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Dam disasters of the 1920s made reservoirs safer—now the climate crisis is increasing risk again
One hundred years ago, a catastrophic flood carrying enormous boulders swept through part of Dolgarrog village, north Wales, destroying several homes, a bridge and the local chapel. Ten adults and six children lost their lives. The tragedy was widely reported and King George V sent a message of condolence. ⌘ Read more

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V7 pwd, converted to modern POSIX systems
This is a conversion of the original V7 pwd program for use on POSIX systems (tested primarily on Linux). This is mostly of historical interest — modern systems have a library routine or system call for getting the current directory, and don’t need this. I’ve attempted to make the minimum set of logic/functionality changes needed to make the program work, preserving the core of the original logic. I’ve made slightly more aesthetic changes, to make r … ⌘ Read more

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AMD to enter ARM market with new “Sound Wave” APU
AMD is expanding its processor portfolio beyond the x86 architecture with its first ARM-based APU, internally known as “Sound Wave.” The chip’s existence was uncovered through customs import records, confirming several details about its design and purpose. Built with a BGA-1074 package measuring 32 mm × 27 mm, the processor fits within standard mobile SoC dimensions, making it suitable for thin and light computing platforms. It employ … ⌘ Read more

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Seven ways to teach little kids about body safety before they can talk
Families with young children are yet again reeling after this week’s Four Corners investigation into abuse in the early childhood sector. ⌘ Read more

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Medical Societies Are Facing an Existential Crisis
Hemant Kalia MD, MPH, Mark Adams, MD, MBA, and David Jakubowicz, MD,    -

_Stephan: I grew up in a multi-generational medical family. My father was an internationally recognized anesthesiologist, my mother was a nurse, two of my great aunts were nurses who founded national organizations, two uncles were physicians, and it all traced back generations. Nurses were employees of medical corporations, universities, and foundatio … ⌘ Read more

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DHS Wants States to Hand Over Driver’s License Data for Citizenship Checks
Jen Fifield and Zach Despart,  Reporters  -  ProPublica

_Stephan: Even in the Soviet Union, at the height of the Cold War, it was not as dangerous to walk the streets, particularly if you are not a White person, as it is today in the United States, and it is about to get worse, as this article describes. If you are a person of color I urge you to get a passport card. They cost … ⌘ Read more

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Warning As Decline in Tourism to US Risks Thousands of Jobs: Experts
Soo Kim,  Life and Trends Reporter  -  Newsweek

_Stephan: ”king” Trump and the Republicans are dismantling the United States, both as a democracy and a world leader nation. It has become so dangerous to come to the United States, particularly as a person of color, that people aren’t coming, as this article describes. It is impacting the lives and wellbeing of thousands of American families … ⌘ Read more

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