Unfortunately, though, the monarch butterfly is suffering from climate change, monoculture, and insecticides. More specifically, the lack of milkweed, which is what the butterfly feeds on, has greatly impacted number. In fact, it's estimated that since 1997, numbers have decreased from one billion to 56.6 million.
The statement that āwe have too much dataā underscores the individualās inability to think about information in a way that is helpful. Both the craziness about Big Data and the too much to do approach to work are cover ups. The issue is rooted deep within many individuals who are unable to cope with the mundane activities of life in the 21st century. The fix is within individuals. Stated another way, there is no fix when there is little or no incentive or desire to take responsibility for work. Many professionals want a short cut and no responsibility.
Timothy P. Carney, Washington Examiner, 13 September 2015
Phi Beta Iota: Read it! The Pope has the power to mobilize a margin of victory for a Democratic or Independent candidate committed to addressing the top three threats to humanity (poverty, disease, and environmental degradation). The Pope also has a problem: the conservative nature of the Church drives the progressive left that cares about all three issues out of the Church and out of hearing. In the hands of God.
Torture defendersĀ are back on the offensive publishingĀ a bookĀ by ex-CIA leaders rebutting a Senate report that denouncedĀ the brutal tactics as illegal, inhumane and ineffective. Now, in a memo to President Obama, other U.S. intelligence veterans are siding with the Senate findings and repudiating the torture apologists.