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5 questions for Ronald Bailey on how the world is improving over time | American Enterprise Institute

By Angelena Iglesia 4 weeks ago

When one looks at the data, it becomes clear that the
world is dramatically improving over the long term. So why are people so
pessimistic about the future? Ronald Bailey recently joined the Political
Economy podcast to explore this question.

Ronald is the science correspondent for Reason magazine and Reason.com. He’s the co-author — along with Marian Tupy — of the upcoming book, “Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know: And Many Others You Will Find Interesting.” He’s also the author of the 2015 book, “The End of Doom: Environmental Renewal in the Twenty-first Century.”

Below is an abbreviated transcript of our conversation. You can read our full discussion here. You can also subscribe to my podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher, or download the podcast on Ricochet.

Pethokoukis: Why aren’t people as optimistic as you? Why
don’t they understand that the world is not terrible and has actually

Society

Along the Way: Italian American Society’s building heading for auction – News – The Columbus Dispatch

By Angelena Iglesia 4 weeks ago

On Step. 16, it will be “Ciao and Grazie” for a half-century Ravenna landmark, the building at the corner of South Chestnut Street and Hazen Avenue that has been home for the Italian American Society, which is going up for auction.

In an era in which younger Americans are no longer the joiners their parents and grandparents once were, the Italian American Society’s dwindling membership makes maintaining and operating the building no longer feasible, two of its leaders, attorney Stephen Colecchi and businessman Charles Garro, said when telling of the building’s impending sale.

Both said the Italian American Society’s members have voted to sell. The proceeds from any sale will be used for a not-for-profit purpose because the Italian American Society is a not-for-profit organization.

“I am in the Elks and they are having the same problem,” Garro, the owner of Garro Tire, said. Colecchi, who for years was president

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American Society for Ethnohistory

By Angelena Iglesia 4 months ago

As ASE president and one of the conference organizers for the upcoming conference in Durham, I am writing to let you know that, due to COVID-19, we have decided to postpone the conference until Fall of 2021. While the specific dates are still to be determined, the conference will take place in the same hotel and will once again be sponsored by Duke University and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Those who have submitted proposed papers and panels for this year’s conference will receive a separate e-mail with more information. We look forward to welcoming you here for a great conference and to showcase for you the work that we are doing at our universities and in the community at large. But we must do so at a time of less uncertainty—when it is safe for everybody to travel and when you have travel funds to do so.

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| The American Cancer Society

By Angelena Iglesia 5 months ago

| The American Cancer Society

Goverment

How the American government is trying to control what you think

By Angelena Iglesia 5 months ago

These are just some recent examples of the executive branch using our tax dollars to shape our opinions. Unlike the National Security Agency’s personal data collection or the overuse of “secret” stamps to withhold information, this government-produced propaganda receives almost no attention. But that doesn’t mean this “third dimension” of government information is not a problem. America becomes less democratic when the $3 trillion executive branch uses its resources to tilt the debate in its favor.

Of course, a democratic government has an obligation to inform and be transparent. Citizens need to know the government’s policies and plans. We have a right to know which companies receive government contracts, how to collect insurance benefits and social security payments and what public school educational reform will look like. But too often, the government uses its information machinery to do more than simply inform us about a policy. Sometimes, it tries to

Society

An Official American Thoracic Society/European Society of Intensive Care Medicine/Society of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline: Me… – PubMed

By Angelena Iglesia 5 months ago

BACKGROUND:

This document provides evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on the use of mechanical ventilation in adult patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

METHODS:

A multidisciplinary panel conducted systematic reviews and metaanalyses of the relevant research and applied Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation methodology for clinical recommendations.

RESULTS:

For all patients with ARDS, the recommendation is strong for mechanical ventilation using lower tidal volumes (4-8 ml/kg predicted body weight) and lower inspiratory pressures (plateau pressure < 30 cm H₂O) (moderate confidence in effect estimates). For patients with severe ARDS, the recommendation is strong for prone positioning for more than 12 h/d (moderate confidence in effect estimates). For patients with moderate or severe ARDS, the recommendation is strong against routine use of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (high confidence in effect estimates) and conditional for higher positive end-expiratory pressure (moderate confidence in effect estimates) and recruitment maneuvers (low confidence

Native American Constitution and Law Digitization Project

By Angelena Iglesia 6 months ago

Native American Constitution and Law Digitization Project

Coordinated by


The University of Oklahoma Law Library		*and*		The National Indian Law Library of the Native American Rights Fund

This Project is a cooperative effort among the University
of Oklahoma Law Center and the National
Indian Law Library (NILL), and Native American tribes providing
access to the Constitutions, Tribal Codes, and other legal documents.
Project Coordinators are David Selden (NILL) and Marilyn Nicely (OU).

Tribal constitutions and codes are the heart of self-government for over
500 federally recognized tribes, and are the lifeblood of Indian
sovereignty. The University of Oklahoma Law Center Library and the
National Indian Law Library work with tribes whose government documents
appear on this web site; these tribal documents are either placed online
with the permission of the tribes, or they are U.S. Government documents,
rightfully in the public domain.

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North American Lily Society

By Angelena Iglesia 6 months ago

Thank you for visiting the NALS website!

‘White Henryi’- Courtesy of Frans Officer
‘Red Hot’- Courtesy of Frans Officer

The North American Lily Society (NALS) was organized in 1947 to promote interest in the genus Lilium. The society has active members from almost every state and province in North America, as well as from many countries around the world.

NALS members enjoy:

Four color Quarterly Bulletins, covering culture, lilium species, growing from seed, propagation, and hybridization. For more information, please visit our Publications page.
A seed exchange, offering seed from lilium species and hybrids from around the world.
An annual meeting and lily show, where you can see fabulous lilies, attend educational seminars, and meet like-minded lily enthusiasts.
NALS also maintains a lending library for member use, funds Lilium research through its Research Trust, and conducts an annual lily popularity poll to identify varieties that perform well for members.
The

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American Daffodil Society | The United States Center for Daffodil Information

By Angelena Iglesia 6 months ago

Welcome to the American Daffodil Society

We are an internationally recognized non-profit association of individuals, families, organizations, and universities dedicated to the encouragement of widespread interest in daffodils.

Seedling ‘Havens SH32/2’, 2YYW-Y, Best Intermediate and Gold Ribbons,
Exhibited by Dianne Mrak at 2019 National Convention.

Our membership is from 48 states and a variety of countries around the world. On our website you will find general guidelines and sources for growing and caring for your daffodils as well as information about our society and activities.

The American Daffodil Society maintains and hosts a family of daffodil websites, the main website: (DaffodilUSA), our discussion forum: (DaffNet), our free online library: (DaffLibrary), our daffodil database with photos: (DaffSeek), and our daffodil presentation website: (DaffTube). All of the free resources and information we provide on the Internet is part of the American Daffodil Society’s mission to educate the public about daffodils.

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Fireballs – American Meteor Society

By Angelena Iglesia 6 months ago

This exceptionally bright fireball trail was photographed with a fish-eye camera at a Czech Republic station of the European Fireball Network on January 21, 1999. Monitored by three stations of this network, the luminous trail is measured to begin at an altitude of 81.9 kilometers and covered 71.1 kilometers in 6.7 seconds. It is thought likely that a small (a few hundred grams) meteorite survived this fiery fall to Earth and landed near the Czech-Poland border. Picture courtesy of P. Spurny , (Astronomical Institute, Ondrejov Observatory).

Bright Fireball Jan 21, 1999 Picture courtesy of P. Spurny

A fireball is another term for a very bright meteor, generally brighter than magnitude -4, which is about the same magnitude of the planet Venus as seen in the morning or evening sky. A bolide is a special type of fireball which explodes in a bright terminal flash at its end, often with visible fragmentation.

If you happen to see one of these memorable events, we would ask that you report it here to the American Meteor Society, remembering as many details as possible. This will include things such as brightness, length across the sky, color, and duration (how long did it last), it is most helpful of the observer will mentally note the beginning and end points of the fireball with regard to background star constellations, or compass direction and angular elevation above the horizon.

Individual reports are shared

M	T	W	T	F	S	S
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

BACKGROUND:

METHODS:

RESULTS:

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Thank you for visiting the NALS website!

Welcome to the American Daffodil Society

Seedling ‘Havens SH32/2’, 2YYW-Y, Best Intermediate and Gold Ribbons,Exhibited by Dianne Mrak at 2019 National Convention.

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| Codes | Cohen’s
Handbook |

Seedling ‘Havens SH32/2’, 2YYW-Y, Best Intermediate and Gold Ribbons,
Exhibited by Dianne Mrak at 2019 National Convention.