proof?
ok..lets use the same anecdotal evidence you used from the very SAME interview.
http://videosift.com/video/60-Minutes-Deepwater-Horizon-s-Blowout-Part-1
part 2.
http://videosift.com/video/60-Minutes-Deepwater-Horizon-s-Blowout-Part-2
notice anything that may ADD to what you posted?
would you like me to post the senate hearings from c-span while those companies involved all try to pass the buck?
would you like me to also post the comparisons of regulations comparing the countries in the north atlantic with the USA?
or the fines over the past ten years levied against haliburton for similar malfeasance?
would you like me to spoon feed this to you?


listen man.
you want to believe this was all just a small random quirky accident that nothing or nobody could have stopped..well,that is your choice.
but dont come to the table with that flimsy flaccid thing you call an argument,because it is small,wimpy and weak.
the next time you want to spout off do a bit of leg work so you dont get tagged in the nose.
you have a right to your opinion but not to your own facts.
and the fact is:BP used political influence to avoid having to keep safety standards by having regulations thrown out the window.the result of this was 11 dead and whole communities and eco-systems wasted.
so you call this a random freak accident.
well..sure.you are correct..
BUT if BP had been forced to be inspected every month and haliburton had to keep strict production values.
FOUR failsafes would have never failed.
at least not all of them at the same time.
and then...using your anecdotal premise...look at how the BP manager dealt with the destroyed rubber.
so you are right about the freakishness of the events but EACH one was due to malfeasance on BP's part.
why?
greed and profit.

http://lyrics.wikia.com/Pink_Floyd%3AThe_Post_War_Dream

''"...a group of business men announced plans to build a nuclear fallout shelter at Peterborough in Cambridgeshire..."
"...three high court judges have cleared the way to..."
"...it was announced today, that the replacement for the Atlantic Conveyor, the container ship lost in Falklands conflict, would be built in Japan. A spokesman for..."
"...moving in. They say the third world countries like Bolivia, which produce the drug, are suffering from rising violence..."''

Tell me true, tell me why was Jesus crucified
Was it for this that Daddy died?
Was it you? Was it me?
Did I watch too much T.V.?
Is that a hint of accusation in your eyes?

If it wasn't for the Nips
Being so good at building ships
The yards would still be open on the Clyde
And it can't be much fun for them
Beneath the rising sun
With all their kids committing suicide.

What have we done? Maggie, what have we done?
What have we done to England?
Should we shout? Should we scream?
''"What happened to the post war dream?"''
Oh Maggie, Maggie what did we do?

Yep, there are eruptions every 3 or 4 years. It's parked on the mid-atlantic ridge AND a hot-spot so there's a lot going on in the subsurface. It's still neat though, especially when they have a live webcam on it

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Iceland is a volcanic island. This is normal, I thought.

The ironic thing is, the amount of snow that was dropped was actually because the Atlantic is warming up, and put a whole lot more moisture into the air. The Ocean effect + the big weather cell smashing together = big snow fall.

Oh well, some people just want to play the violin while Rome is burning =)

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Linked from The Atlantic's Andrew Sullivan today.
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2010/01/nature-clip-of-the-day.html

Blimey! Body scanners are a big topic on this side of the Atlantic and I hate to admit it, but even O'Reilly and Coulter sound more reasonable than the vast majority of politicians over here, who made statements about the issue. They were strong opponents of the concept up until Christmas, now everone's had an epiphany and realized that body scanners at every airport are the only chance we have to survive our next flight.

As Dark Helmet so eloquently stated: "I'm surrounded by assholes."

They better start combing the desert for terrorists as well.

I read an article (I think it was this one: http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101041025/ -damn your archive premiums Time magazine!) about how religion effects the brain, and how things like music, dancing, chanting, drugs, sex (and other similar repetitious or trance inducing states) have the same chemical effect on the brain as religious ecstasy. So as far as your brain chemistry is concerned, you aren't missing out on anything. It's also interesting to note that these cranial competitors to religion are commonly forbidden by religion.

Also, here is an interesting read from Atlantic Monthly that you might dig.
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/print/200512/god-accident

It's been mentioned in Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth as well, but with a much bigger implication.
If the Greenland ice sheet melts and pours enough fresh water into the North Atlantic, we'll have far worse consequences than a few meters of higher sea level.

>> ^Farhad2000:

The economy got broke last year.
Healthcare has been broken for over 50. There are Atlantic and Harpers articles you can pull from as far back as 1970s that talked about the emerging health care problem.


Oh okay. Cool. So it's an older problem. That obviously means it's a BIGGER problem.

People will nitpick all day long if you let them. People will be pissed off at the littlest of things, even when they work fine for the majority.

The problem I have is not that health care doesn't need fixing, it's that it is something that can fucking wait. Obviously Obama is more concerned with taking his fucking family on vacation on taxpayer dollars though, so I can see where his fucking priorities lie.

>> ^ForgedReality:
Can someone tell me why "health care reform" is more important than fixing the motherfucking broken-ass economy? Does anybody know why we have to WAIT before we can get our jobs back, but spending BILLIONS more that we can not afford on something that is not at all important in this recession is the only thing that matters in politics right now?
I'm so sick of this bullshit.


The economy got broke last year.

Healthcare has been broken for over 50. There are Atlantic and Harpers articles you can pull from as far back as 1970s that talked about the emerging health care problem.

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Linked on The Atlantic's Daily Dish today.

Isn't it * nsfw on the western side of the Atlantic?

I use my flatmate as a reference. Everytime he yells "freeze!" at the screen when a movie is on, it's most likely not safe for work in some countries. And I clearly remember him yelling at the screen during this scene.

Jeez. Biased much? They're missing the point.

Most of our produce and vegetables come from outside the USA from countries like China, Costa Rica, Brazil, etc. That stuff you can buy in any conventional supermarket like Walmart or Target. Now compare the ripeness and taste of THAT food (which is commonly available) to organic food. That's where the difference is and where the comparison should be made.

Food that is picked before it's ripe, shipped frozen across the atlantic, and sits on a shelf can not be as good as organic, locally grown food because the food did not have the time to absorb the nutrients from the ground.

Plus, they're putting scientists against malnourished pot heads. Hardly a fair debate here. Entertaining at best, but it's probably a good idea to not get into a debate about organic foods where your information is coming from a biased comedy show.

Looks like all islands in the Atlantic make Reggae

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Chris Bodenner links to this in The Atlantic's Daily Dish today.