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AverageJoe90's JournalAnybody here familiar with Nancy McClernan, by any chance?
I only recently discovered her blog, but she is a fairly interesting person; not just a feminist, but also, a talented award-winning playwright to boot!
http://mcclernan.blogspot.com/
She's honestly pretty level-headed overall, in my view at least, and she's also been willing to criticize some of the more fringe elements out there. Definitely recommended for a good read. 
I'm coming back around.
Hi, folks. After a month-long absence(sorry I missed the holidays! I hope you all had fun), I thought I might stop by and say hello to anybody who might have missed having me around. So, what's happening?
X-Post from Video & Multimedia: Porn Stars Explain Net Neutrality! (Not Safe For Work)
Neat video I found on YouTube:
Well, let's face it: as most of us probably already know, most indoctrinated Teabaggers and other hardcore conservatives, especially of the Fundy variety, HATE porn with a rather particular passion. But then again, they hate pretty much anything that allows women to express themselves in ways they don't like, whether sexual in nature or not. And they sure as hell can't stand women taking a principled stand on issues that they believe in, either, without a doubt.
So, if you want to fuck with some Teabaggers regarding Net Neutrality, just show them this. It'll rile them up for sure.
Raven-Symone: I'm not gay, and I'm not African-American
Hey there, DU. I found this interesting piece on Raven-Symone and her views on labelling on CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/06/showbiz/raven-symone-gay-labels/?hpt=ob_articlefooter&iref=obnetwork
Actress Raven-Symone knows exactly who she is, and that person can't be defined with the usual labels.
That's what the former "Cosby Show" star told Oprah Winfrey on OWN on Sunday night, as she explained why she doesn't like to be labeled as gay or African-American.
The actress confirmed that she's in "an amazing, happy relationship" with her partner, who is a woman, but added that she doesn't "need a categorizing statement for it."
"I don't want to be labeled gay," Raven-Symone said. "I want to be labeled a human who loves humans."
Edit: Also, here's the story highlights, to clear things up:
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Actress Raven-Symone eschews labels like gay and African-American
The former "Cosby Show" star said she's just a "human who loves humans"
She also sees herself as just an American, "a colorless person, because we're all people"
I honestly gotta admire her honesty; you rock, Raven-Symone!
WHO-What we know about transmission of the Ebola virus among humans.
Thought I'd share this. This should shed some much-needed light on what we really know about Ebola(which is quite a bit!).
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/ebola/06-october-2014/en/
Oh, and here's the best part:
Moreover, scientists are unaware of any virus that has dramatically changed its mode of transmission. For example, the H5N1 avian influenza virus, which has caused sporadic human cases since 1997, is now endemic in chickens and ducks in large parts of Asia.
That virus has probably circulated through many billions of birds for at least two decades. Its mode of transmission remains basically unchanged.
So, there we go. This should help, hopefully, to put some of the more pessimistic speculation to rest.
"Shelter In Place Warning" EAS Alert issued in regards to the manhunt for Eric Frein.
Effective as of 8:06 p.m., EDT.
http://www.newsroomamerica.com/story/445389.html
BTW, if anyone has any friends or relatives in Eastern Pa., particularly in Monroe County, please don't hesitate to get a hold of them and let them know what's going on, in case they may not. 
Pa. State Police Ask Residents In Price, Barrett Townships To Stay Inside Homes
Source: CBS Philadelphia
MONROE COUNTY, Pa. (CBS) — Around 7:30 p.m. Friday, the Pennsylvania State Police asked residents in the Price and Barrett Townships areas of Monroe County to stay inside their residences due to police activity in the area.
The public is also asked not to travel to this area.
State Police said they would not take questions.
Police have had a strong presence in the area as the manhunt continues for Eric Frein, who authorities say is being sought in connection with last week’s shooting at the Blooming Grove barracks that left one trooper dead and another wounded.
Eric Matthew Frein. (credit: Pennsylvania State Police)
Frein was placed on the FBI’s 10 most wanted list Thursday.
Read more: http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/09/19/manhunt-continues-for-suspect-in-pa-barracks-shooting/
Well, damn. This is starting to get a little scary, folks. I only hope that the cops can stop this guy before he takes any more lives.....
"Shelter In Place Warning" EAS Alert issued in regards to the Eric Frein problem in Penn.
Effective as of 8:06 p.m., EDT.
http://www.newsroomamerica.com/story/445389.html
This is getting goddamn serious, folks, and on a particularly scary level, too. If anyone has any friends or relatives in Eastern Pa., particularly in Monroe County, please don't hesitate to get ahold of them and let them know what's going on.
Fresh Focus on Siberian Permafrost as Hole Count Rises: DotEarth.
Okay, I realize this article is a couple of weeks old, but it's so good, I just had to share it. I'm sure many of you have been paying attention to the Siberian hole discoveries of late, whether out of worry, or curiosity, or perhaps, a mixture of the two. Well, in any case, Andrew Revkin of the impeccable DotEarth blog did an interview with Marina Leibman, one of the chief scientists of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, who happens to be a veteran permafrost expert with as much as 40 years' experience in her field.
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/25/fresh-focus-on-siberian-permafrost-as-second-hole-is-reported/?_php=true&_type=blogs&module=BlogPost-ReadMore&version=Blog%20Main&action=Click&contentCollection=arctic&pgtype=Blogs®ion=Body&_r=0#more-52809
We talked just before fresh reports circulated about reindeer herders finding another such hole in the region.....
Leibman, the chief scientist at the Earth Cryosphere Institute of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, has studied permafrost since 1973 and has a remarkable publication record.
She describes how the first hole (and presumably the new one) appear to have formed as methane is released from a warming mix of ice, water and soil, building up pressure that explosively pushed out the top of the hole, heaving chunks of earth many yards in some directions.....
She said there were no signs of combustion, that the hole had to be at least a year old because there was fresh greenery from this summer season with no overlying layer of mud or the like.
Leibman stressed that there were no indications that such events were more than the normal process of lake formation in the area and predicted that the hole she inspected would end up being a lake in coming years.
She also stressed that she sees no signs of current or imminent warming producing a great destabilization of permafrost in the Arctic: “You can’t say in 20 years it will be 2 degrees warmer so permafrost will be thawing. It will make it 2 degrees warmer, but not thawing – at least in the far north.....
So, there we go. To be honest, this doesn't mean we shouldn't be concerned about permafrost anymore. We should be. However, though, this does shine some (much needed!) new light on the phenomenon and may hopefully bring the conversation a little bit back towards Earth.
Anybody else having issues with Rootsweb today?
For some reason.....I dunno what it could be, exactly.....I can't access Rootsweb at all. This is the address I normally use, btw: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
I hope the site hasn't been taken out; I heard there may have been a DDOS attack recently. 
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