tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82606632024-03-19T18:32:15.116-04:00Vineyard ViewsMy take on a variety of topics that are shaping the U.S. in the 21st century.Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.comBlogger11608125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-26558031421961624272022-04-16T07:41:00.001-04:002022-04-16T07:41:19.384-04:0050 year visitors<iframe width="400" height="500" frameborder="0" src="https://www.bbc.com/news/av-embeds/61122320"></iframe>Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-79365052494709258822022-04-11T19:20:00.003-04:002022-04-11T19:20:54.448-04:00Finishing school<iframe src="https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/video/embed/83561602" width="640" height="360" scrolling="no" style="border:none;" allowfullscreen></iframe>,<br><br>Courtesy of our Florida correspondentAl DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-83168767304236473002022-04-09T11:25:00.000-04:002022-04-09T11:25:04.665-04:00How much trust do you have in "your" media?<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjyC7uEBy8T4fsuPolzVemfowsJUKISlx-yem7Km1O-92bV1lIsGJgbvw0olhRSC2y6kIhuRKHr9uKKSgzyzyJ3JoHZALbbrFK3E1py9UnEu2II8kR2SAdhCAVV7CgC3_cWhYZ-Kr8a6EJjEnr0shynxigmTCbpfDMHdtoBvKWfPZuxalyQ/s1200/trustworthy.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="600" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="878" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjyC7uEBy8T4fsuPolzVemfowsJUKISlx-yem7Km1O-92bV1lIsGJgbvw0olhRSC2y6kIhuRKHr9uKKSgzyzyJ3JoHZALbbrFK3E1py9UnEu2II8kR2SAdhCAVV7CgC3_cWhYZ-Kr8a6EJjEnr0shynxigmTCbpfDMHdtoBvKWfPZuxalyQ/s600/trustworthy.png"/></a></div>Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-32274703910288164122022-04-09T11:21:00.001-04:002022-04-09T11:25:14.769-04:00Another private trip to space<span style="font-size: large;">SpaceX launched three rich businessmen and their astronaut <a href="https://www.snopes.com/ap/2022/04/08/spacex-launches-3-visitors-to-space-station-for-55m-each/">escort to the International Space Station</a> on Friday for more than a week’s stay. The three are an American, a Canadian and an Israeli who run investment, real estate and other companies. They’re paying $55 million apiece for the rocket ride and accommodations, all meals included.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;">
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As a gift for their seven station hosts, the four visitors are taking up paella and other Spanish cuisine prepared by celebrity chef José Andrés. The rest of their time at the station, NASA’s freeze-dried chow will have to do.
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padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="600" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJazZJpbCsbCDWHZ-WR5XDJReGtz_ESqN__dRLhpWHiq9ATyXDgYHTmxLgTlaNXE5tAO5rdYOZn5Enr_mzkwGXTi5d3M7NEBO83Oa-uQ-G-G-ZGzJfaWShpZEurWjGfPJ33N4isXTsFLsfBSJXadB5u4zpIqc4JQOLAv7YtR2CRH48iR_nKA/s600/dogwood.jpg"/></a></div>Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-13938317328558157022022-04-03T08:30:00.003-04:002022-04-03T08:30:44.027-04:00Working Together<iframe width="400" height="500" frameborder="0" src="https://www.bbc.com/news/av-embeds/60931660"></iframe>Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-35871713669750986432022-04-03T08:30:00.002-04:002022-04-03T08:30:29.489-04:00Do we need to go beyond lithium batteries<iframe src="https://www.bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos/how-the-humble-battery-can-help-save-the-world/p0b26hq1/player" width="500" height="440" scrolling="no" style="overflow: hidden" allowfullscreen frameborder="0"></iframe>Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-48338056479388279302022-04-02T16:37:00.003-04:002022-04-02T16:37:20.739-04:00Bacteria traveling around the universe<iframe src="https://www.bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos/are-we-thinking-about-alien-life-all-wrong/p0b6vpk4/player" width="500" height="440" scrolling="no" style="overflow: hidden" allowfullscreen frameborder="0"></iframe>Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-72994552062001221182022-04-02T13:32:00.001-04:002022-04-02T13:32:26.769-04:00UConn Huskies are in the title game!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7pIsNcEUPqjC2KRU6XyvFoHCPjYMeTU8JwypJLPEntHGbWyDrPLeiAHGU47L85V4VgJ98Po1Gt6dnb3AYmybURxaTl7UYUjVH7vg4vydoqnf0k2qTt-D2hTpYwmH0ymQwwwyCWYT8OCVbycmVX02dIrRjt8YhJ7QSQXeIFUbbrKwQQID0jQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7pIsNcEUPqjC2KRU6XyvFoHCPjYMeTU8JwypJLPEntHGbWyDrPLeiAHGU47L85V4VgJ98Po1Gt6dnb3AYmybURxaTl7UYUjVH7vg4vydoqnf0k2qTt-D2hTpYwmH0ymQwwwyCWYT8OCVbycmVX02dIrRjt8YhJ7QSQXeIFUbbrKwQQID0jQ" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div><span style="font-size: large;">The <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/04/01/sports/final-four-scores-womens-march-madness">mascot, the players</a>, cheerleaders and band members celebrate</span></div>Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-23137938870859780742022-04-02T08:03:00.002-04:002022-04-02T08:03:57.996-04:00One place our money goes<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2P5BZ2VgwBPQPeFXYWGEFwRXbXPOq8q5kVf1xiDESqZ17wjDcnrcXjpVHfJ6Lo7pdOCGBOZEi9MVzVENl87zwGzEblK6FU4jqutaNKwDNfKl5PQroMaTclRk0Oh9E8PaPKi952heBepv_1pP4CVfd4eAb6UIIzQ_vuVqUqv7j81dFScOrQ/s1200/militaryspending.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="600" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2P5BZ2VgwBPQPeFXYWGEFwRXbXPOq8q5kVf1xiDESqZ17wjDcnrcXjpVHfJ6Lo7pdOCGBOZEi9MVzVENl87zwGzEblK6FU4jqutaNKwDNfKl5PQroMaTclRk0Oh9E8PaPKi952heBepv_1pP4CVfd4eAb6UIIzQ_vuVqUqv7j81dFScOrQ/s600/militaryspending.png"/></a></div>Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-3624414419903741332022-04-02T07:52:00.002-04:002022-04-02T07:53:00.232-04:00One Russian's views of the war<iframe frameborder="0" height="500" src="https://www.bbc.com/news/av-embeds/60956241" width="400"></iframe><div><span style="font-size: large;">Oleg Kuvaev, a Russian, has lived in Israel for quite a while</span></div>Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-10185926838297859652022-03-31T19:16:00.007-04:002022-03-31T19:16:49.739-04:00It's seasonal allergy time<span style="font-size: large;">Spring brings <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/03/31/worst-cities-allergies/7208154001/">seasonal allergies</a>, causing millions of people in the U.S. to experience sneezing, congestion and other symptoms. People who struggle with seasonal allergies, also known as hay fever and allergic rhinitis, are mostly reacting to pollen from plants, according to the National Institutes of Health. <br /><br />
Climate change has made it worse; the allergy season is longer and pollen counts are higher. <br /><br />
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America recently released its 2022 Allergy Capitals report, which lists some of the most challenging cities for spring and fall allergies in the top 100 metropolitan areas in the continental U.S. Here's the list:<br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;">1. Scranton, PA </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2. Wichita, KS </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3. McAllen, TX </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">4. Richmond, VA </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">5. San Antonio, TX </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">6. Oklahoma City, OK </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">7. Hartford, CT </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">8. Buffalo, NY </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">9. New Haven, CT </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">10. Albany, NY </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">11. Bridgeport, CT </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">12. Springfield, MA </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">13. Dayton OH </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">14. Columbia, SC </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">15. El Paso, TX </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">16. Syracuse, NY</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">17. Des Moines, IA </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">18. Miami, FL </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">19. Memphis, TN </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">20. Las Vegas NV</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Courtesy of a Duncaster resident</span></div></div>Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-34955406843364756622022-03-30T22:13:00.000-04:002022-03-31T06:43:24.725-04:00Goodbye March<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGllx4_0GOKvH30Io_8Iv2i0yKrBSZZnkAmszfpS1VmPwTF1k5xb26k0AjCPNyptLI2CBeHnVltZRp3QIIcgkNYWmbkg9HNrAU854ZFQqNjyWzQVaahAirDk7ezqdRK4T0VwvL5-S-YrowLZDfMrB0I1uf-kkGTrZlXo_ezelQSkAPtyQMWQ/s693/last%20day.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGllx4_0GOKvH30Io_8Iv2i0yKrBSZZnkAmszfpS1VmPwTF1k5xb26k0AjCPNyptLI2CBeHnVltZRp3QIIcgkNYWmbkg9HNrAU854ZFQqNjyWzQVaahAirDk7ezqdRK4T0VwvL5-S-YrowLZDfMrB0I1uf-kkGTrZlXo_ezelQSkAPtyQMWQ/s400/last%20day.jpg"/></a></div>Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-63123650627369363882022-03-30T07:09:00.003-04:002022-03-30T07:12:09.979-04:00A Hidden Disease<iframe width="400" height="500" frameborder="0" src="https://www.bbc.com/news/av-embeds/60922369"></iframe>Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-22080002139786882502022-03-29T07:55:00.003-04:002022-03-29T07:55:52.879-04:00Noise can be dangerous<span style="font-size: large;">The European Environmental Agency says that excessive <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60858571">noise is actually killing people</a>. It estimates that long-term exposure causes 12,000 premature deaths per year across the European Union.<br /><br />
The World Health Organization says that noise pollution is an "underestimated threat that can cause a number of short and long-term health problems, such as, for example, sleep disturbance, cardiovascular effects, poorer work and school performance, [and] hearing impairment".
</span><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAJPx2yR6B9KbSDy39uP30DFk2jiB_zX1FZVVKhDn-2f3RKXZP7WrHyvcNBfoMmUIW6VRudDVXYW_zVMCcbtkXHqNrxrFG1pR_mP-rTr4sAR3C9aH9_4sZxyPzNvu2R3oaL5Shn7v-SunSTR-VZhaNJl4ZG7kgmN9LT8sba7MfEBBte2obw/s416/noise.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAJPx2yR6B9KbSDy39uP30DFk2jiB_zX1FZVVKhDn-2f3RKXZP7WrHyvcNBfoMmUIW6VRudDVXYW_zVMCcbtkXHqNrxrFG1pR_mP-rTr4sAR3C9aH9_4sZxyPzNvu2R3oaL5Shn7v-SunSTR-VZhaNJl4ZG7kgmN9LT8sba7MfEBBte2obw/s400/noise.jpg"/></a></div>Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-13578224461134100052022-03-28T15:43:00.003-04:002022-03-28T15:43:34.890-04:00What's more likely?<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/03/28/we-do-not-need-massive-increase-sanders-criticizes-bidens-813-billion-military">Climate change or war</a>? It looks like Biden thinks war is, as his proposed military budget ($813.3 billion) is almost 20 times the budget for climate change ($44.9 billion). </span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The military budget will set another record this year, as it exceeds the last record-setting budget of $782 billion.
William Hartung, a senior research fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, noted in a statement that Biden's proposed budget is "substantially more—adjusted for inflation—than spending at the height of the Korean or Vietnam wars, and over $100 billion more than peak spending during the Cold War."</span></div>Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-24750414405777017382022-03-28T07:44:00.001-04:002022-03-28T07:44:21.321-04:00Relieving Stress<iframe width="400" height="500" frameborder="0" src="https://www.bbc.com/news/av-embeds/60864113"></iframe>Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-66690495048032585552022-03-28T07:26:00.001-04:002022-03-28T07:26:30.119-04:00Gun permits<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-jzVZGv6Od1EF4sesEGj2nR5z1RfAO2QS89HdWmlR6mXQNQ6Nr9EclhWqQELilO-HCT1Ddb4Eia26nCGdLeK7jQKPBvRv2z98ZXa86_Ts4oLD0hHA4SDdGpYsnu7KFjBe-mpLLWG9mMC3XifBzF0Q1CmigWemWhXUuwpYNMCH3jEJZp4AA/s1372/permitreq.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="600" data-original-height="1112" data-original-width="1372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-jzVZGv6Od1EF4sesEGj2nR5z1RfAO2QS89HdWmlR6mXQNQ6Nr9EclhWqQELilO-HCT1Ddb4Eia26nCGdLeK7jQKPBvRv2z98ZXa86_Ts4oLD0hHA4SDdGpYsnu7KFjBe-mpLLWG9mMC3XifBzF0Q1CmigWemWhXUuwpYNMCH3jEJZp4AA/s600/permitreq.png"/></a></div><p> </p>Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-1869246703378575682022-03-27T13:52:00.003-04:002022-03-27T13:53:31.589-04:00Should you bifurcate your tongue?<span style="font-size: large;">You can learn a variety of things by reading the newspaper. This morning I read The Ethicist column in the NY Times and learned of a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/22/magazine/ethicist-teenage-sex-parenting.html">medical procedure called “tongue bifurcation</a>.” I had never heard of this. it is a splitting of the tongue down the middle. People do this for a variety of reasons: creating a lizardlike appearance for patients who are interested in body modification, for other aesthetic reasons, to perform oral sex acts, to be able to realize their self-identity, etc.<br /><br />
The American Dental Association advises against tongue splitting, deeming it an invasive procedure “with negative health sequelae” — including severe bleeding, infection and nerve damage — “that outweigh any potential benefit.” </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDpSmkYQvSDCqyhEuY_nAC27KnC9FeGwA40zwEXb7Beqtn2bxPWoXQJVlN1qkH7_zCKzMO4BvjtuJG-LHRES8sOwmGGh29MnCKuendkbFbsHYCvXe-7n0CVjjwtyXVIeJgyFG3DtWFezQ58SOedF13W8rI3Jdgdw7mfQkZh7JOVD3Ri-P3g/s312/tongue.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="175" data-original-width="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDpSmkYQvSDCqyhEuY_nAC27KnC9FeGwA40zwEXb7Beqtn2bxPWoXQJVlN1qkH7_zCKzMO4BvjtuJG-LHRES8sOwmGGh29MnCKuendkbFbsHYCvXe-7n0CVjjwtyXVIeJgyFG3DtWFezQ58SOedF13W8rI3Jdgdw7mfQkZh7JOVD3Ri-P3g/s320/tongue.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-25943385396536406742022-03-26T07:29:00.000-04:002022-03-26T07:29:17.903-04:00Humans and the earth<iframe src="https://www.bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos/is-it-time-to-reassess-our-relationship-with-natur/p08l2xcb/player" width="500" height="440" scrolling="no" style="overflow: hidden" allowfullscreen frameborder="0"></iframe>Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-70070643789556660702022-03-26T07:10:00.002-04:002022-03-26T07:10:48.434-04:00Cherry Blossoms in New York City<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXjMds3W5Drj6ipm0qHK3ZbYSLbl0E0p5eDAqEaiA8hbhWMsjvWPLG8kIFMImJ44hIp14R28ifyzLXX3-J5eEZ_5Zo0hkREdzT8qZtWIJDzbg4ndYK9eAjYrfsxjbzqnojNMV6S9JjCGbPOTYG1Y56vmC1E_vBuEKE157XO8IiUeGQr5VDw/s1500/25cherryblossoms01-threeByTwoMediumAt2X.webp" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="600" data-original-height="999" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXjMds3W5Drj6ipm0qHK3ZbYSLbl0E0p5eDAqEaiA8hbhWMsjvWPLG8kIFMImJ44hIp14R28ifyzLXX3-J5eEZ_5Zo0hkREdzT8qZtWIJDzbg4ndYK9eAjYrfsxjbzqnojNMV6S9JjCGbPOTYG1Y56vmC1E_vBuEKE157XO8IiUeGQr5VDw/s600/25cherryblossoms01-threeByTwoMediumAt2X.webp"/></a></div>Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-20813371648743888762022-03-25T08:20:00.003-04:002022-03-25T08:20:31.511-04:00The walking fish<iframe width="400" height="500" frameborder="0" src="https://www.bbc.com/news/av-embeds/60870239/vpid/p08s54cm"></iframe>Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0