Sunday 22 July 2012
Late evening storm cell over Midland, Texas.
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This mural depicts pumpjacks (also known as grasshoppers) which are a common feature of the landscape in the Permian Basin of central Texas. "Pumpjacks" was a joint project of the Arts Assembly of Midland and The Chase Manhattan Foundation. Designed by Peter Himmelberg, it was painted by employees of the local Chase Manhattan Bank.
Sunday 1005PM EDT (705P Pacific): Kate Galbraith, NYT & Texas Tribune, in re: job boom in Midland, Texas, from shale oil.
Sunday 1020PM EDT (720P Pacific): Kate Galbraith, Texas Tribune, in re: new chemical plants rising in Freeport, Texas, from shale gas boom.
Sunday 1035PM EDT (735P Pacific): Richard Epstein, Hoover, in re: freedom of speech
Sunday 1050PM EDT (750P Pacific): Brooks Barnes, NYT, in re: Hollywood anxious about Comic-con, holding back new releases from crowd
Sunday 1105PM EDT (805P Pacific): Sweet Heaven When I Die: Faith, Faithlessness, and the Country In Between by Jeff Sharlet
Sunday 1120PM EDT (820P Pacific): Sweet Heaven When I Die: Faith, Faithlessness, and the Country In Between by Jeff Sharlet
Sunday 1135PM EDT (835P Pacific): Caroline Winter, Bloomberg, in re: how do the Mormons make money, and how is the church administered?
Sunday 1150PM EDT (850P Pacific): Ashlee Vance, Bloomberg Businessweek, in re: driving the new Tesla Model S Electric sedan
Ms. Trierweiler, who has a small office and staff at the Élysée Palace, has said she would continue to work as a journalistfor Paris Match, a popular magazine, which has also caused controversy. She has not been at Mr. Hollande’s side for various events since he took office; Mr. Hollande said Saturday that “she will be present at my side when protocol demands.”
Sunday/Mon 1205AM EDT (905 Pacific): Stephen Erlanger, NYT, in re: the melodrama of the French first family
Sunday/Mon 1220AM EDT (920 Pacific): Kate Galbraith, Texas Tribune, in re: new chemical plants rising in Freeport, Texas, from shale gas boom.
Sunday/Mon 1235AM EDT (935P Pacific): Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence by Christian Parenti, 1 of 2
Sunday/Mon 1250AM EDT (950P Pacific): Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence by Christian Parenti, 2 of 2
Two new manufacturing plants at BASF's Freeport, Texas site have been officially inaugurated – a production line for polyamide 6 (nylon) and a plant for superabsorbent polymers (SAP).