Friday, September 25, 2020

25 September - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 5

10 pm MDT
“No original data”: Stem cell researchers in Japan up to nine retractions
Adam Marcus, Retraction Watch - 16 hours ago
A group of researchers in Japan who study oral stem cells has lost at least nine papers for fabricated data. We reported on this group, from Aichi Gakuin University in Nagoya, last year after they lost two papers in PLOS ONE for image manipulation. The new retraction notice appears in the Journal of Oral Biosciences, … Continue reading “No original data”: Stem cell researchers in Japan up to nine retractions
Samsung's Monster 8-Series 82-Inch 4K HDTV: The Value King?
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * No, this particular set doesn’t come with the much-coveted QLED or OLED display, but that really shouldn’t scare you off—it’s definitely more than passable for everyday TV-watching and family movie nights. As each year passes, HDTVs do seem to be getting bigger and bigger. Within five to ten years, it wouldn’t be a stretch to claim that most American family rooms will have a set that’s 85 inches or larger. If you don’t want to wait another decade to splurge on one of these mammoth HDTVs, look no further than Samsung’s 82-inch 8 Series LED 4K HDTV...
North Korea Has Agreed to Denuclearization. Could Donald Trump Achieve Success?
Bruce W. Bennett, Soo Kim, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Bruce W. Bennett, Soo Kim* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2YLF9OCHXP&share=true] If re-eected, Trump should resume diplomatic efforts, including offering aid for compliance. President Trump came into office determined to rein-in the North Korean nuclear weapon program. The President viewed the North’s nuclear weapons with their ballistic missile delivery means as a clear threat to the United States and its regional allies. The feverish pace of North Korean ballistic missile and nuclear weapon tests in 2017 demo...
Shipwrecks Waiting to Happen: Three of the Worst Aircraft Carriers Ever Built
David Axe, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, World* [image: Reuters] Case studies in flattop failure … and object lessons for all the countries building aircraft carriers today. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *"The ship has over 50 latrines but half of them are closed.” Almost 2,000 men. Twenty-five latrines. Do the math. Imposing, flexible, able to sail fast and launch devastating air strikes at long range, aircraft carriers are the ultimate expression of national power. And many of the world’s best-armed countries are acquiring them. China, Russia, India, Brazil, the U.K., France, America. But ...
Stop Talking About the Not-So-Mythical YF-23 Stealth Fighter
David Axe, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] The YF-23's renaissance reflects a pernicious kind of magical thinking that actually undermines America's national defense. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The F-22 won't end terrorism. It won't stop Russia from exerting its influence along its periphery in order to work out the national trauma of past wars. It won't stop China's explosive economic growth and commiserate military expansion. It won't reverse America's disastrous invasion of Iraq or bring a tidy end to the nearly 20-year-old U.S. war in Afghanistan. A stealth f...
Reforming Government-- Raúl Grijalva Wants To-- Pelosi And Her Team Want To Pretend They Do Too... But They Don't
DownWithTyranny, DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
McConnell's never going to allow the Senate to debate it and even if he did and it passed, Trump would never sign it. But that didn't stop Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) from introducing new legislation to end the common practice of hiring lobbyists in a revolving door scheme that swampifies the executive branch-- and it's not just something corrupt Republican do. Corrupt Democrats do it too. Last week, writing for the *American Prospect*, David Dayen showed how Grijalva is forcing corporate conservative Democrats from the Republican wing of the Democratic Party "to take a stand on wheth...
The Technological Indispensability Hypothesis: An Addendum to ‘Bound in Shallows’
Paul Gilster, Centauri Dreams - 16 hours ago
Is there a single technology that can take us from being capable of reaching space to actually building an infrastructure system-wide? Or at least getting to a tipping point that makes the latter possible, one that Nick Nielsen, in today’s essay, refers to as a ‘space breakout’? We can think of game-changing devices like the […]
Who is the Nazi?
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 16 hours ago
The party that is suggesting that Trump is a Nazi, is proposing a total lockdown of our society, taking that option away from the governors and mayors. They want to destroy the Electoral College which gives small states a say in our government. They want to pack the Supreme Court because they fear the Constitution that protects We the People. We are called the "United States" for a reason, and Democrats want to destroy that.
São Paulo To Experience Heat Wave: Month Ends Hot, May Set New Heat Record
Dorah Feliciano, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Thursday, September 24th, dry and hot weather gained ground over the country's center-south, including the state of São Paulo. According to Climatempo, the weather would remain clear for the rest of the day, but mist could emerge in the late afternoon, covering the sun and leading to a The post São Paulo To Experience Heat Wave: Month Ends Hot, May Set New Heat Record appeared first on The Rio Times.
Chinese business wants less EU red tape
bilaterals.org - 16 hours ago
25-Sep-2020 The Chinese business community in Europe would like to see less ‘red tape' and regulatory barriers for its firms on the bloc, but is also open to the idea of offering further opportunities for EU business in China.
TGI FUNNY FRIDAY
Ragnar, 'Nox & Friends - 16 hours ago
I HAVE QUITE A FEW THIS WEEK, ENJOY!!! ~RAGNAR (RFXtFR)
Brazilian Minister of Education Blames ‘Dysfunctional Families’ for Homosexuality
Daniel Lopes de Alcantara, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Minister of Education Milton Ribeiro said that homosexuality occurs in "dysfunctional families". The statement was made in an interview to the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo. "I think that teenagers who often choose to follow the path of homosexuality have a very close family context, just do a survey. […] The post Brazilian Minister of Education Blames ‘Dysfunctional Families’ for Homosexuality appeared first on The Rio Times.
Unprecedented Spring Snow Hits Parts of Australia as regions suffer their Coldest September Temperatures ever Recorded
Cap Allon, Electroverse - 16 hours ago
Looking forward, further blizzard-like conditions and all-time record-low temperatures are forecast to persist throughout the weekend and into next week... The post Unprecedented Spring Snow Hits Parts of Australia as regions suffer their Coldest September Temperatures ever Recorded appeared first on Electroverse.
Covid-19: Rio de Janeiro’s Carnaval Festivities Indefinitely Postponed
Xiu Ying, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rio de Janeiro's world-famous carnaval parades became the latest casualty of the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday as officials announced they were indefinitely postponing the February 2021 edition, with Brazil still reeling from COVID-19. Rio's carnaval, the world's biggest, is an epidemiologist's nightmare in a pandemic: an extended festival of tightly […] The post Covid-19: Rio de Janeiro’s Carnaval Festivities Indefinitely Postponed appeared first on The Rio Times.
Covid-19: Brazil Counts 139,000 Deaths and 4.65 Million Cumulative Cases
Xiu Ying, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus since the start of the pandemic has risen to 4,657,702. In the past 24 hours, 32,817 new positive Covid-19 diagnoses have been recorded. By Wednesday, the total stood at 4,624,885. The data were released by the Ministry of Health early on […] The post Covid-19: Brazil Counts 139,000 Deaths and 4.65 Million Cumulative Cases appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil is Country With Most International Emmy Nominations in 2020
Lachlan Williams, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The list of nominees for the 2020 International Emmy awards was released on Thursday, September 24th. In all, 44 television shows from 20 countries were nominated. The selected shows were screened from January 1st, 2019 to December 31st. Brazil is listed in seven categories, second only to the The post Brazil is Country With Most International Emmy Nominations in 2020 appeared first on The Rio Times.
BLM believes private property, the family and religion must be destroyed
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 17 hours ago
Divini Redemptoris , On Atheistic Communism Pope Pius XI – 1937 https://www.papalencyclicals.net/pius11/p11divin.htm The Catholic Church has recognized the danger of Communism for over a century and three quarters. It was speaking out about the atheistic concepts in 1845. These paragraphs are from a 1937 encyclical—before I was born, and perfectly outlines the methods and goals and beliefs of Black Lives Matter, BLM—the messianic fervor, the ideals of “justice, equality and fraternity” (inclusion, equity and diversity), the deception, the violent hate and destruction and the erad...
Astronomers Have Found Youngest Known ‘STAR’ At Just 33 Years old.
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 17 hours ago
Astronomers Have Found Youngest Known ‘STAR’ At Just 33 Years Old – Science And Nature https://www.sci-nature.vip/2020/09/astronomers-have-found-youngest-known.html?fbclid=IwAR13gPCT4kSJDCK9Ejt9l75lLohw5SE6OkPU2jSbKs3cXX-evvkzMfZkRgY&m=1
Podcast — Guest: Maj Toure — Why Black Guns Matter & How All Gun Control Is Racist
The Free Thought Project, The Free Thought Project - 17 hours ago
[image: guns]TFTP sits down with Maj Toure of Black Guns Matter to discuss the problem with the war on drugs, the racism behind gun control, and solutions to achieving liberty for all.
Another Crack just Opened in Earth’s Magnetic Field
Cap Allon, Electroverse - 18 hours ago
Our magnetic field is waning in line with both a Grand Solar Minimum and a Magnetic Pole Shift: one major upshot of this is that even minor solar outbursts will have a much bigger impact here on Earth... The post Another Crack just Opened in Earth’s Magnetic Field appeared first on Electroverse.
An Urgent Need for Studies of the Late Effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the Cardiovascular System.
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 21 hours ago
An Urgent Need for Studies of the Late Effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the Cardiovascular System | Circulation https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.051362
An Anonymous Nurse Speaks Out: The RT-PCR Test is Totally Unreliable, It Does not Detect the Virus
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 16 hours ago
I work in the healthcare field. Here’s the problem, we are testing people for any strain of a Coronavirus. Not specifically for COVID-19. There are no reliable tests for a specific COVID-19 virus. There are no reliable agencies or media outlets for reporting numbers of actual COVID-19 virus cases. This needs to be addressed first and foremost. Every action and reaction to COVID-19 is based on totally flawed data and we simply cannot make accurate assessments.
Families of Severely Disabled Schoolchildren in UK Set Adrift
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 16 hours ago
BBC's look at autism....pretty scary By Anne Dachel Sept 6, 2020, BBC: Special educational needs families and the fight for education Sofia is one of more than one million young people in the UK with special educational needs and disabilities,...
Mercosur Deal is “Parked Indefinitely”, Agree German and Irish Ministers
Oliver Mason, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ireland dairy industry has praised the German Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner who has said she is not going to push forward efforts to seal the Mercosur Trade agreement and underlined she had serious concerns over the deal. Speaking after a meeting of EU agriculture Ministers she said the EU was […] The post Mercosur Deal is “Parked Indefinitely”, Agree German and Irish Ministers appeared first on The Rio Times.
China’s Meaningless “Promise”
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 16 hours ago
By Paul Homewood China will aim to hit peak emissions before 2030 and for carbon neutrality by 2060, President Xi Jinping has announced. Mr Xi outlined the steps when speaking via videolink to the UN General Assembly in New York. The announcement is being seen as a significant step in the fight […]
Bolsonaro Approval Rate Reaches 40 Percent, According to CNI/Ibope Survey
Arkady Petrov, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The government of Jair Bolsonaro achieved a 40 percent optimal or good rating in September, points out the Ibope survey conducted by request of the National Confederation of Industry (CNI). Another 29 percent rate the government as average, and another 29 percent rate it as bad or terrible. The survey […] The post Bolsonaro Approval Rate Reaches 40 Percent, According to CNI/Ibope Survey appeared first on The Rio Times.
The Air Force Promises the F-35 Won't Have to Dogfight. It Said the Same Thing About the F-4
David Axe, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*David Axe* *History, Asia* [image: Reuters] In other words, the Air Force insists it can dictate the terms of the F-35’s engagements. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The Pentagon upgraded the Sparrow and Sidewinder missiles and added a gun to the new “E” version of the F-4. Pilots got training for turning fights. Soon, kill-loss ratios improved for U.S. aircrews. But what America *really *needed was a brand-new fighter — one that didn’t just excel at a narrow sort of high and fast, long-range fighting. America needed a *dogfighter*. The aerial dogfight was not supposed to h...
Links 9/25/2020
Jerri-Lynn Scofield, naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
Luxury Cosmetics Brand Reduces Prices in Brazil by Up to 50 Percent
Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Jeunesse, a North American company of rejuvenation products, has a new strategy for its Brazilian operation: to slash prices by half. Based on the direct selling model, the company operates two lines: cosmetics for skincare and nutrition. The drop in prices reaches nine . . . To read the full […] The post Luxury Cosmetics Brand Reduces Prices in Brazil by Up to 50 Percent appeared first on The Rio Times.
Continued Tight UK Self-Isolation Rules Continue to Hammer Tourism Sector
Jerri-Lynn Scofield, naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
This is Naked Capitalism fundraising week. 569 donors have already invested in our efforts to combat corruption and predatory conduct, particularly in the financial realm. Please join us and participate via our donation page, which shows how to give via check, credit card, debit card, or PayPal. Read about why we’re doing this fundraiser, what […]
Covid-19: Pandemic Grows in Argentina in Contrast to Latin American Region
Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina stands out for the wrong reasons in its six-month fight to control the coronavirus pandemic. While some relief is finally seen in countries like Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, which have been severely affected by the respiratory disease, Argentina is registering an increase in the curve throughout the […] The post Covid-19: Pandemic Grows in Argentina in Contrast to Latin American Region appeared first on The Rio Times.
Creek Fire becomes largest single blaze in California, spawning 2 rare fire tornadoes
The Creek Fire in California has become the state's largest single blaze record, scorching up to 117 935 ha (291 426 acres) of land as of Thursday, September 24, 2020, and is only 34 percent contained. The blazes spawned two rare tornadoes rated EF-1 and EF-2 a...... Read more »
Chile Reports Highest Number of Coronavirus Deaths Since Late July: 124 Deaths
Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Thursday, Chile's health authorities reported 124 more deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, a daily figure not seen since late July, raising the provisional number of people who have lost their lives to COVID-19 to 12,469. The Ministry of Health also reported 1,731 additional infections, raising the number of cases […] The post Chile Reports Highest Number of Coronavirus Deaths Since Late July: 124 Deaths appeared first on The Rio Times.
São Paulo Neighborhoods Worth Investing In Real Estate
Dorah Feliciano, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A survey released by the Zap group pointed out the neighborhoods in the city of São Paulo with the highest and lowest rental profitability. The indicator, called rental yield, is the ratio between the annual price of rent (sum of 12 months . . . To read the full NEWS […] The post São Paulo Neighborhoods Worth Investing In Real Estate appeared first on The Rio Times.
SPACs offer marijuana companies a source of funding – and a way to go public
John Rebchook, Marijuana Business Daily - 17 hours ago
A meteoric rise in cannabis special purpose acquisition companies – better known as SPACs – is providing private marijuana and hemp companies an unprecedented opportunity to raise money and go public. “Cannabis SPAC IPOs (initial public offerings) raised more than $2.6 billion (in 2019) and more than $700 million in the first half of 2020, […] SPACs offer marijuana companies a source of funding – and a way to go public is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Bolsonaro on Pandemic: I Did Not Reject My Responsibility
Iolanda Fonseca, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Thursday, September 24th, President Jair Bolsonaro stated that he did not reject his responsibility in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. In an event at the Rio de Janeiro Federal Highway Police (PRF) headquarters, Bolsonaro also said that the use of chloroquine against the novel coronavirus "has been working […] The post Bolsonaro on Pandemic: I Did Not Reject My Responsibility appeared first on The Rio Times.
Haiti: Violence, Massive Protests, Strikes and a President Unwilling to Leave
Iolanda Fonseca, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Haiti continues in a state of emergency. The wave of violence by rival gangs and security forces persists. In addition to the enduring massive protests by large sections of the population against the government of President Jovenel Moïse and against insecurity, employees of the state-run University Hospital are now on […] The post Haiti: Violence, Massive Protests, Strikes and a President Unwilling to Leave appeared first on The Rio Times.
Regional Electoral Court Unanimously Bans Rio Mayor Until 2026
Xiu Ying, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The TRE-RJ (Regional Electoral Court of Rio de Janeiro) unanimously decided to sentence Rio Mayor Marcelo Crivella for abuse of political power and prohibited conduct. As a penalty, Crivella - who is a pre-candidate for reelection - was . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe […] The post Regional Electoral Court Unanimously Bans Rio Mayor Until 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

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