‘After several years of consumer complaints, Microsoft Windows 10 has been getting a lot of attention as of late for many upgrades slated for their new version of the popular operating system. However, it appears […]
‘Do you want a stock market bubble? Well, it appears there’s an app for that. Billionaire investor and owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks says he believes there is a tech bubble on the way […]
‘An employee of Florida’s environmental protection department was forced to take a leave of absence and seek a mental health evaluation for violating governor Rick Scott’s unwritten ban on using the phrases “climate change” or […]
‘This week, potential 2016 presidential contender and former Florida governor Jeb Bush stopped in Atlanta to meet with supporters and tout his ideas. At one point, Bush was asked about SB 129 – Georgia’s infamous […]
‘After making remarks prior to the Israeli election that there would not be a Palestinian state under his watch, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has since sought to walk back his comments, claiming that he […]
‘Thirteen years ago, the intelligence community concluded in a 93-page classified document used to justify the invasion of Iraq that it lacked “specific information” on “many key aspects” of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s weapons of […]
‘Amid a crackdown on hate speech and “condoning terrorism” online, a French court has handed out a two-month suspended prison sentence to prominent comedian and political activist Dieudonne over a Facebook post in the wake […]
‘The latest abomination in a US death chamber took place on Tuesday night in Missouri when Cecil Clayton, 74, was injected and killed with a single dose of pentobarbital. The condemned inmate was executed despite […]
‘Around 100 bodies have been found near a town in Nigeria recently freed from Boko Haram Takfiri terrorists, says a Chadian army spokesman. Colonel Azem Bermandoa Agouna told AFP on Friday that soldiers discovered the […]
Financial Experts: World War Looms … Unless We Stop It The Economist argues that there are ominous parallels between the conditions which led to the first world war and today: The United States is Britain, the superpower on the wane, unable to guarantee global security. Its main trading partner, China, plays the part of Germany, a new economic power bristling with nationalist indignation and building up its armed forces rapidly. Modern Japan is France, an ally of the retreating hegemon and a declining regional power. The parallels are not exact—China lacks the Kaiser’s territorial ambitions and America’s defence budget is … Continue reading →
Historically speaking, wheels are a much newer development than you might expect. The oldest recovered specimen is a wooden Slovenian model built sometime between 5,100 and 5,350 years ago. By then, humans had already been practicing agriculture for several millennia—in fact, farming may date all the way back to 12,000 BCE. Canoes and animal domestication also vastly predate the wheel. Why did this invention take so long to get rolling? Well, from a vehicular standpoint, spinning wheels are basically useless unless they’re attached to a secure shaft of some sort. It was only after mankind finally built such stabilizers—which we … Continue reading →
It happens so often you wonder whether it is due to total ineptness or a deliberate policy to undermine our efforts overseas. It’s most likely a result of corruption and unintended consequences, combined with a foreign policy that makes it impossible to determine who are our friends are and who are our enemies. One would think that so many failures in arming others to do our bidding in our effort to control an empire would awaken our leaders and the American people and prompt policy changes. A recent headline in Mother Jones read: “US Weapons Have A Nasty Habit of … Continue reading →
The gluten-free debate continues to rage, with critics claiming that ‘free-from’ products are entirely unnecessary for over 99 per cent of the population. But you can’t argue with the stats and 12 million Britons are now choosing gluten-free products, whether they need to or not. Market research firm Mintel has pinpointed gluten-free beer as the next big growth area in the free-from food market, and it’s already on the shelves at M&S, Waitrose and Asda. Even Tennent’s, the most laddish of lagers, is preparing to roll out a version. But with two of the main ingredients of beer – barley … Continue reading →