Walter Olson On January 21, President Trump issued an executive order that will transform federal anti-discrimination law. It revokes Executive Order 11246, which since 1965 has attached affirmative action and other obligations to federal contracting. Every Republican administration has known that the massive federal contract compliance regulatory scheme that has resulted could be revoked almost entirely with…
Source: Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface When glaciers and ice sheets melt, they can destabilize slopes and reactivate faults, which in turn can trigger landslides and reshape the surface of Earth over long periods of time. Researchers can monitor some locations in real time to determine which combinations of factors lead to landslides, but…
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The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. AFP has posted a very good overview of the hazards posed by landslides in the capital city of Bolivia, La Paz (unfortunately it cannot be embedded). Located at a high elevation, characterised…
Nyama choma afrika adalah salah satu hidangan ikonik yang sangat populer di berbagai negara di Afrika Timur, terutama di Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, dan sejumlah negara Afrika lainnya. Nama “Nyama Choma” dalam bahasa Swahili secara harfiah berarti “daging bakar” atau “daging panggang.” Makanan ini tidak hanya sekadar hidangan, tetapi juga menjadi bagian penting dari budaya dan…
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Semaglutide and other GLP-1 agonists are injected Iuliia Burmistrova/Getty Images Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, called GLP-1 agonists, carry more benefits than risks when taken for their approved uses, according to a comprehensive analysis of their effects on 175 conditions. The same may not be true for people taking the drugs for other uses, however….
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Donald Trump holding an executive order announcing the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images A cheer went up from the crowd in a Washington DC stadium on 20 January as US president Donald Trump signed an order on stage to withdraw the US from the Paris climate treaty. The order said the…
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Strategic napping can aid recovery from sleep deprivation Jean Gaumy/Magnum Photos Sleep researchers dedicate their careers to understanding how and why we sleep – so what do they do to get a better night’s rest? It might be reassuring to know that even the experts aren’t always able to practise what they preach. “I think you’ll…
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Andrew Gillen For the first time in decades, there is a promising window of opportunity to get the government out of the student loan business. A new briefing paper provides more background and explanation of the opportunity, but the case rests on four key points. Private lending for student loans would be better While we…
A ridge in south-east Sicily that was eroded by the megaflood Kevin Sciberras and Neil Petroni Jumbled deposits of rock found on the top of hills in south-east Sicily were left by the megaflood that refilled the Mediterranean sea 5 million years – the largest known flooding event in Earth’s history. The rock deposits and…
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Adam N. Michel President Donald Trump issued a flurry of Executive Orders (EOs) on January 20, his first day in office. One of the orders instructed government officials to “notify the OECD [Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development] that any commitments made by the prior administration on behalf of the United States with respect to…
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