On Feb. 18, NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover, the largest rover ever sent to Mars, will land on the red planet to begin a new science mission that seeks to not only deepen human understanding of Martian geology and answer questions about whether or not life ever existed on Mars, but also act as a trailblazer […]
In remarks on January 29, Dr. Anthony Fauci of the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases warned that clinical trial results from Johnson & Johnson showing that its vaccine is less effective against the South African variant of the coronavirus, were a “wake-up call.” J&J and other vaccine manufactures will have to be […]
Ignore the chatter that the GameStop stock battle is over whether to „democratize“ trading, and let the „little guy get a piece of the action.“ The real story, which will never be reported, is that the financial system is bankrupt, and a „full-fledged epic bubble“ is about to pop, according to Jeremy Grantham. The „Great […]
Mozart, Beethoven dialogue continued Notes by Margaret Scialdone. We continue the Mozart-Beethoven dialogue with Beethoven’s 7 Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe Fühlen” (‘A man who can feel love must have a good heart’), the beautiful duet sung by Pamina and Papageno in the first act of “The Magic Flute”. Mozart’s opera employs fantastical characters […]
Am 18. Februar wird der NASA Mars Rover Perseverance – der größte Rover, der je zum Mars geschickt wurde – auf dem roten Planeten landen, um eine neue wissenschaftliche Mission zu beginnen. Diese soll nicht nur das menschliche Verständnis der Marsgeologie vertiefen und die Frage beantworten, ob jemals Leben auf dem Mars existierte, sondern auch […]
Friday Questions — Don’t believe everything you hear. The cabal which ran Russiagate thinks it won, but it is a Pyrrhic victory, which will be overturned not by a secret plan organized by „good guys“ in the military and intelligence, but by a mobilization of the American people. Questions include, Do you think Trump is […]
Mozart – Beethoven a musical dialogue over time. Notes by Margaret Scialdone. Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni, the story of a dissolute lecher who is finally dragged to Hell, provided a rich source of material for Beethoven. In the opening scene, Don Giovanni kills the Commendatore, who has rushed to avenge the rape of his daughter, […]
Der chinesische Präsident Xi Jinping war von Klaus Schwab eingeladen worden, auf dem diesjährigen, dem „Great Reset“ gewidmeten Weltwirtschaftsforum die „Keynote“ zu halten. In Anbetracht der wirtschaftlichen Rolle Chinas in der heutigen Welt, die im Gegensatz zu China massiv unter den wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen der COVID-Krise leidet, nutzte Präsident Xi die Gelegenheit, die Vorstellungen Chinas zu […]
Der russische Präsident Wladimir Putin sagte am 27. Januar in seiner Rede auf dem „Davos-Agenda“-Forum: „Es gibt keine direkten Parallelen in der Geschichte“ zur heutigen Zeit. „Allerdings vergleichen einige Experten … die aktuelle Situation mit den 30er Jahren des vergangenen Jahrhunderts…. Wie Sie wissen, führte die Unfähigkeit und der Unwille, substantielle Lösungen für derartige Probleme […]
“There are no direct parallels in history” for the present time, said Russian President Vladimir Putin in his speech at the Davos Agenda forum. „However, some experts … compare the current situation to the 1930s…. As you are aware, the inability and unwillingness to find substantive solutions to problems like this in the 20th century […]