Tuesday, November 19
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Miss Denmark Victoria Kjaer Theilvig crowned 2024 Miss Universe; Miss Nigeria Chidimma Adetshina named first runner-up (More)
> Bela Karolyi, controversial longtime coach of Team USA gymnastics, dies at age 82 (More) | Vladimir Shklyarov, Russian ballet star, dies at age 39 after fall from fifth-floor building (More)
> US Postal Service to honor actress Betty White and musician Allen Toussaint with postage stamps in 2025 (More) | Netflix hauls in 60 million households for Friday night's Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight (More)
Science & Technology
> President-elect Donald Trump selects Chris Wright, CEO of Denver-based fracking company Liberty Energy, to lead the Department of Energy; choice faces Senate confirmation (More) | See running list of Trump appointees (More)
> Researchers create first fully mechanical qubit, the basic processing unit for quantum computers (More) | The amazing science behind quantum computers (More, w/video)
> Stress disrupts memory formation and leads to anxiety in nonthreatening situations, mouse study finds (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower Friday (S&P 500 -1.3%, Dow -0.7%, Nasdaq -2.2%) (More) | October retail sales rise 0.4%, beating expectations (More)
> The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly planning to investigate Microsoft's cloud computing business; allegations of anticompetitive practices include steep exit fees, other terms preventing clients from migrating data to competitors (More)
> The Exploration Company, European competitor to SpaceX, announces it has raised $160M to develop Nyx, its reusable space capsule (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> President Joe Biden approves Ukrainian use of US-made long-range weapons into Russia in policy reversal (More) | Russia launches 120 missiles, 90 drones into Ukraine in attack on country's power grid, per Ukrainian government, killing at least eight people and prompting blackouts (More) | See war updates (More)
> Israeli strike on Beirut kills Hezbollah's spokesperson (More) | Israeli strikes in northern Gaza kill dozens of people; Israel says it intercepted two rockets launched from the area (More) | See war updates (More)
> California confirms first US case of mpox variant originally identified in eastern Congo; the variant—clade I—is associated with more severe illness than the variant currently circulating at low levels in the US (More) | See overview of cases (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Government SHAKE-UP
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On November 5th, 2024 I voted like so many other Americans voted, and while my vote is PRIVATE, I am pleased with the results. It has nothing to do with if my vote made a difference or not.
What I am pleased about is, the new administration is about to shake up Washington by reducing the size of government.
Financially, and being retired, I would have fared better under Harris because my Social Security check would have been HIGHER since Dems love to spend money and the CD interest rates would have remained higher as well.
BUT...
Government would have remained FAT and a FAT government has never been what I wanted.
To me, a FAT government, is a government that employs more people than it needs to which is the number one reason why bureaucracies as so DAMN ineffective and inefficient.
Have you ever driven by city workers working on the road, where 2 workers are doing the work, and a half dozen are standing around watching???
Every time I think about that, it pisses me off that my tax dollars are being WASTED LIKE THAT.
Trump wants to reduce government and most, if not all, of his cabinet choices have been selected by their desire to REDUCE GOVERNMENT...
Sec of Defense, Pete Hegseth, has been criticized because he is only 44 years of age, not a general and has no PENTAGON experience.
Let me draw your attention to JFK's secretary of defense, McNamara, who was not a general either, had no pentagon experience, was simply an officer, and was 44 years of age.
JFK was a Democrat, and it was ok for him but not ok for Trump???
Looks like a double standard to me...
Hidden Effect of Relativity
For many decades, the often strange and counterintuitive effects of Einstein’s theory of special relativity, including length contraction and time dilation, have been known. However, a new theory is poised to reveal another of its unusual aspects: its long-hidden influence on fluids.
The effect, dubbed “fluid thickening,” is detailed in a new paper by physicist Alessio Zaccone, which outlines a unique microscopic theory involving fluid viscosity and its influence under relativistic conditions.
By employing a framework that combines elements from relativistic equations with current theory underlying the displacement of particles, Zaccone’s theory shows how fluid viscosity might behave under conditions nearing the speed of light. READ MORE...
Monday, November 18
On the Brink
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During the two months that the current administration has before the new administration takes over, the world finds itself on the brink of World War III.
Why do I think that?
Experts at the Institute of War, Economic and Political experts are all downplaying the fact that the world is close to a new global war.
That is exactly why I think one might be coming sooner than later. When officials downplaying something, it is usually because they do not want the public to panic.
Russia has lost 700,000 soldiers in Ukraine and needs to stop the bleeding before civil unrest results in an overthrown of the government.
North Korea has the third largest army in the world and is sending troops to Russia to fight in Ukraine.
Israel is now bombing nuclear facilities in Iran and Iran is vowing to respond like they have never responded before... this could all just be HOT AIR.
China is ramping up its military for what THEY CLAIM will be an inevitable conflict with the USA in 2027 or earlier.
HALF OF THE USA are LIBERALS who want the Trump Administration 2025-2028 TO FAIL MISERABLY.
American WEAKNESS will cause the enemies of the USA to be aggressive.
Israel is fighting Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran and its proxies, not to mention global opinion that DOES NOT FAVOR the JEWS.
The current state of READINESS of the USA MILITARY is questionable... and since the USA is over its head IN DEBT, it is uncertain if they have the money to BUILD UP QUICKLY, given all the other items in the USA that need refurbishing like the INFRASTRUCTURE and the COST to DEPORT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
GLOBAL BILLIONAIRES FAVOR a ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT where the USA/RUSSIA/CHINA would share POWER...
Believe it or not GLOBAL BILLIONAIRES are incredibly influential around the world and are gaining in power each business cycle.
THE BIG QUESTION IS THIS:
DOES THE WORLD NEED TO EXPERIENCE A WORLD WAR THREE IN ORDER TO EVOLVE TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF GROWTH AND TECHNOLOGY?
Our Hiding Consciousness
The neuron, the specialized cell type that makes up much of our brains, is at the center of today’s neuroscience. Neuroscientists explain perception, memory, cognition and even consciousness itself as products of billions of these tiny neurons busily firing their tiny “spikes” of voltage inside our brain.
These energetic spikes not only convey things like pain and other sensory information to our conscious mind, but they are also in theory able to explain every detail of our complex consciousness.
At least in principle. The details of this “neural code” have yet to be worked out.
While neuroscientists have long focused on spikes travelling throughout brain cells, “ephaptic” field effects may really be the primary mechanism for consciousness and cognition. These effects, resulting from the electric fields produced by neurons rather than their synaptic firings, may play a leading role in our mind’s workings.
In 1943 American scientists first described what is known today as the neural code, or spike code. They fleshed out a detailed map of how logical operations can be completed with the “all or none” nature of neural firing—similar to how today’s computers work. Since then neuroscientists around the world have engaged in a vast endeavor to crack the neural code in order to understand the specifics of cognition and consciousness—to little avail. READ MORE...
Sunday, November 17
In The NEWS
Japan's oldest royal, Princess Yuriko, dies at age 101.
Princess Yuriko was the oldest living member of Japan's imperial family and the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito's brother, Prince Mikasa. She died after a recent decline in health, following a stroke and pneumonia in March. Her passing reduces the imperial family to 16 members, highlighting ongoing concerns about succession due to a 1947 Imperial House Law restricting the throne to male heirs.
Samples from far side of the moon show history of volcanoes.
The first lunar soil and rock samples retrieved by China's Chang'e-6 mission from the moon's far side this year reveal volcanic activity that occurred as recently as around 2.8 billion years ago. The findings suggest the moon was molten for a longer period than previously thought. The samples were taken from the South Pole-Aitken Basin of the moon, the solar system's oldest-known impact crater.
Jake Paul beats Mike Tyson by unanimous decision.
YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul, 27, defeated former heavyweight boxing champion Tyson, 58, Friday. Paul is expected to make roughly $40M, and Tyson is expected to make roughly $20M. The win improves Paul's career record to 11-1, while Tyson's career record falls to 50-7. See photos from the event here.
Comedian Conan O’Brien to host 2025 Academy Awards.
O'Brien will emcee the 97th Oscars ceremony March 2 on ABC for the first time. The Emmy-winning late-night television host, writer, and producer has previously hosted the 2002 and 2006 Emmy Awards as well as the 2014 MTV Movie Awards. O'Brien's stint comes after Jimmy Kimmel emceed the Oscars for two consecutive years.
Super Micro faces deadline to keep Nasdaq listing amid stock plunge.
Super Micro Computer is at risk of being delisted from the Nasdaq composite after its stock price dropped by 85% since its peak in March due to allegations of accounting irregularities and an ongoing investigation. Super Micro has until Monday to submit a plan to meet Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement (see here) to maintain its listing.
Over 35,000-year-old preserved saber-toothed kitten studied in world first.
Researchers discovered the well-preserved mummy in Siberia's Arctic permafrost, with its fur, head, torso, limbs, and claws still intact. The kitten is estimated to have died three weeks after birth. The finding provides new insights into the saber-toothed cat's physical characteristics and adaptations to ice age conditions.
Institutionalized Religion
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I have always had a problem with institutionalized religion, even though I believe that there is a CREATOR...
My first concern was over the fact that in every single church that I attended or visited in the USA, Jesus the Christ was portrayed as a CAUCASIAN MALE and we all know that this simply cannot be true.
Jesus was a JEW by birth and people who lived in that area at the time and still are, resemble a MEDITERRANEAN type of male which is not even similar to a Caucasian male.
A Mediterranean male is typically described as having dark hair, dark eyes, olive skin, a medium to short stature, a slender build, a long face with a prominent nose, and a relatively high level of body hair; with variations depending on the specific region within the Mediterranean basin.
Once you realize that your religious leaders have either LIED or MISLEAD you, one begins to wonder what some of the other lies around which religious truths might have been based.
Aside from the inconsistencies of institutionalized religion, I have a very strong belief in a CREATOR... and I base this not on what the BIBLE may or may not have said about GOD, but on my belief in EXTRATERRESTRIALS.
I have read several articles from well-known experts in the religious, biological, and evolutionary fields, all of whom have stated that MANKIND's evolution was FASTER than it should have been - almost to the point that it is believed to have been expedited.
In short... we should not have evolved as quick as we did.
So, how can that be explained?
If we look at it from God's perspective, He created us once and, in his image, and likeness, but there is no indication in the Bible that he meddled with our evolution after that initial creation.
If we look at it from an extraterrestrial perspective, it is entirely PLAUSIBLE that extraterrestrials could have REVIZITED earth and altered our DNA.
Of course, there is no proof of either God or extraterrestrial interference other than an incorrect timetable of our evolutionary process. However, religion would have you believe that there are no signs of evolution in our history.
Again, science corrects that religious belief because there is scientific evidence that mankind is different in the twenty-first century than mankind was in the first century and before.
Fossils and DNA evidence has mankind 300,000 years old.
The BIBLE has provided us with a timeline that indicates mankind is only 6,000 years old.
Not trying to change your views, but who do you tend to believe... science or the Bible?
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