Informative links

Owls' wings could hold the key to beating wind turbine noise
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/ip-owc070317.php


How the Psychology of Cyberbullying Explains Trump’s Tweets
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/07/03/how-the-psychology-of-cyberbullying-explains-trumps-tweets-215333?cmpid=sf


220 Cities Losing All Passenger Train Service per Trump Elimination of all Federal Funding for Amtrak’s National Network Trains
http://www.masstransitmag.com/press_release/12322126/220-cities-losing-all-passenger-train-service-per-trump-elimination-of-all-federal-funding-for-amtraks-national-network-trains


Israel seizes solar panels donated to Palestinians by Dutch government
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israel-solar-panels-palestinians-seize-dutch-government-donate-jubbet-al-dhib-area-c-a7820711.html


NASA Is Moving Ahead With an Ambitious Plan to Deflect an Asteroid
[I assume those who think God will protect us from global warming will be against this. If he will protect us from our own actions, why won't he protect us from an asteroid?]
http://gizmodo.com/nasa-is-moving-ahead-with-an-ambitious-plan-to-deflect-1796623556


Town in Italy starts using Silent Fireworks as a way of Respecting their Animals
[ISTM there is something wrong with our species, that we celebrate by making noise that sounds like gunfire or bombs.]
http://travel.excite.co.uk/town-in-italy-starts-using-silent-fireworks-as-a-way-of-respecting-their-animals-N52632.html


Fireworks can trigger PTSD symptoms for some veterans
http://www.ktvb.com/news/health/fireworks-can-trigger-ptsd-symptoms-for-some-veterans/454159300


CNN Has The ‘Trust’ Advantage Over President Trump In A New Poll
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/more-americans-trust-cnn-than-trump-poll_us_595bc9e9e4b0da2c73258bf2


Extreme Floods May Be the New Normal because of global warming
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/extreme-floods-may-be-the-new-normal/


At Least 56 Dead, 22 Missing in Devastating China Floods
https://weather.com/news/news/deadly-flooding-southern-china


Why Roman concrete still stands strong while modern version decays
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jul/04/why-roman-concrete-still-stands-strong-while-modern-version-decays?CMP=fb_gu


This woman’s name appears on the Declaration of Independence. So why don’t we know her story?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/this-womans-name-appears-on-the-declaration-of-independence-so-why-dont-we-know-her-story/2017/07/03/ce86bf2e-5ff1-11e7-84a1-a26b75ad39fe_story.html?utm_term=.fac945af659c&wpisrc=nl_most-draw14&wpmm=1