RT

NATO allies are conducting a massive drill in southeastern Europe meant to test the alliance’s ability to move large quantities of troops and equipment into the region.

Troops and vehicles from bases in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Poland, Norway, and Albania are to roll through or fly over Europe to the final rallying ground in Cincu, Romania, where the active phase of Operation Noble Jump 17 is to start on June 8. Some parts of the training will take part in Bulgaria and Greece as well, the Sofia Globe reported.   Continue reading “NATO moves 1,000s of troops in one of year’s largest Europe drills”

SHTF Plan – by Mac Slavo

The number of homeless people in Los Angeles is skyrocketing. In just one year, the figures revealed that the homeless population in the city grew 20% while the numbers for the wider Los Angeles County were even higher at 23%.

As if looking at those numbers isn’t cringeworthy enough, The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority reported Wednesday that 6,000 homeless young people were tallied across the county in January, a 61% increase over the 2016 total. Most of the young people are ages 18 to 24. All the youth shelters have waiting lists and affordable housing is tough to find, even with a rent voucher, according to Heidi Calmus of Covenant House California, an international youth homeless services agency with a branch in Hollywood. “The system is overwhelmed,” Calmus said Tuesday night as she and a colleague, Nick Semensky, delivered toiletry bags and sandwiches to young people living in the streets.
Continue reading “Staggering Number Of Homeless In LA Shows How Tough It Is To Get By”

UN News Centre

1 June 2017 – A new agreement aimed at stopping rogue fishing practices represents the capstone of years of diplomatic effort to combat the scourge of illegal fishing, according to the United Nations food agency.

The Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing, gives the world “all the instruments necessary to achieve our goal,” said José Graziano da Silva, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in a press statement.   Continue reading “‘Beginning of end for rogue fishing,’ says UN agency as more States back landmark treaty”

Fox News

After days of drama and suspense, President Trump announced Thursday that his administration will exit the Paris climate agreement.

“So we’re getting out,” Trump said. “The Paris accord is very unfair at the highest level to the United States.”

His decision fulfills a campaign promise and satisfies strong Republican opposition to the global climate deal but isolates the U.S. and is certain to bring condemnation from world leaders and critics in the scientific community.    Continue reading “Paris Agreement on climate change: US withdraws as Trump calls it ‘unfair’”

Fox News

DEVELOPING: Dozens of people are reportedly injured after gunfire erupted in a Philippines resort early Friday morning, the resort said.

“Resorts World Manila is currently on lockdown following reports of gunfire from unidentified men,” the resort wrote on Twitter.    Continue reading “Resorts World Manila in Philippines on ‘lockdown’ over reports of gunfire, hotel says”

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Roman Civilization – CMS 206 /History 206

During the monarchical period of Roman history, the king was responsible for the state’s public religious activity. According to Livy, when the Romans ejected the kings they created an priesthood called the rex sacrorum – “king of rites.” The holder of this priesthood would continue to perform the religious duties of the former monarchs, but was explicitly barred from holding any political office and from sitting in the Senate (so he couldn’t leverage his religious authority into political power and become a tyrant). Livy also suggests that the founders of the republic deliberately subordinated the religious authority of the rex sacrorum to that of the pontifex maximus to further guard against tyranny. Whether this was true, or whether the pontifex came gradually to replace the rex in authority, is one of the questions that can’t be answered (but scholars keep writing about). In any event, Roman religious affairs under the republic were conducted by a variety of priests organized by the kinds of rituals they performed. Unlike political offices, priesthoods tended to be lifelong appointments.   Continue reading “Roman Public Religion”

Breitbart – by Charlie Nash

The FBI has arrested a Mexican motorcycle gang who are accused of hacking and stealing over 150 Jeep Wranglers for spare parts in Southern California.

Hooligans Motorcycle Club, who are based in Tijuana, Mexico, “combined old school and modern hacking tactics to carry out the thefts undetected” in Southern California, which all “followed the same model,” according to Bleeping Computer.   Continue reading “FBI Arrests Mexican Motorcycle Gang Accused of Hacking and Stealing Over 150 Jeep Wranglers in California”

USA Carry – by Ben Findley

Well, the below left image might look like a smartphone, cellphone, or square iPhone to some folks, but it is a .380 pistol. A casual observer might not readily identify it as a gun, but when unfolded with the safety off on the right above it looks like one. Yes, we have the Taurus Curve, the North American Arms (NAA) mini revolvers and miniature pocket pistols, and other very small, derringer-like, and disguisable handguns. But they all closely resemble a gun in some way and are not really that unique and novelty guns. They are fine small and concealable guns and I have reviewed the Taurus Curve .380 and the NAA Black Widow .22 Magnum guns, for example, previously on this website. But what about this new .380 pistol that resembles a cellphone or a smartphone when it’s folded?  I contacted the Chief Executive Officer-Inventor of this Ideal Conceal Company‘s new carry gun, asked him some questions, and got some answers and information I want to share with you.   Continue reading “Radically-Designed New Concealed Carry .380 Cellphone Pistol”

The Sun Chronicle – by Kayla Canne

NORTH ATTLEBORO — The phrase came almost in jest from a new customer, Steve Copoulos said.

“Now that you’re back, I guess North runs on Mike’s,” he said.

Copoulos thought the phrase was funny and decided it would make for some good window art on the front of his new coffee and muffins shop, Mike’s Coffee, at the intersection of routes 1 and 1A in North Attleboro.   Continue reading “Dunkin’ Donuts claims trademark infringement by new North Attleboro coffee shop”

Fast Company – by Glenn Fleishman

When it comes to websites, we have ever more sophisticated techniques at our disposal to block the ads that sometimes track our wanderings around the internet. But most of us spend much of our time these days in mobile apps that offer no transparency on how we’re being tracked or sold–nor tools for blocking that behavior.

We must rely on operating system makers–primarily Apple and Google–to promulgate guidelines to developers on legitimate practices when it comes to tracking behavior, asking for personal information, and transferring data to remote servers. OS makers are also responsible for enforcing those requirements. The rules in place are very broad, and except for abuses that can be quickly checked by in-house reviewers, come into play most often when users and researchers report violations.
Continue reading “Here’s How To Track The Smartphone Apps That Are Tracking You”

NBC News

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a waiver Thursday delaying the move of the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

“While President Donald J. Trump signed the waiver under the Jerusalem Embassy Act and delayed moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, no one should consider this step to be in any way a retreat from the President’s strong support for Israel and for the United States-Israel alliance,” the White House said in a statement.   Continue reading “Trump Signs Waiver to Keep Embassy in Tel Aviv”