Saturday, December 29, 2018

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  The Hayride



  • QAnon has published a lot of information over the past few years exposing the Deep State. It compiled some highlights of the meltdown of the Left, Trump victories, and Christmas parodies...
  • To those who complain about Texas’ oil and natural gas industries: do your duty and boycott them by not driving a car. Every year you use that car, you are responsible for emitting...

    • Several financial reports and comparisons indicate that millennials are worse off than their parents and are experiencing what economists describe as “downward mobility.”...

  • With the advent of affordable monitor risers, it’s never been easier to become a part-time or full-time standing desk user, but it’s important not to skimp on the anti-fatigue...
  • Before you pack up all those holiday decorations do future-you a favor: clean them.Read more...

    • This morning Netflix launched Bandersnatch, a stand-alone episode of the popular ‘Black Mirror’ series.Read more...

    Pesticide Action Network



  • Momentum is building in support of farming models that are regenerative instead of extractive, that build healthy soil, crop diversity — and thriving communities. Learn more...
  • I’m feeling unexpectedly hopeful as 2018 winds down. Though the national political landscape remains tumultuous, we’re seeing some powerful, energizing trends in the world...

    • After months of negotiations, the 2018 Farm Bill was just passed by Congress. While still flawed, the final bill is in stark contrast to the widely criticized original House version...

  • Once considered a rising GOP star, U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona abandoned his bid for a second term after numerous clashes with President Donald Trump.        ...
  • Braxton Moral, 16, is set to graduate from Ulysses High School in Kansas as well as Harvard University in May.      

    • If Trump's decision is allowed to stand, the pay freeze would affect about 2.1 million federal employees. The military would not be affected.        ...

      World news | The Guardian



  • Prime minister Sheikh Hasina vies to extend decade-long rule amid accusations of repressionPolls have opened in Bangladesh’s first contested election in a decade after a campaign...
  • Man held is also ‘suspected of involvement in recruiting Moroccan nationals to carry out terror plots’A Swiss national has been arrested in connection with the killing of two...

    • Hundreds call for resignation of President Macron, with some throwing projectilesPolice fired tear gas at gilets jaunes (yellow vests) demonstrators in Paris on Saturday but the...

  • Five Years Ago This week in 2013, the feds were begrudgingly loosening the reins on some secrecy in minimal ways, releasing a redacted version of their secret interpretation of the...
  • When all you have is a war hammer, everything looks like a war. That's how Wisconsin law enforcement viewed the task it was given: collection of an $80,000 civil judgment from a resident...

    • Heightened sensitivities and a law enforcement track record of overreaction has prompted a New York Sheriff's Office into actions that will probably result in at least one civil...

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  • PM Sheikh Hasina is seeking a third successive term while her main rival is in prison for corruption.
  • Demonstrators allege black beachgoers were asked to leave the area by private security guards.

    • China and the US have imposed billions of dollars in tit-for-tat tariffs throughout 2018.

      memeorandum



  • Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost: Taxpayers Dish Out $54,000 For Mar-a-Lago Party Tents For New Year's Eve  —  The public eats the costs of a bash at Trump's Florida resort while federal...
  • Matt Viser / Washington Post: Potential 2020 candidates confront the need for campaign cash, and fewer sources of it  —  A sprawling field of potential Democratic presidential...

    • Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews: GAO: IRS Had 4,487 Guns; 5,062,006 Rounds of Ammunition  —  (CNSNews.com) - The Internal Revenue Service had in its weapons inventory 4,487 guns...

  • The best of readers' tech trouble one-liners On Call Over the months, On Call and Who, Me? – El Reg's weekly columns of tech support cock-ups – stack up quite a few submissions that...
  • Remains of the year laid bare as we flay July to December Where were we? Ah yes... it was the summer of GitHub committers' discontent – as many looked on in horror as Redmond swallowed...

    • From fried chips to stuffed elections, a look back at the year that was The 2018 calendar year saw an interesting mix of both technical and strategic questions, as engineers were met...

      BBC News - Technology



  • From fake porn to Facebook scandals, security alerts to Google protests - 2018 was a busy year.
  • Google and Facebook's ad networks placed promotions for major brands before apps were banned.

    • Louis Theroux, Eamonn Holmes and others' accounts were targeted to highlight a Twitter vulnerability.

  • Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer
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    ForceChange



  • Two dogs were thrown out a moving car into busy oncoming traffic. The people responsible have not been found. Demand justice for these poor creatures.
  • Tree plantations supply the world with about 1/3 of its supply of round wood, but at the cost of the livelihoods of local communities they displace. Demand that Uruguay cease the proliferation...

    • Lynching: this one word stirs countless powerful images of hate, division, and terror personified. Demand Congress complete a duty a century-plus in the making by giving these hate...

  • The City of Tshwane has cancelled its annual New Year's Eve cross-over celebration "after the appointed service provider pulled out at the 11th hour".
  • A giraffe, whose kick can decapitate a lion, has killed a farm worker outside Bela-Bela in Limpopo.

    • Cosatu general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali has taken a veiled swipe at the governing ANC over state capture, stubborn unemployment and a broken healthcare system...

      Science: Current Issue




  • News at a glance

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  •   Unexplained Mysteries



  • A popular YouTube content creator from Pakistan was killed after a ghost scare prank went horribly wrong. The incident, which saw Rana Zuhair of the L...
  • Following on from its historic flyby of Pluto in 2015, the probe will reach its next destination on New Year's Day. With a mass approximately 10,000 t...

    • The youngster called up the police on Christmas Day because he didn't like the snow pants he'd received. Most people will have received a present they...

      American Water Intelligence Project Tracker




  • Perris II Desalter

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  •   Network Front | The Guardian



  • Tough tests are forced on state schools as data reveals benefit to independent sectorTory education reforms are giving private school pupils a huge additional advantage in the hunt...
  • Ministers and senior MPs in talks to extend 29 March deadline if May’s deal failsSenior Tory and Labour MPs are planning to force the government to delay Brexit by several months...

    • Prime minister Sheikh Hasina vies to extend decade-long rule amid accusations of repressionPolls have opened in Bangladesh’s first contested election in a decade after a campaign...

  • NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is about the make the most distant planetary flyby in the history of spaceflight, and you can follow the action live.
  • The launch of an much-delayed U.S. spy satellite has been delayed again, this time to no earlier than Jan. 6, according to the United Launch Alliance.

    • This past year, engineers launched many oddities into space, including a Tesla Roadster, a gold-plated canopic jar and a cosmic disco ball.

      Trend.Az - All news



  • UK trade minister Liam Fox has estimated the chance of his country staying in the European Union at 50 percent if the prime minister’s Brexit plan fails to clear the parliament...
  • The head of the Iran Customs Mehdi Mirashrafi rejected the rumors of smuggling goods through Iran's customs

    • Colombia can use Alat Free Economic Zone (FEZ) in Baku, Azerbaijan as a hub for exporting its goods to Central Asia

      Science This Week in Science TOC RSS Feed








      CBC | Top Stories News



  • Professionals without children may get the short end of the stick when it comes to work-life balance policies, new research from York University's School of Human Resource Management...
  • Speakers at another pro-pipeline rally in Alberta continued their attacks on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday, saying if leaders in Ottawa don't hear their message now...

    • U.S. President Donald Trump sought to deflect blame for the deaths of two Guatemalan children in U.S. custody by claiming they were "very sick" when they arrived, even though immigration...

  • The son of country music legends Johnny Cash and June Carter has compiled a book of Southern recipes handed down in his family through the years.
  • NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with musician Alejandro Escovedo about his latest album, The Crossing. It was inspired by the struggles migrants face crossing the southern border...

    • NPR's Michel Martin asks Asma Khalid what gave her joy in 2018. Her answer: "The Modist," a women's fashion retailer focused on modest clothing.

      Ireland: BreakingNews.ie



  • More than 400 drivers have been caught speeding every day since Christmas day.
  • An investigation is underway after a mother and child were injured in a burglary at their home in County Meath.

    • Have you checked your numbers yet?

  • The Jason Momoa vehicle could potentially be 2018’s biggest grosser for Warner Bros.
  • BEIJING: China is set to mark the Year of the Pig with a film starring Peppa Pig, the popular British cartoon character that fell foul with its censors earlier this year. A government...

    • SHANGHAI: A Chinese space probe is moving into position to land on the dark side of the moon for the first time, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday (Dec 30), a mission...

      Science@NASA Headline News



  • This festive NASA Hubble Space Telescope image resembles a holiday wreath made of sparkling lights. The bright southern hemisphere star RS Puppis, at the center of the image, is swaddled...
  • Using satellite observations of Antarctica to search for penguin guano (poo) may not sound like the most exciting research, but it’s providing scientists with unique insights...

    • This blog post originated in the 2017 Science Mission Directorate Technology Highlights Report (33 MB PDF). Technology Development A NASA-funded team has been exploring...

      How to of the Day



  • For some people, the gym is expensive or inconvenient. Others don’t like working out in front of a crowd. No matter your reason for not wanting to go to the gym, there are plenty of exercises...
  • A first kiss between two people is always a big deal. You may feel even more pressure to get it right if it’s your partner’s first kiss ever. Luckily, there are things you can do to...

    • Fruit salad is a classic potluck contribution for a reason. It's easy to mix together a variety of fruits that will make a refreshing, flavorful side or dessert. For a fast fruit salad...

  • by James M. Dorsey A disagreement between major Indonesian religious leaders and the government on how to respond to China’s crackdown on Turkic Muslims raises questions about...
  • by Human Rights Watch The following statement was issued on December 18, 2018 by 57 rights groups, including Human Rights Watch: We the undersigned call on Bahrain to release Nabeel...

    • by James M. Dorsey The arrival of the USS John C. Stennis aircraft carrier group in the Gulf to deter Iran from further testing ballistic missiles is likely to dampen Indian hopes that...

  • "The War at Home," a landmark documentary about antiwar protests in the 1960s and '70s in Madison, Wisconsin, has just been re-released nationwide. We speak with co-director Glenn...
  • As President Donald Trump makes a surprise visit to Iraq this week and defends his plans to withdraw all U.S. troops from Syria and about half the nearly 7,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan...

    • Former Black Panther and award-winning journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal was convicted of the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner but has always maintained his...

  • The sighting is a glimmer of hope for a species that has seen a hard few years: 19 right whales died in 2017 and 2018, and not a single North American right whale calf was seen last season...
  • Kirstjen Nielsen's visit comes as her department is under scrutiny for the recent deaths of two Guatemalan migrant children in U.S. custody.

    • President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke on the phone Saturday. The U.S. has said it will raise tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports, if a deal is not reached...

    WebMD Health



  • As he looks forward to a new TV series, actor and author Taye Diggs talks about his family, health struggles, aging, and being a dad.
  • Like Alexander Hamilton, his famous Broadway theater role, Lin-Manuel Miranda pushes forward with relentless speed and bottomless good cheer, juggling multiple projects and...

    • Heart failure patients who drank in moderation -- a drink a day for women, two for men -- had an average survival that was a year longer than nondrinkers, the researchers found...

    29 December - iGoogle Portal - Tab 4


      Niskanen Center



  • Niskanen explores the strategic and national security case in favor of refugee resettlement, and how the U.S. can harness private sector support to improve refugee resettlement...
  • In the spirit of moderation, we have attempted to learn from and incorporate what is best in competing ideological traditions. We hope that the new synthesis we offer can help move...

    • At a time when the president of the United States views many of those same companies as his political enemies — and is groping around for any tool to punish them — it is disappointing...

    Competitive Enterprise Institute



  • Regarding George Melloan’s “The Yellow Jackets Are Right About Green Policies” (op-ed, Dec. 17): Neither President Clinton nor Vice President Gore was willing to affix his...
  • Divisive hot-button issues are distracting public attention from policy reforms that could make everyone better off by expanding the economy. One of these is regulatory reform...

    • This April, something remarkable happened in Washington D.C. The acting head of a federal agency told Congress that the agency he directs “is far too powerful,” has “precious...

  • A few dozen boat people desperate to reach our shores are met with hostility. Where is compassion?Sometimes you can smell the stench of racism before you are actually upon it. As a child...
  • The most compelling television at Christmas featured the 80s superstars and their reunion showChristmas television’s reheated leftovers – a Strictly special here, a Bake...

    • How stained glass, swimming and strawberry tarts provided much-needed respite from a tumultuous 12 monthsNearly a year ago, on the last day of 2017, my wife and I had walked only a few...

      CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public RSS



  • U.S. President Donald Trump sought to deflect blame for the deaths of two Guatemalan children in U.S. custody by claiming they were "very sick" when they arrived...
  • A Canadian convicted of drug trafficking in China faces the possibility of more serious charges after a court ordered a new trial amid tensions over Canada's arrest of a Chinese technology...

    • Two teenagers are facing multiple charges after allegedly throwing a rock that went through a pregnant woman's windshield in Guelph, Ont., on Friday night...

      Tallbloke's Talkshop



  • All the climate propaganda is getting to some people it seems. In this case they’re not taking any chances – the ‘hills’ they are heading for turn out to be in ‘some parts as...
  • People are being sold an unachievable, impossible fantasy of fuel-free energy with massive and ever-rising costs, that can never work anyway. Climate extremists, like other hucksters...

    • If they applied the same rules to the railways there might not be many freight trains around. The Richter scale doesn’t even rate tremors below magnitude 1, and describes those between...

  • Bollywood and politics have to listen to and deliver to the same person - the moviegoer who is the voter.
  • Bhai kuch bhi bol sakta hai. But birthday boy Salman Khan can only dish it out, he can’t take it.

    • The rule has been there for a long time, so those who are crying themselves hoarse are merely going for the hype.

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  • The new framework allows consumers to select and pay only for the channels they wish to view.

    • The South Korean tech giant is likely to launch up to four smartphones in the Galaxy M series,M10, M20, M30 and M40, the sources told IANS.

  • The New Horizons flyby of Ultima Thule is expected to help scientists better understand what conditions were like when our solar system formed billions of years ago.  ...
  • The US space agency retired its space shuttle program in 2011 and has relied on Russian vehicles since then to go to the ISS.

    • The ice sheet in this region is melting at its fastest rate and continued global warming will further accelerate the thawing process.

  • General (retd) Musharraf, 75, was Pakistan's president between 2001 and 2008, before resigning to avoid impeachment.
  • Campaigning for Bangladesh`s general election at the weekend ended on Friday after weeks of violence, mainly against workers and officials from an opposition alliance, that has...

    • Ahmed said that the huge amount of money recovered from two locations in Dhaka was part of a conspiracy aimed to influence voters.

  • Here are some of the top events from around the world that created a buzz in the year 2018.
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    • Out of nine miners, five were declared dead while three were lifted to safety and search operation to rescue the last miner is in progress.

  • Through his `Mann Ki Baat`, PM Modi has reached out to millions across the country, shared the views and opinions of the citizens and lauded their contribution in nation-building...
  • The agency, however, did not state in what context Michel had made these references during interrogation.

    • UPSC exam calendar 2019 was released on its official website: upsc.gov.in.

      Channel NewsAsia World News



  • Voters in Democratic Republic of Congo head to the polls on Sunday for a presidential election that could lead to the country's first democratic transfer of power but has been marred...
  • REUTERS: A Hilton hotel in Portland, Oregon fired a security guard and a manager after a black guest captured them on video calling the police to report him for trespassing after he...

    • US President Donald Trump on Saturday blamed opposition Democrats for the death of two immigrant children in US custody, comments set to heighten tensions as the second week of a government...

      Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News



  • BEIJING: China is set to mark the Year of the Pig with a film starring Peppa Pig, the popular British cartoon character that fell foul with its censors earlier this year. A government...
  • SHANGHAI: A Chinese space probe is moving into position to land on the dark side of the moon for the first time, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday (Dec 30), a mission...

    • Bangladesh went to the polls on Sunday after violence-plagued campaigning, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeking a third straight term in a face-off against an opposition whose...

  • The Jason Momoa vehicle could potentially be 2018’s biggest grosser for Warner Bros.
  • BEIJING: China is set to mark the Year of the Pig with a film starring Peppa Pig, the popular British cartoon character that fell foul with its censors earlier this year. A government...

  • SHANGHAI: A Chinese space probe is moving into position to land on the dark side of the moon for the first time, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday (Dec 30), a mission...

    29 December - iGoogle Portal - MSM News


      The Times of India



  • India, denied victory on day four by the tail-end resistance of Pat Cummins, were forced to wait nearly two-and-a-half hours for play to begin due to rain at the Melbourne Cricket Ground...
  • “Before the 2009 elections, those who hand out lollipops offered a loan waiver. Did any of you benefit from the 2009 loan waiver? Will you trust a ‘lollipop company’?” PM Modi...




  •   Yahoo News - Top Stories



  • The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) boycotted the last election in 2014 claiming it wouldn't be free and fair. Hasina's Awami League party, which has touted an...


  •   UK news | The Guardian



  • Tough tests are forced on state schools as data reveals benefit to independent sectorTory education reforms are giving private school pupils a huge additional advantage in the hunt...
  • Actor seen on stage and screen over seven decades ‘passed away peacefully’ on FridayDame June Whitfield, celebrated for her roles in some of the best-loved British sitcoms of...

    • Ministers and senior MPs in talks to extend 29 March deadline if May’s deal failsSenior Tory and Labour MPs are planning to force the government to delay Brexit by several months...


      CNN.com - Top Stories




  • Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Saturday responded to outgoing Sen. Claire McCaskill on Twitter after the Missouri Democrat referred to the incoming freshman congresswoman...
  • Sen. Claire McCaskill has some advice for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the incoming freshman who has rapidly risen from obscurity to one of the most well-known figures in the Democratic...

    • As departing senators said their goodbyes to Washington, a number of Democrats and Republicans took the opportunity to express concern about the state of the Senate and the political...


      Washington Post: Breaking News


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  • The year’s most profound pictures offer a window into what just happened — and what it meant for us.

    • The body of Laura Calderwood’s 20-year-old daughter was found in a cornfield in Iowa in August. When an undocumented immigrant was charged with murder, immigrant families began...



    PCWorld





  • Apparently Essential doesn't feel like a full product catalogue are all that necessary to a sound business plan. Following a Bloomberg report that claimed the fledgling and flailing...
  • A boom in wireless security cameras is inspiring a movement in DIY home surveillance. Follow our buying guide and read our reviews to find the best option for you...

    • There are only a few days left in 2018, but that’s still plenty of time for one last big sales event from Amazon. The online retailer is having its third annual Amazon Digital Day on...



  • The Kim Jong Un regime moves millions of dollars around the world despite sanctions and pressure on international banks to curtail its activities. The hidden system is central to...
  • The huge groups of Central Americans pushing toward the U.S. border became political fodder for one of the most contentious issues in American politics—and have set back the migrants’...

    • A gene-editing trial in China lost touch with cancer patients whose DNA was altered, alarming some Western scientists who say subjects should be monitored for many years...



    Sydney Morning Herald RSS News Headlines





  • Mobile internet was blocked and the streets of the capital were largely deserted for the start of the first fully competitive general election in a decade...
  • An undersea robot has made a world-first baby coral delivery to the Great Barrier Reef.

    • Scyld Berry remembers Ruth Strauss after she passed away from a rare form of lung cancer.