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UV, dynamical problems are problems with a theory; IR, kinematic problems are just hard work for users
Luboš Motl, The Reference Frame - 21 hours ago
Elias Archer has asked whether and how string theory solves "difficulties and complications" that he sees in the quantum field theory on curved spacetime backgrounds. Well, I do understand this kind of a question. When I was leaving the high school, I still wasn't quite comfortable with quantum mechanics and I did think that string theory would revolutionize the understanding of the measurement so that it would look more materialistic, deterministic, or classical. This idea evaporated in a year; of course the postulates of quantum mechanics are extremely universal and string theory ...
I dropped by to pick up a reason
Avedon, Avedon's Sideshow - 21 hours ago
I really meant for this post to appear over a week ago, but at first I just didn't seem to be collecting many interesting links, and then I noticed I was getting extremely grumpy and gloomy and wanted to spend all my time watching and reading fiction. But, despite my misgivings, I hope you've managed to have decent holiday time and that you have a much better new year than I'm currently capable of envisioning. And now for the traditional Yuletide links: * Mark Evanier's wonderful Mel Tormé story, and here's the man himself in duet with Judy Garland. * Joshua Held's Christmas card...
How Theatre Can Foster Social Inclusion
Taiwo Afolabi, The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*Taiwo Afolabi* *Culture, The Americas* In Canada, refugees and immigrants are integral to the workforce because their productivity boosts economic development. Theatre can make them feel more included. As we bid the pandemic year goodbye and herald the new year, it’s worth asking about the kind of society Canada wants to be in 2021 and onward. I envision a country where people are not judged by the colour of their skin or where they are coming from, but by the quality of their character and their humanity. Perhaps one of the things year 2020 taught me is to steadfastly work to...
Oxford COVID Vaccine Authorized in the UK: Why This is a Key Moment
Michael Head, The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*Michael Head* *Coronavirus, Europe* At US$2-3 per shot, the cost per dose of the Oxford vaccine is much cheaper than the other leading vaccines, making it a potential long-term option for governments when the world is past the point of spending whatever it takes to get the coronavirus under control. The UK has become the first country to authorise the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for public use, with roll-out to start in the first week of 2021. This vaccine is the second to be authorised in the UK – following the Pfizer vaccine. The British government has ordered 100 mil...
The Post-Brexit Trade Deal Has Some Notable Gaps
David Phinnemore, The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*David Phinnemore* *Trade, Europe* The movement of capital, services and people between the UK and the EU will no longer be as free as it has been for much of the past 30 years. Plenty of political spin has already been applied to the post-Brexit UK-EU trade and cooperation agreement. This not only glosses over much of the detail, but it can also be decidedly misleading. For example, Boris Johnson, the UK prime minister, has claimed that “there will be no non-tariff barriers to trade”. This is not the case. A “job done, let’s move on” attitude generally ignores the practical imp...
Turkey is still bombing cities and villages indiscriminately in Syria
khalediskef, The Duran - 21 hours ago
The Turkish forces stationed north of “Manbij” in the eastern countryside of Aleppo targeted the villages to the northwest of the city with / 35 / artillery shells. Local sources said that the Turkish base in the “Al-Yashli” area yesterday bombed the villages of “Jamousiah, Umm Jaloud, Umm Lens and Jabal Al-Sayada” with artillery shells […]
Maneuvers by the US-backed “Maghawir Al-Thawra” faction in the Al-Tanf region in Syria
khalediskef, The Duran - 21 hours ago
Militants of the US-backed “Commando Revolutionary” faction carried out night maneuvers in the “Al-Tanf” region near the American base on the Syrian border with Iraq. A local source reported that the faction’s militants, who are supported, armed and financed by the United States, carried out the maneuver with live ammunition, and that American forces officers […]
Investigation into Elaine Chao’s Close CCP Ties.
FreeSpeechFan, The Duran - 21 hours ago
source China Observer – Vision Times SUBSCRIBE US Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, the husband of U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, has suddenly surrendered in the election battle. On Dec. 15, he not only acknowledged Biden as president-elect, but also warned the Republican Party to not to oppose the congressional certification of the electoral votes, […]
Newsmax piece EXPOSES the MSM coup conspiracy lie [Video]
Seraphim Hanisch, The Duran - 21 hours ago
No doubt everyone here that is interested in the American election has been smacked with the mantra of “baseless” when it comes to any dispute about the election having been hit with major fraud. ALL the big networks, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and most distressing of all, Fox News, have been repeating this word like […]
Will 2021 Be the Year of Global Economic Collapse? Or Global Recovery?
Dewey Fernfield, The Duran - 21 hours ago
source / The Money GPS What a year 2020 was. Super extremes in all directions. 2021 is very questionable. Some have suggested it’s the year of recovery. Others say a worsening crisis, leading to collapse. There are certainties though, higher taxation, more money printing, devaluation of currencies, and more control from the top on everyone […]
Subliminal mind conditioning ongoing since the advent of television
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 22 hours ago
Letter to the Editor The Hegelian PsyOps will never end due to the deliberate retardation of the population, the Epsilon agenda rolls on. Don’t expect anyone to wake up the Mandala effect (mass MK) has been ongoing since 1940s using divination trance subliminals (spellbinding) imbedded in tv programs…, followed by CERN and the spiders web […]
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jonjayray, EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 23 hours ago
* Black Man at Brown University Forced Out of His Job by Rich, White Leftists* Campus Reform has the story of Brown University police chief Mark Porter, who is black. White, affluent student activists at the Ivy League institution are driving him out of his job because social justice and reasons. Mark Porter, Executive Director and Chief of Brown University’s Department of Public Safety, will resign from his position after several months of student activism against the university’s police department. Porter — who served for more than fifteen years at Brown — was commended by Bro...
Ranger Rick
Willis Eschenbach, Skating Under The Ice - 23 hours ago
In this New Year, to counterbalance these most fractious times I thought I’d tell a tale of humanity and caring. I’ve had the privilege of living in a wide variety of countries and societies. And having not always been entirely sane myself, one way that I judge societies is by how they handle their crazy folks.…
Best of Mankiw: Errors and Tangles in the World’s Best-Selling Economics Textbooks
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 21 hours ago
Harvard's Greg Mankiw is taken to task by Serious Economist Peter Bofinger for some major howlers in Mankiw's textbooks.
How It All Began
Russ Curtis, International Bird Rescue - 23 hours ago
The 1971 oil spill on San Francisco Bay created an animal emergency like no other – leading to the humble formation of International Bird Rescue, 50 years ago this January. The post How It All Began appeared first on International Bird Rescue.
Tweets Of The Day
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 23 hours ago
World map showing countries reporting at least one case of the new coronavirus variant which first emerged in the UK, as of Jan 3 pic.twitter.com/ApZa1PJvSU — AFP News Agency (@AFP) January 4, 2021 Pentagon cites Iranian threats against Trump and other U.S. officials in ordering aircraft carrier Nimitz to stay in the Middle East https://t.co/WRwp9WYWVv — Eric Schmitt (@EricSchmittNYT) January 4, 2021 In an extraordinary rebuke of President Trump, all 10 living former secretaries of defense cautioned against any move to involve the U.S. military in pursuing claims of election fraud...
David Walter resurfaces with a Petition of Right to Queen Elizabeth 2 for re-establishment of Constitutional government
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 23 hours ago
by staff writers The Petition (below) to Queen Elizabeth 2 is the culmination of a 12 year battle between retired policeman David Walter and the Queensland Labor Party Government which has made judicial corruption an art form. Twelve years ago Walter stood up to the land-seizing communists of the Queensland Government after the Environment Department […]
Picture Of The Day
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 23 hours ago
Fireworks explode over the ancient Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis hill during New Year's day celebrations, in Athens, Greece, January 1, 2021. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis *WNU Editor:* The above picture came fropm this photo-gallery .... *World rings in 2021 and says good riddance to 2020* (Reuters).
U.S. Navy Prepping Special Operations For Major Power Warfare
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 23 hours ago
In this photo provided by U.S. Navy, the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Carrier Strike Groups steam in formation, in the South China Sea, Monday, July 6, 2020. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jason Tarleton/U.S. Navy) *FOX News:* *New Navy maritime strategy preps Special Ops for massive great power warfare * *New document highlights maritime Special Operations Forces as fundamental to major power warfare * They use night vision and high-speed maneuver to launch small targeted boat attacks under cover of darkness, swim underwater for long distances to...
January 4th – 2021 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #1446
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading → The post January 4th – 2021 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #1446 appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Monday January 4th – Open Thread
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading → The post Monday January 4th – Open Thread appeared first on The Last Refuge.
EU project targets safe food for infants
Joe Whitworth, Food Safety News - 23 hours ago
An EU-funded project aiming to boost food safety for infants in the European Union and China has begun. The Safe Food for Infants in the EU and China (SAFFI) project is planned to run until the end of August 2024 and involves academia, food safety authorities, infant food companies, and technology and data-science SMEs. EU... Continue Reading
Attorneys are already skirmishing over Parnell Feb. 24 hearing rules
Dan Flynn, Food Safety News - 23 hours ago
More than two months ahead of the evidentiary hearing over Stewart Parnell’s motion to vacate his conviction and sentence, his appellate attorneys and the government are disputing the ground rules. The government on Dec. 7 asked the court to “order setting a reasonable deadline for the parties to exchange exhibit and witness lists . .... Continue Reading
Rules for Racism
vonMesser, 'Nox & Friends - 1 day ago
This comes from a LtCol Thomas Kratman. The Colonel is retired Army, and has a couple of excellent series of science fiction books that I highly recommend . A DESERT CALLED PEACE is a series of 8-10 books about a dysfunctional United Nations and space travel. CALIPHATE is about what happens when Muslims take over all of Europe. Somewhere before the Summer of 2014, he wrote the “Rules for Leftisdt Racism”. I recently found them and felt they needed to be put forth. The Left’s 20 Rules of Racism:1. If you believe that general intelligence exists, is heritable and at … Continue reading →
Causation Of Climate Change: Was The Medieval Warm Period "Regional"?
Francis Menton, Manhattan Contrarian - 1 day ago
* Some commenters yesterday noted that the climate establishment has not just completely ignored the threat to their orthodoxy posed by the Medieval Warm Period and other similarly-warm pre-human-emissions eras. Initially, there was recognition that this issue could be important, and there was definitely some attempt to deal with it. * However, over time, the accumulation of evidence, particularly as to the existence Medieval Warm Period as a global phenomenon, gradually became overwhelming. * So — in the face of evidence that, under the normal precepts of the scientific method, wou...
Members of PA House and Senate Write Letter to McConnell and McCarthy to Dispute Fraudulent Election Results After 205,000 Bogus Votes Discovered
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Pennsylvania Reported 200,000 More Ballots Cast than People Who Voted – Will The State Now Legitimately Go to the Trump Column? Members of PA House and Senate Write Letter to McConnell and McCarthy to Dispute Fraudulent Election Results After 205,000 Bogus Votes Discovered by Jim Hoft, https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/ Retired Army Colonel and Pennsylvania State Senator Doug Mastriano …
Pedophiles, Traitors and Satanists Will Now Determine Your Physical Destiny! Your Spiritual Fate Is Still Up to You! Robert Griswold and Dave Hodges
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Pedophiles, Traitors and Satanists Will Now Determine Your Physical Destiny! Your Spiritual Fate Is Still Up to You! Robert Griswold and Dave Hodges by Dave Hodges, https://thecommonsenseshow.com/home I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year. However, there is nothing happy about a country that is passively accepting a stolen election because what will …
Situation Update, Jan 1st: Trump vs. The Globalist Genocide Machine
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Situation Update, Jan 1st: Trump vs. The Globalist Genocide Machine by Mike Adams, https://www.naturalnews.com/Index.html (Natural News) A global extermination agenda is under way, and human beings are scheduled to be eliminated from planet Earth. The genocidal agenda of the globalists requires absolute obedience by the masses who are being marched to their own demise, …
“I’m Choosing The Risk Of Getting COVID”: Over Half Of Health Care Workers At California Hospitals Refuse Vaccinations
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
“I’m Choosing The Risk Of Getting COVID”: Over Half Of Health Care Workers At California Hospitals Refuse Vaccinations by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ California’s health workers are refusing to take the new COVID-19 vaccines – with over half of frontline workers at one hospital unwilling to take it, and between 20% and 50% of workers at other facilities …
Iran Claims “Israeli Agent Provocateurs” Are Plotting Attacks On US Forces In Iraq
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
New intelligence from Iraq indicate that Israeli agent-provocateurs are plotting attacks against Americans—putting an outgoing Trump in a bind with a fake casus belli. Be careful of a trap, @realDonaldTrump. Any fireworks will backfire badly, particularly against your same BFFs. — Javad Zarif (@JZarif) January 2, 2021 Iran Claims “Israeli Agent Provocateurs” Are Plotting Attacks …
Fauci Says Mandatory COVID Vaccines Are “On The Table”, Especially For Travel, School
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Fauci Says Mandatory COVID Vaccines Are “On The Table”, Especially For Travel, School by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Anthony Fauci is being broadly slammed after admitting to the New York Times that he publicly lowballed his estimate of the Covid-19 herd immunity threshold, but, as Holman Jenkins writes in WSJ, it’s ludicrously late in the day to discover that …
A completely unexpected bipartisan win for civilization? This matters, a lot!
David Brin, CONTRARY BRIN - 9 hours ago
How on Earth did this slip past Mitch McConnell? By a vote of 81 to 13, the Senate on New Year's Day joined the House in overriding Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act. It was the first (and last) veto override of Trump’s presidency. Among the shifting reasons Trump gave for that veto were its requirement that military bases named after (incompetent) Confederate generals be renamed, and his demand for the repeal of protections from liability for online sites hosting the content of third parties. But I suspect the real reason was the inclusion in the bill of the...
Why We Need to Modernize Congress
William Yeatman, The National Interest - 23 hours ago
*William Yeatman* *Politics, The Americas* There is a hidden cost to an underfunded Congress—namely, our constitutional system loses a check on growing executive power. Earlier this month in the *Washington Post*, George Will took aim at the Congress’s institutional weakness. In his first two paragraphs, he empties both barrels: On Jan 3, the 111th Congress will convene. It’s not clear why. Presidents make war without congressional involvement. The declare “emergencies” with Congress’s permission, “repurposing” monies for projects did not authorize. The Constitution vests in Co...
Dutch study shows impact of foodborne disease
Joe Whitworth, Food Safety News - 1 day ago
Researchers have estimated the burden of disease from certain foodborne pathogens in the Netherlands in 2019. About 41 percent of the foodborne burden was associated with meat such as poultry, pork, beef and lamb. These products caused a third of all food-related fatal cases. Each year, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment... Continue Reading
January 4, 2021 – Reader Tips
Robert, Small Dead Animals - 1 day ago
This evening we are graced by two of the most beautiful living voices in the world, Andrea Bocelli and Alison Krauss. For an added bonus, here’s another duet with Bocelli featuring Canada’s own Céline Dion. It would be so gracious of you to leave some interesting tips for us all to explore.
Barça Blanks Huesca; Suarez Saves Atletico from Draw in 90th Minute
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
Barcelona, after its fiasco draw against Eibar last week, bounced back in El Alcoraz, with Lionel Messi back in the starting 11, and notched a 1-0 win against Huesca, although their rivals gave them a few anxious moments in the final minutes of play as they went – fruitlessly, it transpired – for the equalizer.
Man City Downs Chelsea on Road, Leicester Edges Newcastle
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
A great showing in the first half was all that Manchester City needed to take home three points for its 3-1 win over a defunct-looking Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Far from Home, Volunteer Docs Filling In at Overwhelmed Mexico City Hospitals
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
They decided to spend the Christmas and New Year’s holidays far from their homes and families because the battle is not over. Hundreds of doctors from all over Mexico have volunteered to come to Mexico City to lend their support to their colleagues in the capital’s overflowing hospitals.
What Coronavirus? Miami Beach Party/Beach Scene Going Full Blast
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
Coronavirus? What coronavirus? That is what the thousands of tourists and local residents in Miami Beach seem to be thinking as they enjoy the barrier island city’s wide white-sand beaches, party at local nightspots and soak up the atmosphere of sunny streets where many forget that Florida is now seeing its worst days since the highly contagious and often deadly virus hit the Sunshine State.
Measures to Continue in Germany, Belgium; France Steps Up Vaccine Rollout
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
German Health Minister Jens Spahn has called for current lockdown measures in the country to be extended until the end of the month amid sustained high infection rates, while Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo said he would only consider easing current restrictions before March if the infection rate drops by at least half.
Thousands in Baghdad Mark 1st Anniversary of Soleimani’s Killing
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
Thousands of supporters of the Iraqi militia group the Popular Mobilization Forces took to the streets on Sunday to mark the first anniversary of the killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani by US forces in Iraq.
Indonesia Starts Sinovac Vaccine Distribution
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
Indonesia began distributing on Sunday 1.2 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine developed by the Chinese company Sinovac Biotech across all of its 34 provinces with a view to starting inoculating the population this month.
Search for Survivors in Norway Landslide Continues as 5 Confirmed Dead
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
Two more bodies were found overnight at a housing complex in Ask, southern Norway, that was buried by a landslide, bringing the death toll to five, while another five people were still missing, Norwegian authorities said on Sunday.
Nepal Tourist Arrivals Drop to 34-Year Low in 2020
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
The number of foreign tourists in Nepal plunged more than 80 percent in 2020, the lowest level in 34 years, according to official figures released on Sunday, as the coronavirus pandemic hit global travel.
Thailand Detects 315 New COVID-19 Cases, Prepares Tougher Restrictions
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
Thailand confirmed 315 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, most of them local infections as the country reels under the second wave of the coronavirus that began in mid-December and has forced the health authorities to prepare for harsher restrictions.
India Approves Emergency Use of AstraZeneca, Bharat Biotech Vaccines
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
India approved on Sunday two coronavirus vaccines for emergency use, one developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, and the other by local pharma Bharat Biotech, moving a step closer to one of the world’s largest inoculation campaigns against the COVID-19 pandemic.
China’s Tianwen-1 Probe Will Enter Mars’ Orbit in February
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
Chinese first probe to Mars, Tianwen-1, will enter the red planet’s orbit in February as planned, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Sunday.
Pelosi Seeks Reelection as House Speaker with Slim Majority
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
Nancy Pelosi, the highest-ranking Democrat in the United States Congress, will seek re-election as speaker of the House on Sunday with a narrow majority.
Suspected Islamist Militants Kill over 50 Civilians in Niger
Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago
A group of gunmen have killed at least 50 civilians and wounded nearly 20 in simultaneous attacks on two villages in Niger, authorities said on Sunday.
Every Lockdown Has A Silver Lining
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 1 day ago
"If I had known the lockdown could be so liberating on that front, I would have done it a lot sooner." Our very own @LisaLaFlammeCTV gave her answer to a popular viewer question – her hair! pic.twitter.com/3LY1wTKdrm — CTV National News (@CTVNationalNews) January 3, 2021 Related.
On IQ
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 1 day ago
IQ is not everything, but it is not nothing either; it plays some role in the life of an individual, and the average IQ of the population plays some role in the quality of life in a nation.
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