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According to the article, Adam C. Pearson thought he was getting an upgrade when a flight attendant told him to head towards the front of the plane. However, he was then stepped off the plane becuase another passenger reported him for 'suspicious behaviour'.
The reason? the tattoos on his knuckles spelling out 'Atom Bomb', which was his childhood nickname. His tweets about the events when around the food twitter verse and beyond.
"A Delta representative told Pearson the airline would look into the incident. “A public apology would be nice,” Pearson said. “I’m not out for blood,” he added, “but why didn’t they offer to book that other person on another flight if they didn’t like my tattoos? Why was that other person more important than me?”"-latimesAccording to the article, Adam C. Pearson thought he was getting an upgrade when a... more
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From 1945 to 1962, the United States military detonated hundreds of nuclear bombs in the atmosphere. Photographers struggled to document the nature of the explosions and their ruinous effects.
This amazing set of pictures from the New York Times shows the results of various American atom bomb experiments, as scientists and the military grappled to understand the destructive might of varying detonations.
The absolute devastation atom bombs caused to people in Hiroshima and Nagasaki is the first image when I think of nuclear warfare, so it's interesting to see that in these photographs, damage is shown by inanimate objects whilst any featured people appear to be healthy, carefree and completely safe. Downed blimps and fire-ravaged buses contrast starkly with images of photographers clamouring to get their shot, and blast-illuminated VIP personnel kicking back in comfy chairs to watch an explosion. They're probably all dead from cancer now, mind.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/09/14/science/20100914_atom.html?ref=multimediaFrom 1945 to 1962, the United States military detonated hundreds of nuclear bombs in... more
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With the mournful sound of a Buddhist temple bell and the release of a flock of doves, a crowd of 55,000 people on Friday solemnly marked the moment 65 years ago when the world’s first atomic attack incinerated Hiroshima under a towering mushroom cloud. For first time, a representative of the United States, Ambassador John V. Roos, participated in the annual ceremony, raising hopes of a visit by a more prominent guest, President Obama, who is scheduled to be in Japan in November. Calls for President Obama to visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki have spread in Japan not only since his Prague speech, but also after he won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.
Akihiro Takahashi, 79, the former head of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and a bombing survivor, stated: “We want President Obama to see with his own eyes what really happened here. This will give him stronger willpower to eliminate nuclear weapons.”
This piece includes vintage photographs, a slide show, two documentary shorts and an animated short film.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2010/08/07/commemorating-the-65th-anniversary-of-hiroshimas-bombing/With the mournful sound of a Buddhist temple bell and the release of a flock of doves,... more
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The US Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from the indigenous people of the Marshall Islands over whether they can sue the federal government again for blowing up and irradiating the land during nuclear tests in the 1940s and 1950s.The US Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from the indigenous people of the... more
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America is a great nation but that doesn't mean that it is a perfect nation. We have experienced disasters, terrorism, and death but America has also been one of the greatest purveyors of violence in history.
Patriotism is not to be judged by one's blind loyalty to their nation but is judged by one's committment to make their nation great and stay true to the pillars of its inception.America is a great nation but that doesn't mean that it is a perfect nation. We... more
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