A Brief History On August 21, 1986, a volcano in Cameroon hidden beneath Lake Nyos erupted and released a mass quantity of carbon dioxide gas, suffocating and killing nearly 1800 and 3500 of their farm animals. (When we say “mass quantity,” we mean 100,000 to 300,000 tons of carbon dioxide, or maybe as much as well over a million tons!) Although unusual, this horrible disaster is not unique, as 2 other lakes in Africa have a similar situation where volcanic carbon dioxide exists in enormous quantities, potentially causing a similar disaster. Those other 2 lakes are Lake Kivu on the…
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A Brief History On August 21, 2012, the fourth game in the Counter-Strike series was released for Windows, OS X, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. Your performance in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) can be decided by three factors: ability, tactics, and group play. As it comes about skill, you’re going to have to grit your reaction times, crosshair positioning, and spray power. Refining your ability to a ‘high level’, you will also learn a lot of simple tactics, a phenomenon that has proven to be effective at matchmaking. When you go pretty much up as a five-on-five team (clan), these techniques may not be enough…
A Brief History On August 21, 2019, a report came out that “derogatory student loan debt is growing at ‘stunning’ pace.” You have borrowed money many times. In fact, chances are you are part of those contributing to the total U.S. indebtedness, which by the end of 2017 stood at over $13 trillion according to the New York Fed; however, do you have any idea where lending came from or even who started it? You see, lending has been part of the human way of life from the earliest days of civilization. Thousands of years have gone by, yet the…
A Brief History On August 21, 2019, the country will be treated to a great “The Most Dangerous Game” (short story, 1924, film, 1932) themed horror movie when Ready or Not hits the public. If you are not familiar with “The Most Dangerous Game,” you are probably at least familiar with the theme of man hunting man. In the new horror film, Ready or Not, the twist is that a woman is being hunted. Digging Deeper If you liked movies such as Surviving the Game (1994) and Hard Target (1993), Run for the Sun (1956), let alone the several other…
A Brief History On August 21, 2019, we eagerly await the next NFL season. Having already completed 2 of the 4 pre-season/exhibition games, many teams are already firming up the sort of team they expect to field when the hitting counts. So who is going to win the big enchilada? Read on for our picks for the NFL 2019-2020 season. Digging Deeper If you are interested in NFL Futures 2019-2020, Las Vegas gambling mavens like the Patriots. We like the Patriots, too, but not enough to put them in the Super Bowl, let alone win the NFL Championship (again). We…