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As the world continues on the path of the latest great extinction event numerous organisations and assemblies have gathered in a bid to save the species of Earth. Most of the worlds governments have committed to the cause in some way, but who is working hardest to save the biodiversity and the ecosystems we rely on, and which countries are not fulfilling their commitments to conservation?
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Whilst many governments (and some conservationists) believe that the best way to save a species is with a huge increase in spending these next few have shown this is not the way to save the species that calls these areas home. Instead these countries have been making ground with the use of long-sighted legislation to protect areas and remove threats such as invasive species.
An island nation made up of over 300 small islands, Whilst only around a third of these islands re inhabited many of the remaining landmasses have been protected by naming them as nature reserves. The area is dominated by mountains and tropical rainforests. Being separated by the ocean from its nearest neighbours the wildlife has been allowed to diversify giving rise to hundreds of endemic plants and animals. Most notably are the endemic bird species with over 20 being found nowhere else on earth.
The Seychelles are a collection of 115 islands just South of the Equator in the Indian ocean. The Islands are home to many species found nowhere else and boasts one of the highest numbers of endemic species of any country. The island is home to many endemic reptiles and amphibians, but is also the set of one of the greatest recoveries of any species the Seychelles Warbler. With determined conservation efforts this birds number grew from just 30 to over 3000 individuals today.
Island nations are generally some of the most successful when it comes to conserved biodiversity. This can linked to the fact that isolated places have far more endemic species then areas connected by land. If all species protected are endemic to their areas then the biodiversity protected would be great. However, that is not the only reason these countries succeed. Much of these nations economy relies on tourists who want to see the diversity. Because of this, a large emphasis is put on conserving the diversity and in some cases species don't only survive but start to thrive on the islands.
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Brazil is a huge country that also contains a large percentage of the Amazon rainforest. Within the borders of Brazil up to 10% of the worlds species can be found. Even with this huge amount of diversity Brazils overall deterioration of biodiversity was less than 1 percent.
Another large country, India covers up to 1.5% of the earths land mass. It is also extremely diverse in the habitats from the Himalayas, through wetlands and to the coastal regions in the South. With around 45,000 species found in India and despite the numerous issues faced by India, including poverty the government has attempted to provide for their people by embracing conservation protects and educating those that live there about the benefits of wildlife.
Also in this list other nations included are; Peru & Madagascar. These countries all contain a large amount of diversity and a range of habitats. These countries are not wealthy countries and struggle with economic difficulties, in spite of this they have managed to keep the loss of diversity relatively low compared to many of their neighbouring countries.
Diversity sinks
Despite North Americas size and wealth conservation action has had limited success here. America is a country that has lost the most biodiversity in recent years. The reasons for this cannot be explained by resources alone, being as wealthy as America is, but instead is likely the result of multiple factors. One of the biggest impacts on Americas biodviesity is the interaction of invasive species and also poorly implemented and monitored conservation efforts. With better monitoring and more usable legislation America has the potential to become a conservation powerhouse.
Surprisingly for many Australia's conservationists are struggling to maintain biodiversity. Australia has a long and dramatic history of biological mishaps that have left their governments and agencies crippled by an explosion of invasive species. With high endemism from being home to the marsupials, plus with much of their resources being taken up by trying to control the spread of invasive Australia has been left unable to protect many of their species and continues to deteriorate without a long-term action plan.
These countries plus; China, Colombia, Ecuador, Indonesia, Malaysia and Mexico are home to over 50% of the worlds species which may explain why they have had the highest rates of deterioration and extinction as they struggle with multiple factors, logging, agriculture and poaching, and are unable to protect all the species.
Where do we go from here?
The worlds governments have failed to meet the targets outlined in the 2010 deal to slow the rate of global species extinction. The worlds governments have readdressed their efforts and many countries agreed to the Aichi Biodiversity Target 12. Target 12 is an effort to prevent extinctions of known species at risk and ensure that species, with a focus on those most at risk, have their conservation status reversed and populations improve. These targets will be assed in 2020 and will show if we as a planet have been able to protect the species of Earth. If not, what sort of species will still exist on this planet, and which will be lost forever?
It is clear to see by the successes and the failures in this list, that money doesn't buy protection for these species. What we need to work for as scientists and campaign for as citizens is long-term, well outlined and consistent conservation policy. If we can unite under this message, maybe we can save the at least some of the world.


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I shook for two hours after I got off the phone. Did I really just do that? Did I defend my boundaries? Did I refuse to be sucked into a fight? Did I politely end the conversation because the other person could not engage in a polite, constructive manner?
Oh, yes I did.
In those five years I have mourned the loss of the mommy that I had wished for, seized control of my own life, discovered new skills and a new identity, launched a new career, and refused to take any bullshit. I have worked on being simultaneously more firm and more flexible, more compassionate and more detached.
I have also struggled with depression, anxiety, self-doubt, and weight gain. I've dealt with siblings who won't speak to me, cousins my children will probably never know well, and a sense of alienation from my childhood and family. It hasn't always been wonderful, but it has always been moving forward, no matter how slowly, toward a whole new way of interacting with the world.
Six months ago, I seized my life in a whole new way. I joined an exercise group, one of the "boot camp" types, because it seemed like exactly the sort of thing that I wouldn't like. It scared the everliving shit out of me. I hate waking up early. I hate exercise. I've never, ever gone jogging. But I want to have a strong body. I want to have muscles that feel the way my new psyche feels. And you know what? It has been AMAZING. I can run almost five miles, which is HUGE for me. I'm stronger than I have ever been in my life, and I'm much more energetic, and together with the other changes in my life, it's adding up to a fantastic total package and feels GREAT.
So great, that I hit a new milestone the other day - some unnamed person (but I'm sure you and I can guess who) sent flowers to me for my birthday. The type of flowers sent was a little too coincidental to be from anybody but la madre, and when I opened the FTD box and saw the unsigned card, I was annoyed. And to be honest, I wanted to throw them away or something. But I stuck them in a vase and left them on the counter to be dealt with later, while I went out and had a fantastic evening with people who like me for me, and felt very whole and healthy. The next morning, I decided to mix them with the flowers my husband gave me and put them on the table. My middle son adores this type of flower, and they really are beautiful, and together with my husband's flowers they represent lots of different things about my life, and isn't that kindof what a birthday is about, anyway?
I think I'm turning a new page. Sure, my mother is still stalking me by sending packages and cards. It's infrequent, and kindof annoying, but I think maybe I'm moving beyond feeling controlled by these things. I can decide for myself whether to keep or dispose of these things. I used to feel like there was some *right* way to handle her bombs, but now? Meh. Who cares? I can't change her. I can't make her not be a sad, dysfunctional, stalkery woman whose daughter doesn't love her. She can leave things at the door and it doesn't have to mean anything to me.
Let's hope I can hang on to this feeling. I think I probably will, though. The last five years have been the best of my life, and things just keep getting better.
Declaring my independence was the best thing I ever did for myself. I highly recommend it.

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Morning rituals vary tremendously from person to person, culture to culture and also depending upon various situations within one's life journey. As circumstances change so may your morning rituals to help coincide.
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Monday, November 13, 2006
New Blogger and Feeling Shy :)
Thanks to my all the way or nothing personality - I injured my neck (cervical fasciitis) do to the fact that I forgot I am not 17 any more and the word moderation didn't ever enter my mind as I dove into the pool at the Y and proceeded to do 4 laps of the front crawl, some breast strokes, side kicks and yes even twirling! Oh and did I say there was no warm - up of any kind and the word exercise wasn't in my vocabulary or that I can totally relate to Garfield the cat? So, after coming home from the Y, I enthusiastically exclaimed to my husband "I feel soooooo good ALL OVER my body!!! The next morning as soon as I sat up in bed I realized I couldn't turn my head left. Fortunately, I already had an appt. with the ortho doc that morning to get clearance from him to use equipment at theY as I was going to join their fitness program. I have a hx of meniscal tears (same knee x2) but thanks to that terrific doctor all is well. So, because I couldn't bare to have my head touch even a pillow, I sat at the computer practically all weekend and THAT is when I became addicted to these medical blogs. I am sure they were therapeutic as laughter is like a medicine for the body. Of course the percocet helped too and thank God for it! Boy did I laugh! Still do as they are most entertaining and the more serious ones are interesting.
Until recently, I worked as a patient access (receptionist and so much more) for an emergency dept. for 20 years in a small Mayberry RFD type hospital. Patients coming in for help from the big city areas often looked concerned as they would say that the hospital looked like a post office, etc. (guess they haven't seen our post offices - not real big here) They would leave with smiles and gratitude and often comment on the good service! I appreciate these blogs so much because I understand what it is like to work with the many unique happennings that go on in an emergency environment, indeed the medical environment! I especially appreciate Dr. Keagirl's Urostream blog because of my own urology issues this year.
So, why am I blogging? Because I want to reply to urosteam's and surgeonsblog and to do that I had to set up my own blog. Well, ok I did get totally in to it and my older son told me last nite that I was turning into a computer nerd! He is a computer networker himself! Need I say more?
I really am shy about this, really.
May anyone reading this have a beautiful day and a wonderful life! :)
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- the Stamp Lady said...
Congratulations, neighbor on starting up your own blog! You are too funny! (I have one for my stamp business) It's alot of fun-I can see you really getting into this! It will be great therapy for you...as long as it doesn't replace going out with your girlfriends!! LOL Good luck!
- November 13, 2006 at 4:24:00 PM EST
- SeaSpray said...
I can't wait until the rehab guy transitions with me over to the Y. Also, I think it's real nice of him to want to guide me with all equipment. I feel like a maverick ready to break out of the stall!!! ALWAYS time for the girls!!! Let me know about late lunch after my tests wednedday. Tea Hive? Cozy in there and she probably has Christmas items to buy or Applebees?
p.s. Therapy? Ha! try addiction-this is fun!
- November 13, 2006 at 4:45:00 PM EST
- Jonathan said...
How about a new post!?!?
- November 15, 2006 at 10:32:00 PM EST
- SeaSpray said...
I'm shy girl again :)
- November 16, 2006 at 4:53:00 PM EST
- The Laundress said...
Hey there Ms. SeaSpray,
You took off just fine here!
Glad you have stuck with it, you are a fine blogger.
- April 29, 2007 at 2:39:00 AM EDT
- SeaSpray said...
Hi TL - I just get wowed by other blogs when I go through them and think I have a lot to learn.
Thank you for the kind words. :)
- April 29, 2007 at 12:17:00 PM EDT


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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of etanercept, a recombinant human soluble fusion protein of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) type II receptor and IgG1, in patients with adult dermatomyositis (DM). METHODS: Five patients with active DM were studied. All patients reported muscle weakness and had elevated muscle enzymes creatine kinase and lactate dehydrogenase. Because of lack of response to steroid and cytotoxic therapy, etanercept was given at a dose of 25 mg subcutaneously twice a week for at least 3 months. RESULTS: All patients experienced an exacerbation of disease, with increase of muscle weakness, elevation of muscle enzyme levels, and unchanged rash. Treatment with etanercept was stopped. After receiving a combination of methotrexate (MTX) and azathioprine, disease manifestations improved in all patients. CONCLUSIONS: In our case series, TNF-alpha inhibition by etanercept was not effective, suggesting that a broad immunosuppressive therapy is needed to treat DM.


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WAKEFIELD, Bronx – An 82-year-old woman is dead after a hit-and-run accident in the Bronx.
Police responded to a call Friday night about a pedestrian struck in front of 1779 Pitman Avenue, officials said.
When they arrived, police found 82-year-old Hilda Arocho on the ground with torso trauma, police said.
Arocho was taken to Jacobi Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Investigators revealed that Arocho was trying to cross Pitman Avenue when she was struck by a white Dodge cargo van. The driver of the van allegedly fled the location on foot.
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This morning Big Brother woke up around 4 and said his stomach hurt. We brought him into bed with us and he went back to sleep. He seemed to perk up once he got up and was moving around. He seemed fine, so we sent him to school.
Then, OF COURSE, we get a call from school this afternoon (when school was almost over for the day). BB had a temp of 102, had been dragging all day, and had apparently fallen asleep at the end of the day. (Not sure whether they have a rest period at some point or what.)
It's only the second week of school, and there's already something going around! Several other first graders AND the other first grader have it. Doesn't seem too serious though. BB isn't really complaining, content to read, rest, or watch movies. (Of course, after a 4 hour nap when he came home, he's up now and is watching a movie.)
Anybody else's kids sick yet?
In other interesting school developments …
Mrs. D lives right around the block! We had no idea. She actually stopped by briefly once Tim and BB were home to see how BB was feeling. (He was sacked out on the couch at the time.)
BB has declared that he's not going to be P's friend any more. He told me this on the phone on the way home from school.
BB: Mom, I'm not going to be P's friend any more.
Me: You're not? What happened?
BB: Well, I didn't tell you this, but a couple times on the woodchips (i.e. on the playground) P punched me or hit me lightly.
Me: Did you tell him that you didn't want to play with him anymore?
BB: No, because I didn't want to hurt his feelings.
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The job of carrying out the voter mandate to bring slot machines to Broward County has been taken over by roaring tractors and cranes.
Workers this week began tumbling the 40-year-old concrete bleachers at Pompano Park, tearing walls and twisting metal to make way for a 157,000-square-foot "racino" that will house four restaurants, shops, a sports bar and a state-imposed maximum of 1,500 slot machines.
"We think it will be a first-class facility," said Alan Solomon, executive vice president of Isle of Capri Casinos, which owns the harness track in Pompano Beach.
Pompano Park is the latest pari-mutuel now breaking ground for the Las Vegas-style machines. Construction is also under way in at least two other venues allowed to set up slots, and executives believe gambling will begin in Broward County within six months.
"We're moving ahead," said Dan Adkins of Hollywood Greyhound Track. "We should've been in operation by now."
At the dog track, the first and third floors will be remodeled to make way for slots. A new "Mardi Gras" theme will redefine Hollywood Greyhound in an initial phase that will cost about $45 million.
Slots will remain there until a new 65,000-square-foot building, with restaurants and shops, is erected on the east side of the track. Preliminary plans call for a hotel to complete a third phase.
Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach is in the midst of building a 40,000-square-foot facility housing restaurants and a sports bar. Executives there have also said they hope machines will be up and running in six months.
The fourth pari-mutuel allowed to run slot machines, Dania Jai Alai, could not be reached for comment on Wednesday.
For some of the tracks, these plans are scaled back dreams of what could've been if they had their way.
In Pompano Park, initial plans called for a $150 million entertainment mecca, with nightclubs, hotels, even a water park. Those projects are still up in the air as accountants figure out how much profitability has been knocked out by restrictions imposed by the Florida Legislature.


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Happy 10th Anniversary Brendan & Debbie!
I just have to take a moment to congratulate my longtime friends, Brendan Duffy, RPSGT, and Debbie Carr, RPSGT, on their tenth anniversary together. No, they're not a couple, but certainly a couple of great sleep techs that have worked wonderfully together in Port Jefferson, NY for the past decade. Brendan (many of you endearingly call him "Labman2" on the Binarysleep Forum ) and Debbie are currently part of the great team at St. Charles Hospital Sleep Disorders Center, part of the Catholic Health System of Long Island.
Two better sleep techs you'll never meet, and if I ever get a sleep study done, it is them I want monitoring my waves! I met Labman and Debbie years ago at a North East Sleep Society (NESS) meeting, and they've been dear to my heart ever since. Happy 10th, my friends!
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- Kim & Pierre for inviting us to the feast.
- President-elect Obama.
- My awesome family. Even the ones who make me crazy.
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- My critters.
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I hope not.
Knock, Knock.....WHO'S THERE?? SOUNDS LIKE NO ONE IS HOME.
HEY YOU! You up there in Montana, are you awake??? Couldn't you find a sober person to send to the USofA Senate????? Scared????
YOU SHOULD BE.....The drunkard in this video is the CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE. CAN YOU FIND A DRUNKEN SAILOR THAT CAN SPEAK in place of this Montana Moron??? HELLO..MONTANA, Anyone home???


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Well, last evening was my very first winter art party! I've been wanting to do a painting party for a of couple years now. I had a summer "paint-out" party in my back yard a few years ago and that was super fun, but it stormed! Needless to say, many of us got wet and had to take cover under my deck! Winter in Minnesota gets pretty cold and snowy and a blizzard was expecting to blow in last evening so I was a bit fearful things would not turn out. I wanted this party to be fun and relaxing and I think it went just fine.
To prepare, I set up two large art tables in my porch, chilled the wine, and made some appetizers. I invited about 20 artist friends and about 6 showed up which was just fine with me. A small gathering is sometimes better because you can actually talk to all your guests! They all brought various appetizers and beverages and we had enough to feed an army.
We mostly sat and talked-I had planned for all of us to paint a bit, but we got to talking and the time just slipped away. Later that evening, I took my guests down to see my basement studio where we gathered and exchanged idea's and tips about studio's, art materials and art making. So much fun for me! It made me happy just to have fellow artists that were like-minded to bounce off idea's, art tips and various other topics.
It was a wonderful night and I so enjoyed having friends over for a relaxing "art evening". Suggestions were made to have another party during the day and later this summer. I loved that idea and am already looking at my calendar to plan a Summer Art Party. And, maybe next time we can even get to painting! HA!


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President Trump is officially moving ahead with a ban on transgender troops. As you may recall, this is a reversal of President Obama's decision to allow transgender individuals to openly serve in the military. Trump's ban is already being met with at least two legal challenges, and several officials in New York have spoken out against it. That includes Assemblyman Harry Bronson, who joins us from Rochester with more on his reaction.
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headache went away, i am ready to be better, i am so tired of not feeling well, how much longer?
Any thoughts on this question: Has anyone ever named their child after a celebrity maybe an actor/actress, sports star, or politician?
My husband wants to name our son Daniel John, I know this name does not ring a bell to anyone but it is after his childhood sports star, I think it is awkward. The name John is my dad's name so of course he would be named after my dad. I still think it is kinda weird, thoughts?


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Facing a cascade of bank failures depleting the deposit insurance fund, federal regulators raised the fees paid by U.S. financial institutions and levied a hefty emergency premium in a bid to collect $27 billion this year.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. now expects that bank failures will cost the insurance fund about $65 billion through 2013, up from an earlier estimate of $40 billion. The bank failures, 16 already this year after 25 last year, reflect the ravages of rising unemployment and falling home prices that have sent loan defaults soaring.


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Budjetti £250-750 GBP
Add 2-3 lines of Original writing
Really simple job, I have a couple of websites that I basically want you to take the information from the sites products and transfer it to a csv file.
With all the relevant fields filled out correctly on the csv doc.
more info:
product name, prices, description, image ect...
You will need to be able to do this quite quickly.
Really simple job trust me, I will also go through process with you so that you understand what it is you are doing.
If this does not make sense or you have any questions please ask
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Jolly Good Day, I would like to undertake this task. I am accurate and I type 50 wpm. I am available day and night. Hope to hear from you soon, Lance Z.
I will work full time on this Project. Just started freelancing and will finish this as quick as required!


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steaming in da pot
roughly contained: 1 whole chicken (i played with its guts a little), spicy pork chorizo, long grain rice, chicken stock, canned tomatoes, cumin, paprika, cayenne pepper, oregano, fresh garlic, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, yellow onion...umm...yeah...salt and pepper at a few points. oh. bay leaf too.
topped with an almond/cilantro...relish, i suppose? blended roasted almonds, lime juice, lemon juice, olive oil, fresh cilantro, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper.
coconut flan:
also roughly contained: 6 eggs, condensed milk, evaporated milk, coconut milk, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla, pinch of salt. topped with coconut toasted with cinnamon. baked for ages in a water bath. i was afraid this wouldn't set, but it finishes getting less gelatinous as it cools both in the water bath, and outside of it.
this was one of the most multi-layered meals i've made before. i was surprised at how many steps that arroz con pollo entailed. now that i've done it though, i feel way more comfortable with it, as well as with the flan. gutting and cutting up a raw chicken made me tremendously uncomfortable, basically just because of salmonella. it's simply impossible not to really get all up into that fool though when you're trying to break its raw ass into 10-12 saute-able pieces. rubbed the pieces down in olive oil and seasonings. let sit to develop. brown chorizo. remove chorizo and brown chicken in rizo fat. remove chicken when browned, add the sofrito (veggies), cook until really wilted and then add rice. toast for a minute and coat in veggies/fat, and then add stock and tomatoes. and add back in the chorizo and chicken pieces. get er done. boil for five to ten minutes. then into the oven for 20. i guess that wasn't that many steps...doing the chicken thing probably just took ages for me and made it seem a lot more extensive.


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We have always viewed the internet as the Wild West of the 21st century. It looks like all of that is going to change.
In an Orwellian style twist, our news is about to be censored by Google. The frightening part is, they are claiming to censor "fake" news, but, in actuality, they are censoring news that they do not agree with — AKA anything that doesn't fit the liberal narrative. (via Mashable).
Google and Facebook have been talking about fighting "fake news" for quite some time, and now their plan is in motion. They both started their campaigns today. They have marked the websites that have been proven to be "true" — as in, proven to have an opinion that they agree with — as FACT CHECKED beside the name.
The worst part about all of this is now we have to worry about Google censoring the news that we see on a daily basis. The fact that they want to censor what they do not like can cause serious issues.
There are people, we call them PATRIOTS, who do not follow the liberal agenda. We believe that the left's perception of this world is not only wrong, but dangerous.
Google can have a differing opinion, and there is nothing wrong with that. However, they are trying to literally censor the opinions of others. They will not debate or have any kind of discussion that could damage their fragile way of thinking.
At the end of the day, the repercussions for this new way of Googling is going to make life harder for conservatives. We are going to have to filter through Google's "FACT checked" articles to find content that is actually accurate.
In the long run, this is only going to cause more problems, and wedge the divide of this country. All you have to do is look at the current news stories to see what will happen.
If you tune into any mainstream media, liberal news channel, you will hear the phrase "fake news" thrown around. Typically, this phrase is used to describe stories published by the right that do not fit their narrow-minded narrative.
Think of the future for a moment. Once the system is set up and rolling for a while, we are not going to be able to find ANY accurate news stories because they are going to be buried at the bottom. This is going to lead people to thinking that what they see as "FACT checked" by Google is 100 percent true. Average internet users are not even going to take the time to consider that there could be a partisan bias.
Slowly, the shape of the country could change. The left is going to thrive because their agenda is going to be front and center. The only way we can fix this problem is if we drop what Google is trying to do, or get a truly non-biased fact checker.
In a perfect world, we should opt to erase the fact-checker altogether. People should be able to read and research stories on their own and decide what is true. What gives Google the authority to decide what is true and what is false? We are ADULTS and should be treated as such!
Do you think we should do away with the fact checker all together? Share the story on Facebook and let us know because we want to hear YOUR voice!


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- North America
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Traveling Luck for Rich Mountain North Carolina, United States
The timezone in Rich Mountain is America/Iqaluit
Morning Sunrise at 06:28 and Evening Sunset at 20:44. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 35.1764°, Longitude. -82.6822° , Elevation. 1152m
Morning Sunrise at 06:28 and Evening Sunset at 20:44. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 35.1764°, Longitude. -82.6822° , Elevation. 1152m
Weather near Rich Mountain Last report from Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport, NC 38.3km awayTemperature: 22°C / 72°F
Wind: 3.5km/h North
Cloud: Scattered at 400ft
Satellite map of Rich Mountain and it's surroudings...
Geographic features & Photographs around Rich Mountain in North Carolina, United States
reservoir(s) an artificial pond or lake.
- High Rock Lake (1.6km)
- Marchmans Lake (2.4km)
- Long Lake (3.3km)
- Slick Rock Mountain Lake (3.3km)
- Noname (3.5km)
- Sequoyah Woods Lake (3.9km)
- Piedmont Lake (4km)
- Trout Lake (4.5km)
- Hemlock Lake (4.7km)
- W Cantrell Lake (5.1km)
- Atagahi Lake (5.1km)
stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
- Phillips Creek (3.4km)
- Ibby Creek (4km)
- Morgan Creek (4.2km)
- Steel Creek (4.2km)
- Cannon Creek (4.3km)
- Long Branch (4.3km)
- South Prong Little River (4.3km)
- Pole Bridge Branch (4.5km)
- Hanty Branch (5km)
- Johnson Branch (5.3km)
- Dunns Creek (5.5km)
mountain an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.
- Rich Mountain (0km)
- Slick Rock Mountain (0.7km)
- Panther Mountain (2.3km)
- Becky Mountain (3.6km)
- See Off Mountain (3.7km)
- Chestnut Mountain (4.1km)
- Dehon Mountain (4.8km)
- Cedar Rock (5.5km)
- Black Knob (5.6km)
dam a barrier constructed across a stream to impound water.
- High Rock Dam (1.6km)
- Marchmans Dam (2.4km)
- Slick Rock Mountain Dam (3.3km)
- Artimus Owens Dam (3.5km)
- Sequoyah Woods Lake Dam (3.9km)
- Trout Lake Dam (4.5km)
- W Cantrell Dam (5.1km)
- Atagahi Lake Dam (5.1km)
Accommodation around Rich Mountain
The Inn at Brevard 315 E. Main Street, Brevard
Rodeway Inn 210 Asheville Highway, Brevard
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Brevard 2228 Asheville Hwy, Brevard
Local Feature A Nearby feature worthy of being marked on a map..
- High Rocks Camp (1.9km)
- Little River Chapel (3.9km)
- Greenville Elks Childrens Camp (4km)
- Rockbrook Camp (4.7km)
section of populated place a neighborhood or part of a larger town or city.
- Sequoyah Woods (subdivision) (3.3km)
- Sherwood Ridge (subdivision) (3.5km)
- Slick Rock (subdivision) (3.9km)
populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
- Seeshore (4.1km)
- Sherwood Terrace (4.3km)
- Sherwood Forest (4.5km)
cliff(s) a high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area.
- Dunns Rock (4.6km)
- Castle Rock (4.6km)
cemetery a burial place or ground.
- Holden Cemetery (2.9km)
- McGaha Cemetery (4.1km)
church a building for public Christian worship.
- Dunns Creek Church (3.2km)
- Carr Hill Church (5.5km)
area a tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries.
- Buck Forest (5km)
gap a low place in a ridge, not used for transportation.
- Rich Mountain Gap (2.3km)
administrative division an administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level.
- Dunns Rock, Township of (5.5km)
tower a high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter.
- WHNS-TV (Asheville) (0.9km)
valley an elongated depression usually traversed by a stream.
- Mill Cove (5.5km)
overfalls an area of breaking waves caused by the meeting of currents or by waves moving against the current.
- Maidenhair Falls (3.7km)
Wikipedia entries close to Rich Mountain
- Brevard, North Carolina city o city
- Rosman, North Carolina city o city
- Sassafras Mountain mountain k mountain
- Etowah, North Carolina city o city
- Looking Glass Rock mountain k mountain
- Valley Hill, North Carolina city o city
- Laurel Park, North Carolina city o city
- Flat Rock, Henderson County, North Carolina city o city
- Slater-Marietta, South Carolina city o city
- Devil's Courthouse mountain k mountain
- Hendersonville, North Carolina city o city
- Barker Heights, North Carolina city o city
- Balfour, North Carolina city o city
- East Flat Rock, North Carolina city o city
- Memphis Motorsports Park sport landmark
- Mountain Home, North Carolina city o city
Airports close to Rich MountainAnderson rgnl(AND), Andersen, Usa (95.6km)
Hickory rgnl(HKY), Hickory, Usa (167.3km)
Mc ghee tyson(TYS), Knoxville, Usa (173.8km)
Charlotte douglas international(CLT), Charlotte, Usa (199.7km)