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Zachary Roth: How Theresa Hatt Caused The Financial Crisis (talkingpointsmemo.com)
Last month, Theresa Hatt died at 52, after a brief struggle with cancer. Hatt, who lived in Portland, Maine, and worked for the city of Scarborough, had had several credit cards in her name. So, shortly after her death, Hatt's son, Paul Kelleher, began the sad task of calling his mother's creditors, to inform them of her passing. The calls were uneventful, if depressing, until Kelleher got to Bank of America.
Breaking all the rules (guardian.co.uk)
Her record label criticised her figure. Radio stations refuse to play her song about date rape. But does Amanda Palmer care? Emine Saner finds out.
Roger Ebert: CORALINE (PG; 3 stars)
The director of "Coraline" has suggested it is for brave children of any age. That's putting it mildly. This is nightmare fodder for children, however brave, under a certain age. I know kids are exposed to all sorts of horror films via video, but "Coraline" is disturbing not for gory images but for the story it tells. That's rare in itself: Lots of movies are good at severing limbs, but few at telling tales that can grab us down inside where it's dark and scary.
There are three grades of molasses, Mild or first molasses, Dark or second molasses, and Blackstrap. These grades may be sulphured or unsulphured.
Source
Charlie was first, and correct, with:
Some sources say "many," some say "various," but the standard seems to be that there are
B 3
Mild or first molasses, Dark or second molasses, and Blackstrap.
One is also reminded of this incident,
and of this horrible business.
"Shall we dance to the sound of the profitable pound in Molasses and Rum and Slaves?"
Jim from CA answered:
Three
Alan J replied:
B 3
Adam in NoHo answered:
There are B-3 grades of molasses, and each grade may be sulphured or unsulphured.
Marian the Teacher responded:
3
Sally said:
Right before the holidays, I participated in a, "shopper's survey" sponsored by "Grandma's Molasses!" It was really fun, and the panel members shared a lot of good idea's for using the stuff - AWA some tasty recipe as well. We learned a lot about the product that day - including that there are 3 (B) grades of molasses. Soon, "Grandma's" will be putting out a new bottle design - be sure and look for it you all! :)
PS: mj, I too have read: "The Essential Lenny Bruce, a transcription of a variety of his stage routines." For years I harbored a the fantasy of doing stand-up comedy, and that book kept the dream alive... It is great! :)
MAM wrote:
Answer
B 3 Mild or first molasses, Dark or second molasses, and Blackstrap
And, Joe S commented:
B 3 mild molasses, dark molasses, and blackstrap molasses.
The Boston Molasses Disaster, also known as the Great Molasses Flood and the Great Boston Molasses Tragedy, occurred on January 15, 1919, in the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. A large molasses tank burst and a wave of molasses rushed through the streets at an estimated 35 mph, killing 21 and injuring 150. The event has entered local folklore, and residents claim that on hot summer days the area still smells of molasses.
CBS starts the night with '60 Minutes', followed by the LIVE on the East Coast (tape delayed & edited for the left coast) '51st Annual Grammy Awards'.
NBCLIVE'NFL Football - Pro Bowl', followed by the FRESH'XII', except on the left coast where after the game is some local crap and/or an old 'Monk', maybe followed by an old 'Dateline', then 'XII'.
ABC begins the night with a FRESH'America's So-Called Funniest Home Videos', followed by a FRESH'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition', followed by a FRESH'Desperate Housewives', then a FRESH'Brothers & Sisters'.
The CW recycles 'Jericho', followed by the movie 'Teen Wolf'.
Faux has a RERUN'Hole In The Wall', followed by a RERUN'Simpsons', then a FRESH'King Of The Hill', followed by a RERUN'Family Guy', then a FRESH'American Dad'.
MY has an old 'Bernie Mac', followed by an old 'Raymond', then an old 'House', followed by another old 'House'.
A&E has 'CSI: The 2nd One', another 'CSI: The 2nd One', still another 'CSI: The 2nd One', and 'The Sopranos'.
AMC offers the movie 'Apollo 13', followed by the movie 'The Godfather'.
BBC -
[12:00 AM] Doctor Who - Ep 13- Journey's End
[1:00 AM] The Graham Norton Show - Ep 12 James Nesbitt, Catherine Tate and The Kooks
[2:00 AM] Doctor Who - Ep 12 The Stolen Earth
[3:00 AM] Doctor Who - Ep 13- Journey's End
[4:00 AM] The Graham Norton Show - Ep 12 James Nesbitt, Catherine Tate and The Kooks
[5:00 AM] Cash in the Attic - Ep. 4 Guest
[5:30 AM] Cash in the Attic - Ep. 5 Gill Last
[6:00 AM] BBC World News
[6:30 AM] Cash in the Attic - Ep 14 Landucci
[7:30 AM] Cash in the Attic - Ep. 3 Grey
[8:00 AM] Cash in the Attic - Ep 15 Houghton
[9:00 AM] Gordon Ramsay's F Word - Episode 6
[10:00 AM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 8 Peter's
[11:00 AM] Last Restaurant Standing - Episode 2
[12:00 PM] Last Restaurant Standing - Episode 3
[1:00 PM] Top Gear Winter Olympics Special - Top Gear Winter Olympics Special
[2:00 PM] Top Gear - Episode 6
[3:00 PM] Beatles Biggest Secrets - Beatles Biggest Secrets
[4:30 PM] Eddie Izzard: Circle - Eddie Izzard: Circle
[6:00 PM] Doctor Who - Episodes 12 & 13
[8:00 PM] The British Academy Film Awards (2009)
[10:30 PM] The British Academy Film Awards (2009)
[1:00 AM] The British Academy Film Awards (2009)
[3:30 AM] Eddie Izzard: Circle - Eddie Izzard: Circle
[5:00 AM] Cash in the Attic - Ep. 6 Finch
[5:30 AM] Cash in the Attic - Ep. 7 Banham
[6:00 AM] BBC World News (ALL TIMES EDT)
Bravo has all 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent' all night.
Comedy Central has the movie 'Without A Paddle', followed by the movie 'Beerfest'.
FX has the movie 'Superman Returns', followed by the movie 'Troy'.
IFC -
[6:25 AM] I Am David
[8:00 AM] The Flower of Evil
[9:45 AM] Cousin Cousine
[11:30 AM] Trans
[12:55 PM] IFC in Theaters
[1:05 PM] I Am David
[2:45 PM] The Flower of Evil
4
[:25 PM] 2009 Spirit Awards Nomination Special
[5:05 PM] Trans
[6:30 PM] Elephant (ALL TIMES EST)
SciFi has the movie 'Black Swarm', followed by the movie 'Locusts'.
Sundance -
[05:15 AM] Shotgun Stories
[07:00 AM] Big Ideas for a Small Planet - Season 2: Transport
[07:30 AM] Big Ideas for a Small Planet - Season 1: Fuel
[08:00 AM] Eco Documentaries - Season 2: Burning the Future: Coal in America
[09:30 AM] Ladette to Lady - Season 2: End of Term Report
[10:00 AM] On the Road in America: Episode 3 - Chicago
[10:30 AM] On the Road in America: Episode 4 - Mississippi
[11:00 AM] Spectacle: Herbie Hancock
[12:00 PM] Shotgun Stories
[01:45 PM] 14 Women
[03:00 PM] Flower & Garnet
[04:45 PM] Everything's Gone Green
[06:30 PM] Shotgun Stories
[08:00 PM] Shameless Season 4: Episode 2
[09:00 PM] Tickets
[11:00 PM] Vital
[12:30 AM] Cherry Falls
[02:15 AM] Ladette to Lady - Season 2: End of Term Report
[03:00 AM] Tickets
[05:00 AM] On the Road in America: Episode 3 - Chicago
[05:30 AM] On the Road in America: Episode 4 - Mississippi (ALL TIMES EST)
Producer Pierre Cossette arrives at the MusiCares Person of the Year tribute honoring Neil Diamond on Friday, Feb. 6, 2009, in Los Angeles.
Photo by Chris Pizzello
Neil Diamond waves to photographers as he arrives at the MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute honoring him in Los Angeles, Friday, Feb. 6, 2009.
Photo by Chris Pizzello
The daughter of former British premier Margaret Thatcher called a French tennis star a "froggy golliwog guy", a BBC presenter said Saturday, in the first full account of how a sensitive race row flared.
Carol Thatcher was this week dropped from her roving reporter role on "The One Show", the main BBC1 television channel's daily prime time topical programme, over the comment.
Writing in Saturday's Sun newspaper, copresenter of "The One Show" Adrian Chiles said the comments referred to French tennis player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
"Carol was in full flow, talking about who'd win the Australian Open (tennis championship)," Chiles told the paper.
"'You also have to consider the frogs,' she said. 'You know, that froggy golliwog guy.'"
Television viewers who use antennas and were expecting a few more months to prepare for digital TV may not have much time left before their sets go dark: Many stations still plan to drop analog broadcasts in less than two weeks.
When Congress postponed the mandatory transition to digital TV until June, it also gave stations the option to stick to the originally scheduled date of Feb. 17.
That means the shutdown of analog signals, which broadcasters had hoped would happen at nearly the same time nationwide, could now unfold in a confusing patchwork of different schedules.
Dozens of stations around the country now say they are going to take advantage of the option to drop analog broadcasts this month.
A car abandoned in a garage in Britain for half a century sold at an auction in Paris for euro3.4 million (about $4.4 million) Friday.
The 1937 Bugatti Type 57S went under the hammer at Bonhams' Retromobile car show and sale in Paris. It was sold on behalf of the family of its last owner, Dr Harold Carr.
The orthopedic surgeon drove the car for several years, but in the early 1960s it was parked in his garage in Gosforth, near Newcastle in northern England, where it remained for nearly 50 years until his death in 2007.
This particular car is especially valuable because it was originally owned by Earl Howe, a prominent British race car driver, and because its original equipment is intact, so it can restored without relying on replacement parts.
French director Claude Chabrol sticks out his tongue during a photo-call for the movie 'Bellamy' at the Berlinale in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009. The 59th International Film Festival Berlin takes place in the German capital from Feb. 5 until Feb. 15, 2009.
Photo by Markus Schreiber
When the wind died down and the ice storm had passed, Joe Stutzman gathered his spare lanterns and stepped out of his Amish farmhouse to lend them to his modern-living neighbors.
"I feel sorry for my neighbors who were used to electricity and all of a sudden didn't have it," Stutzman said. "I know that must be hard for them."
Hundreds of thousands of people in Kentucky have been without electricity for their lights, furnaces, ovens and refrigerators since the killer storm hit more than a week ago, and some spots might not get power back for weeks.
But Kentucky's Amish have been living that way all their lives. And when the disaster struck, they generously lent a hand to their non-Amish neighbors and showed them how it's done.
A Billy Ray Cyrus concert scheduled to be featured in an upcoming episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition had to be postponed after a fire tore through the venue.
"A chimney fire broke out tonight during an Extreme Makeover: Home Edition shoot at a secondary location where crowds gathered for a Billy Ray Cyrus concert," a rep for ABC tells E! News. "There were no injuries and all spectators were safely evacuated."
The Cyrus show was taking place at Boulder Creek Ranch, a year-round event facility in Hesperia, Calif., near San Bernardino.
"The cast and crew wish to express their sincere compassion to Jim and Gail Hasty, who were kind enough to host the concert at their Boulder Creek Ranch property and lost their lodge in the fire," the ABC rep said.
Actor Jeff Goldblum (R) and director Paul Schrader arrive for the screening of the movie 'Adam Resurrected' at the 59th Berlinale film festival in Berlin, February 7, 2009.
Photo by Tobias Schwarz
DreamWorks SKG, the movie company controlled by Steven Spielberg, and Universal Pictures on Friday severed their film distribution pact, sending DreamWorks into advanced talks with Disney where it expects to get more funds to spur production.
DreamWorks has produced movies such as classic "Saving Private Ryan" and action hit "Transformers," but has been looking for cash since splitting off from Paramount Pictures last year and taking itself private with the backing of Indian media conglomerate Reliance ADA.
Universal, a unit of the NBC Universal media division of General Electric Co, said it broke off "several weeks" of talks on a distribution deal after the smaller DreamWorks "demanded material changes to previously agreed upon terms."
New state gift disclosures show it cost Liberty Legal Institute and the two law firms working with it $185,000 to represent six Alaska legislators in an unsuccessful lawsuit to halt their colleagues' "troopergate" investigation into whether Gov. Sarah Palin acted improperly in firing the state's public safety director.
The legislators listed a $25,000 gift of services from the Texas -based Liberty Legal Institute . Liberty is the legal arm of the Free Market Foundation , which is associated with evangelical leader James Dobson's Focus on the Family, and lists its guiding principles as limited government and promotion of Judeo-Christian values.
The lawmakers also disclosed a $120,000 gift of services from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP , a national firm that appeared at hearings on behalf of Liberty Legal.
The six legislators who filed the suit are Wes Keller , Mike Kelly , Fred Dyson , Tom Wagoner , Carl Gatto and Bob Lynn . All are Republicans.
Defense contractor KBR Inc. has been awarded a $35 million Pentagon contract involving major electrical work, even as it is under criminal investigation in the electrocution deaths of at least two U.S. soldiers in Iraq.
The announcement of the new KBR contract came just months after the Pentagon, in strongly worded correspondence obtained by The Associated Press, rejected the company's explanation of serious mistakes in Iraq and its proposed improvements. A senior Pentagon official, David J. Graff, cited the company's "continuing quality deficiencies" and said KBR executives were "not sufficiently in touch with the urgency or realities of what was actually occurring on the ground."
Graff rejected the company's claims that it wasn't required to follow U.S. electrical codes for its work on U.S. military facilities in Iraq. KBR has said it would cost an extra $560 million to refurbish buildings in Iraq used by the U.S. military, including Saddam Hussein's palaces, which among other problems are based on a 220-volt standard rather than the American 120-volt standard.
KBR announced last week it won a new $35.4 million contract from the Army Corps of Engineers to design and build a convoy support center at Camp Adder in southern Iraq. It will include a power plant, electrical distribution center, water purification and distribution systems, wastewater and information systems and road paving.
Authorities in northern Cyprus believe they have found an ancient version of the Bible written in Syriac, a dialect of the native language of Jesus.
The manuscript was found in a police raid on suspected antiquity smugglers. Turkish Cypriot police testified in a court hearing they believe the manuscript could be about 2,000 years old.
The manuscript carries excerpts of the Bible written in gold lettering on vellum and loosely strung together, photos provided to Reuters showed. One page carries a drawing of a tree, and another eight lines of Syriac script.
Experts were however divided over the provenance of the manuscript, and whether it was an original, which would render it priceless, or a fake.
A folk dancer from Egypt performs during a cultural programme in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh February 6, 2009. Picture taken February 6, 2009.
PHoto by Ajay Verma
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