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POPSYa Mama what better way to celebrate mother's day than by taking a trip down memory lane with the pharcyde talking about ya mama. kudos.
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POPSStudents Strike Oil on Alaskan Beach Alaska High School Students find Oil on Prince William Sound beach, just inches under the surface. Dig shallow hole, pour water, get oil. 17 years after tragic oil spill, oil remains on beaches. Now, see the sequel. Students Strike Oil on Alaskan Beach: 2 at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Wqycq... This field trip was featured in an April 2006 NPR feature on the lingering effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989. To get a little more perspective, please listen to this report here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5344108
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POPSExxon Valdez Oil Spill Victims Hold News Conference On High Court Case Steve Smith (L), a longtime Alaska fisherman, confers with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) during a press conference with victims of the Exxon Valdez oil spill at the National Press Club February 26, 2008 in Washington, DC. The press conference comes a day before Supreme Court arguments are scheduled in Baker v. Exxon, a landmark case in the ongoing battle between Alaska residents and Exxon.
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POPShelicopter ben evokes the elastic clause "if only they could avoid marking those assets to market, or use their super- duper net present value and cash flow MODELS — which, surprise, surprise, say the “real” value of those securities is higher — then the banking system would be fine. We could all go back to the wonderful world of yesteryear. There’s just one problem … Pretending Something’s Worth More Than It Is Doesn’t Change Reality! Look, the problem isn’t that there’s NO market for these bad securities. The problem isn’t that the prices are “artificially” low. The problem isn’t how we account for these assets. The problem is that the industry doesn’t want to acknowledge that today’s prices are the *real* prices." - Mike Larsen