The 2018 Winter Olympics: Schedule

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The  2018 Winter Olympics Schedule
There are lots of events to watch in this year’s Winter Olympics. Some you may be familiar with and some you may never have seen before. And, of course, there are always going to be events that you just don’t give a darn about. Whatever.
Here’s a very good guide on what to watch and when, at this year’s Winter Olympics:
The Complete Schedule, courtesy of our friends at Time magazine. 
 
 
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The 2018 Winter Olympics Essentials: TV Schedule

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This year, NBC will be providing opening ceremony to closing ceremony coverage of the 2018 Winter Olympics. NBC is doing coverage in HD, 4K and even 8K. There will also even be some VR. To take it all in, you need to know where and when it all is.
Nightshift Sports has you covered:
You’re going to watch the Olympics?
Here’s what’s on and when, courtesy of NBC, lead broadcaster for the Olympic Games.
The NBC 2018 Winter Olympics Full Schedule
VR Live Streaming at the Winter Olympics
How to Watch the Winter Olympics on TV, online, and streaming
Sporting News Guide to TV Coverage of the Winter Olympics
The Announcers for the Winter Olympic Games:
 
 
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The Nightshift: 9 February 2018

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Good Morning, it’s Friday, 9 February 2018,  and this is the Morning Edition of The Nightshift.
The Nightshift is moving to a more streamlined format to accommodate a slate of new  Media Bunker  projects.
Rob Porter, staff secretary at the White House and former top aide to Chief of Staff John Kelly, is out after accusations from his two ex-wives of physical and verbal abuse. Another day, another White House scandal. Also, the U.S. Government shut down late last night, a new–and potentially explosively large–budget was approved and the government started up again. Did you miss it while it was gone?
Today is National Pizza Day. Chicago deep-dish style or flat? (also National Bagel Day…pass the cream cheese and lox).
What we’re listening to in The Media Bunker: The Valentines 2018 playlist, compiled by our music editor/producer/DJ Tschugge. 
The front pages (and sometimes more) of the world’s great English language newspapers are linked below. The International Headlines are all at your fingertips, below. As always, thanks for dropping by.
 
 
The Times (London
Financial Times (UK)
The Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)
The Wall Street Journal (European edition)
Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)
New York Times (New York)
The Boston Globe (Boston)
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles)
Daily News Egypt (Cairo)
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
The Moscow Times (Moscow)
Le Figaro (Paris)
Bloomberg.com (New York)
The Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem)
The Japanese Times (Tokyo)
The Local (Oslo)
Sputnik (Moscow)
The Buenas Aires Herald (Buenas Aires)
The Sidney Morning Herald (Sidney)
Deadline Hollywood (Hollywood)
FiveThirtyEight (New York City)
Politico (Washington, DC)
Lawfareblog (Washington, DC)
Wired (San Francisco, CA)
The Weather Channel
CNN News Text Site
Ars Technica  
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The 2018 Winter Olympics: Start Here

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The Winter Olympics are here.
They staged some events (team curling, skating) on the 8th and  Friday the 9th is the day of the Opening Ceremonies. As you might suspect, the coverage will be massive this year…not just because it’s the Winter Olympics but also because of the geo-political-sports nature of the event: staged in South Korea which has a long-standing feud with next door neighbor North Korea which has an escalating feud with the U.S. Just to make it even more interesting, North Korea and South Korea are combining Olympic Teams.  International intrigue, indeed.
Forget about all that political stuff on the Korean peninsula and in Washington for the next couple of weeks and sit back and enjoy the Winter Olympics. NBC is providing tons of coverage and we’ll point you in the right direction. For now, all you need to know (well most of what you need to know) about the 2018 Winter Olympics is in this terrific piece from the New York Times.
Give it a read and you’ll be a expert in just a few minutes.
 
 
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The Nightshift: 8 February 2018

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Good Morning, it’s Thursday, 8 February 2018,  and this is the Morning Edition of The Nightshift.
The first events of the Winter Olympics are today.  In America, the coverage is on NBC.
The Nightshift is moving to a more streamlined format to accommodate a slate of new  Media Bunker  projects.
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Today is National Boy Scouts Day. Do a good turn today.
What we’re listening to in The Media Bunker: The Valentines 2018 playlist, compiled by our music editor/producer/DJ Tschugge. 
The front pages (and sometimes more) of the world’s great English language newspapers are linked below. The International Headlines are all at your fingertips, below. As always, thanks for dropping by.
 
 
The Times (London
Financial Times (UK)
The Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)
The Wall Street Journal (European edition)
Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)
New York Times (New York)
The Boston Globe (Boston)
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles)
Daily News Egypt (Cairo)
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
The Moscow Times (Moscow)
Le Figaro (Paris)
Bloomberg.com (New York)
The Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem)
The Japanese Times (Tokyo)
The Local (Oslo)
Sputnik (Moscow)
The Buenas Aires Herald (Buenas Aires)
The Sidney Morning Herald (Sidney)
Deadline Hollywood (Hollywood)
FiveThirtyEight (New York City)
Politico (Washington, DC)
Lawfareblog (Washington, DC)
Wired (San Francisco, CA)
The Weather Channel
CNN News Text Site
Ars Technica  
The Fine Print: Embed image courtesy of our friends at Getty Images, who have the photographic history of the 20th and 21s century on file and online. If you need an image, they are your source. This image has not been altered in any way. We thank them for sharing. This post is number 1595  for this site. The Nightshift is a continually evolving experiment in news communications The Nightshift is a production of Perception Engineering and The Media Bunker. It’s rapid iteration. Thanks for reading. Now–catch up on the world.

The Nightshift: 7 February 2018

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Good Morning, it’s Wednesday, 7 February 2018,  and this is the Morning Edition of The Nightshift.
Welcome to February (Congrats…you made it through January!)
The Nightshift is moving to a more streamlined format to accommodate a slate of new  Media Bunker  projects.
Today is National Girls & Women in Sports Day. Support the current  and next generation of female competitors as they get in the game.
What we’re listening to in The Media Bunker: The Valentines 2018 playlist, compiled by our music editor/producer/DJ Tschugge. 
The front pages (and sometimes more) of the world’s great English language newspapers are linked below. The International Headlines are all at your fingertips, below. As always, thanks for dropping by.
 
 
The Times (London
Financial Times (UK)
The Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)
The Wall Street Journal (European edition)
Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)
New York Times (New York)
The Boston Globe (Boston)
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles)
Daily News Egypt (Cairo)
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
The Moscow Times (Moscow)
Le Figaro (Paris)
Bloomberg.com (New York)
The Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem)
The Japanese Times (Tokyo)
The Local (Oslo)
Sputnik (Moscow)
The Buenas Aires Herald (Buenas Aires)
The Sidney Morning Herald (Sidney)
Deadline Hollywood (Hollywood)
FiveThirtyEight (New York City)
Politico (Washington, DC)
Lawfareblog (Washington, DC)
Wired (San Francisco, CA)
The Weather Channel
CNN News Text Site
Ars Technica  
The Fine Print:  This post is number 1594  for this site. The Nightshift is a continually evolving experiment in news communications The Nightshift is a production of Perception Engineering and The Media Bunker. It’s rapid iteration. Thanks for reading. Now–catch up on the world.

The Nightshift: 6 February 2018

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Good Morning, it’s Tuesday, 6 February 2018,  and this is the Morning Edition of The Nightshift.
Welcome to February (Congrats…you made it through January!)
The Nightshift is moving to a more streamlined format to accommodate a slate of new  Media Bunker  projects.
Today is National Frozen Yogurt Day. Cone of lemon, please.
What we’re listening to in The Media Bunker: The Valentines 2018 playlist, compiled by our music editor/producer/DJ Tschugge. 
The front pages (and sometimes more) of the world’s great English language newspapers are linked below. The International Headlines are all at your fingertips. As always, thanks for dropping by.
The Times (London
Financial Times (UK)
The Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)
The Wall Street Journal (European edition)
Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)
New York Times (New York)
The Boston Globe (Boston)
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles)
Daily News Egypt (Cairo)
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
The Moscow Times (Moscow)
Le Figaro (Paris)
Bloomberg.com (New York)
The Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem)
The Japanese Times (Tokyo)
The Local (Oslo)
Sputnik (Moscow)
The Buenas Aires Herald (Buenas Aires)
The Sidney Morning Herald (Sidney)
Deadline Hollywood (Hollywood)
FiveThirtyEight (New York City)
Politico (Washington, DC)
Lawfareblog (Washington, DC)
Wired (San Francisco, CA)
The Weather Channel
CNN News Text Site
Ars Technica  
The Fine Print: This post is number 1593  for this site. The Nightshift is a continually evolving experiment in news communications and is a production of Perception Engineering and The Media Bunker. It’s rapid iteration. Thanks for reading. Now–catch up on the world.

The Nightshift: 5 February 2018

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Good Morning, it’s Monday, 5 February 2018,  and this is the Morning Edition of The Nightshift.
Welcome to February (Congrats…you made it through January!)
The Nightshift is moving to a more streamlined format to accommodate a slate of new  Media Bunker  projects.
America received a terrific Super Bowl last night. In a game that literally went down to the very last second, the Philadelphia Eagles beat the New England Patriots 41-33 in Super Bowl LII, a game that lived up to its name. The underdog Eagles played aggressively on offense and defense and rose to the moment on the biggest stage in professional football. The Eagles “backup” quarterback Nick Foles went head-to-head with Patriot’s quarterback Tom Brady and played well enough to throw four touchdown passes and win the Most Valuable Player award for the game.  Expect to see both teams playing again in another Super Bowl.
The Winter Olympics start with the first events on Thursday and the opening ceremonies on Friday.  Get prepared with this warmup from The New York  Times. 
Jon Huntsman Sr. an industrialist (Huntsman Chemicals) who became a billionaire and then turned to philanthropy in founding the Huntsman Cancer Institute, has died at the age of 80. Mr. Huntsman’s son, Jon Huntsman Jr. has been the governor of Utah, ran for President in 2012 (and was perhaps the most qualified and compelling candidate in the race that  year) and is currently U.S. Ambassador to Russia. His influence will be felt for generations in both politics and philanthropy.
Today is National Weatherperson’s Day. Say thanks to Dylan and Al and all the people at the Weather Channel, for bringing us the temps and forecasts. For those of you with lots of close friends (or maybe just one) it’s also National Shower With A Friend Day..the way to celebrate that one is self-explanatory.
What we’re listening to in The Media Bunker: The Valentines 2018 playlist, compiled by our music editor/producer/DJ Tschugge. 
The front pages (and sometimes more) of the world’s great English language newspapers are linked below.
Please check out the CNN “text news” site, which is much faster than their full multi-media site. It’s below at the end of the links.
A new link to the Boston Globe newspaper has been added. We’ve also added a link to The Local, an English language newspaper in Norway.
Also, we’ve added tech site Ars Technia to The Nightshift. To reflect the growing impact of technology in our life, we will be adding more technology centric sites in the future.
The International Headlines are all at your fingertips, below. As always, thanks for dropping by.
The Times (London
Financial Times (UK)
The Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)
The Wall Street Journal (European edition)
Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)
New York Times (New York)
The Boston Globe (Boston)
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles)
Daily News Egypt (Cairo)
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
The Moscow Times (Moscow)
Le Figaro (Paris)
Bloomberg.com (New York)
The Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem)
The Japanese Times (Tokyo)
The Local (Oslo)
Sputnik (Moscow)
The Buenas Aires Herald (Buenas Aires)
The Sidney Morning Herald (Sidney)
Deadline Hollywood (Hollywood)
FiveThirtyEight (New York City)
Politico (Washington, DC)
Lawfareblog (Washington, DC)
Wired (San Francisco, CA)
The Weather Channel
CNN News Text Site
Ars Technica  
The Fine Print: Photo embed courtesy of our friends at GettyImages.com who have the photographic history of the 20th and 21st century on file. This image has not been altered in any way. We thank them for sharing. This post is number 1592  for this site. The Nightshift is a continually evolving experiment in news communications The Nightshift is a production of Perception Engineering and The Media Bunker. It’s rapid iteration. Thanks for reading. Now–catch up on the world.

Essential Reading in the Post "Memo" Era

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You hear lots of opinions, false or misleading statements, unusual interpretations, polarizing statements, and just flat out lies coming from Washington these days–from both the Democrats and the Republicans. In an effort to set the record straight, here are two sources of relevant information and facts that you might want to consult.
The Nunes-FBI Memo, Annotated by the staff of Politico. 
What the Republicans say it proves (total vindication) and what it really says (nope) are two different things (surprise!). Read the line-by-line analyzed version of the infamous memo, as done by the staff at Politico, who have a long history of deciphering Congressional and Political gibberish. Do so, and you’ll have more knowledge than the Congressional members who voted to release it without reading it. Does it make you wonder what they’re actually doing?
Nuclear Posture Review
You’ll hear a lot in the coming months about our military, military threats to the U.S., our nuclear arsenal, and what we have vs. what everyone else has in their nuclear quiver. Don’t believe the politicians and talking heads: go to the source: the official Nuclear Posture Review as produced by our Defense Department. A democracy works best when its citizens are educated and informed; get with it.
We will continue to do deep dives into policy and information areas that should be of concern to Americans (and our allies) and build out the “Essential Reading” list when new intelligence and articles that shed light on what’s really happening become available in the public realm. In other words: stay tuned.