February 10, 2017
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Demonstrators holding signs greeted DeVos when she arrived at Jefferson Middle School Academy in southwest Washington, not far from the Department of Education building.
When she headed toward the school’s entrance, the protesters stood in front of her, video from CNN affiliate WJLA showed.
The video showed DeVos then turned around and walked away, with one protester walking beside her shouting, “Go back! Shame, shame” as she got into an SUV and drove off.
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Protesters block Betsy DeVos from entering public school
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http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/10/politics/devos-protest-at-washington-school/index.html
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February 10, 2017
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Human Interest, Technical
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Scientists at the California Institute of Technology and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign design a drone based on the complex wing structure of bats.
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Robot drone bat
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http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/wonder/robot-drone-mimics-real-life-bat/vp-AAmF0Iw?ocid=spartandhp
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February 10, 2017
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A brief history of New York’s waste management
Waste management problems are nothing new for New York. As described in a 1657 ordinance, when New York was still called New Amsterdam,
“…many burghers and inhabitants throw their rubbish, filth, ashes, dead animals and suchlike things into the public streets to the great inconvenience of the community.”
A snapshot from two centuries later depicts a city overrun with horse manure, posing a health hazard for residents.
Through most of its history, up until the mid-1900’s, New York’s primary method for disposing of its waste was simply to dump it into the ocean. At one point, as much as 80% of New York’s garbage ended up out at sea. However, in what was surely its most enduring waste management initiative, New York City used some of its garbage (mostly ash, rubble, and other debris) to create artificial land, thereby increasing its own size.
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The original shoreline of Manhattan (yellow) versus the current shoreline (dark blue)
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http://metrocosm.com/where-new-york-garbage-goes/
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February 10, 2017
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The White House said Thursday that Kellyanne Conway, a senior adviser to President Trump, has been “counseled” after she promoted Ivanka Trump’s fashion line in a television interview.
But some thought that didn’t go far enough. In a remarkable rebuke to the White House, a bipartisan letter was sent to the Office of Government Ethics Thursday, to determine whether she should receive a stronger disciplinary response, including suspension, demotion or dismissal.
The letter was authored by Representative Elijah Cummings, a Democrat, and Jason Chaffetz, Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee.
The letter warned, “In this case, there is an additional challenge, which is that the President, as the ultimate disciplinary authority for the White House employees, has an inherent conflict of interest since Conway’s statements relate to his daughter’s private business.”
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http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/09/news/kellyanne-conway-ivanka-brand/index.html
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February 10, 2017
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In a meeting with Connecticut Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Gorsuch, who’s largely been silent since Trump nominated him last week, took exception to Trump calling a federal judge in Seattle a “so-called judge” after blocking the President’s travel ban.
“He said very specifically that they were demoralizing and disheartening and he characterized them very specifically that way,” Blumenthal said of Gorsuch. “I said they were more than disheartening and I said to him that he has an obligation to make his views clear to the American people, so they understand how abhorrent or unacceptable President Trump’s attacks on the judiciary are.”
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Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch( on right),
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http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/08/politics/gorsuch-trump-tweets/index.html
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February 9, 2017
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… In continuing where I left off in my last editorial, the patriots won, just as I said they would. They didn’t just win, they came back from 25 down and won in overtime. The Falcons were just too young and had no Super Bowl unlike the Patriots who were previously in the Super Bowl 5 times. It’s just crazy how good this Patriots team handles themselves on the field. I have a lot of respect for the Patriots because they are a really good team, which annoys me to no end. Ah well! There’s always next year!
What really made me mad was when the Patriots beat the Seahawks in the 2014 Super Bowl. I was so hurt that I almost didn’t want to watch the Super Bowl the following year but I managed to get over it in time. The Patriots, after all, is a sophisticated team, which is the reason why they got the victory. As disappointing as the Super Bowl was, the NBA season is still going great. The Cavaliers are killing teams, although the majority betted on the Warriors. The Cavs proved them wrong.
Tootdaloo!
February 8, 2017
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Human Interest, Medical
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New research on treatments for depression presents an intriguing finding: a healthy diet may help depressed patients.
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How about a serving of fish with that anti-depressant? The idea that what you eat could influence the development and even treatment of depression is gaining ground. WSJ’s Sumathi Reddy and Tanya Rivero discuss a new study showing the psychological benefits of a modified Mediterranean diet.
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-research-on-treating-depression-1485795514
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February 8, 2017
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Human Interest, Science
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(GMA News Online)-Scientists have discovered a unique adaptation of the barbeled dragonfish: a functional, flexible head joint, the first and only example of its kind known to exist among fishes.
The joint connects the skull and vertebral column and allows the fish a much larger degree of maneuverability to ingest prey—as much as 120 degrees. That expanse allows the barbeled dragonfish to wholly ingest fish that are nearly identical in size.
The discovery was made after scientists studied specimens from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and five other natural history collections around the world. Their findings were published in the journal PLOS ONE on Wednesday (February 01).
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On left Dragonfish’s flexible head joint
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February 8, 2017
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In an extremely rare rebuke, she was instructed by the presiding officer to take her seat.
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Tuesday night’s rule means Warren will be barred from speaking on the floor until Sessions’ debate ends, McConnell’s office confirmed. The debate is expected to conclude Wednesday night.
“She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted,” McConnell said on the Senate floor.
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The emotional exchange occurred during debate on the nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Alabama, to be attorney general. Warren was reading from a 1986 letter Coretta Scott King, the widow of Martin Luther King Jr., had written to Sen. Strom Thurmond critical of Sessions who was then a nominee to be a federal judge.
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Source: CNN
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http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/07/politics/elizabeth-warren-mitch-mcconnell/index.html
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February 8, 2017
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The 51-50 vote ends Trump’s toughest confirmation battle yet. Senate Democrats debated through the night and into Tuesday morning in a last-ditch attempt to derail DeVos, buoyed by support from Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine.
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DeVos was sworn into office shortly after 6 p.m. ET. Pence administered the oath of office and said his confirmation vote earlier in the day was “the easiest vote I ever cast.”
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Throughout the fight, Democrats argued they needed “Just one more!” to lure away another Republican vote. But Senate Republican leaders succeeded in delivering a victory to Trump in a confirmation fight that very few expected to become as tough as it did.
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Betsy DeVos confirmed
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http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/07/politics/betsy-devos-senate-vote/index.html
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