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Australia Pledges ‘Net Zero’ Emissions by 2050. Its Plan Makes That Hard to Believe. New York Times On Tuesday, October 26th, the Australian government announced its plan to back an investment in low emissions technologies. In summary, it promised to reach "net-zero" emissions by 2050. This plan promises new jobs and no new taxes or mandates. Although scientists have said we need to reach net-zero emissions by 2030, the plan did not tighten up the emissions enough for that. Australia indicated that it would not move away from it dependency on gas and coal, regardless of the international pressure. The use of coal and gas acts as an essential tool in Australia's subsidized exports. Prime Minister Scott Morrison described the new plan as "uniquely Australian." This made critics believe that he will report to the climate conference in Scotland with an obsolete view on the reliance on fossil fuels.  The climate and energy director, Richie Merzian, at the Australian ...

One very prominent thing I've learned as I have gotten older is that I do use math every day. When presented with the word numeracy, most people would automatically assume it isn't something you need in everyday life. This isn't necessarily true. Numeracy is "the ability to understand and work with numbers." If you have ever had to figure out what time you had to leave to be somewhere, you understand numbers. When cooking if you've ever had to double a recipe you are numerate. When it comes down to it numeracy is the ability to understand math in everyday life, such as home, work, or school.  According to NCES , the average numeracy score among U.S. adults was 257 on a scale of 0 to 500. Men's average score was 265 and women's average score was 250. The statistics on NCES also showed that the older the men age groups were the higher the numeracy scores were. For example, in the age category 18-24 the average numeracy scores for men were 258 and the av...

Florida Department of Education considers adding military hero worship to state civics courses Orlando Weekly Wednesday, The Florida State Board of Education will decide on whether they will adopt a bill that will reshape the way civic education is being taught in public schools. If accepted, the bill will be put into place next spring. Republican lawmakers and Gov. Ron DeSantis made it clear that patriotism in school curriculum was a top priority during their campaign. DeSantis started his position by signing HB 5 into law in June that enforced that students are taught an “understanding of the civic-minded expectations, developed by the State Board of Education, of an upright and desirable citizenry that recognizes and accepts responsibility for preserving and defending the blessings of liberty inherited from prior generations and secured by the United States Constitution.” The proposed bill the state board will consider Wednesday would directly affect the state Department of Educatio...

 According to Dictionary.com , a listening post is "any concealed position maintained to obtain information." The term listening post originates from a military term used that described where one would get information about the enemy. As someone who is hella nosey, I stay think it's fair to say I engage in multiple listening posts.  One of my favorite places to get information on people is my job. My workplace environment would typically be considered "toxic," but I love all the people I work with for that reason. The type of news I get from work isn't groundbreaking or important in retrospect. I did get told a funny story about one of the employees stealing $900 worth of ribeye. He was stopped. Another employee hit him in the head with a shovel and brought it back. The security cameras tell the entire story, as well. Work is one of the few places I get information about, mostly, people I don't know. Nonetheless, entertaining. Another place I would consi...

If you have had access to the internet for the past couple of months, there is a very big chance you have heard about the Gabby Petito case. In the instance you have no clue what I'm talking about, in August of 2021, Petito went missing while on a road trip with her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie. Here is a link to the timeline, it goes into great detail on each step of the case. As of September 28, The U.S. National Park Service has denied two requests for public records filed under the Freedom of Information Act. The records consisted of reservation data from Yellowstone National Park and ranger body camera footage from Arches National Park. Supposedly the records could interfere with "enforcement proceedings" and providing them could "afford a virtual roadmap through the government's evidence" and "prematurely reveal the full scope of the evidence that has been obtained to date." ( KSL News Radio ) Gabby's body was found September 19, 2021. A se...

One very important characteristic about me (that is genetically passed down) is that I am very nosey. I eat, sleep, and breathe getting in business that is not mine. From a young age, my friends and I would go to arkansas.staterecords.org  and type in whatever name we could think of. Mainly, to try and blackmail our teachers. We never found anything on the m, but man did we sure try.  When I was about 15, my high school best friend had a whole debacle with her dad and apparently, we weren't supposed to know about it. With that information, we went straight to our beloved website and genuinely discovered horrible news. I wish I was making this up. Out of respect for her and her family, I am not going to name anyone, but through public records, we found out her dad was a repeating sex offender and was once arrested on the grounds of kidnapping. Boooo, killed the mood, right? With that being said, public records can be a very useful tool. Especially, if you are trying to blackmai...

 https://www.ksla.com/2020/04/15/man-goes-facebook-live-he-drives-around-allegedly-threatening-ambush-execute-law-officer/ This hilarious story