Tag: World

Outlaw Country Legends Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard Reunite for Django and Jimmie, A New Album Collaboration Premiering 14 Fresh Studio Tracks

Willie’s Sixth Studio Album for Legacy Recordings, Produced by Buddy Cannon, Coming June 2 NEW YORK /PRNewswire/ — Legacy Recordings is proud to announce the June 2 release of Django and Jimmie, the new studio album collaboration from Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard, two of the founding fathers of American outlaw country music. “Me and…

June 13, 2015
American Pharoah becomes first Triple Crown winning horse in 37 years

By crossaffliction (Brendan Kachel) The streak is over! Flayrah is running the first story about a non-anthropomorphic animal since September of last year. Also, colt American Pharoah has won the Triple Crown, becoming the first horse to win the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and, finally (on Saturday), the Belmont Stakes since Affirmed in 1978.…

June 11, 2015
The Patriot Act: Let a little sunshine in

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June 6, 2015
Science Says American Pharoah Won’t Win the Triple Crown

By Lexi Pandell, Wired California Chrome had it all. The three-year-old thoroughbred won the Kentucky Derby last year. Two weeks later, he topped the field at the Preakness, becoming the only horse bred in the Golden State to ever win both races. Then, on June 7, 2014, he was about to run the Belmont…

June 5, 2015
NHTSA Statement on Takata Air Bag Inflators

“The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration received notification from BMW, Chrysler, Ford, Honda, Mazda, Nissan and Toyota that they are conducting limited regional recalls to address a possible safety defect involving Takata brand air bag inflators. “Today’s action is influenced by a NHTSA investigation into six reports of air bag inflator ruptures, all of which…

May 22, 2015
Strankman Statement on WTO Meat Labelling Decision

DRUMHELLER, AB (May 19, 2015): Today, Wildrose Agriculture Shadow Minister Rick Strankman released the following statement on the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) decision against US Country of Origin meat labelling legislation. “I welcome the positive news that the WTO has ruled against this regressive meat labelling legislation that has severely hurt Alberta’s export beef…

May 19, 2015
Mother Runs to Save Eyesight

Like any mom, Norma Bastidas would move mountains if she could to help her child. Eight years ago, Norma’s oldest son Karl was diagnosed with an eye condition that doctors told her would cause him to go blind. Norma was helpless to do anything to save his vision. She took up running as a…

May 16, 2015
EarthSky News: Doomed Russian spacecraft burns up over Pacific

Roscosmos said the craft “ceased to exist” over the Pacific. The final time of reentry is 9:20 p.m. CDT (02:20 UTC), with an accuracy of plus or minus 1 minute. UPDATE MAY 7, 2015 AT 11:45 P.M. CDT (May 8 at 4:45 UTC): The unpiloted Russian re-supply ship due to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere Thursday evening…

May 9, 2015
EarthSky News: Huge Salty Aquifer Found under Antarctica

Antarctica’s Dry Valleys are home to briny lakes at the surface. Now scientists find liquid salt water – possibly containing unknown ecosystems – below ground. Researchers supported by the National Science Foundation have gathered evidence for “extensive” liquid salt water – a salty aquifer, possibly supporting unknown microbial ecosystems – underneath Antarctica’s McMurdo Dry Valleys.…

May 9, 2015
Beautiful Letter to Year 6 Students

When browsing Facebook today I came across this letter written by three Teachers to their Year 6 students in England. The letter was sent to all of their pupils. You can substitute PATs for SATs and read it to your children as they agonize over their tests. This is so true and heart-warming – every…

May 8, 2015
Cameron Wins Majority in UK 2015 Election

The Conservatives win a 12-seat majority in parliament as Labour are almost wiped out by the SNP in Scotland and the Liberal Democrats suffer major losses.

May 8, 2015
Mountain Studies Initiative rallies to provide aid to Nepal

Thinking Mountains conference this week will include two fundraising events as scholars unite to share research. By Geoff McMaster (Edmonton) The first call Baiku Acharya received was from his nephew in the United States, who said all of Nepal had been destroyed by an earthquake. The news was terrifying beyond anything the PhD candidate from…

May 8, 2015
EarthSky News: Doomed Russian Spacecraft about to Fall

Predictions are narrowing for reentry time of Progress 59 supply craft, launched from Kazakhstan on April 28, soon to create a fiery streak in Earth’s sky. A unpiloted Russian re-supply ship – carrying 6,000 pounds of food, fuel, and supplies for International Space Station – was declared lost when, shortly after its April 28 launch,…

May 7, 2015
How Your Trash Ends up in the Ocean

By Colin Rabyniuk for Greener Ideal We’ve written extensively about the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch. But have you ever wondered how exactly your trash, maybe hundreds of miles inland, makes it out into the ocean? Check out this infographic and watch the long, convoluted process of how your garbage ends up at sea.

May 7, 2015
The Eiffel Tower Will Power Itself With Two New Silent Wind Turbines

By Colin Rabyniuk | March 8, 2015 The Eiffel Tower, forever a symbol of French ingenuity and heritage, has added two new wind turbines to its modernist frame. The 17-foot turbines are a part of a massive renovation of the tower’s lower level. Specially designed for the tower, the turbines are unlike typical wind energy installations. They run…

May 5, 2015