I sure hope this is the beginning of a correction of over use of testing and abuse of students and teachers. Florida state education administration as been brutal on kids and teachers alike. I know because I have been through every inch of it since JEB started this crap of punishing teachers and schools with test scores. The school board meeting in Ft. Myers was packed with people who wanted the schools to opt out of Common Core. This is also being considered in the Palm Beach County Schools.
I have been following this very closely for the last week. Iceland is in for another eruption. It is fascinating how close they were to the actual day it would erupt. Scientist have been reporting the lava as it moved under the crust. This is a bad situation for Iceland because this is subglacial and can cause a jökulhlaup which is an water ice flood. This thread will continue to update through the night.
This has been all over the climate news blogs today. This research points out how the loss of Arctic Sea ice in the Fram Straight between Greenland and Svalbard can change how much heat is transported by the Gulf Stream. The white paper was just published by Alfred Wegener Institute.
For those who are interested in the drought, this is a good map site to book mark to refer to. Out west is in bad shape and could certainly become a desert.
Black Forest Cheese Cake will impress your family and friends. Only don’t tell them how easy it is to make. When ever you want a wonderful cake for a special occasion, you can go wrong with this one.
This past month a large crater was discovered in Yalmal Peninsula in Siberia. Scientist have been there to study it. They didn't come to any conclusions other then it was formed the same way a cork pops from a bottle. This is an area of tundra that is rich in methane gas. It is believed that the thawing of the permafrost cause the gas to escape blowing a hole. They have now found 2 other holes that are smaller. Methane is a more serious threat to global warming then CO2. This gives the scientist more sites to study and may lead to an explanation.
This November the voters in Florida will be voting on Amendment to legalize medical marijuana. In order for it to pass 60% of the voters have to vote yes on it. This will amend the state constitution to allow it's use. A group called United for Care was the force behind getting bill on the ballot. Florida will be the first state in the deep South to legalize medical marijuana if it passes.
The Boeing 777, flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was brought down by a buk ground-to-air missle, Ukrainian interior ministry adviser Anton Herashchenko wrote on his Facebook page.
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko denied his armed forces were involved in the downing of the airliner.
Demographics in the deep South is rapidly changing and the growth has been in minorities. This is going to change the future of the control of Republicans in Southern states. We see this change happening in Florida.
This is a very good read which has the history of how the South became the stronghold of the Republican Party.
Hobby Lobby may find it hard to find a insurance provider next season. According to this report because insurers are being stuck with the bill on the religious affiliates that are exempt from the original ACA compromise.
She is a food scholar that is doing this to give to the community. The cook book started as a project in college. She lives in New York City so the recipes have lots of ethnic flair to them. It is a small cook book.
I have been following this story for the last couple of months. At first the WHO was not to concerned because it usually get isolated and dies out. This time it is different. The out break started in several places at once in West Africa. Ebola usually is in Central Africa.
The World Cup tournament is threatened by a dengue epidemic in Brazil. NPR has done 2 stories in 2 days on this situation. Brazil is doing what they can to tap down the spread in the city that is hosting the World Cup to protect the teams and visitors from contracting the disease.
The follow up story was done the next day and explains what the disease is.
