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People Enjoy Your Company Far More Than You Think
In our social lives, we’re constantly engaged in what researchers call “meta-perception,” or trying to figure out how other people see us. Do people think we’re boring or interesting, selfish or altruistic, attractive or not? After we have conversations with new people, our conversation partners like us and enjoy our company more than we think, […] The post People Enjoy Your Company Far More Than You Think appeared first on Health Nut News.
Consumer complaints prompt recall of 95,000 pounds of Johnsonville smoked sausage
The iconic Johnsonville company has initiated an international recall of some of its smoked sausage after a consumer complained about finding hard, green plastic in some jalapeño cheddar smoked sausage. More than 95,000 pounds of the smoked sausage, all produced and packaged on March 12, are subject to the recall. The 14-ounce packages have a... Continue Reading
BVL informs about illness risk from raw milk
A German agency informed the public about the risks of drinking raw milk ahead of World Milk Day on June 1. The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) announcement covered the different forms of supply and associated bacterial contamination. It advised vulnerable groups of people to refrain from having raw and certified... Continue Reading
Perdue recalls chicken nuggets after consumer complaints about bone
An unspecified number of complaints to Perdue Foods LLC and the federal government have led to the company recalling almost 16 tons of chicken nuggets, tenders and strips. Consumers reported finding pieces of bone in the products. Purdue distributed the 31,703 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken products to retailers nationwide. Some of the products are distributed... Continue Reading
Washington importer recalls tamales that were not inspected at border
During their routine daily duties, federal inspectors discovered 9,000 pounds of chicken and pork tamales being imported by a Moxee, WA, company had not been checked at the U.S. border. As a result, Los Hernandez LLC is recalling the “hand made” tamales from its own restaurant in Union Gap, WA. Some of the tamales “may... Continue Reading
Twitter Suspends Erick Erickson For Joke About Elizabeth Warren’s Heritage
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By Corinne Weaver ~ For liberal Twitter, “hateful conduct” can be any joke that makes conservatives smile. Radio host and blogger Erick Erickson was suspended on May 31 for cracking a joke about Democratic presidential candidate and Senator Elizabeth Warren. In a tweet from May 30, Erickson wrote, “Elizabeth Warren set to introduce the Wrecking … Continue reading Twitter Suspends Erick Erickson For Joke About Elizabeth Warren’s Heritage
This Photo Almost Started A Nuclear War
*VOX*: The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world has ever come to all-out nuclear war, and it all started with a photo. On October 15th, 1962, Dino Brugioni, a senior analyst at the newly-formed National Photographic Interpretation Center, identified missile trailers measuring approximately 65 feet in an aerial reconnaissance photo. Those trailers were a match for the Soviet SS-4, a medium-range ballistic missile with a range that would cover a huge amount of the United States, including Washington, DC. Upon seeing this photo, US President John F. Kennedy ordered more aer... more »
The Green New Deal’s Epic Transportation And Commerce Fail
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By Ronald Stein ~ On the surface, the Green New Deal (GND) sounds enlightening. Use a nonexistent super grid of renewable intermittent electricity energy to replace fossil fuels so we can all breath air with no emissions from energy production. But the renewable term in all these cases is not energy in its totality, but … Continue reading The Green New Deal’s Epic Transportation And Commerce Fail
Several coldest May mornings on record in Australia
Several May temperature records – at least one more than a century old – were broken in southern Queensland overnight. Applethorpe, Oakey and Dalby all suffered their coldest May mornings on record. The temperature plummeted to -6.1 C in Applethorpe, –2.1 C below its previous record set 13 years ago. Oakey dropped to -4.4, 0.3 ... Read moreSeveral coldest May mornings on record in Australia The post Several coldest May mornings on record in Australia appeared first on Ice Age Now.
The Story Can Now Be Told: Cheri Bustos Is The Creature With The Atom Brain
*Two-headed dog, two-headed dog, I've been working in the Kremlin with a two-headed dog* Good essay this week by Sean McElwee and Tory Gavito for GQ-- The Democratic Party Is Waging a War Against Its Very Own Base. Essentially, their theme is that the tent is too damn big and there are too many Blue Dogs and New Dems in it befouling the core Democratic brand and confusing voters who try to understand what the Democratic Party stands for and what values it holds dear. Yesterday another dozen innocent Americans were randomly gunned down by some NRA crackpot in Virginia Beach. Last cy... more »
Rio Nightlife Guide for Saturday, June 1, 2019
We have the top three picks for this Saturday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. PARTY: Arraiá Profano! @ BCo. (Santo Cristo) – Come celebrate the start of “Festas Juninas” (June Parties) in the most profane way. The “Vaca Profana” (Profane Cow) are known for […] The post Rio Nightlife Guide for Saturday, June 1, 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.
UN Special Rapporteur On Torture Exposes Anti-Assange Smear Campaign
Democracy Now has conducted a thorough interview with the UN Special Rapporteur who found that a collaboration between multiple governments in “a relentless and unrestrained campaign of public mobbing, intimidation and defamation” has placed such severe stress on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and done so much […]
Live: Collingwood vs Fremantle, GWS vs Gold Coast
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Collingwood and Fremantle, GWS and Gold Coast get Saturday's AFL underway. Later, Geelong hosts Sydney, Brisbane plays Hawthorn and Melbourne takes on Adelaide in Darwin.
Windies' Russell ready to bounce Aussies at World Cup
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Andre Russell and the Windies thrash Pakistan, now the all-rounder doesn't care that Australian batsmen are used to the short stuff — he's ready to try and bounce them out.
Adopting an Indigenous totem could be a simple way to care for country
Australians are being encouraged to adopt a totem to protect plants, animals and landscapes.
'It spooked me': Woman finds grave markers in her bathroom wall
When Emma Strong knocked down her bathroom wall she was shocked to discover a collection of timber crosses has been used to brace the walls during a "thrifty" post-war renovation. Her journey to return the grave markers to the descendants has been equally surprising.
Dumpster-diving cameraman awarded for rescuing historical film archive
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A cameraman who saved decades of historical film and video footage from the bin has been recognised for his work.
Her Reign In Maine Has Really Left a Stain
From HILL REPORTER: Whenever there is a close controversial vote, democrats normally hold out hope that Maine senator, Susan Collins, will vote with them. […] She broke liberal hearts, however, when she voted to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in October … Continue reading →
CO2 Exonerated
Originally posted on Science Matters: ? https://cornwallalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Footprints-by-louisa-potter-1060826-unsplash.jpg Vijay Jayaraj makes the case for carbon emissions in relation to the question: Will My Carbon Footprint Benefit or Harm the Environment? May 28, 2019 at Cornwall Alliance. Excerpts in italics with my bolds and images. (Follow the title link to the article for many supporting reference links)…
China Issues Warning To The U.S. On Taiwan
Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan and Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe meet before the start of their meeting in Singapore on the sidelines of the Shangri-La dialogue on May 31, 2019. REUTERS/Idrees Ali *SCMP*:* Chinese defence chief warns US not to underestimate Beijing on Taiwan during Singapore security forum* * Wei Fenghe meets US counterpart Patrick Shanahan on sidelines of regional security forum in Singapore, with both sides describing talks as ‘constructive’ * They also discussed North Korea, reaffirming their commitment to denuclearisation and stability on ... more »
Pertussis Vaccine Failure: Children Receiving Vaccine Have 15x More Risk of Contracting Whooping Cough than Unvaccinated Children
This is the latest peer reviewed science - not “vaccine misinformation.” These studies show that the Pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine has now failed. Worse, children receiving the vaccine have 15x the risk of contracting Pertussis than unvaccinated children. This is why California schools are now suffering a Pertussis outbreak (3,455 cases in 2018 compared to 14 Measles cases) affecting only vaccinated children. Moreover, vaccinated children are often asymptotic carriers spreading the disease among their classmates. On the rare occasions that unvaccinated children contract Pertus... more »
What It's Like to Fly the U.S. Military's Most Heavily Armed Attack Helicopter
*Task and Purpose* *Security, * Intense, to say the least. *Pretty amazing. * "Nothing is more powerful than a young boy's wish. Except an Apache helicopter. An Apache helicopter has machine guns and missiles. It is an unbelievably impressive complement of weaponry, an absolute death machine." While this Patrick Stewart quote may be from an R-rated movie about a talking teddy bear, it's remarkably accurate. After all, the old warhorse has been kicking *** since it was first adopted by the U.S. Army in the 1980s. Designed to get into trouble fast and put it down even faster, the ... more »
Bio of William Nordhaus Is On Line
Starting in the 1970s, Nordhaus constructed increasingly comprehensive models of the interaction between the economy and additions of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, along with its effects on global warming. Economists use these models, along with assumptions about various magnitudes, to compute the “social cost of carbon” (SCC). The idea is that past a certain […] The post Bio of William Nordhaus Is On Line appeared first on Econlib.
Is Target Donating $100K to ‘Promote Gay Lifestyles to School Children’?
The retails chain is donating to a charity that works to prevent the bullying of LGBT children in school.
Did Teddy Roosevelt Say the ‘One Answer to Terrorism’ Is a Winchester Rifle?
Roosevelt railed against the revolutionary anarchists of his day, whose violent activities he termed 'a crime against the whole human race.'
40 Years in Prison for Selling Cannabis, 17 Years for Joining the Taliban?
A meme compared the sentences given to John Walker Lindh, a white American known as the "American Taliban," and black Michigan resident Michael Alonzo Thompson.
11 People Killed in Virginia Beach Shooting; Suspect Dead
A spokeswoman for the FBI said the bureau is responding to assist Virginia Beach police.
China Imposes Tariffs On U.S. Goods
*Daily Mail: **America is BOUND TO LOSE! Beijing declares it will win the escalating trade war in series of propaganda columns in mouthpiece state newspaper and accuses the US of being a 'bull in the china shop'* * China published a series of propaganda columns on its largest newspaper * They 'analyzed' why the U.S. would be 'the destined loser' in the trade war * The author said the Trump government was 'being too smart for its own good' * Comes after the same paper used a coded message for war to warn the U.S. * China will impose higher tariffs on 5,410 American products from to... more »
Climate News - June 2019
A review and commentary on topical matters concerning the science, economics, and governance associated with climate change developments. Alan Moran 1 June 2019 Scientific Developments Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) is one among many politicians claiming global warming is causing increased tornado activity. Roy Spencer shows that modest global warming, contrary to activist claims, reduces the number of tornadoes because their formation needs unusually cold air. Evidence supporting this is that tropical cyclones impacting Australia are on a flat or downward trajectory.... more »
Polar bear habitat update: open water primarily due to winds pushing pack ice
Originally posted on polarbearscience: Here is a look at what polar bear habitat looks like this year at the end of May compared to previous years. It helps put any predictions of impending doom into perspective. This is the time year when declining sea ice gets some people all worked up. However, declining ice is…
As Smoke Clears on EU Elections: CFR Highlights Nationalist-Globalist Clash
[image: as-smoke-clears-on-eu-elections-cfr-highlights-nationalist-globalist-clash] A CFR conference call and a CFR/Council of Councils memo give the globalist spin the EU Parliament elections
Meet Iran’s “Mad Max” Navy (As in Missile-Armed Motor Boats)
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * How dangerous are they? On May 16, 2019, U.S. officials cited reports that Iran had installed missiles on civilian motorboats in the Persian Gulf as a justification for a major deployment of U.S. military forces to the Middle East. However, this claim may ring a bit strangely to observers of Iran’s military, as employing swarms of heavily armed motor boats to launch asymmetric attacks on maritime assets has long been understood to be its naval strategy—one that Tehran hasn’t exactly been shy about publicizing. Take, for example, this video which d... more »
Stating obvious truths
I feel like I am walking around in a constant state of disbelief. How can people rationalize certain behaviors as acceptable when they are obviously abhorrent, petty, childish, unethical, illicit, etc.? So, let me state some obvious truths. It is … Continue reading →
If the Chamber of Commerce is Listening . . .
There are media reports that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is considering a lawsuit challenging the President's proposed tariffs against Mexico. I hope they do so. They have a good chance of winning. In this case, the Administration has no clothes. The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which is the statutory authority cited by the President, grants two types of authority. One gives the President the power to freeze the assets of foreign nationals and/or foreign governments. The other gives the President the power to suspend commerce (or types of commerce) with anot... more »
Strong currents, murky waters hinder search efforts for 21 missing in Hungarian boat sinking
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Seven people are confirmed dead so far, with Hungarian officials saying it could take days to recover the wreckage from the Danube River as they continue to search for the 21 people who remain missing.
Escaped dog leads to police finding 'uninhabitable' puppy farm
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Police rescue a dozen neglected dogs and puppies from what they describe as a "horrible and uninhabitable" puppy farm in Adelaide's northern suburbs.
Police taskforce to investigate disgraced gynaecologist Emil Gayed
A police taskforce is set up to investigate the alleged misconduct of gynaecologist Emil Gayed, following complaints made by almost 200 women to a NSW public inquiry about health care including the unnecessary removal of organs.
Federer and Nadal blaze into French Open fourth round, Pliskova bows out
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It's like strawberries at Wimbledon — the classic mix at Roland Garros is Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer making the last 16 … and it's happened for both of them, for the 14th time.
Judge keeps Missouri's only abortion clinic open for a few extra days amid legal challenge
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The intervention has been hailed as a "huge victory" in St Louis, but Missouri could still become the only US state without a legal abortion provider if a court battle fails.
'Disgruntled' US city employee kills 12 co-workers in mass shooting
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A long-term city worker, who has since died, walked into a Virginia Beach government building near city hall before firing indiscriminately, police say.
Roman Methane Caused Climate Changes in Antiquity?
There’s a clutch of news reports focussing on an increase in methane in the latest study of a Greenland ice core, assuming the standard chronology model based on theology. (Source) Seems the naughty Romans were burning almost everything in sight … Continue reading →
Are The US And Iran Going to War? | The Stream
Al Jazeera English Streamed live on May 29, 2019 In the latest round of escalating tensions between the United States and Iran, US President Donald Trump has said he will deploy around 1,500 additional troops to the Middle East. The move is one more chapter in US-Iran relations that intensified earlier this month when a …
Kushner-Trump Middle East Peace Deal Could Be in Trouble After Netanyahu is Forced to Call Fresh Election
Kushner-Trump Middle East Peace Deal Could Be in Trouble After Netanyahu is Forced to Call Fresh Election by Barnini Chakraborty | Fox News Jared Kushner’s visit to Jerusalem to promote his Middle East peace plan could be losing steam as Israel heads into the uncharted territory of a second election in a calendar year following Benjamin Netanyahu’s inability to form a government …
Bilderbergers On The Run From The Real Truth Media
Illuminati round table organizations. Illuminati Elite Organization Chart.
Mexico Responds To President Trump's Threat To Put Tariffs On All Mexican Goods
*Epoch Times*: *Mexican President Responds to Trump’s Tariff on Mexican Goods to Curb Illegal Immigration* Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador has responded to President Donald Trump in a letter on May 30 after Trump imposed a tariff on Mexico to curb the heavy flow of illegal aliens at the southwest border. On late May 30, Trump announced that the United States will impose a 5 percent tariff on all goods coming from Mexico from June 10, which will gradually increase “until the illegal immigration problem is remedied.” *Read more* .... *WNU Editor:* The U.S. is a sove... more »
Flynn Filing Shows Mueller Team Manipulated Transcript in Report…
In the Michael Flynn sentencing phase Judge Emmet Sullivan requested the Mueller prosecution team provide records related to the case. [Backstory Here] Among other evidence, the judge ordered the government to file on the public docket “the transcript of the … Continue reading →
Pakistani and Afghan Refugees Seek Safe Haven in Sri Lanka
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NEGOMBO, Sri Lanka, May 31 (IPS) - Caroline Gluck is Senior Regional Public Information Officer, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency. She is based in Bangkok, ThailandThirteen-year-old Bariea, a Pakistani asylum seeker in Sri Lanka, is taking shelter at a mosque in the city of Negombo, where an uneasy mix of high anxiety and extreme boredom hover over the room. Read the full story, “Pakistani and Afghan Refugees Seek Safe Haven in Sri Lanka”, on globalissues.org →
Adam Schiff Demands Authority Over Executive Branch Declassification, and Advanced Warning of Investigative Content…
Oh, this is rich…. Shifty and hyper-partisan Adam Schiff, quite possibly the world’s slimiest human, writes a letter (as below) to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Dan Coats, demanding legislative branch authority over executive branch declassification. The … Continue reading →
Is There Such A Thing As A Tent That's Too Big?
*Gov. John Bel Edwards (D)-- The DNC will spend any money you send them to save him* "I call on the overwhelming bipartisan majority of legislators who voted for it to join me in continuing to build a better Louisiana," wrote Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards just before he signed one of the country's most draconian anti-Choice bills, "that cares for the least among us and provides more opportunity for everyone." Edwards ran as a Democrat. With his signature on the bill yesterday, Edwards helped the GOP with their pledge to get Roe v Wade overturned by the Trumpist Supreme Court. ... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, “Overheard in a Dream”
2002, “Overheard in a Dream”
"A Look to the Heavens"
“This colorful cosmic skyscape features a peculiar system of galaxies cataloged as Arp 227 some 100 million light-years distant. Swimming within the boundaries of the constellation Pisces, Arp 227 consists of the two galaxies prominent on the left; the curious shell galaxy NGC 474 and its blue, spiral-armed neighbor NGC 470. *Click image for larger size.* The faint, wide arcs or shells of NGC 474 could have been formed by a gravitational encounter with neighbor NGC 470. Alternately the shells could be caused by a merger with a smaller galaxy producing an effect analogous to ripples... more »
"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 e... more »
Chet Raymo, “Take My Arm”
*“Take My Arm”* by Chet Raymo “I'm sure I have referenced here before the poems of Grace Schulman, she who in inhabits that sweet melancholy place between "the necessity and impossibility of belief." Between, too, the necessity and impossibility of love. Belief and love. They have so much in common, yet are as distinct as self and other. How strange that two people can hitch their lives together, on a whim, say, or wild intuition, knowing little if nothing about the other's hiddenness, about things that even the other does not fully understand and couldn’t articulate even if he di... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. Thanks for stopping by!
"Write Your Worries On the Sand"
"I walked slowly out on the beach. A few yards below high-water mark I stopped and read the words again: WRITE YOUR WORRIES ON THE SAND. I let the paper blow away, reached down and picked up a fragment of shell. Kneeling there under the vault of the sky, I wrote several words, one above the other. Then I walked away, and I did not look back. I had written my troubles on the sand. The tide was coming in." - Arthur Gordon
"The Center Of The Universe..."
“When science discovers the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to find they are not it.” - Bernard Baily
Free Downloads: Olaf Stapledon, "The Works Of Olaf Stapledon"; "Star Maker", et al
* "Letters to the Future"* “In 1917 the author Olaf Stapledon published “Letters to the Future,” a series of 4 letters addressed to his great grandson in the year 1999. This post is Letter 1, excerpted. How remarkably relevant they seem today... “To my Great Grandson in early manhood. Sir, If ever you come upon this letter, forgive its preglacial dialect, and have patience to spell out its meaning. How gladly would I address you in whatever speech lives in your ears! The thoughts which follow must, I know, reach you only as dead and fragile specimens; but today they live. They fli... more »
The Poet: Wendell Berry, “The Contrariness of the Mad Farmer”
*“The Contrariness of the Mad Farmer”* “I am done with apologies. If contrariness is my inheritance and destiny, so be it. If it is my mission to go in at exits and come out at entrances, so be it. I have planted by the stars in defiance of the experts, and tilled somewhat by incantation and by singing, and reaped, as I knew, by luck and Heaven's favor, in spite of the best advice. If I have been caught so often laughing at funerals, that was because I knew the dead were already slipping away, preparing a comeback, and can I help it? And if at weddings I have gritted and gnashed... more »
Here Comes AOC: How She Is Changing U.S. Politics In Big Ways
*Peggy Nash* *Politics, * Her social media game is a big part of it. The youngest woman ever elected to the United States Congress, Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is a force to contend with. With clear and forthright language, she speaks the truth of people’s reality – and one that is rooted in her own lived experience. With a megawatt smile and a wink to her demographic, she also has verve and style. Two days after she debated 10-term incumbent congressman Joe Crowley last June during the primaries, she tweeted her lipstick shade, which promptly sold out on the Stila and Se... more »
S-400: Russia's UItimate Weapon to Shootdown Air Force F-15s and F-16s?
*Michael Peck* *Security, * [image: By Airman 1st Class Chad Warren - Acclaim Images, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13012462] Some have their doubts. *What’s particularly interesting is the contradictory perceptions between West and East. American, European and Israeli experts worry about the latest high-performance Russian surface-to-air missiles, such as the S-300, S-400 and S-500 systems, are making the skies too dangerous. They fear that older Cold War-era fourth-generation aircraft like the F-15 will suffer crippling losses, even if fifth-ge... more »
FBI Docs: Binge-drinker MLK an Accessory to Rape, Watched It Happen
[image: fbi-docs-binge-drinker-mlk-an-accessory-to-rape-watched-it-happen] After all these years, leftist historian David Garrow, the biographer of the sainted Martin Luther King, Jr., has admitted that King was a pervert with the morals of an alley cat.
Cannabis industry asks FDA for uniform production, packaging standards
The ideal standard for the cannabis industry, according to both hemp and marijuana insiders, would be to have a single set of rules around key business operations, from production to packaging and labeling. Cannabis industry asks FDA for uniform production, packaging standards is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Street Level Surveillance: Top 4 Ways They’re Spying on You
By Michael Boldin It’s not just the NSA, or their social media partners that are watching you. And it’s far more than your texts and... more »
Tennessee Couple Has Baby Ripped from Womb and Kidnapped Because They are an Interracial Couple
The nightmare of a Tennessee couple who was forced to have a cesarean birth and then had their newborn baby daughter medically kidnapped while traveling through Connecticut on their way to a vacation destination in Maine continues. See our previous articles for the background information. While fighting for the custody of their daughter and while attempting to get their case transferred to their home state of Tennessee, Connecticut DCF is reportedly making them drive 20 hours one way from Tennessee to Connecticut each week for a 2-hour visitation with their baby daughter. The Conne... more »
Spacey Lawyer Says Accuser Deleted ‘Exculpatory’ Messages
An attorney for Spacey's accuser declined to comment.
Police: 11 People Killed in Shooting at Virginia Beach Municipal Center; Suspect is Dead
A spokeswoman for the FBI said the bureau is responding to assist Virginia Beach police.
Coming up: Australia's Cricket World Cup to get underway against Afghanistan
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Five-time winner Australia will get its Cricket World Cup defence underway against the sport's newest Test team Afghanistan at 10:30pm AEST. Bookmark our live blog to follow all the action later tonight.
Highway to Kakadu worst road in NT, but opinion divided on speed limit changes
The speed limit on the road to one of Australia's most famous national parks is put under review following a series of deadly crashes. But speed has long been a contentious subject in the Territory, and the move has polarised residents.
Adelaide couple bringing quality healthcare to struggling Ugandans
Michael and Kim Findlay have moved back to Adelaide but they continue to run a hospital delivering crucial healthcare to thousands of Ugandans from their home office.
How Tottenham Hotspur went from mediocrity to Champions League headliners
The road to Madrid and a Champions League final against Liverpool has been a rocky one, writes Timothy Fernandez, sparked by an unlikely superstar and steered by a master manager.
Knickers and nappies — what dogs eat when you're not looking
With only 3-6 per cent of all pet owners signed-up for pet insurance, your best friend's unusual meal choices could leave you out of pocket.
Fighting the 'food paradox': How far would you go to feed yourself?
In Tasmania's deep south, a group regularly gathers to learn age-old skills of culling and "dressing" animals for meat and preserving fruit and vegetables. They say it's becoming more mainstream as the ethics and availability of food weighs on peoples' minds.
'Broken, humiliated' and only $27 in the bank: Rental stress hits in Queensland
A drop in incomes, a lack of full-time work and high cost of living pushes regional Queensland households to be the worst in the nation for mortgage and rental stress, where more than a third of their income goes to putting a roof over their heads.
'Predatory' payday lender accused of exploiting vulnerable remote communities
Hundreds of Indigenous people living in communities across the West Australian desert are being signed up to loans by a Gold Coast-based lender they can neither afford nor understand, advocacy groups say.
As Beaufort Street struggles, a former industrial car yard strip shows how a high street can thrive
The sudden closure of two popular Mount Lawley bars sparks fears for Perth's once bustling Beaufort Street entertainment strip, but the former car yard hub of East Victoria Park shows how a suburb can revitalise itself.
With his last press conference, David Pocock cemented his place among sporting greats
In his final press conference, marking the end of his Super Rugby career, David Pocock perfectly illustrated what his legacy to the game, and Australian sport, would be.
Yousef Wajeeh
May 31, 2019: Yousef Wajeeh, 18, was killed by Israeli police officers in occupied East Jerusalem, after he reportedly stabbed and injured two Israelis, and attempted to attack a police officer. Israeli sources said the Palestinian came from the West Bank to attend Friday prayers in Al-Aqsa Mosque, on the last Friday of Ramadan. Israeli… The post Yousef Wajeeh appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog.
Abdullah Luay Gheith
May 31, 2019: Abdullah Luay Gheith, 16, was killed by Israeli soldiers near the West Bank city of Bethlehem while trying to enter Jerusalem for Friday prayers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Media sources said the soldiers shot and killed Abdullah, from the southern West Bank city of Hebron, after opening fire at him and several… The post Abdullah Luay Gheith appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog.
PBS Airs 2 Segments on Cell Phone and WiFi Radiation Exposure Risks. What Does This Mean for PBS’ Sesame Street Character, “Smartie” The Smartphone?”
By B.N. Frank Thanks to Environmental Health Trust for reporting about these segments: Burt Wolf’s Travels and Traditions, which is broadcasted on PBS, aired two... more »
The UN Torture Report On Assange Is An Indictment Of Our Entire Society
[image: undefined] On the eighth of April, shortly before London police forcibly carried WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange out of the Ecuadorian embassy, a doctor named Sondra S Crosby wrote a letter to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights requesting that the office look into Assange’s case. Today, following a scorching rebuke of multiple governments by UN Special Rapporteur on torture Nils Melzer, mass media outlets around the world are reporting that Julian Assange has been found to be the victim of brutal psychological torture. Melzer, who by his ow... more »
The Drug War Is Totally Idiotic
[image: undefined] Pardon me for being blunt, but it would be difficult to find anything more idiotic than the war on drugs, an ongoing federal program that has been enacted and enforced by both Republicans and Democrats for decades. The program is sheer idiocy in that its supporters continue to keep it going despite the manifest failure, violence, ruination of lives, expense, racism, and destruction of liberty and privacy that this federal program has produced and continues to produce. But hope springs eternal in the minds of the drug war’s supporters and enforcers. Each new drug ... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- May 31, 2019
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attend a news conference, after a meeting in the Black sea resort of Sochi on 14 February, 2019 [File: Reuters/Sergei Chirikov] *Ali Bakeer, Al Jazeera:* *US 'maximum pressure' on Iran is empowering Russia in Syria* *Unable to sustain its Syrian campaign, Iran is rapidly losing ground to Russia.* The Syrian regime is suffering from the worst economic crisis since the outbreak of the Syrian revolution in 2011. The acute shortages of fuel, gas and electricity have frustrated even the staunchest loyalists who now ... more »
ALAN DERSHOWITZ IS BAMBOOZLING TRUMP -- AND THE PUBLIC -- ABOUT THE SUPREME COURT AND IMPEACHMENT
The president thinks he could appeal an impeachment to the Supreme Court. That's not how it works. Asked during a Q&A session with reporters whether he’s concerned about getting impeached, Trump said, “I can’t imagine the courts allowing it.” ... There’s just one problem. As Lawfare’s Quinta Jurecic explained last month when Trump posted tweets suggesting he’d appeal his impeachment to the Supreme Court, the courts have nothing to do with it. Impeachment is a congressional process: [W]ithout a dramatic change in the underlying case law, Trump’s suggestion of appealing an impeachmen... more »
Police: Multiple People Hurt in Virginia Beach Shooting
A spokeswoman for the FBI said the bureau is responding to assist Virginia Beach police.
The Daily Brief 2019-05-30
This is a summary of 19 AMN articles on the following subjects: ISIS, Syria, Tanf, Albukamal, Iraq, Germany, US, Hamas, Palestine, Idlib, Turkey, Golan, Palmyra, Kilis. Turkey, Russia, Iran, IRGC, Baghdadi, UK, PKK, Hama, Saudi, Latakia, Spain, Hezbollah. Categories covered in this brief: Syria, Iraq, Turkey, Iran, Middleeast, World-News, Gulf Let us know how you […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Damascus rejects Arab Summit’s criticism of Iran’s presence in Syria
The government in Damascus has rejected the final statement of the Arab emergency summit held in Saudi Arabia, which criticizes what it called “Iranian intervention” into Syrian affairs, AP reports. Damascus said the statement was an unacceptable interference in the internal affairs of Syria. The Iranian presence is “legitimate because it came at the request of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Large Russian airlifters arrive in Syria, likely transporting heavy weapons
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:40 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force reportedly delivered a new supply of weapons to Syria this evening after two of their airlifters were tracked arriving in southwestern Latakia. According to the website Flight Tracker, two Antonov An-124 airlifters arrived at the Hmeimim Airbase in southwestern Latakia this evening. The An-124 is the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
KILLER IN YOUR MOUTH: REMOVE AMALGAM FILLINGS AND YOU WILL BE HEALED OF MANY DISEASES
New research proves just how damaging mercury is to the brain. Root canals and fillings are routinely filled with this toxic substance, leaving mercury to run havoc in the bloodstream. Updated article, originally published June 2015... The post KILLER IN YOUR MOUTH: REMOVE AMALGAM FILLINGS AND YOU WILL BE HEALED OF MANY DISEASES appeared first on Healing Oracle.
More than 40 dead sawfish on Gina Rinehart's cattle station fuels concern about water plan
More than 40 sawfish die in the Fitzroy River catchment, known to be the world's last stronghold for the species.
Sisters document gene tests to help young women get jump on cancer
Amanda Pernechele and her sister Jess Smith face a very real risk of developing cancer, and they're taking to social media in the hope of influencing young women to nip cancer in the bud.
Trump denies ordering warship named after John McCain to be hidden
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The Pentagon's acting chief, Patrick Shanahan, says he never authorised attempts to make sure US President Donald Trump would not see the USS John S McCain at its home port in Japan.
The cafe swapping buckets of rubbish for gelato
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The owner of a beachside cafe has come up with a waste-busting idea to swap buckets of rubbish for a scoop of gelato.
Blood pressure is a silent killer. Here's how to take back control
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A blood pressure test can feel confusing and damning, with cryptic results like 145/90 or 120/80. So what do these numbers mean? And is there anything you can do to change them and reduce your risk?
How one town defied the system to take refugee resettlement into its own hands
A coastal paradise town becomes a safe haven for refugees, despite being outside of a government-supported resettlement zone.
"Economic Market Snapshot 5/31/19"
• Gregory Mannarino, "Post Market Wrap Up 5/31/19: US Economy - Stairway To Heaven, Or Hell" - https://www.traderschoice.net/ • MarketWatch Market Summary - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary • CNN Market Data: - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ CNN Fear And Greed Index: - http://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/
Absorption by the feeling body of mankind with the finite sense
-below follows quote from this book -Mark 1) -Summit University Press, 1997 pp. 10-11. .................................................................................................................. 2) related: https://balance10.blogspot.com/2019/05/dismas-dying-thief-to-whom-jesus.html ...................................................... ............................................................. 3) I know how lovingly the minute spirits of spring, the devas of the flower kingdom, the sylphs of the air and the lovely undines of the water... more »
Chelsea Manning’s Legal Team Challenge Harsh Fines Levied Against Her By Federal Court
Chelsea Manning requested a hearing to challenge the harsh fines levied to force her to testify before the grand jury investigating WikiLeaks. The post Chelsea Manning’s Legal Team Challenge Harsh Fines Levied Against Her By Federal Court appeared first on Shadowproof.
The Fed’s too slow
There are a number of weaknesses to using “central planning” in the implementation of monetary policy. Today we see another example—slow decision-making. Whereas markets move at lightening speed, committees of bureaucrats tend to move quite slowly. In 2008, that slowness created a deep recession. I don’t expect that outcome his year, but policy has recently […] The post The Fed’s too slow appeared first on Econlib.
Firing of Weapon by Marine on Border Under Investigation
The Marine is among about 2,100 active duty troops assigned to support the Border Patrol along the southwest border.
Kenny Rogers Admitted to Hospital, Treated for Dehydration
"He plans on sticking around through the years to come."
World News Briefs -- May 31, 2019 (Evening Edition)
*Daily Mail:* *Trump claims his Mexican border tariffs are 'about stopping drugs as well as illegals' amid market plunge* * Trump announced tariffs on Mexico of 5 percent beginning on June 10 * Said in tweets that he'd raise them gradually until illegal immigration stops * Dow opened 270 points down on Friday on news of the tariffs and fluctuated * Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador meanwhile sent his foreign secretary to Washington for emergency discussions * Senate Finance Chairman Chuck Grassley said tariffs are a 'misuse' of Trump's tariff authority, because they're a... more »
U.S. Attorney General William Barr Responds To Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Remarks On Wednesday
“I’m going to make the decisions based on the law and the facts and I realize that's in tension with the political climate we live in because people are more interested in getting their way politically." -- AG Barr tells @JanCBS More on @CBSEveningNews & @CBSThisMorning Friday. pic.twitter.com/h1zG8NLaGG — CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) May 30, 2019 *CBS News:* *Does Barr think Obama officials committed treason? "Not as a legal matter, no"* Attorney General William Barr said he does not think some Obama-era Justice Department officials who oversaw the Russia investigation co... more »
Hitler's Tank Destroyer: Meet the Fearsome Hetzer Tank
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: By Adamicz - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11822462] A big part of the Nazi war machine. By 1943 it was obvious to the Germans that their tank production could not keep pace with battlefield losses. One of their efforts to expedite weapons production was the conversion of old, outdated tank chassis into tank destroyers, or Jagdpanzers. Early efforts demonstrated the rushed and sometimes rough mating of a small, old tank with a large, powerful gun. The Marder seriesespecially appeared cu... more »
What’s That In the Sky? An Army Robot Zeppelin
*Michael Peck* *Security, Americas* Now the U.S. Army wants a mobile balloon that can move autonomously as a floating drone. Balloons have been a military tool since the American Civil War. Though displaced by 1918 by their newfangled, heavier-than-air cousin, the airplane, they have since made a comeback in the twenty-first century as surveillance platforms. And now the U.S. Army wants a mobile balloon that can move autonomously as a floating drone. Current aerostats—tethered balloons—suffer from the same drawbacks that plagued their use by the Union Army or the Kaiser’s soldi... more »
NYU Nixes Journalism Class About Dealing With the “Far Right” Over Lack of Interest
[image: nyu-nixes-journalism-class-about-dealing-with-the-far-right-over-lack-of-interest] In a case of karmic retribution, NYU has cancelled a class set to be given by a former Media Matters and *New Yorker* staffer who accused an ICE agent of having a Nazi tattoo.
"The Idlib Escalation"
*Following up on yesterday's info packed post:* Syria/ Idlib: No Fly Zone Negotiations,Turkey, Russia, PKK & Operation Claw....Unsure who Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi is? Other then the op/ed below is his. First time I've seen his work. That all said it's a solid article, in my opinion. Though I don't agree with every bit of it. The author has numerous outbound links that should be read, of course. Some of them are linked here- the rest are accessible by visiting author's site "The north-west of Syria, specifically the Idlib region, saw a large-scale military escalation in May 2019, with ... more »
To tackle climate change, immigration and threats to democracy, Europe's fractious new Parliament will have to work together
Garret Martin, Professorial Lecturer, American University School of International Service at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 7 hours ago
Populists didn't do well enough in the EU's recent elections to destroy Europe from within. But with far-right and far-left parties winning new seats, consensus on key issues looks ever less likely.
Rep. Collins Identifies Peter Strzok as Likely FBI Official Who Leaked Grand Jury Information and Prosecution Declined…
This is rather stunning. In letters from Representative Doug Collins to Inspector General Horowitz and AG Bill Barr, Collins identifies Deputy Asst. Director Peter Strzok as the official who leaked grand jury information to the media and yet the DOJ … Continue reading →
Jeb Bush: Frying Reform Baloney for Michigan
The Detroit News just ran a Jeb Bush fluff piece chock full of reformy baloney (reformaloney?) and an embarrassing lack of those fact thingies. It's helpful to know that the writer is Ingrid Jacques, deputy editorial page editor, and a graduate of Hillsdale College, the noted far-right Libertarian college with close ties to the DeVos family and the Trump administration (you may remember them as the school that Senator Pat Toomey tried to give a big fat tax exemption gift). There he is, going big with the passion.The piece was written on the occasion of Bush coming to Michigan to tal... more »
Making your kids go vegan can mean jail time in Belgium
On May 16, the Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium issued an opinion that will allow the imprisonment of parents who enforce a vegan diet on their children. The academy ruled that veganism is unethical for children because it can lead to health problems as they grow, according to Belgian publication Le Soir. It is […] The post Making your kids go vegan can mean jail time in Belgium appeared first on Health Nut News.
ALERT: Certified Organic Food Grown in U.S. Found Contaminated with Glyphosate Herbicide
Think you can avoid glyphosate by buying organic? Think again. A new investigation by Tropical Traditions reveals that many products in the organic grain market in the U.S. contain glyphosate residue at levels almost the same as conventional grains. With over 80% of the U.S. food supply now reportedly contaminated with the herbicide glyphosate, many […] The post ALERT: Certified Organic Food Grown in U.S. Found Contaminated with Glyphosate Herbicide appeared first on Health Nut News.
Pamela Anderson: Assange Is a Scapegoat, Not a Criminal
[image: undefined] So you say Julian Assange interfered with U.S. elections? Well, then let me tell you the truth: This whole saga of “foreign intervention” is fundamentally absurd, and mainstream opinion painfully misguided. No one interfered with the right of voters to inform themselves freely, choose their own candidate, and make their vote count—not Julian, not WikiLeaks, and not even the Russians. The elections have neither been rigged, nor have voters been intimidated or deceived by misinformation. The only thing that happened is that the disclosure of true information about ... more »
Mango harvesting robot to take the grunt work out of fruit picking
The world's first automated mango picking robot has been used to harvest fruit in central Queensland.
Tug-of-war with China on the agenda, but there's more to Morrison's 'historic' trip
On Sunday Scott Morrison will become the first Australian Prime Minister to visit Honiara in more than a decade. And though the visit is being framed in the Pacific tug-of-war with China, it goes deeper than that, writes Nick Sas.
The private Facebook groups where tomb raiders sell stolen treasures
Opportunistic tomb raiders turn to Facebook to sell antiquities stolen in the wake of the Arab Spring uprisings.
The Black Knight and the Iron Maiden: A love story entwined with an island's devastating past
Their ancestors were on opposite sides of a lucrative and devastating mining project that changed a Pacific island forever. And yet, their love bloomed.
High expectations for Marise Payne's new role as Minister for Women
Australia's newly minted Minister for Women has been advocating behind the scenes for women in the Liberal Party for decades. But Marise Payne has her work cut out for her in this new job.
'Letting the perfect get in the way of the good': Climate groups reflect on election
Many green groups invested significant resources ahead of the federal election, campaigning against the Adani mine and for stronger climate policies. But did they fail to read public sentiment and, in fact, help the Coalition to victory?
Seconds after he took this picture, the photographer was shot in the head
A moment of joy in a warzone turned to horror when the photographer behind this image was shot in the head. He's spent decades searching for the piano-playing soldier who saved his life.
'You are loved': The words of a stranger saved Natasha's life, now she's spreading notes of hope
After a stranger's powerful words helped Natasha Young turn her life around, she started a group called "The Living Project" — tying laminated messages of hope on the Brisbane bridge where she considered ending her life. But council is removing the notes despite a suicide prevention program saying the messages should be allowed.
'Smith and Warner are just a class above': Waugh backs duo to deliver at World Cup
He's unorthodox, even a tad fidgety at the crease, but the stats don't lie — Steve Smith is the jewel in Australia's crown. In fact, he and David Warner enter this year's World Cup among the best-ranked batters across all participating nations.
How our public toilets shine light on centuries of oppression
With the quality and quantity of public toilets in decline, it’s time for a reckoning — and that means acknowledging how contemporary design disadvantages some more than others.
Meet the first Aussie woman to run 800m in under two minutes in a decade
She suffered through an eating disorder, anxiety and depression in her late teens and early 20s, but Catriona Bisset has overcome it all to become our fastest 800m women's runner in years. Now, she's setting her sights on next year's Tokyo Olympics.
The Coalition faces the same tricky situations as is did before the election
If Scott Morrison's job in this term of the Parliament is to run a better government, it is Anthony Albanese's job to switch the political focus on to the Coalition, writes Laura Tingle.
Is Roundup the next asbestos?
It's been touted as the next asbestos and compared to the cover-ups by big tobacco companies last century, but agribusiness giant Monsanto insists Roundup doesn't cause cancer.
Trump Derangement Syndrome Vaccine Now Available
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China Warns Canada There Are Consequences If They Side With The U.S.
*Reuters:* *China hopes Canada understands consequences of siding with U.S.* BEIJING (Reuters) - China hopes Canada understands the consequences of siding with the United States and doing its bidding, China’s foreign ministry said on Friday, after U.S. Vice President Mike Pence called for the release of two Canadians detained in China. Chinese authorities detained Canadian businessman Michael Spavor and former diplomat Michael Kovrig in December, shortly after Canada arrested China-based Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s Chief Financial Officer, Meng Wanzhou, on a U.S. warrant. She f... more »
In landmark move, Illinois lawmakers approve adult-use cannabis program that could hit $2 billion in sales
Illinois on Friday became the country’s first state to legalize recreational marijuana cultivation and sales through its Legislature, a landmark move that paves the way for the creation of one of the nation’s largest adult-use cannabis markets offering "huge" business opportunities. In landmark move, Illinois lawmakers approve adult-use cannabis program that could hit $2 billion in sales is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Google says no to cannabis-related service apps in its play store
Tech giant Google banned all marijuana-related apps from its play store, meaning Android phone users now won’t be able to download apps that facilitate home delivery or other services. The ban went into effect May 29, the Digital Journal reported, and Google said in a statement: “We don’t allow apps that facilitate the sale of […] Google says no to cannabis-related service apps in its play store is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Colombia has 100-plus licensed cannabis firms, but only a handful have registered cultivars
Interest in Colombia’s medical marijuana market is booming, but a Marijuana Business Daily analysis shows that – out of over 100 licensed cannabis companies operating in the country – few have finished registering their first cultivars, a prerequisite to growing crops for commercial purposes. So far, no company is selling or exporting medical cannabis commercially. That […] Colombia has 100-plus licensed cannabis firms, but only a handful have registered cultivars is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Curaleaf Q1 marijuana revenue climbs to $35.3 million
Curaleaf, a Massachusetts-based, vertically integrated cannabis company, reported first-quarter revenue of $35.3 million, up from $9.1 million for the same period in 2018. Net loss for the company in the period totaled $10.8 million versus $3.4 million last year. Curaleaf, which agreed to acquire Cura Partners in a nearly $1 billion deal earlier this month, […] Curaleaf Q1 marijuana revenue climbs to $35.3 million is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Tennessee Couple Has Baby Ripped from Womb and Kidnapped Because They are an Interracial Couple
The nightmare of a Tennessee couple who was forced to have a cesarean birth and then had their newborn baby daughter medically kidnapped while traveling through Connecticut on their way to a vacation destination in Maine continues. See our previous articles for the background information. While fighting for the custody of their daughter and while attempting to get their case transferred to their home state of Tennessee, Connecticut DCF is reportedly making them drive 20 hours one way from Tennessee to Connecticut each week for a 2 hour visitation with their baby daughter. The Conne... more »
AG William Barr on DOJ/FBI Conduct in 2016: “Things are just not jiving” – Full Interview and Transcript…
U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr gave a 48 minute interview to CBS on a variety of issues related to recent events. The interview is packed with insight about the ongoing DOJ investigations of prior DOJ and FBI conduct in the … Continue reading →
Trump Heads Off To Celebrate England’s Increasing Chaos (And Ours)
*by Noah* I know lots of people like England and get all warm and fuzzy just thinking about the place. People who know me well know that I’m not one of those. To me, England is just some bizarre theme park celebration of centuries of drunkenness and inbreeding where thoughtless tradition and odious heritage are lionized on an hourly basis. To me, England is just an island Alabama or Mississippi, with a few castles thrown in for the tourists, along with some decrepit “stately homes” that serve as the physical, social, and moral equivalents of the south’s former plantation homes. At... more »
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