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AkademikerPension holds US bonds worth about $100 mlnBERLIN, January 20. /TASS/. AkademikerPension, a Danish pension fund, made the decision to sell US Treasury Bonds amid the conflict around Greenland, DPA news agency said, citing the fund. AkademikerPension holds US bonds worth about $100 mln. The reason for sale is indicated as the strained financial situation of the US administration and there is allegedly no direct link between the conflict around Greenland and the decision to get rid of bonds. Greenland is now part of Denmark with rights of the autonomous territory. The US President repeatedly said that it should become...

According to the French president, Paris will join the military exercises in Greenland based on its commitment to the sovereignty of states in Europe and the United NationsPARIS, January 17. /TASS/. French President Emmanuel Macron has promised a coordinated response from the European countries to the US decision to impose duties on February 1 over Washington’s wish to annex Greenland, he said on X. "Threats of tariffs are unacceptable and have no place in this context. The Europeans will respond to them unanimously and in a coordinated manner, if they are approved. We will defend European sovereignty," Macron wrote. "No...

President Donald Trump sensationally called for a regime change in Iran as he held crisis talks with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday. The US president took to his Truth Social page to share updates about the country's military attacks on Iran, when he suggested that the current regime 'is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN.' 'Why wouldn't there be a regime change,' Trump asked, rhetorically - even as he and Starmer urged Ayatollah Khameini to 'return to the negotiating table as soon as possible.' They made the urgent request after the US sent a fleet of B-2 bombers...

Does anything scream “Christmas” quite like marshmallows? Peppermint and cinnamon, so much better than “pumpkin pie spice”And apparently they needn’t come from bags - you can make them yourself! And if you are truly OCD you can even make them into marshmallow snowflakes.   What a great gift for all the, um, snowflakes in your life.You can make them in any flavor of the season: chocolate caramel, peppermint, gingerbread…also better than “pumpkin pie spice.”as well as any species:But is there any marshmallow as cute and fun as the snowmen? Gingerbread Snowflakes’  marshmallow snowmen When I saw these little guys I recognized...

Remember eating Lucky Charms and watching Saturday morning cartoons? Well, now a Virginia brewery is trying to recreate that magic for you — in beer form. Smartmouth Brewing in Norfolk has come out with a beer called Saturday Morning that's brewed with in-house toasted marshmallows and bulk dehydrated marshmallow bits. The brewery says the beer has a "slight cereal taste" and is "magically ridiculous." It's on a very limited release and will make its way to a handful of restaurants, bars and specialty bottle shops in Virginia. To celebrate the release, Smartmouth Brewing will host a “Saturday Morning All Day”...

IHC:  I hate computers. I was working on a post and all of a sudden it disappeared; completely, irrevocably, irretrievably; the victim of an undefined ERROR. So here I am, leaving at the crack of dawn and I don’t have a post ready. So this is going to be necessarily brief.All the discussion yesterday about sweet potatoes with/without marshmallows got me thinking… about marshmallows! Aren’t marshmallows a great Christmas theme? So I selected some seasonal marshmallow music - Mark Steyn & Jessica Martin’s disco version of “It’s A Marshmallow World” Unfortunately that’s pretty much all I’ve got time for today....

Since it now seems very imminent, I decided that it was an appropriate time to start this up. Links to information and pictures (if we get them) can be posted here.