Browsing Archive: May, 2017

Protection from Norovirus

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Friday, May 19, 2017, In : Environment and technology

Revised May 2017

Posted to Facebook December 9, 2015

... keys in regard to protection from norovirus, are ... wash your hands and wash your dishes, with clean water, when exchanging foods and having meals, especially with strangers.

-Clean water is not necessarily the same sink full of dishwater that has been sitting there for for days used to dump and dip dirty food plates in and out of.

Good reading: http://www.foodsafetynews.com/

Wildfires in California Beyond Just Wildfire Season (August 2015)

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Friday, May 19, 2017, In : wildfires

Every year, wildfires emerge in California, it is a cycle of nature, making the way for new avenues of life among the plants and animals. In the past few years, there seems to be an occurrence of wildfires that is severer in intensity than the year before. Some of this might be attributed to climatic condition changes.

This year, is something serious, and might require efforts that are beyond just another wildfire season bumped up in the number of acres that needs to be controlled.

What has b...
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Before Hydrogen Cars Just 'Hit the Streets' Has Sufficient Testing Taken Place?

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Friday, May 19, 2017, In : Environment and technology

A lot has happened since March 2015. New cars and technology has been introduced.

SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2015

Hydrogen cars have good aspects, as many 'alternative fuel' vehicles do. For pro-environmental friendly corners, reducing what they believe as harmful emissions and pollution from gasoline powered vehicles, has its panacea in vehicles dubbed alternative fuels, or called non-gasoline vehicles.

There is a straightforward element of danger in hydrogen especially when reflecting on the Hindenbur...
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Computer Training for Kids is In and Dope is Out (Updated)

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Friday, May 19, 2017, In : Ethics

May 17, 2017
Still this stands, unfortunately, instead of the problem getting better since the original post in November 2014, there might be aspects indicative that the problem has gotten worse.

In straightforward words, computer training can refer to preparing kids to compete on international scales in business and industry.

Imagine, if the same number of hand held computer users that walk through the streets at night using the devices to facilitate selling drugs, were instead contributing to ...
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Wildfires in California Show Force in Numbers Far Past Previous Year

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Friday, May 19, 2017, In : wildfires

Posted by wildfire supplemental on Wednesday, September 24, 2014

According to the LA Times article published today, conditions as anticipated, '1,000 more California wildfires than usual in 2014, and fire season just started', California is having to contend with a record number of wildfires, a huge jump from last year.
Articles to confer, ETISworld.com/...warnings of extremes of prolonged cold followed by extreme of prolonged heat and wildfires written in May of this year, which discussed prol...

Marijuana in Perspective (Adapted from July 2014)

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Friday, May 19, 2017, In : Ethics

Adapted in less dramatic words May 18, 2017, a famous Greek scholar from long ago knew the names of over 60 herbs, and the famed Chinese doctor Li Shizhen had about 1,900 entries with over 1000 herbs in the Gangmu, 'Compendium'.
In consideration of potential medical uses of marijuana these days, obviously the substance has pros and cons; but, the moral of the story here is to keep in mind that there are many other herbs and substances that might be going untapped that could be used to cure ill...
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Livestock Dumping Escalating as an Issue

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Friday, May 19, 2017, In : animals, environment, human interaction

Posted by ETIS law blog on Friday, January 10, 2014

Punctuated with recent cow carcasses appearing on the shores of Sweden, and health repercussions resultant of livestock dumped into rivers and reservoirs in China, 'livestock dumping', is making headlines.

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original:

http://etisworld.com/law-blog/livestock-dumping-escalating-as-an-issue

Philippines Hit by Typhoon

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Friday, May 19, 2017, In : natural disasters

Posted by ETIS supplemental on Monday, November 11, 2013

Footage shows wreckage caused by a typhoon.
As of November 11th, 2013, the toll of the victims lost is at about 10,000.

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original: http://etisworld.com/severe-weather-condition-supplemental-blog/philippines-hit-by-typhoon

Mexico Floods In September 2013 Weighted Beyond Ordinary

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Friday, May 19, 2017, In : natural disasters

Posted by supplemental severe weather webpage on Monday, September 23, 2013

The flooding in Mexico that has occurred over the past few weeks has approached thresholds that can be described from those from the outside as horrendous. What the victims of the flooding are actually going through can safely be said is more severe than that. Words are not always going to be able to describe a situation exactly.

Reports of over 100 people are the toll of the flooding.
Heading that direction, is the nu...

Monster Size 13 Foot Alligator Caught in Mississippi Labor Day Weekend 2013

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, In : Animal attacks and environment

Posted by Animal attacks, dangers on Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Alligators over 720 pounds and 13 feet long, record breakers, caught in Issaquena and Claiborne Counties this past weekend, these not the only ones of frightening proportions in the Mississippi region.

Claiborne County, and Issaquena, are in the western part of the state, Warren County neighboring, near the border with Louisiana.

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original:
http://etisworld.com/animal-attacks-and-dangers/monster-size-13-foot-alligator-caught-in-m...

Cyclone Blamed for 7 Deaths in Sri Lanka with Toll Nearly 4000 Displaced

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, In : natural disasters

Posted by severe weather supplement blog on Tuesday, May 14, 2013

A cyclone is being held responsible for a reported 7 people as victims in Sri Lanka. This is in the region at the southern tip of India. Thousands have been reported to be displaced. Cyclone still moving and predicted to hit more populated areas soon.

Reuters story with further important details here: news.yahoo.com/cyclone-kills-7-sri-lanka-thousands-displaced

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original: http://etisworld.com/severe-weather-condition-supple...

Priority is Not How Viral the Video is

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, In : Ethics

THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2013

Before stating anything else, * a trend has been sensed, and whether or not it is the case in the clear or not, does not matter compared to what is clear, which is, the lives of people is far more important than how viral a video is of the news event, especially if the video is being timed and taken advantage of for purposes of greed, and, the same story could have been released earlier in other formats earlier, news stories which might have helped.

Decades ago, videos of ...

What is Ultra Deep Water Drilling?

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Friday, May 12, 2017, In : technology

Posted by ETIS answer/wiki on Monday, February 25, 2013

Ultra deep water drilling, sometimes found ultra-deep, is what it says it is. Ultra deep drilling defined: deep water drilling, usually off-shore, at depths deeper than the gamut, or most of the regular according to public record, of off-shore oil drilling.
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Large Animals Showing Up Unusually in Human Populated Areas in the U.S. East Coast

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Friday, May 12, 2017, In : Animal attacks and environment

Posted initially on Friday, November 9, 2012

The past month has witnessed unusually high amounts of sightings of unusually placed large animals adjacent urbanized areas, inclusive of those slaughtered by vehicle injuries. Large animals means deer size animals and up.

How did they get there?

Why did they get there?

Are human behaviors involved?

If animal behaviors are involved, why these patterns of movement?

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original: http://etisworld.com/animal-attacks-and-dangers/large-animals-showing-up-un...

Explain what Aggregration and Agglomeration of Nanoparticles is in Simple Terms. Why are Aggregration/Agglomeration Concerns; Why is it a Nanotoxicology Topic?

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Friday, May 12, 2017, In : technology

Posted originally on Thursday, August 30, 2012

Straightforwardly put, aggregation, and agglomeration, both refer to when a quantity of something is considered all one mass.

Based on actual semantics of the word, aggregate, there seems some irony in applying aggregate to the tight fusing and bounding together of nanoparticles, while agglomeration is used when describing loosely bound particles. The application of the words aggregate for tightly bound and agglomerate for loosely bound, report...

What is Wildfire 'Road-hopping? And why is it Important to Understand this Danger; Why is Road-hopping Dangerous?

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Friday, May 12, 2017, In : wildfires

Initially posted on Friday, August 24, 2012

'Road-hopping' refers to a wildfire literally hopping onto or across a road. There are inaccurate notions that a fire will stop dead in its tracks if it does not have fire feeding elements to keep it going, such as trees, leaves, paper, etc. The reality is, especially when a fire has become so hot and so intense, a fire can still spread and continue to grow, over areas that do not have the fire feeding food. Other inaccurate notions are, roads an...

Importance of Docks and Charging Stations Especially for Droid --(Written August 2012)

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Thursday, May 11, 2017, In : technology

Originally published August 10th, 2012; some content possibly applicable then might or might not be applicable now.
Adapted/revised May 10, 2017

For Droid phones, if you do not have the accessories and peripherals that allow the Droid to do its work, that is be the efficient tool of the future, then there is barely any sense in having the phone.

In the old days, if you wanted to make an important phone call, the logistics of an entire business day could be centered around being in a geographic...
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Wildfire Patterns E to W, W to E

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, In : wildfires

Posted by wildfire blog on Friday, April 5, 2013

Drawing nearer to technological breakthroughs that will allow us to have 'wildfire season' a thing of the past, in the meantime, there is a look at last year's wildfire trends, 2012, of the westward movement, overlayed with Atlantic and Pacific hurricane seasons, and that generally, most people think of most areas of California, not referring to the very northern area that borders with Washington State, as warmer or hotter, longer and sooner...
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Computer Shopping Malls | What Happened at Search Engine Rankings

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, In : technology

Initially posted Thursday, April 4, 2013

The reality of the market interested in computer shopping is evident, and the tide of online computer searches continues--

There are more people in China than the United States.
There are many people in China seeking computers online, inputting search queries.
There are many websites and Internet pages that discuss the term 'shopping malls', whether they are walk-in malls or online malls, that are in China and locations ne...

Ultra-Deep Oil Drilling :: Before the Rush

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, In : technology

Initially posted Monday, February 25, 2013

With increased capacity of oil drills respective the depth they can go, comes a perceived possibility of changes in the dynamics of the industry; geographically, where it is if it there, and if it is there, the effects on the oil exchange stage.

Markedly a geographic region referent, is the South China Sea.

Geologists are steering toward indications that there can be a lot of oil down there, which is supposed t...
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The Fiscal Cliff 2012-2013. Will it be a Cliff, or Just a Date in Time?

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, In : Finance related

Posted by ETIS Finance Blog on Tuesday, December 18, 2012

There is no sense in blowing steam about the plans to avoid falling downward off a cliff and hitting rock-bottom hard, do little for the middle-class American and only looks after the big boys raking in millions, already been said:
"The White House responded by dismissing the Plan B measure, with press secretary Jay Carney saying that it "doesn’t meet this test because it can’t pass the Senate and therefore will not protect middl...

Hurricane Sandy Takes Tolls. New York and New Jersey Hit Hard by Hurricane Sandy ||:New News About the Two News|

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, In : natural disasters

Initially posted October 30, 2012

39 people are reported dead in the continental U.S. as result of Hurricane Sandy.

There are areas of New Jersey that are still not able to be identified as to what exactly the extent of the damage is, and possibly other human injuries. 2.5 million power outages [for New Jersey per CBSnews.com today].

Same source also says 2.3 million power outages in New York, and 1.2 million power outages in Pennsylvania.

Equipment for locating trapped people in storm ...
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100,000 People Without Power from Hurricane in the Last Few Days of August if from Hurricane Isaac. Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas are States Mainly Affected

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, In : natural disasters

Initially posted on Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas, in that order according to reports of the number of people without power, are states mainly affected by Hurricane Isaac, late summer, 2012.

Some houses are still underwater, some are only partially, with gradations between.

Many livestock and cattle are seen affected by the rising waters.

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Hurricane Isaac = Not Before Summer Out. 2012. Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas Hit and Affected. Billions to Recover.

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, In : natural disasters

Initially posted September 4, 2012

Hurricane 'Season', did not go without leaving its mark this year. It hit in the area of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas.

There are a mixture of elements involved, Hurricane Isaac, it seems to be.

The area geographically, where the hurricane hit, is an area where intense rains and winds, sometimes even up to hurricanes, if they hit, hit. That is a part of the vacation spot sometimes, and makes the area what it is. The residents there have some un...
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Effects of Human Constraints on Dangerous Animals Might Increase Physical Forms of These Animals Making Them More Dangerous

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, In : animals, environment, human interaction

Posted by ETISworld.com on Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Thank PETA for showing coverage of bears in zoos that, based on the stories, appear to not be doing much more than meeting rock-bottom requirements for keeping an animal captive in a zoo.

We don't want to say, thank the drama that occurred when animals in a personal zoo were released in the Midwest [exact dates to be added soon] about a 2 years ago.

We have to be grateful for the advances in civilization and technology; these are to ma...
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ARSON CAUSING WILDFIRES 2012 ? :In the Realm of Possibility

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, In : wildfires

Initially published June 28, 2012

There are some big wildfires raging right now which are reported to be human caused or started in areas that were not pure forest elements.

These days, you are probably not going to find someone outright overtly committing an act of arson.

Also and important, the concept of fires merging, or the 'whoosh' effect of several fires coming together as one big fire alluded to in the previous post, see "military property in jeopardy...", is REAL; as one of the exc...
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Georgia Wildfires in June 2012: Where Are They? Answers are in this Blog Post. Big Concern is Wildfires in Georgia that Took Place this Time Last Year in June 2011.

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, In : wildfires

Initially published June 14, 2012

Outside of Georgia, the wildfires are hard to find information about, it can seem, using sources such as the internet, unless you know exactly where to look. ABC [News] [June 12, 2012 or thereabout] says Georgia is one of the states that heads the list of states that are being ravaged by wildfire currently.

More accuracy of a description of the situation is there have been, or there are brushfires in quantities, currently burning or were burning , but...
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Portable Computer Nomenclature

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Sunday, May 7, 2017, In : technology

Initially posted in Foundation Knowledge and Information blog on Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Over the past year, portable computers for the consumer, meaning personal computers that you can carry around and is not so big and cumbersome transporting the device is a project, have taken on some new names and forms.

As it stands now, there is a very fine line, one that is gray area, between a cellular phone that is equipped with almost everything short of an actual computer, and small mob...

Progress of House Rebuilding Post Wildfires Summer of 2012

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Sunday, May 7, 2017, In : wildfires

An Idea of the Status of Houses in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in November 2012, After Wildfires Summer of 2012?
Posted by ETIS International on Monday, November 19, 2012
According to local online newspapers that cover Colorado Springs, Colorado, on November 2, 2012, there has been 1 house rebuilt.
Congratulations.
Meanwhile, there is a long road ahead.
High-end estimates of the number of houses destroyed in the Colorado Springs area resultant of wildfire the last week of June 2012, was about 350 ...
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What the Next Move of Mountain Lions and Bears Might Be, an Article Adapted from October 2011

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Sunday, May 7, 2017, In : Animal attacks and environment

What Mountain Lions and Bears are Doing Next
Updated on October 21, 2011
Revised/adapted May 7, 2017

Time continues on, so does technology, population growth [in many areas], and the development of infrastructure and structure for man's doings.

So, as man builds, animals have to move for their survival accordingly.

This is what is happening, even in America today.

There have been within the last 4 years (as of 2011), bear hunts, just outside the major cities of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and not to...
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Have High Tech Tablets, Cellular Phones, and Computers, While Still Helping to Save the Environment

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Sunday, May 7, 2017, In : Environment and technology

Updated on November 19, 2009
Revised/adapted May 7, 2017

Often asked is how to help save the environment and still get the best of high-tech, like the latest cellular phones, tablets, or PDAs.

Some, since the 1970s for instance, when environmental pressures from 'green activists', and slowly evolving legislation started to have the slightest impact on technology the United States was producing, have altogether ignored how to save the environment when it comes time to be a consumer.

The frank opin...
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Westward Movement of Placements and Locations of Wildfires

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Sunday, May 7, 2017, In : wildfires

Written August 29, 2012

What has been witnessed about the largest wildfires, during the summer of 2012 , is the locations of these wildfires on the continental U.S. in the beginning of the summer were toward the center of the United States, such as Colorado and near the Great Lakes. There was also the looming prospects of wildfires in Georgia, which this time, wildfires did not materialize to severe degree. Later in the summer, wildfires appeared in Montana, Idaho, Washington State, and Cali...

Lightning in the Wet and Dry; Comment on What Wildfires are a Manifestation of

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Sunday, May 7, 2017, In : wildfires

Posted by ETISworld.com on Wednesday, August 29, 2012

The summer of 2012, the continental U.S. has witnessed, popularly media covered, 2 types of extreme weather conditions. One is lightning storms accompanied by severe rains and winds, and another is wildfires, more accurately, some conditions precursor to wildfires, which have been blamed by lightning as well.

When wildfires occurred after a lightning strike, and there are several fires caused within just a few miles of each other aro...

Are Law Statutes on Pace with Nanotechnology?

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Saturday, May 6, 2017, In : Law and technology

Written August 29, 2012

Nanotechnology is advancing at an exceptionally high rate. Are the laws that address the concerns which emanate and correlate to the dimensions of nanotechnology on pace with the technologies?

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Original: http://etisworld.com/law-blog/posts-before-blog-platform

Wild Bears and Wild Fires. Wild Bear Warnings, As Wildfires Fought and Evacuations. Northern California Focus. What Happens Next?

Posted by ETIS Hub Blog on Saturday, May 6, 2017, In : Combo: animal attacks and dangers/ wildfires

Originally published August 23, 2012

Polar bears, which can travel nearly impossible distances, through the water, and land, and climb vertical heights as if they had a rope pulling them, might be coming from the west. This means the coast of upper northwestern part of California.

Brown or black bears might be coming down from the areas just north of the northernmost state line of California. Them traveling southward into California.

Then, logically in between, there are bears that are mixed b...
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