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“A
salamander scurries into flame to be destroyed. Imaginary creatures are
trapped in birth on celluloid.” — Genesis from The Lamb Lies Down on
Broadway “I don’t know what it’s about. I’m just the drummer. Ask
Peter.” — Phil Collins in 1975, when asked about the message behind the
previous year’s Genesis release, The Lamb [...]
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Radiohead drum technician killed in stage collapsewww.philly.com
Investigators
combed through the wreckage of a Toronto stage Sunday, trying to
determine what caused the structure to come crashing down ahead of a
Radiohead concert, killing the band's drum technician and injuring three
other people.
LYRICS
You are the link And, here I thought you were missing The chain links
the chain links The water ebb or flow I’m sure you know You are the pink
And, close enough for kissing Just when you think No one is listening
No one is caring No on is wishing You’ll be wishing [...]
Ole Fashion
Saturday, June 16, 2012 11:20 AM
LYRICS
I’ll have an ole fashion Just the way I did While I listen to ya fib Ya
said we’d be free From sea to sea Let it be Strap on your spurs Fix
your bayonets Rather the girls Though both bring regrets The legacy of
our society “Me, me, me!” The legacy of our [...]
The Hag Rag
Saturday, June 16, 2012 11:03 AM
LYRICS
A day that was way, way, way…. Back when you knew what Knock, knock on
my door There’s a tale of the enemy Where ya gonna be when the dead come
through I swear Where… ya gonna be when the dead come through The
Redcoats are coming The Japs or a Gook The beat [...]
HARRISBURG,
PA — Agents from the Attorney General’s Child Predator Unit have
arrested a Lancaster County man accused of sending nude and sexually
explicit webcam videos to what he believed was a 14-year old girl.
Kelly identified the defendant as Jeffrey Lee Mentzer, 46, of 146 East
Franklin St., New Holland.
According [...]
On
June 13, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted on legislation
to massively expand the spying power of both the government and
civilians. The ACLU of Pennsylvania is disappointed that the state House
passed HB 2400, but the struggle against this bill goes on. We are
hopeful that the state Senate will revise this bill [...]
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE AT 10:00 A.M. EDT, TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2011BEA 11-34 *
See the navigation bar at the right side of the news release text for
links to data tables, contact personnel and their telephone numbers, and
supplementary materials. U.S. Net International Investment Position at
Yearend 2010 The U.S. net international investment position at [...]
LYRICS
Perhaps when you block-out ugly You inhibit your ability to see? A
fault by default Clearly on your part Perhaps when you block-out ugly
You inhibit your ability to see? If you think you can’t take it It’s
time to make it Real Where goes your nightmare Where goes thee Lost
sole. Blank stare [...]
When
you login to a computer server running on Linux, it gives you free
words of wisdom. After posting the article on the Voyager Golden
Records, these words happen to appear:
Flying saucers on occasion
Show themselves to human eyes.
Aliens fume, put off invasion
[...]
The
Voyager Golden Records are phonograph records which were included
aboard both Voyager spacecraft, which were launched in 1977. They
contain sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and
culture on Earth, and are intended for any intelligent extraterrestrial
life form, or for future humans, who may find them.
“This is a present [...]
LYRICS
Why go to where the gray turns black A place where there is no turning
back Move it on up ’cause the tide’s coming in A whole new cycle getting
ready to begin The pages blowing in the wind No time for Man to unwind
Rather make a pact to adapt Wind-up. Then, we’re [...]
Correction
Friday, June 15, 2012 10:11 AM
LYRICS
Where the sky parts from the see The ocean waves goodbye There’s a sigh
in the air A sigh in the error Why not choose what’s best for humanity
Instead of just for you or me Overthrow the overlords Of disparity With
the vision of the Viking No one is best suited to be [...]
HARRISBURG,
PA — Pennsylvania has signed a one-year renewal of an agreement
governing the management of water in the Delaware River, the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced today. The
renewal of the flexible flow management program, which was also signed
by fellow parties Delaware, New Jersey, New York and New York City, is
effective [...]
Attorney
General Kelly and PSP announce arrests in “Operation Texas Twins;”
$100,000 Texas to northwestern PA marijuana trafficking network
HARRISBURG, PA — Agents from the Attorney General’s Bureau of Narcotics
Investigation and Pennsylvania State Police have filed criminal
charges against nine individuals linked to an organization allegedly
responsible for shipping [...]
Gross
Domestic Product (GDP) for the U.S. territories Guam News Release: Guam
Gross Domestic Product, 2008-2009 includes background information
section and associated tables Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands (CNMI) News Release: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands (CNMI) Gross Domestic Product, 2008-2009 includes background
information section and associated tables U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI)
News [...]
LYRICS
It’s tough… it’s so tough moving up The food chain At the very least,
you just might get eaten By a slightly larger beast It’s tough… it’s so
tough moving up The food chain Revolution of evolution (Wonder) who will
remain? It’s tough… it’s so tough moving up The food chain The gull of
[...]
Gross
Domestic Product (GDP) for the U.S. territories Guam News Release: Guam
Gross Domestic Product, 2008-2009 includes background information
section and associated tables Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands (CNMI) News Release: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands (CNMI) Gross Domestic Product, 2008-2009 includes background
information section and associated tables U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI)
News [...]
Warmest Spring
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 9:14 AM
Human
Induced Climate Change Experiment U.S. experiences second warmest May,
hottest spring on record Lower 48 also experienced record warm
year-to-date and twelve-month periods The average temperature for the
contiguous U.S. during May was 64.3°F, 3.3°F above the long-term
average, making it the second warmest May on record. The month’s high
temperatures also contributed to [...]
Quantum
physics and plant
biology seem like two branches
of science that could not be
more different, but surprisingly
they may in fact be intimately
tied.
Quantum physics and plant biology seem like two branches of science
that could not be more different, but surprisingly they may in fact be
intimately tied.
Researchers at DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory [...]
EMBARGOED
FOR RELEASE: 8:30 A.M. ET, Tuesday, August 9, 2011BEA 11-40Personal
Income for Metropolitan Areas, 2010 WASHINGTON DC, August 9, 2011 –
Personal income rose in 2010 in all but four of the nation’s 366
metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), according to estimates released
today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal income in the
[...]
