Thursday, April 18, 2019

18 April - iGoogle Portal - Tab 6 - MSM


  The Hayride



  • If you’ve been paying attention to the things people in Baton Rouge and points nearby have been buzzing about on Wednesday you surely know that the events at LSU have been fast, furious...
  • “In a way, however, the visit seems appropriate. After all, the rulers of one place drove out practically all productive residents with punitive socialist policies that converted...

    • This afternoon a press release from LSU confirmed what had been bouncing around message boards, social media and even news reports all day – namely, that athletic director Joe Alleva’s...

      Lifehacker



  • We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.Read more...
  • Nine months ago, I used sticker tiles to create a fake backsplash in my studio apartment rental, and nothing I’ve done since has been even remotely as interesting or cool. Until now...

    • Comics are a valuable tool for getting children to read, and the comic strip is an ideal starting point for readers developing comprehension skills. Comic strip cartoonists present...

    Pesticide Action Network



  • In 1982, the luster of the “Green Revolution” was beginning to fade. The promised increases in yields from “miracle” hybrid grains that required high inputs of water, chemical...
  • Several thousand individuals who have been exposed to Monsanto’s (now Bayer) flagship herbicide Roundup and suffered from cancer are in the process of suing the agrichemical...

    • Globally, today’s food and agriculture systems are responsible for more climate-change contributing emissions than the world’s cars, trucks, planes, and trains combined...

  • Democrats are in an uproar over Attorney General William Barr's handling of the highly anticipated report by special counsel Robert Mueller.        ...
  • Twenty years after the Columbine shooting, the devastating impacts remain very real for survivors.      

    • Two Rochester-area men charged with threats against Muslims remained behind bars after detention hearings were postponed Wednesday.      

      World news | The Guardian



  • Long-awaited document to be released on Thursday could shed light on details of evidence gathered during two-year Trump-Russia investigationAlmost two years after Robert Mueller...
  • Regime’s leader says test of tactical guided weapon would increase the ‘combat power’ of the countryNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw the testing of a new type of tactical...

    • Nation known for its natural beauty is under pressure with extinctions, polluted rivers and blighted lakes A report on the state of New Zealand’s environment has painted a bleak...

  • Way back in late 2016, we asked the same question that has been on the minds of all of humanity for eons: who gets to trademark Iceland? If that seems like an odd question to you, perhaps...
  • One of the issues that we've discussed quite a bit on Techdirt over the years is the lengths that some people want to go to to hide court records and important public documents. The main...

    • When Google Fiber launched in 2010, it was lauded as a game changer for the broadband industry. Google Fiber, we were told, would revolutionize the industry by taking Silicon Valley...


  • This would be the first public weapons test since US-North Korea talks collapsed in February.
  • The bus had been carrying German tourists when it plunged off a road near the town of Caniço.

    • All eight infants now have fully functioning immune systems after undergoing treatment, say experts.


      memeorandum



  • Bill McMorris / Washington Free Beacon: Mayor Pete Will Make You Bake the Cake  —  Despite calls for pluralism, Buttigieg would force small business owners to violate religious...
  • Bloomberg: Health Stocks Crumble as Fears of ‘Medicare for All’ Snowball  — Insurers, hospitals plunge as policy overshadows earnings  — UnitedHealth CEO calls health...

    • Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller: Report: Christopher Steele Refusing To Meet With DOJ Inspector General, Which Is Scrutinizing Ex-Spy's Dossier  —  Christopher Steele declined...

  • All your URLs are belong to u On Tuesday Google renovated its Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) web publishing format, making it more secure with less Chocolate Factory branding - a change...
  • Here's that regularized programming you wanted. Bish, bash, er, Bosque Interview Microsoft has introduced a new open source programming language called Bosque that aspires to...

    • Breaking news: Hacks hacked off by Galaxy Fold fail (at least the mobes haven't caught fire) Samsung’s space-age Galaxy Fold smartphones, which you can fold in half to pop in your...

      BBC News - Technology



  • The social network was grabbing email contacts of some new uses for almost three years, it says.
  • Several outlets reviewing Samsung's ground-breaking new folding smartphone have reported major problems with its screen.

    • The woman aiming to build "a labour movement for the 21st Century" shares her plan at TED.

      Further



  • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer
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  • How You Do It

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    • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer

  • A dog was reportedly forced to eat a dead beagle in a shocking case of animal cruelty. Both animals were starved, police stated, and locked in a cage together. Demand justice for these...
  • Barriers to voting still exist in Texas. Eligible voters are not allowed to register online in the state of Texas. Representatives are now pushing to change that. Sign the petition...

    • An iguana allegedly became both the instrument and the victim of a man’s rage at an Ohio restaurant. Help ensure this man answers for his cruel endangerment of an innocent life...

      Science: Current Issue




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  •   Unexplained Mysteries



  • A small army of Boston Dynamics' dog-like robots have been filmed hauling a truck through a parking lot. Known as SpotMini, this four-legged contrapti...
  • Scientists have revealed that a meteor from another star system may have collided with the Earth 5 years ago. There was much excitement in the scienti...

    • Scientists in Siberia have succeeded in retrieving blood from the well-preserved remains of an extinct horse. The foal, which is thought to belong to...

      American Water Intelligence Project Tracker




  • Schreiber O&M, ON

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  •   Network Front | The Guardian



  • Long-awaited document to be released on Thursday could shed light on details of evidence gathered during two-year Trump-Russia investigationAlmost two years after Robert Mueller...
  • Research by author reveals corporations and aristocrats are the biggest landownersHalf of England is owned by less than 1% of its population, according to new data shared with the...

    • Users report problems signing in to Google products from the US, UK, India, Singapore, Europe to AustraliaGoogle experienced a global outage affecting users as they try to log in...

  • Northrop Grumman launched an Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus cargo ship filled with NASA goodies for space station astronauts today (April 17).
  • The pilot behind Stratolaunch's first flight of the world's largest plane on April 13 said the complex all-composite aircraft ran like clockwork during the 2.5-hour flight, a first...

    • Christina Koch has a(n out-of-this) world record in her future.


  • Pakistan will continue to develop friendly and fraternal relations with Azerbaijan.


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  • NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Greg Wyshynski, ESPN senior NHL writer, about how the Tampa Bay Lightning went from one of the year's best teams to best team in NHL history to be swept...
  • One of the ugly by-products of Ukraine's low-level war with Russia is vocal far-right groups of battle-hardened veterans who march the streets of Kiev...

    • White House National Security Adviser John Bolton spoke in Miami Wednesday about "security threats" posed by Cuba and Venezuela. The remarks came as the Pentagon plans to increase...



  • A number of principals have issued a warning to parents at events like communions, confirmations and sports days - citing GDPR.
  • Colum Eastwood is hoping to overtake the Ulster Unionist Party to win Northern Ireland’s third seat in the European Parliament.

    • The Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce will meet for the eighth time.



      Science@NASA Headline News





  • Portal origin URL: The Universe’s First Molecule Is Found at LastPortal origin nid: 443650Published: Wednesday, April 17, 2019 - 13:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal...
  • Our magnificent planet is always ready for its close-up. On Earth Day, April 22, NASA wants to see your take. NASA invites you to celebrate the planet we call home with our #PictureEarth...

    • This blog post originated in the 2017 Science Mission Directorate Technology Highlights Report (33 MB PDF). Technology Development Earth’s ionosphere is increasingly...



      How to of the Day





  • Cats chew on grass to help get healthy vitamins, minerals, and enzymes, but an indoor cat doesn’t have access to your lawn. Luckily, cat grass is very easy to grow indoors so you can...
  • A haiku (俳句 high-koo) is a short three-line poem that uses sensory language to capture a feeling or image. Haiku poetry was originally developed by Japanese poets. They are often...
  • How to Cook Banana

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    • Bananas are often thought to be a boring fruit that you can only peel and eat raw. There are a variety of ways you can spice up and enhance the flavor of the fruit by cooking it. You can add...



      LobeLog





  • by John Feffer Two major public figures lost their protected status last week. British authorities dragged Julian Assange, the co-founder of Wikileaks, out of the Ecuadorian consulate...
  • by Tom Engelhardt Here’s a statement it might be hard to disagree with: American war is off the charts. Still, I’d like to explain — but I’m nervous about doing so. I know perfectly...

    • by James M. Dorsey Addressing last year’s Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, then US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis dismissed fears first voiced in 1997 by Zbigniew Brzezinski...



  • The International Criminal Court has announced it will not investigate possible war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the United States and other actors in Afghanistan...
  • At least four people died in heavy shelling on Tuesday in the capital city of Tripoli. According to the United Nations, over 170 people have been killed and 750 injured since a Libyan...

    • Extinction Rebellion. That's the name of the movement shutting down Central London this week in a series of direct actions, as activists close bridges, occupy public landmarks and...



  • The country's official newspaper reported leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test and is continuing to upgrade his country's military. The report said the weapon carried a "powerful...
  • A state court report said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent operations in courthouses discourage noncitizens from reporting crimes and pursuing justice...

    • The Census Bureau is counting on the Supreme Court to resolve the legal battle by June so that 2020 census forms can be printed. But an appeal in a Maryland lawsuit could complicate that...



  • A team of scientists say they have treated 10 "Bubble Boy' babies born with the disease called X-linked combined severe immunodeficiency, or SCID-X1, using a combination of gene...
  • Compared with their peers who spent no more than a half-hour in front of a screen each day, 5-year-olds who logged over two hours were six times more likely to have "clinically significant"...

    • Rates of major birth defects were similar for children of deployed and non-deployed veterans. And there was no difference in major birth defects among children whose mothers were...

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