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docdrop.org docdrop.org
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beautiful cities have six qualities
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- qualities of a beautiful city
- orderly, but not homogenous
- they have visible life
- they are compact, not sprawling
- have both orientation and mystery
- appealing scale with ideal height of 5 stories
- qualities of a beautiful city
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- Jul 2023
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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8 out of 10 people who reproduced in northern Europe 1,000 years ago are the ancestors of all living people with some European ancestry.
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- Fred W. Allendorf
- 8 out of 10 people who reproduced in Northern Europe 1,000 years ago
- are the ancestors of all living European descendants today
- if we go even further back, all humans share just a few common ancestors
- The most recent common ancestor of all present-day humans lived just a few thousand years ago
- Rohde, D. L. T. , Olson, S. , & Chang, J. T. (2004). Modelling the recent common ancestry of all living humans. Nature, 431, 562–566. 10.1038/nature02842
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www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
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In der EU versuchen Konservative in einem Bündnis mit der extremen Rechten, das neue Gesetz zur Wiederherstellung von Naturräumen im Plenum des Europaparlaments endgültig scheitern zu lassen. Der Guardian stellt diese Politik in den Kontext einer breiter angelegten Anti-Klimapolitik der europäischen Konservativen und Rechten.
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Hintergrundinformationen zum Renaturierungsgesetz der EU. In der vergangenen Woche wurde der Entwurf der EU-Kommission vom europäischen Parlament mit Modifikationen verabschiedet. Das Gesetz verpflichtet die EU-Staaten zu Wiederherstellungsplänen und zur Orientierung an Indikatoren, wobei die konkreten Vorgaben vom Parlament aus dem Entwurf gestrichen wurden.
Bericht der EU-Kommission zur Situation der Ökosysteme in der EU: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX%3A52020DC0635&from=DE
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- Jun 2023
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www.repubblica.it www.repubblica.it
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Paola Mercogliano
Im Rahmen des EU-Projekts Highlander wurden die Klimadaten Italiens mit eine Auflösung von 30 km erfasst und mit Hilfe von Climate Stripes visualisiert. In einem langen Artikel blickt die Repubblica auf 30 Jahre Erhitzung in Italien zurück. https://www.repubblica.it/green-and-blue/2023/07/01/news/strisce_climatiche_italia_progetto_highlander_cineca_comuni_precisione_crisi_ambientale-405524064/
Mehr zu Italien: https://hypothes.is/users/HeinzWittenbrink?q=Italy
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- institution: Centro euromediterraneo per il cambiamento climatico
- expert: Francesco Bosello
- expert: Paola Mercogliano
- process: global heating
- country: Italy
- institution: European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (Ecmwf)
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Der Europäische Rechnungshof bezweifelt in einem neuen, alarmierenden Gutachten, dass die EU ihre Klimaziele bis 2030 erreichen wird. So sei die Finanzierung der Dekarbonisierung, vor allem in der Privatwirtschaft, nicht gesichert.
https://taz.de/Rechnungshof-schlaegt-Alarm/!5942983/
Pressaussendung zum Bericht des Europäischen Rechnungshofs: https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/news/NEWS-SR-2023-18
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Die EU beweggt sich bei der Dekarbonisierung in die richtige Richtung, aber zu langsam, um bis 2050 CO<sub>2-Neutralität zu erreichen. Ein Bericht des neu gegründeten Climate Neutrality Observatory fordert mehr Tempo auf fast allen Handlungsfeldern und wirkungsvollere Monitoring-Prozesse.
State of EU progress to climate neutrality: https://climateobservatory.eu/report/state-eu-progress-climate-neutrality
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- May 2023
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www.liberation.fr www.liberation.fr
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In Europa haben die Böden deutlich mehr Wasser durch Niederschläge erhalten als im vergangenen Sommer. Die aktuellen Copernicus-Daten zeigen, dass trotzdem 25 Prozent des Gebiets, vor allem Spanien, weiterhin unter einer dramatischen Trockenheit leidet. Die Grundwasse-Reservoire haben sich aber noch nicht erholen können. https://www.liberation.fr/environnement/climat/secheresse-des-sols-un-quart-de-leurope-manque-deau-en-avril-contre-la-moitie-lan-dernier-20230513_UA5UPPE26BD47M67YLRSUAD634/
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Mit einem weitreichenden Gesetz hat das EU-Parlament den Emissionshandel auf große Sektoren ausgeweitet, die Bestimmungen zu Zertifikaten verschärft und Abgaben für Importeaus Ländern mit niedrigeren CO2-Preisen beschlossen. https://taz.de/Massive-Ausweitung-des-Emissionshandels/!5929146/
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Das EU-Parlament hat verboten, Produkte zu importieren, für die Wälder abgeholzt wurden. Derzeit ist die EU für 16% der globalen Entwaldung verantwortlich. Bei der Umsetzung des neuen Gesetzes spielen die Kontrollen eine entscheidende Rolle. https://www.liberation.fr/environnement/cafe-cacao-bois-le-parlement-europeen-vote-sur-linterdiction-dimporter-des-produits-issus-de-la-deforestation-20230419_6JGCIZ364ZF7XEDXQ7ATBCK7WI/
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- Mar 2023
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www.filmsforaction.org www.filmsforaction.org
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The process began much earlier.
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- Means lumps the entire European academic tradition as complicit in promoting the wrong worldview laying the ground for my modernity's destruction of nature and civilization
- Isaac Newton
- Rene Descartes
- John Locke
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- Jan 2023
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petersmith.org petersmith.org
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I have a bit of a soft spot for Niklas Luhmann ever since David Seidl introduced me to his ideas. I think it was at an EGOS conference in the early 2000s.
https://petersmith.org/blog/2022/12/10/zettelkasten/
Peter Smith was introduced to Niklas Luhmann at an European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) Conference in the early 2000s, ostensibly a business related group.
I came across this via an IndieWeb reference and webmention.
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- Dec 2022
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www.liberation.fr www.liberation.fr
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Das Parlament und die Staaten der europäischen Union haben beschlossen, eine CO2-Abgabe an den Grenzen zu erheben. Sie wird nicht ganz korrekt oft als CO2 Steuer bezeichnet und verteuert Importe von CO2 intensiven Gütern.
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- Aug 2022
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www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
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Schuetze, C. F. (2021, November 5). Vienna will start to vaccinate young children without E.U. approval. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/05/world/europe/vienna-vaccinate-young-children.html
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Staff, R. (2021, March 18). QUOTES-EU’s drug regulator backs AstraZeneca vaccine after safety investigation. Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-eu-astrazeneca-idUSL8N2LG602
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twitter.com twitter.com
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Prof. Gavin Yamey MD MPH. (2021, October 15). “Italy set a new bar on Friday for major Western democracies seeking to move beyond the pandemic by putting in place a sweeping law that requires the nation’s entire work force—Public and private—To have government-issued health passes.” https://t.co/pBOR37rhhq [Tweet]. @GYamey. https://twitter.com/GYamey/status/1448959207093452801
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EU Medicines Agency. (2021, November 25). ‼️ EMA recommends approval of BioNTech/Pfizer’s #COVID19vaccine, Comirnaty, for children aged 5 to 11. In this population, the dose of #Comirnaty will be lower than that used in people aged 12 and above. Read the full press release: Https://ema.europa.eu/en/news/comirnaty-covid-19-vaccine-ema-recommends-approval-children-aged-5-11 https://t.co/NZQhli4SDl [Tweet]. @EMA_News. https://twitter.com/EMA_News/status/1463837597558624264
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The death-knell of philosophical grammar was soundedwith the remarkable successes of comparative Indo-European studies, whichsurely rank among the outstanding achievements of nineteenth-century science.
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- Mar 2022
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www.thelancet.com www.thelancet.com
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Unwin, H. J. T., Hillis, S., Cluver, L., Flaxman, S., Goldman, P. S., Butchart, A., Bachman, G., Rawlings, L., Donnelly, C. A., Ratmann, O., Green, P., Nelson, C. A., Blenkinsop, A., Bhatt, S., Desmond, C., Villaveces, A., & Sherr, L. (2022). Global, regional, and national minimum estimates of children affected by COVID-19-associated orphanhood and caregiver death, by age and family circumstance up to Oct 31, 2021: An updated modelling study. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, 6(4), 249–259. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(22)00005-0
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- Jan 2022
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www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
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Middelaar, L. van. (2021, December 29). Faced with Covid, Europe’s citizens demanded an EU response – and got it. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2021/dec/29/covid-europe-citizens-eu-response-pandemic-european-health
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- Dec 2021
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www.abc.net.au www.abc.net.au
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An Omicron cluster in diplomats and an outbreak at a Steps concert: The variant’s timeline is shifting. (2021, December 5). ABC News. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-06/omicron-netherlands-origins-and-strategy-to-control-it/100668682
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www.ft.com www.ft.com
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Espinoza, J. (2021, November 28). Vestager urges European legislators to push through rules to regulate Big Tech. Financial Times. https://www.ft.com/content/1880d0fb-0651-47ed-a8f4-6cde0f729859
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- Nov 2021
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www.thelancet.com www.thelancet.com
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Sett, S., Ribeiro, C. dos S., Prat, C., Haringhuizen, G., Avšič, T., Batten, C., Beato, M. S., Bourhy, H., Caro, A. D., Charrel, R., Coutard, B., Drexler, J. F., Drosten, C., Fooks, A. R., Klempa, B., Koopmans, M., Klimkait, T., Günther, S., Manuguerra, J.-C., … Scholz, A. H. (2021). Access and benefit-sharing by the European Virus Archive in response to COVID-19. The Lancet Microbe, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1016/S2666-5247(21)00211-1
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- Oct 2021
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New European Bauhaus
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- Techniques, materials and processes for construction and design
- Buildings renovated in a spirit of circularity
- Solutions for the co-evolution of built environment and nature
- Regenerated urban and rural spaces
- Products and life style
- Preserved and transformed cultural heritage
- Reinvented places to meet and share
- Mobilisation of culture, arts and communities
- Modular, adaptable and mobile living solutions
- Interdisciplinary education models
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www.ema.europa.eu www.ema.europa.eu
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Comirnaty and Spikevax: EMA recommendations on extra doses and boosters | European Medicines Agency. (n.d.). Retrieved October 8, 2021, from https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/comirnaty-spikevax-ema-recommendations-extra-doses-boosters
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www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
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Covid’s toxic divides could shape Europe for years, study says. (2021, September 1). The Guardian. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/01/covid-toxic-divides-could-shape-europe-years-study
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- Sep 2021
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www.propublica.org www.propublica.org
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The tunnel far below represented Nevada’s latest salvo in a simmering water war: the construction of a $1.4 billion drainage hole to ensure that if the lake ever ran dry, Las Vegas could get the very last drop
Deep Concept: Modern America is mostly corrupt from it's own creation of wealth. Wealth is power, power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely! Money and wealth have completely changed the underlying foundation of America. Modern America is the corrupted result of wealth. Morality and ethics in modern American have been reshaped to "fit" European Aristocracy, ironically the same European aristocracy America fled in the Revolutionary War.
Billions and billions of tax payer money is spent on projects that could never pass rigorous examination and best public ROI use. Political authoritative conditions rule public tax money for the benefit of a few at the expense of the many. The public "cult-like" sheep have no clue how they are being abused.
The authoritative abusers (politicians) follow the "mostly" corrupt American (fuck-you) form of government and individual power tactics that have been conveniently embedded in corrupt modern morality and ethics, used by corrupted lawyers and judges to codify the fundamental moral code that underpins the original American Constitution.
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- Aug 2021
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covid19-vaccine-report.ecdc.europa.eu covid19-vaccine-report.ecdc.europa.eu
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“Week 32, 2021.” Accessed August 23, 2021. https://covid19-vaccine-report.ecdc.europa.eu/.
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thebulletin.org thebulletin.org
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How to trash confidence in a COVID-19 vaccine: Brexit edition—Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. (n.d.). Retrieved August 10, 2021, from https://thebulletin.org/2021/08/how-to-trash-confidence-in-a-covid-19-vaccine-brexit-edition/#.YQwD9u6LazM.twitter
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- Jul 2021
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Four million additional doses of BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine. (n.d.). [Text]. European Commission - European Commission. Retrieved 29 July 2021, from https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_1101
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audiovisual.ec.europa.eu audiovisual.ec.europa.eu
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EC AV PORTAL. (n.d.). Retrieved 29 July 2021, from https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/video/I-202865
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www.politico.eu www.politico.eu
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To hit Commission target, EU vaccine rollout should be 5 times faster. (2021, January 22). POLITICO. https://www.politico.eu/article/coronavirus-vaccine-europe-hit-commission-target-rollout-5-times-faster/
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www.ecdc.europa.eu www.ecdc.europa.eu
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Countering online vaccine misinformation in the EU/EEA. (n.d.). Retrieved July 2, 2021, from https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/countering-online-vaccine-misinformation-eu-eea
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- May 2021
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www.euronews.com www.euronews.com
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European Union opts not to renew AstraZeneca vaccines contract after supply row | Euronews. (n.d.). Retrieved May 12, 2021, from https://www.euronews.com/2021/05/09/european-union-opts-not-to-renew-astrazeneca-vaccines-contract-after-supply-row
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www.sciencemag.org www.sciencemag.org
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Science | AAAS. ‘What’s the Future of Vaccines Linked to Rare Clotting Disorders? Science Breaks down the Latest’, 3 May 2021. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/05/what-s-future-vaccines-linked-rare-clotting-disorders-science-breaks-down-latest.
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www.dw.com www.dw.com
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Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. ‘Access to COVID Vaccine Patents Is Not the Same as Access to Vaccines | DW | 06.05.2021’. DW.COM. Accessed 11 May 2021. https://www.dw.com/en/access-to-covid-vaccine-patents-is-not-the-same-as-access-to-vaccines/a-57448750.
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The Danish COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues without the COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson. (n.d.). Retrieved 5 May 2021, from https://www.sst.dk/en/english/news/2021/the-danish-covid-19-vaccine-rollout-continues-without-the-covid-19-vaccine-from-johnson-johnson
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- Apr 2021
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Taquet, M. (2021, April 15). COVID-19 and cerebral venous thrombosis: a retrospective cohort study of 513,284 confirmed COVID-19 cases. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/H2MT7
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www.thejournal.ie www.thejournal.ie
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Denmark abandons AstraZeneca vaccine, EMA to rule on J&J jab next week. (n.d.). Retrieved April 15, 2021, from https://www.thejournal.ie/germany-recommends-people-avoid-astra-zeneca-covid-19-vaccine-for-second-dose-5409078-Apr2021/?utm_source=shortlink
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- Mar 2021
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twitter.com twitter.com
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ReconfigBehSci. (2020, November 11). RT @renevanbavel: Vacancy for a behavioural scientist in our team at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission https://t.co/xPdH… [Tweet]. @SciBeh. https://twitter.com/SciBeh/status/1326863524858114050
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ReconfigBehSci. (2020, November 9). Session 2: The policy interface followed with a really helpful presentation by Lindsey Pike, from Bristol, and then panel discussion with Mirjam Jenny (Robert Koch Insitute), Paulina Lang (UK Cabinet Office), Rachel McCloy (Reading Uni.), and Rene van Bavel (European Commission) [Tweet]. @SciBeh. https://twitter.com/SciBeh/status/1325795286065815552
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- Feb 2021
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hackmd.io hackmd.io
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“Myths about COVID-19 vaccination - HackMD.” Accessed February 19, 2021. https://hackmd.io/ovEzSQWcRp2bctQn8MYElQ#Myths-about-COVID-19-vaccination.
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The BMJ on Twitter. (n.d.). Twitter. Retrieved 18 February 2021, from https://twitter.com/bmj_latest/status/1361179689130356736
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Boytchev, H. (2021). Why did a German newspaper insist the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine was inefficacious for older people—Without evidence? BMJ, 372, n414. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n414
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- Nov 2020
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- Oct 2020
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covid-19.iza.org covid-19.iza.org
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IZA – Institute of Labor Economics. ‘COVID-19 and the Labor Market’. Accessed 6 October 2020. https://covid-19.iza.org/publications/dp13683/.
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- Sep 2020
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www.nature.com www.nature.com
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A pandemic is no time to cut the European Research Council’s funding. (2020). Nature, 585(7825), 323–324. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-02620-x
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GDP main aggregates and employment estimates for the second quarter of 2020: GDP down by 11.8% and employment down by 2.9% in the euro area. (n.d.). Retrieved September 9, 2020, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-press-releases/-/2-08092020-AP
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‘Travel and Transportation during the Coronavirus Pandemic | European Commission’. Accessed 7 September 2020. https://ec.europa.eu/info/live-work-travel-eu/health/coronavirus-response/travel-and-transportation-during-coronavirus-pandemic_en#a-common-approach-to-travel-measures.
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- Aug 2020
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GDP and employment flash estimates for the second quarter of 2020: GDP down by 12.1% and employment down by 2.8% in the euro area. (n.d.). Retrieved August 29, 2020, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-press-releases/-/2-14082020-AP
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- Jun 2020
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techcrunch.com techcrunch.com
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EU states agree a tech spec for national coronavirus apps to work across borders. (n.d.). World Economic Forum. Retrieved June 29, 2020, from https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/06/european-union-tech-coronavirus-apps-national-borders/
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malinja. (2015, June 18). Human Capital and Digital Skills [Text]. Shaping Europe’s Digital Future - European Commission. https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/human-capital
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www.project-syndicate.org www.project-syndicate.org
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Reichlin, L. (2020, May 19). An interview with Lucrezia Reichlin. Project Syndicate. https://www.project-syndicate.org/say-more/ps-say-more-lucrezia-reichlin
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- May 2020
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European Semester Spring Package. (n.d.). [Text]. European Commission - European Commission. Retrieved May 31, 2020, from https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_20_901
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Jordana, J., & Triviño-Salazar, J. C. (2020). Where are the ECDC and the EU-wide responses in the COVID-19 pandemic? The Lancet, S0140673620311326. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31132-6
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Scientific Advice to European Policy in a Complex World. European Commission. https://ec.europa.eu/info/research-and-innovation/strategy/support-policy-making/scientific-support-eu-policies/group-chief-scientific-advisors/scientific-advice-european-policy-complex-world_en
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Cortese, S., Asherson, P., Sonuga-Barke, E., Banaschewski, T., Brandeis, D., Buitelaar, J., Coghill, D., Daley, D., Danckaerts, M., Dittmann, R. W., Doepfner, M., Ferrin, M., Hollis, C., Holtmann, M., Konofal, E., Lecendreux, M., Santosh, P., Rothenberger, A., Soutullo, C., … Simonoff, E. (2020). ADHD management during the COVID-19 pandemic: Guidance from the European ADHD Guidelines Group. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, S2352464220301103. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(20)30110-3
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- Sep 2018
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www.open.edu www.open.edu
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Chinese’. The names given to religious traditions found in Asia, such as ‘Hinduism’, ‘Buddhism’, ‘Confucianism’ and ‘Taoism’, are all European inventions and date from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. They are labels applied for the convenience of Europeans and not translations of concepts found within these traditions. In the case of Islam, a designation taken from the Qur’an, the Arabic word islam (meaning ‘the state of accepting the will of God’), was brushed aside by Europeans and, following earlier Christian practice, replaced by ‘Mohommedanism’. This term implies that Islam centres upon the person of the Prophet Muhammad rather than Allah63 (God). Such a substitution is, in fact, blasphemy for a Muslim, which is why the continuing use of the term ‘Mohommedanism’ by some non-Muslims causes offence.
Based on what I understood from the reading it seems as if Europeans decided what Religions people were put into.
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- Mar 2018
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If scientists can be confident of anything, it is that whatever we currently believe about the genetic nature of differences among populations is most likely wrong. For example, my laboratory discovered in 2016, based on our sequencing of ancient human genomes, that “whites” are not derived from a population that existed from time immemorial, as some people believe. Instead, “whites” represent a mixture of four ancient populations that lived 10,000 years ago and were each as different from one another as Europeans and East Asians are today.
I'd like to see that study. This article.
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- Sep 2017
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This book is not about religion, although I talk about religion. It's about religious tolerance and the fight for human rights; the first battlefront in public discourse about human rights.
Freedom of religion was the first base upon which other understandings of freedom have been built upon.
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- Jun 2017
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www.politico.eu www.politico.eu
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The Commission had no comment on pan-European media investigation into Malta’s tax system.
This pan-European media investigation is referred to as #MaltaFiles, a project of the European Investigative Collaboration short EICnetwork. Learn more about MaltaFiles and projects of the EICnetwork here: https://eic.network/projects/malta-files
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- Jun 2016
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www.europarl.europa.eu www.europarl.europa.eu
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(xv) to ensure that foreign investors are treated in a non-discriminatory fashion, while benefiting from no greater rights than domestic investors, and to replace the ISDS system with a new system for resolving disputes between investors and states which is subject to democratic principles and scrutiny, where potential cases are treated in a transparent manner by publicly appointed, independent professional judges in public hearings and which includes an appellate mechanism, where consistency of judicial decisions is ensured, the jurisdiction of courts of the EU and of the Member States is respected, and where private interests cannot undermine public policy objectives;
We should look no further than the European Parliament when wondering whether the ISDS is an effective system for dispute resolution!
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- Jan 2016
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www.americanyawp.com www.americanyawp.com
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What roles do sugar and slavery play in the expansion of European empires?
Sugar was becoming very popular in Asia and was quickly discovered by the Europeans. The Portuguese had to find new land to grow the sugar cane because it was required to have the right conditions to grow. This is when the Portuguese found the Guanches, an African tribe in order to take care of the sugar cane. This helped the Portuguese become very wealthy.
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Sugar, a wildly profitable commodity originally grown in Asia, had become a popular luxury among the nobility and wealthy of Europe. The Portuguese began growing sugar cane along the Mediterranean, but sugar was a difficult crop.
The Portuguese found that sugar was a high profitable crop that they can get wealthy off of and decided to take action in the market with it. They enslaved Africans during the time they grew crops so they could make a higher profit in the business.
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Columbus described them as innocents. “They are very gentle and without knowledge of what is evil; nor the sins of murder or theft,” he reported to the Spanish crown. “Your highness may believe that in all the world there can be no better people … They love their neighbors as themselves, and their speech is the sweetest and gentlest in the world, and always with a smile.”
Knowing the outcome, this quote looks much less like Columbus is holding the Arawaks in high regard, but more so confirming what Columbus later reports that "they can all be subjugated and made to do what is required of them".
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Spain, too, stood on the cutting edge of maritime technology. Spanish sailors had become masters of the caravels.
Portugal advanced in maritime technology through use of caravels and astrolabes. What advancements in technology, aside from mastering the caravel, did Spain accomplish?
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So they delayed and then came up with the kind of proposal you present to another side when you don’t want an agreement.
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YV: The answer is no, and the reason is very simple: from the very beginning those particular countries made it abundantly clear that they were the most energetic enemies of our government, from the very beginning.
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So what we have is a non-existent group that has the greatest power to determine the lives of Europeans. It’s not answerable to anyone, given it doesn’t exist in law; no minutes are kept; and it’s confidential. So no citizen ever knows what is said within. … These are decisions of almost life and death, and no member has to answer to anybody.
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YV: Oh completely and utterly. Not attitudes – by the finance minister of Germany. It is all like a very well-tuned orchestra and he is the director. Everything happens in tune. There will be times when the orchestra is out of tune, but he convenes and puts it back in line.
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Instead it should lead to major concessions to the other side: the meeting of the council of political leaders, with our Prime Minister accepting the premise that whatever happens, whatever the other side does, we will never respond in any way that challenges them.
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our Eurozone is a very inhospitable place for decent people.
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my constant proposal to the Troika was very simple: let us agree on three or four important reforms that we agree upon, like the tax system, like VAT, and let’s implement them immediately. And you relax the restrictions on liqiuidity from the ECB. You want a comprehensive agreement
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You put forward an argument that you’ve really worked on – to make sure it’s logically coherent – and you’re just faced with blank stares.
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“This is a horse and either you get on it or it is dead.”
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“You’re right in what you’re saying, but we’re going to crunch you anyway.”
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YV: The complete lack of any democratic scruples, on behalf of the supposed defenders of Europe’s democracy.
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