Friday, December 07, 2012
Thursday, December 06, 2012
Wednesday, December 05, 2012
In 20 minutes, in Washington State, 4/20 is now 24/7
By Mona Goldwater, Social Mores Editor
Not rain on the parade of the far more important step forward in Washington State of marriage for everyone, but curiously at midnight both "same sex" marriage and marijuana became legal in the state where I now live. Now, maybe next year we can repeal the second amendment.
Not rain on the parade of the far more important step forward in Washington State of marriage for everyone, but curiously at midnight both "same sex" marriage and marijuana became legal in the state where I now live. Now, maybe next year we can repeal the second amendment.
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As of midnight, in Washington State, the term same sex marriage becomes obsolete
By Pablo Fanque, Washington State Editor
As of midnight, in Washington State, the term same sex marriage becomes obsolete. The proper term is now marriage. Period.
Sam
As of midnight, in Washington State, the term same sex marriage becomes obsolete. The proper term is now marriage. Period.
Sam
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Tuesday, December 04, 2012
Faces No. 338 - digitally reversed scratchboard
By Jack Brummet
[hand drawn on india ink scratchboard, digitally reversed in photoshop]
[hand drawn on india ink scratchboard, digitally reversed in photoshop]
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Ernest Hemingway's saddest short story
By Jack Brummet, Fiction Editor
For sale.
Baby’s shoes.
Never worn.
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Monday, December 03, 2012
Decade Volcanoes (and Mount Rainier in particular)
By Jack Brummet, Seattle Metro Editor
The Decade Volcanoes are sixteen volcanoes "identified by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI) as being worthy of particular study in light of their history of large, destructive eruptions and proximity to populated areas." I live fifty miles from one of them.
According to the Wikipedia, "Mount Rainier is a massive stratovolcano located 54 miles (87 km) southeast of Seattle in the state of Washington, United States. It is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States and the Cascade Volcanic Arc, with a summit elevation of 14,411 feet. Mt. Rainier is considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world because of its large amount of glacial ice."
In an eruption, Mt. Rainier could produce massive lahars that would threaten the whole Puyallup River Valley. A lahar is a mudflow or debris flow composed of a slurry of lave, rocky debris, mud, and water.
The U.S. Geological Survey says that "150,000 people live on top of old lahar deposits of Rainier. Not only is there much ice atop the volcano, the volcano is also slowly being weakened by hydrothermal activity. According to Geoff Clayton, a geologist with a Washington State Geology firm, RH2 Engineering, a repeat of the Osceola mudflow would destroy Enumclaw, Orting, Kent, Auburn, Puyallup, Sumner and all of Renton. Such a mudflow might also reach down the Duwamish estuary and destroy parts of downtown Seattle, and cause tsunamis in Puget Sound and Lake Washington."
IAVCEI's list of the 16 decade volcanoes:
Avachinsky-Koryaksky, Kamchatka, Russia
Colima, Jalisco and Colima, Mexico
Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy
Galeras, Nariño, Colombia
Mauna Loa, Hawaii, USA
Mount Merapi, Central Java, Indonesia
Mount Nyiragongo, Democratic Republic of Congo
Mount Rainier, Washington, USA
Sakurajima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Santa Maria/Santiaguito, Guatemala
Santorini, Cyclades, Greece
Taal Volcano, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines
Teide, Canary Islands, Spain
Ulawun, New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Mount Unzen, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Vesuvius, Naples, Italy
click to enlarge - licensed from Wikipedia Commons
According to the Wikipedia, "Mount Rainier is a massive stratovolcano located 54 miles (87 km) southeast of Seattle in the state of Washington, United States. It is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States and the Cascade Volcanic Arc, with a summit elevation of 14,411 feet. Mt. Rainier is considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world because of its large amount of glacial ice."
The three summits of Mount Rainier
In an eruption, Mt. Rainier could produce massive lahars that would threaten the whole Puyallup River Valley. A lahar is a mudflow or debris flow composed of a slurry of lave, rocky debris, mud, and water.
Hazard Map showing potential mud and lava flows
The U.S. Geological Survey says that "150,000 people live on top of old lahar deposits of Rainier. Not only is there much ice atop the volcano, the volcano is also slowly being weakened by hydrothermal activity. According to Geoff Clayton, a geologist with a Washington State Geology firm, RH2 Engineering, a repeat of the Osceola mudflow would destroy Enumclaw, Orting, Kent, Auburn, Puyallup, Sumner and all of Renton. Such a mudflow might also reach down the Duwamish estuary and destroy parts of downtown Seattle, and cause tsunamis in Puget Sound and Lake Washington."
IAVCEI's list of the 16 decade volcanoes:
Avachinsky-Koryaksky, Kamchatka, Russia
Colima, Jalisco and Colima, Mexico
Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy
Galeras, Nariño, Colombia
Mauna Loa, Hawaii, USA
Mount Merapi, Central Java, Indonesia
Mount Nyiragongo, Democratic Republic of Congo
Mount Rainier, Washington, USA
Sakurajima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Santa Maria/Santiaguito, Guatemala
Santorini, Cyclades, Greece
Taal Volcano, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines
Teide, Canary Islands, Spain
Ulawun, New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Mount Unzen, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Vesuvius, Naples, Italy
Mount Rainier in 1895
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Sunday, December 02, 2012
The best newspaper correction yet
By Jack Brummet, Fourth Estate Editor
"Correction. Due to incorrect information received from the Court of Clerks Office, Diane K. Merchant, 38, [address redacted] SW, was incorrectly listed as being fined for prostitution in Wednesday's paper. The charge should have been failure to stop at a railroad crossing. The Public Opinion apologizes for the error."
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"Correction. Due to incorrect information received from the Court of Clerks Office, Diane K. Merchant, 38, [address redacted] SW, was incorrectly listed as being fined for prostitution in Wednesday's paper. The charge should have been failure to stop at a railroad crossing. The Public Opinion apologizes for the error."
Copyright (C) 2012 by All This Is That. All This Is That contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We make these materials available to advance the understanding of political, economic, literary, artistic, and social issues. In some cases we satirize, parody, or lampoon materials from other sources. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of copyrighted material as provided for by section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit for research, educational, and entertainment purposes. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', please read and follow our Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license and attribute the work to All This Is That, along with our URL (http://jackbrummet.blogspot.com).
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Saturday, December 01, 2012
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