This footage of a small boat trying to escape the gas cloud set up by the Stromboli volcanic eruption is terrifying. Forgottenman has just informed me that the people in the boat are safe. Phew. He is the one who sent me this link after I posted the previous one of the volcano erupting. Patti just reminded me that as we passed this volcano two weeks ago it was pointed out to us that it was still active. I think I’m thankful not to have witnessed this event.
Looks like we just missed this show by a couple of weeks as our ship passed by this volcano. Spectacular. I remember wondering as we heard the stories of what had happened during eruptions of volcanos in Pompeii and other locations what would happen if one were to erupt while we were there. I guess this answers my question!
For Cee’s FOTD
I only noticed this uninvited dinner guest after I had taken the photo and was cropping it. You can see the results of his dining behind him.
For Cee’s FOTD
Art and Industry
The languid win no prizes, the slothful not one plaudit.
The lazy artist paints no masterpiece for us to laud it.
The book that is not written finds no reader to adore it.
The man who scores no symphony, no audience to “Encore!” it.
“Popular” wins friends but draws no masses to applaud.
The rarest genius unexpressed will fail to leave us awed.
What movie that was never made has won box office fame?
Lighting a little fire won’t do. You have to fan the flame.
Enthusiasm on its own is rarely oohed and aahed.
It takes a little elbow grease to leave us open-jawed.
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Prompt words today are enthusiasm, masterpiece, popular, languid and win.
This is just part of the blog published by Fandango. There is a link to the rest of their posting below.
Half of American adults live with one or more diet-related chronic illnesses, and poor diet is the primary cause of ill health in the country, leading to 700,000 deaths annually, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
So what does the Trump administration, under the leadership of America’s junk food president, do to address this issue? Well, for starters, it says fuck the scientists. What do they know? The Trump Administration has made a decision to direct the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture to limit scientific input to the 2020 dietary guidelines. This includes the guidelines with respect to the consumption of red and processed meats, for ultra-processed foods, which account for a growing percentage of calories consumed by Americans, and to the appropriate sodium (salt) levels for different populations.
Almost all dietary and nutritional experts have been recommending that Americans eat less red…
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A range of factors influence the number of hurricanes smashing into land, from localised weather to periodic climatic events such as El Niño. Prior to 2017, the US had experienced a hurricane “drought” that had stretched back to Hurricane Wilma in 2005.
But there is growing evidence that the warming of the atmosphere and upper ocean, due to human activity such as burning fossil fuels, is making conditions ripe for fiercer, more destructive hurricanes.
“The past few years have been highly unusual, such as Irma staying strong for so long, or the hurricane in Mozambique that dumped so much rain,” says Kossin. “All of these things are linked to a warming atmosphere. If you warm things up, over time you will get stronger storms.”
Climate breakdown is tinkering with hurricanes in a variety of ways. More moisture in the air means more rain, while storms are intensifying more quickly but often stalling once they hit land, resulting in torrential downpours that cause horrendous flooding.
Rising sea levels are aiding storm surge whipped up by hurricanes – one study found that Hurricane Sandy in 2012 probably wouldn’t have inundated lower Manhattan if it occurred a century previously because the sea was a foot lower then. According to the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the maximum intensity of hurricanes will increase by about 5% this century.
The expanding band of warmth around the planet’s tropical midriff also means a larger area for hurricanes to develop, resulting in fierce storms further north than before, such as Florence. In the Pacific, this change means typhoons’ focal point is switching from the Philippines towards Japan.
Researchers are currently attempting to ascertain if climatic changes will help bend the path of hurricanes enough that more will charge in the direction of the UK in the future.
“This has implications for places that have historically been unaffected by tropical cyclones,” says Collins, who added these newly hit areas are likely to suffer a significantly higher risk of structural damage than traditional hurricane zones.
“We are already seeing effects of climate change,” says Collins. “While there is not consensus on the frequency of hurricanes in a warmer world, there is a consensus that the hurricanes are becoming more intense, and hence their impact will be worse.”
Jurisprudencia
Un litigante un oso de peluche, el otro un conejo de peluche.
El demandante actuando churlish, el acusado meramente gracioso.
La opinión del juez obstruida por el borde alto de la caja de juguetes,
declaró un cambio de lugar en el gimnasio de la selva
donde la sentencia fue decidida por una carrera animada
para ver quién podía balancearse más alto sin caer en picado a través del espacio,
pero antes de la final veredicto incluso podría ser recitado,
parece un fallo más alto ya se había decidido.
Un receso necesario fue llamado por el jud
Ella le dijo al oso y conejo que no deben atreverte a moverse.
Cuando su madre declaró la hora de la siesta, dijo que se reanudarían
tan pronto como se le diera la oportunidad de salir de su habitación.
Dejó a Barbie el alguacil para asegurarse de que serían buenos
y ambos le aseguraron que por supuesto que lo harían.
Pero al final ambas partes terminaron bajo custodia
después de que el carcelero del juez llamara a una emergencia
hecho necesario cuando la lluvia dura y un viento ráfaga
oso de peluche tropezado y conejo terminan sobre el extremo.
Así que para cuando el juez se despertó, un poder que era más alto
había enviado al demandante y al acusado a confinamiento en el dryer.
Luego el conejo colgó de una oreja y el peluche de su corbata
del tendedero de la lavandería hasta que ambos estaban secos.
Entonces hubo un final feliz con todos ellos liberados
como juez y oso y conejito terminó en la rodilla de papá!
Traduje esto para Yolanda, cuya niña Yoli es la jueza de esta historia y que se muestra arriba. El poder superior es mi prima Sarah, aquí fotografiada con el alguacil. El conejo y el osito de peluche han resuelto sus problemas y lo están haciendo bien. Si alguien puede proporcionar una mejor traducción para el poema, son muy bienvenidos a aconsejarme. El original está aquí:
I translated this for Yolanda, whose little girl Yoli is the judge of this story and who is pictured above. The higher power is my cousin Sarah, here pictured with the bailiff. The bunny and teddy bear have resolved their problems and are doing well. If anyone can provide a better translation for the poem, they are most welcome to advise me. The original is here:
Jurisprudence
One litigant a teddy bear, the other a stuffed bunny.
The plaintiff acting churlish, the defendant merely funny.
The judge’s view obstructed by the toy box’s high rim,
she declared a change of venue out to the jungle gym
where the judgment was decided by an animated race
to see who could swing highest without plummeting through space,
but before the final verdict could even be recited,
it seems a higher ruling had already been decided.
A necessary recess was called for by the judge.
She told the bear and rabbit they should not dare to budge.
When her mother declared nap time, she said that they’d resume
as soon as she was given the chance to leave her room.
She left Barbie the bailiff to insure that they’d be good
and both of them assured her that of course they would.
But in the end both parties wound up in custody
after the judge’s jailer called an emergency
made necessary when hard rain and a gusty wind
tumbled teddy bear and bunny both end over end.
So by the time the judge woke up, a power that was higher
had sent claimant and defendant to confinement in the dryer.
Then the rabbit hung from one ear and the teddy from his tie
from the clothesline in the laundry until both of them were dry.
Then there was a happy ending with all of them set free
as judge and bear and bunny wound up on daddy’s knee!
The words in boldface were the prompt words.
The Defendant
The Claimant
Jurisprudence
One litigant a teddy bear, the other a stuffed bunny.
The plaintiff acting churlish, the defendant merely funny.
The judge’s view obstructed by the toy box’s high rim,
she declared a change of venue out to the jungle gym
where the judgment was decided by an animated race
to see who could swing highest without plummeting through space,
but before the final verdict could even be recited,
it seems a higher ruling had already been decided.
A necessary recess was called for by the judge.
She told the bear and rabbit they should not dare to budge.
When her mother declared nap time, she said that they’d resume
as soon as she was given the chance to leave her room.
She left Barbie, the bailiff, to insure that they’d be good
and both of them assured her that of course they would.
But in the end both parties wound up in custody
after the judge’s jailer called an emergency
made necessary when hard rain and a gusty wind
tumbled teddy bear and bunny both end over end.
So by the time the judge woke up, a power that was higher
had sent claimant and defendant to confinement in the dryer.
Then the rabbit hung from one ear and the teddy from his tie
from the clothesline in the laundry until both of them were dry.
Then there was a happy ending with all of them set free
as judge and bear and bunny wound up on daddy’s knee!
The Judge
The higher power and the bailiff
The prompt words today are view, emergency, churlish, animated and funny. I asked Forgottenman for a sixth and he gave me litigant.
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