I don't like the latest projection models, but nothing I can do about it. Checked in with my neighbors so we know to check on eachother.

And to perhaps get people's minds off of the terrible news, here is a Greek recipe.  I realized that I haven't posted one in quite awhile.

Agginaropita (Artichoke Phyllo Pie)

Two pounds artichoke hearts, canned or frozen and defrosted, cleaned and chopped
Handful of dill, finely chopped
Handful of Italian parsley, finely chopped
One bunch green onions, chopped
2 eggs
1 pound good quality Feta, crumbled
1/3 cup grated Kefalotyri, Parmesan or Pecorino Romano
3 tablespoons olive oil
One stick of melted butter or more, as needed
Freshly ground black pepper
12 sheets of phyllo

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Oil the baking dish and set aside. In a large bowl, combine the artichokes, dill, parsley, Feta, grated cheese, pepper and eggs and stir until mixed thoroughly. Add the 3 tablespoons olive and stir (adding a little more if the mixture seems too dry).

Working quickly, take a sheet of phyllo and layer it in the baking dish, which has been brushed with melted butter. Brush the top with butter and repeat layering with 5 more sheets of phyllo (brushing each with butter before topping with the next). Spoon filling evenly over phyllo and then begin layering remaining 6 sheets of phyllo over top, brushing each with butter before topping with the next. Pinch edges of phyllo to form a crust around the pie and brush top layer well with butter.

NASA has reported a huge solar flare being emitted by the Sun, the most powerful since 2006, which has already caused some radio blackouts on Earth - and it may cause aurora visible as far south as London.

The flare was one of two emitted by the Sun yesterday morning (September 6), seen by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). At 5.10am EDT, the Sun unleashed an X2.2 flare, with X-class denoting the most intense flares. Then, at 8.02am EDT, a much bigger flare measuring X9.3 was unleashed.

The last time we saw a flare this big was in 2006, which measured at X9.0. The number shows the intensity, with X2 being twice as intense as X1, X3 three times as intense, and so on.

"So on HRC's book tour, try to grab a hair from her. I must confirm the sequencing I have. Will pay $5,000 per hair obtained from Hillary Clinton. Payment after the sequence matches. Good luck patrollers."
- Martin Shkreli, Facebook post (Sept. 4, 2017)

In which corporate America's favorite self-indulgent little brat outside the Trump family -- and now-convicted felon -- is now facing immediate incarceration by federal authorities, for having apparently violated a federal law prohibiting threats against the immediate family members of former presidents.

While Martin Shkreli insists that he was joking when he publicly put out a bounty on Hillary Clinton's locks, the U.S. Secret Service doesn't find it very funny and has increased security around the former first lady accordingly. Given the crackpot who recently fired a shot inside a crowded suburban D.C. pizza parlor that white-wing human incendiary bomb Alex Jones insisted was a front for a child prostitution ring controlled by Mrs. Clinton, I can't say I'm surprised. There are a lot of nuts out there.

To paraphrase the now-immortal words that an almost certain target in Robert Mueller's Trump-Russia investigation now likely wishes he never uttered at the 2016 Republican National Convention, "Lock him up."

According to the Department of Transportation letter, its investigation of the April 9 incident found that United Airlines failed to calculate the proper compensation for one of the five passengers who were removed from the flight.
But the Transportation Department also said it found no proof that United used race, national origin, gender or religion criteria to discriminate against any of the passengers removed from the plane.

Judging by DeVos's speech, what has been portrayed as a rollback of Title IX is really an embrace of a framework of compatibility: one in which Title IX seriously addresses sexual violence and also requires fairness to the accuser and the accused.

Hopefully, this will result in fewer expulsions with flimsy evidence.

She pointed to a recent case in which the University of Southern California disbelieved a female student's insistence that she had merely "roughhoused" with her boyfriend, and expelled him for his alleged abuse over her objection.

lots of leaves.

AVClub

It's hard to outdo the mix of humanity and tragedy in the conclusion of A Tale Of Two Cities, but David Simon and George Pelecanos sure try--and they put Sydney Carton's trip to the guillotine in there to boot. Midway through the pilot of The Deuce, a prostitute and one of her regular clients watch the conclusion of MGM's A Tale Of Two Cities adaptation. Darlene, played by Dominique Fishback, is at the foot of the bed, transfixed by the film. "She loves him, right?" she asks Louis, who's sitting over in the corner in his undershirt. Her knees are drawn to her chin, and that's the most physical contact that will occur in the room. Louis just wants someone to watch a movie with. Darlene needs to ask for an extra $20, because a Dickensian historical epic lasts longer than her usual "date," and she doesn't want to risk angering her pimp, the volatile Larry Brown. Louis obliges--he's just happy for the company.