extreme-heat-exposure-up-4-to-6-times-by-mid-century Heat kills. Vulnerable populations, like the elderly and children, are highly affected -- but the hazard extends to workplaces too, where heat has significant economic costs in addition to costing otherwise healthy workers their lives each year. I came across a new study by The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) on the same day I found the usual late Spring reminder on the issue of heat hazards in the workplace in my email. The folks at Industrial Safety and Hygiene News (ISHN) succinctly highlight the risk: "If the body cannot rid itself of excess heat, it will store it. UCAR predicts "the average annual exposure to extreme heat in the United States during the study period (2041-2070) is expected to be between 10 and 14 billion person-days, compared to an annual average of 2.3 billion person-days between 1971 and 2000." They found that increased exposures to extreme heat due to climate change alone account for only about a third of the projected trend.
Prison Planet.com - Iceweasel Gates Is Funding USDOE Conferences and “Innovations” What corporate reformers manage to devise continues to amaze me. I know. It shouldn’t. But it does. During my perusal of the latest Gates grants, I stumbled across a find that makes me tilt my head slightly to the right in contemplation of its creepy import: The US Department of Education is taking Gates money. Yep. The first grant, for $300,000, was paid in April 2012: U.S. Date: April 2012 Purpose: to support a national labor-management collaboration conference Amount: $300,000 But there’s more … Gates paid the USDOE a nearly identical grant in December 2013: Date: December 2013 Purpose: to support a conference on labor-management collaboration to help implementation of the Common Core State Standards [Emphasis added.] Amount: $300,000 So, here we have two “labor management collaborations” financed by Gates– with the second focused on CCSS implementation– Bill’s favorite song of late. Here is a May 2012 USDOE white paper on the first such “collaboration.” This U.S. Moving on. Date: September 2013
Historiana : Case Study : Suffragettes and suffragists: the campaign for women’s voting rights: Britain and the wider world Suffragettes and suffragists: the campaign for women’s voting rights: Britain and the wider world The introduction of women's suffrage came at different times in different places. The struggle to achieve votes for women began in the late 18th century but had little success until the early 20th century - even at the beginning of the 21st century there are still countries where votes for women are restricted or denied. One important episode in the campaign for women's suffrage was fought in Britain from about 1880 until 1918, when Parliament finally granted some women (but not all) the right to vote. The struggle of women in Britain was similar to that of women in other similar societies: the United States, New Zealand and countries in Northern Europe, such as Finland, Iceland and Norway. ShareThis
Global Peace Index Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind! - Iceweasel Inside 'Billionaires Row': London's rotting, derelict mansions worth £350m | Society A third of the mansions on the most expensive stretch of London's "Billionaires Row" are standing empty, including several huge houses that have fallen into ruin after standing almost completely vacant for a quarter of a century. A Guardian investigation has revealed there are an estimated £350m worth of vacant properties on the most prestigious stretch of The Bishops Avenue in north London, which last year was ranked as the second most expensive street in Britain. One property owner, the developer Anil Varma, has complained that the address has become "one of the most expensive wastelands in the world". At least 120 bedrooms are empty in the vacant properties. The empty buildings include a row of 10 mansions worth £73m which have stood largely unused since they were bought between 1989 and 1993, it is believed on behalf of members of the Saudi royal family. Homes are on the market for up to £65m but there are also 16 unoccupied mansions. Other houses show signs of limited habitation.
How languages evolve - Alex Gendler What is the difference between "a hearty welcome" and "a cordial reception"? In a brief, action-packed history of the English language, Kate Gardoqui explains why these semantically equal phrases evoke such different images. What do Game of Thrones’ Dothraki, Avatar’s Na’vi, Star Trek’s Klingon and LOTR’s Elvish have in common? They are all fantasy constructed languages, or conlangs. This incredibly thorough map shows the branching diversity of languages throughout the history of the world. "The object of inquiry in linguistics is human language, in particular the extent and limits of diversity in the world’s languages. From the BBC, here's "a guide to which languages are most widely spoken, hardest to learn and other revealing facts." Music is a powerful communication tool--it causes us to laugh, cry, think and question.
what-if-carbon-dioxide-was-pink Written by Gregg Kleiner. Here’s one dads desperate attempt to slow climate change by thinking pink… As a father, I often lie awake nights tossing and twisting with worry about the climate crisis and how it will impact the lives of my children, their children, children all over the world. As a writer, my imagination fires easily, in full color, so I can easily envision the worst. I blink in the dark and see rising seas, mountains with no snow, super storms swirling on the horizons. On one of those sleep-deprived nights, I got to thinking about how I might use my gift for writing stories to help kids better understand climate change, and then take action. I talked to Green Diva Meg about it in a recent Green Divas Green Dude episode… It’s become very clear that we can’t wait for our politicians to ride in and slow climate change. So we can’t wait for our leaders to come around. But what if we could see carbon dioxide? Puffing from smoke stacks and tail pipes and the butts of cows? Bonus: