god forbid we turn loose altered males so female mosquitoes lay eggs that will not hatch out. if Florida has any extra left over, i could use them here this summer.
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god forbid we turn loose altered males so female mosquitoes lay eggs that will not hatch out. if Florida has any extra left over, i could use them here this summer.
Why the Very Poor Have Become Poorer
When the United States first explicitly defined an official poverty line in 1969, it was supposed to be adjusted every year to ensure that it represented a constant standard of living. However, two problems arose and were never fixed.
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/why-the-very-poor-have-become-poorer?utm_source=pocket-newtab
When the United States first explicitly defined an official poverty line in 1969, it was supposed to be adjusted every year to ensure that it represented a constant standard of living. However, two problems arose and were never fixed.
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/why-the-very-poor-have-become-poorer?utm_source=pocket-newtab
Long-Haulers Are Redefining COVID-19
Without understanding the lingering illness that some patients experience, we can’t understand the pandemic.
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/...ups-symptoms/615382/?utm_source=pocket-newtab
Without understanding the lingering illness that some patients experience, we can’t understand the pandemic.
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/...ups-symptoms/615382/?utm_source=pocket-newtab
White Beard
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Environmental consequences of the reduction of mosquito numbers *should* be minimal, as the main consequences I see to *high* mosquito populations is increase of disease and reduction of *people*. I question the effectiveness of measures like this, as mosquitos - like anything else, including people - will increase their numbers to the point of collapse if nature (or artifice) provided no restraining factors, and it remains to be seen how this will play out.
I am not favorable to genetic manipulation of wild populations of ANYTHING, as I distrust our sense of entitlement, especially when it comes to generating sweeping effects on the natural world.
Inclined to agree with you with respect to the manipulation.
Am saddened by the energy put in to the genetic manipulation of
the chestnut tree. Had they put a fraction of the energy into rebuilding
the natural stock which remained, as opposed to "demonstrating a novel
concept", we could have a recovered population of natural trees as opposed to lab produced experiments they attempt to put back into the natural environment absent any understanding of what future implications may be.
The Many Lives of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”
Since its release, “Hallelujah” has been covered by more than 300 artists and become a staple of TV singing shows. Not bad for a song that Cohen’s own record label hated.
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Since its release, “Hallelujah” has been covered by more than 300 artists and become a staple of TV singing shows. Not bad for a song that Cohen’s own record label hated.
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White Beard
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I’ve heard many versions of that song...every one has been *wonderful*: John Cale, Peter Gabriel, *Bono* even. Sadly, it’s not news that labels are lousy judges of music
The “Narcissism and Ego” That Led to Steve Bannon’s Arrest
https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-an...steve-bannons-arrest?utm_source=pocket-newtab
https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-an...steve-bannons-arrest?utm_source=pocket-newtab
The Drug Runners
The Tarahumara of northern Mexico became famous for their ability to run incredibly long distances. In recent years, cartels have exploited their talents by forcing them to ferry drugs into the U.S. Now, with their land ravaged by violence, they’re running for their lives.
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The Tarahumara of northern Mexico became famous for their ability to run incredibly long distances. In recent years, cartels have exploited their talents by forcing them to ferry drugs into the U.S. Now, with their land ravaged by violence, they’re running for their lives.
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-drug-runners?utm_source=pocket-newtab
Blood and Oil: Mexico’s Drug Cartels and the Gasoline Industry
Mexico’s drug cartels moved into the gasoline industry by infiltrating the national oil company, selling stolen fuel on the black market and engaging in open war with the military. Can the country’s populist president contain the chaos?
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/blood-and-oil-mexico-s-drug-cartels-and-the-gasoline-industry
Mexico’s drug cartels moved into the gasoline industry by infiltrating the national oil company, selling stolen fuel on the black market and engaging in open war with the military. Can the country’s populist president contain the chaos?
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/blood-and-oil-mexico-s-drug-cartels-and-the-gasoline-industry
Video Surfaces of Bannon Joking About Stealing ‘All That Money From Build the Wall’
“We’re on the million-dollar yacht of Brian Kolfage. And Brian Kolfage took all that money from ‘Build the Wall,’” said the former Trump campaign chief executive
https://www.rollingstone.com/politi...out-stealing-money-from-build-a-wall-1048305/
“We’re on the million-dollar yacht of Brian Kolfage. And Brian Kolfage took all that money from ‘Build the Wall,’” said the former Trump campaign chief executive
https://www.rollingstone.com/politi...out-stealing-money-from-build-a-wall-1048305/
Inside the Weird and Wild Crusade for Clean Pot
The marijuana industry is a vast, toxic and largely unregulated market – can a corporate exec and a drug dealer make it any safer?
https://www.rollingstone.com/cultur...-weird-and-wild-crusade-for-clean-pot-198873/
The marijuana industry is a vast, toxic and largely unregulated market – can a corporate exec and a drug dealer make it any safer?
https://www.rollingstone.com/cultur...-weird-and-wild-crusade-for-clean-pot-198873/
Trump is throwing Bannon under the yacht because of Tchyna?
The Soviets’ Unbreakable Code
The hidden history of the Fialka espionage machine.
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-soviets-unbreakable-code?utm_source=pocket-newtab
The hidden history of the Fialka espionage machine.
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-soviets-unbreakable-code?utm_source=pocket-newtab
WikiLeaks Turned Down Leaks on Russian Government During U.S. Presidential Campaign
The leak organization ignored damaging information on the Kremlin to focus on Hillary Clinton and election-related hacks.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/08/1...-government-during-u-s-presidential-campaign/
The leak organization ignored damaging information on the Kremlin to focus on Hillary Clinton and election-related hacks.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/08/1...-government-during-u-s-presidential-campaign/
Sunshineinabag
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That which matters most
What Happens to Your Body When You Stop Eating Sugar
Fighting those cravings is life changing—literally.
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Fighting those cravings is life changing—literally.
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/...ou-stop-eating-sugar?utm_source=pocket-newtab
Sunshineinabag
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https://youtu.be/j4EyLKytVYg
St. Phatty
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Silicon Valley is built on blood sugar manipulation.
I remember Peet's second coffee shop in Menlo Park. Like bees to honey !
At my last corporate job, it was fascinating how the 40-somethings kept the appearance going.
The head of security, the office that did security clearances & managed guards, was known for drinking a 12 pack of Tab every day. (admittedly, caffeine, no sugar)
Another older co-worker was heavy into Peanut M&M's, and got heavier & heavier as a result. It was his Afternoon Fix.
I used to use sugar to help me take classes at Lynda.com, which was bought by Linked in Microsoft and is now the lowly Linked in Learning.
Then I had a dental appointment that made it obvious that I needed to give up the afternoon sugar. My habit was chamomile tea & honey at the time. October 28, 2008, a week before Obama won the election.
I went cold turkey. No more afternoon sugar, no more afternoon tech.
Sugar, the ULTIMATE brain food ?
maybe only for those of us that use it as a crutch.
the dentist that helped me in 2008 was a Hindu guy, a very skilled student dentist. Got through dental school with no sugar and no meat.
