Photo, left:  The ecliptic is the apparent path of the Sun on the celestial sphere, and is the basis for the ecliptic coordinate system. It also refers to the plane of this path, which is coplanar with the orbit of Earth around the Sun (and hence the apparent orbit of the Sun around Earth). The path of the Sun is not normally noticeable from Earth's surface because Earth rotates, carrying the observer through the cycles of sunrise and sunset, obscuring the apparent motion of the Sun with respect to the stars. (See also: moving graphic at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecliptic )
 
JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW
 
Hour One
Friday  12 November 2016 / Hour 1, Block A:  Liz Peek, Fiscal Times, Fox; in re:  D J Trump’s win 
Friday  12 November 2016 / Hour 1, Block B:  Jim McTague, Barron’s Washington, in re:  Trump economy
Friday  12 November 2016 / Hour 1, Block C:  Joshua Green, in re: Trump demographics
Friday  12 November 2016 / Hour 1, Block D:  Tunku Varaarajan, Hoover, in re:  Trump and India
 
Hour Two
Friday  12 November 2016 / Hour 2, Block A: Michael E Vlahos, Global Security Studies, Johns Hopkins University; Strategy and Policy Department, US Naval War College; and Henry J. ("Jerry") Hendrix, Ph.D., active-duty United States Navy Captain, senior Fellow & Director, Defense Strategies and Assessments Program, Center for a New American Security; in re: US Navy ships. (1 of 2)
Friday  12 November 2016 / Hour 2, Block B:   Michael E Vlahos, Global Security Studies, Johns Hopkins University; Strategy and Policy Department, US Naval War College; and Henry J. ("Jerry") Hendrix, Ph.D., active-duty United States Navy Captain, senior Fellow & Director, Defense Strategies and Assessments Program, Center for a New American Security; in re: US Navy ships. (2 of 2)
Friday  12 November 2016 / Hour 2, Block C:  Gene Marks, Washington Post, in re:
For smaller merchants, maybe opening on Thanksgiving Day isn’t such a great idea after all https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-small-business/wp/2016/11/10/for-smaller-merchants-maybe-opening-on-thanksgiving-day-isnt-such-a-great-idea-after-all/
97 per cent of small businesses still use paper checks to make and accept payments https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-small-business/wp/2016/11/04/97-percent-of-small-businesses-still-use-paper-checks-to-make-and-accept-payments/
Are you ready for the world’s biggest shopping day of the year next week? Kobe and Katy are. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-small-business/wp/2016/11/03/are-you-ready-for-the-worlds-biggest-shopping-day-of-the-year-next-week-kobe-and-katy-are/
This start-up believes it can slow the aging process – and Jeff Bezos agrees https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-small-business/wp/2016/10/28/this-start-up-believes-it-can-slow-the-aging-process-and-jeff-bezos-agrees/
Legal Weed Has Arrived. Get Ready for the Budweiser of Bud  https://www.wired.com/2016/11/legal-weed-arrived-get-ready-budweiser-bud/ @StocktonSays @WIRED
Boulder's sugary drink tax will hurt small business aimed to improve health  http://kdvr.com/2016/11/09/boulders-sugary-drink-tax-hurting-small-business-aimed-to-improve-health/   @DrewEngelbart @KDVR
Small Business Employees Say Lack of Feedback and Communication Leaves Them Unfulfilled http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/small-business-employees-say-lack-of-feedback-and-communication-leaves-them-unfulfilled-300360489.html   @PRNewswire
Cloud traffic to jump 262% by 2020, according to Cisco Global Cloud Index  http://www.techrepublic.com/article/cloud-traffic-to-jump-262-by-2020-according-to-cisco-global-cloud-index/ @teena_maddox @techrepublic
College student finds success with online clothing business http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/11/21-year-old_finds_success_with.html @siadvance  (1 of 2)
Friday  12 November 2016 / Hour 2, Block D:  Gene Marks, Washington Post (2 of 2)
 
Hour Three
Friday  12 November 2016 / Hour 3, Block A:  Emily Hamilton, research manager, State and Local Policy Project, Mercatus Center at George Mason University;  in re:  The Benefits and Risks of Policymakers’ Use of Smart City Technology.  The term smart cities refers to the intersection of connected devices (also known as the Internet of Things), big data, the urban environment, and city dwellers. Smart city innovations have been widely lauded for their potential to improve government services and government transparency. Sensor technology creates the potential for congestion pricing, which could make government services more efficient. Access to big data can give policymakers the information they need to improve infrastructure maintenance. However, smart city innovations also carry considerable risk, including expansion of the surveillance state. Risks to citizens’ rights are greatest when law enforcement agencies use smart city tools. Using a public choice framework, I explore the potential for smart cities to improve urban life and analyze the potential risks these technologies carry to violate citizens’ rights.  (1 of 2)
Friday  12 November 2016 / Hour 3, Block B: Emily Hamilton, research manager, State and Local Policy Project, Mercatus Center at George Mason University (2 of 2)
Friday  12 November 2016 / Hour 3, Block C: Robert Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack, in re: space (1 of 2)
Friday  12 November 2016 / Hour 3, Block D: Robert Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack, in re: space (2 of 2)
 
Hour Four
Friday  12 November 2016 / Hour 4, Block A:  David H. Grinspoon, astrobiologist; Senior Scientist at the Planetary Science Institute; in re:   space (1 of 4)
Friday  12 November 2016 / Hour 4, Block B:  David H. Grinspoon, astrobiologist; Senior Scientist at the Planetary Science Institute; in re:   space (2 of 4)
Friday  12 November 2016 / Hour 4, Block C: David H. Grinspoon, astrobiologist; Senior Scientist at the Planetary Science Institute; in re:   space.   Moon is 5° off the ecliptic; Earth is 24° off the ecliptic, which leads to wobbles, which leads to ice ages. (3 of 4)
Friday  12 November 2016 / Hour 4, Block D:   David H. Grinspoon, astrobiologist; Senior Scientist at the Planetary Science Institute; in re:   space (4 of 4)
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