Another in our series of Too Stupid to Live Real Professional Reporters. Just remember: unlike those pajama-clad bloggers, these guys have EDITORS and fact checkers. Honest.
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"And popular political Weblog Daily Kos went so far as to call the incident 'repulsive.'"
At least we know what Kos considers repulsive. For now. >:-(
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut ||
09/13/2008 9:11 Comments ||
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#2
I think the proper punishment is to make sure that there are plenty of people emailing, taking pictures with their phones, and working their CrackBerries during this reporter's and editor's funerals (or whatever the equivalent technologies will be at that time.)
Bonus points to anyone who will attempt to navigate "voice activated" customer service at the gravesite, too.
Posted by: Swamp Blondie in the Cornfields ||
09/13/2008 9:40 Comments ||
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#3
"Twitter" is the perfect term for those who use this technology
Posted by: regular joe ||
09/13/2008 15:55 Comments ||
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#4
32 paragraphs and the name of the reporter who did this was never mentioned.
Posted by: Steve White ||
09/13/2008 16:41 Comments ||
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#5
Steve, it's in the second paragraph. Some "twit" named Berny Morson at the Rocky Mountain News was the dingleberry.
Posted by: Swamp Blondie in the Cornfields ||
09/13/2008 17:37 Comments ||
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Shared track is always a danger especially if signaling and safety communications aren't compatible. This is one of the big deficiencies in American versus European rail usage. Here we are 70-80% freight (and very efficient) whereas in Europe it is the inverse of 70-80% passenger (and not, contrary to belief, that efficient). The Swiss Railway's master technology plan is based on Union Pacific's designs.
Posted by: Jack is Back! ||
09/13/2008 12:31 Comments ||
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#2
I'd be checking the signals for any tampering, FIRST THING.
Somehow a Muslim(Or other Idiot) with a can of black spray paint comes immediately to mind.
There was some of this in the 60's if I remember correctly, paint the red signal light lens black, leave, and wait for the news flash.
Sick people abound.
Posted by: Redneck Jim ||
09/13/2008 21:19 Comments ||
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I'm wrong, (My remembry is not what it used to be) I'm remembering the stories I heard of WW2 when the german railways were sabotaged.
1 Paint the signal so it can't be seen.
2 Remove spikes from the outside of the outside rail on a curve
3 Cut wooden railway trestles support timbers 3/4 way through and at an angle.
4 go home to supper. when there's trouble you're nowhere around.
Posted by: Redneck Jim ||
09/13/2008 21:28 Comments ||
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The Church of England will tomorrow officially apologise to Charles Darwin for misunderstanding his theory of evolution.
In a bizarre step, the Church will address its contrition directly to the Victorian scientist himself, even though he died 126 years ago.
But the move was greeted with derision last night, with Darwins great-great-grandson dismissing it as pointless and other critics branding it ludicrous.
Church officials compared the apology to the late Pope John Paul IIs decision to say sorry for the Vaticans 1633 trial of Galileo, the astronomer who appalled prelates by declaring that the earth revolved around the sun.
The officials said that senior bishops wanted to atone for the vilification their predecessors heaped on Darwin in the 1860s, when he put forward his theory that man was descended from apes.
The Church is also anxious to counter the view that its teaching is incompatible with science. It wants to distance itself from fundamentalist Christians, who believe in the Biblical account of the creation of the world in seven days.
An article to be posted on the Churchs website will say: Charles Darwin, 200 years from your birth [in 1809], the Church of England owes you an apology for misunderstanding you and, by getting our first reaction wrong, encouraging others to misunderstand you still.
But the struggle for your reputation is not over yet, and the problem is not just your religious opponents but those who falsely claim you in support of their own interests.
The article has been written by the Rev Dr Malcolm Brown, the director of mission and public affairs of the Archbishops Council, the Churchs managing body, which is headed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams.
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"Darwin in the 1860s, when he put forward his theory that man was descended from apes"
NO HE DID NOT.
Farkin' idiots.
However, the "leadership" of the CofE is obviously descended from loons. >:-(
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut ||
09/13/2008 19:57 Comments ||
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Absolutely corect he did NOT state "we are descended from Apes" he stated We ARE apes
There are five families of apes,
The Great apes, Gorillas, Orangutangs, Chimpanzes,and Humans. then there are the Simians (The only ones with tails) We did NOT descend FROM them, we are cousins.
Posted by: Redneck Jim ||
09/13/2008 21:12 Comments ||
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Queensland Police don't believe there is any threat to the public after a man threatened to place an explosive device on a bus somewhere in Brisbane. "A major incident team has been set up and the team is working on all the leads...but we do not believe this is a credible threat." Peter Crawford, State Crime Operations Command Acting Chief Superintendent said
The call was made to Crimestoppers late yesterday and came from somewhere in the Brisbane area. Police have been unable to release details of the call as the investigation is ongoing.
Police alerted Translink and Brisbane City council, who heightened security precautions. Police presence around transport areas is already boosted because of this weekend's events. "With the Valley Fiesta and the Bledisloe Cup game scheduled for the weekend, many people will be using bus services and we ask for their assistance in reporting any suspicious activity to police, Crime Stoppers, or public transport staff," Acting Deputy Commissioner Peter Barron said.
Under the Criminal code, a person who threatens to commit sabotage is guilty of a crime and faces a maximum penalty of 14 years imprisonment. Anyone who carries out an act of sabotage can be sentenced to 25 years.
In a statement early this morning, Acting Deputy Commissioner Peter Barron said that this is a timely reminder for people to be alert when in public places. "We call on people using buses to be vigilant and to report any suspicious or criminal activity," he said.
This incident is similar to one in late 2005, when public transport ground to a halt after a threat was phoned in, but was later proved false. The investigation continues.
INTERNATIONAL experts have been called in to help authorities investigate leaking explosive methane gas at a Melbourne housing estate. "Yecccchhhhh! What've you been feeding that cow?"
Environmental Protection Authority executive director of regional services, Bruce Dawson, said experts had been engaged from the United Kingdom, the USA, Canada and Italy due to the unique nature of the emergency. "This is a unique in Australia, we don't have any other situation like this," he said. "The scale of the issue requires that we get the best advice possible ensuring the council makes the right investment in fixing this problem."
Residents at Brookland Greens estate, in Cranbourne, have been advised a sealed tip next to the estate is leaching methane gas at levels high enough to cause explosions. They have been told their safest option is to move and have been warned methane levels may not be safe for a year.
Mr Dawson expected the panel of experts would be able to come back to it with possible solutions within two weeks. However, he cautioned that it would probably take a lot longer to eliminate the problem. "We'd be delighted if this work identified a strategy that was able to give effect to a quick solution, but realistically elimination of that gas moving into the estate is probably going to take at least 12 months," he said.
#1
First step: Install vents at the sealed dump to reduce internal pressure and control where the gases exit the sealed dump site. The gases can be burned or otherwise be used if enough gasses are available for power generation.
I wonder who got rich putting a subdivision next to or on a dump site with lots of organics in it.
It sounds like a poor job of sealing the site (of course quality control can be a huge factor) and the Engineering design probably sucks (if there was one).
#2
Cap the dump and capture the methane. There are places in southern California that the methane is used to power engines for uses like pumping sewage.
Google "landfill methane" and learn all about it. EPA even has "Outreach Programs". I kid thee not.
Posted by: Alaska Paul ||
09/13/2008 14:10 Comments ||
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Police report that none of the pigs were wearing lipstick
The sight of pigs proved too much to bear for a vegetarian motorist. A vegetarian woman driving down a motorway in Germany was so traumatized at the sight of a truck loaded with pigs that she lost control of her vehicle and careered into another truck, which was also filled with pigs, police said.
"The woman found herself driving next to a large pig transport truck and the sight of the pitiful animals made her feel so sick that she jerked her steering wheel and started swerving," police in the western town of Gütersloh said in a statement released on Thursday.
"The result of her swerving was that the woman's van struck the side of another truck ... which was also loaded with live pigs. The woman suffered little more than a fright but we were unable to ascertain anything about the state of the pig's health," police said.
The NWFP Minister for Health, Syed Zahir Ali Shah expressing concern over the growing number of polio cases in the province has underlined the need of revising polio eradication strategies and adopting effective communication tools to wipe out the dreadful disease from the province.
Addressing the concluding session of the 4-day the International Communication review meeting held under the auspices of UNICEF here on Friday the Minister said that lack of communication was the basic factor of the failure in controlling polio in the province.
"There was need of revisiting polio eradication policy to control the dangerous disease which disables forever", he maintained. He went on to say that effective use of Fitawa (verdicts) was essential to encounter the negative propaganda against polio vaccine to educate people.
The Minister asked concerned authorities to prepare story books, dramas and stage shows about the issue to convince people about importance of polio vaccination.
The Minister suggested adopting carrot and stick policy to encourage efficient workers and discourage the negligent ones. He also assured to facilitate polio team at Torkham border. He reiterated support of the provincial government for polio eradication.
Posted by: Fred ||
09/13/2008 00:00 ||
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#1
Vaccines are like electricity. Who needs them when you have Islam?
#2
if %85 of your population in NWFP wasn't totally illiterate you might have a chance but they are and you don't. The %15 that can read in NWPF seem to only be able to read the Koran.
Sucks to be you!
#3
Well, if they could get it into their thick skulls that it's not a Jewish plot to make them all infertile, you wouldn't have such a problem in the first place.
Posted by: Swamp Blondie in the Cornfields ||
09/13/2008 17:39 Comments ||
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
The NWFP Minister for Health, Syed Zahir Ali Shah expressing concern over the growing number of polio cases in the province has underlined the need of revising polio eradication strategies and adopting effective communication tools to wipe out the dreadful disease from the province. 
