Wednesday, January 22
Tuesday, January 21
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> "Moana 2" becomes Disney's third 2024 release to top $1B at global box office (More) | ... and Disney's "Mufasa" leads MLK weekend box office (More)
> Coco Gauff, Novak Djokovic, and Carlos Alcaraz among tennis stars advancing to 2025 Australian Open quarterfinals (More)
> Bob Dylan memorabilia auction nets $1.5M from the sale of around 60 items, including draft of lyrics for "Mr. Tambourine Man" that garnered $508K (More)
Science & Technology
> Apple suspends AI-powered news feature over inaccurate summaries of headlines and stories (More)
> Ant study reveals the insects use simple rules via chemical signals to achieve smooth travel in large groups; researchers hope to apply learnings to autonomous vehicle traffic flows (More)
> Researchers discover bacteria growing in a polymer solution form long, twisting cable-like structures; finding has applications ranging from treating cystic fibrosis to making new biofilms (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close up Friday (S&P 500 1.0%, Dow 0.8%, Nasdaq 1.5%), with S&P and Dow posting best week since early November (More)
> Justice Department sues Walgreens, alleges the chain knowingly filled millions of unlawful opioid prescriptions; suit follows four separate whistleblower complaints (More)
> President-elect Donald Trump launches cryptocurrency; $TRUMP passes $11B market capitalization in two days, with fully diluted value near $60B (More) | What are meme coins? (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> TikTok briefly goes dark, turns back on for US users as President-elect Donald Trump signals he will sign 90-day extension after taking office (More) | See previous write-up (More)
> Death toll in LA fires reaches 27, Palisades and Eaton fires about 50% and 75% contained with risk of extreme wind returning this week; see updates (More) | See map of fires (More)
> CNN found liable of defamation over 2021 story suggesting US Navy veteran Zachary Young charged excessive fees and implying he was part of a black market to evacuate Afghans; network to pay $5M in damages (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Past - Present - Future
It is the day after the inauguration and MLK Jr celebration, of which I watch neither.
I have discovered in my limited time here on earth that celebrations come and go and don't really impact my life on little bit.
People remember, get emotional, say things good or bad about the event, eat, drink, regurgitate, remember very little of what happened the next day, and a week later, all is forgotten, and life goes on.
That is just the kind of people we are. We concentrate on the PRESENT, forget or overlook the PAST, and seldom pay attention to the FUTURE unless we are theoretically or actually making a PLAN that we may or may not execute.
When I turned 40 years of age, I made a plan and stuck with that plan for over 30 years and don't plan to stop now.
I gave up:
- cigarettes
- alcohol
- red meat
- sweets
- fried foods
2-3, maybe 4 times a year I cheat on that plan with everything except cigarettes, but as I get older, I do less and less cheating.
I also paid off my debt and started saving as much money as I could each month. Today, I am very glad I did that because it has made my life so much more financially secure...
Alignment of SEVEN Planets
A very rare treat is about to grace Earth's night skies.
On the evening of 28 February 2025, all seven of the other planets in the Solar System will appear in the night sky at the same time, with Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter, and Mars all lining up in a neat row – a magnificent sky feast for the eyes known as a great planetary alignment.
But that's not all. Between now and then, on 21 January 2025, six of the seven other planets will appear in the sky at once in a large alignment – Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus, and Saturn, with the exception of Mercury.
An illustration of the upcoming January planetary alignment as seen from the Northern Hemisphere. (Star Walk)
Actually, it's not uncommon for a few planets to be on the same side of the Sun at the same time, but it's less common for most, or even all of the planets to align.
Any number of planets from three to eight constitutes an alignment. Five or six planets assembling is known as a large alignment, with five-planet alignments significantly more frequent than six.
Seven-planet great alignments are, of course, the rarest of all. READ MORE...
Any number of planets from three to eight constitutes an alignment. Five or six planets assembling is known as a large alignment, with five-planet alignments significantly more frequent than six.
Seven-planet great alignments are, of course, the rarest of all. READ MORE...
Monday, January 20
Our New POTUS
President Trump will be sworn into office today as our 47th POTUS...
And, there is a lot of concern throughout the USA as well as the rest of the world because of:
- Trump is a convicted FELON pending appeal
- Trump has been convicted of rape in a CIVIL court, not criminal
- Trump is an alleged insurrectionist, only convicted by a few states to keep him off the 2024 ballot, but not by any other court.
- Trump and his supporters are considered to be FASCISTS, even though our constitution does not allow dictators
Trump has made lots of claims of what he will accomplish during his second term in office, some of which include:
- Removing all illegal immigrants
- Lowering taxes
- Reducing inflation and lowering costs
- Drilling for oil
- Becoming energy independent via oil
- Standing up to foreign aggression
- Building up our military forces
- Building a strong economy
- Bringing businesses back to America
- Ending all DEI programs
We all know, based upon our previous experiences, that all campaigning presidential nominees make promises to get re-elected of which few are kept.
Trump is no exception.
So, we will just have to wait and see...
Quantum Mechanics and New Particles
Amid the many mysteries of quantum physics, subatomic particles don't always follow the rules of the physical world. They can exist in two places at once, pass through solid barriers and even communicate across vast distances instantaneously.
These behaviors may seem impossible, but in the quantum realm, scientists are exploring an array of properties once thought impossible.
In a new study, physicists at Brown University have now observed a novel class of quantum particles called fractional excitons, which behave in unexpected ways and could significantly expand scientists' understanding of the quantum realm.
"Our findings point toward an entirely new class of quantum particles that carry no overall charge but follow unique quantum statistics," said Jia Li, an associate professor of physics at Brown. READ MORE...
In a new study, physicists at Brown University have now observed a novel class of quantum particles called fractional excitons, which behave in unexpected ways and could significantly expand scientists' understanding of the quantum realm.
"Our findings point toward an entirely new class of quantum particles that carry no overall charge but follow unique quantum statistics," said Jia Li, an associate professor of physics at Brown. READ MORE...
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