Below is a roundup of news, politics science, and humor. I hope you enjoy.
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HEALTH, SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS:
Great environmental work by Trees, Water, People in Indian Country: Spirit of a Proud Nation: What We Can Learn from the Lakota
The strangeness of quantum cats: 'Quantum Cheshire Cat' becomes reality. This is another example of how reality is not what we think it is when you get down to the smallest levels.
Uh oh...Call for 'radical action' on drug-resistant malaria
And SERIOUSLY holy shit: Ebola spreading too fast - WHO
Things we all can do to reduce our carbon footprint: Ten Personal Solutions to Global Warming
This is why I almost never eat beef: Beef environment cost 10 times that of other livestock
POLITICAL NEWS:
In honor of the frightened teabaggers, I give you Gogol Bordello's Immigraniada (We Comin' Rougher):
It amazes me what conservative extremists believe: Mocking and Debunking 10 of the Most Popular Conservative Talking Points
And on a related note, YES, Democrats ARE better for the economy: Parties, presidents, and economic power
Congresswoman Linda Sanchez on the Humanitarian Crisis at the border:
Life isn't simple...even in Israel/Palestine. So let's not act as if it was simple: Caring Is Not a Zero-Sum Game
A tiny step in the right direction in Uganda: Uganda court annuls anti-gay law
There really are alternatives! TD Bank, local banks, credit unions...ANYTHING but these crappy banks: Americans really hate their banks
Unexpected links between environmental degradation, child slavery, and terrorism: Global decline of wildlife linked to child slavery
HISTORY:
On August 1, 1793 France becomes the 1st country to use the metric system. American has argued about it ever since.
On August 1st, 1794 old time teabaggers start the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania...George Washington later kicks their ass.
A precursor to WWI: The Crimean War and the French-British Alliance
The lead up to WWI: Countdown to World War I: August 1, 1914
In pictures: World War One battlefields 100 years on
Aug. 1, 1936 - Adolf Hitler opens 11th Olympic Games in Berlin...Jesse Owens later steals the show:
RANDOMNESS:
This week's moment of jbou: I can't believe that this is real life.
Jon Stewart Zen Moment:
A real moment of Zen: A story about one of the most famous Zen masters in Japan (From Zen Stories to Tell Your Neighbors)
A beautiful girl in the village was pregnant. Her angry parents demanded to know who was the father. At first resistant to confess, the anxious and embarrassed girl finally pointed to Hakuin, the Zen master whom everyone previously revered for living such a pure life. When the outraged parents confronted Hakuin with their daughter's accusation, he simply replied "Is that so?"
When the child was born, the parents brought it to the Hakuin, who now was viewed as a pariah by the whole village. They demanded that he take care of the child since it was his responsibility. "Is that so?" Hakuin said calmly as he accepted the child.
For many months he took very good care of the child until the daughter could no longer withstand the lie she had told. She confessed that the real father was a young man in the village whom she had tried to protect. The parents immediately went to Hakuin to see if he would return the baby. With profuse apologies they explained what had happened. "Is that so?" Hakuin said as he handed them the child.
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BBC News: Today's African Proverb:
"No matter how hot your anger is, it cannot cook yam"
--Sent by Joyce Adhiambo in Nairobi, Kenya
For last week's issue:
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