Who doesn’t love to ogle wooden sailboats? I sure do! This one (details here) was designed by the well-known English naval architect Maurice Griffiths (read about him here), who excelled at squeezing comfortable accommodations into small hulls. There’s even an association of Griffiths-de[...]
Archive for May, 2021
May 12th, 2021 - 4:40 am § in Schools & Colleges, Science
Science: Space “hums”
“Instruments aboard NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft … have detected a faint monotonous hum caused by the constant vibrations of the small amounts of gas found in the near-emptiness of interstellar space,” Reuters reported on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (Read story here.) “The pe[...]
May 12th, 2021 - 4:17 am § in Misc.
PHOTOGRAPHY: North Cascades
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GOP cutting off pandemic unemployment benefits
Federal enhanced unemployment benefits are supposed to last through September, but GOP-controlled states are rushing to cut them off now. Why? Because Republicans believe the benefits are creating a worker shortage. Without question, some employers are having trouble hiring enough workers. But it is[...]
May 11th, 2021 - 6:16 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Seattle Times: Arizona GOP’s “recount fiasco” imperils elections
Excerpts from a Seattle Times editorial (read it here): “The far right’s undermining of American elections is an ongoing threat to the nation’s future. An Arizona state Senate-commissioned ‘audit’ of November ballots is not just a regional farce, but an escalation against democ[...]
May 11th, 2021 - 5:55 pm § in Israel/Palestine
Photos from the Middle East
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May 11th, 2021 - 5:34 pm § in Foreign Affairs, Israel/Palestine
Middle East: “The open wound of an unresolved conflict”
Sirens wailing, rockets falling; jets screaming, bombs falling; explosions, many explosions; and death, many are dead. It’s an old, familiar story. BBC‘s Middle East correspondent, Jeremy Bowen, writes: “The fundamental reason for the renewed violence does not change. It is the ope[...]
PHOTOGRAPHY: People who cross glass bridges should hold onto the railing
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May 11th, 2021 - 2:14 pm § in Economics, News Media
What’s the stock market doing? Nothing that matters.
MAY 11, 2021 — The stock market is, or should be, mostly a big yawn. It goes up, down, back up, down again, etc. ad. infinitum. The best way to manage your portfolio is pay little to no attention to it. Study after study has shown that trying to manage around market swings reduces long-term r[...]
5/11/21 Covid-19 headlines
(These story links have been moved to this page to free up space on the Front Page.–Ed.) Why restaurants can’t reopen “THIS IS NOT A WORKER SHORTAGE, THIS IS A WAGE SHORTAGE” Low pay, harder work, and abusive customers are driving former restaurant workers to other jobs. Read story here[...]