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NACAC Creates Committee to Improve Financial Aid and College Admissions Systems for Racial Equity
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 17 hours ago
The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) has announced a committee to reimagine financial aid and college admissions in the pursuit of racial equity in postsecondary education. The committee – a product of NACAC’s partnership with the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) and funded by the Lumina Foundation – will consist […]
Report Analyzes High Unemployment Among Black Men
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 17 hours ago
A recent report has analyzed the causes and potential solutions for why Black men suffer from the highest unemployment rates of any race and gender group. Looking through Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data, report author Dr. Harry J. Holzer, a nonresident senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution, found that Black men […]
Queer in the country: Why some LGBTQ Americans prefer rural life to urban 'gayborhoods'
Christopher T. Conner, Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Missouri-Columbia, Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
Stereotypically, gay, queer and trans kids flee small towns to find acceptance in big, diverse cities like New York or Chicago. But evidence shows many will eventually return to rural areas.
Public transit drivers struggle to enforce mask mandates
Karen Johnston, Assistant Director of the Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth, Georgia State University, Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
Recent federal mask mandates on all public transit have burdened bus drivers with difficult and sometimes dangerous duties to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
Very strong M7.2 earthquake hits off the east coast of North Island, New Zealand
The Watchers » Latest articles - 14 hours ago
A very strong earthquake registered by GeoNet as M7.2 hit off the east coast of the North Island, New Zealand at 13:27 UTC on March 4, 2021 (02:27 LT, March 5). The agency is reporting a depth of 94 km (58 miles). USGS is reporting it as M6.9 at a depth of 10 km,...... Read more »
WE NEVER GAVE THE RIOT ITS PROPER NAME
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 15 hours ago
I had a thought this morning: Here's a phrase I haven't read or heard anywhere: "Republican riot." That's what January 6 was. Why don't Democrats call it that? Republican link all Antifa violence to Democrats, even though Antifa hates Democrats too. Why don't Democrats link a GOP riot to the GOP? — Steve M. (@nomoremister) March 4, 2021 It's not an original thought -- I found a letter to a local newspaper in California also calling for the use of the phrase, and I now see that in the immediate aftermath of January 6, HuffPost called the event "A Very Republican Riot." A couple of ...
Untitled
Jenna Orkin, From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 15 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin CIA Adapts Database Software Called PROMIS with Back Door for Cyber-espionage Khashoggi report spurs 9/11 families to push Biden for more Saudi disclosures White House backs bill to expand voting rights, curb gerrymandering The Climate Crisis Is Worse Than You Can Imagine. Here’s What Happens If You Try. Rockets fired at Iraqi airbase hosting U.S.-led coalition troops Cuttlefish show self-control, pass 'marshmallow test'Amazon opened its first physical store outside the US. The London store uses weight sensors to detect what customers pick up and bills their card a...
Square, Inc. to Buy Majority of Tidal and Put Jay-Z on Board
AP News, Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
“It comes down to one simple idea: finding new ways for artists to support their work,” Square, Inc. CEO Jack Dorsey said in the statement announcing the deal.
Good historical review
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are in an active rivalry to create vast new satellite networks in space, reminding one of the 19th Century railroad battle between Rockefeller and Harriman. Musk, in talking to a reporter from Bezos' Washington Post, dismissed them, saying "Give my regards to your puppet master". Find out what's at the bottom of the antagonism. The author of the video is a conservative and while I don't agree with everything he says I must acknowledge he is quite an interesting person.
Analysis: Demand for clean energy indirectly threatens one of Ecuador’s most biodiverse areas
Analysis, The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Only a few months have elapsed since Ecuador's balsa wood rush subsided. But the consequences of two years of frenzied extraction of this timber are visible and alarming. Demand skyrocketed because Chinese investors, encouraged by a state subsidy, came in with plenty of cash to get their hands on tons of […] The post Analysis: Demand for clean energy indirectly threatens one of Ecuador’s most biodiverse areas appeared first on The Rio Times.
Why China Could Invade Taiwan Soon
Gordon G. Chang, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Gordon G. Chang* *China War, Asia* Mark your calendar: A year from now the threat of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan will be higher than usual. Here's Why. The period of “greatest danger” for Taiwan begins less than a year from now. On Tuesday, H.R. McMaster, testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, stated that Chinese ruler Xi Jinping “has a fleeting window of opportunity that’s closing, and he wants to, in his view, make China whole again.” President Trump’s national security advisor in 2017 and 2018 believes China could act “from 2022 onwards,” based on the Beiji...
The Democrats Have a Secret Plan to Get a $15 Minimum Wage
Rachel Greszler, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Rachel Greszler* *Minimum Wage, Americas* [image: Minimum Wage] After failing to include a job-killing $15 nationwide minimum wage in their partisan coronavirus package, Sen. Wyden and Sen. Bernie Sanders came up with a “Plan B.” The difference between command economies and market economies? In a word, freedom. Command economies put government officials in charge of what’s owned and produced, while market economies allow individuals, families, and employers to decide how best to live their lives and run their businesses. It turns out that people are far better at making decisio...
The Real Inglorious Basterds: How the Allies Tried to Kill Hitler
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Germany* It is a shame the Allies couldn't do the dictator in. *Key point: *There were many attempts to kill Hitler, but none succeeded. Adolf Hitler believed in *Vorsehung *(providence). The German leader felt that if anything was going to happen to him, such as assassination, there was nothing he could do about it. He had been selected by fate to achieve something great; he would not die, either by accident or assassination, until he had fulfilled that God-given mission. Time and time again in the past, providence, not planning, had taken car...
The Story of One Man Who Survived Two Nuclear Bomb Attacks
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *History, Asia* Meet one of the luckiest unlucky people to have survived World War II. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Tens of thousands were dead, but Tsutomu lived. Nearly seventy-five years ago in August 1945, at least 150,000 people may have been killed in Hiroshima when the first atomic bomb was dropped on the city. Although another 75,000 were killed in Nagasaki when the second atomic bomb was dropped there just days later, it should be remembered that another 120,000 people survived the two blasts. Among them was Tsutomu Yamaguchi, who survived *both *atomic...
Understanding Biden’s Invocation of the Defense Production Act
skarbassi, Lawfare - 16 hours ago
President Joe Biden signs an executive order in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) On Feb. 5, the Biden administration announced plans to leverage the Defense Production Act (DPA) to bolster vaccine production, boost the availability of at-home and point-of-care virus tests, and increase the supply of critical shortages in personnel protective equipment such as masks, shields and gloves. Alongside the use of the DPA, the Pentagon announced plans to deploy at least 1,000 active-duty military personnel throughout the country to support mass vaccination eff...
Venezuela and Nicaragua on fast track to dictatorship, says Freedom House
Arkady Petrov, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Venezuela and Nicaragua are among the countries registering the greatest democratic setbacks over the past 10 years worldwide, amassing major deterioration in the protection of civil liberties and ranking among the nations leading the expansion of authoritarianism, a report by the Freedom House think tank said on Wednesday, March 3rd. […] The post Venezuela and Nicaragua on fast track to dictatorship, says Freedom House appeared first on The Rio Times.
Lithium giant Albemarle slams Chile over “unjust” non-disclosure of impact study
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - North Carolina-based Albemarle Corp, the world's top lithium producer, has accused a Chilean regulator of "unjust" discrimination for refusing to make public a key report on the impact of mining on the Atacama salt flat, according to court filings. Albemarle in July last year asked to see the publicly funded […] The post Lithium giant Albemarle slams Chile over “unjust” non-disclosure of impact study appeared first on The Rio Times.
Have you noticed? We made start.me simpler, faster, and better looking!
Stefan van Dierendonck, start.me - 16 hours ago
[image: A simpler, faster start.me]As you may have noticed, today we launched a complete redesign for start.me. We wanted to make your workflow simpler and faster. It’s also a lot better looking, we think. Continue reading, as we’ll talk you through all the major changes and minor improvements. Why a new layout? We understand your initial response may be: “What… Read More Read More
The Worshippers of Old Saint Joe
Robert, Small Dead Animals - 17 hours ago
Very strange things are happening at the US-Mexican border: Who is funding this? Illegal immigrants wearing “Biden please let us in” shirts for a photo op. pic.twitter.com/fl19lWyHHc — Joanne_Lopez_Dow🇺🇸 (@dow_lopez) March 3, 2021 Who indeed did pay for all of these shirts? Interestingly enough, they can be purchased here. Might be good shirts for Trump… Continue reading →
Bermuda Hurricane Claims Don’t Stand Up To Scrutiny
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 17 hours ago
By Paul Homewood A new paper claims that hurricane intensity has doubled around Bermuda: New research shows that hurricane maximum wind speeds in the subtropical Atlantic around Bermuda have more than doubled on average over the last 60 years due to rising ocean temperatures in the region. Hurricanes intensify by extracting energy […]
For The Shopping List
Francisco, Small Dead Animals - 17 hours ago
Time to buy some pineapples. China on Friday announced the indefinite ban on importing Taiwanese pineapples would begin Monday. While Taiwan is best known internationally for its thriving tech companies, the sub-tropical island has a flourishing fruit industry. Last year, more than 90 per cent of its exported pineapples went to China. The latest move… Continue reading →
Do Islands Float?
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 18 hours ago
By Paul Homewood One of our readers joined this course a while ago. just to keep tabs on what was going on. It is run by the UK Stem Learning Centre: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/teaching-climate-change He sent me this hilarious comment thread from the course: . So maybe young Aimee is […]
Could Japan’s Yamato Super Battleship Have Saved Okinawa?
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *History, Asia-Pacific* An interesting ‘what if’ scenario that could have happened. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Even if the U.S. Navy’s carrier fleet had not intervened, there is no chance that *Yamato* would have found her way to Okinawa. She would have been severely but not fatally damaged by fire from the U.S. battle line, possibly crippling or destroying one or two of her tormentors before the end. Operation Ten Go, the final attempt of the Imperial Japanese Navy to affect the outcome of the Pacific War, is well known for featuring the destruction of ...
First Look At Denmark’s First F-35A Decorated with Dannebrog Flag
David Cenciotti, The Aviationist - 16 hours ago
The first F-35A for the Royal Danish Air Force has been given its paint scheme and markings, including the Dannebrog flag. Unlike most other nations, the Danish F-35 feature a toned down version of the [...] The post First Look At Denmark’s First F-35A Decorated with Dannebrog Flag appeared first on The Aviationist.
The 50 best places to work in Argentina – GPTW survey
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The prestigious list detailing the organizations recognized by their employees as the most outstanding in the country has been released. In what is already a classic event in the industry, Great Place To Work (GPTW) released yesterday, Wednesday, March 3rd, its annual list of "The Best Places to Work in Argentina […] The post The 50 best places to work in Argentina – GPTW survey appeared first on The Rio Times.
Nuclear Warships Above the Waves: A Bad Idea That Should Just Die
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, * Too expensive? *Here's What You Need to Remember: *At the end of the Cold War in the early 1990s, the advantage of nuclear-powered surface ships lessened. During American unipolarity, there was not a clear reason for having expensive nuclear-powered surface ships when oil would do. Today, nuclear power at sea is generally limited to submarines, aircraft carriers and ice breakers. In the 1950s however, Naval strategists thought nuclear power was the answer to fuel logistics: surface ships powered by nuclear fuel rather than oil would have virtually unl...
Trade with Mexico is key to U.S. economic rebound, experts say
Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Covid-19 pandemic has severely impacted the commercial value chains between Mexico and the United States, which is why strengthening them is essential for Mexico’s economic reactivation, as agreed by both nations during an online meeting between their presidents this week, experts agreed. According to official data, bilateral trade between Mexico […] The post Trade with Mexico is key to U.S. economic rebound, experts say appeared first on The Rio Times.
Costa Rica, Chile and Peru are among the countries most affected by virus-related job loss
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to International Labor Organization (ILO) estimates, over 110 million jobs were lost last year. Although this trend has slowed in recent quarters, the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has been devastating, causing significant damage to labor markets. As reported in previous studies by the Santiago Chamber of Commerce, […] The post Costa Rica, Chile and Peru are among the countries most affected by virus-related job loss appeared first on The Rio Times.
The Facebook Culling Deletes 39 Year Old National Vaccine Information Center
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 16 hours ago
We were disheartened to read yesterday that Facebook has removed the NVIC page. Barb Loe Fisher has been a champion for the right to informed consent, safety and choice for vaccination for more than 40 years, as result of her...
Science Has Never Been Settled
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 16 hours ago
I saw this video on Facebook yesterday, and could not help but draw a bead from ancient Rome and modern Western medicine. Medicine has always fought new science when it challenged their dearly held beliefs. Few groups know this better...
Postal Agents Carried Thompson Machine Guns (Like This?)
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * It saw action around the world during World War II. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The Thompson Submachine Gun entered production as the M1921 version, but the American military showed little interest. However, another Army showed interest – the Irish Republican Army, which secretly purchased 500 of the new weapons, marking it the first time a military adopted the weapon. During the Second World War, the Thompson submachine gun was used throughout the campaigns in Africa, Europe, and the Pacific. It was used not only by the United States Army and ...
K2 Black Panther: Feast Your Eyes on North Korea's Tank Nightmare
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Asia* Worth the cost? *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Though expensive, the K2 Black Panther is technologically sophisticated and unique. Its suspension and water crossing ability is optimal for Korea’s hilly and swampy conditions — and combined with top-attack munitions, the K2 would be a hard nut to crack. According to the Guinness World Records organization, the indigenously-developed K2 Black Panther tank is the most expensive tank in the world at $8.5 million dollars. This is for a good reason though: the K2 has a number of features that make i...
Uruguay considering allowing entry to tourists immunized against Covid-19
Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Uruguay is studying the option of allowing entry to tourists who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 or have had the disease and are now immune. This was confirmed by the Uruguayan Minister of Tourism, Germán Cardoso, in statements to the press, where he said that he himself had proposed this […] The post Uruguay considering allowing entry to tourists immunized against Covid-19 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Customer loyalty programs offer clear benefits for cannabis stores
Solomon Israel, Marijuana Business Daily - 17 hours ago
Loyalty programs, long a staple of consumer marketing strategies, have found a place among regulated cannabis retailers in the United States and Canada. By offering perks such as discounts, points, special offers and new-product notifications, retail operators say loyalty programs can be a useful tool for: Boosting basket sizes. Increasing the frequency of customer visits. […] Customer loyalty programs offer clear benefits for cannabis stores is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Rock in Rio threatened by performers cancelling international show commitments
Xiu Ying, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Many international artists and bands are already canceling their shows for the second half of 2021, but Rock in Rio is being maintained so far. Rock in Rio has raised the hopes of many music lovers by announcing that the festival is confirmed for September this year. However, according to […] The post Rock in Rio threatened by performers cancelling international show commitments appeared first on The Rio Times.
Bucking the trend, Toyota to produce the Corolla Cross in Brazil despite “Brazil cost”
Lachlan Williams, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Toyota's new model, the Corolla Cross is starting to be produced in Brazil as the brand's model to reach more consumers in the region. The SUV will be exported to 22 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Corolla sedan, produced in Brazil since 1998, is exported to five […] The post Bucking the trend, Toyota to produce the Corolla Cross in Brazil despite “Brazil cost” appeared first on The Rio Times.
Ecuador’s largest city seeks direct purchase of COVID-19 vaccines
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Authorities in Ecuador’s largest city of Guayaquil said on Wednesday, March 3rd, that they will negotiate the direct purchase of three coronavirus vaccines to speed up the immunization process, given the slow progress of the national government’s rollout since January. Guayaquil Mayor Cynthia Viteri said the goal was to vaccinate […] The post Ecuador’s largest city seeks direct purchase of COVID-19 vaccines appeared first on The Rio Times.
Ex-USMC TAV-8B Harrier Sporting Spanish Navy Markings And Marine Corps Paint Scheme Flies For The First Time
David Cenciotti, The Aviationist - 18 hours ago
The new airframe is a TAV-8B Harrier II of the Spanish Navy (Spanish: Armada Española) that still wears the U.S. Marine Corps paint scheme. An interesting TAV-8B Harrier II aircraft of the Spanish Navy was [...] The post Ex-USMC TAV-8B Harrier Sporting Spanish Navy Markings And Marine Corps Paint Scheme Flies For The First Time appeared first on The Aviationist.
University of New Mexico investigation finds manipulated data and images, prompts retractions
Adam Marcus, Retraction Watch - 18 hours ago
A research group at the University of New Mexico has lost at least two papers after an inquiry found evidence of manipulated data. One article, “Large-Area Semiconducting Graphene Nanomesh Tailored by Interferometric Lithography,” appeared in 2015 in Scientific Reports, a Springer Nature title, and has been cited 25 times, according to Clarivate Analytics’ Web of … Continue reading University of New Mexico investigation finds manipulated data and images, prompts retractions
20 Inches of Snow Buries Atlantic Canada, Whiteout Conditions hit Maine, New York, Vermont and beyond + “the Cold Blob”
Cap Allon, Electroverse - 18 hours ago
Temps are tumbling, snowpack is building, ocean currents are stalling, volcanoes are stirring, magnetic poles are shifting, and the Sun is entering a multidecadal slumber -- welcome, all, to the next true climate catastrophe: prepare. The post 20 Inches of Snow Buries Atlantic Canada, Whiteout Conditions hit Maine, New York, Vermont and beyond + “the Cold Blob” appeared first on Electroverse.
Looks like the St. Louis county court system needs a wholesale cleanout
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 18 hours ago
If this doesn't infuriate you, I respectfully suggest there's something wrong with you. Guardians ad litem (GALs) have a good thing going in Saint Louis County, Mo., or at least they did before Evita Tolu filed a lawsuit against GAL Elaine Pudlowski and Dr. James D. Reid, psychologist, and others exposing what looks like one of the biggest money-making schemes to ever hit family courts. GALs are usually appointed by judges to represent a child in a custody dispute. The GAL is paid by the parents and in Tolu’s case, her GAL was paid $30,000. (See part 2 for details of that suit...
Throwback Thursday: When Joe Biden Defeated Ebola
Diogenes Sarcastica™, Diogenes' Middle Finger - 4 hours ago
Not to worry America. We should be confident in Biden's leadership abilities as he showed in his command acumen during the epic fight against Ebola during his stint as Barky O's VP. *EARL* DONE THIS *From the Dank Archives of the Middle Finger News Service - December 2016* *~* Thank You *WHATFINGER NEWS* for the Linkage! *~*
Bad Stimulus: Government Payments to Individuals Are a Terrible Way to Solve America’s Structural Economic Problems
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
Why the Biden stimulus program is fundamentally wrongheaded.
“I am happy”: Peruvian woman wins historic legal battle over assisted death
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ana Estrada, who is confined to her bed, says she feels “happy and content” about a historic decision by Peruvian officials to allow her an assisted death, a remarkable ruling in this mostly Roman Catholic country where euthanasia is illegal. The Andean country’s government decided not to appeal a court […] The post “I am happy”: Peruvian woman wins historic legal battle over assisted death appeared first on The Rio Times.
Another eruption at Etna volcano, heavy ash up to 12 km (39 370 feet) a.s.l., Italy
The Watchers » Latest articles - 17 hours ago
Etna's 9th paroxysmal eruptive episode since February 16 started at 02:20 UTC on March 4, 2021, followed by several hours of strong strombolian activity and renewed fountaining at 07:50 UTC. Lava fountains reached about 500 m (1 640 feet) above the edge of the...... Read more »
Bolsonaro government finally decides to buy Pfizer vaccine
Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The federal government is expected to announce the purchase of 100 million doses of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine. The agreement with the pharmaceutical company was confirmed on Wednesday, and will be announced by Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello. According to sources, 100 million doses of the vaccine are expected to be delivered throughout […] The post Bolsonaro government finally decides to buy Pfizer vaccine appeared first on The Rio Times.
Mexican renegotiation of power industry upsets market; participants prepare for legal battle
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Power generators and end users are getting ready to fight amendments to Mexico's electricity law that modify the order in which the national grid operator Cenace dispatches energy after the amendment was approved by the upper House of Congress. The amendment, presented by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in early […] The post Mexican renegotiation of power industry upsets market; participants prepare for legal battle appeared first on The Rio Times.
Russia’s Su-57 Could Tip the Air Power Balance in Moscow’s Favor
David Axe, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * It’s a capable jet, even in small numbers. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Sweetman’s prediction that the Su-57 won’t be built in large numbers any time soon is cold comfort. With its powerful performance and weapons, Russia’s new warplane could tip the balance of power in the air. Since its public debut 10 years ago, Russia’s first stealth fighter haltingly has undergone testing, slowly expanding its flight envelope and working out technical kinks. But for all this hard work it’s still unclear just how many copies of the Sukhoi Su-57 Moscow might a...
Japan's Was the First Aircraft Carrier Power (But There Was a Big Catch)
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *History, Asia* The Japanese weren't able to get there alone. *Here's What You Need to Remember: **Hōshō* wasn't the first carrier if you consider the first ship to launch an aircraft. Today the aircraft carrier remains the most powerful capital ship in any navy, and they're unlikely to sail into the sunset anytime soon. For 100 years these ships have been much more than just floating runways and it goes back to the *USS Birmingham*, or the *USS Pennsylvania *or the *HMS Hermes. * Each of those ships played a crucial role in the evolution of the carrier – but the...
The U.S. Navy’s SM-6 Missile Can Hit Almost Any Target
David Axe, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*David Axe* *Technology, Americas* But it cannot go into space--yet. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *There's just one mission an SM-6 cannot perform without radical modification. Missiles' seekers work differently in the air than they do in the vacuum of space. Air friction requires designers to add a cover atop the seeker of a missile that's supposed to function within the atmosphere. The U.S. Navy in late January 2019 confirmed the designation of its newest cruise missile, in the process clarifying its long-term plan for arming its growing fleet of warships. The plan heav...
World War II Tank Death Match: Sherman vs. Panther (Who Dies?)
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* Both countries made good tanks. But America could outproduce the Nazis. *Here's What You Need to Know*: American logistics overwhelmed the Axis powers. The German Panzer-kampf-wagen V (Panther) tank was superior to the American M4 Sherman in almost every respect, but it could not guarantee victory at every encounter. The Germans knew that their Panther, with its balanced design of firepower, mobility, and crew protection, was their best armored vehicle. It had a superior main gun and frontal armor. Its 75mm high-velocity weapon, while ...
Legendary: Meet the Famous Tank Battles of North Africa
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Africa* [image: Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=74521] Italy and Nazi Germany fought against the British in a very long desert campaign. *Key point: *North Africa might be desert, but is open, flat tank country. Here is how the Axis and Allies duked it out with some of their best tanks and leaders. The North African campaign has been aptly described as a “tactician’s paradise and quartermaster’s hell.” The contested area was large, stretching some 1,400 miles from Tripoli in the west to Alexandria in the east, a...
Brazil sets new record with 1,910 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours (March 3rd)
Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - For the second straight day Brazil registered a record number of Covid-19 deaths. In the past 24 hours, the country recorded 1,910 deaths from the disease, according to official data from the Ministry of Health. This brings the total number of deaths caused by the novel coronavirus to 259,271. Confirmed […] The post Brazil sets new record with 1,910 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours (March 3rd) appeared first on The Rio Times.
While others test, check, and trace, Mexico lets tourists in speedily
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Even as other countries institute airport testing, tracing and mandatory isolation, Mexican authorities bragged Wednesday about the speed with which they let tourists exit the airport at the resort town of Cancún. Mexico’s National Immigration Institute, the INM, said Wednesday, March 3rd, it took tourists an average of only one […] The post While others test, check, and trace, Mexico lets tourists in speedily appeared first on The Rio Times.
Guyana investigating two Venezuelan fighter jets having invaded its airspace
Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The government of Guyana is studying the alleged violation of its airspace by military aircraft from Venezuela, which were to be flying over the police and army installations of the South American country in a border area. Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guyana confirmed on Wednesday, March […] The post Guyana investigating two Venezuelan fighter jets having invaded its airspace appeared first on The Rio Times.
From Yangon: a protest in images
Kummari, New Mandala - 19 hours ago
In an era in which optics are fundamental, Myanmar's protest movement has forged a strategic visual course inspired by real and fictional past movements. The post From Yangon: a protest in images appeared first on New Mandala.
REAL threats to threatened species
Paul Driessen, CFACT - 19 hours ago
Not from climate change or modern farming – but from climate and organic policies. The post REAL threats to threatened species appeared first on CFACT.
W wolności - A Cytat według M.N. Hopkins
Stranger in a Strange Land, Stranger in a Strange Land - 20 hours ago
*W wolności nie można być kontrolowanym. W wolności bowiem mamy wybór. Ta wolność jest najbardziej cenioną i poszukiwaną, a jednocześnie najbardziej obawianą cechą człowieka.* *© **M.N. Hopkins* *To read the original quotation in English, please click on the link below:* *https://mnhopkins.blogspot.com/2021/03/in-freedom-quotation-by-mn-hopkins.html*
Ten Reasons Why SARS-CoV-2 Is an “Imaginary” and “Theoretical Virus”. “They Never Isolated the Virus”
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
*Conjecture: * The Globe has been subjected to an act of war planned and launched by the CCP to further it agenda for global domination and to halt proactive American actions against its percieved interests. The action came is two seprate steps. The overt step has been the fanx identification of a novel corona virus as a separate biokogical agent. Today this item proves is is all clearly a fraudulent claim. The covert aspect has been the insertion of bameosis into vaccines to trigger creditable disease events coincident with the flu season. Nasty. To support all this th...
RIP Gold. Killed by Bitcoin
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 21 hours ago
Inflationistas have abandoned gold and moved on to a new fetish.
Philippine ambassador to Brazil fired for battering her housemaid for months
Iolanda Fonseca, The Rio Times - 1 day ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Marichu Mauro had been summoned to Manila late last year after a Brazilian television network broadcast security camera footage showing the abuse. The Philippine ambassador to Brazil was dismissed from her diplomatic career for beating a domestic worker for months at the official residence in Brasilia, according to CCTV footage […] The post Philippine ambassador to Brazil fired for battering her housemaid for months appeared first on The Rio Times.
Gregor Wentzel and the path integral
Luboš Motl, The Reference Frame - 15 hours ago
Provoked by the previous blog post about the path integrals, Frank S. sent me two fascinating 1924 papers by Gregor Wentzel which "almost" defined the Feynman's path integral definition of quantum mechanics but two decades earlier (and a year before Heisenberg started quantum mechanics as we know it). If you find English somewhat more comprehensible than German, like I do, you may read a 1998 review of these papers by Salvatore Antoci and Dierck-E. Liebscher Wentzel's Path Integrals (PDF may be downloaded there) which probably contains more than what we will actually ever need, unles...
Vaccine Passports Are Controversial But Their Technology Will Bring Big Benefits to Developing Countries
Global Issues News Headlines - 19 hours ago
GENEVA, Mar 04 (IPS) - The United Nations is using the digital government technology behind vaccine passports to help developing countries provide essential services to their vulnerable populations. After a year of Zoom meetings and with vaccinations slowly rolling out, international travel is making a come-back. Read the full story, “Vaccine Passports Are Controversial But Their Technology Will Bring Big Benefits to Developing Countries”, on globalissues.org →
International Women’s Day, 2021 - Gender Equality is The Roadmap We Need to Overcome Our Most Pressing Global Challenges
Global Issues News Headlines - 19 hours ago
NEW YORK, Mar 04 (IPS) - In 2020, progress on gender equality stalled or regressed in many countries in large part because of the far-reaching impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a recent analysis, by 2021, around 435 million girls and women will be living on less than $1.90 a day, including 47 million pushed into poverty as a result of the pandemic. Global lockdowns contributed to a surge of gender-based violence worldwide, and estimates show that sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), the bedrock of gender equality, have been severely disrupted, resulting in...
Pinatubo volcano Alert Level raised after 1 722 earthquakes since January 20, Philippines
The Watchers » Latest articles - 19 hours ago
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has raised the Alert Level for Pinatubo volcano from 0 (Silent) to 1 (Partial Disturbance) at 23:00 UTC on March 3, 2021. Since January 20, 2021, 1 722 weak earthquakes were detected under the...... Read more »
Keeping it Real
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 20 hours ago
Spineless, but Deadly The Irukandji Jellyfish A.K.A. The Invisible Jellyfish. The Australians seem to have lots of nasty surprises in their oceans, more than other aquatic environments. Look at the picture above, and tell me if you’d be able to see this creature underwater? I’ll answer for you, no, you wont. It looks like […] The post Keeping it Real appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Warren Buffett Spent $25 Billion Buying Back HIS OWN Stock! “Eventually the party ends”
Dewey Fernfield, The Duran - 20 hours ago
source / The Money GPS Warren Buffett made some very key points. Some rational statements. But let’s face it, while the market still hangs onto every word he says, they will quote him regularly, they will continue to ignore the points he has been making over the last few years. Quite frankly, when you’re trying […]
Gold Has Value to bin Zayed at Least
steve_brown, The Duran - 20 hours ago
Submitted by Steve Brown… Thanks to the fantasy of bitcoin, Wall Street dreams, and the ruling class’s constant propaganda war versus gold, the paper market for gold — as run by the CME, LBMA, and BIS cartel — is now increasingly bearish. But demand is still high in the United Arab Emirates where a large […]
John Brennan Is Ashamed
TheDarkMan, The Duran - 20 hours ago
John Brennan isn’t only ashamed, he is embarrassed. No one should be surprised by that admission, because he has a lot to be ashamed of. He should be ashamed for lying to Congress and the world. He should be ashamed to be a creature of the Deep State even after leaving government service, to have […]
“There is no longer any political legitimacy for the Crown Prince,” says fiancée
Steven Sahiounie, The Duran - 20 hours ago
Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator President Joe Biden has disappointed human rights activists, journalists, and many in Congress who expected him to exact a punishment on Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman (MBS) in the gruesome murder of Jamal Khashoggi. While sanctions were placed on 76 Saudi nationals as a result of the newly released […]
Bankruptcy Wave Has Begun and Many More Are Coming! Mispriced Markets End Badly
Dewey Fernfield, The Duran - 20 hours ago
source / The Money GPS It was obviously expected to happen. More people not in the workforce, businesses shuttered, yo-yo policies, and a rapidly changing economic landscape have all collided to form what will now unfold in 2021. There is an understanding that the Fed has everyones back. Sadly, this could not be further from […]
An old man was killed as a result of being run over by a “SDF” vehicle in Al-Raqqa in Syria
khalediskef, The Duran - 20 hours ago
The SDF militants committed a new crime against an old man from Al-Raqqa, by running him over by one of their vehicles, in a scene that has become repeated from time to time without any concern for the lives of the civilians. Sources reported that the 70’s man was walking alone on “Hisham bin Abdul […]
SEE IT: Jerrold Nadler MOCKS God in Congress [Video]
Seraphim Hanisch, The Duran - 20 hours ago
As one might tell from my subtitle, I have an opinion about this. One might even say, a “judgement.” Representative Jerrold Nadler, a Democrat representing part of Brooklyn, New York, showed the anti-Christian alignment of the Biden Congress in no uncertain terms with his remarks, saying in essence that God’s will has no place in […]
THE WOKE FAMINE: Boycotting Food to “Save the Planet”
Dewey Fernfield, The Duran - 20 hours ago
source THE WOKE FAMINE: Boycotting Food to “Save the Planet” The Guardian is pushing a boycott of JBS, which would cut out 20% of the US meat supply overnight. Given their funding from the Gates Foundation, who seeks to end animal agriculture altogether, this is unsurprising! Christian breaks down this latest propaganda hit piece in […]
The Baltic States are the European troublemakers
Antanas Tubelis, The Duran - 20 hours ago
The Baltic States are the European troublemakers | The Baltic Word Foreign policy of the Baltic States creates conflicts in the international relationship of Eastern Europe. Earlier, head of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Žygimantas Pavilionis was delegated to Georgia as a mediator in the political conflict. However, he threatened the Georgian […]
Marine's Marine: Meet the Legendary Lewis “Chesty” Puller
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* [image: By United States Marine Corps - United States Marine Corps, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15441434] This highly decorated soldier was a manly man and a Marine’s Marine. *Key point: *The Marines are some of baddest, toughest soldiers around. Chesty was a fine example of the Corps and its spirit. Crouched in their foxholes along Edson’s Ridge on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, the Marines formed a critical but thin defense line between strategic Henderson Field and seasoned Japanese infantry ...
Biden, Afghanistan And Forever Wars
Binoy KAMPMARK, OrientalReview.org - 20 hours ago
The papers are full of suggestions on what US President Joe Biden should do about his country’s seemingly perennial involvement in Afghanistan. None are particularly useful, in that they ignore the central premise that a nation state long mauled, molested and savaged should finally be left alone. Nonsense, say the […]
На свободе невозможно контролировать - Цитатата по M.N. Hopkins
Stranger in a Strange Land, Stranger in a Strange Land - 20 hours ago
На свободе невозможно контролировать. Ибо в свободе у нас есть выбор. Эта свобода - самый ценный и востребованный и в то же время самый страшный атрибут человека. *© ** М.N. Hopkins* *To read the original quotation in English, please click on the link below:* *https://mnhopkins.blogspot.com/2021/03/in-freedom-quotation-by-mn-hopkins.html*
Buried for 4,000 years, this ancient culture could expand the 'Cradle of Civilization'
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
This is likely an important site. To start with it coincides in age with the emergence of the global Atlantean trade civilization which inspired urban centers globally with pyramids typically. This site is at the top of a valley leading down to the sea and the distance is less than two hundred kilometers I also suspect the original valley was well forested up the hillsides and a prospering population quickly stripped it bare here. The area was well situated to interact with the interior trade, sea trade up into Mesopotamia and ships coming in from India and elsewhere. Again h...
Did The Silver Shorts Just Reveal Their Exit Plan?
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 21 hours ago
Arcadia Economics Did the silver shorts just reveal their exit plan? Unusual comments from #JeffChristian of the #CPMGroup about what could possibly happen in the #silver market. To find out more, click to watch the video now! end
The European Union Will Introduce ‘Digital Green Pass’ Legislation This Month Requiring All Citizens To Show Proof Of COVID-19 Vaccination
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 21 hours ago
The European Union Will Introduce ‘Digital Green Pass’ Legislation This Month Requiring All Citizens To Show Proof Of COVID-19 Vaccination by Geoffrey Grider, https://www.nowtheendbegins.com/ The vaccine passport has been dubbed the “Digital Green Pass”, presumably after the Israeli scheme of the same name. Greece, which has been one of the main proponents of the scheme, already …
Facebook and Google vs the Free Press
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 20 hours ago
The effort to contain Google and Facebook were only in the skirmish stage until Australia and Maryland upped the ante with their tax powers.
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