"Last year was the hottest for the planet's oceans since global records began in 1958, according to an international team of scientists who track the data. Their findings were published Wednesday in the scientific journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences." We're boned.
"Big Pacific storms are set to dump up to seven feet (2.1 meters) of snow in California's Sierra Nevada mountains and several inches of rain elsewhere in the state, forcing evacuations in areas at risk to mudslides."
"An asteroid discovered decades ago may have become a comet in recent months, according to telescope observations that spotted a tail accompanying the space rock." Sorry I couldn't find a better article. This is what happens when you hire stupid people. Asteroids aren't comets and the tail isn't ejecta blown off by the solar wind. More than likely this is from a collision between (6478) Gault and another asteroid.
"How the Idea of Hell Has Shaped the Way We Think." (Grokked from Matt Staggs)
"These findings are important because they suggest that impaired functioning in the prefrontal cortex—whether from brain trauma, a psychological disorder, a drug or alcohol addiction, or simply a particular genetic profile—can make an individual susceptible to religious fundamentalism. And perhaps in other cases, extreme religious indoctrination harms the development or proper functioning of the prefrontal regions in a way that hinders cognitive flexibility and openness." It's a very small sampling, though. (Grokked from John)
See one, do one, teach one. How the medical industry runs from the inside. Radiology technologists work this way as well. Sometimes we don't even get to "see one" first before we have to do one. And yes, it is dehumanizing for all of us. And some of us fight back. (Grokked from Neil Gaiman)
"Sears Holdings Corp Chairman Eddie Lampert prevailed in a bankruptcy auction for the U.S. department store chain with an improved takeover bid of roughly $5.2 billion, allowing the 126-year-old retailer to keep its doors open, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday."
"An American businessman has been identified as one of at least 14 people killed in the terror attack on an upmarket hotel complex in Nairobi. Jason Spindler, the director of a business development firm who was based in the Kenyan capital, was killed in Tuesday's attack according to officials in Kenya. His family and friends have also spoken about his death."
How goes Brexit? "Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn immediately triggered a vote which will allow lawmakers to say whether they have confidence in the prime minister's government. He said Parliament deserved a chance to give its verdict 'on the sheer incompetence' of those in power." Just as a reminder, the only reason this is Teresa May's problem is the leaders of the Leave Vote all fled from any appointments to power after they won the vote, because they know what a shitstorm this was going to be. Frankly, I don't think her ego is all that's keeping here there.
"A Florida city commissioner is under fire after calling Rep. Rashida Tlaib, who made history as one of the first Muslim members of Congress, a 'danger' who might 'blow up' the U.S. Capitol." But they're totally not-racist.
"Over the last few years China has made a series of ambitious military reforms and acquired new technology as it aims to improve its ability to fight regional conflicts over places like Taiwan, according to a new report from the US Defense Intelligence Agency." Modernism is highly overrated. The only real change in this situation is the Chinese feel the US is weakened.
"During the longest government shutdown in US history, President Donald Trump has been losing support among those who may be his strongest supporters -- white Americans who don't have college degrees." But not that much, and they're not going to vote for anyone else.
"On Thursday, President Trump flew down to McAllen, Texas to push his pro-wall, anti-immigrant narrative. This week, On the Media examines how the community tells a more welcoming story about the border — and a dogged presidential fact-checker joins us to pick apart the Oval Office address. Plus, how some progressives used Russian election interference tactics against a right-wing senate campaign. Also, is everything online fake?" Yes.
The subplot simmers. "Nastya Rybka, the Belarusian escort who claimed she had obtained information about Russian efforts to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election while riding on the yacht of oligarch Oleg Deripaska, has been sentenced in Thailand to time served and will be deported home, a judge determined on Thursday."
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