buttercup (R. fluitans): What I've been reading - 10/4//20 week - Black Lives Matter - Black Books Matter

What I've been reading this week through Sunday, 10/4/20


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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Germany in dangerhttps://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/plus217087362/Corona-in-Europa-Deutschland-in-bedrohter-Insellage.html


Research for the preservation of the planethttps://www.welt.de/sponsored/rolex/perpetual-planet/article203628628/Einzigartiger-Planet-Forschen-fuer-den-Erhalt-des-Planeten.html



Aren't the Greens radical enough, Ms. Neubauer?
https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/plus217083766/Luisa-Neubauer-Sind-die-Gruenen-nicht-radikal-genug.html



Coronavirus in Oregon: State reports 360 new cases, 8 new deaths Saturday
https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/10/coronavirus-in-oregon-state-reports-360-new-cases-8-new-deaths-saturday.html



Malice for Trump soon ends in remorse
https://www.welt.de/debatte/kommentare/article217133626/Trump-Corona-Haeme-endet-bald-in-Reue.html



Why so many free churches are becoming corona hotspots
https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/plus217119218/Freikirchen-Warum-so-mancher-Gottesdienst-zum-Corona-Hotspot-wird.html
 
"The best future for Scotland is to become an independent country;” Scottish Government With talks set to continue this coming week between the UK Government and the EU over the Brexit trade deal, Constitution Secretary Michael Russell said: “It is beyond belief that in the middle of a deep recession, Scottish firms still have no idea what their trading arrangements will be with the EU in less than three months’ time
https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/world-int/18130-the-best-future-for-scotland-is-to-become-an-independent-country-scottish-government.html

 


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- Scott MacLeod - Founder, President & Professor
- World University and School- http://worlduniversityandschool.org 
- 415 480 4577- http://scottmacleod.com 
- 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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"The clock is ticking" - Berlin's Senator for Health calls for a ban on alcohol
https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article217090390/Corona-Berlin-Gesundheitssenatorin-Kalayci-fordert-Alkoholverbot.html



High or Low Interest? Savers and investors alike face a dilemma
https://www.welt.de/finanzen/plus217062202/Hohe-oder-niedrige-Zinsen-Sparer-und-Anleger-stehen-vor-einem-Dilemma.html



Opening hours of restaurants to be limited to 4am—1am in Finland
https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/18121-opening-hours-of-restaurants-to-be-limited-to-4am-1am-in-finland.html



A sharp gap in the number of coronavirus cases between Western Germany and the former communist East has emerged as a new division, three decades after reunification.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-sparks-new-east-west-divide-in-germany30-years-after-reunification-11601717400

  Minister Kang Kyung-hwa's husbandgoes to the US to buy a 200 million yachthttps://www.chosun.com/politics/2020/10/03/A43OBAR26ZCHDD2OVOZM7GE63Y/




COLLECTION OF THESESDoes Corona loneliness make us more populist? Not yetLoneliness feeds populism. So far, this has not led to a right-wing wave in the Corona crisis - which does not mean that it cannot come yethttps://www.derstandard.at/story/2000120447772/macht-uns-die-corona-einsamkeit-populistischer-noch-nicht




Lego-like shipping container bringing the future to Harris County
The future of mobile medicine arrived in Harris County this week, focused initially on community-based COVID-19 testing but available for any emergency response or disease care.https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Ebola-SmartPods-bring-future-of-mobile-medicine-15613119.php




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- Scott MacLeod - Founder, President & Professor
- World University and School- http://worlduniversityandschool.org 
- 415 480 4577- http://scottmacleod.com 
- 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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Photo: Egill Bjarnason / APThe infection is rampant in Iceland - the curve is steep upwards
 "It has always been clear that we could not keep the virus out by closing the border."https://www.dn.se/varlden/islands-halsominister-alltid-varit-klart-att-vi-inte-kan-halla-viruset-ute/




Episode 4: Our prostates, ourselvesMark Shanahan’s story is hardly unique. In episode 4 of the Mr. 80 Percent podcast, we meet a couple of guys who’ve been treated for prostate cancer and, now, make it their mission to raise awareness.https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/09/24/magazine/episode-4-our-prostates-ourselves/




Trump Tests Positive for COVID-19 After Months of Downplaying Virus & Mocking Biden for Wearing Mask
https://www.democracynow.org/2020/10/2/trump_covid




Visitors, counselors and family were infected. This is how the coronavirus spread in the White House.
https://www.aftenposten.no/verden/i/9OmyoE/trump-er-langt-fra-den-foerste-med-korona-i-det-hvite-hus-smittevernet


Read the statement from the White House physician
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/10/02/nation/read-statement-white-house-trumps-covid-19-test/



The impossible posture of "Yoga", a reading of Emmanuel Carrère's book

The author's book of “The Kingdom” is on the jury list of Goncourt, but a controversy with the author's former companion threatens his crowning achievement. Reading "Yoga" partly explains the strange fate of this text
https://www.letemps.ch/culture/limpossible-posture-yoga-une-lecture-livre-demmanuel-carrere


Books from 1989/90
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The GDR is still there
Kurt Drawert exposes the wounds of union, other "Wendeomanen" are about influences that continue to have an effect, tragic and funny misunderstandings - from Thomas Brussig to Olivia Wenzel.
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/kultur-vergnuegen/wenderomane-von-thomas-brussig-bis-olivia-wenzel-kurt-drawert-dresden-die-zweite-zeit-die-ddr-ist-immer-noch-da-li.108680





Hope for California’s Schools
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hope-for-californias-schools-11601594802

 

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- Scott MacLeod - Founder, President & Professor
- World University and School- http://worlduniversityandschool.org 
- 415 480 4577- http://scottmacleod.com 
- 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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THL: Coronavirus epidemic is accelerating, masks recommended in all parts of Finland
FINLAND  01 OCTOBER 2020
https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/18126-thl-coronavirus-epidemic-is-accelerating-masks-recommended-in-all-parts-of-finland.html


"The seven-year-old demands that we play with him all the time"
https://www.dn.se/insidan/sjuaringen-kraver-att-vi-leker-med-honom-hela-tiden/




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- Scott MacLeod - Founder, President & Professor
- World University and School- http://worlduniversityandschool.org 
- 415 480 4577- http://scottmacleod.com 
- 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. 






*Coronavirus W 9/30/20 - Black Lives Matter


pandemicA Berlin Corona traffic light on red, 288 new infections
The number of new infections in Berlin has risen sharply. Berlin currently has a total of 1808 active corona cases.
Bank code, 09/30/2020https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/news/coronavirus-eine-berliner-corona-ampel-auf-rot-neuinfektionen-steigen-stark-li.108636



30 years of reunificationPeter-Michael Diestel: "The State Security was the most capable secret service at that time"
The last GDR interior minister dissolved the Stasi in 1990, now works as a lawyer and calls the exclusion of his compatriots in society “unconstitutional”.
Anja Reich and Sabine Rennefanz, September 30th, 2020https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/politik-gesellschaft/peter-michael-diestel-jeder-helle-kopf-wurde-mit-stasi-vorwuerfen-plattgemacht-li.108168




Tegnell about when the threat from the pandemic can be blown off
https://www.dn.se/varlden/tegnell-da-kan-hotet-fran-pandemin-blasas-av/



Turkey introduced injunctions. Two weeks later, the infection flattens out.
https://www.aftenposten.no/verden/i/OQnxjw/testet-positivt-paa-korona-her-kan-folk-bli-paalagt-aa-bruke-en-brikke-s



After the ski party in the Alps, the virus came to Norway and 44 countries. Four people have now been identified as scapegoats.https://www.aftenposten.no/verden/i/bnKA4B/skifesten-brakte-viruset-til-46-land-naa-er-fire-utpekt-som-mistenkte



(Pittsburgh PA connection)Palantir Technologies:The mysterious data sorters
The billion dollar company Palantir goes public. She works with intelligence agencies. And with the Hessian police. A cause for concern?
By Leonie Sontheimer, Berlin, Lisa Hegemann, Frankfurt am Main and Copenhagen, and Gregor Becker, Copenhagenhttps://www.zeit.de/digital/internet/2020-09/palantir-technologies-daten-analyse-boersengang-peter-thiel-alex-karp


Palantir Grabs $21 Billion Valuation, but Debut Comes With a Hiccup
https://www.wsj.com/articles/palantir-asana-direct-listing-ipo-11601479305




A stroll through Boston shows a city awakeningThe virus still lurks, but with beautiful fall weather, people are out and about again.https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/09/30/metro/stroll-through-boston-shows-city-awakening/




US elections 2020'How to move to Canada': Americans rush to Google after unwatchable debateGoogle reports peak number of searches for ‘How to apply for Canadian citizenship’ after chaotic Trump-Biden skirmishhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/30/how-to-move-to-canada-google-searches-trump-us-debate









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- Scott MacLeod - Founder, President & Professor
- World University and School- http://worlduniversityandschool.org 
- 415 480 4577- http://scottmacleod.com 
- 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. 






*Coronavirus Tu 9/29/20 Black Lives Matter


Public money in corona pandemicThe business of vaccinating
The public sector pays for the development and manufacture of corona vaccines, takes on the risks - and has no insight into the contracts.  INGO DOCTORhttps://taz.de/Oeffentliche-Gelder-in-Corona-Pandemie/!5716965/



Poll: More Minnesotans acknowledge racial inequality
https://www.startribune.com/poll-more-minnesotans-acknowledge-racial-inequality/572533571/





- Scott MacLeod - Founder, President & Professor
- World University and School- http://worlduniversityandschool.org 
- 415 480 4577- http://scottmacleod.com 
- 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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Swedish thought leader calls corona death number "quite small in comparison"
https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/live206935325/Corona-Schwedischer-Vordenker-nennt-Todeszahl-im-Vergleich-ziemlich-klein.html



Ein Viertel der Deutschen verlor gefühlt die Kontrolle über das eigene Leben
https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article216698432/Corona-Viertel-der-Deutschen-verlor-gefuehlt-Kontrolle-ueber-eigenes-Leben.html



California’s burning; Americans are dying. I’m safe in Finland. Why would I ever go home?
https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/columns/columns/331-david-kirp/18112-california-s-burning-americans-are-dying-i-m-safe-in-finland-why-would-i-ever-go-home.html




Why the virus didn't come from Wuhan after all
https://www.welt.de/wissenschaft/plus216745640/Corona-Warum-das-Virus-doch-nicht-aus-Wuhan-kam.html



- Scott MacLeod - Founder, President & Professor
- World University and School- http://worlduniversityandschool.org 
- 415 480 4577- http://scottmacleod.com 
- 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. glaberrimus): What I've been reading - 10/11//20 week - Black Lives Matter - Black Books Matter 

 

https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2020/10/buttercup-r-glaberrimus-what-ive-been.html

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buttercup (R. cymbalaria): What I've been reading - 8/30//20 week - Black Lives Matterhttps://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2020/09/buttercup-r-cymbalaria-what-ive-been.html
buttercup (R. circinatus): What I've been reading - 8/23/20 week - Coronavirus - Black Lives Matterhttps://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/20...
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buttercup (R. californicus): What I've been reading - 8/2/20 week -Coronavirus - Black Lives Matter
https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2020/08/buttercup-r-californicus-what-ive-been.html

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 Matterhttps://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2020/07/buttercup-r-bulbosus-what-ive-been.html

buttercup (R. austro-oreganus): What I've been reading - 7/12/20 week - Coronavirus + BlackLivesMatter + Black Books Matterhttps://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2020/07/buttercup-r-austro-oreganus-what-ive.html
buttercup (R. auricomus): What I've been reading - 7/5/20 week - Coronavirus + BlackLivesMatter + Black Books Matterhttps://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2020/07/buttercup-r-auricomus-what-ive-been.html

buttercup (R. asiaticus): What I've been reading - 6/28/20 week - Coronavirus + BlackLivesMatter + Black Books Matterhttps://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2020/06/buttercup-r-asiaticus-what-ive-been.html
buttercup (R. arvensis): What I've been reading - 6/21/20 week - Coronavirus + BlackLivesMatter + Black Books Matterhttps://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2020/06/buttercup-r-arvensis-what-ive-been.html

buttercup (R. aquatilis): What I've been reading - 6/14/20 week - Coronavirus + BlackLivesMatterhttps://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2020/06/buttercup-r-aquatilis-what-ive-been.html
buttercup (R. amplexicaulis): What I've been reading - 6/7/20 week - + George Floyd + BlackLivesFirsthttps://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2020/06/buttercup-r-amplexicaulis-what-ive-been.html
buttercup (R. alismifolius): What I've been reading - 5/31/20 week - Coronavirushttps://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2020/06/buttercup-r-alismifolius-what-ive-been.html
buttercup (R. aestivalis): What I've been reading - 5/24/20 week - Coronavirushttps://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2020/06/buttercup-r-aestivalis-what-ive-been.html
buttercup (R. acris): What I've been reading - 5/17/20 week - Coronavirushttps://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2020/06/buttercup-r-acris-what-ive-been-reading.html
buttercup (R. acraeus): What I've been reading - 5/10/20 week - Coronavirushttps://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2020/06/buttercup-r-acraeus-what-ive-been.html

buttercup (R. aconitifolius): What I've been reading - 5/3/20 week - Coronavirushttps://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2020/06/buttercup-r-aconitifolius-what-ive-been.html
buttercup (R. acaulis): What I've been reading 4/26/20 week - Coronavirushttps://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2020/06/buttercup-ranunculus-acaulis-what-ive.html

buttercup (R. abortivus): What I've been reading - 4/19/20 week - Coronavirushttps://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2020/06/buttercup-ranunculus-abortivus-what-ive.html
buttercup (R. abnormis): What I've been reading - 4/12/20 week - Coronavirushttps://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2020/06/buttercup-ranunculus-abnormis-what-ive.html



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GREG MANKIW'S BLOGRandom Observations for Students of EconomicsSUNDAY, JUNE 07, 2020What I've been watchingOver the past week, I have watched the six-part HBO miniseries  The Plot Against America , which came out in March. It is based on the 2004 Philip Roth novel of the same title and tells an alternative history in which FDR is defeated in 1940 by the fascist-sympathizing Charles Lindbergh through the eyes of a Jewish family living in Newark, NJ. Compelling story, well acted. It is the best piece of television I have seen in years.
http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2020/06/what-ive-been-watching.html







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