It's WEDNESDAY: What happened in Washington

Keystone Pipeline Vote Fails in Senate

Keystone Pipeline advocates failed even though they had a 59-41 majority.

Why didn't it pass?   Will the Republican majority bring it back next year?

Will the result be different? How did Iowa Senators vote?

Is it "all politics" or are there real issues to proponents and opponents?

It's Dangerous? TECH Tuesday

Elon Musk, inventor and entrepreneur, is concerned about the future of Artificial Intelligence.

He is also one of the investors in Vicarious, a Silicon Valley startup involved in developing advanced Artificial Intelligence technologies.

You have no idea how close we are to killer robots

Our 3rd New 7 Wonder in Brazil

Christ the Redeemer

Created by French sculptor Paul Landowski and built by the engineer Heitor da Silva Costa Brazil in collaboration with the French engineer Albert Caquot. 30 metres (98 ft) and 38 metres (125 ft) tall with its pedestal

It's Fabulous Friday in Jordan--One of the New 7 Wonders of the World

Check out Petra in modern day Jordan

Let's GO TRAVEL to Korea

What's UP in North Korea?

North Korea's news agency KCNA published this photograph in 2013 showing North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un visiting what it said was a local smartphone factory








North Korea Becomes Tech Savy
An interesting article about technology in a country in which the government tries to control all access to the internet.

New North Korea nuclear facility
This article tells about North Korea's continuing effort to become a full-fledged nuclear power.

It's a RED, RED, Republican, Washington Wednesday

Joni Ernst of Red Oak is one of               100 U. S. Senators.

The Republicans gained control of the U. S. Senate in the November 4 elections by winning enough seats to gain at least 53 of 100 votes.

The Republicans increased the number of Republican seats in the U. S. House of Representatives.

Most commentators attributed much of the Republican success to voter dissatisfaction with    President Obama, whose approval rating has dropped considerably.

IOWA Results

Alaska, Oregon & Washington D. C. voters voted to legalize marijuana for recreation purposes.
Florida voters voted against legalizing marijuana for medical purposes.

Nebraska, Illinois, Arkansas, & South Dakota all voted for measures to raise the minimum wage.

Excepting Wisconsin, every state on Iowa's border now has a minimum wage higher than the national minimum wage of $7.25.

Nationally, voter turnout was low, which usually happens at midterm elections.

CNN.com election results.                         Politico.com election results.

Senator Ernst Leads in Iowa Poll

Des Moines Register Iowa Poll Results

Every major election brings a familiar cry by some candidates, "The polls are wrong"; or "the polls don't accurately predict the way our supporters will turn out".

Occasionally they are correct, but usually they are wrong. In recent decades in election after election, pollsters prove to be surprisingly correct, given the margin of error that everyone acknowledges.

In the latest Iowa Poll, Joni Ernst has a 51-44 percent lead that appears to be unbeatable. It would seem likely, that barring a political earthquake, the race is over and that Republicans are winning, not only in Iowa, but also in many other states with close elections.

But, of course, until the votes are counted, it is never over.