owl Saints cut RG Warford after 3 Pro Bowl seasons By www.espn.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 17:33:39 EST Despite being named a Pro Bowler each of the past three seasons, right guard Larry Warford was cut by the Saints on Friday. Full Article
owl American Horror Story star Leslie Jordan claims Lady Gaga 'rode him and howled at the moon' before filming By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-04T13:28:37Z Actor alleged singer wanted to 'sexualise' him ahead of their scene Full Article
owl Don't get in a flap: test your knowledge of urban birds – quiz By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-02T13:00:24Z Cities are home to a huge array of birdlife, but do you know your curlew from your godwit?Read more stories from our wild cities weekWhich bird – the fastest living creature in the whole world – has found a home in city centres across Britain, Europe and North America?HobbyPeregrineSwiftWhich tropical-looking bird, weighing just 4.5g is now overwintering in Vancouver, Canada, where winter temperatures can fall well below zero? Anna's hummingbirdTropical kingbird Worm-eating warblerWhich exotic pink waterbird gathers in large flocks in the lagoon in the centre of Montpellier on the French Riviera?Roseate spoonbillScarlet ibisGreater flamingoWhich bird of prey is a common sight as it gathers in huge flocks over cities such as New Delhi, India? Himalayan vultureBlack kite Indian spotted eagleWhich globally endangered species of wading bird, of which there are fewer than 500 left alive, stops off in Hong Kong each spring and autumn on its migratory journeys? Long-billed curlewBar-tailed godwitSpoon-billed sandpiperWhich black-and-white waterbird – known as the "bin chicken", "dump chook" and "refuse raptor" – regularly raids rubbish bins in Melbourne, Australia? Australian white pelicanAustralian white ibisBlack-necked storkAmerica’s national bird, which species of raptor regularly nests in Denver city centre? American kestrelBald eagleGolden eagleWhich epic global traveller flies all the way from the Antarctic Ocean, to breed in the centre of Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik? Bar-headed gooseArctic ternWilson's storm-petrelWhich graceful creature, Europe’s largest wildfowl, is also Denmark’s national bird, thanks to a story from Hans Christian Andersen? Mute swanWhooper swanBewick's swanWhich pinkish-brown garden bird is known as the "television dove" in Germany, because of its habit of perching on rooftop aerials? Turtle doveLaughing dove Collared dove4 and above.Pretty good: your bird knowledge is clearly a feather in your cap7 and above.Great bird knowledge: you're in the top flight!0 and above.Oh dear: bird-wise you're getting by on a wing and a prayer ...Find more age of extinction coverage here, and follow biodiversity reporters Phoebe Weston and Patrick Greenfield on Twitter for all the latest news and features Continue reading... Full Article Environment Birds Wildlife
owl Tanveer Sangha bowling for Australia u-19 By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 06:38:00 +1100 Full Article ABC Radio Sydney sydney Sport:Cricket:All Australia:All:All Australia:NSW:Camden 2570 Australia:NSW:Campbelltown 2560
owl World slowly waking from pandemic lockdown By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 00:53:02 GMT The scaling back of lockdowns in hot-bed nations, many still fighting wholesale death, may offer Australians glimmers of hope. Full Article
owl World slowly waking from pandemic lockdown By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 00:53:02 GMT The scaling back of lockdowns in hot-bed nations, many still fighting wholesale death, may offer Australians glimmers of hope. Full Article
owl World slowly waking from pandemic lockdown By www.theage.com.au Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 00:53:02 GMT The scaling back of lockdowns in hot-bed nations, many still fighting wholesale death, may offer Australians glimmers of hope. Full Article
owl 'It's too soon': In small towns and big cities, Georgia's experiment in reopening moves slowly By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 20:48:50 -0400 A week after Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp plunged Georgia into the middle of a national social experiment — rolling back restrictions on businesses in an effort to restart the economy after a monthlong shutdown to halt the spread of COVID-19 — some restaurants, salons and tattoo parlors remain shuttered. Most that are opening are proceeding cautiously. Full Article
owl Trump acknowledges coronavirus death toll could reach 100,000 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 3 May 2020 13:38:09 -0400 Coronavirus could kill 100,000, Trump says, weeks after predicting lower toll Full Article
owl Professional Duck Hunter Charged with Guiding Illegal Waterfowl Hunts in Central Illinois By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 15:31:01 EST A federal grand jury in Springfield, Ill., returned a 23-count felony indictment today charging Jeffrey B. Foiles with conspiracy, wildlife trafficking, and making false writings in connection with the illegal sale of guided waterfowl hunts, the Department of Justice announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owl Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at Rep. Crowley’s 12th Annual Congressional Black History Month Commemoration By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:37:05 EST "Today, as we commemorate Black History Month, we honor our nation’s past. But we must also reaffirm our vision of the future that we will share and, together, must build." Full Article Speech
owl Florida-Based Crowley Liner Services Inc. Pleads Guilty to Price Fixing on Freight Services Between U.S. and Puerto Rico By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 1 Aug 2012 12:12:02 EDT Jacksonville, Fla.-based Crowley Liner Services Inc. pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay a $17 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices in the coastal water freight transportation industry. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owl Justice Department Signs Agreement with the City of Memphis, Tenn., to Ensure Physical Accessibility for People with Disabilities at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:49:49 EST The Justice Department has reached an agreement with the city of Memphis, Tenn., under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to improve physical accessibility for people with disabilities at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, home of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, Memphis Tigers and Southern Heritage Classic football games. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owl How do we decide? Knowledge? Experience? Research? By feeds.nature.com Published On :: 2020-03-27 Full Article
owl Kurdistan Rising: To Acknowledge or Ignore the Unraveling of Iraq By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 00:00:00 -0400 This summer, the world has watched as an al Qaeda offshoot, the Islamic State group, launched a militant offensive into Iraq, seizing large swaths of land. This Center for Middle East Policy’s Middle East Memo, Kurdistan Rising: To Acknowledge or Ignore the Unraveling of Iraq, examines how the fall of Iraq’s key city of Mosul has changed matters for Kurds in Iraq, and the necessity for American policymakers to take stock of the reality of the Kurdistan Region in this “post-Mosul” world. Highlights: • A look at the Kurds of Iraq, their history and how the United States has largely spurned a partnership with them. Having been autonomous in Iraq since 1991, the Kurds heeded the aspirations of the United States in 2003 to assist in the removal of the Baath regime of Saddam Hussein, and played by the rules of the game established in the post-2003 period, albeit unwillingly at times. However, they have consistently refused to follow a path that would result in relinquishing the powers they enjoy. They have even taken steps to extend their autonomy to the point of having economic sovereignty within a federal Iraq, thus bringing them into serious dispute with Baghdad and the government of Nouri al-Maliki and earning the rebuke of the United States. • An examination of how, since 2011, failed U.S. and European policies aimed at healing Iraq’s sectarian and ethnic fissures have contributed to the current situation. By so strongly embracing the concept of Iraq’s integrity as crucial to American interests in the region, key allies and partners have been marginalized along the way. • Policy recommendations for the United States and its western allies, given that the Kurdistan region now stands on the threshold of restructuring Iraq according to its federal or confederal design, or exercising its full right to self-determination and seceding from Iraq. By ignoring the realities of Kurdish strength in Iraq, U.S. and European powers run the risk of losing influence in the only part of Iraq that can be called a success story, and antagonizing what could be a key ally in an increasingly unpredictable Middle East. Downloads Kurdistan Rising: To Acknowledge or Ignore the Unraveling of Iraq Authors Gareth Stansfield Image Source: © Azad Lashkari / Reuters Full Article
owl The 2017 U.S. foreign aid budget and U.S. global leadership: The proverbial frog in a slowly heating pot By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Thu, 18 Feb 2016 10:46:00 -0500 On February 9, President Obama submitted his FY 2017 budget request to Congress. The proposed international affairs budget is down 1 percent from current funding levels and 12 percent (in constant dollars) since 2010, better than many domestic accounts. In addition, outside the regular budget, the administration is proposing $1.8 billion ($376 million from the international affairs budget account) to meet the latest pandemic—the Zika virus. Given the budget environment, the proposed amounts for the international affairs budget seem reasonable. But from a long-term perspective, the budget is alarming. It seems unable to take account of global trends, it relies on fractured and ad hoc processes, and it is excessively siloed into pre-determined sectors. Being satisfied with relatively small budget cuts does not face the reality of far greater and more pressing challenges today than in 2010. Today, Iraq and Afghanistan are still demanding sizable budget resources. We need to respond to Russia’s muscle-flexing by demonstrating our commitment to its independent neighbors. The effort to move HIV/AIDS to a more sustainable model is commendable but showing minimal success, so U.S. funding cannot slip. The Ebola crisis has been succeeded by the Zika virus. The Middle East is unstable and violent, with half the population of Syria killed or displaced. Sixty million displaced persons is the highest level ever reached. The world is addressing four Level 3 humanitarian crises, an unprecedented number. The fear of terrorism is spreading and disrupting rational political dialogue. Domestic violence and civil strife is increasing in Central America. Free expression is under siege in many countries and civil societies are in need of reinforcement. Many of these challenges reflect an underinvestment in development in the past. We are using a Rube Goldberg budget system that cobbles together funding from multiple sources for a single objective and locks in funding several years before a penny flows, making it difficult to adjust to changing circumstances. The budgeting system problem The 2017 budget uses a gimmick that may not be sustainable. To fund the Iraq war, the Bush administration invented an off-budget account (Overseas Contingent Operations, or OCO, a successor to earlier emergency funding) that does not count against the annual budget caps. The State Department and USAID got part of their budgets starting in 2012 from this account. OCO for FY 2017 is proposed at one-quarter of the international affairs budget. The problem is that OCO cannot be counted on in the long-term, and the sustainable base budget for FY 2017 is down 30 percent from FY 2010 in constant dollars. The budget process is also absurdly long. The Obama administration began planning the FY 2016 budget in the spring of 2014, roughly 18 months before Congressional appropriations. Typically, it could take another six months for agency officials and appropriation committees to agree on country and program allocations. Only then, 30 months later, can U.S. development professionals working overseas get on with the business of putting those resources to work. This budget process, with its long timeframes and pre-determined earmarks and presidential initiatives, means that despite best efforts by USAID, it is difficult to respect “local ownership” of development—something that development experience demonstrates is fundamental to successful and sustainable development. Presidential initiatives have their place as a way to bring along political allies and the American populace. It is also appropriate and constructive for Congress to weigh in on funding priorities. But it can be counterproductive to effective development when presidential initiatives and congressional earmarks dictate at the micro level and restrict flexibility in implementation, especially in a rapidly changing world with frequent crises. Another problem with the current budget system is that most but not all sectors are protected by budget accounts or earmarks. Health is protected and the funding divided into various sub-accounts. Education and agriculture get earmarks. New in the FY 2016 appropriations bill is a separate line item for democracy. Another structural issue is the crisis-reactive nature of our assistance programs. Health, which garners the lion’s share of U.S. economic assistance, has been dominated for nearly two decades by responses to global crises — first massive funding for combatting HIV/AIDS, followed by significant funding to tackle malaria, Ebola, and now the Zika virus. It is funding by individual disease. Crisis galvanizes political and popular support for the here and now. But what if we had focused on building up national health systems for the last 20 years rather than fighting one-off diseases? If we moved to more preventive approaches now, maybe in 10 or 20 years the pandemic of the day could be met less by the U.S. ramping up in a crisis mode and more by the health systems in those countries affected, with the U.S. playing a supportive and technical role rather than the core funding role. These issues are examples of why it is imperative for the next administration and congress to engage in a strategic dialogue on the objectives and priorities of foreign assistance programs, both in funding levels and how the funds are used. It is time to move away from the current structure that resembles building a Cadillac from parts of models stretching from 1949 to 1973, as in the Johnny Cash song "One Piece at A Time.” Figure 1: How we build our budget Source: Abernathyautoparts, CC BY-SA 2.5 It is not unrealistic to envisage a more strategic approach. One option is to return to the approach in the 1970s, when all development funding was put into one of just five or six functional accounts, and provide some flexibility in moving funds between accounts. Policymakers who believe that America is an exceptional or indispensable nation and that world problems do not get solved without American involvement need to take a hard look at whether they are providing the U.S. government with the required diplomatic and development tools. It is high time for U.S. policymakers to take a more strategic approach to the level of funding of international affairs and how the U.S. uses its foreign assistance. 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owl Trump’s Impeachment Brief Is a Howl of Rage By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 21:50:53 +0000 Full Article
owl Budweiser achieves 100% wind energy, celebrates with a Super Bowl ad By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 06:35:18 -0500 I can't imagine anyone doing an ad like this for coal. Full Article Business
owl Artist Creates Cloud Making Machine to Test Geoengineering "Limits of Knowledge" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 26 Jan 2013 07:15:00 -0500 Inspired by geoengineering techniques, an artist creates a personal cloud-forming machine to make a point. Full Article Design
owl Green Roofs Are Changing Architecture: Kowloon Rail Terminus By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:31:00 -0400 Aedas designs a railway station like a hill you can walk on. Full Article Design
owl Happy Petrov Day! (How we narrowly avoided nuclear war on this day in 1983) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 12:45:06 -0400 Most of us alive today owe a debt to those who avoided nuclear war in years past, and sadly, there were many occasions when that was necessary. Full Article Science
owl Thai Artist Looks for Happiness in a Bowl of Rice By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:58:16 -0500 Bangkok-based artist Nino Sarabutra investigates what really makes people happy, and how much money is needed to live a good life. Full Article Living
owl Here's how 'night owls' can reset their sleep clocks By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 15:29:38 -0400 Over 3 weeks, researchers trained night owls to reset their sleep patterns; the results are pretty remarkable. Full Article Living
owl The 'Hurry Slowly' podcast can help you do more by slowing down By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 07:00:00 -0400 Hosted by Jocelyn K. Glei, these wonderful interviews boost productivity, creativity, and resilience in surprising ways. Full Article Living
owl This year's Super Bowl won a fight against food waste By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 12:16:00 -0500 Thirty thousand pounds of leftover food were redistributed to hungry Floridians in the days following the game. Full Article Living
owl Global Economy Expanded More Slowly Than Expected in 2011 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:55:00 -0500 Without a more comprehensive vision of economic health and better ways to measure it, we are flying blind on a path to economic decline and collapse. Full Article Business
owl Meat and plastic sales are slowly dropping, survey finds By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Sep 2019 11:00:00 -0400 As environmental awareness spreads, shoppers are making different choices. Full Article Living
owl When this wolf howls, Mother Nature claps (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 14:16:42 -0400 The howl of magnificent Zephyr at NY's Wolf Conservation Center gets Mother Nature's attention. Full Article Science
owl Photo: Beautiful barn owl soars over a field By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 06:00:00 -0400 Our photo of the day comes from the Essex countryside. Full Article Science
owl Photo: Bitty burrowing owl peeks out from below By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 17 May 2019 06:00:00 -0400 Our photo of the day features one of the smallest of North American owls. Full Article Science
owl Photo: Tiny owl, prodigious personality By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 06:00:00 -0400 Our photo of the day proves that size doesn't matter. Full Article Science
owl Photo: Great gray owl goes hunting By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 06:00:00 -0400 Our majestic photo of the day comes from Quebec, Canada. Full Article Science
owl Owlet orphaned by fallen tree gets adopted by new family (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 09:54:44 -0400 Here's what happens when kind humans and open-armed owls encounter an orphaned owlet. Full Article Science
owl Water on the Brain. We're Learning. Slowly. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:00:35 -0500 Residents of the driest inhabited continent, Australia, have evidently been cottoning onto the fact that water means life and we need to be more thoughtful in our use of this rather precious resource. Since the year 2000, Australians have managed to Full Article Science
owl Photo: Burrowing owl and a moonrise By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 06:00:00 -0400 Our photo of the day comes from Davis, California. Full Article Science
owl Owl wings inspire quieter wind turbine blades By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 08:00:00 -0400 Scientists are working to harness the secret of owls' silent flights to build quieter wind power technology. Full Article Technology
owl Joe Fresh creator barely acknowledges Bangladeshi factory collapse during Toronto Fashion Week By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 08:00:00 -0400 Joe Mimran is more concerned with his flow of creative juices than the tragedy. Full Article Living
owl Soak Up Some Knowledge about Preventing Water Damage - State Farm: Spring Home Maintenance Tips By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 24 Mar 2015 17:15:00 EDT State Farm: Spring Home Maintenance Tips Full Article Banking Financial Services Insurance New Products Services Broadcast Feed Announcements Public Safety MultiVu Video
owl Photo: Great horned owl looking ruffled By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 06:00:00 -0400 Our photo of the day comes from Calgary, Canada. Full Article Science
owl Henkel's Persil® ProClean®, Releases First-Ever Super Bowl® Commercial - Persil ProClean“#1 Rated” Super Bowl Commercial By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 08 Feb 2016 13:00:00 EST A leading consumer testing publication recently tested the top laundry detergent brands in America. Persil ProClean 2in1 didn’t only beat Tide, it beat every single detergent tested. Full Article Advertising Household Consumer Cosmetics Retail Supermarkets Household Products (vacuum cleaners supplies etc) Broadcast Feed Announcements MultiVu Video
owl Alphabet CEO lays out how offices will slowly reopen starting in June with internal memo By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 22:42:55 GMT The first employees to return will be those who need "access to special equipment" and whose jobs require them them to be in the office, Pichai stated. Full Article
owl Mike Bloomberg takes aim at Trump in Super Bowl ad buy By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 19:57:04 GMT Mike Bloomberg is taking aim at President Trump with a TV ad buy that could be worth $10 million. Bloomberg's plan to run an ad during the National Football League's most watched game of the season comes as he focuses his attention on the delegate-rich Super Tuesday states. Their primaries are scheduled for March 3. Full Article
owl Steve Bell’s If ... badges for the goaty heroes of fur owl disease By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-04-23T06:00:07Z Continue reading... Full Article Coronavirus outbreak Politics
owl Which two footballers have played the most matches together? | The Knowledge By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T07:00:01Z Plus: the policing of goalkeepers, home shirts that became away tops and strike partners sharing birthdaysMail us your questions or tweet @TheKnowledge_GU“Which two footballers have played the most matches together? I reckon Jason Dodd and Francis Benali for Southampton must be up there,” asks Mark Williams.They’re not even close, Mark, but we’ll get back to that shortly. First, Geoff Airey has two long-standing midfielders at Manchester United who knock Benali and Dodd (170 appearances together) into a cocked hat. Continue reading... Full Article Football Sport
owl A Priori Justification and Knowledge By plato.stanford.edu Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 19:00:08 -0800 [Revised entry by Bruce Russell on May 6, 2020. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography] A priori justification is a type of epistemic justification that is, in some sense, independent of experience. Gettier examples have led most philosophers to think that having a justified true belief is not sufficient for knowledge (see Section 4.4, below, and the examples there), but many still believe that it is necessary. In this entry, it will be assumed, for the most part, that even though justification is not sufficient for knowledge it is necessary and that... Full Article
owl In Her Own Words: Fiona Apple on New Album "Fetch the Bolt Cutters" & Acknowledging Indigenous Lands By www.democracynow.org Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 08:17:06 -0400 In a broadcast exclusive, world-renowned singer-songwriter Fiona Apple joins Democracy Now! for the hour to discuss her critically acclaimed new album, "Fetch the Bolt Cutters," which was released early amid the pandemic. "I've heard that it's actually making people feel free and happy," Apple says, "and it might be helping people feel alive or feel their anger or feel creative. And that's the best thing that I could hope for." Her record includes an acknowledgment that the album was "Made on unceded Tongva, Mescalero Apache, and Suma territories." We also speak with Native American activist Eryn Wise, an organizer with Seeding Sovereignty, an Indigenous-led collective that launched a rapid response initiative to help Indigenous communities affected by the outbreak. Full Article
owl Covid-19: Uganda extends lockdown for two weeks but slowly eases measures By www.france24.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 20:15:39 GMT Uganda moved quickly to bring in one of the toughest coronavirus lockdowns in the region. That's now been extended for another two weeks even as some restrictions are lifted, allowing a number of businesses to reopen. Also, moves to bring in criminal penalties for female genital mutilation in Sudan are welcomed by activists, who hope that changes brought in since the fall of Omar al-Bashir last year will mean a huge step forward for women's rights. Finally, journalists in Cameroon worry their newspapers will not survive lockdown restrictions. Full Article Eye on Africa
owl knowledge vs age By www.toothpastefordinner.com Published On :: Sun, 22 May 2016 04:00:00 EDT Today on Toothpaste For Dinner: knowledge vs age Full Article comic
owl 2019 BOWLING By www.toothpastefordinner.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 04:00:00 EDT Today on Toothpaste For Dinner: 2019 BOWLINGThe Worst Things For Sale is Drew's blog. It updates every day. Subscribe to the Worst Things For Sale RSS! Full Article comic
owl Friend To The Lowly By questionablecontent.net Published On :: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 22:34:15 -0300 squirp squirp squirp Full Article
