Who would have though a whale could out live a human. Taking into consideration, they were hunted for their oil, run into by large ships, and suffered from the human caused pollution of their oceans. Study reveals right whales live 130 years—or more – University of Alaska Fairbanks New research published in Science Advances reveals that right whales can survive […]
I am puzzled by what the Senate allows and what they do not allow. Maybe, I should clarify the later so it is understood what I am going to discuss. There is another Kennedy in the Senate who hails from a different Kennedy family. This is other than the more famous Kennedys who played significant […]
Introduction to a new Newsletter – The Daily Yonder written by Sarah Melotte. This is the inaugural post of our data newsletter, the Rural Index, headed by Sarah Melotte, the Daily Yonder’s data reporter. Subscribe to get a weekly map straight to your inbox. Do You Think Global Warming Will Harm You Personally? – by Sarah […]
This photograph of a new Chinese fighter scares me and reminds me of happy days of my childhood spent climbing on an actual decommissioned fighter in Wheaton Regional Park. I promise you there is a serious connection. The new Chinese 6th generation fighter is supersonic, has a delta wing and has no tail. The last […]
Just an interesting article on President Cabinet and departmental picks. A few issues with who he picked. Indeed, some of back away from the offering of a post with Trump’s administration. Also, more Republicans approve than did during first transition; overall ratings still well below other presidents. Trump Transition Ratings Better the Second Time Around, […]
– by New Deal democrat This Christmas week initial claims declined -1,000 to 219,000. The four week average rose 1,000 to 226,500. With the typical one week delay, continuing claims 46,000 to 1.910 million, the highest number in over 3 years: On the YoY% basis more important for forecasting purposes, initial claims were up 2.8%, […]
When we food shop, we find ourselves going for the name brands rather than the private brands. We do find a difference in taste comparisons. It has happened enough time in finding some private brands tasting very different from what we are used to eating. Cost is a factor when it comes to canned goods […]
When you think of a community, often times we think of a town or a part of a city as being a community. So, when the hospital closes there is always another one nearby. Think a little larger and expand this to a county or a region. The travel become longer and more time consuming […]
If one were to attack real-spending as an issue to our economy and wish to lower spending, one of the places to look is commercial healthcare insurance. If I were the richest jumping -jack in the world, I would target Medicare Advantage which is paid extra to provide fundamental healthcare and up codes the service […]
– by New Deal democrat My “Weekly Indicators” post is up at Seeking Alpha. The yield curve is now almost entirely un-inverted, but in part because longer term interest rates have risen (not such a good thing). Meanwhile a variety of short leading indicators stepped on rakes this week, which may be noise, or may be […]