Wii said:Ahahahahaha
BP board game foreshadows Gulf disaster
http://fieldnotes.msnbc.msn.com/_ne...oard-game-foreshadows-gulf-disaster?Gt1=43001
i weep for journalism
Wii said:Ahahahahaha
BP board game foreshadows Gulf disaster
http://fieldnotes.msnbc.msn.com/_ne...oard-game-foreshadows-gulf-disaster?Gt1=43001
Wii said:
gcubed said:i weep for journalism
Parker Brothers board game foreshadows US tax hike
Monopoly was released in the early 1930s and allows up to eight players to buy properties and develop housing estates. The player left with the most money wins.
Its hazard squares include "Income tax", where players have to pay 10% of their net worth.
The US government announced in January that it will raise the top income tax rate from 35 to 39.6%.
"The parallels between the game and the current economic climate... are so spooky," NeoGAF user Tntnnbltn told other Gaffers. "The picture on the front of the box is so reminiscent to the tax legislation with the money all over the cover.
"I was just knocked over by how relevant this game is, despite being made some 75 years ago, to US economics today."
Peegs said:Here's a clue; judge a site on the factual evidence that it presents and not on the comments of some user. With thought processes like that you'd make a fine politician. The oldest trick in politics when you are beat by facts is to debase the character presenting the facts to the point of the facts becoming irrelevant. To know the truth, one must face it without the filter of one´s beliefs, however respectable they may be.
Tntnnbltn said:This just in:
Any reports on if it has or will hit Mexico?speculawyer said:Tar balls show up in Texas . . . so all 5 Gulf states (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, and Florida) have now been hit by oil.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100706/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gulf_oil_spill_20100616040583
Well . . . on the bright side, at least that means the oil is being spread around.
Wii said:Spraying Corexit At Night On Land
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FxfYqnlQ50
Kinda looks like an interesting game. I love board games; but $115 is a little pricey.Wii said:Ahahahahaha
BP board game foreshadows Gulf disaster
http://fieldnotes.msnbc.msn.com/_ne...oard-game-foreshadows-gulf-disaster?Gt1=43001
ShinAmano said:Any reports on if it has or will hit Mexico?
Zyzyxxz said:nobody cares about Mexico
RiskyChris said:I heard this was happening, that BP was spraying corexit which is fucking strong as hell because it's designed to be dumped into a fucking ocean where it'll be diluted directly onto the fucking marshes.
Ugh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq65E7rmO_kOil and water samples were taken from both the Shores of Grand Isle and from 20 miles out. The preliminary analysis was done at an academic analytical chemistry laboratory. Looking for the likely pollutants from the deep water Horizon Oil spill. It was focused on the detection of benzene and propylene glycol. Benzene and other highly toxic contaminants were very low however the concentration of propylene glycol was between 360 and 440 parts per million. Just 25 parts per million is know to kill most fish and propylene glycol is just one of many ingredients found in Corexit. In short, the Gulf is being poisoned by BP's usage of the dispersants even after the EPA asked them to stop back in May. We are willing to provide ANY respected/known laboratory these samples or provide them with more. This is very serious to all people and marine life in and around the Gulf.
speculawyer said:Tar balls show up in Texas . . . so all 5 Gulf states (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, and Florida) have now been hit by oil.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100706/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gulf_oil_spill_20100616040583
Well . . . on the bright side, at least that means the oil is being spread around.
:lol :lol :lolTntnnbltn said:This just in:
Sea Shepherd CEO, Steve Roest, flies at an undisclosed altitude to examine the situation in the Gulf. Watch as he narrates his account.
www.seashepherd.org
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Operation Gulf Rescue Ramps Up
speculawyer said:Tar balls show up in Texas . . . so all 5 Gulf states (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, and Florida) have now been hit by oil.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100706/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gulf_oil_spill_20100616040583
Well . . . on the bright side, at least that means the oil is being spread around.
GRAND ISLE, La. -- Hundreds of fishermen from Lake Charles to Moss Point, Miss., were supposed to get checks from BP on Wednesday but didn't.
Wednesday night, their lawyer wanted answers.
Jeffrey Briet represents more than 500 fishermen, and he said the payment system he set up with BP required his clients to be paid every 30 days. Now that process has suddenly changed without warning, Briet said.
"Not only did they spring it on us that the process has changed, but the people I've been dealing with for six weeks who've done a good job said, 'We don't know what the process is going to be. We're not authorized to talk to you about it. Someone from BP will contact you,'" he said.
But Briet said he hasn't heard from BP or its lawyers. He said the claims people have been given so much conflicting information about the process that they can't provide answers.
Wii said:CNN: 128 BP oil cleanup workers sickened in Louisiana; Told not to go to public hospitals (VIDEO)
http://www.floridaoilspilllaw.com/c...iana-told-not-to-go-to-public-hospitals-video
At least 4 dead in last 10 days after swimming at Gulf beaches
http://www.floridaoilspilllaw.com/at-least-4-dead-in-last-10-days-after-swimming-at-gulf-beaches
BP Cleanup Worker speaks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCyUjpqFS5M
Those people drowned . . . the oil didn't kill them.Wii said:At least 4 dead in last 10 days after swimming at Gulf beaches
http://www.floridaoilspilllaw.com/at-least-4-dead-in-last-10-days-after-swimming-at-gulf-beaches
speculawyer said:Those people drowned . . . the oil didn't kill them.
I hate it when people over hype things. That will just cause other people to dismiss the problem. The oil is an environmental disaster. But it is no monster-movie apocalypse.
It is just a bunch of oil spewing that kills wildlife & messes up beaches. Swimmers are not being killed, there will be no massive methane explosion (other than the one that took out the rig), there will be no tsunami (yes, some nuts come up with that theory), etc.
speculawyer said:Those people drowned . . . the oil didn't kill them.
I hate it when people over hype things. That will just cause other people to dismiss the problem. The oil is an environmental disaster. But it is no monster-movie apocalypse.
It is just a bunch of oil spewing that kills wildlife & messes up beaches. Swimmers are not being killed, there will be no massive methane explosion (other than the one that took out the rig), there will be no tsunami (yes, some nuts come up with that theory), etc.
mckmas8808 said:Okay Wii, you've now lost all credibility with these news stories. Spec you saying I shouldn't believe those methane in the Gulf bubble stories?
Update: These deaths can likely be attributed to strong currents. However, impairment from toxins may have contributed to an already difficult situation. See videos at bottom for information on scientific testing of crystal clear water along the Gulf that revealed the presence of toxic oil.
At this point, I'm not even reading the articles, I figured you guys can do that for mespeculawyer said:Those people drowned . . . the oil didn't kill them.
I hate it when people over hype things. That will just cause other people to dismiss the problem. The oil is an environmental disaster. But it is no monster-movie apocalypse.
It is just a bunch of oil spewing that kills wildlife & messes up beaches. Swimmers are not being killed, there will be no massive methane explosion (other than the one that took out the rig), there will be no tsunami (yes, some nuts come up with that theory), etc.
*plays a fiddle*mckmas8808 said:Okay Wii, you've now lost all credibility with these news stories.
What?gcubed said:That website is akin to a truther website, a whole lot of shit wrapped around some person with a degree and a smattering of research
You are getting too much enjoyment out of this.Wii said:Gulf toxicologist: Shrimpers exposed to Corexit bleeding from the rectum; Dispersant ruptures red blood cells, causes internal bleeding (VIDEO)
http://www.floridaoilspilllaw.com/g...ed-blood-cells-causes-internal-bleeding-video
At this point, I'm not even reading the articles, I figured you guys can do that for me
I am giving you the gift of discernment
If people dismiss the problem, then they deserve everything they get.
I'm sure the dinosaurs were saying: "it's just a 9mile asteroid, how bad can it be?"
Being cautious never killed anyone
*plays a fiddle*
You got meLQX said:You are getting too much enjoyment out of this.
mckmas8808 said:Okay Wii, you've now lost all credibility with these news stories. Spec you saying I shouldn't believe those methane in the Gulf bubble stories?
But why? Are on that liberal high horse that loves things like this so you can say we told you so or a European that revel in seeing the US in some peril situation? I don't get it.Wii said:You got me
Wii said:At this point, I'm not even reading the articles, *
I just find it interesting to see how people deal with bad news, and what they do (or don't do) when they are affected (directly or indirectly).LQX said:But why? Are on that liberal high horse that loves things like this so you can say we told you so or a European that revel in seeing the US in some peril situation? I don't get it.
LQX said:But why? Are on that liberal high horse that loves things like this so you can say we told you so or a European that revel in seeing the US in some peril situation? I don't get it.
There is certainly a lot of methane in the Gulf. This particular leak has like 40% methane in the spew.mckmas8808 said:Okay Wii, you've now lost all credibility with these news stories. Spec you saying I shouldn't believe those methane in the Gulf bubble stories?
Garcia said:By now I'm pretty sure all of you have heard how the completion of the first RW is actually ahead of schedule. It could be ready as soon as 2 weeks from now to mid-August, and they're almost sure a single RW will take care of at least 70% of the pressure inside the pipe.
That should be more than enough to start capping it, so lets just hope they actually hit the pipe on their first try. Seems like this nightmare is coming to an end, finally !
Garcia said:We mexicans do care about Mexico excuse me.
PumpkinPie said:So why you always trying to sneak into America?
PumpkinPie said:So why you always trying to sneak into America?
daw840 said:Has anyone looked at this?
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/04/29/interactive.spill.tracker/index.html
I just don't understand this tracker. It almost looks like the spill isn't getting bigger, but how the fuck can that be when the well is constantly feeding more into the gulf?
Yeah, time to stop being a fuckwit.PumpkinPie said:So why you always trying to sneak into America?
PumpkinPie said:So why you always trying to sneak into America?
That looks like its showing the area of "heaviest" oil. It disperses over time with the shifting wind patterns buts its obviously all still there.daw840 said:Has anyone looked at this?
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/04/29/interactive.spill.tracker/index.html
I just don't understand this tracker. It almost looks like the spill isn't getting bigger, but how the fuck can that be when the well is constantly feeding more into the gulf?
WASHINGTON The Obama administration is issuing a new moratorium on deep-water offshore drilling and it's no longer based on water depth.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar made the announcement Monday, arguing that a pause is still needed to ensure that oil and gas companies implement safety measures to reduce risks - and are prepared to handle spills.
The new moratorium will last through Nov. 30. Unlike the last moratorium, which applied to waters of more than 500 feet, the new one applies to any deep-water floating facility with drilling activities.
Last week, a federal appeals court rejected the government's effort to halt the approval of any new permits for deep-water projects and suspended drilling on 33 exploratory wells.