CAROLINA NATURALLY: Oct 25, 2017

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

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Today in History

1415		An English army under Henry V defeats the French at Agincourt, France. The French out number Henry’s troops 60,000 to 12,000 but British longbows turn the tide of the battle.
1757		A British fleet of 14 ships under Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Hawke defeats the French at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. The battle puts an end to French naval operations for the rest of the War of the Austrian Succession, thus eliminating any threat of a French invasion of Britain.
1760		George III of England is crowned.
1854		During the Crimean War, a brigade of British light infantry is destroyed by Russian artillery as they charge down a narrow corridor in full view of the Russians.
1916		German pilot Rudolf von Eschwege shoots down his first enemy plane, a Nieuport 12 of the Royal Naval Air Service over Bulgaria.
1923		The Teapot Dome scandal comes to public attention as Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana, subcommittee chairman, reveals the findings of the past 18 months of investigation. His case will result in the conviction of Harry F. Sinclair of Mammoth Oil, and later Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall, the first cabinet member in American history to go to jail. The scandal, named for the Teapot Dome oil reserves in Wyoming, involved Fall secretly leasing naval oil reserve lands to private companies.
1941		German troops capture Kharkov and launch a new drive toward Moscow.
1944		The Japanese are defeated in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the world’s largest sea engagement. From this point on, the depleted Japanese Navy increasingly resorts to the suicidal attacks of Kamikaze fighters.
1950		Chinese Communist Forces launch their first-phase offensive across the Yalu River into North Korea.
1951		In a general election, England’s Labour Party loses to the Conservatives. Winston Churchill becomes prime minister and Anthony Eden becomes foreign secretary.
1954		President Dwight Eisenhower conducts the first televised Cabinet meeting.
1958		The last U.S. troops leave Beirut.
1960		Martin Luther King, Jr., is sentenced to four months in jail for a sit-in.
1962		Adlai Stevenson shows photos to the UN Security Council that prove Soviet missiles have been installed in Cuba.
1962		In South Africa, civil rights activist Nelson Mandela is sentenced to 5 years in prison.
1971		The United Nations expels the Republic of China and seats the People’s Republic of China.
1983		1,800 U.S. troops and 300 Caribbean troops land on Grenada. U.S. forces soon turn up evidence of a strong Cuban and Soviet presence–large stores of arms and documents suggesting close links to Cuba.
1991		The last soldiers of the Yugoslav People’s Army leave the Republic of Slovenia.
2009		Terrorist bombings in Baghdad kill over 150 and wound over 700.

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China's teens are rejecting Communist Party propaganda

Young people in China are rejecting Communist party propaganda for Western-style movie stars and celebrity culture – that’s the lesson behind the box office flop of a series big budget propaganda films according to observers.

China's teens are rejecting Communist Party propaganda

Einstein’s theory of happy living emerges in Tokyo note from 1922

Einstein’s theory of happy living emerges in Tokyo note from 1922

A note that Albert Einstein gave to a courier in Tokyo, briefly describing his theory on happy living, has surfaced after 95 years and is up for auction in Jerusalem.

Cold Fusion

Scientists believe that fusion energy—which generates electricity in the same way that the sun creates energy—has the potential to provide the world with an almost limitless, clean source of power.
But while it is known that fusing two lighter atomic nuclei to form a heavier nucleus releases energy, it is far more difficult to harness that power. In order to do so, they would have to create plasma hotter than the sun that could be stably confined.

Scientists are edging closer to creating fusion energy

Scientists figure out how many mutations it takes for healthy cells to turn cancerous

Just a handful of mutations - between one and ten - are required for the cancerous cells to emerge.

Scientists figure out how many mutations it takes for healthy cells to turn cancerous

Amazon mistakenly sends 65 pounds of marijuana to Florida couple

A Florida Amazon customer and her fiancé received a large surprise after opening a package order that contained 65 pounds of marijuana.
The Orlando couple says they had ordered plastic storage bins but the massive amount of marijuana is what showed up on their doorstep, WFTV reports. The package was supposed to be containing 27-gallon storage totes but in fact weighed 93.5 pounds and had been shipped by Amazon’s Warehouse Deals program via UPS from a Massachusetts facility.
The couple, who asked not to be identified, were perplexed by the pot-filled package and could immediately pick out the strong odor.
“We love Amazon and do a lot of shopping on Amazon, the customer told WFTV. “They were extremely heavy, heavier than you would think from ordering four empty bins…When the first officer got here, she was in disbelief.”
"We were still pretty fearful our home would be broken into, and we didn't sleep there for a few days,” the customer added.
Orlando police seized the drugs and launched an investigation, but Amazon itself was reportedly very unhelpful in addressing the issue. After an email exchange with the tech giant that lasted more than a month, the couple had still not spoken to a supervisor. Although they eventually received a $150 gift card with a message reading, “I am unable to do anything else at this time,” the two said they simply wanted an apology and an explanation for the cannabis conundrum.

Amazon mistakenly sends 65 pounds of marijuana to Florida couple

Alcoholism In parents triggers violence in dating teens

A study has revealed that a parent with an alcohol use disorder increases the risk for dating violence among their children when they are teenagers.
The study by a group of researchers from the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions traced the root causes of teen dating violence to as far back as infancy.

Alcoholism In parents triggers violence in dating teens: study

Director James Toback accused of sexual harassment

Director James Toback accused of sexual harassment by 38 women

He prowled the streets of Manhattan looking for attractive young women, usually in their early 20s, sometimes college students, on occasion a high schooler. He approached them in Central Park, standing in line at a bank or drug store or at a copy center while they worked on their resumes.