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Wednesday 6 April 2011

Oprah's pampered pet carried out to Poop - her pet cocker spaniel Sadie bombs-away’d in hallways TWICE! -

Oprah's pampered pet carried out to Poop - her pet cocker spaniel Sadie bombs-away’d in hallways TWICE! - 




OPRAH WINFREY tries hard to do things right, but whaddya do with a doggie who doo-doo’s when you say “DON’T!
During a stay at a swank BevHills hotel, Oprah apologized TWICE to management when pet cocker spaniel Sadie bombs-away’d in hallways – unable to hold fire even as a hotel staffer started walking her outside.
On one occasion, the staffer ran off to get clean-up supplies for a just-deposited pile when a lady guest exited her luxury suite seconds later – and barely missed taking a squishy step.
After the woman barked at management, Sadie finally got star treatment – the staffer was ordered to carry Oprah’s baby outside in his arms twice a day!

Expedition launched to clear trash left on Everest slopes - to clear away tons of trash left on the world’s highest peak -

Expedition launched to clear trash left on Everest slopes - to clear away tons of trash left on the world’s highest peak -


A team of mountaineers led by a veteran Sherpa guide flew Wednesday to Mount Everest on an expedition to clear away tons of trash left on the world’s highest peak.
Since Everest was first conquered in 1953, thousands of people have climbed it, leaving behind the empty oxygen bottles, ropes, tents and other garbage that made their journey possible.
Nepal has since required climbers to bring down everything they take up the mountain or lose their deposit, but debris from past climbs still litters the slopes.
The team that left Kathmandu on Wednesday — led by Apa, a Sherpa who has climbed Everest a record 20 times — plans to bring down 5,000 kilograms of garbage during the spring climbing season.
“I want to do this for my country, my people and for Everest,” said Apa, who uses only one name.
The team hopes to clear 4,000 kilograms of garbage from the lower part of the mountain and another 1,000 kilograms from near the 8,850-meter summit.
Expedition members, porters and guides of other expeditions will carry the garbage down the mountain, receiving 100 rupees ($1.40) for every kilogram they haul out.
Ang Tshering, organizer of the Eco Everest Expedition, said this is the fourth year a cleaning expedition has been held.
Apa first climbed Everest in 1989 and has repeated the feat almost annually. He has campaigned about the degradation he has seen on the Himalayan peaks due to global warming and other issues.
He said when he first began climbing Everest, the trail to the summit was covered with ice and snow. Now, it is dotted with bare rocks. The melting ice has also exposed deep crevasses, making expeditions more dangerous.
Apa grew up in the foothills of Everest and began carrying equipment and supplies for trekkers and mountaineers at age 12. He moved to the United States in 2006 and lives in the Salt Lake City suburb of Draper.

America and EU Agree: Raise Radiation Levels for Food - result? - 3000 to 100,000-fold hike for exposure to iodine-131 -

America and EU Agree: Raise Radiation Levels for Food - result? - 3000 to 100,000-fold hike for exposure to iodine-131 -



On March 28, 2011, I wrote an article entitled EPA to Help Mainstream Media Obscure The Truth About Radiation Exposure to Americans, in which I discussed the changes to the PAGs (Protective Action Guides) being proposed by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) that would raise the acceptable levels of radiation allowed in the environment, food, and even the general public themselves in the event of a nuclear emergency.
Interestingly enough, an article was published on April 3, 2011, by Alexander Higgins citing Kopp Online and Xander News, stating that a similar rule change was occurring in the European Union.
PAGs are policies and guidelines established by the EPA that guide the agency’s response in the event of a radioactive emergency. Specifically, PAGs deal with how the EPA should enforce laws such as the Clean Air and Water Act in relation to the disaster. Although PAGs had already been established by the EPA in 1992, the agency now plans to amend these guidelines to much higher levels of acceptable radiation.
No congressional approval is legally needed to makes such changes, because the EPA is a regulatory agency that sets “policy” and, although these types of agencies can be directed by congress or the president, they often form their own policies. All that is required when agencies such as the EPA wish to change their policy is that they first publish the proposed changes in the Federal Register for a designated period of “public comment.”
However, since public opinion is worth virtually nothing, once a proposed change is published in the Federal Register, it is well on its way to becoming new policy. This is unfortunate considering the fact that, according to PEER(Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, the new standards would result in a “nearly 1000-fold increase for exposure to strontium-90, a 3000 to 100,000-fold hike for exposure to iodine-131; and an almost 25,000 rise for exposure to radioactive nickel-63” in drinking water.
Which brings us to the new EU mirror of EPA policy.  Actually set as far back as 1989 (by amending standards set in 1987) for the purpose of responding to a nuclear or radiological emergency, the EU ordinance 297/2011 was implemented on March 25, 2011, which finally enacted the standards that were set back in 1989.
EU ordinance 297/2011 raises the Maximum Levels of radiation and radioactive isotopes for food and feed to rather serious levels. In some cases, such as the case of Cesium-134 and Cesium-137, the levels are actually twice the amount of previously acceptable levels. Many of these increases are allowed in products such as infant formula and baby foods.
It should be noted that the new EU changes only apply to food imported from Japan. The justification behind this is that in the event of a nuclear emergency the traditional levels of acceptable radiation should be ignored so as not to cause a food shortage as a result of legal constraints.

Hot Links: Miley Cyrus Sex Doll Sells Out in Less Than 48 Hours - 





A blow up doll made in Miley Cyrus' likeness has been flying off the shelves and some stores can't even keep up with the demand.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2011/04/05/hot-links-miley-cyrus-sex-doll-sells-48-hours/#ixzz1IlB3KLcs