Did you know that Santa Claus is based on a real person from Turkey? Saint Nicholas of Myra was a Greek Christian bishop of Myra (now known as Turkey.) Around 500 AD, Nicholas became known for his saintly acts. One story has him giving gifts to those in need. A poor family did not have […]
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Santa Claus Is Real
Also posted in Christmas, History, Religion
Tagged Christmas Story, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, Saint Nicholas, Santa Claus
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3D Printer Makes Wrench in Space
OUTER SPACE — What happens if you are on the Space Station and you need a wrench? Just have NASA e-mail it up and print it on the 3D printer. It is the first time that hardware was e-mailed to space. Mike Chen, founder of Made In Space (the company behind the 3-D printer) said, […]
Also posted in robotics, Science, Space
Tagged 3D printer, International Space Station, manufactured in space, NASA, wrench
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Torture = Enhanced Interrogation Techniques
The United States’ Senate Intelligence Committee released a 6,000 page report detailing how the CIA tortured prisoners at Bagram, Guantanamo Bay, and Abu Ghraib. A 480 page summary gives a troubling overview. The BBC reports: Were the interrogation methods – torture if you like – more extensive and more brutal than previously admitted? It looks […]
Also posted in freedom, Government, Law, liberty, Politics, War And Peace
Tagged Abu Ghraib, Bagram, CIA, Enhanced Interrogation Techniques, Guantanamo Bay, Senate Intelligence Committee, sexual torture, torture, United State, USA, waterboarding
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Ebola Virus Disease
The World Health Organization (WHO) believes the ebola outbreak is more severe than first thought. Because of fear and lack of education, many cases are going unreported. Ebola has a high instance of death due to bleeding from orifices. “Ebola virus disease is a severe, often fatal illness and one of the world’s most virulent […]
Written In Stone
In the early 1950’s a Canadian wrote a four-letter word in stone: Between 1950 and 1952, a bored weatherman, stationed north of Hudson Bay, left a monument that neither government nor time can eradicate. Using a bulldozer abandoned by the Air Force, he spent two years and great effort pushing boulders into a single word. […]
Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated on June 28, 1914. Franz Ferdinand was the heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne. His assassination started the chain of events that led to World War I. His assassination in Sarajevo precipitated Austria-Hungary’s declaration of war against Serbia. This caused the Central Powers (including Germany and Austria-Hungary) and […]
Also posted in Government, music, Politics, War And Peace
Tagged Franz Ferdinand, World War I
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Collapse Of West Antarctica
The collapse of the ice sheet in West Antarctica have raised concern about the rising sea level. “This is really happening,” Thomas P. Wagner, who runs NASA’s programs on polar ice, said. “There’s nothing to stop it now. But you are still limited by the physics of how fast the ice can flow.” “Today we […]
Also posted in Global Warming, Science
Tagged climate change, collapse, global warming, human induced climate change, ice sheet, ocean temperatures, retreat, sea level rising, warming, West Antarctica
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Antimicrobial Resistance — a Serious Threat to Health
WHO’s first global report on antibiotic resistance reveals serious, worldwide threat to public health New WHO report provides the most comprehensive picture of antibiotic resistance to date, with data from 114 countries A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) –its first to look at antimicrobial resistance, including antibiotic resistance, globally–reveals that this […]
Also posted in health and wellness, Medicine, Science
Tagged antibiotic resistance, benefit, common infections, diarrhoea, gonorrhoea, health, killer, live healthier, live longer, modern medicine, pneumonia, urinary tract infections
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Global Warming Exponential Damage
The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported that global warming is spiraling out of control. “The world, in many cases, is ill-prepared for risks from a changing climate,” the IPCC said. FAQ 1: Are risks of climate change mostly due to changes in extremes, changes in average climate, or both? People and ecosystems across […]
Also posted in Environment, Global Warming, Science
Tagged climate change, extreme weather events, global warming, IPCC, U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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Russia, Ukraine, Crimea and the USA
A couple of interesting facts: 1) On March 29, 1867, Stoeckl informed Secretary of State William Henry Seward that the Czar had agreed to sell Russian interests in Alaska to the United States. 2) In 1954, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev gave Ukraine a gift: Crimea.
Also posted in Education, freedom, Government, Law, Politics, War And Peace
Tagged Crimea, deomocrty, Russia, sovereignty, Ukraine, USA
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