Saturday, January 19, 2019

19 January - Blogs I'm Following - 1 of 3

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Deputy White House Press Secretary Hogan Gidley Discusses Shutdown Impasse….

sundance at The Last Refuge - 21 minutes ago
White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley appears on Fox News with Jeanine Pirro to discuss the current partial government shutdown and the impasse between the White House and Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Brilliant Barty beats Sharapova to make Australian Open quarter-finals

Luke Pentony at Just In - 40 minutes ago
In the biggest win of her young career, Australia's Ashleigh Barty is through to the quarter-finals of a major for the first time following a gripping three-set win over Maria Sharapova.

Comradeship on display in charred landscape, as rafting party evacuated from danger zone

James Dunlevie at Just In - 40 minutes ago
Crews battling a fire which has burned in Tasmania's south west since late December pause for a photo, capturing the joint effort underway in the state.

More than 20 dead in horrific Bolivia bus crash

Just In - 40 minutes ago
At least 22 people die after two buses smash into each other on a winding road in Bolivia's west, authorities say.

Aiia Maasarwe's grieving family pleads for her body to be returned home

Jennine Khalik at Just In - 40 minutes ago
The sister of Aiia Maasarwe, the 21-year-old Arab-Israeli woman killed in Melbourne last week, describes the family's loss as "worse than hell" during a vigil held in their home city of Baka al Gharbiye.

'We have the right to be safe': Women's marches focus on Aiia Maasarwe's alleged murder

Lily Mayers And Tahlia Roy at Just In - 40 minutes ago
The alleged rape and murder of Arab Israeli exchange student Aiia Maasarwe — along with domestic violence and women's equality — is a key focus of thousands of protesters who turned out for women's marches across the country.

Sydney's Powerhouse Museum would stay in Ultimo, Labor promises

Jamie McKinnell at Just In - 40 minutes ago
NSW Opposition Leader Michael Daley reveals he'll keep the Powerhouse Museum in central Sydney but also build a new $500 million museum in Parramatta if he wins the state election.

Mysterious power cuts almost every night frustrate cane farmers desperate to irrigate

Nicole Hegarty at Just In - 40 minutes ago
Months of unexplained night-time power outages in Queensland's Isis district leave farmers, already struggling with high electricity and water prices, unable to reliably irrigate crops in the crucial summer period.

Is Donald Trump's proposed deal really a 'compromise'?

Lucia Stein at Just In - 40 minutes ago
Donald Trump calls it a "common sense compromise" both parties should embrace. But is it? Here's what the plan includes and whether it is enough to end the government shutdown.

Following his car crash, Prince Philip appears to be behind the wheel again

Just In - 40 minutes ago
Prince Philip is pictured driving again just two days after he was involved in a car crash in Norfolk.

How to handle a few inches of snow

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 1 hour ago
When I was in college, there was no e-mail, and the dorms had only one phone to a floor, so we couldn’t even take messages from the college administration on how to handle a few inches of snow. It was just one of those things it was assumed we had learned from our parents who had lived through the Great Depression and walked to school uphill both ways in 6 feet of snow. This is what Ohio State University sent out to the “campus community.” I’ve been retired for 18 years, and I still hear from them. “The safety of our campus community is our top priority. Please remember to take ... more »

MSM Begs For Trust After Buzzfeed Debacle

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 1 hour ago
Following what the Washington Post has described as “the highest-profile misstep yet for a news organization during a period of heightened and intense scrutiny of the press,” mass media representatives are now flailing desperately for an argument as to why people should continue to place […]

the deliverance of Earth and her evolutions

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 1 hour ago
* O**n* June 28, 1970 Hercules spoke of the Staff of God, introducing himself as “one of the seven Spirits by which the great integral cosmic organization of heaven and earth was created and is sustained.” The Elohim came “in response to the heart calls of humanity for a release from all...that causes them to experience the destruction of fear, confusion, and numbing pain.” Hercules explained that “the power of God unto salvation is within the living seed atom from His heart, the beginning of the fiery, cosmic Personage--the immortal soul of every man. It is up to each o... more »

U.S. Airstrike Kills 52 Al-Shabaab Jihadists In Somalia

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
A file photo of Al-Shabaab militants parading new recruits after arriving in Mogadishu. Photograph: Feisal Omar/Reuters *Long War Journal:* *US airstrike kills dozens of Shabaab fighters day after Ethiopian forces ambushed* A day after Shabaab ambushed Ethiopian forces in southern Somalia, a US airstrike reportedly killed 52 jihadists near the stronghold of Jilib. The bombing was conducted as Shabaab attacked a Somali military base. “To support the Federal Government of Somalia’s continued efforts to degrade Al Shabaab, US forces conducted an airstrike targeting militants near Ji... more »

Speaker Nancy Pelosi Rejects President Trump Proposal to End Shutdown….

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 hour ago
30 Minutes before President Trump began to outline his compromise proposal (4:00pm, from the White House), Speaker Nancy Pelosi auto-published the response position of Democrats, NO DEAL: (From The Speaker) “Democrats were hopeful that the President was finally willing to … Continue reading →

Rebranding MLK: How the Establishment Blackened His Dream and Whitewashed His Legacy

Teodrose Fikre at The Ghion Journal - 1 hour ago
First, the ruling class kill messengers and then co-opt their messages. It’s a ploy that dates back to biblical times, Pharisees assassinate prophets and then white wash their legacies in a concerted campaign to appropriate their movements. Truth tellers are twice victimized, once by bullets and the second time around by propaganda. Their likeness and their teachings are then cunningly marketed by the same powers they spoke against to reinforce the status quo. This same… The post Rebranding MLK: How the Establishment Blackened His Dream and Whitewashed His Legacy appeared first on... more »

Trump Attorney Goes Ballistic After BuzzFeed Blunder; Demands DOJ Reveal Leakers

Zerohedge at The Duran - 1 hour ago
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Pelosi Fiddles While the Democrats Burn

Tom Luongo at The Duran - 1 hour ago
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Curious Bedfellows: The Neocon and Progressive Alliance to Destroy Donald Trump

Philip Giraldi at The Duran - 1 hour ago
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Make No Mistake: ISIS Needs the U.S. to Survive

The American Conservative at The Duran - 1 hour ago
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The New Battle Over Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy

National Interest at The Duran - 1 hour ago
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Democrats Reject Trump’s “BRIDGE Act” Deal, Say “Not A Good Faith Effort”

Zerohedge at The Duran - 1 hour ago
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Trump proposes wall-for-DACA in bid to end shutdown

Reuters UK at The Duran - 1 hour ago
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Hypersonic Weapons Unlikely To Become A Bargaining Chip

Vladimir Kozin at The Duran - 1 hour ago
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Russia warns US against arms race on Earth & space after missile defense plans revealed

RT at The Duran - 1 hour ago
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Russia prepared to create super-heavy rocket — Roscosmos head

TASS at The Duran - 1 hour ago
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Russian Navy tracks movements of USS Donald Cook in Black Sea

TASS at The Duran - 1 hour ago
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Yellow Vests Battle Tear Gas And Aggressive Riot Cops During 10th Week Of Chaotic Protests

Zerohedge at The Duran - 1 hour ago
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1000s of police on guard as Yellow Vests hit streets in France for 10th week in a row

RT at The Duran - 1 hour ago
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President Trump Travels To Dover Air Force Base To Pay His Respects To The Four Americans Killed In Syria

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
*Daily Mail*: *Trump visits Dover Air Force Base to pay his respects to the four Americans killed in Syria bomb blast as their remains are repatriated in moving military ceremony* * Donald Trump visited the Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Saturday for a transfer ceremony * The remains of the four Americans killed in a bomb attack in Syria on Wednesday were returned to American soil * The president offered a respectful salute to their caskets * The four victims are: Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jonathan R. Farmer, Navy Chief Cryptologic Technician Shannon M. Kent, civilian Scott... more »

Most People Don’t Need Vitamins or Nutritional Supplements

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 2 hours ago
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JCPS, Simmons College Partner to Increase Teacher Diversity

Tiffany Pennamon at Diverse - 2 hours ago
Staying true to the mission of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU), Simmons College of Kentucky will partner with Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) to increase and retain the number of minority teachers in the district.

Rescuers begin drilling in search for toddler trapped down a well in Spain

Just In - 2 hours ago
Rescuers begin drilling tunnels to reach a two-year-old boy trapped down a 100-metre-deep well near Malaga for six days, with a blockage preventing authorities from sending food or water to the child.

Following his car crash, Prince Phillip appears to be behind the wheel again

Just In - 2 hours ago
Prince Phillip is pictured driving again just two days after he was involved in a car crash in Norfolk.

More than 100 people missing after boat sinks off the coast of Libya

Just In - 2 hours ago
Three survivors of a rubber dinghy that sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya say more than 100 other migrants were aboard at the time, a United Nationals migration official says.

Two women in hospital following stabbing in Adelaide CBD

Just In - 2 hours ago
A 33-year-old woman hands herself into police after allegedly stabbing two women on Grenfell Street in Adelaide's CBD this morning. Police say it was not a random incident and the suspect was known to the victims.

Experts say Australia is not ready for meme warfare

Ariel Bogle at Just In - 2 hours ago
Two reports find Instagram became the platform of choice for Russia's infamous Internet Research Agency. Can Australian handle the threat of viral political meddling?

EPL side Crystal Palace opens stadium to homeless during freezing weather

Just In - 2 hours ago
London-based English Premier League side Crystal Palace opens up its doors to rough sleepers in the capital during freezing weather, providing a camp bed, hot meals and washing facilities.

Orca stranded at northern Tasmanian beach dies despite 'mammoth' rescue effort

Just In - 2 hours ago
Tasmanian authorities confirm a killer whale stranded at a beach did not survive despite a frantic human effort which saw people working "all day and into the night" and digging a channel in the hopes it would find deeper water.

President Trump Offers 'Compromise' To End The Partial Government Shutdown

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
*Reuters:* *Trump proposes wall-for-DACA in bid to end shutdown* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump proposed an immigration deal on Saturday in a bid to end a 29-day partial government shutdown, including temporary protections for “Dreamers” and other immigrants, but Democrats immediately dismissed it. Insisting on his demand for $5.7 billion to fund a U.S.-Mexico border barrier as part of any bill to fully reopen the government, Trump sought to pile pressure on Democrats by appealing to immigrants they have tried to help. In a speech from the White House, Trump... more »

Chicken recalled because coconut was not listed on the product label

News Desk at Food Safety News - 3 hours ago
Denver’s Custom Made Meals, LLC Friday recalled approximately 7,954 pounds of chicken skewer products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The products contain coconut, a known tree nut allergen that is not declared on the product label. The Red Chili Orange Chicken... Continue Reading

Siluriformes from Vietnam recalled for skipping import resinspection

News Desk at Food Safety News - 3 hours ago
H & T Seafood, Inc., the Importer of Record located in Bell, CA late Friday recalled approximately 71,435 pounds of imported Siluriformes fish products because the products were not presented for import re-inspection upon entry into the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The catfish... Continue Reading

Public Health closes Gourmet Wok in Renton, WA

News Desk at Food Safety News - 3 hours ago
Gourmet Wok Restaurant and Lounge located at 1630 Duvall Ave NE, Renton, WA was closed by a Public Health food inspector on Friday, January 18, 2019, at 3:30 pm due to the following food safety violations: Malfunctioning walk-in refrigerator Potentially hazardous foods at unsafe temperatures Red critical violations exceeding 90 points Public Health Seattle & King... Continue Reading

Hillary Clinton

LL at Virtual Mirage - 3 hours ago
She's not a felon because nobody has the guts to take on the Clintons, who are reputed to have a very deep book on political foes. And if you're in their way and gentle coercion and blackmail won't work, they have you killed. It's a long list. Disgraced former Attorney General, Loretta Lynch and disgraced former FBI Director, James Comey, are but two of her former co-workers in the Obama Administration who have covered her back. And they are unlikely to do otherwise because the Clintons have a reputation to uphold. Deviate from that practice at your peril. So...maybe it's time to r... more »

The Roswell Deception - A Review

KRandle at A Different Perspective - 3 hours ago
(*Blogger’s Note*: For those interested in more information about this, I interviewed James Carrion on my A Different Perspective radio show. You can listen to both hours here: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16732614 https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16732644 And for those who wish to read the book, you can find it here: http://files.afu.se/Downloads/Books/Other/Carrion,%20James%20-%20The%20Roswell%20Deception.pdf All this will provide information about Carrion’s theories, some of my thoughts on them, and additional points of view.) In the interest of full disclosure, I should poi... more »

The McConnell-Pence-Kushner Plan-- Has Trump Asked Ann Coulter's Permission?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
Does it surprise you that Americans are overwhelmingly pessimistic about Trump's illegitimate presidency? Only 29% of Americans think Trump's "presidency" will be successful in the long term. They must all be on the pharmaceuticals his allies are manufacturing and dumping all cross America. In his incoherent speech today, never once mentioning the hundreds of thousands of federal works he's beens screwing over, Trump made an insincere, unilateral offer to Democrats-- instead of negotiating with them in good faith-- to give the Dreamers a 3-year reprieve (a non-starter) in return f... more »

Fishpens, fishkill and population

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 4 hours ago
I used to read a lot of stories about "fish kill" in Laguna Lake -- the biggest lake in the Philippines -- a few years ago. Today I googled the subject, no recent news, good. The latest story is about Taal Lake in Cavite, *Presence of fishpens to blame for massive fish kill in Taal Lake – Pamalakaya* November 12, 2018, By Ellalyn de Vera-Ruiz https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/11/12/presence-of-fishpens-to-blame-for-massive-fish-kill-in-taal-lake-pamalakaya/ . Perhaps this means that the fish farmers in Laguna Lake have improved their system so that large-scale fish kills are now avoided, ... more »

BWorld 282, CHR on ‘carbon majors’ and fossil fuels

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 4 hours ago
* This is my article in BusinessWorld on January 8, 2019. The chart below is not included in the article due to space constraints, I just re-included it here. The Philippines’ Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has accepted the petition by Greenpeace and other environmental groups in mid-2016 and it has launched the “National Public Inquiry on the Impact of Climate Change on the Human Rights of Filipino People and the Responsibility of the Carbon Majors Therefor, If Any.” Most of the climate investigations were done in their Quezon City office but some were also done in the province... more »

FORCED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN COULTER AND TRUMP, MAGA NATION CHOOSES THE GOD EMPEROR

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 4 hours ago
The *Washington Post* story about President Trump's new shutdown proposal suggests that what he's proposed has already been rejected by both sides: President Trump on Saturday offered Democrats three years of deportation protections for some immigrants in exchange for $5.7 billion in border wall funding, a proposal immediately rejected by Democrats and derided by conservatives as amnesty.... Trump’s proposal was pilloried by some of his most fervent supporters, including conservative author and commentator Ann Coulter. “Trump proposes amnesty. We voted for Trump and got Jeb!” Coulte...more »

Energy 119, US oil output now almost 12 mbpd

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 4 hours ago
See these numbers, US oil production, million barrels per day (mbpd): End-2008/ Bush, 5.0 mbpd. End-2012/ Obama1, 7.0 mbpd. End-2016/ Obama2, 8.8 mbpd. End-2018/ Trump, 11.7 mbpd. 2019 week 2, 11.9 mbpd. Good, 3 mbpd increase in just two years. Trump is doing his job to bring down world oil prices by expanding US oil production, de-bureaucratizing oil-gas exploration and extraction. But OPEC + Russia are doing the opposite, raising world oil prices by cutting their combined oil output. Their last deal is to cut output by 1.2 mbpd starting this January 2019. Two related reports: *US... more »

Japan art and stunning angle to Sakai Hōitsu who belongs to the Edo Period by Sawako Utsumi

Lee Jay at Modern Tokyo Times - 4 hours ago
Japan art and stunning angle to Sakai Hōitsu who belongs to the Edo Period by Sawako Utsumi Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times In the latest art piece by Sawako Utsumi, this contemporary artist focuses on the rinpa (rimpa) finesse of Sakai Hōitsu (1761-1828). Hōitsu, himself, adored Ogata Kōrin (1658-1716) and in time he revitalized […]

US woman who gave birth in long-term care facility was not in a vegetative state, lawyer says

Just In - 4 hours ago
The victim and her newborn are reportedly recovering at a hospital as police collect DNA samples from male employees at the Arizona healthcare facility to determine how the 29-year-old woman was impregnated.

Highschool students in MAGA hats mock native American during rally

Just In - 4 hours ago
A Catholic diocese in Kentucky is looking into videos that show young men donning 'Make America Great Again' caps, possibly from its all-male high school, mocking a native American war veteran outside the Lincoln Memorial.

Air, water and land search for man who fell into Brisbane River

Just In - 4 hours ago
The search continues this morning for a 34-year-old man reported missing after he fell into the Brisbane River near Lower River Terrace last night.

Acrobats fly high after Adelaide Festival shows trust

Matthew Smith at Just In - 4 hours ago
Gravity and Other Myths acrobats embrace "totally terrifying" chaos of confirmed tour dates before show is complete as Adelaide Festival puts faith in local company.

Investigation finds sign that crushed car on Melbourne freeway was missing steel plate

Just In - 4 hours ago
VicRoads confirms preliminary findings that the massive sign which fell and crushed a car on the Tullamarine Freeway earlier this month was missing a steel "stiffener plate", while an audit shows it had not been installed on two other signs.

Tasmanian solar true believers turning to batteries after tariff cut

Ellen Coulter at Just In - 4 hours ago
Tasmanians who spent big dollars on solar set ups to save money and are being compensated for feeding power back into the grid say the State Government is not providing enough incentive for others to invest in the renewable energy.

Meet the graduates heading into the nation's most isolated classrooms for their first teaching job

Emily JB Smith at Just In - 4 hours ago
A group of 15 graduates from non-teaching backgrounds will find themselves at the helm of some of Northern Territory's most isolated and disadvantaged classrooms tomorrow.

The education divide over split classrooms

Just In - 4 hours ago
Four-year-old Amelie James is one of many children starting school next month in a split classroom alongside older children. But a lack of data means debate over the merits of split classrooms continues.

Queensland kids struggle to concentrate in air conditioner free classrooms

Melinda Howells at Just In - 4 hours ago
Parents and teachers say the Queensland Government's policy on air-conditioning in state schools is unfair, disadvantaging some students based on their postcode, or socio-economic background.

US Republican senator warns rushed Syria withdrawal could create 'Iraq on steroids'

Just In - 4 hours ago
Urging US President Donald Trump to delay pulling troops out of Syria until Islamic State is destroyed, Senator Lindsay Graham warns that leaving too early could see a repeat of the volatility in Iraq.

'We're walking around like zombies': First the fish died, and Menindee could be next

Paige Cockburn at Just In - 4 hours ago
It took a million dead fish for Australia to pay attention to Menindee's plight — now people in the outback hamlet are worried their community's days are numbered and that the national spotlight may have come too late.

receive the divine calling to restore mankind to their divinity

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 5 hours ago
* I AM* a being of purity’s light! I descend into your midst to anchor within you the power of the Christ-purity that is the only power that can save mankind and this world from the fate of utter darkness and utter self-annihilation. The Seven Spirits of God who sang together as the morning stars are the Elohim who responded to the great command: “Let there be light: and there was light.” Thus out of the Void came form; and God in the materialization of His consciousness became man; and the flow of being as above so below became the warp and woof of creation. Now the whole... more »

Arctic Sea Ice Volume 18-Jan-2019

Hifast at Climate Collections - 5 hours ago
Originally posted on sunshine hours: ? From DMI

Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 18 – 2019

Hifast at Climate Collections - 5 hours ago
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North

Musical Interlude: Kevin Kern, "Above The Clouds"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
Kevin Kern, "Above The Clouds"

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
“Ten thousand years ago, before the dawn of recorded human history, a new light would have suddenly have appeared in the night sky and faded after a few weeks. Today we know this light was from a supernova, or exploding star, and record the expanding debris cloud as the Veil Nebula, a supernova remnant. This sharp telescopic view is centered on a western segment of the Veil Nebula cataloged as NGC 6960 but less formally known as the Witch's Broom Nebula. Blasted out in the cataclysmic explosion, the interstellar shock wave plows through space sweeping up and exciting interstellar ma... more »

Paulo Coelho, “The Cycle of Nature”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
*“The Cycle of Nature”* by Paulo Coelho “In the cycle of nature there is no such thing as victory or defeat: there is only movement. The winter struggles to reign supreme, but, in the end, is obliged to accept spring’s victory, which brings with it flowers and happiness. The summer would like to make its warm days last for ever, because it believes that warmth is good for the earth, but, finally, it has to accept the arrival of autumn, which will allow the earth to rest. The gazelle eats the grass and is devoured by the lion. It isn’t a matter of who is the strongest, but God’s way... more »

Paulo Coelho, "The Bird And The Cage"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
*"The Bird And The Cage"* by Paulo Coelho "Once upon a time, there was a bird. He was adorned with two perfect wings and with glossy, colorful, marvelous feathers. One day, a woman saw this bird and fell in love with him. She invited the bird to fly with her, and the two travelled across the sky in perfect harmony. She admired and venerated and celebrated that bird. But then she thought: He might want to visit far-off mountains! And she was afraid, afraid that she would never feel the same way about any other bird. And she thought: “I’m going to set a trap. The next time the bird a... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
Garza García, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Thanks for stopping by!

"Those Are My Principles..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago

2% inflation changes everything

Scott Sumner at Econlib - 6 hours ago
One can think of the past 100 years of US history as featuring three macro regimes: 1. Commodity money, with alternating periods of rising and falling prices. 2. Unanchored fiat money, with rising and falling inflation rates. 3. 2% inflation targeting. Both transitions occurred gradually, so it’s not possible to assign precise dates, but 1940 […] The post 2% inflation changes everything appeared first on Econlib.

Kahlil Gibran, "The Prophet: On Talking"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*"On Talking"* "You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts; And when you can no longer dwell in the solitude of your heart you live in your lips, and sound is a diversion and a pastime. And in much of your talking, thinking is half murdered. For thought is a bird of space, that in a cage of words may indeed unfold its wings but cannot fly. There are those among you who seek the talkative through fear of being alone. The silence of aloneness reveals to their eyes their naked selves and they would escape. And there are those who talk, and without knowledge or forethought ... more »

Oval Room

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 6 hours ago
Blaze Foley wrote and recorded "Oval Room" in 1984 to poke fun at the Reagan Administration. Have a listen, and then listen along and sing along with my updated lyrics to celebrate Donald Trump *OvalRoom (Trump Version)* (to be sung to the tune of “Oval Room” by Blaze Foley) In his oval room, they're combing up his hair He's the president, but he don't care He's making business deals, wears a long red tie He got dollar signs in white-circled eyes Got a big airplane, take him everywhere Always acts the fool, when he gets there Any place he goes, he makes... more »

Diocese Investigates After Students Mock Native American

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
“The behavior shown in that video is just a snapshot of what indigenous people have faced and are continuing to face."

Trump offers 'compromise' deal to build his border wall and end shutdown

Just In - 7 hours ago
US President offers a compromise plan to break the "logjam" in Congress over the border wall, including legislative relief for "Dreamers" migrants and offering $US800 million in urgent humanitarian assistance.

On the trail of a killer with a freelance crocodile hunter

Jesse Thompson at Just In - 7 hours ago
He's the man they call when cattle are being snatched by problem crocodiles. But what does a day's work look like for a freelance croc hunter?

Drone-killing tech outlawed at Australian airports despite 'catastrophic' risk to flights

Rebecca Trigger at Just In - 7 hours ago
New figures show pilots at Australian airports have spotted hundreds of drones in restricted airspace in the past two-and-a-half years, but experts say Australian law complicates the use of technology that could defeat a rogue drone attack.

Women's March returns to US cities to maintain pressure against President Trump

Just In - 7 hours ago
Women have marched in hundreds of US cities to mark the second anniversary of the demonstrations that took place the day after President Donald Trump's inauguration.

What does a 'serve' of fruit and vegetables actually look like?

Nicole Mills at Just In - 7 hours ago
There's a piece of tomato in your toasted sandwich and some grated carrot in your spag bol — but do these small additions count as a full serve of fruit or vegetables?

“F Word” Causes Controversy at Google — but not the “F Word” You Think

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: google-presentation-uses-f-word-employees-go-nuts] We really didn’t need more proof that Google is no more representative of America than a “progressive” college campus where senseless snowflakes run amok. But just to make sure we know, the Daily Caller Foundation disclosed internal documents that demonstrate just how far to the left the hyper-sensitive nerds and geeks at the company really tilt.

Common Core's Terrible Reading Program Being Exposed Nationally

Alex Newman at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: common-core-s-terrible-reading-program-being-exposed-nationally] The educational quackery that passes for reading instruction in America's public schools today just suffered another major blow. In a stinging rebuke of the methodology that has handicapped countless millions of Americans for generations, Emily Hanford at NPR hit a home run for the cause of literacy. The question is whether it will make any difference.

Eisenhower’s Nightmare on Steroids

Franklin C. Spinney at 7 hours ago
[image: undefined] President Donald Trump’s plan to escalate efforts in Ballistic Missile Defense (BDM), including the introduction of space-based weapons, should not be viewed in isolation. It comes on top of the Defense Department’s plan to execute an across-the-board modernization of all our nuclear strike forces. It comes on top of the expansion of NATO under three presidents, despite earlier promises (here and here) to the contrary. It comes on top of the unilateral decision by President George W. Bush to withdraw from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty in June 2002, on top of ... more »

Arctic Icing on All Sides Now

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 7 hours ago
With the usual fits and starts, the Arctic has now frozen solid in the central and Russian basins, and ice extents are recovering on all sides, Pacific, European and Canadian. The laggards have been Kara and Barents Seas, but progress there is shown below. Kara on the left is virtually iced over, while Barents […]

March for Life, January 18, 2019

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 7 hours ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XACCdre_tk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkrJawCk7J0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAmHrvlGflw&fbclid=IwAR0JxghEc500yyU0XHp7bZbDmKz0atpiUUDfZjHN6sqRyU80ODsef1LeUjU I watched the very inspiring March for Life on EWTN. If you ever want to see REAL diversity, inclusion, multiculturalism and LOVE, that's the place to be. Catholics, Evangelicals, Mormons, Muslims, atheists, black, white, brown, men, women, children, teens, elderly, toddlers, in utero babies, politicians, bakers and candle stick makers. All united on one issue--life is precious, don'... more »

Wily Willie Barr-- A Guest Post By Sam Husseini

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 7 hours ago
Grand Rapids Congressman Justin Amash (R-MI) doesn't get a vote of William Barr, luckily for Barr and unfortunately for America. "William Barr," he tweeted soon after Trump nominated him, "is another unfortunate pick for attorney general. His record is one of empowering government, specifically the executive branch, at the expense of liberty and the rights of the people. We need an AG who will uphold the 4th Amendment and 5th Amendment, not erode them. After the Senate hearing Tuesday, he wrote that "Barr reiterated his support for legalized theft, also known as civil asset forfei... more »

President Trump and Secretary Pompeo Pay Tribute to Fallen Americans From Syrian Bombing…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 8 hours ago
Earlier today President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo traveled to Dover Air Force Base to participate in a solemn tribute to fallen Americans. President Trump saluted the casket carrying civilian contractor Scott A. Wirtz of St. Louis, … Continue reading →

BuzzFeed pushes fake Michael Cohen news, as real news breaks on HUGE conspiracy against Trump at FBI and DOJ (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 8 hours ago
The Duran – News in Review – Episode 169. The post BuzzFeed pushes fake Michael Cohen news, as real news breaks on HUGE conspiracy against Trump at FBI and DOJ (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Do #Exercise and #DietaryChanges Affect #CognitivePerformance in #OlderAdults?

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 8 hours ago
https://www.jwatch.org/na48236/2019/01/14/do-exercise-and-dietary-changes-affect-cognitive?ijkey=d_1ZZip00 Advertisements

Philosophy can make the previously unthinkable thinkable.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 8 hours ago
https://aeon.co/amp/ideas/philosophy-can-make-the-previously-unthinkable-thinkable?__twitter_impression=true

#SammoHung vs. #BruceLee: What Really Happened?! – #WingChun News.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 8 hours ago
https://www.wingchunnews.ca/sammo-hung-vs-bruce-lee-what-really-happened/

Vegetable oils cause cancer, heart disease, diabetes and more: Use these healthy alternatives instead.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 8 hours ago
https://www.naturalnews.com/052991_vegetable_oil_saturated_fat_cholesterol.html

Saving rare orchids that are ‘confusingly difficult’ to grow in labs: Q&A with orchid expert Marc Freestone

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 8 hours ago
https://news.mongabay.com/2018/08/saving-rare-orchids-that-are-confusingly-difficult-to-grow-in-labs-qa-with-orchid-expert-marc-freestone/

#France Becomes First Country in Europe to #Ban All Five #Pesticides Killing #Bees

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 8 hours ago
http://expand-your-consciousness.com/france-becomes-first-country-europe-ban-five-pesticides-killing-bees/?t=HHL

This Animation Nails Why Your Kid Still Needs Vaccines Even if Everyone Else Has Them

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 8 hours ago
https://www.sciencealert.com/this-animation-nails-why-your-kid-still-needs-vaccines-even-if-everyone-else-has-them

Your Guide to Essential Minerals.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 8 hours ago
https://askthescientists.com/qa/minerals/#MANGANESE

The Weaponization Of Artificial Intelligence

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 8 hours ago
https://www.forbes.com/sites/cognitiveworld/2019/01/14/the-weaponization-of-artificial-intelligence/?utm_source=FACEBOOK&utm_medium=social&utm_term=Valerie/#a8828e936867

72-Year-Old Woman Gives Birth To Baby Boy And Becomes One Of The Oldest Moms In The World.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 8 hours ago
https://theheartysoul.com/72-year-old-woman-gives-birth-to-baby-boy-and-becomes-one-of-the-oldest-moms-in-the-world/?utm_source=HHL

The Poet: T.S. Eliot, “The Hollow Men”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
*“The Hollow Men”* “We are the hollow men. We are the stuffed men Leaning together, Headpiece filled with straw. Alas! Our dried voices, when We whisper together Are quiet and meaningless As wind in dry grass, Or rats' feet over broken glass In our dry cellar. Shape without form, shade without color, Paralyzed force, gesture without motion; Those who have crossed With direct eyes, to death's other Kingdom Remember us - if at all - not as lost Violent souls, but only As the hollow men, The stuffed men. II Eyes I dare not meet in dreams In death's dream kingdom... These do not appear: T... more »

"Time Passes..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
"Time passes in moments. Moments which, rushing past, define the path of a life, just as surely as they lead towards its end. How rarely do we stop to examine that path, to see the reasons why all things happen? To consider whether the path we take in life is our own making, or simply one into which we drift with eyes closed? But what if we could stop, pause to take stock of each precious moment before it passes? Might we then see the endless forks in the road that have shaped a life? And, seeing those choices, choose another path?" - Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully, "The X-Files"

We’re under a snow watch, but nothing is happening

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 8 hours ago
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Lucille Snodgrass, 1919-2019

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 8 hours ago
I heard this week that Lucille Snodgrass, the mother of my high school friend Nancy Snodgrass Falzone, had passed away. She was living at Pinecrest in Mt. Morris, and we should all have a devoted daughter like Nancy—or even a good friend like my brother who visited her there. Nancy and I used to ride horses together as children, so I remember Lucille and husband Bill who died in 1989 from their days on the farm on Mud Creek Road between Mt. Morris and Oregon. I’d only seen her a few times in the last 50 years, but my memory of her is a sweet, beautiful, charming, classy gal wh... more »

Trump ‘Appreciates’ Mueller’s Statement on BuzzFeed Report’s Accuracy

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
"It was a total phony story and I appreciate the special counsel coming out with a statement last night. I think it was very appropriate that they did so," Trump told reporters at the White House.

Trump Expected to Make New Shutdown Offer to Democrats

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
President Donald Trump is expected to announce that he is open to trading protections for young immigrants in exchange for money for his long-promised border wall.

Oumuamua, Maybe Not Aliens, But Alien.

Hontas Farmer at Science 2.0 - Physical Sciences - 8 hours ago
*O*umuamua the object which passed through our solar system in October 2017 with a trajectory that indicates it was not of this solar system was never photographed. We only saw a point of light that that changes in brightness as it rotates. There could be many reasons a natural body might change greatly in brightness, trajectory, and velocity as it rotates. In all the randomness of collisions between bodies in the heavens almost anything is possible. However, when it comes to alien life, we have to be careful. No one or two things can give us reasonable certainty. read... more »

US DOD is worried about climate change

Keith at musingsofanoldfart - 8 hours ago
Per a Politico article yesterday, the US Department of Defense is concerned about climate change, even if the President denies the risk. It should be noted this concern is not new. Per Politico: “Flooding, drought and wildfires driven by climate … Continue reading →

Why TFA Doesn't Get More Edu-respect

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 8 hours ago
The title of the article is "I Switched Jobs 4 Times--Each With A $20,000 Bump." It is part of the series "My 6-Figure Paycheck." This article is a quick interview with a Head of Talent Acquisition in San Francisco who currently makes $117,000 for a salary. She went to UC Berkeley for poli sci and then picked up a masters in project management from Northeastern, and her interview includes this paragraph: *In hindsight I am so glad I decided to take a 'detour' and do Teach For America. It changed my career trajectory for the better, and I’m a very happy and fulfilled person now becau..

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