Nor does it offer any insight into the ossification, dissipation, and decay of contemporary boyars who through a combination of arrogance, laziness, and a sense that neither time nor context change as generations are born and die, add their contribution to the decay of political solidarity, a core solidarity which at the fundamental level is necessary element of the cohesion required to preserve a mass political collective. [read post]

The world hit a record level of carbon emissions in 2022[24] and is projected to warm by 2.5-3°C by 2100.[25]Estimates of climate-related losses include: 18 percent global GDP loss by 2050 under a business-as-usual case (Swiss Re)[26]; nearly 25 percent cumulative loss in global output in the next two decades if mitigation actions are not taken (BlackRock)[27]; 10 percent GDP loss by 2050 for temperature increases above 3°C (Vanguard)[28]; 15-20 percent cumulative reduction in GDP… [read post]

It has been seen to knock out several casses in the Canadian Court. 15:02: Lord Sales asks if the methodology in relation to evidence is appropriate. [read post]

Personnel does not have clear guidelines for dealing with this new virus and feel a little abandoned—not by our hospital, but it’s just as a general feeling. [read post]