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Wednesday, January 3, 2018
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GENERAL INTEREST
Incredible scenes at the Rose Bowl after stirring National Anthem led by US Army forces and a B2 bomber flying over left the packed stadium roaring with applause
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5227233/Stirring-national-anthem-kicks-Rose-Bowl-playoffs.html
Westward bound! More and more Americans are leaving the East Coast and heading west because it's 'cheaper, warmer and easier to find a job'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5229083/Moving-study-People-continuing-west.html
Police arrest Louisiana man involved with 'Nigerian prince' email scams
http://mashable.com/2017/12/30/nigerian-prince-scam-arrest/#KHCHvTDRoPqZ
The News in Zingers
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0118/hamilton.php3
The cost of confusing fantasy with an informed opinion
https://eatonrapidsjoe.blogspot.com/2017/12/the-cost-of-confusing-fantasy-with.html
PARENTING
"Ideas", "Feelings" and "Opinions" are not interchangeable
https://eatonrapidsjoe.blogspot.com/2017/12/ideas-feelings-and-opinions-are-not.html
HEALTH
Parkinson's disease may soon have a smell test
https://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/blogs/parkinsons-disease-smell-test
The Giant, Under Attack
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/27/business/drug-addiction-rehab.html?emc=edit_nn_20180102&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=58935408&te=1
ACADEMIA
Students are enrolled in the University of Sensitivity
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/students-are-enrolled-in-the-university-of-sensitivity/article/2644615
JOBS
Here Are The 18 States That Could Learn A Brutal Lesson In Minimum Wage Hikes
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/01/02/here-are-the-18-states-that-could-learn-a-brutal-lesson-in-minimum-wage-hikes-n2429109?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=
BUSINESS
Tim Cook Earned $102 Million in 2017 and Transport via Private Jet
https://www.idropnews.com/news/tim-cook-earned-102-million-in-2017-traveled-exclusively-via-private-jet/59201/
The Trump Effect: Business, Anticipating Less Regulation, Loosens Purse Strings
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/01/us/politics/trump-businesses-regulation-economic-growth.html?emc=edit_nn_20180102&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=58935408&te=1
Fighting Climate Change, One Laundry Load at a Time
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/01/business/energy-environment/climate-change-enzymes-laundry.html?emc=edit_nn_20180102&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=58935408&te=1
ECOLOGY
Mekong region reveals 115 new species
https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/blogs/more-new-species-mekong-region
HERPETOLOGY
Children found dozens of eggs in a sandpit. The contents were alarming.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2018/01/02/children-found-dozens-of-eggs-in-a-sandpit-the-contents-were-alarming/?utm_term=.bec2ab977f0d
TECHNOLOGY
Take it from the insiders: Silicon Valley is eating your soul
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jan/01/silicon-valley-eating-soul-google-facebook-tech?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=258979&subid=24222148&CMP=GT_US_collection
MILITARY
This Is The True Story Of How The North Platte Canteen Was Born
http://blog.theveteranssite.com/north-platte/
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Border Patrol lacks technology to detect, stop drones carrying drugs
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/2/drones-fly-drugs-us-no-border-patrol-detection-tec/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTlRWaE5qa3haVFEyWm1JMyIsInQiOiJSUzBEWHdUZjZ3Tll0V3ZCSlpSU2JYVzM5ZXJ2WGw0V0dTNnEyamdTTGNYenZaVlVMRUxsSThaMlQ2NDdvRU44XC9ySmJ2VU5FMzBSVzJZUzVhUFwvMElCQWhHeUJLU3BvZFBPVzlJdVl0TE1uc2hEdkM4MVJJd0dtOVRPRm5yV01OIn0%3D
MIDDLE EAST
Dubai Frame: UAE's latest surreal landmark frames a controversy
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/01/dubai-frame-uaes-latest-surreal-landmark-frames-a-controversy?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=258979&subid=24222148&CMP=GT_US_collection
IRAN
Pence Promises U.S. Support for Iranian Protestors
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/laurettabrown/2018/01/01/pence-pledges-us-support-for-iranian-protestors-n2428936?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=
Iran's Oil Production, Exports Not Impacted By Protests
https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/irans_oil_production_exports_not_impacted_by_protests_sources-02-jan-2018-152990-article/
PAKISTAN
Pakistan’s foreign minister promises response to apparent Trump threat
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/pakistans-foreign-minister-tweets-response-to-apparent-trump-threat-2018-01-01
CHINA
China covertly offering North Korea missiles, aid to halt nuclear program
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/2/china-covertly-offering-north-korea-missiles-aid-t/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTVdZeU5HWmxNekpsTWpVeiIsInQiOiJnNkNtc083VFAxOXI5MW5nMkwySUcwNVZKTlpEd3kxWmRKTFwveStMN3BBYUFOVWQ1Tm95VXVRd0k4UDRFMTR5a2djUGZCeHE4WjhaWDFxV2dKNjB4cjJqenFoMjBzbEErRjJmclwveGZ3RThCVWtJdXBkZldsbjVrTG1rbjdGa0lvIn0%3D
NORK
Rocket Man offers an opening, or a trap
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/1/rocket-man-offers-an-opening-or-a-trap/
Kim Jong-un’s Overture Could Drive a Wedge Between South Korea and the U.S.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/01/world/asia/kim-jong-un-offer-talks-south-korea-and-us.html?emc=edit_nn_20180102&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=58935408&te=1
RUSSIAGATE
House expands Russia probe to FBI, Justice use of unconfirmed dossier to snare Trump
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/1/devin-nunes-expands-russia-probe-use-Trump-dossier/
UNIONS
Democrats hope to undo bipartisan 2014 fix for troubled pension plans (Dems want a government bailout.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/democrats-hope-to-undo-bipartisan-2014-fix-for-troubled-pension-plans/article/2644604
POTUS
Trump's medical exam will disappoint critics. Here's why
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trumps-medical-exam-will-disappoint-critics-heres-why/article/2644610
POLITICS
Dems think 2018 will be a good year, but are they realistic about their own problems?
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0118/balz010218.php3
-- "A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent." --Douglas MacArthur
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
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SPECIAL
AULD LANG SYNE by Sissel - Happy New Year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rtajxo8d7js&app=desktop
GENERAL INTEREST
I Predict That 2018 Will Either Be a Disaster or It Won’t Be
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2018/01/01/i-predict-that-2018-will-either-be-a-disaster-or-it-wont-be-n2428780?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=
Trophies Are for Winning
https://www.prageru.com/videos/trophies-are-winning
New year, new rules: what changes around the world from 1 January
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/01/new-year-new-rules-what-changes-on-1-january-around-the-world?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=258874&subid=24222148&CMP=GT_US_collection
Bacon Makes Every Day Better
http://www.michellesmirror.com/2017/12/bacon-makes-every-day-better.html#.WksjsHlMHRY
HEALTH
Giving up alcohol for a year salvaged my mental health
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/dec/31/giving-up-alcohol-salvaged-mental-health?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=258874&subid=24222148&CMP=GT_US_collection
JOBS
Hiring like it’s 1999: U.S. jobs market hasn’t been this good in decades
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/hiring-like-its-1999-us-jobs-market-hasnt-been-this-good-in-decades-2017-12-30
BUSINESS
‘Mindfulness’: Corporate America’s Strange New Gospel
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/455026/mindfulness-fad-corporate-america-buddhism-without-buddha?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202018-01-01&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives
Smart lock maker Otto suspends operations
https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/01/smart-lock-maker-otto-suspends-operations/
AGRICULTURE
Growing Plants With 'Speed Breeding' Could Be The Key To Feed The World's Exploding Population
http://www.newsweek.com/growing-plants-speed-breeding-could-be-key-feed-worlds-exploding-population-767450
TECHNOLOGY
AI in 2018: Still more hype than reality, AI is nothing to be scared of yet
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/ai-in-2018-still-more-hype-than-reality-ai-is-nothing-to-be-scared-of-yet-2017-12-29
FOREIGN POLICY
Trump withholding $255M in aid to Pakistan, as he accuses country of giving 'safe haven' to terrorists
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/01/01/trump-withholding-255m-in-aid-to-pakistan-as-accuses-country-giving-safe-haven-to-terrorists.html
Former Obama Official: US 'Chose to Not Be as Supportive' of 2009 Iranian Protesters
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2017/12/31/former-obama-official-says-us-chose-to-not-be-as-supportive-as-we-could-have-been-in-2009-iranian-protest-n2428678?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=
LAW ENFORCEMENT
We Were Wrong about Stop-and-Frisk
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/455035/new-york-city-stop-and-frisk-crime-decline-conservatives-wrong?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202018-01-01&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives
Baltimore breaks city record for killings per capita in 2017
https://www.yahoo.com/news/baltimore-breaks-city-record-killings-per-capita-2017-160045125.html
IMMIGRATION
18 refugees, 18 countries – and their hopes for 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/01/18-refugees-18-countries-and-their-hopes-for-2018?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=258874&subid=24222148&CMP=GT_US_collection
POTUS
The Tragic Reason Donald Trump Doesn’t Drink Will Make You Rethink Everything
https://www.cheatsheet.com/health-fitness/the-tragic-reason-donald-trump-doesnt-drink-will-make-you-rethink-everything.html/?ref=YF&yptr=yahoo
RUSSIAGATE
Withhold Judgment on the New York Times’ Latest Russia Scoop
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/455033/new-york-times-george-papadopoulos-scoop-unproven-withhold-judgment?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202018-01-01&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives
POLITICS
Clinton Allies Paid Firm $700K For Women Who'd Accuse Trump Of Sexual Misconduct Week Before Election
https://www.dailywire.com/news/25263/clinton-allies-paid-firm-700k-women-whod-accuse-amanda-prestigiacomo
-- "A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent." --Douglas MacArthur
Coffee is good for you
Check out @businessinsider’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/businessinsider/status/947748483049463809?s=09
Aviation safety
Check out @jbarro’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/jbarro/status/947868718020939776?s=09
Monday, January 1, 2018
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HAPPY NEW YEAR !!
GENERAL INTEREST
KLM Lost and Found
https://www.youtube.com/embed/NK-T_t166TY?feature=player_embedded
How to Make (and Keep) a New Year's Resolution
https://www.nytimes.com/guides/smarterliving/resolution-ideas?emc=edit_nn_20171231&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=58935408&te=1
HEALTH
We’re Not ‘National Hangover Service,’ N.H.S. Tells U.K. Drinkers
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/29/world/europe/uk-nhs-alcohol.html?emc=edit_nn_20171231&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=58935408&te=1
America, Can We Talk About Your Drinking?
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/29/opinion/sunday/alcohol-binge-drinking.html?emc=edit_nn_20171231&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=58935408&te=1
WEATHER
Niagara Falls is coated in ice — and absolutely jaw-dropping
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/12/31/niagara-falls-is-coated-in-ice-and-absolutely-jaw-dropping/?utm_term=.094a4b296e7b
TAX BILL
Op-Ed The GOP tax plan creates one of the largest new loopholes in decades
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-batchelder-kamin-tax-deduction-pass-through-income-20171231-story.html
Disconnect
http://www.thediplomad.com/2017/12/disconnect.html
JUDICIARY
When Judicial Deference Becomes Dereliction of Duty
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/454990/marquette-universitys-free-speech-case-when-judicial-deference-becomes-dereliction?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Week%20in%20Review%202017-12-31&utm_term
BIG BROTHER
Congo orders cuts to internet and SMS to stifle protests
https://www.engadget.com/2017/12/30/congo-orders-cuts-to-internet-and-sms/
Iran blocks internet services in bid to quash protests
https://www.engadget.com/2017/12/31/iran-blocks-internet-services-in-bid-to-quash-protests/
TERRORISM
Its dreams of a caliphate are gone. Now Isis has a deadly new strategy
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/dec/31/isis-dreams-of-caliphate-gone-now-deadly-new-strategy?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=258800&subid=24222148&CMP=GT_US_collection
NORK
Kim says US should know North Korean nuclear force a reality
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/kim-us-north-korean-nuclear-force-reality-52076678
South Korea Seizes Second Ship Suspected Of Selling Oil To North Korea
http://start.att.net/news/read/category/news/article/fox_news-south_korea_seizes_second_ship_suspected_of_sellin-rfoxnews
IRAN
Top Iranian Cleric Shows Support for Anti-Government Protesters
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2017/12/30/top-iranian-cleric-shows-support-for-antigovernment-protestors-n2428526?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=
FLASHBACK: Trump Tells UN That 'Iran’s People Are What Their Leaders Fear the Most'
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2017/12/30/flashback-trump-to-un--irans-people-are-what-their-leaders-fear-the-most-n2428498?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=
Iranian Women Defy Islamic Dress Code as Anti-Government Protests Sweep Nation
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2017/12/30/iran-protests-n2428347?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=
Voices from the Grave Cry out for Justice in Iran
https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2017/12/30/voices-from-the-grave-cry-out-for-justice-in-iran-n2428451?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=
RUSSIAGATE
Australian Diplomat's Tip A Factor In FBI's Russia Probe (Papadopoulus again ... what a little weasel this guy has turned out to be.)
http://start.att.net/news/read/article/the_associated_press-australian_diplomats_tip_a_factor_in_fbis_russia_p-ap/category/news
CLINTONGATE
WikiLeaks Drops Proof That NYTimes Colluded With Hillary Clinton
https://www.dailywire.com/news/25249/wikileaks-drops-proof-proves-nytimes-colluded-joseph-curl
POLITICS
For Trump, a Year of Reinventing the Presidency
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/31/us/politics/trump-reinventing-presidency.html?emc=edit_nn_20171231&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=58935408&te=1
-- "A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent." --Douglas MacArthur
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