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Monsanto And Bayer Are Finally Paying For Their Crimes
By WeAreChange Another trial has showed that Monsanto and Bayer are finally beginning to pay for their crimes. Visit our MAIN SITE for more... more »
Only 1 Russian Submarine Has Done This: It Sank Twice
*Robert Farley* *Security, * Sad history *The causes of the second sinking remain hazy, but appear unrelated to the first incident. K-429 was again raised, but not returned to sea; for the rest of her career she served as a training hulk.* The Cold War saw numerous submarine accidents, especially on the Soviet side. For much of its existence, the USSR tried to maintain a world-beating military with a second-rate economy. Throughout the era, the Soviets struggled to maintain their magnificent weapons of war. In the effort to close this gap, the crews of Soviet submarines often p... more »
Video: Left Hypes Mosque Massacre, Ignores Christians Killed by Muslims
In one incident, 49 were killed. In others last week, 69 were slaughtered. ~ Media Editors ~ Read and View more informative and FACTual (Not FAKE) articles and videos at The Patriot Post http://patriotpost.us/ https://patriotpost.us/subscribe Advertisements
Chile: Comisión de Trabajo rechazó el Tratado Integral y Progresista de Asociación Transpacífico
bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
20-Mar-2019 Por seis votos a favor, seis en contra y una abstención, la Comisión de Trabajo rechazó anoche (martes 19 de marzo) el Tratado Integral y Progresista de Asociación Transpacífico.
TPP-11: los argumentos que marcaron el rechazo en la comisión de Agricultura
bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
20-Mar-2019 Luego que el Gobierno decidiera su retiro de la votación general, el Acuerdo Transpacífico de Cooperación Económica comenzó su revisión por las comisiones de la Cámara. Este martes la de Agricultura optó por rechazar la aprobación del polémico convenio internacional.
Joint statement from President Donald J. Trump and President Jair Bolsonaro
bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
20-Mar-2019 The two leaders made a number of trade-related commitments, including allowing for the annual importation of 750 thousand tons of American wheat to Brazil at zero rate and the possible resumption of US beef imports from Brazil.
Wheat farmers welcome new export opportunity from Trump Administration agreement with Brazil
bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
20-Mar-2019 This agreement opens an annual opportunity for US wheat farmers to compete on a level playing field for 750,000 metric tons (about 28 million bushels) of wheat under the tariff rate quota.
Costa Rica aprueba TLC con Corea del Sur
bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
20-Mar-2019 El presidente de Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, completó hoy el proceso de aprobación del Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) entre Centroamérica y Corea del Sur.
Maduro’s Thugs Keep Him in Power While He Loses Support
[image: maduro-s-thugs-keep-him-in-power-while-he-loses-support] Despite the Trump administration ratcheting up sanctions against Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, and Maduro’s support among Venezualans eroding, he remains firmly in control.
Booker Slams Fellow Democrats for Making Light of Pot Use
[image: booker-slams-fellow-democrats-for-making-light-of-pot-use] Senator Cory Booker criticized fellow Senator Kamala Harris’ flippant admission of smoking marijuana.
College Cheating Scandal
[image: college-cheating-scandal] More than 50 people were charged with cheating and bribery to get their children admitted to prestigious colleges and universities. These recent revelations are only the tip of the iceberg of generalized college corruption and gross dishonesty.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/20/2019
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Trade “Trump says he’s talking about leaving tariffs on China for ‘substantial period of time'” [MarketWatch]. “President Donald Trump on Wednesday, ahead of a trip to Ohio, told reporters on the South Lawn that he would leave tariffs on China for a ‘substantial period of time.’ ‘We are not talking […]
Nuclear North Korea Can Keep Its Weapons
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] Kim Jong-un may not be willing to denuclearize now, but it’s possible that his calculations could change after some trust has been established and Pyongyang’s relations with its neighbors have become more productive. Over two weeks removed from a U.S.-North Korea summit in Hanoi that concluded without even a minor agreement to meet again, North Korean vice foreign Minister Choe Son-hui had some pointed remarks for the Trump administration during a March 15 news briefing in Pyongyang. While she notably left President Donald T... more »
War Nightmare: Could America Fight Russia and China Simultaneously?
*Robert Farley* *Security, * Let's find out. *The United States can still fight and win two major wars at the same time, or at least come near enough to winning that neither Russia nor China would see much hope in the gamble. The United States can do this because it continues to maintain the world’s most formidable military, and because it stands at the head of an extremely powerful military alliance.* The United States discarded its oft-misunderstood “two war” doctrine, intended as a template for providing the means to fight two regional wars simultaneously, late last decade. ... more »
FOR REPUBLICANS, THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE IS JUST ANOTHER ISSUE TO DEMAGOGUE
Right-wingers are attacking Elizabeth Warren and other Democrats for seeking to abolish or circumvent the Electoral College. Charlie Pierce offers a history lesson: Just to remind everyone -- the R's were planning to blow up the Electoral College if the 2000 election went wrong for them. — Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) March 19, 2019 That's true. A November 1, 2000, story in the New York *Daily News* was headlined "Bush Set to Fight Electoral College Loss." Premised on the notion that Al Gore, not George W. Bush, might win the Electoral College and lose the popular vote, the... more »
How testosterone affects girls in-utero
A boy’s testosterone levels in the womb may affect the adult life of his twin sister, according to a study published yesterday (March 18) in PNAS. I expected a completely different result from in-utero effects of testosterone on females. https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/03/14/1812786116? *Abstract:* During sensitive periods in utero, gonadal steroids help organize biological sex differences in humans and other mammals. In litter-bearing species, chromosomal females passively exposed to prenatal testosterone from male littermates exhibit altered physical and behavioral trai... more »
Largest Organic Producer in U.S. Now Owned by Company That Allegedly Fooled Consumers With Pro-GMO Shell Game
Earthbound Farm has become one of the most ubiquitous brands in grocery stores among the organic produce companies, but few people realize that it is not independently owned and operated, and actually has been bought by a large corporation that it has been accused of playing a “shell game” with GMOs before, leaving its customers in the dark. The Earthbound Farm organic produce corporation, known for its salad mixes and other similar products,was sold to the WhiteWave Foods Company in a $600 million deal back in 2013 that raised the eyebrows of organic consumers and advocates acro... more »
Green New Deal Promotes Smart Meters Which Use More Energy Than Analog Meters, Emit Electrosmog, and Catch Fire. How’s That Going to Save The Planet?
By B.N. Frank Proponents of the controversial “Green New Deal” demand that the U.S. install technology to create “Smart Cities,” which include utility “Smart” Meters. ... more »
"Seattle is dying"
That's the title of an hour-long video special report from KOMO in Seattle. The station's representative writes: This show, that we've been working on for several months now, is really the third in a kind of trilogy. The first was called "There But For the Grace of God..." It explored homelessness from the inside out in 2016. The second was called, "Demon at the Door." It was about the hellish existence of heroin addiction. This one is about everyone else.It's about citizens who don't feel safe taking their families into downtown Seattle. It's about parents who won't take their ... more »
Berkeley and Harvard and Stanford oh my!
*WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2019Top schools admit no one but white kids:* When the current "college admission scandal" broke, the New York Times swung into action, doing the one thing it knows. The New York Times began working from script. In this circumstance, this meant that the New York Times began telling black kids that they were getting royally hosed and should feel deeply aggrieved. In fact, very few students were affected, in any way, by the recent scandal. But this is the one thing the Times does well. Last Saturday, we showed you one of the more unfortunate passages produced i... more »
Canadian firm DionyMed to acquire L.A. cannabis campus, other assets for $19 million
Toronto-based DionyMed Brands, a multistate cannabis brands operator, said it will acquire the 1.8-acre Los Angeles campus of MM Esperanza 2, also known as MMAC, for $19 million. The campus includes a dispensary, distribution and manufacturing facilities and a customer-fulfillment center. In a news release, DionyMed said the deal improves the company’s brands distribution and […] Canadian firm DionyMed to acquire L.A. cannabis campus, other assets for $19 million is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Australian medical marijuana revenues could hit AU$36 million in 2019
Australia’s medical cannabis market could surpass 15,000 patient application approvals by the end of this year, with industry revenues totaling roughly 36 million Australian dollars ($25 million), according to an analyst’s forecast. While both totals may seem low by North American standards, they represent “a decent start” for the country’s emerging medical cannabis industry, said […] Australian medical marijuana revenues could hit AU$36 million in 2019 is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
US marijuana firm Vireo Health launches on Canadian exchange
Vireo Health, a Minnesota-based multistate operating cannabis company, started trading Wednesday on the Canadian Securities Exchange. Vireo has growing, dispensary and processing operations in six states. Vireo is trading under the ticker symbol VREO. More details can be found here. US marijuana firm Vireo Health launches on Canadian exchange is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Trump steps up online battle with Kellyanne Conway's 'whack job' husband
Just In - 10 hours ago
United States President Donald Trump is locked in an online battle with senior White House adviser Kellyanne Conway's husband, calling George Conway a "husband from hell".
The Persecution of Anti-Geoengineering Activist Patrick Roddie (VIDEO)
By Peter Kirby A great warrior for truth is in trouble and needs our help. Patrick Roddie has been doing effective boots-on-the-ground, grassroots activism exposing... more »
Stop ignoring the brutal downside of legal pot
https://nypost.com/2019/03/19/stop-ignoring-the-brutal-downside-of-legal-pot/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=SocialFlow&sr_share=facebook&utm_source=NYPFacebook Advertisements
Use of Specialized PET/CT to Assess Estrogen Receptor Status in Recurrent or Metastatic Breast Cancer.
http://ascopost.com/News/59846
Brachytherapy Boost Added to EBRT and Chemotherapy in Advanced Cervical Cancer.
http://ascopost.com/News/59854
Science says sleeping in cold room is better for your health
https://www.wxii12.com/article/sleeping-cold-room/12157988
How Lifting Weights Helps You Live Longer.
https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/a19517546/lifting-weights-helps-you-live-longer/?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=socialflowFBMH&utm_medium=social-media
#FDA Approves First Drug for Postpartum #Depression
https://www.webmd.com/baby/news/20190320/fda-approves-first-drug-for-postpartum-depression?ecd=soc_fb_190320_cons_news_postpartumdepressiondrug&linkId=100000005512805
The #superfood called leftover rice
https://www.dailyo.in/variety/food-leftover-rice-health-curd-rice-resistant-starch-fiber-colon-cells-fat-burning/story/1/29932.html
Doctors can now see everything inside you at once.
https://www.popsci.com/megapixels-total-body-scanner?con=TrueAnthem&dom=fb&lnk=TA&src=SOC&utm_campaign=&utm_content=5c91c1e51adf640001938463&utm_medium=&utm_source=
Experimental blood test accurately spots #fibromyalgia
https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2019-03-experimental-blood-accurately-fibromyalgia.html
Drinking Coke or Diet Coke everyday ‘increases your risk of dying young’
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/drinking-coke-diet-coke-everyday-14152783?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mirror_main
Signed by the Governor: Oklahoma Law Prohibits Denial of Firearms Ownership Based on Medical Marijuana Use
By Michael Maharrey Last Thursday, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill into law that formalizes and expands the state’s medical marijuana program, further nullifying federal... more »
On The Anniversary Of The Iraq Invasion, Bush Press Secretary Claims Bush Didn’t Lie
On the sixteenth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, as the US government threatens punitive action against International Criminal Court investigators for attempting to look into US war crimes, former George W Bush administration Press Secretary Ari Fleischer has decided to publish a Twitter thread claiming […]
State Senate Passes Bombshell Law Promising to Disobey ALL Federal Gun Control Laws
[image: gun]In a massive leap forward protecting the rights of citizens to own guns, the Missouri state Senate passed a revolutionary law banning all federal gun control laws from ever being enforced.
Taxpayers to be Held Liable After Cops Bulldoze Unarmed Man to Death for Growing Marijuana
[image: BULLDOZER]After police officers were found to be justified in using a bulldozer to turn a man into human road kill over marijuana, his family is now suing.
Brazil Agrees to Surrender Special WTO Status for OECD Entry
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has agreed that the country will give up the differential treatment that developing countries receive at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in exchange for US support for Brazil’s entry to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). “The American […] The post Brazil Agrees to Surrender Special WTO Status for OECD Entry appeared first on The Rio Times.
Hands Off Venezuela: Orchestrating a Coup through Media Narratives
The Trump administration is working to overthrow the government of Venezuela. They are not at this time doing this by military invasion, nor by funneling thousands of armed militants into the country, nor even solely with starvation sanctions and CIA ops. The first and foremost means of overthrowing Venezuela’s government currently being utilized by the United States government is the low-risk, low-cost plan to simply control the stories that everyone tells themselves about who is… The post Hands Off Venezuela: Orchestrating a Coup through Media Narratives appeared first on The Gh... more »
#21: Chris Brown, of the CSPR, on the economic impacts of SB-181 in Colorado
The team sits down with Chris Brown, director of policy & research at Common Sense Policy Roundtable, to discuss what… The post #21: Chris Brown, of the CSPR, on the economic impacts of SB-181 in Colorado appeared first on IER.
Scientists Find Harmful Microplastics in 100% of Wild Sea Turtles
*Phillip Schneider* - On our current trajectory, what will this problem look like 10 years from now?
BWorld 302, Energy favoritism by legislation
* This is my article in BusinessWorld on March 12, 2019. Going through the Economy section of BusinessWorld last week, I checked these four energy-related reports: 1. “NGCP declares ‘yellow alert’ for Luzon power grid” (March 06); 2. “Bill tapping Malampaya fund to pay down Napocor debt hurdles bicameral session” (March 08); 3. “First Gen’s Batangas LNG terminal project cleared by DoE” (March 08); and 4. “Power-line obstruction bill could still pass before Congress closes” (March 11). Report #1 refers to low reserves on March 5 of only 624 MW, available capacity was only 10,11... more »
Dismantling Patriarchy Must Begin at Home: A Reflection on Gender Equality
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
GABORONE, Botswana, Mar 20 (IPS) - Lorato Palesa Modongo* is co-founder of Teen Lead Botswana, which offers training and workshops to high school students on gender-based violence, consent, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), and leadership development.This week, I joined thousands of activists, campaigners, thought-leaders, and change-makers in New York to advocate for women's rights and promote gender equality during the 63rd session of the UN's Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). Read the full story, “Dismantling Patriarchy Must Begin at Home: A Reflection on... more »
Depression Is More than a Stigma
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
Canberra, Philadelphia and Manchester, Mar 20 (IPS) - Manoj K. Pandey is Lecturer in Economics, Australian National University; Vani S. Kulkarni is Lecturer in Sociology, University of Pennsylvania; and Raghav Gaiha is (Hon. ) Professorial Research Fellow, Global Development Institute, University of ManchesterDepression is often distinguished from other non-communicable diseases or NCDs (e.g., cancer, diabetes, cardio-vascular diseases, hypertension) because of the stigma attached to it. Among other consequences, those suffering from depression are often denied access to medical c... more »
UN’s Plan to Offshore Back-Office Jobs is Probably a Waste of Money
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 20 (IPS) - Ian Richards is President of the Coordinating Committee of International Staff Unions and Associations, and an economist at UNCTAD. A $64 million plan to move 750 back office jobs from the UN's main duty stations to four new centralized service centres in Budapest, Montreal, Nairobi and Shenzhen, could end up being a waste of money. Read the full story, “UN’s Plan to Offshore Back-Office Jobs is Probably a Waste of Money”, on globalissues.org →
VIDEO: World Autism Awareness Day 2019 - Assistive Technologies, Active Participation
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
ROME, Mar 20 (IPS) - Awareness of Austism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has continued to grow worldwide, in recent years. But the number of diagnoses have continued to increase unabated. Read the full story, “VIDEO: World Autism Awareness Day 2019 - Assistive Technologies, Active Participation”, on globalissues.org →
Fast break
With the NCAA March Madness tipping off, let me use fast break as a way to quickly comment on news items. For non-basketball fans, a fast break is an attempt to score before the defense sets up after a possession … Continue reading →
LAST CHANCE -- Coyoteblog / TSLAQ Bracket Challenge Closes Tomorrow Morning
In a tradition that goes back well over a decade on this blog, it's time for our 2019 just-for-fun bracket challenge. You know how it works -- fill out your bracket for the NCAA men's basketball tournament before noon Eastern this Thursday. First prize is lots of adulation and a 1 year free subscription to […]
Real-life data show that the CDC vaccine schedule is causing harm
Image above: Autism results in three groups of children — those who followed the “Vaccine-Friendly” Plan; those who received no vaccines and the CDC’s figures based on their recommended vaccine schedule. By the Children’s Health Defense Team In 2015, California’s governor signed SB277, a bill that eliminated the state’s nonmedical vaccine exemptions. The bill placed […] The post Real-life data show that the CDC vaccine schedule is causing harm appeared first on Health Nut News.
Only 5 witnesses heard, hundreds of mothers barred outside
Mandatory use of the first vaccine — the smallpox vaccine — became common in the 19th century because that infection had a mortality rate of 30 percent. Measles is not and was never as deadly as smallpox. In 1962, a year before the measles vaccine was licensed in the U.S., the measles death rate was […] The post Only 5 witnesses heard, hundreds of mothers barred outside appeared first on Health Nut News.
Will the government start using force against the American public resisting mandatory vaccines?
On a cold winter morning in November 2007, I watched hundreds of parents line up with their children in front of a Maryland county courthouse. The children had been kicked out of school by state officials and were truant. The mothers and fathers were holding letters threatening them with imprisonment or fines of $50 a […] The post Will the government start using force against the American public resisting mandatory vaccines? appeared first on Health Nut News.
Famous raw vegan YouTuber gets caught eating meat in restaurant, loses millions of followers
I’ve made no secret of the fact that I eat a plant-based diet. And while I believe this lifestyle is healthy and sustainable, like everything on my page, I encourage you to research and make the best choice for yourself. But again, I will always tell you the truth. The truth is always best. RELATED STORY: […] The post Famous raw vegan YouTuber gets caught eating meat in restaurant, loses millions of followers appeared first on Health Nut News.
Dolphins save old dog in Florida canal
This story from 2011 is so sweet, heartwarming, and needed in today’s world. Gotta celebrate every good and sweet moment we are given. Also, living in Florida, I absolutely love dolphins and don’t take seeing them for granted. They are amazing and beautiful creatures! RELATED STORY: You can adopt dogs that failed government training for […] The post Dolphins save old dog in Florida canal appeared first on Health Nut News.
Study: Almost half of new cancer patients lose their entire life savings
A recent study published in the American Journal of Medicine has found that 42% of new cancer patients lose all of their life savings in two years due to the cost of treatment with the average amount a cancer patient loses at $92,098. “After tracking 9.5 million cancer patients from 2000 to 2012, researchers also learned that […] The post Study: Almost half of new cancer patients lose their entire life savings appeared first on Health Nut News.
A Few Tequila Recommendations
I do not consider myself a tequila expert, but I do live in Phoenix where the tequila aisle at the liquor store is longer than the beer aisle in most other places. Of late, I have discovered that while I am may not be the world's expert, a lot of my friends and family in […]
U.S. Blocks U.N. Resolution on Geoengineering- Weather Warfare?
* Way back in 2011, it was proposed here that weather warfare was part and parcel of the AGW scam/scheme Climate "engineering" = Weather Warfare???* *"Has the climate change hysteria been fabricated for two reasons.To justify the carbon market and the subsequent monetary extraction?Additionally, to justify using climate "engineering" as a cover for weather warfare experimentation?"* *UPDATED LINK from 2011 post: The SPICE Project * *The SPICE Project**SPICE (Stratospheric Particle Injection for Climate Engineering) is an EPSRC, NERC and STFC co-funded 3½ year collaboration betwe... more »
On murders and genocide, Muslims or Christians
Murder of one person already terrifies me. Murder of 49 in NZ is sickening. Genocide of 6,000+ is pure evil. *'Pure Genocide': Over 6,000 Nigerian Christians Slaughtered, Mostly Women and Children* By Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Post Reporter CP CURRENT PAGE: WORLD | TUESDAY, JULY 03, 2018 https://www.christianpost.com/news/pure-genocide-over-6000-nigerian-christians-slaughtered-mostly-women-children.html *“Church leaders in Nigeria have said that Christians are experiencing "pure genocide" as 6,000 people, mostly women and children, have been murdered by Fulani radicals since January.* ... more »
Iraqi Museum Unveils 100 'Looted' Artifacts
Assyrian International News Agency - 11 hours ago
(AFP) -- Over 2,000 artifacts, including about 100 that were looted and found abroad, were unveiled Tuesday in a museum in Basra province on the southern tip of Iraq, authorities said.
As Long As Trump Is In The White House, Our Nation Is Not Safe
*Tweeter by Nancy Ohanian* A new CNN poll was released yesterday afternoon and the dip in favorable ratings for Trump-- from 42% to 41%-- was too small to be significant. It will have to be consistently below 33% before Senate Republicans give Pelosi the go ahead to start impeachment-- and by that time she may feel Democrats will be better off with him on top of the ticket than off it. The mid-March poll showed most of the half dozen Democrats they polled either below water or unknown by the general electorate. Only Bernie had more people liking him than disliking him: *•* Cory Bo... more »
"Springtime for Snowflakes" by Dr. Rectenwald Provides an Insider's Look at the SJW Movement
[image: a-review-of-springtime-for-snowflakes] NYU professor Michael Rectenwald's recent memoir offers an insider's critique of the origins of the Social Justice Warrior (SJW) movement.
How America's F-22 Raptor Can Be Anywhere in 24 Hours
*War Is Boring* *Security, Americas* [image: U.S. F-22 stealth fighter jets fly over Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, February 17, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY] Here's what we know about the "Rapid Raptor" program. The sun never sets on American airpower, which can project some form of force anywhere in the world in short order. Be it by strategic basing of Air Force assets, Marine Expeditionary Units or a Carrier Strike Group, America has ways of bringing fury from above- and isn’t afraid to flaunt that capability. However, one American aircraft stri... more »
Moon Jae-In Must Get Domestic Buy-In for His Peace Plans
*Robert E. Kelly* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] Moon faces trouble at home and may not have the support necessary to pursue a peace regime on his terms. One of the great ironies of the inter-Korean détente process of the last twenty-six months is the Americanization of it. South Korean president Moon Jae-in has met North Korean leader Kim Jong-un four times already. Moon has spent decades of his political life preparing for this effort. Moreover, the issues are most critical, of course, for the people who live on the Korean Peninsula. Yet much of the debate has been dominated... more »
North Korean EMP Weapons: Is America Vulnerable?
*William R. Graham* *Security, * Or is this a myth? Analysts like Jack Liu and Jeffrey Lewis are to be commended for their interest in educating the public about North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs and endeavoring to provide their readers with “informed analysis.” However, in a series of recent articles, both analysts have written off the possibility of a nuclear electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack from North Korea as “unlikely” and “science fiction” because they believe the 10 to 20 kiloton nuclear weapons currently possessed by North Korea are incapable of making an eff... more »
The S-3 Viking Was the Navy's Secret Weapon to Kill Russian Submarines
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * And now they are retired. *In fact, missile-equipped Vikings would have slightly less than twice the combat radius of a Super Hornet equipped with extra fuel tanks. Of course, the Viking is not an airplane that wants to get to close to well-defended airspace, but it might still offer carrier air wings a useful capability for delivering stand-off attacks at much greater range.* Eight years ago the U.S. Navy retired: A) Its only dedicated carrier-based tanker; B) its last dedicated carrier-based antisubmarine airplane; C) a carrier-based plane wit... more »
The Pushback Plan: How Taiwan Can Win Diplomatically Against China
*Derek Grossman* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] It would be short-sighted to judge Taipei solely on the basis of diplomatic bean-counting. The main entrance of Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is looking increasingly bare these days. Unfortunately, the ministry has been forced to remove five flags of diplomatic allies—including Burkina Faso, Sao Tome and Principe, Dominican Republic, Panama, and El Salvador—over the last two years as China and Taiwan have renewed their competition for recognition globally. Taiwan today is left with just seventeen partners comprised of mos... more »
Is a global Bill of Rights needed to protect digital privacy against China’s cashless systems?
Is a global Bill of Rights needed to protect digital privacy against China’s cashless systems? Horace C. White Modern Tokyo Times China’s Cashless Systems: A Flagrant Violation of Human Rights Technology keeps shaping our world every day. And the beauty of innovative technology is that it has no substitute. For instance, the United States automaker […]
BWorld 301, Inflation, Interest Rate, BSP Governor, and Travel Tax
* This is my column in BusinessWorld, March 06, 2019. *Many people want the government to protect the consumer. A much more urgent problem is to protect the consumer from the government.”* — Milton Friedman (1912-2006), Nobel Prize economist This paper will briefly cover four topics showing various degrees of “outlierness” in Philippines economic performance and policy compared to our neighbors in Asia. (1) Inflation rate. The Philippines registered a 4.1% inflation rate average for the first two months of 2019. The good news is that it is a lot lower than the past four months ave... more »
El Nino and water shortage in Metro Manila
On the current El Nino, four points here: (1) After a brief La Nina from October 2017 to April 2018, El Nino resumed from October 2018 to present. (2) current El Nino is mild compared to 1998 and 2015-2016 El Nino. (3) Severe La Nina experienced from the 50s to 70s, then 1999-2001, 2008-2011. (4) El Nino - La Nina events are natural, cyclical, and predictable, they occur every 2 years per episode on average. The natural cycle been occuring since millions or billions of years ago, will continue in the next millions and billions of years in the future. No such thing as "unprecedented... more »
Why developers are delaying or abandoning half the apartments they planned to build
The oversupply of apartments is starting to bite, with 40,000 jobs lost and abandoned projects piling up. But it's likely to get worse before it gets better, writes Phillip Lasker.
Brexit delay 'a matter of great personal regret' says May, as she hits the pause button
Just In - 12 hours ago
British Prime Minister Theresa May requests a three-month delay of Brexit after her failure to get an EU divorce deal ratified by the UK Parliament — but Europe says it will only approve the deferral if the UK Parliament approves her plan.
Shot 74 times, blinded, beaten and broken: orangutan survives, but loses her baby
Just In - 12 hours ago
Indonesian rescuers manage to save a mother orangutan whose body was riddled with air rifle pellets, but her severely malnourished one-month-old baby does not survive.
Lord Blackheath Helped Smuggle Children Used For Slavery And Sex
In a debate which took place in the House of Lords yesterday on the Modern Slavery Bill, Lord Blackheath makes a startling revelation The post Lord Blackheath Helped Smuggle Children Used For Slavery And Sex appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
Marker Reached, Death Of Globalization Accelerates
X22Report Published on Mar 19, 2019 European banks are in a doom-loop, the same loop that Lehman was in. Core US Factory orders slide once again, the entire world is slowing, this is the [CB] economy imploding on itself. Tariffs do not increase the cost of goods in the way the MSM has been reporting […]
A breath of fresh air (NOT!)
Fellow blogger aepilotjim forwarded a Facebook link to Miss D. and myself last night. There, we found this: At first I was sure this was some sort of Internet hoax. Surely no-one could be as stupid as that? Lo and behold, an Internet search on "fart rape" soon proved that it was no hoax, as this 2013 report shows. Top feminist academics that have respectable diverse doctorates from medieval art, 6th century English to Women’s Studies gathered at the University of Toronto meeting center to discuss if human flatulence could be sexist. Ashleigh Ingle a proud feminist and an ana... more »
Progress delayed
It was roughly two years ago - in the 2017 budget - when the federal government announced changes to the parental leave available through Employment Insurance. Instead of being limited to 12 months of benefits, parents could elect to receive the same total benefit amount over a period of 18 months. Leaving aside the modest nature of that change in federal policy, though, it's worth taking a close look at the Saskatchewan Party's response - especially compared to that of other provincial governments. The changes first announced in early 2017 took effect at the federal level in Decem... more »
New Russian Su-35 jets caught on camera escorting MoD to Syria (VIDEO)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) – A new set of Russian Su-35c jets were filmed on Tuesday escorting Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu from Moscow to Damascus. The footage which was shot through the window of the minister’s plane shows two pairs of the Russian Su-35c fighter jets that are usually stationed at the Hmeymim Air Base in the western part […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Kurdish forces wreak havoc on Turkish-back rebels in Afrin
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:10 P.M.) – The Kurdish-led Afrin Liberation Forces carried out a new round of attacks against the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (TFSA) troops in the Afrin region of northwestern Aleppo this week. According to the group’s official media wing, their personnel carried out three attacks against the TFSA troops in Afrin’s Ternada and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian Air Force swarms jihadist positions northwestern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force is currently conducting several flights over the Idlib and Aleppo governorates this afternoon, a military source in northwestern Syria told Al-Masdar. According to the source, the Russian Air Force was concentrated on the areas controlled by the jihadist group Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham in these parts of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
The Real Scandal Over Buying an Education
The recent college admissions scandal reaffirms that in the United States you can buy better education—legally and illegally. While financial resources and a better education share an obvious connection, for decades a small but powerful cadre of researchers has argued that money doesn’t matter for educational success. This trope has been music to the fiscal conservatives’ ears. The usual suspects pulled in
The Budget
There's an election coming, so yesterday's budget was aimed at that reality. But, Alan Freeman writes, even though there is a considerable amount of spending, it's not very showy: What we got today was an unusual pre-election budget, with few shiny baubles and lots of measures that promise a lot more in the future than deliver much in the present. The Liberals continue to unbothered by their long-forgotten 2015 promise to balance to budget, figuring that the zero-deficit voters are all captured by the Tories and that Liberal and NDP leaners don’t give a fig whether the budget def... more »
GM Announces Billion-Dollar Investments in São Paulo State
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Giant automaker General Motors announced on Tuesday it will invest R$10 billion in two plants in São Paulo state, after state governor, João Doria, announced tax incentives to be given by the state government to automakers that expand business in the São Paulo. “Last […] The post GM Announces Billion-Dollar Investments in São Paulo State appeared first on The Rio Times.
The Who’s Rock Opera ‘Tommy’ Comes to Vivo Rio this Friday
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – British rock band The Who’s world-famous rock opera ‘Tommy’ is touching down in the Cidade Maravilhosa for one night only when it arrives this Friday, March 22nd, at Vivo Rio. The rock opera follows the story of Tommy, a seemingly deaf, dumb and blind boy […] The post The Who’s Rock Opera ‘Tommy’ Comes to Vivo Rio this Friday appeared first on The Rio Times.
Tulsi Gabbard Comes To San Francisco
Tulsi Gabbard says that as a soldier in a medical unit she has seen the “costs of war” first hand. Thousands of US soldiers never made it home alive. Many others suffer visible and invisible wounds of war. Where the US has intervened or invaded, the people are worse off not better. The “costs of war” are trillions of dollars which should be spent at home. The post Tulsi Gabbard Comes To San Francisco appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Kentucky Teachers Strike as Union Leaders Sit on Hands
The continuing waves of job actions across the country demonstrate the irrelevance of AFT and NEA top-heavy and top-down misleadership. As Kentucky teachers and parents plan an execute sick-outs to shut down schools in protest of a toxic package of state legislation to rob schools and crush teacher voices, the union misleaders continue to urge teachers to go to work and, instead of striking, to send a delegation of beggars to the state capital to "lobby" corporate legislators. Teachers are not having it. From Nation of Change: Don’t call what Kentucky teachers just did a “wildca... more »
Argentina: A "Bigfoot" Reported in San Luis?
*Source: La Arena (newspaper) and Fundación Argentina de Ovnilogía (FAO)Date: March 12, 2019By Avances Newsroom - A "Gorilla" On The Loose in San Luis?* *Argentina: A "Bigfoot" Reported in San Luis?* A situation has been causing concern in the community of Quines, located in northern San Luis. The environmental police appears to be seeking a "gorilla" in the Banda Este region, a rather rural location full of *chacras* (small ranches). According to El Diario de La República newspaper, the animal appeared two days ago prowling around the *chacras*. They do not know if it is some... more »
Second Amendment Groups Stunned After Court Allows Sandy Hook Families to Sue Gun Makers
The goal of the lawsuit is to shut down gun manufacturers by making them liable for individuals' actions. While the plaintiffs will have extreme difficultly in proving their case, pre-trial discovery that will include Bushmaster's internal communications could be harmful to the company.
Rio Nightlife Guide for Wednesday, March 20, 2019
We have the top three picks for this Wednesday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. LIVE: GoGo Penguin @ Blue Note Rio (Lagoa) – Coming from Manchester, GoGo Penguin’s acoustic-electronic trio consists of pianist Chris Illingworth, bassist Nick Blacka and drummer Rob Turner, and debuts […] The post Rio Nightlife Guide for Wednesday, March 20, 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Bercow blocks Brexit vote, May turns to EU for lifeline (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 112. The post Bercow blocks Brexit vote, May turns to EU for lifeline (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
President Putin signs law blocking fake news, but the West makes more
Western media slams President Putin and his fake news law, accusing him of censorship, but an actual look at the law reveals some wisdom. The post President Putin signs law blocking fake news, but the West makes more appeared first on The Duran.
ABC’s Ted Koppel admits mainstream media bias against Trump [Video]
The mainstream news media has traded informing the public for indoctrinating them, but the change got called out by an "old-school" journo. The post ABC’s Ted Koppel admits mainstream media bias against Trump [Video] appeared first on The Duran.
Empire Of Absurdity: Recycled Neocons, Recycled Enemies
Despite America’s military threats, bellicose speechifying, brutal sanctions, and Cold War-style conflict-framing, the incumbent Maduro seems firmly in control. The post Empire Of Absurdity: Recycled Neocons, Recycled Enemies appeared first on The Duran.
Secret deal between DOJ and Clinton lawyers exposes Deep State corruption (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 111. The post Secret deal between DOJ and Clinton lawyers exposes Deep State corruption (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
WATCH: ‘Her Ear Was Gushing Blood’: Cop Punches Woman in the Face With His Taser
[image: taser]Witnesses are claiming an officer used excessive force when he was seen on video punching a small woman in her head with his taser.
Behind the Belt and Road Initiative: "A Dialogue of Minds and Exchanges of Culture"
[image: Students of Convitto Nazionale "Vittorio Emanuele II" di Roma holding the magazine Instituto Confucio. 2019 (Photo via hanban.org)] On the eve of his historic state visit to Italy March 21-23, Chinese President Xi Jinping answered students of Rome's Convitto Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele II boarding school, who had previously written a letter to him in Chinese: "I highly appreciate your determination to promote dialogue of minds and cultural exchanges between the young generations of the two countries and cement the friendship between the two peoples." The British Empire was a... more »
MATHEMATICIANS GONE WILD: "When language goes on holiday!"
*WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2019Hardy and Godel gone wild:* Just for today, let's be fair. Professor Livio didn't invent the cultural phenomenon which is, in fairness, on full display at the very start of his well-received 2009 book, Is God A Mathematician? As we noted yesterday, the cultural practice is on full display by page 3 of Livio's book. At that point, in just the fifth paragraph of his book, we're confronted by the spectacle of a ranking astrophysicist citing a renowned Oxford mathematical physicist, with the latter said to have made incoherent remarks about the constitution ... more »
When 11 Becomes 12
*In all the busy-ness of the past couple of weeks- The birth day of the blog was missed by a few days.* *Yup- year 11 came and went and now year 12 has begun.* *There are almost 4900 published posts here. It's an astonishing number to conceive of. * *All the searching, reading and writing along with the learning over these many years.* *Mr Fantasy- Traffic* *cause we need a song :)*
Azerbaijan, EU to hold talks on comprehensive agreement later in March - source
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
20-Mar-2019 Azerbaijan and the European Union will hold fresh talks on concluding a bilateral comprehensive agreement later in March, a diplomatic source in Baku said
ICSID arbitration Churchill v Republic of Indonesia: Annulment proceedings dismissed
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
20-Mar-2019 The annulment committee has dismissed Churchill's application for annulment of the award for the dispute arising out of the revocation of the mining licenses that made up the East Kutai Coal Project in East Kalimantan.
Inde-Afrique : des pistes pour faire grimper le volume des échanges commerciaux
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
20-Mar-2019 Le ministre indien a suggéré que l'Afrique et l'Inde travaillent à la préparation d'un accord de libre-échange ou d'accords de commerce préférentiels pour permettre le renforcement des échanges entre ces deux pôles croissants du commerce mondial.
China’s Belt and Road Initiative vs Washington Consensus
An update by Jomo Kwame Sundaram on how China and the US are faring in their use of trade and development policy to foster growth and project power.
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From Jenna Orkin Death by a Thousand Clicks: Where Electronic Health Records Went Wrong The Secret to Funding a Green New Deal Nebraska underwater: 74 cities, 65 counties declare emergencies as flooding envelops state Ending Climate Change Demands the End of Capitalism. Have We Got the Stomach For It? FDA Medical Advisor: Congress Is Owned by Pharma March 12, 2019 Hollywood’s ‘Captain Marvel’ Blockbuster Is Blatant US Military Propaganda1/3 of New Yorkers blame 'villain' Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after Amazon abandoned its HQ2 plans *The backlash begins...* Ocasio-Cortez blames... more »
The Persistent Threat of Aviation Hijacking
*Steve Hoodjer, Paris Cione* *Security, Global Governance* [image: Reuters] As the focus of global security shifts, the tactics, techniques, and procedures of the past have never truly gone away. On February 24, on a flight from Dhaka to Dubai, a Bangladeshi national named Mohammad Palash Ahmed brandished a toy gun and managed to hijack a passenger plane carrying 156 people. His demands were not for the freedom of an oppressed land or the release of some fellow fighters, but only to speak with the Bangladeshi prime minister about his failing marriage to a popular actress. The sit... more »
Why the F-35 Isn't Ready for War
*Dan Grazier* *Technology, Americas* [image: A U.S. airman adjusts his cap in the cockpit as a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft is moved on the eve of the 52nd Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France June 18, 2017. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol] Numerous reports and investigations have turned up a host of alarming problems. The Navy’s version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, recently declared ready for combat, has netted unacceptably low “fully mission capable” rates—meaning it’s in fact almost never fully ready for combat—according to a document obtained b... more »
Venezuelans Are Dying Amid America's Foreign Policy Fumbles
*Natalie Dowzicky* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] The least Washington can do is to open its arms to desperate people fleeing the horrors of socialism. Venezuelans are starving, and they need our help. The borders are shut down, civilians are getting injured by the dozens, and humanitarian aid is going up in flames—all while Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro grows more dangerous than ever. As hunger in Venezuela reaches new heights, the U.S.-backed opposition to Maduro gains support and the dictator’s anger continues to build. This is a recipe for disaster. President Do... more »
Samantha Power Visits Sri Lanka and Ignores History
*Taylor Dibbert* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] Barack Obama's former UN ambassador is no longer the human-rights supporter that she claims to be. Samantha Power recently delivered a big speech in Sri Lanka. She was the keynote speaker at an event that celebrated Minister Mangala Samaraweera’s three decades in politics. Given Power’s track record, this is quite regrettable news. During her time in government, a lot of her public remarks about Sri Lanka were wrong, misguided and insulting to reform-minded people in general and members of the Tamil community specifically. Many ... more »
Fighter Fiasco: The Navy's Version of the Stealth F-35 Is In Trouble
*Task and Purpose* *Security, * Testing data obtained by the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) indicates that the F-35 variant's "fully mission capable" rate — a key measure of an military aircraft's readiness — collapsed from 12% in October 2016 to zero in December 2017 before remaining flat through 2018. In February, the commander of the U.S. Naval Air Forces proclaimed that the Navy's F-35C Joint Strike Fighter was "ready for operations, ready for combat and ready to win" — even though the Navy's own testing data says otherwise. Testing data obtained by the Project On Go... more »
Meet the M-1 Rifle: The Gun That Won World War II?
*Warfare History Network* *Security, * Firing a .30-caliber cartridge in eight-round clips, it was the world’s first semiautomatic rifle in military service and was used wherever American soldiers saw action, in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, the Pacific Theater, France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany. *Although soldiers groused and kidded about the weight of the M-1, Garand’s weapon gave stout service wherever it was carried. Often making the difference between life and death for the men on the front lines, it played a vital tactical role and, ultimately, a decisive role in the All... more »
State senate passes bill denying parents access to teen doctor info
On March 11th, Senate Bill 5889 passed the senior chamber in Washington state. It now goes to the House of Representatives where it will go to committee. The bill allows teens to request that medical procedures be kept off documents that are sent home. “According to opponents of this bill, parents could be ‘stuck’ paying […] The post State senate passes bill denying parents access to teen doctor info appeared first on Health Nut News.
Luis Burgos Radio Interview on FM Vorterix – 91.7 MHz (Argentina)
Source: Lucía Lopez and Fer Pacheco – Fundación Argentina de Ovnilogía (FAO) Date: March 20, 2019 *Luis Burgos Radio Interview on FM Vorterix – 91.7 MHz (Argentina)* *Burgos*: […] the president you’re referring to is Jimmy Carter. Who told the media in 1976 that he had seen a UFO in his native Georgia. Well, the story was subsequently debunked, some say it was a cover up, but evidently, for example, we [in Argentina] around the 1960s witnessed major mobilizations by the three branches of the armed forces, particularly the Argentinean Navy, which was able to detect and pursue Uniden... more »
Wild in the Streets is the script for 2020
https://youtu.be/vcUv4dAiCkA Wild in the Streets (1968)--what the 2020 candidates grew up with--"we're 52% and we control the economy". A low budget satire--the 2020 candidates are using the script. Of course, then the issue was 18 year olds can vote--Max wants more. "Give us the vote at 14." What better way to control the next generation than to let them vote you in? Sally (Diane Varsi who died at 54) is the AOC of 1968. Max says he doesn't want to live to be 30, but he (Christopher Jones) made it to 72. Gave up films to become an artist.
On Darwin’s Conservative Revolution
In the final chapter of her book *Darwin and the Darwinian Revolution* (Chapter 20, “The Conservative Revolution”), Gertrude Himmelfarb notes that Charles Darwin led to an intellectual revolution, but this intellectual revolution had an unexpected outcome—it eventually led to the strengthening of the conservative worldview. Drawing a parallel between Darwin’s revolution and the French Revolution, Himmelfarb writes: As the French Revolution extended, stabilized, and legalized the basic tendencies of the *ancien régime*; as Napoleon, bringing the Revolution to a halt, at the same tim... more »
Taxing Issues
News 1. John Risley’s South African Adventure Out from behind the paywall: Tim’s epic piece on how Nova Scotia billionaire John Risley wound up in bed with an arms dealer suing the South African government over an apartheid-era contract. The short version: After his racing career, Portuguese Formula 1 driver Jorge Pinhol became an arms […]
IS THIS WHY FOX SUSPENDED JEANINE PIRRO?
We've heard this before -- most notably when Roger Ailes was let go -- but *Vanity Fair*'s Gabriel Sherman is telling us once again that Fox News really might change soon: ... the network’s opinion hosts and the news division ... have been fighting a cold civil war since Roger Ailes was ousted in July 2016. Fox journalists, bristling at being branded an arm of the Trump White House, are lobbying Fox News C.E.O. Suzanne Scott and President Jay Wallace to rein in *Fox & Friends*, Sean Hannity, Lou Dobbs and [Jeanine] Pirro. “Reporters are telling management that we’re being defined by... more »
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*School Tries Concealing Drag Makeup Day* “You did what?!” Parents across Santa Ana couldn’t believe it. In one house after another, the answer to “How was school today?” was nothing like they expected. Moms and dads listened in disbelief as their middle schoolers talked about going to an “LGBT Fair” that no one bothered to ask their permission for. There were even people in drag, their 11-year-olds said, giving make-up lessons — right there in school. Townhall’s Kira Davis listened as one mom fumed about not knowing about the fair until after it happened. There wasn’t even ... more »
Marijuana growers find alternative to cloning – tissue culture
Marijuana growers historically have turned to cloning to propagate plant inventory and perpetuate plant genetics. But the art of cloning, where a cultivator takes a rooted cutting of a mother plant to grow a genetically identical plant, might slowly be going to the wayside in the cannabis sector. Marijuana growers find alternative to cloning – tissue culture is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
There Are Too Many Red Lines in Cyberspace
Source: Flickr/Trevor Paglen U.S. officials increasingly express old frustrations about the lack of standards for appropriate state behavior in cyberspace. As U.S.-China trade tensions soar, cybersecurity firms have reported that China is renewing its cyber-enabled economic espionage efforts against U.S. companies—if they ever ceased. Russia does not seem to be scaling down its cyber-enabled disinformation operations, threatening democracies worldwide. The Trump administration’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal is also reported to have inspired Iranian actors to conduct a new... more »
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*New Zealand Assailant: 'Eco-Fascist' Not 'Right Wing'* *Some useful comments in the article below but let me expand them.Brenton Tarrant displays a mix of ideas in his manifesto, though, as we shall see, it is a rather familiar mix. His overriding idea is a dislike of Islam in general and Jihadis in particular. His massacre was a clear answer to the Jihadis. He says: If the Jihadis can slaughter Western men women and children indiscriminately, I am justified in slaughtering Muslim men women and children indiscriminately. It is Old Testament justi... more »
Brazil Nuclear Plant Uranium Convoy Attacked Near Angra dos Reis
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Federal highway police officers protecting a convoy transporting uranium to one of Brazil’s nuclear plants in Angra dos Reis engaged in a gunfight with armed hostiles who shot at the convoy early Tuesday (March 19th) afternoon. “During an escort mission at Angra dos Reis…near the […] The post Brazil Nuclear Plant Uranium Convoy Attacked Near Angra dos Reis appeared first on The Rio Times.
Research ties common heartburn medications to kidney disease and failure
https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2019-03-ties-common-heartburn-medications-kidney.html Advertisements
Sleeplessness can make you angrier, more frustrated, new study shows.
https://www.naturalnews.com/2019-03-04-sleeplessness-can-make-you-angrier.html
Fermi Clocks ‘Cannonball’ Pulsar Speeding Through Space.
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/nasa-s-fermi-satellite-clocks-cannonball-pulsar-speeding-through-space
More Evidence Links Marijuana Use And Psychosis : Shots.
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/03/19/704948217/daily-marijuana-use-and-highly-potent-weed-linked-to-psychosis?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20190319
Bring back the house #sparrow
https://www.dailyo.in/lifestyle/world-sparrow-day-birds-endangered-house-sparrow-wetlands-sanctuary-ornithology/story/1/9625.html
Big data takes on cancer
https://www.nature.com/articles/d42473-019-00035-5?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Fixed+-+Big+Data+takes+on+Cancer&utm_term=Q1_2019
Even if Netanyahu goes, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will continue
Dov Waxman, Professor of Political Science, International Affairs and Israel Studies, Northeastern University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
If Israel's longtime leader Benjamin Netanyahu loses in the upcoming elections, some hope that his removal will pave the way for peace. But there are several reasons why that's not likely.
Death penalty moratorium in California – what it means for the state and for the nation
Hadar Aviram, Professor of Criminal Justice and Corrections, University of California, Hastings at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
A law professor from the University of California, Hastings considers why a moratorium in California could be influential.
Mail Says Our Nice Weather Is Due To Global Warming!
By Paul Homewood The Mail really is getting awful these days! If winter seemed unseasonably warm this year, it’s not just a coincidence, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA). In 2019, January through February was the globe’s fourth warmest two-month period in 140 years said the organization in a … … Continue reading →
In four years, 179 tonnes of garbage was pulled out of the Yarra
The Yarra River's environmental health is being put at risk due to litter, pollution and invasive species, as a comprehensive report warns the system is "under considerable stress".
Are Americans Ready For A Transformative Presidency?
The woman in the video is Disney heiress, Abigail Disney, a member of Patriotic Millionaires, which released the video yesterday to advocate for the inclusion of an ultra-millionaires tax in the New York state budget (which is going to be wrapped up in 2 weeks... and the villains here are Governor Cuomo and Senate Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, of course + The Long Island 6: Todd Kaminsky, Monica Martinez, Kevin Thomas, James Gaughran, John Brooks and Anna Kaplan). The tax only affects individuals with annual income over $5 million. It's meant to help bail out cash-strapped publi... more »
China successfully creates the 'Sherlock Holmes of police dogs' through cloning
Just In - 16 hours ago
Kunxun, now three months old, is the first success of a program a Beijing-based biotech company hopes will make it possible to cut training times and costs for police dogs.
Would somebody please invent a laxative for kidney stones?
I'm very fed up with my body at the moment. As regular readers will know, I developed my first kidney stone (a milestone I wish I'd never experienced!) back in 2015. I had two procedures that year, lithotripsy followed by an ureteroscopy, to get rid of it. It wasn't fun, to put it mildly. Thereafter, I had a hiatus for a couple of years, but in 2017 another kidney stone formed. The local urologist was (in my opinion) very unprofessional in his approach, so I refused to proceed with treatment from him. Fortunately, the problem eased off on its own within a week or two, presumab... more »
This Navy Battleship Fired Its Guns at Point Blank Range on a Japanese Warship
*Robert Farley* *Security, * This is the story of the USS Washington. *The Japanese lacked radar, however, and didn’t notice the approach of Washington. Washington subjected Kirishima to a withering, point blank barrage of sixteen- and five-inch shells, reducing it to sinking condition in about ten minutes.* The London Naval Treaty of 1936 was intended to preserve the battleship size limitation at thirty-five thousand tons and to restrict the size of battleship guns to fourteen inches. With memory of the Anglo-German and the Anglo-American-Japanese naval races fresh in their mi... more »
Would North Korea's Air Force Go "Kamikaze" In a War?
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Asia* A scary thought. *While J-5 and J-6 are basically useless as fighters, they would be great cruise missiles loaded up with bombs on a one-way trip. * North Korea’s Korean People's Army Air Force (KPAAF)—referred to as the Air and Anti-Air Force Command in South Korean documents—is not in the top ranks of the world’s air forces. However, the North Korean forces are fanatically devoted to Kim Jong-Un and the Kim regime—which more resembles a Confucian monarchy with Stalinist stylings than Soviet-style communism. The regime’s survival is their surv... more »
World Record Smashed: A Sniper Struck His Target From 3,871 Yards
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * How is that possible? *The shot took place at the extreme edge of viability, given the current levels of sniper technology.* In mid-2017, the sniping community was rocked by incredible news: a Canadian sniper team operating in the Middle East had made a successful kill at a distance of more than two miles. The team, deployed to fight the Islamic State, killed an ISIS fighter at a distance of 3,871 yards. The shot was a record breaker and more than a thousand yards farther than the previous world record. The shot, which bordered on the impossible, wa... more »
No More Air: How this Chinese Submarine's Crew Died Is Horrifying
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Here's what we know. *Apparently, the motor consumed most of the submarine’s air supply in just two minutes. The crew might have felt light headed and short of breath during the first minute, and would have begun losing consciousness in the second. The negative air pressure also made it impossible to open the hatches. A 2013 article by Reuters repeats this theory as well as mentioning the possibility that was exhaust was improperly vented back into the hull to fatal effect.* On April 25, 2003 the crew of a Chinese fishing boat noticed a strange ... more »
The Marines' Version of the F-35 Is Already Waging War
*Task and Purpose* *Security, * All of the F-35 pilots were awarded air medals because of the high number of combat missions they flew, said Col. Chandler Nelms, commanding officer of the 13th MEU. *All of the F-35 pilots were awarded air medals because of the high number of combat missions they flew, said Col. Chandler Nelms, commanding officer of the 13th MEU.* As it returns from its first combat deployment, the Marines' version of the F-35 is no longer a baby-faced boot. *(This first appeared last month.)* F-35Bs flew more than 100 combat sorties against the Taliban and ISIS... more »
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