The project is part of China’s Belt and Road initiative, offering infrastructure investment
Vietnam's colonial-era rail tracks struggle with demand, prompting a new $8bn railway project.
Backed by China, it will connect Haiphong to Lao Cai, boosting trade and tourism.
The railway aims to improve the speed and predictability of China-Vietnam trade and vital for Vietnam’s manufacturing.
While Laos faces debt from similar projects, Vietnam hopes the new route will ease domestic transport issues.
Locals anticipate a more convenient travel experience. The project is part of China’s Belt and Road initiative, offering infrastructure investment despite Vietnam’s balancing act with the US.
In this episode of The Larry Arnn Show, Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn interviews Erik Prince, businessman, former U.S. Navy SEAL officer, and founder of Blackwater.
The two discuss Prince’s career, strategic failures in the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, and how the United States military can prepare for the wars of tomorrow.
You can find Prince’s Unplugged Phone here.
This interview was conducted on February 2, 2025.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Introduction to Iraq and Afghanistan Conflict
00:20 - CIA vs. Pentagon: The Initial Response Post-9/11
At only 26,000 light years away from Earth,
Sagittarius A* is one of the few black holes that scientists can
observe to watch the flow of gas and dust in its accretion disk.
Astrophysicists surprised by light show around the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole
Sagittarius A* has everything. Faint flickers, bright eruptions, and more.
Using
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, Northwestern astrophysicists gained
the longest, most detailed glimpse yet of the supermassive black hole at
the center of the Milky Way. They found the black hole's accretion disk
emits a constant stream of flares with no periods of rest. This video
shows the 2.1 micron data taken on April 7, 2024. Farhad
Yusef-Zadeh/Northwestern University
In the new study, the team used JWST’s near infrared camera
(NIRCam). This instrument can simultaneously observe two infrared
colors for long periods of time. They observed Sagittarius A* with their
NIRCam for a total of 48 hours, using 8-to-10-hour increments across
one Earth year. This allowed them to track how the black hole changed
over time, similar to a time-lapse video.
Using NASA’s James Webb Space
Telescope, Northwestern astrophysicists gained the longest, most
detailed glimpse yet of the supermassive black hole at the center of the
Milky Way. They found the black hole’s accretion disk emits a constant
stream of flares with no periods of rest. This video shows the 2.1
micron data taken on April 7, 2024. CREDIT: Farhad
Yusef-Zadeh/Northwestern University.
While flares were expected, Sagittarius A* was more active than would be anticipated. The team saw “ongoing fireworks”
of various brightness and durations. About five to six big flares with
several smaller sub-flares in between spewed out of the accretion disk.
