CDC Confirms Swine Flu Virus Ties to US Factory Farming
Posted on 30. Apr, 2009 by Daniel Taylor in Apocalypse, Environment
One of the big pushbacks currently being undertaken in the media in regards to the swine flu pandemic is the idea that those seeking to link it to factory farming methods and big agri-business are merely opportunists, that factory farms are in no way responsible for this outbreak. However, the CDC has confirmed that the current H1N1 flu virus wreaking global havoc owes it ancestry to a strain of swine flu that originated in a North Carolina factory farm in 1988
Toilet Brush Guy vs Video Matt
Posted on 29. Apr, 2009 by Daniel Taylor in Videos
You’ll notice that we haven’t heard much from Video Matt since he got home from the Take Action! Tour. I think he’s back in Gridley mowing lawns or something. If you see him, tell him to come kick it. But in the meantime we found this guy. I think he’s a pretty cool guy. Eh scratches his back with a toilet brush and doesn’t afraid of anything
Swine Flu Preparedness Kit
Posted on 29. Apr, 2009 by Daniel Taylor in Apocalypse
I don’t know about you guys but I’m getting ready to hunker down for the coming pandemic of swine flu
W.H.O Raises Swine Flu to Level 5 “Pandemic Imminent” Status
Posted on 29. Apr, 2009 by Daniel Taylor in Apocalypse
The World Health Organization has raised its pandemic alert for swine flu to the second highest level, meaning that it believes a global outbreak of the disease is imminent.
Understanding in a Car Crash
Posted on 28. Apr, 2009 by Daniel Taylor in Blog, Chico
I was recently involved in a car accident. So I got all emo and wrote about it.
Interview with Jimmy Richards aka Junior Kickstart
Posted on 28. Apr, 2009 by Daniel Taylor in Art, Chico, Music
Between designing shirts, and prepping for a new Brighten record coming this summer, Jimmy took a moment to sit down and drop some info to Synthesis editor Jake Sprecher on the past, present and future of Junior Kickstart
Cage the Elephant, Live at Berbati’s Pan in Portland, OR
Posted on 28. Apr, 2009 by Daniel Taylor in Music
In our continuing series of PDX correspondent Ryan Prado’s live reports from the thriving underbelly of the Portland music scene, we bring you this brief report of the live antics of one Cage the Elephant.
Lo, the pressure! O, expectation! Egads, sales, merch, touring, follow-ups, press! So goes the minutiae of a band locked in the vibrations of the buzz bin. There’s never any perfect direction to take, never a handout, never even a goddamn break. Somehow Kentucky’s Cage the Elephant are enduring the shockwaves afforded them by way of their [...]
Chris Robley Interview on Synthesis.net
Posted on 22. Apr, 2009 by Daniel Taylor in Music
As part of Ryan Prado Day here at Synthesis.net, his interview with Portland-based multi-instrumentalist Chris Robley is currently up for perusal on the old home page.
