FROM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC:  Strewn in the shallows of the Indian Ocean off Tanzania lie shards of dead coral reefs. Why? Because poor Tanzanian fishermen are using explosives, illegally, to kill hundreds of fish in seconds. Blast fishing, as it’s called, not only destroys large numbers of fish directly—but indirectly as well by killing coral and … Read more

One of the greatest creepy stories on REDDIT I have read in a while

READ IT HERE.. It’s the story of a song called ‘See you after, Babe,’ by a band called Symmetry Icon, from the year 2008. Remember that song?  Some words.. I just wanted to be a big nameFor you.But I got caught up in this crazinessWithout you.We made a deal with him,He said he’d rise us upIn … Read moreOne of the greatest creepy stories on REDDIT I have read in a while

Week three for STAR WARS.. and it’s still rocking and rolling the New Years box office in 2016.. Much may change soon–look at that 40% drop. It’s bound to happen.. big dollars cannot continue forever.. Or…Can they. Nonetheless, the movie top ten this week.. DADDY is home but nothing near strong enough to topple Kylo … Read more

LA TIMES lead Sunday: Will this year’s Academy Awards see a repeat of #OscarsSoWhite backlash?

Glenn Whipp writes, Their fear: The hashtag #OscarsSoWhite will be trending on social media again. The academy found itself on the defensive last year when white actors earned all 20 of the nominations in the lead and supporting categories. The topic came to define the Academy Awards so much that host Neil Patrick Harris opened … Read moreLA TIMES lead Sunday: Will this year’s Academy Awards see a repeat of #OscarsSoWhite backlash?

Belgium’s Doel nuclear reactor went offline on Saturday, after it was restarted just three days ago, the plant’s spokesperson said. Meanwhile, Germany has stepped up criticism on operational safety of its neighbor’s aging nuclear facilities. Doel 1 nuclear reactor, located in northern Belgium, was taken offline automatically, RTL broadcaster quoted the communications manager Els De Clercq as saying. At this point there is no safety risk, AFP reported, citing power utility company Electrabel, which operates the plant.

Belgium’s Doel nuclear reactor went offline on Saturday, after it was restarted just three days ago, the plant’s spokesperson said. Meanwhile, Germany has stepped up criticism on operational safety of its neighbor’s aging nuclear facilities. Doel 1 nuclear reactor, located in northern Belgium, was taken offline automatically, RTL broadcaster quoted the communications manager Els De … Read moreBelgium’s Doel nuclear reactor went offline on Saturday, after it was restarted just three days ago, the plant’s spokesperson said. Meanwhile, Germany has stepped up criticism on operational safety of its neighbor’s aging nuclear facilities. Doel 1 nuclear reactor, located in northern Belgium, was taken offline automatically, RTL broadcaster quoted the communications manager Els De Clercq as saying. At this point there is no safety risk, AFP reported, citing power utility company Electrabel, which operates the plant.

2016! THE RETURN OF BOOK STORES!

I wrote several predictions for 2016 and published then on here a few days ago.. Read them if you choose. I have also been reading some other people’s predictions. One I found in the Wall Street JOURNAL is amazingly accurate, wish I would have said it myself. Ann Patchett predicts the return of book stores.. She … Read more2016! THE RETURN OF BOOK STORES!

LA TIMES lead Sunday: Will this year’s Academy Awards see a repeat of #OscarsSoWhite backlash?

LA TIMES lead Sunday: Will this year’s Academy Awards see a repeat of #OscarsSoWhite backlash?: Glenn Whipp writes, Their fear: The hashtag #OscarsSoWhite will be trending on social media again. The academy found itself on the defensive last year when white actors earned all 20 of the nominations in the lead and supporting categories. The … Read moreLA TIMES lead Sunday: Will this year’s Academy Awards see a repeat of #OscarsSoWhite backlash?

A ‘real’ headline from ‘real’ media.. Blind mystic whose followers claim she predicted 9/11 attack, ISIS and 2004 tsunami has chilling vision for 2016 That chilling vision for this year, courtesy of the fine reporting at the MIRROR: And now it has been revealed that, before her death at age 85 she predicted “a 2016 invasion by … Read more

Psychologists warn constant email notifications are ‘toxic source of stress’ .. MORE:  A culture has developed where people must feel they are constantly available for work, study reveals

Agreed..Agreed.Agreed Psychologists warn constant email notifications are ‘toxic source of stress’ .. MORE:  A culture has developed where people must feel they are constantly available for work, study reveals