Wednesday, January 29, 2020

29 January - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 5

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Congressional Candidate Tomas Ramos Creates First Ever Technological HUB Inside of A NYCHA Community Center

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
*-by Tomas Ramoscandidate for Congress, NY-15* July 2016, that was the first time that I entered Bronx River Community Center-- while I was excited about the prospects of being a community educator and organizer, little did I realize that this moment would alter the rest of my life. As I toured the center, I was in awe of this beautiful space that was located in the middle of one of the largest public housing developments in the Bronx. I had an immediate vision, to combine my interest and love of technology to transform the center itself. I envisioned a technological hub that wou... more »

Rangers feared this neon-pink slug was wiped out by fires — then it rained

Just In - 16 hours ago
The rare species is only found in a 10-kilometre-square patch of national park which was ravaged by bushfires last year.

Police divers locate plane wreckage a week after crash, no sign of occupants

Just In - 16 hours ago
The Cessna 182 crashed into Moreton Bay off Brisbane on January 22 with two people on board and while police divers have found the wrecked plane, there is still no sign of the occupants.

V-Line train hits wagons after freight train derails in north-east Victoria

Just In - 16 hours ago
A V-Line train collides with a wagon from a derailed freight train in north-east Victoria, but no injuries are reported.

Chinese store fined for price-gouging on protective masks as coronavirus grips the nation

Just In - 16 hours ago
Chinese authorities crack down on price-gouging vendors, with one store hit with a 3 million yuan fine for dramatically raising the price of protective masks.

Perhaps we need a Lemon Law for the "woke" news media?

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 16 hours ago
Many states in the USA have so-called "Lemon Laws". These provide that if a consumer item (typically a car, etc.) fails to meet normal standards of quality and performance, the purchaser can return it to the vendor for a more satisfactory replacement or a full refund. After this public display of scorn and derision by CNN pundit Don Lemon and his guests (frequent CNN contributor Wajahat Ali and former Republican strategist Rick Wilson) the other night, perhaps we need to expand Lemon Laws to deal with his ilk, too. Mr. Lemon tried to defend himself and his guests last night, b... more »

Coronavirus Can Be Caused By Viral Interference, A Known Result Of Flu Vaccines

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 16 hours ago
News and articles about CORONAVIRUS are everywhere but our article, here on Age Of Autism, may be much different from what we are reading and seeing elsewhere. It is interesting to observe the business side of all of this talk... more »

Greenpeace and the annexing of BBC news–Conservative Woman

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 16 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Former BBC news producer David Keighley has the low down on the latest example of the BBC’s green campaign agenda: THE BBC runs – at our expense – probably the largest and best-resourced newsroom in the world. So how is it using its journalistic muscle? Its latest ruse is to […]

UK minister consulted Chinese AI company amid outcry over Uighur camps

James Ball at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - 16 hours ago
Graham Stuart MP held the meeting with SenseTime in June 2019 despite reports that the company’s products had been used in Xinjiang province

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 16 hours ago
*Massachusetts eyes plan to improve diversity among teachers* *Does Boston really want dummy teachers just because they are brown?The fact remains that IQ and related tests give the best prediction of subsequent educational performance. So to hire as teachers people whom the test identifies as academically deficient is to ignore a very old warning indeed:"If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit" — Matthew 15:13-14Asking teachers who have failed a literacy test to teach literacy is a very good example of what that scripture warned against* For more than ... more »

Jokowi’s Macron moment: moving fast or moving together?

Jefferson Ng at New Mandala - 16 hours ago
Indonesia’s labour unions refer to the new omnibus legislation proposed by the government as RUU Cilaka, which sounds like the Bahasa Indonesia word for “wretched”. The post Jokowi’s Macron moment: moving fast or moving together? appeared first on New Mandala.

Pink shirt alert

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 16 hours ago
I wrote about Jeremy Bowen’s embryonic “I didn’t develop the full condition” PTSD. “Things in life leave a mark”, he ruminated. *Things* certainly left their mark on Jeremy Bowen. And the BBC still saw fit to appoint him as their chief Middle East editor. Over on BBC Watch Hadar Sela clarifies the situation further. Anyone who believes Jeremy Bowen is a suitable character to represent the contractually impartial BBC where Israel is concerned should consider the context of the situation that caused his ‘symptomless’ condition and led him to interpret it as ‘Israelis trying to ki... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 17 hours ago
*The Left’s Opposition to Mining Threatens Its Green Dream* Environmental activists who oppose mining minerals in the United States are threatening the same green agenda they claim to embrace. Among those leading the attack is Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Democrat, who proposes banning mining on public lands. Though environmentalists may not realize it, increased domestic production of “critical” minerals would benefit the environment. But existing restrictions on recovering these elements are forcing U.S. firms to purchase these resources overseas. This can be problemati... more »

John Bolton is Now the Unexploded Hand Grenade

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Gotham City - 17 hours ago
(By *American Zen*'s Mike Flannigan, on loan from Ari.) *D*uring the House Impeachment hearings, it had come out from Dr. Fiona Hill that John Bolton, after hearing the latest of Rudy Giuliani's duplicity in Ukraine, blurted out that the "president's" personal lawyer was a "hand grenade who's going to blow everyone up." Now, with Bolton's Senate testimony all but assured since McConnell now admits he doesn't have the votes to stop it, Bolton is now, ironically, the human hand grenade. And if the White House's past behavior is any indicator, and it infallibly is as behavior n... more »

Links 1/29/2020

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago

Weird gossip

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 17 hours ago
This morning a three-way conversation took place in The Rovers Return between a trio of Trumpophobic Judeophobes. For some reason, it was broadcast on the Today Programme. 2:49 Ena Sharples, Minnie Caldwell and the other one were heard gossiping about a dreadful deal that has been cooked up by two corrupt criminals in order to inflict hardship upon some helpless unfortunates. One of them sounded like Jeremy Bowen, and the one with acute TDS reminded me of Jon Sopel. The third one was either Gillian Duffy ‘that bigoted woman’ or Mishal Husain. Weird. *Update*: If the BBC wants to... more »

Ron and Chuck Go Fishing – Johnson and Grassley Want AG Bill Barr To Declassify IG Footnotes…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 17 hours ago
Senators Ron Johnson and Chuck Grassley are on a fishing expedition to unearth the origination of conflicts within the IG report on FISA abuse. However, a word of caution, they could be on a snipe hunt and here’s why. First, … Continue reading →

Syrian Army continues advance in Idlib, seizes new town

BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued their advance in the Idlib countryside on Wednesday, as their troops managed to capture new ground from the jihadist rebels near Ma’arat Al-Nu’man. READ ALSO: Syrian Army’s first look at Ma’arat Al-Nu’man after large-scale Idlib advance – video According to a new field report […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Erdogan slams Trump’s new Mid-East peace plan, demands US deliver F-35 jets

On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump unveiled his peace plan for the Middle East aimed at resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. READ ALSO: Trump to unveil ‘great Mid-East peace plan’, warns Palestinians may not like it Trump’s Mideast peace plan is “absolutely unacceptable”, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. “Jerusalem is sacred for Muslims. The plan […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Hezbollah rejects and condemns Trump’s Middle East plan

BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:45 A.M.) – Hezbollah issued a statement condemning and rejecting the Middle East peace plan unveiled by the Trump administration on Tuesday. Al-Manar TV quoted a party statement saying: “The shameful deal is a very dangerous step, and it will have very bad repercussions for the future of the region and its people.” […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Breaking: Syrian Army cracks jihadist lines for first major advance in southwest Aleppo

BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:35 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) scored a new advance in the southwestern corridor of Aleppo after an intense battle with the jihadist rebels this morning. READ ALSO: Syrian Army begins offensive in western Aleppo According to a field source in the Aleppo Governorate, the Syrian Arab Army’s 4th Armored Division […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Video tour of Ma’arat Al-Nu’man after Syrian Army captures city

BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) captured the strategic city of Ma’arat Al-Nu’man after a three-day-long battle with the jihadist rebels in eastern Idlib. READ ALSO: First scenes from Ma’arat Al-Nu’man after Syrian Army captures city According to a field source in the area, the Syrian Arab Army captured the city […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

‘We will never recognize a Palestinian state under any circumstances’: Israeli MoD

BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – The Israeli Defense Minister, Naftali Bennett, stated that Israel should have sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, stressing that Israel will not recognize the Palestinian state under any circumstances after U.S. President Donald Trump announced the details of his plan for peace in the Middle East. READ ALSO: Israel to have […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian military attempts to capture town in southern Aleppo

BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) – The Syrian military has resumed their offensive in the southern countryside of the Aleppo Governorate this morning, as they attempt to capture the town of Khan Touman from the jihadist rebels. READ ALSO: Syrian Army expands attack across jihadist-held Aleppo Led by the Republican Guard’s Division 30, the Syrian military […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

‘Jerusalem is not for sale’ – Mahmoud Abbas to Donald Trump

BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reacted to the ‘peace plan’ announced by his US counterpart Donald Trump, in Ramallah on Tuesday. READ ALSO: Trump to unveil ‘great Mid-East peace plan’, warns Palestinians may not like it “Jerusalem is not for sale and all of our rights are not for sale or […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Moment Syrian Army troops launch attack to capture Ma’arat Al-Nu’man: video

BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:10 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) captured the key city of Ma’arat Al-Nu’man on Tuesday after launching a three-day-long operation in the eastern countryside of the Idlib Governorate. READ ALSO: Syrian Army within 13km of strategic city near Aleppo border According to a military source near the front-lines, the Syrian Arab […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Pentagon increases total US soldiers wounded to 50 after Iranian attack

BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:45 A.M.) – The Pentagon announced that 50 military personnel were wounded with brain injuries in the aftermath of the missile attack launched by Iran on two Iraqi military installations, CNN Arabic reported. READ ALSO: Over 1 million people attended march against US presence in Iraq – police commander “As of today, 50 […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Trump unveils ‘Deal of the Century’ for Israeli-Palestinian peace: full video

BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) -US President Donald #Trump is unveiling his ‘Deal of the Century’, a long-awaited #peaceplan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Palestinians have already said they are not accepting whatever Trump is going to offer. READ ALSO: Israel to officially allow citizens to visit Saudi Arabia Trump is presenting his plan alongside […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkey vows to respond if Syrian Army endangers their military posts in Idlib

Ankara will take decisive retaliatory measures should the Syrian Arab Army threaten its observation posts in the Syrian province of Idlib amid an uptick in violence in the region, Turkey’s Ministry of National Defence said in a statement on Tuesday. READ ALSO: Syrian Army seizes 3 more towns in Idlib According to the ministry statement, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Horses have bolted

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 17 hours ago
*BBC to slash 250 jobs across news division *The Times (£) The scale of the redundancy programme will horrify staff at a time of unprecedented uncertainty for the national broadcaster. However, bosses need to save £80 million and believe that the corporation cannot win back public support on issues such as revoking free TV licences for over-75s without demonstrating a commitment to delivering value for the public. “The BBC has got to show that it is doing some tough stuff,” one source said. *Call off the rottweilers, Lord Hall tells BBC interviewers *The Times (£) Lord Hall’... more »

La Mauritanie sur le point d'appliquer l'accord de libre-échange avec la Cedeao (Ghazouani)

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
29-Jan-2020 La Mauritanie va bientôt appliquer l'accord de libre-échange avec la Communauté économique des Etats d'Afrique de l'ouest (Cedeao), a déclaré le président El Ghazouani.

Mauritania to apply free trade deal with ECOWAS

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
29-Jan-2020 Mauritania will soon implement the free trade agreement with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President El Ghazouani has said.

US to talk trade deal with India before Donald Trump's visit

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
29-Jan-2020 India expects to sign deals to raise its defense and energy purchases from the US during Donald Trump's visit: said a Report.

Long lines, high demand cause Illinois adult-use marijuana stores to ration flower, require customer appointments

Margaret Jackson at Marijuana Business Daily - 17 hours ago
A few weeks into recreational cannabis sales in Illinois, supply of flower remains tight, which is forcing many marijuana retailers to limit the amount sold to any one customer. That’s to ensure retailers can serve as many people as possible, and some shops even require adult-use cannabis customers to schedule appointments. Illinois cannabis retailers are […] Long lines, high demand cause Illinois adult-use marijuana stores to ration flower, require customer appointments is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

The Navy Is Overlooking Air-Independent Propulsion Submarines At Its Own Peril

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, Asia* New technology is changing the game. *Key point:* The best response for the U.S. Navy may not be to invest in conventional subs. Over the past decade, air-independent propulsion (AIP) for submarines has spread rapidly around the world. The technology, which allows conventionally powered submarines to operate without access to outside air, has the potential the shift the balance away from the big nuclear attack submarines (SSNs) that have dominated undersea warfare since the 1950s, and back towards small conventional boats. In global terms, this m... more »

These Young California Farmers Might Fix Livestock Sustainability

Leslie Roche, Kate Munden-Dixon at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Leslie Roche, Kate Munden-Dixon* *Security, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2015%3Anewsml_GF10000063218&share=true] As California contends with drought, wildfires and other impacts of climate change, a small yet passionate group of residents are attempting to lessen these effects and reduce the state’s carbon emissions. They are ranchers – but not the kind that most people picture when they hear that term. As California contends with drought, wildfires and other impacts of climate change, a small yet passionate group of residents are attemptin... more »

Favela Economic Vitality Often Overlooked

Dermot OSullivan at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil’s favelas are often associated with violence and deprivation, but recent research carried out by Data Favel and Locomotiva Institutes points to the often overlooked economic vitality of these neighborhoods. When combined, the country’s favelas count 13.6 million residents, just below the total population for the state of Bahia. And […] The post Favela Economic Vitality Often Overlooked appeared first on The Rio Times.

Local License Waiver to Benefit 10.3 Million Low-Risk Companies

Dorah Feliciano at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The complete waiver of licenses and operating permits for 289 types of low-risk economic activities is expected to benefit 10.3 million companies in Brazil, said Paulo Uebel, special secretary of Debureaucratization, Management and Digital Government of the Ministry of Economy, yesterday, January 28th. This represents 58 percent of the total […] The post Local License Waiver to Benefit 10.3 Million Low-Risk Companies appeared first on The Rio Times.

Azul to Fly to New York at Cheaper Fares Than Competitors – Infomoney

Arkady Petrov at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Azul Brazilian airline, has confirmed that it will offer an additional destination on its international route. As of June 15th, the company will be offering direct flights to New York City, USA. The service departs from Viracopos Brazil Airport (ABV), in . . . To read the full NEWS and […] The post Azul to Fly to New York at Cheaper Fares Than Competitors – Infomoney appeared first on The Rio Times.

"What The 1918 Spanish Flu Can Tell Us About The Coronavirus"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago
*"What The 1918 Spanish Flu Can Tell Us About The Coronavirus"* by Adam Taggart "Given the continued spread of the Wuhan coronavirus, we urgently reached out to John Barry, author of the award-winning New York Times best-seller "The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History." Two years ago, we interviewed John about the expected implications should a pandemic of similar scale break out in today world. Little did we realize at the time how quickly his insights would prove relevant. John was the only non-scientist to serve on the US government’s Infectious Di... more »

Sea Ice Same Thickness As 60 Years Ago

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 18 hours ago
Three years ago, climate alarmists announced that Arctic sea ice extent had dropped (at -30C) to record low winter levels. Mark Serreze said “We’re heading for summers with no sea ice coverage at all.” Arctic’s Winter Sea Ice Drops to … Continue reading →

100% Reliable Green Energy

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 18 hours ago

4012 Days Left For The Planet

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 18 hours ago

The 60% Rule

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 18 hours ago

Science Based On Ignorance

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 18 hours ago

Study Shows Increasing Vitamin C Intake Can Reduce Hip Fracture Risk By 44 Percent

Natural News at Need To Know - 18 hours ago
Researchers observed a protective effect against fracture with total and supplemental vitamin C in a sample population. Humans do not produce vitamin C, so a person needs to get it from food or supplements.

How Anti-Vaccine Activists Doomed a Bill in New Jersey

New York Times at Need To Know - 18 hours ago
The bill was torpedoed after a vigorous campaign by angry parents, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish group and anti-vaccine celebrities rallied to outmatch those pushing the bill. Social media allowed opponents to reach directly into lawmakers' private lives and some politicians' family members were contacted by phone.

Dr. Victor Shih: Coronavirus MUCH Worse Than SARS

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 18 hours ago
A downbeat but persuasive take on the likely progression of the coronavirus.

War Is Weird: Americans And Nazis Fought As Allies For This Single World War II Battle

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, * Yes, you read that right. *Key point:* Crazy things happen in the confusion of war. In 1943, Heinrich Himmler, leader of the SS and an all-around monster, decided it would be a good idea to take the top members of France’s political and cultural elite and imprison them in a medieval castle in Austria. That sentence alone should tell you that the Nazis’ predilection for acts of Hollywood villainy was deep-seated and incurable. But real events soon became stranger than fiction. A small American recon platoon managed to liberate the captives during th... more »

Study: Rudeness Is More Contagious Than the Common Cold

Shannon G. Taylor at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Shannon G. Taylor* *Security, * Now think about where you work. You don’t have to look hard to see uncivil behavior these days, whether in political discourse, in college classrooms or on airplanes. One study found that rudeness is even contagious, like the common cold. The workplace, where my research is focused, is hardly immune from this so-called incivility epidemic. Past surveys suggest virtually all workers experience rude or uncivil behavior, while over half report being treated badly at least once a week. And some researchers have claimed it’s pervasive and getting wo... more »

This Picture Is North Korea, China, Iran and Russia's Worst Military Nightmare

David Axe at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * Imagine 52 F-35s coming at you. *Key point: *In 2018 the Trump administration suspended Vigilant Ace as a concession to North Korea, hoping that Pyongyang in turn would suspend its nuclear-weapons program. The U.S. Air Force’s first two front-line F-35 wings in January 2020 conducted their biggest-ever mass staging of the single-engine stealth fighters. Fifty-two of the 78 F-35As belonging to the active-duty 388th Fighter Wing and the reserve 419th Fighter Wing on Jan. 6, 2020 lined up on the runway at Hill Air Force Base in Utah. The so-called “elepha... more »

The Leopard 2 Tank Has Some Big Flaws (As It Got Smashed In Syria)

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Middle East* Will they be fixed? *Key Point:* Germany’s Leopard 2 main battle tank has a reputation as one of the finest in the world Germany’s Leopard 2 main battle tank has a reputation as one of the finest in the world, competing for that distinction with proven designs such as the American M1 Abrams and the British Challenger 2. However, that reputation for nigh-invincibility has faced setbacks on Syrian battlefields, and placed Berlin in a uniquely awkward national-level dispute with Turkey, its fellow NATO member. Ankara had offered to releas... more »

Why Russia Is Doubling Down On The 1981 Tu-160 Bomber

David Axe at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * It wants 50 new bombers. *Key point: *For two decades the Tu-160 was the USSR's, and later Russia's, only supersonic, nuclear-armed strategic bomber. The Russian air force could receive the first of up to 50 new Tu-160M long-range bombers as early as 2021, Deputy Minister of Defense Alexei Krivoruchko said in late December 2019. That’s not a new assertion. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the same thing back in January 2019. But it’s a dubious assertion. Buying 50 Tu-160Ms could prove too expensive for the cash-strapped Kremlin. And that’s assum... more »

Whitefella author Bruce Pascoe needs a DNA test

Editor, cairnsnews at Cairns News - 18 hours ago
Bruce Pascoe’s attempt at rewriting Aboriginal history has drawn the ire of historians, anthropologists and archaeologists. He has dared to suggest early blackfellas tilled the ground, grew crops and used irrigation. Unfortunately for Bruce no early explorers ever recorded such a myth. In fact botanist Joseph Banks’ descriptive accounts of encounters with blackfellas in 1770 […]

Meet Dr. Bagshaw, discoverer of carbon capture technology research

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 18 hours ago
Carbon capture technology is very interesting but not very practical. “An article in the January 2020 Issue of Physics Today (1) presents an interesting and very readable overview of methods to capture and store away CO2 emissions. The purpose of … Continue reading →

Why "One Man, One Vote" Doesn't Work

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 19 hours ago
This is hardly an ideal system when other social organizing principles happen to be at work. In fact it is a mechanism to allow a natural majority to completely suppress all minorities such as Indians which has had plenty of historic application. This is why States often became centers for a specific flavor of social organization and this allowed politicians to then protect specific minorities. The population is not homogeneous, nor does it want to be. Thus the need for the tools we have at the least. Now i also propose the advent of the Natural Community and the rule of Twel... more »

China's birthrate hits lowest level since country was founded in 1949

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 19 hours ago
Here is the problem. If nothing really changes, the Chinese population is collapsing. The peak population is likely within the coming decade as the full weight of the one child policy matures and the economic impact of urban living also matures. As i have posted in the past, this means a deep dive below the billion mark and there is a realistic prospect of hitting half a billion by the end of the century. Live extension will delay all that of course after the next twenty years. That also means active participation of the healthy elderly in the rural work force at the least... more »

Madacascar is planting 60 million trees

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 19 hours ago
If we can plant 30,000,000 trees in Ethiopia, then it can be done anywhere. The UN is also waking up to the fact that this could be the best possible global initiative. I certainly think so All the deserts in the world can become thriving forests. In the process the world itself will warm significantly, but way more uniformly. With luck we will be able to release a lot of the CO2 locked up in thye /arctic and plenty of what is in the Ocean. Over time we may even recover the CO2 content to 1000 ppm from the present 400 ppm. All this makes global terra forming very easy. ... more »

Truly Bizarre Humanoid Reports!

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 19 hours ago
One good report of a likely giant sloth and then we have plausible spirit emanations. I tend to ignore those reports as that is all you get. Even the man inappropriately dressed in Yellow seems attached to the observer somehow. Yet that is that. The Giant Sloth report confirms rather nicely that they will take advantage of road kill as they should. it is what they do. The observer was also close enough to have positively identified a Sasquatch so we can discount that possibility. So we do learn something more as confirmed behavior here.. . *Truly Bizarre Humanoid Repor... more »

Slave Labor Reports Increase 45 Percent in São Paulo

Adele Cardin at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Labor Prosecutor's Office (MPT) has received 607 denunciations of slave-like labor in the region that covers the São Paulo capital, Greater São Paulo and Baixada Santista over the past five years. There was a 45 percent increase from 103 to 150 in the number of denunciations in 2019 compared […] The post Slave Labor Reports Increase 45 Percent in São Paulo appeared first on The Rio Times.

'It's too scary': Students return to school as active fires burn nearby

Luisa Rubbo, Vanessa Milton, Kerrin Thomas And Claire Wheaton at Just In - 19 hours ago
As NSW students affected by the season's devastating bushfires return to newly-built schools, parents in some areas remain "concerned" about sending their children to school as surrounding fires remain uncontained.

Dockers star Jesse Hogan takes leave from AFL to deal with mental health 'challenges'

Clint Thomas at Just In - 19 hours ago
The Fremantle Dockers release a statement saying it is in Jesse Hogan's best interests for him to take some time away from the AFL club to focus on his general wellbeing.

Rafael Nadal stopped in his tracks by Aus Open security for not wearing his ID pass

Luke Pentony at Just In - 19 hours ago
It doesn't matter how famous or well-known you are at the Australian Open, you're going to have show ID to security. Just ask the men's world number one.

'I feel insulted, I feel disrespected': Alice Springs Mayor slams claims of a 'conflict of interest'

Katrina Beavan at Just In - 19 hours ago
The long-serving Mayor of Alice Springs insists he can hold the top role on council and run as a Country Liberal Party candidate for the seat of Araluen — despite ongoing concerns about a conflict of interest.

Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon died while trying to defend themselves, Claremont trial hears

Andrea Mayes at Just In - 19 hours ago
Two young women allegedly murdered by the accused Claremont serial killer died from neck injuries while trying to defend themselves, the trial of Bradley Robert Edwards is told.

Chinese soccer team quarantined in Brisbane as state's first coronavirus case confirmed

Talissa Siganto at Just In - 19 hours ago
China's women's national soccer team is confined to a Brisbane hotel as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus, just hours before Queensland's chief health officer reveals the state has its first confirmed case of the illness.

Investigators reveal Kobe Bryant's helicopter dived into ground 'at high speed'

Just In - 19 hours ago
Investigators have cleared the Calabasas hillside of the helicopter debris from the crash that killed Kobe Bryant, but also revealed some terrifying speculation about the final moments of the doomed flight.

Anti-Abortion Laws: A War Against Poor Women

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 19 hours ago
Abortion as a class issue.

Argentine President Begins First Official European Tour on Wednesday

Juan Martinez at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentine President Alberto Fernández will begin his first European trip on Wednesday, from Paris to Berlin, via the Vatican, as part of the renegotiation of Argentina's public debt with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and private creditors. "In Europe, in addition to his Holiness, we will meet with Western leaders. […] The post Argentine President Begins First Official European Tour on Wednesday appeared first on The Rio Times.

‘Madrugada no Centro’ Project to Close CCBB’s 30th Anniversary Celebrations

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Saturday, February 8th, the 'Madrugada no Centro' ("Dawn in Downtown") project will close the 30th anniversary celebrations of the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (Brazil Cultural Center - CCBB). Held outdoors, the event will feature entertainment for both children and adults. In the afternoon, from 2:30 PM on, there […] The post ‘Madrugada no Centro’ Project to Close CCBB’s 30th Anniversary Celebrations appeared first on The Rio Times.

Three Suspected Cases of Coronavirus in Brazil, Says Minister

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Along with a 22-year-old female student, who is hospitalized in Belo Horizonte, two other people are suspected of carrying the virus. One of them is currently in Porto Alegre (RS) and another in Curitiba (PR). According to the Ministry, these patients fall under the current definition of a suspected case. […] The post Three Suspected Cases of Coronavirus in Brazil, Says Minister appeared first on The Rio Times.

Could You Spread Coronavirus Without Even Knowing?

C Raina MacIntyre at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*C Raina MacIntyre* *Science, Asia* [image: A member of the medical staff puts on protective gear at a new section specialised in receiving any person who may have been infected with coronavirus, at the Al-Bashir Governmental Hospital in Amman, Jordan January 28, 2020.REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed] Scientists are racing to find out. Cases of the Wuhan coronavirus have increased dramatically over the past week, prompting concerns about how contagious the virus is and how it spreads. According to the World Health Organisation, 16-21% of people with the virus in China became severely ill ... more »

IBM Just Called Out Google Over Their "Quantum Computer"

Michael Bradley at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Michael Bradley* *Security, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC1F7AC997B0&share=true] On Oct. 23, 2019, Google published a paper in the journal Nature entitled “Quantum supremacy using a programmable superconducting processor.” The tech giant announced its achievement of a much vaunted goal: quantum supremacy. On Oct. 23, 2019, Google published a paper in the journal *Nature* entitled “Quantum supremacy using a programmable superconducting processor.” The tech giant announced its achievement of a much vaunted goal: quantum supre... more »

Why World Navies Are Seriously Considering Sailing Light Aircraft Carriers

David Axe at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * Cheaper, but still capable. *Key Point:* Cheaper and easier to build and maintain than 100,000-ton supercarriers are, light carriers might seem like an attractive option for many navies that are trying to enhance their at-sea aviation capabilities. The U.S. Navy is beginning to deploy its nine amphibious assault ships with large numbers of fixed-wing F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters, in essence transforming the 40,000-ton-displacement vessels into light aircraft carriers. Cheaper and easier to build and maintain than 100,000-ton supercarriers are, li... more »

China Must Do More To Fully Utilize Its New Type 001 Aircraft Carriers

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Asia* Is China’s newest aircraft carrier half-full or half-empty? *Key Point: *China’s carrier fleet is still a work in progress. Is China’s newest aircraft carrier half-full or half-empty? That depends on how you look at the vessel’s aircraft capacity. The ship, prosaically named the Type 001A for now, is China’s second carrier and the first built in China. The first carrier, the* Liaoning*, is a refurbished ex-Soviet vessel. The *Liaoning *could carry twenty-four J-15 fighters. The Type 001A can carry thirty-six J-15s plus various support aircraft and... more »

Jim Willie: LBMA and Comex Gold and Silver Markets Facing Pressure

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 20 hours ago
Arcadia Economics #JimWillie: #LBMA and #Comex #Gold and #Silver Markets Facing Pressure With analysts continuing to report concerns about the deliverable metal on the LBMA, while the #palladium price is soaring, I thought it would be worthwhile to share this excerpt from a recent Jim WIllie interview on January 3, 2020 (links to the full …

Watch: CNN Calls Trump Supporters Stupid Illiterate Rednecks

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 20 hours ago
Watch: CNN Calls Trump Supporters Stupid Illiterate Rednecks by Steve Watson, https://summit.news/ Don Lemon howls with laughter as panel imitate southern accents – This is CNN. During a discussion regarding the impeachment show trial, Don Lemon and a pair of talking heads devolved into imitating southern accents and declaring that anyone who can read or …

US Says 50 Troops Now Diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury After Iran Strike

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 20 hours ago
US Says 50 Troops Now Diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury After Iran Strike by https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news WASHINGTON: The Pentagon said on Tuesday (Jan 28) 50 US service members were now diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after missile strikes by Iran on a base in Iraq earlier this month, 16 more than the military had previously announced. …

‘This Is Not a Peace Plan, It Is a War Plan’: Trump-Netanyahu Deal Decried as Shameful Attack on Palestinian Rights

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 20 hours ago
‘This Is Not a Peace Plan, It Is a War Plan’: Trump-Netanyahu Deal Decried as Shameful Attack on Palestinian Rights by Julia Conley, staff writer, https://www.commondreams.org/ “Any attempt to address the Israeli-Palestinian issue that does not begin and end with the full acknowledgment of the Palestinian right to self-determination, freedom, justice, and equality is a …

Israel Will Vote Sunday To Annex West Bank Lands Delineated In Trump’s ‘Peace Plan’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 20 hours ago
Israel Will Vote Sunday To Annex West Bank Lands Delineated In Trump’s ‘Peace Plan’ by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Immediately following Trump’s unveiling details of his ‘deal of the century’ Mideast peace plan alongside Israeli PM Netanyahu at the White House, Netanyahu announced that Israel will move forward to vote Sunday to annex some 30% of all …

Trump’s Mideast Plan Is a Recipe for War, Not Peace

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 20 hours ago
Trump’s Mideast Plan Is a Recipe for War, Not Peace by Diana Buttu, https://www.haaretz.com/ Trump’s ‘peace plan’ endorses the Netanyahu doctrine that, for Israel, might is always right. Palestinians must refuse to engage with these fictional negotiations, with this U.S. administration – and with a bullying Israel – As U.S. President Donald Trump stepped up …

Craig Hemke: We Have A Supply Shortfall, Banks Have A Problem

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 20 hours ago
SilverDoctors We’re almost out of physical palladium, and the market’s set-up the same way with gold & silver! Craig joins Silver Doctors today to discuss that and a whole lot more. Some of the topics in today’s discussion include: – – What’s on Craig’s radar the most right now? – Is the United States turning …

NEW POLICE DISCLOSURE: SERGEI SKRIPAL’S HOME ISN’T HIS CASTLE, IT’S THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT’S

Editor at Dances With Bears - 20 hours ago
by John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with The Wiltshire Police and Police Commissioner Angus Macpherson have revealed new lawlessness in their investigation of the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury on March 4, 2018. Police Commissioner Macpherson has overseen the county-wide investigations of the Skripal case and the subsequent case of Dawn Sturgess and […]

Brazil Drops in Global Talent Competitiveness Ranking – INSEAD

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 20 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil fell from 72nd to 80th place between 2019 and 2020 in the global talent competitiveness ranking (GTCI), prepared by INSEAD, the prominent French Business Administration School. The country obtained a 38.14 GTCI index (adopted to compare countries), below the average of the middle-high income countries, defined at 41.25. The […] The post Brazil Drops in Global Talent Competitiveness Ranking – INSEAD appeared first on The Rio Times.

Landowners Warned to be Aware of Phone Mast Radiation Risk

OYE NEWS at OYE Alternative News - 20 hours ago
The following article is from Farmers Weekly Landowners with telecommunications masts on their property should request information on radiation exclusion zones before the network is upgraded to carry 5G signals. The warning came from Central Association of Agricultural Valuers (CAAV) secretary and adviser Jeremy Moody. Mr Moody said that significant levels of exposure to the … The post Landowners Warned to be Aware of Phone Mast Radiation Risk appeared first on OYE Alternative News.

Greta Thunberg Exposed

OYE NEWS at OYE Alternative News - 20 hours ago
This video exposing the manufacturing of Greta Thunberg just clarifies what many, including ourselves, have been saying from the beginning. An English transcript for the video can be found below: She’s one of the most controversial personalities in public life of the last twelve months. Greta Thunberg. After hearing all the opinions about the 16-year-old … The post Greta Thunberg Exposed appeared first on OYE Alternative News.

Addressing the Low Female Representation in STEM Education

DJIBOUTI CITY, Jan 28 (IPS) - Dr. Anne-Maria Brennan loved science as a young girl. But instead of encouraging her, those around her made attempts to steer her in the "right direction". "The right direction was in nursing, teaching and secretarial courses. I was told that girls do not study physics," she tells IPS. Read the full story, “Addressing the Low Female Representation in STEM Education”, on globalissues.org →

DNC Defends Diverse Group Of Corporate Democrats Appointed To Convention Committees

Kevin Gosztola at Shadowproof - 20 hours ago
Faced with a backlash, the Democratic National Committee defended the secretive manner in which dozens of lobbyists, corporate consultants, party insiders, think tank board members, and pro-Israel Democrats were nominated by DNC Chair Tom Perez to committees for the 2020 national convention. The post DNC Defends Diverse Group Of Corporate Democrats Appointed To Convention Committees appeared first on Shadowproof.

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