An innovative method of extracting honey

Published under Environment, Global, Innovation, Life Jun 22, 2015

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Zoo animals loose in streets after deadly floods

Published under Environment, Global Jun 15, 2015

I hope this is not a portent of what is to come because of climate change. The scene described could fit in a book or film and would be considered by viewers as over the top Hollywood exaggeration except, yet again, fact is stranger than fiction.

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John Oliver is a comedic and investigative news genius

Published under Global, Health, Marketing May 19, 2015

I always thought the portrayal of big tobacco as immoral or heartless and downright evil was a convenient exaggeration but their actions,as unveiled by John Oliver, really are beyond appalling!

Paul Tudor Jones II on “Justness”

Published under Global May 01, 2015

An important TED Talk by Paul Tudor Jones II that highlights the need to address problems with income inequality and health deficiencies in our societies.

The decline of West Antarctic glaciers

Published under Environment, Global, Interesting Random Stuff, Science and Technology Dec 05, 2014

Health & Science

Research casts alarming light on decline of West Antarctic glaciers

By Chris Mooney and Joby Warrick December 4

For two decades, scientists have kept a close watch on a vast, icebound corner of West Antarctica that is undergoing a historic thaw. Climate experts have predicted that, centuries from now, the region’s mile-thick ice sheet could collapse and raise sea levels as much as 11 feet.

Now, new evidence is causing concern that the collapse could happen faster than anyone thought. New scientific studies this week have shed light on the speed and the mechanics of West Antarctic melting, documenting an acceleration that, if it continues, could have major effects on coastal cities worldwide.

Twin papers this week show that the rate of ice loss from West Antarctica is increasing — with the acceleration particularly pronounced in the past decade — and also why this is happening: Warmer ocean waters are pushing up from below and bathing the base of the ice sheet.

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An Omen to be Truly Scared of

Published under Global, Israel, Middle East, Mideast Negotiations, OneVoice Movement, Palestine Dec 05, 2014

I’ve always thought Gideon Levy to be way out there and too extremist and biased against Israel. Now, in reading the article pasted below, I find myself thinking he will be precisely right if we don’t take all possible legal measures and do everything in our power to help Israeli moderates seize back the agenda in the upcoming existentialist elections.

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