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Russia-Singapore Business Council
Russia-Singapore Business Council
On May 16, the General Meeting of the Russia-Singapore Business Council (RSBC) was held at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation (RF CCI). The meeting was attended by 55 people representing 40 companies, including Rostec State Corporation.
Nikolay Volobuev, chairman of the RSBC and Deputy CEO of Rostec State Corporation, noted that currently the Business Council includes 44 companies and formed a pool of official partners in various industries - 42 state and private organizations from Russia and Singapore. At the same time, a representative in Singapore and a regional director in South-East Asia are appointed, and offices of the Business Council in the regions of Russia are operating.
One of the key projects of the Business Council was the creation and development of the Center for Foreign Promotion of high technology companies in Singapore. The Center has already concluded official agreements with such companies as Shvabe, Russian Helicopters, RT-Chemcomposite, Technodinamika, KRET, Omsk Research Institute of Instrument, Kalibr JSC.
We recall that the Center for Foreign Promotion is organized on the basis of a Singapore-registered company that became a member of the International Chamber of Commerce of Singapore. The organization envisages the creation of an exposition in the format of a show-room and an engineering center on the territory of a unique technopark with the purpose of promoting and localizing Russian products in Southeast Asia.
On the basis of the Center for Foreign Promotion in Singapore, an exhibition of Russian high technologies will also be opened. Its launch is scheduled for November 2018, when Vladimir Putin will participate in East Asia Summit in Singapore.
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Orlan-10 UAVs to be supplied to Russian Defenсe Ministry units
Officers of one of the St. Petersburg military representations have started technical acceptance of the Orlan-10 unmanned aerial complexes. In May the manufacturing enterprise was going to transfer 40 samples to the RF Defence Ministry units.
Successful call at the port of Chittagong
The Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Vladimir Korolyov thanked the crew of the oceanographic research vessel Admiral Vladimirsky for the successful, the first in several decades, call at the port of Chittagong (Bangladesh).
Mi-8AMTSh introduced into Eastern MD aviation units
Eastern MD aviation units have received a large batch of Mi-8AMTSh helicopters. Units located in the Zabaikalsky Krai and Primorsky Kari have received the aircraft. The flight personnel will test the new hardware at home airbases.
Russian Ministry of Defence received small missile ship Karakurt Project
It is the third small missile ship Shkval Project 22800 (Karakurt) that has been commissioned at the Pella Shipyard in St. Petersburg.
Korsar drones to be procured by Russian Ministry of Defence
State trails for the Korsar UAV have been completed. It was announced by Yuriy Borisov, the Russian Deputy Defence Minister.
Newest small missile ship Vyshny Volochyok to enter Navy's strength this month
The Project 21631 small missile ship Vyshny Volochyok passed the final stage of state trials in the city of Novorossiysk and was to be commissioned by the Russian Navy in May.
Eleron-3 drones were supplied to Russian Ministry of Defence in May
The Kazan military representation has started technical acceptance of Eleron-3 unmanned aerial vehicles. According to the current State Defence Order, the manufacturing enterprise was to transfer 30 systems to the Defence Ministry units in May.
New BTR-82A delivered to Marines of Caspian Flotilla
Marines of the Caspian Flotilla have been reinforces with new BTR-82A armored personal carriers (APC) which arrived in Dagestan from Kostroma region.
Artillery units of Western MD receive a batch of Shturm-S anti-tank self-propelled systems
Artillery units of the combined arms army of the Western Military District have received the Shturm-S anti-tank missile complexes.
Russian-American joint expedition completed mission at Catalina U.S. airplane crash site
In accordance with the international military cooperation plan of the Russian Defence Ministry, a Russian-American joint expedition has commenced in Primorsky Krai.
Russia and Egypt strengthen and expand relations in military sphere
General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, the Russian Acting Defence Minister, held negotiations with Colonel General Sedki Sobhy, the Defence Minister of Egypt, on 14th of May.
Russian-American joint expedition starts operating in Primorsky Krai to find American military aircraft crash sites
In accordance with the international military cooperation plan of the Russian Defence Ministry, a Russian-American joint expedition has commenced in Primorsky Krai.
22 countries to compete at CISM World Military Wrestling Championship in Moscow
More than 380 servicemen from 22 countries took part in the 33rd CISM World Military Wrestling Championship in Moscow.
Deputy Defence Minister Alexander Fomin meets Markus Ederer, EU Ambassador to Russia
On May 16, the Deputy Defence Minister Alexander Fomin had a meeting with Markus Ederer, EU Ambassador to Russia.
Russian and Belarus Special Forces trained counterterrorism actions in Ulyanovsk
The Belarus Special Forces military delegation has arrived in Ulyanovsk in order to take part in training for Airborne Troops intelligence headquarters senior staff. The delegation was made up of intelligence officers of the Special Forces.
Northern Fleet search-and-rescue forces take part in Barents 2018 Russia-Norway exercise
Northern Fleet search-and-rescue forces are ready for the Barents 2018 Russia-Norway exercise. The exercise involves Nikolay Chiker rescue tug, Il-38 ASW aircraft, Ka-27PS, and Ilya Muromets multifunctional ice-breaker.
First state supply contract for Tigr armored vehicle fulfilled in Airborne Troops
The Russian Airborne Troops have received the 4WD Tigr armored vehicles supplied under the state contract. New vehicles equipped with the Arbalet-DM remote control system are actively used in the troops during tactical and fire trainings.
First Deputy Defence Minister Ruslan Tsalikov orders to complete construction of AD combat duty zone in Kunashir by November
Ruslan Tsalikov, the First Deputy Defence Minister, inspected the construction of the air defence combat duty zone on Kunashir Island.
CSTO countries to hold Echelon drills in 2019
Defence ministers of the CSTO countries agreed on holding the Echelon 2019 exercise. This was stated by the CSTO Joint Staff Chief Anatoly Sidorov after the session of the CSTO Defence Ministers' Council.
Russian Defence Minister arrives in Astana to participate in CSTO Defence Ministers' Council
The Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation General of the Army Sergei Shoigu arrived in Astana to participate in CSTO Defence Ministers' Council.
Russian Defence Minister meets President of Kazakhstan
Russia is interested in strengthening and expanding of military and technical cooperation with Kazakhstan. This was stated by the Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu at his meeting with Nursultan Nazarbayev, the President of Kazakhstan.
CSTO delegates visit venues of upcoming exercise in Yekaterinburg
The military delegations of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) countries conducted reconnaissance of the areas in Yekaterinburg where the Unbreakable Brotherhood 2018 upcoming joint exercise is to take place.
Russian-American joint search expedition examines three crash sites in Primorye
Technical negotiations of the Cold War working group took place within the framework of the Russian-American Commission on POW/MIAs in Vladivostok.
Black Sea Fleet to receive latest Kalibr missile-carrying ship
The solemn ceremony of commissioning the small missile ship Vyshny Volochok of the Black Sea Fleet was held on June 1 in Sevastopol, at the beginning of the summer training season.
Russian Ministry of Defence commissions new Il-78M-90A airplane tanker
In March, the Il-78M-90A aircraft underwent a number of ground tests. The plant flight trails of the newest Russian Il-78M-90A tanker are scheduled for July.
Baltic Fleet rescue units jointly with Lithuanian and Polish colleagues provide persons in distress at sea with assistance
The Baltic Fleet's rescue tug MB-737 and An-26 naval aircraft took part in the Search-and-Rescue-2018 (SAR-2018) international exercise on rescuing people at sea. The event took place in the Baltic Sea international waters.
Minsk hosts session of Coordinating Committee for Aviation Safety of Armed Forces of CIS member states
Minsk, Republic of Belarus, hosted a session of the Coordinating Committee for Aviation Safety of Armed Forces of the CIS on 29-30 May.
Defence ministers of Russia and Israel meet in Moscow
Defence ministers of Russia and Israel, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu and Avigdor Lieberman respectively, held negotiations in Moscow.
International Special Operations and Forces Exhibition and Conference SOFEX is one of the largest thematic exhibitions in the Middle East and Northern Africa. It has been held biannually since 1996. Rosoboronexport has been participating in it since 1998.
Rosoboronexport, Rostec's member, set up a joint Russian exposition at the International Special Operations Forces Exhibition SOFEX-2018 that took place on May 8-10, 2018 in Jordan's capital Amman.
International Exhibition of Weapons Systems and Military Equipment KADEX 2018 was held under the aegis of the Ministry of Defence and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan on an air base near Astana on May 23-26.
JSC Rosoboronexport has taken part in the gala reception for ambassadors and defence attaches of foreign states devoted to the 65th anniversary since the creation of the Russian Federation's system of military and technical cooperation with foreign countries.
JSC Rosoboronexport was organizing a unified Russian exposition at the International Exhibition of Weapons Systems and Military Equipment KADEX 2018.
Rosoboronexport demonstrated the entire range of Russian military helicopters at the tenth International Helicopter Industry Exhibition, HeliRussia 2018, that was held from May 24 to 26 at the Crocus Expo Center in Moscow.
KAMAZ Revenue
KAMAZ prepared financial results for the last year under IFRS. Consolidated proceeds of PJSC KAMAZ exceeded RUB 156 billion, and net profit amounted to about RUB 3.5 billion in 2017. Almost 40,000 trucks were sold in total.
Infrastructure for Civil Drone Testing
Rostec State Corporation affiliate Tekhnodinamika Holding kickstarted a new line of activity, namely: unmanned aircraft tests using a Parachute Building Research Institute airfield for the purpose.
Smart Doorphone
The Smart Doorphone system designed by Rostec undergoes final tests for integration with Moscow emergency response services, municipal and management companies, Russian Post and security companies. First smart doorphones may appear in Moscow as early as at the end of the year.
Russian Equipment for Special Units
Rosoboronexport, Rostec's member, set up a joint Russian exposition at the International Special Operations Forces Exhibition SOFEX-2018 that took place on May 8-10, 2018 in Jordan's capital Amman.
Ansat Evaluation Flights
Representatives of the PRC Civil Aviation Administration visited a Kazan Helicopter Plant affiliated to the Russian Helicopters Holding. The visit took place under the procedure of Russian Ansat type certificate validation in China.
Korsar Drone at Victory Parade
Rostec State Corporation-affiliated Roselectronics Holding exhibited Korsar drone for the first time at the Victory Parade on May 9, 2018.
The Second MC-21-300 has Started the Flight Tests
The second prototype aircraft MC-21-300 began the flight tests. The aircraft took off for the first time on May 12 at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant aerodrome, a branch of Irkut Corporation (affiliated to UAC).
Largest IT Company in Russia
For the third year in a row Rostec State Corporation tops the list of the 100 largest Russian IT companies according to the analytical center TAdviser.
Shvabe Reported on the Progress
The Shvabe holding company, an affiliate of the Rostec State Corporation, took part in the meeting of the Russian-Chinese Committee on important strategic cooperation in the field of satellite navigation.
Cyber-Protected High-Precision Machine Tools
Holding High Precision Systems NPO, affiliated to Rostec, introduced a line of multi-purpose high-precision turning, turning and milling and milling processing centers with Russian computer numerical control system "Olympus".
Oktava equipment on OZON.ru
For the first time Octava products became available to consumers via online megamarket. Tula-based factory signed an agreement with OZON.ru, one of the first Russian e-commerce projects in the B2C segment.
Russia-Singapore Business Council
On May 16, the General Meeting of the Russia-Singapore Business Council was held at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation. The meeting was attended by 55 people representing 40 companies, including Rostec State Corporation.
Introducing New Export Products
JSC Rosoboronexport was organizing a unified Russian exposition at the International Exhibition of Weapons Systems and Military Equipment KADEX 2018.
Rostec Presented Key Projects at SPIEF 2018
Rostec presented key projects of the State Corporation on the information display at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum.
Military Helicopters at HeliRussia 2018
Rosoboronexport demonstrated the entire range of Russian military helicopters at the tenth International Helicopter Industry Exhibition, HeliRussia 2018, that was held from May 24 to 26 at the Crocus Expo Center in Moscow.
Prospects of Partnership With Countries of Southeast Asia
Representatives of the business and official circles, business associations of the Eurasian Economic Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations came together for the first time to discuss the cooperation prospects at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum 2018.
Equipment for Exploration of the Arctic Region
The Technodinamika holding company, an affiliate of Rostec State Corporation, develops equipment to be used by the services of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia and explorers during expeditions to the Arctic shelf areas.
The second MC-21-300 aircraft joined the flight test program
On May 12, 2018, the maiden flight of the second MC-21-300 test aircraft took place at the airfield of Irkutsk Aviation Plant, the affiliate of Irkut Corporation.
"Tupolev" PJSC took over "360 ARP"
May 15, 2018, Moscow. "Tupolev" PJSC, part of the United Aircraft Corporation, gained the rights of a sole executive body concerning joint stock company "360 Aircraft repair plant".
Digital technologies play a crucial role in the competitiveness of Russian aircraft - Yury Slyusar at the SPIEF-2018
UAC's subsidiaries are actively implementing digital technologies, aimed to solve the main task - increasing the current and future competitiveness of Russian aircraft on the global market.
Su-30SM delivery to the Republic of Kazakhstan
On 24 May 2018, Republic State Enterprise Kazspetsexport of Ministry of Defense and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Irkut Corporation signed the contract for delivery of another batch of Su-30SM multirole fighters.
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House Republicans headed back to Washington on Friday from a resort along the frozen waters of the Chesapeake Bay. They were there for a three-day retreat aimed at mapping out a legislative strategy for this midterm election year.
One of the most pressing issues they face is the need next month for Congress to raise the nation's debt limit. GOP lawmakers seem leery of another debt ceiling showdown, and their leaders are pushing to act on immigration this year.
Lest there were any appetite among House Republicans for tacking a list of demands onto a raise in the statutory borrowing limit, Speaker John Boehner made clear at the GOP retreat that this time, threatening default was not in his playbook.
"We know what the obstacles are that we face," Boehner said, "but listen: we believe that defaulting on our debt is the wrong thing. We don't want to do that."
That marked a stark departure from what became known three years ago as "the Boehner rule," which was the speaker's insistence that a dollar be cut from the federal budget for every dollar the debt ceiling is raised. That rule prevailed in a debt ceiling deal three years ago, when huge deficits loomed.
But deficits are no longer the talk of Washington, and President Obama says this time, he wants the debt ceiling raised with no conditions attached. Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Dave Camp of Michigan acknowledged the weak hand his party is playing this time.
"The debt's going up, and we have I think a greater obligation than simply just to pass it along," Camp said. "But there is a political reality that the administration, and particularly the president, doesn't see it that way."
Even debt hard-liners seem ready to toss in the towel.
"I think we'd be glad to set terms, but as we saw through the shutdown, they were not interested in talking about anything," said Rep. Marlin Stutzman of northern Indiana, who has Tea Party ties.
Meanwhile, House Republicans were presented at the retreat with a two-page list of principles their leaders say will shape a long-awaited immigration bill. Heading the list is tougher border enforcement, something immigration overhaul skeptics have been demanding and which Boehner endorsed.
"You can't begin the process of immigration reform without securing our borders, and the ability to enforce our laws," Boehner said. "Everyone in our conference understands that's the first step in terms of meaningful reform of this problem."
Unlike the sweeping immigration bill the Senate passed last year, there is no path to citizenship for unauthorized immigrants laid out in the House GOP principles. Only those brought by their parents might acquire expedited citizenship under the House plan. Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan is a leading voice in the House GOP on immigration.
"I do not think you should have a special path to citizenship for the undocumented immigrant. I've been pretty clear about that," Ryan said. "This is why we're not going to take the Senate bill and we're not going to engage in a process that could result in the Senate bill."
The principles do call for giving legal status to unauthorized immigrants who meet a series of conditions. That strikes Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger as problematic.
"If you legalize somebody without a pathway to citizenship, you're creating, in essence, a class of people that have no chance of becoming citizens," Kinzinger said.
But many House Republicans don't even want legalization of those immigrants. One of them is North Carolina Rep. Patrick McHenry.
"Those that willfully broke the law should not be allowed to just continue to break the law," McHenry said. "So for me, as matter of principle, I don't think that legalization of those who willfully broke the law should be a part of our agenda."
And Idaho Rep. Raul Labrador questions the timing of tackling immigration during an election year.
"It's a great issue for Republicans to resolve; it's a bad issue for us to resolve this year," Labrador said.
Oregon Rep. Greg Walden, who heads the House GOP re-election effort, foresees an immigration bill only after most primaries are over.
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If the retreat aimed to reach a consensus on these divisive issues, none emerged; a closing press conference was canceled.
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Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Menstrual Show
Well, here we go again. Progressives have announced that March 8th is "A Day Without A Woman," a massive protest about women's sacred right to be really angry about something or other, approximately one month after their last massive protest about the same thing. Which suggests that hormones may be involved in the timing, although no man without a death wish is going to say so out loud.
The idea, and we use the term loosely, is to make men (those brutish, testosterone-filled bastards) appreciate women more by making them utterly useless for an entire day. Women are being encouraged to not work (either professionally or in the home), to participate in "pussy hat" marches (with labial flap earmuffs in colder climates), and to "avoid shopping" - which strikes us as ugly and unacceptably sexist behavioral stereotyping.
In fairness, because the "no shopping" rule would be impossible to stick to for 24 consecutive hours, exceptions are being made for the fightin' fems to shop at businesses owned by women or (ahem) persons of color. So social justice warriors can still buy anything on the shopping list from Uncle Ben or Aunt Jemima.
Of course, progressive men (not that we mean to be gender normative, especially when it comes to progressives) are encouraged to participate by "helping with caregiving and domestic chores" for the day. Really?! Frankly, any guys who aren't already helping with caregiving and domestic chores every day aren't men at all - they're just assholes.
So, will the fabric of America be torn asunder by today's protests and, if so, who will do the sewing afterwards? A tough question which we definitely won't voice during the big "I Shouldn't Have To Tell You What You Did Wrong" women's march approximately 28 days from now.
The whole question of whether Donald Trump and his team were wiretapped (and the Obama team's denial of same) has just been upended by the latest release of secret documents from Wikileaks.
The whole "Russian hacking" story has been rendered moot by the revelation that the CIA has a program called UMBRAGE which not only allows them to hack computers, but to make it look like the hacking was done by someone else. Like, oh, Russia. Meaning there's no definitive evidence that the real Russia hacked DNC emails at all.
It also turns out that "wiretapping" is soooooooooo last century (which is perhaps why Obama's spokespersons are happy to specifically deny wiretapping) and that the CIA (among others) has the cyber tools to spy on anyone without any need for tapping wires, bugging phones, or planting microphones.
Basically, the intelligence spooks have the technological capability of remotely activating pretty much every phone, smartphone, computer, or smart TV in your home, car, or workplace without you knowing it (and without showing that the device is on) - allowing them to spy using the cameras and microphones you've already surrounded yourself with.
At this very moment, without leaving our office chair, we easily located five video cameras and six microphones (actually fourteen if you count all eight in our Amazon Echo) just waiting to transmit our every utterance to the intelligence overlords in Washington.
Of course, you might say "I have nothing to hide - what do I have to worry about?" We'll be happy to tell you (and thanks for asking). It seems that due to some little "oopsy," the CIA's entire arsenal of cyber-spying tools has gotten into the hands of our nation's enemies and criminal hackers.
Thanks to the "embed bugs" surrounding us, no one is safe from stealth surveillance except the Amish. Which is why if you don't make a regular practice of raising barns, you should be raising hell.
28 comments:
I think the term "wire tapping" is now considered more a generic term for electronic spying,
You can imagine that today's spooks are far more proficient than yesterday's crowd of eavesdroppers! - March 8, 2017 at 4:55 AM
- Judi King said...
If I ran a business that has women employees who didn't show up today, it would be the last day they didn't work for me. How ridiculous is this? I don't need anything at a store today but feel like shopping just to have the whole store to myself. (Just kidding. I doubt it will happen where I live.)
- March 8, 2017 at 5:42 AM
- Full Sail said...
You took it to a whole new level of funny and insightful - simply striking. Thanks for publicly and humorously saying what most of us walk around muttering all day.
- March 8, 2017 at 5:44 AM
- jim said...
A whole day without bitching or nagging! Now go make me a samwich!
- March 8, 2017 at 6:05 AM
- Foo said...
Thankfully the day without a woman will be pretty much just like yesterday, in the Oval Office.
- March 8, 2017 at 6:06 AM
- Geoff King said...
Does that mean we will not have to see Rosie, Whoopie, Meryl, or the rest of the Femi-nazis today?
- March 8, 2017 at 6:20 AM
- Fred Ciampi said...
Ah, to be able to push a cart down the aisle at Wally's World and not have to change direction because a nice lady decided to stop in the middle to read all of the labels..... Oh, oh, now I'm in trouble. And, speaking of Amish, one poor Amish fellow is facing prison time for providing his family with homeopathic medicine. Grrrrrrrrrrrrr
- March 8, 2017 at 7:12 AM
Fred, the worst part is when the "nice" lady who stops to look at all the labels uses her cart as leverage while she reads the labels on the bottom shelf and has to bend over to see them... and she's heading the same direction as you are.
- March 8, 2017 at 7:18 AM
I'm no Luddite, having used computers since 1982. But the idea of deliberately placing a surveillance device in my home and NOT expecting it to be used to spy on me, whether by the manufacturer or anyone else who happens to have some curiosity is more than a little naive. After all, these little "personal assistants" only listen to what is being said ALL the FREAKING TIME! It's like living with an open party line in your home! (For those who are too young to remember, a "party line" was a phone landline used by more than one family. For those who don't remember a "landline"....nm.) I prefer some privacy and if that means that I have to actually reach into my pocket and use my phone to find out the answer to a question rather than just spouting off to the air, then I'll make that extra strenuous effort. And yes, the GPS, microphone and camera is defaulted OFF on that. You can call me paranoid if you want; but if you aren't paranoid by now, it's too late.
- March 8, 2017 at 7:29 AM
And you wonder about what they say about tapping into Trump's campaign stuff...
- March 8, 2017 at 8:36 AM
- Emmentaler Limburger said...
@MDVickery I think the "defaulted off" is pointless, since it can be controlled remotely by the hackers, anyway. Might as well use the technology.
Per all these rabid wimmins shutting it down for one day... What? There's about 5 total who won't be shopping or working? Like the LGNT community, they are an ultra minority made huge through activism, extremism, a complicit media, and a gullible population. Much ado about nothing... - March 8, 2017 at 8:48 AM
- Emmentaler "Obese Fingers" Limburger said...
Sorry: I guess B is too close to N for my fat fingers. "LGBT community" was my intent...
- March 8, 2017 at 8:50 AM
Our lives are different from the life of Winston Smith in small, and increasingly hard to determine, ways.
- March 8, 2017 at 8:55 AM
Oh, one more thing. Busty, you are succeeding!
- March 8, 2017 at 9:51 AM
Oh, Busty. Welcome back hon.
A Day Without A Woman: Yes, unfortunately I am without Mrs. Econ today, as I am on most work-days. She's upstairs in her office doing her very important job. (She works for an organization that actually helps people versus marching around in pussy hats or vagina costumes complaining that other people should be forced to work to help other people) But I'll probably see her later and make her lunch, mainly because it's my turn to do so.
Not surprisingly, today's exercise in calorie-free virtue signalling actually hurts women more than it does anything for them. It will be attended mostly by women who are affluent and have to pay little price for interrupting their usual daily schedule, or government workers who would never be fired for ditching work to participate in any Progressive cause, like public school teachers.
Ironically, who is it who that will be hurt most by this? Working women who can't afford to take a day off of work, and yet will have to in order to deal with their kids who won't be at school today. Once again, a great example of elitist feminism actively at war with ordinary women, especially those who didn't take advantage of the subsidized services at UnPlanned UnParenthood.
The women's movement seems to be annoying lots of women:
"What's the purpose of a strike when you can't afford a day to not work? Women who could possibly do this are in an executive-type position. Life will go on for them. Their career is more stable. This screamed white privilege,"...
As with most of these Progressive silly shows, the only thing that people will learn today is how useless these people really are. If your kid missed out on a day of learning so that their teacher could do this, you really have to question the quality of what they were supposedly learning had they been in class.
Embed Bugs: (Awesome title!) Personally, as someone who works in the tech biz, Alexa spooks me, and I won't be getting one. I've been warning people about "smart TVs" that listen 24/7 and then beam whatever they hear off to the other side of the globe for years now. Smartphones are the ultimate spy device, which is not only capable of listening to you in realtime, but can tell whoever is accessing it where you are within feet. You have to assume that anything that is connected to the Internet is capable of spying on you and relaying what it knows to practically anybody on the planet. So absolutely nothing that came out yesterday surprised me in the least. Welcome to the 21st century. - March 8, 2017 at 10:13 AM
- james daily said...
Today could be a day without junk mail as the postal route I am on has never had a guy on the delivery. Now, the good stuff. Poof!!! That was the Russian/election thing going to dust bin. I believe President Trump understands that the democrats have always been bullies and no one stood up to them. That has changed drastically. When the Wikileaks hit the floor Monday, they all looked like Fred Simpson with a problem. Now, I read that the former president is "furious" with President Trump on the leak accusations. I Could not be happier that the Muslim Patriot is getting his comeuppance. There will be bloodletting including slashed wrist. Thanks Stilt for good stuff. (Oh, in Mondays cartoon, small error: The fan is waaay too small after the Wikileaks bombshell)
- March 8, 2017 at 10:36 AM
- Unknown said...
It's now postponed till tomorrow. Apparently it's taking them a little longer to get dressed.
- March 8, 2017 at 11:50 AM
- Geoff King said...
Let us not forget, on this International Woman's Day, that Glamour Magazine's Woman of the Year in 2016 was not even a woman, but was none other than What's It's Name Jenner.
- March 8, 2017 at 11:56 AM
Number One: As a woman, I am outraged at these progressive pinkos and their shenanigans purporting to represent me. Stop giving them any attention and if they don't show up for work, fire their sorry asses.
Number Two: Is the Fourth Amendment completely dead? Thank God we still have the Second Amendment because the way things are going, we are going to need it. - March 8, 2017 at 12:03 PM
Vaguely recall a movie chase scene from a bit ago, "they" were trying to ID / locate someone (hero, villain, don't recall) and had one group looking at all the traffic cams, and another using cell cams / mikes to run them down.
Roommate - can they DO that?
If not NOW, SOON for sure...
and he wondered why I have tape over the camera on the laptop...
Agreed, if you're not paranoid already, it's FAR too late... - March 8, 2017 at 12:27 PM
- Stilton Jarlsberg said...
@Anonymous- I agree that the term "wiretapping" is now considered to be a generic term, but when I hear Obama's team denying wiretapping I think they're being quite specific and deliberately misleading. Sort of like when Bill Clinton denied having "sexual relations" with Monica Lewinsky because in his legal opinion his shenanigans didn't quite fit the exact definition.
@Judi King- Might I suggest that employers who have employed women are already showing their support and appreciation of women? If I had a female employee skip work today, I'd fire her in a heartbeat. Not because of her politics, but because she's shown herself to be unreliable.
@Full Sail- Oh, I walk around muttering all day too. Scares the neighbors. (grin)
@jim- How could the lefties not think we'd be making such jokes today? Or is it their ploy to trick us into revealing our blatant sexism?
@Unknown- Now THAT is freaking hilarious!
@Geoff King- One can only hope.
@Fred Ciampi- You've hit a pet peeve of mine when it comes to grocery aisle blockers. What drives me the craziest is Asian ladies (not being racist, just observant) who actually turn their carts sideways across the aisle while meditating about what product to buy.
And regarding the Amish guy facing jail, it's an appalling case of government overreach. Or am I being redundant?
@Boligat- That's usually when I make a U-turn.
@MDVickery- I've got two Amazon Echo devices in my home, and it's their job to listen to me all the time and relay information out on the Internet - so heck yes, I assume they're capable of spying on me (along with a dozen or so other devices). This would bother me a lot if it weren't for my clever defense of being almost unutterably boring in real life. Seriously, I pity anyone monitoring what I'm up to. Moreover, if anyone wants my controversial opinions they don't need to bug me - they just need to read the blog!
@Anonymous- Trump would be wise to assume that everything is bugged at all times. As would we all. We can hate it, but we can't change it. - March 8, 2017 at 12:30 PM
- Colby Muenster said...
The local talk radio station I listen to every morning was offering help for us poor men who are totally rudderless on this day with no womenfolk. You could call in and listen to random audio clips of nagging. "Take out the trash!" "Clean up your mess; you're such a slob!" "Stop watching Fast 'n' Loud; Oprah's coming on!"
Yes, I am going to burn in hell...
Seriously, Mrs. Muenster thinks this non-event is dumber than a bag of hammers, and we both scratch our heads that there are people in the world who actually think this is a great idea, and can't wait to participate. All 53 of them...
The latest Wikileaks dump was a real eye opener! I think we all knew that the CIA, NSA, FBI, etc. had really great ways of spying on us, but damn! The only way to have a private conversation is maybe in the middle of a 500 acre field... maybe. - March 8, 2017 at 12:35 PM
- Stilton Jarlsberg said...
@Emmentaler Limburger- Striking a blow in support of strong, conservative women everywhere, I just returned from shoe shopping with Mrs. J.
@TrickyRicky- It's so ironic to me that libs are now buying copies of "1984" (albeit probably not reading and certainly not understanding them) under the notion that it speaks to the Trump administration.
And yes, Busty is handling the "striking" designation very nicely.
@John the Econ- The fact that schools closed down (creating trouble for working women with kids) certainly wasn't lost on me. This is disruption for the sake of disruption. And I had to laugh when reading somewhere that women who have the financial largesse and leisure to take the day off, they'll also be striking for those women who can't take the day off. I'm pretty sure that's not how a strike works (is the employee at her desk absent by proxy?), and absolutely sure that these privileged women don't see themselves for the jokes they are.
Like you, I wasn't surprised by the Wikileaks revelations. I'd heard most of this in other places before, and simply take it as an unpleasant fact of life that all of us can be spied on at any time. While it's not ego-satisfying, the truth is that the greatest defense most of us have is that we're too unimportant in the big picture to bother with.
@James Daily- Anything that makes Obama furious is something I'm in favor of. And at this point, the preposterous story about Russia hacking our election just needs to stop. Russia (and countless other players) probably hacked Hillary Clinton's and John Podesta's virtually unprotected emails - and BOTH of them should have known better. In Clinton's case, especially, she was practicing criminal negligence at best - though I still believe the truth is worse.
@Hank R- And we have a winner! Take any prize from the bottom shelf! - March 8, 2017 at 12:46 PM
- Stilton Jarlsberg said...
@Geoff King- I believe Jenner will have his/her own march coming up to mark "Day Without A Weiner."
@Shelly- I celebrate women every day and demand equal rights for my wife and daughter. Which isn't that hard, since they already have them. I agree that today is simply another embarrassing display of "look at me" virtue signaling and foolishness.
Regarding the 4th Amendment, it may not be dead but it may now be largely obsolete. I hate that, but the cyber-genie isn't going back in the bottle.
@Pete (Detroit)- I don't think that kind of personal monitoring is fiction anymore. Heaven help anyone who gets on the "radar" for close attention by the Feds. And not just because they can spy on you (like I said, I'm boring), but because they can destroy you - financially, emotionally, or even physically - with those same tools.
@Colby Muenster- There was a time when I wrote comedy bits for radio. I would have been all over a ripe opportunity like this one!
And as far as that private conversation in the middle of a 500 acre field, I'm pretty sure that satellite cams are good enough now to deliver a usable image to government lip readers. Or, failing that, directing drone fire just to take someone out for trying to get off the grid. - March 8, 2017 at 12:59 PM
- Fred Ciampi said...
Remember 'Get Smart' back in the last century? They had a "Cone of Silence'. All we need to do is get one of those. Problem solved.
- March 8, 2017 at 1:25 PM
- james daily said...
Pete: Those were the Matt Damon "Borne" movies. Yes the CIA was hacking everything.
- March 8, 2017 at 5:33 PM
Tin foil, lots and lots of tin foil!
- March 8, 2017 at 10:36 PM
- Dan said...
As we used to say in the ASA*, "In God we trust, all others we monitor." And that was in '67 and I'm confident it was in use before then.
*Army Security Agency.
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Addition of Nitrogen and Phosphorous can not only increase the shear strength of the ferrite, but also reduce the ductility (embrittle it).This ferrite embrittlement promotes the formation of short chips, very smooth surface finishes, and the ability to hold high dimensional accuracy on the part being produced. The downside is that these additions can make the parts prone to cracking if subsequebnt cold work operations are performed.
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Lillabel wearing the Emmalise Headband
Jamie wearing the Sabrina Organic Cotton Tank
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And it is in White, Another irony as my laptop went from Apple MacBook white to Clevo Black, now my phone from Black to White.
So far I'm happy with the choice, but I've only had it a few days, and while I think it's already a better phone than the N900, it will never replace the the N900 as a computer.
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If you're like me, you've always been fascinated by the technology in your car's engine. The combustion process is extremely complicated, and that makes it fascinating to me. But did you know there are some simple things you can do to make your engine even better? Here are a few technologies used by modern engines:
Engines come with a variety of technologies that make them more efficient, cleaner and more powerful.
Engines are a common sight in our everyday lives. They can be found powering everything from cars and trucks to boats and planes, but they're also used in many other machines. Engines are so versatile that they can even be used to generate electricity or heat!
Engines have been around for thousands of years–the earliest ones were steam engines (which burned coal), but today most newer ones use gasoline or diesel fuel. The basic idea behind any engine is simple: you have some kind of fuel source that burns rapidly; this causes expansion inside a chamber; this expansion pushes air out through holes in the walls of said chamber; this air pushes against something else which turns whatever it touches into motion–for example: your car's wheels turning when you step on its accelerator pedal or an airplane taking off because its propellers spin fast enough due to these gases exiting at high speeds through their openings onto something else like wings attached thereon…
Turbochargers are used on many engines to increase horsepower.
The turbocharger is a device that increases the power of an engine. It does this by forcing more air into the cylinders, which allows them to burn more fuel and create more horsepower. Turbochargers can be used on both diesel and gasoline engines, but they're most commonly seen on cars that use diesel fuel because diesels have higher compression ratios than gas engines (which means they require more pressure in order to start).
Turbochargers are usually found on smaller vehicles such as trucks or SUVs–they're not normally installed on passenger cars because they wouldn't be able to handle all that extra power! However, there are some exceptions: some luxury vehicles come with small turbos installed under the hoods of their engines so that they get better gas mileage while still having plenty of power when needed (for example: BMW's X5 M50d).
Electronically controlled valve timing lets your engine run more efficiently and thereby get better gas mileage.
Electronically controlled valve timing is a system that uses an electronic controller to manage the timing of your engine's valves. This means that it can adjust the opening and closing of those valves according to what's happening in the combustion chamber, which allows for better fuel economy, fewer emissions and improved performance.
The process works like this: The ECU (electronic control unit) receives input from various sensors throughout your car–such as throttle position sensors or knock sensors–and then calculates how much air needs to enter each cylinder at precisely what time during each cycle so as not only achieve optimal combustion but also keep your car running smoothly without any jerky moments while accelerating or braking.
In addition to its ability to optimize efficiency and performance, electronically controlled valve timing has another trick up its sleeve: It helps reduce emissions by keeping things cool enough inside your cylinders so that they don't have time burn off excess fuel before being burned completely by spark plugs
Variable valve timing is another widely used technology that adjusts the timing of the valves according to the engine load and speed.
Variable valve timing is another widely used technology that adjusts the timing of the valves according to the engine load and speed. It can be used to increase power and fuel economy, reduce emissions, reduce noise, reduce vibration and improve engine performance.
Variable intake manifold technology allows each cylinder to get the air it needs at the right time, which helps improve fuel economy.
Variable intake manifold technology allows each cylinder to get the air it needs at the right time, which helps improve fuel economy.
It also allows for better engine performance and efficiency.
Variable valve timing (VVT) is what allows this to happen. With VVT, valves can be opened sooner or later depending on driving conditions and load demands on your vehicle's engine.
Direct injection systems can deliver fuel directly into an engine's cylinders, improving efficiency but also causing some problems.
Direct injection systems can improve fuel economy.
Direct injection systems can cause problems with fuel economy.
Direct injection systems can cause problems with emissions.
Direct injection systems can cause problems with engine performance
You can make your engine even better by using these technologies
You can make your engine even better by using these technologies:
- Reduce fuel consumption. Reducing fuel consumption means that you will spend less money on gasoline and diesel, which is good for the environment and your wallet. There are several ways to do this, including making sure that you have the right oil in your car (the right viscosity). You should also keep an eye on how much air is being drawn into the engine and how much exhaust is being pushed out of it; if either of these processes isn't working as well as it should be, then it might be time for some maintenance work on your vehicle's carburetor or exhaust system.
- Increase horsepower (and power). The more horsepower an engine has, the faster it can go–and we all know how much fun speed can be! If you want more speed without buying a new car (which would cost thousands), try upgrading some parts like spark plugs or valves instead–these small changes may not seem like much at first glance but over time they add up until eventually one day: WHAMO!
There are many ways to improve the performance and efficiency of your car's engine. You can use technologies like turbochargers and variable valve timing, which make it easier for your car to perform better. However, these systems may also cause some problems such as increased emissions. It's important that you understand the pros and cons of each technology before deciding whether or not it makes sense for your vehicle.


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States across the country are starting to lift indoor mask mandates for the fully vaccinated. And a lot of people are confused. Both businesses and customers are struggling with decisions about wearing masks. Michelle Jokisch Polo of member station WKAR in Lansing reports.
MICHELLE JOKISCH POLO, BYLINE: Since the beginning of the pandemic, Michigan has been at the center of the mask-wearing debate, one that intensified after hundreds of residents flooded Michigan's state Capitol protesting the governor's stay-at-home orders and mask mandates. Today, the decision to wear or not to wear a mask is seen here by many as a political statement. But it's one Michigan restaurant owner, Travis Stoliker (ph), is not interested in making.
TRAVIS STOLIKER: Even today we had individuals walking in without masks saying that, well, the CDC said I didn't need to wear a mask. And that puts us in the unfortunate position of being kind of the mask police.
JOKISCH POLO: Tim Westlund (ph) owns a grocery store in Lansing. He says the state's decision to lift the mask mandate puts him in a difficult position.
TIM WESTLUND: The last thing I want to do is refuse people a sale, to refuse a sale. We need to sell product. That's what we're in the business to do.
JOKISCH POLO: While state regulators are planning to update COVID-19 workplace regulations to be consistent with guidance from the CDC. Michigan businesses are still required to have employees wear masks regardless of their vaccination status. Michigan Chamber of Commerce CEO Rich Studley is calling for a more consistent approach, one that would leave the decision up to businesses.
RICH STUDLEY: There are a lot of business owners, especially small-business owners, who are now, as a result of the miscommunication and confusion, completely confused. Are they supposed to be the mask police or the vaccine police or both? It's almost a paralyzing situation now.
JOKISCH POLO: Lansing resident Drew Petrowski (ph) is fully vaccinated. And while he welcomes the change in Michigan's mask mandate, he says it hasn't yet meant that he can take off his mask as freely as he would like.
DREW PETROWSKI: I just hate the idea that the decision that I make regarding my mask would let people think that they understand my political leanings. That just seems kind of shortsighted and, you know, judging a book by its cover.
JOKISCH POLO: Petrowski is not planning to wear a mask unless a business he frequents requires it. But west Michigan resident Alli Roman (ph) doesn't feel the same way.
ALLI ROMAN: Even though I am fully vaccinated, I might do curbside or pickup or delivery a little bit more often just so that I can avoid others who may or may not be vaccinated and without mask.
JOKISCH POLO: Daniel Kinderman teaches business at the University of Delaware, focusing on the impact businesses have on society. He says the way the guidelines are used in Michigan don't set businesses up for success.
DANIEL KINDERMAN: There are many unknowns. And we are sailing in uncharted waters. So I think, in general, it's good to have freedom to choose. But I'm not sure that the freedom that many businessowners have right now is just a blessing.
JOKISCH POLO: Stoliker and Westlund are among those who want more guidance on how to navigate those waters. For now, they will be forced to wait until July 1, when all COVID-19 mandates in the state are expected to be lifted for all Michiganders, regardless of vaccination status. For NPR News, I'm Michelle Jokisch Polo.
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Conflict Strategies for Nice People
Do you value friendly relations with your colleagues? Are you proud of being a nice person who would never pick a fight? Unfortunately, you might be just as responsible for group dysfunction as your more combative team members. That's because it's a problem when you shy away from open, healthy conflict about the issues. If you think you're "taking one for the team" by not rocking the boat, you're deluding yourself.
Teams need conflict to function effectively. Conflict allows the team to come to terms with difficult situations, to synthesize diverse perspectives, and to make sure solutions are well thought-out. Conflict is uncomfortable, but it is the source of true innovation and also a critical process in identifying and mitigating risks.
Still, I meet people every day who admit that they aren't comfortable with conflict. They worry that disagreeing might hurt someone's feelings or disrupt harmonious team dynamics. They fret that their perspective isn't as valid as someone else's, so they hold back.
Sure, pulling your punches might help you maintain your self-image as a nice person, but you do so at the cost of getting your alternative perspective on the table; at the cost of challenging faulty assumptions; and at the cost of highlighting hidden risks. That's a high cost to pay for nice.
To overcome these problems, we need a new definition of nice. In this version of nice, you surface your differences of opinion, you discuss the uncomfortable issues, and you put things on the table where they can help your team move forward.
The secret of having healthy conflict and maintaining your self-image as a nice person is all in the mindset and the delivery.
To start shifting your mindset, think about your value to the team not in how often you agree, but in how often you add unique value. If all you're doing is agreeing with your teammates, you're redundant. So start by telling yourself "it's my obligation to bring a different perspective than what others are bringing." Grade yourself on how much value you bring on a topic.
Here are a few tips on improving your delivery:
1. Use "and," not "but." When you need to disagree with someone, express your contrary opinion as an "and." It's not necessary for someone else to be wrong for you to be right. When you are surprised to hear something a teammate has said, don't try to trump it, just add your reality. "You think we need to leave room in the budget for a customer event and I'm concerned that we need that money for employee training. What are our options?" This will engage your teammates in problem solving, which is inherently collaborative instead of combative.
2. Use hypotheticals. When someone disagrees with you, don't take them head on—being contradicted doesn't feel very good. Instead, a useful tactic is to ask about hypothetical situations and to get them imagining. (Imagining is the opposite of defending, so it gets the brain out of a rut.) If you are meeting resistance to your ideas, try asking your teammates to imagine a different scenario. "I hear your concern about getting the right sales people to pull off this campaign. If we could get the right people…what could the campaign look like?
3. Ask about the impact. Directing open-ended questions at your teammate is also useful. If you are concerned about a proposed course of action, ask your teammates to think through the impact of implementing their plan. "Ok, we're contemplating launching this product to only our U.S. customers. How is that going to land with our two big customers in Latin America?" This approach feels much less aggressive than saying "Our Latin American customers will be angry." Anytime you can demonstrate that you're open to ideas and curious about the right approach, it will open up the discussion (and you'll preserve your reputation as a nice person).
4. Discuss the underlying issue. Many conflicts on a team spiral out of control because the parties involved aren't on the same page. If you disagree with a proposed course of action, instead of complaining about the solution, start by trying to understand what's behind the suggestion. If you understand the reasoning, you might be able to find another way to accomplish the same goal. "I'm surprised you suggested we release the sales figures to the whole team. What is your goal in doing that?" Often conflict arises when one person tries to solve a problem without giving sufficient thought to the options or the impact of those actions. If you agree that the problem they are trying to solve is important, you will have common ground from which to start sleuthing toward answers.
5. Ask for help. Another tactic for "nice conflict" is to be mildly self-deprecating and to own the misunderstanding. If something is really surprising to you (e.g., you can't believe anyone would propose anything so crazy), say so. "I'm missing something here. Tell me how this will address our sales gap for Q1." If the person's idea really doesn't hold water, a series of genuine, open questions that come from a position of helping you understand will likely provide other teammates with the chance to help steer the plan in a different direction.
Conflict — presenting a different point of view even when it is uncomfortable — is critical to team effectiveness. Diversity of thinking on a team is the source of innovation and growth. It is also the path to identifying and mitigating risks. If you find yourself shying away from conflict, use one of these techniques to make it a little easier.
The alternative is withholding your concerns, taking them up outside of the team, and slowly eroding trust and credibility. That's not nice at all.


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What Cross-Cultural Workers Ought to Know about Rumors
Ronald Koteskey
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More than a century ago Louis Stern conducted an experiment on rumors in which a "chain" of people passed a story from "mouth to ear" without repeating or explaining anything.He found that the story was shortened and changed as it passed through the chain.
This experiment became a parlor game in which people often purposely changed things to make it humorous.However, the story changes even if people really try to pass it on accurately. To see for yourself ask four or five people to pass the following paragraph to one another.
"Pablo woke with a start.It was 7:27AM, barely time for him to get through Madrid and catch his flight.He quickly tossed things into his backpack carryon and barely made it to the gate on time. Reaching into his backpack about three hours into his flight to New York while sitting near the rear of the 747, Pablo discovered the souvenir foot-long "sword" he had purchased in Toledo.How had it ever cleared security in Madrid?As soon as he landed at JFK, he found a trash can and discretely discarded it."
If a story of less than 100 words can be changed by passing through so few people, imagine what changes occur as longer stories are passed through many people.This is one way stories become rumors.Such rumors about cross-cultural workers may occur with devastating effects.
What are rumors?
Rumors are unverified information from an unknown source.This information may have been started intentionally or unintentionally, and it may be true or false or a mixture of both.When you hear someone begin with "I heard that…" or "They say that…" a rumor is likely to follow.Rumors often go by other names, such as the following.
- News, beginning with, "I learned some news today…."
- Hearsay, beginning with, "I heard that…"
- Gossip, beginning with "Have you heard…?"
- Grapevine, beginning with, "I heard someone in the other office say that…."
- Urban legends, "I found this all over the Internet…"
- Prayer requests, beginning with "I don't want to mention any names but…"
What can rumors do?
Rumors can have positive or negative effects in many areas. They are used to win elections or to cause others to lose elections.They are used to help pass legislation or to help defeat legislation.However, cross-cultural workers are most concerned about certain negative effects.
- They may damage a cause. For example, rumors about spying may thwart efforts by an NGO bringing in relief supplies.
- They may hurt a ministry. For example, rumors about heretical theology may end the effectiveness of a church.
- They may destroy a reputation. For example, someone accused of sexual misconduct may lose his or her position in an organization serving others.
Even when malicious rumors are intentionally started, are totally false, and the ones who began them confess what they did, the rumors may continue to hamper a ministry so much that the innocent persons have to leave the host country or quit their ministry.
What does the Bible say about rumors?
Of course, in the Old Testament the Ten Commandments forbid giving false testimony about people (Exodus 20:16).At the end of the New Testament liars are condemned to a lake of fire (Revelation 21:8).
When paid to do so by the chief priests and elders, the guards at the tomb spread rumors about Jesus and his disciples.Those rumors were still circulating years later (Matthew 28:11-15).
People in many places spread rumors of various kinds about Paul, early cross-cultural worker.
- Antioch (Pisidian): They "talked abusively against" him (Acts 13:45).
- Iconium: They "poisoned their minds"(Acts 14:2).
- Philippi: They said Paul was "advocating customs unlawful for us" (Acts 16:21).
- Thessolanica: They said that Paul had "caused trouble all over the world" and was "defying Caesar's decrees" (Acts 17:6-7).
- Berea: They were "agitating the crowds" (Acts 17:13).
Rumors about cross-cultural workers were obviously common in Bible times.While preaching in Galilee, Jesus also said that people would have to give account for every careless (idle, thoughtless) word they had spoken (Matthew 12:36).Before passing on hearsay, cross-cultural workersmust check its truthfulness.
How do rumors spread?
Louis Stern originally defined rumors as passing from "mouth to ear."However, inventions near the end of the twentieth century increased the ways rumors can spread.Here are some of the more recent ones.
- Voicemail. The telephone was available when Stern did his experiment, but it was still one person talking directly with another.With voicemail, people can leave rumors for others to hear later in time.
- Email. Email allows people to spread rumors to dozens or thousands of others with a click of the mouse.They can simply forward the original or add comments of their own.
- Websites. Anyone with a computer, Internet access, and a few dollars can develop their own website on which they can post nearly anything they want.They can leave rumors for someone to find.
- Social Networks. Millions of people belong to social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.Though these networks rumors can spread to millions of people worldwide in hours.
Once a rumor enters this digital world it seems to take on a life of its own and become an "urban legend."This does not mean that it originated in an urban area but is just the label given to unverified stories from unknown sources that circulate widely, often digitally.
Even after such a rumor is clearly identified as false, it tends to resurface months or years later, often in a slightly modified form.Once it has been digitized, it may turn up over and over.
What do you do when you hear a rumor?
The most important to thing to do is not to pass it on.Avoid becoming part of the "chain" that keeps the rumor alive if tempted to pass it along.Sometimes the email comes with instructions to forward it to "everyone you know" along with an implied threat that if you do not do so something terrible will happen.Do not be misled—don't forward it.
If you are unsure and want to check out the facts, www.snopes.com is the best Internet reference source for determining the truthfulness of urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.When you find out the truth, you may want to let the person who sent you the rumor know what those facts are—along with a gentle reminder to check such things before sending them along.
If you find out that the rumor is true, certainly pray for the person or persons involved.
If you cannot verify either the truth or falsity of the information, you can ask the person.Of course, do it in a non-condemning way, noting that you do not think it is true.That person may not even know what is circulating about him or her.If so, they will most likely be thankful that you told them.Also offer to help in any way that you can.
What can you do if you are the victim of a rumor?
First, pray and ask God for his protection from the falsehood and ask for his guidance as you decide how to act.Just as you would pray for someone else, pray for yourself.Also talk with trusted friends and ask for their prayers as well.
It would be nice if there were "12 easy steps to squelching rumors," but such is not the case.Note how Paul responded to each of the situations he faced.
- Antioch (Pisidian): Paul and Barnabas "answered them boldly." (Acts 13:46).
- Iconium: Paul and Barnabas "spent considerable time there, speaking boldly" (Acts 14:3).
- Philippi: After being beaten and arrested, Paul and Silas prayed to God and sang (Acts 16:25).
- Thessalonica: Jason and others posted bond for Paul and Silas and sent them off (Acts 17:9-10).
- Berea: The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast where he was escorted to his next destination (Acts 17:14-15).
Note that sometimes Paul spoke boldly, at other times he left, and at still other times he prayed and sang to God.There is no one correct way to cope with being the victim.
However, also note that Paul never responded alone.In each case he had friends who were there to help and advise him.Having the support and counsel of other like-minded people is probably one of the best things a cross-cultural worker can do.
Finally, something you can do today that Paul could not do is send the truth to everyone you know who got the misinformation.Just as malicious rumors can spread quickly, so can the truth.If the rumors were partly true, and you did something wrong, come clean.If it is true, don't deny or admit only part.
Ronald Koteskey is
Member Care Consultant
GO International


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Scientists in Indiana (at Purdue University) have created the Spaser – a nanolaser that is the smallest of its kind, ever. The press release from Purdue University is below – please check it out! This technology could revolutionize many dervices, including computing. Check it out:
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.: Researchers have created the tiniest laser since its invention nearly 50 years ago, paving the way for a host of innovations, including superfast computers that use light instead of electrons to process information, advanced sensors and imaging.
Because the new device, called a "spaser," is the first of its kind to emit visible light, it represents a critical component for possible future technologies based on "nanophotonic" circuitry, said Vladimir Shalaev, the Robert and Anne Burnett Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University.
Such circuits will require a laser-light source, but current lasers can't be made small enough to integrate them into electronic chips. Now researchers have overcome this obstacle, harnessing clouds of electrons called "surface plasmons," instead of the photons that make up light, to create the tiny spasers.
Findings are detailed in a paper appearing online in the journal Nature that reports on work conducted by researchers at Purdue, Norfolk State University and Cornell University.
Nanophotonics may usher in a host of radical advances, including powerful "hyperlenses" resulting in sensors and microscopes 10 times more powerful than today's and able to see objects as small as DNA; computers and consumer electronics that use light instead of electronic signals to process information; and more efficient solar collectors.
"Here, we have demonstrated the feasibility of the most critical component – the nanolaser – essential for nanophotonics to become a practical technology," Shalaev said.
The "spaser-based nanolasers" created in the research were spheres 44 nanometers, or billionths of a meter, in diameter – more than 1 million could fit inside a red blood cell. The spheres were fabricated at Cornell, with Norfolk State and Purdue performing the optical characterization needed to determine whether the devices behave as lasers.
The findings confirm work by physicists David Bergman at Tel Aviv University and Mark Stockman at Georgia State University, who first proposed the spaser concept in 2003.
"This work represents an important milestone that may prove to be the start of a revolution in nanophotonics, with applications in imaging and sensing at a scale that is much smaller than the wavelength of visible light," said Timothy D. Sands, the Mary Jo and Robert L. Kirk Director of the Birck Nanotechnology Center in Purdue's Discovery Park.
The spasers contain a gold core surrounded by a glasslike shell filled with green dye. When a light was shined on the spheres, plasmons generated by the gold core were amplified by the dye. The plasmons were then converted to photons of visible light, which was emitted as a laser.
Spaser stands for surface plasmon amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. To act like lasers, they require a "feedback system" that causes the surface plasmons to oscillate back and forth so that they gain power and can be emitted as light. Conventional lasers are limited in how small they can be made because this feedback component for photons, called an optical resonator, must be at least half the size of the wavelength of laser light.
The researchers, however, have overcome this hurdle by using not photons but surface plasmons, which enabled them to create a resonator 44 nanometers in diameter, or less than one-tenth the size of the 530-nanometer wavelength emitted by the spaser.
"It's fitting that we have realized a breakthrough in laser technology as we are getting ready to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the invention of the laser," Shalaev said.
The first working laser was demonstrated in 1960.
The research was conducted by Norfolk State researchers Mikhail A. Noginov, Guohua Zhu and Akeisha M. Belgrave; Purdue researchers Reuben M. Bakker, Shalaev and Evgenii E. Narimanov; and Cornell researchers Samantha Stout, Erik Herz, Teeraporn Suteewong and Ulrich B. Wiesner.
Future work may involve creating a spaser-based nanolaser that uses an electrical source instead of a light source, which would make them more practical for computer and electronics applications.
The work was funded by the National Science Foundation and U.S. Army Research Office and is affiliated with the Birck Nanotechnology Center, the Center for Materials Research at Norfolk State, and Cornell's Materials Science and Engineering Department.
Thanks, Medgadget!


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JERUSALEM — The historic walled Old City of Jerusalem came alive this week with Christian and Jewish religious festivals now that more than a third of the city is inoculated against COVID-19.
Last spring, police checkpoints blocked Jewish families from gathering for the Passover eve meal, priests shut the wooden doors at the church marking Jesus' tomb, and the traditional Palm Sunday procession on the Mount of Olives was called off. This year, all of that was reversed, as infections have plummeted and authorities have eased restrictions on gatherings.
On Palm Sunday, hundreds of Christian faithful marched down the Mount of Olives waving palm fronds and singing in languages from Arabic to Italian to Swahili, marking the biblical story of Jesus' triumphant arrival to Jerusalem. They marched in clusters to maintain a symbolic degree of distancing.
"We need to celebrate. After one year of lockdowns and problems and deaths and diseases, we want to start living normally as much as possible," Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Roman Catholic official in the Holy Land, told NPR. He recovered from COVID-19 just days before Christmas.
On Monday and Tuesday, thousands of Jewish worshippers gathered at the Western Wall, a remnant of the ancient Jewish Temple complex, for the traditional priestly blessing recited at the site on Passover. The benediction was held for two days in a row this year, instead of just one, in an effort to thin crowds.
On Good Friday, Christian clergy and the faithful walked the Way of the Cross, retracing the path where tradition says Jesus took his final steps before his crucifixion. Hundreds participated, but not the thousands that usually take part. Israel is still blocking international tourists and pilgrims due to the pandemic, and there were few Christians from the Palestinian territories, where COVID-19 vaccines are scarce.
"All our prayers and all our celebrations [were] for the people who have passed away ... through the COVID, and the people [who] couldn't come and participate with us," said Father Amjad Sabbara of St. Saviour's Monastery in Jerusalem.
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