An excerpt from Thrillist -
HOW I HIJACKED A PLANE & SPENT THE NEXT 44 YEARS LIVING IN CUBA
By ALEXANDER ZAITCHIK
DURING THE 1960S AND EARLY ‘70S, dozens of American citizens hijacked commercial airliners and took them to Cuba. Most of them were young radicals of one stripe or another; many were black nationalists. Before Washington and Havana signed the Anti-Air Piracy Act of 1973 in a joint attempt to stop an almost comical flow of airplanes south, many of the "skyjackers," as they were called at the time, received asylum from Castro’s Cuba upon landing. One of these men was Charlie Hill, a 22-year-old revolutionary with a group called the Republic of New Afrika. Hill arrived in Havana by way of an unscheduled stop on a TWA plane in November 1971, punctuating an unlikely escape from a statewide manhunt in New Mexico. Then and still the subject of a warrant for the murder of a New Mexico police officer, Hill is among the last remaining refugees from last century’s high tide of skyjacking. He is now 67 years old and beginning to go frail. He receives a Cuban pension of 200 pesos ($10) a month, which isn’t enough to live on, and supplements it with occasional tour guide work.
https://www.thrillist.com/lifestyle/nation/how-i-hijacked-a-plane-and-spent-the-next-44-years-living-in-cuba?pinn_uid=28273781
Sunday, January 8, 2017
Saturday, January 7, 2017
A Smart Ass
Hope you can see this. If not, click on the link.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/clever-donkey-crosses-fence-italy-video_us_5870a027e4b099cdb0fd6279?r922lj4jz2vwe9udi
Should She Have Been Punished?
An excerpt from Narratively and Salon -
She killed her abuser before he could kill her: After 17 years locked up, she’s taking on justice system
After 17 years behind bars, one woman is lobbying for the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act
By NATALIE PATTILLO, NARRATIVELY
Dadou, now fifty, has been out of prison for seven years. She’s actively lobbying for a bill that could have potentially saved her from incarceration. The Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act (DJSJA) — sponsored by New York State Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson and Assemblyman Jeffrion Aubry — has been inching its way into state law since 2011. “Sending survivors of domestic violence who act to protect themselves to prison for long sentences is incompatible with modern notions of fairness and humanity,” Hassell-Thompson wrote in a 2013 press release.
http://www.salon.com/2017/01/07/former-inmate-who-killed-her-abuser-takes-on-the-system_partner/
She killed her abuser before he could kill her: After 17 years locked up, she’s taking on justice system
After 17 years behind bars, one woman is lobbying for the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act
By NATALIE PATTILLO, NARRATIVELY
Dadou, now fifty, has been out of prison for seven years. She’s actively lobbying for a bill that could have potentially saved her from incarceration. The Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act (DJSJA) — sponsored by New York State Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson and Assemblyman Jeffrion Aubry — has been inching its way into state law since 2011. “Sending survivors of domestic violence who act to protect themselves to prison for long sentences is incompatible with modern notions of fairness and humanity,” Hassell-Thompson wrote in a 2013 press release.
http://www.salon.com/2017/01/07/former-inmate-who-killed-her-abuser-takes-on-the-system_partner/
Starting Young
An excerpt from the LA Times -
To compete with Silicon Valley for engineers, aerospace firms start recruitment in pre-kindergarten
By Samantha Masunaga
They are starting to reach out earlier to potential employees — as early as elementary school or even pre-kindergarten — to get them interested in science and math. And they’re recognizing the challenge they have building awareness with a generation that never had a real space race, but grew up with Google, Snapchat and Apple as part of their daily lives.
“This is something that’s very critical to our member companies,” said Dan Stohr, spokesman for the Aerospace Industries Assn. trade group. “They’re putting serious money into this, to the tune of millions of dollars a year.”
Lockheed Martin Corp. has launched a program called Generation Beyond aimed at encouraging middle school students’ interest in deep space exploration. The initiative includes a class curriculum, a downloadable Mars weather app and a traveling school bus modified so that children riding it can see the Martian landscape through the windows.
“One of the things we’ve been seeing is that this generation of students doesn’t necessarily know or have grown up with Lockheed Martin, as their parents did,” said Steve Hatch, the company’s director for central talent acquisition, of current college students. “As we look at the competition, how do we go attract that talent sooner … but at the same time, get them interested in STEM.”
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-defense-recruiting-20161214-story.html
To compete with Silicon Valley for engineers, aerospace firms start recruitment in pre-kindergarten
By Samantha Masunaga
They are starting to reach out earlier to potential employees — as early as elementary school or even pre-kindergarten — to get them interested in science and math. And they’re recognizing the challenge they have building awareness with a generation that never had a real space race, but grew up with Google, Snapchat and Apple as part of their daily lives.
“This is something that’s very critical to our member companies,” said Dan Stohr, spokesman for the Aerospace Industries Assn. trade group. “They’re putting serious money into this, to the tune of millions of dollars a year.”
Lockheed Martin Corp. has launched a program called Generation Beyond aimed at encouraging middle school students’ interest in deep space exploration. The initiative includes a class curriculum, a downloadable Mars weather app and a traveling school bus modified so that children riding it can see the Martian landscape through the windows.
“One of the things we’ve been seeing is that this generation of students doesn’t necessarily know or have grown up with Lockheed Martin, as their parents did,” said Steve Hatch, the company’s director for central talent acquisition, of current college students. “As we look at the competition, how do we go attract that talent sooner … but at the same time, get them interested in STEM.”
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-defense-recruiting-20161214-story.html
Agree
An excerpt from Thrillist -
GUYS WHO GROW UP WITH SISTERS ARE BETTER BOYFRIENDS
By MEAGAN DRILLINGER
"Men with sisters tend to be better listeners," says Murray. "By and large, women use more words than men do. If you're around people who talk more, then you're exposed to a lot more words. But boys, as a consequence, may not express themselves so much through words, but through behavior and their physicality.
https://www.thrillist.com/sex-dating/nation/sisters-teach-men-brothers-how-to-be-better-boyfriend?pinn_uid=28273781
GUYS WHO GROW UP WITH SISTERS ARE BETTER BOYFRIENDS
By MEAGAN DRILLINGER
"Men with sisters tend to be better listeners," says Murray. "By and large, women use more words than men do. If you're around people who talk more, then you're exposed to a lot more words. But boys, as a consequence, may not express themselves so much through words, but through behavior and their physicality.
https://www.thrillist.com/sex-dating/nation/sisters-teach-men-brothers-how-to-be-better-boyfriend?pinn_uid=28273781
Friday, January 6, 2017
Making History
An excerpt from the Huffington Post -
First African-American Astronaut To Board The International Space Station
NASA’s Jeanette Epps just made history.
By Lilly Workneh
Astronaut Jeanette Epps made African-American history on Wednesday when NASA announced that she’ll be the first black American astronaut to board the International Space Station.
While NASA has sent 14 black astronauts into space over the decades, none have ever stayed aboard the ISS as a crew member. Epps will be the first African American and the 13th woman to call the ISS home since the space station was founded in 1998. Epps, who is from Syracuse, New York, will join astronaut Andrew Feustel as a flight engineer on Expedition 56 in May 2018, according to NASA. She will also stay on board for Expedition 57.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/first-african-american-astronaut-to-board-international-space-station_us_586fd5b1e4b02b5f85889969?71i2vh9qflu6usor
First African-American Astronaut To Board The International Space Station
NASA’s Jeanette Epps just made history.
By Lilly Workneh
Astronaut Jeanette Epps made African-American history on Wednesday when NASA announced that she’ll be the first black American astronaut to board the International Space Station.
While NASA has sent 14 black astronauts into space over the decades, none have ever stayed aboard the ISS as a crew member. Epps will be the first African American and the 13th woman to call the ISS home since the space station was founded in 1998. Epps, who is from Syracuse, New York, will join astronaut Andrew Feustel as a flight engineer on Expedition 56 in May 2018, according to NASA. She will also stay on board for Expedition 57.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/first-african-american-astronaut-to-board-international-space-station_us_586fd5b1e4b02b5f85889969?71i2vh9qflu6usor
Cheesy Soup . . . Yum!
https://www.thrillist.com/recipe/nation/how-to-make-cheesy-tomato-soup-recipe?pinn_uid=28273781
Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (Official Video)
An excerpt from the New York Times: California Today By MIKE MCPHATE -
It was this weekend in 1968 that Mr. Redding’s “(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay” was released.
In August 1967, the Georgia-born soul singer had come to San Francisco to do a series of gigs at Basin Street West, a storied club at the time.
According to Jonathan Gould, the author of a forthcoming biography of Mr. Redding, the rock promoter Bill Graham offered Mr. Redding the use of his houseboat up in Sausalito.
While relaxing there with his guitar, he is thought to have sketched the lines:
Sittin’ in the mornin’ sun
I’ll be sittin’ when the evenin’ come
Watching the ships roll in
And then I watch ’em roll away again, yeah
Later, the guitarist Steve Cropper helped to fill out the rest of the song and it was recorded in November. But Mr. Redding never heard the single.
Just 18 days after the studio session, he died in a plane crash in Madison, Wis., on Dec. 10, 1967.
He was 26.
On Jan. 8, 1968, the “Dock of the Bay” album was released. The single rose to No. 1 on Billboard’s pop chart and stayed there for four weeks. It was the biggest hit of Mr. Redding’s career.
http://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/2017/01/06/california-today?nlid=38867499
Thursday, January 5, 2017
Peanuts - Back on the Menu
An excerpt from the New York Times -
Feed Your Kids Peanuts, Early and Often, New Guidelines Urge
By RONI CARYN RABIN
Peanuts are back on the menu. In a significant reversal from past advice, new national health guidelines call for parents to give their children foods containing peanuts early and often, starting when they’re infants, as a way to help avoid life-threatening peanut allergies.
The new guidelines, issued by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on Thursday, recommend giving babies puréed food or finger food containing peanut powder or extract before they are 6 months old, and even earlier if a child is prone to allergies and doctors say it is safe to do so.
If broadly implemented, the new guidelines have the potential to dramatically lower the number of children who develop one of the most common and lethal food allergies, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the institute’s director, who called the new approach “game changing.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/05/well/eat/feed-your-kids-peanuts-early-and-often-new-guidelines-urge.html
Feed Your Kids Peanuts, Early and Often, New Guidelines Urge
By RONI CARYN RABIN
Peanuts are back on the menu. In a significant reversal from past advice, new national health guidelines call for parents to give their children foods containing peanuts early and often, starting when they’re infants, as a way to help avoid life-threatening peanut allergies.
The new guidelines, issued by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on Thursday, recommend giving babies puréed food or finger food containing peanut powder or extract before they are 6 months old, and even earlier if a child is prone to allergies and doctors say it is safe to do so.
If broadly implemented, the new guidelines have the potential to dramatically lower the number of children who develop one of the most common and lethal food allergies, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the institute’s director, who called the new approach “game changing.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/05/well/eat/feed-your-kids-peanuts-early-and-often-new-guidelines-urge.html
Kaput
From Mental Floss -
Most Distinctive Obituary Euphemism for 'Died' in Each State
By Simon Davis
If you’re an American alive today, chances are you’ve heard or used one of over 100 different euphemisms for death. A common reason many people don’t just say someone has “died” is a desire to not want to appear too harsh. This happens not just in everyday conversation, but also in obituaries we read in newspapers and increasingly online.
Are some expressions for dying more prevalent in obituaries than others? Are there regional variations? To find out the answers to these questions, I reached out to Legacy.com, a leading online provider of paid death notices. According to the data they provided, in 2015, they hosted 2,408,142 obituaries across the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Of those, 1,341,870 included one of their 10 most common euphemisms, or the word died.
http://mentalfloss.com/article/77544/most-distinctive-obituary-euphemism-died-each-state
Most Distinctive Obituary Euphemism for 'Died' in Each State
By Simon Davis
If you’re an American alive today, chances are you’ve heard or used one of over 100 different euphemisms for death. A common reason many people don’t just say someone has “died” is a desire to not want to appear too harsh. This happens not just in everyday conversation, but also in obituaries we read in newspapers and increasingly online.
Are some expressions for dying more prevalent in obituaries than others? Are there regional variations? To find out the answers to these questions, I reached out to Legacy.com, a leading online provider of paid death notices. According to the data they provided, in 2015, they hosted 2,408,142 obituaries across the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Of those, 1,341,870 included one of their 10 most common euphemisms, or the word died.
http://mentalfloss.com/article/77544/most-distinctive-obituary-euphemism-died-each-state
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