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The NHS turns 70 this year, and it’s Britain’s greatest medical innovation
Our health service stands alongside other brilliant inventions, such as penicillin, IVF and artificial hips. We must make sure it is fit for the decades to come The NHS will celebrate its 70th birthday in 2018, after a difficult decade since the … Continue reading →
Fast, Cheap Testing for Tuberculosis? Soon It May Be Possible
Diagnosing a lung disease like tuberculosis with a urine test may seem illogical, but a group of American researchers is now a step closer to that goal. Scientists at George Mason University have improved by at least 100 times the … Continue reading →
The Overlooked Link Between Two of This Year’s Nobel Prizes
To better understand the molecules described by the latest prize in medicine, we will need the technique recognized by the latest prize in chemistry. Research on circadian clocks and the development of the cryo-electron microscopy technique, both of which were … Continue reading →
Neutrinos Suggest Solution to Mystery of Universe’s Existence
Updated results from a Japanese neutrino experiment continue to reveal an inconsistency in the way that matter and antimatter behave. A neutrino passing through the Super-Kamiokande experiment creates a telltale light pattern on the detector walls. From above, you might … Continue reading →
How Dinosaurs Shrank and Became Birds
Modern birds appeared to emerge in a snap of evolutionary time. But new research illuminates the long series of evolutionary changes that made the transformation possible. As dinosaurs morphed into birds, they shrank dramatically and adopted a more babylike skull … Continue reading →
Fossil Discoveries Challenge Ideas About Earth’s Start
A series of fossil finds suggests that life on Earth started earlier than anyone thought, calling into question a widely held theory of the solar system’s beginnings. How the young Earth might have looked during the Late Heavy Bombardment. In … Continue reading →
What Made the Moon? New Ideas Try to Rescue a Troubled Theory
Textbooks say that the moon was formed after a Mars-size mass smashed the young Earth. But new evidence has cast doubt on that story, leaving researchers to dream up new ways to get a giant rock into orbit. An artist’s … Continue reading →
Jammed Cells Expose the Physics of Cancer
The subtle mechanics of densely packed cells may help explain why some cancerous tumors stay put while others break off and spread through the body. In 1995, while he was a graduate student at McGill University in Montreal, the biomedical … Continue reading →
Tissue Engineers Hack Life’s Code for 3-D Folded Shapes
Mechanical tension between tethered cells cues developing tissues to fold. Researchers can now program synthetic tissue to make coils, cubes and rippling plates. This model emerging from new research demonstrates how precise arrangements of cell clusters (green) pulling on their surrounding … Continue reading →
Automation—The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
Automation is super simple, in theory. The basic premise of automation is to allow machines to follow a set procedure –wait for it – automatically, to save on human capital and reduce human errors. So far so good. The … Continue reading →
China's 'DARPA' Enlists Scientists To Make China A Military Tech Superpower
*SCMP: **China enlists top scientists in mission to become military tech superpower* Experts from within the military to work for its top research institute as China modernises its armed forces to give them cutting-edge equipment and arms China has gathered 120 researchers from around the military to work for its top research institute as part of a push to develop military applications for artificial intelligence and quantum technology, state media reported. The military has selected the researchers from across armed forces’ commands to join the Chinese Academy of Military Scien... more »
UK’s new Defence Secretary states “Russia is ready to kill” UK citizens “by the thousands”
UK Defense Secretary: "Russia is ready to kill us by the thousands" More The post UK’s new Defence Secretary states “Russia is ready to kill” UK citizens “by the thousands” appeared first on The Duran.
ISIS survives because the US will not unite with Russia to destroy it
Despite massive defeats ISIS still has 8,000 to 11,000 fighters scattered across Syria and remains a threat More The post ISIS survives because the US will not unite with Russia to destroy it appeared first on The Duran.
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - David McGrane writes about Jack Layton's five great fights - and how they continue to provide an essential framework for social democrats. - Rupert Neate reports on London's "ghost towers", which include tens of thousands of high-end homes sitting empty in a city facing a severe housing crisis. Ann Pettifor comments on the absurdity of pretending that more private construction will solve the lack of housing in light of that reality. And Matt Bruenig offers his take on how to work real estate into a social wealth fund. - Meanwhile, Jacky... more »
Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board Meets With Marie Newman And Blue Dog Arch-Villain Dan Lipinski
The Illinois primaries are just around the corner-- March 20. In a safely blue Chicago districts like IL-03, where Hillary beat Trump 55.2% to 39.9%-- that's the day the next member of Congress is determined. It's a big deal this year on IL-03 because the extreme right incumbent Democrat, Dan Lipinski, has his first-ever primary challenge. Marie Newman, a progressive who represents an entirely different set of values from Lipinski, is the candidate endorsed by Blue America and almost every progressive organization in Illinois and the nation. IL-03 voters have never seen anything l... more »
COMING: Did the Times deliver a bombshell report?
*SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 2018Everyone certainly said so:* On Thursday night, did the New York Times deliver its latest "bombshell"—its latest "bombshell report?" We refer to the news report which topped the paper's front page the next morning. To read that news report, click here. In hard copy, the report appeared beneath these front-page headlines: *TRUMP ORDERED MUELLER'S FIRING BUT WAS REFUSED* President Relented After the White House Counsel Threatened to Resign That news report, by Schmidt and Haberman, appeared online Thursday night. By now, it has been described as a "bombs... more »
Of Charles I, Will Gompertz, this fella, and Andrew Marr
Top part of a Titian A BBC programme I particularly enjoyed this week was Monday's *Start the Week. * It looked at King Charles I and his art collection, plus the contemporary art scene. It was pleasingly rude about contemporary conceptual art and all the "really bad artists" who have made millions over the past few decades. Andrew Marr joined in, though I laughed when Prof. Don Thompson condemned the "dreadful sculptures" of Anish Kapoor and Andrew replied ruefully that he likes Anish Kapoor, only to be told "You're wrong!" by Andrew Graham-Dixon. I was particularly struck by A... more »
Upgrading Air Force One's Refrigerators Will Cost $24 Million
*CNN:* *Air Force One's new refrigerators cost $24 million* Washington (CNN)Air Force One is primed to receive an upgrade that will include new refrigerators expected to cost American taxpayers nearly $24 million. The US Air Force awarded Boeing a $23.6 million contract in December to replace two of the five "cold chiller units" aboard the aircraft used by President Donald Trump. "The current rear lower lobe cold chiller units being replaced are the original commercial equipment delivered with the aircraft in 1990. The units were based on the technology at the time and designed f... more »
REPUBLICANS ARE TOO PARANOID TO TAKE "YOU RUN NEARLY EVERYTHING" FOR AN ANSWER
In *The New York Times,* Bret Stephens reviews the many conspiracy theories pro-Trump Republicans believe and notes something odd about the paranoia: None of this would have surprised [Richard] Hofstadter, whose essay ["The Paranoid Style in American Politics"] traces the history of American paranoia from the Bavarian Illuminati and the Masons to New Dealers and Communists in the State Department.... Then again, Hofstadter might have been surprised to find that the party of conspiracy is also the party of government. The paranoid style, he noted, was typically a function of powerles... more »
Hillary Clinton: "Activist bitches supporting bitches"...
*witness my shocked face.* Shocked, but not surprised. Of course, you may count on the libtards defending her since they claim Trump said "shithole." Some things you just can't make up. Watch the video *HERE*
Cop Fired for Shooting 9yo Girl in the Head As He Tried to Kill Her Dog in a Room Full of Kids
[image: dog] A Witchita cop's actions were so disturbing as he shot at a dog inside a room full of children and hitting a little girl in the process, that he was actually fired. The post Cop Fired for Shooting 9yo Girl in the Head As He Tried to Kill Her Dog in a Room Full of Kids appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Notes from a small, obscure, far-right, website (this one)
Following Daniel Sandford's bizarre comments on that video, particularly his references to the al-Quds march, I’d like to bring more Hezbollah related material to your attention. According to Sandford, the al-Quds march was ‘obscure’ therefore did not merit being reported, specifically for fear of inciting people like Darren Osborne. What an odd concept, particularly as it seems it was the BBC’s own dramatisation “Three Girls” that was, at least according to this, Osborne’s major inspiration; that and being unhinged. I’ve already posted a brief article on the recent Hezbollah de... more »
John McDonnell when he worked with Ken Livingstone until a bitter fall-out over the now shadow chancellor's spending policies
John 'kneecaping' McDonnell did once hold economic and politics power. It was back in the 1980s at the GLC. 'Livingstone only averted financial catastrophe by sacking McDonnell in 1985. The former London Mayor revealed in his 1988 autobiography that McDonnell had 'exaggerated' spending figures to support his case that the GLC had to ignore the rates cap.' Sounds perfect for the role of Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer. Certainly the BBC won't let the British public anywhere near learning about the past of John 'kneecaping' McDonnell. That paragraph from http://www.dailymail.... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Scientists Hate the NIH’s New Rules for Experimenting on Humans Museum of Natural History urged to cut ties with 'anti-science propagandist' Rebekah MercerMore than 100 scientists have urged the museum to sever its ties with Mercer, one of Donald Trump’s top donors Anti-science tech wizard. Air Force One Fridge Replacement To Cost $24 Million, Store 3,000 Meals Is This The World's Most Critical Pipeline? (Azerbaijan) The Other Way To Steal Crypto: Armed Robbers Storm Ontario-Based Bitcoin Firm Anti-Trump FBI Official Identified As Leaker To WSJ, WaPo Reporter ... more »
Taliban Suicide Bomber Kills 100 And Wounds Hundreds In Afghan Capital Kabul
*Daily Mail:* *At least 95 people killed and 158 wounded after a Taliban suicide attacker drives ambulance through checkpoint and sets off bomb near embassies in the Afghan capital* * Bomber got past one checkpoint saying was he taking patient to hospital but was recognised at second one * He then detonated the explosives in the ambulance, causing a large plume of smoke to billow into the sky * The bomb went off at lunchtime in the busy centre of Kabul on what is a working day in Afghanistan * Attack took place near embassies, Kabul police HQ, EU office the body tasked with negoti... more »
Report: Honduras' Top Police Officer Involved In Drug Trafficking
Newly appointed police chief Jose David Aguilar Moran delivers a speech during a ceremony at the police academy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera *IBTimes*: *Honduras police chief helped drug cartel move a tonne of cocaine worth $20 million - Report* *Jose David Aguilar Moran allegedly helped release a truck of drugs for Wilter Blanco.* A secret report alleges that one of the top brass of the Honduras police may have been involved in smuggling drugs for the cartel. According to the information made available to the Associated Press, the newly-appointed national poli... more »
Trump’s New Fridge Will Cost Taxpayers Enough to Feed Every Homeless Person in DC for a YEAR
[image: homeless] The new refrigerator on Air Force One is going to cost taxpayers a whopping $24,000,000.00 which is enough to feed every homeless person in D.C. for over a year. The post Trump’s New Fridge Will Cost Taxpayers Enough to Feed Every Homeless Person in DC for a YEAR appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
STUDY: Over 30% of All ‘FDA-Approved’ Drugs Have Grave and Deadly Side Effects
[image: fda] A study from The Journal of the American Medical Association has exposed safety issues occurring in over 30% of FDA-approved drugs between 2001 and 2010. The post STUDY: Over 30% of All ‘FDA-Approved’ Drugs Have Grave and Deadly Side Effects appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Global SST data confirms cooling is on the way
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? Re posted from Norman Page: ? THE COMING COOLING. The latest hadsst3 data shows global SST temperatures are now below the pre El Nino trend. ? ? ? I see that reality is beginning to intrude upon the dangerous global warming…
Weekend reads: What’s wrong with peer review; a retraction poem; how journal formats mangle science
The week at Retraction Watch featured the retraction of a paper on the effects of fracking, authors who retracted a paper when they realized they’d be studying the wrong species, and a story about why a paper linked to an alleged doping scandal in Norway was retracted. Here’s what was happening elsewhere: “In 2017, researchers […] The post Weekend reads: What’s wrong with peer review; a retraction poem; how journal formats mangle science appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Ban on Fracking is Causing California’s Earthquakes
Keeping with the spirit of climate alarmist fake news, I’ve decided to apply their best practices to the recent earthquakes in California. Best Practice #1: Start with a conclusion that supports your political agenda and work backward. I want to expose the Sophistry used by the Climate Alarmists. Best Practice #2: Identify a completely natural phenomenon, … Continue reading "Ban on Fracking is Causing California’s Earthquakes"
The Doomsday Clock is now the closest it has been to midnight since the Cold War.
Courtesy of Science AF: *On Wednesday, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced they have moved the Doomsday Clock forward so it now rests 2 minutes before midnight. * *The Doomsday Clock is a symbol which represents the likelihood of a man-made global catastrophe. Ever since 1998, when India and Pakistan started testing nuclear weapons, the Doomsday Clock has been just single digits away from midnight. * *But after the disaster that was 2017, when world leaders failed to respond effectively to looming threats of nuclear war and climate change, scientists have moved the m... more »
The Protest Music Of Hugh Masekela
In the decades-long struggle against apartheid in South Africa, Hugh Masekela was one of several musicians whose music came to represent the sound of resistance to racist oppression by the government. On January 23, Masekela, 78, died from prostate cancer. The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) mourned The post The Protest Music Of Hugh Masekela appeared first on Shadowproof.
CONFIRMED: Toronto police open investigation into murdered billionaire couple linked to Clinton Foundation Haiti “relief”
Toronto Police Department said Friday that they will now investigate the deaths of billionaire philanthropists Barry and Honey Sherman. More The post CONFIRMED: Toronto police open investigation into murdered billionaire couple linked to Clinton Foundation Haiti “relief” appeared first on The Duran.
How "careful" is Daniel Sandford's own language?
Daniel Sandford Further to Sue's comment on the previous post, Daniel Sandford's own "careful" choice of language was actually very "careless" on Monday's *News at One*. He said: The prosecution say that Darren Osborne had become obsessed also with events in Rochdale, where Muslim men were *accused* of abusing young women. As Sue notes, these nine Muslim men were actually* convicted *of abusing young women. And actually, the victims weren't "young women" either. They were children, including girls as young as 13.
A Circular Firing Squad
Perhaps Ontario's Progressive Conservatives have been in the wilderness for so long because they have a talent for screwing things up. Martin Regg Cohn thinks so. They elected a leader yesterday and then decided to have a lightning leadership race. Cohn writes: A day after the party’s public self-immolation, with ex-leader Patrick Brown publicly tarred and feathered for alleged sexual transgressions, [Vic] Fedeli seemed — for a few hours Friday — like the phoenix rising from the ashes to transmogrify the Tories. The unanimous choice of his fellow MPPs to lead them into the June 7 ... more »
UnPacked – Why do some countries have strong populist movements but not others?
In this UnPacked Shorts podcast, Peter Franklin, Sally Chatterton and Katie Harrison discuss the countries where populism hasn’t take root, with particular reference to Japan. Read the UnPacked text behind the short here. The post UnPacked – Why do some countries have strong populist movements but not others? appeared first on UnHerd.
The Strange Story of How U.S. Dive Bombers Arrived at Pearl Harbor (As It Was Attacked)
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* Scout Squadron 6 departed from the aircraft carrier Enterprise that arrived over Pearl Harbor simultaneously with the Japanese. Many people have heard of the six American Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk fighters that actually got off the ground and contested the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. Some know about the 11 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers winging toward Pearl Harbor from California unarmed and out of gas. A few are aware of the six obsolete Curtiss P-36 Hawk that were able to take off. However, almost no one knows th... more »
The Army Has a Plan to Turn Big Artillery Guns into 'Sniper Rifles'
*Task and Purpose, Jared Keller* *Security, North America* A sleek new targeting system is key. For months, Army officials have bragged that the branch’s new Joint Effects Targeting System will boost the precision and lethality of forward observers by effectively “turn[ing] a howitzer or a Paladin into a giant sniper rifle.” By the end of the year, every artillery platoon will find out if they were bluffing: After months of intensive testing, the Army plans on fielding the portable new JETS to U.S. combat troops downrange starting in September 2018, PEO Soldier officials told Tas... more »
New Year, New Turmoil as US Targets Thailand
*January 27, 2018* (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - Washington's Asia-Pacific strategy has gone from maintaining primacy over the region for decades to increasingly desperate attempts to salvage its now waning influence. This is in part due to China's rise as an economic, military and political regional power as well as the increasing self-reliance of smaller but still pivotal Asian nations. This includes the Southeast Asian Kingdom of Thailand. *In Washington' Shadow * The height of contemporary US influence over Thailand was in 2001 when Thaksin Shinawatra became prime minister. His ad... more »
Zeman defends presidency, a hangover awaits WaPo demagogues
*At unusually high turnout above 66%, Zeman beats Drahoš 51.36-to-48.63 (final)* Fourty minutes after the polling stations closed at 2 pm (they opened yesterday at 2 pm), it's already clear that Miloš Zeman has defended the Czech presidency in the second round against his politically correct opportunist challenger Dr Jiří Drahoš. 30% of the districts have been counted and Zeman is ahead now, 57-to-43, which already looks irreversible to me. I was updating the subtitle to reflect the latest percentages. (After 55% of districts counted, at 3 pm, Zeman was ahead 55-to-45. At 3:10, 71%... more »
WATCH: Entire SWAT Team Dispatched to Handle One Unarmed Drunk Old Man
[image: swat] A drunk, shirtless, and depressed Utah man was tased by two tasers simultaneously during a SWAT raid on his house and is now permanently disabled. The post WATCH: Entire SWAT Team Dispatched to Handle One Unarmed Drunk Old Man appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
streaming update: we add appletv to the mix
We've added something new to our streaming capabilities: AppleTV. I never thought I'd own an Apple product, but one app made it irresistible: CraveTV. Crave is a Canadian streaming service that has exclusive rights to HBO and Showtime content, shows that will never appear on Netflix. And Crave, in turn, has an exclusive deal with AppleTV. Researching this, I could see that Crave won't be available on Roku anytime soon, if ever. So we bought AppleTV 4K, and it's great. We had been watching HBO and Showtime series through "other means," and now we can stop that. This is easier, not to... more »
VIDEO: Syrian Army seizes enough ISIS weapons – including Israeli mines – to outfit a combat engineer battalion
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:40 P.M.) – In recent days, security troops within the Syrian Arab Army uncovered a number of ISIS weapon stockpiles across several towns on the western shore of the Euphrates River. Enough small arms and explosive devices – including Israeli-mines – were found to outfit a combat engineer battalion. The weapons were discovered […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkish forces score big advance in Afrin after weather conditions improve
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:10 P.M.) – The Turkish Army and their allies from the Euphrates Shield forces scored a big advance in the Afrin Canton, Saturday, following an intense battle with the Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG). According to pro-opposition media, the Turkish Army and Euphrates Shield forces managed to breakthrough YPG lines in the Rajou […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Graphic: Doomed ISIS offensive leaves militant corpses everywhere whilst Syrian Army lays claim to US-built weapons
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:12 P.M.) – A failed Islamic State offensive in Deir Ezzor province has resulted in dozens of fighters from the terrorist group’s ranks being killed, leaving the Syrian Arab Army to lay claim to their weapons – some of them American-built. Two days ago on Thursday, Islamic State militants launched a powerful offensive […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army takes fight to HTS in northern Syria (video)
The Syrian Arab Army is conducting an offensive against terrorists of al-Nusra Front in the contact area of the provinces of Hama, Idlib, and Aleppo. The army is using heavy artillery, while support from the air is provided by Russian aviation. Syrian infantry took control of new territory in the area of the city of al Saan in the east […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US Coalition bombs the Iraqi Army after they arrested a high ranking ISIS commander (photos)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:50 P.M.) – The US-led Coalition attacked an Iraqi Army convoy in the western countryside of the Al-Anbar Governorate, Saturday, killing and wounding over ten soldiers as a result of this surprise bombing. According to a report from the Iraqi Armed Forces, their military personnel had just arrested a high ranking Islamic State […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian Army restarts offensive along Idlib-Aleppo border after break in bad weather, gains new area
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:47 P.M.) – Forces of the Syrian Arab Army and allied paramilitary groups have restarted offensive operations along the provincial border of Idlib and Aleppo following a break in bad weather conditions. After having their operations halted for several days due to rain, fog and mud, Syrian pro-government forces resumed their drive across […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US needs to immediately withdraw from Manbij: Turkish FM
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 P.M.) – The U.S. military needs to immediately withdraw from the Aleppo Governorate city of Manbij, the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu stated on Saturday afternoon. Cavusoglu’s statement comes just 24 hours after the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that the Turkish military could expand their operations as far east as […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Tillerson singles out Russia as responsible for chemical weapons in Syria (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has blamed Russia for not preventing the alleged use of chemical weapons by Bashar al-Assad’s regime, at the joint press conference with the new Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz following a meeting between the two in Warsaw on Saturday. “We are holding Russia responsible […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Why Aren't More Of You A Lefty?
In graduate school, I earned beer money by modeling for life drawing classes in various art departments. (Don’t judge, grad school doesn’t pay well and beer isn’t free.) In the long hours standing around, I would survey the room and count how many of the aspiring artists were left-handed. Later in my career, I did the same thing — counting lefties, not standing around naked — in the biology classes I taught. Funny thing, in any given class, around 10 per cent of the students were lefties. It turns out this is true for all human populations, not only middle-America university clas... more »
The World Marks Holocaust Remembrance Day
*VOA:* *World Marks Holocaust Remembrance Day * The world marks Holocaust Remembrance Day on Saturday, the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Nazi death camp in 1945. The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington hosted officials from around the world to remember the genocide. European Union Ambassador David O’Sullivan said that museums remembering the Holocaust are essential for future generations to learn about the past atrocities. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor:* Never forget. *More News On The World Marks Holocaust Remembrance Day * World remembers Holocaust am... more »
Saudi Arabian Billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Released From Prison As Saudi Corruption Probe Winds Down
Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal sits for an interview with Reuters in the office of the suite where he has been detained at the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia January 27, 2018, REUTERS/Katie Paul Reuters: *Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed released as corruption probe winds down* RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal was released from detention on Saturday, family sources said, more than two months after he was taken into custody in the kingdom’s sweeping crackdown on corruption. His release came hours after he told Reut... more »
Reverting to a third world s***hole
I'm an American now, no longer a South African . . . yet I can still be disturbed by news from the land of my birth that illustrates just how far it's fallen from the First World standards that generally prevailed in my youth. I don't regret the passing of *apartheid* - it was a truly evil system of government, with far too much for comfort in common with Nazi Germany, and deserved to die - but what's replaced it has become a travesty of nationhood. When even essential traffic control technology is no longer safe, you know that a country's well on the way to what President Trump ... more »
50 Years Ago The Viet Cong And The North Vietnamese Were Getting Ready For The Tet Offensive
*Daily Mail: **Why this man deserved to die - but the photo of his execution helped America to lose the Vietnam War: MAX HASTINGS explains how the bloody Tet offensive humiliated U.S. troops* * The surprise Viet Cong attack 50 years ago caught the Americans off guard * An image of a Viet Cong member's execution cost the U.S. in public relations * The American people were traumatised by the bloodshed, says Max Hastings At 2.47 on the morning of January 31, 1968, an American military policeman sent an emergency radio message from his post outside a U.S. embassy on the far side of the... more »
Language Tommy!
Here's a fascinating video of a BBC interview with a difference. It shows the informal interview leading up to the actual BBC interview. And a very intense informal interview it is too, with the BBC reporter answering as well as asking the questions! It stars the BBC's Daniel Sandford and Tommy Robinson, and whether you strongly approve or strong disapprove of either or both of them (or neither), it's gripping stuff. I'll quote a few bits from it but the full 50 minutes is well worth watching... *TR*: Do you know, I stood in Manchester after the Manchester attack. I stood there... more »
Radiologists Did Most Stroke Thrombectomy In Early Days
But most had neurointerventional training in Medicare data up to mid-2015 As clinical trial evidence turned the corner for mechanical thrombectomy in 2015, what few procedures were done remained solidly the province of radiologists, a study of Medicare data showed. … Continue reading →
Novel Stent Retriever Is Quick to Restore Flow
A novel stent retriever device achieved high rates of rapid, substantial reperfusion for large vessel ischemic strokes without significant safety concerns, the pivotal ARISE II study showed. With the EmboTrap device, 80% of recipients reached the primary endpoint of more … Continue reading →
Early-Stage Lung Ca: Better OS with Surgery?
Lobectomy seems to offer better long-term outcomes over radiotherapy, yet the latter is still gaining ground An ongoing debate in the lung cancer community is whether patients with early-stage disease benefit more from surgery or from stereotactic body radiation therapy … Continue reading →
Is Human DNA Reprogrammable With Light, Sound, Frequency and Vibration?
Is Human DNA Reprogrammable With Light, Sound, Frequency and Vibration? http://www.wakingtimes.com/2014/12/26/human-dna-reprogrammable-light-sound-frequency-vibration/
Targeted genome editing in mammalian cells
Targeted genome editing in mammalian cells http://biomarkerinsights.qiagen.com/2017/11/17/targeted-genome-editing-in-mammalian-cells-crisprcas9-makes-it-possible/?utm_source=DGPD_WEB_PD_1712_SM_CRISPR+blog+post_FB_organic
What’s Wrong with Modern Wheat?
What’s Wrong with Modern Wheat? http://www.wakingtimes.com/2018/01/25/whats-wrong-modern-wheat/
A new type of virus found in our oceans.
A new type of virus found in our oceans – The Hindu http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/a-new-type-of-virus-found-in-our-oceans/article22529196.ece?homepage=true&utm_campaign=socialflow
Global Consciousness: The Mind-Blowing Effects Of Mass Meditation.
Global Consciousness: The Mind-Blowing Effects Of Mass Meditation – Collective Evolution http://www.collective-evolution.com/2015/10/07/global-consciousness-the-mind-blowing-effects-of-mass-meditation/
Want a Happier, More Fulfilling Life? 75-Year Harvard Study Says Focus on This 1 Thing
Want a Happier, More Fulfilling Life? 75-Year Harvard Study Says Focus on This 1 Thing https://medium.com/the-mission/want-a-happier-more-fulfilling-life-75-year-harvard-study-says-focus-on-this-1-thing-714e22c99ffc
Hollywood Hardman Chuck Norris Speaks Out On Chemtrails And Vaccinations “It Is Time To Wake Up”!
Hollywood Hardman Chuck Norris Speaks Out On Chemtrails And Vaccinations “It Is Time To Wake Up”! – Activism Code http://activismcode.com/2018/01/25/hollywood-hardman-chuck-norris-speaks-out-on-chemtrails-and-vaccinations-it-is-time-to-wake-up/
Report finds that LGBTQ community is losing ground under Trump presidency.
Courtesy of Raw Story: *This is GLAAD’s fourth annual Accelerating Acceptance report and the first to find that fewer Americans say they are comfortable with LGBTQ people in public, in schools, and in places of worship. * *“Less than half of non-LGBTQ adults (49 percent) reported being ‘very’ or ‘somewhat’ comfortable with LGBTQ people across seven situations. This is a significant decline from 53 percent last year and the first time the Accelerating Acceptance report has shown a drop in acceptance for LGBTQ people,” GLAAD notes. * *According to the poll, taken in November of 20... more »
Republican Incumbents Are Grasping A Broken Reed
In an interview with *USA Today* yesterday, Jeb Bush warned that Trump is going to tank Republican chances in the midterms if he-- and the Democrats-- make the elections about him. "Every business that announces a job increase," said Bush, who agrees with many of Trump's backward economic policies, "you can make a pretty compelling case that it's tax reform and regulatory reform that was a catalyst to make that happen... "If the election is nationalized and it's not about the economy, then we'll lose. If it's about the economy and it's driven by state or district interest, incumbe... more »
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*To celebrate school choice, expand federal support for charter schools* This week is National School Choice Week, a time to celebrate the importance of giving parents the freedom to select a school that meets their child’s needs. A new poll from the American Federation for Children shows that school choice is highly prized by parents and voters. Fully 63 percent of likely voters support school choice, including a majority of Democrats, Republicans, and Independents. Support for public charter schools is even higher, at 72 percent. Few ideas in American life enjoy such wide-ra... more »
Mohawk woman warrior on a bloody path to survival in Upcoming Movie "Mohawk"
Kaniehtiio Horn, who plays the female protagonist Oak is also Mohawk; she grew up on a reservation in Canada, and she speaks the language. Horn and her family helped with how the dialogue in the movie is spoken, plus historical fact checks on the culture. After one of her tribe sets an American camp ablaze, a young Mohawk warrior finds herself pursued by a contingent of military renegades set on revenge. Fleeing deep into the woods they call home, Oak and Calvin, along with their British companion Joshua, must now fight back against the bloodthirsty Colonel Holt and his soldiers – ... more »
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*Shocking satellite images show how the world's lakes are shrinking at an alarming rate and turning to dust bowls* *Pretty rubbishy stuff below. They admit that the dry lakes were caused by people taking water from rivers for irrigation etc. but still say -- with no evidence whatever -- that global warming contributed to the loss. It might also be mentioned that Africa generally has been hard hit by drought recently -- but that was an effect of ElNino, not CO2. El Nino is winding down more slowly than expected but when it does the rain will return. Had there ACTUALLY been any ... more »
Ben Shapiro SLAMS CNN’s Stupid “CUCKOLDING” Marriage Advice
TRUTHBOMBS Published on Jan 26, 2018 AUDIO: Aside from spreading fake news, CNN, apparently also doles out marriage advice now. According to a David Ley and Justin Lehmiller study, cuckolding can be positive for some couples. Ben Shapiro reacts. end
CNN Promotes Cuck Worship
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Jan 26, 2018 CNN has hit a new low by posting a feature article that promotes cuckoldry as a “positive” fetish for modern relationships. end
Palestine: Jewish Settlers Torch 100 of World’s Oldest Olive Trees
PressTV Published on Mar 19, 2015 Israeli forces have once again attacked Palestinian olive farms in the occupied West Bank and destroyed hundreds of saplings. A Palestinian Authority official says dozens of Israeli military vehicles and bulldozers uprooted some 300 olive trees as they raided farms overnight in a village near Nablus. The soldiers also razed […]
US Government Aiding Child Sexual Abuses in Afghanistan: Analyst
PressTV Published on Jan 26, 2018 The US military has indirectly encouraged child sexual abuse by Afghan forces for years, similar to the US government’s support of terrorist groups throughout the world, a former US Senate candidate says. end
Affordable Ceramic Filter Matrix for Water Treatment
Shivaraju HP, Egumbo H, Madhusudan P, Kumar KMA, Midhun G. Preparation of Affordable and Multi-functional Clay-based Ceramic Filter Matrix for Treatment of Drinking Water. Environmental technology. 2018 Jan 18:1-30. doi: 10.1080/09593330.2018.1430853. In the present study, affordable clay-based ceramic filters with multi-functional properties were prepared using … Continue reading →
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The final day of the second round of voting in the Czech presidential election is well underway.. A snapshot of how the BBC is reporting it is provided by the following transcript of BBC Prague correspondent Rob Cameron talking to Tim Wilcox: Milos Zeman is an outspoken pro-Russian, pro-Chinese Islamophobe. He's very politically incorrect. He's dallied with the far-right, even though he is ostensibly a left-wing politician, in recent years. And he's someone whom his opponents say has really cheapened the political and public discourse in this country with his frequent vulgar comme... more »
Global SST data confirms cooling is on the way
By Paul Homewood Re posted from Norman Page: THE COMING COOLING. The latest hadsst3 data shows global SST temperatures are now below the pre El Nino trend. I see that reality is beginning to intrude upon the dangerous global warming team. They say ” it is plausible, if not likely, […]
"Why Is There So Much Pain and Suffering?"
"Why Is There So Much Pain and Suffering?" By Fred Pauser "Mother Teresa said, “Suffering is a gift of God.” Well, it may be true that suffering tends to build character, but it also sometimes builds bitterness and criminals. In any case, we would naturally prefer to do without it, especially the extreme forms of it. We can derive much toward answering the question from a basic knowledge of the evolution of life. Ernst Mayr succinctly summed up the process of natural selection: “Natural selection is a two-step process: (1) variations produced, and (2) variations sorted, with the el... more »
Missouri Senate candidate has some rather antiquated views of women's rights. And yes he's a Republican.
Courtesy of Raw Story: *In a statement posted to Facebook on Tuesday, (Courtland)Sykes said that he had been asked if he “supports women’s rights.” * *“I want to come home to a home cooked dinner every night at six,” Sykes said, referring to demands he makes of his girlfriend. “One that she fixes and one that I expect one day to have daughters learn to fix after they become traditional homemakers and family wives.” * *According to Sykes, feminists push an agenda that they “made up to suit their own nasty snake-filled heads.” * *The candidate said that he hoped his daughters do n... more »
Dachel Interview: The State of Special Education An Inside Look
By Anne Dachel RECENTLY, I interviewed a friend who both works in a big city public school system AND is the mother of a son with autism soon to be aging out of school. Questions: ABOUT YOUR WORK AT SCHOOL:...
EU Appoints Climate Skeptic as Environment Council President
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Guest essay by Eric Worrall Pro-EU greens are in shock, after the appointment of Bulgarian Environment Minister, Trump fan and Climate Skeptic Neno Dimov as President of the EU Environment Council. A ‘Climate Skeptic’ Just Took Charge Of EU Environment Policy Dave Keating, CONTRIBUTOR JAN 25, 2018 @…
Oceans Make Climate: SST, SSS and Precipitation Linked
Originally posted on Science Matters: Satellite image of sea surface temperature in the Gulf Stream. Climates are locally defined according to their weather patterns combining temperature and precipitation. Those two variables determine the flora and fauna to survive and flourish in any locale. A number of posts here support the theme that Oceans Govern Climate,…
What to believe? Models or GRACE data?
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: From the UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN and the “not so amazing GRACE” department. Discrepancies between satellite and global model estimates of land water storage Research led by The University of Texas at Austin has found that calculations of water storage in many river basins from commonly used global…
Pat Buchanan warns: “In a Trump Hunt, Beware the Perjury Trap”
This is no “witch hunt.” It is a Trump hunt. More The post Pat Buchanan warns: “In a Trump Hunt, Beware the Perjury Trap” appeared first on The Duran.
The hidden photo that may have cost Obama the election on 2008
Inside the secret Obama-Farrakhan photograph. More The post The hidden photo that may have cost Obama the election on 2008 appeared first on The Duran.
A.C. Railing Against the BBC
I like reading books about the origins of words and phrases (especially those by Mark Forsyth) and and greatly enjoy Radio 4's *Word of Mouth.* I was wondering this morning about the phrase "*mad as a box of frogs*", which seems like a recent invention. When and how did it come about, and why has it taken off over the last few years? Well, the answer seems to be that no one knows its origins. Newspapers began using it in headlines around 2010, but it must have been current before then. As for why it's taken off, it's presumably simply because it's such a colourful phrase. It also ... more »
Happy Birthday, Edith and Virginia! Happy End of War on Terror Everybody Else? We'll See If It's Just More Exciting Propaganda
Happy Birthday, Edith and Virginia! Edith Wharton, "A Backward Glance," 1934 “The real marriage of true minds is for any two people to possess a sense of humor or irony pitched in exactly the same key, so that their joint glances on any subject cross like interarching searchlights.” Virginia Woolf, "The Letters of Virginia Woolf: Volume Three," 1980 “I am reading six books at once, the
Weekend Update
*In Korea* *North Korea* In the DPRK missile and warhead production is proceeding according to plan to be able to blackmail the us with the threat of annihilation with a capacity to strike major cities with nuclear weapons. Their ambitions haven't changed. There's a lot of emphasis in Norkland to build workable submarine launched nuclear missiles. It solves that distance-in-flight metric. If you only have to lob a nuke 20 miles, the change of hitting the target improves. Oahu, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Portland and Seattle become viable targets. Nork thinking and plan... more »
Casual Inhumanity
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a date picked because of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in 1945. This year, I wanted to look again at the work of Primo Levi and his great Holocaust memoir, If This Is a Man (Se questo è un uomo), typically known in the U.S. as Survival in Auschwitz. (A 2010 post featured Levi's accounts of storytelling, human
If You Get Chills When Listening To Music, It Could Mean You’re Special.
If You Get Chills When Listening To Music, It Could Mean You’re Special : Healthy Holistic Living http://www.healthy-holistic-living.com/chills-listening-music.html?utm_source=CC&utm_content=46052-QLQ4 Advertisements
Degrees of separation
Regular readers will know that Samira Ahmed holds the opinion that UKIP (especially Nigel Farage) shouldn't be given prominence by the BBC. She's repeatedly talked, tweeted and written about her view on that matter over the past couple of years or so. Therefore, it always feels a bit uncomfortable when she reads out identical points of view from BBC viewers on *Newswatch*. This week's edition featured two complainants in the wake of Henry Bolton's travails as UKIP leader and a *News at One* report about it on Monday. Samira noted that "plenty of attention was given to UKIP" over ... more »
Jerry Seinfeld & American Liberalism
Seinfeld embodies a kind of American liberalism that abhors guns at home, but glorifies Israeli violence that targets Palestinians https://t.co/4ziow1yTjd pic.twitter.com/dPWAW3ThgZ— Electronic... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced
Kevin Shipp - Former CIA on The Deep State
Kevin Shipp used to provide security for the Director of the CIA. I urge people to process the information he is sharing. Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced
ZAINAB MURDER; INTERNATIONAL RING
*Zainab* In Kasur in Pakistan, in January 2018,* Zainab Ansari*, aged six, was raped and murdered. DNA links *Mohammed Imran Ali*, 24, to the murder of Zainab and at least seven other murders of young girls. Pakistani TV news says that that Imran Ali has 37 bank accounts and is linked to an international child porn gang. Imran Ali is linked to a government minister, Dunya News reported. *The Punjab police and Malik Ahmad Saeed Khan, Kasur's Member of the Provincial Assembly from the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), are allegedly involved in an attempted cover-up of the ab... more »
Romania’s Anti-Corruption Protests Pit EuroLiberals Against EuroRealists
It might be morally outrageous for the government to want to decriminalize some corruption offenses, but there’s really no other way to stop the never-ending cycle of political tumult unless they “legalize” the small-time criminals and separate them from the big-time ones. The post Romania’s Anti-Corruption Protests Pit EuroLiberals Against EuroRealists appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
White House offers citizenship for 1.8 million illegal immigrants
Yes,coming here illegally is wrong. However the failure of the Fed to actually stop employers from employing them represents a tacit contract of acceptance. At the same time these folks are plainly filling jobs almost reserved for them and we actually need more every year. What that means is that they are not truly competing for the jobs of citizens. In facttheir enterprise is supporting the jobs of citizens. The best obvious solution is to grant a half year credit for every year here. Allow all to who have spent one year here to register as a guest foreign worker. This... more »
Bahomet Pt II
As posted earlier, the Bahomet meme is mostly put together during the nineteenth century part inspired by scraps of the Templar in particular and the secret societies in vogue. Thus much antiquarian research has been folded in. This well worth revisiting. What we are seeing are pieces of the old pagan theology supplanted by Christianity. Add in the plausible insight that the material can also hold channeled information as well and this remains worthwhile. *Pt II * *Temple of Castor and Pollux, identified by Louis, Duc de Blacas* *As for Purgstall-Hammer himself, his text ... more »
The FBI's Attacks on MLK, Jr. Are Helpful Reminders for Today
[image: king.PNG] MLK was no threat to anyone and his reliance on non violence served civil authority well. The wrongs were so deep and so resented that we could easily have had ten Detroits instead of the two or three rampages we ultimately endured. In the end the pressure was applied to appease individual power brokers in support of their own narrow interest. That it was so banal speaks poorly of FBI oversight itself. It really calls for Judicial oversight devolving into a judicial council empowered to review the bulk of activity. Particularly as the problem has not gone awa... more »
How To Detect Negative Energies At Home Using Only A Glass Of Water
Curious item. The salt would strongly impose an expanding crystalline matrix in the surround. This could well have an effect over residual negative signatures in the Dark Matter and perhaps even erase them. So there might well be something to this. We have no way of proving any of this at all. Even in a dark room we still have to accommodate a dominant background flow of dark matter from the Sun along with a plausible mino flow from the Earth's core. These signatures are not necessarily affected by that natural flux and likely resonate within the space itself.. Recall tha... more »
Features of scientific theories don't have to be separately testable
Two days ago, Ethan Siegel wrote a text about the multiverse that is considered an antidote to Hossenfelder's rant by readers of both authors: Yes, The Multiverse Is Real, But It Won't Fix Physics The title summarizes the two basic claims in his text. The multiverse is real. But it is useless for physics. A weird combination, indeed. He has described lots of insights about the Universe at the longest length scales, about inflation and its predictions, and so on. If you divided the article to very small pieces and reviewed them separately, you could think that they were written by so... more »
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*-by Noah* Well, now it seems that Republicans have flipped their lids so badly that they are seeing a "secret society," a dastardly club of nefarious conspirators allied against their "president"; FBI conspirators no less. We've always known that being a delusional, paranoid crackpot is a major qualification for membership in the Republican Party but this is even more surreal than usual. Republicans think they have proof positive that there is a "secret society" within the FBI that that "secret society" is out to get them and their traitorous trumpanzee of a president. Apparently... more »
Federal Register: The New HHS Religious and Conscience Rights Office WILL Include Vaccine Protections
by Ginger Taylor Yesterday, the federal register published the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), Office of the Secretary, HHS, A Proposed Rule by the Health and Human Services Department called, "Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care; Delegations of Authority."...
A Central Banker Just Admitted On The Record: Currencies Are Worthless…
A Central Banker Just Admitted On The Record: Currencies Are Worthless… by Phoenix Capita…, https://www.zerohedge.com/ If you want evidence of the Endgame for Central Bankers, you need to look no further than yesterday’s Bank of Japan (BoJ) announcement. In its simplest rendering, Haruhiko Kuroda, the head of the BoJ, stated that the Japanese Yen is effectively worthless […]
The RussiaGate Stakes Are Extreme
The RussiaGate Stakes Are Extreme by Paul Craig Roberts, https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/ The Republicans’ delay in releasing the summary of the House Intelligence Committee’s Russiagate investigation is giving weight to the presstitutes’ claim that the report is not being released, because it is a hack attempt at a Trump coverup that is not believable. Only Republicans are […]
Google Home Knows Mohammed & Buddha But Not God or Jesus (VIDEO)
Google Home Knows Mohammed & Buddha But Not God or Jesus (VIDEO) by https://www.rt.com/ Internet users are posting videos that show Google products refusing to answer questions about Christian figures, when the same products have no problem answering similar question about other religions and deities. – In a Facebook live video uploaded Wednesday, television producer and author David […]
A Secret Society In The FBI?
WeAreChange Published on Jan 24, 2018 In this video, Jason Bermas discusses the Secret Society within the FBI as well as the other revelations regarding the investigation into Strzok’s text messages and Donald Trump Russia investigation. end
Twitter Busts ‘Russians-Did-It’ Narrative: Finds No Evidence Of Meddling In UK Brexit Vote
Twitter Busts ‘Russians-Did-It’ Narrative: Finds No Evidence Of Meddling In UK Brexit Vote by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Just days after Twitter took it upon themselves to remind the public that the Russians were responsible for President Donald Trump’s 2016 electoral victory, a statement provided by Twitter’s head of public policy to the UK Parliament appears to be saying […]
MSNBC Propaganda: FBI ‘Secret Society’ Is A ‘Dangerous Conspiracy Theory’
MSNBC Propaganda: FBI ‘Secret Society’ Is A ‘Dangerous Conspiracy Theory’ by Steve Watson | http://www.Infowars.com “What fringy websites once said is now said by Fox News hosts” MSNBC’s Morning Joe has for two days straight dismissed the growing scandal over the anti-Trump texts between two former FBI agents as nothing more than a ‘conspiracy theory’. – […]
Trump ‘Pulling the Mask Off US Policy’ on Palestine – Abunimah
RT America Published on Jan 26, 2018 President Donald Trump’s slashing of aid to UNRWA has caused the worst financial crisis in the organization’s history, forcing UNRWA to choose between educating and medically treating the Palestinians, RT America’s Dan Cohen reports. We also hear from co-founder of Electronic Intifada Ali Abunimah, who says Palestinians are in […]
Explosive Allegation: Israel Planned To Blow Up Passenger Plane In Arafat Assassination Plot
Explosive Allegation: Israel Planned To Blow Up Passenger Plane In Arafat Assassination Plot by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ For years, many had speculated – for which they were promptly cast as tinfoil hat conspiracy theorists – that when it comes to achieving illegal goals, including but not limited to creating “false flag” terrorism and political assassinations, few […]
UK Defence Secretary Claims Russia Preparing to Bring Chaos to Britain
Russia is biggest threat to UK since cold war, says head of British army by Ewen MacAskill, https://www.theguardian.com/international Gen Sir Nick Carter gives stark warning of ‘complex and capable security challenge’ for Nato. – The chief of the general staff, Gen Sir Nicholas Carter, has described Russia as the biggest state-based threat to the UK since the cold war […]
How BBC kept Brexiteers off the air for a decade per Daily Mail
The Mail reports http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5314581/How-BBC-kept-Brexiteers-air-decade.html on a Civitas study that is absolutely unsurprising: 'Pro-Brexit voices are being drowned out on the BBC's news programming, an analysis has claimed. Only a very small proportion of speakers on Radio 4's Today programme are long-term supporters of leaving the EU, the Civitas think-tank said in a report. The authors claimed the BBC has been unable to supply an example of a single programme since the June 2016 referendum which has examined the opportunities of Brexit. Last nigh... more »
Climate Alarmism Is Based on GCMs and Thus on Nothing
There are many problems with the General Circulation Models (GCMs) used by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and climate alarmists as the basis for their doctrine that CO2 is a pollutant and that increases in CO2 emissions will result in catastrophic increases in atmospheric temperatures (the catastrophic anthropogenic global warming or CAGW […]
Tweets For Today
Syrian opposition says will boycott Russia-brokered peace talks in Sochi https://t.co/7IwAhexdvd pic.twitter.com/D41QnlY6lL — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 27, 2018 Does China have the right to commercialize the Arctic? https://t.co/xZ6nYuiCli — The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) January 27, 2018 International pressure mounts against Venezuela stemming from the announcement of anticipated president elections. https://t.co/CBs0s2Fsti — The Associated Press (@AP) January 27, 2018 Fuel theft is fast becoming one of Mexico’s most pressing economic dilemmas. @Reuters examines the i... more »
Macron calls for a 'global contract' at Davos
Joshua Cole, Professor of History, University of Michigan at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 1 day ago
French companies will no longer be 'forbidden to fail' and 'forbidden to succeed,' the French president tells the World Economic Forum.
Picture Of The Day
Hail to the chief: A Marine salutes as Trump prepares to board Marine One after his address to Davos delegates, who include billionaires and CEOs *WNU Editor:* The above picture comes from this photo-gallery .... *Trump's-eye view! Reporter shares video of the extraordinary scenery from the window of Marine One as it takes president home from billionaires' get-together at Davos* (Daily Mail).
First Lady’s Rep Blasts ‘False’ Reports About Melania Trump
First lady Melania Trump's office is fed up with speculation about marital strife in the White House.
The White House Defense Budget Spending Request For 2019 Is $716 billion
President Donald Trump speaks during the 9/11 observance ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington on Sept. 11, 2017. (Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith/U.S. Defense Department) *CNBC:* *Trump to jack up defense spending request to $716 billion in 2019 budget, report says* * The Trump administration will request a $716 billion budget for defense spending in 2019, the Washington Post reports. * The 2018 budget still hasn't made it through Congress. * The U.S. spent about $634 billion on defense in 2017, the Post reported. The Trump administration is expected to raise its defense spending target ... more »
U.S. Air Force Jams GPS Signals In Western U.S. For Red Flag Air War Exercise
The location of Nellis Air Force Base is shown. Red Flag 18-1 maneuvers are predicted to impact California, Nevada, Oregon, Wyoming, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Montana and New Mexico *The Warzone/The Drive:* *USAF Is Jamming GPS In The Western U.S. For Largest Ever Red Flag Air War Exercise* *The use of the mysterious jamming technology will impact the navigation of aircraft operating as far away from Nevada as Colorado. * The year's first iteration of the USAF's premier set of aerial war games, known commonly as Red Flag, is kicking off today at Nellis Air Force Base just outside o... more »
The U.S. Has Just Upgraded Its Biggest Bunker-Buster Bomb
A B-2 stealth bomber Spirit taxis on the runway at Andersen Air Force Base on the U.S. territory of Guam on Jan. 8. | PACIFIC AIR FORCES PUBLIC AFFAIRS Japan Times/Bloomberg: *Biggest bunker-buster bomb upgraded by US for B-2 bombers amid North Korea crisis* WASHINGTON – The U.S. Air Force has deployed an upgraded version of the country’s largest non-nuclear bomb — a 30,000-pound “bunker-buster” that can only be carried by the B-2 stealth bomber and could be used against adversaries such as North Korea. A fourth upgrade to the Boeing Co. bomb, the GBU-57, has been completed and th... more »
AU Mission Head: U.S. Drones Are 'Wiping Out' Shabaab in Somalia
"These (US) drone attacks and others are wiping out al-Shabaab in good numbers. And that is good to finish with the terrorism," said Francisco Madeira, the chief of the 22,000-strong African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) *AFP*: US drones 'wiping out' Shabaab in Somalia: AU mission head Drone strikes by the United States military are "wiping out" Shabaab militants in Somalia, the head of the African Union mission in the country told AFP in an interview Friday. The US has stepped up its operations in the war-torn Horn of Africa nation, targeting the Al-Qaeda linked Shabaab, whi... more »
You Want Candidates Who Will Vote With Republicans Against The DREAMers? Vote For New Dems And Blue Dogs
Breitbart appears frightened that Señor Trumpanzee could abandon Stephen's racism and xenophobia for something more pragmatic. They were calling him "Amnesty Don" Thursday morning (above) but appear to have changed the headline slightly by afternoon (below). But they're still whining about the DREAMers, as you can see. This is what one of the Breitbart Nazis had to say "President Trump told mainstream media reporters on Wednesday that he was open to breaking his immigration commitment by giving a pathway to U.S. citizenship to nearly 800,000 illegal aliens shielded from deportation... more »
Porn watchers will have to prove they are over 18 under new laws
Porn watchers will have to prove they are over 18 under new laws https://news.sky.com/story/porn-watchers-will-have-to-prove-they-are-over-18-under-new-laws-11224093 Advertisements
Sensitive Teeth: What Your Dentist Wants You to Know.
Sensitive Teeth: What Your Dentist Wants You to Know | Everyday Health https://www.everydayhealth.com/hs/sensitive-teeth/dentist-wants-you-to-know/?xid=tw
A philosopher says that a meaningful and fulfilling life comes down to 4 basic pillars.
A philosopher says that a meaningful and fulfilling life comes down to 4 basic pillars – Hack Spirit https://hackspirit.com/philosopher-explains-happiness-overrated-need-look-instead/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
How To Get Mental Clarity: What To Eat.
How To Get Mental Clarity: What To Eat – mindbodygreen https://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-27317/the-doctordesigned-antibrain-fog-diet.html
8 Things that will happen to your body if you start eating honey every day.
8 Things that will happen to your body if you start eating honey every day – Health Today Magazine http://healthtodaymagazine.com/2017/10/31/8-things-will-happen-body-start-eating-honey-every-day/
girl of 13 is first child in Britain to receive artificial heart.
girl of 13 is first child in Britain to receive artificial heart – cynditanabe.com http://cynditanabe.com/?p=1276
Autophagy, Fasting & Exercise: Scientist Reveal Multiple Ways You Can Slow Down The Process of Aging.
Autophagy, Fasting & Exercise: Scientist Reveal Multiple Ways You Can Slow Down The Process of Aging – Collective Evolution http://www.collective-evolution.com/2018/01/20/autophagy-fasting-exercize-scientist-reveal-multiple-ways-you-can-slow-down-the-process-of-aging/
The Artificial Synapse: A First Step Towards ‘Brain-on-a-Chip’?
The Artificial Synapse: A First Step Towards ‘Brain-on-a-Chip’? | Technology Networks https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/the-artificial-synapse-a-first-step-towards-brain-on-a-chip-296740
Why eating more vegetables is good for the environment – The Economist explains
Why eating more vegetables is good for the environment – The Economist explains https://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2016/04/economist-explains-12?fsrc=scn/fb/te/bl/ed/whyeatingmorevegetablesisgoodfortheenvironment
How To Make Right Decisions When Life Is Full Of Uncertainties.
How To Make Right Decisions When Life Is Full Of Uncertainties – The Technology Post https://thetechnologypost.com/how-to-make-right-decisions-when-life-is-full-of-uncertainties/?utm_source=BR&utm_medium=BR&utm_term=BR
Trump Tried To Fire Special Counsel Mueller Last June; Firing The Special Counsel As Unacceptable Today As When Nixon Did It In 1973
“Removing the Special Counsel without good cause is as unacceptable today as it was when President Nixon fired the Special … Continue reading →
Hands of ‘Doomsday Clock’ Closest to Midnight Since 1953
From VOA: “Hands of ‘Doomsday Clock’ Closest to Midnight Since 1953 January 25, 2018 2:30 PM, by Steve Herman WASHINGTON … Continue reading →
Redesigning Reality #014 – Druggie Nation
Waking Times There are good and bad things about every drug, and almost anything can be a drug. Tom Petty died of an overdose, as did Prince. Opioid deaths are… The post Redesigning Reality #014 – Druggie Nation appeared first on Waking Times.
Persisting and strong warming hiatus over eastern China during the past two decades
*At least Chinese Scientists recognise the 20 year hiatus* From Environmental Research Letters, Volume 12, Number 10Yang Chen and Panmao Zhai Persisting and strong warming hiatus over eastern China during the past two decadesAbstract During the past two decades since 1997, eastern China has experienced a warming hiatus punctuated by significant cooling in daily-minimum temperature (Tmin), particularly during early–mid winter. By arbitrarily configuring start and end years, a 'vantage hiatus period' in eastern China is detected over 1998–2013, during when the domain-averaged Tmin e... more »
Indiana Committee Passes Bill to Clear Way for Commercial Hemp Market Despite Federal Prohibition
By Michael Maharrey A Indiana House committee unanimously passed a bill that would expand the state’s hemp law to prohibit state prosecution of people who sell... more »
Would America Really Start a Nuclear War over a Cyber or Satellite Attack?
*Michael Peck* *Security, North America* Is America making nuclear threats that it can't back up? Critics say that a draft nuclear policy, which suggests the U.S. could use nuclear weapons to respond to a massive cyberattack or an attack on U.S. satellites, is a hollow threat. According to the January 2018 draft Nuclear Posture Review: *The President will have an expanding range of limited and graduated options to credibly deter Russian nuclear or non-nuclear strategic attacks, which could now include attacks against U.S. NC3[nuclear command, control and communications], in spac... more »
China Might Have a New Radar That Can Spot F-22s and F-35s
*Eugene K. Chow* *Security, Asia* Or is this just a bunch of fake news? A new Chinese surveillance aircraft could take away a key advantage of American stealth jets. China is building a carrier-launched plane equipped with advanced early-warning radar that could even spot stealth jets from afar. Official state media has confirmed the development of the long-rumored KJ-600, a twenty-five to thirty ton twin turboprop plane built by Xian Aircraft Corporation with a large AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) radar, which has the reported capability of locating stealth aircra... more »
Could Hitler Have Signed a Separate Peace with Russia?
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* After Stalingrad, German victory agains the Soviets was not a realistic possibility. Yet there were alternatives that could have prolonged the war. At daybreak on Monday, July 12, 1943, SS Sturmbannführer Christian Bachmann, the panzer group commander of the 3rd SS Panzergrenadier Division, ordered his unit to cross the Psel River and attack. The Germans drove north toward the east-west road connecting the towns of Karteschewka and Prokhorokva. After fighting through several Soviet defensive positions and advancing nearly five miles, t... more »
America's First Jet Fighters Went to War Against North Korea. It Wasn't Pretty.
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* The forgotten airwar over Korea. On November 8, 1950, a flight of four straight-winged jets swooped down on an airfield at Sinuiju, North Korea—on the Korean side of the border with China. The F-80 Shooting Stars raked the airfield with their six nose-mounted .50 caliber machine guns as black bursts of antiaircraft fire tore the sky around them. The Shooting Stars had arrived a few months earlier, in response to North Korea’s overwhelming invasion of its southern neighbor using Soviet-supplied tanks, artillery and aircraft. After a rough early... more »
5 Best Guns for Home Defense (Glock, Ruger and Beretta Make the Cut)
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, North America* What would you choose? Home defense is probably the most stressful scenario a civilian gun owner could encounter. A crash or bump in the night, waking a homeowner up from an evening torpor or sound slumber, is a jarring proposition. Add to that a house or apartment full of family members for whom the homeowner is responsible, and things start moving very quickly. After calling the police, what weapon do you reach for to defend your family? Here are five options. *Beretta 1301 Shotgun* A semiautomatic shotgun from Italian gun manufactur... more »
America May Encounter Another Mao in China
*Doug Bandow* *Politics, Asia* Xi Jinping is bringing back some of Mao's tendancies. Next year marks the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Mao Zedong and his fellow revolutionaries made a new state, proud and independent. It was also authoritarian and murderous. That era seemed over, but oppression with totalitarian overtones has returned to the PRC. What should America do? China’s history is long and tortured. Once a great empire that dominated its neighbors, it turned inward, falling behind both its neighbors and more distant Weste... more »
The Face Speaks
The face of the BBC in the U.S. This Thursday's *From Our Own Correspondent *began with 'Kate Ad*ee *of the B*ee* B*ee *C*ee*' saying: Today headlines here about sexual harassment but our correspondent *fears* a backlash against 'Me too' in the United States or a suspicion that old habits die hard. My first thought on hearing that was to think, "OK Kate, but why is a supposedly impartial BBC correspondent *'fearing'* a backlash? Isn't 'fearing' something that an activist should be expressing rather than a supposedly impartial BBC correspondent?" An 'Aha!' moment came later when 'o... more »
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