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Honduras Regrets U.S. Move to End Temporary Protected Status
Its foreign relations ministry said in a statement that it is a sovereign matter for Washington to decide, but added that "we deeply lament it."
Giuliani Not Ruling Out Chance of Trump Taking the Fifth
President Donald Trump's new attorney, Rudy Giuliani, won't rule out the possibility that the president would assert his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in the swirling Russia investigation.
Iran Warns That Abandoning The Nuclear Deal Would Be A 'Historic Mistake'
Rouhani addresses a rally on May 6. Source: Iran Presidential Palace *CNN: **Iran warns US abandoning nuclear deal would be 'historic mistake'* (CNN)Iran warned the US on Sunday that abandoning the nuclear deal would be a "historic mistake," less than one week before President Donald Trump is set to make a decision on the pact. In a televised speech, President Hassan Rouhani said Iran had plans for "whatever decision is made by Trump" and that "when it comes to weapons and defending our country, we will not negotiate with anybody." His comments come days before the May 12 deadline... more »
Local North Carolina Democratic Party Resolution Accuses The DCCC Of Being "A Disruptive And Undemocratic Force"
*But only if you consider being born into a wealthy family knowing how to get things done* NC-13 is an unlikely primary battleground for the DCCC to gin up. The district's in the middle of the state flowing west from Greensboro, through High Point, Lexington and Salisbury to Statesville and Mooresville. It went for Trump 53.4% to 44.0% and the PVI is daunting but not impossible [in a wave cycle] R+6. The incumbent, freshman Ted Budd, is an extremist Freedom Caucus member and not considered especially secure. The DCCC recruited a conservative Democrat, Kathy Manning, who has seriousl... more »
ISIS faces total collapse in Yarmouk Camp as Syrian, Palestinian troops advance (map)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:50 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS) is on the verge of complete defeat in the southern districts of Damascus, as the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their allies advance into the Yarmouk Camp. Led by the Republican Guard, the Syrian Arab Army was able to break into the northwestern corridor of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Netanyahu vows to stop Iran’s aggression near Golan Heights
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 P.M.) – Israel will not allow a hostile Iranian military presence near its northern borders, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated during a cabinet meeting, as reported by RIA Novosti. Netanyahu would then go onto say that Israel is determined to stop Iran’s aggression, regardless if it means war. “We are determined to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Israel launches airstrikes over Gaza
The Israeli Air Force has attacked positions of Palestinian forces in the Gaza Strip in response to launching kites with flaming objects attached to them with the aim to provoke fires in Israel, The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) press service said on Sunday. “Overnight, our air forces attacked a Hamas position in northern Gaza Strip […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia showcases weapons used in Syria during Victory Day Parade
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:45 P.M.) – Most of the weapons used by the Russian military in Syria will be showcased during the Victory Day Parade, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated on Sunday. “All the presented weapons systems are in service with the Russian army or are in trial operation, most of the novelties have been […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish-backed troops attack civilians protesting rebels inside northeast Aleppo town (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:25 P.M.) – Turkish-backed troops reportedly used medium and heavy weapons against a group of demonstrators that were protesting the presence of the rebel forces in the northeastern Aleppo town of Al-Bab. As shown in the video below, the civilians in Al-Bab could hear heavy gunfire from a distance that was fired from […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Voting in Lebanese parliamentary elections nearly complete
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:15 P.M.) – Voters streamed into polling stations across Lebanon on Sunday, as the country holds a parliamentary election for the first time since 2009. Some 583 candidates are competing across 15 districts for 128 seats in Lebanon’s parliament. The vote is being held under a new law, which has introduced a system […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
First scenes from reopened highway in central Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:20 P.M.) – The Syrian government announced the reopening of the Hama-Homs Highway, yesterday, after being closed for seven years. The Syrian government made the announcement after the rebel forces in the towns of Al-Rastan and Talbiseh agreed to handover their heavy weapons and leave the area. As shown below, the government is […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
‘Turkey’s soldier ready for new missions’: Erdogan vows new ops in Syria
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaking in front of his supporters in Istanbul, announced his manifesto for the upcoming snap elections in the country, which are due to be held next month. In the wake of Ankara’s Olive Branch Operation, military offensive in the Kurdish enclave of Afrin in the northern Syria, Erdogan promised new […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Israel opposes Russia supplying Syria with S-300 systems
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) – Israel opposes Russia supplying Syria with S-300 anti-aircraft systems, former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon told RIA Novosti on Saturday. “Of course, we do not like it,” the former Defense Minister said. “The S-300 is a more powerful system, and we do not like its appearance there, but just as […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Iraqi Air Force airstrike hits Daesh commanders’ positions in Syria (video)
The Iraqi air force attacked Daesh targets earlier in the day, hitting the positions of terrorists’ commanders in Syrai to the south of the town of Deshaisha. As Iraqi Defense Ministry spokesman Tahseen Khafaji has previously told Sputnik, Iraqi airstrikes in Syria were not connected with the international anti-Daesh coalition. According to him, Iraq will […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Palestinian group to work with Syrian gov’t to help return displaced civilians to Yarmouk Camp
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:20 P.M.) – The Assistant Secretary General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC), Talal Naji, stated on Sunday that his organization is working closely with the Syrian government to help return the displaced people to the Yarmouk Camp. According to Naji’s statement, his organization is working to not […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Israel does not need to notify Russia when they attack Syria: former DM
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:05 P.M.) – The former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon told RIA Novosti on Saturday that Israel does not need to notify Russia when they are carrying out an operation inside Syria. “It’s not even coordination, the Russians do not need to coordinate their actions with us, and we need to coordinate with […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Houthi forces fire ballistic missile at Saudi military base
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:40 P.M.) – The Houthi forces fired a ballistic missile into Saudi Arabia’s southern province of Asir, today, striking a military base belonging to this Gulf kingdom’s army. According to Yemen-based Al-Masirah TV, the Houthi rocket battalion fired a Zilzal-2 missile at the ‘Ayn Al-Thawarin Military Base in Asir, scoring a direct hit […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
At least 26 pro-gov’t soldiers killed along Ithriya-Raqqa Highway
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 P.M.) – At least 26 soldiers from the National Defense Forces (NDF) were killed in a major bus crash along the Ithriya-Raqqa Highway yesterday, the Syrian military reported. According to a statement from the NDF, the bus had collided with a large truck while transporting soldiers from western Al-Raqqa to the Hama […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Another 33 buses transport rebels from southern Damascus to northern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:10 P.M.) – Another 33 buses departed from the southern suburbs of Damascus to the northern Aleppo town of Jarabulus today, a military reporter stated. According to the reporter, the 33 buses were carrying hundreds rebels and their family members from the towns of Beit Sahm, Yalda, and Babila in southern Damascus. This […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Netanyahu says upcoming talks with Putin are ‘especially important’ for Israeli security
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called his upcoming talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 9 “especially important” in the light of Iran’s Syrian activity. “Meetings with the Russian president are always important for security of Israel and coordination between the Israeli and the Russian army,” the prime minister told a weekly government session […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Syrian Army, Palestinian forces break into northwest Yarmouk Camp
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA), alongside their Palestinian allies, launched a big assault at the northwestern axis of the Yarmouk Camp this afternoon. Led by the Republican Guard, the Syrian Army was able to break into the northwestern neighborhoods of the Yarmouk Camp this afternoon, liberating several building blocks from […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia says Iran plays major role in fighting terrorism in Syria
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova highlighted on Sunday the role of Iran’s anti-terrorist activity in Syria. “In the search for a political settlement and efficient anti-terrorist activity in Syria, Iran can play and does plan an indeed effective and important role in fight against terrorism,” the diplomat said in an interview with Iran’s IRNA […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army reinforcements arrive in Yarmouk Camp for last push against ISIS
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:45 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) sent a large convoy of reinforcements to the southern districts of Damascus after the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) refused to surrender Yarmouk Camp last night. ISIS entered talks with the government after they lost the southern pocket of Hajar Al-Aswad; however, the terrorist group refused […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Lebanon: Hariri casts his vote in parliamentary election
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:35 P.M.) – The Prime Minister of Lebanon Saad Hariri cast his vote in the legislative election in Beirut on Sunday, as Lebanese voters elect the country’s parliament for the first time since 2009. Some 583 candidates are competing for 128 seats in parliament. The vote is being held under a new law, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Picking bones
Ellie Reeves MP Finally on today's *The World This Weekend *came a section with this introduction by Mark Mardell: The bones of the English local election results have been picked clean by now but here's one under-reported result: Nearly 4,000 people who wanted to vote were stopped from doing so, according to the Electoral Reform Society. Quite how 'under-reported' it was I'm not sure because I've read lots of people on sites like this objecting to how the BBC reported this story, particularly for presenting the Electoral Reform Society as if it were an official body rather than a... more »
Raining on Ayn's Parade?
Mark Mardell admirer, former Labour MP and arch Europhile Denis MacShane, is full of praise for the *World This Weekend *presenter again today: As soon as I heard Mark announce the item about Ayn Rand I guessed she wouldn't be his cup of tea, and I wasn't exactly surprised when Mark talked to two people who *aren't* fans of Ayn Rand and one person who *was *but now *isn't *any longer!
Looking on the Dark Side
Today's *The World This Weekend*,... ....which twice featured Mark Mardell calling DUP leader Arlene Foster "Eileen Foster",... ...also featured an interview with former EU commissioner Danuta Hübner. She was predictably negative about Brexit and the consequences for the UK of leaving the Customs Union. During the interview Ms Hübner said that non-tariff barriers "are not existing within the Customs Union". Well, apparently that's not true. According to Full Fact: There are no tariff barriers to trade with other members of the single market, but there are non-tariff barriers.... more »
Andrew Marr
Best wishes to Andrew Marr, who is about to undergo treatment for kidney cancer. Hope he's back at work very soon.
SUNDAY SCREENING: ‘Unbroken Syria’ (2018)
*SUNDAY SCREENING* | An incredible trio of survival stories of Syria's true wounded warriors.
Episode #232 – ‘LIVE from AV9’ with guests Jay Dyer, Dilyana Gaytandzhieva and more
*SUNDAY WIRE SHOW* | Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield – this is your brave new world…
Pendlegate
The Sunday Morning politics shows were dominated by one particular theme. Can you imagine Seumas Milne and the gang devising their post-local-election strategy? Brainstorming, you might say. “Let’s go with Pendlegate! That should stop people whining about antisemitism.” So we had John McDonnell and Barry Gardiner acting as if they had been gravely affronted, with a similar amount of outrage from Andrew Marr, Robert Peston, and Sarah Smith. The offending tweet was too, too awful to describe, horribly racist, unrepeatable and pass the smelling salts, Mildred. Not terrible enough to ... more »
John McCain plans funeral, REGRETS choosing Sarah Palin as running mate
Senator John McCain's upcoming memoir reveals that he wanted to choose Independent Joe Lieberman instead, but was warned against dividing the Republican party More The post John McCain plans funeral, REGRETS choosing Sarah Palin as running mate appeared first on The Duran.
Iraq Launches Air Strikes Against ISIS Targets In Syria
*CNN:** Iraqi air force targets ISIS in Syria* The Iraqi air force has carried out airstrikes against "a position for ISIS commanders" south of Dashisha inside Syrian territory, according a government statement. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered the strikes near Syria's border with Iraq, a statement from his office said. Iraq's Joint Operations command released a statement saying the airstrikes were conducted Sunday morning. A message posted to Abadi's official Twitter account Sunday read: "PM Al-Abadi orders the Air Force to strike Daesh leadership near Al-Dashisha in... more »
Rio Nightlife Guide for Sunday, May 6, 2018
We have the top three picks for this Sunday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. MÚSICA BRASILEIRA: Orquestra Céu na Terra convida Bloco Céu na Terra (Santa Teresa) – This Sunday, one of the most beautiful Carnival blocos, Céu na Terra, will perform at Parque […]
Help Wanted: Experienced English Teachers
TotallyFluent ® (formerly English4) is recruiting experienced English teachers (both native and non-native) for one-to-one classes in person and online for students in Rio. We pay the best agency rate in Rio and have direct agreements with many major businesses providing reliable and regular students. Most of our teachers work for 5+ years, send us […]
Will The Ortega Regime In Nicaragua Survive?
*Andrés Oppenheimer, Miami Herald*: *Ortega’s repressive regime cannot survive — even his younger brother, a former Sandinista leader, says so* After Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s brutal repression of youth protests that left at least 46 dead, even his fellow former leftist guerrilla leaders — including his own brother — say that his authoritarian regime is unsustainable. And I heard it from Ortega’s brother himself during my lengthy telephone interview with retired Gen. Humberto Ortega, a historic commander of the 1978 Sandinista revolution against rightist dictator Anasta... more »
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Tom Parkin discusses the need for a new Tommy Douglas to start leading the way toward national social programs - and the hope that Andrea Horwath can earn that role in Ontario's provincial election: Since Douglas’s time, Canadian health care has been defended from periodic rounds of cuts. But only the rare politician has picked up the threads of Douglas’s legacy in an attempt to extend health care. One of those rare times may be coming. If she is elected premier next month, Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath vows to end the cuts causing the c... more »
Lebanon Goes To The Polls Today For The First Time In Nine Years
*Reuters:* *Lebanese vote in first general election in nine years* BEIRUT (Reuters) - Voters queued at polling stations across Lebanon on Sunday to take part in its first general election in nine years - an event seen as important for economic stability but unlikely to upset the overall balance of power. Cars and mopeds were decked out with the flags of the main parties, loudspeakers blared songs in support of candidates near their electoral strongholds and young people wore T-shirts bearing the faces of political leaders. The election is being held under a new proportional syst... more »
Gray Media Under the Black and White Banner
Photo Credit: via hindujagruti.com *Editor’s Note: Although Internet comments have made great strides in trying to combat extremist content online, they have a long way to go. In particular, much of what jihadists use for propaganda is non-violent or otherwise doesn't neatly fit material that can easily be identified as terrorist-related and removed. Audrey Alexander and Helen Powell of George Washington University's Program on Extremism call for a more holistic approach that goes beyond image takedowns.* *** Despite stringent efforts to confront extremists’ exploitation of socia... more »
Turkey Warns It Will Retaliate If The U.S. Stops Weapons Sales
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, who issued the warning, during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (Reuters) *Reuters:* *Turkey says it will retaliate if U.S. halts weapons sales* ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will retaliate if the United States enacts a proposed law that would halt weapons sales to the country, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday. Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives released details on Friday of a $717 billion annual defense policy bill, including a measure to temporarily halt weapons sales to Turkey. In an inte... more »
Gov’t Forcing Media to Suppress Bombshell Skripal Case Details, Effectively Changing the Story
[image: dossier] While the public has been led to believe that a Russian double agent was poisoned by Moscow as payback, evidence shows that he had ties to the author of the Trump/Russia dossier. The post Gov’t Forcing Media to Suppress Bombshell Skripal Case Details, Effectively Changing the Story appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Revolutionary Clinical Trials Show Party Drug MDMA May Work to Cure Alcoholism
[image: addiction] The co-founder of the Alcoholics Anonymous program originally considered promoting psychedelic drugs as a tool for alcoholics to help treat their addiction. The post Revolutionary Clinical Trials Show Party Drug MDMA May Work to Cure Alcoholism appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Entire New Hampshire Town Accepts and Uses Cryptocurrency Just Like Cash And Credit Cards
[image: cryptocurrency] A town in the United States has embraced cryptocurrency to the point where it is accepted by nearly every business in the area. The post Entire New Hampshire Town Accepts and Uses Cryptocurrency Just Like Cash And Credit Cards appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Beware the "Learning Engineers"
from Wrench in the Gears May 5, 2018 I watched Nova’s “School of the Future” when it premiered in the fall of 2016. The vision of education it promotes, one steeped in rapid innovation and technology, was profoundly disturbing. Funded by the David H. Koch Science Fund and the Carnegie Corporation, a powerful advocate for digital education and competency-based learning, the episode tried to normalize the use of MRIs as a tool for evaluating learning. At the time, I found the producer’s repeated references to MRIs strange. Now, seeing how social emotional learning, ed-tech, gamific... more »
Israeli PM says better to confront Iran sooner than later
We're back to where we were over a decade ago when Zionists and U.S. hawks were pushing for a military strike on Iran
North Korea: U.S. Ruining The Good Mood Ahead Of Summit
US President Donald Trump says a date and place have been set for his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. PHOTO: REUTERS *BBC*: *US 'provocation' threatens peace, says North Korea* North Korea has warned the US about using "pressure and military threats" against it as the two countries prepare for a historic summit. A Foreign Ministry official said the US was deliberately provoking the North by suggesting sanctions will not be lifted until it gives up nuclear weapons. US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are due to meet in the next few weeks. It ... more »
On Missionary Work
The history of the Christian world is the history of dramatic interrelationships between God and His new people. The Lord chose and raised up a hitherto unknown people who were sitting in historical darkness. The Lord gave them Himself, and it was good for them, as long as He was their main wealth. The post On Missionary Work appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
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From Jenna Orkin CIA emails to journalists don't have to be released to public, judge rules Researchers are keeping pig brains alive outside the body Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/national-security/article210169704.html#storylink=cp Inside New York City Cyber Command — a government agency most people know nothing about that's leading America's biggest city into the future More Than 4 Million Americans Have Lost Health Insurance Since 2016Swiss Bank Replaces Seven Employees With Five Robots"The Ocean Is Suffocating": Mysterious "Dead Zone" In A... more »
REPORT: Radical environmentalism could kill millions of people in poor countries
The grim irony of the pursuit of “green” energy is that it may be placing millions of people in poor countries at risk of living much shorter, unhealthier lives due to air pollution.
5 Most Deadly Submachine Guns on the Planet
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * They go to war and win the fight. *Like the AKSU-74 and even the MP-5, the Vityaz is a scaled-down version of a battle or assault rifle, chambered for pistol-caliber ammunition. The weapon has a folding stock with adjustable cheek piece, an overall length of twenty-seven inches with stock extended, and weighs 6.2 pounds empty. The Vityaz has a rate of fire of eight hundred rounds per minute, with a maximum range of two hundred meters. Like other weapons worldwide, the manufacturer, Rosoboronexport, offers the weapon with a full-length American-desig... more »
America Desperately Needs More Submarines. And That Is Good News for General Dynamics.
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Americas* As in many more attack and missile subs. General Dynamics’ shipbuilding units—including submarine-builder Electric Boat—are performing well and the company expects business to grow in the coming years. “The company is off to a very good start to the year, somewhat ahead of our expectations,” Phebe Novakovic, chairman and chief executive officer of General Dynamics Corporation, told investors. “The first quarter should be received as a constructive building block to a good year. We do not as a practice change guidance of the end of the first q... more »
Boeing Will Manage the Supply Chain for the Bronco II Counterinsurgency Plane
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Americas* Here is what we know. Boeing will manage the supply chain for the Paramount Group’s Advanced High-Performance Reconnaissance Light Aircraft (AHRLAC) counterinsurgency plane—called the Bronco II in the United States—through its subsidiary Aviall. The U.S. defense giant had previously agreed to market the South African-developed aircraft in the United States as the Bronco II. Meanwhile, the international version of the single-engine turboprop is being marketed as the Mwari. Aviall will support supply chain procurement and management for AHRLAC... more »
The Navy’s EA-18G Growler Will Soon Be Armed with What Could Be the Ultimate 'Weapon'
*Eugene K. Chow* *Security, North America* AI. The U.S. Navy’s EA-18G Growler will soon have artificial intelligence on board to give its electronic warfare capabilities a much needed boost. Last week, the Navy awarded a $7.3 million contract to Northrop Grumman to develop machine-learning algorithms that can quickly identify and jam enemy radar signals. The U.S. military’s electronic warfare (EW) capabilities are currently lagging behind near-peer adversaries like Russia. The announcement of the Navy contract comes a day after the head of U.S. Special Operations Command stated... more »
Could a Computer Stop the President from Launching Nuclear War?
*Michael Peck* *Security, North America* AI is here. When Vladimir Putin recently announced the development of Status-6—a nuclear-armed, underwater city-busting drone—he was doing more than brandishing Russia's might. He was also demonstrating how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the nuclear arms environment, according to a report by RAND. "The drone would be launched from submarines in the Russian Arctic, traverse the ocean at perhaps 100 kilometers (62 miles) per hour, while autonomously circumventing antisubmarine defenses, and deliver its deadly payload to the U.S.... more »
America Should Get Ready for Another Republican Surprise
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Politics, Americas* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he arrives to speak in support of Republican congressional candidate Rick Saccone during a Make America Great Again rally in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, U.S., March 10, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts] The question looming over the midterm elections is whether Trump can push those people to cast ballots in November. The country is still recuperating from the lightening bolt that was the 2016 presidential elections, but the American people are just seven months away from casting their ballots in y... more »
Russia Learned Nothing in Afghanistan. Neither Did America.
*Lyle J. Goldstein* *Security, Middle East* [image: A U.S. Army Task Force Brawler CH-47F Chinook conducts a training exercise at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 26, 2018. Picture taken March 26, 2018. U.S. Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook/Handout via REUTERS] The echo of the Soviet War in Afghanistan remains sadly relevant. During the early days after the 9/11 attacks and the initiation of the U.S. intervention in Afghanistan it was relatively common to *reference* the woeful Soviet experience in that country. Here was a clear paradigm of what not to do in order to avoid g... more »
Ratifying CETA after 'Achmea scandal' is anti-European
06-May-2018 Keeping the European project alive requires EU members to abide by the principle of loyalty to European institutions.
NAFTA ruling on quarry worries experts
06-May-2018 Environmental law experts are concerned about the broader implications of a recent federal court dismissal of Canada's application to overturn a NAFTA tribunal ruling.
EU open to 'limited' US trade deal: Top official
06-May-2018 Malmstrom spoke just days after Washington granted Europe and other allies a one-month delay from imposing controversial tariffs on steel and aluminium, averting a trade war for now.
Bruxelles prête à discuter d'un accord commercial "restreint" avec les Etats-Unis
06-May-2018 La Commission européenne est prête à discuter d'un accord commercial “restreint” avec les Etats-Unis si l'UE est définitivement exemptée des droits de douane américains sur l'acier et l'aluminium.
These Are The Top 15 Countries When It Comes To Numbers Of Active Troops
China's People's Liberation Army troops prepare for the military parade commemorating the 90th anniversary of the foundation of the army, at Zhurihe military training base in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. Reuters/China Daily CDIC *Business Insider:* *These are the 15 global militaries with the most troops ready to fight today* Head-to-head comparisons of militaries are hard to make. Each force brings different capabilities to the table and excels in different environments. Global Firepower's 2017 Military Strength Ranking tries to compensate for those differences by dr... more »
Youth: The Wild Card
When it comes to elections, a lot has been written about the apathy of the young. Recent polling in Ontario suggests that apathy may no longer be the default position for millennials. Martin Regg Cohn writes: Among those aged 18 to 24, only one in three (34 per cent) said they bothered to vote back in 2014, according to surveys conducted for the Toronto Star by the polling firm Campaign Research. But as Ontario’s June 7 election looms, there may be something in the air that makes young voters rise up. A new analysis of the polling data suggests today’s millennials are more mindfu... more »
How Elon Musk Sees The World
*WNU Editor:* Westworld and The Expanse are my favorite shows. Two science fiction shows .... but both that accurately reflect how people behave today (with excellent characters and a well written plot-line) .
Baghdad Is Changing Into Something Better
The view from the balcony of the Saj al-Reef restaurant in the Mansour neighborhood of Baghdad. Andrea DiCenzo for BuzzFeed News *Buzz Feed:** Welcome To Partytown, Baghdad* Fifteen years after the US invasion, and the war against ISIS, the Iraqi capital is alive and buzzing, with bars and restaurants open til the early morning. BAGHDAD — When Zeinab Mohamed was a teenager, she was barred from going out after dark, even in her own neighborhood. Plagued with bombings, shootings, and kidnappings, Baghdad was just too dangerous. She rushed back home after school every day, and stay... more »
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*Arizona Passes Education Budget To End Teacher Walkout* *You can see that the article below is from a Leftist source. The author shows not the slightest curiosity about where the extra money is coming from. Leftists really do think that money grows on trees* Arizona teachers appeared ready to head back to their classrooms after the governor signed a budget bill Thursday that will pump more money into schools and give teachers the first of what should be two pay raises. The massive teacher walkout, carried out under the banner #RedForEd, began a week ago and closed schools for a... more »
How Much Sleep Before A Mission Does A Soldier Need?
*We Are The Mighty:* *This is how much sleep you should be getting before a mission * On deployment, troops are asked to complete some pretty intense missions under hostile conditions. Half of the time, they leave the wire with little-to-no sleep and still have to perform at a high level. Due to our crazy schedules, we are required to be up at the butt-crack of dawn for PT, eat chow, and prepare for the 12-16 hour workday ahead. After all that, we try and get some rest before we have to do it all over again the next day. That sh*t can burn a troop out in no time. Since we're dedi...more »
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*Perverse, conflicted ethical systems* *Radical environmentalists put people last, and destroy habitats and wildlife to end fossil fuels* Paul Driessen Third Reich Forest Minister Hermann Goering was an avid hiker and ecologist who once sent a man to a concentration camp for cutting up a frog for fish bait. In 1933 he and other Nazi Party leaders enacted anti-vivisection laws to stop what he called “unbearable torture and suffering in animal experiments.” Intensely hostile to capitalism, the Nazis controlled all industries and envisioned large-scale wind turbine projects that wo... more »
These Are The Weapons That A U.S. Space Corps Will Need
The US Air Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle 4 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida, May 7, 2017. US Air Force *Business Insider/We Are The Mighty:* *4 insane but real weapons the Space Corps will need* Fighting in space isn't as easy as just spraying bullets and hoping for the best. As a matter of fact, in the vacuum of space and an arena without friction, you're really just asking for the worst. Even in a training exercise, bullets would go on forever in the absence of anything to slow them down, hitting god-knows-what and killing god-knows-whom and ... more »
May 14/18- PROVOCATIVE Opening of US Embassy in Jerusalem
*May 14 1948: Israeli Declaration of Independence* The Israeli Declaration of Independence,[note 1] formally the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel (Hebrew: הכרזה על הקמת מדינת ישראל), was proclaimed on 14 May 1948 *May 15 th = Nabka * *Nakba Day* (Arabic: يوم النكبة *Yawm an-Nakba*, meaning "Day of the Catastrophe") is generally commemorated on 15 May, *This new embassy is not so much an actual embassy as it is a ‘branch office’ of the main embassy in Tel Aviv. Yet the US is insisting on the placement of the office in Jerusalem. * *And to make matters w... more »
WATCH: Free Speech Activist Hilariously Schools Power-Tripping Cop on His Constitutional Oath
[image: police] When a police officer claimed that "9/11 changed everything," the cameraman fired back, "9/11 didn't change my Constitutional rights!" The post WATCH: Free Speech Activist Hilariously Schools Power-Tripping Cop on His Constitutional Oath appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Kant’s Connection Between The Aesthetic and The Ethical
In Ancient Greece, the philosophers did not recognize any difference between the aesthetic and the ethical. For instance, Plato believed that poetry can have corrupting influence on his guardians and he has talked about banning poetry from his republic. According to Paul Guyer, line between the aesthetic and the ethical got drawn in the 18th century. Here’s an excerpt from Guyer’s essay, “Ethical Value of the Aesthetic: Kant, Alison, and Santayana,” (Chapter 8; *Values of Beauty: Historical Essays in Aesthetics*): The separation of the aesthetic and the ethical is usually thought t... more »
Sunday morning music
Let's have a little movie music this morning. One of my favorite movie soundtracks is from the 1992 film "The Last of the Mohicans". It combines Celtic rhythms and American frontier experiences into an unforgettable musical experience (and it's also a pretty good movie!). Here's the main musical theme from the movie, "Promontory". The full soundtrack from the movie is available on YouTube. Recommended listening. Peter
"...Supporting The Same Kind Of Candidates Long Favored By The Political Establishment And Financial Elite"
*Kirkpatrick and Ashford-- the worst of the DCCC recruits* This quote from Bernie is taking on a life of its own online "We cannot defeat Trump and the Republican Party with the same playbook, or by supporting the same kind of candidates long favored by the political establishment and financial elite. That is how we got to where we are today." I'd bet that even DCCC staffers have seen it by now, even if they can't make heads nor tales of it. One thing the DCCC has no interest in-- negative interest in-- is helping elect a House-ful of game changers. There are very few independent th... more »
BREAKING: Nicholas Kristof gets it right!
*SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2018Speaks out against cable news "porn:"* Nicholas Kristof gets it right in today's New York Times. He goes at the corporate god that failed—the self-dealing, profit-based culture he refers to as cable news porn: KRISTOF (5/6/18): We in the commentariat complain about President Trump, but we’re locked in a symbiotic relationship with him. *News organizations, especially cable television channels, feed off Trump*—like oxpeckers on a rhino’s back—*for he is part of our business model* in 2018. As long as our focus is on Trump, audiences follow. It’s not optimal to ... more »
Pregnant Mom Thrown in Prison for Legally Defending Her Family with a Gun—NRA Silent
[image: NRA] A pregnant mother is in prison after she "stood her ground" and used her legal gun to defend her family—and the NRA's support is nowhere to be found. The post Pregnant Mom Thrown in Prison for Legally Defending Her Family with a Gun—NRA Silent appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Breaking: Iraqi Air Force bombs ISIS commanders inside Syria
The Iraqi military aircraft have carried out new airstrikes in Syria and one of the strikes hit the position used by the commanders of the Daesh terrorist group, the Iraqi Prime Minister’s office said on Sunday. “By the order of the head of the Council of Ministers of Iraq, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian Air Force intensifies strikes over Idlib (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:40 P.M.) – The Russian Aerospace Forces stepped up their airstrikes over the Idlib Governorate last night, launching several airstrikes along the Hama Governorate’s provincial border. According to a military report, the Russian Aerospace Forces began their attack by launching at least four airstrikes on the town of Tramla in southern Idlib. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Claire Perry Hails “Soaring Success Of Renewables”!
By Paul Homewood Claire Perry has been up in Scotland, lauding the “success” of the renewable energy sector there: Renewable energy adding further security to our energy supplies and moving away from reliance on fossils fuels Minister meets Scottish energy pioneers who have moved away from dirty fuels of the industrial revolution […]
Breakthrough obesity jab that mimics gastric band helps patients lose one stone every month.
Breakthrough obesity jab that mimics gastric band helps patients lose one stone every month – Mirror Online https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breakthrough-obesity-jab-mimics-gastric-12487643?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mirror_main Advertisements
Breast cancer screening programme ‘does more harm than good’
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-44016206
Promises, promises, promises...
With the Ontario election period rapidly approaching the major political partys are busy trying to buy your votes with your own money (or actually promises to spend it by putting various shiny things in the window) whilst at the same time using 'creative accounting' to say how much it will cost. With the daily revolving door of promises and attacks its hard to keep up so much of my commentary will be 'last weeks news' however here are a few observations regarding a few recent announcements. First up the child care thing where they all are promising the impossible in which they promi... more »
Would You Rather
By Cathy Jameson My daughter’s middle school class had a field trip recently. At first, when I heard about the trip I didn’t think anything of it. My job was to sign the permission slip, send in money, and hope...
The Warmakers
Looks like the Israelis are pushing for the US to attack Iran, again. Trouble is, this time their schemes could pay-off. The Saker explains
US Human Rights Racket Defends Thailand's Joseph Goebbels
*May 6, 2018* (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - The US and European-funded human rights racket comprised of organisations such as Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and myriad fronts funded by the United States government via the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) have helped promote some of the worst human rights abuses in recent human history. This includes their role in selling the US-led NATO assault on Libya in 2011 and their continued role in justifying US-led military intervention in Syria. "Human rights" have been cited by the US and its European partners during NATO's ass... more »
Gravity Again
I’ve been relaxing listening to some Brahms symphony streaming down the internet on the fi-fi and reading some old posts Tim Cullen published on his Malagabay Blog, and in particular the post Miles Mathis – The Fourth Phase of Water. … Continue reading →
Karl Marx Was Rothschilds’ Third Cousin
Of course, he's best-known for Das Kapital, which fails to mention that money is printed out of thin air and by his cousins, the Rothschilds
Is This Trump’s “Samson Moment”?
Mike Whitney asks: Why would a leftist like myself support Trump?
State Dept condemns journalist killings, except ones by Israeli soldiers
Providing cover for Israeli crimes
Another distorted ‘NY Times’ report on Gaza focuses on ‘blazing kites’ instead of Israeli snipers
Like the U.S. State Dept the corporate media is also trying to play down Israeli crimes.
Turkish Army Jailing, Torturing Hundreds of Civilians in Syria’s Afrin
The Turkish Army has set up detention centres and begun clamping down Kurdish civilians
May 6: Patriotism and other con games
I’ve often said I should write a one-shot blog about what causes wars. I don’t look forward to it because it’s going to offend a lot of people. But here goes. To understand wars, you have to read a lot of history. Too bad that much of that history is bunk. For example, some people have written whole books about how the assassination of an archduke is what started World War One. And that’s just not true. The assassination was the spark that fired all the guns; but this was a war that had been coming for decades. It would have happened even if the radicals who killed him had thrown ... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, “We Meet Again”
Hat tip to Irish for this graphic. - http://theferalirishman.blogspot.com/ ○ 2002, “We Meet Again” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_OmsxDef9c
US condemns China for 'Orwellian nonsense' after Beijing writes to 36 airlines over Taiwan references
Whilst the BBC criticise President Trump for pretty much everything, pushing the views of people who call him a facist, they pretty much leave uncriticised China whose leader is now seemingly ruler for life and a country which restricts freedom of speech, however true, for non Chinese. 'The White House on Saturday harshly criticised China's efforts to require foreign airlines to change how they refer to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, labeling the effort "Orwellian nonsense." In a statement, the White House said the Chinese Civil Aviation Administration sent a letter to 36 foreign air... more »
Pentagon - No Plane.
[image: Video for https://twitter.com/VariabilisStatu/status/991679671145324544]▶ *Statu Variabilis on Twitter: "#FalseFlag… "*
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* Trump knows the best drivers. Leave it to a demented delusional jackass like Trump to pick a demented delusional jackass like Rudy to try to outrun the law in a Bronco.
Sands of Sorrow (1950) Palestinian Arab Refugee Camps
Jewish terrorists pushed the Palestinians off their land. Israel is everyone's enemy. ~~
Lebanon to elect its first new parliament since 2009 per BBC News
This BBC report http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-44020061 on Lebanon includes this line: 'Hezbollah, the armed group considered a terrorist organisation by the United States and others, is seeking to increase its parliamentary representation.' Oddly the BBC don't also inform their readers of these words by the Hezbollah leader: 'Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah: "If Jews all gather in Israel, it will save us the trouble of going after them worldwide." (NY Times, May 23, 2004, p. 15, section 2, column 1.)' Relevant surely, but not the sort of information that the BBC want the Br... more »
Depression Now the Number 1 Worldwide Cause of Disease and Disability
Depression Now the Number 1 Worldwide Cause of Disease and Disability http://www.wakingtimes.com/2017/04/13/depression-now-number-one-worldwide-cause-disease-disability/ Advertisements
Scientists Plan to Replace Fossil Fuels With Nuclear Fusion by 2030
Scientists Plan to Replace Fossil Fuels With Nuclear Fusion by 2030 https://futurism.com/scientists-plan-to-replace-fossil-fuels-with-nuclear-fusion-by-2030/
Leptin improves brain insulin resistance.
Leptin improves brain insulin resistance — GT Health https://www.gertitashkomd.com/blog/2018/5/4/leptin-improves-brain-insulin-resistance
Physicists find signs of a time crystal
Physicists find signs of a time crystal https://m.phys.org/news/2018-05-physicists-crystal.html
Statin Scam Exposed! Cholesterol Drugs Cause Rapid Aging, Brain Damage, Diabetes.
Statin Scam Exposed! Cholesterol Drugs Cause Rapid Aging, Brain Damage, Diabetes… http://realfarmacy.com/statin-scam-cholesterol/
This 1977 Film Shows The Capabilities Of The A-10
*Popular Mechanics: **The A-10 Warthog Was a Badass Even in This Old-School '70s Film* *The film is classic A-10.* A recently unearthed film from 1977 is a delightfully old-school look at the early days of the A-10 Warthog. Produced by the U.S. Air Force, “A-10 Capabilities and Sortie Surge” shows off the close air support jet during its earliest days, when it was on its way to winning America’s heart. This is an honest-to-goodness film, produced on 16-millimeter stock to be projected on a portable screen for an audience of military and government people crammed into the same ro... more »
Musk vs Buffett: innovation or moats?
Warren Buffett and Elon Musk finally had some public disagreements which sound so natural given the men's very different ideas about business. To start with a difference, Buffett has been successful thanks to his purchases of undervalued companies; Musk has become successful by marketing an overpriced company so that it becomes even more overpriced. Buffett has always emphasized that the companies he buys should have a sustainable competitive advantage or a "moat" (broad ditch around a castle, a Buffett metaphor). At a recent meeting, Elon Musk said that this opinion was "lame" and ... more »
Picture Of The Day
*Javelin Juggernauts* Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jeremy Williams, center, and Cpl. Anson Link, right, fire an M98A2 Javelin weapon system during exercise Eager Lion in Al Quwayrah, Jordan, April 21, 2018. Williams is an anti-tank missile gunner and Link is a javelin team leader assigned to Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Eager Lion is a capstone training engagement that provides U.S. and the Jordan armed forces an opportunity to rehearse operating in a coalition environment and to pursue new ways to collectively a... more »
US sets new $717 BILLION defense bill, targeting Russia and China
The US spends more on their military than it's top 10 competitors, some feel it still isn't enough More The post US sets new $717 BILLION defense bill, targeting Russia and China appeared first on The Duran.
No Bayou Bridge -- Resisters Stalked, Need Security Now!
. Pipeline resisters under intense surveillance, stalked, as camp cat is poisoned Letter to Editor Censored News I'm on the advisory council for the L'eau Est La Vie Camp in rural south central Louisiana. Our non-profit owns 11 acres on the path of the Bayou Bridge pipeline, where we have a small resistance camp and very little infrastructure. It is Atakapa-Ishak traditional lands and
U.S. Senator John McCain Does Not Want President Trump At His Funeral
*NBC: **McCain doesn't want Trump at funeral, friends tell White House* *McCain, who has been battling brain cancer, and Trump have had a turbulent relationship. The senator wants Vice President Mike Pence to attend instead.* WASHINGTON — People close to Sen. John McCain have told the White House that the ailing Arizona Republican does not want President Donald Trump to attend his funeral and would like Vice President Mike Pence to come instead, a source close to McCain confirmed to NBC News. McCain, 81, has been battling an aggressive form of brain cancer for nearly a year and i... more »
Tweets For Today
Field photos just in: at 07:45 a.m. HST, today (May 5), lava from fissure 7 slowly advanced to the northeast on Hookapu Street. https://t.co/5w1RIQyCCC pic.twitter.com/ZuG3uH5oiv — USGS Volcanoes🌋 (@USGSVolcanoes) May 6, 2018 Trump speaks with Britain's May on Iran, North Korea https://t.co/1BjyWUVeiu pic.twitter.com/2v6XV2rqjZ — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) May 6, 2018 US Navy resurrects Second Fleet in Atlantic https://t.co/ZJJubuND64 — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 5, 2018 Russian Deputy Defense Minister Borisov says 10 MiG-31s equipped for the nuclear-capable Kinzhal (Dag... more »
District Polling Is Way More Predictive Than Nationwide Polling: PA-07
Every time there's some bump up or down in the polls I have half a dozen nervous campaign managers who call me to talk about what it means. It means nothing. No, I assure them, the wave is not cancelled. I suggest they check out the special election swings; those swings are far more predictive of what to expect in November than any polling. But if you want polling, look at *local* polling not national polling. Yesterday Muhlenberg College's Institute of public opinion released an April/May survey for the newly redrawn 7th district, the old Lehigh County district with Northampton a... more »
Local North Carolina Democratic Party Resolution Accuses The DCCC Of Being "A Disruptive And Undemocratic Force"
*But only if you consider being born into a wealthy family knowing how to get things done* NC-13 is an unlikely primary battleground for the DCCC to gin up. The district's in the middle of the state flowing west from Greensboro, through High Point, Lexington and Salisbury to Statesville and Mooresville. It went for Trump 53.4% to 44.0% and the PVI is daunting but not impossible [in a wave cycle] R+6. The incumbent, freshman Ted Budd, is an extremist Freedom Caucus member and not considered especially secure. The DCCC recruited a conservative Democrat, Kathy Manning, who has seriousl... more »
A Large Military Exercise Just Started in the Baltics. Here Is Why It Matters.
*Nicholas J. Myers* *Security, Europe* Russia is watching. On May 2, 2018, Estonia began the largest exercise in its history since regaining independence in 1991. The exercise is called Siil 2018 (“hedgehog” in Estonian), will last until May 14, and features 15,000 servicemen including 2,000 foreigners from ten NATO countries (Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the United Kingdom and the United States) and five non-NATO countries (Finland, Georgia, Ireland, Sweden and Ukraine). The northernmost of the Baltic States, Estonia has been under pres... more »
Why Some of the World's Most Powerful Militaries Love Body Armor
*Charlie Gao* *Security, North America* But does it make a difference in warfare? While body armor systems have been around almost as long as firearms have, systems able to reliably stop rifle rounds have only been around in the last fifty years (or less!). These systems use a variety of designs and technologies to accomplish the goal of protecting the soldier—and still vary considerably among nations and even branches of the military within a nation. The technology is also rapidly progressing, with stronger and lighter armor constantly being developed. The core of most modern ... more »
The U.S. Navy Needs to Get Bigger. And Huntington Ingalls Has Plans to Make It Happen.
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Americas* And make lots of money in the process. Huntington Ingalls expects to see business boom in the coming years as the defense budget grows under the Trump administration. The company expects to receive orders for more than two-dozen warships before 2020. “I have to tell you that this is the most exciting time I have seen in my 30-plus years in shipbuilding,” Mike Petters, Huntington Ingalls president and chief executive officer, told investors. “This new work supports our sales outlook for the next five years, and forms the foundation that will s... more »
Russia's New Tanks Have Poland and the Baltics Nervous. Here Is How They Are Responding.
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Europe* Think anti-tank missiles. Infantry anti-tank systems are the last line of defense against enemy tanks and armored fighting vehicles. As tank technology has advanced, infantry anti-tank weapons often struggle to keep up. This is painfully obvious when looking at NATO’s Eastern flank, as the Cold War–vintage anti-tank weapons of Poland and the Baltic nations face down some of the newest armor in the world. Despite this grim outlook, the situation is improving as these countries slowly modernize their anti-tank (AT) arsenals. One of the least poten... more »
New Study Says Shoulder-Fired Weapons Are Hazardous for the Brain
*Adam Linehan, Task and Purpose* *Security, North America* Would they ever be banned? Service members risk brain damage when operating shoulder-fired heavy weapons like the AT4, LAW, and Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle, according to a new report by the Center for a New American Security. - “[Department of Defense] studies have demonstrated that some service members experience cognitive deficits in delayed verbal memory, visual-spatial memory, and executive function after firing heavy weapons,” CNAS reports. - Whether those symptoms can become permanent is unclear. However, DoD st... more »
This Is the Story of the Original 'Top Gun'
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* And no, not Tom Cruise. Edward Henry “Butch” O’Hare rocketed to fame in February 1942 by singlehandedly taking on eight Japanese torpedo bombers bent on destroying the aircraft carrier USS Lexington and shooting down several of them. For this deed, President Franklin D. Roosevelt decorated him with the Medal of Honor. Just 21 months later, he was dead, killed off the Gilbert Islands in the Central Pacific while engaged in night-fighting combat. To honor his sacrifice, one of the world’s busiest airports, Chicago’s O’Hare International, ... more »
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