Quote of the Day for Friday, 6 January 2017 by George Washington Carver on Empathy and Compassion

How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.

- George Washington Carver

Interesting Links for Friday, 6 January 2016: Louisiana Erosion, Antarctica Iceberg, Job Raises and More

Louisiana History Washes Away As Sea Levels Rise, Land Sinks   

(NPR)

Huge (5000 sq. km) Antarctic iceberg poised to break away     (BBC)

This could be what a global warming tipping point looks like     (Think Progress)

5 Economics Terms We Should All Use

(Bloomberg)

These jobs are getting the highest pay raises

(Marketwatch) 

Apple (AAPL) Cuts CEO Tim Cook's Pay After Missing Targets     (Nasdaq)  

Why some artists no longer want to be famous

(Yahoo) 

Quote of the Day for Thursday, 5 January 2016 by Aldous Huxley on Facts

“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” 

― Aldous Huxley

Interesting Links for Thursday, 5 January 2017: Ancients' DNA, Rednecks' Dilemma, Kleptocracy Unleashed and More

Sears Holding (SHLD) Sells Craftsman Brand to Black and Decker (SWK); Announces 150 More Sears To Close   

(Boston.com)

Astronomers are baffled by "fast burst" cosmic radio waves which are brighter than a half-billion of our suns
(Scientific American)


Driverless trucks threaten millions of jobs, and we aren’t ready       (Red Orbit)



Dust to Dust: Scientists Find DNA Of Human Ancestors In Cave Floor Dirt
(NPR)

US Dollar Records Biggest Fall in 2 Months Due to Fed Meeting and Yuan Rally   (Bloomberg)

Chris Hedges on "Defying Trump's Kleptocracy"     (Truthdig)

Potential Conflicts Around the Globe for Trump, the Businessman President     (New York Times) 

An Open Letter To American Rednecks      (The Daily Banter)  

Interesting News for Wednesday, 4 January 2016: Antrarctica Swelters, Boomers Regret, Millennials Leave And More

2016 ends with astonishing warmth and gloomy news from Antarctica      (American Geophysical Union)

A baby boomer looks back at how his generation was once invested in Environmentalism and what his generation can do to save the planet now    (Orion)

No ‘great cause for concern’ in Nova Scotia fish kill, scientist says     (The Star)

More millennials are jumping the border to attend college in Canada     (Yahoo)

Reprint of Hitler's "Mein Kampf" has taken Germany by storm     (Huffpost-Reuters)

How the long arm of corporate money turns some Scientists into prostitutes     (NY Times)

Quote of the Day, Wednesday 4 January 2016 by Ryokan

“Someday I'll be a weather-beaten skull resting on a grass pillow,
Serenaded by a stray bird or two.
Kings and commoners end up the same,
No more enduring than last night's dream.” 


― Ryokan

Interesting News for Tuesday, 3 January 2016: High Tech Farming, Bitcoin, Tesla, & More

A resilient, replenishing 2 Acre farm run from a shipping container embracing solar power for water production, irrigation, data-driven production and more   (Smithsonian)

Freight Farms: Farming Inside A Shipping Container     (Freight Farms Website)

10 Companies Which Are Feeding the Urban Farming Boom     (GreenBiz)

Editor explains why there is no fake news on LinkedIn     (Recode)

Bitcoin hits $1,000 for the first time since 2013 earlier this morning . . . Some analysts predict it could rise to $3,000 in 2017....     (Marketwatch)

Dow Industrial 30 Index finishes 2016 with a 13.4% gain       (CNN Money)

California Tesla Model X Owner Files Sudden Acceleration Lawsuit     (Reuters)

Chinese firms ordered to pay Disney $194,000 for copyright infringement centering on stolen "look" of posters and scenes from "Cars" and "Cars 2"      (Reuters)