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| Dennis Potter in Edinburgh 4Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:48:08 -0800 by jimmyfourchannelsA Right To Reply special from the Edinburgh Television Festival. Shortly after Dennis Potter's speech condemning John Birt, then Director-General of the BBC as a croak-voiced Dalek. A panel discussion then features Potter, Michael Eaton, Will Wyatt (then Managing Director of the BBC). Contributions from the audience from Michael Grade, Esther Rantzen and the producer of Biteback.Potter condemns the broadcating environment of mass accountants and producer choice, and then confronts its defenders. For anyone interested in British TV history, and its decline into market jargon and demographic obsession, this is a fascinating watch. Related: "dennis potter" "right to reply" bbc "john birt" "channel 4" broadcasting nineties drama | |
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| Dow Chemical's napalm: Kim's struggle for lifeMon, 29 Dec 2008 04:49:34 -0800 by beesknees2007Napalm a syrapy kind of jellied gasoline was used in Vietnam to burn forests and villages and people, without discrimination. It burned through everything, at more than 5,000 degrees, and it stuck to people and then burned some more, sometimes down to the bone. The notion of hurling fire at your enemies -- the origin of napalm -- came from the 7th century, when the Romans threw streams of flaming liquid at whoever got in their way. This lethal departure from the routine ordnance of bombs and bullets was refined in World War II -- flamethrowers were used by Allied and Axis forces -- and in 1942 Harvard and Army chemists came up with an incendiary gel whose name was drawn from two substances called naphthene and palmitate. Napalm was used in Korea to some extent, but it wasn't until Vietnam that napalm came into its own, as one of the most notorious weapons used by South Vietnamese and U.S. forces. Out there, in the sardonic jargon of the GIs and the jet jockeys, it was simply "nape." Air Force Lt. Col. John Pratt, now retired and teaching English at Colorado State University, used to "go along on flights" where napalm was dropped. "When it goes off, it's sort of like dropping gasoline and lighting it at the same time. It covers (the ground) like a fiery blanket, burns everything that it hits." Napalm is 46 percent polystyrene (a type of plastic), 33 percent gasoline and 21 percent benzene (similar to gasoline, it is made from crude oil and coal.) Its name was coined nearly 60 years ago, when scientists from Harvard University and the U.S. Army mixed a soap powder of naphthene and palmitate with gasoline, fashioning a syrupy material that burns more slowly than gasoline. Napalm can get so hot -- routinely more than 5,000 degrees -- that it sucks oxygen out of the air and can asphyxiate people even though they may not get burned by it.----------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- -------------------- Napalm in Literature and Journalism These quotations about napalm were culled by the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary: From Graham Greene's novel "The Quiet American:" "What I detest is napalm bombing. . . . The poor devils are burned alive, the flames go over them like water." From the Korean Reporter, 1952: "He was no longer covered with a skin, but with a crust-like crackling which broke easily. 'That's napalm,' said the doctor." From Chemical & Biological Warfare: "The adhesiveness, prolonged burning time and high burning temperature of napalm favour third-degree burns, and such burns are likely to be deep and extensive."********* ******************** *********On June 8, 1967, the USS Liberty, an American naval vessel sailing in the Mediterranean, was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the state of Israel. The attack took place in the middle of a sunny afternoon. The American flag aboard the Liberty flapped clearly in the breeze. Three unmarked Israeli aircraft, accompanied by three torpedo boats, conducted the brutal assault. The attack began with rockets and then continued with napalm.The Liberty's doctor, wounded himself, was dealing with over 200 casualties, between the 34 men who were killed and the 171 who were wounded. *** Remember the Liberty! *** Related: | |
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| Dow Chemical's napalm: Kim Phuc lifetime struggleMon, 29 Dec 2008 04:44:49 -0800 by beesknees2007Napalm, a syrupy kind of jellied gasoline, was used in Vietnam to burn forests and villages and people, without discrimination. It burned through everything, at more than 5,000 degrees, and it stuck to people and then burned some more, sometimes down to the bone. The notion of hurling fire at your enemies -- the origin of napalm -- came from the 7th century, when the Romans threw streams of flaming liquid at whoever got in their way. This lethal departure from the routine ordnance of bombs and bullets was refined in World War II -- flamethrowers were used by Allied and Axis forces -- and in 1942 Harvard and Army chemists came up with an incendiary gel whose name was drawn from two substances called naphthene and palmitate. Napalm was used in Korea to some extent, but it wasn't until Vietnam that napalm came into its own, as one of the most notorious weapons used by South Vietnamese and U.S. forces. Out there, in the sardonic jargon of the GIs and the jet jockeys, it was simply "nape." Air Force Lt. Col. John Pratt, now retired and teaching English at Colorado State University, used to "go along on flights" where napalm was dropped. "When it goes off, it's sort of like dropping gasoline and lighting it at the same time. It covers (the ground) like a fiery blanket, burns everything that it hits." Napalm is 46 percent polystyrene (a type of plastic), 33 percent gasoline and 21 percent benzene (similar to gasoline, it is made from crude oil and coal.) Its name was coined nearly 60 years ago, when scientists from Harvard University and the U.S. Army mixed a soap powder of naphthene and palmitate with gasoline, fashioning a syrupy material that burns more slowly than gasoline. Napalm can get so hot -- routinely more than 5,000 degrees -- that it sucks oxygen out of the air and can asphyxiate people even though they may not get burned by it.----------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- ---Napalm in Literature and Journalism These quotations about napalm were culled by the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary: From Graham Greene's novel "The Quiet American:" "What I detest is napalm bombing. . . . The poor devils are burned alive, the flames go over them like water." From the Korean Reporter, 1952: "He was no longer covered with a skin, but with a crust-like crackling which broke easily. 'That's napalm,' said the doctor." From Chemical & Biological Warfare: "The adhesiveness, prolonged burning time and high burning temperature of napalm favour third-degree burns, and such burns are likely to be deep and extensive."********* ******************** *********On June 8, 1967, the USS Liberty, an American naval vessel sailing in the Mediterranean, was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the state of Israel. The attack took place in the middle of a sunny afternoon. The American flag aboard the Liberty flapped clearly in the breeze. Three unmarked Israeli aircraft, accompanied by three torpedo boats, conducted the brutal assault. The attack began with rockets and then continued with napalm.The Liberty's doctor, wounded himself, was dealing with over 200 casualties, between the 34 men who were killed and the 171 who were wounded. *** Remember the Liberty! *** Related: | |
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| An Eiffel of Banjo - RevisedMon, 22 Dec 2008 17:40:49 -0800 by ThumbsUpMasterWhat really happened when Banjo visited Paris.Credits:An Eiffel of Banjo - created by RareParody by ThumbsUpMasterBanjo jargon lines (after day dream) by LerakoIdea spawned from a VOIP convoSpecial Thanks to Rare and you for viewingFun Facts:- King Jingaling says "The new YT terms of service is WACK!"- I've been working on a video project for school and will attend a film festival next year so I am deeply sorry to anyone waiting for any new videos. I will upload what I can. Related: banjo kazooie nuts bolts eiffel tower paris france rare xbox 360 | |
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| Ving Rhames in back in the daySun, 21 Dec 2008 20:54:33 -0800 by MangzlookmeupThe dialouge in this movie displays original ganster jargon, especially from Ving Rhames.This is just a segment in the movie I like to watch every now and agian, enjoy! Related: ving rhames | |
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