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(CNN) — Swastika Mountain, located within Oregon’s Umpqua National Forest, may get a new name later this year — partly thanks to one Eugene resident.”I thought ‘this is crazy,'” Joy McClain, 81, said when she saw the mountain’s name in a local paper and felt called to action.”I decided maybe I can’t do anything, but I’m going to look into what it takes to change the name of the mountain,” McClain said.Swastika Mountain got its name from the extinct town of Swastika — which reportedly took its name from the owner of a cattle ranch who would brand his cattle…
Crypto-what? If you’ve attempted to dive into this mysterious thing called blockchain, you’d be forgiven for recoiling in horror at the sheer opaqueness of the technical jargon that is often used to frame it. So before we get into what a crytpocurrency is and how blockchain technology might change the world, let’s discuss what blockchain actually is. In the simplest terms, a blockchain is a digital ledger of transactions, not unlike the ledgers we have been using for hundreds of years to record sales and purchases. The function of this digital ledger is, in fact, pretty much identical to a…
Comment on this storyCommentIn English, it’s become de rigueur in certain circles to introduce yourself with your name and preferred pronouns. These range from the traditional (he/him/his or she/her/hers) to the non-binary but singular “they,” and all the way to pioneering neologisms such as ze or zir.The point, usually, is to burst out of the psycho-social straitjacket of binary chromosomal sex and the corresponding presumptions about gender roles.Such linguistic acrobatics drive other people, especially older ones, bonkers. Some have lived long and happy lives without ever thinking about pronouns and see no need to start now. Others are grammar purists and don’t want…
Embarrassed and dismantled in their record defeat by Argentina in San Juan, the Wallabies had had a fortnight to stew in their own juices. There had been, said coach Dave Rennie, a “pretty brutal review, a fair bit of honesty and an excellent reaction.”That “reaction” ran onto Adelaide Oval and delivered a 25-17 hammering of the reigning world champions South Africa. Although the scoreline hints at a tight Test, Australia were ascendent all day – fantastic in attack and brave in defence as they rewarded the faithful and got their Rugby Championship campaign back on track.All year the Wallabies had…
Drew Barrymore is accused of racism after posting innocent video of herself enjoying the rain… as black TikTokers brand her a COLONIZER who copied ‘black men frolicking trend’ Actress Drew Barrymore has been accused of being racist after posting a video of herself laughing and walking in the rain Barrymore encourages people to get out into the rain more in her video, but another TikTok user said she is trying to ‘dismiss’ black creators The user accused Barrymore of stealing a trend originating in May that featured black men running around joyously in fieldsBy Joseph Michalitsianos For Dailymail.Com Published: 02:11 EDT, 27 August…
2017 became the year of BITCOIN mining. Is it profitable to do this in 2018, is it worth it to mining? Crypto Mining LTD is a proven service offering flexible tariff plans. Cloud mining allows you to “enter” the production of crypto-currency with relatively low costs, while making a profit (although less than in mining on its own powerful equipment). Thus, for 2018, you can recommend closer look at cloud solutions, as well as monitor the appearance of new and development of old, but undervalued altcoins, distributing computing power and investment so as to extract what is most profitable for…
is set to open up orders for the 2023 model year after the 2022 trims sold out. You’ll have the chance to order one of the EVs starting on August 30th. In addition, Ford has some pricing, range and other changes. Premium Mach-Es built starting this fall that have the extended range battery will have a targeted EPA-estimated range of 290 miles on all-wheel drive models. That’s a range increase of 13 miles. Meanwhile, the Ford Co-Pilot360 driver assist tech is now standard across all trims. If you opt for a Premium model with extended range battery or the GT…
Editor’s Note — Monthly Ticket is a CNN Travel series that spotlights some of the most fascinating topics in the travel world. In August, we’re going back in time to revisit some of the greatest retro travel experiences.(CNN) — Before it was a global chain and internationally-recognized brand, the Hard Rock Cafe was a single restaurant in London. Created by two American businessmen, Peter Morton and Isaac Tigrett, it opened its doors in 1971. Morton was an industry native — his father founded the popular American chain Morton’s Steakhouse.London had no shortage of restaurants or museums. But Hard Rock’s brilliance…
Sales of peat for use on private gardens and allotments will be banned in England from 2024, the government has announced.Environmental campaigners have long called for stricter laws to restore peatlands.As well as carbon capture and storage, peatlands provide habitat to some of the UK’s most threatened wildlife, and also filter water and prevent flooding downstream.But a combination of draining them for agricultural use, burning to create the right habitat for game birds and harvesting for compost, means just 13% are in a near-perfect state.Overgrazing by both livestock and wild deer have also contributed to the problem.The Department for Food,…
The identity of a female Russian spy who operated for more than a decade as a jewellery-making socialite to gain access to NATO officials in Italy has been revealed in a shocking expose by Bellingcat investigators. Olga Kolobova, a member of Putin’s GRU military intelligence service, began spying as early as 2006 when she assumed the identity of ‘Maria Adela Kuhfeldt Rivera’.’Maria’ introduced herself to all who came into contact with her as the daughter of a Peruvian mother and German father, born in Peru but later abandoned as a child in Moscow and raised by adoptive parents.For years she travelled…