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Two bottles of cyanide go missing from Osaka university
A laboratory worker discovered the bottles of deadly compounds were missing during an inventory check on May 2.Francis Tang (The Japan Times)
Poverty researcher Sherri Lawson Clark has been asking Americans for 25 years if they are poor.
Nobody ever replies ‘Yes, I’m poor’.
But there are tens of millions of Americans who the government defines as ‘poor’. Clark takes a look at how that’s measured and how the poverty rate has changed in the Trump and Biden administrations.
https://theconversation.com/why-some-people-receiving-federal-benefits-dont-consider-themselves-poor-even-though-poverty-rates-have-increased-since-the-covid-19-pandemic-224227
#News #Society #Poverty #USPolitics
Why some people receiving federal benefits don’t consider themselves poor − even though poverty rates have increased since the COVID-19 pandemic
Eliminating poverty has not been a major campaign issue during the 2024 presidential campaign.The Conversation
In China, ruled by men, women quietly find a powerful voice
Women in Shanghai gather to reclaim their identities as the country’s leader calls for China to adopt a “childbearing culture.”Alexandra Stevenson (The Japan Times)
All intolerance is evil...
"#Antisemitism surging, report finds, prompting fear for future of ‘Jewish life’ in West
The US saw a 103% increase in incidents fueled by Gaza war, a global report for 2023 shows, while France stands out with near-quadrupling of cases"
#Democrats #GOP #Republicans #MAGA #US #Crisis #Unrest #Society #News #Palestine #Israel #Intolerance #Hatred
Yesterday I met a very smart friend, a data scientist / mathematician. We talked a lot about energy consumption, society and #ourWorldInData. Looking at my notes I realize that I owe him a link to the brilliant and uplifting talk “The Magic Washing Machine” by the wonderful presenter #HansRosling of #Gapminder.
So if you’d like to watch something interesting and positive for your sunday afternoon, I suggest to watch this.
#youtube #dataViz #society #energy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZoKfap4g4w
The magic washing machine | Hans Rosling
http://www.ted.com What was the greatest invention of the industrial revolution? Hans Rosling makes the case for the washing machine. With newly designed gra...YouTube
online the recording of my webinar
"OpenStreetMap: A collaborative Ecosystem Serving Society & Business"
https://tube.network.europa.eu/w/sc11psZaC22tg1MzcMs8KP
for @EC_NGI
#openstreetmap #business #society
/cc @openstreetmap
@weeklyOSM
NGI Talk - Maurizio Napolitano - OpenStreetMap: A collaborative Ecosystem Serving Society & Business
In today's interconnected world, accurate geographic information is crucial for various applications, from urban planning to logistics.EU Video
SPUNGE. A thirsty fellow, a great drinker. To spunge; to eat and drink at another's cost. Spunging-house: a bailiff's lock-up-house, or repository, to which persons arrested are taken, till they find bail, or have spent all their money:
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #crime #language #slang @histodons
Columbia University leadership rebuked for police crackdown on protesters
The president has faced an outcry for summoning police to dismantle a tent encampment set up by students protesting Israel's offensive in Gaza.The Japan Times
