Friday, September 19, 2014

Sexual Assault/ Idaho Smoke/ Squirrel! Recovery




Missoulian: Obama: Campus sex assault an affront to humanity
It's On Every Single One of Us
“That's not just a slogan or catchphrase. It's the whole point. Because in a country where one in five women on college campuses has been sexually assaulted -- only 12 percent of which are reported -- this is a problem that should be important to every single one of us, and it's on every single one of us to do something to end the problem. ”



Missoulian: Feds: Delmarva fox squirrel recovered
Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel
“This large, slate grey tree squirrel (Sciurus niger cinereus) has an unusually full, fluffy tail and white belly. Larger than common gray squirrels, this fox squirrel subspecies measures up to 28 inches long and weighs up to three pounds. Once found throughout the Delmarva Peninsula, the range was reduced to 10% of the original size at the time of listing and it only occurred in three counties and a small island in one other county. Populations of the Delmarva fox squirrel now occur naturally in portions of Queen Anne's, Talbot, Dorchester and Caroline Counties in Maryland, and southwestern Sussex County, Delaware. Together with successful translocated populations, the current distribution now includes eight counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland (all but Cecil) and Sussex County, Delaware and Accomack County, Virginia. The Delmarva fox squirrel inhabits mature forests of mixed hardwoods and pines in the agricultural landscapes of the Delmarva Peninsula. The mature trees provide higher abundance of acorns and other foods and provide den sites as well. Mature forest tracks along rivers, streams and bays are also used.”

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Income/ Interest Rates/ Ukraine/ Syria




Missoulian: Stocks creep higher on encouraging news
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
“The Committee's sizable and still-increasing holdings of longer-term securities should maintain downward pressure on longer-term interest rates, support mortgage markets, and help to make broader financial conditions more accommodative, which in turn should promote a stronger economic recovery and help to ensure that inflation, over time, is at the rate most consistent with the Committee's dual mandate.”


Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Food Stamps/ China Hack/ Ebola/ NASA Commercial Crew Transport




Missoulian: Senate: China hacked military contractor networks
ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2014

Missoulian:  Obama: Ebola one day, extremist threat the next
A Major Increase in Our Response to the Ebola Outbreak
“This afternoon, during a visit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, President Obama spoke on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, and announced a major increase in our efforts to help the international community fight the outbreak.”


Image Credit: NASA
Missoulian: NASA picks Boeing and SpaceX to ferry astronauts
NASA Chooses American Companies to Transport U.S. Astronauts to International Space Station
“U.S. astronauts once again will travel to and from the International Space Station from the United States on American spacecraft under groundbreaking contracts NASA announced Tuesday. The agency unveiled its selection of Boeing and SpaceX to transport U.S. crews to and from the space station using their CST-100 and Crew Dragon spacecraft, respectively, with a goal of ending the nation’s sole reliance on Russia in 2017.”