From the Trenches World Report

RT News

An Ankara administrative court has issued a stay of execution on Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s controversial decision to block access to Twitter.

The move comes just six days after Turkey’s telecoms authority blocked access to the popular social networking service following the PM’s vow to “wipe out Twitter” ahead of elections.   Continue reading “Turkish court lifts controversial Twitter ban”

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Researchers are working to create “living materials” that are a combination of bacterial cells and nonliving materials that conduct electricity, which could create more efficient solar panels or biosensors.

A team at MIT used E. coli – which produces biofilms, or coalesced bacteria that organizes to survive – to grow proteins on a surface. Different protein fibers chose to interact with various nonliving molecules, Quartz reported on the team’s ongoing study first published in the journal Nature Materials.   Continue reading “‘Living materials’ could revolutionize solar panels and biosensors”

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The Arab League has refused to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, backing Palestine’s stance on the issue. The demand by Israel threatened to destabilize US-Palestinian peace talks, according to Arab leaders.

“We express our total rejection of the call to consider Israel as a Jewish state,” said the declaration, issued at the close of the two-day long meeting which has been taking place in Kuwait City. The leaders also criticized “the continuation of settlements, Judaization of Jerusalem and attacks in its Muslim and Christian shrines and changing its demographics and geography.”   Continue reading “Arab summit rejects Israel as ‘Jewish state’”

Pro Liberate

American Fork, Utah —

When Mark Byrge had a minor traffic accident on a street in American Fork, Utah, he did the “responsible” thing by reporting the incident to the police. He has never stopped paying for that mistake.

Within a few minutes of receiving Mark’s call, a pair of American Fork cops arrived to document the damage to Byrge’s delivery truck from a collision with a tree branch that protruded into the street. Mark was cooperative – and he put up no resistance when the lead officer, Andres Gianfelice, placed him under arrest for an outstanding traffic ticket (as well as citing him for not providing proof of insurance).    Continue reading “He Cooperated with the Cops — and is Paying the Price: The Ordeal of Mark Byrge”

Fuel Fix – by Jennifer A. Dlouhy

WASHINGTON — European leaders on Tuesday pleaded for the United States to allow more of its natural gas to be sold overseas, transforming the fossil fuel into a geopolitical weapon against Russia and a tool for strengthening allies abroad.

Lithuania’s energy minister, Jaroslav Neverovic, told the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee that the promise of more American natural gas on the world market would help free Russia’s yoke on the Baltic country. Lithuania, which is entirely dependent on Russia for its natural gas, pays 30 percent more than other European nations for the fossil fuel.   Continue reading “European leaders plead for more natural gas exports”

An interesting article comparing the youths of Russia and America…..

Although the Russian’s values are extreme, the American values of self sufficiency appears to be long gone, with the destruction of core values at the children’s level.

Examples: Boy Scouts, Girls Scouts, Civil Defense, 4 H, Hamm Radio, Science Clubs, Vacation Bible School, and others are long gone by the wayside, activities that meant something, once upon a time.   Continue reading “In Russia, Boys Learn To Use Military Equipment – In America, Boys Learn To Play Video Games And Ogle Women”

All pictures taken from local park in Carson City facing West, unless otherwise noted. Lake Tahoe is just over a dozen nautical miles West, behind the mountains. Keep in mind the location of the lake and it’s visibility as a land mark from any altitude.

The planes were going about 200 miles then returning to make the nest line. As many as three planes at a time were clearly visible at once. Other planes, airliners, were seen 5 or 6 times leaving the standard contrails that would be about “2 inches long” in the sky quickly dissipating.   Continue reading “Chem trail photo chronology from 03/24/14”

The Daily Sheeple – by Tess Pennington, Ready Nutrition

Just because you live in an apartment, does not mean you have to live without the joys of fresh, homegrown garden vegetables. There are just a few simple steps that can help you achieve your homegrown produce dream.

The first thing that you need to do is to consider your growing conditions. Ask yourself what is the availability of sunlight? It is a good idea to spend a few days watching the sunlight pattern on your patio, deck, or balcony. The amount of sunlight directly affects which plants you can grow successfully.   Continue reading “Urban Gardening: Grow Anywhere!”

THESE REALLY WORK!!

AMAZINGLY SIMPLE HOME REMEDIES:

1. AVOID CUTTING YOURSELF WHEN SLICING VEGETABLES BY GETTING SOMEONE ELSE TO HOLD THE VEGETABLES WHILE YOU CHOP.

2. AVOID ARGUMENTS WITH THE FEMALES ABOUT LIFTING THE TOILET SEAT BY USING THE SINK.   Continue reading “Home Remedies”

The Augusta Chronicle – by Sandy Hodson

Both houses of the Geor­gia General Assembly have now voted in favor of a bill that empowers for-profit private probation companies and conceals from the public information on how much probationers pay local governments and the companies and even the number of people on probation.

Kyiv Post – by Christopher J. Miller

In its invasion and annexation of Crimea, Russia has seized 51 vessels belonging to the Ukrainian navy, according to information compiled by Dmitry Tymchuk, director of the Center of Military and Political Research in Kyiv.

Among the Ukrainian vessels reportedly captured by the Russians are submarine Zaporizhia, management ship Slavutych, landing ship Konstantin Olshansky, landing ship Kirovohrad, minesweeper Chernihiv and minesweeper Cherkasy.   Continue reading “In military rout, Russia seizes 51 Ukrainian ships in Crimea”

The Daily Caller – by Robby Soave

A second grader’s answers to a Common Core-aligned math worksheet were marked as incorrect because they weren’t “friendly” enough… even though they were the right answers.

A screenshot of the worksheet was posted to Twitter. The teacher wrote that even though the questions — addition and subtraction problems — were solved correctly, the student used the wrong technique to arrive at the answers.   Continue reading “This Common Core math problem asks kids to write the ‘friendly’ answer, instead of the correct one!”

CBS New York

Many people use Yelp to find out about a business before they give them their business, but one Midtown business owner threatened to sue over some bad reviews.

As CBS 2’s Sonia Rincon reported Friday, Matthew Brand saw the great reviews on Yelp for Ron Gordon Watch Repair, at 280 Madison Ave. So he decided to take his watch there for repair.   Continue reading “Man Threatened With Defamation Lawsuit Over Negative Yelp Review”

CenturyLink – by BROCK VERGAKIS

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Navy officials are searching for answers about what may have motivated a civilian to approach a docked destroyer, struggle with security personnel, disarm a sailor, then shoot and kill someone coming to that sailor’s aid.

The civilian was shot and killed by Navy security forces shortly after the encounter late Monday night aboard the USS Mahan at Naval Station Norfolk, the world’s largest naval base.   Continue reading “Navy searches for answers in fatal base shooting”

Stop the Drug War – by Philip Smith

More jail guards gone wild! Smuggling dope, smuggling meth, cooking marijuana butter. Plus, a Customs officer winks at semis full of weed blowing through his lane, a crooked Chicagoland cop agrees to rat out his buddies, and more. Let’s get to it:

In Andalusia, Alabama, an Andalusia police sergeant was arrested last Wednesday on somewhat murky drug and prostitution charges. Sgt. Jason Curry is charged with distribution of controlled substances, possession of controlled substances, and promotion of prostitution. Curry’s father also faces drug distribution charges. Authorities are being tight-lipped, so details are limited, but Curry has bailed out of jail on $165,000 bond. He’s been relieved of his duties, but not fired yet.   Continue reading “This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories”

The American Civil Rights Union

I’ve just learned that Washington, D.C.’s petition for a rehearing of the Parker case in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit was denied today. This is good news. Readers will recall in this case that the D.C. Circuit overturned the decades-long ban on gun ownership in the nation’s capitol on Second Amendment grounds.   Continue reading “Harvard Study: Gun Control Is Counterproductive”