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by Bernard Sat Jul 3rd, 2021 at 04:34:30 PM EST
Lytton, BC, June 29: 49.6°C / 121.3 °F
Lytton, BC, June 30: 15 minutes to evacuate
Lytton, BC, July 1st: ... ashes ...
Be sure to make the most of July [_link]— The Guardian (@guardian) July 4, 2021
Be sure to make the most of July [_link]
Danakil Desert
It is inhabited by a few Afar, who engage in salt mining. The area is known for its volcanoes and extreme heat, with daytime temperatures surpassing 50 °C (122 °F).[1] Less than 25 mm (1 in) of rainfall occurs each year.[2] The Danakil Desert is one of the lowest and hottest places on Earth.
So the pacific north-west is reaching temperatures were only desert nomads lives today.
Danakil also looks pretty extreme, but I think that is mainly geological processes:
It's coming home! #ENGDEN pic.twitter.com/4B5DWGY31t— Sajid Javid (@sajidjavid) July 7, 2021
It's coming home! #ENGDEN pic.twitter.com/4B5DWGY31t
As I understand, Man if the Match Sterling risked a yellow card by diving when barely touched by a Dane ... Kane didn't waste the opportunity ... UK football commentators admitted if this call would have been made against the Three Lions, referee Makkelie would have had a difficult time leaving Wembley alive.
Uefa has launched disciplinary proceedings against England after supporters shone a laser at Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel before Harry Kane's decisive penalty in the Euro 2020 semi-final. 'Sapere aude'
Boris Johnson refuses to condemn fans booing England taking the knee | The Guardian - June 7, 2031 |
England's Kane dismisses criticism, aims to fire in knockout rounds | Reuters - June 26, 2021 | 'Sapere aude'
England's penalty leads to cries of hypocrisy across continent [_link]— The Guardian (@guardian) July 8, 2021
England's penalty leads to cries of hypocrisy across continent [_link]
It is looking like Delta (B.1.617.2) is more virulent than previous variants and is more resistant to existing vaccinations. It is also looking like the vaccines, when administered per protocol, are still effective.
Reduced sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 variant Delta to antibody neutralization
Sera from individuals having received one dose of Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccines barely inhibited variant Delta. Administration of two doses generated a neutralizing response in 95% of individuals, with titers 3 to 5 fold lower against Delta than Alpha. Thus, variant Delta spread is associated with an escape to antibodies targeting non-RBD and RBD Spike epitopes.
"Titer" means 'the concentration of an antibody, as determined by finding the highest dilution at which it is still able to cause agglutination of the antigen.' IOW, the cells have to make more of the antibody but the vaccine is still highly effective at preventing Covid-19. She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre
If Norway leaves, it is the end of the EU. https://t.co/GOwFM38yfE— Pablo Pérez (@PabloPerezA) July 20, 2021
If Norway leaves, it is the end of the EU. https://t.co/GOwFM38yfE
"Hol die Kameltreiber! Hol die Kameltreiber! Komm!" Patrick Moster, Radsporttrainer des Bundes Deutscher Radfahrer, versucht Nikias Arndt beim Olympischen Zeitfahren anzufeuern. Vor Arndt fahren ein Algerier und ein Eritreer. #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/UoDLVQWlWf— Deutschlandfunk Sport (@DLF_Sport) July 28, 2021
"Hol die Kameltreiber! Hol die Kameltreiber! Komm!" Patrick Moster, Radsporttrainer des Bundes Deutscher Radfahrer, versucht Nikias Arndt beim Olympischen Zeitfahren anzufeuern. Vor Arndt fahren ein Algerier und ein Eritreer. #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/UoDLVQWlWf
So sorry ... limited vocabulary. 'Sapere aude'
In a breakthrough study that researchers say adds important insight into the evolution of Homo sapiens, scientists at the University of Michigan confirmed Thursday that human beings are slowly evolving into mollusks. "Evidence shows that modern humans emerged on the evolutionary timeline about 200,000 years ago, developed into the highly evolved hominids of today, and are now transforming into soft-bodied invertebrates," said the study's lead author Dr. Mitch Keneally, adding humans have already started turning into snails, slugs, and octopi, evidenced by their increasingly amorphous figures
On brand pic.twitter.com/JPDen128kK— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) July 29, 2021
On brand pic.twitter.com/JPDen128kK
We are going to need a bigger internet https://t.co/ASncrOlNs2— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) July 31, 2021
We are going to need a bigger internet https://t.co/ASncrOlNs2
Winning Olympic gold is tough? Try doing it while coping with racism
A long list of sporters suffering from mental health issues ...
Global mental healthcare compared - OECD 'Sapere aude'
For people of color [POC], this was so much more than a ban on a swimming cap. Dismissing it represented yet another injustice. THE BACKLASH It's been five years since the Rio Games, when American Simone Manuel became The First Black Female Swimmer to win Olympic gold. Since then, there has been little uptick in swimmers of color [SOC] at the elite level. [...] Like Dearing, Donta Katai of Zimbabwe is the first Black swimmer to represent her country. And at almost any meet at the international level, [SOC] are extremely rare. The U.S. team has only two black females, Manuel and Natalie Hinds. Those familiar with the situation say the reasons for that shortage -- and the racism behind them -- run deep in history. ... The tenuous relationship between Black people and water goes back a long way. In the ERA of SEGREGATION in the United States [UK AND ZIMBABWE], Black swimmers were barred from [PUBLIC] pools [AND TOXIC BODIES OF OPEN WATER]; those that did permit [SOC] were often unsafe and neglected. [...] Accessibility to public pools is another barrier, King notes, and wealth inequality makes an often expensive sport like swimming [?!] inaccessible. She said the banning of the Soul Cap® "risks perpetuating the racist assumption that Black athletes don't belong in the sport of swimming." According to the USA Swimming Foundation, 64% of Black children do not know how to swim compared to 40% of white American children. Additionally, 79% of children in American families that earn less than $50,000 a year do not know how to swim.
THE BACKLASH
It's been five years since the Rio Games, when American Simone Manuel became The First Black Female Swimmer to win Olympic gold. Since then, there has been little uptick in swimmers of color [SOC] at the elite level. [...] Like Dearing, Donta Katai of Zimbabwe is the first Black swimmer to represent her country. And at almost any meet at the international level, [SOC] are extremely rare. The U.S. team has only two black females, Manuel and Natalie Hinds.
Those familiar with the situation say the reasons for that shortage -- and the racism behind them -- run deep in history. ... The tenuous relationship between Black people and water goes back a long way. In the ERA of SEGREGATION in the United States [UK AND ZIMBABWE], Black swimmers were barred from [PUBLIC] pools [AND TOXIC BODIES OF OPEN WATER]; those that did permit [SOC] were often unsafe and neglected. [...] Accessibility to public pools is another barrier, King notes, and wealth inequality makes an often expensive sport like swimming [?!] inaccessible. She said the banning of the Soul Cap® "risks perpetuating the racist assumption that Black athletes don't belong in the sport of swimming."
According to the USA Swimming Foundation, 64% of Black children do not know how to swim compared to 40% of white American children. Additionally, 79% of children in American families that earn less than $50,000 a year do not know how to swim.
She revealed at the trials that she had been diagnosed with burnout earlier this year, forcing her to stop training for a time after the coronavirus pandemic had already disrupted her Olympic preparations. She rallied at trials to qualify for the 50 free.
Rapper T.I. calls Amsterdam biking arrest a miscommunication; Surprised by Dutch cops' calm reaction [_link]— NL Times (@NL_Times) August 7, 2021
Rapper T.I. calls Amsterdam biking arrest a miscommunication; Surprised by Dutch cops' calm reaction [_link]
91% of the Navajo Nation is fully vaccinated. If the Navajo Nation were another country--it'd be the most vaccinated in the world.— Lakota Man (@LakotaMan1) August 6, 2021
91% of the Navajo Nation is fully vaccinated. If the Navajo Nation were another country--it'd be the most vaccinated in the world.
The Navajo nation had been struck quite hard by the pandemic last year/
A real Malice in the Palace type situation at the French Riviera between Marseille and Nice. Ugly scenes after Dimitri Payet got tagged in the face by stupid, moronic Nice fans. Ugly scenes. pic.twitter.com/uRrKS1Eupr— TWDTV (@TWDTV1) August 22, 2021
A real Malice in the Palace type situation at the French Riviera between Marseille and Nice. Ugly scenes after Dimitri Payet got tagged in the face by stupid, moronic Nice fans. Ugly scenes. pic.twitter.com/uRrKS1Eupr
'Stain for our game': AFL apologises again to Adam Goodes [_link]— The Guardian (@guardian) August 25, 2021
'Stain for our game': AFL apologises again to Adam Goodes [_link]
Adam Goodes 'cut down' by racist booing because he was powerful, says commentator Charlie King
Refused induction into "Hall of Fame" 'Sapere aude'
Ed Asner was a decades long member of Democratic Socialists of America and a life long fighter for the heart and soul of the labor movement.He will be missed.Remember him by continuing to build the movements he built himself.The struggle continues. pic.twitter.com/Sx8YAhjUPr— People for Bernie (@People4Bernie) August 29, 2021
Ed Asner was a decades long member of Democratic Socialists of America and a life long fighter for the heart and soul of the labor movement.He will be missed.Remember him by continuing to build the movements he built himself.The struggle continues. pic.twitter.com/Sx8YAhjUPr
Ed Asner, Mensch. A great man, a hero to the progressive movement. My appreciation of his work on behalf of New Jewish Agenda. [_link] pic.twitter.com/WbO8ITgO2c— Tikun Olam (@richards1052) August 29, 2021
Ed Asner, Mensch. A great man, a hero to the progressive movement. My appreciation of his work on behalf of New Jewish Agenda. [_link] pic.twitter.com/WbO8ITgO2c
'Close friends' Biden and Bennett leave progressive Americans out in the cold [_link] pic.twitter.com/hRQTdz59mW— Mondoweiss (@Mondoweiss) August 29, 2021
'Close friends' Biden and Bennett leave progressive Americans out in the cold [_link] pic.twitter.com/hRQTdz59mW
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