarify:
Bill date 2/12 - $43 (old rate) covering 1/27 to 2/26 - Paid 2/14
Bill date 3/12 - $48 covering 2/27 to 3/25, credit 2/9-2/26 at old rate, charge 2/9-2/26 at new rate.
IANAL, but if there are so many customers being ripped off that way, why not start a class action lawsuit? You could get more than this tiny 3$ for each consumer involved
If other class action suits are a guide, the lawyers would get millions and each customer would get a $2 credit towards AT&T services.
...and many people continue to do business with AT&T...
The only other choice in my neighborhood is Time Warner Cable. Both companies are in a never ending race to see which can provide worse service, charge the most outrageous fees and implement the most consumer hostile practices.
What happens when the answer is "mu?"
They will be suspicious that you are lying and not hire you. Or they will think you are a technophobe and not hire you. Or they will think you are a cow and not hire you. That may sound unreasonable, but if they were reasonable, they would not ask for the information in the first place.
The Zombie Bono Data Retention Act.
AT&T must have people dedicated to finding new ways to rip off customers. Just this month they retroactively increased my rates for the previous billing period. That period was consumed, billed and paid for. This month my bill goes up (an across the board $5/month increase for DSL), I look it over and see they credited part of the previous billing cycle at the old rate then charged it again at the new rate. I see no way it's legal to go into the past and charge more for services already rendered, billed and paid for.
Probably most people did not pay enough attention to even realize what they did, and for the extra $3 it's not worth going to court. It's just another example of AT&T ripping off customers in a precise way to minimize the chances of getting called on their thievery.
the capitalists behind these ventures didn't plan for the future in a manner that was beneficial for all!??!!!
No one asked for benefits for all. It would be nice if they planned in a way that used a portion of revenue to cover liabilities. You know, like a properly run business is supposed to do?
Nuclear energy is not going away. We need to deal these issues honestly and soon.
Apple already has the iPad and iPhone. If they want to monitor you, or allow a third party to do so, they already can. Besides, the TV isn't mobile enough to record the full spectrum of your deviant behavior.
Nokia seems to be taking the Blackberry approach to dealing with disruptive change.
I wonder what we will blame when we turn old and conservative.
Obama!
Of course it's more efficient to have corporations track and control you directly. Government is a middle man used to give these practices a veneer of legitimacy. That costs corporations money that could be better spent on executive bonuses, so it's best (for corporations) that the unwashed masses embrace their overlord status without the illusion of a government for the people.
Because Corporations are the most important people in the governments eyes?
Updated for the current "corporations are people" insanity.
The general voter apathy makes it even possible...
Yes. Election fraud is a direct attack on democracy. Voters who doesn't care enough to be vigilant against scams like this are accomplices to the crime.