oldephartte(in training): 27 September - My Yahoo! 1 of 2

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

27 September - My Yahoo! 1 of 2

Hahonogeh Canyon, near Coal Mine Canyon, Navaj...

Hahonogeh Canyon, near Coal Mine Canyon, Navajo reservation (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Police attempt to ID stabbing victim

Gallup city police were trying Tuesday morning to confirm the identity of a male Native American in his

15 hr ago
Dilkon homicide suspect apprehended

Brian Tewanema, the homicide suspect who eluded police for 10 days, has been apprehended by the Coconino

September 23, 2017
Police: Navajo Nation police officer kills a bicyclist while drunk

Glendale Police have arrested Navajo Nation police officer Kevin Hevel, 30, of Jeddito, Arizona, on

September 23, 2017

7 things that we’ve been taught WRONG in school

The vast majority of the things they teach us in school are true, of course. And while in this article we

18 hr ago
Forbidden Archaeology? The Secret Chambers beneath the Pyramids and the

Is there really something like “Forbidden Archaeology?” Or is it just another concept

19 hr ago
2,000-year-old lost city, once ruled by Alexander the Great discovered in

Archaeologists belonging to the Iraq Emergency Heritage Management Training Programme have discovered a

20 hr ago

Slave-free chocolate brand heads for stock exchange listing

Tony’s Factory, the company which makes the ‘slave-free’ chocolate Tony’s Chocolonely, plans to list on the

17 hr ago
Mora mistakes: veggie spring rolls with ham and chicken

Dutch supermarkets are removing a consignment of Mora vegetarian spring rolls from their shelves after it

18 hr ago
Community service for crane driver who caused fatal train crash

The 23-year-old driver of the crane which caused a train to derail on a level crossing last year, killing

18 hr ago

In Colorado, a shocking case of prosecutorial abuse

The state is still cleaning up the legacy of one of its worst district attorneys.

September 25, 2017
Morning links: Oklahoma City cops shoot, kill deaf man despite warnings

Plus: St. Louis County police union encourages harassment of pizza shop; new exonerations in rape, shaken

September 21, 2017
A Tennessee man could remain in prison for years, even though a judge and

The state's overtly political parole board strikes again.

September 20, 2017

Proof-of-Concept Exploit Code Published for Remote iPhone 7 WiFi Hack

A Google security researcher has published proof-of-concept code for a vulnerability that can be exploited

19 hr ago
US Plans to Collect Social Media Info From Permanent Residents, Naturalized

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published documents on Monday that detail a plan for

21 hr ago
First Android Malware Discovered Using Dirty COW Exploit

Security researchers from Trend Micro published a report detailing a new malware family named ZNIU that

23 hr ago

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

Academic Innocents Abroad

This is a “whatever became of?” blog. When old established universities opened branch campuses abroad in

12 hr ago
Mizzou sees Another Drop in Student Enrollment

After student protests rocked the campus of the University of Missouri in 2015, student enrollment has

12 hr ago
Is the Bill of Rights Hateful?

About a decade and a half ago, our friend David Horowitz proposed an academic bill of rights for students

September 25, 2017

'Lost and found booth' reunites Rohingya families

'Lost and found booth' run by Rohingya reunites missing children with parents via public

1 hr ago
Cruel cycle of domestic violence and homelessness in LA

Working to change LA's overprotective system that leaves survivors of abuse trapped in a cycle of

1 hr ago
Left paralysed from Fluoroquinolone antibiotic toxicity

Experts say, the antibiotic linked to toxicity that's left many chronically ill, should be used as last

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

Israeli MKs: Halt peace negotiations with PA

Israeli forces take security measures at the scene of a shooting that left three Israeli security forces

12 hr ago
Israel settlers call for Palestinian prisoners’ families to be punished

Palestinians hold a demonstration in support of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, outside the

12 hr ago
Young Palestinian Detained for Facebook Incitement

26 SEP 6:39 AM Israeli forces detained a young Palestinian man from occupied Jerusalem, on

12 hr ago

It's OK For Dogs to Engage in Zoomies and Enjoy FRAPs

Allowing dogs to enjoy zoomies (Frenetic Random Activity Periods, FRAPs) is fine as long as they don't

4 hr ago
Fishes Show Individual Personalities in Response to Stress

Trinidadian guppies display individual coping strategies in response to stress that are consistent over

September 25, 2017
Choose a Dog Trainer as Carefully as You Would a Surgeon

Using a certified dog trainer is a must for your dog and you.

September 21, 2017

Assault and Battery

One of the unfortunate consequences of rising early is the extended interview slot on ABC News Radio

July 8, 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

Saudi Arabia driving ban on women to be lifted

Activists celebrate as King Salman issues an order allowing women to drive for the first time.

2 hr ago
Hurricane Maria: Trump defends Puerto Rico response

Mr Trump says he will travel to the US territory on Tuesday in the wake of Hurricane Maria.

30 min ago
Why Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico so hard

As Donald Trump says he will visit the US territory, here are four ways Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc.

9 hr ago

Man missing after fishing boat capsizes off Devon coast

Two men are rescued but the coastguard says the search for a missing fisherman has been suspended.

37 min ago
Lady Lucan, the widow of Lord Lucan, found dead at London home

Her husband Lord Lucan vanished in 1974 and was officially declared dead by the High Court in 1999.

1 hr ago
Historical sex abuse claims against Shropshire doctor

Six more people come forward to make claims of historical sex abuse against a former GP.

6 hr ago

Jonathan Ames and Fake News: “Student Investigated for Mocking ISIS” Claim

Incident is the second time this year Ames has promoted untrue claims by a law student with a grudge From

September 25, 2017
Media Report More Details from “Sources” on Edward Heath Allegations

From the website of Wiltshire Police : Operation Conifer is a national investigation, led by Wiltshire

September 24, 2017
Satanic Ritual Abuse Conspiracy Theorists to Gather in London

Hoaxtead Research has followed up on my post about Rainer Kurz, the chartered psychologist whose

September 21, 2017

Love: At the Intersection of Anti-Racism and Anti-Stigma: By Chris Cole

By Chris Cole Some people get confused about why this mental health advocate is concerned with anti

September 22, 2017
A Grateful Day

I’ve shared the first video a number of times on this site. Here is an updated version. So beautiful:

September 21, 2017
Romanticizing mental illness (a straw man argument)

Someone on social media responded to yesterday’s article (see: Language of mental illness “others

September 21, 2017

Spying bicycles let police know who and where you are

Can you recall when your parents bought your first bicycle? Can you recall how thrilled you were when you

September 25, 2017
Monsanto Caught Ghostwriting Stanford University Hoover Institution

Newly-released documents, dubbed the Monsanto Papers, give the public a behind the scenes look into how

September 25, 2017
'Israeli flags won’t save you': Erdogan threatens Iraqi Kurds with

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that Iraqi Kurds will “not be able to find food” if

September 25, 2017

5 Things That’ll Make You Hate Your Kids

Here are 5 basic things (throughout your child’s life) that you can do to ensure you grow to hate

September 5, 2017
10 Selfish Reasons To Have Kids

I asked life to give me a man who'd always love me, so life laughed and gave me a

August 8, 2017
Parenting Series

Since I do not plan on quitting motherhood (ever), this will be continuous series. Here are all the

August 3, 2017

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

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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

Trump: What’s Next?

Has he crossed the line? How far will we let him go? “In high school, I woke one Saturday and spotted an

August 17, 2017
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

Roundup: Senate Cancels Vote on Harmful Cassidy-Graham Affordable Care Act

Congressional Republicans have announced they will not vote this week on the bill from

11 hr ago
Despite President’s Promise, Emerging Details Point to Large Tax Cut for

Emerging details of the “Big Six” Republican tax framework contradict President Trump’s

11 hr ago
Updates to Cassidy-Graham Plan Would Not Shield Alaskans From Harm

A revised version of Senators Bill Cassidy and Lindsey Graham’s Affordable Care Act (ACA

12 hr ago

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

The Conservatism of Progressives

Despite having a lot of respect for the intellect and the insane eclecticism of its author Tyler Cowen, I

15 hr ago
Government Regulatory Template: Subsidize Demand, Restrict Supply

The government does it in health care, education, and housing. Usually in the name of increasing access to

September 25, 2017
San Francisco & Austin: Cities So Woke and Progressive That Blacks Are

I found this interesting from Randal O'Toole Between 2015 and 2016, the total population of the San

September 25, 2017

Seven’s cadet firing fallout … Facebook sacks the NFL … ‘Weeping Weiner’ …

Tweets are about to become twice as insufferable. And other media tidbits of the day. The post Seven

5 hr ago
Tips and rumours

Cormann's aboutface on gas ... Latho's rabid fans unchained ... Kennett weighs in ... The post

5 hr ago
The proliferation of opinion pieces is as much about economics as our

Crikey readers respond to Bernard Keane and Helen Razer. The post The proliferation of opinion pieces is

6 hr ago

Race v. Class? More Brilliant Bourgeois Bullshit from Ta-Nehesi Coates by

by Paul Street Writer, Dandelion Salad The Official Website of Paul Street, Sept. 21, 2017 Previously

September 25, 2017
The Killing of History by John Pilger

Dandelion Salad by John Pilger John Pilger, Sept. 21, 2017 September 24, 2017 One of the most hyped “

September 24, 2017
Chris Hedges: Hage Geingob, From Resistance Fighter to President of Namibia

Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges RT America on Sept 24, 2017 President of the Republic of Namibia, Dr

September 24, 2017

REBUILDING PEACE AND JUSTICE MOVEMENTS: a panel discussion

https://www.facebook.com/ 711457259022366/videos/8430328 32531474/

September 23, 2017
The Grass is Greener: A Radio Interview

A big thanks to Harry Targ for doing our show, the Grass is Greener on Riverwest Radio. Here is the link

September 17, 2017
BENEFITS OF INNOVATION NOT TRICKLING DOWN TO HOOSIER WORKERS

The Journal Gazette Fort Wayne, Indiana Tuesday, September 12, 2017 1:00 am Harry Targ Harry Targ is a

September 17, 2017

Sex and Sleep Are More Beneficial to Your Mental Health than Owning Useless

I am maybe one of like five people I’ve ever known that probably gets slightly too much sleep. It

11 hr ago
A Harrowing Debate About Humanity By Our Future Overlords

Last July, two Hanson Robotics’ androids debated the future of humanity. If you can suffer through

13 hr ago
The Queen of Hearts: An Interview with Alice Hart

Below I present to you an interview with witch, author, artist and all around amazing human being, Alice

16 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

Unmanned Warrior: Industry and PR at heart of unmanned maritime exercise

“Extremely successful event” … “world firsts” … “unprecedented” … “ground-breaking

September 20, 2017
New MoD document on use of drones, same old spin

After a long delay the UK MoD has produced its new doctrine publication on the use of Unmanned Aircraft

September 13, 2017
Joint civil society statement on US-led armed drones control process

Regular readers of the Drone Wars blog will be aware that in 2016 a US State department initiative led to a

September 13, 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

After 230 years, the Constitution needs fixing

Summary: September 17 was the 230th Anniversary of the Constitution’s signing. By now many Americans

43 min ago
Looking beyond the politics of the kneeling NFL players

Summary: Moving beyond the pieties, here is a look at the issues on both sides of the kneeling NFL players.

September 26, 2017
Germany’s leaders explain what happened and what’s next

Summary: Germany’s elections might force a change in Germany’s so-far rock solid political system. Its

September 24, 2017

Where Do 50 Million Tonnes a Year of Toxic E-Waste Go?

Disassembling of electronic waste in Bengaluru , India. Credit: Victorgrigas . Creative Commons Attribution

1 hr ago
Mercury Mining Awaits International Control in Mexico

Artisanal gold mining in Latin America uses mercury, a practice that should be modified in countries that

12 hr ago
More Public Spending, Not Tax Cuts, for Sustainable, Inclusive Growth

Tax cuts do not magically improve economic growth. Instead, the government should focus on building more

15 hr ago

Do Not let The World Distract you from the Possibility of your Eternal

A short interlude in a place where there is nothing to interlude into so… let’s call it a

September 18, 2017
The Grand Guignol has the Wind at it’s Back and the Precipice before It.

Dog Poet Transmitting……. Well… it’s one of those days for the self righteous

September 18, 2017
Israel did 911. This is True the Day After as it Was the Day Before.

Dog Poet Trans (Alfred E) Neumanizing- Zionist Neo Con 9/11 Orchestrating, with the Masses

September 18, 2017

Venezuela Calls to Defend UN from Powers Threatening to Impose War

Venezuela’s Foreign Minister, Jorge Arreaza, called on the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN

September 25, 2017
Offensive Against Venezuela’s Orinoco Mining Arc: The Propaganda of Chaos

Eder Peña Translated by Internationalist 360° A year and a half since the decree announcing the creation of

September 24, 2017
North Korea: Going Behind the Media Iron Curtain

Eva Bartlett 21st Century Wire published an interview I had done with Phil Taylor on his Taylor Report

September 24, 2017

Delighted

Woodside, NY – September 26, 2016

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Catch-of-the-Day

September 24, 2017
Hang On

Obsessive/compulsive use of digital devices, by the fairer sex, continues to be a danger to persons and

September 22, 2017

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

Jeremy Corbyn discards prospect of a second Brexit referendum

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has played down the prospect of the party offering a

22 min ago
EU negotiator Tusk praises PM May's more realistic tone, following

The UK has abandoned the idea of having its Brexit “cake and eating it”, European

33 min ago
UK Export Finance is increasing its support for British trade with Uruguay

UK Export Finance (UKEF) support available for trade with Uruguay is increasing to

1 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

Turbines put the wind up Hawkesdale locals #AUS

It could be the wind farm capital of Australia, but the residents of Hawkesdale don’t see the appeal in the

8 hr ago
What the wind may blow #MA

FLORIDA – Michael Fairneny invites you to his home. Everyone, come visit. He insists. It’s way

20 hr ago
Hopkinton town supervisor has ‘even more reservations’ about wind farm

HOPKINTON – Following a visit to a wind farm that is comparable to one proposed for Hopkinton and

20 hr ago

Why the German elections are not a victory for Germany, let alone for

If we take a glance at the numbers indicating how Germany voted on September 24, we might be tricked into

11 hr ago
Is there an Exit from Brexit?

On 24 June 2016, the world woke shocked to learn that the UK had voted to leave the EU. Ever since, there

September 26, 2017
German Election Wrap-Up: The Schulzzug Has Brakes After All

The New Federalist has published extensively on the German Federal Election held this Sunday, which saw

September 25, 2017

Barack Obama Offers to Help Puerto Rico, Making Case He Should Still Be President

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Dead mangroves shut down carbon cycle

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Bella Thorne and YouTube Star Tana Mongeau Make Out in a Series of Snaps: 'Who's Shook?'

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An Iceberg Broke Off An Antarctic Glacier This Weekend But May Represent A Bigger Issue

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Trump Impeachment Vote Could Happen Next Week in Response to President's NFL Protest Comments

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Family injured in attack at Six Flags Great America; 9 suspects arrested

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Here's what would happen if North Korea tried to shoot down a US bomber

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Ms. Canada Marries 400lb “Fat Cat” Money Bag After

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Ariel Winter's High Slit Dress Isn't Her First Daring Red Carpet Outfit

The Cheat Sheet 56 min ago

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

Does Sulforaphane promote Detoxification and Stops Cancer?

What is sulforaphane? Sulforaphane is the compounds that are found within an isothiocyanate group of the

18 hr ago
Benefits of Sweet Wormwood for Breast Cancer

Sweet wormwood is a plant which is commonly found in North America and Asia. Sweet is an annual plant that

September 21, 2017
How Dandelion Tea helps to Kill Cancer?

What is Dandelion? Dandelion scientifically called as ‘TaraxacumOfficinalis’. The first leaves of this

September 19, 2017

Wild horses vs cattle: who will win the watering hole?

Source: Heber Wild Horses Public lands ranchers, in their effort to convince Forest Service and others that

16 hr ago
TS Radio: “Voices Carry for Animals #153”-Donna Hughes -Singer/Songwriter

***Tune In Tuesday*** On Sept 26th, 2017 at 7:00 pm CST LISTEN LIVE HERE 5:00 pm PST … 6:00 pm MST … 7:00

September 25, 2017
TS Radio: Abolishing the Probate System & Family Courts

Join us Sunday evening September 25, 2017 at 7:00 pm CST 5:00 pm PST … 6:00 pm MST … 7:00 pm

September 25, 2017

Graham-Cassidy isn’t a health care solution. It’s a blueprint for less

In yet another attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, much of the GOP justification boils

September 25, 2017
More reasons to oppose the latest awful iteration of GOPcare

Many of us were cheered by Senator John McCain’s announcement of his opposition to the horrible Graham

September 24, 2017
Throwback Thursday: Hurricanes and putrid refrigerators

It’s been nearly a month since Hurricane Harvey made landfall on August 25 off the Gulf coast of Texas. The

September 22, 2017

Open letter to NFL players: you’re being used

An open letter to NFL players: you’re being used Try being politically incorrect if you want some real

17 hr ago
Trump goes to war with NFL: what happened

Trump goes to war with the NFL: what happened by Jon Rappoport September 25, 2017 There is a ton of

September 25, 2017
JK Rowling, Clooney, Trudeau: put immigrants in your homes

JK Rowling, Clooney, Trudeau: put immigrants in your homes by Jon Rappoport September 25, 2017

September 25, 2017

Harvey’s flooding blamed in major gasoline spill in Texas

The spill was first reported to state and federal officials on Aug. 31, but no volume was given at that

September 11, 2017
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

Shallow 6.0 magnitude earthquake strikes off northeastern Japan

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 struck off northeastern Japan on Wednesday. There were no

2 hr ago
Antarctica's Pine Island glacier calves iceberg 4 times bigger than

A huge iceberg four times the size of Manhattan has broken off of an Antarctic glacier. The calving is the

5 hr ago
British politician told a party conference that prostitution could be

Stories like this one in the Daily Mail are precisely why secular progressives should not be trusted with

5 hr ago

Wellington City Council votes to sell and lease its land to Shelly Bay

Despite the threat of legal action and advice from its former legal adviser, Wellington City Council is

1 hr ago
Cat returns to Wellington family almost a decade after she went missing

When the SPCA rang the Mabey family in Wellington on Saturday to say their cat had been found, it came as a

11 min ago
Shouting erupts as Wellington City Council approves new Island Bay cycleway

The Wellington community of Island Bay will be getting a new cycleway whether the residents like it or not.

2 hr ago

Mary’s Monday Metazoan: Does everyone love capybaras?

What’s with all these photos of animals snuggling up next to capybaras ? It’s like they’

7 hr ago
A cautionary tale on reading phylogenetic trees

I have written before about the perils of naive interpretations of phylogenetic trees (“ Extant taxa

8 hr ago
How to Be a Demagogue

If you’re hoping to become a demagogue — that is, one who “seeks support by appealing to

8 hr ago

When tech CEOs are calling for more regulation, you know disruption has

“Nobody likes being regulated, but everything (cars, planes, food, drugs, etc) that's a danger

September 25, 2017
London regulators find Uber "not fit and proper": A most

On three occasions in the past twelve months, I’ve been woken up by a flurry of early morning text

September 22, 2017
It’s called “Fuck You Money” for a reason

Back in 2015, I wrote a story about a trio of tech moguls who had turned their sights (and

September 21, 2017

early spring show …

Close to town, the Dragonflower Trees are flowering heavily. This large edible flower is quite stunning

August 16, 2017
preparing for spring …

The last few days of winter in the tropics brings out a plethora of flowering species, which culminates in

August 6, 2017
the magical and spiritual Al gore …

What a good description of climatists. Dr Lindzen of MIT, a real climate scientist says just that! Which

August 6, 2017

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HELLO ADMİN SYSTEM HACKED !

August 26, 2017
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
NATO moves from reassurance to actual deterrence against Russia

Defense, deterrence, dialogue. This motto sums up the NATO Summit in Warsaw rather well. On July 8 and 9

August 16, 2016

Electric vehicles powered by fuel-cells get a second look

WITH some 455,000 eager fans having deposited $1,000 to reserve a place in the queue for Tesla’s mid-size

September 25, 2017
Research suggests students are biased against female lecturers

SEXISM is among the prime suspects for the scarcity of female professors. Yet proving that bias against

September 21, 2017
Many antidotes to snake venom do not work as well as they might

The serpent’s tale NO GENUS of snakes kills more people and causes more economic damage than Echis . Saw

September 21, 2017

STDs at record high, indicating urgent need for prevention

More than two million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis were reported in the United States in 2016

10 hr ago
Faster Imaging at the Nano Level

Tufts researchers have discovered a new, faster way to image materials at the nano level, an advance that

10 hr ago
Researchers mobilize to save storm-ravaged Monkey Island

A colony of monkeys off the coast of Puerto Rico mostly survived a direct hit by Hurricane Maria but an

10 hr ago

Michigan State Police director busted for Facebook post calling kneeling

The director of the Michigan State Police is under fire after she posted a meme to her Facebook page

2 hr ago
Ana Navarro: Maybe if Puerto Ricans ‘march with tiki torches’ then ‘lame

CNN commentator Ana Navarro on Tuesday shut down Donald Trump economic advisor Stephen Moore after he

3 hr ago
Master of Distraction: How Trump suckers the media with his ‘stand or kneel

You would think by now the mainstream media would have figured out how Trump operates. Last week the White

4 hr ago

Scientists Return from Assessing ‘Opihi Populations

On September 25, scientists aboard the research vessel M/V Searcher returned to Oahu after monitoring

8 hr ago
Intel’s New Self-Learning Chip

By Dr. Michael Mayberry Imagine a future where complex decisions could be made faster and adapt over time.

9 hr ago
Humid air heralds the school holidays

Hot, humid air is flowing across the Tasman Sea from Australia, bringing with it a raft of severe weather.

September 24, 2017

Impacts – XIV – Tropical Cyclones and Climate Change 1

In recent articles we have looked at rainfall and there is still more to discuss. This article changes tack

September 24, 2017
Impacts – XIII – Rainfall 3

In XII – Rainfall 2 we saw the results of many models on rainfall as GHGs increase. They project wetter

August 20, 2017
The Debate is Over – 99% of Scientists believe Gravity and the Heliocentric

At least 99.9% of physicists believe the theory of gravity, and the heliocentric model of the solar system.

July 31, 2017

( If I wanted a reason to disbelieve it, that might be the most provoking assertion possible. )

Question of the Day

Suggested by Shaker Neena3: "What's the last book/thing you read that you sacrificed sleep for

8 hr ago
2FA, #26

* jumps into Christmas tree *

9 hr ago
Here Is Something Nice

It has been one year since the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in

10 hr ago

For Those Wondering Why I Haven’t Been Writing

Tweet I haven’t been writing. I’m having a terrible time grappling with with the national

September 22, 2017
Thanks, Capitalism

Tweet Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) Tweet

August 13, 2017
For some Reason The Public Thinks Politicians Side With Corporations

Tweet For some reason, the public thinks politicians side with corporations. Imagine that. and they’

August 6, 2017

Why old scrotum thinking (not surprisingly) houses MSM bollocks

Being the concerted ramblings of a cognitive dissident in a cacophony of cognitive dissonance. It may

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OPINION: The half-hearted warble of a Florence Nightingale may well have

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