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Sunday, July 19, 2009
Invasive mussels imperil western water system
Two years after an invasive mussel was first discovered at Lake Mead, the population has firmly established itself and gone on a breeding binge, with numbers soaring into the trillions.
Despite efforts to stop their spread, scientists say it's only a matter of time before quagga mussels appear throughout the West's vast system of reservoirs and aqueducts, raising operation and maintenance costs by untold millions.
Water agencies and wildlife managers in California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah have put in place aggressive measures to try to prevent their spread, including mandatory decontamination or quarantine of boats traveling from infested areas or chlorinating some water inlets to try to kill off the mussels.
But as their counterparts in the northeast and Great Lakes region have found, eradicating the mussels is virtually impossible. The thumb-sized mollusks attach to almost anything and can clog drains and pipes, freeze up cooling systems, kill off native species and render power boats inoperable.
Read the rest here.
July eclipse is best chance to look for gravity anomaly
Chinese researchers are poised to find out for sure whether gravity fluctuates during a total eclipse – a discovery that would challenge our ideas about how gravity works.
Cure for Diabetes
Managed Care Finds Cure for Diabetes;
Declaring diabetes mellitus non-existent, managed care companies nation-wide have managed to wipe out diabetes throughout the United States, it was announced today. It was explained that any patient insisting that they have diabetes will be re-diagnosed as having paranoia, and hence will be ineligible for medical care, as mental health benefits are essentially nonexistent in most managed care plans. The insurance industry also announced that their pre-existing policy of refusing to reimburse for syringes or blood glucose test strips, and discouraging patients' Primary Care Physicians from referring to endocrinologists, has been "totally vindicated."
According to an anonymous spokesman for a major managed care company, it is expected that curing diabetes, and terminating contracts with deceased endocrinologists, will allow approximately 57 more insurance company executives to claim 6-figure bonuses at the end of the current Fiscal Year, while only resulting in an additional 15 minutes loss of sleep per night for the average Primary Care Physician, and only an estimated 2,000,000 covered lives to become uncovered deaths.
Declaring diabetes mellitus non-existent, managed care companies nation-wide have managed to wipe out diabetes throughout the United States, it was announced today. It was explained that any patient insisting that they have diabetes will be re-diagnosed as having paranoia, and hence will be ineligible for medical care, as mental health benefits are essentially nonexistent in most managed care plans. The insurance industry also announced that their pre-existing policy of refusing to reimburse for syringes or blood glucose test strips, and discouraging patients' Primary Care Physicians from referring to endocrinologists, has been "totally vindicated."
According to an anonymous spokesman for a major managed care company, it is expected that curing diabetes, and terminating contracts with deceased endocrinologists, will allow approximately 57 more insurance company executives to claim 6-figure bonuses at the end of the current Fiscal Year, while only resulting in an additional 15 minutes loss of sleep per night for the average Primary Care Physician, and only an estimated 2,000,000 covered lives to become uncovered deaths.
(What is so funny/tragic about this 'news release' is that it's not that far from the truth!)
Slain couple's daughter to care for 13 children
Ashley Markham, whose parents were shot in their home, says she plans to move into the house and raise the special-needs children.
Slain couple's daughter to care for 13 children
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Opinions for sale
The American Conservative Union asked FedEx for a check for $2 million to $3 million in return for the group's endorsement in a bitter legislative dispute, then flipped and sided with UPS after FedEx refused to pay.
Card check dropped from Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)
From the "Screw the little guy" Department:
Management wins key provision
A group of Senators have been working behind closed doors on compromise amendments to the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) ever since moderate Democrats pledged to vote against the “card check” provisions in the legislation. Word has leaked out that the chief sponsors of the bill have agreed to drop the card check provisions in order to gain enough votes to overcome an expected filibuster..
Ann Coulter: "Being Black Trumps Being an Insect"
More insanity from the Wing-Nuts
Ann Coulter on the Glenn Beck show on Friday, decided to spew out another new nutty idea.
Turkey extends smoke ban to bars, restaurants
Patrons of a usually smoke-filled hookah bar stepped outside to light up Sunday as Turkey extended a ban on indoor public smoking to bars, restaurants and coffeehouses.
Turkey extends smoke ban to bars, restaurants
Turkey extends smoke ban to bars, restaurants
Tiny Tuvalu aims to be climate neutral by 2020
Solar panels are set up at a stadium in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
The tiny island nation of Tuvalu, already under threat from rising seas caused by global warming, vowed Sunday to do its part for climate change by fueling its economy entirely from renewable sources by 2020.
Tuvalu
The tiny island nation of Tuvalu, already under threat from rising seas caused by global warming, vowed Sunday to do its part for climate change by fueling its economy entirely from renewable sources by 2020.
Tuvalu
Lost British backpacker says he was 'total idiot'
The Full Moon
Native American Full Moon Names
| January | Full Wolf Moon | This full Moon appeared when wolves howled in hunger outside the villages. It is also known as the Old Moon. To some Native American tribes, this was the Snow Moon, but most applied that name to the next full Moon, in February. |
| February | Full Snow Moon | Usually the heaviest snows fall in February. Hunting becomes very difficult, and hence to some Native American tribes this was the Hunger Moon. |
| March | Full Worm Moon | At the time of this spring Moon, the ground begins to soften and earthworm casts reappear, inviting the return of robins. This is also known as the Sap Moon, as it marks the time when maple sap begins to flow and the annual tapping of maple trees begins. |
| April | Full Pink Moon | This full Moon heralded the appearance of the grass pink, or wild ground phlox—one of the first spring flowers. It is also known as the Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, and the Fish Moon. |
| May | Full Flower Moon | Flowers spring forth in abundance this month. Some Algonquin tribes knew this full Moon as the Corn Planting Moon or the Milk Moon. |
| June | Full Strawberry Moon | The Algonquin tribes knew this Moon as a time to gather ripening strawberries. It is also known as the Rose Moon and the Hot Moon. |
| July | Full Buck Moon | Bucks begin to grow new antlers at this time. This full Moon was also known as the Thunder Moon, because thunderstorms are so frequent during this month. |
| August | Full Sturgeon Moon | Some Native American tribes knew that the sturgeon of the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain were most readily caught during this full Moon. Others called it the Green Corn Moon or the Grain Moon. |
| September | Full Corn Moon | This full Moon corresponds with the time of harvesting corn. It is also called the Barley Moon, because it is the time to harvest and thresh the ripened barley. The Harvest Moon is the full Moon nearest the autumnal equinox, which can occur in September or October and is bright enough to allow finishing all the harvest chores. |
| October | Full Harvest Moon | The Harvest Moon is the full Moon nearest the autumnal equinox and is bright enough to allow finishing all the harvest chores. |
| November | Full Beaver Moon | For both the colonists and the Algonquin tribes, this was the time to set beaver traps before the swamps froze, to ensure a supply of warm winter furs. This full Moon was also called the Frost Moon. |
| December | Full Cold Moon | This is the month when the winter cold fastens its grip and the nights become long and dark. This full Moon is also called the Long Nights Moon by some Native American tribes. |
Cars you can buy under 'Cash for Clunkers'
Find out which new cars are eligible to be purchased under the trade-in program.
'Cash for Clunkers'
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Headlines
Headlines:
- Obama tries to regain momentum in U.S. health care debate
- California hopes to reach deal on budget deficit Sunday night
- Tennessee man charged after killing 6 people across 2 states
- Endeavour's astronauts install porch on station lab
- Essay: Cronkite and the voice of authority gone
- Iran's Ahmadinejad criticized over VP choice
- Israel says foreign jihadists are in Gaza
- Deadlocked Honduras crisis talks to resume Sunday
ATMs that spray pepper-spray
Some South African ATMs have pepper-spray squirters that are intended to debilitate anyone who tries to tamper with them or install a card-skimmer.
The idea is that spray incapacitates you while the cops come out. Unfortunately, they've also been known to incapacitate the poor bastards who install them by randomly firing capsaicin at them.
The idea is that spray incapacitates you while the cops come out. Unfortunately, they've also been known to incapacitate the poor bastards who install them by randomly firing capsaicin at them.
The extreme measure is the latest in South Africa's escalating war against armed robbers who target banks and cash delivery vans. The number of cash machines blown up with explosives has risen from 54 in 2006 to 387 in 2007 and nearly 500 last year.The technology uses cameras to detect people tampering with the card slots. Another machine then ejects pepper spray to stun the culprit while police response teams race to the scene.
But the mechanism backfired in one incident last week when pepper spray was inadvertently inhaled by three technicians who required treatment from paramedics.
Woman Saves 5-Legged Dog From Sideshow
A Charlotte, N.C., woman paid $4,000 for a five-legged puppy to save it from a life on display in a sideshow featuring animal freaks.
Woman Saves 5-Legged Dog
Woman Saves 5-Legged Dog
High school quarterback turned gay by knock on the head
From the "I ain't so sure about this ..." Department:
Miles Johnson, 18, of Gurley AL, was playing Quarterback when he was knocked flat by an opposing player for the Hilltown Hogs.
He was knocked out for 30 minutes and he was unable to complete the game.
When he woke up he was suddenly gay.
Wife Shoots Ex-Husband in Groin to Create Exit for Demons
From the "Ouch!" Department:
Surely there are easier ways to create an exit for demons from your ex-husband's body than shooting him in the groin.
Seriously, you think?
Surely there are easier ways to create an exit for demons from your ex-husband's body than shooting him in the groin.
Seriously, you think?
Female veterans want female-friendly VA
Female veterans told a Senate panel last week that the Veterans Affairs Department often fails to provide adequate medical care to female military veterans.
Female veterans want female-friendly VA
Female veterans want female-friendly VA
Most popular ice cream no longer vanilla
Burk Uzzle's photos of Woodstock
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Woodstock Music & Art Fair, New York's Laurence Miller Gallery is hosting an exhibition of Burk Uzzle's photographs of the event. The iconic images can also be seen online.From the gallery site:
Burk Uzzle shot the festival from the vantage point of a participant. In one particularly telling photograph, a sea of humanity as dense as a carpet of wildflowers in a meadow spills over a hillside; in another, a young hippie couple standing in a tender embrace under a grandmother’s quilt became the icon of a generation. Rather than document the music, Uzzle chose to focus on details of living, existence, and enjoyment over that three day period. In so doing, he captured the spirit of the festival and ultimately an era.
Why yawning is contagious
Yawning in response to someone else's yawn may may be due to a primitive instinct.
Why yawning is contagious
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Daily Almanac
Today is Sunday, July 19, the 200th day of 2009.
There are 165 days left in the year.
The moon is waning.
Today In History July 19
There are 165 days left in the year.
The moon is waning.
Today In History July 19
Our Readers
Some of our readers today have been in:
Exeter, England, United Kingdom
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica
Cebu, Cebu City, Philippines
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Eger, Heves, Hungary
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Tokto, Tokyo, Japan
London, England, United Kingdom
Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Lincoln, England, United Kingdom
Exeter, England, United Kingdom
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica
Cebu, Cebu City, Philippines
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Eger, Heves, Hungary
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Tokto, Tokyo, Japan
London, England, United Kingdom
Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Lincoln, England, United Kingdom
as well as these cities around the United States ... Cranston, Pepin, Orland Park, Gaffney, Brockport, Sparta, Rock Hill, Durham, Huntersville, Oneida, Nisswa, Live Oak, Liberty, Vallejo, Corvallis, Calabasas, Glastonbury, Kennedale, Camas, Alsio Viejo, Pinellas Park, Brea, Raleigh, Charlotte, Glen Burnie.
(Carolina cities are highlighted)
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Daily Horoscope
Today's horoscope says:
A big change is coming that will affect your home life and shift things around in a slightly confusing way.
But don't worry -- in the end, these changes will improve things dramatically.
The only tricky part is that it's not a change you can make happen -- you just have to be patient and wait for it!
While you're waiting, indulge in some fresh thinking about rearranging furniture, considering a new paint color, or researching the purchase of a major appliance.
Interesting ...
A big change is coming that will affect your home life and shift things around in a slightly confusing way.
But don't worry -- in the end, these changes will improve things dramatically.
The only tricky part is that it's not a change you can make happen -- you just have to be patient and wait for it!
While you're waiting, indulge in some fresh thinking about rearranging furniture, considering a new paint color, or researching the purchase of a major appliance.
Interesting ...
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