The ramblings of Amanda Trixme
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nrdc:
These shrimp without eyes were caught off the Gulf Coast in late 2011.
BP Hauls in $7.7 Billion in Profits, Gulf Fishermen Haul in Shrimp with No Eyes
Oil giant BP, the company behind the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, reported profits of $7.7 billion for the last quarter of 2011. Company executives and industry analysts sounded bullish about the company’s future in a recent New York Times article, saying they had set aside enough money to compensate victims of the Gulf spill and had plans to expand drilling operations in the Gulf.
BP seems to be recovering nicely after the disaster, which killed 11 people and pumped 170 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. But stories from the Gulf suggest that the region is anything but healed.
The Gulf has been plagued with a suite of unexplained afflictions. Gulf fishermen say this is the worst season they can remember, with catches down 80 percent or more. Shrimp boats come home nearly empty, hauling in deformed, discolored shrimp, even shrimp without eyes. Tar balls and dead dolphins still wash up on beaches. Scientists report huge tar mats below the sand, “like vanilla swirl ice cream.” Read more in NRDC’s Switchboard blog.
npr:
The poll found that although black women are heavier than their white counterparts, they report having appreciably higher levels of self-esteem. Although 41 percent of average-sized or thin white women report having high self-esteem, that figure was 66 percent among black women considered by government standards to be overweight or obese. (via Black women heavier and happier with their bodies than white women, poll finds - The Washington Post)
Photo credit: Marvin Joseph / Washington Post
Chris Brown’s new album Fortune is coming out on May 8th (My birthday!!! it’s a sign, we were meant to be :p) Is everyone excited for it? I hope I’ll love this album as much as I loved the last <3
NAIROBI, Kenya — The drought and famine in Somalia have killed more than 29,000 children under the age of 5, according to U.S. estimates, the first time such a precise death toll has been released related to the Horn of Africa crisis.
The United Nations has said previously that tens of thousands of people have died in the drought, the worst in Somalia in 60 years. The U.N. says 640,000 Somali children are acutely malnourished, a statistic that suggests the death toll of small children will rise.
Nancy Lindborg, an official with the U.S. government aid arm, told a congressional committee in Washington on Wednesday that the U.S. estimates that more than 29,000 children under the age of 5 have died in the last 90 days in southern Somalia. That number is based on nutrition and mortality surveys verified by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The U.N. on Wednesday declared three new regions in Somalia famine zones, bringing the total number to five. Out of a population of roughly 7.5 million, the U.N. says 3.2 million Somalis are in need of immediate lifesaving assistance.
Getting aid to Somalia has been made more difficult because al-Qaida-linked militants control much of the country’s most desperate areas. Al-Shabab has denied that a famine is taking place, and won’t give access to the World Food Program, the world’s biggest provider of food aid.
Tens of thousands of refugees have fled south-central Somalia in hopes of finding food at camps in Ethiopia, Kenya and in Mogadishu, the Somali capital.
Hundreds of millions of dollars have been donated to fight the hunger crisis, but the U.N. says it needs hundreds of millions more.
Deal of the day — Somalia offers rebel soldiers conditional amnesty: If soldiers choose to renounce the rebels and put down their guns, Somalia will look the other way and not charge them with any crimes. Wonder if this will get rebels to switch sides. source
(Source: shortformblog)
I get a lot of shit about having thick curly hair … but I think one of the most offensive and shocking comments I’ve heard was probably from one of my exes. He thought it would be okay to say this, “I like your hair. I really do, it’s cool. I didn’t think you were gonna go natural. Cause it’s such a black thing to do. And I know how much you hate to be black.” I regret not correcting him but I was in shock for awhile. To clear things up, I dont hate to be black. I hate when people call me black because I’m mixed. It’s like calling a half black, half white person white. They’re not white, they’re mixed. It aggravates me that people like to ignore half of my ethnicity, mostly because of my dark complexion. I’ve grown out of the light skinned girls are better complex but I still don’t understand why people like to ignore the fact that my mother is Cuban and Puerto Rican. My father is Trinidadian and I’ve never ignored that but I wish people would respect and accept what kind of blood runs through my veins. I don’t ignore what I am, so why should anyone else?
Considering I’m not newly natural, I’m a little bit ashamed that I haven’t tried a twist out yet. But I’m happy to say I tried it and I love it. Wash outs are cute and fun but it’s a pain in the ass to walk around with WET HAIR all day until it dries. And if your hair is ANYTHING like mine, it’ll take over 24 hours to dry down to the scalp. After you do a new hair style the first time you realize the dos and donts, so for me I realize I needed a styling product that will give me a little hold but still keep it soft. Right now it’s softer than ever but I’m sure after I sleep on it tonight I may have to redo it tomorrow. Ahhh well, that’s the joys of being naturally curly ;)
I just read on Curly Nikki about getting weave checked. It’s 1:30am, don’t ask me why I’m on a natural hair blog at this time but hey … I realize that I’ve been weave checked before. That’s when someone puts their hands in your hair to see if you have a weave! I’m usually flattered when that happens cause that means my hair must look amazing but it is rude to put your hands in someone’s hair when you don’t know them. Stop Weave Checking!
Such a meaningful point about how relationships turn out.
I can’t have this type of cycle. In my book it usually goes, Friends — Lovers — Strangers — Friends..close friends.! I can’t develop a friendship
(Source: leilockheart)
