Random thoughts

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talking of simple truths
back to enjoy,life

 

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bit of unnecessary crap
ie
praise/bullshit by NZ media

firstly
would have been fair/appropriate to mention other countries that have qualified,most having a not so great record,as per population

then
we are hardly any better than others going by the few governmental employees balls ups the last 4 weeks

personally
dont think its so great
BUILD YOUR/OUR COUNTRY UP WITH TOURISM/TRAVELERS,NOT THEM


Coronavirus: The Kiwi travellers leaving New Zealand while the pandemic continues to wreak havoc globally
NZ may have the pandemic under control but for Kiwis who've chosen to live abroad, life still has to carry on despite rising Covid-19 numbers.

 

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I want a woman like this, first 10 seconds specifically, a kind-hearted, gentle and supportive personality and she knows that I will do the same to her through the lows and highs

 

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Musicians alike!

 

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The world stopped, but the bees didn’t: That’s the mantra of Boby, a neighbor of photographer Luisa Dörr in the Atlantic Forest region of Bahia, Brazil. For the past two decades, Boby has been caring for several hives, and his intensive work prevents the hives from collapsing. “Beekeeping in this area was the perfect choice for him,” Luisa says. “He's able to be in contact with nature, self-employed, and surf whenever he feels like it.”

bees
will never stop working freely for us ungrateful sub-humans

 

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and

Six ways you can ease your dog’s fear of fireworks

 

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laughing

98 wind turbiunjes being placed in Aus,somewhere

WOOP WOOP
no one can win

green mountain group/objecting
smie

woop woop wind vturbine

will admit
on island 30 years ago
preferred solar,nice n no noise
fuck the maintenance and noise
ha

 

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bit of a worry

Artikelbild
Coronavirus latest: Infections at Austrian slaughterhouses
Coronavirus cases have been reported at slaughterhouses in Austria, after outbreaks at meat-processing plants in Germany. The German interior minister is advocating for free COVID-19 testing. Follow DW for the latest.

but
still love red meat
yes

Coronavirus latest: Infections at Austrian slaughterhouses | DW | 05.07.2020

could be alarmist,as much as anytyhing,as not reported here,at all

 

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In ‘Conservation Disaster,’ Hundreds of Botswana's Elephants Are Dying From Mysterious Cause

 

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apparently
imagine there will be some and there followersd to decry and rubbish ease this possible history huh

 

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we get up bto some pretty odd things huh


Disney Will Overhaul Controversial Splash Mountain Ride
The attraction, based on the racist 1946 movie “Song of the South,” will now celebrate “The Princess and the Frog”

The Splash Mountain ride at Disneyland in California (Public domain via Wikimedia Commons)
By Nora McGreevy

 

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thinking
this is it
our new 'noirnal'

live it/love it,enjoy it
nothing wrong
accept/adapt

millions suffering airstrikes 24 hours a day,for years,not just 6 months
by western countries have/do huh
yeah
we all know it,seldom if ever say it

'I really don't see when it's going to go back to normal … if it will ever'


'I really don't see when it's going to go back to normal … if it will ever'

Experts compare the disruption and stress of the coronavirus pandemic to living through a war or the Great Depression. Forget Gen Z — young people may be forever known as Generation COVID.

'A momentous thing': The everyday Australians taking part in a human trial of a coronavirus vaccine
One of the world's first human trials of a vaccine for coronavirus is underway in Australia as healthy volunteers put themselves forward.

Why authorities are so concerned about coronavirus in Melbourne's public housing towers
Authorities warn there is the "explosive potential" for coronavirus to spread within the nine public housing towers under a strict lockdown. That's because of a range of factors, like density, cleanliness and the jobs of many people living inside.

Ronnie and Trevor live in a caravan without running water or a toilet. This is the daily reality for some bushfire survivors
Bushfire survivors tell us how they are struggling through a bitter winter without water or heating. These photos capture the grim reality.

'If I don't do that today is a child going to die?': Frontline child safety workers speak out
The ABC goes behind the scenes with Queensland's child protection workers who talk of mistakes, near misses, sheer luck and calling Lifeline.

Coronavirus update: Spain reimposes lockdown as cases surge, experts fear US numbers could rocket after July 4 celebrations
Another 70,000 people in Spain return to life under strict controls as authorities move to deal with regional flare ups of infections while case numbers are soaring in several US states.

Analysis: With traditional car sales in 'permanent decline', Tesla is soaring to the top of the pile
Tesla is now the world's most valuable car manufacturer as shares surge over 400 per cent, but tech companies like Elon Musk's have big questions to answer over ethically sourced materials, writes Gareth Hutchens.

'Aboriginal kids don't need to be fixed': How to listen and learn from Indigenous children in order to help them
Here are the lessons we can learn from Dujuan Hoosan, a young Aboriginal boy, on how to change the education system.

'An endorsement of dehumanisation': Fresh calls for University of Melbourne to remove Hong Kong Police Force ad
The University of Melbourne is facing fresh calls to remove an advertisement for the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) in the wake of sweeping new national security laws imposed on the city by Beijing.

Analysis: AFL season reaches desperation point as footy leaves Victoria
No football in Victoria for at least a month means an unprecedented AFL season has gone to a new level, writes Al Nicholson.

ANALYSIS AND OPINION

 

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love AU RURAL
keep Aussie going,you farmers
YES

Olsson salt-farming family cracks through a saturated market
With its vast pink ponds and expansive white plains, salt producing is unlike most farming enterprises, especially considering it thrives in drought.

First peanuts harvested on Central Australian watermelon farm
Central Australia's first commercial peanut crop has been harvested, and the produce is reportedly very tasty indeed.

'Properties like the surface of the moon'
Some NSW farmers are navigating their way towards drought recovery, but others have consistently missed out on decent rainfall.

Cotton composter turns trash into fertiliser
As the saying goes, one man's trash is another's treasure. That's the case for a man who is turning cotton trash into high-grade fertiliser.

Water fears voiced at Vickery Extension Project public hearings
Farmers say they could be left short of water in dry times a proposed mine expansion is allowed to go ahead in NSW.

 

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When all this virus crap is finally over there will be a need for special biohazard squads to clean up face masks and gloves from parking lots. People are such pigs.

 

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brought it on yourselves VICTORIANS AUSTRALIA
very sad for you

sadly,been sayinjg it from the outset
to think your still going to continue for several months,it seems
be careful who you vote in

Academic rigour, journalistic flair

After a record spike in coronavirus cases in Victoria yesterday, Premier Daniel Andrews announced the border with NSW would be closing from midnight tonight. This is the first time in 100 years the border between the nation’s two most populous states has closed, and the last was also due to a pandemic.

With more than 50 land crossings between the two states, and major towns straddling the border, it’s going to be a challenge. But as Andrew Burridge writes, the more serious problem is how we are talking and thinking about our borders - we have begun to separate from our neighbours.

And Jon Iredell walks us through the possible exemptions to the border closure. He says it’s good they’re available, but please don’t abuse the system or treat it as a challenge.

And the residents of nine public housing high-rises are still in complete lock down in Melbourne, with food and medicine being distributed. But as David Kelly and his colleagues explain, outbreaks in wealthy areas haven’t faced the same tough restrictions, and this is just symptomatic of the stigmatisation of public housing that has gone on for decades.

Adrian Esterman says it’s probably about time the whole state was back in lockdown.

Alexandra Hansen

Deputy Editor and Chief of Staff

Today's newsletter supported by The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre, UniSA & The Conversation

Wikimedia Commons
Here’s how the Victoria-NSW border closure will work – and how residents might be affected
Andrew Burridge, Macquarie University

It's the first time in a century the border between Australia's two most populous states has closed.

AAP Image/Joel Carrett
Can I cross the NSW-Victoria border? There are exemptions, but you’ll need a very good reason
Jon Iredell, University of Sydney

It's good exemptions are available for those who really need them – but it's crucial these options are not abused. If we get this wrong, we risk losing control.

James Ross/AAP
Victoria is undeniably in a second wave of COVID-19. It’s time to plan for another statewide lockdown
Adrian Esterman, University of South Australia

Victoria has recorded its largest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases. It might be time to return to a statewide lockdown.

 

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Huge data set reveals COVID-19’s unequal toll in the United States

Hello Nature readers,
Today we check in with everything we don’t know about COVID-19, dig into the ever-present threat of chemical weapons and explore the racial disparities revealed by a huge coronavirus data set in the United States.

A scanning electron microscope image of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus particles (orange) on a cell (blue). (NIAID/NIH/SPL)
Five pressing questions about COVID-19
To mark six months since the world first learnt about COVID-19, Nature runs through some of the key questions that researchers still don’t have answers to. The pandemic has catalysed a research revolution, as scientists, doctors and other scholars have worked at breakneck speed to understand the disease and the virus that causes it: SARS-CoV-2. But for every insight into COVID-19, more questions emerge and others linger.

Nature | 10 min read
Lessons from ‘war-game’ simulations
Biosecurity experts use military-style exercises to plan for biological threats. In this week’s COVID-19 podcast, the Nature news team discusses how these simulations work, what recommendations have come out of them and whether any of these warnings have been heeded.

Nature Coronapod | 33 min listen
Subscribe to the Nature Podcast on iTunes, Google Podcasts or Spotify.
CORONAVIRUS RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS: 1-MINUTE READS


Most people never show classic symptoms
Less than one-third of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 fall ill with respiratory symptoms or fever, suggests a survey of the hard-hit region of Lombardy, Italy, where 16,000 people have died. Researchers studied 5,484 people who had close contact with an infected person — roughly half got infected, but only 31% developed classic symptoms, such as a cough. As a person’s age increased, so did their odds of experiencing symptoms.
Reference: arXiv preprint (not yet peer reviewed)

Detailed map of a viral protein’s Achilles heel
Scientists have created and described more than 3,800 variations of the protein that the new coronavirus uses to latch on to its targets — a feat that reveals which parts of the protein are crucial for binding to human cells.
Reference: bioRxiv preprint (not yet peer reviewed)

Test frequency matters more than test sensitivity
In outbreak-prone places, authorities should frequently test large numbers of people for the new coronavirus — even if that means using a relatively insensitive test. Researchers modelled the effect of widespread testing on viral spread in a large group of people. Weekly surveillance testing, paired with isolation of infected people, would limit an outbreak even if the testing method was less sensitive than the gold-standard type of test, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). By contrast, surveillance testing done every 14 days would allow the total number of infections to climb almost as high as if there were no testing at all.
Reference: medRxiv preprint (not yet peer reviewed)


Get more of Nature’s continuously updated selection of the must-read papers and preprints on COVID-19.
Features & opinion
Nerve agents: from discovery to deterrence
Even with an international convention banning them, the threat of chemical weapons being used outside conventional warfare is ever-present. A history of nerve agents by defence and security expert Dan Kaszeta is weak on some of the complexities of recent politics, writes reviewer Leiv Sydnes, who chaired the international task group that assessed the impact of scientific advances on the Chemical Weapons Convention in 2007 and 2012. But it makes clear a sobering point: it is all too easy for those who seek to do harm to make nerve agents in small quantities.

Nature | 5 min read
COVID-19’s unequal toll in the United States
Data made available after The New York Times sued the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that Black and Latino people have been three times as likely to become infected as have white people. Information from 640,000 cases reveal how factors other than underlying health problems — such as access to health care, job security and the ability to work remotely — affect who gets COVID-19. “Some people have kind of waved away the disparities by saying, ‘Oh, that’s just underlying health conditions,’” says epidemiologist Jennifer Nuzzo. “That’s much harder to do with the case data.”

The New York Times | 13 min read
Australia’s mysterious flesh-eating disease
On the Mornington Peninsula south of Melbourne, “everyone, regardless of their social standing, seemed to know someone” who had had a brush with the mysterious disease Buruli. The flesh-eating bacterium that causes it seems to have no single mode of transmission. Microbiologists’ halting efforts to track down what is spreading the disease reveal the ways in which politics and inequality hinder public-health science.

The Atlantic | 17 min read
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I can take little satisfaction from this victory for investigative science journalism while I know that the test is still on sale.”
After winning a decade-long legal battle over the story, science journalist Peter Aldhous writes about how a paternity test based on faulty science has upended the lives of an untold number of people. (Buzzfeed News | 17 min read)

 

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ABC AUSTRALIA
trying to show its indigenous savvy,when usually it avoids such,apparently

i would rather go by/believe what SKY MEDIA TV says about there biased behavior


this
does seem obvious/out of the blue
and leading all articlesd today
people are not stupid
even more to the point is that white Australians are accused of stealing many indigenous children


Alis loved the man who raised him. The painful truth — his dad stole him
Taken from their war-torn homeland and raised as Indonesians, Timor-Leste's "stolen children" are finally coming home.

 

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not good news
just saw a documentary about another odditty in BC as well
w3hats up with some countries

Headless Sea Lions Are Washing Up in British Columbia
Biologists and local beachgoers who have encountered the decapitated marine mammals suggest humans may be to blame

Steller sea lions sitting on rocks on the shore of Campbell River in British Columbia, Canada. ( Moelyn Photos via Getty Images)
By Alex Fox
SMITHSONIANMAG.COM

 

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LOVE AU RURAL
fuck VICTORIA
stew in your ANDREWS JUICD

like the USA
you will

follthe leader

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Wine producers hit hard as industry records smallest national vintage in more than a decade
Drought, bushfires and extreme weather leave grape growers and producers battling to make ends meet after significant losses to the 2020 harvest.

Trespassing by hunters in the spotlight after incident in far west NSW that left dogs dead
Pastoralists claim pig hunters are regularly trespassing on their land with some even using angle grinders to cut security cameras down.

Coronavirus helps Australia fight African swine fever, but developing neighbours are being overwhelmed
Coronavirus is helping keep a pig-killing virus out, but it has wreaked havoc on containment efforts in neighbouring nations.

Wool industry facing shearer shortage with coronavirus limiting training
Shearing school is in session but only half the usual number of students can attend due to new coronavirus restrictions.

Drought-affected farmers worried NSW-Victoria border closure will be 'catastrophic'
Farmers warn the closure of the Victoria-NSW border will bring farms to their knees and could cause stock deaths.

Tax incentives, safety laws trigger surge in quad bike sales
Not many are experiencing record demand for their products right now, except those selling quad bikes.

Parkes Special Activation Precinct has farmers concerned for land
The NSW Government's efforts to acquire rural land for the development of an inland port is troubling farmers eager to stay on their properties.

Needles and thumbtacks found in strawberries, avocado and bread at Adelaide supermarket
Metal needles and thumbtacks have been found in strawberries, an avocado and a loaf of bread in three separate incidents reported at an Adelaide supermarket.