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News From Dubai re: Their New Power Plant
Dubai has fired up a coal-fired power plant to generate electricity. Despite its well-known oil wealth, this route was something the Dubai emirate has been planning for several years, to accommodate tourist and local traffic and provide sufficient electricity for the inhabitants of this small country. https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-dubai-nuclear-power-united-arab-emirates-3c121b803e4142be7f780a0992adc83e From the article: The construction of the $3.4 […]
Monday Recipe
Skillet Beef Taco Who doesn’t like tacos? Trouble is, they can be a PITA to stuff, are messy to munch, and will blow the kitchen up. Here’s a one skillet answer. You’ll need: Taco Seasoning (home made or store bought) 1/2 lb. ground beef 1 15oz. can black beans 1 pint grape tomatoes (or one […]
Long Live the Non-Binaryhood
We recently wrote that the US Navy SEALs are making efforts to be gender-neutral and were eliminating terms such as “men” and “brotherhood” going forward. Well, it seems that President Trump got wind of all this and is reversing the Navy’s decision, calling it “ridiculous.” Trump tweets he’s overturning new Navy SEAL gender-neutral ethos; calls […]
Mindfulness
Mindfulness training is now a thing and will be taught in the military. https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/display-news/Article/2354467/mindfulness-with-murphy-a-novel-stress-reduction-initiative/ Didn’t we used to call this “paying attention to ”whatever”? Eliminate distractions; put your full attention on what you are doing; don’t tell stupid, obnoxious jokes in the surgical suite; don’t spook your dental patients; look both ways before crossing the […]
Bronx dad who shielded kids in dealership shootout loses his jobs
Stay classy, NYC! The hero Bronx dad who was wounded as he shielded his three small children from gunfire at a Bronx car dealership this week lost his jobs because of the injury — according to a fundraising page that surpassed $100,000 on Friday. Anthony Jefferson, 39, visited the used-car business on Boston Road in Eastchester […]
Is Fake Food Stolen Valor?
An article recently published on FeedStuffs outlined the current trend of fake food and posed the question – is it the same as Stolen Valor? Is it stolen valor? Or merely ‘borrowed?’ Some peddlers of the stuff use semi-clever ruses to play with the public Some peddlers of the stuff use semi-clever ruses to play […]
Air Force Korean War veteran gives away $8B fortune to die (relatively) poor
After serving in the Air Force as a radio operator during the Korean War, Chuck Feeney attended Cornell University on the GI Bill. He then built an $8 billion fortune after starting the Duty-Free Shoppers business familiar to airport travellers the world over. A notoriously frugal man, he pledged 40 years ago to give away […]
The Few, the Proud, the White: The Marine Corps Balks at Promoting Generals of Color – The New York Times
A respected, combat-tested Black colonel has been passed over three times for promotion to brigadier general. What does his fate say about the Corps? It says many things about the Corps. Most of which the pansy assed civilians that sop up this kind of nonsense will never understand. Chesty Puller was awarded the Navy […]
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