6 July - iG Portal - Tab 6 - MSM Narrative

 

Lifehacker

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  How to Count Reps and Sets of an Exercise When Your Brain Just Won't Pay Attention

  Counting is hard. Yeah, it was easy enough when we were in kindergarten, but fast forward a little and suddenly you’re an adult who can’t manage to count past 10 when there’s a weight in your hand. You’re not alone! Especially if you’re...

  6 hours ago
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  What to Pack for a Day at the Beach Without Kids

  When you’re planning a family trip to the beach, you probably pack with kids in mind. But an adult beach day requires a different set of items. It’s time to trade in your kids’ toys for card games, beach sports, music, liquor, and more. Here’s...

  6 hours ago
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  13 Safari Settings You Should Change to Make a Better Browser

  Safari is a perfectly good browser in its own right, but its default settings can understandably frustrate those switching over from Chrome and Firefox. Basic features—such as the showing expanded URLs in the status bar, for example—are...

  7 hours ago

Pesticide Action Network

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  The ground we walk on

  I farm, and I am acutely aware of the role soil plays in my life as a grower of food. Healthy soils provide my farm with pasture areas for our laying hens so they can forage, enjoying some clover and chasing various insects in a plant-diverse landscape...

  5 days ago
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  Pesticide Info: Data for the people

  Explore Pesticide Info's massive database of both chemicals and products to learn more about the impacts of pesticides on human health and the environment. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider

  25 days ago
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  Conflicts of interest: Not a good look for science

  Conflicts of interest lead to misuse (and ignorance) of epidemiological science that can lead to the continued use of highly hazardous pesticides like chlorpyrifos. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider...

  a month ago

BBC News - Home

• Eric Adams: Ex-policeman wins NYC Democratic mayoral primary

  Eric Adams, who promises to be tough on crime, is likely to become the city's second black leader.

  3 hours ago

• Euro 2020: Jorginho's 'Ballon d'Or winning penalty' sees Italy through

  Jorginho kept his cool by slotting in the fifth penalty to put Italy through and send Spain home, which has been described as a "Ballon d'Or-winning" spot-kick.

  4 hours ago

• India Covid-19: The community radio station fighting fake news

  Radio Mewat is battling misinformation to convince people to take vaccines in rural northern India.

  4 hours ago

The Register

• Kaseya’s VSA SaaS restart fails, service restoration delayed by at least ten hours

  CEO comes out swinging, says 'people make the story and make the impact of this larger than what it is' Kaseya’s attempt to recover its SaaS services has failed, and its CEO has attempted to play down the significance of the incident that has...

  39 minutes ago

• Evidence planted on laptops of jailed Indian activists, says forensics firm Arsenal Computing

  NetWire malware used to deliver incriminating letters into obscure directories users could not see Evidence used to charge an Indian man with plotting to assassinate India’s Prime Minister and inciting violence at a 2018 protest was planted...

  an hour ago

• Biden to sign exec order calling for right-to-repair rules for farmers, maybe rest of us

  I've got a brand new combine harvester an' I'll give you the firmware update key President Joe Biden is expected this week to sign an executive order directing the formation of rules that ensure Americans have the right to repair ... their farming...

  3 hours ago

BBC News - Technology

• Nintendo Switch OLED Model gets an upgraded screen

  A larger OLED screen is the main feature, with a host of other small improvements to the device.

  13 hours ago

• British Airways data-breach compensation claim settled

  Thousands of people are to receive compensation over a 2018 data breach at British Airways.

  16 hours ago

• Audio editor Audacity denies spyware accusation

  An update to the privacy policy of the free software, used by 100 million people, has caused alarm.

  16 hours ago

Further

• Mount Misery: And Behold A Man Transformed Into A Brute

  5 days ago

• God Bless America, Land That I Love: Crackpots Rejoice When Jesus Christ (Briefly) Shuts Down Right Wing Watch and Can We Get An Amen?

  8 days ago

• The Longest War: Every Day I Have Lifted My Voice For Justice To Be Served

  11 days ago

ForceChange

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  Don’t Silence Olympians Standing Against Injustice

  The Olympic Games are set to be a spectacular display of athletic talent, unity…and oppression. Athletes are prohibited from protesting critical human rights issues or grave violations. Demand the committee responsible for this archaic...

  14 hours ago
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  Success: Voting Rights Defended and Enforced

  Voting rights in the U.S. are under attack at levels not seen since the Civil Rights Movement. America’s top lawyer wants to take on these injustices. Applaud his stand against voter suppression and disenfranchisement...

  21 hours ago
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  Woman Accused of Trying to Decapitate Dog With Sword Must be Prosecuted

  A dog narrowly survived an alleged attack by her owner, who reportedly attempted to decapitate her with a sword and left her to bleed to death. Demand justice for this innocent dog.

  3 days ago

Unexplained Mysteries

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  Why are some types of fish not cold-blooded ?

  Fish physiologist Lucy Harding, and colleagues, have solved the mystery of why some fish are warm-blooded. For over 50 years now, scientists have know...

  16 hours ago
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  Earth was 'primed for life' 2.7 billion years ago

  An analysis of diamonds from Earth's distant past has revealed the presence of volatile gases crucial for life. Determining exactly what the condition...

  20 hours ago
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  Tunguska event still intrigues, 113 years on

  Scientists are still investigating exactly what flattened part of the Siberian wilderness back in 1908. Few natural disasters in the 20th Century have...

  2 days ago

All Things Considered : NPR

• U.S. Sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson Left Off Relay List, Won't Compete At Olympics

  Sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson won't be competing at the Tokyo Olympics. USA Track & Field kept her off the roster following her positive test for marijuana after her Olympic Trials 100m win.

  3 hours ago

• Mental Health Counselors Address Enormous Grief From Surfside Families

  NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sandy Ala, a counselor working with Jewish Community Services of South Florida, who has been talking with survivors and families waiting for news in Surfside.

  7 hours ago

• There's Work To Do If The Olympics Actually Wants To Be Environmentally-Friendly

  The Olympics aim to set an example for environmentally-friendly mass events. Environmental NGOs and scholars say the reality falls well short of the rhetoric, including at this summer's Tokyo games.

  7 hours ago

Science@NASA Headline News

• NASA Science Live: International Asteroid Day

  At NASA, every day is asteroid day. From the many missions journeying to asteroids in our solar system – some even returning samples to Earth – to the efforts to find, track and monitor near-Earth objects and protect our planet from potential...

  9 hours ago
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  Rediscovering the Lost Art of Fluxgate Magnetometer Cores

  PROJECT MAGnetometers for Innovation and Capability (MAGIC) SNAPSHOT A NASA-sponsored team at the University of Iowa is rediscovering and improving lost techniques to develop high-fidelity instruments needed to make the magnetic field...

  14 hours ago

• NASA Scientists Available for Interviews on Hurricanes, Tropical Storms

  Portal origin URL: NASA Scientists Available for Interviews on Hurricanes, Tropical StormsPortal origin nid: 472261Published: Friday, July 2, 2021 - 16:45Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: The center of...

  4 days ago

How to of the Day

• How to Clean Tarnished Gold

  Pure gold won’t tarnish, but most gold materials aren’t entirely pure. This means that many gold pieces have the capacity to tarnish over time. For instance, rose gold is often yellow gold mixed with copper, and copper can tarnish.The...

  3 hours ago

• How to Dump a Guy Who Is Playing You

  Figuring out that the guy you’re dating is playing you can be tough. Whether you realized he’s seeing someone on the side or you’ve come to terms with the fact that he just won’t commit, it’s probably time to send him on his way. Keep...

  11 hours ago

• How to Make Pizza Bread

  Pizza is always high up on most people's comfort food list. With customizable toppings sitting on slightly chewy, flavorful bread, it's no wonder. If you're in the mood for classic pizza, make a simple homemade dough. For a shortcut, use French...

  19 hours ago

Democracy Now!

• Human Rights Investigators Probe Deadly Colombian Government Crackdown on Protests

  An international human rights commission has arrived in Colombia to investigate the right-wing government's brutal crackdown on protesters after a general strike was called in April. More than 80 people have died since the protests began...

  15 hours ago

• Exxon Exposed: Greenpeace Tricks Top Lobbyists into Naming Senators They Use to Block Climate Action

  Democratic Congressmember Ro Khanna, the chair of the House Oversight Subcommittee on the Environment, has announced plans to ask the CEOs of Exxon and other fossil fuel companies to testify before the committee about their role in blocking...

  15 hours ago

• Glimmer of Hope in Honduras: Ex-Dam CEO & West Point Grad Convicted in Murder of Berta Cáceres

  A former U.S.-trained Honduran military officer and businessman has been found guilty of plotting the assassination of Berta Cáceres, the award-winning Lenca land and water defender killed in 2016. The Honduran Supreme Court ruled unanimously...

  15 hours ago

News : NPR

• Russians Tried To Hack Republican National Committee

  The RNC said one of its contractors was targeted, but that no data were accessed. The attempt would be the second Russian attack on U.S. entities in recent days.

  3 hours ago

• Delta Is Now The Dominant Coronavirus Variant In The U.S.

  The CDC just released new estimates showing the highly contagious delta variant now accounts for 51.7% of cases in the U.S. In some parts of the country, the strain is responsible for 80% of cases.

  3 hours ago

• Eric Adams Wins The Democratic Primary In New York's Mayoral Race

  A former police captain, Adams would be the city's second Black mayor if elected. He won after promising to achieve a balance between fighting crime and ending racial injustice.

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WebMD Health

• Why Are Men Less Likely to See a Doctor?

  Male patterns of seeking -- or not seeking -- help for medical problems were apparent in a study done by the insurance company Aflac in April 2021 and published in June in conjunction with Men’s Health Month...

  8 hours ago

• Postpartum Depression Affects Dads, Too

  A team of Danish investigators led by researcher Sarah Pedersen, of the Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, extensively interviewed eight fathers with PPD and found their primary experiences involved feelings of being overwhelmed...

  8 hours ago

• Good News, Bad News on COVID From Pandemic Holiday Weekend

  The good news: Vaccinations are up. The less than good news: We missed President Biden's goal for vaccinations. The bad news: Half the U.S. saw an increase in cases last week and one Missouri hospital had so many COVID patients it ran out of ventilators...

  10 hours ago