#TED Global 2012

[probablyasocialecologist]

In 2012, Dutch teenager Boyan Slat presented a TED Talk on his concept for cleaning up the ocean with simple mechanisms to sweep up all the trash. While scientists and plastics experts cautioned that his ideas were ineffective, Slat’s non-profit the Ocean Cleanup, founded the year after his talk went viral, has gained millions of followers and big-name backers, including Salesforce, Maersk, KIA, and PayPal’s Peter Thiel. But the venture had one major problem: its first two designs didn’t work, despite the group burning through tens of millions of dollars over the course of a decade. The Ocean Cleanup has since pivoted to work with upstream river “interceptors” that are much more efficient at capturing garbage, but its website still prominently features its latest ocean debris “solution”—essentially a trawl fishing net dragged between two boats that has, to date, collected a comparatively miniscule amount of trash. Tech projects like these are more of a curse than a blessing. Even if the Ocean Cleanup one day somehow beats the insurmountable odds and removes all surface-level traces of plastic marine pollution, it’d still be missing the vast majority of waste that sinks to the bottom of the ocean floor, or breaks up into tiny microplastics. While companies like these bring increased attention to the plastics crisis, they’re ultimately flashy gimmicks that lull our public consciousness into thinking a clever gadget can solve a collective-action problem. These projects also allow consumer brands—like Coca-Cola, an official “Global Implementation Partner” of Slat’s group—to greenwash their continued massive plastic production, while lobbying behind-the-scenes against regulations that would actually help the world break its plastic addiction.  “We now know that we can’t start to reduce plastic pollution without a reduction of production,” environmental scientists Imari Walker-Franklin and Jenna Jambeck write in the introduction to their forthcoming study, Plastics. To meaningfully address this crisis and others like it, we need to look upstream, invest in reuse infrastructure, and mandate biodegradable packaging and high material recyclability. At a minimum, we need to start making producers bear the cost for the collection and disposal of their poorly designed goods.

[mariacallous]

Qatar, the small emirate on the Persian Gulf, has long enjoyed unmatched influence over Hamas, the ruling power in Gaza. It is now threatening to withdraw its services as a mediator between Hamas and Israel unless Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ceases what Doha considers to be a smear campaign against it. The fate of the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza could now hang in the balance of this new diplomatic dispute.

Last week, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said that the mediation process had been abused for “narrow political interests,” and that Qatar will make “the appropriate decision at the right time.” It was a message intended for Netanyahu, according to an Arab official who spoke to Foreign Policy.

Qatari officials reportedly believe that Netanyahu is deliberately delaying a possible release of hostages to prolong the war and stay in power. By threatening to walk away from the negotiations, they believe they can pressure Netanyahu into clarifying whether negotiating a hostage release is a priority for him at all. “We only negotiate when both sides want us to,” said a Qatari official who spoke to Foreign Policy on the condition of anonymity considering the sensitivity of the matter.

Netanyahu knows Qatar is necessary to the negotiations owing to the leverage that it gained over Hamas in the years prior to the current war. Qatar sent $1.3 billion in aid to Gaza between 2012 and 2021, at a time when Israel had otherwise largely cut off the territory, and it lent Hamas international credibility by giving its representatives airtime on Al Jazeera.

Qatar is well aware of its unique diplomatic position and is enjoying the limelight on the global stage. And yet there have been valid questions around Qatar’s intentions. There is strong suspicion in Israel and in parts of the U.S. government that it is biased in Hamas’s favor and pushing for its agenda. Doha, they say, could more effectively compel Hamas if it threatened those of its leaders who have taken residence in Qatar with expulsion, or with extradition to a country that lists Hamas as a terrorist organization.

Qatar started to host Hamas in 2012 after the group ran afoul of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and claims to have opened its doors at the behest of then-U.S. President Barack Obama. But Foreign Policy has learned from the aforementioned Arab official who is aware of the negotiations that despite bipartisan pressure from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers, Qatar has not yet asked Hamas to relocate.

Last week, U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer accused Qatar of blocking negotiations, essentially abusing its role as a mediator. He was the fifth lawmaker to urge Congress to scrap Qatar’s status as a major non-NATO ally granted to the Arab nation in 2022 for supporting evacuations from Afghanistan. Any such demotion would not only be a global embarrassment for Qatar but would relegate it below Egypt and other competitors in the neighborhood who also hold the same designation.

“Qatar needs to make it clear to Hamas that there will be repercussions,” Hoyer said in a statement. Earlier this month, Republican Sens. Ted Budd, Joni Ernst, and Rick Scott introduced a bill that would require the United States to conduct a review to “terminate the designation” if Qatar didn’t expel or extradite Hamas’s leadership, “including Ismail Haniyeh, Khalil al-Hayya, Khaled Mashal,” its biggest leaders.

Orly Gilboa—the mother of 19-year-old Daniella Gilboa, who has been held hostage by Hamas since Oct. 7, 2023—said that the United States’ pressure on Qatar could work. “Qatar supports Hamas, but they want good relations with the U.S., so they will do what the U.S. wants them to do,” she told Foreign Policy over Zoom.

But some U.S. lawmakers said the move to scrap the status was premature and unwarranted. That has encouraged Doha to stay the course. But the Arab official believes that those who asked to strip Qatar of the designation are perhaps pro-Netanyahu lawmakers and do not speak for the Oval Office.

Budd’s legislation argues that if Hamas is refusing “reasonable” negotiations, then there is no reason for Qatar to continue hosting Hamas’s political office or members, parroting the viewpoint of many in Israel’s security community. But “reasonable” is being defined differently by the various parties concerned.

While Israel expects Qatar to convince Hamas to release hostages and then intends to resume the war to eliminate the group entirely from Gaza, Qatar finds merit in Hamas’s demand of a permanent cease-fire. This is the crux of the disagreement between Qatar and Israel.

“I don’t think it’s an unreasonable request,” said an Arab official familiar with the negotiations. “If they release all hostages, they want an end to the war.”

However, the Israeli security community suspects that’s not all Hamas wants. They argue it could have achieved an end to the war had it agreed to disarm and leave Gaza. Israelis fear that Hamas wants to return to Gaza, victorious, and carry out more attacks that match the cruelty of Oct. 7.

“We can’t hand Hamas a victory,” said Eran Lerman, a former Israeli deputy national security advisor. “After what they have done, we refuse to live with Hamas as our neighbors. And it’s not just Netanyahu, but there is wide support for the policy to eradicate Hamas.” Israel is ready to offer only a temporary truce until Hamas has been vanquished.

Doha makes the case that since the war has limited its ability to send aid to Gaza, it simply doesn’t have the kind of leverage it once did over Hamas’s leaders holding the hostages inside Gaza.

“Sinwar will rather die inside Gaza than agree to a deal to leave,” said an Arab official aware of the negotiations, referring to Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader within Gaza who was behind the Oct. 7 attack. “This is the mistake—this is what Israelis are not understanding.”

He said that threatening to kick out Hamas’s political leaders from Qatar will not bring the desired pressure on Hamas. Sinwar, who is making the final decisions about the hostage negotiations, doesn’t care about his group’s political representatives or where they live, “whether in Qatar, Turkey, Oman, or Iran.”

Israel also doesn’t care where Hamas’s leaders reside and has already declared that it will hunt them down wherever they may choose to hide. But Israeli leaders say that in the short term, they are focused on bringing back the hostages and eliminating Hamas.

Lerman said that Egypt has already been partly involved in negotiations, noting that it could become a single point of communication with Hamas if Qatar doesn’t succeed in mediating the release of the hostages in exchange for a temporary truce not a permanent cease-fire. “It’s not like we won’t be left with a channel of communication,” he said. “If Qatar cannot live up to its claim, that it has leverage over Hamas, then what’s the point?”

Some in the Israeli security community believe that once the long-expected Rafah operation has been successfully carried out and all of Gaza brought under Israeli occupation, Hamas’s leaders and members would be in for a run for their lives and more inclined to accept a deal on Israeli terms.

“Hamas will feel a very different kind of threat than they feel now—that will change their minds,” Lerman said.

It’s a tricky gamble. If Qatar walks out, Israel risks losing a mediator with more influence over Hamas than any other Arab state, and if Doha fails in ensuring safe hostage release, it may damage its ties with the United States. Thus far, neither side is willing to concede, and negotiations will likely go down the wire, further procrastinating the homecoming of the more than 130 Israelis believed to remain in Gaza.

Families of hostages have said that they want their loved ones released “despite the difficult price,” but they also don’t want Hamas to live next door, preferably.

“I prefer if there is a solution,” Gilboa said. “Maybe Hamas’s leaders can move to Qatar and live there.”

[garadinervi]

A Global Visuage, Edited by Jörg Piringer and Günter Vallaster, edition ch, Wien, 2012. Cover Art: © Jörg Piringer

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[driverloversbr]

Os filmes que Adam Driver acha que todos deveriam assistir.

Com seu rosto distinto, voz profunda característica e vasto alcance como ator, não é surpresa que  Adam Driver  tenha se tornado o superastro global como o conhecemos hoje. Sua primeira aparição nas telas importantes foi em 2012, como o adorável Adam Sackler na série de sucesso de Lena Dunham,  Girls . Pouco mais de uma década depois, Driver trabalhou com nomes como Martin Scorsese e Ridley Scott, interpretou o vilão Kylo Ren na nova  trilogia Star Wars  e encerrará 2023 com um papel principal na  cinebiografia Ferrari de Michael Mann  .

No entanto, você precisa de mais do que habilidades de atuação impecáveis ​​para chegar onde Driver está. É preciso ser um verdadeiro cinéfilo para escolher papéis tão consistentemente interessantes e procurar cineastas tão talentosos e singulares. Não é surpreendente, então, que uma olhada na lista de filmes recomendados por Driver revele um homem que aprecia o cinema tanto olhando para uma tela quanto atuando nela.

Ao longo dos anos, Driver citou certos filmes ou performances que ressoaram profundamente nele. Olhando para a sua própria filmografia, algumas destas escolhas fazem sentido – podem até ser consideradas influentes no seu trabalho. Outras opções simplesmente ilustram os gostos de um homem que deseja relaxar e fugir para outro mundo. De qualquer forma, para os fãs de Driver ou apenas do cinema em geral, é uma coleção de filmes que vale a pena prestar atenção.

O mais notável em sua lista é o incrível drama familiar,  Kramer vs. Kramer, de 1979 . Estrelado por  Dustin Hoffman como executivo de publicidade e Meryl Streep como sua esposa , o filme de Robert Brenton pinta um retrato sincero e marcante de uma família em crise que examina as consequências do colapso do casamento. Quando Joanna de Streep, deprimida e entediada por ser uma dona de casa, decide deixar Ted de Hoffman e seu filho Billy, Ted é forçado a aprender como ser um pai mais atencioso.

Quando Joanna retorna, no entanto, e exige a custódia de Billy, uma terrível batalha legal começa, que ilumina os papéis de gênero e os direitos do pai e, em última análise, deixa você questionando se alguém saiu vitorioso. Além de ser um dos melhores filmes da década de 1970, os paralelos com o trabalho do próprio Driver são claros – seu filme de 2019,  Marriage Story , coestrelado por Scarlett Johansson e dirigido por Noah Baumbach, usa as influências de  Kramer vs.  manga.

Em outra parte de sua lista estão vários filmes do maestro independente John Cassavetes, cujas representações cruas e confusas da vida inspiraram a todos, de Scorsese a Ben Wishaw. Não muito diferente  de Kramer vs. Kramer , o filme de 1968 de Cassavetes,  Faces,  segue um jovem casal após o anúncio do marido de que deseja o divórcio.

A Noite de Abertura de 1977  , por outro lado, explora a psique fraturada de um ator de teatro brilhantemente interpretado pela esposa do diretor, Gena Rowlands, após um incidente traumatizante com um fã. Clássicos mais certificados, como  Eraserhead , de David Lynch, e Taxi Driver e Goodfellas  , de Scorsese  ,  fazem parte da lista, assim como os veículos  Total Recall  e  Predator , de Arnold Schwarzenegger – o que pode explicar a recente aparição de Driver no thriller de ficção científica de ação  65 .

Segue os filmes favoritos de Adam Driver:

Pessoas comuns (Robert Redford, 1980)

Clube da Luta (David Fincher, 1999)

Rechamada Total (Paul Verhoeven, 1990)

Predador (John McTiernan, 1987)

Quem tem medo de Virginia Woolf? (Mike Nichols, 1966)

Arma letal (Richard Donner, 1987)

Abaixo da lei (Jim Jarmusch, 1986)

Motorista de Táxi (Martin Scorsese, 1976)

Italiano-Americano (Martin Scorsese, 1974)

O Milagroso (Arthur Penn, 1962)

Cowboy da Meia-Noite (John Schlesinger, 1969)

Os sapatos vermelhos (Michael Powell, 1948)

Ser ou Não Ser (Ernst Lubitsch, 1942)

Idade de Consentimento (Michael Powell, 1969)

A Fortaleza Oculta (Akira Kurosawa, 1958)

Rostos (John Cassavetes, 1968)

Noite de abertura (John Cassavetes, 1977)

Alice não mora mais aqui (Martin Scorsese, 1974)

A conexão francesa (William Friedkin, 1971)

Os 400 Golpes (François Truffaut, 1959)

A Última Valsa (Martin Scorsese, 1978)

Café e Cigarros (Jim Jarmusch, 2003)

Você pode contar comigo (Kenneth Lonergan, 2000)

Apagador (David Lynch, 1977)

Os Bons Companheiros (Martin Scorsese, 1990)

O Rei da Comédia (Martin Scorsese, 1982)

Arsênico e renda velha (Frank Capra, 1944)

Ruas Malvadas (Martin Scorsese, 1973)

Cassino (Martin Scorsese, 1995)

E aí já assistiu algum deles? Conta pra gente!

Entrevista traduzida por Driver Lovers BR

Joe Williams

SÁBADO, 21 DE OUTUBRO DE 2023, 16H05 BST

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 7.19 (after 1940)

1940 – World War II: Battle of Cape Spada: The Royal Navy and the Regia Marina clash; the Italian light cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni sinks, with 121 casualties. 1940 – Field Marshal Ceremony: First occasion in World War II that Adolf Hitler appoints field marshals due to military achievements. 1940 – World War II: Army order 112 forms the Intelligence Corps of the British Army. 1942 – World War II: The Second Happy Time of Hitler's submarines comes to an end, as the increasingly effective American convoy system compels them to return to the central Atlantic. 1943 – World War II: Rome is heavily bombed by more than 500 Allied aircraft, inflicting thousands of casualties. 1947 – Prime Minister of the shadow Burmese government, Bogyoke Aung San and eight others are assassinated. 1947 – Korean politician Lyuh Woon-hyung is assassinated. 1952 – Opening of the Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 1957 – The largely autobiographical novel The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold by Evelyn Waugh was published. 1961 – Tunisia imposes a blockade on the French naval base at Bizerte; the French would capture the entire town four days later. 1963 – Joe Walker flies a North American X-15 to a record altitude of 106,010 meters (347,800 feet) on X-15 Flight 90. Exceeding an altitude of 100 km, this flight qualifies as a human spaceflight under international convention. 1964 – Vietnam War: At a rally in Saigon, South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Khánh calls for expanding the war into North Vietnam. 1967 – Piedmont Airlines Flight 22, a Piedmont Airlines Boeing 727-22 and a twin-engine Cessna 310 collided over Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA. Both aircraft were destroyed and all passengers and crew were killed, including John T. McNaughton, an advisor to Robert McNamara. 1969 – Chappaquiddick incident: U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy crashes his car into a tidal pond at Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, killing his passenger Mary Jo Kopechne. 1972 – Dhofar Rebellion: British SAS units help the Omani government against Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman rebels in the Battle of Mirbat. 1976 – Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal is created. 1977 – The world's first Global Positioning System (GPS) signal was transmitted from Navigation Technology Satellite 2 (NTS-2) and received at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at 12:41 a.m. Eastern time (ET). 1979 – The Sandinista rebels overthrow the government of the Somoza family in Nicaragua. 1979 – The oil tanker SS Atlantic Empress collides with another oil tanker, causing the largest ever ship-borne oil spill. 1980 – Opening of the Summer Olympics in Moscow. 1981 – In a private meeting with U.S. President Ronald Reagan, French President François Mitterrand reveals the existence of the Farewell Dossier, a collection of documents showing the Soviet Union had been stealing American technological research and development. 1982 – In one of the first militant attacks by Hezbollah, David S. Dodge, president of the American University of Beirut, is kidnapped. 1983 – The first three-dimensional reconstruction of a human head in a CT is published. 1985 – The Val di Stava dam collapses killing 268 people in Val di Stava, Italy. 1989 – United Airlines Flight 232 crashes in Sioux City, Iowa killing 111. 1992 – A car bomb kills Judge Paolo Borsellino and five members of his escort. 1997 – The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army resumes a ceasefire to end their 25-year paramilitary campaign to end British rule in Northern Ireland. 2011 – Guinean President Alpha Condé survives an attempted assassination and coup d'état at his residence in Conakry. 2012 – Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the city of Kobanî without resistance, starting the Rojava conflict in Northeast Syria. 2014 – Gunmen in Egypt's western desert province of New Valley Governorate attack a military checkpoint, killing at least 21 soldiers. Egypt reportedly declares a state of emergency on its border with Sudan.

[lapseudosphere]

7. Abductions (pseudossier : le phénomène ovni)

À lire avant pour ne pas être trop perdu :

1. Petit historique - Partie 1

Pseudocomplément : l'affaire Roswell

2. Petit historique - Partie 2

3. Petit historique - Partie 3

4. Caractéristiques générales

5. Comportement et lieux d'intérêt

6. Troisième type

Pseudocomplément : le mystère Oummo

Je remercie les chercheuses et chercheurs cité·e·s dans ce pseudossier pour leurs travaux. Pour réaliser ce pseudossier, je me suis appuyé sur des films documentaires, des interviews vidéos, des ouvrages, des articles de presse ou de sites internet. Je remercie les pseudosphéristes passionnés qui en sont à l’origine.

Principales pseudosources :

Pour ce chapitre, je me suis inspiré globalement du livre suivant : Dr John E.Mack, Enlevés par des extraterrestres, Éditions J'ai Lu, 2012, première édition en 1994 sous le titre original "abduction"

Voir aussi le témoignage de Myriame Belmyr, ancienne présidente du CERO France, elle-même abductée. Chaîne Nuréa TV, « Extraterrestres & Abductions : Mon Histoire » avec Myriame Belmyr (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlR5rL6kFpw&t=1591s) Chaîne Nuréa TV, « Enlèvements Extraterrestres : Mon Histoire » avec Myriame Belmyr (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mopftp4o4T4) Chaîne Nuréa TV, « Enlèvements Extraterrestres : Des abductés témoignent » avec Myriame Belmyr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITa_r1OlJOY

Site du CERO France : https://cero-france.com/

Historique du phénomène des abductions : Eric Zurcher, Les apparitions mondiales d'humanoïdes, JMG Éditions, 2018 (pages 153 et 283)

Assurance contre les enlèvements extraterrestres : https://selectra.info/assurance/actualites/generalites/assurance-extraterrestre

Nombre potentiels d'abductés : (en anglais) Ted Goertzel, Measuring The Prevalence of False Memories: A New Interpretation of a "UFO Abduction Survey" (http://crab.rutgers.edu/~goertzel/UFO.htm) (en anglais) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_abduction_claimants

Déroulement général d'une abduction : Dr John E.Mack, Enlevés par des extraterrestres, Éditions J'ai Lu, 2012, première édition en 1994 sous le titre original "abduction", (pages 56 à 78)

Petit-gris, grand-gris et autres types d'ufonautes : Dr John E.Mack, Enlevés par des extraterrestres, Éditions J'ai Lu, 2012, première édition en 1994 sous le titre original "abduction", (pages 65 et 66) Stéphane Allix, extraterrestres : l'enquête, Éditions J'ai Lu, première édition en 2006 chez Albin Michel (pages 193 à 203)

Étres de lumière qui interviennent pour empêcher une abduction : Ouvrage collectif sous la direction de Fabrice Bonvin, Ovnis et conscience, Éditions le Temps Présent, 2015 (p.57)

Enlèvement de Pascagoula : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enl%C3%A8vement_de_Pascagoula (en Anglais) https://darkhorsepressnow.com/pascagoula-alien-abductions-of-1973-50-years-later/ Chaine you tube du Mufon France, Les témoins d'un enlèvement OVNI à Pascagoula en 1973 se manifestent ENFIN (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ILRVTt6nYc) https://rr0.org/science/crypto/ufo/enquete/dossier/Pascagoula/

Hybridations génétiques : Dr John E.Mack, Enlevés par des extraterrestres, Éditions J'ai Lu, 2012, première édition en 1994 sous le titre original "abduction", (pages 665 à 669 et pages 829 à 836)

David Jacobs : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Michael_Jacobs

Dolores Cannon : Voir par exemple son ouvrage suivant : Les gardiens, Ariane Publications, 2018.

Cas de Vilas-Boas : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Villas_Boas Jaqcues Lob et Robert Gigi, ceux venus d'ailleurs, éditions Dargaud, 1973 (bande dessinée)

Symptômes physiques : Dr John E.Mack, Enlevés par des extraterrestres, Éditions J'ai Lu, 2012, première édition en 1994 sous le titre original "abduction", (pages 50 à 52, pages 785 à 790)

Témoin avec l'utérus d'une femme âgée : Voir le cas de Sandrine. Cero France, Rencontres extraterrestres - Des expérienceurs français parlent, édité par le Cero France, 2021 (page 42).

Guérison suite à une abduction : Chaîne Nuréa TV, « Enlèvements Extraterrestres : Des abductés témoignent » avec Myriame Belmyr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITa_r1OlJOY (à 1 h 48 30 s)

Implants : Stéphane Allix, extraterrestres : l'enquête, Éditions J'ai Lu, première édition en 2006 chez Albin Michel (pages 282 à 286) https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Implant_extraterrestre https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_K._Leir https://lesavoirperdudesanciens.com/2015/12/enlevements-et-implants-extraterrestres/

Syndrome post-traumatique : Dr John E.Mack, Enlevés par des extraterrestres, Éditions J'ai Lu, 2012, première édition en 1994 sous le titre original "abduction", (pages 78 à 82 et pages 796 à 801) Voir aussi les analyses des psychologues dans le livre : Cero France, Rencontres extraterrestres - Des expérienceurs français parlent, édité par le Cero France, 2021 (page 42) https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trouble_de_stress_post-traumatique

Dépressions nerveuses voire suicides : Stéphane Allix, extraterrestres : l'enquête, Éditions J'ai Lu, première édition en 2006 chez Albin Michel page 276 à page 281)

Témoignage de Sue : Stéphane Allix, extraterrestres : l'enquête, Éditions J'ai Lu, première édition en 2006 chez Albin Michel (chapitre 6, pages 181 à 192)

Cas de témoins ayant demandé à leurs ravisseurs de ne plus les enlever : Ardy Sixkiller Clarke, Rencontre avec le peuple des étoiles, Atlantes éditions, 2016 (chapitre 22, pages 267 à 274)

Missing time : Stéphane Allix, extraterrestres : l'enquête, Éditions J'ai Lu, première édition en 2006 chez Albin Michel (chapitre 6, pages 219 à 221)

Ancienne incarnation extraterrestre : Voir par exemple le cas d'Adeline. Cero France, Rencontres extraterrestres - Des expérienceurs français parlent, édité par le Cero France, 2021 (page 42).

À propos du profil psychologique des abductés : Dr John E.Mack, Enlevés par des extraterrestres, Éditions J'ai Lu, 2012, première édition en 1994 sous le titre original "abduction", (pages 66, 66, 145 à 157, 865 à 872)

Étude sur les abductés : https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2003/02/alien-abduction-claims-examined-2/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn3395-memories-of-alien-abduction-cause-physical-effects/

Hypnose et faux souvenirs : https://sante.lefigaro.fr/l-hypnose-peut-elle-reveiller-les-souvenirs-20220623

Dr Benjamin Simon : Gildas Bourdais, OVNIS : vers la fin du secret ?, Éditions Le Temps Présent, 2010 (p.231)

Souvenirs traumatiques des enlevés : Gildas Bourdais, OVNIS : vers la fin du secret ?, Éditions Le Temps Présent, 2010 (p.235 - 236)

[violetsystems]

Whatever physical and mental box I wake up to each morning really sometimes has this banal edge of a William Gibson novel with no teeth. An AI generated portrait inviting you to a Cybersecurity Insurance seminar about intellectual property and offering spa services on Linkedin the day after the Russian opposition leader dies in prison. Yesterday was a holiday for me and the only text I received was from a Swedish cousin who hasn't texted me since 2012 on Christmas while I was in either Japan or Korea. I know what it's about and I know I'm not a part of NATO or looking for another landlord in the "family." I get job offers to sell insurance in Warren Buffet's global cult but no leads on anything solid. A French AirBnb executive haunts my professional profile wondering if my apartment is still ok for Publicis Group to lease out to foreign dignitaries and CIA spooks after my rent is raised. And yet I still have relevant written references in the intellectual world as it relates to gender identity, artificial intelligence and higher education. I would love to write a book about it and get paid for all the pain, suffering and trauma I've accumulated. Maybe even speak about terrorism and social engineering at a Ted Talk somewhere for a room and a stipend. But people like me don't exist in the real world. Not even to the real life friends I helped along the way. If they want you to disappear in plain sight they have a way. If they want you to reconnect with the bullshit parts of your family history they're worse than telemarketers. But ultimately you can still choose your own path and suffer unless this really is just some government sponsored black site hotel scam. I'm still alive on the internet. Haven't died in prison or anything. But I no longer feel the need to speak or entertain the fact that I destroyed my own life by standing up to invisible bullies. At least I have my own box to scream in. “It was hot, the night we burned Chrome.” Because I set the thermostat to a reasonable level.

[drmaqazi]

FACT SHEET: JIHAD

Struggle in the Way of Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta’ala)

IMPACT: Jihad is an Arabic term meaning “to struggle” or “to strive.” Most Muslims agree that the concept is best understood and practiced as an inner spiritual struggle towards faith and good deeds, but anti-Muslim groups and militants have co-opted the word and equate it to violence, “holy war” and terrorism.

Jihad is an Arabic word meaning “to struggle,” or “to strive.” Jihad is a concept often used to describe a person’s “personal, spiritual effort to follow God, live out one’s faith and strive to be a better person.”  Generally, the word has many meanings depending on context. Oxford Islamic Studies Online, an encyclopedia of Islamic Studies, states that “Muslims use the term to refer to battles within themselves or to efforts to improve the Islamic community.”

Western public discourse and militant groups often incorrectly translate the word to mean “holy war.” The Arabic word for war is “harb.” Professor Asma Afsaruddin, an expert on religious and political thought in Islam, states that in the Qur’an, “jihad’s nonviolent aspects are encapsulated in the term śabr, or patient forbearance, to connote individual striving to fulfill God’s commandments in all aspects of life.” However, she states that Islamic juridical literature “conflated jihad with fighting.” In the Qur’an, Jihad is used in multiple contexts including self-defense.

There are four types of “Jihads” or struggles: the Jihad of the heart, the tongue, the hand, and the sword. Jihad in the context of self-defense is carefully controlled in Islamic law with specific guidelines surrounding defensive military actions, which have been compared to those articulated in Just War Theory.

While the majority of Muslims agree that the concept details activities describing inner spiritual struggle to be better for the sake of God, violent militants and anti-Muslim activists have co-opted the word and equated it to violence, “holy war,” and “terrorism.”

During the 2016 presidential election, Republican presidential nominee Dr. Ben Carson promoted a conspiracy theory about a Muslim “civilization jihad” plan to take over America. The Bridge Initiative debunked this claim, which still appeals to Americans who already hold largely negative views of Islam and Muslims. Carson’s source for this claim is the Center for Security Policy (CSP), an organization designated a hate group and run by anti-Muslim activist Frank Gaffney.

During the second Democratic debate in 2015, Hillary Clinton called on the U.S. and the international community “to root out the kind of radical jihadist ideology that motivates organizations like ISIS.” Following the July 14, 2016 terrorist attack in Nice, France, Clinton went on Fox’s O’Reilly Factor program and stated, “We’ve got to do more to understand that this a war against these terrorist groups, the radical jihadist groups.”  

In 2015, CSP held the “Defeating Jihad Summit,” which CSP described as the “war for the free world” attended by “freedom-fighters.” The summit included Senator Ted Cruz, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Dutch politician Geert Wilders, former federal prosecutor Andrew C. McCarthy, current CIA director Mike Pompeo, and anti-Muslim speaker Nonie Darwish. The summit involved discussions about various forms of “global jihad,” described as the “violent kind; civilization” or “cultural, stealthy and subversive jihad; institutional jihad” (identified as the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the United Nations); “individual jihad (its perpetrators are mistakenly being described as “lone wolves”); and material support.”

In 2012, the American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI) is an organization dedicated to stopping the “Islamization of America.” Led by anti-Muslim activist Pamela Geller, the AFDI ran ads on public transit in cities like New York City and Washington D.C. The ads read: “In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man,” with the tagline: “Support Israel/Defeat Jihad.” The ads recycled orientalist tropes identifying Muslims as the “savage man.”

On her website, Pamela Geller pairs the word “Jihad” with varying subjects to create phrases like “adoption Jihad,” “food Jihad” and “election Jihad.” Other anti-Muslim activists who use this strategy include Robert Spencer who runs the online platform Jihad Watch, an anti-Muslim website funded by David Horowitz, identified by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) as the “godfather of the anti-Muslim movement.” Spencer’s website claims that “violent jihad is a constant of Islamic history and a central element of Islamic theology.” Another website focusing on the “Global Islamic Jihad Movement” is Counterjihad, which seeks to inform the public about this alleged threat by engaging in a “battle of ideas” with the “extremists.”

In the United States, ex-FBI agent John Guandolo, identified by the SPLC as an anti-Muslim extremist, has been holding training sessions for law enforcement entitled “Understanding and Investigating the Jihadi Network.” The sessions are run by his “training and consulting” group, Understanding the Threat, which teaches security professionals and leaders “how to locate and map out jihadi organizations, locate jihadis, and dismantle the network at the local and state level.” The Arizona chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has stated that Guandolo’s “hateful message” is “so symbolically wrong because it’s a message of hate and racism.”

In mainstream media and public discourse, “Jihadist” is often used to identify any Muslim who engages in a violent act. According to a BBC, the “term “jihadist” has been used by Western academics since the 1990s.” According to Stimson, since 2001, the “U.S. press” has primarily “referenced Jihad” in violent contexts.  Following the 9/11 attacks, it has been more widely used “to distinguish between violent and non-violent Sunni Islamists.” Many Muslims do not use the term “because they see it as wrongly associating a noble religious concept with illegitimate violence.”

During a campaign speech in 2016, then Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, referenced Jihad when discussing the San Bernardino attack. Former and current members of the Trump administration, including Stephen Bannon, Stephen Miller, and Sebastian Gorka, have utilized the word “jihad” or “jihadist” when referencing violence committed by Muslims.

In July of 2017, an edited video of Muslim social justice activist Linda Sarsour’s speech at the Islamic Society of North America conference went viral on Twitter. The activists word’s were tweeted out of context by conservative media outlets like Fox News and figures such as Donald Trump Jr. The viral story led to death threats, calls for rape, and deportation against the activist. In the speech, Sarsour “told a story from Islamic scripture about a man who once asked Muhammad, the founder of Islam, ‘What is the best form of jihad, or struggle?’ And our beloved prophet … said to him, ‘A word of truth in front of a tyrant ruler or leader, that is the best form of jihad.’” In an interview, she stated she was advocating solely for peaceful, nonviolent dissent.

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15 Fascinating Facts About Giancarlo Stanton You Need to Know (Part 3)

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11. As of my knowledge cutoff in September 2021, he had been named an All-Star four times

As of September 2021, Giancarlo Stanton had been named an All-Star four times in his career (2012, 2014, 2015, and 2017). Being selected as an All-Star is a recognition of a player’s exceptional performance and skill in their respective league. Stanton’s four All-Star selections highlight his impact and prominence as one of the top players in Major League Baseball during that time period.

12. Stanton signed one of the largest contracts in MLB history

13. Stanton represented the United States in international baseball competitions.

Giancarlo Stanton has represented the United States in international baseball competitions. While playing for Team USA, he participated in the 2013 World Baseball Classic. The World Baseball Classic is a global tournament where national teams compete against each other, showcasing top talent from various countries. Stanton’s involvement in international play demonstrates his standing as a highly regarded player and his commitment to representing his country on the global stage.

14. Stanton has been actively involved in charitable endeavors throughout his career

Stanton has been actively involved in charitable endeavors throughout his career. He established the “Giancarlo Stanton Foundation” in 2013, which aims to support community organizations and programs that improve the lives of children and families.

15. He frequently appears on film and television

Stanton made a cameo appearance in the 2015 film “Ted 2,” where he played himself. He has also made guest appearances on various television shows, including “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and “Live with Kelly and Ryan.”

Giancarlo Stanton is an incredible athlete and an inspiration to many. His career accomplishments and records are truly remarkable and serve as a reminder of the power of hard work and dedication. It’s no wonder why he’s been able to achieve such great success in the Major Leagues. From his interesting background to his incredible performances, these 15 fascinating facts about Giancarlo Stanton are a testament to the type of talent he has. Learning about his journey and accomplishments can be a great way to motivate and inspire anyone to reach for their dreams. So don’t forget to take a moment to appreciate the incredible Giancarlo Stanton and all he has accomplished.

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Holidays 2.17

Holidays

Analog to Digital TV Day

Daisy Gatson Bates Day (Arkansas)

Day of Cancelled Expectations

International Juggle Day

Inventor’s Day (Mexico)

League of United Latin American Citizens Day

Minimum Wage Day

My Way Day

National Champion Crab Races Day

National PTA Founders’ Day

National Public Science Day

National Tennis Pro Day

Perfume Day

Practice Your Free Throws Day

Random Acts of Kindness Day

Revolution Day (Libya)

Tanis Diena (Pig Celebration; Latvia)

When You Grow Up Day

Who Shall I Be Day

World Cat Day (Italy)

World Community Arts Day

World Human Spirit Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Cafe au Lait Day

Indian Pudding Day

International Crumpet Day

National Cabbage Day

Snow Ice Cream Day

3rd Friday in February

Care Day (UK) [3rd Friday]

Carnival Friday [Friday before Ash Wednesday]

Global Divestment Day (UK) [Friday of Go Green Week]

Heritage Day (Yukon Territory, Canada) [3rd Friday]

National Caregivers Day [3rd Friday]

National Woman’s Heart Day [3rd Friday]

World Porter Day [3rd Friday]

Independence Days

Great Lawl Reich (Declared; 2014) [unrecognized]

Greenia (Declared; 2019) [unrecognized]

Kosovo (from Serbia, 2008)

Sildavia (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Alexis Falconieri (Christian; Saint)

Constabilis (Christian; Saint)

Donatus, Romulus, Secundian, and Companions (Christian; Martyrs)

Feast of Shezmu (Egyptian God of the Wine Press)

Festival of Quirinus (God of War, Storms & Thunder; Ancient Rome)

Fornacalia (Old Roman Bread Festival)

Fintan of Clonenagh (Christian; Saint)

Flavian, Archbishop of Constantinople (Christian; Saint)

The Flutebird (Muppetism)

Fortchern of Trim (Christian; Saint)

Hachinohe Enburi Matsuri (Festival for a Good Harvest; Japan)

Hopping Day Day (Pastafarian)

Isaac Asimov Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Janani Luwum (Anglican Communion)

Lommán of Trim (a.k.a. Leman or Luman; Christian; Saint)

Lucian (Positivist; Saint)

The Quirinalia (Feast of Fools; Ancient Rome)

Saidai-ji Eyo Hadaka Matsuri (Naked Festival; Japan)

Seven Founders of the Servite Order (Christian; Saint)

Silvia of Auchy (Christian; Saint)

Theodulus and Julian, in Palestine (Christian; Martyrs)

Toshigoi (For a Bountiful Rice Harvest; Shinto)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [10 of 71]

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Tycho Brahe Unlucky Day (Scandinavia) [9 of 37]

Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [12 of 57]

Unglückstage (Unlucky Day; Pennsylvania Dutch) [9 of 30]

Very Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [11 of 60]

Premieres

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (Film; 1989)

The Brady Bunch Movie (Film; 1995)

Camping Out (Disney Cartoon; 1934)

Destiny’s Child, by Destiny’s Child (Album; 1998)

Eagle: Their Greatest Hits (Compilation Album; 1976)

Footloose (Film; 1984)

Gunga Din (Film; 1939)

Hey, Het, It’s the Monkees (TV Special; 1997)

High Voltage, by AC/DC (Album; 1975)

The Kick Inside, by Kate Bush (Album; 1978)

Madame Butterfly, by Giacomo Puccini (Opera; 1904)

The Marvels (Film; 2023)

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (Film; 2023)

The Right Stuff (Film; 1984)

The Secret World Arrietty (Animated Studio Ghibli Film; 2012)

This Means War (Film; 2012)

Valleri, by The Monks (Song; 1968)

Today’s Name Days

Alexius, Benignus, Bonosus (Austria)

Bartol, Benedikt, Flavije (Croatia)

Miloslava (Czech Republic)

Findanus (Denmark)

Salmo, Väino, Väinu (Estonia)

Karita, Rita, Väinämö, Väinö (Finland)

Alexis (France)

Alexis, Benignus (Germany)

Theodoros (Greece)

Donát (Hungary)

Donato, Marianna, Patrizia (Italy)

Auce, Donāts, Konstance (Latvia)

Donata, Donatas, Vaišvilas, Viltė (Lithuania)

Aleksandra, Sandra, Sondre (Norway)

Donat, Donata, Franciszek, Izydor, Julian, Konstanty, Łukasz, Niegomir, Sylwin, Zbigniew, Zbyszko (Poland)

Teodor (Romania)

Miloslava (Slovakia)

Alejo, Alexis, Teodoro (Spain)

Alexandra, Sandra (Sweden)

Jordan, Jordana, Jordanne, Jorden, Jordon, Jordyn, Leroy, Reggie, Reginald, Regis, Rex, Rexanna, Rexford, Rexine, Roy, Royce (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 48 of 2023; 317 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 5 of week 7 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Luis (Rowan) [Day 27 of 28]

Chinese: Month 1 (Jia-Yin), Day 27 (Bing-Wu)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 26 Shevat 5783

Islamic: 26 Rajab II 1444

J Cal: 18 Xin; Foursday [18 of 30]

Julian: 4 February 2023

Moon: 10%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 20 Homer (2nd Month) [Lucian]

Runic Half Month: Sigel (Sun) [Day 9 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 59 of 90)

Zodiac: Aquarius (Day 28 of 30)

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The last time the United States squared off against Russia for a big vote at the ITU happened at the 2012 World Conference on International Telecommunications in Dubai, when all 193 members came together to negotiate the international treaty that governs telecommunications, the International Telecommunication Regulations. That vote hinged, in part, on the question of whether the ITU would assume some greater responsibility for global internet governance.

The United States and its allies pushed for the ICANN-run model of internet governance in which governments had no greater say than anyone else involved (except for, arguably, the U.S. government, since it was still four years away from giving up its administration of ICANN’s contract at the time—and had not yet announced its intention to do so).

On the other side was a group of countries led by Russia and China, pushing for the ITU to assume more control over the internet so that all countries would have a vote and governments, not private actors, would be the ultimate authorities when it came to deciding how the internet was run. That might have meant government delegates, instead of the ICANN board, deciding whether a company like Amazon could own the .amazon top-level domain over the objections of the Brazilian and Peruvian governments, or whether to delist .ru domains from the internet’s addressing system at the request of the Ukrainian government earlier this year. It wouldn’t necessarily have been disastrous for those decisions to be made by government delegations instead of ICANN, but there was also considerable fear that governments, due to their lack of understanding of how the internet works, might try to do other, more impractical things through the ITU—like dictate how their internet traffic was routed in ways that would be impossible for internet service providers to implement.

Of course, with 193 countries involved, this wasn’t just a battle between the United States and Russia—but there’s no question they were the two central figures in that fight. One op-ed in the New York Post at the time claimed that “if delegates have their way at next week’s World Conference on International Telecommunications in Dubai, the man in charge of the Web will be a Soviet-trained apparatchik from Cold War days.”

The 2012 treaty negotiations were a mess. Even though the new treaty didn’t actually wrest any authority from ICANN, 55 countries, including the United States and most of Europe, refused to sign it for fear it might move the ITU closer to assuming some control over the internet. But another 89 states did sign it, including Russia, China, Brazil, South Africa, and much of the Middle East and Africa.

So while the United States and its allies were able to keep the internet out of the ITU’s hands, they also realized that dozens of countries were fed up with how the internet was being run. Not long after, the Commerce Department announced that it was taking steps to stop administering ICANN’s contract in order to make the organization more fully independent of the US government and in 2016 the last contract officially ended. Some U.S. politicians, notably Ted Cruz, decried that change as “greatly endanger[ing] Internet freedom” because it would make it slightly harder for the US government to intervene if ICANN made decisions it disagreed with. But that, of course, was exactly the point—the change was supposed to appease the international community and reassure them that the internet was not under U.S. control.

Bogdan-Martin’s victory last week can be seen, in part, as evidence of the success of that maneuver. If dozens of ITU members were still suspicious of how much power the US wields over the global internet, presumably they would not have supported her candidacy.

But the dramatic drop in support for Russia’s agenda of having the ITU take control of internet resources can’t be attributed just to the 2016 change in ICANN governance. Many governments still find ICANN a frustrating forum for their delegations and unresponsive to their interests. In 2012, 89 members sided with Russia in ratifying the new treaty and holding open the possibility that the ITU might eventually help administer the internet. The only plausible reason for that number to have dropped to 25 by 2022 is Russia’s war with Ukraine and how wary it has made ITU members of aligning themselves with Russia or its representatives. It’s not a particularly surprising outcome given the current political climate, but it’s a striking one all the same because it suggests that Russia’s decisions with regard to Ukraine may fundamentally reshape the sides in the fight over internet governance. Now, it seems, it’s going to be much more difficult for Russia to work with China and other allies to limit U.S. influence over internet governance bodies.

Ten years ago, many ITU members viewed the United States as the aggressor when it came to internet governance—it was seen as a country that had parlayed its early investment in and development of the internet to controlling the global resources underpinning it that were now shared by the entire world. Some states worried at the time that the US government might shut off or otherwise manipulate their internet access thanks to their influence over ICANN. Last week, those concerns seemed to be much less prominent for ITU members than concerns about Russia’s aggression and instability. And if Russia can’t effectively rally other governments against the existing model of internet governance, it may be that we can go at least another 10 years before it is seriously challenged again.

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Is Thwarting Its International Internet Ambitions

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Holidays 2.17

Holidays

Analog to Digital TV Day

Daisy Gatson Bates Day (Arkansas)

Day of Cancelled Expectations

International Juggle Day

Inventor’s Day (Mexico)

League of United Latin American Citizens Day

Minimum Wage Day

My Way Day

National Champion Crab Races Day

National PTA Founders’ Day

National Public Science Day

National Tennis Pro Day

Perfume Day

Practice Your Free Throws Day

Random Acts of Kindness Day

Revolution Day (Libya)

Tanis Diena (Pig Celebration; Latvia)

When You Grow Up Day

Who Shall I Be Day

World Cat Day (Italy)

World Community Arts Day

World Human Spirit Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Cafe au Lait Day

Indian Pudding Day

International Crumpet Day

National Cabbage Day

Snow Ice Cream Day

3rd Friday in February

Care Day (UK) [3rd Friday]

Carnival Friday [Friday before Ash Wednesday]

Global Divestment Day (UK) [Friday of Go Green Week]

Heritage Day (Yukon Territory, Canada) [3rd Friday]

National Caregivers Day [3rd Friday]

National Woman’s Heart Day [3rd Friday]

World Porter Day [3rd Friday]

Independence Days

Great Lawl Reich (Declared; 2014) [unrecognized]

Greenia (Declared; 2019) [unrecognized]

Kosovo (from Serbia, 2008)

Sildavia (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Alexis Falconieri (Christian; Saint)

Constabilis (Christian; Saint)

Donatus, Romulus, Secundian, and Companions (Christian; Martyrs)

Feast of Shezmu (Egyptian God of the Wine Press)

Festival of Quirinus (God of War, Storms & Thunder; Ancient Rome)

Fornacalia (Old Roman Bread Festival)

Fintan of Clonenagh (Christian; Saint)

Flavian, Archbishop of Constantinople (Christian; Saint)

The Flutebird (Muppetism)

Fortchern of Trim (Christian; Saint)

Hachinohe Enburi Matsuri (Festival for a Good Harvest; Japan)

Hopping Day Day (Pastafarian)

Isaac Asimov Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Janani Luwum (Anglican Communion)

Lommán of Trim (a.k.a. Leman or Luman; Christian; Saint)

Lucian (Positivist; Saint)

The Quirinalia (Feast of Fools; Ancient Rome)

Saidai-ji Eyo Hadaka Matsuri (Naked Festival; Japan)

Seven Founders of the Servite Order (Christian; Saint)

Silvia of Auchy (Christian; Saint)

Theodulus and Julian, in Palestine (Christian; Martyrs)

Toshigoi (For a Bountiful Rice Harvest; Shinto)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [10 of 71]

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Tycho Brahe Unlucky Day (Scandinavia) [9 of 37]

Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [12 of 57]

Unglückstage (Unlucky Day; Pennsylvania Dutch) [9 of 30]

Very Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [11 of 60]

Premieres

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (Film; 1989)

The Brady Bunch Movie (Film; 1995)

Camping Out (Disney Cartoon; 1934)

Destiny’s Child, by Destiny’s Child (Album; 1998)

Eagle: Their Greatest Hits (Compilation Album; 1976)

Footloose (Film; 1984)

Gunga Din (Film; 1939)

Hey, Het, It’s the Monkees (TV Special; 1997)

High Voltage, by AC/DC (Album; 1975)

The Kick Inside, by Kate Bush (Album; 1978)

Madame Butterfly, by Giacomo Puccini (Opera; 1904)

The Marvels (Film; 2023)

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (Film; 2023)

The Right Stuff (Film; 1984)

The Secret World Arrietty (Animated Studio Ghibli Film; 2012)

This Means War (Film; 2012)

Valleri, by The Monks (Song; 1968)

Today’s Name Days

Alexius, Benignus, Bonosus (Austria)

Bartol, Benedikt, Flavije (Croatia)

Miloslava (Czech Republic)

Findanus (Denmark)

Salmo, Väino, Väinu (Estonia)

Karita, Rita, Väinämö, Väinö (Finland)

Alexis (France)

Alexis, Benignus (Germany)

Theodoros (Greece)

Donát (Hungary)

Donato, Marianna, Patrizia (Italy)

Auce, Donāts, Konstance (Latvia)

Donata, Donatas, Vaišvilas, Viltė (Lithuania)

Aleksandra, Sandra, Sondre (Norway)

Donat, Donata, Franciszek, Izydor, Julian, Konstanty, Łukasz, Niegomir, Sylwin, Zbigniew, Zbyszko (Poland)

Teodor (Romania)

Miloslava (Slovakia)

Alejo, Alexis, Teodoro (Spain)

Alexandra, Sandra (Sweden)

Jordan, Jordana, Jordanne, Jorden, Jordon, Jordyn, Leroy, Reggie, Reginald, Regis, Rex, Rexanna, Rexford, Rexine, Roy, Royce (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 48 of 2023; 317 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 5 of week 7 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Luis (Rowan) [Day 27 of 28]

Chinese: Month 1 (Jia-Yin), Day 27 (Bing-Wu)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 26 Shevat 5783

Islamic: 26 Rajab II 1444

J Cal: 18 Xin; Foursday [18 of 30]

Julian: 4 February 2023

Moon: 10%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 20 Homer (2nd Month) [Lucian]

Runic Half Month: Sigel (Sun) [Day 9 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 59 of 90)

Zodiac: Aquarius (Day 28 of 30)

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Hong Kong, 2012

When French Artist JR was awarded the TED Prize, in 2011, he started a global art project - the Inside Out Project - inspired by his large‐format street “pastings.” The concept of the project is to give everyone the opportunity to share their portrait and a statement of what they stand for, with the world.

Pantheon, 2014

Anyone can participate, and is challenged to use photographic portraits to share the untold stories and images of people in their communities. Their actions are documented, archived and exhibited online and can be reached from the link below;

https://www.insideoutproject.net.

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Report: small nuclear reactors an uncertain and unproven technology that could delay Australias transition to renewables

Illustration of a light water small modular nuclear reactor (U.S. Government Accountability Office) Editor’s note: This story was originally published The Guardian. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The next generation of small nuclear reactors being advocated by the Coalition would raise electricity prices, slow the uptake of renewables and introduce new risks from nuclear waste, according to a report from the Australian Conservation Foundation. But the report from the conservation group has found only two small modular reactors (SMRs) are known to be operating around the world, in Russia and China, and both have seen large cost blowouts. Promoters of nuclear energy, the report claims, were pinning their hopes on technology that was “uncertain and unproven”. “The good news about the renewed nuclear discussion is that it highlights that business as usual with fossil fuels is not an option,” the report found. “The bad news is the very real risk of delay, distraction and a failure to advance a just energy transition”. Last week during question time, the energy minister, Chris Bowen, mocked the Coalition for supporting nuclear and asked which MP would be willing to have a reactor in their electorate. Nuclear energy has been effectively banned in Australia since the late 1990s, but some Coalition senators are pushing for those restrictions to be lifted. The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has tasked the shadow climate minister, Ted O’Brien, to review the status of nuclear energy. In the report Dave Sweeney, ACF’s Nuclear Free campaigner, wrote SMRs would push up electricity costs and introduce unnecessary challenges in managing nuclear waste. “In short, Australia’s energy future is renewable, not radioactive,” he wrote. According to the report, Russia’s floating nuclear plant, the Akademik Lomonosov, has two small SMR units on board. Construction costs had ballooned sixfold. Work started in 2012 on a demonstration plant in China with two gas-cooled reactors that was completed nine years later, costing $8.8bn. “The global SMR reality simply does not come close to matching the Australian SMR rhetoric,” the report says. Three further SMR plants were under construction in Argentina, China and Russia but had been plagued by cost rises and delays, the report said. In June, a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggested future deployment of SMRs could increase the amount of nuclear waste by factors of two to 30, depending on the design. In a report last year for the Minerals Council of Australia, the nuclear energy analyst and advocate Ben Heard argued there was a lack of standardised work on the true cost of SMRs. But he said SMRs would hold a “substantial place in a lowest-cost decarbonised economy” and if they were available in Australia they would “widen the road to that decarbonised future”. Heard argued SMRs could operate for more than 40 years delivering zero-carbon electricity. He wrote: “Deploying nuclear power technologies requires a national uplift in competencies and capabilities that a country retains from that point forward. “That journey might be accelerated, particularly for a nation with established capacity like Australia, but it cannot be rushed.” In June the International Energy Agency said SMRs were not yet commercially viable, but “lower cost, smaller size and reduced project risks” could improve social acceptance. There was increased support and interest in Canada, France, UK and the US for the technology, the report said, adding: “But the successful long-term deployment of SMRs hinges on strong support from policymakers starting now, not just to mobilise investment but also to streamline and harmonise regulatory frameworks.” Source link Originally published at Melbourne News Vine