It’s All Mishegoss — Wednesday #116

mark-john clifford
Jul 20, 2017 · 4 min read

Hey There! Trying to get this out today has been a little rough. Seems we just can’t get caught up with things going on around here, so we are going to forget the long winded diatribe and get this published now.

Sound Good?

Hope you understand?

Ciao,

Mark & Patti


In History-Over 100 Years Ago

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Heppner flood

Heppner flood of 1903 — Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
The Heppner flood of 1903 was a major flash flood along Willow Creek responsible for destroying a large portion of Heppner, Oregon, United States, on June 14, 1903. With a death toll of 247 people, it remains the deadliest natural disaster in Oregon,[1] and the second deadliest flash flood in the entire United States, behind the 1889 Johnstown Flood and ahead of the 1972 Black Hills Flood.

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Want To Be A Movie Director? Get A Phone & Script

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Steven Soderbergh shoots a feature film on his iPhone.www.cultofmac.com
Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh has the kind of filmography that gives him plenty of negotiating power when requesting money to make a film.

We Didn’t Know It Even Left!

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Tractography animated lateral view crop

Neuroevolution: A different kind of deep learning — O’Reilly Mediawww.oreilly.com
Neuroevolution is making a comeback.

Put simply, neuroevolution is a subfield within artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) that consists of trying to trigger an evolutionary process similar to the one that produced our brains, except inside a computer. In other words, neuroevolution seeks to develop the means of evolving neural networks through evolutionary algorithms.

Two Great Posts About Future Leaders

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Wks raising a leader 1

Raising A Leader: 5 Tips To Help Your Child Be Successful In Lifewww.weknowstuff.us.com
Many colleges and work places are complaining that today’s high school graduates are coming to them unprepared for the challenges that face them.

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Meet The 20-Year-Old Entrepreneur Who Is Changing The World One Girl At A Timerantt.com
Ashley Olafsen has a resume many people would envy. As a Tedx Speaker, published author, HuffPost Contributor, and the co-founder of her own company, she inspires self-confidence in young girls. The…

Have You Ever Wanted To Work In A Prison?

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I Worked In A Private Prison — They Are A Cancer On American Societyrantt.com
Americans enjoy freedoms not heard of in other countries. We have freedoms of speech, expression, and a free press.

E.T. Your Alarm Clock Is Ringing

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Maybe we haven’t found alien life because it’s sleeping.www.slate.com
After decades of searching, we still haven’t discovered a single sign of extraterrestrial intelligence. Probability tells us life should be out there, so why haven’t we found it yet?

Now We Know More About Fried Green Tomatoes

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Green tomato recipes fb

17 Delicious Green Tomato Recipes for Fallhappystronghome.com
If you garden at all, you probably grow tomatoes. And if you grow tomatoes, you likely have tons of green tomatoes left by the time the frost hits or your plants die off.

H20 Is Your Friend!

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These are the 3 Times a Day to Avoid Drinking Waterwww.organicauthority.com
You know drinking water is good for you, right? As a nutrition coach who specializes in digestive disorders, I’m practically a personal PR agent for water.

And In Closing…

“Oh When I Die & It Won’t Be Long”

Hey you’re gonna be sorry that you treated me wrong
Yeah you’re gonna be sorry that you treated me bad
Hey and if there’s an after life I’ll gloat and I’ll be glad

Louden Wainwright III, “Unrequited to the Nth Degree”

What if our bodies could help grow new life after we die, instead of being embalmed and buried or turned to ash? Join Katrina Spade as she discusses “recomposition” — a system that uses the natural decomposition process to turn our deceased into life-giving soil, honoring both the earth and the departed. Video Below

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