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no change,in fact ..


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Queensland records nine new COVID-19 cases, with six linked to youth detention
Greater Brisbane faces new restrictions as health officials confirm six new coronavirus cases at the Brisbane Youth Detention Centre, where a 77-year-old supervisor tested positive for the virus earlier this week.

Victoria records second-lowest number of coronavirus cases in five weeks, but state told to strap in for 'ultra-marathon'
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NSW Health unable to establish link between two hotel quarantine guards diagnosed with COVID-19
NSW chief medical officer Kerry Chant says authorities are not yet able to establish an "immediate connection" between a pair of Sydney hotel quarantine security guards who were infected with coronavirus.

For 40 years, police hunted the Golden State Killer. A discarded tissue brought him down
The Golden State Killer carved a trail of horrifying crimes across California, but decades passed before investigators finally tracked him down through his family tree.

Analysis: There are perplexing holes in the way governments are dealing with the pandemic
Even after a week in which there were finally clear signals the numbers of new infections and deaths in Victoria seemed to be on the decline, there is one issue still causing chaos, writes Laura Tingle.

Queensland brings back stricter COVID-19 restrictions — so what are the rules now?
People in Queensland are living under new coronavirus restrictions effective immediately due to the outbreak at a youth detention centre. Here's what's changed and what hasn't.

STA Travel goes into administration, leaving travellers in limbo
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What’s in Wildfire Smoke, and How Bad Is It for Your Lungs?


DAMN SHAME
my Australias,being lead by a pack of power hungry leaders currently
all seem to think they know/are doing there best for that innocent country
am positive its going to get worse if it continues

 

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we need to be told,i dont think so
common sense gone out the window,when humanity allowed its demise huh

 

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public service
i am sure you all need to know

Learn to tie 20 essential knots with this step-by-step guide

 

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Tasmania's borders to stay closed until December to wait out Victorian coronavirus threat

see what i mean about the dictator style premier/pms of Aussie
incredible,a whole year of likely overdoing it bullshit

mind you,i blame the average AUSSIE CITIZENS,FOR NOT JUMPING UP AND DOWN protesting
all protest for USA/BLM,but not for themselves
ridiculous/pathetic

 

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honestly
incredibly pointless of SCOMO to even mention the likelihood of the/a VACCINE
purely political garbage speak i think
likely spoken of at this time
1, togive false hope
ie
we all know of its global ptrogress

2 it will appear ewhen ready,no worries re that
more impotantl optional,has to be the/a key word,forget aboutb you dictatorial behaviou

by the souinds of it theyre determined otherwise,not sensible i think but seems obvious most will comply

COVID-19 vaccine won't be allowed to 'sidestep' Australia's medical regulations despite rush
Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer Alison McMillan says she is confident in Australia's strict safety and efficacy checks, despite the push for a fast-tracked coronavirus vaccine.

SA nurse who worked on Victoria's coronavirus front line tests positive for COVID-19
A South Australian nurse had been working to assist with the outbreaks in Victorian aged care facilities is diagnosed with COVID-19 after returning to Adelaide.

SA man charged with murdering teenage son and his partner
A man from South Australia's south east is charged with the murder of his 19-year-old son and his son's 19-year-old female partner.

Analysis: A 'budget deficit' sounds bad but it's letting us buy food, pay rent and keep businesses open
Rather than wringing our hands about it, there are times when governments spending more than they earn is the only option, writes Gareth Hutchens.

Two new coronavirus cases recorded in Queensland
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says the two new coronavirus cases are linked to the Brisbane Youth Detention Centre cluster and are a "good result", a day after new state restrictions came into force.

Annastacia Palaszczuk rules out further restrictions for now
The Queensland Premier says family gatherings are the key focus for authorities working to limit the spread of COVID-19 in response to the latest cluster. She says for now no new limits will be placed on pubs, restaurants and shopping centres.

Leaders warn easing of restrictions 'still a long way off' as 208 new cases confirmed in Victoria
Victoria's Chief Health Officer vows daily coronavirus numbers will not climb above 300 again "under my watch", as the state records a further 17 deaths and 208 new infections.

 

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did not think the world gave up on me
even if i am a meat lover

How Veganism Helps Humanity
Adopting and advocating a vegan lifestyle is one of the most effective ways you can help our species.

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Vegans are accused of being misanthropic so often that it’s practically part of the lifestyle. By caring about animals, one inadvertently volunteers to be criticized for failing to care sufficiently about humans. Of course, these critiques aren’t particularly well-grounded: Animal rights proponents are "); background-size: 1px 1px; background-position: 0px calc(1em + 1px);">more likely than others to advocate for human rights, vegans "); background-size: 1px 1px; background-position: 0px calc(1em + 1px);">score higher on EQ assessments than non-vegans, and brain fMRI research has shown that vegans have "); background-size: 1px 1px; background-position: 0px calc(1em + 1px);">stronger neural empathy responses than meat-eaters when presented with images of human suffering. By every available measure, vegans care more about humans than omnivores do.

However, this data misses a far more significant issue with assuming vegans are misanthropes: Going vegan, and persuading others to do the same, is good for humanity. Vegans profoundly reduce human suffering and give our species a better chance to flourish. As strange as it might sound, one can give other animals zero moral consideration and still go vegan for ethical reasons. So long as one possesses some shred of concern for the human species, adopting and advocating a vegan lifestyle is simply the right thing to do.

To many people reading, especially omnivores, this proposition will sound completely ridiculous. After all, why would someone focused exclusively on the interests of humans want to move towards a vegan world? It might seem counter-intuitive, but it turns out there are many reasons why veganism and humanism go hand-in-hand.

The first reason humanists should want to move towards a vegan world is so that we can sustainably feed our growing population. Most humanitarians would want to prioritize feeding hungry people over feeding farm animals. And yet, under our current agricultural system, we are doing just the opposite: According to the UN, "); background-size: 1px 1px; background-position: 0px calc(1em + 1px);">815 million people are currently suffering from chronic undernourishment. Meanwhile, Cornell University estimates that the US could feed approximately "); background-size: 1px 1px; background-position: 0px calc(1em + 1px);">800 million people with the grain we now feed to our livestock. In other words, Americans could end world hunger today if we began feeding hungry people instead of farm animals. It isn’t all-or-nothing, either: According to world hunger expert Dr. Jean Mayer, even if "); background-size: 1px 1px; background-position: 0px calc(1em + 1px);">only 10% of Americans went vegan, we would be able to feed 60 million people with the savings.

A shift towards veganism gives us the opportunity to feed the world in a manner that is both efficient and sustainable, using the resources we already have. How can we waste food on fattening cows for slaughter when people are starving all over the globe?

If we look beyond America, the numbers only get more substantial. According to a recent article in Nature, we could feed "); background-size: 1px 1px; background-position: 0px calc(1em + 1px);">10 billion people sustainably if more individuals adopted a plant-based diet. Under our current omnivorous system, we can’t even supply 7 billion people with food, and it’s nothing close to sustainable. It takes "); background-size: 1px 1px; background-position: 0px calc(1em + 1px);">100 calories worth of wheat to produce just three calories of beef — clearly, the inefficiency of animal agriculture stands in direct conflict with the goal of sustainably feeding the planet. A shift towards veganism gives us the opportunity to feed the world in a manner that is both efficient and sustainable, using the resources we already have. How can we waste food on fattening cows for slaughter when people are starving all over the globe?

How Veganism Helps Humanity

 

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ah well,not going to dispute
except
what about all the sexual activbity,likely more prevalent,at this time ha

Attention Men: Using a Urinal Can Spread the Coronavirus
If you thought just flushing a toilet was a problem, urine for a surprise.
By
Lloyd Alter
Updated August 21, 2020
Herrentoiletten und Pissoir aus Nilpferdköpfen.

Getty Images

 

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MASKS COOL
WTF'

bring it on, global

 

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Credit: Screen grab from YouTube

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think its harder to achieve esp physical these days
wonder why ..

 

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love forestry,leave it be
fortunately regrowth from fires,but
almost prefer not

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Many Animal Species May Be Vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2
Researchers hope study results will help protect at-risk species.
Updated August 24, 2020
The Western lowland gorilla is predicted to be at very high risk of infection by SARS-CoV-2.

Skip Brown / Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Humans aren't the only species that may be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, reports a new study from the University of California, Davis.

Using genomic analysis, an international team of researchers focused on angiotensin converting enzyme-2, or ACE2, a protein that is found on many cells and tissues. In humans, 25 of the amino acids in ACE2 are key for the virus to infect cells. Scientists compared ACE2 in 410 different vertebrate species, including amphibians, birds, fish, mammals, and reptiles.


They modeled predicted protein structure of those amino acid sequences along with the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein to analyze the number of those amino acids found in the ACE2 protein of the various species.

Animals that had all 25 amino acids matching the human protein are predicted to have the highest risk for contracting the virus with the risk predicted to decrease the more the ACE2 differs from humans, researchers said.


The results were published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.


“The data provide an important starting point for identifying vulnerable and threatened animal populations at risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection,” Harris Lewin, lead author for the study and a distinguished professor of evolution and ecology at UC Davis, said in a statement. “We hope it inspires practices that protect both animal and human health during the pandemic.”


Western lowland gorilla, Sumatran orangutan, and Northern white-cheeked gibbon are all critically endangered, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. They are predicted to be at very high risk of infection by SARS-CoV-2, according to the study.

About 40% of the species potentially at risk are classified as "threatened" by the IUCN.

Many Animal Species May Be Vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2


apparently
more concerning/or as much as, than our house pets
i think

 

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make use of your lockdown time youngsters
know i utilized a phase,in teen days
smile

 

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pretty underrated me old budddy the dRAGONFLY
like/loved fouble wing system, better than human developments huh duh

 

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One o my partner's coworkers makes mead as a hobby/side-gig. Ordered some mead from 'em too. Apple mead, blueberry mead, and a berry mead yum

 

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cat
a kids lockdown story

illegally came into my abode last night,via a/the cat door my l/l has left in my french doors
they have 5 cats
i am not a cat person/dogs yes

so i spent much ofvthe night thinking
it better not jump on my bed and pretend to be mate
i dont like that,it dident

i now have all 3 door open, for itb to take off
every now and then it meows
wont go,better not get to comfortable
geuss i will have to get the owner to retrieve it

cat,illegally entering my room, grrrrr

 

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good on THE CONVERSATION for bringing this up
sky tv PRESENTERS BEEN SAYING SIMILAR FOR YEAR
especially there continual hounding of CARDINAL PELL since proven many times over,to b false to the core
no governmental remonstration
why i am suspect of the aUSTRALIAN govts motives,at times

media
how they act/misbehave
there influence good/bad,on political sitution's

Does the ABC protect its journalists?

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Academic rigour, journalistic flair

There has been a great deal of public debate recently about funding for the ABC — the cuts to its budget and the redundancies that have resulted from those. But what of the organisation’s willingness to push back not only against funding cuts, but against political interference?

The recent departure of journalist Emma Alberici from the ABC has typified the management weaknesses that have seen the organisation too beholden to government mood and not willing enough to back its journalists, writes Denis Muller. He says Australian governments have a long history of trying to influence the way the ABC does its work, particularly when the Coalition has been in power, beginning under John Howard and going right up until the unvarnished hostility of the Abbott-Turnbull-Morrison years.

In the meantime, he says journalists have been let down. Management has one task: to provide support for its journalists to do independent work, regardless of corporate, economic or political influence. But there is no sign the ABC journalists have had that protection, least of all from the board. Instead, writes Muller, “they are at the mercy of a vindictive government, urged on by its mates in News Corporation, which has a vested interest in weakening the ABC and shamelessly campaigns for exactly that”.

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ABC has for too long been unwilling to push back against interference – at its journalists’ expense
Denis Muller, University of Melbourne
The departure of journalist Emma Alberici from the national broadcaster is the latest example of the ABC being unable or unwilling to push back against hostile governments.

 

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THEORY: Tom Cruise Is Literally Crazy About Movies
PROOF: This video documenting the excited actor's trip to see 'Tenet.'

cvool,and wehy not,let naysayers languish

 

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PHOTOGRAPH BY ROBBIE SHONE
A photographer climbs for his life—out of the world's deepest known cave
When a sudden flood fills a massive cave, photographer Robbie Shone and an elite team of Russian explorers scramble to surviv


how/why,admirable,adventurous people