Ebola jumps to Senegal
Liberia , Sierra Leone , Guinea , Nigeria , Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and now Senegal .http://abcnews.go.com/...Ebola Arrives in Senegal as Outbreak Accelerates DAKAR, Senegal — Aug 29, 2014,...
View ArticleCoal use worldwide
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Release Date: September 9, 2014 . I doubt they are blowing hot air . I bet they have a pretty good handle on the subject...
View ArticleMore on Coal
The problems that coal was having , excess supply , etc , seem to be resolving . The problems that some saw as an evidence or proof of entrance into a death spiral , look to be ending...
View Article"standard infection-control procedures"
Ebola Doctor Reveals How Infected Americans Were Curedhttp://www.scientificamerican.com/...Bruce Ribner, medical director of the hospital's Infectious Disease Unit,The other thing I would hope we would...
View ArticleRadio
http://www.npr.org/...That's obvious from the community's response to a radio program that lets residents ask questions about Ebola, health promoter Seyoe says. "They are eager to turn on the radio to...
View ArticleCoal is dying ?
http://trib.com/...Will coal's rail problem be solved in 2015?The two largest rail companies serving mines in the Powder River Basin -- the Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe -- aren’t...
View ArticleI got called a racist today
I was sitting there minding my own business when a guy sat down next to me . He started saying things to me , I didn't know him , I've never seen him before as far as I know , I don't know why he...
View Article"Science is authoritarian" ?
American Association for the Advancement of Sciencehttp://en.wikipedia.org/...The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an American international non-profit organization with...
View Article"cannot cause any infection" ?
ps-as anyone who passed fourth grade science knows the bacteria in vaccines are either dead, or attenuated. They cannot cause any infection.It amazes me that the science deniers cannot grasp that...
View ArticleSome Great NPR today !
Terry Gross / Fresh AirFifty years after the repeal of Jim Crow, many African-Americans still live in segregated ghettos in the country's metropolitan areas. Richard Rothstein, a research associate at...
View ArticleSome More Great NPR today !
Los Angeles Minimum-Wage Workers To Get A Raise May 20, 2015 5:06 AM EThttp://www.npr.org/...http://www.npr.org/...
View ArticleGlyphosate use before Roundup ready crops use and abuse
There is a basic misunderstanding being presented as the truth re glyphosates use before roundup ready crops came to market . The claim is that glyphosate was used on crops for 20 years before roundup...
View ArticleDrop out date contest
The wheels on the clown car don't go round and round because they are bent by the load o crap , the springs are a sagging , the struts are bending , the a arms are more like z arms , the rear ends...
View ArticleCool Beans Vaccines !
http://www.takepart.com/...The Last Country in Africa to End Polio Just Reached a Historic Milestone Nigeria has gone a year without a single case, setting the continent on the path to being polio-free...
View ArticleAnother NPR / Fresh Air
All about voting , voting rights , etc Only 45 minutesJournalist Ari Berman says a 2013 Supreme Court ruling opened the door for new voting restrictions that disproportionately affect poor people,...
View ArticleOur imagining of the trump presidency
I just heard a story on NPR / On The Media . 9ish minutes . Well worth a listen .Looking Backward On The Presidency Of Donald Trumphttp://www.onthemedia.org/...On January 20, 2017, Donald Trump was...
View ArticleThe 1st Kodak digital camera
It was based on a single ccd sensor made by Fairchild , the CCD201ADC ,http://www.datasheetarchive.com/... it did not have a filter wheel set up , the Bayer Filter was not made at that time and...
View Article"destruction of the natural world"
"The Rape Of The World"Mother of us all Place of our birth How can we stand aside And watch the rape of the woldThis the beginning of the end This the most heinous of crimes This the deadliest of sins...
View ArticleAnequim Project from Brazil
My new favorite airplane 1. Speed over 3 km New record 521 kmh , 323 mph2. Speed over 15 km New record 511 kmh , 317 mph3. Speed over 100 km closed course New record 490 kmh , 304 mph4. Speed over 500...
View ArticleNY Times story and video on ‘Superpredator’
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/07/us/politics/killing-on-bus-recalls-superpredator-threat-of-90s.html?_r=0 When Youth Violence Spurred ‘Superpredator’ Fear Their numbers were predicted as ready to...
View ArticleEverything before the but ?
Try writing the truth with “but”.I believe in free speech but there are limits .You might not like him but what he is saying isn’t wrong .It was a fine day on the bay but the fish were not biting ....
View Article"No scientific consensus on GMO safety”
“No scientific consensus on GMO safety”http://enveurope.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s12302-014-0034-1AbstractA broad community of independent scientific researchers and scholars challenges recent...
View ArticleSo you think you're special ?
You think your knowledge is so superior , you feel you have such a great handle on the issues , you are so certain that your opinions are based on rock solid facts that you feel entitled to bullshit...
View ArticleSo you want open primaries ? I've got questions .
I have questions about how that will work . I’m a poll worker so I wonder , who do we give a ballot to and who do we say no to ? If a voter wants to vote for candidate A (D) on the Dem ballot and also...
View ArticleRacism / mental health ?
Some say racism isn’t a mental health problem , some say it is .hms.harvard.edu/...Dr. Alvin PoussaintProfessor of Psychiatry, Faculty Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Director of the Office of...
View ArticleHydrogen Hyper Vehicle / Train
A new set of wheels has hit the rails , a fuel cell / battery / hydrogen train . Its called the Alstrom Coradia iLint . www.citylab.com/... Germany Has the World's First Hydrogen-Powered Passenger...
View Articleex epa head on trumping the environment
www.bbc.com/… Donald Trump makes top Republican fear environmental future By Roger HarrabinBBC environment analyst2 January 2017"I worry terribly for the future of my family and families round the...
View ArticleBump Fire Blues part 2
Back in 2012 I put together a little diary showing the bump fire . Some of you might not know of the bump fire the killer used to kill and wound so many in such a short amount of time . So here is a...
View ArticleKarri Kathleen Turner and Al Franken's USO show in Kuwait 2003
https://youtu.be/jxYHQ69r4LkxxYouTube VideoThese are two pros on stage holding scripts , scripts are not only for rehearsal .This is presented to you for some background on his act and for your viewing...
View ArticleA memory
I was asked by my boss at the time to help a friend of his move out of his apartment . I had an empty VW van at the time and I thought why not . We were in his apartment moving his stuff and he came...
View ArticleMalaria vaccine being given out today
Malaria Vaccine .www.npr.org/…Today health officials are making history. They're rolling out the first approved vaccine aimed at stopping a human parasite. It's for malaria — and the hopes are that one...
View ArticleDengue Fever Vaccine
www.statnews.com/…FDA approves the first vaccine for dengue fever, but with major restrictionsoutbreaknewstoday.com/…Philippines: Dengue cases top 40K in 1st two months of 2019www.scmp.com/…Dengue...
View ArticleWho got their flu shot ?
The new 2018-2019 flu vaccines are out and available . So I got a jab in the arm the day before yesterday . www.cdc.gov/...When should I get vaccinated?You should get a flu vaccine before flu begins...
View ArticleNPR , Terry Gross , Fresh Air , today
LAWReporters Dig Into Justice Kavanaugh's Past, Allegations Of Misconduct Against Himby Terry Gross42:43 and worth a listen .On why Ramirez's allegations are relevantOn why Christine Blasey Ford came...
View ArticleElectric air taxi
This one looks like it might be real . Toyota has put in a great deal of money , I doubt they would do that if it wasn’t real .www.jobyaviation.comOur four passenger aircraft takes off and lands...
View ArticleWho got their flu jab ?
I got my jab today , how about you ?CostCo was a no so I went to Safeway .
View ArticleCovid 19 in the White House
The White House has the covid 19 virus in it . All the people in the White House are potentially infected , top to bottom , cooks to cleaners to guards to gardeners .How does a new president and crew...
View ArticleLewis Hamilton F1 wins again
www.theguardian.com/...F1: Lewis Hamilton equals Schumacher wins record by taking Eifel GP………………………………www.espn.com/...Lewis Hamilton ties Michael Schumacher's record of 91 F1 race...
View ArticleMake a new plan
head on down the roadtake a ride into the sunsetget off our lawnsee ya aroundpound sandyou can’t take it home but you can’t stayhead on down the gold brick roadau revoircheeriota ta it’s been real...
View ArticleGitmo
Come to Gitmo , it's your new home away from home .The warm tropical air will soothe your aches and pains .It's like America but not exactly , the same rules don’t apply so you will not be bothered...
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Top Comments
Please welcome new Top Comments writer indycam!A very special guest writer has given me and you a top comments diary , so lets give a big warm , no snowballs please , welcome to the one and only Denise...
View ArticleA circular argument
He claims he didn’t do it , but he also claims that the 1st amendment covers what he did do . How can the first amendment cover what he didn’t do , if the 1st amendment covers what he did do he must...
View ArticleDid you hear this ?
I wish to bring to your attention something I heard on my local NPR station .www.npr.org/…Code SwitchA Shot In The DarkAs the rollout of coronavirus vaccines unfolds, one big challenge for public...
View ArticleVaccine push back in Santa Cruz , NPR show
www.thisamericanlife.org/...Well, today on our program, we have stories of public health experts trying to protect the public, telling us all to do things that will save our lives in this moment when...
View ArticleApproved / not approved
Approved listDoctor , nurses , ventilators , hospital bed / food / groans / gowns , ambulances , E.M.Ts , rubber gloves , PPE of all sorts , beeping equipment , thermometers of all sorts , bed pans ,...
View ArticleWell worth a listen , history BBC , polio
www.bbc.co.uk/…Europe's last smallpox epidemicWitness HistoryDr Ana Gligic, a virologist in the former Yugoslavia, helped stop an epidemic of smallpox in Europe. Eighteen million people were vaccinated...
View ArticleIn touch with reality / Think with Pinker / BBC
www.bbc.co.uk/...In touch with realityThink with PinkerWhy do so many of us believe in quackery and conspiracy? In his guide to thinking better, Professor Steven Pinker tries to make sense of the...
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