Month: January 2014

DirecTV Drops Weather Channel

I have mixed feelings about Weather Channel/DirecTV divorce over fees.
Good weather info, the new Weather Nation is not as good on weather and forecast info.
Weather Channel was an agit prop site for warmers–silly stuff.
I loved their show on big boy toys–earthmovers and such, and ice truck drivers and extreme weather jobs.
http://www.fiercecable.com/press-releases/directv-responds-removal-weather-channel
Weather Nation has to pick it up to make more pertinent info available and more easily accessed.
Their forecasts are not available all the time and site specific weather is not better.

John Coleman, Charming Weatherman

When I was a young man in Omaha, John Coleman was our weatherman on TV. Channel 7–went on to national prominence then founded the Weather Channel. Now does TV weather again in San Diego.
Great voice, charismatic, great singer too.
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National Association of Scholars and Civilization

There was a failed link to the fine discussion by Toplansky on the National Association of Scholars at American Thinker.
On some of the links to AT articles one has to cut to the part after url.
http://www.americanthinker.com/2014/01/what_does_the_nas_really_think_of_western_civ.html

Western Civ Must Survive–Support the National Association of Scholars

This essay about the battle to save Western Civ and meaning of Western Civilization Studies was compelling.
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Sharing Medical Information has Positive Effects

Although some would warn about privacy problems, knowing the medical history is essential to good care.
Sharing info on patients overcomes some problems, like inadequate or incomplete patient or family sourced information.
http://www.healthcanal.com/public-health-safety/46928-when-hospitals-share-patient-records-emergency-patients-benefit-study-suggests.html

Corona Viruses Are Virulent, New One from the Middle East

The SARS epidemic of 2003 was caused by a corona virus, but it was not the Bird Flu. One of our smart readers caught my mistake. I was confused by my recollection of the high mortality of bird flu, like corona virus infections.
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