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Noosa councillor's appearance as Bachelorette contestant could spark code-of-conduct probe
A local politician's stab at finding romance on reality television could backfire, as the Noosa Mayor considers a code of conduct probe into Councillor Jess Glasgow.
When adults overestimate risk, kids miss out on opportunities to learn
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Research shows that letting kids play with "loose parts" like old tyres, crates and planks is great for their bodies and minds, but we adults often have a hard time seeing past the riskiness in this play.
AMP financial advisers facing ruin after post-banking royal commission terminations
When the once venerable AMP decided to rebuild itself from the rubble of its own misconduct, its first move was to jettison small financial planners. In doing so, it has created a whole new wave of misery and anger.
More than 50,000 people have signed a petition for a Tasmanian AFL team — what does it really mean?
In a matter of weeks more than 50,000 virtual signatures have been added to an online petition supporting the formation of a Tasmanian AFL team, but it is unlikely to be enough to sway the AFL executive, writes Chris Rowbottom.
First Australian farmer sues Monsanto, claiming Roundup caused his cancer
For the first time in Australia, a farmer is taking legal action against Monsanto — the manufacturer of Roundup — claiming it caused his cancer.
Man who gave stranger his last smoke jailed for stabbing death
New Zealand man Cody Frost is sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in jail for manslaughter after he gave a stranger his last cigarette, called him mate and then stabbed him outside a Melbourne train station in 2017.
MasterChef Australia announces new judges for 2020 season
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A Scottish celebrity chef, a travel writer, and a former winner of MasterChef Australia. These are the three people the popular cooking show hope will reinvigorate the program for its 12th season.
Father jailed for underfeeding 4yo disabled daughter with formula until she died
A single father who underfed his four-year-old disabled daughter, giving her "nutritionally inadequate" toddler formula in the months before she died, has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail.
'Extreme risk' identified in SA buildings due to combustible cladding
An audit reveals 30 South Australian buildings require urgent remedial work to deal with potentially flammable aluminium cladding — but the State Government is refusing to identify which ones are at risk.
Man who fled Canberra during trial for sex offences returned to Australia
Haider Ali, 37, is returned to Australia to face court after he fled the country while on trial for sexual offences two years ago.
IS brides could cause 'mass casualty' attack in Australia if rescued, Dutton says
The Home Affairs Minister says Australia will not come to the rescue of 20 "hardcore" Australian women in the al-Hawl camp in Syria, warning to do so would be a risk to national security.
Driver fined for drinking water at the wheel on 39-degree day
A Beaudesert driver has been fined $173 by Queensland Police for drinking water from a 600ml plastic bottle while driving home from work on a sweltering hot day.
France-England Rugby World Cup blockbuster cancelled due to typhoon in tournament first
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The approach of Super Typhoon Hagibis forces the first-ever cancellation of a match in the tournament's history, having implications for the Wallabies' trajectory at the tournament in Japan.
It's only October, so what's with all these bushfires?
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Recent bushfires haven't come as a surprise to meteorologists and fire agencies, with human-induced climate change and other climate drivers bringing an earlier start to the bushfire season, write Chris Lucas and Sarah Harris.
Cricket Australia introduces paid maternity leave as part of 'game-changing' new parental policy
Australia's women cricketers are set to benefit from a new parental policy, which will provide players with paid maternity leave for the first time and aim to extend their careers.
Inspiration in the Borderlands: On the Road to Arivaca
The Sasabe store on the border, where a fancy frontier border crossing station looms like an oasis in the clouds with few border crossers. The outhouse at the store costs $1. Don't be tempted. Nogales, Arizona Nogales, Arizona. Border Patrol stalks. Arivaca eatery Outside the Arivaca Humanitarian Aid Office By Brenda Norrell Censored News Driving along the scenic
HK “Pro-Democracy” Rioters Vandalised/Destroyed MTR Stations
South China Morning Post Kwun Tong was one of the worst-hit stations over the weekend when protesters targeted MTR stops after Hong Kong’s mask ban was announced. end
Singapore PM: China Has Really Been a Backstop for Hong Kong’s Development 新加坡总理李显龙首谈香港：中国一直是香港发展的后盾
CGTN Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaks about Hong Kong in an interview with CNN. Lee says he feels sorry for the current situation in Hong Kong and China has really been a “backstop” for Hong Kong, supporting its economic development. end
How IMF Sabotages Economies with Debt (Ecuador Breaking)
RT America Throughout Latin America, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is notorious for keeping countries in perpetual debt. Its deal with Ecuador’s government has resulted in massive, violent anti-austerity protests in the capital city of Quito. RT’s Nicholas Sanchez O’Donovan reports from the scene. Then Andres Arauz, former Ecuadorean Central Bank official weighs in on …
End of the Everything Bubble: Mike Maloney & Chris Martenson (Part 1 of 3)
GoldSilver (w/ Mike Maloney) Visit Chris here: http://www.resilientlife.com Mike Maloney recently visited his friend Chris Martenson at his home in Massachusetts. In this first of a series of three videos, they discuss the general state of the economy since the last time they spoke together, and the importance of being prepared for ‘something big’. Download …
This Place is Only for Jews: The West Bank’s Apartheid Springs
This Place is Only for Jews: The West Bank’s Apartheid Springs by GIDEON LEVY, ALEX LEVAC, https://www.wrmea.org/ WHAT COULD BE MORE IDYLLIC than the sight of a natural bubbling spring amid craggy boulders, welling up from the hills, its crystalline waters flowing silently into a small pool where people are cavorting in delight? What could be more …
Joe Biden ‘Personally Paid $900,000 By Burisma’ According To Ukrainian MP In Bombshell Admission
Joe Biden ‘Personally Paid $900,000 By Burisma’ According To Ukrainian MP In Bombshell Admission by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Ukrainian MP Andriy Derkach revealed on Wednesday that former Vice President Joe Biden received $900,000 from Burisma Group for lobbying activities, citing materials related to an investigation. Via Interfax: – Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden received …
Iran Blasts Nuclear Bomb Development as Wrong and Their Use As Religiously Forbidden – Reports
Iran Blasts Nuclear Bomb Development as Wrong and Their Use As Religiously Forbidden – Reports by https://sputniknews.com/ Earlier this year, Iran increased its uranium enrichment rate following the suspension of some of its obligations under the nuclear deal. Nevertheless, Tehran has repeatedly stressed that it is not interested in pursuing nuclear weapons. – The manufacture …
“WORLD TAKE NOTE!”: Genocide of Christians in Nigeria
“WORLD TAKE NOTE!”: Genocide of Christians in Nigeria by Raymond Ibrahim, https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/ * “It’s tough to tell Nigerian Christians this isn’t a religious conflict since what they see are Fulani fighters clad entirely in black, chanting ‘Allahu Akbar!’ and screaming ‘Death to Christians.'” — Sister Monica Chikwe, reported by John. L. Allen Jr., Crux, August …
ALERT: Fed Chair Says “BANKS NEED MORE MONEY NOW!” (Bix Weir)
RoadtoRoota Those who think the system is chugging along just fine apparently didn’t listen to Fed Chair Jerome Powell today say “My colleagues and I will soon announce measures to add to the supply of reserves over time.” FREE MONEY!! Why now and what could go wrong? end
CIA Whistleblower ‘Professionally Tied’ To 2020 Candidate; 2nd ‘Whistleblower’ Was First One’s Source
CIA Whistleblower ‘Professionally Tied’ To 2020 Candidate; 2nd ‘Whistleblower’ Was First One’s Source by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ A CIA employee who lodged a whistleblower complaint over President Trump’s request that Ukraine investigate former Vice President Joe Biden has a “professional relationship with one of the 2020 candidates,” according to the Washington Examiner‘s Byron York – citing a source …
Big Discrepancy In Data Between NY Fed Daily Repo Madness Disclosures & St. Louis Fed (FRED) Data
WallStForMainSt According to the NY Fed daily Repo Madness daily data disclosures the Fed is taking in as “good collateral” sometimes more than $10 billion dollars per day in mortgage backed securities (MBS) while according to the St. Louis Fed (FRED) data, the Federal Reserve has unloaded $214.515 billion dollars of MBS in the last …
Peter Schiff: The Dollar is Going to Get Killed — Global Debt Bubble a Gigantic Time Bomb
Peter Schiff: The Dollar is Going to Get Killed — Global Debt Bubble a Gigantic Time Bomb by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Money manager Peter Schiff says the Federal Reserve has already started a new money printing program that continues to expand the debt bubble and keep global markets propped up. This started abruptly last month in …
Economic Message Received, Sets The “Gold Standard” – Episode 1990a
X22Report The EU thought they had BJ cornered it turns out that it is the other way around. The economic landscape is now changing, the trade deals are being made and congress needs to vote on the USMCA. Trump has made new trade deals to help the American farmers and to prepare the economy for …
Russian Crew Film A Hastily-Abandoned US Base In Syria
*Zero Hedge:* *"Ghost Town" - Russian Crew Films Hastily-Abandoned US Base In Syria As Turks Move In* While limited groups of Turkish infantry forward deployments have crossed into northeast Syria, seeking to move US-allied Kurdish forces away from its border, as Bloomberg reported this morning, we now have the first on the ground visual confirmation of a US troop exit from key border posts. A Russian film crew with RT appears to have gained access to the now abandoned US military base in Tel Arqam, near the town of Ras al-Ain along the Syrian-Turkish border. *Read more* .... *... more »
Holistic Alternatives for Fighting the Flu
As a majority of us pull our boots and sweaters out of storage, sprinkle copious amounts of pumpkin spice on every hot drink and embrace the season of simmering stews and crackling fires with excitement, the changing of the seasons from summer to fall is also met with the reminder that flu season is right around the corner. That reminder will not be a subtle one as the propaganda machine whines into a full roar from every doctor’s office, news channel, drugstore, grocery store, online advertising etc. with the warning that the flu shot is all that is standing between you and certa... more »
Meet the First Finnish Pilot To Land on an U.S. Aircraft Carrier
*Robert Beckhusen* *Security, Europe* [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/4229471/180317-n-fk070-0221] Another step towards cooperation against Russia. *Key Point*: It is not often that another country lands one of its planes on a U.S. carrier. Capt. Juha “Stallion” Jarvinen’s landing was the first landing on an aircraft carrier by a Finnish air force pilot in history, according to the U.S. Navy. Jarvinen was flying a U.S. Marine F/A-18C Hornet with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101 as part of a pilot exchange program — also a first between the U.S. Marines and the ... more »
China Has Unveiled Its J-20 Stealth Fighter, And It's Missiles Far Out-Range America's
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Asia* Not good news. *Key point:* We don't know a lot, but it shows that China's military is improving. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force made waves at the 2018 Zhuhai Airshow with the latest showing of their flagship fifth-generation stealth fighter, the J-20. As is common with airshow coverage, large swaths of the ensuing commentary focused on the J-20’s handling and maneuverability as it performed a series of rolls and a climb. But this elides what is perhaps the most significant aspect of the J-20’s Zhuhai showing: its weapons system... more »
A 1996 Crisis Scared China into Wanting Aircraft Carriers (And To Be Able To Sink Them)
*Kyle Mizokami* *History, Asai* [image: By United States Navy - http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=74646http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/090729-N-3038W-459.jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7437588] What happened? *Key Point: *More than twenty years ago, a military confrontation in East Asia pushed the United States and China uncomfortably close to conflict. Largely unknown in America, the event made a lasting impression on China, especially Chinese military planners. The Third Taiwan Crisis, as historians call it, was China’s in... more »
The Macdonald Bridge “Blanket Girl” speaks: I’m 17 years old, and people are threatening to kill me
My name is Kyra Gilbert. In the last couple of days I’ve been introducing myself to people as “blanket girl.” It’s not really funny, but I feel like saying that gives me some power over my own story. That’s how people see me now. I’ve been made into a meme, and a lot of people […]
Medical Kidnap Show to Expose Corruption in Arizona Regarding Child Sex Trafficking Thursday October 10th
The public is encouraged to tune into KFNX 1100 in Phoenix Thursday, October 10th, at 9 p.m. local time (midnight EDT) for the Medical Kidnap Show as they answer the question: Is Arizona a Hub of Child Sex Trafficking? For those not residing in Phoenix, the show will be simultaneously live-streamed from the Medical Kidnap Facebook Page as well as the Health Impact News Twitter Feed. The show will attempt to reveal how pedophile rings reportedly operate out of Arizona, tied into the foster care system, and why alleged perpetrators are allowed to continue operating. Names will be nam... more »
This Tiny Alligator Is Wearing an IRL Snapchat Filter
You can take a million photos using Snapchat’s golden butterfly crown filter, but you’ll never look as magnificent as this caiman alligator did in this most perfect IRL play on selfies. It might look like something out of a children’s movie, but no Photoshop is involved. Mark Cowan captured this fantastic image while he was […] The post This Tiny Alligator Is Wearing an IRL Snapchat Filter appeared first on Health Nut News.
TPG abandons 5G over public concerns
A senior TPG executive has claimed the company scrapped plans for a 5G network following “community pressure” over the health impacts of wireless technology. Chief Operating Executive Craig Levy has told the Federal Court the company had become nervous about community concerns over its ‘small cell’ network rollout.
Record snowfall in Spokane knocks out power, blocks streets
9 Oct 2019 – Surprise October snow storm cuts power to more than 36,000 and forces Spokane Public Schools to declare a snow day. The National Weather Service reported that 3.3 inches of snow fell at the Spokane International Airport, breaking the daily snowfall record for Oct. 8. The previous record for the day was ... Read moreRecord snowfall in Spokane knocks out power, blocks streets The post Record snowfall in Spokane knocks out power, blocks streets appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Anne Sacoolas on the lam after world record hit and run
US Air Force flew one of its intelligence workers’ wives out of the UK after she committed vehicular homicide, then claimed diplomatic immunity. The British press reports that her whereabouts in the US are being concealed from journalists and investigators. The US media is conspiring to keep all personal details being made public. Anne Sacoolas,... more »
Nationalism is a Reaction to the Failures of Liberalism
Liberalism is the road to serfdom. Nationalism is the reaction to the wounds that the liberal intellectuals and politicians inflict on a nation. The liberals never acknowledge that their policies are ravaging the economy and culture—they keep annoying the people with their condescending attitude. No country is likely to succeed in keeping itself free from the plague of liberalism unless it allies itself to nationalist sentiments.
King Farouk of Egypt and Sudan's official portrait [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: King Farouk of Egypt and Sudan's official portrait] An official portrait of King Farouk of Egypt and Sudan at "Features of an era exhibit" which was held at Aisha Fahmy Palace in March 2019
King Fouad I of Egypt and Sudan's official portrait [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: King Fouad I of Egypt and Sudan's official portrait] An official portrait of King Fouad I of Egypt and Sudan at "Features of an era exhibit" which was held at Aisha Fahmy Palace in March 2019
King Fouad I of Egypt and Sudan's official portrait [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: King Fouad I of Egypt and Sudan's official portrait] An official colored portrait of King Faoud I of Egypt and Sudan at "Features of an era exhibit" which was held at Aisha Fahmy Palace in March 2019
U.S. Counter-Terrorism Analyst Charged With Leaking Classified Materials To Reporters
*The Guardian: **US counter-terrorism analyst charged with leaking classified materials* *Information Henry Kyle Frese passed to journalist appeared in at least eight news reports, DoJ alleges in indictment.* A counter-terrorism analyst with the US Defense Intelligence Agency was arrested on Wednesday over charges he had leaked classified materials about a foreign country’s weapons system to two journalists, in 2018 and 2019, the US Department of Justice Department (DoJ) said in federal court filings. Information that 30-year-old Henry Kyle Frese had passed to a journalist, with ... more »
NASA : Batting 0.000 For Thirty-Three Consecutive Seasons
In 1986, NASA’s James Hansen made some projections about how global warming was going to affect eight cities. Mintzer distributed a chart showing a 1986 projection made by NASA climatologists of the likely impact of global warming on eight major … Continue reading →
Action at a Distance or non-local connection
I was studying Ken Wheeler’s explanation for magnetism and learnt that both of us reject the existence of the artefacts of Quantum particles. There are other artefacts. Both Newton’s and Coulomb’s forces act instantaneously over distance, and what this means … Continue reading →
Officials Find More Fetal Remains Connected to Late Doctor
Authorities in Illinois discovered additional fetal remains stashed in a car that had belonged to a doctor who performed abortions in Indiana.
Defying Impeachment Inquiry, Trump Makes Charge More Certain
The combative White House letter vowing to defy the “illegitimate” impeachment inquiry has actually put President Donald Trump on a more certain path to charges.
Did a Human-Created Sinkhole Open in Guatemala?
Some news items are so fascinating that they resurface time and time again.
President Trump Executive Order Announcement and Press Conference – Video and Transcript…
Earlier today President Trump held a White House event to sign an executive order on Transparency in Federal Guidance and Enforcement. [Details Here and Here] In addition, President Trump took numerous questions from the media during a lengthy press conference … Continue reading →
Direct Air Capture
Pulling carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air and using it to make synthetic fuel seems like the ultimate solution to climate change: Instead of adding ever more CO2 to the air from fossil fuels, we can simply recycle the same CO2 molecules over and over. But such technology is expensive—about $600 per ton of CO2, by one […]
For Russia, Talk of Trump Impeachment Is the Gift that Keeps on Giving
*Cynthia Hooper* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] Amid a barrage of increasingly sensational Western headlines, Russian journalists can allow the U.S. media to do their work for them. The Russians are calling it “Ukrainegate.” “I never thought I’d say it, but CNN is right,” remarked one pundit on Russia 1, the county’s most-watched television station. “The person who wins in this situation is Putin.” Commentary in Russian media about the impeachment investigation of U.S. President Donald Trump in many ways echoes the language of U.S. coverage. Just a few of the jokes are d... more »
The Latin American Left Isn’t Dead Yet
*Santiago Anria, Kenneth M. Roberts* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] Many of Latin America’s leftist ‘revolutions’ are now in crisis. But the left is resurging in some countries. Argentina, Bolivia and Uruguay will all hold presidential elections in October. And, for now, leftists are strong contenders in all three countries. This is a somewhat unexpected development. Beginning in 2015, conservatives toppled major leftist strongholds, including in Brazil, Argentina and Chile. The socially progressive Latin American left was declared dead many times over. But the left-lean... more »
Can Russia's Stealthy Su-57 Take on America's Own F-22?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Technology, Europe* [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/5795986/roaring-over-rockies] Here's what happens when stealth meets stealth. *Key point:* They are both advanced designs that could win depending on how the battle unfolded. Russia’s official designation of the PAK-FA/T-50 jet as the Sukhoi Su-57 is just another reminder that the field of fifth generation fighters is about to get more crowded. The United States, China, Russia, Japan and Korea are all working on their own fifth generation designs, but so far only three planes, the F-22 Raptor, F-35 Joint... more »
Justice Alito’s desperation move
In the Title VII cases just argued in the Supreme Court, the argument that discrimination against gay people is straightforward. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 bans discrimination based on sex, and says that discrimination means any treatment of a person in a manner which but for the person’s sex would be different. LGBT discrimination is an instance of such treatment: an employee who dates women is “homosexual” only if that employee is female. In yesterday’s oral argument, Justice Alito offered a clever hypothetical that, he thought, might get around this logic. Let's imagine th... more »
Musical Interlude: Little River Band, “Cool Change”
Little River Band, “Cool Change”
No One In The World Supports Turkey's Invasion Of Northern Syria
Smoke rises in Ras al-Ain, Syria as Turkish troops launch a military offensive [Kerem Kocalar/Anadolu] Al Jazeera: *World reacts to Turkey's military operation in northeast Syria* World powers fear Turkish offensive could threaten regional security and allow for the revival of ISIL. Turkey has launched a military operation against Kurdish positions in northeast Syria, just days after US troops pulled out of the area. Ankara says it is targeting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) and Kurdish-led forces who hold territory in the border area, and want... more »
The Chicago Archaeologist Who Changed the Way We Study Civilization
Assyrian International News Agency - 2 hours ago
James Henry Breasted was the first archaeologist named to the National Academy of Sciences. ( The Oriental Institute)In 1919, a Chicago man with an opulent handlebar mustache had a radical idea.
Troubled Gold Coast nursing home to remain closed after owner's licence revoked
The owner of a troubled aged care centre, which suddenly closed three months ago amid a pay dispute, says he has lost his licence to operate a high-care facility, and the centre will not reopen.
Dodgy insolvency practices in cross hairs of ombudsman inquiry
For such an expensive operation, external administrators have a very low success rate at rescuing businesses from bankruptcy. A new wide-ranging inquiry aims to find out why.
Man charged with sexually abusing 13yo mother accused of murdering her newborn baby boy
The cold case investigation into the death of a baby who was found in a caravan park in WA's Goldfields 24 years ago takes another twist, with a 55-year-old Queensland man charged with historic child sex offences.
Men make 'miracle' escape after plane hits chairlift in Italian Alps
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A pilot suffers only minor injuries when his light plane hits ski lift cables and he is thrown from the aircraft at Prato Valentino, with his passenger waiting on the wing for rescuers to arrive.
New quad bikes to be fitted with roll bar protection
New quad bikes must be fitted with crush protection devices, the Government has announced. More than 130 people have been killed in accidents involving the vehicles in the past eight years.
Water use spikes amid record dry conditions, but no new desal plant confirmed for WA
A sharp rise in water use has prompted warnings from a former WA state water minister that the Government may need to bring forward construction of a desalination plant, putting significant upward pressure on household water bills.
ASX slips despite Wall Street surging on US-China trade optimism
The Australian share market shrugs off renewed optimism that the US and China might reach a "partial" deal to defuse their protracted trade war.
Did Justin Trudeau Stop Teaching at a Vancouver Private School Under the Cloud of a Sex Scandal?
Days before Canada's 2019 federal election, rumors emerged about the future prime minister's 2001 departure from the West Point Grey Academy.
Back from the dead: Some corals re-grow after ‘fatal’ warming
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Australian coral [image credit: heraldsun.com.au] Another setback for know-it-all climate alarmism, but a win for resilient nature. For the first time ever, scientists have found corals that were thought to have been killed by heat stress have recovered, a glimmer of hope for the world’s climate change-threatened reefs, says…
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 281 – 2019
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Has Gardasil Really Eliminated Cervical Cancer in Australia? by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Chairman, Children’s Health Defense
By Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Chairman, Children’s Health Defense [CHD NOTE: Several weeks ago our Chairman, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., participated in a debate about vaccines with Dr. Robert Riewerts from Kaiser Permanente. Last week we published “Chickenpox: The Dirty Dozen Facts You Should Know Before Vaccinating” to correct some of Dr. Riewerts erroneous statements about the […] The post Has Gardasil Really Eliminated Cervical Cancer in Australia? by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Chairman, Children’s Health Defense appeared first on Health Nut News.
U.S-China Trade Discussions Going No-where by Design – Expect More Trump Tariffs and More Beijing-DPRK Missile Tests…
Despite Wall Street headline writers trying to frame an opposite reality, President Trump has no disposition toward making a trade deal with China. Conversely, China has no intention of changing the closed and state-controlled structure of their economy. That’s the … Continue reading →
Multiple Reports: Trey Gowdy Joins Trump Legal Team – Impeachment Defense…
The initial reports came last night indicating that former South Carolina republican congressman Trey Gowdy has joined President Trump’s legal team. Reporting today confirms that Trey Gowdy is no longer a Fox News contributor. Specifically it appears Mr. Gowdy has … Continue reading →
Christians of #Qamishli in North East Syria are Witnessing the Most Systematic Ethnic Cleansing Since the #Armenian & Syriacs #Genocides in 1915 by the #Ottomans (Turkey)
“NORTH PRESS AGENCY @NPA_SY #BREAKING Syrian #Christian_leader Bassam Ishak: Christians of #Qamishli in North East Syria are witnessing the most … Continue reading →
Yes, America Probably Has Secret Stealth Drones Around Iran
*David Axe* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/5700122/air-force-test-center-focuses-uas-technology] So much spying. *Key point:* Drones are easier to use for spying and watching for unusual activity. U.S. forces on deployment to the Middle East include F-15E fighter-bombers, F-22 and F-35 stealth fighters and B-52 bombers, among others. But as tensions escalate between the United States and its allies including Saudi Arabia on one hand, and Iran and Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels on the other hand, it’s worth considering what other American aircr... more »
A Fishy Crisis: Russia Has Arrested North Koreans for Illegal Fishing
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Asia* [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/RUSSIA-NAVY-DAY-PARADE-RC1D3C3F0620.html] A strange crisis. *Key point:* This minor dispute could end up badly damaging relations between the two nuclear powers. Russian border patrol has detained 161 North Korean sailors for suspected poaching activity in the Sea of Japan, triggering a diplomatic conflict that is raising concerns in Moscow about the future of the Russian-North Korean security relationship. It was first reported by RIA state news agency earlier this week that Russian border patrol c... more »
Paulo Coelho, "Defeat"
*"Defeat"* by Paulo Coelho "Does a leaf, when it falls from the tree in winter, feel defeated by the cold? The tree says to the leaf: ‘That’s the cycle of life. You may think you’re going to die, but you live on in me. It’s thanks to you that I’m alive, because I can breathe. It’s also thanks to you that I have felt loved, because I was able to give shade to the weary traveller. Your sap is in my sap, we are one thing.’ Does a man who spent years preparing to climb the highest mountain in the world feel defeated on reaching that mountain and discovering that nature has cloaked th... more »
"The Champ"
*"The Champ"* by CP Ding, ding, ding... you hear the bell for the start of the fight, hear the crowd, noisy, excited to see this rematch between you and Life. You’re here, and still the Champ, right? Fought this guy so many times before, always beat him, too, though you took many a beating yourself in the process, each fight a little tougher, taking a little more out of you each time. You meet in the center of the ring... damn, has this guy grown somehow? He looks bigger, more muscled, and has a real confident look in his eye. So what? You’re the Champ, still standing, right? Let’... more »
Abdication of Conscience
From HUFFPOST: CNN’s Chris Cuomo reached into the Republican Party’s past to find a quote that could haunt GOP lawmakers today as the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump gets underway in Congress. In 1950, Sen. Margaret Chase Smith (R-Maine) … Continue reading →
Russian sub strikes targets with Kalibr cruise missiles in Black Sea test-fire
The submarine Kolpino performed a live-fire exercise in the Black Sea, launching Kalibr cruise missiles, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday. “The crew of the Black Sea Fleet’s submarine Kolpino fired Kalibr missiles against a coastal and a naval target at combat training ranges in the Black Sea. The sub launched the missiles from its […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Video footage of Turkish attacks on northern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 P.M.) – The Turkish Armed Forces began their attack on northern Syria Wednesday, targeting several sites belonging to both the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and People’s Protection Units (YPG). Using mostly airstrikes and artillery shells, the Turkish Armed Forces repeatedly struck the defenses of the Kurdish-led troops in the Al-Raqqa, Aleppo, and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Saudi Arabia condemns Turkey’s military operation in Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced earlier on Wednesday the start of Operation Peace Spring against PKK/YPG and the Daesh in Syria’s north “to neutralize terror threats against Turkey and lead to the establishment of a safe zone”. Saudi Arabia condemned later on Wednesday the Turkish “aggression” in northeast Syria, Saudi state-run broadcaster reported, citing […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish Army attacks city controlled by Syrian Army, SDF forces
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) – The Turkish Army carried out a new attack on a Syrian border city located inside the Al-Hasakah Governorate. According to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), the Turkish Armed Forces heavily shelled the Syrian Democratic Forces’ (SDF) positions inside Qamishli city, causing a number of explosions in the process. The Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
The Rise of Internet 2.0
By George Gilder “The computer of the future will be as portable as your watch and as personal as your wallet. It will recognize speech... more »
Phantom Performances – The Rise of the Spectacle
*Kingsley L. Dennis* - Never before has it been so important to trust in the power of the human spirit, and to put forth, with honesty and integrity, the innate human power.
Watch Bulldozers Plow Protected Cacti for Trump’s Border Wall
*Jordan Davidson* - The video depicts the bulldozers running roughshod over the national monument and clearing saguaros in a rush to build a costly and unnecessary wall on the U.S. southern border.
"I Might Agree..."
"We are all ONE, say the gurus. Aye, I might agree - but one WHAT?" - Edward Abbey
"Inflation Will Eliminate Excess Debt"
*"Inflation Will Eliminate Excess Debt"* By Bill Bonner “We’ll take inflation if necessary, but we can’t take unemployment.” – Richard Nixon YOUGHAL, IRELAND – "Today, we come bearing glad tidings. We’ve seen how both Trump and Warren, the Federal Reserve, Congress, Krugman, Summers, the powers that be, and all the ships at sea are committed to inflating our way out of the debt trap. Just yesterday, Jerome Powell, top honcho at the Fed, reaffirmed the bank’s readiness to pitch in as needed. The Financial Times reports: "The Federal Reserve will soon resume purchases of short-term US... more »
“None of the 20 Mammograms Caught My Disease…” Popular Breast Cancer Screening Method is Dangerous and Ineffective. THIS Proven and Safe Method Can Save Thousands of Lives.
Breast cancer rates have remained high in recent years; as of today, a woman has a 1 in 8 chance of developing breast cancer in her lifetime. While environmental toxins play a big role in this epidemic, a large majority of cases are due to ‘overdiagnosis,’ which happens most often because of mammograms. In the mainstream medicine, mammograms are considered the main method of diagnosing breast cancer, and the American Cancer Society used to recommend all women over 40 getting them annually. But a few years ago, the CDC changed the recommendation to women over 50 and to every two ye... more »
Increase Your Iron Absorption with this Smoothie Recipe (Includes Video)
Are you getting enough iron these days? Iron is essential for the health of your red blood cells to be able to deliver oxygen and nutrients to every organ in your body, so now might be a good time to go ahead and check. Children and menstruating women are most at risk for anemia from lack of iron, so they should be especially cognizant about getting enough in their diets. Most of our iron is recycled daily, we recycle approximately 25 mg per day and absorb 1-2 mg in our small intestines. Non-heme iron is the type that is found in vegetables. Absorption of dietary iron requires a fe... more »
President Trump Officially Comes Out in Favor of GMOs, Confirms Organic Movement’s Worst Fears
While President Barack Obama’s stances on GMOs (genetically modified organisms) in agriculture have become well known over the years, current President Donald Trump’s stance was a bit more of a mystery — until now. Speaking to a crowd in Nashville, Tennessee on January 8, Trump finally used the word “biotechnology” for the first time as president, and did so in a positive way in reference to its uses in agriculture (GMOs). Considering the economic impact the industry has on the United States’ bottom line, what Trump said should come as no surprise. But for people in the natural ... more »
President Trump On Turkey's Military Incursion Into Northern Syria: 'I Hope Erdogan Will Act Rationally'
*WNU Editor:* President Trump "hopes" that Turkish President Erdogan will act rationally. But if I may quote what Hillary Clinton said a few years ago .... *hope is not a strategy*. But there may be a strategy behind President Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. forces from the quagmire that is Syria today while also giving Russian President Putin the headache of handling Erdogan, and it is articulated here .... *The puzzling logic behind Trump’s Syria withdrawal *(M.K. Bhadrakumar, Asia Times).
NY Judge Denies Stay: Children Locked Out of School
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Senate Intelligence Committee Knows Trump Is An Illegitimate President
There are 15 senators on the Senate Intelligence Committee, 8 Republicans and 7 Democrats. The chairman is Richard Burr (R-NC) and the vice-chair is Mark Warner, a conservative from Virginia. Almost every member is an establishment conservative. These are the rest of the members: *•* James Risch (R-ID) *•* Marco Rubio (R-FL) *•* Susan Collins (R-ME) *•* Roy Blunt (R-MO) *•* Tom Cotton (R-AR) *•* John Cornyn (R-TX) *•* Ben Sasse (R-NE) *•* Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) *•* Ron Wyden (D-OR) *•* Martin Heinrich (D-NM) *•* Angus King (I-ME) *•* Kamala Harris (D-CA) *•* Michael Bennet (D-CO) ... more »
Did China Grant a Trademark to Ivanka Trump for Voting Machines?
The first daughter said in 2018 that she would be closing down her business to focus on her work in Washington.
Trump’s Syria Announcement Blindsided Many GOP Supporters
For once, Republicans and Democrats in Congress were in the same place: out of the loop.
Was a Banner Hung from Trump Tower Saying He ‘Betrayed and Murdered Kurdish People’?
President Trump's decision to abandon Kurdish allies in Syria has drawn criticism from a wide range of groups.
‘Mr. Kurd’ Says Trump Has Abandoned US Allies in Middle East
A year ago, Kurdish journalist Rahim Rashidi stood up at a news conference and listened to President Donald Trump praise his people.
Washington state temporarily bans flavored marijuana vaping products, targeting a third of top-selling MJ vapes
Washington state health regulators voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to impose a temporary ban on the sale of flavored tobacco and marijuana vaporizer products, making it the second state after Massachusetts to ban cannabis vapes in some form. The Washington Board of Health voted 7-1 in favor of adopting the 120-day emergency ban, which is set […] Washington state temporarily bans flavored marijuana vaping products, targeting a third of top-selling MJ vapes is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Michigan cannabis testing lab to pay $100,000 to resolve alleged violations
A Michigan medical marijuana testing laboratory whose license was suspended in August for alleged safety violations has agreed to pay a $100,000 fine to resolve state charges. Iron Laboratories of Walled Lake also agreed to improve its procedures and provide additional data and reports to state regulators. The laboratory entered into the settlement agreement with the Marijuana […] Michigan cannabis testing lab to pay $100,000 to resolve alleged violations is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
The Breaking Bad movie is about to drop. What can we expect?
It is a highly anticipated continuation of the original show, considered one of the best in TV history. Here's what to know before you check it out.
Climate protesters accused of brushing off disability concerns
Extinction Rebellion protesters say they will take on board concerns that their demonstrations are disproportionately affecting people with disabilities, as police use power tools to separate activists in Melbourne and Brisbane.
A UK football wife drama is dominating headlines. Here's why
One footballer's wife has accused another of leaking stories about them to the media. But it's the stunning way it happened that set Twitter alight.
Chris was the only taxi operator on Christmas Island — until new laws forced him off the road
Christmas Island tourists and locals can no longer call for a cab with its sole taxi operator, Chris Carr, saying he was forced to shut shop at the end of June because of a "logistical nightmare".
We fact checked Linda Burney's claim on constitutional recognition. Here's what we found
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Opposition spokeswoman for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney says the Australian constitution is the only one among first world nations with colonial histories that does not recognise its first people. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.
Karen had a 'meltdown' when her rent went up $80 per week, but she's not alone
Karen Cranfield has moved to a Hobart suburb where people on modest incomes should be able to "afford living" — but with rental prices increasing, that's no longer the case.
'He's already convicted himself': Joe Biden calls for Donald Trump's impeachment for first time
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Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden calls for the impeachment of US President Donald Trump for the first time, in his strongest indictment of the Republican leader's actions involving Ukraine.
The 'shocking' behavioural quirks that might make you pay too much for a house
Behavioural economics shows how people make all kinds of irrational decisions, many of which cost us money. And if you think we're immune when buying a home then you're very much mistaken.
'It might horrify you': How Freya rebuilt herself while building Frankenstein's babies
Almost 30 years after a car accident left Picton artist Freya Jobbins' face disfigured, she's ripping apart dolls to make creations that shock.
ASX to recover as Wall Street jumps on renewed US-China trade optimism
Australian shares are expected to jump in early trade on renewed optimism that the US and China might reach a "partial" trade deal — despite conflicting reports.
'Little Englanders': How Britain's elite rebranded over Brexit
To understand Brexit, it pays to understand the world that leading Brexiteers and Remainers come from — many of whom were Boris Johnson's contemporaries at school.
'They didn't help us in WWII': Trump dismisses plight of Kurds facing Turkish onslaught in Syria
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Turkish troops enter north-eastern Syria, launching a land offensive against Kurdish militia fighters just days after US troops pulled back from the area.
Environmental Working Group Offers 9 Tips to Reduce Kids’ Exposure to EMF; Still Endorses Smart Meters (??)
By B.N. Frank EWG’s tip sheet serves as a good resource for parents who provide their kids with cell phones despite warnings indicated by many... more »
Prohibitions: Mind drugs & addiction
Mind drugs I will focus on mind drugs. David Friedman provides a useful classification: “consider four different classes of mind drugs: pleasure, performance, personality, control. Some drugs will fit into more than one category, reflecting multiple reasons why they are used. Consider the familiar case of alcohol. Some people drink it because they like how […] The post Prohibitions: Mind drugs & addiction appeared first on Econlib.
Twitter “Unintentionally” Used Your Phone Number for Targeted Advertising
By Gennie Gebhart and Jacob Hoffman-Andrews Stop us if you’ve heard this before: you give a tech company your personal information in order to use... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 9, 2019
Simon Tisdall, The Guardian: *Erdoğan's Syrian incursion could be his biggest gamble yet* *Turkey’s president faces some difficult choices after being given green light by the US* For Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, it’s a case of be careful what you wish for. By most accounts, Turkey’s president bamboozled Donald Trump into giving a green light for an invasion of north-east Syria. Yet now, having got what he wanted, Erdoğan faces some difficult choices. How far to go? Who is the enemy? And how long can such a big operation be sustained? It may be the biggest gamble yet by a politician kno... more »
Texas Inventor Brings Atmospheric Water Generators to Flint, Michigan and Other Communities in Need
*Cassius Kamarampi* - Moses West brings ingenuity and selflessness to the problem of drinking water quality.
Water Poisoning Alerts Hidden From Public
*Dr. Mercola* - Recent media coverage make it clear that many toxic water incidences are covered up and hidden from the public.
The “Blob” Returns: Gigantic Heat Anomaly in Pacific Ocean to Wreak Havoc on Wildlife
*Elias Marat* - Huge stretches of the Pacific are now engulfed in a massive heatwave and the effects could be devastating.
Dog waits 4 years in the same spot near the road, finally gets reunited with his family
The saying “A dog is a man’s best friend” is something a lot of people would agree with. There are hundreds of stories about dogs whose love for their human is stronger than any obstacle. Recently, the story of Leo, a dog from Thailand, went viral. His owners accidentally left the poor pooch near a gas station. From that day on, Leo never left that place and patiently waited four long years until the return of his family. People tried to help Leo, he was thin and starving. It seemed like he developed some sort of skin disease. A 45-year-old woman named Saowalak fed him as much as ... more »
Return to Russia: Crimeans Tell the Real Story of the 2014 Referendum and Their Lives Since
Eva Bartlett traveled to Crimea to see firsthand out how Crimeans have fared since 2014 when their country reunited with Russia, and what the referendum was really like. The post Return to Russia: Crimeans Tell the Real Story of the 2014 Referendum and Their Lives Since appeared first on MintPress News.
"It's The Only Light We've Got..."
"For, while the tale of how we suffer, and how we are delighted, and how we may triumph is never new, it always must be heard. There isn't any other tale to tell, it's the only light we've got in all this darkness." - James Baldwin, “Sonny's Blues”
China/HK update:
China/HK update: https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/09/27/hong-kong-police-intelligence-division-install-private-line-connecting-hq-court-china/ https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/10/09/china-warns-apple-unwise-reckless-support-hong-kong-protesters/ .............................................................................. http://agniyoga.helloyou.ch/index.html ................................ 467. Thus good deeds do not include the encouragement of treason and malice, and the countenancing of false prophets, *imposters*, cowards, and all servants of darkness. Good deeds do not i... more »
"How Adults Can Survive A Childhood of Violence and Untruth"
"How Adults Can Survive A Childhood of Violence and Untruth" by Michael Pastore "Fear and love cannot live together... Blows are used to correct brute beasts." - Seneca (Roman philosopher, author, politician, 4 B.C.E. to C.E. 65) "Two thousand years ago, the people of ancient Rome cheered enthusiastically as they watched gladiators fight each other to the death, and saw innocent persons torn to pieces by wild beasts. In that same era, Roman teachers practiced corporal punishment on a daily basis. The Roman schools were stocked with a variety of instruments used to beat children, i... more »
Devonshire, UK Stops 5G Installation Due to Serious Health Concerns
By B.N. Frank Activist Post regularly reports about increasing opposition to the forced installation of 5G technology in American communities and around the world. In... more »
An affront to democracy
I hear many commentators across all their media bemoaning the very low number of folk voting in these council elections. 'This is terrible,' they cry. 'Too many don't' care!' they wail. 'We must get more participation in our democracy,' they insist. Have these whiners considered that people not voting *are *participating in democracy? That, in fact, there are many, many reasons *not* to care about the smiling drones whose names appear on their ballot papers? That by not returning their voting papers, binning them, or not even bothering to read them, that non-voters *are *casting a ... more »
Musical Interlude: Tron Syversen, “Rivers”
Tron Syversen, “Rivers”
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Is this what will become of our Sun? Quite possibly. The bubble of expanding gas pictured below is the planetary nebula PK 164 +31.1, the remnants of the atmosphere of a Sun-like star expelled as its supply of fusion-able core hydrogen became depleted. Visible near the center of the nebula is what remains of the core itself- a blue-hot white dwarf star. This particularly photogenic planetary nebula shows intricate shells of gas likely expelled at different times toward the end the star's demise, and whose structure is not fully understood. * Click image for larger size.* This deep i... more »
"How Is It Possible..."
"How is it possible to expect mankind to take advice when they will not so much as take warning?" - Jonathan Swift
Chet Raymo, "Tuning In"
*"Tuning In"* by Chet Raymo "I have mentioned here before my friend and neighbor Dwight, he of the preternatural powers of observation. To walk with Dwight is to realize that I go through life half blind, missing half of what there is to see. It's like living in one of those picture puzzles we enjoyed as children, an ordinary scene that hides images of puppies, pumpkins and tin drums. He teaches me lots of other stuff too, like how to change brake pads. In return I share some of my knowledge, such as it is, like when and where to look for a young new moon and what makes the Sun bur... more »
World News Briefs -- October 9, 2019 (Evening Edition)
*The Guardian:* *Turkey unleashes airstrikes against Kurds in north-east Syria* Trump offers only mild criticism of Erdoğan offensive as civilians flee bombing Turkey has launched an offensive into north-eastern Syria, unleashing air strikes and artillery barrages aimed at US-backed Kurdish forces who control the region. Video footage showed civilians fleeing towns with columns of smoke rising in the background and jet trails visible in the sky. Activists and observers say at least seven civilians have been killed so far. *Read more* .... *MIDDLE EAST* 'On the edge of a* human... more »
The Sad Tale of the Imperial Japanese Carrier Shinano
*Kyle Mizokami* *History, Asia* [image: https://i.redd.it/h8dllj3uigo01.jpg] A terrible ship that met a terrible end. *Key point:* The *Shinano* was supposed to be a battleship but was poorly rushed into a makeshift carrier instead. Over the last hundred years, the navies of the world have constructed, operated, and taken to war hundreds of aircraft carriers. Some carriers have been truly outstanding designs, while many more were simply adequate and lost to history. One ship that achieved fame not out of greatness but sheer incompetence was the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) carri... more »
Biden: Trump 'Should Be Impeached,' 'Has No Sense of Decency'
*Chris White* *Politics, Americas* [image: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden pumps his fists as he speaks at a campaign town hall meeting in Rochester, New Hampshire, U.S., October 9, 2019. REUTERS/Mary Schwalm] He didn't address his son's trips to China. Former Vice President Joe Biden lashed out at President Donald Trump Wednesday for what he says is making a mockery of the U.S. Constitution. Biden officially tossed his support behind impeaching Trump, who has spent several weeks throttling the former vice president for his work in ... more »
Declassified Court Papers: FBI Conducted Tens of Thousands of Illegal Searches
*Audrey Conklin* *Politics, Americas* [image: FBI headquarters building is seen in Washington, U.S., December 7, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas] Big Brother is watching you. Partially declassified court documents released Tuesday say the FBI’s practice of conducting warrantless searches for information on Americans through government databases was in violation of U.S. surveillance law. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) ruled in 2018 that the FBI’s capacity to search government databases for information on certain individuals — or backdoor searches — without the necess... more »
Trump Slaps Visa Ban on Chinese Officials for Uyghur Persecution
*Jason Hopkins* *Politics, Americas* [image: A man demonstrates in support of the] He's protecting the Muslim minority from China. The U.S. government slapped visa bans on Chinese officials connected to the mass detainment and subjugation of its Uighur Muslim population, further escalating tensions between the two countries. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Tuesday that the Trump administration would impose visa restrictions on Chinese Communist Party officials who are suspected responsible for the detention and alleged abuse of Uighurs, a Muslim minority group living in... more »
Sleepy No More: Biden Demands Trump's Impeachment
*Hunter DeRensis* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] Biden believes that Trump is singling him out because he’s the most competitive Democrat in next year’s election. Former Vice President Joe Biden traveled to New Hampshire today to give the first of two planned speeches. The speech is one of the few addresses the seventy-six-year-old candidate has given since the start of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. While described as a public town hall by the Biden campaign, the actual event resembled a rally, and the candidate took no questions from the press or au... more »
Why Japan Thought Pearl Harbor Would Quickly Win the War
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/aa/9f/ec/aa9fecad364768de5b2022a4dfdba32d.jpg] A bad idea. *Key point:* America's aircraft carriers weren't at Pearl Harbor and the attack aroused U.S. anger to win at any cost. It was, as the phrase goes, another perfect day in paradise. As the sun rose above the Pacific in the clear, cloudless sky east of the Hawaiian Islands, on December 7, 1941, the giant U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, on the island of Oahu, was just beginning to stir. At 6:30 am, USS *Antares* (AKS-3), a U.S. Navy stores and... more »
Will the Syrian Kurds Ally With Iran and Russia Against Turkey?
*Matthew Petti* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] Trump’s surprise decision has thrown all three powers into disarray. The Turkish military has begun bombing northern Syria, empowered by Donald Trump’s public announcement that he had green-lighted a Turkish operation into territory occupied by U.S.-backed Kurdish forces, essentially exposing a key ally in America’s fight against the Islamic State (ISIS) to new dangers. Trump announced that the Turks had his blessing on Sunday. By Tuesday night, Turkish shells began flying across the border and opportunistic suicide bombe... more »
Russia's New AK-308 Assault Rifle Is Deadly (But Better Than an AK-47?)
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * Another Russian weapon for sale. *Key point:* Russia is looking to increase its arms exports. Russian weapons manufacturer Kalashnikov Concern has unveiled their new AK-308 assault rifle at the “Army 2018” expo in Moscow. At first glance, the AK-308 appears to be a rebrand of Kalashnikov’s AK-12 with some design elements from the AK-103. But its tame appearance belies what makes the AK-308 one of Kalashnikov’s most ambitious products in decades: it houses 7.62x51mm NATO rounds. Since the Second World War, Kalashnikov has produced over twenty assault... more »
Paulo Coelho, “The Porcelain Vase And The Rose”
*“The Porcelain Vase And The Rose”* by Paulo Coelho “The Grand Master and the Guardian shared the administration of a Zen monastery. One day, the Guardian died and a replacement had to be found. The Grand Master gathered together all the disciples in order to decide who would have the honor of working at his side. ‘I am going to set you a problem,’ said the Grand Master. ‘And the first one to solve that problem will be the new Guardian of the temple.’ Once this briefest of speeches was over, he placed a small stool in the middle of the room. On it stood a priceless porcelain vase c... more »
The Poet: Mary Oliver, “I Worried”
*“I Worried”* “ I worried a lot. Will the garden grow, will the rivers flow in the right direction, will the earth turn as it was taught, and if not how shall I correct it? Was I right, was I wrong, will I be forgiven, can I do better? Will I ever be able to sing, even the sparrows can do it and I am, well, hopeless. Is my eyesight fading or am I just imagining it, am I going to get rheumatism, lockjaw, dementia? Finally I saw that worrying had come to nothing. And gave it up. And took my old body and went out into the morning, and sang.” - Mary Oliver
"Yet Now..."
“Yet now, as he roared across the night sky toward an unknown destiny, he found himself facing that bleak and ultimate question which so few men can answer to their satisfaction. What have I done with my life, he asked himself, that the world will be poorer if I leave it?” - Arthur C. Clarke, “Glide Path”
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"To Be Prepared..."
“Forewarned, forearmed; to be prepared is half the victory.” - Miguel de Cervantes
A LIST OF THE FOODS THAT WILL HELP REDUCE THE THE SYMPTOMS OF AUTISM
Over the years we have seen that parents of Autistic children can struggle to pinpoint the best diet for their child. What foods will help and what will harm? Well here is a list of... The post A LIST OF THE FOODS THAT WILL HELP REDUCE THE THE SYMPTOMS OF AUTISM appeared first on Healing Oracle.
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