Nuclear News Roundup Nov 03, 2020
UK retakes control of nuclear weapons contract from consortium finance.yahoo.com
November 2020
Geiger Readings for Nov 03, 2020
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 95 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 120 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 119 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Fusion 114 - Culham Center for Fusion Energy In The U.K. Working On Spherical Tokamak
The UK is working on their own approach to nuclear fusion for power production. Their Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak (Mast) Upgrade has taken seven years to construct at a cost of seventy-one million dollars to date. It utilizes an innovative design known as a spherical tokamak. The tokamak is a popular approach for fusion devices that use magnetic fields to confine the plasma inside a vessel.
Geiger Readings for Nov 02, 2020
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 102 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 137 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 136 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for Nov 01, 2020
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 59 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 59 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 59 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for Oct 31, 2020
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient outside = 98 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 97 nanosieverts per hour
Avocado from Central Market = 102 nanosieverts per hour
Dessert Potstickers!
At risk of sounding like an adorably dory Ben Wyatt from Parks and Rec who really loves his calzones, I must admit that one of my favorite foods is the dumpling. Dumplings are SO good, and I've recently been trying out new flavors of dumplings.
My favorite will always be the traditional dumpling, although I do love them both boiled and pan-seared. But I also have tried some sweet varieties recently that I found to be quite tasty, like apple and pumpkin pie! There's a dumpling restaurant that specializes in different flavors near me and I want to try them all!
Octopus Arms Help Them Taste Food
This week I learned that not only are fish fins possibly as sensitive as human fingers, but that octopuses taste their food when they touch it! Experts say that their eight arms are like "tongues with brains," helping them "lick" food to try it before opting to eat it. That seems like a blessing and a curse, doesn't it? Who wants to just grab something and taste it?
Reclaim the Frog Meme!
Remember when alt-righters took over the whole frog meme with Pepe the Frog and it just got... weird? It really made no sense, yet somehow it became a thing. I say we start a new meme that's for everybody, involves frogs and doesn't even have to do with politics!
Election Specials
With the election season upon us, many people will be drinking either celebratory beverages or wallowing in drinks to help numb their pain. No judgement from me either way, but I've seen some really festive election drinks that might be worthy of your drink list!
Awesome Victories For Women
As harrowing as election season is for many people, it's also often a time of mixed celebrations, especially when new voters turn out in droves. More women being elected into politics is another thing to celebrate, and 2020 will have many of those victories we should share.
Fellow Citizens Aren't Enemies
Somehow it has become in vogue to "own" the people who didn't vote for you rather than representing all of your constituents. It's really no surprise given how divisive Trump's own language is every day, but all across the country, most states are split about half and half, with many people not feeling heard at all within their districts.
Stocking Up The Medicine Cabinet
Many of us don't bother stocking up our medicine cabinets, which means that we just run out and get what we need when we're out or when we notice an expired medicine. I usually clean mine out a few times a year, but I don't always stock up for the season. As a person who regularly gets colds and the flu, I do try to have several items on hand for when it all strikes, but then I find myself with gross, soggy cough drops!
Caring For Plants In Fall And Winter
There are so many ways to take care of different plants in fall and winter, and many of them simply require the know-how. Some need mulching while others need covering or digging up. Some just need to be brought indoors, which is pretty much what I do. Everyone has a different method of handling the transition.
Pandemic Poetry
Poetry written during the pandemic has been a soothing way for many people to connect during otherwise isolating times, whether it's through writing about feelings and sharing them on social media to enjoying poetry writing activities and exercises with others in a virtual setting.
The Best Crafts For Stress Relief
If you watched Adele hosting SNL recently, you may have laughed over her character coloring every day to cope with the pandemic. Many people did the same and can relate to her activities. But in reality, coloring really can help relieve stress, so it's a constructive activity to enjoy if you like to do it.
Fish Spines May Be Sensitive
When I became a vegetarian in college, I read a lot about the arguments in favor and against eating fish. Many claimed that fish could not feel pain, which I thought was ridiculous since they were obviously alive and bled. To me, if you can bleed, you can definitely feel pain, right?