Urban Wildlife Habitats Most mid-sized cities with responsible development plans will incorporate substantial greenbelts, wetlands, parks, and water areas for public enjoyment, water management, and smooth supportive integration with surrounding ecosystems. Nature and wilderness areas support popular activities like boating, bicycling, hiking, running, and skiing. These are among the top reasons people move to an area and… Continue reading Effective and Economical Municipal Wildlife Management
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HEALTH – Avoiding Tumors Caused by Excessive Cell Phone Usage RF Emissions
Summary In a 2017 safety test commissioned by CBC News Canada, it was discovered that normal cell phone use results in dangerous tumor causing radiation exposure that exceeds the safety guidelines. When mobile phones are placed in a pocket, essentially against the body, radiation emissions were 300% to 400% greater than if phones are 1/4″ (5 mm)… Continue reading HEALTH – Avoiding Tumors Caused by Excessive Cell Phone Usage RF Emissions
Harald Eia: The Best Countries for Building Personal Wealth
In which society is it easiest to get rich? Contrary to common belief, it is not countries like the US or the UK that create the highest number of rich people per capita, but Nordic social democracies like Norway and Sweden. Counter intuitive as it may sound, high taxes, generous welfare states and strong unions… Continue reading Harald Eia: The Best Countries for Building Personal Wealth
The United States and Papua New Guinea are the only two countries in the world that do not guarantee paid maternity leave
[Source: Broadly, via YouTube, 10 Mar 2016] The United States and Papua New Guinea are the only two countries in the world that do not guarantee paid maternity leave. Despite the fact that the US ranks second in the world for highest GDP while Papua New Guinea falls at 139th, working women in both countries… Continue reading The United States and Papua New Guinea are the only two countries in the world that do not guarantee paid maternity leave
Iowa City Flooding Emergency and Volunteer Recovery Relief Resources
Summary. This page provides links to emergency and volunteer resources for responding to the flood crisis in Iowa City. After the flood, the words Recovery Relief were added to the title. A related article is also available, Proactive Flood Containment and Disaster Planning – Responding to the Iowa Flood of 2008. Helping With Disaster Recovery. The… Continue reading Iowa City Flooding Emergency and Volunteer Recovery Relief Resources
Lord of War
Update: 29 Apr 2022 The official Google YouTube offering of movies includes some that are free with ads. [View] When this post was created in September 2005, the movie “Lord of War” was viewable for free from Google on YouTube with ads. Now more than 15 years later, the video is not available as ad-sponsored… Continue reading Lord of War
Wargames – Watch the Classic 1980s Movie Online Free
Summary A 80’s teenager, bored by traditional high school subjects like biology but fascinated by computers, accidentally taps into the Pentagon’s top-secret computer…the USA’s NORAD system. He starts what he innocently believes is a computer game called “Global Thermonuclear War,” but the “game” is real. The Pentagon’s best minds cannot shut down or reprogram the… Continue reading Wargames – Watch the Classic 1980s Movie Online Free
“Tactics for Survival in the Corporate State” – Nicholas Johnson at Grinnell College, Iowa (1 April 1971)
About “Tactics for Survival in the Corporate State: Life, Love and Other Stuff,” Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, April 1, 1971, Broadcast on Iowa Educational Broadcast Network, April 12, 1971. The lecture runs an hour and ten minutes. The Q&A, which is about 21minutes, begins at 1:10:38. An earlier version of this talk was presented on… Continue reading “Tactics for Survival in the Corporate State” – Nicholas Johnson at Grinnell College, Iowa (1 April 1971)