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Post by domeplease on Feb 4, 2021 17:21:02 GMT -5
Kudos to Oregon for trying something different. Criminalizing drugs certainly hasn’t done any good - quite the opposite. DoMe, what’s the legality of drugs in Mexico? Does it vary state to state? RIZZ: Currently Mexico is very close to Legalizing Grass for Personal use. I wish they would do others too.
The Drug War in America was LOST on the First day of said War. This drug war has cost America not just Billions of $$$ But Trillions pff $$$. One of the worst things America has ever done (Well...).
NOW THIS:
A CRITICAL MUST READ FOR INGER: --02-03-21: www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/the-planet-could-have-catastrophic-surprises-in-store/ar-BB1dlTzJ?li=BBnb7Kz The Terrifying Warning Lurking in the Earth’s Ancient Rock Record. …Humans are currently injecting CO2 into the air 10 times faster than even during the most extreme periods within the age of mammals. And you don’t need the planet to get as hot as it was in the early Eocene to catastrophically acidify the oceans. Acidification is all about the rate of CO2 emissions, and we are off the charts. Ocean acidification could reach the same level it did 56 million years ago by later this century, and then keep going. …Taking in the whole sweep of Earth’s history, now we see how unnatural, nightmarish, and profound our current experiment on the planet really is. A small population of our particular species of primate has, in only a few decades, unlocked a massive reservoir of old carbon slumbering in the Earth, gathering since the dawn of life, and set off on a global immolation of Earth’s history to power the modern world.
As a result, up to half of the tropical coral reefs on Earth have died, 10 trillion tons of ice have melted, the ocean has grown 30 percent more acidic, and global temperatures have spiked.
If we keep going down this path for a geologic nanosecond longer, who knows what will happen? The next few fleeting moments are ours, but they will echo for hundreds of thousands, even millions, of years. This is one of the most important times to be alive in the history of life.***--02-04-21: www.cnbc.com/2021/02/04/want-to-own-an-apartment-building-buy-a-distressed-hotel-cheap.html Want to own an apartment building? Buy a distressed hotel for pennies on the dollar
Real estate developers are buying distressed hotels for bargain prices and converting them to more lucrative and much-needed affordable housing.
The shortage of affordable housing is now critical: so-called Class C housing stock is now 96% occupied nationally and 99% occupied in the Midwest, according to RealPage, a property management software company.
The share of hotels currently behind on their mortgages rose to just over 18% in December, up from less than 2% a year ago, according to Fitch Ratings.
…But that creates an opportunity for investors, like David Peters in Minneapolis, who is buying distressed hotels at bargain basement prices, and converting them to affordable apartments.
“Apartments around here, you might pay $120,000 a door, and we can purchase these hotels probably $30,000 to $40,000 a door, and maybe put $10,000 a door into the renovations,” said Peters.
Suite hotels are cheaper to convert, as they already have kitchens. Standard rooms don’t require all that much work, either. The demand for these affordable units is only getting stronger.
“What we saw when the pandemic struck was even more demand for the micro-apartment style of affordable housing,” said Peters.
Peters bought a hotel on the outskirts of Minneapolis just before the pandemic struck. He converted it into small apartment units. He left some rooms as hotel units so he didn’t have to deal with changing the zoning.
“When we purchased this hotel we were sitting at very low occupancy, and within a matter of a couple of months, as we were renovating units, and even some of the units before we renovated them, we were able to get people into them,” said Peters.--02-03-21: www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/scientists-taught-spinach-how-to-send-emails-to-help-fight-climate-change-and-this-isn-t-a-joke/ar-BB1dmwKQ?li=BBnbklE Scientists Taught Spinach How to Send Emails to Help Fight Climate Change — and This Isn't a Joke.--02-04-21: www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/what-happens-to-your-body-when-you-eat-yogurt-every-day/ss-BB1dohi1?li=BBnbcA0 What Happens to Your Body When You Eat Yogurt Every Day. |
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Post by domeplease on Feb 5, 2021 12:35:03 GMT -5
--01-02-21 A MUST READ--SAD: www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/mexico-losing-control/mexico-drug-cartels-sniper-rifles-us-gun-policy/?utm_content=Tza-world-lc3&utm_source=email&utm_medium=acq-nat&utm_campaign=eng-pwe-020221 The sniper rifles flowing to Mexican cartels show a decade of U.S. failureNOGALES, Mexico — North of the border, the .50-caliber sniper rifle is the stuff of YouTube celebrity, shown blasting through engine blocks and concrete walls. Deployed with U.S. troops to foreign wars, it is among the most destructive weapons legally available in the United States. But every week, those rifles are trafficked across the border to Mexico, where increasingly militarized drug cartels now command arsenals that rival the weaponry of the country’s security forces. In many cases, criminals outgun police. After years of failed U.S. and Mexican efforts to curb arms trafficking, groups such as the Jalisco New Generation and Sinaloa cartels are showcasing the military-grade weapons in slick propaganda videos and using them to defeat security forces in battle. In a country with just a single legal gun shop, on a military base in the capital, roughly 2.5 million illicit American guns have poured across the border in the past decade, according to a new Mexican government study. That flood has been a key accelerant in the security crisis now confronting the country. The cartels are using trafficked weapons to kill record numbers of police officers — 464 in the first nine months of 2020 alone — and smaller armed groups are fueling historically high homicide rates. Mexican officials, in rare public criticism, are now venting their frustration at what they say is the U.S. failure to stop the flow of .50-caliber rifles. At a time when the United States is pushing Mexico to target cartels more aggressively, U.S. laws that make .50-calibers and other destructive weapons easy to buy, along with a lack of enforcement at the border, are enabling those groups to expand their influence and activities in the country. --02-04-21: www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/wisconsin-researchers-link-chimpanzee-killing-disease-to-new-species-of-bacterium-they-worry-now-that-it-will-jump-to-humans/ar-BB1dmTAH?li=BBnb7Kz Wisconsin researchers link chimpanzee-killing disease to new species of bacterium. They worry now that it will jump to humans.
A new and always fatal disease that has been killing chimpanzees at a sanctuary in Sierra Leone for years has been reported for the first time by an international team of scientists led by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The disease, reported Wednesday in the journal Nature Communications, is caused by a newly discovered species of bacterium and comes as the world wrestles with a devastating pandemic caused by another novel foe, the new coronavirus.
Although the chimpanzee illness has yet to be found in a human being, the two species share about 99% of their hereditary material, or DNA.
"There are very few pathogens that infect chimpanzees without infecting humans and very few pathogens that infect humans without infecting chimpanzees," said Tony Goldberg, one of the authors of the paper and a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of epidemiology.
Luck, foresight and science: How an unheralded team developed a COVID-19 vaccine in record time
Lethal diseases, including Ebola and HIV, have jumped from great apes to humans. Other diseases, such as influenza and polio, have gone the opposite route, passing from humans to apes.
Diseases with 100% fatality rates are very rare. Ebola, one of the most-feared illnesses in humans, kills about 50% of those infected.--02-03-21: www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-02-01/wildfire-smoke-microbes-in-the-air?utm_source=sfmc_100035609&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=38682+Essential+California+2%2f2%2f21&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.latimes.com%2fcalifornia%2fstory%2f2021-02-01%2fwildfire-smoke-microbes-in-the-air&utm_id=22792&sfmc_id=3384599 Wildfire smoke may carry ‘mind-bending’ amounts of fungi and bacteria, scientists say.--01-31-21: slate.com/business/2021/01/the-cities-where-americans-will-move-if-they-can-work-from-home-forever.html U-Hauls for the Creative Class Where will Americans move if their jobs let them work anywhere? |
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Post by domeplease on Feb 6, 2021 15:19:54 GMT -5
A CRITICAL MUST READ: --02-03-21: www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/the-planet-could-have-catastrophic-surprises-in-store/ar-BB1dlTzJ?li=BBnb7Kz The Terrifying Warning Lurking in the Earth’s Ancient Rock Record.
…Humans are currently injecting CO2 into the air 10 times faster than even during the most extreme periods within the age of mammals.
And you don’t need the planet to get as hot as it was in the early Eocene to catastrophically acidify the oceans.
Acidification is all about the rate of CO2 emissions, and we are off the charts. Ocean acidification could reach the same level it did 56 million years ago by later this century, and then keep going.
…Taking in the whole sweep of Earth’s history, now we see how unnatural, nightmarish, and profound our current experiment on the planet really is.
A small population of our particular species of primate has, in only a few decades, unlocked a massive reservoir of old carbon slumbering in the Earth, gathering since the dawn of life, and set off on a global immolation of Earth’s history to power the modern world.
As a result, up to half of the tropical coral reefs on Earth have died, 10 trillion tons of ice have melted, the ocean has grown 30 percent more acidic, and global temperatures have spiked.
If we keep going down this path for a geologic nanosecond longer, who knows what will happen? The next few fleeting moments are ours, but they will echo for hundreds of thousands, even millions, of years. This is one of the most important times to be alive in the history of life.
--02-03-21: www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/scientists-taught-spinach-how-to-send-emails-to-help-fight-climate-change-and-this-isn-t-a-joke/ar-BB1dmwKQ?li=BBnbklE Scientists Taught Spinach How to Send Emails to Help Fight Climate Change — and This Isn't a Joke.--02-06-21: www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/far-flung-hotels-on-every-continent-even-antarctica/ss-BB1djr75?li=BBnbfcL Far-flung hotels on every continent (even Antarctica). ***--02-06-21 AMAZING WHAT THEY DID FOR A VERY CHEAP PRICE: www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/home-and-garden/a-couple-turned-a-100-square-foot-rv-with-a-fireplace-and-patio-into-their-dream-tiny-home-on-wheels/ar-BB1drNPH?li=BBnbfcL A couple turned a 100-square-foot RV with a fireplace and patio into their dream tiny home on wheels. Kirsten and Devin Trout went from living in an apartment to a 350-square-foot RV. Then, last fall, they downsized again, purchasing a toy hauler RV that's about 100-square-feet. Even with its small size, their RV has space for a fireplace and patio. --02-06-21 I REALLY LIKE THE FIRST HOME IN WASHINGTON: www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/cozy-craftsman-homes-for-sale-across-america/ss-BB1cZOCa?li=BBnbfcL#image=2 Cozy Craftsman homes for sale across America.
--02-06-21: I LOVE RIHANNA & HER MUSIC BUT WHY SO MANY HOMES:www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/inside-rihannas-secret-london-mansion-and-her-other-luxury-homes/ss-BB1drKvT?li=BBnbfcL#image=1 Inside Rihanna's secret London mansion and her other luxury homes.
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Post by domeplease on Feb 10, 2021 15:49:39 GMT -5
--02-07-21 I WILL TRY THEM TOO!!! www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/tried-world-first-carbon-neutral-110000814.html I Tried the World’s First Carbon Neutral Seamless Underwear — and I Already Want More. --02-07-21 BRAVO: www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/mcdonald-s-is-rolling-out-the-mcplant-burger-in-these-countries-next/ar-BB1dsWBq?li=BBnb7Kw McDonald's Is Rolling Out the McPlant Burger In These Countries Next
McDonald's first plant-based burger was one of the new menu items the chain announced for 2021. And it seems that the rollout of the McPlant has already begun in some international markets.
According to The Verge, the McPlant burger is now on the menus in Denmark and Sweden. The meatless burger will be available until mid March in Sweden and mid April in Denmark.
After that, the company will evaluate the sales and customer response before introducing the new menu item in other countries or canceling it altogether, pending negative feedback. The McPlant is the final product of several plant-based tests the chain had been conducting in recent years. --02-07-21 BUYER BEWARE: www.cnbc.com/2021/02/06/dropshippers-middlemen-sell-cheap-products-on-social-media.html Dropshippers can make millions selling cheap products on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, but buyers beware
Dropshippers are the ultimate middlemen.The trendy e-commerce model is behind the ads flooding Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Google’s YouTube at a much higher rate since the pandemic sent online shopping demand skyrocketing. The model relies on targeted ads designed to stop consumers from scrolling long enough to make an impulse purchase, usually from a Shopify store set up solely for that product. The dropshipper doesn’t place an order until the customer does, and rarely touches the merchandise. It’s often shipped directly from China to the customer, which can cause delivery times of more than 90 days. ADVERTISING Nick Peroni started dropshipping in 2016 and now does it full time from his home in the Philippines. “I was an Army veteran living in Philadelphia and trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my life and testing around just different kinds of business model ideas,” Peroni said. Last year, Peroni said he tried selling 10 to 20 products before finding some big hits. His sales of a garden trimming attachment topped $1.9 million in six months in 2020, and in October he sold $150,000 worth of fleece-lined leggings in three weeks. Peroni uses agents in China to vet products and sourcing companies to keep shipping times down. But dropshipping can also be a minefield for consumers. “A lot of people just get into the business model and they’re lazy. They’re not looking at it like a business. They’re looking at it like a cash grab, like a get-rich-quick idea where we can sell this product using Facebook ads and make a lot of money,” Peroni said. “What happens is then a whole cascade of different events where you buy fake reviews to distinguish yourself. You buy fake ratings, fake upvotes, a lot of ads, marketing, but all that adds up,” said Saoud Khalifah, founder of consumer protection software company Fakespot. Fakespot has a Chrome plug-in that alerts shoppers if a seller on Amazon, Walmart, Ebay, Best Buy or Sephora can’t be trusted. It recently added capabilities to detect untrustworthy stores on Shopify. “They made this a one-stop-shop for you to set up a store, and it’s just super easy for you to start selling online and a lot of these dropshippers know it,” Khalifah said. In an analysis of more than 124,000 Shopify stores, Fakespot found more than 25,000 that engaged in some form of fraudulent activity like counterfeits, privacy leaks, or buying fake reviews. Of those, almost 72% showed evidence of dropshipping tactics being used in their business. On Shopify’s Help Center, there’s an entire section devoted to tips and strategies for dropshipping. --02-08-21 BRAVO: www.cnbc.com/2021/02/08/amazon-to-buy-50percent-of-energy-created-by-shell-wind-farm-in-netherlands.html Amazon to buy half of the energy produced by huge offshore wind farm in the Netherlands Amazon plans to buy half of the energy produced by a huge new wind farm in the Netherlands. Shell and Eneco secured the right to build the 759 megawatt wind farm in the North Sea last July. Amazon intends to purchase over 380 MW of its output to power its operations in Europe. |
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Post by inger on Feb 10, 2021 16:42:59 GMT -5
21 BRAVO: www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/mcdonald-s-is-rolling-out-the-mcplant-burger-in-these-countries-next/ar-BB1dsWBq?li=BBnb7Kw McDonald's Is Rolling Out the McPlant Burger In These Countries Next McDonald's first plant-based burger was one of the new menu items the chain announced for 2021. And it seems that the rollout of the McPlant has already begun in some international markets. According to The Verge, the McPlant burger is now on the menus in Denmark and Sweden. The meatless burger will be available until mid March in Sweden and mid April in Denmark. After that, the company will evaluate the sales and customer response before introducing the new menu item in other countries or canceling it altogether, pending negative feedback. ********************** Should be a great complement for the McMuskrat they serve now... |
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Post by domeplease on Feb 11, 2021 13:49:51 GMT -5
--02-11-21 CRITICAL MUST READ: www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/health/obesity-weight-loss-drug-semaglutide.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20210210&instance_id=27000&nl=the-morning®i_id=98362458&segment_id=51427&te=1&user_id=f1054b3b9b989deafd744903c62d564c ‘ A Game Changer’: Drug Brings Weight Loss in Patients With Obesity
In a clinical trial, participants taking semaglutide lost 15 percent of their body weight, on average.
Qiana Mosely lost 40 pounds while participating in a clinical trial of the drug semaglutide.
“It had to be the meds,” she said. When the trial ended, her weight started to creep up.
For the first time, a drug has been shown so effective against obesity that patients may dodge many of its worst consequences, including diabetes, researchers reported on Wednesday.
The drug, semaglutide, made by Novo Nordisk, already is marketed as a treatment for Type 2 diabetes. In a clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers at Northwestern University in Chicago tested semaglutide at a much higher dose as an anti-obesity medication. Nearly 2,000 participants, at 129 centers in 16 countries, injected themselves weekly with semaglutide or a placebo for 68 weeks. Those who got the drug lost close to 15 percent of their body weight, on average, compared with 2.4 percent among those receiving the placebo. More than a third of the participants receiving the drug lost more than 20 percent of their weight. Symptoms of diabetes and pre-diabetes improved in many patients. --02-11-21 BRAVO—MORE USA COMPANIES SHOULD BE DOING THE SAME INSTEAD OF BUY BACKS: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-02-11/amazon-spends-billions-on-r-d-just-don-t-call-it-that?srnd=premium Amazon Spends Billions on R&D. Just Don't Call It That. The company that doesn’t want to emphasize research and development may be putting more money into it than any other on earth. Along with the news that founder and long-time Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos “will transition to the role of Executive Chair in the third quarter of 2021,” Amazon.com Inc.’s fourth-quarter earnings release included the remarkable if not exactly surprising disclosure that the company had spent $42.7 billion on “technology and content” in 2020, up 19% from the year before and up 242% from just five years earlier. --02-11-21 BRAVO: www.cnbc.com/2021/02/11/milans-skyline-to-add-another-mutant-building-covered-in-plants-.html Milan’s skyline set to add another ‘mutant building’ covered in plants From skyscrapers to stadiums, Milan boasts a broad range of interesting and modern architecture. The city is also home to the Bosco Verticale, or Vertical Forest, a development which integrates nature into the fabric of residential buildings. A similar structure centered around this theme could soon be added to its skyline. |
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Post by domeplease on Feb 13, 2021 13:16:35 GMT -5
--02-13-21 YES, IT IS BECAUSE OF GLOBAL WARMING EXTREME EVENTS—IT IS BEST IF WE INVEST BILLIONS $$$ TODAY—INSTEAD OF THE COST OF TRILLIONS $$$ TOMORROW FOR GLOBAL WARNING EVENTS—In Northern Calif. Some Homeowners Insurance has gone from $2,000/$4,000 a year UP TO $18,000/$22,000 a year. Florida & other states will soon see large increases too:us.yahoo.com/finance/news/florida-consumers-flabbergasted-property-insurers-110827138.html Florida consumers 'flabbergasted' as property insurers push for double-digit rate hikes
(Reuters) - Florida property insurers are jacking up rates by double-digit percentages, blaming the hikes on lingering damage from past hurricanes, a wave of litigation, and a law that encourages lawyers to sue by allowing courts to award them big fees.The rate increases in Florida, the third-largest property insurance market among U.S. states, are the highest in memory, according to some insurance agents and residents. One danger, they say, is that the new rates could make owning a home in Florida unaffordable. "I was flabbergasted," said Karlos Horn, a 35-year-old law student who owns a four-bedroom, single-family home in Hendry County, Florida. He said his premium doubled to $200 per month last August. That is equivalent to half of his $400 mortgage payment and the largest increase in his five years as an owner. Florida's property insurance market, which collected $56.6 billion in premiums during 2019, is unique and covers complex risks including devastating hurricanes and the impact of climate change. Many insurers left the state after suffering big losses from hurricanes Katrina and Wilma in 2005, leaving about 60 small and mid-sized firms underwriting property policies there today. --02-12-21: us.yahoo.com/news/salesforce-says-9-5-workday-222014264.html Salesforce says 'the 9-to-5 workday is dead,' and will provide 3 new ways for employees to work - including the possibility of working from home forever.
--02-13-21: www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/private-islands-you-might-actually-be-able-to-afford/ss-BB1dEmMw?li=BBnbcA0#image=21 Private islands you might actually be able to afford.--02-12-21: edition.cnn.com/travel/article/manmade-luxury-island-concept-blue-estate/index.html The luxury man-made island concept where homes cost up to $1 billion.--02-13-21: www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/massive-homes-for-less-than-100k/ss-BB1dbvfQ?li=BBnbfcN Massive homes for less than $100K--02-12-21: www.purewow.com/travel/best-beach-towns-in-southern-california?fbclid=IwAR1of_FS8epHYMwqbS93KaXapVIIMhWuZUYzQSAu08r0sbzyQ-0mQey0XYI The 10 Best Beach Towns in Southern CaliforniaWhether you’re in the market for a day trip or a weekend away, one of these charming seaside escapes is your new happy place. Here, the best beach towns in Southern California. |
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Post by domeplease on Feb 16, 2021 17:36:15 GMT -5
*** MUST READ--02-14-21: www.cnbc.com/2021/02/12/commonwealth-fusion-backed-by-gates-bezos-for-unlimited-clean-energy.html This 34-year-old’s start-up backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos aims to make nearly unlimited clean energy.AND –02-14-21: www.cnbc.com/2021/02/14/bill-gates-concepts-to-understand-the-climate-crisis.html Bill Gates: These 5 concepts will help you understand the urgency of the climate crisis.--02-15-21: www.cnbc.com/2021/02/15/a-tidal-turbine-built-in-scotland-is-now-producing-power-in-japan.html A tidal turbine built in Scotland is now producing power in Japan
Monday’s news marks the latest example of how companies in Japan are turning to projects centered around tidal and wave energy.
The International Energy Agency describes marine technologies as holding “great potential” but adds that extra policy support is required.
The AR500 turbine awaiting installation in waters off the Goto Islands, Japan.
A tidal turbine built and tested in Scotland has been installed in waters off a Japanese island chain, representing the latest example of how the East Asian country is investigating the potential of marine-based forms of energy production.
In a statement Monday, London-listed firm Simec Atlantis Energy said its pilot turbine had generated 10 megawatt hours in its first 10 days of operation.
The AR500 turbine was put together at a facility in Scotland before being shipped to Japan, where it was installed in waters off Naru Island, which is part of the larger Goto Island chain.
According to SAE, the overall project involves the leasing of tidal generation equipment as well as the provision of offshore construction services to Japanese company Kyuden Mirai Energy.
SAE’s CEO, Graham Reid, described the installation as a “huge milestone for the deployment of clean, renewable energy from tidal stream and we hope it will be the first of many tidal turbines installed in Japan.”
Monday’s news marks the latest example of how companies in Japan, an island nation boasting thousands of miles of coastline, are turning to projects centered around tidal and wave energy.--02-15-21: www.cnbc.com/2021/02/15/cement-giants-turn-to-green-hydrogen-carbon-capture-to-curb-emissions.html Cement giants turn to green hydrogen and carbon capture in efforts to curb emissions Firms involved in energy intensive processes are looking to find ways to maintain productivity whilst reducing emissions. Cement production is one industrial process ripe for major improvement when it comes to emissions and other metrics related to sustainability. A subsidiary of multinational building materials firm HeidelbergCement is working with researchers from Swansea University to install and operate a green hydrogen demonstration unit at a site in the U.K. The collaboration represents another example of how firms involved in energy intensive processes are trying to find ways to maintain productivity whilst simultaneously reducing emissions. In a statement last week, Swansea University said the green hydrogen unit — which is housed inside a converted shipping container — had been installed at Hanson UK’s Regen GGBS plant in the town of Port Talbot, south Wales. The term GGBS refers to ground granulated blast furnace slag, which can be used instead of cement when producing concrete. The effect of cement production on the environment is considerable. According to a 2018 report from U.K. think tank Chatham House, over 4 billion metric tons of cement are produced annually. This, the policy institute said, amounted to roughly 8% of global CO2 emissions. --02-15-21: reneweconomy.com.au/how-a-seaweed-supplement-can-eliminate-most-emissions-from-cows-and-sheep-2/ How a seaweed supplement can eliminate most emissions from cows and sheepAn Australian company will fast-track the commercialisation of a locally discovered seaweed supplement that could be the key to almost entirely solving the problem of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock production, after securing financial backing from the federal government. Sea Forest has secured a $1 million commercialisation grant from the federal government to fast track the production of the innovative seaweed product, produced from a form of edible seaweed called asparagopsis. Asparagopsis was identified by a CSIRO-led research team, which discovered its ability to significantly reduce the amount of methane produced by cows and sheep when added to their diets, almost entirely eliminating the production of the potent greenhouse gas. The seaweed was discovered to be native to the waters off Tasmania, and Sea Forest is currently progressing plans to cultivate asparagopsis, so that it can be produced in commercial quantities for use by the agriculture industry.
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Post by domeplease on Feb 19, 2021 20:39:11 GMT -5
***--02-18-21: www.cnbc.com/2021/02/18/-bill-gates-how-to-help-prevent-a-climate-change-disaster.html Bill Gates: This is what you — yes, you — can do to help prevent a climate change disaster. --02-19-21 SO AWFUL: www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-18/human-caused-climate-change-threatens-a-quarter-of-freshwater-fish?srnd=premium Almost a Quarter of All Freshwater Fish Species Are in Peril, Thanks to Humans
Global analysis finds that development, overfishing, and pollution have made rivers dramatically different habitats than they were 200 years ago.
The 18,000 types of fish living in rivers make up a quarter of all vertebrate species. After two centuries of industrial development, 23% of them are now threatened with extinction, according to new research published today in the journal Science.
Individual rivers face different challenges, from overfishing in the Mekong River to increased damming along the Amazon, said Sébastien Brosse, a freshwater ecology professor at Paul Sabatier University in Toulouse, France. What this study does is quantify those challenges.
The French and Chinese scientists who contributed to the paper classified fish populations based on six scientific criteria including species and ecosystem function, which they then used to calculate a novel biodiversity index score—a “holistic measure of multiple measures of biodiversity change”— expressing humans’ impact on life in 2,456 river basins.
More than 86% of rivers have been either moderately or severely affected by industrialization, with the remaining 13%, approximately, concentrated in tropical Africa and Australia.
That’s far below the target many environmental organizations have set for conserving 30% of natural habitats by 2030.--02-18-21 BRAVO; BUT LONG OVERDUE: www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/walmart-to-hike-wages-for-425000-workers-to-average-above-dollar15-an-hour/ar-BB1dNxAD?li=BBnb7Kz Walmart to hike wages for 425,000 workers to average above $15 an hour Walmart said its minimum starting wage for workers will remain at $11 an hour. Rivals Amazon and Target have made their starting wages $15 an hour. Walmart's U.S. workforce numbers about 1.5 million people, making it the nation's largest private employer. ***--02-18-21 MUST SEE SCHOOL BUS: us.yahoo.com/news/college-student-turned-old-school-191415515.html Caleb Brackney used his savings to build a tiny home on wheels.
After purchasing an old school bus on Facebook Marketplace, he put $7,000 into the transformation.
The Tennessee-based design student plans to travel the country post-graduation.
In Caleb Brackney's school bus turned home, every inch of space was intentionally designed with cost and style in mind.
The postgraduate design student was determined to build his own tiny home with $10,000 he had saved.
After reaching his savings goal, the 25-year-old purchased a retired school bus and spent six months transforming it into his home, which he named Roamer.
Today, he lives in the 220-square-foot skoolie in Knoxville, Tennessee, with his dog, Ivy.
"I'm always within one arm's reach of whatever I need," Brackney told Insider. "And that's my favorite part, you know, having enough to be happy and content."--02-19-21: www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/i-ve-followed-the-mediterranean-diet-for-20-years-here-are-my-9-secrets-for-sticking-to-it/ar-BB1dPSP7?li=BBnba9O I've followed the Mediterranean diet for 20 years. Here are my 9 secrets for sticking to it.
I've followed the Mediterranean diet for 20 years while living in Crete, Greece.
You don't need to cut out food groups and snacks.
Olive oil and lemons are Mediterranean-diet staples you should embrace.--02-18-21: www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/one-surprising-side-effect-of-eating-bananas-according-to-science/ar-BB1dLO8J?li=BBnbfcL One Surprising Side Effect of Eating Bananas, According to ScienceWhile bananas are known for providing your body with all kinds of health benefits—particularly the boost in potassium—it's not the only surprising side effect you'll experience while eating bananas. In fact, eating bananas can actually provide your body with a particular molecule that will help with your digestion and keep you feeling satiated: resistant starch! --02-18-21: www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/sure-signs-you-have-lung-cancer-like-rush-limbaugh/ss-BB1dLFfC?li=BBnb7Kz#image=1
Sure Signs You Have Lung Cancer, Like Rush Limbaugh.--02-18-21: www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/an-entrepreneur-offers-1-million-to-anyone-who-can-answer-this-question/ar-BB1dJxeb?li=BBnbfcN An entrepreneur offers $ 1 million to anyone who can answer this question. |
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Post by domeplease on Feb 20, 2021 16:01:29 GMT -5
--02-15-21: www.huffpost.com/entry/couples-long-distance-relationships-sex-lives-hot_l_60235ff2c5b689330e33a5e1?ncid=newsltushpmgnews How Couples In Long-Distance Relationships Are Keeping Their Sex Lives Hot
Here's how people are keeping the spark alive when in-person intimacy isn't an option.--02-18-21: slate.com/technology/2021/02/why-humans-domesticated-dogs-research.html Why Do We Even Have Dogs? Two recent papers explore how and why humans started hanging out with wolves.--02-16-21: reneweconomy.com.au/30-european-companies-form-hydeal-ambition-project-to-deliver-95gw-of-solar-67gw-of-hydrogen/ European consortium to deliver 95GW of solar and 67GW of hydrogen by 2030
A consortium of 30 European energy companies and financial institutions have launched the HyDeal Ambition project, which aims at delivering 100% green hydrogen across Europe at a price of just €1.5/kg before 2030 by building 95GW worth of solar capacity and 67GW worth of hydrogen electrolysis capacity.--02-16-21: thedriven.io/2021/02/16/jaguar-to-go-all-electric-from-2025-land-rover-to-follow/ Jaguar to go all electric from 2025, Land Rover to follow.--02-15-21: www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/scientists-find-unexpected-animal-life-far-beneath-antarcticas-floating-ice-shelves/ar-BB1dHFW2?li=BBnb7Kz Scientists find unexpected animal life far beneath Antarctica’s floating ice shelves --02-16-21: www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/this-is-the-most-obese-city-in-america/ar-BB1dJlSq?li=BBnb7Kz … Texarkana, Texas, is the most obese city in America, with a rate of 43.6%, against the U.S. average of 29.0%.
In the city, adults who don’t exercise account for 39.2% of the residents, which ranks it first among 384 American cities. The U.S. average is 24.4%.
The city's population over 20 with diabetes is 14.6%, which ranks it 38th out of 384 metros measured. The U.S. average for this is only 10.3%.
Adults in poor or fair health in Texarkana represent 20.5% of adults, which puts its 69th out of 384 metros. The U.S. average for this measure is 17.2%.
The city's median household income is $51,544, which puts it 300th out of 384 metros The U.S. average for this number is $65,712. Texarkana's population is 149,308. |
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Post by inger on Feb 20, 2021 17:33:32 GMT -5
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Post by domeplease on Feb 21, 2021 13:24:15 GMT -5
TEQUILA DOES TOO!!!
…Normally the jet stream winds around the vortex and acts as a lasso of sorts, keeping the cold air trapped inside. But when it gets warm in the Arctic, the jet stream weakens and elongates, allowing the cold air to plunge south.
This enables a broad mountain of warm air to form over the Arctic, temporarily supplanting the cold vortex. The warm mountain acts as an atmospheric block, redirecting the jet stream and bitter cold air southward.
While this bitter cold air mass was certainly memorable for the upper Midwest, it wasn't all that out of the ordinary for them. The record set back in 1899 was much more widespread and severe in the northern tier of the U.S.
What made this particular situation historic was that the core of the cold air — a piece of the polar vortex — plunged much further south than it really ever does: a full 4,000 miles from its usual home near the North Pole.
As a result, hundreds of daily record lows were set within the past week, focused on the south-central Plains States.
Dozens of all-time records were also set as the unprecedented cold gripped cities and towns unaccustomed to and unprepared for the bitter blast. The animated loop below shows monthly records in dark blue dots and all-time record cold in black dots.
--02-20-21 ABOUT DAMN TIME: us.yahoo.com/news/snake-pocalypse-florida-plans-ban-120033363.html 'Snake-pocalypse'? Florida plans ban on owning pythons, many other 'high-risk' reptiles. --02-20-21 YOU SAID WHAT???: us.cnn.com/2021/02/19/health/what-is-simp-teen-slang-wellness/index.html The new slang teens use to insult boys who are 'too nice' to girls. |
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Post by domeplease on Feb 23, 2021 17:24:50 GMT -5
--02-23-21: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-02-23/mexico-shifts-into-reverse-on-electric-vehicles?srnd=premium … Mexico’s auto industry will have to remake itself. In this they face stiff competition. The nation could theoretically become a big maker of electric batteries and fuel cells. Yet even as other governments spend billions to land these technologies and manufacturing facilities, Mexico isn’t joining the race. The European Union is underwriting an entire electric vehicle battery supply chain, from mining and refining of rare earths to making battery packs and recycling and disposing of them. China has spent billions in subsidies that favor its own producers. Japan, India, and the U.K., and even the U.S., are all wooing players in the nascent industry with financial incentives and support. In contrast, Mexico has no national plan, much less financial incentives to set up shop. Sure, Sonoran lithium mines stand to make a bundle. But with increasing uncertainty about the rules of the road for investors, at this point Mexico’s auto manufacturers will be lucky to keep assembly work and jobs. Mexico has limited the size of its electric vehicle consumer market too, with the government doing next to nothing for drivers looking to make the jump. There are no federal tax breaks or cash back to buy new electric cars. Rather than building out a national network of charging stations, it is doubling down on gasoline self-sufficiency, investing in costly refineries for the fuel of the past. And the government has no meaningful plans to replace fume-spewing buses with their zero-emissions brethren. The global green electric shift goes beyond vehicles. A quarter of the Fortune 500 companies have promised to be carbon neutral by the end of the decade. France, Germany, Japan and others are promising their whole nations will meet net zero emissions by 2050. As CEOs and policymakers the world over hasten to make a green transition, Mexico’s energy matrix is becoming dirtier and less stable by the day. It didn’t have to be this way. Mexico had been an emerging economy leader on climate issues, one of the first to sign onto ambitious targets to reduce business as usual emissions this decade. Its 2013 energy reform opening the sector to private investment helped make this reality possible, as some $26 billion dollars flowed into solar, wind, geothermal and other renewable projects. As many operations came on line, renewable output doubled and consumer electricity prices fell. Yet now this situation is moving in reverse. The government has ended auctions to bring on more renewable projects. It tried to halt the final testing needed for new clean energy plants to come online. And President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and his allies are pushing through legislation that would effectively kill existing renewable investments by favoring more expensive and dirtier energy sources. Combined with Mexico’s backsliding on its Paris Accord commitments, such measures will make Mexico a pariah among its more environmentally focused peers. And carbon-based taxes on imports in many markets — starting with Europe — could erode if not end Mexico’s manufacturing advantages. --02-22-21 FOR THE ZOMBIE LOVERS: us.yahoo.com/entertainment/zack-snyder-netflix-movie-army-180047121.html Zack Snyder’s Netflix Movie ‘Army Of The Dead’ Sets Summer Release Date. --02-22-21: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2021-flood-risk-financial-cost/?srnd=premium Most Americans Don’t Have Enough Flood Insurance for Climate Change
It's no secret that the U.S. flood insurance program is broken. As government struggles to catch up, the potential cost continues to rise. U.S. homeowners face $18.8 billion in flood damage annually. Insurance premiums set by the federal government for those homes would cover less than one quarter of that potential damage. And the worst part? Nobody knew it until today. --02-22-21: www.cnbc.com/2021/02/22/mark-cuban-the-business-id-start-now-would-center-around-blockchain.html Mark Cuban: If I were to start a business right now, this is what I would do In 1995, Cuban and a friend, Todd Wagner, started an internet radio platform called Broadcast.com. Four years later, Broadcast.com was acquired by Yahoo for $5.7 billion in stock, making Cuban a very wealthy man. Since then, the “Shark Tank” investor and Dallas Mavericks owner has invested in hundreds of successful companies to date. If Cuban were to start a company today, he would also utilize new technology — he would center the business around blockchain technology, smart contracts and NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, which reminds him of the early days of the internet. --02-22-21: www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/this-state-has-the-worst-hygiene-in-america-according-to-data/ss-BB1dU5OW?li=BBnbfcL#image=51 This State Has the Worst Hygiene in America, According to Data.--02-23-21: slate.com/technology/2021/02/adult-chickpox-hospital-what-doesnt-kill-you.html What I Learned From Getting Chickenpox as an Adult. |
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Post by domeplease on Feb 25, 2021 17:32:23 GMT -5
***--02-23-21 A MUST READ: www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/minimum-wage-raise-congress-15-hour-would-change-lives-it-ncna1258584 A minimum wage raise by Congress to $15 an hour would change lives — as it changed mine.
Working at a McDonald's just outside Chicago for over a decade, I know what it's like to work full time yet be unable to pay for your basic needs.--02-23-21 BRAVO: www.cnbc.com/2021/02/23/new-zero-emission-buses-set-to-be-trialed-on-uk-roads.html New zero-emission buses set to be trialed on UK roads
First Bus has said it will stop buying diesel buses after 2022 and run a zero-emission fleet by the year 2035.
Low and zero emission vehicles are starting to play an increasingly bigger role in urban mobility.--02-24-21: edition.cnn.com/2021/02/23/americas/space-solar-energy-pentagon-science-scn-intl/index.html CNN exclusive: A solar panel in space is collecting energy that could one day be beamed to anywhere on Earth.--02-24-21: www.cnbc.com/2021/02/24/how-much-kevin-oleary-makes-on-cameo.html Kevin O’Leary: I make ‘a lot’ of money each month from my Cameo side hustle
Kevin O’Leary: Cameo is my side hustle — and I charge $1,200 per video
For “Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary, making videos on Cameo is a lucrative side hustle.
“People ask me all the time about Cameo. It’s my side hustle,” O’Leary, chairman of O’Shares ETFs, tells CNBC Make It.
On Cameo, customers can pay for personalized video shout-outs from thousands of celebrities, from Carole Baskin from Netflix’s “Tiger King,” who charges $299 per video, to rapper and actor Ice T, who charges $450 per video.
The cost of Cameo videos can range from a few dollars to thousands of dollars, depending on the Cameo user’s rate.
O’Leary charges $1,200 per video on Cameo, and “I make a lot [of money] each month. I do a ton.”--02-24-21 AWFUL—HUMANS DID THIS: www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/a-major-ocean-current-may-be-hurtling-towards-collapse/ar-BB1dWPCc?li=BBnbfcL A Major Ocean Current May Be Hurtling Towards Collapse The ocean may have less time than we thought before massive, irreversible shifts take place. A new study finds that a crucial ocean system may reach its “tipping point” sooner than predicted if the rate of climate change continues at a breakneck pace. When we talk about climate change, the concept of tipping points is basically adding fuel to the already nightmare fire. Scientists now agree that climate changes could drive crucial systems on our planet to change so much that they reach a tipping point where recovery is impossible and change is inevitable. One of the most pressing worries scientists have when it comes to tipping points lies underwater. Specifically, the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, known as the AMOC, which helps shepherd warmer water to the North Atlantic. Among other things, it helps ensure Europe has relatively mild winters given its high latitude. Messing with it could be one of the fastest ways to make not just the region’s but the world’s weather run amok. In the new study published Monday in the Proceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciences, scientists considered not just the amount of change to the oceans that could precede a tipping point, but also the rate of change. Think of it as the difference between pouring a cup of hot water very slowly into a bucket of cold water versus dumping it in all at once. While the same amount of water is being added both times, the rate at which water is being added is quite different. |
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Post by domeplease on Feb 27, 2021 14:57:20 GMT -5
--02-25-21: www.huffpost.com/entry/better-sex-morning-or-night_l_60342311c5b6cc8bbf3dd6a3?ncid=newsltushpmgnews Is It Better To Have Sex In The Morning Or At Night?Experts weigh the pros and cons of getting intimate at different times of the day. --02-25-21: www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/parenting/what-men-see-when-they-look-at-boobs-according-to-science/ar-AAEHPTy?li=BBnbfcL What Men See When They Look at Boobs, According to Science.--02-25-21: reneweconomy.com.au/how-the-clean-energy-revolution-can-tackle-the-human-rights-challenge/ How the clean energy revolution can tackle the human rights challenge.There’s little doubt that a successful clean energy revolution is going to require the construction of a large quantity of new technologies to replace defunct coal, gas and oil powered machines. Wind turbines, solar panels, electric cars, buses, trains, bikes, heavy and light industry and a vast network of supporting infrastructure such as transmission lines and batteries will all be required, even in scenarios that involve significant reductions in electricity demand. One of the core reasons for a transition away from fossil fuels is that climate change is itself a threat to human rights. Access to clean water, safe living, power, stable democratic societies – these are all under major threat from the actions of the fossil fuel industry. And that industry has a track record on humans rights that is eye-wateringly bad, even before we take into account the impacts of greenhouse gases. What is utterly unavoidable is that this new energy world must be built wholly within the confines of the old one – the track is being laid while the train is moving. And that means the risks of the problems of the old system flowing directly into the new system are very high. The machines of the new world must be built from something; and some of those things will be extracted from the ground and processed in unfair, damaging ways. Reducing this as much as possible during this sensitive moment of change is extremely vital – without it, it threatens to derail the entire project at a time when the alternatives – a perpetually fossil-fuelled world – are unthinkable. The Business and Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC) has been tracking the nature of this problem for some years now. In 2020, they released a clear benchmark for the world’s various renewable energy companies to focus on what good humans rights look like for the renewable energy industry. “Low scores in high risk areas for the industry, like land rights and respect for the rights of indigenous peoples, are deeply concerning”, wrote former President of Ireland Mary Robinson in the introduction. The report focuses on the biggest wind and solar companies, both manufacturers, project managers and investors and owners. |
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