Any guidance would be appreciated on helping me narrow down my first 9mm, mostly as a all of the above pistol (occasional carry/ truck and nightstand stashed and of course range toy)
As for as the occasional carry, call it pure ignorance and being a California transplant in Texas, that makes me think I will be fine carrying any pistol that size.
My first research rabbit hole lead me to the Walther PDP line and some more Reddit guidance pointed me to the PDP pro 5.1 which unfortunately I haven’t been able to find for rent other then a PDP compact.
I first heard about the Staccato P from the range employee’s recommendation’s, I’ve shot about 700 rounds in a rental, definitely like what they hype is about.
I guess I’m just trying to cover my bases before making a decision other then the vastly different prices
TL:DR Staccato P vs Walther Pro 5.1

Any guidance would be appreciated on helping me narrow down my first 9mm, mostly as a all of the above pistol (occasional carry/ truck and nightstand stashed and of course range toy)
As for as the occasional carry, call it pure ignorance and being a California transplant in Texas, that makes me think I will be fine carrying any pistol that size.
My first research rabbit hole lead me to the Walther PDP line and some more Reddit guidance pointed me to the PDP pro 5.1 which unfortunately I haven’t been able to find for rent other then a PDP compact.
I first heard about the Staccato P from the range employee’s recommendation’s, I’ve shot about 700 rounds in a rental, definitely like what they hype is about.
I guess I’m just trying to cover my bases before making a decision other then the vastly different prices
TL:DR Staccato P vs Walther Pro 5.1

Drought, displacement, superbugs, riots, corruption, inflation, and some monumental methane leaks. Is this our New Normal?
Last Week in Collapse: May 7-13, 2023
This is Last Week in Collapse, a weekly newsletter bringing together some of the most important, timely, useful, depressing, ironic, amazing, or otherwise must-see moments in Collapse.
This is the 72nd newsletter. You can find the April 30-May 6 edition here if you missed it last week. These newsletters are also on Substack if you want them sent to your email inbox, or if you want to doompill your favorite celebrity/politician/teachefriend…
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Research has been done into the relationship between the 2019-2020 Australian bush fires, La Niña, and flooding. The Southern hemisphere’s climate patterns were impacted by the devastating wildfires in unpredictable ways. But the wildfires themselves were yet another event in our ongoing feedback loop(s). What started the Australian drought? What can be blamed for a cyclone, or ocean currents?
Spain experienced its hottest April ever, and is suffering a drought that may end up stretching for decades. Farmers are using forbidden water to produce fruit, part of a growing dispute about who should have water rights amid a forever-shrinking supply, and what our limited water should be used for. The prisoner’s dilemma incentivizes individual farmers and settlers to use illegal wells to maximize their individual advantage in a dog-eat-dog world. Half of France is at crisis/vigilance levels of drought, and the Agly River is just about dead. Portugal is growing more desperate in the face of drought. The long, hot drought has arrived decades earlier than anticipated.
Italy is bracing for a long, historic drought, and struggling to get everyone to shift their understanding of the future of Water. Sandstorms are also becoming more common globally.
Rainclouds aren’t always a relief. A study from Science of The Total Environment concluded that antibiotic-resistant bacteria can travel inside clouds, and at similar concentrations to land. I didn’t have Plague Rain on my bingo card but I’ll pencil it in.
Gigantic wildfires are burning in Siberia, killing over 20 people so far, confirmed. Several wildfires in western Canada are burning, and sending smoke south. This is only the beginning; scientists warn of more common, more extensive, and more destructive wildfires in the future.
The UK Supreme Court ruled in favor of Shell Oil, against 27,000+ Nigerian litigants, in a legal case dating back to a 2011 oil spill that released approximately 40,000 barrels (1.68M gallons, or 6.5M liters) off the coast of Nigeria. The oil damaged waterways, fishing stocks, and farmland—but Shell got away without penalty. This is the way.
Two colossal methane leaks in Turkmenistan were revealed to have (last year) contributed more to global warming than the UK’s entire CO2 output in 2022. Turkmenistan leaked about 30% more methane last year than the United States did, and more than twice as much as Russia, the #3 violator. Mexico has over 14,000 “orphan wells” and it’s not emitting a comparable amount of methane.
Extreme heat has come to the Fraser Valley in Canada, where temperatures hit 34°C (93 °F), a great deal hotter than usual. Meanwhile Vietnam saw its highest temperature ever: 44.6 °C (112 °F). Cambodia saw record May temperatures, Hainan had its all-time hottest day, alongside the Cocos Islands, Singapore, and more. It doesn’t take an expert to know that heatwaves will become worse, and more common...even underwater heatwaves.
Part of Nunavut broke a heat record, and the Canadian military is helping fight wildfires in Alberta. The Castner Glacier is melting in Alaska faster than expected. A general heat wave is moving into North America right now. Part of Australia saw its coldest May morning.
Bangladesh and Myanmar are planning on evacuating hundreds of thousands of people ahead of Super-Cyclone Mocha, which will reportedly bring wind speeds of over 160km per hour (100 mph). The damage will never be fully repaired.
Flooding in the DRC killed several hundred people, and 5,000+ are still missing. Thousands in Somalia were displaced after flash floods. At least 24 died in Yemen flooding. Meanwhile drought migration surges in Iraq.
Rising sea temperatures is affecting ocean oxygen levels, which have dropped more than 2% in the last 70 years. It’s one reason why whales are getting thinner and fish populations are suffering—alongside overfishing, microplastics, and other pollution. Even freshwater fish are not safe from threats.
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Some economists are betting on an American recession. Christopher Waller, one of the members of the Fed’s Board of Governors, claimed that “Climate change is real, but I do not believe it poses a serious risk to the safety and soundness of large banks or the financial stability of the United States…” Some analysts are predicting more bank collapses ahead.
A few days before COVID regulations were set to end on migration to the U.S., a car attack killed 7 outside a migrant center in Brownsville, Texas. Anxiety is growing around future swells of immigrants through U.S. border towns.
South Africa is deploying its soldiers to monitor power stations for 5 months, in order to prevent power theft and sabotage. The U.S. is accusing Iran of supplying weapons to Yemeni rebels, in breach of agreements made to cool off the 9-year proxy War in Yemen.
Artificial Intelligence continues to scare people and the so-called “godfather of AI” is warning humanity to control its development before it’s too late. But it’s already far, far too late—decades, even. When was the real, final, reasonable point of no return for us?
Germany’s production is falling, accompanying Hungary and Swedish troubles and larger air freight slowing. Consumer demand is down, yet consumer need is up.
Debt defaulting in Chinese towns is supposedly rising, increasing reliance on the central government to make new bank loans. Production and demand are dropping for industrial goods inside China, but Pakistan is willing to buy Russian oil in Yuan.
American commercial real estate may foretell economic doom ahead. People keep talking about home prices crashing but it hasn’t happened yet. Sometimes it feels like Collapse is always arriving, but it’s never quite here…
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I went to a crowded store last week and didn’t put my mask on, even though I had one with me. I was simply too lazy to put it on, or it would’ve been too hot or uncomfortable. Has this become the same experience for all of us? I am recommitting, tripling down, on wearing a mask to prevent COVID. Japan is struggling to reverse the hikikkomorization of society…but who wants to be around other people in a social warzone?
This Nature study analyzes how to build a resilient society after during COVID—but the pandemic is still with us. Long COVID is not going away from society, and the aliment is still being understood in new ways. The longer you had COVID, the longer and more severe your Long COVID symptoms may be.
A cholera outbreak in Ethiopia killed almost 100 people. On Thursday, the WHO declared an end to the monkeypox global health emergency.
A study in Nature Mental Health announced what we already know: climate change and its consequences have caused mental health problems for many people. Climate change itself is linked to mental health problems.
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The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre released its 76-page report on internally displaced people (IDPs), and the findings are nothing short of alarming. There has been a huge increase in the number of IDPs since 2021. Now there are estimated to be 71M+ IDPs across the world. Weather events/processes have created more IDPs than conflict (32M vs 28M, respectively), with the largest global region for IDPs being sub-Saharan Africa. The report, which is packed full of graphics, statistics, and doom, does not count refugees or other migrants/asylum-seekers who have left their home countries.
Of particular focus in the report is the link between hunger and internal migration. The more often someone moves, the hungrier they are likely to be. The cycle of suffering is reinforced through patterns of Disaster-Starvation-War-Desperation-Trafficking-Trauma-War… 6.6M IDPs in Afghanistan, 4.5M in Yemen, 6.9M in Syria, 6M in the DRC, 4.6M in Ethiopia…Natural disasters (flooding, mostly) caused 8M+ people to become displaced in Pakistan last year. Cholera, mosquitoes, desperation follow… Any system, when it is overloaded with so much pain, cannot help but Collapse.
Riots have now killed at least 62 people in Manipur, one of India’s remote eastern states. Over 1,500 homes have been burnt and a few hundred injured, over disagreements regarding certain tribes’ recognized minority status, or lack thereof. Over 35,000 people have been displaced so far, curfew was temporarily imposed, and the internet has allegedly been limited in the rural region. The army has stepped in to secure “peace” and the regional governor gave authorization for security forces to shoot disobedient protestors.
After Israel killed 15 Palestinians in missile strikes, “Islamic Jihad,” a militant group in Gaza, shot 270 rockets at Israel. 65 rockets didn’t make it out of Gaza; Israel intercepted 62, three struck urban areas, and the rest crashed in the fields, hills, and deserts. Israel retaliated with missile strikes, killing at least five Palestinians. The exchange of weapons marks the highest threshold of violence seen in months.
Pakistan’s former PM, Imran Khan, was arrested, and loads of people protested in immediate reaction. About a thousand people were arrested. The ruling military-backed authorities are clamping down on the opposition party and Khan himself ahead of the October elections, which they will likely block Khan from contesting. Yet Pakistan’s Supreme Court freed Khan, after at least 10 people died in nationwide protests, and called the imprisonment “invalid.” Is the country spinning into open Civil War, or just barely holding the line?
In Lebanon, protestors broke into bank buildings with hammers and fireworks, in retaliation for the banks withholding of customer cash. In Senegal, protestors are rising up after an opposition leader mobilized resistance; rioters throw rocks, and police respond with live rounds. One person has been confirmed dead. In Guinea, anti-government protests turned violent and 7 people were slain. North African nations may be next.
A reader last week linked me to this protest-tracking website where you can sift through many recent and ongoing protests across the planet.
Sudan’s recent War has turned one month old, and 100,000+ people have fled the country, with more than 700,000 internally displaced. Reports are emerging of Wagner Group’s growing involvement in the gold trade, though they have been in Sudan for a few years now. Over 750 people are dead, over 5,000 wounded, and fighting/explosions have happened outside the capital, Khartoum. Slowly, the fighting is expanding into new communities, and into a wider and more complex War. Its neighbors cannot support all Sudan’s refugees, let alone their own people…
“We still need a bit more time,” Zelenskyy said, justifying the delay of Ukraine’s counteroffensive. The UK is gifting long-range missiles to Ukraine, and tensions grow between Wagner Group and the Kremlin over ammunition, honor, and broken promises. France has now labeled Wagner Group as terrorists with the UK following close behind. South Africa has also been accused of supplying weapons to Russia, while Switzerland approved a measure to enable the supply of weaponry to Ukraine.
In Haiti, quasi-organized counteroffensives have begun against the gangsters that keep Port-Au-Prince’s population in a state of permanent uncertainty & terror. Some operate as vigilantes; others reinforce police operations. Private security, vigilantes, warlords, citizen-soldiers, police, gangsters, where is the line between ally and enemy, government and non-government agents, savior and slaver? Dynamic and ever-changing sources of authority compete in a world on fire.
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Things to watch for next week include:
↠ Thailand holds its contentious election today, Sunday, May 14th. Türkiye is also holding its much-contested election today. Is it too late to stop the old authoritarians—or can they still be electorally replaced by new rulers?
Select comments/threads from the subreddit last week suggest:
-Climate scientists are…hopeful? I’m not sure I believe this post from ClimateOffensive but the OP supposedly asked a climate scientist about a number of things (1.5 °C, AI, geoengineering, the state of optimism, individual action, etc.) and got some straight answers.
-This screenshot and thread is only the tip of the shitberg. The state of American education is in emergency, judging by the horror stories coming out of teachers these days. It is worse than you imagine. Another observation tells another tale of educational erosion. You will not regret leaving teaching.
-The “New Normal” has been co-opted by anti-maskers, business interests, and science deniers, perpetuating the same old Business As Usual (BAU), if this gilded observation from a European country is to be believed. Is the same true for your nation or neighborhood? Are you still masking up? People are acting like COVID never happened in the first place…
-Canada is pricing out the poor, based on this observation from everyone’s #1 climate getaway. Housing prices uncontrollably high, mental health problems growing, and the decay of everything.
Have any feedback, questions, comments, resources, yurts for sale, hate mail, stock tips, etc.? Consider joining the Last Week in Collapse SubStack if you don’t want to check collapse every Sunday, you can get this newsletter sent to your email inbox every weekend. I always forget something... What did I miss this week?

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has been accused by a Texas state senator of withholding details about Saturday's mass shooting at a mall.
Democratic Senator Roland Gutierrez said Monday that little information has emerged about the shooting, in which eight people were killed and seven others injured, because Abbott has directed law enforcement officials to "Keep it quiet."
In a statement, Gutierrez's spokesperson told Newsweek said that the senator believes there's been a delay in information similar to what happened in the Uvalde shooting and that "There is a massive lack of transparency in Texas that needs to be addressed."
Earlier in the morning, Abbott held a press conference at the Capitol but avoided discussing the shooting or a separate incident in Brownsville, where an SUV drove into a crowd of people in front of a migrant shelter on Sunday, killing eight people and injuring 10 others.
Abbott said that he expected the public will get more information in "The coming days" and that Texas leaders would be able to take action to prevent similar crimes based on that information.
Those included efforts to raise the age of purchase for an AR-15 to 21, expand background checks and require the Texas Department of Public Safety to provide information about safe firearm storage to parents in Texas schools.

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Seven people are dead in Brownsville, Texas, after a car ran into pedestrians Sunday morning.
The crash occurred at 8:30 a.m. near the Ozanam Center in Brownsville, a representative from the Brownsville Police Department told ABC News.
In addition to those who died, up to six people are being treated for serious and minor injuries at the hospital, according to police.
Police have a male suspect in custody, authorities said.
The driver is in the hospital being treated and under 24-hour guard watch, police said.
Tests are currently being performed to check for alcohol and drug use, police said.

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GP = Googleplay
[?] = unknown definition
title = pending trade
If a title is no longer listed = It has been traded
COMBO Films

• 2film: My Girl 1 & 2 SD =MA
• 3film: Mall Cop / Zookeeper / Boom SD =MA
• 3film: Night at the Museum: Trilogy SD =MA
• 3film: The Other Guys, Step Brothers, Talladega Nights SD =MA
• 4film: The Magnificent Seven Collection HD Vudu
• 5film: Hats Off to Dr. Seuss collection: the cat in the hat MA, the Lorax MA, Horton hears a Who! MA, Green Eggs and Ham MA, how the Grinch Stole Christmas Vudu (original versions) Vudu SD
• 6film: Joe Dirt, Benchwarmers, House Bunny, The Animal, Deuce Bigalow, Master Of Disguise SD =MA

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• Dragon Heart 3 HD =MA
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• Finding Nemo (googleplay) HD =MA
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• the Five Year Engagement (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
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• Fright Night 2 UR HD =MA
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• Frozen Ground HD Vudu
• Fury HD =MA
• Fury SD =MA
• G.I.Joe Retaliation HD Vudu Or iTunes (split)
• the Gambler HD (Vudu / iTunes Split)
• Gemini Man HD Vudu Or iTunes (split)
• Get On Up (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• Get The Gringo (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• Ghost In The Shell [2017] HD Vudu Only
• Ghost Rider Spirit Of Vengeance SD =MA
• Ghostbusters HD =MA
• Ghostbusters: Answer The Call & Extended HD =MA
• Gifted HD =MA
• the Girl In The Spidersweb SD =MA
• the Girl On The Train =MA 4K (iTunes Redeem)
• the Girl On The Train =MA HD
• the Giver HD Vudu
• Gladiator Vudu or iTunes 4K
• Glee The Concert (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• God's Not Dead 3: A Light In Darkness HD =MA
• Gods Of Egypt HD Vudu (and iTunes 4K split)
• Gods Of Egypt SD Vudu
• Grace Unplugged HD Vudu
• the Grand Budapest Hotel HD =MA
• the Great Wall (iTunes Portion) 4K =MA
• the Great Wall HD =MA
• the Greatest Showman HD =MA
• the Grey (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• Grown Ups 2 HD =MA
• Grown Ups 2 SD =MA
• Guardians Of The Galaxy Volume 1 HD =MA (no 4K Upgrade)
• Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2.0 (googleplay) HD =MA
• Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2.0 4K =MA
• the Gunman HD =MA
• the Gunman (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• Hacksaw Ridge HD Vudu iTunes Or GP
• Hail, Caesar! HD =MA
• Hail, Caesar! (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• Halloween Kills Extended HD =MA
• Hammer Of The Gods SD Vudu
• Hansel & Gretel [unrated] HD Vudu / HD iTunes (split)
• Hands of Stones HD Vudu
• the Hangover (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• Hardcore Henry HD =MA (iTunes redeem)
• Harvey (1950) (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• the Hateful Eight HD Vudu Or GP
• the Haunting In Connecticut 2 Ghosts Of Georgia HD Vudu
• the Heat HD =MA
• the Heat (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA (will Send First)
• Heaven Is For Real HD =MA
• Heaven Is For Real SD =MA
• Hell Or High Water SD Vudu
• Hellboy (2019) 4K Vudu/iTunes/(GP HD)
• Here Comes The Boom SD =MA
• Hidden Figures HD (4K If iTunes Redeem) =MA
• Hillsong: Let Hope Rise HD =MA
• Hocus Pocus (googleplay) HD =MA
• Holiday Inn (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• Home Again HD =MA
• Home Alone 4K =MA
• Home Alone HD (4K If iTunes Redeem) =MA
• Home Alone 2: Lost In New York HD =MA
• Homefront (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• Homefront HD =MA
• Honey 2 (redeems In iTunes) HD =MA
• Honey 2 HD =MA
• Hop (redeems In iTunes) HD =MA
• Hop HD =MA
• Hope Springs HD =MA
• Horton Hears A Who (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• the Host (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• Hostiles 4K Vudu/iTunes/(GP HD)
• Hotel Transylvania SD =MA
• Hotel Transylvania 3 SD =MA
• Hours SD Vudu
• House With A Clock In Its Walls HD =MA
• How To Train A Dragon 2 HD =MA
• the Hundred Foot Journey (googleplay) HD =MA
• Hugo SD (Vudu Or iTunes)
• the Hunger Games HD Vudu
• the Hunger Games: Catching Fire HD Vudu
• the Hunger Games: Mocking Jay Part 1 HD Vudu
• the Hunger Games: Mocking Jay Part 2 HD Vudu
• I See You HD Vudu (no itunes)
• I, Frankenstein HD Vudu/iTunes/GP
• Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• Ice Age: Dawn Of Dinosaurs (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• Ice Age: the Great Egg-Scapade HD =MA
• Identity Thief (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• the Ides Of March HD =MA
• In Time (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• Incarnate (redeems In iTunes) HD =MA
• Independence Day Resurgence HD =MA (no Upgrade)
• Independence Day Resurgence HD (4K if iTunes Redeemed) =MA
• Inferno HD =MA
• Inglorious Bastards (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• Inside Out HD (4K If iTunes Redeemed) =MA
• Inside Out (google Redeem) HD =MA
• Insidious Chapter 2 SD =MA
• Internship (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• the Interview HD =MA
• the Interview SD =MA
• Into The Spider-verse SD =MA
• Iron Man 3 (googleplay) HD =MA
• Iron Man 3 HD (4K If iTunes Redeemed) =MA
• Jack Reacher SD Vudu
• Jack Reacher HD Vudu (4K itunes split)
• Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit HD Vudu Or iTunes
• Jarhead 2 [unrated] HD =MA
• Jarhead 2 [unrated] HD =MA (iTunes portion)
• Jarhead Law Of Return HD =MA
• Jason Bourne HD =MA
• Jason Bourne 4K =MA (iTunes portion)
• Jaws HD =MA
• Joe SD Vudu
• John Wick 4K (Vudu,iTunes Or HD-GP)
• John Wick SD? Dvd (Vudu/iTunes/GP)
• John Wick : Chapter 2 HD (Vudu,iTunes Or HD-GP)
• John Wick 3 4K (Vudu,iTunes Or HD-GP)
• Joy HD (4K If iTunes Redeemed) =MA
• Joy HD =MA
• Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle SD =MA
• Jumper (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• the Jungle Book [2016] (preorder) HD =MA
• Jungle Cruise (googleplay) HD =MA
• Juno (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• Jurassic Park (4K iTunes) =MA
• Jurassic Park HD =MA
• Jurassic World (4K iTunes) =MA
• Jurassic World HD =MA
• Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom HD =MA
• Just Wright (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• Justin Bieber: Never Say Never HD VUDU / iTunes (split)
• Keeping Up with the Jones (4K if iTunes Redeem) = MA
• Kevin Heart: Let Me Explain HD
• Kickass 2 (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• Kickass 2 HD =MA
• Kidnap HD =MA
• Kidnap (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• Killer Elite (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• Killing Them Softly HD Vudu
• Kin HD Vudu/iTunes/GP
• the Kingsman: The Golden Circle HD (4K If iTunes Redeem) =MA
• the Kingsman: The Secret Service HD (4K If iTunes Redeem) =MA
• the Kingsman: The Secret Service SD (Vudu) =MA
• Knight And Day (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• Knocked Up HD =MA
• Knocked Up (iTunes redeem) HD =MA
• Kung Fu Panda 3 HD =MA
• the Last Exorcism Past2 SD =MA
• Last Knights HD Vudu
• the Last Stand HD
• Last Vegas SD =MA
• the Last Witch Hunter SD Vudu
• the Legend Of Hercules HD Vudu
• Les Miserables [1998] HD =MA
• Les Miserables [2012] (redeems In iTunes) HD =MA
• Les Miserables [2012] HD =MA
• Let's Be Cops HD (4K If iTunes Redeem) =MA
• Life HD =MA
• Life As We Know It (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• Life As We Know It SD =MA
• Knight And Day (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• Life Of Pi HD (4K iTunes Through Foxredeem) =MA
• Lightyear (googleplay) HD =MA
• the Little Mermaid HD =MA
• Little Women (2019) HD =MA
• Lockout (unrated) SD =MA
• the LOFT (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• Logan HD (4K If iTunes Redeem) =MA
• Logan Lucky HD =MA
• Logan Lucky 4K (iTunes) =MA
• the Lone Ranger (googleplay) HD =MA
• the Lone Ranger HD =MA
• Lone Survivor HD =MA
• Lone Survivor 4K (iTunes Redeem) =MA
• the Longest Ride HD ( 4K If iTunes Redeemed) =MA
• the Longest Week HD Vudu
• Looper SD =MA
• the Lorax (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• the Lorax HD =MA
• the Lord of The Rings: Return Of The King HD =MA
• the Lords Of Salem HD Vudu
• Love Actually (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• Love Actually SD =MA
• Love & Mercy HD VUDU
• Love & Other Drugs (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• Machete (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted HD =MA
• Madea's Neighbors From Hell The Play SD Vudu
• Madea's Witness Protection HD Vudu Or iTunes
• Madea's Witness Protection SD Vudu
• Maggie HD Vudu Only
• Maleficent (googleplay) HD =MA
• Maleficent HD (4K If iTunes Redeem) =MA
• Maleficent: mistress of evil (googleplay) HD =MA
• Mall Cop 2 SD =MA
• Mamma Mia! (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again HD =MA
• the Man With The Iron Fists (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• the Marine 4 HD Vudu
• the Marine 6: close quarters SD =MA
• Marley & Me (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• the Martian HD (4K If iTunes Redeem)=MA
• Mary Poppins HD =MA
• Mary Poppins (googleplay) HD =MA
• Mary Poppins: Returns (googleplay) HD =MA
• the Maze Runner HD (no Upgrade)
• the Mechanic: Resurrection HD Vudu, GP HD Or iTunes 4K
• the Mechanic: Resurrection SD Vudu
• Megan Leavey (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• Megan Leavey HD =MA
• Men In Black 2 HD =MA
• Men In Black 3 HD =MA
• Men In Black 3 SD =MA
• Middle School: The Worse Years Of My Life HD Vudu/GP or iTunes split
• Midway 4K Vudu/iTunes or GP
• Mike & Dave Need A Wedding Date HD (4K If iTunes Redeem) =MA
• Minions (4K iTunes) =MA
• Minions HD =MA
• Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children HD (4K iTunes redeem) =MA
• Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children HD =MA (Vudu Redeem)
• Mission Impossible: Fallout HD (Vudu or iTunes)
• Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocal HD (Vudu Or iTunes)
• Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocal Dvd (Vudu)
• Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (HD Vudu Or iTunes 4K)
• Mom's Night Out SD =MA
• Moneyball HD =MA
• Monte Carlo (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• the Monuments Men HD =MA
• the Monuments Men SD =MA
• Moonlight HD Vudu
• Monster's University (googleplay) HD =MA
• Mortal Instruments SD =MA
• Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? (iTunes Portion) HD =MA
• Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? HD =MA
• the Mountain Between Us HD ( 4K If iTunes Redeem) =MA
• Mr. Peabody & Sherman HD =MA
• Mr. Popper's Penguins (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• Mud HD Vudu
• Mulan Original Cartoon (googleplay) HD =MA
• the Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• Muppets Most Wanted (googleplay) HD =MA
• Muppets Most Wanted HD =MA
• My All American HD =MA
• My All American (iTunes redeem) HD =MA
• My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (redeems In iTunes) HD =MA
• My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 HD =MA
• My Life As A Zucchini (redeems In iTunes) HD =MA
• Nebraska HD Vudu
• Nerve SD Vudu
• Night At The Museum Or Night At The Museum: 2 [pick One] HD =MA
• Night At The Museum 2: Battle Of The Smithsonian (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• Night At The Museum 3: Secret Of The Tomb HD ( 4K If iTunes Redeem) =MA
• Night School [extended] HD =MA
• No Country For Old Men HD Vudu Or GP
• No Escape HD Vudu
• Noah HD Vudu Or iTunes (split)
• Non-stop (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• Non-stop HD =MA
• Norm Of The North HD (iTunes Or GP)
• Norm Of The North HD Vudu Only
• Now You See Me 4K Vudu/iTunes/GP
• Now You See Me HD Vudu
• Now You See Me HD Vudu/iTunes/GP
• Now You See Me 2 SD Vudu
• Oblivion HD =MA
• Office Party HD VUDU or iTunes (split)
• Olympus Has Fallen SD =MA
• the Oranges (itunes redeem) SD =MA
• the Other Woman HD =MA
• Ouija: Origin Of Evil (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• Overcomer SD =MA
• Oz The Great And Powerful (googleplay) HD =MA
• Oz The Great And Powerful HD =MA
• Pacific Rim: Uprising HD =MA
• Paddington HD Vudu
• Pain & Gain HD Vudu Only
• Paranormal Activity 2 HD (Vudu Or iTunes)
• Paranormal Activity 3 SD Vudu (try iTunes at your own risk)
• Paranormal Activity 4 HD (Vudu Or iTunes)
• Paranormal Activity Ghost Dimension HD (Vudu or iTunes)
• Parental Guidance HD =MA
• Parental Guidance (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• Parker HD =MA
• Parker SD =MA
• Passengers HD =MA
• Patriots Day HD Vudu (or 4K iTunes)
• Paul [unrated] HD =MA (iTunes Redeem)
• Peanuts Movies HD ( 4K If iTunes Redeem) =MA
• Penguins Of Madagascar HD =MA
• Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters HD =MA
• Perks Of Being A Wallflower HD Vudu Or iTunes SD (split)
• Peter Pan 2: Return To Never Land (googleplay) HD =MA
• Peter Pan 2: Return To Never Land HD =MA
• Philomena HD Vudu
• Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (googleplay) HD =MA
• Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales HD =MA (iTunes kills code)
• Pirates! Band Of Misfits SD =MA
• Pitch Black [unrated] (redeems In iTunes) HD =MA
• Pitch Perfect HD =MA
• Pitch Perfect [iTunes redeem 4K] =MA
• Pitch Perfect 2 HD =MA
• Pitch Perfect 2 HD (4K If iTunes Redeem) =MA
• Pitch Perfect 3 HD =MA
• Pixels SD =MA
• Planes (googleplay) HD =MA
• Planes HD =MA
• Planes Fire And Rescue (googleplay) HD =MA
• Planes Fire And Rescue HD =MA
• Planes, Trains & Automobiles HD (Vudu or iTunes)
• Playing For Keeps SD =MA
• Pompeii HD =MA
• Pompeii SD =MA
• Possession HD Vudu (SD iTunes)
• Predators (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• Premium Rush SD =MA
• the Prince HD Vudu
• Prometheus HD =MA
• Prometheus (iTunes Redeem) [?] =MA
• Promised Land (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• the Protector 2 SD Vudu
• Public Enemies (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• Public Enemies (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• the Purge (4K iTunes) =MA
• the Purge HD =MA
• the Purge: Anarchy HD =MA
• the Purge: Election Year HD =MA
• Queen Of Katwe (googleplay) HD =MA
• Queen Of Katwe HD =MA
• R.I.P.D. (redeems In iTunes) 4K =MA
• R.I.P.D. HD =MA
• Ralph Breaks The Internet (googleplay) HD =MA
• Rambo HD (Vudu,iTunes4K Or GP)
• Rambo: Last Blood 4K (Vudu,iTunes Or HD-GP)
• Ramona And Beezus (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• Rango HD Vudu Or 4K iTunes (split)
• Real Steel (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• Reasonable Doubt HD =MA
• Red 2 HD Vudu
• Red Sparrow HD =MA
• Redemption HD Vudu
• Reprisal HD Vudu
• Resident Evil: Retribution HD =MA
• Resident Evil: Retribution SD =MA
• Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City HD =MA
• the Revenant HD =MA
• Ricki And The Flash SD =MA
• Riddick [unrated] HD =MA
• Riddick [unrated] (redeems In iTunes) HD =MA
• Ride Along (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• Ride Along HD =MA
• Ride Along 2 (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• Rio HD =MA
• Rio (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• Rio 2 HD =MA
• Rise Of The Guardians HD =MA
• Rise Of The Planet Of Apes (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• Risen SD =MA
• Robin Hood (1973) [Disney-animation] (googleplay) HD =MA
• Robin Hood (2018) Vudu/GP HD or iTunes 4K
• Robocop 2014 HD Vudu Or GP
• the Rocker (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• the Rocky Horror Picture Show HD =MA
• Runner Runner HD =MA
• Rush HD =MA
• Safe HD Vudu Only
• Safe House (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• Safe House HD =MA
• Same Kind Of Different As Me HD Vudu Or iTunes (split)
• Samson HD =MA
• Santa's Little Helper HD =MA
• Sausage Party HD =MA
• Savages 4K (iTunes Redeem) =MA (unsure Which Version)
• Saving Mr. Banks HD =MA
• Saving Mr. Banks (googleplay) HD =MA
• Scarface 4K (iTunes Redeem) =MA
• Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark 4K Vudu/iTunes or (GP HD)
• Schindler's List =MA HD
• the Scorpion King HD =MA
• the Scorpion King 3: Battle For Redemption (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• the Scorpion King 3: Battle For Redemption HD =MA
• the Scorpion King 4: Quest For Power (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• the Scorpion King 4: Quest For Power HD =MA
• Seal Team 8: Behind Enemy Lines HD (Vudu Or Googleplay)
• Search Party HD =MA
• Search Party (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• the Secret Life Of Pets HD =MA
• the Secret Life Of Pets (4K iTunes) =MA
• the Secret Life Of Pets 2 HD =MA
• the Secret Life Of Walter Mitty HD =MA
• See No Evil 2 HD Vudu
• Seeking A Friend For The End Of The Earth (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• Selma HD (redeems In iTunes) HD =MA
• Seventh Son (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• Seventh Son HD =MA (iTunes Portion)
• Sex Tape SD =MA
• the Shack HD Vudu Or iTunes (split)
• Showdogs HD =MA
• Sicario HD Vudu
• Sicario 4K Vudu (or HD GP Or iTunes)
• Silver Linings Playbook HD (Vudu Or Googleplay)
• Single Mom's Club HD
• Sisters [unrated] (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• Sisters [unrated] HD =MA
• Skin Trade HD Vudu Redeem
• Skyfall HD (Vudu Or Googleplay)
• Skyfall SD (iTunes)
• Skyscraper HD =MA
• Sleepless (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• Slumdog Millionaire (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• the Smurfs 2 HD =MA
• the Smurfs 2 SD =MA
• Snitch HD Vudu
• Snow White & The Huntsman (4K iTunes) =MA
• Snow White & The Huntsman HD =MA
• Snowden HD =MA
• Snowden (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• Son Of God HD =MA
• Sonic The Hedge hog 2 4K (Vudu or iTunes)
• the Spectacular Now SD Vudu
• Spectre 007 HD Vudu/GP/iTunes
• Spider-man: Far From Home HD =MA
• Spider-man: Far From Home SD =MA
• Spider-man: Homecoming HD =MA
• Spider-man: No-way Home SD =MA
• Split HD =MA
• the Sponge Bob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water HD Vudu / iTunes (split)
• Spy [unrated] HD =MA
• St. Vincent HD Vudu
• Stand Up Guys HD Vudu
• the Star SD =MA
• Star Trek [1] HD (Vudu Or iTunes)
• Star Trek [2] Into Darkness HD (Vudu Or iTunes)
• Star Trek [3] Beyond HD (Vudu Or iTunes)
• Star Wars: Force Awakens HD =MA (Vudu - No Upgrade)
• Star Wars: Rise Of The Skywalker 4K =MA
• Star Wars: Rise Of Skywalker (googleplay) HD =MA
• Step Up Revolution HD Vudu Or (iTunes Quality Unknown)
• Straight Out Of Compton (iTunes Redeem) 4K =MA
• Straight Out Of Compton [unrated] HD =MA
• Street Kings (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• Super 8 HD Vudu Portion
• Super Buddies (googleplay) HD =MA
• the Sword In The Stone (googleplay) HD =MA
• Taken (theatrical slip) SD =MA
• Taken (Extended slip) SD =MA
• Taken 2 HD =MA
• Taken 3 (extended) HD =MA
• Ted (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• Ted [unrated] HD =MA
• Ted 2 (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• Teen Spirit HD =MA
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles HD Vudu/iTunes split
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows HD Vudu/iTunes split
• Temptation HD Vudu
• Terminator Dark Fate HD (Vudu Or iTunes)
• That Awkward Moment SD =MA
• That's My Boy SD =MA
• the Theory Of Everything (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• Think Like A Man SD =MA
• Think Like A Man Too SD =MA
• This Is 40 (iTunes Portion) HD =MA
• This Is The End HD =MA
• This Is The End SD =MA
• Thor Love And Thunder 4K =MA
• Thor Love And Thunder HD =MA
• Thor Love And Thunder (googleplay) HD =MA
• Thor Ragnarok (googleplay) HD =MA
• Thor Ragnarok HD (4K If iTunes Redeem) =MA
• the Three Stooges [the movie] (iTunes redeem) SD =MA
• Tinker Tailor Solder (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• Tinkerbell And The Legend Of The NeverBeast HD =MA
• Top Gun HD Vudu & Unknown iTunes (split)
• Total Recall (1990) HD Vudu
• Total Recall (2012) [theater & Extended] HD =MA
• Total Recall (2012) SD =MA
• Tower Heist (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• Toy Story 4 (googleplay) HD =MA
• Tracers SD Vudu
• Trainwreck (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• Transformers: Age Of Extinction HD (Vudu Only)
• Transformers: Age Of Extinction SD Vudu
• Transformers: Dark Of The Moon HD Vudu
• Transformers: Dark Of The Moon SD Vudu
• Transformers: The Last Knight (digital Cut) HD Vudu Or iTunes 4K Split
• the Transporter (iTunes) SD =MA
• Trauma Center 4K Vudu/iTunes/GP
• Tremors 5: Bloodlines HD =MA
• Tremors 5: Bloodlines (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• Tremors 6: A Cold Day In Hell HD =MA
• Trolls HD =MA
• True Grit HD Vudu (iTunes Split)
• Trumbo (iTunes redeem) HD =MA
• the Trust SD Vudu
• Turbo (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• Turbo HD =MA
• Twilight: Breaking Dawn Pt 2 HD
• Unbroken (iTunes) HD =MA
• Unbroken HD =MA
• Underworld: Awakening SD =MA
• Underworld: Bloodwars HD =MA
• Unfriended HD (iTunes Portion) =MA
• Unfriended HD =MA
• Unknown (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• Unstoppable (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• Vampires Suck (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets HD Vudu
• Venom HD =MA
• Venom SD =MA
• the Vow SD =MA
• Walking With Dinosaurs HD =MA
• Wallstreet 2: Never Sleeps (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• Wanderlust (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• War Of The Planet Of The Apes HD (4K If iTunes Redeem) =MA
• War Room HD =MA
• War Room SD =MA
• Warcraft (4K iTunes) =MA
• Warcraft HD =MA
• Warm Bodies HD Vudu
• Warm Bodies HD Vudu/GP/ iTunes (4K iTunes Split)
• the Watch HD =MA
• Water For Elephants (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• We Bought A Zoo (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• the Wedding Ringer SD =MA
• Werewolf: the Beast Among Us UR HD =MA
• Wanderlust (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• Wanted (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• What Happens In Vegas (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• What To Expect When You're Expecting HD
• Whats Your Number (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• When The Game Stands Tall HD =MA
• When The Game Stands Tall SD =MA
• White House Down SD =MA
• Why Him? HD (4K If iTunes Redeem) =MA
• Widows HD =MA
• Wild Card HD Vudu
• Winchester HD Vudu/GP/iTunes
• the Witch SD Vudu
• the Wolf Of Wall Street HD Vudu (and 4K iTunes Split)
• the Wolfman (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• the Wolverine (iTunes Redeem) [SD?] =MA
• the Wolverine (unrated) HD =MA (must redeem on MA)
• the Woman In Black SD =MA
• Won't Back Down HD =MA
• Wonder HD (iTunes, Vudu Or GP)
• Woodlawn HD =MA
• Woodlawn (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• World War Z HD (Vudu Or iTunes)
• X Men Apocalypse HD (4K If iTunes Redeem) =MA
• X Men Days Of Future Past HD (4K If iTunes Redeem) =MA
• X Men Days Of Future Past HD =MA
• X Men First Class (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• X Men Origins Wolverine (iTunes Redeem) SD =MA
• XXX: Return Of Xander Cage HD Vudu (or iTunes Split)
• Young Adult HD Vudu
• the Young Messiah (iTunes Redeem) HD =MA
• Zero Dark Thirty HD =MA
• Zero Dark Thirty SD =MA
• Zootopia (googleplay) HD =MA

TV Series Marked
Vudu Only

• Nurse Jackie Season 6 HD Vudu
• Orange Is The New Black Season 1 SD Vudu
• True Detective Season 3 HD Vudu

ITUNES Only

• Game Of Thrones Season 1 HD iTunes Only
• Game Of Thrones Season 2 HD iTunes Only
• Game Of Thrones Season 3 HD iTunes Only
• Game Of Thrones Season 4 HD iTunes Only
• True Detective Season 3 HD iTunes Only

ITUNES Only MOVIES - No Port - Marked

• Abduction SD (iTunes)
• the Act Of Valor SD (iTunes)
• the Adventures of Tin Tin HD (iTunes)
• Alex Cross SD (iTunes)
• All Eyez On Me HD (iTunes)
• Annihilation HD (iTunes)
• Bankok Dangerous SD (iTunes)
• the Bank Job SD (iTunes)
• the Big Wedding HD (iTunes)
• Book Club 4K (iTunes)
• Brooklyn's Finest SD (iTunes)
• the Corrupted [2020] (iTunes)
• Criminal 4K (iTunes)
• Daybreakers SD (iTunes)
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Since 1830 Mormonism has continually attempted to reinvent itself as a religion, a church, and a corporation in order fit, as a round peg in a square hole, into the standard mainstream of Christianity in the USA and the world. This reinventing has occurred frequently in order to make the extremely opulent cult adaptable to the current political and social winds blowing through the strata of American mainstream Christian society. Most Mormon, or Latter-day Saint zealots don't appreciate, and greatly discourage, serious examination and study by its members of the secular and doctrinal history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. in the year 1980, Dr. Thomas G. Alexander, the Lemuel Redd Chair of Western History at BYU was one of the first Mormon academicians to publish the truth about Mormon doctrinal reinvention in his formal paper, "The Reconstruction of Mormon Doctrine," which he sought to have pushed in one of the LDS Church official organs, "The Improvement Era" or "The Ensign." Nonetheless, the officiating powers of the Mormon Church refused to publish the cogently researched paper. I spoke personally to Dr. Alexander in March of 1990 and discovered his discouragement from not getting the paper published by the Mormon Church because of its historical veracity and clarity. The paper was subsequently published in the speculative, but widely read magazine, "Sunstone." In a figuratively loyal expression of a dedication to the Mormon Church and BYU, Alexander told me the truth would never harm what he euphemistically called doctrinal reconstruction, continuing revelation.
The original 1830 edition of the Book of Mormon and the 1833 Book of Commandments are the two most essential historical sources of the almost surgical reconstruction of LDS theology and doctrine that are the least read by the rank-and-file members of the Mormon Church. The Mormon hierarchy in Salt Lake City and in the local wards, or congregations, of the 700-billion-dollar cult greatly discourage, if not outright forbid, members from obtaining and reading these two very informative primers of Mormonism. Why are members discouraged from reading these two books? Well, if compared with the current 1980 edition of the Book of Mormon and the current 1980 book of Mormon doctrine, commandments, and covenants called the "Doctrine and Covenants," the interested member would discover a completely theology in the 1830 Book of Mormon that was revised away from the first revision in 1838 through six subsequent revisions. Dr. Alexander denoted these revisions in his 1980 paper. Since I was first formerly associated with the LDS Mormon Church in 1970, and joined the cult in 1970 through association with the Mormon fulltime missionaries in Tyler, Texas, I was told by those testifying missionaries that the first prophet of the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith, had translated directly from golden plates the 1830 Book of Mormon. This salient bit of historical information was radically and formally changed in 2013 on the LDS.org website to declare that Smith had not translated the 1830 Book of Mormon, but, instead, had dictated it to people who wrote it down as Smith saw the words appear on a white seer stone, which Smith had claimed to use to find buried treasure, while sticking his head int a dark hat to see the stone. From translation to English in 1830 from a language that had not anciently existed to dictation from a stone in a hat, the original 1830 Book of Mormon was produced from the imaginative mind of Joseph Smith without the use of golden plates, and so was every revision that was produced from 1838 to 1980. The Book of Commandments produced by Joseph Smith in 1833 was stated by Smith as the final statements from the Mormon god to Smith and the Mormon Church. In 1835, every chapter of the Book of Commandments was either changed or deleted with doctrines, commandments, and theology not mentioned in the 1833 Book of Commandments totally replacing what was supposedly the will of the Mormon god, as though the deity had changed its mind in a two-year period of time. Dr. Alexander denoted these reconstructed changes in his paper.
Hence, the Mormon LDS Church was predicated on what might be called pernicious lies about the original source of the 1830 Book of Mormon and the church's sources of doctrine and theology, which were propagandistically used by the Mormon hierarchy from 1830 until the lies were first exposed in 2013. Had I known in 1970 what is now known about Mormonism in 2023, I would never have committed myself to a pagan cult for over 30 years.

Hello! Just a little background, I am currently graduating this month and have signed with an employer for an annual income, pre-tax, of around $124,000, starting in June. I will be in a large city/suburb in Texas where the rent is decently high in comparison of most of the state (you can probably guess where that is). Currently, I am looking to get an apartment, and the one's that fit my needs are around $1,550-$1,650 for a one bedroom/one bath. I will begin paying off my loans (around ~$80,000) and will hopefully pay it off within 3 years (that's the current plan). Well, I would like a roommate so I can have some company and to subsidize the cost. A childhood friend of mine lives in the area, and is making around $35,000, pretax, and he is currently living with his parents. However, his new job, which he will make roughly the same, but will be a discipline he is more interested in, is an 1.5 hour commute from his parents. Where I will live it'll be a 20 min commute for him to his job.
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Okay, so this is what I am asking and need advice on. I was thinking of asking him to live in a 2x2 apartment that would be around $1,800 total and around $900 between the two of us. However, I know that's a lot of money for rent for him, especially since he has been paying $0 the past year, since he lives with his parents. I was thinking of giving him $200 a month, to specifically go into rent, that way he is paying $700 and I'll pay $1,100. In the end I am saving over $500 a month while having a roommate who is a good friend of mine. So the crux of the problem is: Am I setting myself up for a difficult situation that may impact our friendship some way or another. Not necessarily the offering, but the way it may snowball to other requests from him (even though I don't think personally he'll ever do that).Just wanted some advice or experience y'all may have. If this isn't the right sub or my question is inappropriate for this sub no worries! I appreciate everyone's times!
TL;DR: I'm graduating soon and found a job with a $124,000 annual income. Planning to move to a pricey area in Texas and want to find a roommate. Considering asking my childhood friend who currently lives with his parents. His new job is closer to my potential apartment, and I'm thinking of splitting a $1,800 apartment, with me paying $1,100 and offering him $200 to subsidize his share so he pays $700. Worried if this arrangement could strain our friendship or lead to more demands. Seeking advice and experiences from others.
Edit: I do not expect him to pay me back or anything.

I started an official ADHD journey in Feb. 2019. All the years prior, I was undiagnosed and knew I had it. I grew up in a time and in a culture that heavily stigmatized mental health. As such, I didn't get assistance until I was 22 yrs old. After, I began working as behavior technician 2 months later.
I'm proud that I was able to graduate with a BA before I was 25 like I wanted without using accommodations. However, my gpa was 2.44 at the time I geaduated.
I applied and started an MSW. I wanted to give myself an option to have many doors open so that's why I chose to purse the degree. I made sure to request accommodations because I needed to average 3.0 or higher to graduate. I was 2 classes away from starting my general practicum, and was preparing to relocate to the other side of the US. I failed the course and I had to retake it.
After the move, I tried hard to maintain balanced. I was juggling 2 part-time jobs, a full-time job, and full-time school. It left me spending a lot of time eloping. I started to apply more of the ABA strategies I teach the kids I worked with. I had to take a LOA to find a placement site, but it was during this time that I witnessed changes with my 2 clients that made me want to purse an MS in ABA instead. I spent 2 weeks of beating myself up and it wasn't until one of my friends and I talked that I was able to make my decision. "Why does it have to social work?" was one of the questions asked. Because I said I would.
It didn't have to be. I realized that shortly after. While the motivation was there, I requested a major change. I'm not giving up on pursuing mastery in a field, but rather, I am shifting my focus to something I find a better fit for me.
My time in the MSW program allowed me to come to terms with who I am and allowed me to find what's right for me.
I officially started my first MS in ABA course May 1st. The last 4 weeks leading up to this had been nervewrecking, but so exhilarating! As soon as I woke up on Monday, I accepted the course right away and have been take 15-20 minutes to read and go over the course materials.
There's no rest for the wicked. Fun can wait now. I am ready to settle down for a bit to get myself in check. There's so many contingencies set up so that I could accomplish my goals... And a lot of people I cannot let down, including me. Because the idea is, if I can't be happy being myself, then I'd never be enough for anyone, especially not for myself.
"The most difficult is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity." - Amelia Earhart.
TL;DR - I went through an ADHD and academia journey in Feb. 2019 that changed my life. I can proudly say that I accomplished many things:

• sought mental health assistance
• allowed myself to get through my trauma
• moved out of the dreadful state I was stuck in for 19 yrs.
• started a masters program
• proved that I can be a 3.0 student (with the teaching/learning style that works best for me and accommodations)
• worked in a career field for 4+ yrs
• got past instilled stigma and did a major change
• shifted my hyperfixation on something I've always loved: pattern seeking and behaviorism
• learned the difference between preserving vs persevering.

I wouldn't be who I am today if I didn't leave the last career field to enter ABA field, nor could I make the decision I did if I didn't learn the ABA skills and strategies I have in the last 4+ yrs.

TRIGGER WARNING : Today's post deals with some dark subject matter (especially 2013). It goes into details of Michael's death & the crime scene that was his bedroom. I wish there were some lighter events to at least bring balance. This post also became longer than I intended but I feel like this is important information. If I'm going to do a series like this, I think it's important to cover everything - the good & the bad - to have a complete picture
1983 - Michael Jackson reaches #1 on the Billboard US Top 40 singles chart with "Beat It" from the album Thriller. It would stay at the top spot for 3 weeks
2004 - Michael arrives at the Santa Maria Courthouse with Katherine, Joe, Grace, Randy, Jackie, Mesereau, Oxman & Raymone Bain.
He pleads not guilty to 10 counts retained by the Grand Jury. The new charges indicate a new timeline of allegations + a charge of false emprisonment + abduction of a child with the help of 5 undicted co-conspirators (Marc Schaffel, Dieter Wienser, Ronald Konitzer, Frank Tyson (Cascio) & Vincent Amen) Outside of the court house, Mesereau & Michael give a little speech before returning to Neverland.
https://imgur.com/a/q0HIUHe
https://youtu.be/rHIb3RyMBaM
2004 - On the same day as Michael's arraignment, there was another far less public event unfolding that could have had a future impact on the Jackson case. Serious allegations of a pattern of abuses among Santa Barbara law enforcement and the DA's office, including District Attorney Tom Sneddon, were made by Santa Barbara County dentist, Thambiah Sundaram, in an interview on Online Legal Review Talk Radio. Sneddon is the DA prosecuting the case against Michael Jackson. In the interview, conducted by Ron Sweet, Sundaram stated that there was opposition to a non-profit medical clinic he operated.
Sundaram said that when city officials were unable to shut down his clinic, he was arrested on multiple counts, including impersonating a doctor, grand theft, and malicious mischief. Sundaram's wife was arrested, as well. An employee at the clinic was also charged, of committing a drive-by shooting. Neither Sundaram, his wife nor the employee were convicted. Sundaram said that he eventually (1996) won a judgment against Sneddon and the DA's office for a substantial, six-figure amount, for causes including conspiracy, false imprisonment, and other violations of his civil rights.
Sundaram's allegations against Sneddon were serious, in that he also claimed to have heard, first-hand, statements by Sneddon and others in the DA's office that suggest that Santa Barbara police persecution of innocent citizens is planned, common, and often racially motivated. Sundaram said that in 1994, he attended a fund-raising event with Tom Sneddon and other city officials, where ways to "get Michael Jackson out of the county" were discussed. He alleges that some of Sneddon's friends wanted Michael's 2,700 acres to turn into a vineyard.Wine making is the leading agricultural industry in Santa Barbara
Racist remarks were allegedly made on that occasion. According to Sundaram, other alleged vendettas were discussed as well, to the extent where he said it resembled a Mafia planning session. He also alleges that authorities laughed & joked about passing around pictures of Michael's genitalia from the 1993 strip search. These pictures were supposed to be sealed but were not, as Geraldo Rivera later confirmed
Sundaram's allegations are not an isolated instance. There have been many complaints and lawsuits against the Santa Barbara DA's office. The new counts against Michael may be consistent with a pattern that Santa Barbara defense attorney Gary Dunlap has called "stacking charges."
Dunlap said, ". . . I mean, it's one thing to be charged with one crime and have a trial and be acquitted on it, but the district attorney in Santa Barbara has a policy that if they throw enough charges against you, the jury is bound to convict you on something."
This information reveals a new side to the Michael Jackson case. The extent of the law suits for false arrests, false imprisonments, condoning of excessive force by the police, tampering with evidence, and multiple civil rights violations suggests a culture of corruption among Santa Barbara law-enforcement. The taxpayers of Santa Barbara have paid substantial settlements in these cases.
When Dunlap was asked, in his interview, to comment on the Jackson case, he said that he had no opinion one way or another on the case. However, he went on to say, ". . . the very fact that he's being prosecuted by Sneddon's office does not cause me to have any reason to believe that he's guilty in that, because of what I know about the district attorney's office, I know that they do vindictive prosecutions on a routine basis."
2009 - Michael goes to Dr Klein’s in Beverly Hills.
2009 - Conrad Murray ordered injectable (IV) Lorazepam & Midazolam.
Per the National Library Of Medicine:

Midazolam injection is used before medical procedures and surgery to cause drowsiness, relieve anxiety, and prevent any memory of the event. It is also sometimes given as part of the anesthesia during surgery to produce a loss of consciousness. Midazolam injection is also used to cause a state of decreased consciousness in seriously ill people in intensive care units (ICU) who are breathing with the help of a machine. Midazolam injection is in a class of medications called benzodiazepines. It works by slowing activity in the brain to allow relaxation and decreased consciousness.
Midazolam injection may cause serious or life-threatening breathing problems such as shallow, slowed, or temporarily stopped breathing that may lead to permanent brain injury or death. You should only receive this medication in a hospital or doctor's office that has the equipment that is needed to monitor your heart and lungs and to provide life-saving medical treatment quickly if your breathing slows or stops. Your doctor or nurse will watch you closely after you receive this medication to make sure that you are breathing properly

On 6/27/09, Murray told the police that 3 days before Michael’s death he “introduced” Lorazepam & Midazolam in an effort to “wean” MJ off Propofol.

Prosecutor: In the last 3 days, according to Dr. Murray, he was attempting to wean Mr. Jackson off Propofol. What did Dr. Murray tell you he did?
Detective Orlando Martinez: Dr. Murray said he lowered the amount of Propofol that he usually gave Mr. Jackson and INTRODUCED Midazolam and Lorazepam to help Mr. Jackson sleep.

If Conrad Murray “introduced” Lorazepam and Midazolam in an effort to “wean” Michael off Propofol starting June 22 then why was he ordering these drugs way back in April?
2013 - Jackson v AEG trial day 2
Katherine Jackson and Randy Jackson attend
Court first addressed notes from 2 alternate jurors about availability. One alternate juror has a funeral to attend tomorrow and one alternate jury is moving out of state. The court will only be 1 hour tomorrow (end at 11:00) to accommodate the juror attending a funeral. The juror moving out of state will stay on the jury panel for now
AEG asked to exclude Randy Jackson from the courtroom because he is listed as a witness . AEG attorney argued that there was "a risk in allowing any of them in the courtroom". Jackson lawyer said Randy Jackson is supporting Katherine Jackson in the courtroom and should stay. Jackson lawyer said Katherine needs one son or daughter to sit with her
The judge ordered that only one of Michael's brothers and sisters can come to court to watch the testimony at a time -- and then only if Katherine is present
Judge said "One is enough. He (Randy Jackson) can remain but you cannot have five in the courtroom. Witnesses who aren't parties generally aren't allowed to listen to testimony"
Judge also told attorneys they have to tell her which witnesses are coming up, and how long their testimony is expected to last
LAFD paramedic Richard Senneff (who testified during Murray trial) is the first called to the stand Media
Katherine and Randy Jackson left the courtroom when Senneff began testifying (Multiple media)
Senneff starts his testimony by telling the jurors what he does as a paramedic and explained the different machines in a rescue ambulance
Senneff is wearing his dress uniform, which he tells jury is for "special occasions" Several jurors, audience members, laugh. Jackson's lawyer Panish asks: "Have you ever rescued any cats in trees?"
"I have not rescued a cat," Senneff, who is also a firefighter, joked. "I rescued a dog that was lying in the street."
Senneff also shared the ironic story of the next emergency he responded to after leaving MJ at the UCLA.His ambulance was called to a west Los Angeles apartment to help an elderly Russian woman."When she heard the news on TV that Michael Jackson had died, she fainted," he said. She suffered a minor head injury in her fall."She was just deeply emotional when we took her to the hospital," Senneff said.
Timeline of paramedics' response, PT :
12:22 - dispatched
12:23- rolling down the street
12:25- on scene
13:07 - transported
13:13 - hospital
Senneff stated on 6/25/09, he responded to a patient not breathing. Senneff said he arrived at MJ's house at 12:25 pm and got out of the ambulance with their equipment, EKG monitor, needles, and medicine
Senneff testified Station 71 in Bel-Air had received the emergency call at 12:22 p.m. and he arrived at MJ's home three minutes later. The ambulance and a fire engine that responded were waved through the gates and parked in front of the house
Once in the house, Senneff said, he was "galloping" up the stairs. Senneff says he was the first paramedic inside MJ's room
Senneff saw Murray near the nightstand with a security guard, and MJ lying on the bed.Senneff: He was leaning over the patient, patient laying on the bed, Murray standing there and they were moving the patient to the floor
Senneff said he noticed oxygen tanks, an IV pole and an IV bag in the room, along with Dr. Conrad Murray, who he said told him that he was a cardiologist. Senneff told the panel he found an IV pole, oxygen tanks and a nightstand with several medicine bottles on the nightstand.
"EVen in Bel-Air it's unusual to have the personal physician at the house", Senneff testified.
Senneff:" I saw a patient wearing pajama pants and shirt, and some surgical cover over the head. He looked very pale, very weak". Senneff testified MJ's body was pale and so underweight his ribs were showing
Senneff said "The patient appeared to be chronically ill to me. He was very pale and underweight. I thought perhaps this was a hospice patient"
Senneff said "To me, he looked like someone who was at the end stage of a long disease process"
Because of what he saw, Senneff asked Murray if MJ had a 'do not resuscitate' order.
"Dr. Murray loked at me blankly at first," Senneff testified. Then the doctor said, "No, no, this just happened"
Senneff said Murray was "frantic"
"He was pale, he was sweating, he was very busy," Senneff said of Murray
Senneff said Murray told him he was treating the patient for dehydration and exhaustion and said Jackson was not taking any medication. Senneff testified that Murray never told him about Propofol
Senneff: "I asked what his underlying condition was.... the doctor said nothing, that he was just treating him for dehydration & exhaustion"
"It just looked a lot more complicated than dehydration and exhaustion," Senneff testified
Senneff asked what kind of medication patient was taking. Senneff said that according to Dr. Murray, "he was not" (taking any medication)
When he asked Murray when the emergency had happened, he said Murray told him: "Just this minute. Right when I called you"
Senneff said when he moved MJ, he felt he did not have a pulse. His pupils were fixed and dilated, eyes were quite dried
But when Senneff checked Jackson, he said he could find no pulse. He testified that his eyes were dilated and dry, his skin cool & his lips a faint blue tint - a sign the singer had been dead as long as an hour. Senneff said MJ's chest was pale white, his hands and feet turned blue from not getting enough ventilation/oxygen. MJ's blue hands, feet and lips, and the singer's dry eyes all signaled to Senneff that MJ was dead and hadn't been breathing for a long time
Senneff: "When I picked him up and moved him, he was cool to the touch. I would say less than an hour... Body doesn't get cold that fast"
"To us it didn't make sense that it had just happened", Senneff said
Jackson family attorney: "He was dead before you got there, wasn't he?" Senneff: "Yes, sir."
Senneff said he contacted UCLA hospital. He also said Dr. Murray then indicated he gave MJ a little bit of lorazepam to help him sleep
Senneff: "I notified the hospital and was told to continue resuscitation efforts"
Senneff testified a paramedic was using the ambu bag to breath for the patient, another connecting the EKG machine and was giving him drugs. As for Dr. Murray, he was trying to help the best he could, Senneff said, and that the doctor "was looking for things in the box"
Senneff: "Dr Murray reached in our box, he gave additional injection of epinephrine"
Senneff testified Murray said he felt femoral artery pulse. However, Senneff said no one else, other than Murray, was able to find a pulse. MJ's condition hadn't changed on the way to the hospital
Senneff "The hospital asked me about calling (time of death). Murray said 'no' "
Murray looked like "a deer in the headlights" when paramedic Seneff went back into MJ's room to gather his equipment . Senneff: Murray had a white plastic bag in one hand. When I came to the door he froze, he was actually surprised to see me (in MJ's room)
Senneff testified Murray rode in the ambulance together. He was standing in the ambulance, holding the top rail, talking on the cell phone
It was chaotic outside the house, very difficult to get out. People trying to take pictures, unbelievable amount of commotion. Senneff was shown a picture of MJ inside the ambulance and confirmed it was legit
Upon arrival at UCLA, Senneff explained to the ER doctor what he had done, like a quick recap, no changes in patient's status.
Senneff said initially he was not able to identify the patient, but as it progressed someone said his name was MJ.
Senneff: "Once someone said his name, I looked at the patient's face and saw it was Michael Jackson"
AEG Lawyer Cahan: "No one on your team detected pulse?" Senneff: "No" AEG lawyer Cahan: "Was he dead for a period of time?" Senneff: Yes"
AEG lawyer asked Senneff if he thought Murray was not telling him the truth."I don't even go there," Senneff said. "I'm not worried about that"
AEG lawyer Cahan: "Did Murray lie to you?" Senneff: "I'm not even going there. I was worried about the patient and all the info I can get"
Senneff said he let Murray go through his medical bag since what he was doing was reasonable
Senneff testified it is not unusual for family members, people around the patient to not know whether they are taking drugs
Cahan went through the emergency medical service report again. It asks the weight of the patient, Senneff estimated 150lbs, 5'09-ish. Senneff answers 120 calls per month average. He said he got very good at estimating people's weight
When Senneff asked Murray about MJ's underlying condition: "He said nothing, nothing, I'm just treating him for dehydration, exhaustion"
AEG's lawyer asked Senneff about his knowledge of propofol. Senneff told her that he knew propofol was a general anesthesia, but had never seen it used. As to Propofol, Senneff said all he knew it was an anesthetic used in surgeries. He learned through the media that was MJ's cause of death
Senneff told he did not see Dr. Murray actually performing CPR
Senneff said the American Heart Association indicates CPR is performed on a bed it's less desirable. One must place patient on hard surface. Panish said Dr. Murray performed CPR with Michael Jackson on the bed: "That's not how you're supposed to do it," Senneff opined
Panish asked Senneff whether he thought Conrad Murray was competent to perform CPR. Senneff said he didn't believe so
As to Dr. Murray, Senneff said: "I did not believe he was telling me the full story at the time"
Panish: What did Michael Jackson tell you? Senneff: Nothing, sir Panish: Because he was dead when you arrived? Senneff: Yes, sir
Senneff agreed that it is expected that a competent, fit physician be able to revive a patient in respiratory arrest
LAPD Detective Orlando Martinez testified next. He started by explaining his training and background. Martinez learned from his lieutenant that Michael Jackson was the victim. He went to UCLA to begin his investigation
Martinez said he saw Frank Dileo and Randy Phillips at the hospital as well as Katherine, Randy Jackson & MJ's kids
Jackson's lawyer Panish: Were you able to speak with Dr. Murray at the UCLA? Martinez: No Panish: Why not? Martinez: He had left
At the hospital, LAPD officers decided to fly MJ's body to the coroner's officer so that the transport wouldn't become a spectacle
Martinez then went to MJ's house at Carolwood. Martinez photographed the scene . Lots of photographs were shown to the jurors. Martinez explained the photographs to the jurors. He also mentioned that police made three separate trips to MJ's home to collect evidence
Martinez didn't search Murray's vehicle because he wanted a search warrant. Martinez didn't leave Murray's car at the residence, wanted a reason for the doc to go talk to him. Car was impounded to a police yard
Inside the BMW -- which was registered to Murray's sister in Texas -- he found a contract between AEG Live and Murray saying he would be paid $150,000 a month to work as Jackson's doctor, along with AEG Live President Randy Phillips' business card and cell phone number, he said. In Murray's car: handwriten note with 24 hour pharmacies names/numbers, Randy Phillips' business card, contract between Dr. Murray and AEG
The detective said that when he interviewed Murray with two attorneys present, the doctor made up a story to protect himself.
"He was not being honest and forthright", Martinez testified
Martinez had already interviewed Dr. Murray prior to the car's search. He attempted to interview him again, but doc wasn't talking anymore. Martinez said he was looking for a motive for MJ's death, and the contract could be an important financial aspect to investigate
Seeing pictures of MJ's room, Martinez said he saw IV bag, pill bottles, vials, ambu bag. "It looked like the room had been cleaned up," he said. Martinez: "Things had been removed from the room prior to police's arrival." He took several pictures to document the scene. Martinez says he learned from Dr. Murray that there were 3 bags total of medicine in the closet. He went back to the house to retrieve them. Martinez took fingerprints off the bags and found Dr. Murray's prints on the bottles (Jurors were shown several pictures of evidence collected and crime scene photos)
Det. Orlando Martinez at first concluded that the cause was accidental or natural. Martinez said at that time the investigation was leading to natural or accidental death, no real signs of foul play, but it was odd
The searches led Martinez to conclude that Murray's financial condition was "severely distressed"
Panish: "Is there any question in your mind that Dr. Murray was in dire financial straits", Martinez: "No, there was no question"
"That's a lot of money for anyone," Martinez said. "Seeing the scene and talking to him about what he had done and how he did it raised questions"
Martinez said that led him to believe Murray's actions were motivated by the $150,000 a month he expected to be paid by AEG
"Focusing on the financial aspect may have been important for Dr. Murray's willingness to disregard his Hippocratic Oath for financial gain," he testified
Martinez said what he learned about Murray's financial troubles led him to opine that "He may break the rules, bend the rules, do whatever he needed to do to get paid," Martinez said. "It might solve his money problems"
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As the spring semester wraps up, there's a lot of events happening in town and around the NRV (more than 70) this weekend if you're looking for something to do.
Here's 34 of this Weekend's Events: 1. Poetry Open Mic Night Blacksburg Books, Blacksburg Friday, April 28, 2023, 7:00 - 9:00 PM Admission: Free This open mic is open to all. Come to listen or come to speak. Musicians, are welcome to do solo sessions or jam with the poets. Jack Callan will facilitate, but the content is up to you. Read your own poems or one of your favorites from another poet. The Open Mic will do rounds so that everyone who wants to speak / play will be able to. No advance registration required, just show up. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=696594
2. Little Texas in Concert Edwards Hall (New River Community College), Dublin Friday, April 28, 2023, 7:30 - 10:00 PM General Admission: $30.00, Reserved Seating: $40.00 New River Community College Concert Series presents Little Texas. With its debut album, Little Texas burst onto the scene with songs written, recorded, and performed exclusively by the members themselves, quickly becoming one of the top vocal bands of the decade with top hits like "God Blessec Texas", “What Might Have Been”, “My Love" and "Kick a Little". Thousands of shows and 8 albums later with over 7 million units sold)and celebrating the 30th year of its debut appearance on the country music charts, it’s easy to understand why the group earned the moniker "Hardest Working Band in Country Music". During its heyday, Little Texas racked up 12 Top 20 singles (with 7 Top 10s and 3 No. 1s) and received multiple Grammy, CMA and ACM nominations, winning the ACM for Top Vocal Group of 1993. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=696515
3. An Evening with Co-Founder of Watcher and Host of Buzzfeed Unsolved Ryan Bergara Graduate Life Center Auditorium, Virginia Tech Friday, April 28, 2023, 7:30 - 9:00 PM Virginia Tech Students: $8.00, General Public: $10.00 The Virginia Tech Asian American Student Union (AASU) presents An Evening with Co-Founder of Watcher and Host of Buzzfeed's "Unsolved" Ryan Bergara as their annual guest speaker. Ryan Bergara is the creator and host of the BuzzFeed Unsolved franchise which has amassed over 988 million views and 187 million hours (over 2,140 decades) watched. Ryan now creates/hosts for Watcher with shows like Are You Scared?, Top 5 Beatdown, and Spooky Small Talk. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=696623
4. The Dave Matthews Tribute Band in Concert Pulaski Theatre, Pulaski Friday, April 28, 2023, 8:00 - 10:00 PM Advance Tickets: $20.00, At the Door: $25.00 For nearly 20 years, the band has been performing sold out shows around the world, playing over 1,500 dates in 46 states and 8 countries. Many go to their live shows with reservations, high expectations, and the burning question, "Do these guys sound like the real Dave Matthews Band?". Almost always the answer is, "Yes"! Since 2004, The DMTB is the only nationally touring tribute to the Dave Matthews Band. This five-piece ensemble strives to pay homage to their famous counterparts by matching the excitement, energy, intensity and intimacy of a DMB live show. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697265
5. Wave Nite featuring 15 Performers The Milk Parlor, Blacksburg Friday, April 28, 2023, 8:00 PM - 01:45 AM Ages 21 & Up: $10.00, Ages 18-20: $12.00 Sine Wave Surfers presents the next installment of Wave Nite with 15 performers. Featuring PartyWithDJs legends, Morasso and Slowdrip, the legendary duo, Sirius B and CreativeDrewP and local favorite Yaco. Join them for cool waves and great vibes along with a new and improved visual show from Swellboy. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697298
6. Spring Craft & Vendor Fair with Hot Dog and Bake Sale Blacksburg Christian Church, Blacksburg Saturday, April 29, 2023, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Admission: Free The Blacksburg Christian Church Disciples Women’s Ministry presents their Spring Craft & Vendor Fair with Hot Dog and Bake Sale. Shop 20 different vendors featuring handmade jewelry, woodworking, specialty cookies, children's books, plants, clothing, Color Street, Pampered Chef, Tupperware, Mary Kay, Tastefully Simple, Tie Dyed Creations and more. There will also be door prizes every hour. All proceeds fund the group's donations to 18 New River Valley non-profit organizations. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697299
7. Jeeps of the Valley Vendor Show and Show & Shine New River Valley Fairgrounds, Dublin Saturday, April 29, 2023, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Vendor Show Admission: $5.00, Vehicle Entry Fee for Show & Shine: $15.00 Jeepworks partnered with the New River Valley Jeep Club presents Jeeps of the Valley Vendor Show and Show & Shine. Shine up your jeep and enter the Show and Shine Contest from 12-3 PM, enjoy the jeeps on display, browse multiple vendors and enjoy a day dedicated to jeeps. Trophies will be awarded in four categories for the Show and Shine. There will be a 50/50 Raffle with all proceeds donated to Cancer Kids and Christmas. Multiple food vendors will be on-site including Taco Tolley, 6 Pack BBQ and Dough Dees. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697300
8. 2023 Y Fabulous 4 Miler and Y Fun Run Lancaster House, Blacksburg and Virginia Tech Saturday, April 29, 2023, 9:00 - 11:00 AM 4 Miler: Individual: $18.00, Couple: $30.00, Families (Includes up to 5 family members): $45.00, Fun Run: Free The YMCA at Virginia Tech presents the 2nd Annual Y Fabulous 4 Miler and Y Fun Run as part of YMCA Healthy Kids Day. The Y Fabulous 4 miler, which takes in the beauty of Stadium Woods and the Huckleberry Trail, starting and finishing outside the YMCA Lancaster House. Proceeds from the Fabulous 4Miler will benefit YMCA at Virginia Tech community service programs. Bring out the family and take a walk, run, skip, hop, jog or dance along our One Mile Fun Run route starting and finishing outside the YMCA Lancaster House. The route meanders through the Stadium Woods, around Lane Stadium and Cassel Coliseum. T-shirts will be awarded to the first 50 children registered. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=696472
9. 2023 Blacksburg Drive-Thru Shred-A-Thon Blacksburg Community Center / Recreation Center, Blacksburg Saturday, April 29, 2023, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Admission: Free The Town of Blacksburg presents the 2023 Blacksburg Drive-Thru Shred-A-Thon. This free event is an opportunity to recycle unneeded household documents, records and more. Please bring your documents in a box, plastic tote or paper bag. There is a limit of 5 containers per vehicle. This is a drive-thru event only. Please stay in your car. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697260
10. 2023 Annual Bob and Sue Duncan Memorial 5K Virginia Tech Cross Country Course, Virginia Tech Saturday, April 29, 2023, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Participants Ages 13 & Up: $25.00, Participants Ages 12 & Under: $10.00, College Students: $20.00, Canines: $5.00 Note: The original date was Saturday, April 1st, but was rescheduled due to inclement weather. The Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine (VMCVM) and the VMCVM Student Chapter of the American College Of Veterinary Pathologists present the 16th Annual Bob and Sue Duncan Memorial 5K to honor Bob Duncan, a beloved veterinary college professor who passed away in May of 2007 and his wife who passed away this past October. Both walkers and runners are welcome. Leashed dogs are welcome too with a proof of rabies vaccination and signed waiver required. Following the 5k, participants can enjoy raffles, music, freebies, lawn games and food trucks at the Veterinary Medicine Instruction Addition. The entire run will be on the Virginia Tech Cross Country Course. Water will be available at the finish and at the halfway marker. T-shirts are guaranteed for those who register by March 24th. For those who register after, shirts will be available on a first come, first serve basis. All profits from the race benefit the Bob Duncan Memorial Diagnostic Veterinary Pathology Scholarship which awards a fourth-year veterinary student for a commitment and zeal for diagnostic veterinary pathology. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=685940
11. 2023 Mayapple School Plant Sale and Paint-a-Pot Fundraiser Rising Silo Farm Brewery, Blacksburg Saturday, April 29, 2023, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Price will vary by place and participation in paint a pot event. The Mayapple School presents their annual Plant Sale and Paint-a-Pot Fundraiser. This is your chance to buy vegetables and native plants grown by our local farmers at Glade Road Growing and the students at The Mayapple School. Not only will your purchase be supporting our nature-based preschool, but you’ll also have a perfect start to your garden this spring. They will also be hosting a paint-a-pot event from 12:00-2:00 PM. Painting supplies and designated painting area will be provided with the purchase of a pot. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=696361
12. Arts NRV Market 2023 Montgomery Museum of Art & History, Christiansburg Saturday, April 29, 2023, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Admission: Free The Arts Love NRV Market is a celebration of creativity and community art, showcasing over 30 of the most talented artists and crafters from the New River Valley and Roanoke Valley region. In addition to live demonstrations from en plein air painters, stone carvers, stained glass with Niki Pynn, and Fire and Sky Pottery Studio and Art Center pottery demonstrations, the Arts NRV Market will feature a wide range of handmade crafts, jewelry, pottery, and more. This free community event will also feature food trucks including Aloha Eddie, Sam's Hot Dog Stand Blacksburg, and Cabo Fish Taco. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=684360
13. Library of Virginia Event Meadowbrook Public Library, Shawsville Saturday, April 29, 2023, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Admission: Free The Library of Virginia (LVA) is celebrating 200 years this year. They are celebrating with LVA on the Go and visiting each region of Virginia with a series of events and programs. The Library of Virginia will bring expert help, genealogy assistance, children’s storytime, and presentations to help community members engage with local history, and more. The event will feature an array of special guests for all ages, including Precious Valley Farms Petting Zoo, author Daniel Thorp, tours of the Meadowbrook Museum, and MFRL's Mobile Library, along with information from Christiansburg Institute. With genealogy help, reference tutorials, library card registration, oral history recordings, and children's activities, there will be something for everyone. During the event, visitors can engage with valuable resources like "Virginia Untold: The African American Narrative" database and VirginiaChronicle.com, which provides access to over a million newspaper pages. At noon, Virginia Tech Associate Professor Daniel Thorp will discuss the history of Black communities in Eastern Montgomery County. There will be drawings for door prizes happening every hour including autographed books by Cece Bell. Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to engage with your community's rich history. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=696636
14. Indie Bookstore Day Blacksburg Books, Blacksburg Saturday, April 29, 2023, 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Admission: Free Join Blacksburg Book for celebrations all day long. They will have typewriter poetry, balloon animals, snacks, sales & specials, and exclusive merchandise. They will also have one "Golden Ticket" hidden somewhere in the store. Whoever finds it will win twelve FREE audiobooks from Libro.fm. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=696595
15. 2023 Spring Up Wolf Creek Bike Ride Event Ragsdale Field, Narrows Saturday, April 29, 2023, 10:00 AM - TBD Single Rider: $30.00, Family of Four: $55.00 The Pearisburg Lions Club presents the 2023 Spring Up Wolf Creek Bike Ride with all rides starting between 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM and starting and ending at Ragsddale Field. The Spring up Wolf Creek is an annual bike ride with all proceeds supporting our local community. Proceeds from the ride will go to support sight conservation, provide glasses for the needy, and help our community. Take your pick of approximately a 20 mile, 32 mile or a 40 mile round trip ride, or you can ride as much of the course that you want. Enjoy the Spring foliage and the serene ride along Wolf Creek nestled in the Alleghany Mountains. In person registration is available the day of the event at the information desk before the start of the ride. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697297
16. Knitting Workshop: Knitting a Dishcloth Southpaw Cafe & Community Space, Blacksburg Saturday, April 29, 2023, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Sliding Scale: $15.00-$30.00 Learn how to knit a cotton dishcloth. All materials included and all ages are welcome. The cost is based on a sliding scale from $15.00-$30.00 depending on the student's financial situation. All proceeds made at the cafe are directly invested back into the community, funding mutual aid programs, community projects, and more. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=696346
17. Yoga on Tap Long Way Brewing, Radford Saturday, April 29, 2023, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Admission: $15.00 Join Kady Lafferty of Big Body Yoga at Long Way Brewing for no-experience-necessary yoga classes every other Saturday on Long Way's outdoor patio. Expect an upbeat playlist, laid back atmosphere and all-levels yoga class followed by a fresh cold beer. A ticket to the event covers the yoga class and your beer after. Be sure to pre-register for each class you plan to attend. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=684786
18. Try-It Pottery Wheel Class for Ages 12 & Up Paint n' Fun (New River Valley Mall), Christiansburg Saturday, April 29, 2023, 12:00 - 2:00 PM Admission: $35.00 Join Paint n' Fun for a two-hour wheel class where you will learn how to center your clay on the wheel and create a bowl/vessel. Try it classes are great for all levels. Class includes instruction, demonstration and the basics for beginning to use the wheel. You will prepare your clay and learn to properly clean and care for the wheel. Please dress for a mess and bring a towel for your lap. Note: Firing your piece is NOT included in the $35 price. You can make as many pieces as you like in the allotted time. There is a $20.00 firing/glazing fee for each piece. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697218
19. Virginia Vineyard Month: Budbreak JBR Vineyards LLC, Pearisburg Saturday, April 29, 2023, 12:00 - 5:00 PM and Sunday, April 30, 2023, 1:00 - 5:00 PM Admission: Free Tastings: $5.00, Glasses of Wine: $5.00, Bottles of Wine: $10.00-$20.00 This is the last weekend of Virginia Vineyard month. The vines have awakened from dormancy known as budbreak. Come see the new cycle of life and browse through the vineyard with a glass of wine. Featuring wines rarely grown in Virginia. Kids and dogs welcome. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697266
20. Native at Virginia Tech Spring 2023 Pow Wow Graduate Life Center Lawn, Virginia Tech Saturday, April 29, 2023, 12:00 - 4:00 PM Admission: Free The American Indian and Indigenous Community Center along with Native at Virginia Tech presents their 6th Annual Spring Pow Wow. This year's powwow will include two head dancers, an arena director, drum groups from both northern and southern traditions, and a master of ceremonies. The community will have an opportunity to participate in various activities, purchase Native-made items, interact with vendors & artisans selling arts and crafts, enjoy food from food trucks, and enjoy music, drumming, dancing and a cooking demonstration. Powwow honors traditional Native gatherings by incorporating Indigenous values such as respect, tradition, and generosity, offering an opportunity for the university community to experience Indigenous culture firsthand. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697268
21. 2023 Radford University International Guitar Festival Performance Hall (Covington Center), Radford University Friday, April 28, 2023, 3:00 - 9:30 PM, Saturday, April 29, 2023, 1:00 - 9:30 PM Admission: Free The 22nd annual International Guitar Festival is a celebration of guitar music that offers two days of concerts, masterclasses and workshops and brings internationally noted guitarist performers to the sonic splendor of the campus of Radford University. Musicians with roots in Peru, Turkey, Romania and Spain will bring a variety of guitar styles and techniques to Davis Performance Hall. Among the performers is Jorge Caballero, a renowned guitarist who has garnered several international awards from the age of 19. In addition to performing classical guitar compositions and his own work, Caballero is famous for adapting orchestra and piano compositions for guitar. Radford University's Dr. Robert Trent organizes this event each year and will also be among the performers and workshop leaders. All events are free and open to the public. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697242
22. College Softball: #6 Clemson vs. #21 Virginia Tech (Regular Season Series Finale) Tech Softball Park, Virginia Tech Saturday, April 29, 2023, 2:00 - 4:00 PM Admission: Free Watch the Virginia Tech Softball team compete against ACC conference opponent Clemson University in their final three-game home series starting on Friday against a top ten opponent. No tickets are required for Hokie Softball games. Parking is available behind the outfield at Tech Softball Park and enter along the right field side of the stadium. Stands open one hour prior to the start of the game. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=696326
23. 2023 Battle In The Burg (Skateboard Contest) Blacksburg Skate Park, Blacksburg Saturday, April 29, 2023, 2:00 - 4:00 PM Skateboard Contest Entry: $10.00, Spectators: Free Greenhouse and Blacksburg Parks and Recreation Department presents the annual skateboard contest "Battle In The Burg". Watch the local skateboard talent of all levels compete with lots of prizes on the line. First, second and third place prizes will be awarded for each event. Each contestant will receive a free t-shirt. Music will be provided by DJ CSharp and Virginia Tech's Digging in the Crates. All proceeds benefit the future expansion of the skatepark. Entry is cash only. All skill levels and ages are welcome. Helmets are required and will be provided. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697288
24. Virginia's Lost Appalachian Trail Book Presentation with Mills Kelly Floyd Country Store, Floyd Saturday, April 29, 2023, 3:00 - 4:00 PM Admission: Free Mills Kelly is a professor of history at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, where he is also the Director of the award-winning Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media. A lifelong hiker on the Appalachian Trail, Mills is the host of "The Green Tunnel Podcast", a podcast on the history of the Appalachian Trail and the author of "Virginia’s Lost Appalachian Trail" (The History Press, 2023). He has won numerous state, national, and international awards for his teaching and his research on teaching and learning, most recently the Gutenberg Teaching Award from the University of Mainz (Germany). Mills has been a volunteer on the Appalachian Trail for many years and currently is the maintainer of the Manassas Gap shelter in Linden, Virginia, one of the most historic shelters on the entire trail. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697291
25. Amelia Empson in Concert Moon Hollow Brewing, Blacksburg Saturday, April 29, 2023, 5:00 - 7:30 PM Admission: Free It's Moon Hollow's first live music event of the year. Amelia Empson will be performing and food will be available for purchase from the Bootleg BBQ Food Truck. Amelia Empson plays a variety of Indie-Folk and Americana covers and originals from the Appalachian Mountains with talent far beyond her years. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697295
26. Breakfast at Noon in Concert Rising Silo Farm Brewery, Blacksburg Saturday, April 29, 2023, 6:00 - 9:00 PM Admission: Free Breakfast at Noon is a Southern Rock and Americana band that is local to Blacksburg, VA. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=696428
27. College Baseball: UNC vs. Virginia Tech English Field, Virginia Tech Saturday, April 29, 2023, 7:00 PM, Sunday, April 30, 2023, 1:00 PM Adults: $10.00, Youth Ages 6-18: $5.00, Youth Ages 5 & Under: Free Watch the Virginia Tech Baseball Team compete against ACC conference opponent the University of North Carolina in a three-game series starting on Friday. The Hokies won Friday's afternoon game. Gates and ticket booths at English Field will open 90 minutes before first pitch on gamedays. Fans accessing English Field on gameday are encouraged to use free parking in Lot 16 ("The Cage"). Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=696448
28. Cécile McLorin Salvant in Concert Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg Saturday, April 29, 2023, 7:30 - 9:00 PM Adult Tickets (based on seat location): $20.00-$45.00 Students with ID and Youth 18 & Under: $10.00 MacArthur Fellow and three-time Grammy Award winner, singer, and composer Cécile McLorin Salvant brings historical perspective, a renewed sense of drama, and a clear-eyed take on jazz standards and her own original compositions. Classically trained; steeped in jazz, blues, and folk; and drawing from musical theatre and vaudeville, Salvant embraces a wide-ranging repertoire with her rich, powerful voice, broadening the possibilities for live performance. "Salvant, regularly and rightly, is considered one of the greatest jazz singers of her generation..." -- Rolling Stone Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=678176
29. Terrakosma in Concert The Beast of Blacksburg Pizzeria & Bar, Blacksburg Saturday, April 29, 2023, 9:00 - 11:00 PM Admission: No Cover Enjoy music, pizza and fun and Terrakosma's last show of the semester. Terrakosma is a Blacksburg, VA based band jamming, performing covers and more. Must be ages 18 and older to attend. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697304
30. Emo Night with Joey's Van The Milk Parlor, Blacksburg Saturday, April 29, 2023, 9:30 PM - 12:00 AM Admission: $5.00 Joey's Van returns to Blacksburg with all of your favorite 90's/00's Pop Punk nostalgia. Joey's Van is a 90s and 2000s pop punk cover band based out of Bristol, Tennessee. They want to make you feel like you're in middle school again. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697305
31. Stand-Up Comedy Show Lost In Taste, Christiansburg Saturday, April 29, 2023, 10:00 PM - TBD Admission: $5.00 The Cosmic Comedy Club returns with performances by comedians Malhar Gate, Travis Terry, Meredith Ker, LA Preston and Zach Assad and hosted by Sage Delong. Recommended for ages 18 & up. Table reservations available. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697274
32. VTU and SECL Block Party Graduate Life Center, Virginia Tech Sunday, April 30, 2023, 12:00 - 3:00 PM Admission: Free Virginia Tech Union and Student Engagement and Campus Life at Virginia Tech presents their Block Party that is a celebratory event bringing together both students and local residents. This event will feature a music performance from VTU’s Bandslam winner Smooth Brain, fun games including Jumbo Giant Jenga, Giant Connect Four and Giant Cup Pong. Also enjoy guest appearances from the Virginia Tech Therapy Dogs. Unfortunately, due to the inclement weather forecast, the event has had to move inside and scale down due to limited indoor space. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=696456
33. Book Club Meeting: Wine & War Blacksburg Wine Lab, Blacksburg Sunday, April 30, 2023, 1:00 - 3:00 PM Admission: $40.00 Nicole Shenandoah, from Siema Wines will be hosting the book club meeting. She is selecting four delicious wines for us to taste. Chef Bryan will create a pairing board of house made dips and snacks to accompany our tasting. "Wine & War" is the remarkable untold story of France's courageous, clever vintners who protected and rescued the country's most treasured commodity from German plunder during World War II. Reservations are required. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=696541
34. Music on the Courtyard with Matt Johnson Chateau Morrisette, Floyd Sunday, April 30, 2023, 1:00 - 4:00 PM Admission: Free Bring your friends and family and enjoy a preview to Chateau Morrisette's Summer Courtyard Series with one of their most popular artists Matt Johnson from "The Voice". Matt Johnson is an R&B singer and songwriter from the central Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. He delivers a unique R&B sound along with powerful performances. In 2018, he was a contestant and performed on "The Voice" on Jennifer Hudson's team. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697294
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Yesterday's vote by the Texas Senate to end tenure at the state's three dozen or so public universities is so extraordinary and representative of the current cultural moment that it's worth your attention.
Many observers in Texas think it's unlikely that the tenure ban will pass the GOP-controlled Texas House.
Eliminating tenure for new hires would put Texas universities at an extreme disadvantage when recruiting faculty.
Long ago, Texas set up a unique funding mechanism that diverted significant value from the state's extractive resources to the state's flagship public universities.
With an enrollment of some 700,000 students, Texas public universities are a civic and economic driver for the state and the nation.
Texas public schools would have to display the Ten Commandments and set aside time for prayer and Bible study under bills passed by the Texas Senate that now head to the state House.

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SpaceX's Starship rocket blasted off on its first test flight Thursday but failed minutes after rising from the launch pad. The two-stage rocketship, standing taller than the Statue of Liberty at 120 metres high, blasted off from the company's Starbase spaceport and test facility east of Brownsville, Texas, for what SpaceX hoped, at best, would be a 90-minute debut flight into space.
A live SpaceX webcast of the lift-off showed the rocketship rising from the launch tower into the morning sky as the Super Heavy's raptor engines roared to life in a ball of flame and billowing clouds of exhaust and water vapour.
SpaceX officials on the webcast cheered the feat of getting the fully integrated Starship and booster rocket off the ground for a clean launch and declared the brief episode a successful test flight.
Despite the explosion, company CEO Elon Musk heralded the test launch.
"Learned a lot for next test launch in a few months," Mr Musk wrote.
The futuristic spacecraft flew several kilometres into the air during testing a few years ago, landing successfully only once, but this was to be the inaugural launch of the first-stage booster with 33 methane-fuelled engines.

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this pushes back the origin and early diversification of ichthyosaurs to before the beginning of the Age of Dinosaurs; thereby forcing a revision of the textbook interpretation and revealing that ichthyosaurs probably first radiated into marine environments prior to the extinction event.
Excitingly, the discovery of the oldest ichthyosaur rewrites the popular vision of Age of Dinosaurs as the emergence timeframe of major reptile lineages. It now seems that at least some groups predated this landmark interval, with fossils of their most ancient ancestors still awaiting discovery in even older rocks on Spitsbergen and elsewhere in the world. https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/ichthyosaur-found-on-remote-artic-island-upends-previous-evolutionary-theory/146509
Scientists once thought the East Antarctic ice sheet, which contains enough water to raise sea levels 52m (170ft), was stable. But now its ice shelves are beginning to melt. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230309-climate-change-the-sea-level-rise-locked-in-east-antarctica
A Swiss team, led by University of Geneva researchers, has discovered an internal thermometer in seeds that can delay or block germination if temperatures are too high.
Looking at seeds of the small flowering plant, Arabidopsis thaliana, the team sought to understand the mechanism behind thermos-inhibition. They began by looking at data from young plants – further along in the plant’s development than germination. https://cosmosmagazine.com/nature/seed-germination-thermomete
Government and political institutions should do more to make citizens feel empowered within marine environment decisions and give them the right to participate, new research shows.
Marine Citizenship is the term used for people who get involved in changing how humans use the ocean. It has been investigated as a potential policy tool to engage the public in marine environmental issues through a new study by the University of Exeter and the University of Bristol Law School. https://www.newswise.com/articles/people-should-have-right-to-shape-marine-environmental-decisions
In this Australian study, researchers showed that plastic particles can enter our food if it comes in contact with damaged cookware – even a small scratch on a Teflon-coated pan can release around 9,100 potentially dangerous plastic particles.
Teflon-coated non-stick pots and pans lose their coating over time as we use and wash them, https://m.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-734193
There’s also concern that the Willow project could be just the start. Construction of oil facilities and roads in that part of Alaska’s North Slope paves the way for future projects.
“The development of this project will result in the construction of a good amount of infrastructure in a remote part of Alaska,” said Michael Burger, the executive director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, making additional drilling projects more feasible. https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/alaska-oil-drilling-project-puts-biden-climate-efforts-jeopardy-rcna74696
Maine lobster industry groups sue Monterey aquarium Conservation group Seafood Watch cites danger to whales in warning https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/03/13/maine-lobster-industry-groups-sue-monterey-aquarium/
fossil fuel Big Oil Gets Its Mojo Back
Huge profits and higher demand have empowered the industry. Here’s what that might mean.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/14/climate/oil-gas-industry.html
explores exactly what leads to the generation of Th17 cells—an important subtype of cells in the intestine—and uncovers some of the underappreciated molecular players and events that lead to cell differentiation in the gut. One of those players is the purine metabolite xanthine, which is found at high levels in caffeinated foods such as coffee, tea and chocolate. Results of the study are published in Immunity. https://www.newswise.com/articles/molecular-component-of-caffeine-may-play-a-role-in-gut-health
Hypnosis is an effective treatment for pain for many individuals but determining which patients will benefit most can be challenging. Hypnotizability testing requires special training and in-person evaluation rarely available in the clinical setting. Now, investigators have developed a fast, point-of-care molecular diagnostic test that identifies a subset of individuals who are most likely to benefit from hypnosis interventions for pain treatment. Their study, in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, published by Elsevier, also found that a subset of highly hypnotizable individuals may be more likely to experience high levels of postoperative pain. https://www.newswise.com/articles/new-test-quickly-identifies-patients-whose-postoperative-pain-can-be-effectively-treated-by-hypnosis
But she called the decision “very important” for protecting Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
“Based on the Department of Interior’s own analysis, there would be substantial impacts to the refuge and the wildlife that rely on it,” Ms. Brisson said. The area provides key habitat to bear, caribou, important waterfowl and other animals that migrate through the area.
King Cove residents and others say the road is needed so that villagers can get adequate urgent medical care in Anchorage, 600 miles to the east. Opponents say the project is more about transporting fish from King Cove’s major business, a salmon processor. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/14/climate/izembek-alaska-road-jimmy-carter.html
The bacterial species Anaeroplasma abactoclasticum, Eisenbergiella massiliensis, and Phocaeicola barnesiae were positively correlated with muscle strength, while Ethanoligenens harbinense and Ileibacterium valens had a negative impact on muscle strength. The bacterial phyla Bacteroidetes, Tenericutes, and Firmicutes were associated with increased muscle strength; however, some Firmicutes bacteria were also linked to reduced muscle strength.
Conclusions
Overall, the current study established a connection between gut microbiome composition and muscle strength. Moreover, the researchers introduced a novel method to investigate the effect of gut microbiomes on different physiological factors while eliminating the potential impact of individual genetic variations. https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230314/How-does-the-gut-microbiome-affect-muscle-strength.aspx
Before testing fruits and vegetables, the USDA washes, scrubs and peels them as consumers would, so it’s not accurate to say that those concerned about ingesting pesticides should just wash their produce thoroughly.
When organic fruit and vegetable options are unavailable or unaffordable, EWG advises shoppers to buy produce from its Clean Fifteen list of produce with low or no traces of pesticides. This year, almost 65 percent of Clean Fifteen samples had no detectable pesticide residues. https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/2023/05/why-does-ewg-release-its-shoppers-guide-pesticides-producetm-each-year
EWG recommends that consumers buy organic versions of Dirty Dozen produce and choose either conventionally grown or organic versions of Clean Fifteen items..
Blueberries and green beans
Both blueberries and green beans – 11th and 12th, respectively, on this year’s Dirty Dozen – had troubling concentrations of organophosphate insecticides, pesticides that can harm the human nervous system. Nine out of 10 samples of each of the popular foods had residues of pesticides – with some showing traces of up to 17 different pesticides. https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news-release/2023/03/ewgs-2023-shoppers-guide-pesticides-producetm-blueberries-green
In a new study in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, researchers showed that rather than using “official” Wari pottery imported from the capital, potters across the empire were creating their own ceramics, decorated to emulate the traditional Wari style. To figure it out, the scientists analyzed the pottery’s chemical make-up, with help from laser beams. https://www.newswise.com/articles/lasers-and-chemistry-reveal-how-ancient-pottery-was-made-and-how-an-empire-functioned
More than one-half of California renters face burdensome housing costs that may displace them from their homes.1 Politicians and tenant advocates have declared a housing affordability crisis2 that is increasingly recognized as a danger to public health.3,4 As affordable housing shortages spread throughout the country,5 population health insights from California’s housing market have implications for the health of the nation. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2802386
We knew that elevated ozone levels could affect insect mating systems because the breakdown of carbon double bonds, and thus pheromones, by oxidation is not rocket science in chemistry,' researchers Nanji Jiang and Markus Knaden from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology said.
'Nevertheless, we were shocked that even slightly elevated ozone concentrations had such strong effects on fly behavior.' https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/earth/article-11857965/Air-pollution-wreaking-havoc-flies-SEX-LIVES.html
A research team at the USDA has developed new lines of cotton that are naturally flame-resistant — even putting themselves out when lit.
The ability could help cut back on the use of flame retardants, chemicals applied to a vast array of commercial products, like clothing, carpets, upholstery, and mattresses, to prevent cotton’s flammable fibers from burning people if there’s a fire — but which come with a variety of negative health and environmental impacts. https://www.freethink.com/science/flame-resistant-cotton
The Better Business Bureau recommends that online consumers watch for any suspicious activity.
Be cautious of unsolicited messages.Verify the identity of the person you’re chatting with by asking for contact informationScrutinize text for any red flagsUse two-factor authentication for your online accountsUse a password manager to generate and store strong passwordsBe careful when downloading files or clicking on links https://www.govtech.com/security/cyber-criminals-are-using-chatgpt-to-fool-victims
Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have found that high consumption of a common artificial sweetener, sucralose, lowers activation of T-cells, an important component of the immune system, in mice.
If found to have similar effects in humans, one day it could be used therapeutically to help dampen T-cell responses. For example, in patients with autoimmune diseases who suffer from uncontrolled T cell activation. https://www.newswise.com/articles/artificial-sweetener-could-dampen-immune-response-to-disease-in-mice
Physical exercise can help to improve the severity of movement-related symptoms and the quality of life in people with Parkinson’s Disease. Findings from the first Cochrane review of the available evidence found that any type of structured exercise is better than none. https://www.newswise.com/articles/physical-exercise-helps-to-improve-symptoms-of-parkinson-s-disease
ROB WAUGH tests out ChatGPT 2.0 and is 'astounded': GPT4 can draft lawsuits with one click and create entire webpages from scratch - but it still has a woke bias like its predecessor https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11863423/Everything-moving-fast-test-new-GPT-4-astounding.html
“We knew that all the main academic journals were routinely rejecting any articles that were in any way questioning the accuracy of studies claiming vaccine effectiveness or safety. What surprised even us about this case was the sheer nastiness and lack of professionalism displayed by the journal’s editorial staff,” Fenton told The Epoch Times via email.
“The notion that authors’ academic credentials and Twitter activities had to be investigated as part of the reviewing process is shocking,” he added. https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/emails-show-journals-discussion-before-rejecting-paper-challenging-pfizers-claim-of-95-percent-vaccine-effectiveness_5124648.html
Abortion pill fight may have broader implications for FDA drug approval
Legal experts say a Texas judge’s ruling on mifepristone may sow chaos in how the agency regulates medicines https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/03/15/abortion-pill-fda/
To reduce the effects of pesticide drift and protect pollinators, researchers with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in Stoneville, Mississippi, are investigating the best ways of using hooded sprayers and conventional (unhooded) sprayers.
Pesticide drift occurs when pesticide dust or droplets move through the air to another place other than the target area during or after pesticide application. https://phys.org/news/2023-03-aim-pesticide-drift-mississippi-delta.html
Experts praised the rule as a step in the right direction, while acknowledging that it may not address "regrettable substitutions," a practice, coined by Harvard University health expert, describing the "cynical replacement of one harmful chemical by another equally or more harmful in a never-ending game being played with our health."
"The [maximum contaminant levels] are likely going to impact six different PFAS chemicals; but in reality, there are over 10,000 different PFAS chemicals," says Kimberly Garrett, a postdoctoral research associate in Northeastern University's sociology and anthropology program. https://phys.org/news/2023-03-epa-chemicals-doesnt-regrettable-substitutions.html
However, when nano-particles surround the neural crest cells, the migration of those cells is disrupted. This results in growth disturbances. Michael Richardson, supervisor of Wang: ‘When you know the mechanism, everything else falls into place. We think they stick to the neural crest cells, which causes the cells to die. Neural crest cells are sticky, so nano-particles can adhere to them and thereby disrupt organs that depend on these cells for their development. https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2023/03/malformations-in-heart-eyes-and-nervous-system-nano-plastics-disrupt-growth
Former Transportation Committee Chairman Warns China Could 'Weaponize' Dominance Over Shipping https://www.theepochtimes.com/former-transportation-committee-chairman-warns-china-could-weaponize-dominance-over-shipping_5123112.html
Concert halls, movie theaters, and museums are home to a kaleidoscope of art forms, but one thing they all have in common is the potential to inspire feelings of awe. This humbling perspective has been shown to motivate adults to set aside their own problems to focus on the needs of others, and new research in Psychological Science suggests that awe can encourage generosity in children too. https://www.newswise.com/articles/want-more-generous-children-show-them-awe-inspiring-art
To all the CEOs out there who might be interested in — or already are — replacing their employees with autonomous, AI-powered robots: sorry, but as The Hustle reports, the numbers are in... and it looks like it actually makes the most sense to put your job on the proverbial chopping block instead.
And frankly? It makes a lot more sense than you might think. https://futurism.com/the-byte/replacing-ceos-with-ai-makes-sense
Steps were taken in Canada to reduce the use of Bisphenol A (BPA), a toxic chemical linked to prostate and breast cancer, commonly found in plastics, the lining of food cans, water bottles, and paper receipts. But in many cases, it has been replaced with similar hormone disrupting chemicals, like Bisphenol S (BPS). A new study shows that every day Canadians are exposed to BPS in the fresh foods they eat, as chemicals migrate from labels on the packaging materials into the food. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/03/230316114015.htm
Patients with chronic low back pain may benefit from equine-facilitated therapy (EFT), a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. During a 12-week intervention, the perceived amount of pain decreased, and the ability of daily functioning improved among EFT participants. The findings were published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science.
The study set out to evaluate the impact of EFT on perceived physical performance, level of pain, pain acceptance, depression and anxiety, and quality of life https://www.uef.fi/en/article/equine-facilitated-therapy-improved-the-functioning-of-patients-with-low-back-pain
Another change induced by loss of Menin was a decline in levels of the amino acid D-serine, known to be a neurotransmitter and sometimes used as a dietary supplement found in soybeans, eggs, fish and nuts. The authors showed this decline was due to loss of activity of an enzyme involved in its synthesis (which was in turn regulated by Menin).
Could reversing age-related Menin loss reverse signs of physiological aging? https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-03-loss-menin-aging-dietary-supplement.html
Therefore, it is crucial to understand exactly what drives online news consumption. Previous work has posited that competition pushes news sources to publish ‘click-bait’ news stories, often categorized by outrageous, upsetting and negative headlines20,21,22. Here we analyse the effect of negative words on news consumption using a massive online dataset of viral news stories from Upworthy.com—a website that was one of the most successful pioneers of click-bait in the history of the Internet23 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01538-4
Thanks to Kacsmaryk, the Christian Right has found a judicial pipeline in Texas where it thinks it can win favorable rulings that affect abortion access even in protective states like Vermont and California. That makes clear that the effort to end the nationwide right to legal abortion that culminated in the June Supreme Court decision overturning Roe was never about defending religious liberty or returning power to the states, as the Christian Right groups pursuing these efforts have claimed. It was always about using the courts to end legal abortion, even in blue states. “We’re seeing the mask drop from some of these groups,” Sepper told me.
This is a Texas story not only because of him, but because of the courts above him. The next in line is the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals—known as one of the most conservative courts in the country—where six of the 16 active judges were appointed by Trump. https://www.thenation.com/article/society/mifepristone-texas-abortion-medication/
wanted to know what these invasions meant for the microscopic organisms she studied. Luckily, Lake Mendota is home to a long-term research program collecting data on the lake since the early 1980s, allowing Rohwer and her colleagues to get a clearer picture of the substantial changes that followed the zebra mussel and spiny water flea invasions.
"We looked at the microbial community on three levels and saw major changes in all three," https://phys.org/news/2023-03-earlier-algae-blooms-lingering-toxins.html
. Even at the lower end of these estimates, in some counties the phosphorus that entered the environment from the water supply could exceed phosphorus coming from point sources like wastewater treatment plants or diffuse sources such as agricultural fertilizer use.
The public water supply typically isn't included in phosphorus source apportionment studies, and the authors hope their new findings can help policymakers develop more effective phosphorus management strategies. https://phys.org/news/2023-03-local-source-phosphorus-pollution.html
Low-cost device can measure air pollution anywhere
Open-source tool from MIT’s Senseable City Lab lets people check air quality, cheaply. https://news.mit.edu/2023/low-cost-device-can-measure-air-pollution-anywhere-0316
Bacteria require phase separation to thrive in the mammalian gut https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230317/Bacteria-require-phase-separation-to-thrive-in-the-mammalian-gut.aspx
AI Can Re-create What You See from a Brain Scan
Image-generating AI is getting better at re-creating what people are looking at from their fMRI data. But this isn’t mind reading—yet https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ai-can-re-create-what-you-see-from-a-brain-scan/
Gut bacteria that break down oestrogen linked to depression in women
A form of oestrogen known to be related to positive mood was found to be 43 per cent lower in premenopausal women with depression than those without the condition https://www.newscientist.com/article/2364915-gut-bacteria-that-break-down-oestrogen-linked-to-depression-in-women/
To protect forests, sequester carbon, and produce protein, consider mushrooms on trees
New research weighs up the potential of mycoforestry: The only form of protein production that actually sequesters carbon https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2023/03/to-protect-forests-sequester-carbon-and-provide-protein-consider-mushrooms-on-trees/
used a newly developed CRISPR-based gene-editing technique to restore the sight of mice with retinitis pigmentosa.
The disease can be caused by mutations in more than 100 different genes. It causes photoreceptive cells in the retina to break down slowly over time, leading to vision loss and ultimately to blindness. It currently affects more than 1 in 4,000 people. https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/vision-restored-mice-gene-editing/
“If you emit some hydrogen into the atmosphere now, it will lead to a progressive build-up of methane in the following years,” says lead author Dr Matteo Bertagni, a researcher from the High Meadows Environmental Institute at Princeton University, US.
“Even though hydrogen only has a lifespan of around two years in the atmosphere, you’ll still have the methane feedback from that hydrogen in 30 years from now.” https://cosmosmagazine.com/earth/hydrogen-leaks-methane-atmosphere/
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Brazilian Criminals’ Favorite New Weapon: Elon Musk’s Starlink . https://futurism.com/the-byte/brazilian-criminals-elon-musks-starlink
A Swiss start-up will install solar panels on a railway in western Switzerland, pending approval from transportation officials.
Based in the Swiss town of Ecublens, the firm Sun-Ways has developed a mechanized system for laying down solar panels in which a specially equipped train car glides over the tracks, ejecting panels that fit in between the rails. The panels are outfitted with clamps that fix them into place, https://e360.yale.edu/digest/switerzland-solar-railway
have developed a miniature soft robotic arm and flexible printing head, and integrated them into a long tubular catheter that comprises the flexible printer body. Both the arm and printing head have three degrees of freedom (DoFs).
“Our flexible 3D bioprinter, designated F3DB, can directly deliver biomaterials onto the target tissue or organs with a minimally invasive approach,” https://spectrum.ieee.org/3d-bioprinting
“We think this work is important because it aims to show that an intellectually humble person can still play an active part in modern political life.” https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17439760.2022.2155230
Code red today on techexplorist's website... it's giving Reddit the hiccups ...whatch your step.
“The goal here is to eradicate forced labor. We’re never going to be able to do that if there are markets that are open to products made with forced labor,” Silvers said.
An even stronger weapon in the fight may be public opinion.
“Consumers have shown an interest over time in buying products that are consistent with their values,” Silvers said.
“I think most Americans don’t think about where the T-shirt they’re wearing comes from. That’s not because they’re bad people https://www.theepochtimes.com/consumers-investors-play-key-role-in-eradicating-forced-labor-experts_5131257.html
Ordinary Americans can expect their wealth to get repeatedly chipped away as the monetary system degrades and requires progressively more intervention by authorities to perpetuate itself, according to an influential author and economist. It may take “a very long time,” however, for the system to actually break, he told The Epoch Times.
The recent downfall of two sizable American banks, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and First Republic Bank, https://www.theepochtimes.com/americans-to-bear-burden-of-monetary-systems-gradual-deterioration-economist-says_5131784.html
Scientists at the Heart Research Institute say they have made a major breakthough by finding the definitive relationship between dementia and high levels of cholesterol for the first time.
The researchers say the findings are significant, because they mean future tests to calculate a person’s risk from dementia can be performed through blood tests.
The scientists examined the data from 17 global studies that included more than a million patients under the age of 65. https://thenewdaily.com.au/life/wellbeing/2023/03/18/dementia-cholesterol-link/
Minnesota regulators knew four months ago that radioactive waste had leaked from a nuclear power plant in Monticello — but they didn’t announce anything about the leak until this week.
The delay in notifying the public about the November leak raised questions about public safety and transparency https://apnews.com/article/xcel-energy-nuclear-leak-tritium-6e522afbb12ad26925c40d833853088d
But no one can tell for certain whether amphibians are starting to develop an evolutionary edge against the fungus or it’s just a matter of time before a new outbreak comes to deliver the killing blow.
Of note is that Bd is the least active in Asia, where it was found only in Indonesia, South Korea, China, and Japan. In these regions, the infection rate is only 2%. It’s no coincidence, considering that Asia is considered the origin of the pathogen and local species may have developed an evolutionary relationship with Bd. https://www.zmescience.com/science/biology/bd-fungus-kills-frogs/
Kenya’s smallholder farmers embrace soil science to cope with the climate crisis https://allianceforscience.org/blog/2023/03/kenyas-smallholder-farmers-embrace-soil-science-to-cope-with-the-climate-crisis/
The researchers classified plasticosis as a particular disease due to its consistency.
Likely, plasticosis is also one factor that influences how plastic affects the young shearwaters’ growth. The study found that the length of the wing was linked to the amount of plastic in the body, while the number of plastic pieces was associated with the bird’s overall weight.
Alex said, “Our research team has previously looked at how microplastics affect tissues. We found these particles in organs such as the spleen and kidney, where they were associated with inflammation, fibrosis, and a complete loss of structure.” https://www.techexplorist.com/plasticosis-new-disease-birds-caused-consuming-plastic/57701/
Wildfires and volcanoes belch mercury, and, since the Industrial Revolution, so do coal-burning power plants and factories. Warm-air currents carry mercury in its inorganic heavy-metal form to the Arctic, where it settles into the soil and vegetation before being safely locked away in the deeply frozen permafrost. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/03/permafrost-mercury-toxic-arctic-carbon-canada/673428/
Studies have shown that cinnamon is generally safe and can be used as an adjuvant therapy ingredient to improve the health of patients.
Because the coumarin concentration varies in different types of cinnamon and can be toxic to the liver in high amounts, cinnamon should be used in moderation.
Some studies suggest that the daily intake of coumarin should https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/cinnamon-to-nourish-the-kidneys-4-types-of-people-should-use-with-caution_5113389.html
Lin warned that raw soybeans contain harmful ingredients such as trypsin inhibitors, saponin, and red blood cell lectin. Those who eat them uncooked are prone to food poisoning symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
Soy is also a high-purine food, which should not be eaten by patients with gout because gout is mainly caused by the disorder of purine metabolism, which leads to the increase of blood uric acid. https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/the-power-of-soybeans-fight-cancer-and-lower-blood-pressure_5124267.html
An AI startup called Wonder Dynamics just came out with a new AI-powered editing studio called Wonder Studio, which they claim allows users to automatically replace real actors with convincing CG characters — with a simple drag and drop.
Gotta say: it looks pretty impressive.
"We built something that automates this whole process, animates it live, frame by frame, there's no need for mocap. It automatically detects actors based on a single camera," Wonder Dynamics cofounder Nikola Todorovic told TechCrunch last week. "It does camera motion, lighting, color, replaces the actor fully with CG." https://futurism.com/the-byte/video-editing-replace-actors-with-cgi-drag-drop
The goal of the research is to "kill the algae, denature the toxin and not have significant impacts on the nontarget species," explains Dr. Michael Crosby, president and CEO of the laboratory.
To achieve this, researchers cultivate specimens of Karenia brevis in huge tanks of seawater that imitate the ecosystem of the Gulf of Mexico and test various substances against it.
So far they have identified a dozen methods that work, and over the next two years they plan to test them in the ocean, Crosby says.
'You would still have red tides' https://phys.org/news/2023-03-unwanted-visitor-floridatoxic-algae.html
It was alleged that the Gupta family influenced Zuma’s political appointments and benefited unfairly from lucrative tenders.
The Guptas began to look for a way to divert attention away from them. They enlisted the help of British public relations firm Bell Pottinger, which drew on the country’s existing racial and economic tensions to develop a social media campaign centred on the role of “white monopoly capital” in continuing “economic apartheid”.
The campaign was driven by the power of algorithms. The company created over 100 fake Twitter bots or automated Twitter accounts that run on bot software – computer programs designed to perform tasks and actions, ranging from rather simple ones to quite complex ones; in this case, to simulate human responses for liking and retweeting tweets. https://theconversation.com/algorithms-are-moulding-and-shaping-our-politics-heres-how-to-avoid-being-gamed-201402
A cancer-causing chemical that is widely used to degrease aviation components and heavy machinery could also be linked to Parkinson’s disease, according to a new research paper that recommends increased scrutiny of areas long contaminated by the compound.
Trichloroethylene, or TCE, is a colorless liquid that has been used to remove gunk from jet engines, strip paint and remove stains from shirts dropped off at the dry cleaners. https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/ma19/is-a-common-industrial-chemical-fueling-the-spread-of-parkinsons-disease/
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and for the first time has shown that ground crews who fuel, maintain and launch those aircraft are also getting sick.
The data had long been sought by retired military aviators who have raised alarms for years about the number of air and ground crew members they knew who had cancer. https://www.tampabay.com/news/latest/2023/03/19/higher-cancer-rates-found-military-pilots-ground-crews/
“If you see a little bird in your garden or in the park during the autumn and you know that it is heading to southern Europe or Africa, it is fascinating to think about why it is taking a break,” Arne Hegemann, a biologist at Lund University in Sweden and a co-author of the study, said in the release. “If they do not get food or rest, their immune systems cannot recover — which is when they risk becoming ill.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2023/03/18/migratory-birds-immune-system/
ARES was mounted in an airplane as part of Operation IceBridge, a NASA-funded mission tasked with measuring annual changes in the thickness of glaciers, sea ice and ice sheets in Greenland, Alaska and Antarctica from airplanes between 2009 and 2021.
While the plane crisscrossed the vast, icy expanse, its ice-penetrating radar "X-rayed" the glacier, resulting in a full "3D body scan" of the glacier and underlying bedrock. The measurements revealed that Malaspina glacier sits largely below sea level and is cut by several channels at its bed that extend at least 21 miles from where the glacier meets the shore up toward its source in the Saint Elias Mountains. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/03/230317184929.htm
Recycling cuts carbon dioxide emissions by 700 million tonnes a year
Recycling is good for the climate. But it's not a simple equation – some recycling processes produce greenhouse gases of their own. Still, recycling also reduces the need to use new natural resources, including the fossil fuels that are used to make most plastics. For every tonne of paper recycled, for example, 17 trees can be saved and water used in manufacturing is cut by 50%. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230317-how-recycling-can-help-the-climate-and-other-facts
He pointed to the EPA program that issues rules around the use of toxic chemicals like per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals." In the past, industrial companies have tried to conceal the hazards of these types of chemicals, leading to lags in their regulation.
"That's an actual example of how understaffed parts of EPA can make mistakes that have long-term human health consequences," he said. https://www.salon.com/2023/03/18/at-epa-staffing-clashes-with-expanded-mission_partne
Holloway writes in his article, “In a representative democracy, the people are to set the basic direction of public policy by electing public officials with whom they agree on the major issues confronting the country. To perform this task well, the public needs accurate information about the candidates for public office. In a healthy democracy, the press would strive conscientiously to provide such information. https://www.theepochtimes.com/florida-libel-bill-may-challenge-long-standing-supreme-court-decision_5131268.html
By adapting technology used for gamma-ray astronomy, a group of experimental researchers has found that X-ray transitions previously thought to have been unpolarized according to atomic physics, are in fact highly polarized, reports a new study published in Physical Review Letters on March 15.
When electrons recombine with highly charged ions, X-ray polarization becomes important for testing fundamental atomic physics involving relativistic and quantum electrodynamics effects. https://phys.org/news/2023-03-instrument-astronomy-capture-singular-quantum.html
Aspartame is ubiquitous—and potentially risky, according to studies
By Carol Nathan Fact-checked by Anastasia Climan, RDN, CD-N
Updated March 20, 2023
Key Takeaways
Reducing sugar intake in the diet by substituting artificial sweeteners such as aspartame is a common health recommendation.
Studies, however, are pointing to risks and disadvantages of consuming artificial sweeteners.
In particular, adverse health effects of aspartame are being reported in the areas of diabetes, fertility, anxiety, and cancer risk, according to research.
The use of non-nutritive sweeteners such as aspartame as food additives has increased over the past three decades as a result of dietary recommendations to reduce sugar intake—with the blessing of the FDA. But that may be changing. https://www.mdlinx.com/article/aspartame-is-ubiquitous-and-potentially-risky-according-to-studies/4AxjRxw6L6TKU1RKTChCuf
For some people, medication will be a tool to improve weight and insulin-related outcomes. For others, food alone is a reasonable pathway to success.
While the science is for populations, health care is individual and decisions around food and/or medicine should be made with the considered advice of health care professionals. GPs and dietitians can work with your individual situation and needs. https://www.iflscience.com/ozempic-helps-weight-loss-by-making-you-feel-full-but-certain-foods-can-do-the-same-thing-without-the-side-effects-68048
“What we have found is that the human body is rhythmically programmed to anticipate mealtimes particularly when food is not readily accessible,” Johnston said in a university news release. “This suggests that there is a physiological drive for some people to eat at certain times as their body has been trained to expect food, rather than it just being a psychological habit.” https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2023-03-20/your-body-clock-knows-when-its-time-for-dinner-study
Parasiticides are commonly applied as ‘spot-on’ treatments on dogs and cats to prevent or kill fleas or ticks, but they contain toxic chemicals that are making it into UK rivers and ponds, particularly in urban areas. In a new briefing paper, Imperial College London researchers say the evidence points to an urgent need to review risk assessments and prescribing practices for these chemicals. https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/243875/toxic-flea-tick-treatments-polluting-uk/
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) today issued its latest report on the state of global warming, and under current plans will now begin a five year hiatus before any further updates. But campaigners are calling on the scientific body to consider shifting to a system of annual reports, given the pressing need for climate change to remain at the forefront of the political and social agenda over the next decade.
“The IPCC’s impact on government decision making cannot be understated,” says Louise Burrows at climate think tank E3G. “The evidence it produces is invaluable to secure new policies, driving the scale and ambition of climate action.” https://www.newscientist.com/article/2365245-ipcc-reporting-hiatus-could-imperil-political-action-on-climate-change/
"Our study strongly implies that women who are planning pregnancy should be aware of the harmful effects of PFAS and take precautions to avoid exposure to this class of chemicals, especially when they are trying to conceive," says lead author Nathan Cohen, Ph.D., a postdoctoral research fellow with the Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. "Our findings are important because they add to the growing body of knowledge implicating PFAS in the development of adverse health conditions, with children being especially vulnerable." https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-03-exposure-chemicals-everyday-products-linked.html
On Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, finalized a regulation that will cut smog-causing air pollution from coal-fired power plants and industrial facilities. The new "Good Neighbor" rule requires 23 states to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions blowing across state boundaries. The air pollutants — which form ozone, the main ingredient in smog — can travel downwind into neighboring states, harming the health of communities miles away. https://www.salon.com/2023/03/19/to-protect-downwind-states-from-smog-epa-cracks-down-on-coal-power-pollution_partne

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Harlan Crow, the Texas billionaire who lavished expensive trips and gifts on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, donated more than $35,000 to Utah candidates and campaign committees for Republicans and Democrats since 1994.
Supreme Court justices are required to disclose gifts valued at more than $415. Thomas claims Crow is a close personal friend, and he was advised he was not required to reveal those gifts.
An analysis of Federal Election Commission financial disclosures by The Salt Lake Tribune finds Crow has donated $35,600 to Utah federal candidates since 1994.
Crow donated $8,100 to Lee's first reelection campaign in 2016 and $8,700 to Lee's 2022 race against Evan McMullin.
In 2011, Crow gave $5,000 to former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman's unsuccessful presidential campaign.
In 2009, Crow gave $500,000 to the conservative activist group Liberty Central founded by Ginni Thomas.

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