Cutting the space budget really restores my faith in humanity. It eliminates dreams, goals, and ideals and lets us get straight to the business of hate, debauchery, and self-annihilation. — Johnny Hart
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The Science Suite
Music and lyrics based on science: Potential Energy Gravitational potential energy The gravity of the position that is me Alas, my mass (times) gravity (times) height Is that right? Position in a force field I’ve got power to yield From on tall as I fall I drop potential Just as quick climbs kinetic Me as […]
The FED (Federal Reserve Bank)
by Daniel Brouse The FED tries to control our spending… and that ain’t easy. It seems to happen around election time — all these wacky posts about the FED. (Luckily, I’ve a degree in international economics for just such an occasion.) If you are posting about the FED, please remember these facts: * The FED […]
Death Star
NASA — Scientists using NASA’s repurposed Kepler space telescope, known as the K2 mission, have uncovered strong evidence of a tiny, rocky object being torn apart as it spirals around a white dwarf star. This discovery validates a long-held theory that white dwarfs are capable of cannibalizing possible remnant planets that have survived within its […]
72 Million Light Years Away
Hubble Space Telescope: Captures New Image of Galaxy 72 Million Light-Years From Earth The telescope, operated by NASA and the European Space Agency, was used to photograph NCG 4639, a barred spiral galaxy located in the Virgo constellation.
Nestle and the California Drought
by Daniel Brouse There is a lot of misleading information trending in social-media about Nestle and the California drought. The facts of the matter are: Most of the water in California is used for agriculture. Nearly 50 billion cubic metres (13 trillion gallons) of water is used in California each year. Nestle bottled water plants […]
Also posted in Environment, Global Warming
Tagged California, desalination plants, drought, extreme weather events, marine impact, Nestle, salt water intrusion, sea level rising
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Health And Air Quality
by Daniel Brouse Q: What causes the most illness in the United States? A: Bad air quality The leading causes of bad air quality are Particulate Matter, Ground Level Ozone, Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) and Nitrogen Oxide (NOx). Asthma is a chronic lung disease that affects an estimated 16.4 million adults and 7.0 million children in […]
Also posted in Environment, Global Warming, health and wellness, Medicine, Science, weather
Tagged action alert days, air quality, Asthma, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, climate change, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, health, ozone, wellness
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Black Minquas
The Black Minquas were a Native American tribe that had a village in Chinklacamoose. Learn more about the Black Minquas. Pictures: Clearfield-Park (1).jpg Clearfield-Park (10).jpg Clearfield-Park (2).jpg Clearfield-Park (3).jpg Clearfield-Park (4).jpg Clearfield-Park (5).jpg Clearfield-Park (6).jpg Clearfield-Park (7).jpg Clearfield-Park (8).jpg Clearfield-Park (9).jpg
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Tagged American Indian Tribes, Black Minquas, Chinklacamoose, Clearfield, Customs, Indigenous People, Native Americans, PA, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Indian Tribes, Rituals
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Earth
It’s been many years since NASA has taken a picture of Earth. Now, they released the Blue Marble image captured by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s #DSCOVR spacecraft. This is the first photo of the entire Earth taken in 43 years:
Is Opposition To GMO Crops Irrational?
By Daniel Brouse There is evidence of genetically modified crops for over 8,000 years. There is no evidence of harm from eating GM foods. The Bible compares the grafting of an olive branch to a human being grafted to God. Romans 11:17 — “But some of these branches from Abraham’s tree — some of the […]
Also posted in Environment, health and wellness, Medicine, Science
Tagged benefits, farming, flood-tolerant rice, food, GMO, GMO crops, health, hunger, nutrition, safety, seeds
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