Science Lags As Health Problems Emerge Near Gas Fields

Science Lags As Health Problems Emerge Near Gas Fields (Click on picture to continue reading at ProPublica)

 

On a summer evening in June 2005, Susan Wallace-Babb went out into a neighbor’s field near her ranch in Western Colorado to close an irrigation ditch. She parked down the rutted double-track, stepped out of her truck into the low-slung sun, took a deep breath, and collapsed, unconscious.

A natural gas well and a pair of fuel storage tanks sat less than a half-mile away. Later, after Wallace-Babb came to and sought answers, a sheriff’s deputy told her that a tank full of gas condensate — liquid hydrocarbons gathered from the production process — had overflowed into another tank. The fumes must have drifted toward the field where she was working, he suggested.
(Source: http://www.propublica.org/article/science-lags-as-health-problems-emerge-near-gas-fields)

Museum Kampa – The Cathedral, František Kupka (Art Project)

The Cathedral-František Kupka_Museum Kampa_Art Project (click on the picture to visit the museum)

Wall Street Journal: Thailand Tightens Web’s Leash Censorship on the March

Wall Street Journal_Thailand Tightens Web Leash_Censorship on the March ( click on the picture to continue reading the article at the Wall Street Journal)

The Body Count _ Millions of NY Lives Threatened by Medicaid Cuts from Public News Service

The Body Count _ Millions of NY Lives Threatened by Medicaid Cuts (click on picture to continue reading at Public News Service)

Today’s Birthday: Julia Drusilla (16 CE)

Julia Drusilla (16 CE)

Drusilla was the sister of the Roman Emperor Caligula, a man widely characterized as insane, autocratic, and cruel. Drusilla was reportedly her brother’s favorite sibling. During banquets at his residence, she consistently occupied the seat of honor normally reserved for the host’s wife and, perhaps because of this practice, was rumored to be Caligula’s lover. Upon Drusilla’s death, Caligula had the Roman Senate declare her “Diva Drusilla,” deifying her as a representation of what goddess? More… Discuss

Unhealthy: Half of Americans Drink Sugary Beverages Every Day

Half of Americans Drink Sugary Beverages Every Day

An average can of sugared soda or juice contains between 10 and 12 teaspoons of sugar, and even though sweetened drinks have been linked to the obesity epidemic plaguing the US, about half of the population drinks a sugared beverage each day. Health officials recommend that people limit their sugary drink consumption to less than half a can a day, yet one in 20 Americans drinks the equivalent of more than four. Males tend to consume more than females, poor people drink more sugary beverages than the wealthy, and blacks get more of their calories from sweetened beverages than other racial and ethnic groups. More… Discuss

Vittore Carpaccio: Young Knight_the Art Project_Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza_

Young Knight_the Art Project_Museums Virtual Tours_

Vittore Carpaccio (c. 1465 – 1525/1526) was an Italian painter of the Venetian school, who studied under Gentile Bellini. He is best known for a cycle of nine paintings, The Legend of Saint Ursula. His style was somewhat conservative, showing little influence from the Humanist trends that transformed Italian Renaissance painting during his lifetime. He was influenced by the style of Antonello da Messina and Early Netherlandish art. For this reason, and also because so much of his best work remains in Venice, his art has been rather neglected by comparison with other Venetian contemporaries, such as Giovanni Bellini or Giorgione.
(Source: http://wikien3.appspot.com/wiki/Vittore_Carpaccio)