Post #420,453
9/21/17 2:17:12 PM
9/21/17 2:17:12 PM
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NPR Forum today: excellent report, "'Coasts in Crisis' Warns of Threats to Coastal Zones"
Here. 'Coasts in Crisis' Warns of Threats to Coastal Zones Millions of people are currently feeling the effects of Hurricanes Maria, Irma and Jose. And millions more are vulnerable, according to UC Santa Cruz professor Gary Griggs. He says that approximately 61 million people live in Gulf and South Atlantic coastal communities that are susceptible to hurricanes. Griggs joins us to discuss the recent spate of storms, sea level rise and other threats to coastal communities and environments that he explores in his new book, "Coasts in Crisis."
Lots of not-so-obvious peripheral Matters nicely touched-upon; no bafflegab, just pre-Drumpf intelligence displayed.
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Post #420,454
9/21/17 4:35:51 PM
9/21/17 4:35:51 PM
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Will Mar-a-Lago go under soon?
Alex
"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."
-- Isaac Asimov
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Post #420,457
9/22/17 5:01:15 AM
9/22/17 5:01:15 AM
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Probably.
There are many built-up parts of Palm Beach and Miami that already get inundated at high tide.
Wade.
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Post #420,461
9/22/17 11:29:23 AM
9/22/17 11:29:23 AM
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Not soon enough to change Drumpf's mind.
Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
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Post #420,464
9/23/17 5:01:58 AM
9/23/17 5:01:58 AM
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The thing that surprised me about Mar-a-Lago
is how small it is.
Only one- or two-storey for the most part, no attached golf course, only one outside pool. There's nearly as much car park as there is grass.
Now, size isn't everything, but this is Donald Trump, in which case it is.
Obviously I've never been inside, but I'm willing to bet that it's "opulent" in that particular "poor person's idea of what rich people like" way that seems to be his trademark.
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Post #420,465
9/23/17 5:43:48 AM
9/23/17 5:43:48 AM
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Like this?
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Post #420,466
9/23/17 8:40:46 AM
9/23/17 8:42:57 AM
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Can't see that from here, but
Edited by pwhysall
Sept. 23, 2017, 08:42:57 AM EDT
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Post #420,467
9/23/17 10:33:38 AM
9/23/17 10:33:38 AM
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I think his model is the Hermitage
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Post #420,474
9/23/17 10:33:38 PM
9/23/17 10:33:38 PM
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Further proof that money breeds bad taste.
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Post #420,469
9/23/17 1:27:34 PM
9/23/17 1:27:34 PM
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Shouldn't that have been strumpets? :)
Alex
"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."
-- Isaac Asimov
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