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Raising a Child in a Doomed World

July 16, 2018 by sergneri Leave a Comment

By Roy Scranton July 16, 2018 NYT Climate Change and Parenting … Take the widely cited 2017 research letter by the geographer Seth Wynes and the environmental scientist Kimberly Nicholas, which argues that the most effective steps any of us can take to decrease carbon emissions are to eat a plant-based diet, avoid flying, live … [Read more…]

Posted in: Climate Change, Feminism, Politics, Science, Thinking about Tagged: biological adaptation, carbon capture, carbon dioxide, carbon sequestration, climate change, environmentally destructive, global climate, having a child, Planet B, procreation, SUICIDE, waste carbon

Jerome Wiesner – on Nuclear Weapons

July 12, 2018 by sergneri Leave a Comment

In 1982, Jerome Wiesner, of MIT, warned: The weapons that create the threat of annihilation cannot be uninvented. The sad fact of this era is that our populations cannot conceivably be protected except through political skill and courage applied to the task of minimizing the chances that nuclear weapons will ever be used. Jerome Wiesner … [Read more…]

Posted in: Politics, Science, Thinking about, Trump Tagged: annihilation, Jerome Wiesner, Nuclear, Nuclear Weapons, Weapons

Jalal Mansur Nuriddin, one of the Last Poets and earliest rappers, dies at 74

June 15, 2018 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Washington Post Obituary for Jalal Mansur Nuriddin

Posted in: Faits Divers, Obituaries, Politics, Racism, Thinking about, This Day in History Tagged: Jalal Mansur Nuriddin, Last Poets, Rapper

Zuka

May 31, 2018 by sergneri 2 Comments

Zuka (Zenaida Gourievna Booyakovitch) was born in Los Angeles in 1924. Her parents left Russia in 1917 during the Revolution and settled in America. Zuka studied at the University of Southern California where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Her mentor, Estella Katzenellenbogen took her around Europe, England and France. She settled in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faits Divers, Feminism, Obituaries, Thinking about Tagged: French Revolution, Les Oiseaux de Zuka, Louis Mitelberg, Violets, Women's March, Zuka, Zuka Mitelberg

Obituaries of Gil and Bev Sergneri

May 7, 2018 by sergneri Leave a Comment

I wanted to write a couple of obituaries for my parents and share them with my brother and sisters so they can add what they wish. Gildo “Gil” Paul Sergneri,93, passed away on June 25, 2011 in Ephrata Washington. He was born January 6th, 1918 in Ludlow Massachusetts to Theresa and Henry Sergneri. Gil served … [Read more…]

Posted in: Obituaries, Thinking about Tagged: Beverly Sergneri, Donald Sergneri (nee Livingston), Ephrata, Gil and Bev, Gilda Sergneri, Gildo Sergneri, John Sergneri, Susan Wahl (nee Livingston), Theresa Sergneri, Washington

We’re doomed

April 26, 2018 by sergneri Leave a Comment

The Guardian – April 26, 2018 Interview – ‘We’re doomed’: Mayer Hillman on the climate reality no one else will dare mention By Patrick Barkham The 86-year-old social scientist says accepting the impending end of most life on Earth might be the very thing needed to help us prolong it The Guardian – Interivew – … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faits Divers, Politics, Thinking about Tagged: climate change, Dark Mountain, fossil fuels, Mayer Hillman, Situationist, Situationist International

A horse race came off at Stockton

April 4, 2018 by sergneri Leave a Comment

San Joaquin News, Stockton: A horse race came off at Stockton on Saturday last, and the Journal thus deplores its inability to furnish the time : Our reporter unfortunately lost $5,50 together with eight drinks, and came home with sufficient building material in his hat to construct a brick house he has under contract, provided … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers, Thinking about Tagged: 1851, Dame Rumor, horse race, Stockton, Stockton Journal

The Miner’s Band of Downieville

April 3, 2018 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Sacramento Daily Union, October 2 1851. The echoes of the midnight air were awakened on Tuesday evening last, by an instrumental performance by the Miners Band of Downieville. We do not remember ever having heard in California music equal to that with which they regaled the few who were fortunate enough to be in the … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers, Thinking about Tagged: 1851, California, Downieville, Miners Band, October, Sacramento, Sacramento Daily Union

Fertilizer on farm fields is a major source of California smog, researchers say

February 3, 2018 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Sacramento Bee – Fertilizer on farm fields is a major source of California smog, researchers say By Dale Kasler And Ryan Sabalow

Posted in: Science, Thinking about Tagged: air-quality, California, farmers, nitrogen oxide, NOx, SMOG, UC Davis

Correcting Texts for the CDNC – California Digital Newspaper Collection

January 29, 2018 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Introduction I’ve been correcting the texts in the newspaper articles on the CDNC for almost 4 years, I am now 12th in the Text Correctors Hall of Fame on CDNC with over 160,000 lines of text corrected. During that time, I’ve come up with some techniques I’d like to share. There are no real guidelines … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Thinking about Tagged: California Digital Newspaper Collection, CDNC, Correcting Texts, Editing, Style Guide, Tips, Tricks
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