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TUESDAY, Dec. 6, 2022 -- A small toilet-based sound sensor that can tell the difference between peeing, pooping and diarrhea may one day help prevent cholera outbreaks. "The hope is that this sensor, which is small in footprint and noninvasive in approach, could be deployed to areas where cholera outbreaks are a persistent risk," said researcher Maia Gatlin of the Georgia Institute of Technology, in Atlanta. Cholera is an acute diarrheal disease that can kill within hours if untreated, according to the World Health Organization. So Gatlin and her team wanted to see if they could identify bowel sounds. They...

"Right now, I would say it's a buyer's market. I think the power has completely shifted from seller to buyer. Doesn't mean you don't see some bidding wars because again, I think statistically across the country, we're at 3.3 months supply. So that's still relatively low,"

At the end of every year, I ask other junior mining investors what they learned in the past year and what they are looking forward to in the new year. I'm not one for New Year's resolutions, however, I do believe that the turning of the page to a new year offers an opportunity for reflection and assessment. What could I possibly say about 2022 that hasn’t been said already? If anything, 2022 has wiped away many illusions that people had about a variety of topics including the value of various cryptocurrencies, covid vaccines, and various trading strategies that revolved...

Wes Moore, the incoming Democratic governor of Maryland, said he is “confident” he can reach his economic goals without raising taxes in the state. Moore said on CNN’s “State of the Union” that economics will be his priority, and he is going to work to create pathways for “work, wages and wealth.” He said too many people are working in their jobs and still living below the poverty line, and he wants to make sure people own more than they owe.

(Daily readings from the USCCB)And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart. Luke 2:19Today, January 1, we complete our octave celebration of Christmas Day. It’s an often overlooked liturgical fact that we celebrate Christmas Day for eight straight days. We do this also with Easter Day, which concludes with the great celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday.On this, the eighth day of the Octave of Christmas, we turn our focus to the unique and beautiful fact that God chose to enter our world through a human mother. Mary is called the “Mother of God” for the simple...

A. Regarding those who “died on Jan 6, 2021” at the U S Capitol (First, take a look at THIS FactCheck.org article) 1. N Y Times (01/11/21) “These Are the 5 People Who Died in the Capitol Riot” 2. N Y Times (01/05/22)– “These Are the People Who Died in Connection With the Capitol Riot” (Note – See how the NYT headline evolved?) 3. WPXI (Cox Media Group) “DC medical examiner confirms causes of death of 4 who died in Jan. 6 Capitol riot” • Ashli Babbitt, 35, died from a gunshot wound to her left shoulder -a U.S. Air...

This year, former President Donald Trump was proven right in his critiques of the globalist green agenda of the European Union and its reliance on Russian energy, which following the war in Ukraine have both been exposed as devastating failures of leadership. In 2018, then-President Donald Trump took to the lectern of the United Nations in New York City to denounce what he saw as a foolhardy and dangerous move by Germany to increase its reliance on Russian natural gas. “Germany will become totally dependent on Russian energy if it does not immediately change course,” Mr Trump warned.

Mary, you are great because of your relationship with your Son and fidelity to the will of God. May I seek no other greatness. If we encountered the mother of our Lord in the street as a young woman of Nazareth, would we recognize her greatness? She who was set apart by God (made holy) for the accomplishment of His will wasn’t accompanied by retinues nor carried on litters. We would simply see a young mother going about her daily duties in service to her family—shopping in the market, collecting water, washing garments, et al. Just as our Lord was...

Last seen in 1958, it was designed to travel 5000 miles and self-sustain for an entire year. It’s quintessentially American to drive everywhere. This must’ve occurred to the planners of the United States Antarctic Service Expedition in 1939 when the joint government-private sector project ran into the question of how best to traverse Antarctica’s frozen wastelands. The obvious answer? A car. A really, really, really big car. Or so thought Thomas Poulter, designer of the doomed Antarctic Snow Cruiser seen in these pictures. You’d think a massive machine like this would still exist somewhere, even in pieces. And surely they...

There were over 500 homicides in Mayor Jim Kenney’s (D) Philadelphia in 2022, making 2022 the second consecutive year that the threshold of at least 500 homicides has been reached. On Christmas Day, the Philly Tribune reported the city reached 500 homicides and six days later, on December 30, 2022, WHYY noted the death tally had risen to 514.

There’s a direct association between machismo and the refusal to recognize and respond appropriately to the climate catastrophe. It’s a result of versions of masculinity in which selfishness and indifference – individualism taken to its extremes – are defining characteristics, and therefore caring and acting for the collective good is their antithesis. Thunberg’s takedown clearly stung Tate, who 10 hours later tweeted out a pompous video in which he tried to reassert his masculinity and status by blathering on in a dressing gown, with a cigar and a pizza box as props. Not long after that, he and his brother...

Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that if former President Donald Trump was not indicted, he feared for the future of the United States. Anchor Dana Bash said, “Let’s start with the work you’ve been doing over the past almost two years, the January 6 Committee. It’s over, and it’s now in hands of the hands of the Justice Department. Do you think President Trump ultimately will be charged for crimes?”

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17 (King James Version) In spite of the Corporate Mediots, the coup is slowly being revealed thanks to Elon Musk and others. It was actually two rigged elections with the Federal Bureau of Insurrection being the orchestrators of mass indoctrination using their new media tools Facebook, Twitter, and iPhone apps. It is being revealed how the Clinton fake Russian dossier was fabricated by Russian and MI6 agents and was disseminated by the Dept of Justice...

As you may have heard by now, the insane and radical Democrats in our nations congress have gotten ahold of, and access to former President Donald J. Trump’s tax returns. What you may not be aware of, is that it’s an absolute nothing burger, and in fact the 45th President actually lost money and got poorer during his time in office. In fact, it’s so bad that Mitch McConnell and Nancy Pelosi got filthy rich and much richer, meanwhile Donald Trump got much much poorer. How is this someone who’s “taking advantage of the system” as the bogus Jan 6...

A video went viral this week of failed World Health Organization Chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, talking about vaccinating children.In the video, Tedros tells international health experts that countries are using COVID booster shots to kill children which is not right.”Tedros Ghebreyesus: “If it’s going to be used it’s better to focus on those groups, who have risk of severe disease and death rather than as we see some countries are using to give boosters to kill children which is not right.” For some strange reason the fake news mainstream media did not report on this. The media totally ignored this...

An Eli Lilly drug if approved for weight loss could become the best-selling drug of all time, but concerns are mounting about who will actually be able to afford it. Experts are confident that the drug, called tirzepatide, will be granted approval by the Food and Drug Administration sometime next year. If that’s the case, it would join two other popular — and expensive — recently approved weight loss drugs on the market, Wegovy and Saxenda, both from the drugmaker Novo Nordisk. Annual sales of tirzepatide could hit a record $48 billion, according to an estimate from Bank of America...

How will Kevin McCarthy do as House speaker? Kevin McCarthy, as the next speaker of the House of Representatives, will be a disappointing leader who will demoralize the MAGA majority across the land but bring joy and gladness to the Deep State. How can this observer be so certain of this dire outcome in the event of McCarthy's accession to the speakership? By means of the lead editorial in The Wall Street Journal, December 31, "The Trump Tax Return Precedent" — sharply criticizing the action of the House Democrat majority (to end, thanks be to the Almighty, on January 3)...

ABC News executive producer Dax Tejera’s wife was arrested on two charges of child endangerment in the hours following his death on Dec. 23, a spokesperson for the NYPD’s public information office told Variety. Veronica Tejera was booked on two counts of “acting in a manner injurious to a child” after her 37-year-old husband’s fatal heart attack last week, according to a police statement. While a specific timeline is unclear, the NYPD spokesperson said police responded to a 911 call at 11 p.m. that evening, reporting “unattended children” at 50 Vanderbilt Avenue in Manhattan. That address houses The Yale Club,...

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“Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and who are faithful in Christ Jesus” (Eph. 1:1). God is more interested in your faithfulness than He is in your accomplishments. Our society is success oriented. We love success stories. We even have television programs that exalt the lifestyles of the rich and famous. But God's standard for success is quite different. Unimpressed by our status or wealth, He looks instead for faithfulness to His will. Paul understood that principle and diligently pursued his calling as an apostle—one of those unique...