ratfink: Word of the day for November 23, 2017
ratfink , n : An informer or spy; a traitor. (also attributive) A dislikable or contemptible person.
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Article of the day for November 23, 2017
The Article of the day for November 23, 2017 is 1966 New York City smog . The 1966 New York City smog (November 23–26) was an air-pollution event, with damaging levels of carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, smoke, and haze. Coming during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, it was the third major smog in New York City, after a similar event in 1953 (pictured) and another in 1963. Leaders of local and state governments announced an alert and asked residents and industry to take voluntary steps to minimize emissions. Health officials advised people with respiratory or heart conditions to stay indoors. The alert ended after a cold front dispersed the smog. It was an environmental disaster with severe public health effects, including 168 deaths, according to a statistical analysis. The smog catalyzed greater national awareness of air pollution as a serious health problem, and became a political issue. With support from presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon, a series of bills and amendm...
Truck Achieves World Record With Crazy Uphill Climbing Challenge
Truck Achieves World Record With Crazy Uphill Climbing Challenge
ratfink: Word of the day for November 23, 2017
Word of the day is ratfink : An informer or spy; a traitor. (also attributive) A dislikable or contemptible person.
Picture of the day for November 23, 2017
A high purity (99.999 %) rhenium single crystal made by the floating zone process, an ebeam remelted (99.995 %) rhenium bar and as well as a high purity (99.99 % = 4N) 1 cm3 rhenium cube for comparison..
Truck Achieves World Record With Crazy Uphill Climbing Challenge
Truck Achieves World Record With Crazy Uphill Climbing Challenge It's not the climbing that's scary, but the driving downhill. November 22, 2017 at 04:35PM