Here we go again.
Somewhere on my To-Do list is to research this Russian floating power station.
Some background here. Lots of design ideas out there.
Forbes article on China's entry.
US Dept. of Energy under Steve Perry says "Don't Stop Believing".
NuScale, up in Oregon, has a design. More from DoE. NuScale has Phases 2 and 3 design approvals from the NRC.
Lots to take in on modular nuclear reactors.
G'mornin!!
Posted by: matt - deplore me if you must | August 25, 2019 at 06:23 AM
Political Forecast: Stormy Weather Ahead
By Clarice Feldman
Posted by: hoyden | August 25, 2019 at 06:40 AM
I'm migrating to Brave Browser. So far, it's working without exception.
Posted by: hoyden | August 25, 2019 at 06:41 AM
Safe travels matt!
Red talked about how much she learned listening to you yesterday. So glad our plans brought us into your vicinity.
Posted by: rse | August 25, 2019 at 06:58 AM
PL explains the Mann case.

MICHAEL MANN REFUSES TO PRODUCE DATA, LOSES CASE
Posted by: hoyden | August 25, 2019 at 07:17 AM
Democrats see that their only option is to double-down on physical violence,
It's only a matter of time before they will really regret that.
Posted by: Buckeye | August 25, 2019 at 07:22 AM
The first doctor would have put me on the oral fungicide. The one that takes out your liver and kidneys so you can have clean feet.
jim nj---
Besides what you wrote, those fungicides don't work that well. Extremely high risk for a basically cosmetic effect that you may or may not achieve.
I'd consider seeing somebody else next time, unless the script was passed on with "You can give this a try if it bothers you, but you could lose your liver."
Posted by: anonamom | August 25, 2019 at 07:33 AM
Mr. McGuire,
The Secretary of Energy is Rick Perry, not Steve.
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 07:34 AM
clarice,
Liked your article on the democrat policies which seem to be several millstones around their collective necks.
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 07:35 AM
Donald J. TrumpVerified account @realDonaldTrump · 6h6 hours ago
Before I arrived in France, the Fake and Disgusting News was saying that relations with the 6 others countries in the G-7 are very tense, and that the two days of meetings will be a disaster. Just like they are trying to force a Recession, they are trying to “will” America into..
....bad Economic times, the worse the better, anything to make my Election more difficult to win. Well, we are having very good meetings, the Leaders are getting along very well, and our Country, economically, is doing great - the talk of the world!
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 07:54 AM
Donald J. TrumpVerified account @realDonaldTrump · 6h6 hours ago
Such False and Inaccurate reporting thus far on the G-7. The Fake News knows this but they can’t help themselves! Leaving now to have breakfast with Boris J.
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 07:55 AM
Photos at link.
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 07:57 AM
MM, thank you for linking Trump's twitter posts. I appreciate that you do twitter so that we don't have to.
Posted by: hoyden | August 25, 2019 at 08:06 AM
Video at link.
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 08:07 AM
hoyden,
You are welcome! I use it as a news source and also a bit of a barometer of the national mood.
I appreciate you posting Clarice's Pieces every Sunday!
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 08:09 AM
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/08/25/g7-trump-smacks-down-macrons-claim-to-leading-role-in-iran-talks/
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 08:12 AM
Good morning, JOM and thanks.
Posted by: clarice | August 25, 2019 at 08:14 AM
Link goes to a graph with the breakdown. We are apparently not that unusual in how we get our news!
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 08:16 AM
https://www.steynonline.com/9663/end-of-the-peer-show#.XWIGVctv1VU.twitter
Steyn shows how the climate contrarians are being unpersoned by science magazines in order to depress objections to the climate change scam.
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 08:35 AM
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/08/china-vs-democracy/596248/
Every American Should Hope Trump Prevails Against China
This is by Joseph Sullivan, who worked as a staff economic adviser in the Trump White House for 2 years, and it is very good.
I am socked that The Atlantic printed it.
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 08:41 AM
narciso-
Seems that UDF-IV indeed does have problems, and, as I have mentioned, an investment manager does have to get in front of his trades and defend them from time to time, although this one was a bit dodgy on how he went at it and it got him sued, for good reason:
https://bluevaultpartners.com/news/update-united-development-funding-iv-to-settle-shareholder-lawsuit/
Posted by: Melinda | August 25, 2019 at 08:42 AM
http://www.thegwpf.com/false-alarm-amazon-burning-is-mostly-farms-not-forests/
This is not even an anti-global warming site!
It's amazing to me how easy it is to get all sorts of scares going simply because people don't read or understand basic data.
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 08:46 AM
Dan BonginoVerified account @dbongino · 28m28 minutes ago
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Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 08:56 AM
Photo at the link.
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 09:07 AM
Sara CookVerified account @saraecook · 2m2 minutes ago
Reporters were just rushed into a room set up with American and Japanese flags. Not clear yet what this event will be, but President Trump and Prime Minister Abe already met earlier. In that bilateral meeting Amb Lighthizer said the US & Japan were "very close" to a trade deal...
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CBS producer. I will keep an eye on what's happening.
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 09:15 AM
I don't scrub my feet as hard as I should
I found more beneficial than scrubbing harder, simply keeping the skin cells protected. Every morning: Vanicream. Made a difference in a week. You can buy a small tube to try.
Posted by: sbwaters | August 25, 2019 at 09:19 AM
Willowed:
Jim_NJ: The western press, whatever the outcome, will blame it on Trump again.
They actually did that yesterday BEFORE the conference started. I had to edit out the premise and conjectures from the pre-meeting Associated Press “reporting” just to get to the news.
Posted by: sbwaters | August 25, 2019 at 09:20 AM
Good morning from San Diego!
Great Pieces, Clarice!
Posted by: James D. | August 25, 2019 at 09:26 AM
Mary E Parsons #KAG @hturtfor · 14h14 hours ago
This isn’t right!!!! Mitt Romney’s son “Tagg” owns electronic voting machines in Ohio, Texas, Oklahoma, Washington, & Colorado. Since Romney is trying to take Trump out, this shouldn’t be allowed. Does anyone else smell conflict of interest? I’ve never trusted Romney.
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Is this true?
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 09:26 AM
I linked prof dorans takedown of fusion stooge foer calling for an invasion of the amazon.
Posted by: Narciso | August 25, 2019 at 09:29 AM
PlayTheTrumpCard @PlaysTrumpCard · 15s16 seconds ago
President @realDonaldTrump & Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the G7 talking about Japan buying 100's of millions of dollars worth of agricultural products is great news for our farmers!
Even better news is access to other markets worth billions!
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 09:30 AM
Sara CookVerified account @saraecook · 6m6 minutes ago
Trump says in addition to reaching consensus on the trade agreement Abe also agreed to buy excess American corn. Abe says Japan is experiencing insect pest on some agricultural products & there's a need to buy externally. The corn would be purchased by the Japanese private sector
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 09:34 AM
Short video at link.
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 09:36 AM
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/08/25/g7-trump-says-boris-right-man-for-job-brexit-hails-uk-u-s-deal/
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 09:37 AM
Excellent, Clarice. Read it and wonder about the future of political parties.
The problem seems a manifestation of technological breakdown. Signal gets overwhelmed as new media feedback loops have no dampening circuits to mitigate noise.
A schooled brain does not provide dampening that an educated brain can provide.
Posted by: sbwaters | August 25, 2019 at 09:39 AM
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7391265/Woody-Allen-pictured-leaving-Jeffrey-Epsteins-mansion-lavish-party-royals-honor.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailus
Other attendees included Katie Couric and George Stephanopolis.
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 09:39 AM
Good morning
JOM has spoiled me. I’m sitting here on this fine Sunday morning on my lounge chair sipping a hot coffee eating berry granola and reading Clarices Pieces! What’s become of the Democratic Party? What’s the cure for what ails these sick SOBs? Seriously! They are nuts. The candidates for POTUS are scary people. Imagine any one of them with power over that suitcase? So what’s the remedy? Talk loudly, carry a big stick & use plenty of bleach.
Have a good one.
Posted by: Bela1 | August 25, 2019 at 09:40 AM
From AP on Twitter:
BREAKING: Spokesman says that Iran Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif has landed at French city hosting G-7 summit.
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 09:44 AM
How frog of Marcon.
Posted by: henry | August 25, 2019 at 09:48 AM
A NeverTrumper warning of political grifters in the coming Walsh “Campaign”?
Unpossible!!
https://twitter.com/rbpundit/status/1165612836896354305?s=21
Posted by: Melinda | August 25, 2019 at 09:48 AM
Link goes to photo of banner in Hong Kong!
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 09:48 AM
And now a warning about Bill Kristol?
And it’s not even Christmas!
https://twitter.com/willchamberlain/status/1165617464144797697?s=21
Posted by: Melinda | August 25, 2019 at 09:51 AM
Disagree with comment at bottom of last post to some degree. I liked today’s Pieces and thought it is a classic. I appreciate that Clarice reads a LOT of articles that I simply do not have time to do. She gives the meat so we don’t have to search and read for hours. Good! But today we got some of that but a lot more of Clarice’s thoughts than usual. Really good too.! Thanks Clarice. Keep up the good work!
Posted by: Sidwhite | August 25, 2019 at 09:54 AM
Melinda
I don’t know what his problem is but I can’t stand that man! He’s been off the deep end since 2001 or thereabouts but he appears to need some serious reprogramming similar what is done to cult members.
Posted by: Bela1 | August 25, 2019 at 09:56 AM
Shocking no one, Walsh is in, under the Rear Admiral’s supervision, of course:
https://twitter.com/realryanjensen/status/1165615363356278784?s=21
Posted by: Melinda | August 25, 2019 at 09:57 AM
How long are you in San Diego, James?
Posted by: Threadkiller | August 25, 2019 at 09:58 AM
political grifters
“For Wales? Why Richard, it profit a man nothing to give his soul for the whole world. . . but for Wales!”
Posted by: sbwaters | August 25, 2019 at 10:05 AM
Flying out Wednesday AM, TK.
But not much time to sightsee - working most of the time. Blah.
Posted by: James D. | August 25, 2019 at 10:14 AM
Thanks, sidwhite, I do write for people who haven't time to read all the stuff I do(and JOM does).
Posted by: clarice | August 25, 2019 at 10:16 AM
MM @ 9:39
That party was two years after Epstein’s first conviction for pedophilia.
Everyone who goes on Stephanopolous’ show should ask him why he - a man with young daughters - went to parties celebrating a convicted pedophile.
Posted by: James D. | August 25, 2019 at 10:17 AM
SBW, Signal gets overwhelmed as new media feedback loops have no dampening circuits to mitigate noise.
Heh. About four decades ago at Ginormous Research, we used to debate dampening vs damping. The damping group argued that dampening was what you did with a washcloth. :)
Posted by: Manuel Transmission | August 25, 2019 at 10:18 AM
She @ 9:39
It’s all deliberate. It’s the end result of all the things rse writes about. Bill Ayers won, in the end.
Posted by: James D. | August 25, 2019 at 10:19 AM
Does anyone else think Joe Walsh in that photo of Mel's 9:51 look a lot like Pedo Epstein?
Posted by: Jack is Back (Again)! | August 25, 2019 at 10:21 AM
James D.,
Of course they won't ask. I thought it important to show how those people sucked up to Epstein AFTER his conviction. One would have thought he would have been persona non grata.
Again: where'd he get all of that money? And who all knew what he was up to?
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 10:23 AM
MT, you pointed this out to me before. Muscle memory. Keep repeating until I get it right. History and Poli Sci major.
Posted by: sbwaters | August 25, 2019 at 10:23 AM
Jack,
Yes, and so do several people replying to the tweet.
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 10:24 AM
BTW, Merriam-Webster: : to check or diminish the activity or vigor of : deaden the heat dampened our spirits
Posted by: sbwaters | August 25, 2019 at 10:25 AM
MT,
In Acoustical aka Sound Engineering, damping and dampening are interchangeable. Go to any tech paper on sound absorption and you'll see what I mean:)
Posted by: Jack is Back (Again)! | August 25, 2019 at 10:27 AM
James "It’s all deliberate. It’s the end result of all the things rse writes about. Bill Ayers won, in the end."
Agree except some say we are not yet at the end so one cannot be 100% certain.
But if James is correct, then the bookend to Ayers will be Obama who, having been created by whomever created Ayers, with his eight years of destruction, will have set in final motion the "transformation of this country". Hillary was supposed to carry the baton over the finish line, but Trump forced the race into another lap. Who knows...
Posted by: Old Lurker | August 25, 2019 at 10:29 AM
NASA investigating first crime committed in space: report
https://news.yahoo.com/amphtml/nasa-investigating-first-crime-committed-space-report-020025323.html
(sigh) Drama.
Posted by: Another Bob | August 25, 2019 at 10:31 AM
Always been “damping” everywhere I’ve worked. (shrugs)
Posted by: Another Bob | August 25, 2019 at 10:35 AM
Troubling.
https://bigleaguepolitics.com/watch-antifa-terrorist-attempts-to-stab-marine-veteran-during-last-weekends-portland-rampage/
Posted by: President-Elect Jim,SunnyvaleCA | August 25, 2019 at 10:39 AM
So I guess we have to consider degrees from Stanford, even in huge herd sciences, worthless now...
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=13615
Posted by: James D. | August 25, 2019 at 10:47 AM
“The hard sciences” not “huge herd sciences”
Darn iPhone!
Posted by: James D. | August 25, 2019 at 10:47 AM
My group was Dynamics and Acoustics and, yes, it was a continual, and good natured debate.
Posted by: Manuel Transmission | August 25, 2019 at 10:48 AM
--Mr. McGuire,
The Secretary of Energy is Rick Perry, not Steve.--
Miss Marple,
The proprietor of this blog is Mr. Maguire, not Mr. McGuire. :)
Posted by: Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki | August 25, 2019 at 10:58 AM
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/25/us-japan-reach-trade-deal-agreement/
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 11:00 AM
:-) Ig
Posted by: Old Lurker | August 25, 2019 at 11:01 AM
So, if RBG [or any other justice] leaves the court for whatever reason what is the GOP counter to the Dem's inevitable 'leave it until after 2020 just like Merrick Garland' argument?
I'm not sure the different-parties-in-the-WH-and-Senate argument will get through the chatter nor am I convinced it makes a whole lot of sense.
The because-we-said-so argument probably loses the requisite mushes, doesn't it?
Posted by: Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki | August 25, 2019 at 11:05 AM
Ig,
Touche', and well deserved!
I will keep my corrections to myself. This is a perfect example of karma. LOL!
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 11:11 AM
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/08/25/wallace_presses_mnuchin_does_trump_really_believe_he_has_authority_to_stop_companies_from_doing_business_in_china.html
This is Wallace trying to portray Trump as some sort of unstable person.
What a creep and an example of why I don't watch his show on YouTube.
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 11:14 AM
A schooled brain does not provide damp
ening that an educated brain can provide.Schools have thrown discernment overboard in favor of "repeat after me".
Posted by: Buckeye | August 25, 2019 at 11:17 AM
So, if RBG [or any other justice] leaves the court for whatever reason what is the GOP counter to the Dem's inevitable 'leave it until after 2020 just like Merrick Garland' argument?
One argument is that we were guaranteed to have a new President after the 2016 election but that’s not the case for the 2020 election.
Posted by: James D. | August 25, 2019 at 11:22 AM
"The because-we-said-so argument probably loses the requisite mushes, doesn't it?"
That is my prediction.
Posted by: Old Lurker | August 25, 2019 at 11:23 AM
Video at link.
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 11:34 AM
Our side ought to be advancing the argument t that RBG is clearly medically unfit to continue serving.
Really what ought pro happen - should have happened before we lost the House in 2018 - is that House leadership should have gone to Roberts and told him to push her to quit or else investigation of her health and impeachment on grounds of incapacity would ensue.
Posted by: James D. | August 25, 2019 at 11:35 AM
That's not who we are, James.
Posted by: Old Lurker | August 25, 2019 at 11:38 AM
Bela1,
If your idea of “serious reprogramming” involves a world class ass kicking I agree completely.
My wife tells me that UCLA has done a study debunking the “crazy cat lady” myth. I haven’t looked at the study, but I’m calling bullshit.
:)
Posted by: Gentlejim | August 25, 2019 at 11:42 AM
Agree with JamesD 11:35.
It's definitely who I am!
Posted by: President-Elect Jim,SunnyvaleCA | August 25, 2019 at 11:45 AM
Well, I see the "Trump is unstable and crazy" theme is now being dragged out by CNN to augment Wallace's more subtle hint.
Stelter has brought on a psychiatrist, who is CHINESE. Scaramucci is on Twitter saying Trump will drop out by March.
I cannot stand these people.
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 11:47 AM
MARK SIMONE
@MarkSimoneNY
Joe Biden lives in the biggest mansion in his state and just bought another mansion in DC, Bernie Sanders has 4 houses, Obama just got his 3rd mansion. All of this money was made from lecturing you on income inequality!
Posted by: Momto2 | August 25, 2019 at 11:54 AM
Retweeted by the President. Video at link.
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 11:55 AM
Scaramucci is a whore.
Who cares what he thinks??
Posted by: Buckeye | August 25, 2019 at 11:55 AM
Link goes to a tweet celebrating Sean CONNERY'S 89th birthday!
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 11:57 AM
So now a fourth “R”? “Raving”
Posted by: henry | August 25, 2019 at 11:58 AM
Donald J. TrumpVerified account @realDonaldTrump · 8m8 minutes ago
Happy Birthday Regis, a truly special man!
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I assume this is Regis Philbin, since I don't know of any other person named Regis.
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 11:59 AM
Link goes to an earlier tweet about how bad the polls are. Glad to see he is calling Fox out.
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 12:01 PM
90F in London for the Spurs v. Newcastle game. Warm in Biarritz also.
Ever notice how many disposable hanger-on’s And wannabe’s Trump goes through in a year?
Posted by: Jack is Back (Again)! | August 25, 2019 at 12:03 PM
henry,
"Raving" is the word, I guess. Good call!
I am going to be busy for a while, so if you could, please monitor Trump's Twitter feed.
Thanks!
Posted by: MissMarple3 | August 25, 2019 at 12:12 PM
Most splinters ever:
@CNBC
President Obama's high school basketball jersey sold for $120,000 this weekend in an online auction. (via @CNBCMakeIt) cnb.cx/2z7knTX
Posted by: henry | August 25, 2019 at 12:14 PM
BREAKING: Spokesman says that Iran Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif has landed at French city hosting G-7 summit.
Macron is effing with the wrong guy.
Posted by: Buckeye | August 25, 2019 at 12:19 PM
How'd they know it was his jersey?

The name on the back was AIRBALL.
Posted by: Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki | August 25, 2019 at 12:20 PM
The last time france invited the iranians meaning khomeimi to paris, the shah fell in a year, of course chirac had his side deal with saddam, o chirac aka tammuz 16.
Posted by: Narciso | August 25, 2019 at 12:32 PM
Auctions: A new way to launder money.
Posted by: Jack is Back (Again)! | August 25, 2019 at 12:38 PM
When outrageous book deals aren't enough, JIB
Posted by: clarice | August 25, 2019 at 12:45 PM
"Well, I see the "Trump is unstable and crazy" theme is now being dragged out by CNN"
Wait - it doesn't begin with an "R".
Posted by: Jane | August 25, 2019 at 12:47 PM
Jane, “Raving lunatic”
Posted by: henry | August 25, 2019 at 12:50 PM
About five years after they returned the favor bombing the oeacekeeper base in beirut.
Posted by: Narciso | August 25, 2019 at 12:51 PM
@realDonaldTrump
Big Trade Deal just agreed to with Prime Minister Abe of Japan. Will be great for our Farmers, Ranchers and more. Really big Corn purchase!
Posted by: henry | August 25, 2019 at 12:53 PM
Is every outlet in chinas pay, thats what it looks like from here?
Posted by: Narciso | August 25, 2019 at 12:53 PM