oldephartte(in training): 4 July - My Yahoo! 1 of 2

Tuesday, July 04, 2017

4 July - My Yahoo! 1 of 2

Video: Flat Earthers present ‘EVIDENCE’ for why the Earth is FLAT

In an age where countless things circulate on the internet, a new video posted by IFLScience takes a look

13 min ago
15 disturbing images of planet Earth that will leave you speechless

Our beloved blue marble—teeming with life—is a gem of the solar system and probably the galactic

35 min ago
Scientists say—At least ONE advanced alien civilization may exist in the

Based on their research, scientists have demonstrated the possibility that at a galactic scale there is at

1 hr ago

Amsterdam to house first centre for disruptive asylum seekers

Asylum seekers who behave aggressively or cause disturbances are to be rehoused in a new high-security

51 min ago
Pop goes the diesel as clean energy rules send old bangers to scrapheap

The number of older diesel cars and light vans on the road fell by 18% in 2016, national statistics office

1 hr ago
Booking agencies to face fines for topping up price of online tickets

Online ticket agencies that bump up the price of concert and festival tickets with hidden surcharges will

1 hr ago

New Texas law allows for separate courts when police are accused of crimes

Cops accused of crimes deserve justice, fairness and dignity. So does anyone else accused of a crime.

July 3, 2017
Afternoon links: Study finds that more police militarization correlates

Plus: Detroit currently facing three "puppycide" suits; man held for 90 days after field test

June 30, 2017
Federal court: Despite ‘grossly negligent’ testimony that put two innocent

Even the most outrageous testimony is protected, unless a plaintiff can show that the expert knew what they

June 29, 2017

This Spam Service Will Charge $25 to Stop Spamming You

A Dark Web service specialized in Jabber/XMPP spam is offering spamées the option of stopping all incoming

9 hr ago
Microsoft Announces New Wave of Nagging Popups

On Friday, Microsoft announced details about two new types of nagging popups that Windows 10 users are

14 hr ago
UK Teen Charged with Running DDoS Booter Service

UK authorities have charged an eighteen-year-old with running a DDoS booter service that was used to launch

17 hr ago

Nikki Haley: Warmonger Extraordinaire!

from Antonius Aquinas : It must now be a prerequisite of those who become an American ambassador to the

14 hr ago
The Real Indian Currency Crisis (Things You Don’t Hear In The News)

by Hard Assets Alliance, via Market Oracle : Jayant Bhandari writes: On November 8, 2016, Indian Prime

14 hr ago
REALIST NEWS – Tres Amigos July 2017 – Jsnip4, Bix, & Clif High

from jsnip4 :

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The Tide Is Turning on Single Payer, With or Without Bernie Sanders

By BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Obamacare, was such a huge favor to the insurance companies that

June 28, 2017
Trump Competes With Hillary in U.S. War of Lies and Terror Against Syria

U.S. War Against Syria by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Donald Trump is out to prove that he is as

June 28, 2017
Freedom Rider: Nancy Pelosi Sends Democrats Over a Cliff

2016 elections by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley The Democrats can’t serve their

June 27, 2017

It’s the End of the World… As They Know it

One of the hypotheses posited on this blog is that the preoccupation with the end of the world is in

February 12, 2016
Ask a Stupid Question

A premise of democracy that I believe is worth defending is that it is incumbent on those seeking either

February 8, 2016
The Grimey “Science” of Conspiracy Theories

David Robert Grimes has emerged from Lewandowsky’s shadow, again, to go forth increase and multiply

February 2, 2016

1 dead 3 injured as meteorite hits southern India (27 flags)

And it has created a record. First recorded human fatality due to a meteorite. Can someone bring up the

February 7, 2016
Donald Trump: Id bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding (25

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/06/donald-trump-waterboarding-republican-debate-torture

February 7, 2016
Iowans claim instances when Sanders was shorted delegates (20 flags)

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2016/02/06/iowans-claim-instances

February 6, 2016

Berkeley: Where Free Speech Ends

Back before our time, partisan politicians used to proclaim that politics stops at the water’s edge. Now

21 hr ago
Albert, we hardly knew ye

Find out what campus conservatives can still learn from Einstein in the latest issue of Accuracy in

June 30, 2017
Killing Regulation and Lyfting Innovation

On June 27, a warm but breezy Tuesday evening in Washington, interns from free-market organizations across

June 30, 2017

US-backed SDF breaches Raqqa's Old City wall

US says SDF advances into 'the most heavily fortified portion of Raqqa' by breaking the ancient

39 min ago
Philippines Supreme Court upholds Duterte's martial law

Top court overwhelmingly votes in favour of military rule imposed by the president on the southern Mindanao

59 min ago
Macron vows to lift France's state of emergency

In address to a rare joint session of parliament, newly elected president lays out political agenda amid

1 hr ago

Top Products in Two Decades of Tech Reviews

This is my last column for The Wall Street Journal, after 22 years of reviewing consumer technology

December 17, 2013
Diabetes Data Beamed to Your Phone

Home medical devices, as opposed to fitness products like activity-measuring wrist bands, have too often

December 10, 2013
Two Houses, One Cable TV Bill

Q: I have a vacation home and I am paying for cable service at two houses. Is there a practical way to

December 10, 2013

Detention conditions worsen in Negev jail due to unusual hot weather

Palestinian Prisoners center for Studies revealed that the detainees in the Israeli Negev jail have been

18 hr ago
Army Injures One Palestinian Near Ramallah, Causes Fire To Farmlands And A

03 JUL 3:49 AM Israeli soldiers shot and injured, on Sunday evening, a Palestinian man

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Residency Revocation: Israel’s Forcible Transfer of Palestinians from

Introducing the Second Visual: “Residency Revocation: Israel’s Forcible Transfer of

18 hr ago

Youngsters Encouraged to Kill Possum Joeys in New Zealand

New Zealand schools need formal courses in humane education rather encouraging killing animals for money

July 2, 2017
How We Can Become Better People Through Teamwork with Dogs

A new book stresses the importance of humans and dogs growing together as a team and benefits for both.

June 28, 2017
Animals Need More Freedom and Clearly Let Us Know This is So

Animals have rich inner lives, but their treatment doesn't reflect this. In an interview about, and

June 26, 2017

High efficiency coal still cheaper than renewables

Yes, despite all the technology that must go into HELE (high efficiency, low emission) coal fired power

July 3, 2017
Climate Institute shuts today

Long before the term fake news was even thought of, the activists at the Climate Institute, headed up by

June 29, 2017
Paris Agreement cuts just one twentieth of a degree

This is the reality of efforts to alter the climate of the planet: huge expense for almost no result. Bjorn

June 18, 2017

North Korea hails 'successful ICBM' test of Hwasong-14

North Korea announces for the first time a successful test of a long-range "intercontinental"

1 hr ago
Austrian troops may stop Italy migrants at Brenner Pass

Austria's military is on alert amid soaring migrant numbers in neighbouring Italy.

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EU's Juncker calls empty European Parliament 'ridiculous'

The head of the European Commission launches a bitter attack on MEPs for failing to show up.

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Sex abuse was covered up at cadet forces, Panorama finds

Victims tell BBC Panorama senior cadet leaders pressurised families against going to the police.

5 hr ago
Psychiatric patient hunted over Hackney mugging of woman, 92

Sanchez Edwards has paranoid schizophrenia and a history of violence, police say.

2 hr ago
Amputee skateboarder, 9, wheels into action

Marshall Janson, who had meningitis, needs help to allow him to go skateboarding more easily.

3 hr ago

Northumbria Police in Controversy Over Threat to Anti-Islam Activist’s

A statement from Northumbria Police, published on Twitter: Chief Superintendent Neil Hutchinson said

July 3, 2017
Ted Heath Police Probe: A Note on “Lucy X” and Operation Midland’s “Nick”

From the Daily Telegraph : The long running police inquiry into claims that Sir Edward Heath was a

July 2, 2017
T.B. Joshua: Big in Ecuador

From a press release : An inspiring documentary detailing the recent visit of Nigerian Prophet T.B

June 29, 2017

Alternatives Conference: I will be in Boston presenting

It will be the first time I travel in ten years. The first time I fly. It’s a BIG exciting new

June 30, 2017
Let your pain speak

Let your pain speak. Pain management is often necessary and grounded in kindness and mercy. Pain avoidance

June 24, 2017
From inside out to outside in…that’s what healing is doing

From inside out to outside in…that’s what healing is doing. Rewiring for dealing with reality

June 19, 2017

“Space Weather” is Ruining Our Chances of Living on Exoplanets

Planet-hunting astronomers might be disappointed to learn that common stellar eruptions, known as coronal

July 2, 2017
The world's population buys one million plastic bottles every single

We’re drowning in plastic bottles. New statistics released by The Guardian reveal that humans purchase one

July 2, 2017
Congress Will Make Sure Taxpayers Keep Sending Money to Terrorists

One of the few elected Democratic lawmakers with an extensive anti-war record, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii

July 2, 2017

Traditionalism Series

With every new movement created we get a new set of complaints. Comment sections are the bellies of gripe

June 20, 2017
Are We Just Hormones?

Can't one become the opposite sex by changing their hormones? Don't we all start out as

May 2, 2017
How promiscuity hurts men

– Why are marriage rates today lower than they were during the great depression? – Why

April 18, 2017

L.L. Bean rebuffs boycott over granddaughter’s big Trump donation

A man wipes off the headlights of the L.L. Bean Bootmobile in the parking lot at the facility where the

January 10, 2017
Union leader who says Trump lied about Carrier deal refuses to back down

Trump tours a Carrier factory in Indianapolis, Dec. 1, 2016. Chuck Jones, the union leader who claims

December 8, 2016
Working, eating and sleeping at the office

The sight of workers sleeping on the job is common in China, where a surplus of cheap labor can lead to

May 11, 2016

We Need to Talk about Sandy Hook

Originally posted on COALITION OF THE OBVIOUS : This is the definitive and most informative documentary on

December 5, 2014
#OBEEZY

Filed under: Art, Books, Music & Film, Obama and Company

November 14, 2014
Mowing the Lawn in Gaza

By Volaar “When thy intelligence shall cross beyond the whirl of delusion, then shalt thou become

August 11, 2014

Thinking the unthinkable…again

And with Trump, expect the worst… In a recent post, I wrote about the case of a British submarine

May 17, 2017
Refugees Welcome Here

Finding ways to express our support… For a couple of months now, my wife and I have have had yard

March 14, 2017
Duck & Cover All Over Again

Don’t worry, it’s only a test… How many of you are old enough to remember “ duck and cover ?”

February 22, 2017

Senate Republican Health Bill Would Harm Pennsylvania’s Workers

The Senate Republican bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would increase the

June 30, 2017
Senate Republican Health Bill Would Harm Ohio’s Workers

The Senate Republican bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would increase the

June 30, 2017
Senate Republican Health Bill Would Harm Colorado’s Workers

The Senate Republican bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would increase the

June 30, 2017

ELECTIONS CAN BE RIGGED: Vote fraud expert Bev Harris exposes electronic

Black Box Voting, founded in 2003, performs nonpartisan investigative reporting on elections in an attempt

October 31, 2016
Hillary Clinton’s “Sudden Move” Of $1.8 Billion To Qatar Central Bank Stuns

Hillary Clinton (left) with Qatari Sheik Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor Al (right) The international

October 28, 2016
Why Obama bought a $ 4.9 million Mansion in Dubai, a country where there is

By Bill Still of the STILL REPORT According to a Russian Foreign Intelligence non-classified

October 28, 2016

Business Ethics Discussion Topic -- Public Accommodation and the Sex

My company operates campgrounds on public lands under contract with various public agencies. Over the past

17 hr ago
Model Railroad Update

I can hear the reaction now: Finally a break from free speech controversies and economic policy so we can

June 29, 2017
One Argument for Old Age Is That I Won't Live Long Enough to See These

It it were just Evergreen College, which was always a sort of Antioch / Hampshire College nuthouse anyway

June 28, 2017

Tips and rumours

Bolt's big blunder ... what a load of bollards ... the world's real cyber criminals ... The post

7 hr ago
Ah, Byron Bay on the Gold Coast … Women’s Day gives Johanna Griggs magic

Just where is Byron Bay again? Don't ask The New York Times . The post Ah, Byron Bay on the Gold

7 hr ago
Glenn Dyer’s TV Ratings

A solid finale for Wanted and a win for House Rules gave the night to channel Seven. The post Glenn

9 hr ago

Abby Martin On the Deadly Front Lines of the Anti-Government Protests

Dandelion Salad with Abby Martin teleSUR English on Jul 3, 2017 Abby Martin goes on the deadly front lines

10 hr ago
More Than A Pipeline

Dandelion Salad Robert Bridgeman on Jun 29, 2017 We are grateful, humble and proud to announce the online

11 hr ago
Peter Linebaugh: The Untold History of Independence Day

Dandelion Salad TheRealNews on Jul 4, 2014 Historian Peter Linebaugh: The rights and freedoms that we

13 hr ago

CONNECTING PEACE AND JUSTICE:U.S. FOREIGN POLICY AND THE STRUGGLE AGAINST

Harry Targ The need of a constantly expanding market for its products chases the bourgeoisie over the

July 2, 2017
THE STRUGGLE OVER THE FUTURE OF CUBA IS A GLOBAL STRUGGLE

Harry Targ Trump Reverses Modest Improvements in US/Cuban Relations With God’s help, a free Cuba is what we

June 17, 2017
THE NEXT PHASE OF THE KAPLAN DEAL: DEFINE THAT UNIVERSITY

Harry Targ As you've heard, Purdue President Mitch Daniels has announced plans to create a new, Purdue-

June 12, 2017

The .01% Don’t Want More Money to Create Jobs or Buy More Frivolous Shit

Hey, did you know that the proposed single payer health care bill in California is already dead? Did you

12 hr ago
The GOP’s Policy on Wages Has Abducted the American Dream

Sometimes when a person is kidnapped or taken hostage, a psychological alliance develops between the

16 hr ago
High on San Francisco

6am: I’m darting up the stairs to my attic flat, with the cab out front with its hazards on. As is a darn

19 hr ago

Ghana: a Shining Democracy Without Accountability

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How Could Japan Offer $32billion In Aid To Africa?

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Why Are African Professors Becoming Politicians?

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June 5, 2013

“It was incessant.” Former RAF Reaper pilot speaks to Drone Wars

RAF pilot operating Reaper drone from Creech air force base in Nevada Drone Wars UK is publishing an

May 30, 2017
Intelligence Committee Report on UK Drone Killing: Little Information. Few

Dominic Grieve: “profoundly dissapointed at the failure of the government to provide the relevant documents

April 27, 2017
PM must publish Intelligence Committee report on UK drone killings

Dominic Grieve MP, Chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee Soon after it had been re-constituted

April 18, 2017

The proteins that domesticated our genomes

EPFL scientists have carried out a genomic and evolutionary study of a large and enigmatic family of human

March 8, 2017
Study links altered brain chemistry, behavioral impairments in fish exposed

Study Links Altered Brain Chemistry, Behavioral Impairments in Fish Exposed to Elevated CO2 Research team

September 13, 2016
First accurate simulation of a virus invading a cell

For the first time, scientists know what happens to a virus' shape when it invades a host cell, thanks

September 13, 2016

Can we love the Constitution without knowing what it says?

Summary: As the fourth of July celebrations approach, let’s take a quick look a the health of America

July 3, 2017
Doug Macgregor asks what happened to “America First” in national security?

Summary: Doug Macgregor (Colonel, US Army, retired) asks what happened to Trump’s promises to reform

July 2, 2017
See the cost to America of damage from climate change in the 21st century

Summary: Another peer-reviewed paper predicting disaster from climate change by misrepresenting and

July 1, 2017

Jacob Barata e a maldição dos casamentos no Copacabana Palace

Praticamente quatro anos depois de ter sido realizada, uma festa de casamento volta à memória dos cariocas.

15 hr ago
Born in the United States, Learning to Live in Mexico

Alexandra, a 13-year-old with long hair and a wry smile, misses her school in Sacramento. Now that she

20 hr ago
A turma do grande acordo ataca Janot sob as bênçãos do algoritmo da sorte

Cansado de passar vergonha no exterior , Michel Temer cancelou ida à reunião do G20 e decidiu ficar no

July 2, 2017

Is Religion the New Colonial Frontier in International Development?

Azza Karam is Senior Advisor, UNFPA and Coordinator, UN Interagency Task Force on Religion and Development

3 hr ago
Funding Climate Resilience Benefits All Nations – Yes, the U.S. Too

People wait for assistance after the devastation left by Hurricane Matthew in Low Sound, North Andros, The

9 hr ago
Progress on World Hunger Has Reversed

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UNITED NATIONS, Jul 3 2017 (IPS) World hunger has increased, reversing years of

17 hr ago

To Ride the Wind over the Blinding Dust Storm of Materialism.

Dog Poet Transmitting……. I watched “Platoon” today and it really shook me up. I know I had

July 1, 2017
Aspartame & MSG Banned From Italian Restaurants

By Dr. Betty Martini, D.Hum 6-28-17 Italy is considered the healthiest country in the world

June 29, 2017
The Metaphor of the Whore from the Sidewalks to the Editors Suite.

Dog Poet Transmitting……. Apparently we’re not going to hear about it from that poisoned

June 29, 2017

The Campaign from Hell: Blame Barbara Walters!

America, in the year 2016, you are suffering with the 'Campaign from Hell." The bottom line is
Cold Revenge

"Meretz is a loyal old party, saying all the right things, unblemished by corruption. Unfortunately it
Military voyeurism or invasion of Syria?

"The ‘chemical weapons’ scenario seems to be the best cue for Washington and their western allies in

Colombia’s “Damascus Doctrine”: A Plan for Imperialist War in Our Continent

María Fernanda Barreto Translated by Internationalist 360° A few months ago, comrade Luis Britto García

July 1, 2017
The Racist Contempt of the Wise

Sergio Rodriguez Lascano One of the most base characteristics in the theoretical thinking of the left

June 29, 2017
Venezuela: US Occupation Has Already Begun and Is Being Conducted by

Misión Verdad Exxon wants to topple Venezuela for geopolitical and geo-economic reasons. ExxonMobil awarded

June 28, 2017

Freedom Train

“Passion for power over others will never cease to threaten mankind. Freedom can prevail only when

July 2, 2017
Off the Rails

June 29, 2017
‘Young Visions’

New York City schoolchildren’s artwork, from the Studio in a School program, on display at Christie&#

June 27, 2017

Energy & Environmental Newsletter: July 3, 2017

The Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions (AWED) is an informal coalition of individuals and organizations

July 3, 2017
Wind News Update: The Failure of RGGI, Ohio Safety First (June 29, 2017)

“RGGI proponents want us to believe that the program is delivering on a global environmental promise,

June 29, 2017
China’s EV Problem: Battery Depletion

“Analysts are saying that China’s EV market is highly dependent on government policies and subsidies.

June 28, 2017

The conservatives defending and applauding Trump's sexist statement

Trump: Mika Brzezinski “was bleeding badly from a face-lift” at party Trump made sexist remarks on
MSNBC's newest host, Hugh Hewitt, has a years-long history of climate

Sarah Wasko / Media Matters Hewitt has denied that climate change is a serious, human-caused problem
To support GOP Senate health care bill, Fox shames Medicaid recipients

Sarah Wasko / Media Matters Vote on Senate GOP health care bill delayed as bill will leave millions

Crop Breeding for High Production, Water Use Efficiency & Albedo

It's a good way to confront mankind's growing need for food and the water needed to produce it

September 2, 2014
Biospheric Productivity (Global: The Recent Past) -- Summary

Since 1980 the Earth has weathered three of the warmest decades in the instrumental temperature record, a

September 2, 2014
Catastrophic Floods of Dartmoor, South West England

Are they few and far-between? ... or are they growing ever more frequent ... and ferocious?

September 2, 2014

Announcement in Madrid: EU-Mercosur deal likely by end of year

European Union (EU) Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström said Monday in Madrid that

7 hr ago
Bolivia's YPFB wins bid to sell LPG to Paraguay

Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) CEO Oscar Barriga announced

7 hr ago
MUD to hold plebiscite against Maduro's Constituent Assembly plans

Venezuela's opposition Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) announced Monday it

7 hr ago

Archived newsblog

Nature’s news team is no longer updating this newsblog: all articles below are archived and extend up to

November 23, 2015
Contamination created controversial ‘acid-induced’ stem cells

Stem cells that were claimed to be created simply by exposing ordinary cells to stress were probably

December 28, 2014
US to lift ban on blood donations from gay men

The US Food and Drug Administration has announced plans to end a lifetime ban on blood donation for men who

December 24, 2014

Finkel: Storage burden should fall on wind and solar farms, not system #AUS

Chief scientist Alan Finkel has caused created controversy by recommending that individual wind and solar

13 hr ago
Regulators call for priority dispatch of existing renewables to be removed

Remove priority dispatch for existing Renewables Avoid non-market approach to redispatch and RES

13 hr ago
New proposals would kill solar and wind in the European Union #EUR

In mid-May, European grid regulators spoke out against priority dispatch for renewables. If the proposals

14 hr ago

Fiscal integration in the European Union

Speaking of the European Union, it is to be noted that most Eurosceptics and pro-Europeans agree upon one

July 1, 2017
Opinion: Why the Brexit Vote Still Does Not Deserve Respect

May 2016, a typical High Street in the north Birmingham suburb of Erdington, England. Three lone blue

June 30, 2017
The European Parliament and openness

Openness in the age of information implies not just that things be accessible, but that they be easily

June 28, 2017

These Photos of Barack Obama Are Going Viral After Trump's Week of Sexist Remarks

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Nigeria ‘need to do extra’ against Cameroon, says Nwankwo Kanu

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John Legend responds to baby that went viral for looking just like him

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New Technology Allows Canadians To Cancel Cable TV

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'When the eyes meet, you know the jig is up': Photographer recounts how he caught Chris Christie in 'Beachgate'

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U.S. Climate Innovators: Live in Fear or Flee to France? Filling the U.S. Federal Funding Void

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How did $12 million bridge collapse in Kenya?

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So many women are posting pictures of themselves in Ashley Graham’s swimwear line

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Obesity, Diet Pills & Death

Whether it's climate science or medical science, a fake crisis leads to bad decisions that harm real

April 10, 2017
Suddenly Sick: The Foibles of Medical Science

Climate science and medical science have things in common. Including suspect behaviour on the part of the

March 29, 2017
Steven Chu’s Juvenile Score Keeping

When someone's won a Nobel Prize, who cares how long they served in Cabinet?

March 13, 2017

8 Nutrients that Block Cancer Metastasis

Avoiding few foods like processed foods, sugars, dairy products, conventional meats that break down your

May 31, 2017
Amazing Ways to Reduce the Risk of Liver Cancer

In our body liver is a large organ, which is located on the right side of our belly. Along with pancreas

May 30, 2017
3 Important Things you should know about Melanoma Skin Cancer

There are a variety of skin cancers; some of the symptoms involve a change in the skin colour, ulcers the

May 29, 2017

Super-resolution microscopy - Wikipedia

Super-resolution microscopy - Wikipedia

June 28, 2017
"Considering that a typical Polish secret police agent had the IQ of a

“Considering that a typical Polish secret police agent had the IQ of a fish stick this is complete overkill

June 26, 2017
With the rise of self driving vehicles, eventually there WILL be a country

June 22, 2017

Are wild horses and burros being categorized for slaughter?

Terry Fitch of Wild Horse Freedom Federation at Palomino Valley SOURCE: The Cloud Foundation Press Release:

July 2, 2017
Witness Tampering Alleged in Rucki Case Appeal

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July 2, 2017
Jean Kasem files wrongful death and fraud suit in Washington, against Casey

Source: Jean Kasem files wrongful death and fraud suit in Washington, against Casey Kasem’s Adult Children

July 1, 2017

Chris Christie dismisses outrage over his use of shuttered N.J. public

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie defended his use of a beach that he ordered closed amid public outcry: “I’m

19 hr ago
How the world mocks Trump in performance art

Americans aren’t the only ones with strong feelings about President Trump. Protest art has and other

July 3, 2017
Trump, Merkel and coal take center stage at climate protests ahead of the

About 4,000 people marched through the city center Sunday to protest against the climate and trade policies

July 2, 2017

Occupational Health News Roundup

At the Center for Public Integrity , a five-part investigative series on safety at the nation’s nuclear

June 30, 2017
OSHA throws book at contractor for trenching death. I hear lame excuses for

It is maddening to read yet again about a worker being killed in a trench cave-in. These deaths are

June 30, 2017
Five key points about Medicaid and GOPcare

Kim Krisberg has already ably described how the Senate’s “Better Care Reconciliation Act” would gut

June 30, 2017

Which completely screwed up healthcare bill do you want?

Which completely screwed up healthcare bill do you want? by Jon Rappoport July 4, 2017 You can have

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UK, Netherlands: wrong sperm, three parents, ultimate agenda

UK, Netherlands scandals: wrong sperm, three parents, ultimate agenda by Jon Rappoport July 3, 2017

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Australia: a new Church pedophile scandal erupts

Australia: a new Church pedophile scandal erupts by Jon Rappoport July 3, 2017 Reuters, June 29

21 hr ago

Fuelfix is moving. Here are the details.

Fuel Fix, the Houston Chronicle’s must-read source for energy industry news and analysis, is

June 7, 2017
Market Currents: Qatar’s energy exports

As pockets of geopolitical tension leave the crude market neither shaken nor stirred, hark, today we dig

June 6, 2017
Houston’s USD Partners expands to carry Canadian oil sands by rail

With pipeline capacity still relatively limited from the Canadian oil sands into the U.S, Houston’s

June 5, 2017

Noctilucent clouds captured over northeast UK

They glow in the dead of the night when everything should be dark. And this weekend the region got a

3 hr ago
Earthquake recorded off Shetland was largest in UK for nine years

A large earthquake that struck in the sea off Shetland at the weekend was the largest recorded in the UK

4 hr ago
Flooded fields, frost and frozen corn affecting farmers across USA

The agriculture community chat boards and twitter feeds are loaded with images and amazement of frozen

4 hr ago

Roseneath 'fence' builder loses $72,500 costs appeal

The fallout over legal costs from Wellington's monumental fence case has been lose-lose for the

4 hr ago
Protesting reverend pleased by HNZ plans for vacant Lower Hutt land

A Naenae church leader who led a protest over vacant Housing New Zealand land, is pleased to hear of plans

3 hr ago
Flaxmere teacher censured after hitting seven-year-old boy and pulling his

A teacher has been censured after a young student alleged she "always hit kids in class".

3 hr ago

Bruggecate, Craig, and Epistemological Honesty

Though the two apologists in the title of this post are both Christians*1, there is a general problem for

5 hr ago
Look Around You

Let’s say the Kremlin was responsible for the DNC hack, and deployed Twitter bots and trolls to drive

6 hr ago
From Around the Web: 3 July 2017

A few links of interest from around the web: On dystopias: Kevin Bankston at Slate considers the

8 hr ago

Y Combinator's Sam Altman goes full-on Donald Trump, makes astonishing

The past few days have been a rollercoaster for anyone following the tangled stories of gender, harassment,

18 hr ago
After McClure revelations, 500 Startups LP Mitch Kapor says he'll ask

So… wow. On Friday, the New York Times published a bombshell story naming several prominent

July 1, 2017
The State of Pando 2017: Dropping the paywall on stories from the Silicon

Almost exactly two years ago, we announced that Pando was switching to a paid subscription model. As we

June 30, 2017

riverine escape …

Some more pics from along the Berkeley River, half way between Wyndham and Kalumburu in the North Kimberley

June 27, 2017
cliff-hanging scenery …

The Berkeley River has cliffs along nearly 20km of navigable river, an outstanding scenic attraction for

June 26, 2017
the Pandanus Palm from the north …

Pandanus Palms, Pandanus spiralis, are an iconic species growing across Australia’s north, with some

June 22, 2017

Public Spheres for the Trump Age

In many societies, universities are the main bastions of ideological and intellectual independence, on

48 min ago
Kansas or California?

As Donald Trump turns to domestic tax reform, he should learn from progressive states like California

19 hr ago
Consolidating Latin America’s Gains

The political opening that occurred in many of the region's countries in the 1930s and 1940s eventually

19 hr ago

No such thing as a “succession war” as Uzbekistan enters the post-Karimov

For the first time since its independence, Uzbekistan is experiencing the tremors of managed political

September 8, 2016
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