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Four Reasons Charters Are A Bad Fit For Rural Communities
For just a moment, I'm going to set aside the larger problems of charters and privatization nationally. Charter advocates and education reformers have recently turned their attention to rural communities. Last summer, Mike Petrilli (Fordham Institute) unleashed one of his wide-release op-eds to point out the "problem" of "charter deserts"--those markets where charter schools have made few inroads. Andy Smarick and Mike McShane just released an entire volume of essays about rural education, and at the 74, Arielle Dreher published a thoughtful piece about one of the tensions inherent ... more »
What a density of fear man has drawn forth in his creative power!
133. *But* the chief impediment of government lies in the mechanical mixing of opposite principles; hence comes premature dissolution. Heart and communion with Hierarchy will tell where would be the combinable parts. Man is in need of equilibrium of mind and heart. Cooperation is confirmation of equilibrium. 246. Cooperation lies in mutual solicitude and hearty labor. 248. It is tedious to listen to babblings which lack the heart quality. -M: *Fiery World 1934* ……………………………………………………………………………............................ more »
"Eventually You Understand..."
"That's where it all begins. That's where we all get screwed big time as we grow up. They tell us to think, but they don't really mean it. They only want us to think within the boundaries they define. The moment you start thinking for yourself- really thinking- so many things stop making any sense. And if you keep thinking, the whole world just falls apart. Nothing makes sense anymore. All rules, traditions, expectations- they all start looking so fake, so made up. You want to just get rid of all this stuff and make things right. But the moment you say it, they tell you to shut up a...more »
Belated Observations
When this blog was a mere twinkle in the eye, Craig and I got stuck over what to call it. We wanted to have the words “BBC” and “bias” in there, but as someone once said somewhere online, the “Biased-BBC” blog had already bagged the best name ever. Also, we wanted the title to sound less strident than “Biased-BBC” to imply that there was at least some room for doubt. We decided on a question rather than a statement, hoping it would encourage debate rather than produce a straightforward litany of anti-BBC ‘gotchas’. However, that was then and this is now. It’s now more or less a give... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Notre-dame-du-bon-conseil, Quebec, Canada. Thanks for stopping by!
Georgetown Hires Unhinged Russiaphobe to Teach ‘Russian Hybrid Warfare’
*21WIRE + RT* | Official fictions are being imparted on to the next generation of students as 'official fact.'
Everything is Living: Nurturing Growth in the Cracks of Capitalism
I struggle over how to start this essay. I want to write about how everything is alive and how I discovered that for myself growing up in a small town in southern New Hampshire, on the North American continent, which is land that is not mine but in fact, I am it’s. I want to write about how universal this childhood discovery is, but I can’t. Because that’s a lie. Not very many people get… The post Everything is Living: Nurturing Growth in the Cracks of Capitalism appeared first on The Ghion Journal.
Tired puppy
It's been a long week. I've been going through our pantry and reserve food supplies, checking the expiry dates of everything, discarding what's too long expired, and buying new stocks to replace what we've used up. It's been a busy time, and my back's letting me know it didn't appreciate all the standing, bending, lifting, and packing that's been going on. Still, it's almost done now. Our two pantry cupboards are pretty well organized, a box of long-out-of-date food has been trashed, another box of still-within-usable-date food is ready to go to the food pantry, and several hea... more »
New York Times Freaks: Hypes Absolutely Insane FBI Allegation that Trump Committed Treason when He Fired Comey
*The New York Times of Saturday,* January 12th, blared the headline, in oversized type: “FBI Opened Inquiry Into Whether Trump Was Secretly Working on Behalf of Russia.” A closer look reveals that the Times plagiarized this article largely from the Epoch Times, the Fulan Gong’s anti-China newspaper. Epoch Times had been leaked the transcript of former FBI Attorney Lisa Page’s June, 2018 testimony to the Congress. According to both the Times and the anti-China rag, when Trump fired James Comey, the top levels of the FBI, who had thoroughly imbibed British intelligence Kool-Aide abo... more »
Part II: The Integrity Initiative's Foreign Agents of Influence Invade the United States
*by Barbara Boyd, barbara@lpac-organizers.com* On November 23, 2018, a group calling itself “Anonymous” posted actual documents from the Integrity Initiative, a rapid-response black-propaganda information-warfare operation targeting Russia, China, Western Europe, and the United States. Since that initial posting, there have been three other document dumps concerning the Initiative, the last on January 4. These documents reveal the “boots on the ground” so to speak, for the cyberspace and black propaganda policies otherwise alluded to in the sanitized diplo-speak of the December 18... more »
The man behind the Russiagate hoax set to resign (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 55. The post The man behind the Russiagate hoax set to resign (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
New Research: Semen May Actually Cure Depression In Women
https://educateinspirechange.org/health/new-research-semen-may-actually-cure-depression-women/ Advertisements
Descartes and the Rebirth of Geometry
https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/descartes-and-the-rebirth-of-geometry/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=rrssopenmind&psm=psm::fb:—-:rrssopenmind:::::20181231::sitlnk::
Why we still need paper maps.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/why-we-still-need-paper-maps?utm_source=atlantic&utm_medium=social
Machine learning tool helps prioritize plants for conservation
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/01/machine-learning-tool-helps-prioritize-plants-for-conservation/
Sick of Being Sick With Fibromyalgia, Chronic Illness.
https://themighty.com/2017/10/sick-of-being-sick-fibromyalgia-chronic-illness/
You’re Probably Not as Bad at Math as You Think. You Might Just Be Traumatised
https://www.sciencealert.com/if-you-think-you-re-bad-at-maths-you-might-have-maths-trauma
Tasting Wine Stimulates Your Brain More Than Math.
https://www.travelandleisure.com/syndication/wine-tasting-engages-your-brain-more-any-other-behavior?fbclid=IwAR1xLkNXuK0luiiBXxnKZ0TYA1j1BigpbzEOqEc__0asRYtrrMUF8HiItBg
VISTA checkpoint implicated in pancreatic cancer immunotherapy resistance | MD Anderson Cancer Center
https://www.mdanderson.org/newsroom/vista-checkpoint-implicated-in-pancreatic-cancer-immunotherapy-resistance.h00-159299889.html
Study Claims That Attending A Concert Once Every Two Weeks Can Add Nine Years To Your Life
https://www.healthy-holistic-living.com/study-claims-that-attending-a-concert-once-every-two-weeks-can-add-nine-years-to-your-life/?t=HHL
This Fat Is Actually Worse Than Trans Fats.
http://anupamghose.com/2018/10/06/this-fat-is-actually-worse-than-trans-fats/
W.O.O.D. 12 January 2019
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This is Why Solar Doesn’t Work in Canada
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Is General Motors expanding to China?
Remember when we bailed out GM during the Obama years? https://www.youtube.com/embed/Lvl5Gan69Wo Since the bailout, 70% have been built outside the U.S. 11 joint ventures in China. FactCheck.org denies this, yet when you read through it, it confirms it! https://www.factcheck.org/2012/06/is-gm-becoming-china-motors/ Apparently, the fact that the headquarters are in Michigan is enough for them. GM is still a U.S.-based multinational auto company, incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in Detroit. In fact, according to the Congressional Budget Office, about 33 percent of the s... more »
Todd Bol and Little Free Library movement
Todd Bol died recently at 62. He was the founder of the Little Free Library. They grew out of his pain and grief over the loss of his mother. There’s not a lot in life that’s free, but at the Free Library, you could get a book for nothing. [image: Little libary, global concept: Marcellus Free Library ...] There are several Little Free Library boxes in Lakeside, Ohio, where we spend our summer, and I’ve counted at least 3 on my morning walks. They are great for picking up an old novel or even a text book about a topic you know nothing about. And they are just as good for finding... more »
Home grown dezinformatsiya/дезинформация
“Russian internet trolls worked overtime in 2016 to inject disinformation into American elections. A year later, as news reports now reveal, Democratic operatives, some funded by LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, tried out these same tactics to boost Senator Doug Jones in Alabama. Russia’s online dezinformatsiya has gone native, and it will get worse.” Wall Street Journal, Jan. 12, 2019 Disinformation, fake news, false narratives, conspiracy theories, obfuscation, propaganda, yellow journalism, and flat out lies have always been a part of the American political process. Disinfo... more »
RIP F-22 and F-35: How Russia or China Could Shoot Down America's Stealth Fighters
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * We explain the tech behind the idea. *Once either China or Russia manages to put together a long wave IRST, high-speed data-links, and the computers and algorithms for multi-ship sensor fusion, the ability of U.S. fifth-generation fighters to operate independently will diminish.* With Boeing and the United States Navy explaining in detail how a combination of long-wave infrared search & track combined with high-speed multi-ship data networking and advanced sensor fusion algorithms can generate a weapons quality track on an enemy stealth fighter, it ... more »
This Is the F-35 Secret No One Wants to Admit
*David Axe* *Security, * The F-35 program is not developing one, common warplane for the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. *If the military and lawmakers had recognized then what they admit now — that the JSF is three different planes — the government could have awarded three separate contracts to potentially three different contractors, thus preventing the current fighter monopoly and encouraging diversity and competition within the U.S. aerospace industry.* The U.S. Senate *just confirmed* what an Air Force general *hinted at* in February 2016 — and which should have bee... more »
America’s Nightmare: The Sino-Russian Entente
*John S. Van Oudenaren* *Great Power Conflict, Eurasia* The most dangerous threat to America “would be a grand coalition of China and Russia, united not by ideology, but by complementary grievance.” Growing cooperation between China and Russia poses a major strategic challenge to the United States, which if left unchecked could have profoundly negative consequences, warned Graham Allison and Dimitri Simes at a recent discussion at the Center for the National Interest. Both experts cautioned that Washington is committing a grave miscalculation by failing to make strategic adjustme... more »
In 2014, A Chinese Official Declared a J-31 Stealth Fighter Could “Definitely Take Down” the F-35
*Zachary Keck* *Security, China* Is that really true? *As to the J-31’s ability to take down American and allied F-35s, most experts agree it’s too early to tell.* The president of a leading Chinese defense company boasted that China’s J-31 stealth fighter jet could definitely take down the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. *(This first appeared in 2014.)* Appearing on China’s state broadcaster on Tuesday, Lin Zuoming, president of Aviation Industry Corp of China (Avic), the state-owned Chinese defense company that manufactures the J-31, boldly declared that “When it [the J-31] takes... more »
Trump Ruins Xenophobia For Everybody
That's the gist of a *New York Times* "news analysis" published on Saturday. In the good old Bipartisan Days, reporter Michael Shear laments, Both Sides had no trouble agreeing that migrants and refugees entering the US had to be dealt with, and dealt with sternly. But now Donald Trump's Wall is diverting the desired official discourse away from all those other harsh methods of keeping people out and disposing of them. Back in the good old polite days, officials knew how to keep their racism and xenophobia carefully hidden from public view as they crafted their racist, xenophobic po... more »
Trump’s Hail Mary Becomes Bolton’s Nightmare
[image: undefined] National Security Advisor John Bolton is making the rounds in the Middle East to try and salvage what’s left of the long-standing plan to balkanize Syria and overthrow President Bashar al-Assad in the wake of President Trump’s announced troop withdrawal. What began as a political Hail Mary for Trump has morphed into a foreign policy quagmire for Bolton and the bloody-minded neoconservatives he is the tip of the spear for. Bolton first met fellow war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu to announce their conditions under which US troops would leave Syria. The big sticking ... more »
How a NeoCon-Backed “Fact Checker” Plans to Wage War on Independent Media
[image: undefined] Soon after the social media “purge” of independent media sites and pages this past October, a top neoconservative insider — Jamie Fly — was caught stating that the mass deletion of anti-establishment and anti-war pages on Facebook and Twitter was “just the beginning” of a concerted effort by the US government and powerful corporations to silence online dissent within the United States and beyond. While a few, relatively uneventful months in the online news sphere have come and gone since Fly made this ominous warning, it appears that the neoconservatives and othe... more »
Revolving Doors and Conflicts of Interests
Revolving doors occur as industry officials move into government and as connected government officials move into industry, corrupting government purpose. Revolving doors are problematic because of "conflicts of interests" between (1) public goods and organizational missions on the one hand and (2) personal or sectional self-interest on the other hand. Conflicts of interest are found most visibly in revolving door relationships that are at least transparent in the sense that they can usually be traced in employment records. What is less transparent is the conflict of interests tha... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Jan 12
1968 Baghdad Univ student strike demanded return to parliamentary govt and elections led by Baath and Communists (Musings On Iraq book review *Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam*) (Musings On Iraq Interviewwith Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party) 1973 After 8th Baath Party Congress Bakr govt said it would reach out to western countries while maintaining ties with Soviets 1987 Saddam started 3rd War of the Cities in retaliation for Iran’s Op Karbala 5 Iraqi air force stopped ground support ops in Basra and attacks upon Gulf shipping to fo... more »
Congress Has A Lot More To Do Than Just Investigate Trump
David Cicilline (D-RI) is now the chair of the Judiciary Committee's subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law. There's not doubt we can count on him doing a much better-- and very different-- job than the one former chair Tom Marino was doing. In fact, with nightmare Republican extremist like Matt Gaetz (FL), Ken Buck (CO), Darrell Issa (CA), John Ratcliffe (TX) and Doug Collins (GA), nothing worthwhile has come out of that subcommittee for a long longtime. Welcome to a new day. This week, Barry Lynn, head of the Open Markets Institute wrote that "over the l... more »
Musical Interlude: Mason Williams, "Classical Gas"
Mason Williams, "Classical Gas"
"Living In The Moment"
* "Living In The Moment"* By Frederic Premji "I was going through the excellent book by Eckhart Tolle, "The Power of Now" (which is one of my all time favorite books) and I came across an interesting passage about the amount of time and energy people spend on past and future events, instead of focusing on the present moment. Everyone agrees, that the older you get, the quicker life seems to be. I remember a summer in between school years when I was 10 years old felt like forever, while now, I don’t even see the summers go by. Think back about your time between grades 2-7 for exampl... more »
"Never..."
"Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines." – Leroy Satchel Paige
Weekend reads: Fishy research on fishes; was “Sokal Squared” misconduct?; the misuse of metrics
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"The Purpose of Life Is Right In Front of You"
*"The Purpose of Life Is Right In Front of You"* by Zat Rana "Once upon a time, some 13.799 billion years ago, a state which we call the singularity sparked the void. It’s a state in which the laws of physics as we know them don’t work; a state that supposedly birthed the Universe. With it, we got space and time, energy and matter, all dancing and kissing as everything began to expand. Every atom, every star, every galaxy, every planet shot out of that one, lonely point of infinity. These creations of ordinary matter, which include the speck of dust we call Earth, however, only mak... more »
Man Calls 911 for Help, So Police Show Up and Steal His Car
[image: asset]Civil asset forfeiture is prevalent across the nation but very rarely talked about.
A New Neocon-Backed Narrative Control Firm Works To Destroy Alternative Media
NewsGuard is led by some of the most virulently pro-imperialist individuals in America, and its agenda to shore up narrative control for the ruling power establishment is clear. The post A New Neocon-Backed Narrative Control Firm Works To Destroy Alternative Media appeared first on The Duran.
Michael Atiyah: 1929-2019
Sadly, yesterday, just months after his lecture about his efforts to prove the Riemann Hypothesis, the Lebanese-British mathematician Michael Atiyah died at age of 89.7. See The Telegraph or some press in Bangladesh (that reprinted the New York Times). He died 10 months after his wife (from 1955), Lily Brown, also a mathematician, who was 90. Atiyah articles at TRF... He was born in London. His mother was Scottish and his father was a Lebanese Orthodox Christian. I guess that the Lebanese people with these European world views are closer to us – the average unbanned TRF comment... more »
Rio Nightlife Guide for Saturday, January 12, 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: Festa Amo MPB @ Gafieira Elite (Centro) – One of the most popular clubs in the city center welcomes party-goers to celebrate the best of classic Brazilian music! Expect […] The post Rio Nightlife Guide for Saturday, January 12, 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.
No, This Shutdown Does Not Look Like Liberty
By Jeffrey A. Tucker Some people are suffering. Some people don’t care. But for the pundits following the government shutdown, it’s been an epic battle.... more »
Why Ireland May Soon Have to Say Goodbye to the Low Tax Rates That Made the Nation Rich
By John Phelan In 1988, The Economist magazine ran an article on Ireland titled “The poorest of the rich.” The title was well-deserved. That year, Irish per... more »
"Our Collective Fate..."
"We live in radical times surrounded by tasks that seem impossible. It has become our collective fate to be alive in a time of great tragedies, to live in a period of overwhelming disasters and to stand at the edge of sweeping changes. The river of life is flooding before us, and a tide of poisons affect the air we breathe and the waters we drink and even tarnish the dreams of those who are young and as yet innocent. The snake-bitten condition has already spread throughout the collective body. However, it is in troubled times that it becomes most important to remember that the wond... more »
‘Yellow Vests’ protest turns violent in Bourges as unrest continues
A ‘Yellow Vests’ protest turned violent in the French central city of Bourges on Saturday, as the movement took to the streets for the ninth week in a row across the country. Clashes erupted between the protesters and the police, who fired teargas and used flash-ball weapons against the crowds after the authorities warned that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Meet the first Russian submarine to attack enemy force since World War II: report
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) – The Russian Navy utilized its Rostov-on-Don (B-237) to carry out a powerful cruise missile attack against a group of Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) in early December of 2015, the National Interest online publication reported on Saturday. “Rostov-on-Don, or B-237, is a modernized Kilo-class attack submarine. The second of eight units commissioned […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Dagestani ISIS youth recruiter killed in clashes with Russian forces: TASS
The gunmen eliminated in a special security operation in the North Caucasian Republic of Dagestan were involved in recruiting youths for the Islamic State terrorist organization (outlawed in Russia), the country’s National Anti-Terror Committee told TASS on Saturday. “The gunmen eliminated in Dagestan yesterday have been identified. According to the data of the National Anti-Terror […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Syria accuses US of supporting Israeli strikes on Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:20 P.M.) – The Syrian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Saturday afternoon that slammed the recent Israeli missile strike on Damascus. In a statement published Saturday, the Ministry said it had dispatched letters to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the chief of the UN Security Council in connection with Friday night’s unprovoked attack on Damascus. Israel […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish military sends large convoy to Idlib after rebels surrender much of province
BERIUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – The Turkish Army sent a large convoy of vehicles and military personnel to the western countryside of the Idlib province on Saturday. According to local reports, the Turkish military sent their convoy to the Ishtabraq Mountain, which is located just south of Jisr Al-Shughour. The Turkish military currently has an […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian military prepares to storm eastern Euphrates: report
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – The Syrian military is preparing to storm the eastern region of the Euphrates River Valley, the National Defense Forces (NDF) reported on Saturday morning. According to the report from the National Defense Forces, their troops just completed training for the upcoming battle east of the Euphrates, adding that at least […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US sanctions on Iran devastate Syria’s fuel industry: source
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – The current U.S. sanctions on Iran have had a major effect on Syria’s fuel and electrical industry, a government source told Al-Masdar News on the condition of anonymity this afternoon. The government source said that Syria is experiencing one of its worst fuel and electrical crises of the war as Iranian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syria’s invitation to Arab League summit in Tunisia will not be discussed in Beirut
Arab League’s Assistant Secretary-General Hossam Zaki told Sputnik on Saturday that Syria’s invitation to the organization’s summit in Tunisia in March would not be discussed during the Arab Economic and Social Development Summit that will take place in Beirut later this month. “The League has no plans to discuss an invitation to the body’s summit in Tunisia during the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army launches heavy attack on jihadist rebels in southern Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a heavy attack on the jihadist positions in the southern countryside of Idlib this afternoon, a source told Al-Masdar News from nearby Hama city. According to the source, the Syrian Arab Army launched several surface-to-surface missiles and artillery shells towards the defenses of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish-backed rebels reportedly hand over strategic airbase to jihadists
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed rebels have allegedly handed over a strategic airbase in the Idlib Governorate to the jihadist forces. According to opposition activists via social media, the Turkish-backed National Liberation Front has transferred the Taftanaz Airbase to Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham after an agreement was reached between the two rebel groups. Neither […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian military sends armored convoy to Hama and Idlib: report
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) – The Russian military allegedly sent an armored convoy to the Hama and Idlib governorates this week after the jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham captured several areas in these provinces. “A Russian military convoy, consisting of several armored, military, engineering and personnel carrier vehicles, has been sent to the strategic […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
IDF chief claims intelligence, aerial superiority over Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – The outgoing Chief-of-Staff of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Gadi Eisenkot told the New York Times this week that Israel enjoys both aerial and intelligence superiority over Syria. According to Eisenkot (as quoted by the Jerusalem Post), Israel has “complete intelligence superiority in this area [Syria]. We enjoy complete aerial superiority. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Free Download: Olaf Stapledon, "Star Maker"
"The thought of the disaster which almost certainly lay in wait for the Other Men threw me into a horror of doubt about the universe in which such a thing could happen. That a whole world of intelligent beings could be destroyed was not an unfamiliar idea to me; but there is a great difference between an abstract possibility and a concrete and inescapable danger. On my native planet, whenever I had been dismayed by the suffering and the futility of individuals, I had taken comfort in the thought that at least the massed effect of all our blind striving must be the slow but glorious ... more »
New Orca calf born among endangered Southern Resident Population brings hope
An endangered population of killer whales has grown after a newborn calf was spotted swimming alongside its mother, but the orca’s survival is anything but certain. The new calf was first spotted Thursday in aerial footage that aired on American television, and later photographed by the Washington-based Center for Whale Research. Photos of the little whale show it swimming with the L pod, one of several groups of southern resident orcas. The calf’s sex is currently unknown. The birth brings the southern resident population to 75. But no calves born in the last three years have su... more »
Star Citizen - earning my citizenship - an alternative method
Planetary Landing wasn't the be-all and end-all of Star Citizen, it was just something alongside zero-load-times data-streaming and third-person-camera view that was added in only recently. It was never part of the stretch goals of the game in its pre-$60,000,000.00 KickStarter iteration circa 2012-13. Planetary Landing is a new thing, and as such hasn't had the time to mature in Chris Roberts' head as his tried and tested game-ideas Freelancer and Wing Commander have had. I seem to be one of the only people who think planets should be (narratively) embargoed as part of the Star ... more »
Russia's Dangerous “Kalibr” Cruise Missile Could See Range Doubled: Report
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Europe* As a military insider source told TASS earlier this week, "The newest high-precision ship-based Kalibr-M cruise missile with a maximum firing range of more than 4,500 km is being developed for the Russian Navy. The creation of the rocket is at the stage of scientific research and financed by the Ministry of Defense." The Russian Navy is planning to upgrade their 3M14 “Kalibr” cruise missile with a longer-range “Kalibr-M” variant, according to Russian state media. As a military insider source told TASS earlier this week, "The newest high-precis... more »
A Colorado Gunsmith Might Have Created the Ultimate Gun (Firing Five Bullets At a Time)
*David Axe* *Security, * Here's how it works. *A chance meeting at the show with Dave Skeldon, a retired Army gun-developer, led to a sit-down with representatives of Army Research and Development Command. The Army officials “spent a couple hours with us, took copious notes and told us to expect a site visit.”* Colorado gunsmith Martin Grier has invented a new kind of rifle—one that can fire up to five rounds at a time through five carefully-aligned barrels, and also ditches traditional metal-encased ammunition for electronically-triggered caseless rounds. *(This first appeare... more »
Why the Light Attack Aircraft Is So Important to the Air Force
*Dan Goure* *Security, * Now is the time and the LAA procurement is the right program for the U.S. Air Force to demonstrate that it can be an agile, smart buyer, able to cut years off of its heretofore ponderous acquisition timelines. Later this month, the U.S. Air Force says that it will release the long-anticipated Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Light Attack Aircraft (LAA). Although it will be a relatively small program in budgetary terms, it could have profound implications for the way the air force supports the new National Defense Strategy, grows its number of combat squad... more »
The U.S. Military's New Super Weapon: A Weaponized 'Meteor Strike'?
*Task and Purpose* *Security, Americas* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Yikes. *The applications of the KEP are mainly theoretical for now, and we’re certainly decades away from a floating Thor’s hammer circling the planet. * In the 1950s, Jerry Pournelle imagined the military equivalent of the extinction of the dinosaurs. *(This first appeared in 2017.)* Toiling away as a Boeing operations researcher in the afterglow of the Manhattan Project and the Soviet Union’s First Lightning nuclear test in 1949, the U.S. Army veteran envisioned a weapons system armed not with munitions and ot... more »
Forget the P-51 Mustang or Zero: This Was the Best Fighter Plane During World War II
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Europe* The Focke-Wulf FW-190 fighter aircraft helped to even the odds against enemy fighters. *By the end of the war, more than 20,000 FW-190s had been built for the Luftwaffe. At peak production, 22 FW-190s were being produced daily. When hostilities ended in Europe, the Luftwaffe had more than 1,600 FW-190s, of which more than 800 were ground-attack variants. After the war, Tank, the primary developer of the FW-190, negotiated with the United Kingdom, the Nationalist government of China, and the Soviet Union for his services. However, nego... more »
How to Start a Second Cuban Missile Crisis (In Asia): America Puts Cruise Missiles in Taiwan
*Robert Farley* *Security, Asia* [image: Wikimedia Commons] In a few years, the U.S. may have new ground-launched cruise missiles (GLCMs) with the capacity to strike at intermediate ranges. And if relations between China and the United States continue to deteriorate, Washington may go looking for places to station those missiles. GLCMs in Taiwan are simultaneously China’s greatest fear, and the last card that the United States can play before war begins. They would also spark the most dangerous nuclear standoff since 1962. In 1962, the United States and the Soviet Union nearly tu... more »
Oaked Fires in Serbia
For the Slavs, the tree remains all central and bearing, the fecund creature that holds the seeds of all, the progenitor for the verdant world. To down such a tree, or, in the tradition of the badnjak, to remove a sampling of oak covered in brown gold leafing, would require ceremonial preliminaries. The post Oaked Fires in Serbia appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Environmental Advocate, Scholar Receives Educator of the Year Award
Dr. Tara Jo Holmberg, an environmental advocate and scholar, was named the 2018 New England Formal Educator of the Year by the New England Environmental Education Association (NEEA).
Macedonia to officially change its name in bid for 'security in the Balkans'
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The Republic of Macedonia will officially become 'North Macedonia' after Greek pressure has foiled its attempts to join NATO and the EU under its current moniker.
End Mis-Direction - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins
*End mis-direction* *Fight for family and friends* *Protect what is ours* *© 2019 M.N. Hopkins* *Note: **I wrote this poem while watching a movie called, SGT. Will Gardner. I can recommend a view. Many Vets. suffer under this system of corporate wars. Once they are no longer useful to the global greed machine they are disposed of and many end up homeland and unloved. In the early days of our Land we had militias meant to defend and protect an infant nation from outside powers. Now, we send out military out to protect global forces who seek to destroy our Union... more »
Xi Jinping will Give Donald Trump a Victory on Trade
Expect Trump to declare a “triumph” in a great trade deal that will feature China’s purchase of more than a trillion dollars of additional U.S. products. The post Xi Jinping will Give Donald Trump a Victory on Trade appeared first on The Duran.
France, Germany To Merge Economic And Defense Policies; Create Cross-Border “Eurodistricts”
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron will sign the "Aachen treaty" later this month. The post France, Germany To Merge Economic And Defense Policies; Create Cross-Border “Eurodistricts” appeared first on The Duran.
U.S.A., China and Thucydides; What happens when a great power threatens a rising power (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 54. The post U.S.A., China and Thucydides; What happens when a great power threatens a rising power (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Government to force councils to hold citizenship ceremonies on Australia Day
Several councils around the country — including Melbourne's Yarra and Darebin — have already been stripped of their power to host citizenship events after voting to move the ceremonies to a less contentious day.
Paris bakery explosion kills two, injures dozens as authorities blame gas leak
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The death toll could yet rise after the blast left 10 people critically injured and another 37 with minor injuries, while rescuers spent hours reaching those trapped under rubble.
Coach Tyler’s exercises for thighs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Jqu8ZsyWbA&feature=youtu.be What a terrible thing to get in my e-mail first thing in the day! Our legs have more estrogen receptors, he says. This stops fat from burning. Supposedly, after menopause, that decreases—didn’t happen for me! What I like about his videos is he always explains what NOT to do with toes or back to prevent injury, very important at my age. This one is only about 8 minutes. I know YOU don’t need this, but if I don’t put it in my blog, I’ll never find it!
The President isn’t going to Davos, and the Democrats have gone home refusing to budge on our safety
President Donald Trump remains at the White House this weekend, saying he is ready, willing, and able to negotiate the end to the government’s partial shutdown, which we on the right call the Schumer Shutdown, and the need for border security. Many members of Congress, however, have returned to their home states. Meanwhile, about 800,000 non-essential government workers didn’t get their paycheck yesterday. TSA is just part of a security plan—but Democrats think it’s OK for aliens, tourists, job seekers, drug lords and human traffickers to walk across our borders and no one to c... more »
It’d be me.
*Polygraph* comes to our language from the Greek *polygraphos*, meaning “writing much.” Before it was used to refer to a lie-detector the word referred to a voluminous writer. Merriam Webster Word of the day quiz.
Research links specific 2017 extreme weather events to climate change
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5 Diet Tips for anti ageing skin care
https://healthandtips19.blogspot.com/2019/01/anti-ageing-skin-care.html?m=1
This #doctor wrote his #name on his #scrubcap – now the trend is #savinglives.
https://www.indy100.com/article/doctor-rob-hackett-sydney-patient-safety-wrote-name-scrub-cap-theatre-challenge-8105306?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1547224994
Amazing Benefits of Taro Nutrition(Arbi) with Taro Side effects
https://www.trendingmantra.com/taro-nutrition/
The Eastern Puma Has Been Officially Declared Extinct
https://www.plantbasednews.org/post/eastern-puma-officially-declared-extinct?utm_content=buffer74c86&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer&fbclid=IwAR0LHgezM9e6yOZ22FozygoXsn41ar1eXORKDhYU621fjfRXDFA64QTMXz0
How sunscreen could be causing cancer, not the sun
https://wisemindhealthybody.com/collective-evolution/sunscreen-causing-cancer-not-sun/?t=ahw&utm_term=ahw
How to combat ‘phoneliness’
https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/how-to-combat-phoneliness/#click=https://t.co/Hboj0Mqwsx
Baking Soda: An Inexpensive Treatment Aid for Autoimmune Diseases
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2018/05/07/amp/drinking-baking-soda-for-autoimmune-disease.aspx?__twitter_impression=true
Eating Turmeric vs. Taking a Supplement.
https://www.qunol.com/pages/eating-turmeric-vs-taking-a-supplement?utm_source=listen2&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=eating-turmeric
Journalists reporting on the environment faced increased dangers in 2018
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/01/journalists-reporting-on-the-environment-faced-increased-dangers-in-2018/
Steel Industry Being Crucified By High Energy Costs, Admits Claire Perry
By Paul Homewood h/t Dennis Ambler From questions in Parliament this week: https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2019-01-07.205863.h&s=climate+change#g205863.r0 This rather sums up what a nonsense our energy policy has become. It is frankly shocking that steel producers, and presumably other energy intensive industries, have been paying twice the price for electricity than competitors in France and […]
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Arrest Turkish And Russian Terrorists
From Syrian Democratic Forces Media Center: http://sdf-press.com/en/ “Arresting Turkish And Russian Terrorists Sdf1 January 11, 2019 To Media and public … Continue reading →
Trump’s Air Traffic Privatization Plan Would Sell Out America’s Airspace; US Air Traffic By Numbers
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + : “Airline passengers shouldn’t have to pay an extra upgrade fee to ensure their safety. And the…
Air Traffic Controllers File Suit Against Trump For Forcing Them To Work Without Pay; Posing Grave Danger To The Public
Not just safety of the skies is in danger, but safety on the ground, if planes crash. This is what … Continue reading →
Aviation Industry Letter To Trump & Congress Pointing Out Safety & Economic Impacts Of The Government Shutdown
The most common methods for smuggling would bypass Trump’s wall: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2019/01/09/most-common-methods-for-transporting-illegal-drugs-would-bypass-trumps-wall-according-to-us-dea-testimony The letter from the Aviation industry to Trump, Pelosi … Continue reading →
Meet the First Russian Submarine To Fire in Anger Since World War II (And Its New Cruise Missiles)
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * Rostov-on-Don, or B-237, is a modernized Kilo-class attack submarine. The second of eight units commissioned as part of a series called “Project 636.6,” Rostov-on-Don boasts across-the-board iterative improvements over the original Soviet Kilo-class line. On December 8, 2015, a submerged Russian submarine launched a missile barrage at a Syrian rebel “citadel.” The ensuing press statement from Russia’s Ministry of Defense was nothing short of triumphant: "Several Kalibr submarine-based cruise missiles were launched in salvo by the *Rostov-on-Do*n sub... more »
Introducing Heckler & Koch Mark 23 Gun: Here's Why It Failed
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * The resulting pistol, as innovative and well engineered as it was, was a flop. In the 1990s, the US Special Operations Command wanted an offensive handgun. Most handguns then issued to the military were intended to be defensive weapons for when a primary weapon, a rifle or other long gun, was out of action. The offensive handgun, on the other hand, was envisioned as a weapon that could as a primary weapon for special purposes, such as silently eliminating sentries. To best accomplish those tasks, the project, called Offensive Handgun Weapon System (OH... more »
"Fukushima Update 1/12/19: 18,511.5 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow"
*"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”* - Shiva *Updated Jan. 12, 2019: Fukushima Equals 18,511.5 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow; There is No Place On Earth to Escape the Rad: *The 3 melted-through cores of the destroyed reactors, now melted together into a single "corium" totaling over *600 tons*, at Fukushima *daily* release the radioactive equivalent of 6.45 Hiroshima bombs directly into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean. As of Jan. 12, 2019 - 2,870 days since the disaster began - this equals the detonation of *18,511.5 *Hiroshima atomic bombs and it is stil... more »
I Re-Editted Yesterday's Politico Hit Piece On Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez So It Makes More Sense
For politics junkies, yesterday started with a pre-dawn Rachael Bade/Heather Caygle click magnetic piece at *Politico*, Exasperated Democrats try to rein in Ocasio-Cortez. One of my former jobs was editor of *Alternative Rock*, one of America's first punk zines. I was also the west coast editor of *Country Music Magazine* at one point. So I decided to re-edit the *Politico* piece for them-- really for my own amusement... but, hey; it's Saturday! Let me begin, though, with a couple of questions and a comment Ro Khanna gave me: "What happened to the classical liberals-- those who be... more »
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*Three middle school girls were unlawfully arrested to 'prove a point.' San Bernardino County just paid them $390,000* *Something like this had to happen given the present reliance on the police for school discipline. The police are not trained for it* Three San Bernardino County middle school girls who were unlawfully arrested “to teach them a lesson” were awarded $390,000 this week to settle their case, their lawyer said. The 2013 incident began when Balbina Kendall, then assistant principal at Etiwanda Intermediate School, asked the school resource officer, sheriff’s Deputy ... more »
Five Proofs of the Existence of God
The ultimate philosophical problem is the problem of God. Does he exist? If he does, then what is his nature? Is he the ultimate cause of everything? In the last 2500 years, several important philosophers have philosophized on who or what is God and how his existence can be proved. Today I started reading Edward Feser’s *Five Proofs of the Existence of God*. This book offers a defense of the five philosophical proofs of God’s existence: the Aristotelian proof, the Neo-Platonic proof, the Augustinian proof, the Thomistic proof, and the Rationalist proof. In the book’s Introduction, ... more »
Denby Deegan, one of the first Native American architects in US, walks on
The legacy of Denby Deegan, one of the first Native American architects in the United States and North Dakota, lives on in his architectural work. Deegan, of White Shield, died Dec. 24, 2018, in Bismarck at the age of 77. Deegan was one of the first Native American architects in the United States and in North Dakota, according to the American Indian Council of Architects and Engineers. He also was one of the founding members of AICAE based in Albuquerque, N.M. In the early 1970s, fewer than 30 American Indian architects and 15 engineers could be identified throughout the U.S. A smal... more »
Editor's Note
Must deal with a bunch of house-hold chores today. Blogging will return later today.
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*Ocean heat is climbing 40% faster than thought (?)* *I add the introduction to the academic article after the journalist report below. There seems to be nothing in the academic paper to support the headline: "Ocean heat is climbing 40% faster than thought".Zeke Hausfather is one of a trio of Warmist diehards behind the academic article and it would seem that he got carried away when he was talking to journalists about his article -- expanding his comments beyond what was foundBut the paper is all based on corrections and estimates -- which are inherently unreliable anyway -... more »
Financial stability in hard times
I wrote recently about the problem of living paycheck to paycheck. (Comments on that post are also worth reading.) Today, we're seeing complaints from many Federal workers that they don't know how they're going to cope with the lack of a paycheck during the current government shutdown. I know several younger people who are currently living at home with their parents, because they can't afford to live on their own . . . but all of them have recent-generation smartphones, and buy clothes at fashionable stores, and eat out with their friends several times a week. Very few of them ... more »
French Democracy Dead or Alive?
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Russian Navy to put over 30 Poseidon strategic underwater drones on combat duty
The post Russian Navy to put over 30 Poseidon strategic underwater drones on combat duty appeared first on The Duran.
Those Porky Pentagon Earmarks Never Really Went Away
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Is Trump Starting His Own War, Finally?
The post Is Trump Starting His Own War, Finally? appeared first on The Duran .
A Bang or a Whimper: If Trump Is Overthrown What Comes Next?
The post A Bang or a Whimper: If Trump Is Overthrown What Comes Next? appeared first on The Duran.
Turkey closely cooperating with Russia to implement accords in Syria’s Idlib – top brass
The post Turkey closely cooperating with Russia to implement accords in Syria’s Idlib – top brass appeared first on The Duran.
Former U.S. Marine held for spying had Russian contacts with military backgrounds
The post Former U.S. Marine held for spying had Russian contacts with military backgrounds appeared first on The Duran.
The Only Diet You’ll Ever Need to Maintain Your Ideal Weight
Wouldn’t it be great if there was a way to eat that helped you maintain your ideal weight? And wouldn’t it be even better if I told you the diet to ideal weight loss was healthy, natural and promote overall well-being? The diet I am speaking of is the Paleo diet. The Paleo Diet is […] The post The Only Diet You’ll Ever Need to Maintain Your Ideal Weight appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.
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