Posts Tagged ‘conundrum’

Biden’s H-1B Conundrum

As a candidate, President Joe Biden promised reform, saying “high skilled temporary visas should not be used to disincentivize recruiting workers already in the U.S. for in-demand occupations.” Now in office, his administration is considering increasing the wages companies have to pay H-1B workers, which would reduce the incentive for companies to hire foreign workers. […]

Israeli army Chief of Staff’s conundrum: maintaining a “lethal” army, which is not “reckless”

On his swearing-in ceremony in January 2019, the current Israeli army Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi solemnly swore to maintain an army that is a “lethal, efficient, and innovative force.” Now, after a particularly lethal three months in the occupied West Bank, involving 40 killings including the 11-year-old Mohammed al-Alami in his father’s car, Kochavi […]

COVID CONUNDRUM

Nothing on this blog constitutes or should be interpreted as medical advice; and nothing replaces medical advice from a qualified medical professional; and medical advice from a qualified medical professional should always be sought. NB Blogger only allows a limited amount of space for comments. [embedded content]… What IS the truth about Covid deaths? Demanding an inquiry, […]

Conundrum over what to do with growing population of Pablo Escobar’s hippos

Pablo Escobar, the drug kingpin who reigned over the cocaine trade in Colombia in the 1980s, has left authorities in the country with a conundrum long after his death: what to do with the rapidly expanding hippopotamus population left over from his private zoo. His sprawling palace in between mountain ranges hosted kangaroos, giraffes, elephants […]

A Catholic Conundrum

By Eric Thomson (2002) A conversation overheard near a confessional: “See ya later, fornicator. “After ‘while, pedophile.” Communists and Catholics alike deem confession as ‘good for the soul’ or ‘the vanguard of the proletariat’, as the case may be, but few laymen seem to comprehend the magical mumbo-jumbo surrounding the current pedophile priest scandal. Why […]

The Qatari Conundrum: A Saudi Message to Turkey and Iran

Pictured: Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani is the eighth and current Emir of Qatar. Dr Can Erimtan 21st Century Wire The Middle East has been ablaze for many years now, but the Islamic Republic of Iran has so far largely escaped any direct harm. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, has also […]

Bahrain’s Ayatollah conundrum

Ayatollah Qassim’s avoidance from direct politics has made him a particularly difficult figure for the regime to deal with, something which Saddam, the Iranian Shah and American & Israeli occupation forces in Lebanon all realised for themselves when trying to pacify rebellious Shi’i populations of their own. The Bahraini regime is stuck with an island […]

New IDF chief rabbi: Soldiers can rape Arab women to boost morale

     Outgoing chief rabbi, Brig. Gen. Rafi Peretz, of the Israeili Defense Forces, who is stepping down after six years in the position is being replaced. And, his successor, Rabbi Col. Eyal Karim‘s appointment is being met with backlash — as he is outspoken for allowing soldiers to rape women during wartime. Karim, who was […]

2 killed in UCLA murder-suicide, campus lockdown has been lifted

     There has been a shooting at the University of California at Los Angeles, university officials confirmed. The shooting occurred in the school’s Engineering 4 building, according to the campus alert system. Two males are dead in a murder-suicide. The Los Angeles Police Department said that the two victims were men who were found dead […]

Harness your inner healing power with the power of placebo

     “The Power of the Placebo” is a documentary film about exactly that: Placebos; how they work, and how you can harness their healing power. The fact is “dummy pills” do indeed work, and sometimes far better than anyone could have imagined. For example, trials show people often react to a placebo in nearly the […]

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