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PR That Really Works
Way to go guys... you blew up a Mooninite. I am sorry, but if you're are dumb enough to detonate not one but two electronic devices that are clearly linked to a sector of pop culture than you should be guilty of some sort of idiocy. First, they had been in place for three weeks. Second, they were in multiple cities. And third, it's not like a million people a week don't watch Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Sure, not all firemen and bomb squad people are avid followers of the program, but it probably doesn't take long in the chain to find someone who has some sense of what the character boxes were.
They apparently over-estimated the sense of humor and the ability for people to discern what the electronic lightboxes were. Oh well... looks like for now that the PR campaign worked perfectly. Above all, I'm sure the Mooninites would have enjoyed this. Stepping on Ice With IranThe rhetoric being used against Iran is eerily similar to that of the pre-Iraq war. We are in no position militarily, financially, or politically capable of what some would like to see happen regarding Iran. The fact is that most Iranians are pro-Western. It's a bummer that they're ruled by a fundamentalist cleric regime, but that's how it is for now. Invading Iran would only embolden their actual cause, and would certainly turn people against you. Example, Iraq. I don't think there are more Iraqis on our side at this time. Furthermore, if we invade another country without consent of the rest of the modern world, then we are going to pretty much isolate American into a position that it has never experienced. Until we have legitimate evidence they are going to do something aggressive toward another peaceful nation, we should not even consider plans to engage with Iran. Do we even have proof of their supporting of the insurgency in Iraq? Is it the same line of evidence and intelligence that gave us such ideas that Iraq had ties with Al-Qaeda, or that they had weapons of mass destruction, or that Iraq had nuclear ambitions. As a matter of fact, now Al-Qaeda IS in Iraq. There's some irony. We must be responsible. Iran may not be innocent and responsible, but we are no position right now to call their bluff. Why Deny Climate Change? And lots of other question-styled sentencesI can understand personal beliefs, and respect the fact that people think differently than each other. However, why would someone be so adamant about not believing in climate change, and then reject all notions of trying to resolve the issues that are immenint? Have we not concluded that smoking is bad for us? Why would pumping a bunch of crap into a sphere that has a ring of protective atmospheric lining not follow suit? How can a person deny the connection between CO2 levels and humans? That is proposterous! The human population has grown exponentially in the past 60 years, whereas the previous 1,000,000 years or whatever we were not really doing much. We have become a people of industry. Therefore, we have a lot of left overs. If the population is going to boom, then yes, we are going to stress the Earth. If we are stripping the Earth of materials, resources, minerals, and so on while filling it with introducing more chemicals and pollutants via the air, soil and water, something has to give, right? So I come back to my original thought: Why, if we know that these problems exist, would we not want to do things that might potentially prevent future problems? It's kind of like religion and God. If you believe, you're a better person for it, feel better, and have a chance of going to Heaven. If you don't, you're screwed, so you might as well believe because it can't hurt (and by the way, if you don't believe in a higher being, something is severly wrong, since you're sitting here reading this. How else are you here? We may have evolved, but something had to start the very inception of a universe. We cannot even conceive the mysteries of what has taken place for us to be here, but it has) Well, doing the right thing for the planet we live on is somewhat of a similar scenario. We might as well do the things that make the Earth a better place to live for the future, because it can't hurt and can only make it better. It is only moral and ethical, and even spritual, to respect the domain within which we live.  Why is the word "rainforest" now associated with a bleeding liberal? Do some people not like the rainforest, or is it what those who try to protect it stand for? Maybe critics have a hard time conceiving what role Oxygen and Carbon dioxide play in our lives and the cycles of the Earth. Perhaps they are unaware of how plants and trees are involved in this cycle. Yes, it is important that a majority of our forests are here in the future, so that our Earth continues to function properly. What is the harm in making some changes in the way we do things if it's going to positively impact morale and the planet? U.S. Industry and economy. Wouldn't we be creating new avenues for income and profit? I understand we might have to make a few sacrifices in the manufacturing sector, but is it really that big of a deal? If something is that big of a deal and so damn hazardous that it's not economical to control it than it probably doesn't need to be there to begin with. Most disturbing is this latest ploy by thinktanks close to the Bush adminstration that have offered scientists to refute findings by the majority of supporting scientists of the IPCC. $10,000 is a good bit of money. It's obviously in the best interest of someone for global warming to not exist. Argh. Do I think that every big storm is a result of global warming? No, not necessarily. Large, freakish events have always occured, and always will; but that doesn't mean that a general pattern hasn't been established and that further consequences are not in store. Most of this is just a spewing of stuff, but some of it does make sense. To those that refuse to believe in the effect that humans have on the Earth they live: if you are completely convinced that global warming doesn't exist and you want to deny it just to deny it, are you smarter than 2,500++ scientists? Seriously, are you so freaking educated and worldly and knowledgable that you can selectively pick what exists and doesn't on this Earth? That's like being a king. You have the authority to tell a scientist he's wrong. They told Galileo to shut up and he was one person. Here, we have scores and scores of reputable scientists who do this for a living. So what's the problem? World's Largest Organism is a Fungus
Over 2200 acres and 2400 years old. I guess the one of the world's oldest organims is also the largest: a humongous fungus. The fungus (honey mushroom) was discovered in Oregon in 2000 when scientists were trying to figure out what was killing trees in the area and discovered the fungal culprit growing three feet below ground. This most recent find of the species was estimated to cover over 2,200 acres and be at least 2,400 years old, possibly older. The deal is that the collective mushrooms are all part of the same organism. They are all connected by a root like substance called rhizomorphs. You can eat it if you want, but it probably won't be much fun... even though it is in Oregon. Obama Takes on FOX NewsI guess it's about time some politician took on the "Fair and Balanced." Everyone this side of the moon knows of Fox News' right-wing slant and their tendency to pretty much suck up every single inch of conservative policy that is out there. It would be different if they were fair and balanced. The piece goes on to site instances of Obama's childhood, trying to associate him with radical Islam, and a bunch of other false crap that had origin of truth. It's as if Dick Cheney wrote it himself. The problem with stuff like this is that some uninformed idiot sitting in a waiting room somewhere that has Fox News on is going to listen to this and give some though to it ... especially when they find out his middle name is Hussein. Southwest Airlines Hates Overweight Dying PeopleRichard Brown nearly died on Sunday, January 21st, thanks to reckless indifference by a Southwest Airlines ticket agent. A dying hep-C patient, Richard secured an appointment at the Mayo Clinic to discuss a kidney transplant. After getting turned down, he was referred to the University of San Francisco. When he went to board in Scottsdale for California, the ticket agent refused to let Richard fly unless he bought another ticket, due to his weight. The weight gain is due to water retention because of his failing liver. |
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Eric Veren
The fact that Cartoon Network promoters were branded criminals for deploying a hoax is absolutely ludacris. Definition of a hoax: A hoax is an attempt to trick an audience into believing that something false is real. So, in this case, the media and Boston authorities have claimed that this is hoax, meaning that the promoters were intending citizens and others to believe that these devices were bombs. That is bunch of BS! I seriously doubt their intention was ever to imitate an explosive device.