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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (77826)	6/8/2010 9:14:52 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 149317

If 360 gallons remains unchallenged, and, so far it stands the test of time, that is, generously, 9 barrels of oil. There is an extremely high ink/oil ratio here, prolly over 10. Normal is about 1. Despite 50 days of this, the ink/oil ratio for "peak oil" remains stuck at 0.00001. I figure its easier to disperse when its in a plume. What is the source of the second plume? Don't have a clue.

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (77826)	6/8/2010 9:30:38 PM
From: Mac Con Ulaidh	Respond to of 149317

Newspapers Go Silent on Agriculture Policy By Dan Mitchell Posted Tuesday, June 8, 2010 In her depressing account in the American Journalism Review of newspapers withdrawing from the nation's capital, Jodi Enda notes the following: Even if they are large, even if they are central to how Americans live their lives, most parts of the federal government—the very offices that write the rules and execute the decisions of Congress and the president—remain uncovered or undercovered by the mainstream media. Consider that not one newspaper has a reporter who works in the newsroom of the Department of Agriculture, which, with a staff of 104,000, is one of the government's largest employers. Trade publications and bloggers pick up a bit of the slack but have neither the audience nor the impact of more traditional media outlets. Clark Hoyt, a veteran Washington journalist and now the ombudsman for the New York Times, tells Enda that, at one time, the Des Moines Register had a powerhouse Washington bureau that won multiple Pulitzers. "These were stories that grew out of intense coverage of the Agriculture Department," Hoyt said. "I don't know how many people are in the pressroom of the Agriculture Department on a daily basis, but I'll bet you that most of them work for special-interest publications." Those and wire services. Philip Brasher does a great job covering ag issues for the Register. But he also has to cover energy and climate issues. That's just pathetic when you consider that the paper once had a whole team devoted to the USDA alone. (Side note: Should I really have to link to Brasher's Twitter feed in the absence of some kind of page at the Register's woefully designed site devoted to his work?) It's even more pathetic when you consider the transformation taking place at the USDA, and the many controversial issues under discussion there, in Congress, and at the FDA—issues that will cause paradigm shifts for the food industry, for consumers, for the environment, and for the economy. Dan Mitchell has written for the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, and Wired. thebigmoney.com