Archive for Life Goes On

US stores old nukes…to fight off asteroid threats

Featured Image: Large astronoid crashing into Earth. SOURCE: wpclipart. (Public Domain)

youtube by RT America

Published on Oct 4, 2014

The US government is stockpiling nuclear warhead components so that they can be used to destroy asteroids if need be, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office.

Dig a little DEEPER ~ THEI.us Archive “Looming Disaster”

Is the U.S. becoming a Banana Republic?

Featured Image: Bunch of bananas. SOURCE: clker.com (Public Domain)

youtube by Stuff They Don’t Want You To Know – HowStuffWorks

What is a Banana Republic? – Digging Deeper

Published on Nov 28, 2012

Spoiler alert: The second episode of Matt and Ben’s Bernays series examines how the “Father of Public Relations” helped convince the American public to support an invasion of Guatemala. At the time, Guatemala was what is often referred to as a banana republic — it’s obviously an insult, but what exactly is a banana republic? Why do so many people get the definition wrong?

Dig a LITTLE DEEPER ~ THEI.us Archive:  “Stuff They Don’t Want You to Know”  

Nice Distraction: Renault reveals 235-mpg EOLAB Concept

Renault says its all-new EOLAB concept boasts fuel efficiency of 235 mpg. SOURCE Gizmag. (Fair Use))

From Gizmag By 

September 18, 2014

A few days after Peugeot weighed in with its latest eco-friendly hybrid concept, French country mate Renault followed suit. Its all-new EOLAB Concept slashes fuel consumption in half when compared to the already efficient Peugeot 208 Hybrid 2L, requiring just 1 liter for 100 km of driving (235 mpg) while puffing out just 22 g/km of CO2 (NEDC cycle). . . Read Complete Report

FDA denies female Viagra

Featured Image: Nude Woman CREDIT: Image Credit: Woman Pose 1 from Vector.me (by jpneok) – See more at: Victor.me

From youtube uploaded by RT America

Published on Dec 12, 2013

Women hoping for a pill helping them with sexual dysfunction will have to wait . . . From description published with video.

The Resident: Is Google making us dumber?

Featured Image: Newman the Great mentalist poster. CREDIT: Library of Congress. SOURCE: Clker.com

From youtube uploaded by RT America

Published on Dec 1, 2013

Harvard psychologists conducted a study recently, which found that not only are humans remembering less and relying on the Internet more, but we’re considering the Internet as an extension of our own intelligence instead of as a separate tool. The Resident (aka Lori Harfenist) discusses. Follow The Resident athttp://www.twitter.com/TheResident

Dig a LITTLE DEEPER ~ THEI Archive “The Resident”

Supreme Court to see if Secret Service squashed free speech

From youtube uploaded by RT America

Published on Nov 27, 2013

The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear a case concerning how close the Secret Service let protesters get to President George W. Bush. The case involves two Secret Service agents who allegedly forced protesters out of earshot of the president, while allowing supporters to remain within earshot when Bush visited Oregon in 2004. RT’s Ameera David takes a look at what piqued the High Court’s interest in the case.

Dig a LITTLE DEEPER ~ THEI Archive “Freedom of Speech”

To infinity and beyond: Private companies head to space

From  youtube uploaded by RT America

Published on Nov 9, 2013

Flying into space with Virgin Galactic currently costs $75,000, but a trip to the International Space Station aboard a Russian rocket will set you back a cool $30 million.

The World Is Entering a Devastating Chocolate Crisis: The Government Must Act to Save Us

Featured Image: Chocolate by Petr Kratochvil SCOURCE: Public Domain Pictures.net

From Huffington Post Posted: 11/01/2013 7:35 am

EXCERPTS

“Attention in Washington recently focused on the government shutdown. But a far more important issue confronts America while the president and congressional leaders dither: rising chocolate prices. When will the government address this terrifying global crisis?” . . .

“This is a crisis. A real crisis. No nonsense about world peace, international poverty, income inequality, environmental degradation, runaway inflation, overwhelming debt, or other minor problems. Chocolate is going to cost more!” . . . Read Complete Report

But never fear. As usual we here at THEI are constantly on the lookout for problem solving methods in these hard times. So, just for the chocolate addicts Insiders in our group we found the answer for the Chocolate Crisis. . . EDITOR

From youtube uploaded by Unny Comedy K

How to a Create Chocolate out of Nothing ???

Published on Oct 6, 2013

Apply the missing square puzzle to food on a large enough scale and you could solve world hunger. Until then, doing it a bit at a time means free chocolate!

 Oh Well. We tried. . . EDITOR

From youtube uploaded by gjevideos  on Apr 3, 2013

Infinite Chocolate Bar Explanation / Solution (spoilers of sorts)

Flights From Key West To Cuba Resume After A 51-Year Hiatus

Featured Image:map Florida,Miami, Key West, Cuba.  SOURCE: Wikipedia Commons (Public Domain)

From Fox News Latino 

EFE News Agency

Direct passenger flights between Key West and Cuba, suspended in 1962, will resume on Nov. 15, one of the charter companies flying the route confirmed to EFE news agency.

“We feel very emotional about being able to provide this service to the Cuban community with flights from Key West after 50 years and prevent travelers from having to travel to the Miami airport,” Isaac Valdes, sales director for Mambi Travel, told EFE. . . . Read Complete Report

Dig a LITTLE DEEPER ~ THEI Archive: “Cuba”

 

Image: Varadero’s beach, Cuba. CREDIT: Emmanuel Huybrechts from Laval, Canada. SOURCE: Wikipedia Commons. (This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

Varaderos_beach_Cuba CREDIT Emmanuel Huybrechts SOURCE Wikipedia Commons Public Domain

Four Reasons Why You Are Probably Not Going to Hell

From Huffington Post by  Posted: 10/24/2013 7:33 pm This may come as a shock, but despite what your ex says about you, you’re probably not going to Hell. Relieved? Good! But I hate to break it to you that your ex isn’t going to Hell either. What was that? Will you both spend eternity together in Heaven? Of course not! Then you’d both be in Hell! Are you paying attention at all? Now I know what some of you may be thinking (and that’s precisely why I won’t be replying to every comment). How can I, blogger-person, know with certainty who is and isn’t going to Hell? How can a mere mortal know such mysteries of divine judgment? Easy. I used the word probably in the title. If I’m wrong, I’m off the hook (and your ex is going to Hell. It’s a win-win). So let’s not get too hung up on “me playing God” and let’s just enjoy the show. You might learn something. Or not. . . . Read Complete Report