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Canada’s cannabis market ‘comes down to execution’: Q&A with marijuana entrepreneur Chuck Rifici
As Canada’s marijuana market enters the next phase of its evolution, serial cannabis entrepreneur Chuck Rifici expects to see a stratification of businesses that have the products consumers demand – and those that lack such merchandise. “We really started the beginning of the brand race, where the consumers are going to start seeing different types […] Canada’s cannabis market ‘comes down to execution’: Q&A with marijuana entrepreneur Chuck Rifici is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Medicine Man Technologies looks beyond Colorado after nearly $300M buying spree
Medicine Man Technologies is undergoing a growth spurt of historic proportions, including visions for national and even international expansion that are a long way from the company’s humble beginnings. At the beginning of this year, the Denver-based company was largely a cannabis consulting company with annual revenues of less than $10 million. Now, after an […] Medicine Man Technologies looks beyond Colorado after nearly $300M buying spree is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
There Are Two Kinds Of Politicians In America-- Those Who Insist On Including Health Care As A Human Right And Those Who Insist It Isn't
I start writing my posts by 5 AM and I keep doing it, on and off, 'til around 5PM, just in time for Chris Hayes' show. But by 9 every morning, the candidate calls start coming in. They can take a big chunk out of my day, especially from new candidates I don't know. But I've come up with a way to cut them short: "If you're elected and the Democrats maintain a majority in the House, as looks likely, H.R. 1384, Pramila Jayapal's Medicare-For-All act will come up for a vote. You'll have to either vote for it, vote against it or abstain. Do you support Medicare-for-All. If they say "no... more »
Does Vaxogynist Autumn Dayss Have Sleepless Nights Over her Mocking Sick Children?
Cafe Mom ran a post about about women, #MeToo sisters who should be supporting one another, women who probably promote breastfeeding and are pro-choice are creating Vaxist or Vaxogynist memes that mock, disregard and bully in the old fashioned not... more »
U.S. Navy Beware! Russian Submarines Surge Into the Atlantic
*David Axe* *Security, * The Russian navy in mid-October 2019 sortied eight submarines in the country’s biggest undersea exercise since the Cold War. The Russian navy in mid-October 2019 sortied eight submarines in the country’s biggest undersea exercise since the Cold War. The eight submarines, including six nuclear-powered ships, sailed from their bases in northern Russia into the cold waters of the Barents and Norwegian Seas. At the same time, an additional two boats -- the nuclear-powered *Sierra*-class attack submarines *Pskov* and *Nizhny Novgorod -- *sailed into roughly t... more »
“Japanese Super Interceptor”: Japan Could Get a ‘Super’ F-15
*David Axe* *Security, * The U.S. State Department in late October 2019 cleared the Japanese government to spend up to $4.5 billion upgrading 98 Boeing F-15J fighters The U.S. State Department in late October 2019 cleared the Japanese government to spend up to $4.5 billion upgrading 98 Boeing F-15J fighters to a new and greatly-improved standard it calls the “Japanese Super Interceptor.” The JSIs could fly alongside the Japanese air force’s growing fleet of stealthy Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, each type complementing the other. The U.S. Air Force meanwhile is pur... more »
See This Aircraft Carrier? It Died a Horrible Death for One Important Reason.
*Kyle Mizokami* *History, Asia* [image: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7f/ab/a6/7faba6303195c9c5e529c0fc70e3c768.jpg] Built as a compromise ship by an indecisive navy, Shinano was perhaps the worst designed carrier ever built—a mistake made exponentially worse by the dire wartime situation Japan found itself in. *Key point:* The battleship-turned carried was rushed to completion, resulting in a flawed ship that was quickly sunk. Over the last hundred years, the navies of the world have constructed, operated, and taken to war hundreds of aircraft carriers. Some carriers have bee... more »
Syria News Links 29-31 October 2019
31 October 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Nine people killed in blast from booby-trapped car near Syria’s Aleppo — media https://tass.com/world/1086293 A Change of Heart about War against Iran? https://journal-neo.org/2019/10/31/a-change-of-heart-about-war-against-iran/ Washington threatens to fight Syria and … Continue reading Syria News Links 29-31 October 2019
Chile News Links 30-31 October 2019
31 October 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Chile withdraws as APEC summit host after weeks of anti-government protests https://on.rt.com/a4dd Chile and Her History of Western Interference Lebanon’s Prime Minister Resigns After 13 Days of Massive Protests … Continue reading Chile News Links 30-31 October 2019
Military conflict between Russia and the US looms large in Deir Ez Zor
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper explained in a press conference Tuesday, that a new U.S. force will be stationed in eastern Syria to protect the oil fields. Barbara Starr, CNN’s Pentagon reporter, pressed Esper on whether the US military mission there will be to prevent the Russian or the Syrian government forces from accessing the oil at Deir Ez Zor. Esper was forced to admit that the mission was designed to prevent the oil, and revenues generated, from being used by any group other than the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), otherwise referred to as the Kurdish militia who had bee... more »
Karma. Dogma. Self-assembling, in the long run.
Charles Hugh Smith recently examined dogma versus karma, and pointed out some inevitable truths. He spoke from an economic perspective, but his words apply equally well to our nation as a whole. Karma covers a lot of ground, but it boils down to consequences: consequences not just from your actions but from your convictions, schemes, obsessions, and yes, dogmas. The reason why Karma runs over Dogma is that nobody clinging to a dogma sees themselves as dogmatic. The true believer never sees their conviction as dogma, but as Revealed Truth, as self-evident, a view that is buttressed... more »
FED Reserve announces third rate cut this year
Fed Chair Jerome Powell holds press briefing after fed cuts rates . (First 6:30 min are his speech, the rest is answering questions) FED Chair Press Release October 30, 2019: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in September indicates that the labor market remains strong and that economic activity has been rising at a moderate rate. Job gains have been solid, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Although household spending has been rising at a strong pace, business fixed investment and exports remain weak. On a 12-mont... more »
AOC pollutes air in climate change hearing and gets owned
AOC Humiliates Herself at Hearing, Proves She’s CLUELESS . BlazeTV AOC thought she was “owning” Republicans for leaving the hearing, but she was only owning herself. She accuses them of wanting to go to a “cocktail party,” when in reality there’s a classified hearing going on at the same time! THEN, another member of The Squad, Rashida Tlaib, embarrasses herself at the hearing saying she wishes 2nd-graders were making decisions about climate change. PS You probably want to skip Tliab. It is sickeningly “sweet”. –00– Sorry guys for injecting AOC on your day but the answers from the R... more »
2 Reports on the Michael Flynn Case
From SGT Report and the BlackSphere: Michael Flynn case unravels. Excerpts: A bombshell court filing from Michael Flynn’s new legal team alleges that FBI agents altered a ‘302’ form – the official record of the former national security adviser’s interview – that resulted in the DOJ charging him with lying to investigators. According to the 37-page motion, a team of “high-ranking FBI officials orchestrated an ambush-interview of the new president’s National Security Advisor, not for the purpose of discovering any evidence of criminal activity—they already had tapes of all the relevan... more »
Cartel Weapons
The editorial staff of Virtual Mirage runs into interesting things all of the time, that the average person might not find interesting... which may be why this blog exists. I became aware that the drug cartels in Northern Mexico are using the .22 Tuason Craig Micromagnum or .22 TCM cartridge in connection with Rock Island Armory and Glock conversions. Those of you who are firearms enthusiasts might find that to be a bit exotic for drug cartels, but they do seem to like this option. .22 TCM (left), FN 5.7x28mm (center) .223 Remington (right) It's a type of wildcat round, created from ... more »
PLOS ONE realizes an academic editor had a conflict of interest that the publisher says it now tries harder to avoid
A group of genetics researchers in Italy has lost a 2014 paper in PLOS ONE for a range of image problems and a glaring conflict of interest. The article, titled “Neuronal differentiation dictates estrogen-dependent survival and ERK1/2 kinetic by means of caveolin-1,” came from a team led by Luca Colucci-D’Amato, of the Second University of … Continue reading PLOS ONE realizes an academic editor had a conflict of interest that the publisher says it now tries harder to avoid
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From Jenna Orkin A Breakthrough In American Energy Dominance? U.S. Navy Patents Compact Fusion ReactorAP Exclusive: Middleman helped Saudi give to Obama inaugural A trusted member of al-Baghdadi's inner circle is said to have turned on him and led US commandos to his hideout Cyberattack Shuts Down India's Largest Nuclear Power PlantAre "Offensive" "halloween costumes a form of free speech? Microsoft at Record High on Controversial Pentagon ContractSecretive military spaceplane lands in Florida after record-long orbital flight Equifax used 'admin' as username and password for sen... more »
In 2020, Growth in Brazil’s GDP will Double, says Economy Minister
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said on Wednesday, October 30th, that growth in the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2020 will be at least double the result this year. According to the minister, the Brazilian economy should end this year with growth of just under 1 percent and in […] The post In 2020, Growth in Brazil’s GDP will Double, says Economy Minister appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil’s Central Bank Reduces Basic Interest Rate to Five Percent Per Year
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - For the third time running, the Central Bank (BC) reduced the economy's basic interest rates. The Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) has unanimously reduced the SELIC rate to five percent a year, with a 0.5 percentage point cut. The decision had . . . To read the full NEWS and much […] The post Brazil’s Central Bank Reduces Basic Interest Rate to Five Percent Per Year appeared first on The Rio Times.
Rio’s Bus Rapid Transit Inspections Result in Over 6,000 Fines in One Year
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After a period of educational and public awareness actions, in October 2018, the municipal guards operate in stations designated by the consortium that record the most cases of default, in Rio's North and West Zones, applying fines in the cases detected. The data are for fines imposed through October 23rd, […] The post Rio’s Bus Rapid Transit Inspections Result in Over 6,000 Fines in One Year appeared first on The Rio Times.
Police Kill Seventeen Following Cartel Turf War in Manaus, Capital of Amazonas
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Police in Brazil's Amazonas state said that they engaged in a shootout with over 50 criminals following a fight for territory between drug gangs, leaving 17 alleged traffickers dead. Local witnesses said that the shooting started early Wednesday morning in the Crespo region of Amazonas' capital city Manaus. The area […] The post Police Kill Seventeen Following Cartel Turf War in Manaus, Capital of Amazonas appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil’s Social-Democrates Urges Supreme Court to Suspend Privatization of Six State-owned Companies
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Democratic Labour Party (PDT) has petitioned the Federal Supreme Court (STF) to suspend the privatization of six state-owned companies - the Brazilian Mint, the Data Processing Service (SERPRO), the Social Welfare Information and Technology Company (DATAPREV), the Brazilian Agency for Guarantees and Guarantee Funds (ABGF), the Asset Management Company […] The post Brazil’s Social-Democrates Urges Supreme Court to Suspend Privatization of Six State-owned Companies appeared first on The Rio Times.
How the U.S. Regime ‘Justifies’ the Theft of Syria’s Oil
Trump had been so lambasted by the Democratic Party’s ‘news’-media (such as the NYT) and by all the rest of the neoconservative ‘news’-media (the Republican ones), for his trying to withdraw forces from Obama’s regime-change war against Syria, he’s now switched to trying to ‘justify’ continuation of America’s invasion-occupation of Syria. More The post How the U.S. Regime ‘Justifies’ the Theft of Syria’s Oil appeared first on The Duran.
Drugs should be decriminalised for personal use, NSW ice inquiry hears
Under the proposal, if a person is found with drugs they would be referred to a health service — one of more than 100 recommendations to be delivered next month.
'You've got dementia — remember that': 'Poisonous' carer guilty of assaulting 81yo patient
After police recorded her abusing an elderly woman, a carer told a court what it heard was "me slapping myself". In finding her guilty, the magistrate described the 26-year-old as "mean-spirited and nasty".
Male jogger sexually assaulted after being forced into back seat of another man's car, police say
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SA Police is investigating the sexual assault of a jogger who was forced into the back seat of another man's car south-west of Adelaide last night.
Survivors recall horrific scenes of Pakistani train fire that killed dozens
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Officials say the death toll is expected to continue to rise after exploding cooking stoves sparked a fire that ripped through a train in Pakistan.
One War Still Haunts The Chinese Military To This Day
*Lyle J. Goldstein* *Security, Asia* China has become stronger by studying its mistakes. *Key point: *China has become stronger by studying its mistakes. *Even as Western strategists spill gobs of ink recalling the Great War that convulsed Europe a century ago*, Chinese military thinkers are actually fixated on another anniversary. 120 years ago, *Japan shocked the world with a lightning campaign that not only reduced the faltering Qing dynasty to its knees in a matter of months*, but more to the point: put the pride of China’s then ascendant fleet on the bottom of the Yellow Se... more »
‘Is This About the Oil Industry?’ House Oversight Hearing Explores Big Oil’s Role in Weakening Clean Car Standards
Oil industry lobbies to weaken emissions standards, deploying "public interest groups" that are mere mouthpieces for fossil fuel companies.
Bad News: China's J-20 Stealth Fighter Has New Long-Range Missiles
*Mark Episkopos* *Technology, Asia* [image: Reuters] Better than the F-35's? *Key point:* Not all of the details are in yet, but the J-20 just got better and that is unfortunate for U.S. defense planners. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force made waves at the 2018 Zhuhai Airshow with the latest showing of their flagship fifth-generation stealth fighter, the J-20. As is common with airshow coverage, large swaths of the ensuing commentary focused on the J-20’s handling and maneuverability as it performed a series of rolls and a climb. But this elides what is perhaps the ... more »
Nazi Germany's World War II Maus Super Tank Was Too Little Too Late
*Robert Beckhusen* *Security, Europe* Super-heavy tanks were outdated. *Key point: *By 1944, the war was already almost over. By the time the super-heavy Maus tank rolled out for its first tests in January 1944, the Nazis had — six months after Kursk — effectively lost the war. It was just a matter of time before the Allied armies would slog their way into the heart of Germany and finish them off. Yet the Nazi regime pressed ahead with developing and propagandizing all manners of so-called “miracle weapons.” Almost until Germany’s capitulation, a belief that secret wonder weapon... more »
The Navy's Plan For The Montana-Class "Super Battleship" Never Had a Chance
*Robert Farley* *Security, * They were obsolete before they were even dreamed up. *Key point: *The Montanas were designed to fight a different World War II than the one that happened. In the early 1940s, the U.S. Navy still expected to need huge, first rate battleships to fight the best that Japan and Germany had to offer. The North Carolina, South Dakota, and Iowa class battleships all involved design compromises. The Montanas, the last battleships designed by the U.S. Navy (USN), would not. *Origins of the Design:* The interwar system of naval treaties allowed the United Sta... more »
Black Agenda Report 31 October 2019
31 October 2019 — Black Agenda Report Farewell to John Conyers Jr. – and to His Era Glen Ford, BAR executive editor John Conyers’ long career is a window on the decline of Black politics in the two generations since the demise of the mass Black movement. Freedom Rider: The Baghdadi Scam Margaret Kimberley, BAR editor … Continue reading Black Agenda Report 31 October 2019
The Life and Many, Many Deaths of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
The Dissembler-in-Chief took to Twitter this past weekend to let the world know that “Something very big has just happened!” We now know that that something was a daring special forces raid that ended in the death of Osama bin Laden! . . . Or is that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi? Or maybe Abu Omar al-Baghdadi? … The post The Life and Many, Many Deaths of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
Behold This ‘Cosmic Yeti,’ a Monster Galaxy From the Beginning of Time
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*[image: Yeti Galaxy]* All good and we see the first intimation of the idea of a dark matter halo. This is an important idea. what it clearly implies is that all galaxies are independent creations of universes.Dark matter forms the sphere of created matter from a given universe. This is all tier two matter. What you must understand though is that this sphere of matter is sub light when formed and it remains sub light. Yet the decay energy of that creation is traveling at light speed, allowing us to observe it all.Stars and planets are created in a similar way but at a greatly r... more »
FBI uncovers real-life “Frankenstein” operation
*[image: Image: FBI uncovers real-life “Frankenstein” operation where human body parts are being stolen from deceased family members and used to create freakish monster humans]* First we had disclosure regarding planned parenthood and how we have this as well. One confirms the other and it all points to a Black Market network that surely continues to flourish. Size is strongly intimated here and the potential delivery capacity of Planned Parenthood is obvious. That network stabilized the whole industry allowing free lancers to spring up. It does not get better. An overseas mar... more »
Unintended Lessons from Trump’s Syria Withdrawal
A sharp reminder that intervention without a proper goal and a full alliance must go badly. You become the foreign invader and a prime target. Sticking around merely sustains a conflict that would otherwise dry up easily enough. The Kurds were quite happy to allow US troops to maintain their interests in a GREATER KURDISTAN as long as they were willing. The minute that came to an end, sense struck. They are now loyal to Syria and Syria gets it northern border back. An intervention with a clear objective followed by a quick exit plan may work as it surely intends to place a... more »
Long-Standing Problem of 'Golden Ratio' and Other Irrational Numbers Solved with 'Magical Simplicity'
This is really an interesting insight that is taking us into deeply understanding the architecture of Space Time consciousnesses itself. My Cloud Cosmology nicely and rigorously handles the creation of the 3D particle universe which serves to complete the primary objective of integrating particle physics and the General Theory itself. What it also does is identify the role of topographical decay that produces all such particles while shedding at excess construct that I am suggesting resolves best into 2D constructs that can be readily modeled as a ribbon or a Mobius Strip. Actu... more »
RED ALERT! IS CHINA'S STATE CENTRAL BANK DELIBERATELY CRASHING THE ECONOMY AND FUELLING THE PORK CRISIS AND IN GLOBALIST CONTROL?
*PBOC SEEMS TO BE USING FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING TRICKERY TO GENERATE HIGHER HEADLINE INFLATION AND INTEREST RATES TO CRASH THE ECONOMY AND MAKE THE PORK CRISIS WORSE* *PORK CRISIS IS AN EMERGENCY EVENT WHICH HAS A SEPARATE CAUSE FROM INFLATION CAUSED BY A LOOSE MONETARY POLICY* *THE PORK CRISIS IS A DRAMATIC DROP IN SUPPLY DUE TOA REAL WORLD, ONE OFF EMERGENCY CULLING OF HERDS DUE TO DISEASE* *CAN ONLY BE DEALT WITH BY RESTORING SUPPLY, RESTOCKING FARMS* *BY INCLUDING THE RANDOM EVENT OF PORK INFLATION IN THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, THE PBOC HAS GENERATED A MATHEMATICALLY HIGHER AVE... more »
1979-2017 Warming Can Be Explained By Natural Forcing
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood From No Tricks Zone: ? The last 40 years of global temperature changes can be radiatively explained by a natural reduction in cloud cover. From 1979 to 2011, satellite data provide documentation of a reduction in cloud cover and aerosol depth that…
California Cop Out
Originally posted on Science Matters: As Chuck Devore explains at Forbes, Mother Nature has always burned California, but the state government is failing to manage the landscape while blaming the fires on Climate Change. His article is With Or Without Climate Change, California Will Burn, The Only Question Is: How Much? Excerpts in italics with…
Marielle Franco: Bolsonaro Summons Moro and Claims Witzel Wants to Wear him out for Succession in 2022
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro was dismayed on Tuesday, during his tour of Asia and the Middle East, after seeing his name linked to the investigation into the execution of Rio City Councilor Marielle Franco on March 14th, 2018. On the day he met Arab investors in Riyadh, the president advised journalists […] The post Marielle Franco: Bolsonaro Summons Moro and Claims Witzel Wants to Wear him out for Succession in 2022 appeared first on The Rio Times.
TIM and Vivo Confirm Interest in Buying Oi’s Mobile Division
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The operators initially rejected speculations, but now they are openly discussing the subject: they can expand their frequency spectrum to compete with Claro, which will have greater power after the incorporation of Nextel. Vivo's CEO, Christian Gebara, said that Vivo will always analyze the available assets on the market and […] The post TIM and Vivo Confirm Interest in Buying Oi’s Mobile Division appeared first on The Rio Times.
Cargo Theft in Rio Down by 59 Percent in First Nine Months of 2019
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In the first nine months of this year, according to the body, compared to the same period last year, cargo thefts dropped by 59 percent on the highway, while vehicle theft rates were reduced by 41 percent. Street thefts also fell 52 percent. According to the Federal Highway Police (PRF), […] The post Cargo Theft in Rio Down by 59 Percent in First Nine Months of 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Argentina’s President-elect Proposes Economic Steer to Encourage Consumption and Credit
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After the political twist, an economic turn. Argentina's President-elect Alberto Fernández intends to govern very differently from Mauricio Macri, the current center-right head of government. And the Central Bank is starting to adjust: on Tuesday, it announced that it will promote a reduction in interest rates and put an end […] The post Argentina’s President-elect Proposes Economic Steer to Encourage Consumption and Credit appeared first on The Rio Times.
Chile: More than Twenty Dead and 9,000 Detained
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The social outbreak in Chile has left a tragic result of 20 dead, hundreds injured and 9,203 arrested, according to an official report released on Tuesday, October 29th, by the Chilean Ministry of Justice and Human Rights. The balance includes data on deaths and injuries accounted for as of October […] The post Chile: More than Twenty Dead and 9,000 Detained appeared first on The Rio Times.
IDF Soldier Gets ONE MONTH in Prison for ‘Disobeying’ Order And Killing Teenage Palestinian Protester
IDF Soldier Gets ONE MONTH in Prison for ‘Disobeying’ Order And Killing Teenage Palestinian Protester by https://www.rt.com/ An Israeli soldier was sentenced to one month in prison after fatally shooting an unarmed Palestinian protester without his commander’s permission during the unrest along the Israeli-Gazan border. – A military court ruled on Monday that an IDF …
Washington’s Armenian Genocide Recognition Is Politically Motivated, But Does That Matter?
U.S. Deals Another Blow To Washington-Ankara Relations More The post Washington’s Armenian Genocide Recognition Is Politically Motivated, But Does That Matter? appeared first on The Duran.
Feminist Triumph – Top Women CEOs in Weapons Manufacturing & Authoritarian, pro-war Liberals
So much for the misandrist thesis that men are the root of all social ills. More The post Feminist Triumph – Top Women CEOs in Weapons Manufacturing & Authoritarian, pro-war Liberals appeared first on The Duran.
US leaves troops to steal Syrian oil
What is the real goal of US oil plunder in Deir Ez Zor More The post US leaves troops to steal Syrian oil appeared first on The Duran.
Musical Interlude: Hans Zimmer, "A Way of Life"
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Israel Loves to Take U.S. Military Super Weapons and Make them Better
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Middle East* The IDF's unique mission set meets American hardware. *Key point: *Israel is a nation perpetually at war. The Israel Defense Forces field a wide variety of American military equipment, due to significant amounts of American military aid to Israel. However, American equipment has not always been the best suited to the tough desert and urban conditions encountered by the IDF. As a result, American equipment in Israeli service is often extensively modified to fit the IDF’s unique mission. Here are some unique derivatives of American equipment t... more »
For One Imperial Japanese Soldier, World War II Didn't End Until 1974
*Warfare History Network* *Security, North America* A tireless fight. *Key point: *The Japanese code of honor, *bushido*, keep these men fighting long past their time. The Japanese empire was a fine place for young Hiro Onoda. In 1939, at age 17, he hired on with a lacquerware company that posted him to Hankow (Wuhan) in Japanese-occupied China. There, he visited suppliers by day and danced the night away with obliging Chinese women. His idyllic world, along with that of countless others, came to an abrupt end in December 1941. Japan opened up a new front in her war against the... more »
Why Britain's Tempest Stealth Fighter May Out-Class the F-35
*Sebastien Roblin* *Technology, Europe* [image: https://www.rolls-royce.com/~/media/Images/R/Rolls-Royce/Defence/Advanced_Technology/tempest.jpg] The fighter of the future? *Key point (Note: This first appeared last year and is being reposted due to vast reader interest): *The Tempest fighter will feature cutting-edge technologies not even in the F-35. The Tempest was unveiled alongside a new “Combat Air Strategy” document marking the UK’s reorientation to preparing for high-intensity conflicts and the danger posed by modern anti-aircraft weapons. However, the document largely ... more »
"Time Is Your Most Valuable Asset. Don't Let It Be Stolen"
*"Time Is Your Most Valuable Asset. Don't Let It Be Stolen"* by Ryan Holiday "The problem is, you think you have time." - Buddha "All day, we let it happen. A neighbor comes by and babbles on about a bunch of nonsense, and we politely nod, even if we are in a hurry. Or some co-workers start gossiping about something petty, and we let ourselves get drawn in, never stopping to think about the time wasted. Or we get a message from an acquaintance that says, “Can I pick your brain?” We tell them, “Sure thing!” because isn’t it rude to say no? Stoic philosopher Seneca once marveled at... more »
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*Parents Outraged at Austin's New Sex-Ed Curriculum That Trains Children to Become LGBT Activists* On Tuesday morning, the Austin Independent School District (ISD) school board approved a radical new sex-education curriculum for grades 3-8 that encourages all kinds of sex at young ages, urges kids to join LGBT "pride" parades, and aims to redefine biological sex and erase the words "mom" and "dad" from children's vocabulary. More than 100 people testified against the new curriculum on Monday night, and testimony lasted until after midnight. Yet the school board unanimously approve... more »
Worker steered $2.6m in government work towards friend's business
A public servant improperly awarded, or attempted to influence, millions of dollars' worth of government contracts for the benefit of a close friend, an inquiry finds.
Man dies after snake bite in Northern Territory national park
A tourist dies after being bitten by a venomous snake while camping in the Northern Territory's Garig Gunak Barlu National Park.
'Fury rises up in us': Family tells of anguish as road-rage killer jailed for life for backpacker's murder
A man is sentenced to life in jail after being found guilty of murdering a German backpacker in a road-rage argument in inner-city Brisbane two years ago.
Gippsland couple found after days missing in Victoria's High Country
A Gippsland couple missing in Victoria's High Country since Monday has been found safe and well.
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