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Larry adjusts well.
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Frankenstein and "The Whip Around the World" - Anderson's vocal boy toy I guess. It's hideous.
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Indiana is Katrina without water. Not quite. I am sure you wish it was.
The French Unrest
Australia's Intelligence Works.
Bush's Panama's Lies.
"New Car Smell" - What an ego.
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Two reports on the Tornado.
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"Every month of the year in every state of the country." Ron Marciano the weather terrorist. No adequate warning system. It's called a NOAA Weather Monitor. You guys are jerks.
Before you speak out of turn learn something: http://www.torro.org.uk/TORRO/index.php
The NOAA Alarm
http://froogle.google.com/froogle_cluster?btnG=Search+Froogle&hl=en&oid=7232776343035587797&pid=4709277296121262014&q=noaa+weather+radio&scoring=p
This is a graph that illustrates when TRADITIONAL tornadoes have occurred. We have yet to realize whether or not Global Warming is increasing this incidence.
http://www.tornadoproject.com/safety/klrtmnth.htm
This link will work for a general idea of locations:http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/torn/1997deadlytorn.html1005
Dan Simon and the gore. You know Dan people can understand hardship with this level of invasion of privacy and such descriptive words.
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Dana Bash and the promotion of Bush in Panama. Ah, President Chavez. On the people who see that his presidency is in disarray then they are emboldened to resist him. I see. Everyone is an empty minded fool until they find Bush as their savior. I don't think so.
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Candy Crowley
GOP Woes and governmental races - litmus tests. The Republicans are approaching at a rocky time. Really. What makes it rocky? Bush's lies in Panama.
This is all propaganda. They should be ashamed. Thank God there is MSNBC.
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Something about Midterm elections.
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Tom Foreman - Democrats aren't stamped out of the same mold. They think for themselves. Each candidate is in the party because they like being an independent thinker and a people person.
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Well, Anderson, no cutsie to deliver the news?
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Oh, back to some GOP Armor.
John Edwards interview - "Connected" - Anderson is trying to put words in Edwards mouth. John isn't saying what Anderson wants him to say. What a shame. Well done Senator Edwards. I think you are right.
Aaron you were just too good and far less obvious.
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Hugh Hewitt - brought up the terrorist attacks in Australia lumped together in France. Everytime there is resurgence of terror Bush does better. Really? "The Democrats did a really bad job in the 1990s." We didn't have crashing Trade Towers to the Ground, or an illegal war and party leaders that are corrupt to the core. What? The Left Wing is not trustworthy and didn't reputiate Michael Moore. It's tough to argue with the truth, Jerk ! This man is really unfortunate. "Things look really good for Republicans in 2006" - I am sure that saying it makes it so.
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Conoco Phillips
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Anderson is his own news secretary. Hm.
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The Ice Man Story was Aaron Brown's. Not you, you arrogant bastard. You Anderson, I don't care if you are gay or an invalid otherwise. You are the biggest fool I have ever seem and hear eating out of CNN's management hand like a starving dog. You are a traitor. You are a traitor to this country, it's equitable treatment of people and to the standards of fairness and decency. A person regardless their preference of any aspects in their life need to be a 'human being' first and not an ATM for CNN and the Republican Religious Neocon Right. God, you are aweful.
Thelma Gutierez (spelling)
1040 commercials - here is some reading. I thought it was interesting. Give people something to do during commercials. There is a lot of them.
CNN scoffs at history as Cooper takes anchor post
Tim GoodmanMonday, November 7, 2005
Jonathan Klein, president of CNN and the architect for the ouster of Aaron Brown and the ascension of Anderson Cooper, graduated magna cum laude from Brown University with a degree in history.
Uh-oh.
Maybe the philosophy of George Santayana -- "Those who can not remember the past are condemned to repeat it" -- never made it into class, even in its misquoted form: "Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it."
Same idea, really, minus the grace of the original. But all of this points, as it often does in TV, to one inescapable name:
Ashleigh Banfield.
Or, for those of you with longer memories: Arthur Kent.
In his zeal to make Anderson Cooper the poster boy of cable news -- apparently at all costs and with nary a concern about overexposure -- Klein is taking a gamble that history is likely to reveal as a miscalculation. One man -- even one as talented and likable as Cooper -- does not turn around a news network.
Though Klein has a newsman's bio, with a long and varied stint at CBS, he seems most intent on seizing on the palpable but unweathered hype surrounding Cooper, and that has nothing to do with journalism and everything to do with being a suit.
Cooper was just another reporter with a show until Hurricane Katrina brought out a kind of emotionalism in his reporting that had been foreign to objective news coverage -- for a reason.
There's no crying in journalism.
Though others did, in fact, cry, and others were angry at the unacceptably slow response by FEMA and the White House, Cooper was on a mission there. Or at least he stood out among the many other missionaries. It happens all the time. Someone stands out. Sometimes he ends up being Dan Rather. Sometimes he ends up labeled "Scud Stud."
There is always a hook. A pair of glasses, maybe. A khaki jacket. But Cooper seemingly has it all: pedigree, looks, hipness, modernity.
Others have had it all too -- except longevity.
Cooper's tears were real and his pain at the plight of those ruined by Katrina was palpable. He hit a nerve -- at the time. He was anointed in the press. But natural disasters come and go, and nobody can sustain that kind of reportorial demeanor in the long term -- nor would people want to watch it. Already Cooper seems perhaps too ready for his moment and too ever-present around tragedy. Got hurricane? Got Cooper?
Back in the safe confines of the studio, he has some less honed and more annoying tendencies -- self-aggrandizement, a willingness to play someone's version of a tech-savvy anchor -- that a good news executive might manage a little more closely. But Klein appears to be smitten with Cooper and his buzz-worthiness, even telling the New York Times that "clearly, America is embracing Anderson Cooper" and noting that he's being satirized on "Saturday Night Live," as if that were a good thing.
A reminder: Ashleigh Banfield.
Banfield got a ton of ink. She got buzz. She got satirized. Then she got lost.
That's not to say Cooper is in the same league of fleeting media celebrity. MSNBC has always been desperate for real talent and seriously blind to it when it comes to women (hello, Rita Cosby).
Cooper, more talented in many ways, is likely to have a longer, more fruitful career. But that career has yet to suffer the inevitable media backlash that comes with insta-fame (beyond his Vanderbilt background) and the bank-on-it boredom viewers develop with anchors-as-stars. Cooper may be hot now, but unless he morphs into Jon Stewart, there are only so many book deals and promotions that can keep him afloat and in the zeitgeist long term.
Klein's rejiggering of CNN's schedule is a real mystery. It seems predicated on a relatively slight uptick in viewers that has yet to be sustained, some positive press for Cooper that has also yet to be sustained and a meritless belief in Wolf Blitzer's "Situation Room," a show that desperately wants to be ground zero for breaking news but often seems like pointless plate spinning or unsophisticated sausage making.
"The Situation Room" is an all-heat, no-light management concoction that Klein seems inordinately fond of. Perhaps this is linked to his founding the FeedRoom, a broadband video company that fed 1 million video clips a day to clients, according to CNN.
"FeedRoom." "Situation Room." One was prepackaged news. The other shows you how news gets packaged. The trouble comes out the other end: It's superficial and boring. And yet Klein believes people want it twice a night, three hours total. Which raises the question: Has he watched it?
Cooper should be smart enough to know that Klein -- who just ran a respected newsman off the network with a decided lack of dignity -- is desperate for solutions. Klein appears to be not so much grooming talent as exploiting it. The battle for dominance in the 24-hour news business is a ratings horse race, and Klein put Brown out to pasture and then slapped a saddle on Cooper.
These moves seem tethered less to a leader's vision than to some water cooler assumption that Cooper is the next big thing. If Klein thinks "America is embracing Cooper," then what is America doing to Fox News' Shepherd Smith, who drubs Cooper in the ratings? Bear-hugging the breath out of him?
This is one of the forgotten elements of the Cooper-CNN hype machine. Fox News is handing CNN its head virtually every night. Klein was brought on board after a long, laughable line of CNN management successions -- each new person failing more spectacularly than the last -- to stop this drubbing. He hasn't. So maybe that's the history Klein is focusing on -- the failure of his predecessors. To avoid their fate, he's building CNN around Cooper and hoping viewers will come.
With a nod back to Santayana, and a belief that Cooper may someday validate Klein's enormous burden of faith in him, here's a thought: "There is a kind of courtesy in skepticism. It would be an offense against polite conventions to press our doubts too far."
So good luck to you, Anderson Cooper. Keep history on your mind, but two words off your lips:
Ashleigh Banfield.
E-mail Tim Goodman at tgoodman@sfchronicle.com.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/11/07/DDGDCFJC701.DTL
Why is it these incidents never make it to the American media?
Oil Company Blamed For Rig Blast in Brazil
Platform may sink in 2 days, creating spill
Sebastian Rotella / Los Angeles Times 17mar01
Sao Paulo, Brazil -- Union leaders and government officials accused Brazil's national oil company yesterday of failing to take precautions that could have prevented an accident that killed as many as 10 workers and damaged one of the world's largest offshore oil platforms.
Three explosions devastated the 40-story platform in the Roncador oil field in the Atlantic Ocean about 80 miles from the coast and 120 miles northeast of Rio de Janeiro on Thursday. It is unclear what caused the explosions.
The accident left the colossal structure, which was commissioned just last year, leaning at a precarious angle and threatened to cause an oil spill.
Officials of Petrobras, the giant state oil company, said yesterday that the structure was likely to sink within two days and that emergency response teams in boats and helicopters were ready to mitigate a possible spill. Experts said such a spill probably would not significantly damage the environment.
Only one death has been confirmed, and one worker was hospitalized with severe burns. But nine missing workers are presumed dead.
The accident further damaged the image of Petrobras only months after a spill caused environmental damage in southern Brazil. The latest problem was expected to cause operating losses of hundreds of millions of dollars.
There were 175 employees on the Italian-made platform at the time of the explosions. The rig, which accounted for about 5 percent of the nation's daily oil production, was producing 80,000 barrels a day and was expected to reach a target of 180,000 barrels daily at full capacity.
Oil workers staged protests across Brazil yesterday. Union leaders allege that aggressive cost-cutting and the use of inexperienced contract workers have resulted in 82 deaths nationwide at company facilities in the past three years. Sixty-six of the victims were contract workers, according to union statistics.
Media reports yesterday said federal prosecutors who enforce job safety regulations alleged that the accident could have been prevented if the company had complied with judicial orders to create safety commissions at all its platforms.
But the company's manager for security and environmental issues, Irani Varella, said that Petrobras officials do not believe that safety problems were to blame.
And Petrobras denied allegations that the use of temporary contract workers played any role.
Like other state-run enterprises in Latin America, Petrobras has been modernizing and streamlining operations, cutting its payroll from 70,000 to 30, 000 during the past seven years. The company racked up record earnings last year, but the opening of the market worries unions and other critics.
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More Ice Man Particulars.
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Zain Virgin? Was that a Freudian Slip. It's Zain Vergey. The Pirating Issue off Somalia. He wasn't 200 miles out.
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Stuff - she finally showed up for work? Or. Maybe you all thought you were going to save some bucks. You Anderson you make so much money I guess you broke the bank.
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Very smooth guys. A tribute to Aaron after he has been digested by you bastards and spit out in far worse condition. All those pictures were under the Executive Producer David Bohrman. You have no right to market Aaron for the purpose of your lies and manipulations. Get a good look you won't see another person like him. He is a great anchor. Ah, and there is Anderson superimposed in Aaron 's place. What an insult. Yeah, that is right Anderson, he has been very generous to you and many of us have as well. Heck of a turn of fate, huh?Nice try. Where did he go, Anderson? Old Folks home at the age of 56?1056commercials
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Ah, there is Frankenstein the Boy Toy again and "The Whip Around the World." It usually done with many journalists. Look it up.
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Anderson and his "Whip Around the World." It's usually done with many journalists.
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Christian Amanpour - since 1968 student uprising. Housing projects. Outside Paris. Two teens dead. It's a shame. They are being harassed. At least it sounds that way. "Another Nervous Night" - interesting way of putting it. "Dreary Survival" - Authorities alienate the young people. The police are insulting them. It's gotten to be a negative loop. The cops chance them because they are running, etc, etc, etc. They are running because they are constantly looked at as possible trouble, etc, etc, etc.
Oh, Anderson's Favorite - Assimilation. It's more than assimilation. For God Sake. Are you for real? Chris is patient with this mess. Junior Achievement receives his expert appearance from those that are actually experience.
Thanks for the incite, Ms. Amanpour. Thank you very much.
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Rioting. Dr. Fiske from Princeton. A general psychological profile of a riot. Not a particular one. Like, are there legitimate issues?
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Rob Marciano and more terror stories about Tornadoes. You want to try talking about survival techniques, Jerk !
Tornadoes
While tornadoes cannot be predicted as early as hurricanes, current weather forecasting technology will often tell us when atmospheric conditions are right for their formation. By sticking around the homestead during a tornado watch, you can help protect yourself from the tremendous damage twisters can cause.
A direct hit from a funnel cloud can turn a wooden home into a pile of chopsticks, toss a minivan around like a tumbleweed and knock trees down faster than Paul Bunyon. So if you live in a tornado-prone area, you might be wise to invest in an underground shelter, ala the Wizard of Oz. (You can use it as a root cellar or nuclear survival shelter as well.)
If you live in an area not known for tornadoes, but suddenly one is baring down on you, your next-best bet is the basement, preferably in the corner closest to the direction of the tornado.
If you are driving around and a tornado is looming, park under an underpass and run up as high as you can under it. If caught out in the open, head for the lowest ground possible, even a drainage ditch is better than nothing.
http://www.survival-center.com/guide/shelter.htm
In Illinois a young boy, about 8 years old was found under debris in a drainage ditch. It is better than nothing. The Illinois tornado occurred at night. I am sure if people were awake the deaths would be lower.
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"Power of Ambition" - Anderson, you call it ambition. I call it talent. Some people like Aaron can't be held down.
Hello?
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A discussion about ambition. Ah. Another psychology piece. For God Sake. Okay, let's build a better child. Build one like Anderson. Everyone wants to grow up to be Anderson, right?
You fool. A lot of people have ambition. It doesn't matter a hill of beans if you haven't got the talent, you moron. You know the people without talent but a big ego and lots of ambition are called 'Serial Killers' or 'Postal.'
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Stuff by the news secretary
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CommercialsJack Nicholas - I hope that is what Aaron is doing. Golfing. He needs to work on his handicap. Let's see, 2002 - semi-pro score 82 at Beth Page Black. Nice, but no trophy, you know? Hey, Aaron, there you go. Go Pro. You can do it. I told you abou t that instructor in Georgia. Truly.ConcoPhillps - not nice. Have you noticed the gas prices compared to their profits? You endorse that?1128Anne Rice, Author - something about vampires. Oh, this is the lady that claims she wrote Christ's AUTOBIOGRAPHY. You know what that means? She was Jesus in another life and relived it. Strange woman.
ConocoPhillips Limited has been fined a total of £895,000 and ordered to pay £218,854 costs at Grimsby Crown Court, after pleading guilty to breaching health and safety legislation.
On 29 June 2005 ConocoPhillips Limited was fined a total of £895,000 and ordered to pay £218,854 costs at Grimsby Crown Court, after pleading guilty to breaching health and safety legislation at an earlier hearing. The case follows an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) into two incidents: a fire and explosion at the Humber Refinery, South Killingholme, North Lincolnshire on 16 April 2001 and a release of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at the Immingham Pipeline Centre, Immingham Dock, on 27 September 2001. At an earlier hearing at Grimsby Crown Court, ConocoPhillips pleaded guilty to seven breaches of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and the Pressure Systems and Transportable Gas Containers Regulations 1999.
The first incident happened on 16 April 2001 when 170 tonnes of highly flammable LPG was released from ConocoPhillips' (then Conoco's) Saturate Gas Plant at its Humberside oil refinery.
The gas cloud ignited, causing a large explosion and fire.
As the fire burned it caused failures of other pipework, resulting in another explosion and fireball.
The fire burned for approximately two-and-a-half hours.
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Anne Rice is no stupid woman exactly. You know she reminds me of Mel Gibson who found God when he made his movie. Demons and vampires don't sell anymore.
Hello?
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Anderson and "The Whip Around the World" - There are usually a lot of journalists at this time not just you Andy.
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Oh, more terror on the seas. They too close to shore. You ignored that fact. You are deliberately trying to scare people as if they are all vulnerable. The Captain is at fault.
Oh, in your face, too, Jerk !
I have to do this? I have to supplement the news with more news? Jeeze ! Read up Anderson.
Van Zandt: Pirate attack - This is not a drill
COMMENTARY
By Clint Van Zandt
MSNBC analyst & former FBI profiler
Updated: 3:00 p.m. ET Nov. 7, 2005
Clint Van Zandt
The 151 passengers on the luxury cruise ship Seabourn Spirit knew they would see fascinating and exotic ports of call on their 16-day adventure cruise from Alexandria, Egypt, to Mombasa, Kenya. What they didn't plan on seeing were two Zodiac-type inflatable speedboats filled with heavily armed pirates trying to board their ship 100 miles off the coast of Somalia. While some of the pirates raked the ship with automatic weapon fire, others fired rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), one of which penetrated the side of the Seabourn Spirit and exploded in an unoccupied passenger cabin.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9958939/
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About another unfortunate soul on a Cruise Ship. Now he wants to mount an attack. This one was the Captain's error.
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Mary Carver - Parents. Lost at sea. Royal Caribbean. 2000 passengers. Oh, no police. A solution. It will happen anyway. Suicide. It happens. She could have been a victim of abduction or violence. It's not likely.
George Allen Smith and more updates in the future.
Yeah.
Recreational Boating
Recreational boaters are also subject to maritime law. If a boating accident occurs, the operator of the vessel is required to file a report when:
An injury occurs that is not treatable by first aid
Lives are lost
Damage occurs to the vessel or by the vessel
Someone disappears and death or injury is suspected
Common types of boating accidents include:
Collision
Flooding or sinking
Capsizing
Falls overboard
Fire
Explosion
Disappearance of a person or crew member
http://www.legalrightsfyi.com/maritime-law.html
This is an example, but, there are maritime attorneys that can be located through State Attorney's Associations.
http://www.shea-shea.com/CM/FSDP/PracticePage/Personal-Injury/Boat-Accidents-and-Injuries.asp
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Tyra Banks interview and costume. Tyra Banks Show. I am sure it was interesting.
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"On the Radar" - radar has been around since 1930s at least. You called it this because it's military tilt. Who you kidding? Remember you are supposed to recruit heros, Andy. Remember?
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I've had enough.
