Mobilizing for great power conflict is hard enough, but with a new variant of COVID-19 running rampant, the U.S. military would have its hands full if it had to fight tonight. Fortunately, today the U.S. military is fairly well-postured to tackle a deployment during a pandemic, given its experience fighting COVID-19 over the past few… Continue reading The Future and Past of War and Disease
Getting Picky: Differences in Lock Pick Naming Conventions
Rake, hook, pick; no we’re not talking gardening tools, we’re highlighting the differences between lock pick types. If you’re just starting with lock picking, you should check out this Lock Picking 101 article to review some of the basics of how locks work and the basic techniques for picking. Side Note: The pick types we… Continue reading Getting Picky: Differences in Lock Pick Naming Conventions
The Art of Dying Well
Practice fasting According to the order given by the angel Raphael, we will now briefly speak on fasting. Omitting many of the theological questions, we will confine ourselves only to our subject. Our intention is to explain the art of living well, because this will prepare us for dying well. For this art, three things… Continue reading The Art of Dying Well
Rebuilt New Orleans Levees Saved Lives and Property
Hurricane Ida, which cut a path of destruction from Louisiana to New York last year, is being recognized as one of the most destructive storms in U.S. history and the world’s costliest natural disaster in 2021. But the Category 4 hurricane also is becoming a poster child for government spending on flood protection. Analysts say… Continue reading Rebuilt New Orleans Levees Saved Lives and Property
More Potential Buyers Emerge For Peloton
(Update: 7:00pm ET, Feb 6): Shortly after the WSJ reported that Peloton was drawing acquisition interest from “multiple suitors including Amazon”, on Saturday the FT added Nike to the list of companies that are “separately evaluating bids for Peloton” as part of what we have dubbed a flurry of distressed M&A defining the current market… Continue reading More Potential Buyers Emerge For Peloton
Odd Lot Trade: What Does It Mean For Stocks?
In the stock trading world, a lot refers to the standardized number of units of a stock or security being traded. An odd lot is when a trader buys or sells shares in increments less than a hundred. Often, the actual value of a stock or security means that buying or selling just a… Continue reading Odd Lot Trade: What Does It Mean For Stocks?
To Help Climate Migrants, We Must First Recognize Them
Thousands of families were forced from their homes due to the recent Colorado wildfires. They add to the growing number of people—21.5 million since 2010—displaced by extreme weather. In the coming decades this trend will almost certainly accelerate, as some 200 million—possibly as many as 1 billion people—are displaced by the middle of the century.… Continue reading To Help Climate Migrants, We Must First Recognize Them
Fossils Reveal When Animals Started Making Noise
We take it for granted that virtually every habitat on Earth is alive with the sounds of animals, from the haunting songs of whales in the oceans to the riotous symphony of birds, frogs and insects in forests to the hubbub of humans and our technological creations in cities the world over. Yet for most… Continue reading Fossils Reveal When Animals Started Making Noise
Kim Literally Gallops Off Into Sunset In Latest N.Korea Propaganda Video
Mystery solved? Is this why Kim Jong Un has been rapidly slimming up? A new North Korean propaganda video shows him galloping swiftly through a forest on a white horse, and ends with the dictator gazing wistfully out toward a sunset while trotting on a beach. For much of the past year there’s been rampant speculation about… Continue reading Kim Literally Gallops Off Into Sunset In Latest N.Korea Propaganda Video
Market Overview for Week of February 22, 2022
What Happened in the Stock Market Last Week? Price Action Performance-wise, the NASDAQ 100 is down 1.71% for the week, the S&P 500 is down 1.58%, and Russell 2000 is down 1.03%. The three main US indexes: S&P 500 (SPY), NASDAQ 100 (QQQ), and Russell 2000 (IWM) are all at crucial levels right now. … Continue reading Market Overview for Week of February 22, 2022