Sunday, August 25, 2019

25 August - iGoogle Portal - Tab 11



  • An Australian-first study monitoring supermarket price promotions over the course of a year has found junk foods were discounted twice as often as healthy foods, and were reduced...
  • 7-Eleven joined competitors and suppliers to recognise and celebrate amazing achievements at last night’s 2019 Australian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) gala dinner...

    • SunRice introduces the new Infusions Quick Rice range, a wholesome blend of rice and grains that are subtly infused with flavours of the world – which perfectly complements chicken...

  • We have never seen anything quite like this.  This week the skies above Brazil’s largest city turned black in the middle of the afternoon due to the massive wildfires that are currently...
  • Some of the things that are being done in the name of “scientific research” are almost too horrifying to talk about.  But it is vitally important that we shine a light on these practices...

    • What are we supposed to think when rather large earthquakes start happening in places that aren’t supposed to have large earthquakes?  2019 has been quite a year for seismic activity...

  • This app can tell you if AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon might be slowing down your streaming videos.
  • Apple doesn't want your ducking iPhone to have a potty mouth, but there's a way around that.

    • If counting sheep or melatonin isn't cutting it, Google might be able to help.

  • Note: The Dandelion Salad Page on Facebook cannot be accessed as my personal account is locked down. Now more than ever, please share the posts widely on your social media accounts...
  • Dandelion Salad Note: The Dandelion Salad Page on Facebook cannot be accessed as my personal account is locked down. Now more than ever, please share the posts widely on your social...

    • Note: The Dandelion Salad Page on Facebook cannot be accessed as my personal account is locked down. Now more than ever, please share the posts widely on your social media accounts...

  • Just when things seemed to be settling down a little bit, our conflict with China has suddenly escalated to a dangerous new phase.  This is not simply just a “trade war” any longer...
  • Now even one of the biggest banks in the entire country is openly admitting that a “slowdown” is upon us.  Over the past week or so, the mainstream media has been filled with chatter...

    • No matter what happens with the U.S. economy, most of the credit or the blame is going to go to President Trump.  And now that the U.S. economy appears to be headed for big trouble, the...

      Eurasia Review



  • An international organization of Catholic exorcists said Thursday that the existence of Satan as a real and personal being is
  • The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that its benchmark revision to its job numbers shows that the economy created 501,000 fewer jobs

    • By Nick Cunningham The U.S. could “drown the world in oil” over the next decade, which, according to Global Witness,

  • Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org The changes occurring with our biosphere are taking place at an unimaginably exponential rate. In the meantime mainstream media continues...
  • Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org Heat and haze continues here in Northern California, while plastic particles are being found in the air from Colorado to the Alps, and...

    • Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org The pace of dire unfolding frontline news events is accelerating exponentially. Increasingly unprecedented wild weather scenarios...

  • South Korea has formally terminated an intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan, as relations between the two countries have reached their lowest point since they formally recognized...
  • Iraq’s largest Shia militia, which controls parts of Iraq’s territory that were aptured from the Islamic State, has accused the United States and Israel for a series of mystery...

    • A leaked report authored by the Palestinian National Authority’s intelligence service warns that economic depression and lack of opportunity may soon spark a popular uprising...

      Joniopolis



  •           I’m excited. I love teaching writing and on Saturday, September 14th I get another opportunity. I teach what to do, and I also teach what not to do. One of the nots is overwriting...

  • Join Today!

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  •           Does your mind ever play tricks on you?  It must.  This is why we all enjoy optical illusions and close-up magic.  We marvel that we can stare at one thing and...

  • Doggerel Days

    19 days ago

    •           Doggerel is a word which means an irregular, silly, or badly written rhyme. I’m going to assume that its origins trace to my own dogs’ ancestors who were undoubtedly...

      Niqnaq



  • MI6 to Ramp Up Operations in EU as Brexit Deadline Looms Nearer Svetlana Ekimenko, Sputnik News, Aug 25 2019 MI6 is sending more of its agents to the EU as the Brexit deadline draws nearer...
  • Dr Bouthaina Shaaban: the #SyrianArabArmy will remove all the #Turkish 'observation posts' in #Syria, as it is clear the #Erdogan regime has been directly supporting the HTS/Nusra...
  • the war on minds

    8 hours ago

    • @lemesurierjames Can you respond to the inquiry from @PhilipWatson_ rather than blocking him? You and your colleague @HamishDBG are implicated in propaganda and warcrimes and...

      Inter Press ServiceInter Press Service



  • As protests in Hong Kong continue over the weekend, thousands of people joined hands to form a human chain that stretched across the city on Friday. It was yet another demonstration...
  • Fourteen-year-old Fanta lives in a tent in a settlement in Zamaï, a village in the Far North Region of Cameroon with her mother and two brothers. They came here more than a year ago after...

    • August is the month of major political crises in Brazil, but no one suspected that an environmental issue would be the trigger for the storms threatening the government of President...

    The Moderate Voice



  • In The Spider’s Web by Chaim Eliav, adapted as a graphic novel by Avraham Ohayon; Feldheim Publishers; © 2019; ISBN 9781680-251074; 139 pages. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –...
  • FOR MADMEN ONLY

    2 days ago
  • "So, as Donald heads to the G-7 to discuss with heads of state the solutions to the global crises unfolding before our very eyes, will he, once again, deliver his trademarked one-finger...

    • Pigs really do fly. That is according to flight attendant Patricia Leung, who was interviewed by Yahoo Canada for a story titled Ask The Expert: Can your outfit get you a flight upgrade?...

  • Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) has clearly gotten under the skin of President Trump, who has frequently attacked the first-term congresswoman in starkly racist terms and even lobbied...
  • It’s hard to keep track of all the China tariff action these days. Here’s a short primer. Imports from China have been broken into lists, which are just what they sound like: lists...

    • Former Republican lawmaker Joe Walsh officially announced his longshot run for the presidential nomination on Sunday, challenging President Donald Trump. After hinting...

      RSS Feed for Author: Paul Craig Roberts



  • The INF Treaty was perhaps the most important of all of the arms control agreements achieved by American 20th century presidents and now abandoned in the 21st century by US neoconservative...
  • As Baquet believes he can explain President Trump in terms of racism and white supremacy, perhaps he thinks it is no big deal to explain the entire country and its history this way. Baquet's...

    • The New York Times has begun the "1619 Project," which it intends to take into the school system, that intentionally or unintentionally will pave the road to genocide by demonizing...

      Unexplained Mysteries



  • An unprecedented procedure could help to ensure the continued survival of the critically endangered species. Situated in Kenya's Ol Pejeta Conservancy...
  • A young driving fan from Germany ended up crashing after repeatedly taking his parents' car out on a joyride. The boy, who lives in Soest, first took...

    • The case is believed to be the first time that someone has been accused of committing a crime aboard the ISS. Astronaut Anne McClain, who returned to...

  • A rare weather phenomenon for the southern hemisphere - Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) - is amassing in the polar stratosphere. This may lead to unusual or extreme weather in...
  • An unprecedented wildfire is burning on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain’s Canary Islands since August 17, 2019. Although it has now started to subside, it engulfed around 10 000...

    • Intense effusive activity from numerous vents at Stromboli volcano in Italy has resumed again on August 18, 2019, after several days decreased activity. Frequent and often strong...

  • An Illinois resident who was hospitalized after suffering severe respiratory illness related to vaping has died, state health officials reported Friday...
  • The CDC reports the first death from severe lung injuries related to vaping. The adult from Illinois is among 193 potential cases in 22 states of people hospitalized for lung injuries...

    • Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has just finished treatment for pancreatic cancer, the U.S. Supreme Court announced Friday.

  • Reading Time: 4 minutes When it comes to immigration, White House aide Stephen Miller is steering the ship of state. Is he outshining the president? We are asking the president in an...
  • Reading Time: 1 minute Amid signs of a new recession looming, it’s worth remembering that regular people will suffer most. The post Nobody Will Bail Out Ordinary People When the...

    • Reading Time: 3 minutes Stunning facts about elephants, revealing great intelligence and depth of feeling, and videos showing them reacting to music as humans do. Elephants got...

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