In Donald Trump’s first meeting with a world leader since being elected, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that he was “convinced that Mr. Trump is a leader in whom I can have confidence.” It is not unusual for a president elect to meet with foreign leaders before taking over the role of president — … Read more
According to Nikkei Asia Review, iPhone assemblers in the East — responsible for producing 200 million phones per year — are in talks about moving production to the U.S. The move would mean roughly doubling costs — some of which would likely be passed on to consumers — but may be necessary. President Elect Donald Trump … Read more
Better than Mercator could do? And at a time when these problems are finally important? The Mercator map is known to have major flaws, such as its distortion of the sizes of Antarctica and Greenland. Tokyo-based architect and artist Hajime Narukawa wanted to fix the problem of distorted relative land mass sizes. Narukawa has said … Read more
A driver died Monday morning when a tanker truck crashed into his car on Highway 75, miles outside of Challis, Idaho. The truck was turned on its side, and 10,000 gallons of diesel which the truck was transporting ignited and burned for almost five hours. Firefighters controlled the burn until the fuel was consumed. The … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAry-BO-k8c Canada’s Liberal government has announced plans to increase immigration levels to 300,000 per year, a 40,000 increase to the target level. The number of immigrants accepted in 2016 was unusually high due to the government’s taking in of thousands of Syrian refugees. The number including the refugees turned out to be 300,000, and Refugees and Citizenship … Read more
$170 million is the estimate given for a 210 tonne jade stone found my miners in Myanmar (formerly Burma). The jade stone is 4.3 meters tall and 5.8 meters long. The stone is set to be shipped to China, where it will be carved into statues and jewelry. Much of Myanmar’s $31 billion per year … Read more
Responding to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s statements, businessman Warren Buffett denied the claim that Buffett had taken a “massive deduction” on his tax returns. Buffett also made points referring to several other of Trump’s recent talking points regarding taxes, tax audits, tax deductions, and the “smarts” of benefiting economically from a maximally selfish business-wise application … Read more
Internet sharing and discussion website 4chan, widely noted for it’s uncensored content which is often considered offensive to various groups, is going broke and is exploring ways to keep going. Among the possible solutions: closing some boards, limiting image sizes, using slower servers, more pop-up or even “malicious” ads, and having more paying users. Another solution … Read more
“The operations were focused on ensuring that these terrorists do not succeed in their design to cause destruction and endanger the lives of our citizens,” Indian Director General of Military Operations Lt. Gen Ranbir Singh said of the move. “Significant casualties have been caused to terrorists and those trying to shield them. We don’t have a plan … Read more
A female could make up to $52,000 for walking in a top show, but a male? Only $13,000. The highest paid female model made almost $44 million in the last year for which there is available data, while the top male made just $1.5 million. “The top 10 female models all make millions. Only the … Read more
Too amoral for American actresses? The film, a hit at Cannes this year, is France’s submission for the foreign-language Oscar this year. “Elle” was directed by Paul Verhoeven, famous in his native Holland as well as America where he made films between 1983 and 2000, including “Robocop,” “Total Recall,” “Basic Instinct,” and “Showgirls.” Violence and sex … Read more
“An insult to Islam” was the charge. Prominent writer Nahed Hattar, a Jordanian Christian, was walking to the court where he was on trial for contempt of religion when he was approached by a man and shot several times in the head. The shooter was chased down and turned over to the authorities. The subject of … Read more