Sunday, January 26, 2020

26 January - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 5

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NYGOP Chairman declares war on the Trump base — as activists call on SDNY to investigate financial entanglements

The Buffalo Chronicle at The Buffalo Chronicle - 6 hours ago
The Republican nomination of State Senator Christopher Jacobs in New York’s 27th congressional district is igniting a fierce schism inside the party that longtime party operatives describe as tantamount to a declaration of war against the conservative base of the party.

“SARS & MERS were set up to kill a lot more people” said the NZ vaccinologist … was that a Freudian slip?

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 6 hours ago
To listen to the Newshub interview go to this link.. and at 4mins 50 seconds hear the following: Interviewer: How bad is this. I mean, how evil is this one? Dr Petousis-Harris: It’s not the most evil that we’ve had … SAARS and MERS coronaviruses (?) were much more severe, they killed, ah were set … Continue reading “SARS & MERS were set up to kill a lot more people” said the NZ vaccinologist … was that a Freudian slip? →

A coincidence is it that 3 years ago: “A laboratory in Wuhan is on the cusp of being cleared to work with the world’s most dangerous pathogens”?

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 6 hours ago
“Inside the Chinese lab poised to study world’s most dangerous pathogens “ … reads the headline from 2017 at the website nature.com From WUHAN, CHINA. “Maximum-security biolab is part of plan to build network of BSL-4 facilities across China.” A coincidence is it that 3 years later we have an outbreak of the coronavirus? EWR … Continue reading A coincidence is it that 3 years ago: “A laboratory in Wuhan is on the cusp of being cleared to work with the world’s most dangerous pathogens”? →

The Thunberg Fallacies

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 6 hours ago
Originally posted on Iowa Climate Science Education: . . People will be more than sorry if they allow these fanatics to have their own way. PA Pundits – International By David Wojick, Ph.D. ~ Ever since she splashed into view I have wondered about Greta Thunberg’s reasoning. Her quoted statements, blasting the world for not…

Emails show Monsanto orchestrated GOP effort to intimidate cancer researchers

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 6 hours ago
Kiwis still love this stuff (Roundup) and anyway it’s in other concoctions also on your supermarket shelves. As per usual they’re all either fast asleep, don’t care or in collusion with the govt/corporation that’s truly in bed with agrichem (IMO anyway). I had a convo recently with a worker at one of the big outlets … Continue reading Emails show Monsanto orchestrated GOP effort to intimidate cancer researchers →

Helen Clark & The War Pigs.

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 6 hours ago
Originally posted on BEN'S WORLD: Spoiler alert: this is not a post about denying climate change, the value of well administrated properly manufactured vaccines, or the need to denounce hate speech. Rather its a page about whether we should trust the manner in which responding to the issues of climate change, social media and…

US cancer fatalities are in decline

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 6 hours ago
“According to the American Cancer Society, “the largest single-year drop ever recorded” for cancer deaths in America took place from 2016-17 in the amount of a 2.2 percentage point decrease. This is the most recent time period that data is … Continue reading →

AAC&U Panelists Share Strategies For Supporting Underrepresented STEM Students

Sara Weissman at Diverse - 6 hours ago
How can STEM departments support underrepresented students? Panelists at the Association of American Colleges and Universities annual meeting suggest some strategies.

Racial Discrimination Continues to Deny Access to Gifted Education for Black Students: A Few Reality Checks

Donna Ford at Diverse - 6 hours ago
A new report indicates that Black students do not have access to advanced courses. For some readers, this is new news, as in unfamiliar. For others, like myself, my contemporaries, this is very old and frustrating news—the kind that makes me grind my teeth to the point of getting a migraine.

Andrew Goodman Foundation Files Injunction to Lift Student Voter Restrictions in Wisconsin

Sarah Wood at Diverse - 6 hours ago
The Andrew Goodman Foundation (AGF) filed a motion for an injunction to ensure that student voters have equal access during the upcoming 2020 Presidential Election. This would effort would lift voter restrictions for students in Wisconsin, according to AGF. Before the Wisconsin law was passed in 2011, the state had the highest voter turnout rate […]

Syria News Links 24-25 January 2020

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 6 hours ago
26 January 2020 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Today’s links 25 January 2020 http://mikewhitneysgraspingatstraws.blogspot.com/2020/01/todays-links_25.html Pentagon aggravates situation around interaction in Syria – Russian Defense Ministry https://tass.com/defense/1112963 OPCW Investigator Testifies at UN That No Chemical Attack Took Place … Continue reading Syria News Links 24-25 January 2020

Cruelty to Animals Gets More Media Coverage Than Beheaded Christians

"The world prefers to worry about pandas rather than about us, threatened with extinction in the land where we were born", said Nicodemus Daoud Sharaf (pictured), the Syrian Orthodox Archbishop of Mosul as well as a refugee in Erbil, home to many of the Assyrians who fled jihadis.

“It’s Hard To Be A Patriot” In Today’s America

SafeSpace at 'Nox & Friends - 7 hours ago
Here’s a fine essay by Amitai Etzioni, a legal immigrant to our nation. I note that many American immigrants “get it” much more clearly than do our precious little home-grown, coddled snowflakes. And that fact makes me wonder: If we shipped some of our baby leftards on one-way ticket to Venezuela, or Syria, or Chad – even to the Ukraine – would they write similar essays in praise of their hew homes? It’s Hard to Be a Patriot When did love of country get such a bad name? Amitai Etzioni January 19, 2020 When I mentioned to my liberal wife … Continue reading →

"New Daily Video Updates on Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak 01: 01/26/2020"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
"New Daily Video Updates on Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak 01: 01/26/2020" 5:11pm, 26 Jan, 2020: "Coronavirus contagious even in incubation stage, China’s health authority says." Sun, 01/26/2020 15:30: "Chinese Nurse Says 90,000 Already Infected In Emotional Plea For Help" (Consider that the Dr. in the above video said that each infected person will infect 14 others, who will then each infect 14 others, and so it explodes so rapidly. So, 90,000 X 14= 1,260,000 x 14= 17,640,000 etc etc... A ~3% death rate. All within a 2 week incubation period during which the victim is highly contagio... more »

Ways To Improve Self-Confidence, Self-Esteem, And Self-Image

Natalie Porter at Enlightened Consciousness - 7 hours ago
When you feel that there is no purpose in your life or that you feel unloved and unworthy, that means that your self-image, self-esteem, and self-confidence is at an all-time low. You loathe yourself more than love yourself. It’s at this point that you need to improve your self-image, which doesn’t happen overnight. Self-esteem is based on self-respect and self-image; you need to love yourself. It all goes hand in hand. How to improve your self-image takes time. The first step is to make a positive, realistic approach towards the world and everything around you for you to appreci... more »

One Of The Most Beautiful Trees In The World Is The Rainbow Eucalyptus Tree

Natalie Porter at Enlightened Consciousness - 7 hours ago
The rainbow eucalyptus trees are indigenous to the northern hemisphere. The trees thrive in a tropical forest where there is a lot of rain. They are grown in Indonesia, New Guinea, as well as the Philippines. The trees can grow up to about 250 feet. Most people, when they see the rainbow eucalyptus tree for the first time, would think that someone has painted the tree as the colors are so vibrant, and it has an astringent fragrance. Eucalyptus trees have a minty, pine scent smell with a touch of honey. Although there are more than 600 species globally, all vary in physical shape a... more »

'It was confronting': Grieving wife's unexpected gesture to careless driver

Just In - 7 hours ago
Long before she met the driver whose careless actions cost her husband his life, Melissa Tana knew what she needed to do. Her reaction when they finally met surprised them both.

Woman dies during Australia Day lamington eating competition

Rebeka Powell at Just In - 7 hours ago
Shocked witnesses describe how a woman "shovelled the lamington into her mouth" before having a seizure and dying at an Australia Day eating competition in Hervey Bay on Sunday.

Beating sunrise to fly the flag is a passion project for this 80yo

Jessica Hinchliffe at Just In - 7 hours ago
Every day for 17 years, rain, hail or shine, David Floyd makes his way to a local park to do an important job which he sees as a simple gesture.

Speed vs stoicism: Kyrgios vs Nadal is a clash of styles

Just In - 7 hours ago
Nick Kyrgios and Rafael Nadal's fourth round Australian Open meeting is a match of speed versus stoicism, historical success against undeniable style, and possibly even the future opposed to father time.

Man fighting for life after three teenagers stabbed in Brisbane hotel

Just In - 7 hours ago
An 18-year-old man and is being treated for life-threatening injuries after he and two 17-year-old boys were stabbed in a fight at a Brisbane hotel overnight.

'Get rid of her': Trump calls for Ukraine ambassador's firing in leaked recording

Just In - 7 hours ago
The US President gave the order to remove then US ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, halfway through a dinner at Trump Hotel, according to a video that has surfaced.

You might feel like time's flying, but dinosaurs had 23-hour days

Kylie Andrews at Just In - 7 hours ago
If it feels like the days are zipping by too quickly, spare a thought for the dinosaurs, whose days were even shorter. That's right, when dinos walked the Earth, a day was only 23 hours — and it has to do with the Moon.

Here are the towns running out of water

Lucy Barbour, Caitlyn Gribbin And Emma Machan at Just In - 7 hours ago
Gardens are dead, people are skipping showers and water quality is worsening. ABC analysis finds the towns most at risk of running dry.

Kids advise kids on coping with the first day back at school

Conor Byrne at Just In - 7 hours ago
You may have heard from so-called 'experts' but what is a 7-year-old's advice on starting school?

NBA legend Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash

Just In - 7 hours ago
The former Los Angeles Lakers star was travelling with four other people in his private helicopter when it crashed north-west of Los Angeles, the City of Calabasas confirms.

Chiune Sugihara saved more people than Schindler. Linda wants the world to know

Alice Moldovan at Just In - 7 hours ago
Linda Royal's family escaped the Holocaust under true, incredible circumstances — but she's choosing fiction to get their saviour's story out into the world.

Life after the fires: The next challenge for RFS volunteers

Matt Bamford at Just In - 7 hours ago
Under siege by fires on all sides, this small community cancelled its Christmas party. Now they're finally ready to celebrate and start the long road to recovery.

Why I will never forget the day I was racially abused in front of my young son

Giselle Wakatama at Just In - 7 hours ago
ABC journalist Giselle Wakatama and her six-year-old son were at their local swimming pool when she became the target of racial abuse.

Australia's biggest match collector on his eternal search for his perfect match

Adrienne Francis at Just In - 7 hours ago
Neil Abbott is happily married, but he is still on the hunt for his perfect match — such is the life of a phillumenist, or match collector.

Do you love Bali? There's about to be 10 more of them

Eliza Borrello at Just In - 7 hours ago
A million Australians head to Bali every year, so Indonesia's Government has put together an ambitious new plan to develop 10 other idyllic beaches, mountains and historic towns into your next holiday destination.

Here's How We Can Stop The Coming Space Arms Race

Su-Yin Lew at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Su-Yin Lew* *Security, * Before it's too late. Laws and regulations covering outer space are mired in geopolitical gridlock and are failing to keep pace with burgeoning commercial use of space and new technologies. Dependency on space is increasing both in everyday civilian life and military applications, yet, despite its cross-cutting importance, space security continues to be considered a niche field. While outer space is often conceptualised as infinite, space that can be used for human activities is a finite resource, much like minerals or fossil fuels. Earth orbits where ... more »

This Climate Change Tale Comes With a Sting

Ben Henley, Nerilie Abram at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Ben Henley, Nerilie Abram* *Environment, Americas* [image: Reuters] Ice cores are a window into the past hundreds of thousands of years. There are those who say the climate has always changed, and that carbon dioxide levels have always fluctuated. That’s true. But it’s also true that since the industrial revolution, CO₂ levels in the atmosphere have climbed to levels that are unprecedented over hundreds of millennia. So here’s a short video we made, to put recent climate change and carbon dioxide emissions into the context of the past 800,000 years. *The temperature-CO₂ connect... more »

Companies Want to Go Green and Save the Planet, but They Need Their Works Onboard Too

CB Bhattacharya at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*CB Bhattacharya* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] Here's what it takes. A lot of companies say they care about the environment and commit to certain goals but don’t end up doing much about it. A whopping 78% of companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500, for example, issued sustainability reports in 2018 and 66% of all U.S. companies committed to the U.N.‘s Sustainable Development Goals in 2017 through either explicit statements about the goals or implicit actions that support them. But relatively few say they’ve actually embedded the sustainability goals into their business ... more »

What Specifically Does Nursing Theories Undertaking For you?

A few of the targets of nursing theories are which they ought to aid smarter decisions are produced by the physicians. They ought to assist them to adapt towards the desires of your folks. Their ambitions ought to be focused on inspiring and educating the nurses to have the most beneficial for most folks. Most in the nursing ideas concentrate on the profession of nursing. It truly is a step-by-step strategy for all those folks. You will discover solutions like hand washing changing sips of water, offering balm as well as the bedding . Many of them are issues that could possibly not b... more »

Sanitizer found in milk; one person sick with recall underway

News Desk at Food Safety News - 7 hours ago
Officials are reporting at least one person is sick in relation to milk that is now under recall because it is contaminated with a sanitizer. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has posted a recall for seven varieties of milk packaged under two brands, Sealtest and L’ecole, c’est nourissant. The recall notice does not include how... Continue Reading

Get Used To It-- Despite The Media Elites, Bernie May Well Win The Nomination And The Election

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
The *New York Times* released the results of the new Siena poll of Iowa caucus goers yesterday under the slightly ominous headline Sanders Siezes Lead In Volatile Iowa Race. *Times* in house Bernie hater Sydney Ember wrote that "Senator Bernie Sanders has opened up a lead in Iowa just over a week before the Democratic caucuses, consolidating support from liberals and benefiting from divisions among more moderate presidential candidates who are clustered behind him, according to a *New York Times*/Siena College poll of likely caucusgoers... The rise of Mr. Sanders has come at the e... more »

Man Cited for Using Fake Skeleton to Drive in HOV Lane

AP News at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
A 62-year-old man was cited in Arizona after trying to disguise a fake skeleton as a passenger just to use the HOV lane.

Sunday Talks: Alan Dershowitz -vs- Chris Wallace…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 8 hours ago
Alan Dershowitz will present a constitutional argument against senate impeachment during arguments next week. This weekend he appears on Fox News with Chris Wallace to discuss the impeachment trial so far.

Did Bill Gates & World Economic Forum Predict Coronavirus Outbreak? Will There be an Internet Blackout to Control Information?

Admin at Health Impact News - 8 hours ago
In this report we take an inside look at Event 201, which took place in NYC on October 18 2019. Event 201 is a high-level pandemic exercise hosted by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security in partnership with the World Economic Forum and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. This is extremely fascinating because this pandemic simulation exercise of coronavirus took place about 6 weeks before the first illness from the coronavirus was actually reported in Wuhan China! That is one hell of a coincidence if you believe in that sort of thing. Another fascinating connection, is the... more »

Doubts about education “reform”

Scott Sumner at Econlib - 8 hours ago
I’m skeptical of most proposals for reforming education. Progressives tend to favor government schools, whereas conservatives tend to favor an approach that yields high test scores. I don’t buy either view. American education reformers often point to Finland, which has produced high “PISA” scores relative to other western countries. (They tend ignore even higher Asian […] The post Doubts about education “reform” appeared first on Econlib.

Does impeachment need a crime? Not according to framers of the Constitution

Stefanie Lindquist, Foundation Professor of Law and Political Science, Arizona State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 8 hours ago
Trump's backers say he is shielded from removal as no criminal offense took place. But this view may be at odds with the original intent of the impeachment clause.

CO2 concentrations up to 95,000 ppm bubbling out of the ocean floor

Robert at Ice Age Now - 9 hours ago
More than 200 times the concentration of manmade CO2 in the atmosphere (just over 400 ppm) … and we’re worried about the puny amount that humans emit? – Also see video __________ Science Alert’s headline reads “Divers Discover a Magical Bubbling Underwater Spring on The Ocean Floor.” Really? Magical Bubbling Underwater Spring? I don’t know ... Read more CO2 concentrations up to 95,000 ppm bubbling out of the ocean floor The post CO2 concentrations up to 95,000 ppm bubbling out of the ocean floor appeared first on Ice Age Now.

NBA Star Kobe Bryant Killed in Helicopter Crash

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
The former Lakers star died Sunday morning in an accident in Calabasas, CA.

‘Sesame Street’ Comforts Children Displaced by Syrian War

AP News at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
Sesame Street” in the past year has tackled everything from foster care to substance abuse. Now its latest effort is trying to help children suffering as a result of the Syrian civil war.

California Patient Is 4th US Case of New Virus from China

AP News at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
Health officials in Los Angeles County have confirmed a fourth U.S. case of the new pneumonia-like virus from China.

NYC’s New Top Cop Challenges Left; Slams NY’s New Crime-spiking Bail Laws

Selwyn Duke at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: nyc-s-new-top-cop-challenges-left-slams-ny-s-new-crime-spiking-bail-laws] Reflecting similar laws in other leftist-run states, under NY’s new brainchild, judges can no longer “set bail for a long list of misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies, including stalking, assault without serious injury, burglary, many drug offenses, and even some kinds of arson and robbery,” explained the *New York Times* Dec. 31.

Netflix Viewers Freaked Out as ‘Pandemic’ Documentary Happens to Drop Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 9 hours ago
Netflix just released a brand new Pandemic docuseries amid the Coronavirus outbreak. And it has wreaked havoc among its viewers. The six-part series show, which debuted on Netflix earlier this week, is called ‘Pandemic: How To Prevent An Outbreak’. It travels the earth to investigate potential viruses that could conceivably spread throughout an entire country […] The post Netflix Viewers Freaked Out as ‘Pandemic’ Documentary Happens to Drop Amid Coronavirus Outbreak appeared first on Health Nut News.

The Troubling Decline of International Law

Eric Zuesse at The Duran - 9 hours ago
This is a repost from: https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2020/01/the-troubling-decline-of-international-law/ The Troubling Decline of International Law 24 Jan, 2020, by Craig Murray While it is true that rogue states – most notably the USA – have always posed a threat to the rule of international law, I see no serious room to dispute that the development of the corpus […] More The post The Troubling Decline of International Law appeared first on The Duran.

France's Barracuda Attack Submarine Is Changing How Paris Views Military Power

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Europe* It's just that good. *Key point: *The *Barracuda* has facilities to accommodate up to twelve naval commandos. On July 12, 2019, French president Emmanuel Macron celebrated the imminent launch of France’s first new nuclear-powered submarine in over a decade—the *Barracuda*-class vessel *Suffren*. A few weeks later on August 1, the *Suffren *finally took to the water as its drydock in Cherbourg, France, was flooded. Its newly trained crew is set to commence sea trials early in 2020. The *Suffren* is launching years behind schedule, but has com... more »

“Rune Charms For Warriors And For Peace”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
*“Rune Charms For Warriors And For Peace”* by Sunnyway "I've been asked numerous times by soldiers and family members for magical charms to aid and protect our soldiers and news corps in the Middle East and elsewhere. I've put together a collection of Galdrastafir - Viking era "magical staves." Most of these talismans are very ancient and effective. According to tradition, the Aegishjalmur "helm of awe" should be worn over the forehead, perhaps scratched or drawn on the inside of one's helmet. Its purpose is protection and "irresistibility" in battle (as in the Borg's, "Resistance ... more »

Musical Interlude: Yanni, “If I Could Tell You”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
Yanni, “If I Could Tell You”

Time to retire polar bear propaganda

Craig Rucker at CFACT - 10 hours ago
Anyone posting pictures of sick, starving or drowning (they swim better than you do) polar bears is pushing a false narrative. The post Time to retire polar bear propaganda appeared first on CFACT.

Virus Death Toll in China Rises as US Prepares Evacuation

AP News at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
China’s health minister said the country was entering a “crucial stage” as “it seems like the ability of the virus to spread is getting stronger.”

"A Look to the Heavens"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
“Barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365 is truly a majestic island universe some 200,000 light-years across. Located a mere 60 million light-years away toward the chemical constellation Fornax, NGC 1365 is a dominant member of the well-studied Fornax galaxy cluster. *Click image for larger size.* This impressively sharp color image shows intense star forming regions at the ends of the bar and along the spiral arms, and details of dust lanes cutting across the galaxy's bright core. At the core lies a supermassive black hole. Astronomers think NGC 1365's prominent bar plays a crucial role in ... more »

The Poet: Stephen Levine, "Half Life"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*"Half Life"* "We walk through half our life as if it were a fever dream, barely touching the ground, our eyes half open, our heart half closed. Not half knowing who we are, we watch the ghost of us drift from room to room, through friends and lovers never quite as real as advertised. Not saying half we mean or meaning half we say, we dream ourselves from birth to birth seeking some true self. Until the fever breaks and the heart can not abide a moment longer as the rest of us awakens, summoned from the dream, not half caring for anything but love." ~ Stephen Levine

Free Download: Albert Camus, "The Myth of Sisyphus"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*Free Download: Albert Camus, "The Myth of Sisyphus"* *○* *"A Life Worth Living: Albert Camus on Our Search for * *Meaning and Why Happiness Is Our Moral Obligation”* by Maria Popova “To decide whether life is worth living is to answer the fundamental question of philosophy,” Albert Camus (November 7, 1913–January 4, 1960) wrote in his 119-page philosophical essay "The Myth of Sisyphus" in 1942. “Everything else… is child’s play; we must first of all answer the question.” One of the most famous opening lines of the twentieth century captures one of humanity’s most enduring philosophi... more »

"A Message from the Hopi Elders"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*"A Message from the Hopi Elders"* "You have been telling the people that this is the Eleventh Hour. Now you must go back and tell the people that this is The Hour. Here are the things that must be considered: Where are you living? What are you doing? What are your relationships? Are you in right relation? Where is your water? It is time to speak your Truth. Create your community. Be good to each other. And do not look outside yourself for the leader. This could be a good time! There is a river flowing now very fast. It is so great and swift, that there are those who will be afraid. The... more »

Musical Interlude: Medwyn Goodall, “Cloudburst”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
Medwyn Goodall, “Cloudburst”

The Daily "Near You?"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
Bamfield, British Columbia, Canada. Thanks for stopping by!

"My Life Has Taught Me..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
"My life has taught me that true spiritual insight can come about only through direct experience, the way a severe burn can be attained only by putting your hand in the fire. Faith is nothing more than a watered-down attempt to accept someone else's insight as your own. Belief is the psychic equivalent of an article of secondhand clothing, worn-out and passed down. I equate true spiritual insight with wisdom, which is different from knowledge. Knowledge can be obtained through many sources: books, stories, songs, legends, myths, and, in modern times, computers and television progra... more »

This Day In Iraqi History - Jan 26

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 10 hours ago
1948 PM Said said that Anglo-Iraq Treaty was still on the table after Regent cancelled it Led to new protests 1948 PM Said ordered suppression of protests against Anglo-Iraq Treaty 1982 Iran and Iraq agreed to family visits for prisoners of war 1987 Islamic Conference Organization invited Iran and Iraq to summit in Kuwait Iran said no 1987 UN Sec Gen de Cuella addressed Islamic Conf Org saying aggressor in Iran-Iraq War needed to be determined (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq interview with author Tom Cooper on Iran-Iraq... more »

Paul went from wealthy business owner to homeless ice addict — this is why he embraces it

Philippa McDonald at Just In - 10 hours ago
Paul Viney told the NSW special commission into ice how he lost his million-dollar home and his business and ended up in prison because of the drug.

Planetary CO2 in the Long Run

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 10 hours ago
This is a new slide from Raymond at RIC-Communications added to twelve others in a project entitled The World of CO2. Below is a reprinted post with the background and complete set of exhibits, or infographics as he calls them. Recently Dr. William Happer referred to this long historical view to correct activists who claim […]

“Finding Stillness in the Storms”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*“Finding Stillness in the Storms”* by Christina Feldman "We are emotional beings living in an emotional world. Stillness is rarely our first response to the waves of emotion that sweep through us. Feeling helpless within emotional storms, we come to believe that expression and action are the only means to alleviate the tensions of anger, fear, and panic. Even happiness and love appear to require action or expression for us to believe in their validity. The many forms of rage that scar our communities- road rage, supermarket rage, surf rage, institutional rage- all bear witness to ... more »

Air-Half Aircraft Carriers? What We've Learned From Fifty Years of Hybrid Ships

David Axe at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*David Axe* *History, * [image: The French cruiser 'Jeanne d'Arc' R97 visit / anchored at St Helena Island. Peter Neaum.] Is it a carrier or a cruiser? *Key Point:* British aviation ships after the *Tiger*s have one thing in common. They’re carriers *first*, with no heavy weaponry to get in the way of their flight decks. Starting in the 1960s, the world’s leading navies experimented with a new kind of warship. Heavily-armed and sporting huge flight decks for helicopters, the vessels were hybrids—not quite cruisers, not quite aircraft carriers. Ungainly and in many cases concept... more »

There's More Greenhouse Gases Than You Know. What Does It Mean For Climate Change?

Zoe Loh, Blagoj Mitrevski, David Etheridge, Nada Derek, Paul Fraser, Paul Krummel, Paul Steele, Paul Langenfelds, Sam Cleland at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Zoe Loh, Blagoj Mitrevski, David Etheridge, Nada Derek, Paul Fraser, Paul Krummel, Paul Steele, Paul Langenfelds, Sam Cleland* *Science, World* [image: Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg takes part in a climate strike protest during the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse] And can it be stopped? This week brought news that atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels at the Mauna Loa atmospheric observatory in Hawaii have risen steeply for the seventh year in a row, reaching a May 2019 average of ... more »

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