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Archive for August, 2015
August 11th, 2015 - 1:32 pm § in Environment, Misc.
When you take out more water than nature puts in this is what you get
August 11th, 2015 - 1:15 pm § in Environment, Misc.
America’s toxic mining legacy
The Animus River spill — an accidental release of polluted mining site wastewater into a tributary of the Colorado River, has focused renewed attention on America’s toxic mining legacy. Under the 1872 Mining Act, anyone can stake a claim on federal land and mine the minerals there by pay[...]
August 11th, 2015 - 11:59 am § in Misc.
Most expensive housing markets
Median home prices in priciest U.S. markets: San Jose, Calif.: $980,000 San Francisco: $841,600 Anaheim-Santa Ana, Calif.: $685,700 Honolulu: $698,600 San Diego: $547,800 Click here for story.[...]
August 11th, 2015 - 11:46 am § in Misc.
Trophy hunter quotes Bible to justify killing rare animals
Unlike the apologetic dentist who shot Cecil the Lion, trophy hunter Sabrina Corgatelli is defiant and gets in the faces of her critics. She posted photos of her kills on her Facebook page and remarks like “I couldn’t be any happier!” and “Stay tuned, you’re gonna have [...]
August 11th, 2015 - 11:19 am § in Misc.
Soccer and Africa
FIFA, Blatter and Africa: a special relationship Answers to the challenging question of why Africans unanimously supported Sepp Blatter for a 5th term – and what they portend for the future.[...]
August 11th, 2015 - 11:09 am § in Misc.
Heartless Michigan prison officials believe hugging is “trivial”
A jury disagreed and awarded an inmate $1 compensatory damages and $1,250 punitive damages after a prison guard refused to let the inmate hug his wife during a prison visit in retaliation for his previous complaints against the guard. CBS News reported, “In court filings, the Corrections Depar[...]
August 11th, 2015 - 10:35 am § in Misc.
Missile debris found at MH17 crash site
Dutch prosecutors confirmed today that pieces of a Russian-built BUK surface-to-air-missile were found at the site where Malaysian Airlines MH17 crashed in the Ukraine last year. Photos: A BUK missile launcher; all that remained of a Boeing 777 and 298 innocent human beings. After the airliner was s[...]
August 11th, 2015 - 10:11 am § in Uncategorized
Bundy Ranch thugs in Ferguson
Never ones to miss an opportunity to flash weaponry and confront authorities, a militia group calling themselves “Oath Keepers” whose members threatened federal agents during the Bundy Ranch incident has deployed armed thugs to Ferguson, Missouri, ostensibly as bodyguards for “jour[...]