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Why Wesfarmers is cutting Coles loose

AFTER a decade of turning Coles around, Wesfarmers will demerger their $20 billion supermarket business. Retail expert Gary Mortimer tells Australian Food News why Wesfarmers...

Coles bag backdown, calls for ban laws

THE focus on getting rid of plastic shopping bags is shifting to government, with calls for laws to ban them after a Coles backdown.

Paul Hanson leads ‘fun’ new Vegemite ad

ACCORDING to marketing minds Senator Pauline Hanson is a fun part of what Australia is all about – just like Vegemite. Please explain.

Connected To The Matrix: Americans Spend Most Of Their Waking Hours Staring At A Television Or Computer Screen

Before televisions and computers were invented, Americans didn’t spend any time staring at television and computer screens. They worked hard, raised their families, personally...

America Has Millions Of Millennial Brats That Need To Move Away From Mommy And Daddy And Start Acting Like Adults

If young adults are America’s future, then they better get their act together. Today, over 30 percent of 18 to 34-year-olds live with their parents or other family members. Meanwhile...

10 Signs That America Is In Much Worse Trouble Than We All Thought…

You may find it difficult to believe some of the things that I am about to share with you. Instinctively, most of us know that America is in trouble, but recently it has been impressed...

Checking the tech in the 2018 Hyundai Kona video - Roadshow

Hyundais are well known for packing lots of tech in a small package, and the Kona is no different. Let's check it out

2018 Hyundai Kona review: A smart buy with a wacky face - Roadshow

Don't let a polarizing appearance turn you away from what is one of the best cars in its segment.

2018 Hyundai Kona: The right amount of quirky video - Roadshow

It helps to stand out from the crowd, and Hyundai believes it can pick up some new customers with its fun first entry in the subcompact segment.

The Quantum Age is Here --"New Material Will Replace Silicon at Subatomic Levels"

Microsoft has invested in its Station Q, a lab dedicated solely to studying the field of topological quantum computing. Google has teamed up with NASA on a Quantum AI Lab that studies...

The Alien Planet Lab --"Cyanide, a Deadly Poison, Was a Key Ingredient From Which All Life Originated"

According to recent estimates, there are as many as 700 million trillion terrestrial planets in the observable universe. "Getting some idea of what fraction have been, or might be...

Kepler Supernova Extinction --"Destroyed the Nearby Star of a Milky Way Binary System"

The Kepler supernova, of which only the supernova remnant remains, took place in the constellation of Ophiuchus, in the plane of the Milky Way, 16,300 light years from the sun. An international...

Leo Panitch: Obama Defends Global Capitalism in Mandela Lecture, Parts 1-2

Dandelion Salad Obama Joins Club of the Super-Rich – Defends Global Capitalism in Lecture (1/2) TheRealNews on Jul 29, 2018 Prof. Leo Panitch and Paul Jay discuss Obama’s Mandela...

David Swanson: An Actual Break with American Exceptionalism is not on the Agenda of Trump or his Advisors

by David Swanson Writer, Dandelion Salad Let’s Try Democracy August 1, 2018 RT on Aug 1, 2018 On this edition of CrossTalk we consider only one question: Is Donald Trump’s “America...

Trump Takes on the Fed by Ellen Brown

by Ellen Brown Writers, Dandelion Salad The Web of Debt Blog July 31, 2018 The president has criticized Federal Reserve policy for undermining his attempts to build the economy. To...

According To The “Buffett Indicator”, The Stock Market Is More Primed For A Crash Than It Has Ever Been Before

Warren Buffett’s favorite indicator is telling us that stocks are more overvalued right now than they have ever been before in American history.  That doesn’t mean that a stock...

The Number Of Americans Living In Their Vehicles “Explodes” As The Middle Class Continues To Disappear

If the U.S. economy is really doing so well, then why is homelessness rising so rapidly?  As the gap between the rich and the poor continues to increase, the middle class is steadily...

They Are Calling It “The Tech Bloodbath” – 10 Facts About This Tech Stock Crash That Will Take Your Breath Away

Thanks to crashing tech stocks, Americans have lost hundreds of billions of dollars in paper wealth over the past three trading days.  As you will see below, we have just witnessed...

Don’t Conflate Bitcoin And the Blockchain – OpEd

By John R. Skar There it is again! That smooth, subtle, and seamless transition conflating cryptocurrencies, like bitcoin, with the

Imperialists’ Fear And Loathing Of Being Colonized – OpEd

For decades and longer, the United States and Europe lectured and encouraged countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia to

New Reality For Beauty Standards: How Selfies And Filters Affect Body Image

With the spread of photo-editing technology through applications like Snapchat and Facetune, the level of physical “perfection” previously seen only...

Geoengineering Is Fueling Firestorm Catastrophes

Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org Yet again forests in the Western US are incinerating as the US east coast is anomalously wet and cool. All official sources are blaming...

Methane Deathtrap Threatens Democracy

Source: Counterpunch.org A methane deathtrap – continuing Arctic Ocean eruption of ever-increasing levels of methane brings forth speculation of a “Black Swan Event,”...

Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News, July 28, 2018, #155

Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org Wildfires are wreaking havoc all over the globe, the planetary meltdown is accelerating with climate intervention operations further...

British police arrest man over mystery killing of Seychelles leader in 1985

A man has been arrested by British counterterrorism police in Northern Ireland, reportedly in connection with the assassination of a Seychelles exiled political leader in London...

Facebook says efforts to subvert upcoming US elections resemble ‘new arms race’

Facebook said it is involved in an “arms race” against “bad actors” as it announced on Tuesday the removal of accounts that allegedly tried to subvert the upcoming mid-term...

US diplomats secretly met with Taliban without Afghan government

In a dramatic change to longstanding policy, senior United States diplomats have reportedly held secret meetings with Taliban leaders without the presence –and presumably knowledge–...

Ode to Odin

          I have a grand-dog.  Perhaps this is because I have no grandchildren, but it’s also because our middle son, Brandon, has a humongous Great Dane that weighs about 170...

Call Me Crazy

          I think we’re all crazy.  I mean, a little bit.  For example, I have several friends who are afraid of irrational things, all of which can be traced to their childhoods...

Having a Hot Birthday?

          St. Bob is having a birthday soon.  Very soon.  So, in an effort to plan festivities, we thought we’d check the forecast for that day. California is having...

gilad erdan should have left this kinda thing to unit 8200!

Amnesty International targeted with Israeli spy software Ali Abunimah, Electronic Intifada, Aug 1 2018 This WhatsApp message purporting to be about human rights was infected...

now the druze will be all declared untermenschen, & it serves the sellouts right

PM walks out on Druze over criticism from leader Times of Israel, Aug 2 2018 PM Netanyahu angrily walked out of a meeting with Druze leaders on Thursday evening when a prominent Druze...

Land Degradation: A Triple Threat in Africa

Sustainability, stability, and security—the three overlapping issues are an increasing concern among many especially in Africa where land degradation is displacing citizens...

Social Cohesion Through Filmmaking

The Global Migration Film Festival is about more than just film screeningsThe post Social Cohesion Through Filmmaking appeared first on Inter Press Service...

From Crowdfunding to Development Platforms: 8 Ways to Make Use of a Networked World

Robert Pasicko works for UNDP’s Alternative Financing LabThe post From Crowdfunding to Development Platforms: 8 Ways to Make Use of a Networked World appeared first on Inter Press...

Mayhem Is Our President

A manchild at the wheel, a raccoon gnawing at the nation’s wires, a walking calamity that lurks around every corner The post Mayhem Is Our President appeared first on The Moderate...

Media Accosted (Cartoon, Column and Video)

Donald Trump took his traveling freak show to Tampa Tuesday night and it was a coming out party for the worst of us. He continued his war against the media, where he’s labeled them in...

The deep cynicism of Bernie Sanders’ chief strategist

ASHINGTON — Tad Devine, during his run as chief strategist for the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, railed against the corrupting influence of money in politics. He repeatedly...

Quote of the Day: England, Britain, UK, Whatevs

From President Trump, after blaming the “fake, disgusting news” for lying about his meeting with Queen Elizabeth: The president then discussed the country’s names, explaining...

Worker Charged With Sexually Molesting Eight Children at Immigrant Shelter, New Records Show

This story was originally published by ProPublica. It includes graphic details of alleged sexual violence against minors. A youth care worker for Southwest Key has been charged...

Who Ratted Out Michael Cohen?

The Wall Street Journal reports that Franklin Haney, a big donor to the Trump campaign, offered Michael Cohen a $10 million contract if he could wangle a huge federal loan for a couple...

Limits to Growth of Forest Biomass Carbon Sink Under Climate Change

Nature Communications (July 13, 2018; DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05132-5) / by Kai Zhu, Jian Zhang, Shuli Niu, Chengjin Chu and  Yiqi Luo https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-05132-5...

Uncertainty of Consumption-Based Carbon Accounts

Environmental Science & Technology (June 19, 2018; DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b00632) / by João F. D. Rodrigues, Daniel Moran, Richard Wood, and Paul Behrens https://bit.ly/2K0wIAm...

Who Does America Belong to?

America is a country hollowed out by the short-term greed of the ruling class and its shills in the economics profession and in Congress. Capitalism only works for the few. It no longer...

The United States Is The Only Remaining Colonial Power

A government that has no shame whatsoever in telling the most transparent lies while actively trying to overthrow a democratically elected government is a government that deserves...

CIA/FBI/DOJ Plot To Overthrow The President Of The United States

There is enormous evidence that the above CIA, FBI, DOJ, and national security officials are engaged in treason against the United States. Yet, we hear only about the fake case that...

Man returns antique castle key after 40 years

An anonymous guest has returned a stolen key to Lumley Castle hotel in Durham after four decades. For the staff at the 600-year-old castle, the key's...

'Super-Earth' most likely candidate for life

A large Earth-like world has emerged as the most likely place to look for life outside of our solar system. Known as Kepler 452b, this distant "super-...

Mysterious decline hits king penguin colony

It has been discovered that a colony of 500,000 breeding pairs has been reduced to just 60,000 within 35 years. The perplexing decline, which has spec...

Over 570 dead as monsoon rains flood India, country-wide monsoon deficiency remains at 5%

According to data provided by India's National Emergency Response Center, heavy monsoon rains and floods they caused since the start of the 2018 Southwest Monsoon season have claimed...

Mystery surrounds Arctic Siberia as day turns to complete darkness for 3 hours, Russia

Even though they should have 24 hour light at this time of year, the remote Eveno-Bytantaisky, Zhigansky, and Verkhozansky districts in Siberia, Russia saw their day turn into a 'complete...

Hundreds dead or missing after dam collapse in Attapeu, southeastern Laos

Hundreds of people are dead or missing after an under construction dam collapsed in southeastern Laos late Monday, July 23, 2018. According to Laos News Agency, several hundred people...

Moon Dust a Health Hazard?

The findings suggest that breathing toxic dust, even tiny amounts, could pose a health peril to future astronauts traveling to airless planets, according to the researchers from...

Google Glass Aid Kids With Autism Relate to Others

Children with autism often struggle to read the subtle nonverbal cues contained in a person's expression. It's so uncomfortable that these kids routinely fail to make eye contact...

'Moderate' Drinking May Protect Brain

Middle-aged people who drink moderately -- no more than a glass of wine a day -- may have a relatively lower risk of developing dementia later in life...

August 1, 2018

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Sen. Warner Wants to ‘Fix’ the Tech Biz

Senate Passes $717B Defense Bill ; Who’s Afraid of Ocasio-Cortez? ...and More Picks 8/2 The post Sen. Warner Wants to ‘Fix’ the Tech Biz appeared first on WhoWhatWhy...

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