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Maintaining Kapu Aloha even in the face of violence
Posted by Hawaiian Independent: None Given on July 4th, 2015
Hawaiian Independent: “Public safety” on the Mauna Kea access road emerged, this week, as the latest hue and cry by officials against the Mauna Kea protectors. But reports of two vehicular assaults on protectors by state and Thirty-Meter Telescope (TMT) security officers casts a cynical shadow on Governor David Ige’s professed concerns for the public’s safety. The most recent vehicular assault, the hit-and-run assault of Mauna Kea protector Michael W. Kyser Jr., on Friday, June 26, is the second incident in which a protector...
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Temperatures soar as heatwave sweeps across Europe
Posted by RTE: None Given on July 4th, 2015
RTE: A heatwave is sweeping across Europe, with temperatures set to exceed 40C in some countries.
The summer heat has taken hold of Italy, with temperatures over 35C in many cities.
Rome's zoo is helping animals deal with the high temperatures by handing out iced treats and encouraging frequent bathing in cold water.
Iced lollies made with yogurt and fruit were a hit with the zoo's orangutans, while the brown bears enjoyed iced melons.
Throughout the summer months at the zoo, keepers make...
Waiting to harvest after a rain enhances food safety
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on July 4th, 2015
ScienceDaily: To protect consumers from foodborne illness, produce farmers should wait 24 hours after a rain or irrigating their fields to harvest crops, according to new research published in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Rain or irrigation creates soil conditions that are more hospitable to Listeria monocytogenes, which when ingested may cause the human illness Listeriosis. Waiting to harvest crops reduces the risk of exposure to the pathogen, which could land on fresh produce. Cornell...