What I've been reading this week through Sunday, 8/16/20
and also much from Twitter, and see, for example (esp. re-Tweets):
https://twitter.com/WorldUnivAndSch/
https://twitter.com/scottmacleod/
https://twitter.com/sgkmacleod/
https://twitter.com/WUaSPress/
https://twitter.com/HarbinBook/
https://twitter.com/TheOpenBand/
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The Great Divide
Your child’s a no-show at virtual school? You may get a call from the state’s foster care agency
Your child’s a no-show at virtual school? You may get a call from the state’s foster care agency
Coronavirus is making Corporate America realize that child care isn’t someone else’s problem
OPINION
BELARUS
The freedom fighters need our support - not only in Minsk
FOREIGN COUNTRIES
PROTEST MARCH THROUGH MINSK
“Go!” Shouted over 100,000 opposition supporters to Lukashenko
PROTEST MARCH THROUGH MINSK
“Go!” Shouted over 100,000 opposition supporters to Lukashenko
STHLM
The problems with pirate ports in Stockholm live on
The problems with pirate ports in Stockholm live on
GERMANY
CORONA RISK CERTIFICATES
Federal Minister of Education warns countries against excessive stress on teachers
CORONA RISK CERTIFICATES
Federal Minister of Education warns countries against excessive stress on teachers
What do Boston Marathon bombing survivors want federal prosecutors to do next?
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- Scott MacLeod - Founder, President & Professor
- World University and School
- 415 480 4577
- CC World University and School - like CC Wikipedia with best STEM-centric CC OpenCourseWare - incorporated as a nonprofit university and school in California, and is a U.S. 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt educational organization.
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GERMANY
CORONA RISK CERTIFICATES
Federal Minister of Education warns countries against excessive stress on teachers
CORONA RISK CERTIFICATES
Federal Minister of Education warns countries against excessive stress on teachers
Coronavirus: Return from the islands "scares" the specialists - In the ICU a 17-year-old HELLAS
15.08.2020 22:55
Last update
15.08.2020 22:57
Newsroom
From Monday the new measures for 16 regions of Greece - The only encouraging element is the controlled situation with the ICUs
15.08.2020 22:55
Last update
15.08.2020 22:57
Newsroom
From Monday the new measures for 16 regions of Greece - The only encouraging element is the controlled situation with the ICUs
Agenda: Working in isolation to change the world: why so many PhD students drop out
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- Scott MacLeod - Founder, President & Professor
- World University and School
- 415 480 4577
- CC World University and School - like CC Wikipedia with best STEM-centric CC OpenCourseWare - incorporated as a nonprofit university and school in California, and is a U.S. 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt educational organization.
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Economy
The dam that can secure clean electricity to Africa is waiting to be built
The dam that can secure clean electricity to Africa is waiting to be built
POLITICS ABROAD
CORONA CRISIS US ELECTIONS 2020 DONALD TRUMP EUROPEAN UNION
FOREIGN COUNTRIES
PROTESTS AGAINST LUKASHENKO
A country rises - spectacular images from Belarus
CORONA CRISIS US ELECTIONS 2020 DONALD TRUMP EUROPEAN UNION
FOREIGN COUNTRIES
PROTESTS AGAINST LUKASHENKO
A country rises - spectacular images from Belarus
Finland seems to become the European champion in the fight against the corona recession - How did it go so well?
HS gathered six reasons why the decline in the Finnish economy in the spring was confusingly small. Some of the difficulties reached Finland's other countries later, but Finland also succeeded in many things.
HS gathered six reasons why the decline in the Finnish economy in the spring was confusingly small. Some of the difficulties reached Finland's other countries later, but Finland also succeeded in many things.
EVOTEC BOSS LANTHALER
"In six months there will be the Covid-19 test for 30 euros in the supermarket"
"In six months there will be the Covid-19 test for 30 euros in the supermarket"
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- Scott MacLeod - Founder, President & Professor
- World University and School
- 415 480 4577
- CC World University and School - like CC Wikipedia with best STEM-centric CC OpenCourseWare - incorporated as a nonprofit university and school in California, and is a U.S. 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt educational organization.
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(rather than solo Univ prof rock star) ...
Teacher as musical conductor
As Kamala Harris faces racist and sexist online attacks, women’s groups and Democratic operatives say they have her back
Harris pick sparks delight in India and Jamaica
LOCAL
3 Nigerians indicted in cyber-fraud case involving stolen Ceridian W-2s
3 Nigerians indicted in cyber-fraud case involving stolen Ceridian W-2s
World
The coronavirus
Fewer deaths. Minor infection. Anders Tegnell points to three reasons.
Several Swedish regions have turned red due to increasing infection in the last two weeks. But since the early summer, a lot has gone in the right direction for Sweden.
The coronavirus
Fewer deaths. Minor infection. Anders Tegnell points to three reasons.
Several Swedish regions have turned red due to increasing infection in the last two weeks. But since the early summer, a lot has gone in the right direction for Sweden.
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- Scott MacLeod - Founder, President & Professor
- World University and School
- 415 480 4577
- CC World University and School - like CC Wikipedia with best STEM-centric CC OpenCourseWare - incorporated as a nonprofit university and school in California, and is a U.S. 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt educational organization.
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OPINION
US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
With the election of Kamala Harris, Biden follows Barack Obama's path
US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
With the election of Kamala Harris, Biden follows Barack Obama's path
FOREIGN COUNTRIES
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN POLITICIANS
These are the women behind Kamala Harris's success
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN POLITICIANS
These are the women behind Kamala Harris's success
OPINION
Kamala Harris is both a historic and flawed candidate
The Democratic vice presidential nominee made history as the first woman of color on a major party ticket, but she and Joe Biden still have to answer to a growing racial justice movement.
Kamala Harris is both a historic and flawed candidate
The Democratic vice presidential nominee made history as the first woman of color on a major party ticket, but she and Joe Biden still have to answer to a growing racial justice movement.
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- Scott MacLeod - Founder, President & Professor
- World University and School
- 415 480 4577
- CC World University and School - like CC Wikipedia with best STEM-centric CC OpenCourseWare - incorporated as a nonprofit university and school in California, and is a U.S. 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt educational organization.
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Biden’s running mate is Kamala Harris, first woman of color on major party’s ticket
5 things to know about Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s pick for the vice presidential nomination
August 12, 2020, 2:54 a.m.
Biden runner-up:
Five things you should know about Kamala Harris
world
Björn af Kleen: Harris can speak with credibility about racism in the United States
Björn af Kleen: Harris can speak with credibility about racism in the United States
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/
CORONAVIRUS
In a test, Delta checks passenger temps at LAX
City |
Coronavirus
“At the level of society, this causes huge losses” - Nearly 400 people responded to the survey, such as the consequences of coronavirus testing congestion
You may have to wait for the coronavirus test result in the Hus area even after the first call of the week. People who responded to the HS survey describe the problems caused by congestion.
Coronavirus
“At the level of society, this causes huge losses” - Nearly 400 people responded to the survey, such as the consequences of coronavirus testing congestion
You may have to wait for the coronavirus test result in the Hus area even after the first call of the week. People who responded to the HS survey describe the problems caused by congestion.
HelsinkiTimes
FAD new
COVID-19 CONFIRMED CASES IN FINLAND AND OTHER COUNTRIES
(MOVE MOUSE OR TOUCH TO SEE THE TREND IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES)
Source: Our world in data
IS THE PARTY OVER?
FINLAND 11 AUGUST 2020
People enjoy meals and drinks on a large open-air food court in the centrally-located Senate Square in Helsinki, Finland, late on July 17, 2020, the first Friday after lifting the COVID-related restrictions.DOMESTIC
With the first wave of coronavirus having receded into history, Finns are partying like there’s no tomorrow. But there is a tomorrow—it’s called autumn—and once again it’s time to pay attention to the pandemic that isn’t going away.
July 1st was an ordinary summer day. In midafternoon, I walked a couple of kilometers to meet a friend at a wine bar in Kamppi. When it started to drizzle, everyone who had been sitting on the terrace fled to the bar’s intimate interior. It was still raining when we finished our wine, and I decided to take a tram home.
Crowded wine bar, crowded metro—but like everyone else I saw that afternoon, I was not wearing a mask
Internal strife in a Somali mosque forced the police to move out. The collision was filmed.
Police had to intervene when angry members tried to squeeze into the Somali mosque in Oslo this weekend. A conflict over power in the country's largest single mosque dates back several years.
Police had to intervene when angry members tried to squeeze into the Somali mosque in Oslo this weekend. A conflict over power in the country's largest single mosque dates back several years.
TikTok skirted a privacy safeguard in Google’s Android operating system to collect unique identifiers from millions of mobile devices, data that allows the app to track users online without allowing them to opt out, a Wall Street Journal analysis has found.
Why Being Kind Helps You, Too—Especially Now
Research links kindness to a wealth of physical and emotional benefits. And it’s an excellent coping skill for the Covid-19 era.
HONG KONG
Agnes Chow: The former Hong Kong teen activist China wants to silence
Agnes Chow: The former Hong Kong teen activist China wants to silence
Baker: Mass. communities with low coronavirus risk are in a ‘perfectly appropriate place’ to send kids back to school
When will the $400 start for unemployed? It could be months.
The president’s memo directs Federal Emergency Management Agency money to help make up the gap left by the expired $600 benefits, but state unemployment agencies don’t have any mechanism to distribute the new assistance.
Return to class:
A tricky start to school
School starts this week in another four federal states. The main argument is about the compulsory mask - and the first school closings.
School starts this week in another four federal states. The main argument is about the compulsory mask - and the first school closings.
Coronavirus updates: UCSF doc: Masks may reduce severity of virus, leading to mild or no symptoms
"We've been here for a month already": In Minsk, security officials beat a journalist and driver of "KP-Belarus" with a truncheon
The Alpine peaks, cradles of unsuspected floral diversity
The Vertical Ecology program explores the flora of high altitude, in the Alps, to find the thread of its evolutionary history.
The Vertical Ecology program explores the flora of high altitude, in the Alps, to find the thread of its evolutionary history.
"Ten years after the election of Alpha Condé, it is time to mourn the promised Guinea"
TRIBUNE
Fabien Offner
For Amnesty International, the probable candidacy of the current president for a third term is the culmination of a “fierce repression” which has caused many deaths.
TRIBUNE
Fabien Offner
For Amnesty International, the probable candidacy of the current president for a third term is the culmination of a “fierce repression” which has caused many deaths.
OPINIONS
SOCIAL NETWORKS
"We must learn to see the Internet as a political actor"
Web psychologist Sherry Turkle believes the pandemic, despite selfless digital initiatives, has not removed the risk of us being manipulated by technologies that seek to capture our attention.
SOCIAL NETWORKS
"We must learn to see the Internet as a political actor"
Web psychologist Sherry Turkle believes the pandemic, despite selfless digital initiatives, has not removed the risk of us being manipulated by technologies that seek to capture our attention.
Asahi Shimbun Digital>article
"Suspect linked to the international community via SNS" Q&A
"Suspect linked to the international community via SNS" Q&A
Cherokee closing Etowah High until Aug. 31 after rise in COVID-19 cases
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- Scott MacLeod - Founder, President & Professor
- World University and School
- 415 480 4577
- CC World University and School - like CC Wikipedia with best STEM-centric CC OpenCourseWare - incorporated as a nonprofit university and school in California, and is a U.S. 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt educational organization.
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In a bleak economy, these companies are flourishing
The coronavirus pandemic is reshaping spending patterns, creating new winners and losers
The coronavirus pandemic is reshaping spending patterns, creating new winners and losers
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Police body camera video in George Floyd's killing released
57 MINUTES AGO
Two body-worn camera videos from the day George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police will be publicly released Monday by the court.
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GOVERNMENT ADVISOR HEINZ BUDE"Something is burning!"
Published on 08/10/2020 | Reading time: 9 minutes
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- Scott MacLeod - Founder, President & Professor
- World University and School
- 415 480 4577
- CC World University and School - like CC Wikipedia with best STEM-centric CC OpenCourseWare - incorporated as a nonprofit university and school in California, and is a U.S. 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt educational organization.
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buttercup (R. cassubicifolius): What I've been reading - 8/16/20 week - Coronavirus + BlackLivesMatter + Black Books Matter
https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2020/08/buttercup-r-cassubicifolius-what-ive.html
buttercup (R. carinthiacus): What I've been reading - 8/9/20 week - Coronavirus + BlackLivesMatter + Black Books Matter
https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2020/08/buttercup-r-carinthiacus-what-ive-been.html
buttercup (R. californicus): What I've been reading - 8/2/20 week -Coronavirus - Black Lives Matter
buttercup (R. bullatus): What I've been reading - 7/26/20 week - Coronavirus + BlackLivesMatter + Black Books Matter
https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2020/07/buttercup-r-bullatus-what-ive-been.html
buttercup (R. bulbosus): What I've been reading - 7/19/20 week - Coronavirus + BlackLivesMatter + Black Books Matter
https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2020/07/buttercup-r-bulbosus-what-ive-been.htmlbuttercup (R. austro-oreganus): What I've been reading - 7/12/20 week - Coronavirus + BlackLivesMatter + Black Books Matter
https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2020/07/buttercup-r-austro-oreganus-what-ive.htmlbuttercup (R. auricomus): What I've been reading - 7/5/20 week - Coronavirus + BlackLivesMatter + Black Books Matter
https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2020/07/buttercup-r-auricomus-what-ive-been.htmlbuttercup (R. asiaticus): What I've been reading - 6/28/20 week - Coronavirus + BlackLivesMatter + Black Books Matter
https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2020/06/buttercup-r-asiaticus-what-ive-been.htmlbuttercup (R. arvensis): What I've been reading - 6/21/20 week - Coronavirus + BlackLivesMatter + Black Books Matter
https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2020/06/buttercup-r-arvensis-what-ive-been.htmlbuttercup (R. aquatilis): What I've been reading - 6/14/20 week - Coronavirus + BlackLivesMatter
buttercup (R. alismifolius): What I've been reading - 5/31/20 week - Coronavirus
buttercup (R. acris): What I've been reading - 5/17/20 week - Coronavirus
buttercup (R. aconitifolius): What I've been reading - 5/3/20 week - Coronavirus
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SUNDAY, JUNE 07, 2020
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http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2020/06/what-ive-been-watching.html
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