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Kansas brothers’ parody video ‘I’m Farming and I Grow It’ goes viral
BY BECCY TANNER
The Wichita Eagle
The Peterson brothers of Assaria, Kansas, have a popular video on YouTube that's a parody of the LMFAO song "I'm Sexy and I Know It," about their life on the farm.
It was playing on a Manhattan radio station one night in late May when he and some friends had gathered at a local Sonic to unwind as his junior year at Kansas State University came to an end. That song came on, and he groaned.
But as the song kept playing, the ag-journalism major -– gifted in music and on a mission to spread the word of Kansas agriculture -– sipped his milkshake and was inspired when the chorus played. He switched the words, “I’m Sexy and I Know It,” to “I’m Farming and I Know It.”
The second time the chorus came on, he thought, “No, I’ve got one better: ‘I’m Farming and I Grow It.’ ”
Before long, he had a great parody. Now he has a video that has gone viral on YouTube and Facebook.
“It turned out to be epic,” Peterson said.
Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/06/27/3679943/saline-county-brothers-parody.html#storylink=omni_popular#storylink=cpy
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Bernard Madoff's brother to plead guilty, U.S. says
June 27, 2012 (Reuters) — Peter Madoff, the brother of Bernard Madoff and former chief compliance officer of the imprisoned swindler's firm, is expected to plead guilty to criminal charges of conspiracy and falsifying records, U.S. prosecutors said on Wednesday.
In a letter filed in Manhattan federal court, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said Madoff is expected to enter his plea on Friday, and agreed not to seek a sentence other than 10 years in prison.
Madoff also agreed to a criminal forfeiture of about $143.1 billion, including all real and personal property, the letter said.
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http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/bre85q1l0-us-madoff-plea/
As Congress looks away, U.S. tiptoes toward exporting a gas bounty
By Ayesha Rascoe
and Emily StephensonPosted 2012/06/27 at 12:03 am EDT
WASHINGTON, June 27, 2012 (Reuters) — In a bitterly divided U.S. political environment, there's at least one thing Republicans and Democrats can agree on: Avoid a public showdown on natural gas exports, arguably the most important energy policy decision in recent memory.
While fluctuating gasoline prices, the Keystone pipeline and the fight over fracking steal headlines, the question of how much of the newfound U.S. shale gas bounty should be shared with the rest of the world goes largely without comment or coverage -- despite holding far wider and longer-lasting consequences.
The reason is clear: unlike the relatively simple, black-and-white issues that politicians often favor and voters connect to, liquefied natural gas (LNG) is deep, deep gray.
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http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/bre85q058-us-usa-lng-exports/
Good for Corporations. Bad for the Environment and US Consumers. Guess who will win?
Half of Inhaled Soot Particles from Diesel Exhaust, Fires Gets Stuck in the Lungs
ScienceDaily (June 27, 2012) — The exhaust from diesel-fueled vehicles, wood fires and coal-driven power stations contains small particles of soot that flow out into the atmosphere. The soot is a scourge for the climate but also for human health. Now for the first time, researchers have studied in detail how diesel soot gets stuck in the lungs. The results show that more than half of all inhaled soot particles remain in the body.
The figure is higher than for most other types of particles. For example "only" 20 per cent of another type of particle from wood smoke and other biomass combustion gets stuck in the lungs. One explanation is that diesel soot is made up of smaller particles and can therefore penetrate deeper into the lungs, where it is deposited. The study was made on diesel particles (which mainly consist of soot) and was recently published in the Journal of Aerosol Science. Ten healthy people volunteered for the the study.
"Findings of this kind can be extremely useful both for researchers to determine what doses of soot we get into our lungs out of the amount we are exposed to, and to enable public authorities to establish well-founded limits for soot particles in outdoor air," says Jenny Rissler, researcher in aerosol technology at Lund University's Faculty of Engineering and responsible for publishing the study.
In population studies, other researchers have been able to observe that people who live in areas with high concentrations of particulates are more affected by both respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. But since there is no conclusive evidence that it is precisely the soot that is to blame, the authorities have so far not taken any decisions on guidelines.
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120627092016.htm
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