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Sat, 28/09/2024 - 04:57
China is in the middle of its third major deflationary episode in the past three decades. The country’s global footprint is now so large that uncertainty over the timing of its exit from the current episode is one of the most important questions in the global economy today. Prior episodes offer some useful guidance on Continue reading »
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Sat, 28/09/2024 - 04:55
Coalition Senator Sarah Henderson brought a bill entitled “Commission of Inquiry into Antisemitism at Australian Universities Bill 2024 (No. 2)” alleging antisemitism on university campuses. This attempt at political interference must be rebuffed in favour of the more broad approach to antiracism. Continue reading »
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Sat, 28/09/2024 - 04:53
One of the most graphic depictions of the environmental costs of war was when 700 of Kuwait’s oil fields were set ablaze during the first Gulf War, leaking an astounding 11 million barrels of crude oil into the Persian Gulf and creating a smoke plume stretching 800 kilometres. Nearly 300 oil lakes developed inland on Continue reading »
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Sat, 28/09/2024 - 04:50
The largely unrecognised risk to Australia that our powerful ally will strategically collapse through internal political stresses is greater than the much discussed threat of war with China. Allan Behm, Director, International & Security Affairs Program, The Australia Institute, in conversation with Michael Lester about his new book The Odd Couple: The Australia-America relationship (Upswell Continue reading »
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Sat, 28/09/2024 - 01:30

The military tech conference, set for November at one of Google’s Tel Aviv offices, was scrubbed from the internet when The Intercept asked questions.

The post Google Was Set to Host an Israeli Military Conference. When We Asked About It, the Event Disappeared. appeared first on The Intercept.

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Sat, 28/09/2024 - 01:27
Culture Creation

In my article on the rise and fall of credential systems and the Medieval University System, I mentioned that universities create culture. Standardized culture, as a rule. There was a fair bit of confusion around what culture creation is, so let’s talk about that.

To start, note that what you’re reading right now is culture creation: ideas about how the world works, or should work. I’m amplifying, as it happens, an academic, Randall Collins, though a lot of my work isn’t primarily based on academic literature, this is.  But if I’m writing about Israel, say, and the Gaza genocide, that’s culture production: that’s me amplifying and on rare occasions expanding on all those in the past who have said “genocide is bad” or “Zionism is based on ethnic cleansing, terrorism and apartheid.”

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Fri, 27/09/2024 - 22:00

“Mayor Eric Adams of New York City, a former police captain who ran on a law-and-order platform but whose tenure has been consumed by accusations of corruption, spent years accepting free airline tickets, lavish overseas accommodations and illegal campaign donations from Turkey, federal prosecutors said on Thursday.” — New York Times, 9/26/24

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Dear Soon-to-Be-Former Mayor Adams,

It was with great glee that I heard the charges leveled against you in human court yesterday. Glee, and not a little pride—because finally, the hard work of our community has paid off.

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Fri, 27/09/2024 - 20:00

DrupalCon, the main event about the digital experience platform Drupal, was held this year in Barcelona, Spain, from 24-27 September. DrupalCon unites thousands of people from around the globe who use, develop, design, and support the Drupal platform. Over 1,300 digital experts and Drupal professionals gathered to exchange ideas, work on the Drupal project, and propel Drupal innovation. 

On 24 September, Founder and Project Lead Dries Buytaert gave an inspiring keynote about developing an exciting new product - Drupal CMS. Dries shared a progress update on the timeline of Drupal CMS, showing a demo of the current state, the event-building and SEO capabilities, and the acceleration of site building through AI tools. This will allow Drupal experts and potential end users to drastically change how they build websites, using prompts to create in minutes what used to take days. 

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Fri, 27/09/2024 - 17:00
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Fri, 27/09/2024 - 15:00

MORE than 300 sandstone blocks have been installed along Atherton Drive Reserve at Urunga in a move to protect endangered shorebirds. Crown Lands in the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) commissioned the Soil Conservation Service to carry out the work, which cost $52,000. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it...

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Fri, 27/09/2024 - 14:59

KORORO School friends from the class of 1945 are on the cusp of celebrating 80 years of companionship. Adele Simmond (Berriman), Peggy Mavin (Hoy), Lorraine Partland (Taylor), Helen Bowen (Edwards) and Lesley Burling (Gillam) met as five-year-olds at Kororo School, Coffs Harbour. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business....

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