Day: July 31, 2017💾

New Google algorithm restricts access to left-wing, progressive web sites

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New Google algorithm restricts access to left-wing, progressive web sites

"In the three months since Internet monopoly Google announced plans to keep users from accessing “fake news,” the global traffic rankings of a broad range of left-wing, progressive, anti-war and democratic rights organizations have fallen significantly."

"On April 25, 2017, Google announced that it had implemented changes to its search service to make it harder for users to access what it called “low-quality” information such as “conspiracy theories” and “fake news.”
Map: Green Mountain National Forest North

July 31, 2017 – Looking Ahead This Week

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Hot and humid this week. And look how much earlier the sunset are now that we are heading into August. By the end of the month, we will have sunsets as early as 7:30 PM.

Weather Summary
This Afternoon. Mostly Sunny and 87 degrees , 8:14 sunset.
Tonight. Heavy Rain then Mostly Clear and 66 degrees , 65 max dew point, 5:47 sunrise.
Tuesday.
August 1st		 Mostly Sunny and 87 degrees , 65 max dew point, 8:14 sunset.
Tuesday Night. Partly Cloudy and 65 degrees , 65 max dew point, 5:49 sunrise.
Wednesday. Mostly Sunny then Chance of T-storms and 88 degrees , 65 max dew point, 8:13 sunset.
Wednesday Night. Chance of T-storms and 66 degrees , 66 max dew point, 5:50 sunrise.
Thursday. Chance of T-storms and 86 degrees , 66 max dew point, 8:12 sunset.
Thursday Night. Chance of T-storms and 68 degrees , 67 max dew point, 5:51 sunrise.
Friday. Chance of T-storms and 85 degrees , 67 max dew point, 8:10 sunset.
Friday Night. Chance of T-storms and 68 degrees , 69 max dew point, 5:52 sunrise.
Saturday. Showers are likely and 78 degrees , 69 max dew point, 8:09 sunset.
Saturday Night. Chance of T-storms then Chance of Showers and 61 degrees , 62 max dew point, 5:53 sunrise.
Sunday. Mostly Sunny and 77 degrees , 62 max dew point, 8:08 sunset.

Good bye, Tuesday

Thematic Map: Agriculture in New York
Terrain Map: Mohawk Noses and Gravel Pit in 1956
Terrain Map: New York - New England 2D

Why We All Scream When We Get Ice Cream Brain Freeze

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Why We All Scream When We Get Ice Cream Brain Freeze

"Ah, the brain freeze — the signature pain of summer experienced by anyone who has eaten an ice cream cone with too much enthusiasm or slurped down a slushie a little too quickly."

"But have you ever stopped mid-freeze to think about why our bodies react like this?"

"Well, researchers who study pain have, and some, like Dr. Kris Rau of the University of Louisville in Kentucky, say it's a good way to understand the basics of how we process damaging stimuli."