Tuesday, December 22, 2020

22 December - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 5

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Aviation Accident: This is What Brought Down a U.S. F-15C in June
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Americas* An unfortunate pilot error. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The F-15C aircraft, which was valued at approximately $45 million, was destroyed. For nearly three decades, the F-15 Eagle fighter was considered the undisputed king of the skies. Until the debut of its replacement, the F-22 Raptor, the F-15 was the U.S. Air Force's frontline air superiority fighter. This week the United States Air Forces in Europe released its accident investigation board (AIB) report regarding the F-15C Eagle crash that occurred on June 15, 2020, killing pilot 1s...
Congressman-elect Madison Cawthorn on the Stimulus Bill
Hardnox, 'Nox & Friends - 16 hours ago
Congressman-elect Madison Cawthorn is from Western North Carolina. He is a combat veteran who lost the use of his legs and is now in a wheelchair. He’s a patriot! Listen to this interview: He is exactly the type of person we need in Congress. ~ Hardnox
NO, TRUMP DID NOT GET MITCH McCONNELL REELECTED -- HERE'S THE EVIDENCE
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 16 hours ago
Axios reports that Donald Trump is trying to scare Republicans who might acknowledge his defeat by demonstrating his mighty power to sustain or destroy their politcal careers: President Trump lashed out at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday night for acknowledging Joe Biden won the election, sending a slide to Republican lawmakers taking credit for saving McConnell's career with a tweet and robocall.... "Sadly, Mitch forgot,” reads the top of the slide sent to Republican senators by Trump's personal assistant, written in red for emphasis. “He was the first one off th...
The Ammo Shortage
Hardnox, 'Nox & Friends - 16 hours ago
A Message From Federal, CCI, Speer And Remington President Jason Vanderbrink On Ammo Demand: And now you know. ~ Hardnox
Islamic Feminists Speak on Fight to Reclaim Rights
NEW DELHI, India, Dec 22 (IPS) - The court victory to allow women into the inner sanctum of a Sufi shrine in Mumbai was a significant victory for a secular rights-based movement led by Muslim women. However, there is a fear the political climate in India regarding Muslims, could put the women’s rights agenda on the back foot. Read the full story, “Islamic Feminists Speak on Fight to Reclaim Rights”, on globalissues.org →
Strong eruption at Sheveluch volcano, ash up to 8.5 km (28 000 feet) a.s.l., Russia
A strong eruption took place at Sheveluch volcano, Kamchatka, Russia at 00:35 UTC on December 22, 2020, with volcanic ash rising up to 8.5 km (28 000 feet) above sea level. As a result, KVERT raised the Aviation Color Code to Red at 01:22 UTC. According to visual...... Read more »
Links 12/22/2020
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
How to watch tonight’s ‘great conjunction’ of Jupiter and Saturn LiveScience. Several webcasts. Light Pollution Is Causing Birds to Nest Earlier, Mitigating Some Effects of Climate Change Smithsonian (Re Silc). Giant black vultures besiege a small Pa. town. Killing them is illegal. Now what? Philadelphia Inquirer Google, Facebook Agreed to Team Up Against Possible Antitrust […]
England Rainfall Series
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 17 hours ago
By Paul Homewood As promised, more charts on daily rainfall at long running English sites. The first series plots the highest daily rainfall for each year. I have annotated the highest for each site: It’s all rather a mixed bag. Interestingly the series highs all fall in different years at each site. […]
While New York Locked Down Chinese Government Owned Construction Co. (CCA) Was Building Critical NYC Area Infrastructure; China Building Critical Infrastructure Is Security Threat
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 17 hours ago
Alexander Hamilton Bridge, 2008. Even before there was the China Belt and Road initiative, the Chinese government was building critical … Continue reading →
Oklahoma leads nation in marijuana cultivation licenses issued in 2020
Andrew Long, Marijuana Business Daily - 17 hours ago
While California is widely touted as the largest legal cannabis market in the world, analysis of cultivation license data from Cannabiz Media shows that Oklahoma narrowly surpassed the West Coast state in issuing commercial growing permits this year. Oklahoma’s Medical Marijuana Authority issued 2,392 new permits through November 2020, outpacing California by 88 licenses. Michigan […] Oklahoma leads nation in marijuana cultivation licenses issued in 2020 is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
The Souls of Arbegnoch: a Reminder from Our Greatest Generation
Teodrose Fikremariam, null - 17 hours ago
Eighty four years ago, while the rest of the world was preoccupied with the Great Depression and bearing the brunt of global greed that decimated The post The Souls of Arbegnoch: a Reminder from Our Greatest Generation appeared first on .
US Congressman Mo Brooks House Floor Speech on Voter Fraud When He Was Election Theft Target (#3 in Series)
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 17 hours ago
“CONGRESSMAN MO BROOKS HOUSE FLOOR SPEECH ON VOTER FRAUD DESCRIBES WHEN HE WAS ELECTION THEFT TARGET November 19, 2020 Press … Continue reading →
Robert Kennedy Jr "Informed Consent Has Disappeared"
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
Robert Kennedy Jr in Berlin, Germany last summer during his trip to speak at the Rally for Freedom and Peace: Transcript from a YouTube Channel Guido Jones. (Disappearing in 3...2... “My father told me when I was a child: people...
Pope Francis and Moral Relativism
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican told Roman Catholics on Monday that it was morally acceptable to use COVID-19 vaccines even if their production employed cell lines drawn from tissues of aborted foetuses. Read more here. The middle to old...
Who Loses Out From Covid-Induced Changes in Buying Patterns?
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
Why for some sectors of the economy, life after Covid may never be the same.
The Pentagon’s Power Projection Depends on Upgrading Military Sealift
Dan Goure, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Dan Goure* *Security, Americas* The next administration must address the crisis in military sealift. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The next administration will need to bite the bullet on recapitalization of the sealift fleet. In doing so, it needs to take a long-term view that includes the need to support domestic shipbuilding and to maintain an adequate number of merchant mariners. The next administration must address the crisis in military sealift. In recent years, multiple studies, government officials, and experts have warned that the sealift fleet is in jeopardy. Unl...
Robotic Dogs Will Be a New Staple on U.S. Military Bases
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* They don’t need food, water, grooming or a long walk, but groups of new dogs will be protecting Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Robot dogs will be programmed to travel along a specific patrol path, yet perhaps in the future they could be engineered with an ability to respond to moving objects and make certain calculations regarding sensing, targeting and networking without needing human intervention. The concept is, as is the case with most similar military applications, to ease the cognitive burden upon hu...
The Small Unit Support Vehicle (SUSV): The U.S. Army's Arctic All-Terrain Vehicle
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, arctic* [image: Wikimedia Commons] The SUSV is operated by the Army, Marine Corps, and National Guard and, though they can be armed with a remotely-operated roof-mounted heavy machine gun, are often unarmed, serving in a troop transport role. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Most people have probably never seen the vehicle before - but it is the workhorse of the U.S. military in Northern Europe and the Arctic. The Arctic is one of the world’s most inhospitable places. Freezing, sub-zero temperatures, long nights in winter and long days in summer, op...
These Countries are Paying the Price for COVID Exceptionalism
Paul O'Shea, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Paul O'Shea* *Coronavirus, * Sweden and Japan have forged a different path than their neighbours on coronavirus and attributed their early successes to the assumed advantages of an inherent national character. But today, both seem to be paying the price. One of the most striking things about the COVID-19 pandemic is just how dramatically different the responses have been from country to country. In early 2020, when little was known about the virus, this difference was unsurprising. Today, with tens of thousands of research articles and cases of best practice to learn from, one ...
I Want A New Country
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 17 hours ago
Anne Phair was having some coffee with some friends one day, back when you could still do that. They were talking about the federal carbon tax. Anne said, “I was talking to some friends, most of which don’t actually own their own businesses, and one was talking about how her grandma got some money back… Continue reading →
Jim Caviezel hits it out of the park
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 17 hours ago
Actor Jim Caviezel put our current dilemma into words in a 2018 gathering. I'm obliged to The Conservative Treehouse for originally embedding this video. The relevant excerpt is less than three minutes long (the video is keyed to start and end at the appropriate points), and well worth your time to watch. Mr. Caviezel's message is delivered in a Christian context, but it fits equally well within the context of the Founding Fathers and what our country was originally designed to be. Listen to it with that in mind. That's about where we are now. Our constitutional republic ...
Unprecedented December Freeze Engulfs Russia, Asia, Alaska, Canada and Australia sending Global Temperature Plummeting
Cap Allon, Electroverse - 17 hours ago
Record-breaking cold has swept large swathes of the planet of late, sinking the global temp to just 0.2C above the 1979-2000 average. GSM. The post Unprecedented December Freeze Engulfs Russia, Asia, Alaska, Canada and Australia sending Global Temperature Plummeting appeared first on Electroverse.
Gringo View: The Bright Side of 2020
Peter Rosenwald, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Opinion) The good news about the year just about to end is that even if it has been an ‘annus horribilis’ in the US and here, it has at least given us an incentive to ponder things we may have missed before and perhaps even to change our perspectives for […] The post Gringo View: The Bright Side of 2020 appeared first on The Rio Times.
US Congressman Mo Brooks: Americans Must Urge Members of Congress to Block Electors from Disputed States
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 18 hours ago
“Rep. Mo Brooks: Americans Must Urge Congressmen to Block Electors From Disputed States” BY IVAN PENTCHOUKOV, December 21, 2020, The … Continue reading →
OAK FLAT -- Land Grab Suddenly Halted of Apache Sacred Land
Unknown, CENSORED NEWS - 18 hours ago
FOREIGN MINERS’ GRAB OF APACHE SACRED LAND SUDDENLY HALTEDU.S. HISTORIC PRESERVATION AGENCY FINDS U.S. FOREST SERVICE VIOLATED NATIVE AMERICANS’ RIGHTS IN OAK FLAT SACRED LAND CRISISRio Tinto and BHP’s Notorious Land Grab Must Be ReversedThe U.S. Must Stop Violating Native American Religious Freedom and Human RightsDr. Wendsler Nosie, Sr., Apache Stronghold, apaches4ss@yahoo.comMichael V. Nixon
Bezos set to shower Greens with $billions
Bonner Cohen, Ph. D., CFACT - 19 hours ago
“We’re in the Money” was a popular tune that caught the spirit of the last century’s Roaring Twenties. Now, one hundred years later, environmental groups can sing the same song -- thanks to Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world. The post Bezos set to shower Greens with $billions appeared first on CFACT.
A Lot of City Folks Who Just Moved to the Country Are in for a Rude Awakening
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
Ah yes. The best advice i can give someone who is living out in the country who has to burn fuel is to also pay for a ton of coal. If you can get it these days of course. The reason fror the coal is that you can bring it up to a good heat at night and then bank it nicely with ashes until morning. This provides enough heat to last all night. The wood simply will not last. Coal was used for urban heating until the post war era. That is why we had terrible smogs back in the day.. *A Lot of City Folks Who Just Moved to the Country Are in for a Rude Awakening* *December 19, 20...
Quantum-entangled atomic clock keeps spookily accurate time
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
Quantum-entangled atomic clock keeps spookily accurate time By Michael Irving December 16, 2020 Facebook - Twitter - Flipboard - LinkedIn [image: The new atomic clock design uses lasers to trap and measure the oscillation of quantum entangled atoms to keep time more precisely] The entangled photons are operating independently of the atoms and outside their quantum effects. Thus we can develop even greater precision for time keeping. We are also slowly learning how to manipulate photons. Cloud Cosmology allows the material components of the universe to be simulated...
High-Frequency Data Reveals NYC Office Towers Are Empty
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
This applies everywhere. The ultimate casulty of the pandemic will be the city centres. A profound consequence of internet and effective connectivity is that the need to go to the city centre is minimal. cities were founded to share common resources such as power and transportion links and information. All that has slowly gone out of the city. About a third of the work force will likely stay out of the city. It is simply a better deal for all.. *High-Frequency Data Reveals NYC Office Towers Are Empty * *BY TYLER DURDEN* *FRIDAY, DEC 18, 2020 - 10:43* https://www.zerohed...
Raids, probes of massive election fraud continue
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
We have been watching an exercise in criminal disclosure. The scale is breathtaking and today, without a redo, the lected lack all legitimacy. None of us really know what the end game happens to be. Thousands deserve to go to prision. We have all seen their crimes. It has gone far beyond excuse. What has happened is that we all know it. The partisans cannot excuse it either.. *« Raids, probes of massive election fraud continue* *Vin Suprynowicz* *Courts apparently intend to slow-walk election-fraud cases and their evidence till coronation of bribed-up Red Chinese agent Joe...
Great Reset, Inclusive Capitalism, The Vatican & Klaus Schwab — Richard Grove / Jay Dyer
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
Jay Dyer Richard Grove of Tragedy and Hope and the Grand Theft World Podcast joins me to cover the recent shocking admissions on the part of the Davos elite and the World Economic Forum concerning the Great Reset, communism, dialectics, the banking power and the Vatican’s acceptance of these plans, so called “inclusive capitalism,” austerity, …
UK’s Covid and Brexit Siege
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 18 hours ago
Fog on the Covid and Brexit fronts.
Covid-19: Rio de Janeiro Tops São Paulo in Hospitalizations for First Time
Iolanda Fonseca, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Over three days, December 18th, 19th and 20th, the D'Or Hospital network, the largest in Brazil, recorded more hospitalizations for Covid-19 in Rio de Janeiro than in São Paulo. It is the first time that this has happened in the pandemic. São Paulo has a population of 12.3 million, while […] The post Covid-19: Rio de Janeiro Tops São Paulo in Hospitalizations for First Time appeared first on The Rio Times.
The Revenge Agenda: Is it Really a Dish Best Served Cold?: Philip Giraldi
Noor al Haqiqa, SNIPPITS AND SNAPPITS - 18 hours ago
By Philip Giraldi December 22, 2020 The upcoming year should be interesting. The Establishment “Deep State” has won a major victory in the United States with the election of Joe Biden as president. What remains to be seen is whether or not there will be significant bloodletting as a consequence, revenge for the presumed misdeeds that constituted the core legacy of four years of Donald J. Trump as chief executive. Many in the Democratic Party harbor deep resentments that go back to the election of 2016, which spawned the myth that foreign interference by the Russians was re...
Covid-19 Deaths Since November Increase Four-fold in Greater São Paulo
Oliver Mason, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - The rolling average of Covid-19 deaths, an indicator that assesses the evolution of the disease based on an average of new deaths over the past seven days, has multiplied four-fold in Greater São Paulo since the first half of November, when the current wave of contagion began. This average stood at […] The post Covid-19 Deaths Since November Increase Four-fold in Greater São Paulo appeared first on The Rio Times.
Nicaragua’s Parliament Passes Law to Sideline Adversaries in 2021 Election
Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Nicaraguan Parliament, controlled by Daniel Ortega, on Monday, December 21st, passed by a large majority a law preventing opposition candidates from running in the 2021 elections. Almost in parallel, the United States announced new sanctions against three Ortega officials. In an extraordinary session, the 70 Sandinista deputies passed the […] The post Nicaragua’s Parliament Passes Law to Sideline Adversaries in 2021 Election appeared first on The Rio Times.
W.H.O. Says No Need for Alarm Over New Coronavirus Strain
Iolanda Fonseca, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) cautioned against major alarm over a new, highly infectious variant of the coronavirus that has emerged in Britain, saying this was a normal part of a pandemic’s evolution. W.H.O. officials even put a positive light on the discovery of the new strains that prompted a […] The post W.H.O. Says No Need for Alarm Over New Coronavirus Strain appeared first on The Rio Times.
Why Is Authoritarian Populism So Appealing to Hungary and Poland?
Tomasz Mickiewicz, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Tomasz Mickiewicz* *Politics, Europe* Authoritarian populists in both countries have attacked the judiciary and tinkered with constitutions. Authoritarian populists almost doubled their share of electoral votes across Europe between 2001 and 2018 – from 11.8% to 22.3%, according to Swedish think-tank the Timbro institute. There was then a decline after, but it is too early to say if that represents a permanent reversal. Either way, the rise itself has been too large to overlook. While all populist politicians contrast “the people” with “the corrupt elite” – both national and in...
The U.S. Must Stop China's "Wolf Warrior" Diplomacy - Before It's Too Late
James Marks, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*James Marks* *Security, Asia* [image: Wikimedia Commons] As China’s actions, both public and covert, demonstrate, the Communist Party, in its drive for dominance, is committed to disrupting the United States. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *China is bellicose, assertive, and hostile - but it is also very smart. The Communist Party, whatever its faults are, has an intelligent plan for China's domination in the twenty-first century, and U.S. strategic planners should take note. For over a generation China has been on a long march to assert its dominance on the global stage. A...
Chinese PLA Troops in Tibet are Getting New QBU-191 Sniper Rifles
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Asia* Last month units of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) stationed in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region began to receive the QBU-191 marksman rifle. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Unlike its predecessor, the QBZ-95, which features a bullpup configuration, where the magazine is behind the trigger group, the QBZ-191 offers a more traditional layout. It is outwardly similar to the Heckler & Koch 416 rifle, which was recently adopted by the United States Marine Corps as the M27. Last month units of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) stationed in China’...
Why Israel’s Long War on Iranian Scientists Just Went Hot
Sean Durns, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Sean Durns* *Security, Middle East* Israel has a long history of conducting covert operations against those working for regimes that seek the Jewish state’s destruction. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The Mossad has responded by targeting those helping Tehran achieve its nuclear ambitions. Israel has conducted several operations against scientists and engineers associated with the program—many inside Iran itself. Jerusalem has even allegedly recruited Iranian citizens, such as Majid Jamali Fashi, who was later charged with placing a remote-control bomb on the vehicle of nuc...
How Can We Reduce the Spread of Fake News? By Doing Nothing
Tom Buchanan, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Tom Buchanan* *Media, * Engaging with false information increases the likelihood that other people will see it. When we come across false information on social media, it is only natural to feel the need to call it out or argue with it. But my research suggests this might do more harm than good. It might seem counterintuitive, but the best way to react to fake news – and reduce its impact – may be to do nothing at all. False information on social media is a big problem. A UK parliament committee said online misinformation was a threat to “the very fabric of our democracy”. It c...
U.S. Army Brought in Soldiers from Germany to Test a New Anti-Aircraft System
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Air Defense, Americas* To date the soldiers have been reportedly impressed with the system, and this includes not only the weapon platform but the vehicle, which has been described as bigger, stronger and a lot heavier—making it more than up to the task. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *It has also been noted that an entire unit was brought in from Germany to conduct the testing. The reasoning was that the 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment has already been equipped with the Avenger system that the IM-SHORAD system will eventually replace. This a...
Another Coronavirus Mutation Detected in South Africa
Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The variant is different from that found in the United Kingdom; experts say that the second wave in the country is driven by this virus strain. South Africa has detected a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, causing Covid-19, which is apparently driving the second wave of the disease in […] The post Another Coronavirus Mutation Detected in South Africa appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil Maintains Flights from UK, Despite New Virus Mutation
Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil is not expected to take any specific action on flights coming from the United Kingdom because of the new Covid mutation, identified in London and Southeast England, according to Brazilian government sources. Since Sunday, December 20th, a number of countries have been deciding to bar passengers boarding flights from […] The post Brazil Maintains Flights from UK, Despite New Virus Mutation appeared first on The Rio Times.
United States Imposes Further Sanctions on Nicaragua and Cuba
Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday, December 21st, imposed sanctions on the vice president of the Nicaraguan Supreme Court, a legislator and a police chief, and also pointed out three Cuban organizations evading the restrictions imposed by Washington. A few weeks before the end of Donald Trump's government, the Treasury […] The post United States Imposes Further Sanctions on Nicaragua and Cuba appeared first on The Rio Times.
NGO Ranks Brazil as 61st Best Country (out of 163) in Which to Live
Arkady Petrov, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to the 2020 Social Progress Index, Brazil is the 61st best country in the world in which to live, behind other South American countries Chile (34th), Uruguay (38th), Argentina (41st) and Peru (59th). The index developed by Social Progress Imperative, a U.S. non-profit organization, and released by Deloitte, points […] The post NGO Ranks Brazil as 61st Best Country (out of 163) in Which to Live appeared first on The Rio Times.
Federal Police Find, Seize 43,000+ Illegal Logs in Pará State
Lachlan Williams, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Federal Police located over 43,000 logs along the Mamuru and Arapiuns Rivers between the states of Pará and Amazonas. This seizure was the largest in Brazil's history, according to the Federal Police. The report was released on Monday, December 21st. No one was arrested. The earlier seizure record also […] The post Federal Police Find, Seize 43,000+ Illegal Logs in Pará State appeared first on The Rio Times.
Contemporary Topics
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 20 hours ago
Captioned Picture: Hunter Biden, artist From what I’ve read, Hunter Biden paints with a straw. He knows a lot about straws (banned in woke states – where the default is a rolled up $100 banknote), and it makes sense that he’d toot out in the same way that he’s tooted so much in. The […] The post Contemporary Topics appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
To Be Beautiful - The Wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh
Stranger in a Strange Land, Stranger in a Strange Land - 21 hours ago
*Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh is a global spiritual leader, poet, and peace activist, renowned for his powerful teachings and bestselling writings on mindfulness and peace.*
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JR, GREENIE WATCH - 22 hours ago
* Tesla to become the most valuable company EVER to join the S&P 500 when it debuts Monday after its stock hit an all-time high in Friday trading* * This is a classic stockmarket bubble. When enough people realize that electric cars are no good in Northern winters, the stock could collapse to just a few dollars. Anybody who buys in now is in for a big loss* Tesla shares hit a lifetime high in anticipation of its addition to the S&P 500 next week closing up six percent at $695 on Friday. The electric car maker will on Monday become the most valuable company to be ever added to Wall...
The master of overfitting
Luboš Motl, The Reference Frame - 18 hours ago
Back in 2014, I competed in the Higgs Boson Machine Learning Challenge (leaderboards) At the end of the contest, when everyone could see that I was "apparently a frontrunner", I teamed up with Christian Veelken (giving him some 20% of "my team") who was actually an active coder, unlike me, and (while he probably didn't change things too much) we ended up as #1 among #1784 teams in the public leaderboard. That nice ranking dropped to #8 in the private leaderboard which mattered so we ended up without any financial compensation (winners got tens of thousands of dollars). "With four pa...
A Tale of Two Elections: U.S. and Bolivia
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 20 hours ago
US sanctimoniousness about the importance of elections respecting popular will does not apply outside our borders.
The Night Arafat, Facing Death Threats, Slept in the UN Chiefs Office
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 22 (IPS) - The United Nations, which is commemorating its 75th anniversary, continues to remain bogged down in one of the world’s most politically and militarily volatile regions: the Middle East. Read the full story, “The Night Arafat, Facing Death Threats, Slept in the UN Chiefs Office”, on globalissues.org →

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