Thursday, April 18, 2019

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  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...

  • Quote Of The Day, April 18, 2019

    2 hours ago
  • “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...

  • The Wheels Are Definitely Turning At LSU, And Joe Alleva Is Out

    11 hours ago

    • 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...

  • I Faked Nice Countertops With These Marble Stickers

    14 hours ago
  • 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...

  • Young Mozart composes kid-friendly comic strips around a musical icon

    18 hours ago

    • 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...

  • Monsanto to pay millions in health damages

    7 days ago
  • 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...

  • A Green New Deal for Food and Farming

    7 days ago

    • 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...

      USATODAY - News Top Stories



  • Democrats are in an uproar over Attorney General William Barr's handling of the highly anticipated report by special counsel Robert Mueller.        ...

  • For Columbine survivors, life is about finding 'that new normal' 20 years later

    10 hours ago
  • Twenty years after the Columbine shooting, the devastating impacts remain very real for survivors.      

  • New York man accused of threatening Rep. Ilhan Omar remains behind bars

    7 hours ago

    • 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...

  • Kim Jong-un oversees first weapons test since failed US-North Korea summit

    10 hours ago
  • 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...

  • 'Decades of denial': major report finds New Zealand's environment is in serious trouble

    6 hours ago

    • 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...

      Techdirt.



  • 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...

  • John Oliver Has Famous Actors Act Out The Deposition Richard Sackler Is Trying To Hide

    10 hours ago
  • 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...

  • Google Pays $3.8 Million To Clean Up Its Fiber Mess In Louisville

    12 hours ago

    • 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...


      BBC News - Home



  • This would be the first public weapons test since US-North Korea talks collapsed in February.

  • Madeira crash: At least 29 killed on tourist bus near Caniço

    6 hours ago
  • The bus had been carrying German tourists when it plunged off a road near the town of Caniço.

  • HIV used to cure 'bubble boy' disease

    10 hours ago

    • 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...

  • Health Stocks Crumble as Fears of 'Medicare for All' Snowball (Bloomberg)

    3 hours ago
  • Bloomberg: Health Stocks Crumble as Fears of ‘Medicare for All’ Snowball  — Insurers, hospitals plunge as policy overshadows earnings  — UnitedHealth CEO calls health...

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

    3 hours ago

    • 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...

      The Register



  • 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...

  • Microsoft debuts Bosque – a new programming language with no loops, inspired by TypeScript

    an hour ago
  • 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...

  • Surprising absolutely no one at all, Samsung's folding-screen phones knackered within days

    2 hours ago

    • 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.

  • Samsung's folding phone breaks for reviewers

    4 hours ago
  • Several outlets reviewing Samsung's ground-breaking new folding smartphone have reported major problems with its screen.

  • TED 2019: The online campaign that ended a beard ban

    10 hours ago

    • 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

  • The Workings Of Hate

    5 days ago
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  • How You Do It

    8 days ago

    • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer

    ForceChange



  • 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...

  • Allow Online Voter Registration in Texas

    7 hours ago
  • 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...

  • Iguana Allegedly Weaponized by Angry Restaurant Customer Deserves Justice

    7 hours ago

    • 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




  • News at a glance

    7 days ago

  • New species of ancient human unearthed

    7 days ago


    •   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...

  • Earth was hit by interstellar visitor in 2014

    21 hours ago
  • 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...

  • Liquid blood extracted from 42,000-year-old foal

    a day ago

    • 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

    17 hours ago

  • Khamis Mushait ISTP

    a day ago


    •   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...

  • Half of England is owned by less than 1% of the population

    13 hours ago
  • 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...

  • Google hit by global login outage affecting Gmail and Google Docs

    10 hours ago

    • 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...

      SPACE.com



  • Northrop Grumman launched an Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus cargo ship filled with NASA goodies for space station astronauts today (April 17).

  • What It Was Like to Fly the 'Roc' — Stratolaunch's Massive Rocket-Carrier Airplane

    12 hours ago
  • 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...

  • Breaking Records: How Astronaut Christina Koch's Extended Space Mission Will Make History

    16 hours ago

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

      Trend.Az - All news





  • Pakistani minister: Pakistan to continue developing friendly relations with Azerbaijan

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

  • Turkey reveals number of real estate properties bought by Azerbaijani citizens since early 2019

    25 minutes ago


    •   Science This Week in Science TOC RSS Feed




  • Bone-cell regulation, fleshed out

    7 days ago





  • Electron hydrodynamics in graphene

    7 days ago


    •   All Things Considered : NPR





  • 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...

  • Right-Wing Groups Are Active In Ukraine As Country Heads Into Presidential Election

    10 hours ago
  • 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...

  • Trump Administration Announces Measures Aimed At Ending Maduro's Rule In Venezuela

    11 hours ago

    • 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...



      Ireland: BreakingNews.ie





  • A number of principals have issued a warning to parents at events like communions, confirmations and sports days - citing GDPR.

  • SDLP leader confirms he will run in European election

    in an hour
  • Colum Eastwood is hoping to overtake the Ulster Unionist Party to win Northern Ireland’s third seat in the European Parliament.

  • Future-proofing Irish infrastructure to be discussed by taskforce

    in 41 minutes

    • 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...

  • NASA Invites You to “Picture Earth” for Earth Day

    20 hours ago
  • 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...

  • Development of a Compact Multi-spectral Photometer for Space Science

    2 days ago

    • 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...

  • How to Write a Haiku Poem

    9 hours ago
  • 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

    17 hours ago

    • 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...

  • American War Is Off the Charts

    16 hours ago
  • 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...

  • Eurasia’s Great Game and the Future of the China-Russia Alliance

    20 hours ago

    • 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...



      Democracy Now!





  • 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...

  • Libyan Humanitarian Crisis Worsens as Over 170 Killed, 18K Displaced in Warlord Assault on Tripoli

    20 hours ago
  • 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: Meet the Famed Climate Attorney Who Superglued Herself Outside Shell's U.K. HQ

    20 hours ago

    • 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...



      News : NPR





  • 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...

  • New York Courts Tell ICE Not To Arrest Immigrants In Courthouses Without Warrants

    6 hours ago
  • A state court report said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent operations in courthouses discourage noncitizens from reporting crimes and pursuing justice...

  • Appeal To Census Lawsuit Ruling Adds Uncertainty To Citizenship Question's Fate

    10 hours ago

    • 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...



    WebMD Health





  • 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...

  • More TV, Tablets, More Attention Issues at Age 5

    12 hours ago
  • 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"...

  • Gulf War Legacy: Higher Risk of Birth Defects

    12 hours ago

    • 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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