Monthly Archives: July 2014

A reader who prefers to remain anonymous created and passed along the following graphic in reponse to the July 15 LOTRW post on Condemnation…HIV-style criticism. With my thanks, I’m posting it here: Says it all.

Judge not… – Jesus (Matthew 7:1a, NIV) A tangle of threads from the latter part of last week provide the starting point for some reflections over the past weekend: – Thursday the world was saddened by the re-emerging story of … Continue reading →

We value bio-diversity and try to preserve it. What about preserving diversity in innovation? A news item from the July 2 Alaska Dispatch tells us that the US Air Force has postponed the closure of the High-frequency Active Auroral Research … Continue reading →

Speaking of Hill briefings (LOTRW, July 10), a July 9th briefing on the House side merits your attention. Congress Matt Cartwright (PA-17) took the lead… part of his effort to develop and introduce legislation to build national resilience to extreme … Continue reading →

To your health! Later today the American Meteorological Society will host a Capitol Hill briefing on healthcare continuity in the face of weather hazards. Look for Dr. Shali Mohleji, senior AMS Policy Fellow, in Room 430 of the Dirksen Senate … Continue reading →

“In the end, more than they wanted freedom, they wanted security. They wanted a comfortable life and they lost it all, security, comfort, and freedom. When the Athenians finally wanted not to give to society, but for society to give … Continue reading →

Here’s an anniversary worth marking! It’s been 20 years to the day since a thunderstorm downburst last triggered a commercial jet crash. Mike Smith, Sr. Vice President of AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions, this morning published a nice guest post on the … Continue reading →