Thursday, October 6, 2005
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Big shout out to eating fish from the Hudson without toxic PCB’s in them. Well, in a couple of years or so.
General Electric made a binding agreement yesterday to dredge the dangerous chemicals from the river in one of the largest and most expensive industrial cleanups in history.
For years the company argued that dredging the river mud would cause
more problems than leaving the PCB’s undisturbed. Environmental groups
and community organizations along the river claimed yesterday that the
consent decree did not ensure that the entire river would ever be
decontaminated.
How souless do you have to be to, with a straight face, argue that leaving the toxic chemicals where they are is actually safer than cleaning them up?
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Thursday, October 6, 2005
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While the NYPD is saying they’ve received a credible threat to the subway system, Washington is saying the threat isn’t credible and downplaying the information. You would think that they’ve both seen the same intelligence, one would wonder how they could come up with two such different conclusions. It would be very bad time for Washington to admit a credible threat on the same day the President went on about the progress they’re making against the war on terror. Still, Mayor Bloomberg is saying something much different:
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the threat originated overseas and called it the most specific terrorist threat New York officials had received to date. No one in New York has been arrested or detained, Bloomberg said.
A law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity said the threat was "specific to place, time and method," and that the method is bombing.
If you’re carrying bags, brief cases, baby strollers and luggage be sure to give yourself time to get searched over the next few days.
Something tells me if this administration was in charge during the Revolutionary War they would have blown the one if by land, two if by sea plan. They probably would have sent Paul Revere out with seven lanterns and a horse with three legs.
We have to wonder if this announcement today has anything to do with the announcement yesterday that four years after 9/11 the city is providing MTA workers with disaster kits.
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Thursday, October 6, 2005
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Same bullshit. Same talking points. Al Qaeda is big and scary, be scared, I’m keeping you safe.
Bush mentioned that there were 10 specific Al Qaeda attacks that their efforts have spoiled, three of which were in the U.S. I want Bush too give specific details of just one of those attacks. Are we supposed to take his word for it?
I’ve heard it all before. CNN is saying that this should bolster his base. If so, his speech is stupider than I thought.
Nancy Pelosi, just said that Bush was "trying to justifying his actions with a series of excuses". Way to go Nancy.
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Thursday, October 6, 2005
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You’d really think the world would be a much more peaceful place after reading the results of this study.
Young women defined as "sexually active" increased from 13 percent to 47 percent during the same period, and the age for first experiencing sexual intercourse dropped from 19 to 15.
"The change in young women’s beliefs about premarital sex was enormous," the study’s co-author, Jean Twenge, said yesterday.
…The study also found that acceptance of oral sex had shown a strong increase.
Between 1969 and 1993, men engaging in oral sex grew from 48 percent to 72 percent, while women climbed from 42 percent to 71 percent.
And I think to myself…what a wonderful world.
link via feministing
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Thursday, October 6, 2005
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Does anyone know if the earphones that come with your iPod are covered under the warranty? I’ve had my iPod for about two months and already one of the speakers is blown. I tried to look on the Apple site but couldn’t find anything. Am I just stuck buying a new pair or earphones?
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Wednesday, October 5, 2005
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Don’t forget to watch the most pointless mayoral debate ever tomorrow night on NY1. The first of at least two debates, this one is being held at the Apollo theatre in Harlem. There’s only one problem. Mayor Bloomberg has declined to participate. His excuse is that he didn’t have time to prepare because of the recent Jewish holiday. So now the debate is going to be Ferrer, who is a long shot anyway and some conservative party candidate that really doesn’t have a shot at all. Should be a great time.
The problem is, the campaign finance laws say that candidates using public funds are required to debate. The catch? Bloomberg is refusing to use public funds. He’s completely financing his campaign with his own money, which exempts him from having to adhere to the campaign finance laws. You gotta love loopholes and American politics, they’re becoming synonomous.
Bloomberg’s been taking a lot of slack for refusing to debate, mostly from the black community who sees it as a snub that he is refusing to debate at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem. Still, most people believe that it doesn’t matter whether or not Bloomberg debates at all. What matters is his record of running the city. We believe that Bloomberg is intimidated to be on the same stage that such greats as Super Bad Brad have performed on, of course that’s a completely unfounded and baseless assumption on our part. Rumor has it that Bloomberg may still show up, but don’t hold your breath. Bloomberg is a huge favorite to be re-elected, he really has no need to show up and debate.
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Wednesday, October 5, 2005
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One of the main reasons I moved to NYC was the abundance of wash and fold laundromats. I had narrowed down my choices between NYC and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It was a tough decision, but after I did some extra research NYC completely blew Sioux Falls away in the per capita wash and fold laundromats department.
It’s not really the wash part I like so much, but I’m crazy about the fold part of it. You get your laundry back all compact and neat, folded into a tight brick of fresh clothes that’s easy to put away.
Yeah, sure it all sounds great, living the high life and all that. But what happens when wash and fold goes bad? I swear my local wash and fold has just stopped using detergent to wash my clothes. I always ask them to use fabric softener, and even though they check that little box on the paper, I’m quite sure that never happens. But now I’m convinced they’re not even using detergent.
The last few times I’ve picked up my laundry and got it home, I take it out and smell it. I love the smell of fresh laundry. But when I take a whiff, it doesn’t smell like anything. Is it possible that they’re just using some cheap scentless non-allergenic detergent that I can’t smell or is have they in fact just stopped using soap to clean my clothes?
Would it be considered rude to drop my laundry off then actually sit there all day and watch until they get to my bag so I can see if they use detergent? Maybe I could pay someone to just hang around the laundromat all day and keep an eye on my bag. I have to know.
I’ve tried to explain the situation to the ladies that work there, but either they really don’t speak English or they don’t speak English when someone is complaining. Either way it’s not gone well when I’ve tried to mention it. Somehow I end up apologizing in broken Spanish, then thanking them repeatedly and making a hasty exit. It’s like they have some strange power over me.
In the meantime, I’m stuck with wearing plain smelling clothes. I mean, who wants to wear clothes that smell like clothes? Sure I could find a different wash and fold but this one is almost literally just downstairs from me. It’s so convenient. What’s the point of not doing my own laundry if I actually have to go out of my way to get it done?
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