Random thoughts

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mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

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And, 15 Asia-Pacific economies, making up 30% of the world’s population and gross domestic product, signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade deal on Sunday. The agreement includes the large economies of China, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and South Korea. RCEP is designed to lower tariffs and allow freer movement of goods, which could bolster pandemic-weakened economies. The RCEP is also expected to give China sizable influence with both the United States or India refusing to sign on.

as much as some of you esp in Aus fear and speak out re China,fairly,i will add
we are realistic,and know whats needed,for our people first,then the country
i think

sensible for letting China in

 

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NO SYMPATHY AUS
allowing yet another state premier,soutrh australia,to manipulate your lives
fearmongering/panicmongeering
over reaction
not the Aussies i knew/loved
another simpelton group of leaders,with like minded citizens
no minds of your own

 

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GREAT forv everyone else in Aus
except SA GOVT

NSW Government will hand out $100 vouchers to get people 'out and about'
The NSW Government wants you to spend up to turbocharge the pandemic-stricken economy and to do that they will cover some of the costs of your next outing, but there a few conditions.

SA wakes to another major round of strict coronavirus restrictions
South Australia is waking to the second round of significant coronavirus restrictions, as health authorities work to contain a cluster in Adelaide's northern suburbs.

Live: NSW and ACT to keep borders open to SA following COVID-19 cluster, Qld indoor gatherings set to double
NSW and the ACT will keep borders open to travellers from South Australia following the outbreak of a cluster in the state. Indoor gatherings will be able to double in Queensland later today. Follow live.

There's a sense of 'deja vu' with Adelaide's coronavirus outbreak. So what can SA learn from Victoria?
As Victoria moves closer to eased restrictions, South Australia has tightened its coronavirus rules and quarantined hundreds of people to respond to a growing outbreak. So what can be learnt from Victoria's deadly second wave?

'Encouraging progress': Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine nears 95 per cent efficacy
US drug manufacturer Moderna has released data that shows its experimental COVID-19 vaccine was 94.5 percent effective, based on interim data from a late-stage trial.

It's the most flood-prone land in Australia. But this research shows it's being 'blocked' from getting water
Important according to Google magic.
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It's the most flood-prone land in Australia. But this research shows it's being 'blocked' from getting water
Australian-first research finds water being redirected from irrigators under the $13 billion Murray Darling Basin Plan isn't being delivered to its intended wetland targets, with private land blocking the connections between rivers and floodplains.

Live: Michelle Obama says Trump's refusal to concede puts America 'in danger'
In a post on Instagram, the former first lady said playing along with "groundless conspiracy" theories is putting America's "health and security in danger". Follow live.

ASIO warns foreign spies using social media to groom Australians
The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation has launched its first public awareness campaign to warn Australians foreign spies are using social networking sites to cultivate and groom potential targets in espionage operations.

Scott Morrison heads to Tokyo as rising China squeezes two nations together
Amid political uncertainty in the US and Australia-China relations at a low point, Scott Morrison heads to Japan for his first overseas trip since the coronavirus pandemic began, with the visit highlighting the importance of Tokyo and Canberra's relationship.

Robodebt victims welcome the Federal Government's $1.2 billion settlement
A class action trial was due to begin on Monday, but the Commonwealth settled at the last minute.

 

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SAD SA Au
your getting like the POMS NOW


state premiers
dont know if your comming/going

and
citizens,just as bad.. going along with it

5 new cases ffs
GEEESUS

 

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Do men have hormonal cycles?


pondering
certainly wouldent surprise me
we wouldent recognize or ignore it anywsy/dumbarses

 

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Just 30 Photos of a Cat Who Thinks He’s a Dog

 

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it's a kek kek kek kek world

 

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Scientists Just Stored 52 Pages of Mozart in DNA
DNA storage could decrease our reliance on energy-intensive data centers

there are a few clever people on earth
that bidiot one denying scientists geesh

 

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GROW SOME BALLS
DEFY YOUR DICTATOR LEADERS,ENJOY YOURSEVESdefy the buggers

Mud pools, geysers and springs - oh my
Rotorua didn't invent the great outdoors, it just perfected it.
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COVID-19 Travel Alert: Please check government advisories before booking and travelling. From change policies to information on ho

 

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A collage of images from the MegaFace data set, which scraped online photos. Images are obscured to protect people’s privacy. (Adam Harvey/megapixels.cc based on the MegaFace data set by Ira Kemelmacher-Shlizerman et al. based on the Yahoo Flickr Creative Commons 100 Million data set and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licences)

 

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bummer,no transport to go get some
consumer fiend me

 

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traumatized
keeptng, us ever safe' of importance huh
DONT WORRY NZ/Au soldiers
it was the politicans of the times fsult

let
thdm be liable

 

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agree totally
bee humankinds destruction if we keep bee-ing arsholes/ass USA,to these pollinating gems
i said,emphatically

Thank YOU for Giving Hope to the Future of Pollinators!
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Photo by David Clarke
Thank YOU for Giving Hope to the
Future of Pollinators
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words to describe your state of mind

let no one/nothimng cast you asunder duh
SAs 6v day lockdown,,turns into a fucksit 3 day affair
All been conned by a liar
gooooooooood f'kn job,you arseholes trying so hard to be perfect,in this world

 

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the mad/bad Aussies are starting to persecute there soldiers now,deservved or not
tsaint/tarnish anyines name

Alleged SAS war crimes in Afghanistan are 'disturbing and distressing', Morrison says


Alleged SAS war crimes in Afghanistan are 'disturbing and distressing', Morrison says
Prime Minister Scott Morrison makes his first comments since a report into a four-year inquiry recommended 19 current and former personnel be prosecuted for war crimes.

Live: South Australia begins countdown to end of 'circuit breaker' lockdown
South Australia's lockdown will end at midnight tonight, with shops and businesses allowed to open again. Follow live.

South Australia's new favourite 'heroine' doctor who stopped an outbreak in its tracks
South Australia's Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier praises an "astute young doctor" in a hospital emergency department for preventing a full-blown coronavirus outbreak in the state.

Is this our new normal?
They come from all walks of life, and all parts of Australia. After months living in the shadow of COVID-19 they're asking themselves, will anything ever be the same again?



Jade had 'a huge lack of knowledge' about HPV and is speaking out in a bid to tackle cancer risk
One of Australia's most-popular social media influencers says her decision to share her personal health journey has motivated many women to go for a cervical cancer screening, at a time when testing rates are far lower than normal.

'I'm mega annoyed at pizza boy': SA travellers released from NT quarantine
The NT Government revoked Adelaide's status as a coronavirus hotspot yesterday, after SA health authorities discovered a pizza shop worker at the centre of the hotspot had lied to contact tracers.

The veil of secrecy is finally lifting — now it's time a broader issue also reached the light
The Morrison Government has keenly used the military as props, but now horrific war crime revelations must spur more openness from the Government and Defence Force alike, writes Laura Tingle.

'Never give up hope': Natural pregnancy with spontaneous conception after IVF 'not uncommon', experts say
Gold Coast mum Jessica Ng Wun is part of a local IVF community having unexpected, spontaneous pregnancies after multiple rounds of IVF and fertility treatments.



With Georgia loss certified, Trump receives another blow after Michigan meeting
Georgia certifies a Biden win, while top Republican state legislative leaders say they do not have information that would change the outcome of Joe Biden's election win in Michigan.

For evidence of Trump's legacy on US politics, look no further than these four new Congressmen
While America's presidential race captured the world's attention, the future of US politics was being more quietly forged in the battle for Congress.

 

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and
SAY NO MORE
are you still allowed to eat steak,if you can get it in some of your states AUSTRALIA , damn losers,shameful

 

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and/or

The US is running out of wasp venom. That’s bad.

The same ingredient that causes severe allergic reactions in some people can also help save them. But new FDA guidelines are making it harder to come by.

 

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WANKER/ LOSER VICORIAN AND SA CITIZENS
LOVE HOLDING THE SMALL COCK OF YOUR PREMIERS ANDREWS AND SAS SHITHAD PREMIER

 

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should have been happening all year,after yoiur traumatic fires of 2019/recent years
ps
my personal favourite Australia media source


Victorians go mask-free outdoors

AU Edition | 23 November 2020

Academic rigour, journalistic flair

As Victoria approaches four clear weeks without a new case of COVID-19, Premier Daniel Andrews yesterday announced a significant relaxation of restrictions. Larger gatherings will be permitted, many workplaces will begin to reopen, and the face masks that have been mandatory since August will no longer be required except indoors and in crowded situations.

The mask announcement will come as a relief to many, but should perhaps come as no surprise. We know masks cut the spread of respiratory diseases like COVID-19 under laboratory conditions and in high-risk situations, but evidence has been mounting that mandatory mask policies do little to cut transmission in the wider community.

It’s not entirely clear why this is the case, write Paul Glasziou and Chris Del Mar, who recently conducted a comprehensive review of what we know about how well masks work. Most likely it’s because mandatory masks are usually used on top of social distancing and other precautions. If that’s the case, the new Victorian rules have the right idea: maintain social distancing, but keep masks for crowded places, close-contact settings and confined and enclosed spaces.

Michael Lucy

Deputy Science + Technology Editor

Dean Lewins / AAP
Face masks cut disease spread in the lab, but have less impact in the community. We need to know why
Paul Glasziou, Bond University; Chris Del Mar, Bond University

Face masks work well to stop the spread of diseases like coronavirus in the lab, but in the real world they seem to be less effective.

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Sewage testing is no magic bullet in our fight against COVID-19. But it can help
Cobus Gerber, University of South Australia; Rietie Venter, University of South Australia

Detection of a virus in wastewater implies the presence of infected people in a community. It's not quite so simple though.

Mick Tsikas/AAP
Albanese is running out of time to solve Labor’s climate crisis. He needs a plan that works for two Australias
Mark Kenny, Australian National University

With an election possible next year, the Labor leader is faced with a near-unsolvable puzzle.

The Leadbeater’s possum, one of thousands of species threatened by changing fire regimes. Shutterstock
Humans are changing fire patterns, and it’s threatening 4,403 species with extinction
Luke Kelly, University of Melbourne; Annabel Smith, The University of Queensland; Katherine Giljohann, University of Melbourne; Michael Clarke, La Trobe University

A major new research paper reveals which species are most at risk from changing fire regimes around the world.

Few researchers will have the impact of Robert Langer, but they can learn from what researchers like him do. Science History Institute/Wikipedia
Who cares about university research? The answer depends on its impacts
Martin Bliemel, University of Technology Sydney; Julian Zipparo, UNSW

Having to do engagement and impact assessments may feel like the last straw for weary and time-poor academics. But thinking about these things can underpin research excellence.

Are regional cities like Toowoomba about to become hot property? Porgo, Wikipeida
Regional Australia’s time has come – planning for growth is now vital
Tony Matthews, Griffith University

The pandemic has driven Australian workers and their employers to embrace the option of working remotely. And that has opened people's eyes to the possibilities of living in regional Australia.

Politics + Society

• VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the South Australian lockdown and the Brereton inquiry
  Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
  
  University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Assistant Professor Caroline Fisher discuss the week in politics.
  
  
• A birth certificate is a human right. Why aren’t they free and easier to get?
  Liz Allen, Australian National University
  
  Reliance on paper-based birth certificates is becoming less practical. They also make it harder for all babies to be officially recognised.
  
  
• Japan-Australia pact highlights need to move away creatively from death penalty
  Mai Sato, Monash University; Simone Abel, Monash University
  
  Negotiations on the recent defence pact between the two nations had stalled over the issue of the death penalty, which Japan has and Australia opposes.

Education

• 3 out of 10 girls skip class because of painful periods. And most won’t talk to their teacher about it
  Mike Armour, Western Sydney University; Kathryn Holmes, Western Sydney University; Kelly Ann Parry, Western Sydney University
  
  A nationwide online survey collected information from 4,202 teenagers and young women in Australia about how their periods affected their education – either at school, university or VET.

Arts + Culture

• My favourite detective: Kurt Wallander — too grumpy to like, relatable enough to get under your skin
  Kevin John Brophy, University of Melbourne
  
  Kevin Brophy's favourite detective — Kurt Wallander — has aged just ahead of him, made mistakes and lived vividly.

Business + Economy

• What matters is the home: review finds most retirees well off, some very badly off
  Helen Hodgson, Curtin University
  
  Most retired renters are in poverty, very few home owners are.
  
  
• ‘Courageous’ investment means innovation stays in NZ, not sold off overseas
  Jessica C Lai, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Jesse Pirini, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
  
  Innovation means creating and capturing value from new things. And it's better for the Kiwi economy if investment in that innovation grows local industries and creates jobs.
  
  
• Retirement incomes review finds problems more super won’t solve
  Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
  
  Most Australians get enough to live on in retirement. Some get more than they get while working, but 30% get less, and boosting super won't help them.
  
  
• Workers bear 71% to 100% of the cost of increases in compulsory super
  Robert Breunig, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
  
  A leading-edge study conducted for the Retirement Incomes Review used Tax Office data to examine what happened to wages after firms paid more super.

Health + Medicine

• Blaming the ‘worried well’ for long COVID testing queues won’t help anxious South Australians. This will
  Bridget Haire, UNSW; Jane Williams, University of Sydney
  
  Clear messaging about who needs to get tested is better than stigmatising people who are understandably worried about their health.
  
  
• Let it happen or make it happen? There’s more than one way to get in the zone
  Christian Swann, Southern Cross University; Scott Goddard, Southern Cross University
  
  Our research with athletes suggests there may be two zones: an effortless 'flow state' and a more purposeful 'clutch state'. Here's how to decide which zone you need to be in — and how to get there.
  
  
• Why the way we approach transgender and non-binary healthcare needs to change
  Rona Carroll, University of Otago
  
  Trans and non-binary people often avoid seeing a doctor because they fear discrimination. Health professionals need better training to provide gender-affirming care.