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Sunday Talks: Mark Meadows Discusses Border Security and Appropriations….
Representative Mark Meadows (R-NC) appears with Maria Bartiromo to discuss the ongoing appropriations battle between President Trump and open-border democrats.
Sunday Talks: Mick Mulvaney -vs- Chris Wallace
OMB Director and incoming White House Chief-of-Staff Mick Mulvaney appears on Fox News Sunday to debate the insufferable gatekeeper for the swamp, Chris Wallace. Topics include: border security and the government non-shutdown; exiting Defense Secretary James Mattis and the end … Continue reading →
WHAT'S COMING MUST VIEW: Gregory Mannarino, “Special Sunday Report: A World In Crisis”
12/23/18: Gregory Mannarino, “Special Sunday Report: A World In Crisis” ○ 12/22/18: Gregory Mannerino, “MUST WATCH: SITUATION CRITICAL”
Man Finds a $10,000 Surprise Inside Designer Bag on Subway
A Chanel purse left in a Manhattan subway station held a $10,000 surprise for the man who found it.
Profiting Off Presidency? Trump Biz Takes Hit Since Election
From golf fees and licensing deals to prices for Trump condos, many metrics used to gauge his business in the first two years of his presidency are down
How to win the gift-wrapping battle, Hobba style
Triple j's Lewis Hobba and his family, like many others, come together at this time of year to celebrate Christmas in the spirit of gratitude. That is until judging in the annual gift wrapping competition begins, at which time all bets are off.
Trial of new imported 'luxury' cars for federal MPs to replace ageing Holden fleet
German manufacturer BMW is tipped by industry insiders as an early favourite to win the contract for the vehicles, which retail for about $100,000 each.
Not just another app — these innovators are making things to help the world
There is a group of young Australians building businesses that offer the world innovative solutions to some of its biggest problems. Helping those with a disability access the beach is a small, but powerful contribution to the 'values revolution'.
Scarce News on Admiral Stearney’s Death
Other than "likely suicide", no cause for Vice Adm. Stearney's death has been given. Even more suspicious is the fact that his death is barely being reported anywhere
How the Govt Shutdown Affects GDP
In this interview, CEA chair Kevin Hassett (around minute 4:00) dismisses the adverse impact of the government shutdown on real GDP. It seems to me that he is more wrong than right. Kevin appears to be assuming that government workers don't produce anything of value when they are at work, or that they will make up all the undone work when they return, so making them stay at home has no significant economic impact. If that were really the case, we should give them all shorter work weeks, so they can enjoy more leisure. To me, that does not seem tenable. Take, for example, the nationa... more »
Courts Still Shielding Mann from Climate Exposure
An editorial from National Review summarizing how the courts function as Michael Mann’s protective shield NR Won’t Be Cowed by a Litigious Michael Mann December 21, 2018. Excerpts below with my bolds. At this rate, Jarndyce v. Jarndyce will be replaced in the Western canon as the go-to example of the court case that never […]
Miracle at 'Is the BBC biased?'
*As it's nearly Christmas (and as it's a pet interest of mine)...* Mr. Kringle, in Miracle on 34th Street This week's *Archive on 4* was excellent. Its title was *How Santa Claus Stole Christmas*. Yes, it was partly a reflection of that most time-honoured of Christmas traditions, the annual festive grumble that Christmas has become too commercialised and Americanised - with an added 'very BBC' layer of talk about 'capitalism' - but it was still a great listen, and full of interesting highways and byways. All credit then to Sir Christopher Frayling. May all his Christmases be white... more »
President Trump: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis Will Leave His Post On January 1, Two Months Earlier Than Planned
I am pleased to announce that our very talented Deputy Secretary of Defense, Patrick Shanahan, will assume the title of Acting Secretary of Defense starting January 1, 2019. Patrick has a long list of accomplishments while serving as Deputy, & previously Boeing. He will be great! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 23, 2018 *Update:* Trump says Mattis to leave by end of year, announces new acting secretary of defense (CNN) *WNU Editor:* Everyone in the White House and Cabinet serves at the pleasure of the President, and this is what happens when you lose the trust of t... more »
Incoherent Thoughts from the Yankee Capital: Papua New Guinea Looks Better and Better II
Having just returned from two weeks in the curious environs of Washington, DC, I offer a few observations on the national lunacy deposit: The de-Christianization of the country, or at least this part of it, is almost complete. I can … Continue reading →
Schumer: Trump Running ‘Undoubtedly the Most Chaotic Presidency Ever’
CHECKMATE – Saudi Crown Prince MbS Sends Replacement Troops To Defend Kurds in Syria…(Source) Chuck Schumer seems to forget what Chaos looks like. Crybaby progressives are the reason for any Chaos. They hate it when America succeeds. President Trump is proving to the world just how impotent and ineffective the Obama administration was and the … Continue reading "Schumer: Trump Running ‘Undoubtedly the Most Chaotic Presidency Ever’"
Socialist Success Story; Venezuela
IMF: Inflation in Venezuela to Hit 1.4 Million Percent Before End of Year (Source) Please Like, Share, Subscribe, Re-Blog and Comment
Could U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis's Resignation Spawn A Crisis?
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump stands with retired Marine Gen. James Mattis following their meeting at the main clubhouse at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S., November 19, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar *Peter Feaver, Business Insider/Foreign Policy:* *Mattis' resignation isn't a crisis yet — but it could easily become one* * Mattis' resignation could become a crisis if the administration mishandles the next several weeks. * In normal circumstances, senior military leaders are obliged by the norms of civil-military relations to give their personal professional ... more »
SUNDAY SCREENING: Cobra Gypsies (2015)
*SUNDAY SCREENING* | Chronicling the incredible life of Indian gypsies in the deserts of India's Rajasthan province.
Episode #261 – ‘Christmas Onshore’ with host Patrick Henningsen and guest Basil Valentine
*SUNDAY WIRE SHOW* | Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield – this is your brave new world…
House Republicans Think Trump's Wall Is A Good Reason For Shutting Down The Government But Almost No One Else Does
South Florida Republican Carlos Curbelo was defeated last month by a weak Democratic opponent, 119,761 (50.9%) to 115,663 (49.1%). He blames Trump, rather than his own unwillingness to break with Trump over the last two years. Yesterday he tweeted bitterly: "Still with the benefit (or curse) of an inside perspective, I must say that the instability and chaos in our government the past few days has been particularly pronounced — worse than at any point during my service in Congress, and really, my lifetime. Things are not well in the USA." Too late to save himself, Curbelo was one o... more »
Après la génération Z, la génération HA ?
Ethical Technology - 12 hours ago
Chez de nombreuses familles d’êtres vivants, y compris l’être humain, ce qu’on appelle l’instinct de conservation de l’espèce consiste en général à donner la priorité aux nouvelles générations - notamment pour l’apport alimentaire ou la sécurité face à un danger. Aura-t-on la même attitude vis-à-vis d’une prochaine génération 100% artificielle ?
Does the United States Need a Beautiful Culture?
Classical Renaissance New International Economic Order Does the U.S. Need a Beautiful Culture? Video of Does the U.S. Need a Beautiful Culture? Megan Beets addresses today's meeting to discuss the most overlooked, but essential aspect of Lyndon LaRouche's discovery in economics: the role of beauty and culture. To say the United States' culture (not to mention most of Europe's) stinks, is an understatement. But how many citizens take responsibility for their role in perpetuating its degenerate obsession with banal movies, video games, violence, drugs and sex? Even were the coup agai... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Dec 23
1920 Iraq-Syria border set with Deir Ezzour going to latter 1983 Jordan gave Iraq $125 mil line of credit to help Baghdad in Iran-Iraq War 1986 Iran Op Karbala 4 Crossed Shatt al-Arab to attack Fish Lake defensive line before Basra city Iraq warned beforehand by intel (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq book review *The Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Iran-Iraq War, The Lion of Babylon, 1980-1988*) (Musings On Iraq book review *The Iran-Iraq War*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Iran-Iraq War Volume 3... more »
Gatwick drones pair 'no longer suspects' per BBC News who aren't happy with the Israeli technology
This BBC report https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-46665615 shows a lack of enthusiasm with the Israeli technology: 'Authorities finally regained control over the airfield early on Friday after the Army deployed unidentified military technology. It is believed that the Israeli-developed Drone Dome system, which can jam communications between the drone and its operator, was used. However, experts have said it does not enable the person responsible to be tracked down and captured. John Murray, professor of robotics and autonomous systems at the University of Hull, said it could on... more »
Dear Antifa, Saying You’re Against Fascists Doesn’t Excuse Acting Like One
[image: fascism] Despite claims that Antifa fights fascism, the group's tactics actually mirror those of Benito Mussolini's regime. The post Dear Antifa, Saying You’re Against Fascists Doesn’t Excuse Acting Like One appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Introducing Russia’s Tu-160 Bomber: Wonder Weapon or Obsolete?
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * We may be watching the swan song of the original Belyy Lebed, but the Tu-160 platform is here to stay for the foreseeable future. Russia’s Tu-160 *Belyy Lebed* (“White Swan”) made news waves after it was revealed that the Kremlin is sending two of the strategic bombers to Venezuela. President Maduro has been a major beneficiary of Russian arms and aid amid a steady deterioration of Russian-Venezuelan relations over the past several decades. Whereas the White House has conveyed their political distaste for the Kremlin’s move, American Ambassador to C... more »
Russia Has Tested Its Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile "Over Ten Test Launches"
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * Development of the 3M22 Tsirkon was revealed in 2011, with a period of active testing beginning from 2015. It has an effective range of around 500 km, and is compatible with submarines, certain bomber aircraft, and a wide range of surface vessels. In a development reported by *CNBC* news and corroborated by *Russian media*, the Russian military test-launched its Tsirkon hypersonic missile several weeks ago: "over ten test launches have been performed against sea-based targets at a distance of several hundred kilometers,” a military insider told the ... more »
There Is No Such Thing as Conscious Thought
Philosopher Peter Carruthers insists that conscious thought, judgment and volition are illusions. They arise from processes of which we are forever unaware Credit: Getty Images Peter Carruthers, Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Maryland, College Park, is … Continue reading →
Physical Activity and Incidence of Heart Failure in Postmenopausal Women
Physical Activity and Incidence of Heart Failure in Postmenopausal Women Graphical abstract ” data-icon-position=”” data-hide-link-title=”0″> Abstract Objectives This study prospectively examined physical activity levels and the incidence of heart failure (HF) in 137,303 women, ages 50 to 79 years, … Continue reading →
Can Intelligence Buy You Happiness?
New research suggests that IQ leads to greater well-being by enabling one to acquire the financial and educational means necessary to live a better life. In his classic 1923 essay, “Intelligence as the Tests Test It“, Edwin Boring wrote “Intelligence … Continue reading →
Retrospective evaluation of the efficacy and safety of belatacept with thymoglobulin induction and maintenance everolimus: A single‐center clinical experience
Abstract Belatacept use has been constrained by higher rates of acute rejection. We hypothesized that belatacept with low‐dose rATG and initial mycophenolate maintenance with conversion to everolimus at 1 month post‐transplant ± corticosteroids would improve efficacy and maintain safety. Retrospective single‐center … Continue reading →
Kidney allograft failure in the steroid‐free immunosuppression era: A matched case‐control study
Abstract We studied the causes and predictors of death‐censored kidney allograft failure among 1670 kidney recipients transplanted at our center in the corticosteroid‐free maintenance immunosuppression era. As of January 1, 2012, we identified 137 recipients with allograft failure; 130 of … Continue reading →
Comparison of outcomes of kidney transplantation from donation after brain death, donation after circulatory death, and donation after brain death followed by circulatory death donors
Abstract Background There are three categories of deceased donors of kidney transplantation in China, donation after brain death (DBD), donation after circulatory death (DCD), and donation after brain death followed by circulatory death (DBCD) donors. The aim of this study … Continue reading →
Outcome of kidney transplant in primary, repeat, and kidney‐after‐nonrenal solid‐organ transplantation: 15‐year analysis of recent UNOS database
Abstract The number of nonrenal solid‐organ transplants increased substantially in the last few decades. Many of these patients develop renal failure and receive kidney transplantation. The aim of this study was to evaluate patient and kidney allograft survival in primary, … Continue reading →
The Day Dostoyevsky Discovered the Meaning of Life in a Dream
“And it is so simple… You will instantly find how to live.” One November night in the 1870s, legendary Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky (November 11, 1821–February 9, 1881) discovered the meaning of life in a dream — or, at … Continue reading →
Visual Representations of Silent Atherosclerosis
Adherence to both pharmacologic treatment and lifestyle modification were better after patients received visual reports. Primary prevention of cardiovascular (CV) disease often fails because of poor adherence to evidence-based guidelines by both patients and clinicians. Might visual representations of patients’ … Continue reading →
New Syrian Army battle footage from northern Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – A new video from the front-lines in northern Hama was released by the state-owned Al-Ikhbariya TV channel this week. According to the Al-Ikhbariya TV report, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) heavily targeted the militants that are spread across the northern axis of the Hama province. As shown in the short […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Saudi Coalition scores big advance in northern Yemen
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – The Saudi Coalition troops scored a big advance inside the northern region of Yemen, today, after a fierce battle with the Houthi forces. According to pro-government activists, the Saudi Coalition and their allies managed to capture the strategic Dahwan Mountain in the Sirwah District of Marib this morning. The Saudi […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Erdogan calls himself ‘voice of oppressed, says Netanyahu is cruel
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated on Sunday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s critical comments of him were hypocritical. “Erdoğan is the voice of the oppressed, you [Netanyahu] are the voice of the persecutors. You are cruel!” he said at an opening ceremony in Istanbul, as quoted by Yeni […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US presence in Syria destabilized Middle East region: Iran
The presence of US troops in the Middle East has been a mistake from the very beginning and served as a factor to destabilise the situation in the region, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi stated, commenting on the withdrawal of US forces from Syria. “In fact, the deployment and the presence of the US forces […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US withdrawal wont stop Israel in Syria: Netanyahu
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – During his weekly cabinet meeting, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the U.S. decision to withdrawal their forces from Syria will not change his nation’s policy in regards to fighting Hezbollah and Iran in the region. “The decision to withdraw 2,000 U.S. troops from Syria will not change our […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Houthi forces shoot down Saudi reconnaissance plane in northern Yemen (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:10 P.M.) – The Houthi forces shot down a Saudi reconnaissance aircraft over the northern region of Yemen on Sunday. According to the official media wing of the Houthi forces, their rocket battalion shot down a CH-4 armed drone that was operated by the Saudi Air Force. The CH-4 drone was reportedly armed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Large Turkish military convoy heads to Syrian border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – The Turkish military has sent another large convoy to the Syrian border this weekend, local rebel activists reported via social media on Sunday. According to the reports, the Turkish military sent a big armored convoy towards the Syrian border-town of Kobane (var. ‘Ayn Al-‘Arab). The army dispatched a new convoy […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Libya complains about weapons cargo from Turkey, new investigation launched
Libya and Turkey agreed on Saturday to open an urgent joint investigation into a consignment of arms which arrived from Turkey and was seized at a port near Tripoli this week, the UN-backed Libyan government said. The government released the statement following talks in Tripoli between Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj and Turkish Foreign Minister […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Damascus lights up its biggest Christmas tree as festivities are in full swing (video)
The largest Christmas tree in Damascus was lit up on Saturday as a part of the Christmas and New Year festivities that are already in full swing in the Syrian capital. People, many wearing Christmas costumes, took part in a parade from Bab Touma square to Abbasiyeen square where the tree of 30 meters tall […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Sunstein’s Book Has Strengths and Weaknesses
From 2009 to 2012, [Cass] Sunstein headed the Obama administration’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), the part of the executive branch that enforces the requirement for cost–benefit analyses of major government regulations. Seeing government up close often makes analytic people cynical, but that hasn’t been the case with Sunstein. He emerged from his […] The post Sunstein’s Book Has Strengths and Weaknesses appeared first on Econlib.
Erasing The Medieval Warm Period
In 1981, NASA’s James Hansen showed a Medieval Warm Period – based on temperatures in Greenland, California and England. In 1981, NASA’s Global temperature trend is based on temperatures in central England, the tree limit in the White Mountains of California, … Continue reading →
There Is A War Between Science And Religion
As the West becomes more and more secular, and the discoveries of evolutionary biology and cosmology shrink the boundaries of faith, the claims that science and religion are compatible grow louder. If you’re a believer who doesn’t want to seem anti-science, what can you do? You must argue that your faith – or any faith – is perfectly compatible with science. read more
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From Jenna Orkin SACHA BARON COHEN’S ‘WHO IS AMERICA?’ DELETED SCENE MAY HAVE EXPOSED ELITE PEDOPHILE SEX RING"According to Baron Cohen, the FBI decided against pursuing the tip." NOW MATTIS ADMITS THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE ASSAD USED POISON GAS ON HIS PEOPLE: OPINIONCertain antibiotics may cause aortic aneurysm, FDA warnsSome evangelicals are opening their homes to help Central American asylum seekers for the first time amid heightened border attention: 'It's an issue of humanity' Insects are slipping into the US and causing nearly $5 billion in damages every year Trump Is Considerin... more »
Sudan protests and the Arab Media is afraid to say it : The protests-o-phobia
For the fourth day in a row, the Sudanese people continue to protest in various Sudanese cities against Omar El-Bashir regime and up till this moment there is no proper media coverage in the Arab world. *At least 20 people* are reportedly killed while dozens are injured and arrested including at least 14 opposition activists and politicians in the past four days. [image: Umm Ruwaba-protest in Sudan] A photo from reportedly from protest earlier morning from Sudanese city "Umm Ruwaba" in Kurdufan "Twitter" The study in universities and schools have been suspended till further notice and... more »
Donald Trump Psychic Predictions | Nostradamus, Reincarnation and more..
Craig Hamilton-Parker successfully predicted Brexit and foresaw that Trump would become president. Now he says Trump will remain in office for a second term
Noam Chomsky says US should stay in Syria to protect the Kurds
Although this was published before Trump announced that he intended to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, it reveals Chomsky for the political fraud he is
An end to empires
America withdrawing from conflicts that do not concern it would be a huge boon and relief to the world’s citizens. The post An end to empires appeared first on The Duran.
Remember who passed you the ball
Legendary college basketball coach Dean Smith preached to his players who scored to acknowledge the player that passed them the ball. Think about why that is important in a team game. It can also apply to everyday life. So, at … Continue reading →
Japan Is Going All In On Aircraft Carriers Armed with F-35s
*David Axe* *Security, * With the two ships and their new planes, Tokyo could be able to duplicate the United Kingdom's own 1982 campaign to retake the Falkland Islands from invading Argentine forces. Japan's cabinet on Dec. 18, 2018 *approved* a plan to modify the Japanese navy's two *Izumo*-class helicopter carriers to embark F-35B stealth fighters. The modifications should result in the Japanese fleet operating, for the first time since World War II, flattops with fixed-wing aircraft. With the two ships and their new planes, Tokyo could be able to duplicate the United Kingdo... more »
Philip W. Yun: My North Korea Prediction for 2019
*Philip Yun* *Security, Asia* [image: South Korean President Moon Jae-in signs a guestbook as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un looks on before their summit at the truce village of Panmunjom, North Korea, in this handout picture provided by the Presidential Blue House on May 26, 2018. Picture t] Kim Jong Un in 2019 will continue to play much more powerful countries off of each other to advance his strategic interests. *Editor's Note: Looking for more perspectives on North Korea? Check out all 27 expert predictions on North Korea in 2019 here. * 2019 will see drawn-out talks betwee... more »
Daniel L. Davis: My North Korea Prediction for 2019
*Daniel L. Davis* *Security, Asia* [image: Intercontinental ballistic missiles are seen at a grand military parade celebrating the 70th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)] When it comes to the pursuit of peace on the Korean Peninsula, time is on our side. *Editor's Note: Looking for more perspectives on North Korea? Check out all 27 expert predictions on North Korea in 2019 here. * At the end of 2017, the risk of war with North Korea seemed high, as Pyo... more »
Tristan Volpe: My North Korea Prediction for 2019
*Tristan A. Volpe* *Security, Asia* [image: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the ballistic rocket launch drill of the Strategic Force of the Korean People's Army (KPA) at an unknown location, in this undated file photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang] Kim will likely find it too risky to consider giving up this invaluable investment, even if the security situation thaws. *Editor's Note: Looking for more perspectives on North Korea? Check out all 27 expert predictions on North Korea in 2019 here. * I am confident that North Korea is... more »
Jenny Town: My North Korea Prediction for 2019
*Jenny Town* *Security, Asia* [image: FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump sits for an exclusive interview with Reuters journalists in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. December 11, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo] Trump has the opportunity to reset the U.S.-DPRK agenda. *Editor's Note: Looking for more perspectives on North Korea? Check out all 27 expert predictions on North Korea in 2019 here. * Despite the good feelings developed between Trump and Kim during their meeting in Singapore, little progress has been made since then in defining how to... more »
Devin Stewart: My North Korea Prediction for 2019
*Devin Stewart* *Security, Asia* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY] After decades of failed U.S. policy, however, it’s worth trying something new. *Editor's Note: Looking for more perspectives on North Korea? Check out all 27 expert predictions on North Korea in 2019 here. * When you are walking into the woods, it is difficult to know at what point you start walking out. Since the process of denuclearizing the Korean ... more »
Tim Shorrock: My North Korea Prediction for 2019
*Tim Shorrock* *Security, Asia* [image: South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, South Korea, April 27, 2018. Korea Summit Press Pool/Pool via Reuters SEARCH] Bottom line: Korea has spoken; war is no longer an option. *Editor's Note: Looking for more perspectives on North Korea? Check out all 27 expert predictions on North Korea in 2019 here. * The real question for 2019 is not whether Kim Jong Un will soon give up his nuclear weapons but whether a... more »
David Santoro: My North Korea Prediction for 2019
*David Santoro* *Security, Asia* [image: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with China's President Xi Jinping, in Dalian, China in this undated photo released on May 9, 2018 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A] America should manage North Korea and focus on China. *Editor's Note: Looking for more perspectives on North Korea? Check out all 27 expert predictions on North Korea in 2019 here. * As we’re going into 2019, there isn’t any indication that North Korea is disarming, or that it has any i... more »
Ankit Panda: My North Korea Prediction for 2019
*Ankit Panda* *Security, Asia* [image: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits fisheries in the Donghae area, North Korea, in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on December 1, 2018. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UN] The most serious risk entering the new year is that the fragility underlying the détente of 2018 gives way. *Editor's Note: Looking for more perspectives on North Korea? Check out all 27 expert predictions on North Korea in 2019 here. * In 2018, the Korean Peninsula entered a fragile déte... more »
Indonesian tsunami triggered by Krakatoa volcano eruption kills 222
Just In - 15 hours ago
At least 222 people have been killed and 843 others injured when a tsunami hit beaches around Sunda Strait in Indonesia on Saturday night, the Government's Disaster Mitigation Agency says.
On The Industrial Revolution
For several years, I have been of the view that the Industrial Revolution which began in the 1760s did not end in the 1840s; it is still continuing. Modernism, postmodernism, and all the big or small political movements that the world has seen in the last 200 years, are minor forces in comparison to the Industrial Revolution. Now while reading Jacob Bronowski’s *The Ascent of Man*, I find this interesting point on the Industrial Revolution (Chapter 8: “The Drive for Power”): "Where would a man like me be, where would you be, if we had been born before 1800? We still live in the midd... more »
Sunday Movie Diary of A Madman (1963) Vincent Price
*Director:** Reginald Le Borg* *Writers:** Guy de Maupassant (stories), Robert E. Kent (screenplay)* *Stars:** Vincent Price, Nancy Kovack, Chris Warfield* *Simon Cordier, magistrate, visits a condemned prisoner who pleads his innocence insisting that he has been taken over by a spirit that forced him to murder. The condemned man dies and the evil spirit enters the magistrate. This is classic Vincent Price who is quoted as saying, "I sometimes feel that I'm impersonating the dark unconscious of the whole human race. I know this sounds sick, but I love it.", and so do we. A... more »
Opportunistic pathogens in drinking water treatment plants
Wang H, Xu J, Tang W, Li H, Xia S, Zhao J, Zhang W, Yang Y. Removal Efficacy of Opportunistic Pathogens and Bacterial Community Dynamics in Two Drinking Water Treatment Trains. Small. 2018 Dec 7:e1804436. doi: 10.1002/smll.201804436. Drinking water treatment … Continue reading →
The 10 Reddest Seats Won By Democrats Last Month
*In 2016 Hillary scored 32.4% in UT-04. Last month, McAdams took 50.1%* Last week, the *National Journal*'s politics editor, Josh Kraushaar, tweeted about the DCCC' post-election analysis by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner. The report-- which, remember, is written by a firm with it's head so far up the DCCC's ass that there is almost not differentiation between the two organizations-- attributes a great deal of the anti-red wave that netted the Democrats at least 40 seats and the biggest national House vote ever to 3 factors: *•* *Late Deciders-* Democrats outperformed partisanship marked... more »
Best Wishes For A Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2019
*Wishing all visitors to my blog an lovely holiday season.* *My kindest & warmest regards to all,* *Mike*
Plummeting Christmas Temperatures In The US
Lots of cold headed to the US the next two weeks, which will of course be blamed on global warming. 10-Day Temperature Outlook for the Conterminous U.S. I am thinking about going to Los Alamos next week, which is expecting … Continue reading →
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*UK: Oxford students uninterested in minorities* *A vocal minority does not stand for the whole. Efforts to downgrade dead white males in favour of "vibrant" minority creatives seem mostly have gone in one ear and out the other. It seems that most students were not in tune with the vibrations concerned* Oxford history students have been accused of hypocrisy after they largely failed to mention any prominent black figures in their essays on post-colonialism, despite protests over Rhodes Must Fall. Professors complained that “we are supposedly in the midst of a consciousness raisi... more »
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*Is skiing dead due to global warming?* *What America-centred rubbish below! America is not the globe. Switzerland last year had record snowfall and 89 Swiss ski resorts are already open this year. And in the winter just past Australian ski resorts got the best snow depths for 14 years. There is NO global trend to less snow* Last winter’s low snow year and unseasonably warm temperatures across much of the American West meant a bad year for business for some ski resorts, and also left many of us wondering whether skiing would even be possible in the warmer world we’re getting... more »
BBC Weather World’s Advert For Wind Power
By Paul Homewood h/t stewgreen https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0bw9ckk/weather-world-21122018 You would be entitled to think that the BBC’s Weather World programme might concern itself with weather. But this is the BBC we are talking about ! In this special Christmas edition, they have decided to start the programme with a slavishly fawning segment on […]
Remembering Paddy Ashdown
Like his genuinely popular and admired successor, Charles Kennedy, Paddy Ashdown cut a charismatic if not avuncular figure among the big beasts and creepy crawlies of the Westminster jungle. As the publisher's blurb for his 2010 autobiography says, "Ashdown’s appeal ... is that he transcends party political allegiances, and is seen as a genuinely honest and decent man unafraid to take on the hardest challenges." The tributes from Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May typify this, with the Sunday schedules rammed with admiring obituaries from all quarters. But apart from his sparkling reputa... more »
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