RICK PAWELA
Iguanas in Herzog’s “Bad Lieutenant”
Recently saw Werner Herzog’s Bad Lieutenant, Port of Call. Originally thought this was a remakeof the 1992 film of the same title featuring Harvey Keitel. Not the case. The only thing is common between the two is they both feature the story of a bad cop using drugs. Here’s Werner Herzog Talking about the iguana scene.
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They Eat Horses Don’t They?
Several groups are pushing to renew the slaughter of horses in the U.S. and are pushing Congress to introduce a bill to allow the U.S. Department of Agriculture to resume inspecting horse meat for human consumption.
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Ever wonder where your meat really comes from?
Most people assume that the term slaughter means the animal is killed before they skinned, castrated, sliced, etc. To anyone that’s ever seen footage from inside a slaughterhouse it’s pretty clear that this is not the case. the animals pretty much suffer all the way through. I’d encourage anyone to watch the video in this post and see if you still feel the same about what you eat.
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Canon G7 and the CHDK firmware
Just installed the chdk firmware for my Canon G7 and I feel like I have a whole new Camera. The firmware upgrade offers the ability to shoot in raw format. Here’s a few shots I took and processed using Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop.
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National Crisis: Can Americans live without TV?
So today is supposedly the big day when Analog Television sets will no longer work without a digital recieved box. This whole thing is a big joke. The FCC has enlisted over a dozen organizations such as AmeriCorps to help Americans make the switch so they don’t have to go 1 day without television. AmeriCorps has helped rebuild communities in the gulf coast and with the Iowa flood relief. Now they are wasting their time setup television sets.
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Big Run Wolf Ranch
Information and some photos from our trip out to the Big Run Wold Ranch in Lockport, a non-profit, federally licensed, educational program which specializes in education and conservation of North American wildlife. Most of the animals at the ranch have either been rescued or orphaned. All of the work staff is volunteer.
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Flaming Lips & Stardeath performing Madonna’s Borderline
Been awhile since I’ve posted anything. I always enjoy a unique and unusual cover song and this showed up in my vimeo inbox.
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Nashbar Cargo Trailer for Bicycles
I make a lot of trips to the grocery store on my bicycle and can only fit so much in my messenger bag or a backpack. I wanted to be able to carry more groceries without having all the weight on my back. Also, I wanted to start getting into doing more multi-day rides and [...]
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Arapahoe Basin and Montezuma Bowl
Just got back from skiing in the Rockies. It had been a couple of years since I was able to do some skiing out there. Most of my recent trips out to Colorado have been during the summer to do some mountain biking. It was nice to do some Big Mountain skiing again. Me and [...]
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