Interesting Links and Reads for Wednesday, 31 January 2017: 98% Savings On Heart Surgery, Harley Davidson Slows Down & More

Harley Davidson sales slowing in the USA, inventory builds

In Bangalore, India, heart surgeons perform daily state-of-the-art heart surgery on adults and children at an average cost of $1,800

Word of the Day for Friday, 20 January 2017: Kakistocracy

Kakistocracy - kak·is·toc·ra·cy

noun
pl. kak·is·toc·ra·cies

1.
Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens.

2.
government by the worst persons; a form of government in which the worst persons are in power.

Interesting Reads and Links for Thursday, 19 January 2017:

Arctic expert, Jennifer Francis, describes a new, emerging feedback whereas the Arctic warms, it affects jet stream flow     (Youtube)

Drunken Alex Jones goes on air, discusses dinosaurs, makes fool of himself    (Mish)

12 advanced Google tricks that will help you change how you search      (Medium.com)


As caliphate crumbles, ISIS lashes out in Iraq
(Reuters) 

Large corporations are driving America's renewable energy boom
(Green Tech Media) 

Snapchat expanding: announces 50,000 sq.ft. office lease in Seattle         (Geek Wire)

The calm before the storm for China inflation 
(Asia Times) 

Yes, Donald Trump "lies". A lot. And news organizations should say so.     
(Plum blog Washington Post)

Quote of the Day for Thursday, 19 January 2017, by G.K. Chesterton on Gullibility

"Do not be so open-minded that your brains fall out."

- G.K. Chesterton

Interesting Reads and Links for Wednesday, 18 January 2016: Earth Hotter, Fed Hikes, Juncker Retorts and More . . . .

Earth Sets a Temperature Record for the Third Straight Year   
   (New York Times)

Trump Team Prepares Dramatic Cuts   (The Hill)

Janet Yellen says Fed will hike rates a few times per year    (CBS)

History repeating itself? Toronto's long record of housing busts    (Huffington Post)

Hands off EU, Trump™; We don't back Ohio Succession: Juncker     (Reuters)

Four upcoming seminars around the USA where big crane companies will be hiring

(American Cranes and Transport)

Gates Foundation set to unload almost $10 Billion worth of Berkshire-Hathaway shares
(24/7 Wall St.)

American Apparel begins 2400 layoffs in California    (LA Times)    

Lowes layoffs 2400 full-time employees

(The Charlotte Observer) 

Interesting Links and Reads for Tuesday, 17 January 2017: Swamp Dinners, Russian Journalists, Parking Lot Rage and More...

Expanding the D.C. Swamp:    

 Dine With Cabinet and Agency Heads for $100,000 to $250,000 or Donald Trump™'s VP, Mike Pence, for $500,000 to $1,000,000       (Politico) 

The Cheeto Cometh     (James Kunstler)

U.S. Town profits from Mexico's gasoline crisis     (USA Today)

There have been 56 Journalists killed in Russia since 1992     (Committee to Protect Journalists)

Door ding argument in parking lot turns deadly       CBSDFW 

China's found a new way to pump record credit without any side effects    (Bloomberg) 

100 Best Stock Blogging Sites
(Feedspot)