5 Days of War

No Maple Syrup by 2100?

If we continue warming the planet at the same rate, most sugar maples will be gone by 2100. But it's not just a future danger we're talking about. In fact, Martha Carlson of Range Veiw Farms breaks down the way sweetness in maple sap has already begun to decline (along with a 2.8-degree-F rise in temperature since 1970); today's maple sap has gone from 3.5 percent sugar to just 2 percent sugar in the last 40 years.

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Google+: A Look at Who's In, Who's Out

Males dominate the service, comprising over 73 percent of the Google+ social sphere, according to FindPeopleOnPlus. This contrasts to Facebook's gender split, which is for the most part split down the middle. Not only are most users men, but those users are also from a very specific sliver of the job market: engineering.

Pixel On The Lake

Pixel and I took our first walk on the lake in 2012!

She's loves running around with the other dogs and keeping the ice fishers busy chasing her away from their catch.  

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