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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Alain Delon, world-renowned French acting and pop culture icon, dies at age 88 (More) | John Aprea, actor best known for "The Godfather Part II," dies at age 83 (More)

> Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark breaks WNBA's 26-year-old record for assists in a single season by a rookie (More)

> Poland's Kasia Niewiadoma wins women's 2024 Tour de France, topping defending champion Demi Vollering of the Netherlands by four seconds (More)


Science & Technology
> European Space Agency's JUICE mission to begin first-ever double gravity boost—using both the Earth's and Venus' gravity to slingshot the spacecraft—en route to study Jupiter's icy moons (More)

> Researchers find new type of nanoparticle in the human bloodstream that may aid in the diagnoses of cancer and other diseases; RNA strands packed into extracellular material reveal changes in the presence of tumors (More)

> Astrophysicists discover new form of "whistler," a type of electromagnetic radiation carrying energy into Earth's magnetosphere (More) | Magnetospheres 101 (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher Friday (S&P 500 +0.2%, Dow +0.2%, Nasdaq +0.2%) to close out the best week in 2024 following encouraging economic data on retail sales, labor market (More)

> X to remove staff from Brazil, suspend local operations after saying a top judge threatened to arrest its legal representative if X did not remove accounts the court has accused of spreading election-related misinformation (More)

> Two Canadian railroads' dispute with Teamsters union representing 10,000 workers could disrupt US economy if deal isn't reached this week; the railroads collectively handle an estimated $1B in trade daily (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Russia denies report suggesting previous plans for indirect talks with Ukraine to protect energy, power infrastructure (More) | See latest war updates (More)

> Libya's Central Bank says it is suspending all operations after head of IT was kidnapped in the capital of Tripoli; group responsible not identified (More)

> Indian doctors strike alongside thousands of supporters following the rape and murder of a junior physician earlier this month (More)

SOURCE:  1440 NEWS

Expert Opinions

 

I remember when I worked in the education industry, if you received your PhD prior to someone else, then your opinion was supported over another PhD.

This process negates the Truth...  or, to pacify both sides, it could negate the truth.

Now...

we have liberal economists and conservative economists who present their opinions as to the way our economy should evolve, always supporting party views over the opposing party's views.

SO...  

who is correct?

SO...

who is telling the truth?

SO...

who do we believe?

We, the general public have little to no economic knowledge and/or experience therefore we must rely on EXPERTS to advise us as to what we should think.

How do we know...  I mean really know what to believe if these expert economists may or may not be telling us the truth but just following the pressures exerted by their parties?

We don't know for sure, do we?

Some economic experts say that the government should spend money to stimulate the economy while other economic experts say that when the government spends money to stimulate the economy, that it only serves to stimulate INFLATION.

Do we believe the PhD who received their degree the earliest?

Do we believe the PhD whose message sounds logical and makes sense?

Do we believe the liberal expert economist, or do we believe the conservative expert economist?

And then what happens if we are wrong and have to wait another four years before we can make change???

How do we protect ourselves from being played the IGNORANT FOOL...

Tuesday Pic

 

The HIGGS Particle Keeps us Here

Tarantula nebula—a starforming region—seen by the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: Nasa, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team, CC BY-SA

Although our universe may seem stable, having existed for a whopping 13.7 billion years, several experiments suggest that it is at risk—walking on the edge of a very dangerous cliff. And it's all down to the instability of a single fundamental particle: the Higgs boson.


In new research by me and my colleagues, just accepted for publication in Physical Letters B, we show that some models of the early universe, those which involve objects called light primordial black holes, are unlikely to be right because they would have triggered the Higgs boson to end the cosmos by now.

The Higgs boson is responsible for the mass and interactions of all the particles we know of. That's because particle masses are a consequence of elementary particles interacting with a field, dubbed the Higgs field. Because the Higgs boson exists, we know that the field exists.        READ MORE...

Ozark Mountain Daredevils ~ If You Wanna Get To Heaven

DA Trump HATERS

 

How Many Girls?

 

Religious Courage?

 

Racism

 

Muscle Ladies

 

Birds

 

Reminiscing

 

When I was in high school (graduated 1966), my parents wanted me to attend college more than I wanted to attend college.

Not wanting to get into a losing argument with them, I simply followed their urging which I did not take as advice but as an ultimatum.

I attended a small four-year college in North Carolina and two and half years later, I left college and enlisted in the military, instead of getting drafted and being sent to Vietnam.

That decision was one of the best decisions I made in hindsight...  I hated the military so bad, that I could not wait to leave and return to college.  The GI Bill, because of being a Vietnam veteran, completely paid for my last two years of college and all of my graduate school except for $500.

I completed SIX YEARS of higher education, was awarded two degrees and have NO SCHOOL DEBT.

It is for this reason that my choice to leave college and enter the military was a good one.

After working for 45 years in several jobs, none of which offered a pension program, I retired in 2015 relying only on Social Security & Medicare & my savings to pay my monthly expenses until my life ends whenever that happens.

I am not wealthy nor am I poor; I consider myself to be in the lower middle class and my wife and I are living comfortably, wanting for nothing, in East Tennessee.

Fortunately, my wife and I, have the desire to live a simple lifestyle which includes paying our bills, going out to dinner once or twice a week, going on two weeklong vacations each year and buying whatever clothes we think we need or paying all of our out-of-pocket medical expenses.

We buy year old vehicles that have been leased with low mileage.  They are almost new cars with a full warranty.  Our vehicles are ONLY Toyotas because of the quality and resale value.

Neither my wife nor I smoke cigarettes, use illegal drugs, or drink alcohol to relax or enjoy our vacations.  We eat healthy foods only, which does not include red meats, fried foods, or sugars.  We used to walk 1-2 miles a day, seven days a week, but other medical conditions have prevented us from doing that regularly.

We are not ROLE MODELS.  We are simply two senior citizens who have decided to live a certain way and feel very comfortable with that decision.  As mentioned, we want for nothing and have savings to last us until we die, leaving the remainder for our children.

WE PLANNED FOR THIS TO HAPPEN AND MADE SURE WE EXECUTED THAT PLAN...

Somewhat Political

 

40s Through 50s - Our Bodies Change

For many people, reaching their mid-40s may bring unpleasant signs the body isn’t working as well as it once did. Injuries seem to happen more frequently. Muscles may feel weaker.

A new study, published Wednesday in Nature Aging, shows what may be causing the physical decline. Researchers have found that molecules and microorganisms both inside and outside our bodies are going through dramatic changes, first at about age 44 and then again when we hit 60. 

Those alterations may be causing significant differences in cardiovascular health and immune function.        READ MORE...

Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower (But You’re At Woodstock)

In The NEWS

Hurricane Ernesto poised to hit Bermuda today.

Ernesto—a Category 2 hurricane as of this writing—is expected to pass over or near the British island of Bermuda and bring as much as 15 inches of rain. In Puerto Rico, over 250,000 homes remain without power, and over 170,000 homes remain without running water after Ernesto passed by the US territory late Tuesday. Ernesto is on track to brush parts of Newfoundland, Canada, by Monday.



Vice President Kamala Harris unveils economic proposals.

The Democratic presidential nominee released her plans Friday while giving a speech in North Carolina, a key battleground state. Harris' plans include calling for the construction of 3 million new housing units and a $40B fund to help local housing initiatives, expanding the child tax credit to $6K, and limiting taxes on tips. See all details of her economic proposals here.



Thailand elects its youngest prime minister.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, 37, was elected as the country's head two days after Thailand’s Constitutional Court removed former Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office. The court dismissed Srettha for an ethics violation in appointing a cabinet member who had been jailed over an alleged bribery attempt. Shinawatra is the daughter of billionaire and former Prime Minister Thaksin, who led Thailand from 2001-06. Her aunt, Yingluck, also served as prime minister from 2011-14.



Wanted Peruvian gang leader arrested in the US.

Gianfranco Torres-Navarro, who is wanted for the murder of 23 people in Peru, was arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in New York. The 38-year-old Torres-Navarro is believed to be the leader of Peruvian gang "Los Killers." He entered the US illegally through the Texas-Mexico border in May and was awaiting immigration proceedings; US authorities were informed in July that Torres-Navarro was wanted in Peru.



Eugene Levy and Dan Levy to host 2024 Emmy Awards.

The two will make history as the first father-and-son duo to cohost an awards show when the 76th Emmy Awards air Sept. 15 (8 pm ET, ABC). The two Canadians are best known for starring in and cocreating "Schitt's Creek," which broke Emmy Award records in 2020 after winning nine trophies and becoming the first comedy to sweep the four main comedy acting categories.



Jack Russell, former Great White singer, dies at 63.

The singer, who led the 1980s rock band, died from Lewy body dementia (see 101) and multiple system atrophy (see 101) earlier this month, according to a Thursday night announcement. Russell previously had survived a fatal fire in 2003 at a nightclub in Rhode Island where the band was performing. The band’s pyrotechnics ignited the blaze, which killed 100 people, including Great White guitarist Ty Longley.

SOURCE:  1440 NEWS

What to Expect...

 

We have a decision to make in November of the year, perhaps earlier if you decide to participate in early voting.

It is true (regardless of its validity) that Trump is a convicted felon who will more than likely be sentenced to prison in a few days.  Ignore the fact that the VERDICT will be overturned by an APPEALS court because that will happen after the election.

It is also true that Kamala Harris was the first Democratic candidate to drop out of the primary race in 2020 because the Democratic Party DID NOT WANT HER.  It is true that she got the position solely because Biden dropped out of the race under pressure from the Democratic Party.

FORGET the pros and cons of the VP choices because VPs are useless as TEATS ON A BOAR HOG...

These are the main issues that the AMERICAN PUBLIC MUST deal with regarding this election.

• First - Are you worried that China is willing to do whatever it needs to in order to replace the USA as LEADER of the world?
• Second - Are you worried that Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, the Middle East, BRICS, and other countries will do whatever it needs to in order to economically destroy the USA?
• Third - If you want higher TAXES, regardless of what the Democrats say, they have no choice but to raise TAXES to pay for their socialistic programs.
• Fourth - Do you believe that buying gasoline for your personal vehicle should stop and that we should stop drilling for oil and if we need oil buy oil from countries who HATE US?
• Sixth - Do you believe that the USA should go GREEN even when 75% of the rest of the world is not going GREEN at all and has no plans to go GREEN because of the money it will cost them?
• Seventh - Do you believe that RACISM in the USA should continue by supporting WOKE, DEI, and CRT?
• Eighth - Do you believe that our Federal Government should do what it needs to do in order to REDUCE our NATIONAL DEBT?
• Nineth - Do you believe in SOCIALISM or CAPITALISM?
• Tenth - Do you think ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION should continue and that ALL ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS should be automatically given CITIZENSHIP?

These TEN QUESTIONS are at the heart of the 2024 election.  It is a simple decision that Americans must make.  These TEN QUESTIONS are the heart of the Democrat or Republican policies and are directly opposed to each other.

YOUR VOTE WILL DECIDE ONCE AND FOR ALL INTO WHICH DIRECTION THE USA WILL MOVE...

THEN YOU MUST BE WILLING TO LIVE WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR CHOICE...

THIS ELECTION IS NOT ABOUT PEOPLE IT IS ABOUT POLICIES...  YOU MUST FORGET ABOUT BASINJG YOUR DECISION ON PEOPLE...

Somewhat Political

 

Teleporting LIGHT

Teleportation has always been one of the activities that has only been reserved for the futuristic stories in movies. However, this unbelievable idea has recently become possible with the discovery of quantum physics. Researchers at the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) in Barcelona have achieved a groundbreaking feat: the prospect of sending photons carrying information from one place to another material-state qubit.

This unprecedented accomplishment demonstrates the ability to share information in real time and opens the door for future quantum networks and new horizons of communication and computing. Although this process was described as going faster than the speed of light, which is only a metaphor, the real breakthrough is the ability to teleport quantum states and the advantages that come with it.

The fundamental elements of quantum entanglement and information transfer
The dependency of Quantum Teleportation is based on quantum strongest matches– one of the advances of quantum mechanics. Every time, two of these particles are brought close together. These two are entangled as two partners in one couple, and anything that happens to the first of these two will at once affect the second of them, however far apart the two may be.           READ MORE...