I feel very bad for everyone today. They don't deserve the "slight" issues by Trump. I want to remind all the great Americans in this country, this is not over. Right?
I remember and this goes back a few years, when I think it was President Clinton in the White House, the defeated party of Republicans didn't take their defeat lying down. They organized a non-profit group of SPEAKERS and hit the road. They toured the country like rock stars. The result was protections of their policies in the hearts and minds of the people. Their tour mattered. It made a lasting impression. They would speak in large amphitheaters and small auditoriums.
One of those speakers was former Secretary of State Powell.
The point is, don't allow this level of disrespect take hold in the hearts of great Americans. Know the path forward to keep the values we all love alive and come up with a tour whereby there are speakers every month visiting the Homeland.
The country needs your continued dedication. Think about it. Perhaps, candidates running for office would love to have one or all on the podium when making bus stops along the way. Who knows, superstars may be in the tea leaves.
All this could have been done differently and discretely, but, Trump loves the show of power regardless the person involved. These men and women don't deserve to be dragged into a public forum and shamed. It just wasn't necessary.
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
There is speculation there is a mysterious Russian satellite?
Knock it out of the sky. It could easily be a lazar.
The United Nations will back such actions. Russia knows it is acting illegally when there are current talks regarding weaponizing space.
It is not that difficult to dismantle a weapon circulating Earth. Send it spiraling. That would be interesting having a Russian lazar spiraling through orbit out of control while malfunctioning and firing it’s lazar. So much for AI.
“Warning, Will Robinson, Warning. What do you mean you can’t get the self-destruct button to work? Who is Hal?”
And another thing, about those white reflective surfaces in cities. Multi- tasking. Just sayin’.
I heard a rumor that Pence is the trial run of AI, truth or dare?
The United Nations will back such actions. Russia knows it is acting illegally when there are current talks regarding weaponizing space.
It is not that difficult to dismantle a weapon circulating Earth. Send it spiraling. That would be interesting having a Russian lazar spiraling through orbit out of control while malfunctioning and firing it’s lazar. So much for AI.
“Warning, Will Robinson, Warning. What do you mean you can’t get the self-destruct button to work? Who is Hal?”
And another thing, about those white reflective surfaces in cities. Multi- tasking. Just sayin’.
I heard a rumor that Pence is the trial run of AI, truth or dare?
Officially there is no death penalty in Russia.
However, in 2013, while Russia was still a member of the G8, there were more than 4200 inmate deaths in it’s prisons with more than ten percent being suicides. Currently, the World Health Organization is monitoring an outbreak of tuberculosis in Russian prisons. Tuberculosis is treatable with a long established regime of medications. The treatment takes place over months and up to a year depending on the individual and supportive measures such as good nutrition.
Currently, as of July 2018, there are 408 Russian prisoners per 100,000 population. Of that 17.7 percent are detainees, 0.2 percent are children and 4.3 percent are foreign. Those numbers have been in steady decline over a ten year period.
The statistics for the USA are worse with the most incarcerated deaths occurring in state prisons with more than 3300 per year. The local jails are responsible for less than 1000 per year. Oddly the number of children incarcerated in the USA are the same as Russia. Russia does not have the gun death statistics as does the USA. The USA incarnation statistics were steadily growing until the US Justice Department reviewed non-violent offenders under President Obama.
Currently, as of July 2018, there are 408 Russian prisoners per 100,000 population. Of that 17.7 percent are detainees, 0.2 percent are children and 4.3 percent are foreign. Those numbers have been in steady decline over a ten year period.
The statistics for the USA are worse with the most incarcerated deaths occurring in state prisons with more than 3300 per year. The local jails are responsible for less than 1000 per year. Oddly the number of children incarcerated in the USA are the same as Russia. Russia does not have the gun death statistics as does the USA. The USA incarnation statistics were steadily growing until the US Justice Department reviewed non-violent offenders under President Obama.
The PR campaign by Trump to justify his corruption continues.
Today, the Trump rant is back to Jeff Sessions and lamenting for an Attorneys General that throws the USA Constitution out the window and does what Trump demands. It isn’t bad enough there is a completely incompetent Assistant Attorney General from the Russian Alpha Bank, Brian Benczkowski, now, Trump wants him center stage in hopes that Manafort is acquitted. Sessions who has stood up to Trump on occasion and backed Rod Rosenstein is Trump’s choice to start the carnage in the US Justice Department. Do I smell Vladimir Putin in the background?
First, Sessions, then Rosenstein and finally the most feared, a competent Mueller. Imagine, the mass confusion with US Justice as leadership is replaced by incompetency. Do I smell Vladimir Putin in the background?
I have to wonder how dedicated Trump is to communism. He is forcing a long lived American motorcycle company out of Wisconsin to replace it with a Chinese company. That is outrageous. Are all the died in the wool American iconic companies going to receive the same treatment? Do I smell Vladimir Putin in the background?
Trump’s ranting is far more than suspicious when one realizes a former Russian Alpha Bank executive will have a real place at the top of US Justice with incompetent handling of Russian Sanction violations. That is Trump’s plan. It always has been as Americans still wonder what Putin is blackmailing Trump with. Or is he? Is Trump so far gone that he actually embraces communism as “The New American Government Reform?” Do I smell Vladimir Putin in the background?
We know as President of the USA, Trump is incompetent. His megaphone has some clout left, I guess. He is obviously a puppet to the communists. So where does this end? Do I smell Vladimir Putin in the background?
I believe regardless of the verdict with Manafort both sides of the prosecution have grounds for appeal. Count on it. So, an irreverent judge is going to be the spring board to widespread US Justice carnage? First one has to ask if the judge knew he was a willing partner to facilitating communism. Then, a question as to Giuliani’s involvement and how deep the Oval Office corruption goes. Do I smell Vladimir Putin in the background?
Today, Paul Manafort’s case will be provided a defense and with little defense except to dispute the prosecution and the jury may receive the case for a verdict. Eventually, a verdict will be decided and knowing how well Trump likes his gamesmanship of pitting one person against another and never accepting responsibility for doing so, the political spin of defaming US Justice will begin. Do I smell Vladimir Putin in the background?
Peter Strzok was wrongfully fired. Yet another career employee that defended the US Constitution gone. His political dialogue on the job was permitted by policy. Has the policy changed or Strzok simply a political scapegoat? I hope he was protected by a union. He and the others that are part of the Trump’s political agenda are prime examples of why government employees are union. They do a job that can be ended with the next election. Those jobs are not political, they take care of our country. Do I smell Vladimir Putin in the background ?
In reflection of all the federal employees that have left or were fired under Trump there can actually be a democratic shadow government developing. There is no smell of Vladimir Putin in that background.
I hear Trump is eating paper (pica) as a diet when under stress. The Fat Man in the White House needs a nutritional review and a tox screen for eating ink along with the paper. Do I smell Vladimir Putin in the background?
I look forward to the jury’s decisions. The question remains will it smell of Vladimir Putin in the background? There was that three hour meeting in Helsinki yet to be disclosed after all. That definitely smells of Vladimir Putin in the background.
First, Sessions, then Rosenstein and finally the most feared, a competent Mueller. Imagine, the mass confusion with US Justice as leadership is replaced by incompetency. Do I smell Vladimir Putin in the background?
I have to wonder how dedicated Trump is to communism. He is forcing a long lived American motorcycle company out of Wisconsin to replace it with a Chinese company. That is outrageous. Are all the died in the wool American iconic companies going to receive the same treatment? Do I smell Vladimir Putin in the background?
Trump’s ranting is far more than suspicious when one realizes a former Russian Alpha Bank executive will have a real place at the top of US Justice with incompetent handling of Russian Sanction violations. That is Trump’s plan. It always has been as Americans still wonder what Putin is blackmailing Trump with. Or is he? Is Trump so far gone that he actually embraces communism as “The New American Government Reform?” Do I smell Vladimir Putin in the background?
We know as President of the USA, Trump is incompetent. His megaphone has some clout left, I guess. He is obviously a puppet to the communists. So where does this end? Do I smell Vladimir Putin in the background?
I believe regardless of the verdict with Manafort both sides of the prosecution have grounds for appeal. Count on it. So, an irreverent judge is going to be the spring board to widespread US Justice carnage? First one has to ask if the judge knew he was a willing partner to facilitating communism. Then, a question as to Giuliani’s involvement and how deep the Oval Office corruption goes. Do I smell Vladimir Putin in the background?
Today, Paul Manafort’s case will be provided a defense and with little defense except to dispute the prosecution and the jury may receive the case for a verdict. Eventually, a verdict will be decided and knowing how well Trump likes his gamesmanship of pitting one person against another and never accepting responsibility for doing so, the political spin of defaming US Justice will begin. Do I smell Vladimir Putin in the background?
Peter Strzok was wrongfully fired. Yet another career employee that defended the US Constitution gone. His political dialogue on the job was permitted by policy. Has the policy changed or Strzok simply a political scapegoat? I hope he was protected by a union. He and the others that are part of the Trump’s political agenda are prime examples of why government employees are union. They do a job that can be ended with the next election. Those jobs are not political, they take care of our country. Do I smell Vladimir Putin in the background ?
In reflection of all the federal employees that have left or were fired under Trump there can actually be a democratic shadow government developing. There is no smell of Vladimir Putin in that background.
I hear Trump is eating paper (pica) as a diet when under stress. The Fat Man in the White House needs a nutritional review and a tox screen for eating ink along with the paper. Do I smell Vladimir Putin in the background?
I look forward to the jury’s decisions. The question remains will it smell of Vladimir Putin in the background? There was that three hour meeting in Helsinki yet to be disclosed after all. That definitely smells of Vladimir Putin in the background.
Monday, August 13, 2018
The Mueller Investigation is in excellent legal standing.
This is a very big endorsement of Rod Rosenstein as Deputy AG.
August 13, 2018
By Katelyn Polantz
A federal district judge (click here) who was appointed by President Donald Trump has upheld Robert Mueller's appointment and constitutional authority in the special counsel's case against Russian social media propagandists.
Judge Dabney Friedrich, who serves at the trial-court level in DC federal court, said Concord Management and Consulting could not have its case tossed on constitutional grounds. The Russian company accused of backing a social media effort to sway voters against Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton claimed Mueller didn't have power to bring the case because he was not appointment by the President and confirmed by Congress. Mueller was appointed under the authority of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who has broad power as the acting head of the Justice Department for the 2016 election probe."
The appointment does not violate core separation-of-powers principles. Nor has the Special Counsel exceeded his authority under the appointment order by investigating and prosecuting Concord," Friedrich wrote in an opinion published Monday morning. She was one of the first judges Trump placed into a federal court position.
Friedrich cited opinions by three other federal judges -- Amy Berman Jackson, who oversees Paul Manafort's criminal foreign lobbying case; T.S. Ellis, who oversees Manafort's financial fraud case; and DC District Court Chief Judge Beryl Howell -- to back up her decision.
All three judges also denied requests to invalidate Mueller's authority, with Howell writing as recently as late July that a witness subpoenaed to turn over documents and to testify before the grand jury about Roger Stone would have to. That witness, Andrew Miller, has been held in contempt of the court and now may appeal.
By Katelyn Polantz
A federal district judge (click here) who was appointed by President Donald Trump has upheld Robert Mueller's appointment and constitutional authority in the special counsel's case against Russian social media propagandists.
Judge Dabney Friedrich, who serves at the trial-court level in DC federal court, said Concord Management and Consulting could not have its case tossed on constitutional grounds. The Russian company accused of backing a social media effort to sway voters against Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton claimed Mueller didn't have power to bring the case because he was not appointment by the President and confirmed by Congress. Mueller was appointed under the authority of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who has broad power as the acting head of the Justice Department for the 2016 election probe."
The appointment does not violate core separation-of-powers principles. Nor has the Special Counsel exceeded his authority under the appointment order by investigating and prosecuting Concord," Friedrich wrote in an opinion published Monday morning. She was one of the first judges Trump placed into a federal court position.
Friedrich cited opinions by three other federal judges -- Amy Berman Jackson, who oversees Paul Manafort's criminal foreign lobbying case; T.S. Ellis, who oversees Manafort's financial fraud case; and DC District Court Chief Judge Beryl Howell -- to back up her decision.
All three judges also denied requests to invalidate Mueller's authority, with Howell writing as recently as late July that a witness subpoenaed to turn over documents and to testify before the grand jury about Roger Stone would have to. That witness, Andrew Miller, has been held in contempt of the court and now may appeal.
Michael Moore’s FAHRENHEIT 11/9 : OFFICIAL TRAILER - In Theaters 9/21 (click here for website)
The events in Michael Moore's life are uncanny. Whoever expected the next US President would be settled (at least as Americans understood it) on November 9, 2016.
The law governing when federal presidential elections take place was written in 1845. Most folks think it is the first Tuesday in November. Not so. The statute reads, "Presidential Elections must take place on the Tuesday next after the first Money in the month of November."
So, as if it were his next calling the date November 11, 2016 made a mark on Michael Moore's conscience. His next documentary is "Fahrenheit 11/9."
Everyone who participates in USA elections needs to see this picture. Just do it.
The film makes it's debut as the first documentary film shown at the Toronto International Film Festival. Even as Michael Moore is putting the finishing touches on "Fahrenheit 11/9" there is wide acclaim for the film.
August 9. 2018
By Patrick Hipes
The 2018 Toronto Film Festival (click here) has unveiled lineups for its key TIFF Docs and Midnight sidebars, which features a host of strong world premieres including for Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 11/9,...
Fahrenheit 11/9 (opening night film)
Michael Moore | USA
World Premiere
The law governing when federal presidential elections take place was written in 1845. Most folks think it is the first Tuesday in November. Not so. The statute reads, "Presidential Elections must take place on the Tuesday next after the first Money in the month of November."
So, as if it were his next calling the date November 11, 2016 made a mark on Michael Moore's conscience. His next documentary is "Fahrenheit 11/9."
Everyone who participates in USA elections needs to see this picture. Just do it.
The film makes it's debut as the first documentary film shown at the Toronto International Film Festival. Even as Michael Moore is putting the finishing touches on "Fahrenheit 11/9" there is wide acclaim for the film.
August 9. 2018
By Patrick Hipes
The 2018 Toronto Film Festival (click here) has unveiled lineups for its key TIFF Docs and Midnight sidebars, which features a host of strong world premieres including for Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 11/9,...
Fahrenheit 11/9 (opening night film)
Michael Moore | USA
World Premiere
"Good Night, Moon"
1.8 day old moon
3.5 percent lit
I wish them well. New technology for space usually finds a market in the country, too.
August 9. 2018
By Mike Well
New and improved moon-landing sensors, (click here) systems that can capture reusable space vehicles in midair, and a host of other developing technologies are about to get an infusion of NASA cash.
The space agency will award an estimated $44 million to six U.S. companies to help along 10 "tipping point technologies" that could spur further exploration of the final frontier, NASA officials announced Wednesday (Aug. 8).
"These awards focus on technology collaborations with the commercial space sector that leverage emerging markets and capabilities to meet NASA's exploration goals," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement....
Sunday, August 12, 2018
Latvia needs to develop romance, including the charm of it's old world.
Every one of these Post Soviet Countries has incredible potential. Their people are very talented, some exceptionally educated, but, for the Old World values; they can't be beaten.
Latvia has ambitions to move forward with a society that may be more sophisticated. I can't believe when a young person leaves the country and the population falls just that much more, Latvia's leaders seek to change the face of the country, bring it to the modern era and embrace the values all the wholesomeness younger generations embrace.
There is every indication the GDP is improving, but, the one real deficit Latvia may be missing is a capital city that seeks to become more romantic and a fascination for it's young adults. Latvia has achieved a great deal in their years of freedom, but, it needs to look to it's charm and build at least one city tourists and young people like to frequent.
Latvia has ambitions to move forward with a society that may be more sophisticated. I can't believe when a young person leaves the country and the population falls just that much more, Latvia's leaders seek to change the face of the country, bring it to the modern era and embrace the values all the wholesomeness younger generations embrace.
There is every indication the GDP is improving, but, the one real deficit Latvia may be missing is a capital city that seeks to become more romantic and a fascination for it's young adults. Latvia has achieved a great deal in their years of freedom, but, it needs to look to it's charm and build at least one city tourists and young people like to frequent.
By far, the biggest ambition in Latvia is electronics
The trade fair takes up two pavilions – Hall I (6700 m²) and Hall II (9300 m²) – offering 16,000 m² of total exhibition area....
The EU is getting serious about quantifying the carbon sink of land based forests.
The European Union (EU) (click here) has adopted a carbon-based accounting system for measuring how forest management practices can help mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The EU will use the approach as the scientific basis for integrating the land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) sector in its climate strategy.
The new accounting system calculates the effect of forests on GHG mitigation by using factual evidence rather than forecasts of projected future policy impacts, an approach implemented under the Kyoto Protocol. This change addresses challenges with previous reporting systems, which used forest reference levels that included assumed effects of future policy impacts, resulting in unverifiable estimates based on counterfactual scenarios. The EU’s new system uses a fact-based carbon accounting system that sets reference levels based on documented historical forest management practices rather than projected future policy impacts....
Latvia has really nice forests.
Frequently, countries will site their forests as part of their carbon sinks; Latvia is no different.
This chart is from 2011. If this level of protection is still exerted, then they are doing well. At about this time more than 49 percent of the forest is exploited for lumber and wood products. Protecting over 50% of Latvian forests is a fantastic value for the country.
"Latvia's Forest After 20 Years of Independence" (click here)
Aussie scientists seek ideas in how to protect and preserve a large macadamia nut.
By Julie Power
Scientists at the Australian PlantBank have yet to work out how to preserve these large black bean seeds.
Why is one nut different from another? (click here)
Why does the palm-sized seed of the hairy walnut hate being dried, making it a tough nut to preserve? How can the macadamia withstand being frozen at minus 192 degrees celsius, and still revive to produce new seedlings – as new research discovered a few weeks ago – but other oily nuts won't survive in these conditions?
Far from questions leading to a punchline, these are the challenges facing scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney and Mt Annan who are racing to develop effective ways of preserving seeds from rainforest plants (like the macadamia) before they become extinct.
New research has called for urgent measures to conserve the diversity of plants found in rainforests. It looked at how rainforest plants in the South Pacific, including Australia and New Zealand, could be preserved for the future if their remaining habitats were destroyed....
Four cornerstones of the Latvian economy are agriculture, chemicals, logistics and woodworking. Other prominent sectors include textiles, food processing, machinery production and green technologies.
31 percent of Latvia's agriculture is General Field Crops. That is good. Some is used for feed stock for it's domestic animals, but, there may be some surplus that can be exported to countries that might be experiencing a short fall.
Organic farming in general require labor and daily involvement in harvesting and processing products. Latvia is a perfect economy where small farms could easily entertain a shift into organic farming.
Latvia conducts an agricultural inventory every 10 years, the next due 2022.
In Latvia, (click here) organic farming is a rather new agricultural practice; it has been gradually introduced since 1999, when the first certificates on organic farming were issued. It must be noted that the 2000 and 2010 data on organic farms are not comparable because different definitions were employed in the two reference years: for this reason information on 2000 is excluded from Table 9. Indeed, within the framework of the Agricultural Census 2000, the term ‘organic farm’ covered all agricultural holdings producing agricultural goods with no use of chemical protection products and fertilisers, regardless whether they had received the organic farming certificate or not. Thus, in compliance with the data of the certification institutions, in 2000 there were only 28 certified organic holdings, 17 of which had received certificates meeting the EU requirements. After the EU accession, organic farming has rapidly developed in Latvia and, starting from 2007, a stable increase in the area has been observed. Moreover, in 2006 Latvia introduced the Organic Farming Register. Until then there had only been a database managed by the certification institutions, and this database included only information on enterprises that had received organic farming certificate.
31 percent of Latvia's agriculture is General Field Crops. That is good. Some is used for feed stock for it's domestic animals, but, there may be some surplus that can be exported to countries that might be experiencing a short fall.
Latvia conducts an agricultural inventory every 10 years, the next due 2022.
In Latvia, (click here) organic farming is a rather new agricultural practice; it has been gradually introduced since 1999, when the first certificates on organic farming were issued. It must be noted that the 2000 and 2010 data on organic farms are not comparable because different definitions were employed in the two reference years: for this reason information on 2000 is excluded from Table 9. Indeed, within the framework of the Agricultural Census 2000, the term ‘organic farm’ covered all agricultural holdings producing agricultural goods with no use of chemical protection products and fertilisers, regardless whether they had received the organic farming certificate or not. Thus, in compliance with the data of the certification institutions, in 2000 there were only 28 certified organic holdings, 17 of which had received certificates meeting the EU requirements. After the EU accession, organic farming has rapidly developed in Latvia and, starting from 2007, a stable increase in the area has been observed. Moreover, in 2006 Latvia introduced the Organic Farming Register. Until then there had only been a database managed by the certification institutions, and this database included only information on enterprises that had received organic farming certificate.
No one can deny, Koko was real.
Why would an animal choose to bond with human beings and learn language? Quite possibly, a better and richer quality of life?
June 21, 2018
By Bill Chappell
Koko, the gorilla who became an ambassador to the human world through her ability to communicate, has died. She's seen here at age 4, telling psychologist Francine "Penny" Patterson (left) that she is hungry. In the center is June Monroe, an interpreter for the deaf at St. Luke's Church, who helped teach Koko.
"The Gorilla Foundation (click here) is sad to announce the passing of our beloved Koko," the research center says, informing the world about the death of a gorilla who fascinated and elated millions of people with her facility for language.
Koko, who was 46, died in her sleep Tuesday morning, the Gorilla Foundation said. At birth, she was named Hanabi-ko — Japanese for "fireworks child," because she was born at the San Francisco Zoo on the Fourth of July in 1971. She was a western lowland gorilla.
"Her impact has been profound and what she has taught us about the emotional capacity of gorillas and their cognitive abilities will continue to shape the world," the Gorilla Foundation said.
Throughout her life, Koko's abilities made headlines. After she began communicating with humans through American Sign Language, she was featured by National Geographic — and she took her own picture (in a mirror) for the magazine's cover.
That cover came out in 1978, seven years after Koko was chosen as an infant to work on a language research project with the psychologist Francine "Penny" Patterson. In 1985, the magazine profiled the affectionate relationship between the gorilla and her kitten: Koko and All Ball....
June 21, 2018By Bill Chappell
Koko, the gorilla who became an ambassador to the human world through her ability to communicate, has died. She's seen here at age 4, telling psychologist Francine "Penny" Patterson (left) that she is hungry. In the center is June Monroe, an interpreter for the deaf at St. Luke's Church, who helped teach Koko.
"The Gorilla Foundation (click here) is sad to announce the passing of our beloved Koko," the research center says, informing the world about the death of a gorilla who fascinated and elated millions of people with her facility for language.
Koko, who was 46, died in her sleep Tuesday morning, the Gorilla Foundation said. At birth, she was named Hanabi-ko — Japanese for "fireworks child," because she was born at the San Francisco Zoo on the Fourth of July in 1971. She was a western lowland gorilla.
"Her impact has been profound and what she has taught us about the emotional capacity of gorillas and their cognitive abilities will continue to shape the world," the Gorilla Foundation said.
Throughout her life, Koko's abilities made headlines. After she began communicating with humans through American Sign Language, she was featured by National Geographic — and she took her own picture (in a mirror) for the magazine's cover.
That cover came out in 1978, seven years after Koko was chosen as an infant to work on a language research project with the psychologist Francine "Penny" Patterson. In 1985, the magazine profiled the affectionate relationship between the gorilla and her kitten: Koko and All Ball....
In the face of falling population, the GDP is growing.
Latvia has done well on it's own. It is an open economy of Northern Europe and is a member of the EU's single market.
1999 - Member WTO
2004 - Member EU
2011 - Ranked high as a country practicing Very High Human Development (HDI) (click here)
Automation that is adverse to human development and well being is a detriment to a country's best interest. Unions should bring this aspect of human development and economic security to the attention of companies and employees.
The Human Development Report
Each year since 1990 the Human Development Report has published the Human
Development Index (HDI) which was introduced as an alternative to conventional measures of national development. The HDI represents a broader definition of well-being and provides a composite measure of three basic dimensions of human development: health, education and income.
2014 - Member Eurozone
2016 - Member OECD(Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development)
Today, Latvia is ranked 19th by the World Bank in Ease of Doing Business (click here)
Karenia brevis will react to warmer waters.
Karenia is a dinoflagellate with a very bad reputation of causing respiratory distress and neurotoxic shellfish poisoning. The is the largest bloom in at least ten years in offshore waters of Florida.
July 30, 2018
By Mindy Weisberger
Scores of dead fish (click here) itter the shorelines of beaches in southwest Florida, and hundreds of dead and ailing sea turtles have washed up on shores there in recent weeks — all victims of a toxic red tide caused by the single-cell alga Karenia brevis.
July 30, 2018
By Mindy Weisberger
Scores of dead fish (click here) itter the shorelines of beaches in southwest Florida, and hundreds of dead and ailing sea turtles have washed up on shores there in recent weeks — all victims of a toxic red tide caused by the single-cell alga Karenia brevis.
Algal blooms occur seasonally in the Gulf of Mexico, when water conditions enable their populations to explode and spread. But this year's event includes especially high quantities of algae that produce a toxin, and the impact on marine wildlife is devastating, affecting sea birds as well as fish and turtles in unprecedented numbers, the Fort Myers News-Press reported.
The algae's toxins can also be dangerous to humans if inhaled, particularly for those people who have respiratory issues. Concentrations of algae in some coastal areas have been so high that the National Weather Service (NWS) issued beach hazard advisories over the weekend, warning about risks of respiratory irritation. Those warnings remain in effect as of today (July 30), according to the NWS....
Latvia population is equivalent to 0.03% of the total world population.
Latvia ranks number 166 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in Latvia is 34 per Km2 (89 people per mi2).
The total land area is 62,200 Km2 (24,016 sq. miles)
69.7 % of the population is urban (1,345,602 people in 2018)
The median age in Latvia is 42.8 years.
There is a good chance the population of these Post Soviet Countries drops because young people seek better opportunities and a different way of life. When young people abandon a country such as Latvia, they take their reproductive capacity. So a country, such as Latvia will realize a dropping population density for two reasons, emigration and the future of babies with that emigration.
Latvia, as well as Lithuania and Estonia de facto ceased to be parts of the USSR four months before the Soviet Union itself ceased to exist (26 December 1991). Soon, on 6 September, the independence of three Baltic states was recognized by the USSR. ... Latvia later joined NATO and the European Union in 2004.
Latvia's estimated population is 1.93 million, which is lower than the population of 2.07 million at the last census in 2011. Latvia has a relatively low density of just 34 people per square kilometer (89/sq mi), which ranks 166th in the world. Latvia is currently the third-poorest country in the European Union and about 30,000 people leave the country each year, most of whom are young and well educated. This is most visible in the capital of Riga, which is becoming a ghost town.
Coral Reefs are facing collapse.
An article in the Sydney Morning Herald today describing the alarming reality of the collapse of Australian coral reefs. This is a very painful reality by the global community. This type of indifference by the USA is why poorer relations with countries like Australia exist and rightfully so.
Indifference is exactly the right word for the USA's engagement of the Climate Crisis.
The Australian government (click here) is offering funding to research ways to protect the Great Barrier Reef after repeated bleaching episodes that scientists say are putting the reef in jeopardy.
To the left a living reef and the right is a dead reef.
20 July 2018
By Nicole Hasham
He cited a 2017 report by the United Nations environment program that found Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions were set to far exceed its pledge under the Paris accord. This agreement aims to limit global temperature rises this century to well below 2° and to pursue efforts to limit the increase to 1.5°....
Corals of Australia are dead. This is happening now. This is not an ancient coral forest, it is now, today.
Indifference is exactly the right word for the USA's engagement of the Climate Crisis.
To the left a living reef and the right is a dead reef.
20 July 2018
By Nicole Hasham
...“Coral bleaching is projected to increase in frequency ... those coral reefs that survive are expected to be less biodiverse than in the past,” the plan says.
The reef is the world’s largest living structure, covering an area roughly the size of Italy.
Coral reefs are particularly sensitive to the effects of climate change including higher sea temperatures, ocean acidification and more intense storms and cyclones.
The plan recognised that “holding the global temperature increase to 1.5°C or less is critical to ensure the survival of coral reefs”.
“Respected coral scientists have documented in peer-reviewed journals that most of the world’s coral reefs will not survive unless the global temperature increase is limited to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels,” it said.
However WWF-Australia head of oceans Richard Leck said Australia’s emissions reduction efforts were not even in line with limiting warming to 2°.
He cited a 2017 report by the United Nations environment program that found Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions were set to far exceed its pledge under the Paris accord. This agreement aims to limit global temperature rises this century to well below 2° and to pursue efforts to limit the increase to 1.5°....Corals of Australia are dead. This is happening now. This is not an ancient coral forest, it is now, today.
Latvia affiliates with European allies to battle the climate crisis.
Last year Latvia was hit with debilitating floods.
At the same time (click here) due to its location in vicinity of Riga Gulf and in lowland in the mouth of three major rivers Daugava, Gauja, Lielupe, Riga is especially vulnerable in respect to impacts of climate change. Unless the high climate change impact risks and possible threats, it could be recognised that awareness of stakeholders and inhabitants can be considered as low. Despite that at the national level the Climate Change Mitigation Programme 2005 - 2010 is well functioning, the adaptation approaches in both in national and local levels are generally missing in Latvia.
September 7, 2017
The damage from heavy rains and resulting floods (click here) in eastern Latvia in August this year is around €4.38 million, Janis Eglits, the parliamentary secretary of the Latvian Ministry of Environment and Regional Development, said during the debate in the parliament on September 7.
Of this amount, €1.6 million are needed for road repairs and €2.7 million for rebuilding the infrastructure, he said.
The local governments will supply co-financing in the amount of €1.31 million but €3.07 million have to be allocated from the contingency fund in the national budget.
As reported, the Latvian parliament today approved the Cabinet of Ministers decision about declaring state of emergency in agriculture in 29 regions affected by floods.
The Latvian government on August 28 passed a decree declaring a state of emergency in agriculture in 29 regions in the country's east until November 30 due to floods caused by heavy rain.
Flood damage to crops and road infrastructure in the Latgale province in eastern Latvia is estimated at several millions of euros.
Meanwhile Agriculture Minister Jānis Dūklavs, appearing on LTV September 7, said that up to 20,000 hectares of farmland may have been devastated in the flood.
The risk of coastal erosion (click here) in the future is expected and it will be widespread in Latvia shoreline. It is changing with the coast sections where accumulation is occurring and almost equally observed both along the open Baltic Sea coast (69% of its coast length) and along the Gulf of Riga (66% of its coast length).
September 7, 2017
The damage from heavy rains and resulting floods (click here) in eastern Latvia in August this year is around €4.38 million, Janis Eglits, the parliamentary secretary of the Latvian Ministry of Environment and Regional Development, said during the debate in the parliament on September 7.
Of this amount, €1.6 million are needed for road repairs and €2.7 million for rebuilding the infrastructure, he said.
The local governments will supply co-financing in the amount of €1.31 million but €3.07 million have to be allocated from the contingency fund in the national budget.
As reported, the Latvian parliament today approved the Cabinet of Ministers decision about declaring state of emergency in agriculture in 29 regions affected by floods.
The Latvian government on August 28 passed a decree declaring a state of emergency in agriculture in 29 regions in the country's east until November 30 due to floods caused by heavy rain.
Flood damage to crops and road infrastructure in the Latgale province in eastern Latvia is estimated at several millions of euros.
Meanwhile Agriculture Minister Jānis Dūklavs, appearing on LTV September 7, said that up to 20,000 hectares of farmland may have been devastated in the flood.
Lolita Čigāne (born: August 18, 1973) is a Latvian politician. She was previously a journalist, public policy analyst and international consultant in the issues of good-governance, anti-corruption and elections. In 2010 she joined the centre-right Unity party Čigāne was first elected to the 10th Saeima (parliament) in 2010. She served a full term as a Member of Parliament in the 11th Saeima (2011–2014) and is currently a Member of Parliament of the 12th Saeima, convened in November 2014. In 2017 she switched to the liberal Movement For!, which she left again in April 2018.
It is reported Ms. Cigane received a Master of Science degree in 2001 from London School of Economics (LSE) London, UK with a specialization in International Political Economy.
"Par" is the newest political party in Latvia.
April 3, 2018
...Since the foundation of ‘Par!’ (click here) Čigāne was certain this party should serve as a centrist platform for veterans and newcomers alike. The party’s board and congress later decided to form a union with parties like For Latvia’s Development and Growth [Izaugsme party], said the politician....
Click here for a link to her debating those that would like to win her seat. (click here)
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