All posts by nedhamson

Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

Moroccan Red Berry Producers Outcompete Spanish Offerings (Me: Sample of non-sustainable industrialized agriculture driven by chasing profit over ecology)

The Moroccan red berry sector, which produces strawberries, raspberries, and others, has overtaken Spain in terms of competitiveness.

Source: Moroccan Red Berry Producers Outcompete Spanish Offerings

France shutters schools, bans travel in new COVID-19 lockdown – UPI.com

The country reported more than 30,000 new cases and some 1,000 deaths Tuesday. Those figures represent a 55% and 30% increase, respectively, over the past 14 days. Case figures haven’t been this high since mid-November, when France was coming down from its all-time peak of 86,000 daily cases. Macron’s announcement means lockdown measures in 19 regions of France will now be expanded nationally. Schools will be closed for at least three weeks and travel restrictions will be in place for a month.

Source: France shutters schools, bans travel in new COVID-19 lockdown – UPI.com

A Haiku, The Critters

Travis J. McRoy

I was creek fishing a few years ago, and I cast my line upstream and noticed what looked like a skinny log coming towards me. I stepped to the side to let it pass by and saw it slither in the stream. It was a snake. I said to myself, “hmm, that was interesting,” and continued on with my fishing. Within a minute, here come two more “skinny logs.” Two more snakes coming downstream. I decided to move out of the water for a moment to try a different lure. I was curious about the snakes all of a sudden coming downstream. I was fishing in that creek for at least two hours before the snakes came floating by. I looked in the sky and noticed birds flying with great haste as if they were in a hurry to move out of the area. No sooner I finished the thought…

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The Clever Architectural Feature That Makes Life on Bermuda Possible – Atlas Obscura

The roofs are also resistant to hurricanes, and many old buildings retain their original roofs. Bermudians are some of the most water-conscious people in the Western world, and this consciousness is built into their homes. The blindingly white, limestone Bermuda Roof—an architectural rain-catch concept with roots dating back to the 17th century—is singularly responsible for making human life possible in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The roof of each home is mandated, by law, to catch and redirect rain into underground cisterns that serve as islanders’ primary source of freshwater. While initially conceived as a means of survival, the elegant roofs have become an aesthetic landmark. “Architecturally, Bermuda really hasn’t changed,” says Guilden Gilbert, a born-and-raised Bermudian. “It’s unlikely that you’d see any modern design in island architecture, which I think is actually a good thing.” Source: The Clever Architectural Feature That Makes Life on Bermuda Possible – Atlas Obscura

Doctors Fear Fourth Surge of Coronavirus Cases

“We’re seeing the increase in transmission in young kids, primarily in the upper Midwest, in the Northeast right now. But that’s just a matter of time before we see it go throughout the entire United States,” Dr. Michael Osterholm, the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, told CBS News “Unfortunately, we are going to see a rise in pediatric hospitalizations and serious illness.” The surge comes as multiple states (my home state of Arizona included) have rolled back mask mandates and capacity restrictions for businesses. Doctors are encouraging people to stay vigilant; wearing your mask in public places and getting the vaccine as soon as you are able to. “We are almost at the finish line, but we’re not there,” Osterholm told CBS News.

Source: Doctors Fear Fourth Surge of Coronavirus Cases

Wondering Wednesdays, Baby Acres, and Governance Concerns

Context, Thought, and Learning: ShiraDest Offers Project Do Better

This post continues to expand on my current non-fiction WiP, Baby Acres: A possible Vision for Making Society Suck Less, in 60 Years.   (Thanks, again, to JYP and Tammy for the title ideas!!)  The overall goal still being to lay out a roadmap for a fully inclusive society for all of us, I am turning, this week, to Phase III.  Just a short overview, mind you, to explain what my thoughts are as I start to work on fleshing the whole idea out for the book.  I realized that any society that could  pass the Rawlsian Veil of Ignorance Test would still be connected to societies that might not pass that test, which would be a problem for that just, or even merely less unsafe, society.  A serious problem.

That meant that All HumanKind  would have to be included in both Phases III and IV, since otherwise, large…

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Mulheres

So sad…

Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

” O Brasil ocupa o 5° no Ranking Mundial do FEMINICÍDIO “.

Fonte: OMS

O Brasil é um dos países com maior índice de violência contra a mulher. A cada dia, 3 mulheres morrem por consequência de violência. Lembrando que o femicídio é um crime baseado no gênero. A gente sabe que a misoginia e o ódio contra a mulher é uma coisa antiga, mas até hoje de forma consciente, pode se dizer que, a violência sabe bem escolher suas vítimas.

Bem, a minha intenção não é exatamente falar sobre o Feminicídio em si, mas, da violência contra a mulher que coopera para esse resultado. Eu gostaria de conscientizar a todos acerca dessa realidade. Na verdade, essa estatística , ela é uma coisa que preocupa bastante. Ora, imagine, só para você ter uma idéia. Se o Brasil é o país que ocupa o 5° lugar no ranking mundial do feminicídio…

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