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Image By Fallschirmjäger  ✉ [CC-BY-SA-2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons. Did you ever wonder what the most expensive natural disasters in the US are?  From winter storms, tornadoes and hurricanes to hail winter can be costly in lives and dollars, and in summer we have droughts, wildfires and haboobs (always wanted to use that phenomenon in a sentence) but which type of natural disaster is the costliest for our nation?  Annual statistics from the National Weather Service are published annually and are often available to the public around May. The most recent report dated May 20, 2014 for the Summary of Natural Hazard Statisticsfor 2013 in the United States details categories such as fatalities, injuries and property damage as well as a separate category for crop damage.  Every type  of weather “event” you could imagine is accounted for on this list which utilizes raw data that was compiled and analyzed ...

10 Types of Water and More Diluted Truths Water you talkin’ about? Water is of course one of the most basic of life substances on planet Earth. It is the tell tale "sign of life" that astronomers seek evidence of beyond our blue planet. While the significance of water is common knowledge you may be surprised to learn that many people don’t know what 'distilled water' is, or the difference between hard and soft water even. Don't you think we should all know the elementary basics about water? Not just for our own survival but also to debunk or sink all of the diluted truths that are not so crystal clear or don't hold water. 10 Types of Water 1.De-ionized De-ionized water is not exactly ion free , as one may assume. The process of de-ionizing by physicists is called "ion exchanging", whereby the water is passed through a specific resin to eliminate “most anions and cations”. Those are then replaced by combinations of Hydrogen and Oxygen that ...

It’s Elementary-Right? Making a Perfectly Clear Ice Cube Image by Christian Bickle fingalo via Wikimedia Commons. Making ice is elementary right? The purely magical yet scientifically stable process of changing the state of matter is of course not new but still shape-shiftingly neat and we are still learning the basics, apparently. So how about making a perfectly clear ice cube? It sounds pretty basic, almost like a harmless junior high school science class experiment, right? Yet it's not exactly basic or harmless. In fact if you're thinking that you have certainly been able to make clear ice before now, it was quite likely a complete accident-just like all great scientific discoveries are made! Yet unless you are fully equipped with a lot of patience and endless free time with some assistance of using everyday household equipment -you too can achieve the pursuit of the perfect clear ice cube! Clearly it’s Just an Ice Cube 'Ice Harp' Photo By Gscmusic...

The Trade It was only 6 years ago that A Rod signed a ten year contract with the Yankees for $275 million dollars and most recently was almost forced to voluntarily retire early. His early retirement consideration breaking headlines a week ago was reportedly stopped by JayZ and his insistence to fight MLB’s historic 162 game suspension for illegal doping. A decade ago Kobe signed with the Lake Show for $136 million, dropping many peoples jaws into their laps, yet now that contract is buried at #34 of the biggest athletic contracts-inflation one can surmise. There’s no doubt that there is corruption on all major league sports teams, they are for profit businesses after all. Even college athletes once held safely behind ivy covered institutional walls were kept from being tainted with endorsements, or perks-now a union is being considered for the BCS to handle this non-existent “player” money correctly and professionally.  Is it unfair that college players get paid or s...

I have remained judgmental towards various credentialed media outlets and critical of their lack of moral and professional responsibility to report information accurately, or state information in a unbiased fair way. It’s a joke how the media has long since taken this opportunity to play a loud obnoxious song without heartstrings (take some music lessons-please)! Recklessly creating fear and destruction for all citizens to bear in mind throughout their daily lives, ratings are the golden rule to live by. Credentialed or not it is weak in ability and shows lack of journalistic research to replay the same awful horror stories of tragedies in our nation over and over. Perhaps a little ignorance would be a great emotional filter that would allow us some holiday bliss. For the sake of the ratings for irresponsible and redundant news outlets, give them the gift of silence-Turn it OFF!

Went to Ocean Beach and Sunset Cliffs today, my second time ever, but felt like my first. I saw it with new eyes, abandoned my ill preconceived notions, and took it in. If I ever feel homesick for Santa Cruz and West Cliff, you'll find me on Sunset Cliffs.

If you know me you may think I am a nice person, sure enough it’s true by definition. I’m caring, but not cavity sweet, straightforward but flexible, patient and dynamic. The conflicts of the creative versus calculating sides of my personality have resulted in a conservative and archaic perspective on grudges. The moral high road for me is the on ramp to the “Moving on” Expressway. “Forgive and Forget” for me is “Begrudge and Move on”. My staunchly republican, blue collar, grandfather’s voice resonates with me when he quoted Sgt. George S. Patton “Lead me, follow me, or get the hell outta my way.”