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Redstar (Ipomoea coccinea) on a bluff overlooking the Wilmington River in Bonaventure Cemetery
In the wilderness of Washington State's Hoh Rainforest, we search for the rare peace that truce silence can offer. The desire for less stimulation isn’t exactly new — it’s been afflicting Americans at least since the invention of the steam engine. Concerned about “the thousand intricate problems … which perplex those who struggle to-day in our teeming city hives,” the neurologist S. Weir Mitchell wondered “Have we lived too fast?”
While we wait to see what becomes of Alabama Senate candidate and professional Christian Roy Moore, who is credibly alleged to have spent his thirties pursuing high school girls with the “I get older, they stay the same age” gusto of Matthew McConaughey’s character in “Dazed and Confused,” it’s worth doing a quick typology of the predators that flourish among the godly and moralistic and traditional.
Smog is so bad that UA has stopped flying there
Citing toxic smog that one official said has turned India’s capital city into a “gas chamber,” United Airlines has canceled flights to New Delhi until the air gets better. New Delhi’s air quality is consistently ranked among the world’s worst. But a perfect storm of problems is exacerbating the problem to potentially deadly levels. Farmers who have recently harvested crops in neighboring states are illegally burning their fields, sending smoke into the air. Construction projects and pollution from vehicles in a city that lacks adequate public transportation are making things worse.
It’s a life that many envy: plush salaries, international schools for the children and wine-soaked parties on weekends. But for New Delhi's diplomatic corps, the sweet life is missing one key ingredient: clean, breathable air.
Pollution levels in India this month are so bad that diplomats are fretting about whether to stay or leave. Some, like Costa Rica’s ambassador, have already left the city after developing respiratory problems. Others are calling in sick to work or worrying about their children’s health. Some missions, according to the Indian Express, have even moved nonessential staff to nearby countries such as Singapore.
Internet Firestorm Erupts
appears that local sheriff is harassing woman for exercising her 1st amendment rights
The woman responsible for the "F--Trump" bumper sticker has been arrested for a previous outstanding warrant, according to Fort Bend County jail records.
Karen Fonseca was booked into the jail shortly after 2 p.m. on Thursday, November 16, 2017 for a fraud charge. Her bail is set at $1500.
Her arrest comes after Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls on Wednesday created a social media firestorm with a Facebook post threatening to bring disorderly conduct charges against the driver of a truck displaying a profane anti-Trump message on its rear window.
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