Tuesday, November 5
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Abdi Nageeye becomes first runner from the Netherlands to win men's New York City Marathon; Kenya's Sheila Chepkirui wins women's title (More)
> UK prosecutors investigating comedian Russell Brand on possible sexual assault charges (More) | "Venom: The Last Dance" hauls in $317M at global box office (More)
> Alan Rachins, Emmy-nominated actor known for starring role on "LA Law," dies at age 82 (More) | "Dawson's Creek" star James Van Der Beek reveals colorectal cancer diagnosis (More)
Science & Technology
> Researchers develop technique similar to large language models—the approach used to train chatbots like ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude—to teach robots new skills (More)
> Utah's Pando tree is between 16,000 and 80,000 years old, making it one of the oldest organisms on Earth, genetic analysis shows (More) | The single plant consists of nearly 50,000 tree-like stems spread across 106 acres (More)
> Chemists make molecules previously thought to be too unstable to exist; chemicals feature a double carbon bond in a location that breaks a century-old rule, may lead to development of new drug compounds (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher Friday (S&P 500 +0.4%, Dow +0.7%, Nasdaq +0.8%) (More) | Nvidia to replace rival chipmaker Intel in Dow Jones Industrial Average Nov. 8; paint maker Sherwin-Williams to replace chemicals company Dow Inc. (More)
> Striking Boeing workers to vote on latest contract today to potentially end seven-week strike; latest offer from Boeing includes increasing wages 38% over four years (More) | TGI Fridays files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy; the fast-casual restaurant chain's locations will remain open amid restructuring (More) | 1440 Business & Finance: This week we'll take a deep dive into how bankruptcy works (Sign up here)
> IRS raises limits for 401(k) and other retirement plans, increases catch-up contributions for 60- to 63-year-olds in 2025 (More) | Learn about 401(k) plans (More, w/video)
Politics & World Affairs
> Israeli forces capture senior Hezbollah naval leader (More) | Israel says it carried out ground raid into Syria in recent months, seized a Syrian citizen who they believe is tied to Iranian network targeting Israel (More) | See Middle East updates (More)
> UK Conservative Party elects Kemi Badenoch as its leader; Badenoch becomes the first Black woman to head Britain's oldest party (More)
> At least 200 Bolivian soldiers reportedly taken hostage by armed supporters of Bolivia's former President Evo Morales amid ongoing abuse investigations into Morales (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Election Day
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If you are anything like me, I am frigging sick and tired of all the election commercials with which we have been inundated.
I am not a Democrat.
I am not a Republican.
I vote for whomever I think will be best for the country.
My vote is PRIVATE.
Personally,
I am not happy with the way this current administration has managed the country for the last four years.
I ask myself, could I have done any better.
I doubt it, but I am not a politician.
I DETEST/DISLIKE THE FOLLOWING:
- High taxes
- Inflation
- Illegal Immigration
- WOKE Policies and tactics
- Liberal news outlets
- A weak military
Since I am retired, I am living on a fixed income and my Social Security is TAXED and it hurts when prices are high and I have to pay more taxes.
- My property tax has doubled
- My city tax has doubled
- My income tax has doubled
- Gasoline is higher
- Food prices are higher
This is what I know:
- Democrats like social programs
- Democrats like spending money
- Democrats like higher taxes
- Democrats want green energy
- Democrats want to do away with gasoline
I AM GOING TO VOTE ON WHAT IS BEST FOR ME!!!
Why Roman Concrete Lasts
Outside of the Pantheon in Rome. (Mariordo/Wikimedia Commons/CC-SA-4.0)
The ancient Romans were masters of building and engineering, perhaps most famously represented by the aqueducts. And those still functional marvels rely on a unique construction material: pozzolanic concrete, a spectacularly durable concrete that gave Roman structures their incredible strength.
Even today, one of their structures – the Pantheon, still intact and nearly 2,000 years old – holds the record for the world's largest dome of unreinforced concrete.
The properties of this concrete have generally been attributed to its ingredients: pozzolana, a mix of volcanic ash – named after the Italian city of Pozzuoli, where a significant deposit of it can be found – and lime. When mixed with water, the two materials can react to produce strong concrete. READ MORE...
The ancient Romans were masters of building and engineering, perhaps most famously represented by the aqueducts. And those still functional marvels rely on a unique construction material: pozzolanic concrete, a spectacularly durable concrete that gave Roman structures their incredible strength.
Even today, one of their structures – the Pantheon, still intact and nearly 2,000 years old – holds the record for the world's largest dome of unreinforced concrete.
The properties of this concrete have generally been attributed to its ingredients: pozzolana, a mix of volcanic ash – named after the Italian city of Pozzuoli, where a significant deposit of it can be found – and lime. When mixed with water, the two materials can react to produce strong concrete. READ MORE...
Monday, November 4
Be Like Politicians
While some may or may not agree, let me explain why I do agree with the expression.
When I worked at a Community College, we would hope for a bad economy because when that happened enrollment in our programs went up and we increased our revenues.
It may seem a little callous, but this is the way our society works.
Right now, any extra money that my wife and I have has been placed into a CD that is earning 4% or more... it is earning that amount because our economy is weak and slow growing.
Earning that much interest helps my wife and I with our monthly expenses... therefore, we DO NOT WANT the economy to improve.
SO...
should we cast our vote for the candidate who is going to improve the economy or for the candidate who claims they are not going to change anything?
My wife and I learned a long time ago, that politicians in the USA DO NOT CARE about Americans, they just care about getting re-elected. As a result, and learning from our politicians, my wife and I have decided to live our lives based upon what is best for the two of us and not what is best for the USA.
We want to be just like those politicians...
Election EVE
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Today represents the FOURTH DAY of my 77th year here on earth. Knock on wood that I have lived this long. My health is not the greatest nor is it worse than other people my age... it is what it is and I must learn to make the most of it.
How much longer will I live?
Not sure.
I hope it is to age 96 as my mother died just shy of her 96th birthday.
I have lived through the following Presidents:
- Harry S. Truman (1945-1953)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)
- John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)
- Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969)
- Richard M. Nixon (1969-1974)
- Gerald R. Ford (1974-1977)
- James Carter (1977 to 1981)
- Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)
- George H. W. Bush (1989-1993)
- William J. Clinton (1993-2001)
- George W. Bush (2001-2009)
- Barack Obama (2009-2017)
- Donald J. Trump (2017-2021)
- Joe Biden (2021-present)
I was aware of all of them except for Truman. Odds are that I will live through 2-5 more of them, although nothing is for certain anymore.
During these 14 presidents I went from being associated with the DEMOCRATIC party to being associated with the REPUBLICAN party. My reasons are my own.
SUFFICE IT TO SAY.... it did not make a rat's ass to me or those who worked and/or lived around me, which party (along with both houses of Congress) managed the country.
- I worked where I wanted to work
- I spent what I wanted/needed to spend
- I always owned my own home
- I was never impacted by RACISM
- I was never impacted by REVERSE RACISM
- I vacationed wherever I wanted
- I managed to pay down all my debt
- I enjoyed (relatively speaking) what I was doing
- I was never wealthy nor was I poor
- My friends were few and far between
- I always honored and supported my country
- I never wanted to be a communist
- I enjoyed the socialistic programs provided by my country
- I always paid my taxes
- I willingly served my country as a veteran
- I NEVER wanted to leave the USA
COMING UP
- Tomorrow is ELECTION DAY
- We elect a new President
- Harris or Trump
- We elect a potentially new Congress
- Both House and Senate
- We either remove illegal immigrants or embrace more
- We either more towards communism or away from it
- We either increase govt spending or slow it down
- We either increase or lower our national debt
- We either retain our global leadership role or lose it to China
- We either stop WWIII or watch it happen
- We either transform the USA or keep it the same
HOWEVER...
Whatever happens, life WILL NOT change for my wife and me. It won't change because it has never changed for me/us before, after an election. Therefore, I will not change this time either.
Whatever happens to you is your business, not mine. It is up to you to decide how you want to live your life. My wife and I have made our choices, and we are very satisfied with them.
I can only hope that one day you will be in similar positions.
REMEMBER - governments can only control your life, if you allow that to happen. The bigger government gets, the more they will try to control.
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