July 11, 2017
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Human Interest, Science, Weird
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Found in Peru, in the Pampa desserts, the Nazca lines are like nothing you’ve ever seen before. The lines, which are technically geoglyphs, are many miles long and were created by ancient civilizations removing both dirt and the red rock typically found in the area to a depth of about one foot, leaving behind a light colored sand creating a sort of reverse negative picture. In many regions, geoglyphs like this wouldn’t last due to weather, however since Nazca is so protected from wind, rain and erosion, the Nazca Lines have survived for well over 2000 years.
The geoglyphs are so large, and cover so much terrain, that even though they were discovered in 1926, it wasn’t until commercial airline flights began in the 1930s that humans realized the extent of this discovery. From the sky, it was much easier to see how enormous the Lines actually were, and for the first time scientists and archeologists were able to see most of the geometric patterns and actual pictures that the lines created.
Scientists have been disagreeing for years about the lines; not only their origins but also about what they were used for and some 90 years later still can’t agree. Some scientist believe the lines were created by the Nazca people for varied reasons while others still believe that it’s possible that the Nazca had help from extraterrestrials. The main explanations for the use of the lines is as varied as some of the lines themselves, ideas ranging from the lines were used as sort of a road map so the villagers wouldn’t get lost to the lines were used as an irrigation system, and in an area that received only about 20 inches of rain a year, this sounds reasonable.
A few other theories include that the lines could act like an astronomical calendar or possibly was religion based and created for the gods in honor to them or as a means to garner their forgiveness. However the Nazca lines were created and used, it is clear that this mystery has kept our scientists busy, and confused, for many years. With the discovery just a few years ago of even more lines, it appears they will have their hands full for a little while more.
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What could these lines be used for?
What could these lines be used for?
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July 11, 2017
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Arts, Human Interest, Photographs
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A beautiful place to visit, approx 8 hours drive from Yellowstone park.
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July 11, 2017
Mohenjo
Human Interest, Medical, Technical
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In a remote region where bridges are often little more than a couple of felled trees and motorcycles are the fastest way to get around, a network of solar-powered radios is doing double duty: Warning of imminent extremist attacks, as well as keeping tabs on Ebola outbreaks.
The network of FM and high-frequency radios in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been growing since 2012 with funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development, according to aid workers. It came in handy in May, when Ebola killed at least three people in an extremely remote region where there are almost no roads, no telephones and no internet.
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A local volunteer at Radio Mbari in Bangassou edits together an interview he conducted of a local official. Catholic Relief Services
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http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/remote-african-villages-radio-network-both-warns-attacks-tracks-ebola-n767181
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July 11, 2017
Mohenjo
Human Interest, Medical, Science
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It’s no secret that smoking is bad for you. Cigarettes are responsible for one in every five deaths in the U.S. — that’s more than 480,000 people a year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But beyond the toll smoking takes on the human body, the tobacco industry is damaging the environment and putting Earth on track for an even unhealthier future.
A recent report from the World Health Organization suggests that Big Tobacco causes “severe environmental consequences,” including deforestation, waste dumping and pumping fossil fuels into the air.
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An man smokes a cigarette on World No Tobacco Day in Hyderabad, India, on Wednesday, May 31, 2017.
Source: Mahesh Kumar A./AP
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July 11, 2017
Mohenjo
Human Interest, Political, Uncategorized
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July 11, 2017
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Breaking News, Human Interest
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The KC-130, an aircraft that the Marines can use to refuel planes in the air as well as carry cargo, crashed in Leflore County at about 4 p.m. CT, the service said.
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Federal Aviation Administration officials contacted the Marines when the aircraft disappeared from air traffic control radar over Mississippi, officials said.
The cause of the crash wasn’t immediately known, the Marines said. The plane went down just off US 82, about 85 miles north of Jackson, with debris found on both sides of the highway, CNN affiliate WDBD reported.
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July 10, 2017
Mohenjo
Enthralling, Human Interest, Photographs
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Beautiful! I have a friend whose dream is a summer home in Tuscany.
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Tuscan sunset
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July 10, 2017
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Human Interest, Science, Weird
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One of the coolest things you might ever see is a valley of rocks moving along the dessert floor, all by themselves. You can’t just go anywhere and see it, and it doesn’t happen all the time, but at Racetrack Playa in California you can see everything from small pebbles to ginormous boulders weighing over 700 pounds skate across the desert floor, leaving behind a noticeable track as a monument of its movement.
Scientists have been trying for years to explain how the rocks in this one area are able to move unassisted and have as many theories as a desert cactus has thorns.
Scientists have spent countless hours observing, debating and collecting data and finally they have an answer, maybe. All theories have been researched, everything from the ground is uneven and the rocks are slowly sliding down to high winds are moving the rocks to magnetic pull is causing the rocks to move based on their geological makeup. The most believable theory is that due to extremely cold winter nights and the air freezing at ground level, a perfect storm, so to say, must happen for the rocks to move.
After the large rocks are frozen to the nighttime ground, the sun begins to rise and warm things up allowing the ice to melt. Once that happens the rocks are able to “skim” across the icy surface until it’s melted. This theory works really well until you factor in that the scientists have not been able to prove this on small pebbles and rocks, which leaves them back with no real answer. It’s an unsolved mystery and it’s back to the think tank for this one.
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How do those rocks roll?
How do those rocks roll?
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July 10, 2017
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Breaking News, Human Interest
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Harvard has revoked at least 10 prospective students’ acceptance letters after it was discovered that the students shared racist and sexually explicit memes via a private Facebook group chat.
The group chat, which was at one point named “Harvard Memes for Horny Bourgeois Teens,” was formed in December of last year as an offshoot of the main Harvard Class of 2021 Facebook Group, the Harvard Crimson reported.
Students used the group chat to share offensive content that would have gotten them banned from the main class of 2021 Facebook group. Memes traded in the group reportedly mocked sexual assault, pedophilia, the Holocaust and children’s deaths.
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The Baker Library at the Harvard Business School on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., Tuesday, March 7, 2017.
Source: Charles Krupa/AP
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https://mic.com/articles/178904/harvard-rescinds-10-offers-to-students-who-sent-hateful-memes-in-a-private-facebook-group-chat#.ObFKw6dkE
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July 10, 2017
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Breaking News, Human Interest, Political
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President Trump reported hundreds of millions of dollars in income Friday in financial disclosure forms that shed more light on his vast business holdings.
At his golf courses alone, Trump reported $288 million in income in the past year. That includes $19.8 million from his club in Bedminster, New Jersey, where he has spent some weekends as president.
The numbers were reported in a 98-page disclosure form signed by Trump this week and made public by the Office of Government Ethics. The report covers January 2016 through April 15, 2017.
Trump reported $37.2 million in income in the past year from Mar-a-Lago, the private Florida resort where Trump hosted the president of China and ordered missile strikes against Syria. The club has doubled its membership fee in the past year.
The Mar-a-Lago income figure was $7.4 million higher than on his previous financial disclosure filing, in May 2016.
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http://money.cnn.com/2017/06/16/news/trump-financial-disclosure-form/index.html
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