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Pork barrel is a metaphor for the appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to bring money to a representative's district. The usage originated in American English. In election campaigns, the term is used in derogatory fashion to attack opponents. However, scholars use it as a technical term regarding legislative control of local appropriations.
The term pork barrel politics usually refers to spending which is intended to benefit constituents of a politician in return for their political support, either in the form of campaign contributions or votes. In the popular 1863 story "The Children of the Public", Edward Everett Hale used the term pork barrel as a homely metaphor for any form of public spending to the citizenry. However, after the American Civil War, the term came to be used in a derogatory sense. The Oxford English Dictionary dates the modern sense of the term from 1873. By the 1870s, references to "pork" were common in Congress, and the term was further popularized by a 1919 article by Chester Collins Maxey in the National Municipal Review, which reported on certain legislative acts known to members of Congress as "pork barrel bills". He claimed that the phrase originated in a pre-Civil War practice of giving slaves a barrel of salt pork as a reward and requiring them to compete among themselves to get their share of the handout. More generally, a barrel of salt pork was a common larder item in 19th century households, and could be used as a measure of the family's financial well-being. For example, in his 1845 novel The Chainbearer, James Fenimore Cooper wrote: "I hold a family to be in a desperate way, when the mother can see the bottom of the pork barrel."
The greenhouse effect is the process by which radiation from a planet's atmosphere warms the planet's surface to a temperature above what it would be in the absence of its atmosphere. If a planet's atmosphere contains radiatively active gases (i.e. greenhouse gases) the atmosphere radiates energy in all directions. Part of this radiation is directed towards the surface, warming it.
On Earth, solar radiation at the frequencies of visible light largely passes through the atmosphere to warm the planetary surface. The surface itself emits energy at the lower frequencies of infrared thermal radiation. Infrared radiation is absorbed by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. These gases also radiate energy, some of which is directed to the surface and lower atmosphere. The mechanism is named after the effect of solar radiation passing through glass and warming a greenhouse, but the way it retains heat is fundamentally different as a greenhouse works by reducing airflow, isolating the warm air inside the structure so that heat is not lost by convection.
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Los Angeles (i/lɒs ˈændʒəlᵻs/ loss AN-jə-ləs or loss AN-jə-liss) (Spanish for "The Angels"), officially the City of Los Angeles and often known by its initials L.A., is the second-largest city in the United States after New York City, the most populous city in the state of California, and the county seat of Los Angeles County.
Situated in Southern California, Los Angeles is known for its mediterranean climate, ethnic diversity, sprawling metropolis, and as a major center of the American entertainment industry. Los Angeles lies in a large coastal basin surrounded on three sides by mountains reaching up to and over 10,000 feet (3,000 m).
Historically home to the Chumash and Tongva, Los Angeles was claimed by Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo for Spain in 1542 along with the rest of what would become Alta California. The city was officially founded on September 4, 1781, by Spanish governor Felipe de Neve. It became a part of Mexico in 1821 following the Mexican War of Independence. In 1848, at the end of the Mexican–American War, Los Angeles and the rest of California were purchased as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, thereby becoming part of the United States. Los Angeles was incorporated as a municipality on April 4, 1850, five months before California achieved statehood. The city experienced rapid growth with the discovery of oil.
What is pork-barrel spending? It's the distribution of congressional funds into local projects that don't exactly make sense nationally. An example of such earmarks: 2,000 unused tanks parked in the desert of California. Transcript: Ever heard of pork-barrel spending? It's not about pigs. It's a term used to describe funds from Congress that are pumped into local projects, mainly to bring money back to a lawmaker's home district. In fiscal year 2016, 123 earmarks — that's another word for pork spending — cost taxpayers $5.1 billion. That's especially high when you look at the past few years. The figure has about doubled just since 2014. And all of this year's pork spending was in one big bill — HR 2029, according to the Pig Book, an annual report from Citizens Against Government Waste....
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President Obama has a discussion with a Congressman about some "needed" funding.
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Congressional corruption is so blatant that Term Limits for elected officials should be a priority for the American voters and taxpayers. Earmarks are a Congressionally accepted form of bribery that should no longer be accepted by the American people.
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee comes together for their second hearing on the alleged multi-billion peso pork barrel scam
Janet Lim Napoles Pork Barrel Scam Documentary
"Both the presidential and congressional pork barrel must be abolished. B. S. Aquino III should stop pretending to abolish the congressional pork barrel, while in fact he is silent about his far bigger pork barrel and retains the congressional pork barrel up to 2014 under its current name and thereafter under a new name and under an itemized system of budgeting under his tighter control in the rotten scheme of political patronage." An interview with Prof. Jose Maria Sison
Pork Barrel Productions first film segment, Uncle Guido and Chester Steele get gnar as they venture through the hills and break the sound barrier while still lookin fly. Skated: Colin Swanson & Eric Cunanan Filmed: Colin Swanson & Eric Cunanan Edited: Eric Cunanan Song: Sabotage by Beastie Boys
Do you hear the people sing? Singing the song of angry men? This is not the culmination of our efforts, this is not the last time we will take to the streets and show our political will. We will no longer turn a blind eye on the cancer that we have all been trying to sweep under the rug. The discrete nature of the PORK BARREL has always lent itself to misuse, that which has often proved to vanquish the proud hearts of our men and women of the august chamber. This has been a glaring fact that we've chosen to deny for so long. It is no secret that for the longest time since its inception, it has been one of the main sources of corruption here in the Philippines. It is unfortunate that the circumstances had to call for this, but this is the wakeup call we all needed, the cold water in our ...
Matt Goetten and David Gill appeared before a panel of journalists and a live studio audience at Illinois Public Media on March 14th for a debate between the two Democratic candidates in the Illinois 13th Congressional District primary election. The debate aired live on WILL-TV and WILL-AM, and was webcast on WILL Online. TRANSCRIPT: I AM JIM MEADOWS, AND ON BEHALF OF THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF ILLINOIS, AND W.I.L.L. PUBLIC MEDIA, I WELCOME ALL OF YOU WATCHING AND LISTENING ON W.I.L.L. AND OTHER STATIONS CARRYING THIS DEBATE THROUGHOUT THE 13TH DISTRICT. I WELCOME THOSE OF YOU TAKING PART IN OUR LIVE CHAT GOING ON AT WILL.ILLINOIS.EDU. THE QUESTIONS THAT THE CANDIDATES WILL ANSWER THIS EVENING WERE BASED IN PART UPON A SURVEY OF STUDENTS FROM COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN ...
In addition to hosting private dinners, Flesh for Food creates some of the most delicious, artisanal, craft bacon you've ever tasted. The only trick is: Where do you find it and how can you get it? Operating just under the radar in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago, founder Drew, a former cook at several upscale restaurants, and his girlfriend Amanda create specially formulated cures for their bacon - cooked using wood gathered from bourbon and wine barrels, which they sell at events and directly to an ever-growing list of friends. Although they have to operate without the required licenses due to strict and costly city and pork industry regulations, Drew and Amanda's dedicated fan base seems to signal ongoing success, underground and otherwise, for the greatest bacon the city ha...
89,357 Views - The hillarious but highly Rocking Greenhouse Effect Videos from their "Final band meeting" Of November 1992 at El Segundo California's Jet City Sound Studio have been spliced into other G.e clips. Four Songs were shot that night; Three Versions of "White Black Thang', Search and Destroy, Two Versions (Or more) of the Beatles cover version of "Please Please me", ...and ofcourse several for the somewhat uptemp G.e. Rocker "Manipulation". Clark Hagins calls the Video for "Manipulation" his favourite; "We look like we're havin' fun there,..we look silly but one can tell that when we played live - We Rocked,..and we rocked hard,...we were a weird unusual band,..to say the least." Greenhouse Effect exploded in notoriety in 2007 with some of Google Videos Most watched clips World W...
89,357 Views - The hillarious but highly Rocking Greenhouse Effect Videos from their "Final band meeting" Of November 1992 at El Segundo California's Jet City Sound Studio have been spliced into other G.e clips. Four Songs were shot that night; Three Versions of "White Black Thang', Search and Destroy, Two Versions (Or more) of the Beatles cover version of "Please Please me", ...and ofcourse several for the somewhat uptemp G.e. Rocker "Manipulation". Clark Hagins calls the Video for "Manipulation" his favourite; "We look like we're havin' fun there,..we look silly but one can tell that when we played live - We Rocked,..and we rocked hard,...we were a weird unusual band,..to say the least." Greenhouse Effect exploded in notoriety in 2007 with some of Google Videos Most watched clips World W...
Taken during the Million People March, National Heroes' Day, August 26, 2013, behind Luneta park's Kilometer Zero marker, Philippines.
JM Productions - Olongapo City 0932.4183.888
What is pork-barrel spending? It's the distribution of congressional funds into local projects that don't exactly make sense nationally. An example of such earmarks: 2,000 unused tanks parked in the desert of California. Transcript: Ever heard of pork-barrel spending? It's not about pigs. It's a term used to describe funds from Congress that are pumped into local projects, mainly to bring money back to a lawmaker's home district. In fiscal year 2016, 123 earmarks — that's another word for pork spending — cost taxpayers $5.1 billion. That's especially high when you look at the past few years. The figure has about doubled just since 2014. And all of this year's pork spending was in one big bill — HR 2029, according to the Pig Book, an annual report from Citizens Against Government Waste....
Balitanghali is the daily noontime newscast of GMA News TV anchored by Raffy Tima and Pia Arcangel. It airs Mondays to Fridays at 11:30 AM (PHL Time). For more videos from Balitanghali, visit http://www.gmanetwork.com/balitanghali.
President Obama has a discussion with a Congressman about some "needed" funding.
Saksi is GMA Network's late-night newscast hosted by Arnold Clavio and Vicky Morales. It airs Mondays to Fridays at 11:30 PM (PHL Time) on GMA-7. For more videos from Saksi, visit http://www.gmanetwork.com/saksi. GMA News Online: http://www.gmanews.tv Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gmanews Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gmanews
Congressional corruption is so blatant that Term Limits for elected officials should be a priority for the American voters and taxpayers. Earmarks are a Congressionally accepted form of bribery that should no longer be accepted by the American people.
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee comes together for their second hearing on the alleged multi-billion peso pork barrel scam
Janet Lim Napoles Pork Barrel Scam Documentary
"Both the presidential and congressional pork barrel must be abolished. B. S. Aquino III should stop pretending to abolish the congressional pork barrel, while in fact he is silent about his far bigger pork barrel and retains the congressional pork barrel up to 2014 under its current name and thereafter under a new name and under an itemized system of budgeting under his tighter control in the rotten scheme of political patronage." An interview with Prof. Jose Maria Sison
Pork Barrel Productions first film segment, Uncle Guido and Chester Steele get gnar as they venture through the hills and break the sound barrier while still lookin fly. Skated: Colin Swanson & Eric Cunanan Filmed: Colin Swanson & Eric Cunanan Edited: Eric Cunanan Song: Sabotage by Beastie Boys
Do you hear the people sing? Singing the song of angry men? This is not the culmination of our efforts, this is not the last time we will take to the streets and show our political will. We will no longer turn a blind eye on the cancer that we have all been trying to sweep under the rug. The discrete nature of the PORK BARREL has always lent itself to misuse, that which has often proved to vanquish the proud hearts of our men and women of the august chamber. This has been a glaring fact that we've chosen to deny for so long. It is no secret that for the longest time since its inception, it has been one of the main sources of corruption here in the Philippines. It is unfortunate that the circumstances had to call for this, but this is the wakeup call we all needed, the cold water in our ...
Matt Goetten and David Gill appeared before a panel of journalists and a live studio audience at Illinois Public Media on March 14th for a debate between the two Democratic candidates in the Illinois 13th Congressional District primary election. The debate aired live on WILL-TV and WILL-AM, and was webcast on WILL Online. TRANSCRIPT: I AM JIM MEADOWS, AND ON BEHALF OF THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF ILLINOIS, AND W.I.L.L. PUBLIC MEDIA, I WELCOME ALL OF YOU WATCHING AND LISTENING ON W.I.L.L. AND OTHER STATIONS CARRYING THIS DEBATE THROUGHOUT THE 13TH DISTRICT. I WELCOME THOSE OF YOU TAKING PART IN OUR LIVE CHAT GOING ON AT WILL.ILLINOIS.EDU. THE QUESTIONS THAT THE CANDIDATES WILL ANSWER THIS EVENING WERE BASED IN PART UPON A SURVEY OF STUDENTS FROM COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN ...
In addition to hosting private dinners, Flesh for Food creates some of the most delicious, artisanal, craft bacon you've ever tasted. The only trick is: Where do you find it and how can you get it? Operating just under the radar in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago, founder Drew, a former cook at several upscale restaurants, and his girlfriend Amanda create specially formulated cures for their bacon - cooked using wood gathered from bourbon and wine barrels, which they sell at events and directly to an ever-growing list of friends. Although they have to operate without the required licenses due to strict and costly city and pork industry regulations, Drew and Amanda's dedicated fan base seems to signal ongoing success, underground and otherwise, for the greatest bacon the city ha...
89,357 Views - The hillarious but highly Rocking Greenhouse Effect Videos from their "Final band meeting" Of November 1992 at El Segundo California's Jet City Sound Studio have been spliced into other G.e clips. Four Songs were shot that night; Three Versions of "White Black Thang', Search and Destroy, Two Versions (Or more) of the Beatles cover version of "Please Please me", ...and ofcourse several for the somewhat uptemp G.e. Rocker "Manipulation". Clark Hagins calls the Video for "Manipulation" his favourite; "We look like we're havin' fun there,..we look silly but one can tell that when we played live - We Rocked,..and we rocked hard,...we were a weird unusual band,..to say the least." Greenhouse Effect exploded in notoriety in 2007 with some of Google Videos Most watched clips World W...
89,357 Views - The hillarious but highly Rocking Greenhouse Effect Videos from their "Final band meeting" Of November 1992 at El Segundo California's Jet City Sound Studio have been spliced into other G.e clips. Four Songs were shot that night; Three Versions of "White Black Thang', Search and Destroy, Two Versions (Or more) of the Beatles cover version of "Please Please me", ...and ofcourse several for the somewhat uptemp G.e. Rocker "Manipulation". Clark Hagins calls the Video for "Manipulation" his favourite; "We look like we're havin' fun there,..we look silly but one can tell that when we played live - We Rocked,..and we rocked hard,...we were a weird unusual band,..to say the least." Greenhouse Effect exploded in notoriety in 2007 with some of Google Videos Most watched clips World W...
Taken during the Million People March, National Heroes' Day, August 26, 2013, behind Luneta park's Kilometer Zero marker, Philippines.
JM Productions - Olongapo City 0932.4183.888
Supreme Court / PDAF/ DAP / Pork Barrel System / Greco Belgica Ruling
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee comes together for their second hearing on the alleged multi-billion peso pork barrel scam
MANILA, Philippines - Sen Miriam Defensor Santiago delivers a speech saying her colleagues will be suspended from the Senate once a plunder case is filed against them over the pork barrel scam. Santiago also discusses how the scam violated procurement laws and guidelines, and why she is in favor of the abolition of the pork barrel. http://www.rappler.com/nation/38481-miriam-court-case-suspension-politicos-pork-barrel-scam
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee comes together for their second hearing on the alleged multi-billion peso pork barrel scam