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Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Polish wingnut magazine under fire for ‘Islamic rape of Europe’ cover story

The magazine said the cover referred to a rash of sexual assaults against hundreds of women, allegedly by men of North African and Arab origin, during New Year's Eve celebrations in the German city of Cologne.

KARMA

KARMA: Conservative Group’s Plan To Sabotage LGBTQ Dance Hilariously Backfires (IMAGE/VIDEO)
KARMA: Wingnut Cabal’s Plan To Sabotage LGBTQ Dance Hilariously Backfires
This is one time where the stupidity of conservatives actually paid off.

Convicted gay-bashing cop’s daughter asks to do ‘healing’ public service instead of jail time

The daughter of a Pennsylvania police officer convicted of a street assault on a gay couple in 2014 has asked the court to set aside her jail time in lieu of public service so that she can “heal some wounds, ” reports Philly.com. Kathryn Knott, 25, was sentenced to five to 10 months in county jail of Feb. 5, after being convicted by a jury for misdemeanor assault, undertaken with two male accomplices.

‘Soccer mom’ ordered to learn about Islam after pointing rifle at Muslim couple sitting in car

According to a police report Knoble confronted Adly Ohalley and his wife, Worood Abumayaleh, as they sat in their car in Brooklyn Park waiting for their son.

Ragnar Shaggy-Trousers and Eystein Foul-Fart

Ragnar Shaggy-Trousers and Eystein Foul-Fart: the truth behind Viking names

Oldest Known Dress Made More Than 5000 Years Ago

Two new world firsts have just been identified: the oldest known dress and the oldest known bar and restaurant in France.

Medieval Shipwreck Hauled from the Deep

The boat was likely deliberately sunk by maritime engineers more than 600 years ago in an effort to alter the flow of a river.

'Hairy Panic'

Homes in Wangaratta are being inundated with the evocatively named plant pest, with some residents having to spend hours digging out their driveways.

Your State's Temperature Is Changing

Climate change is driving up the heat in all seasons but some are warming faster than others.

Super-Rare Minerals Make Earth Unique in Cosmos

Earth is home to 2,550 exotic minerals, some so scarce the world supply would fit inside a sugar cube.

January Was Record Warm, And That’s Bad News For Marine Life

Marooned Among the Polar Bears

Russian pilot Sergey Ananov attempted to set a world record last summer by flying around the world solo in his 800-pound R-22 helicopter. He almost did it, too, but just 3,000 miles from home, his craft failed and dropped him into the sea between Greenland and Nunavut. With the sinking helicopter went his communication devices and most of his survival equipment. All he had was a life raft and his soaking-wet survival suit.
Sergey Ananov is trapped on a slab of ice in the Arctic Circle. He has no locator beacon, no phone, and barely any water. The fog will hide him from any rescuers. Night will come. Hypothermia will come. And whatever large, powerful creatures that scratch out their existence in this primordial world—maybe they will come too.
His eyes wander past the ice and over the roiling open waters of Davis Strait. He is alone, and with each minute that passes he will drift farther from the spot where the helicopter went down, lessening the chance he will ever be found.
Those who were tracking Ananov’s flight knew he went down, but finding someone in the Arctic waters would not be easy, especially at night. He was found almost immediately -by a polar bear. The story of Sergey Ananov’s survival is supposed to be a “long read,” but once you start, you won’t be able to stop and it won’t seem long at all. Read the entire account at Popular Mechanics

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Tuesday, February 23, 2016

The Daily Drift

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Today in History

1516
The Hapsburg Charles I succeeds Ferdinand in Spain.
1540
Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado begins his unsuccessful search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold in the American Southwest.
1574
The 5th War of Religion breaks out in France.
1615
The Estates-General in Paris is dissolved, having been in session since October 1614.
1778
Baron von Steuben joins the Continental Army at Valley Forge.
1821
Poet John Keats dies of tuberculosis at the age of 25.
1836
The Alamo is besieged by Santa Anna.
1846
The Liberty Bell tolls for the last time, to mark George Washington’s birthday.
1847
Forces led by Zachary Taylor defeat the Mexicans at the Battle of Buena Vista.
1854
Great Britain officially recognizes the independence of the Orange Free State.
1861
Texas becomes the seventh state to secede from the Union.
1885
John Lee survives three attempts to hang him in Exeter Prison, as the trap fails to open.
1898
Writer Emile Zola is imprisoned in France for his letter J’accuse in which he accuses the French government of anti-semitism and the wrongful imprisonment of army captain Alfred Dreyfus.
1901
Britain and Germany agree on a boundary between German East Africa and Nyasaland.
1904
Japan guarantees Korean sovereignty in exchange for military assistance.
1916
Secretary of State Lansing hints that the U.S. may have to abandon the policy of avoiding “entangling foreign alliances”.
1921
An airmail plane sets a record of 33 hours and 20 minutes from San Francisco to New York.
1926
President Calvin Coolidge opposes a large air force, believing it would be a menace to world peace.
1936
In Russia, an unmanned balloon rises to a record height of 25 miles.
1938
Twelve Chinese fighter planes drop bombs on Japan.
1942
A Japanese submarine shells an oil refinery near Santa Barbara, California, the first Axis bombs to hit American soil.
1944
American bombers strike the Marianas Islands bases, only 1,300 miles from Tokyo.
1945
Eisenhower opens a large offensive in the Rhineland.
1945
U.S. Marines plant an American flag atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima.
1946
Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita is hanged in Manila, the Philippines, for war crimes.
1947
Several hundred Nazi organizers are arrested in Frankfurt by U.S. and British forces.
1950
New York’s Metropolitan Museum exhibits a collection of Hapsburg art. The first showing of this collection in the U.S.
1954
Mass innoculation begins as Salk’s polio vaccine is given to children for first time.
1955
Eight nations meet in Bangkok for the first SEATO council.
1960
Whites join Negro students in a sit-in at a Winston-Salem, N.C. Woolworth store.
1964
The U.S. and Britain recognize the new Zanzibar government.
1967
American troops begin the largest offensive of the war, near the Cambodian border.
1972
Black activist Angela Davis is released from jail where she was held for kidnapping , conspiracy and murder.
1991
French forces unofficially start the Persian Gulf ground war by crossing the Saudi-Iraqi border.

Cook Your Foods to Get the Most Nutrients Out of Them

How The Humble Index Card Foresaw The Internet

Index cards are mostly obsolete nowadays. We use them to create flash cards, write recipes, and occasionally fold them up into cool paper airplanes. But their original purpose was nothing less than organizing and classifying every known animal, plant, and mineral in the world.
Later, index cards formed the backbone of the library system, allowing us to index vast sums of information and inadvertently creating many of the underlying ideas that allowed the Internet to flourish.

Half the world to be short-sighted by 2050

Half the world to be short-sighted by 2050
Half the world to be short-sighted by 2050
Half the world’s population (nearly 5 billion) will be short-sighted (myopic) by 2050, with up to one-fifth of them (1 billion) at a significantly increased risk of blindness if current trends continue, says a study published in the journal Ophthalmology. The...

The World's Most Corrupt Countries

From politicians to police officers, corruption has plagued countries around the world. Which nations top a new list of the most corrupt countries?

How America's Superrich Are Draining the Poor of a Longer Life Span

Iowa mom buys semiautomatic rifle for teen son — and his friend is accidentally killed by it the next day

Police said 14-year-old Emma Redlinger was fatally shot in the head Feb. 28, 2015, while some teenagers handled a semiautomatic rifle at a friend’s house in Vinton.

Shotgun-wielding man threatens to kill girlfriend after becoming jealous of breastfeeding infant

Nicholas George Lehmeier, 28, of Cold Spring was arrested after the woman reported years of domestic and physical abuse. The couple’s other children had already been removed from the home and Lehmeier criminally charged for abusing them.

Kansas Supreme Court Orders Lawmakers To Fix School Funding That’s Biased Against Poor Districts

Obama FINALLY Eliminates Funding For Abstinence-Only Sex Ed

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Obama FINALLY Eliminates Funding For Abstinence-Only Sex Ed
This decision will save teen lives, while at the same time saving taxpayers billions of dollars.

First-of-its-kind domestic violence shelter for all-male victims opens in Arkansas

The Taylor House Domestic Violence Shelter for Men could be the first registered, stand-alone shelter for men in the country, said Patty Duncan, executive director of the non-profit Family Violence Prevention.

Couple both arrested for battery after dispute over using bathroom amenities

Lasaro Burnias said the problems began when his girlfriend was in the shower, and he needed to go to the toilet. Burnias, 32, said his girlfriend, Lorrie Ramos, also 32, wouldn’t open the door to let him in. What happened next during the domestic discord at their home in Fort Pierce, Florida, landed them both in jail. Burnias told St. Lucie County Sheriff’s investigators that after Ramos wouldn’t open the door, he “jiggled” it and it came off the hinges. He said Ramos got mad at him for busting the door and punched him in the face. Burnias also said she punched him in the throat after they walked in the bedroom.
Ramos, meanwhile, told deputies she was in the shower, and Burnias broke down the door because he had to go to the toilet. She “freaked out” and started yelling at him. “She got out of the shower, pushed the door that Lasaro was still holding and accidentally made contact with Lasaro’s face,” the affidavit states.
Ramos said she walked in the bedroom, and after a few minutes wanted to leave. Burnias was in the way, and she pushed him and walked by. Ramos said she started to gather Burnias’s items to throw out. She said Burnias slammed her on the bed to prevent that. Ramos and Burnias were both arrested, each on a battery charge. The affidavit didn’t state whether Burnias was eventually able to use the toilet.

Easter Island not destroyed by war ...

Easter Island not destroyed by war, analysis of ‘spear points’ shows
Easter Island not destroyed by war, analysis of ‘spear points’ shows
Analysis of artifacts found on the shores of Rapa Nui, Chile (Easter Island) originally thought to be used as spear points reveal that these objects were likely general purpose tools instead, providing evidence contrary to the widely held belief that the ancient...

10 fascinating drugs that our ancient ancestors used to get high

Here are 10 fascinating drugs that our ancient ancestors used to get high

Neanderthal-Human Sex Happened Earlier

A Neanderthal woman from Siberia with human DNA may suggest we should no longer consider Neanderthals separate from the human race.

Scientists discover bird blood cell which destroys fatal fungal infection

Scientists discover bird blood cell which destroys fatal fungal infectionScientists discover bird blood cell which destroys fatal fungal infection
Scientists have discovered that a specialized white blood cell found in birds can destroy a potentially fatal fungal infection which affects more than one million people every year. Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungus that causes fatal infections in those with a...

Coral Herpes

Viruses may play a role in coral bleaching events, a new study finds.

Arachnid News

A batch of new spiders that grab their victims, including threatening humans, have just been found in Brazil.
Spiderman, spiderman, does whatever a spider can. Right? But what works for spidey doesn't work for us. How come we can't climb walls while animals such as geckos and spiders seem to stick to them like glue?

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Monday, February 22, 2016

The Daily Drift

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Today in History

1349
Jews are expelled from Zurich, Switzerland.
1613
Mikhail Romanov is elected czar of Russia.
1732
George Washington was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
1797
The last invasion of Britain takes place when some 1,400 Frenchmen land at Fishguard in Wales.
1819
Spain signs a treaty with the United States ceding eastern Florida.
1825
Russia and Britain establish the Alaska/Canada boundary.
1862
Jefferson Davis is inaugurated president of the Confederacy in Richmond, Va. for the second time.
1864
Nathan Bedford Forrest‘s brother, Jeffrey, is killed at Okolona, Mississippi.
1865
Federal troops capture Wilmington, N.C.
1879
Frank Winfield Woolworth’s ‘nothing over five cents’ shop opens at Utica, New York. It is the first chain store.
1902
A fistfight breaks out in the Senate. Senator Benjamin Tillman suffers a bloody nose for accusing Senator John McLaurin of bias on the Philippine tariff issue.
1909
The Great White Fleet returns to Norfolk, Virginia, from an around-the-world show of naval power.
1911
Canadian Parliament votes to preserve the union with the British Empire.
1920
The American Relief Administration appeals to the public to pressure Congress to aid starving European cities.
1924
Columbia University declares radio education a success.
1926
Pope Pius rejects Mussolini‘s offer of aid to the Vatican.
1932
Adolf Hitler is the Nazi Party candidate for the presidential elections in Germany.
1935
All plane flights over the White House are barred because they are disturbing President Roosevelt‘s sleep.
1942
President Franklin Roosevelt orders Gen. Douglas MacArthur to leave the Philippines.
1951
The Atomic Energy Commission discloses information about the first atom-powered airplane.
1952
French forces evacuate Hoa Binh in Indochina.
1954
U.S. is to install 60 Thor nuclear missiles in Britain.
1962
A Soviet bid for new Geneva arms talks is turned down by the U.S.
1963
Moscow warns the U.S. that an attack on Cuba would mean war.
1967
Operation Junction City becomes the largest U.S. operation in Vietnam.
1984
Britain and the U.S. send warships to the Persian Gulf following an Iranian offensive against Iraq.

Today's Recipe

Smoked Paprika Open-Faced Egg Salad Sandwich
You won’t be able to put down this protein-packed sandwich
What you’ll need:
4 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
1/4 cup Greek yogurt
2 strong shakes smoked paprika
1 Tbsp garlic, minced
1/2 whole-wheat hamburger bun, toasted
1 leaf romaine lettuce
How to make it:
In a medium bowl, stir together the eggs, yogurt, smoked paprika, and garlic. Season to taste with sea salt and pepper. Put the lettuce leaf atop the burger bun and scoop the egg salad atop. Makes 1 serving.
Nutrition information per serving: 438 calories, 34g protein, 26g carbs (3g fiber), 22g fa

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Brain Damage and Dreams

Sugar may be as damaging to the brain as extreme stress or abuse
Check out these 9 amazing facts about the science of dreaming

How Lawmakers Use Satirical Bills To Troll Anti-Abortion Legislation

Getting Rid Of The $100 Bill Could Reduce International Crime

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Violent extremism in the US hasn’t been this bad since 1968

Rapid demographic and economic changes have spurred a dramatic uptick in the number of hate groups operating in the U.S. and left the nation “awash in deadly extremist violence and hateful rhetoric from mainstream political figures.”

Wisconsin Muslims Plan RFRA Lawsuit Against Employer

Wisconsin Muslims Plan RFRA Lawsuit Against Employer

City Offers Free Showers And Private Bathrooms To The Homeless

The Majority of People Don't Actually Believe the Gender Wage Gap Exists

A man and a woman working

In Exchange For Cutting Benefits, This Bankrupt Coal Company Agreed To Pay Executives Millions

A Federal Reserve President Said Something That Will TERRIFY ‘Too Big To Fail’ Banks

The era of “too big to fail” might actually be coming to an end. Not because of legislators railing against it constantly, or because of economic...