Go to this issue's Table of Contents. O C T O B E R 1 9 8 0 by Laurence H. Tribe and Thomas M. RollinsJanuary 20, 1981. For the first time in history the Inaugural stand has been built on the West Front of the Capitol, facing Pennsylvania Avenue and the White House a mile away. But at noon, the time fixed for the Inauguration, … Continue reading WHEN NO ONE WINS A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Month: June 2016
FACT CHECKING
Fact Check Fake News Custodial Repentance GOP presidential candidate Marco Rubio did not say rape victims belong in custody if it's suspected they're considering abortions. Kim LaCapria Nov 9, 2015 SHARE 1.9K CLAIM: Marco Rubio said rape victims should be taken into custody and held if it's suspected they're considering abortions. FALSE EXAMPLE:[Collected via e-mail … Continue reading FACT CHECKING
FORSKOLIN: ESSENTIAL FOR HEALTH?
Coleus Forskohlii Herb Extract http://www.indo-world.com/coleus_forskohli/coleus_forskohli.htm ANCIENT REMEDY FOR WEIGHT LOSS, HEART HEALTH, BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION, AND SPORTS SUPPLEMENT Coleus Forskohlii Herb Extract is drived from roots from Coleus Forskohlii. Coleus is used in India folk medicines and is a traditional digestive remedy. Currently the plant is extensively cultivated is Southern India. Forskohlii helps to lower blood pressure, dilates the blood vessels. It … Continue reading FORSKOLIN: ESSENTIAL FOR HEALTH?
The Garrison Keillor You Never Knew
By CARA BUCKLEY (JUNE 16, 2016) http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/19/arts/the-garrison-keillor-you-never-knew.html?_r=0 ST. PAUL, MINN. — Garrison Keillor was riding shotgun in a rented Chevy, motoring east through the steamy Midwestern heat. His linen suit was appropriately rumpled — everything about this public radio legend suggests disregard for crisp lines — and his gangly legs were jacked up against the … Continue reading The Garrison Keillor You Never Knew
MAKING FIREWOOD IN WESTERN WISCONSIN
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CELL PHONES AND CANCER
Making Sense of the New Reports on Cell Phones and Cancer CURT DELLAVALLE holds a Ph.D. in environmental health from Yale University and a B.S. in biology from the University of Connecticut. You may have read the headlines about a new study linking cellphone radiation to cancer. What does this mean for your health? Researchers at the National … Continue reading CELL PHONES AND CANCER
The World Nears Peak Fossil Fuels for Electricity
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-13/we-ve-almost-reached-peak-fossil-fuels-for-electricity?utm_medium=email&utm_source=digg The way we get electricity is about to change dramatically, as the era of ever-expanding demand for fossil fuels comes to an end—in less than a decade. That's according to a new forecast by Bloomberg New Energy Finance that plots out global power markets for the next 25 years. Call it peak fossil fuels, a turnabout that's happening not … Continue reading The World Nears Peak Fossil Fuels for Electricity
TURNNG CO2 EMISSIONS INTO STONE
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/10/science/carbon-capture-and-sequestration-iceland.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=digg&_r=0 For years, scientists and others concerned about climate change have been talking about the need for carbon capture and sequestration. That is the term for removing carbon dioxide from, say, a coal-burning power plant’s smokestack and pumping it deep underground to keep it out of the atmosphere, where it would otherwise contribute to global … Continue reading TURNNG CO2 EMISSIONS INTO STONE
WHEN DID WE START SEEING THE COLOR BLUE?
http://www.sciencealert.com/humans-couldn-t-even-see-the-colour-blue-until-modern-times-research-suggests by FIONA MACDONALD, 4 MAR 2015 Humans didn't even see the colour blue until modern times, research suggests Earlier this year, we all had our minds torn apart by a dress that was clearly blue and black to some people, and 100 percent white and gold to others. But what's more mind-blowing is that there's actually evidence … Continue reading WHEN DID WE START SEEING THE COLOR BLUE?
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