Well here I am 5 months after posting and we are currently at $1.89L in my area. Over five months it was as high as $2.23 and a low of $1.79 just a few weeks ago. My area is notoriously high all the time then all other surrounding areas. I gave up on the why. Why is ~US$2 per L of gasoline consider...
Jump to postSomething interesting I have been noticing in American cities ever since gas prices spiked that I have never seen before are people actually rethinking using their cars. I have noticed Americans walking, carpooling, biking, using the metro, and reducing the times they drive alone to exclusively to ...
Jump to postIIRC Taiwan government claim the missiles were above atmosphere when some of them fly across the island
Jump to postTV: Hong Kong government allow SinoVac vaccination for kid down to 6 months old
Jump to postAs others have said, AF2 also might create a more antagonistic perception in the eyes of the Chinese. Personally, I don't think it matters one jot to the Chinese if she arrived on a C-40 rather than a C-32. The simple fact is, she arrived in Taiwan on a USAF plane in those colours and didn't "...
Jump to postBut then isn't Russia also viewing Ukraine through the same light, with Euromaidan? Hence China could also do to Taiwan what Russia is doing to Ukraine now. That's why China doesn't support the Russian invasion, and calls for the war to stop, etc. They don't want the two situations to be conflated,...
Jump to postThis is a decent take on why China CCP freak out over anything that offers Taiwan greater legitimacy and apparent independence" China’s leaders and propaganda machine constantly emphasize how “Western-style” liberal democracies, with all its advertised luxuries and freedoms, are a fool’s erran...
Jump to postLess of them, for sure. Which depending on where you stand can be a good or a bad thing. If the farmers need subsidies and tarriffs to remain in business they shouldn’t be farming, I don’t it’s in the best interests of taxpayers to keep unsustainable industries afloat. Back in 1984 The NZ govt remo...
Jump to postSuch situations destroy the argument of the "pro-lifers" that there are options to not get pregnant. When push comes to shove, they show their true colors : such options are to be banned, too. Aren't those people consistent in that? They believe sex is a divine mean of reproduction Thus s...
Jump to postSo how is the NZ dairy and meat industries profitable when there are no govt subsidies nor are there import duties as a barrier for foreign imported food? It's extremely intensive (and extensive) farming. With no concern for the environment. If there is more and more backlash to these kinds of envi...
Jump to postThe Russia thing should not be a surprise to anyone. What infuriates me domestically is how these heavily sunny states have such little capacity in terms of solar, which would at least help with peak demand times. Maybe Texans can shut off the AC for a bit if they don't like anyone outside messing ...
Jump to posthttps://ec.ltn.com.tw/article/breakingnews/4003517
Shenzhen government tell major companies to operate normally by enclosing their sites/factories, having all workers stay inside to continue working in the next 7 days.
Really depends on how the virus itself would evolve. Especially in term of transmission.
Jump to postAfter the plan officialy approved five years ago, the airport just next to Wuhan opened on July 17. Previous thread: https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1381113&p=20210845 Official news from China: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-07-17/Asia-s-first-professional-freight-airpor...
Jump to posthttps://www.biospace.com/article/claims-of-data-fabrication-could-set-alzheimer-s-research-back-by-almost-two-decades/ "Scientific Community Questions Anti-Amyloid Theory - the Basis for Seminal Alzheimer's Work" https://www.science.org/content/article/potential-fabrication-research-images...
Jump to postToday, the first scheduled passenger flight of GBA departed HKG for BKK as HB660 with 2 passengers on board. This marks the beginning of the airline's twice weekly service between the cities. The airlines defend that despite a total of two passengers observed boarding through Hong Kong airport bord...
Jump to postThis is ignorant. The same India that is part of the Quad, has cancelled several Russian military orders post-Ukraine invasion, is increasingly buy US defense equipment (including C17s, C130Js, P-8s and AH-64s in the last decade) is going to tell its airlines to buy MC-21s? Where do people come up ...
Jump to postAre the 787s going to be A330 replacements or will they complement them and we'll see new routes added? From what I've heard, it's a mix. When they were ordered, there were talks of London or other continental European destinations (maybe FRA, lots of Germans who visit Hawaii) happening. Obviously ...
Jump to postThe CCP under Xi has a trend for dismantling foreign influence in China. The fact that most of the foreign internet is inaccessible from China is well-known. It is also forbidden to use foreign-published textbooks in Chinese schools, private English language schools have been outlawed, and English ...
Jump to postToday, the first scheduled passenger flight of GBA departed HKG for BKK as HB660 with 2 passengers on board. This marks the beginning of the airline's twice weekly service between the cities. The airlines defend that despite a total of two passengers observed boarding through Hong Kong airport bord...
Jump to postOff shore wind farms would be tough to have in the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricanes would smash them to bits if they weren't heavily built. If there are wind farms in the North Sea capable of withstanding heavy storms, I'm sure there's the possibility of making a windfarm capable of withstanding at least...
Jump to posthttps://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/162861bf7096b091767bc84e69dad452da9c14c2 Japan planning to offer fifth vaccine booster shot this autumn, as ~5-6 months would have passed since high risk groups got fourth dose, and the fifth dose is expected to be based on Omicron-based vaccines. It is said that Pf...
Jump to posthttps://ec.ltn.com.tw/article/breakingnews/3993910
There is a report citing German media that, China not approving Pfizer-Biontech vaccine is a tic for tac against Germany's refusal to approve Chinese vaccines
In 2020 some state legislatures tried to pick electors different from election result. Wouldn't having state legislature picking electors and have state governor only having administrative role, enable such behavior?
Jump to postOnly slates of electors submitted by the governor of a state, after selection by the state legislature, can be accepted by Congress for certification. I take it as meaning that electors need botha state's governor and legislature's agreement? In a disputed election, both candidates must be given ac...
Jump to postThe frequency and scale are abnormal but aren't some degree of forest fire part of normal forest lifecycle?
Jump to postI highly doubt that Chicago has the second highest number of Serbian nationals outside of Belgrade. People of Serbian ancestry sure, but Serbian citizens? I find that far-fetched. And how many of those people of Serbian ancestry have recent Serbian roots like a grandparent or parent? Doubtful very ...
Jump to postIt is interesting that they expect to reduce the revenue share of the mainline JAL business yet they put more staff into milage program, and describe the milage program as non-aviation business
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https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOGM29AFN0Z20C22A6000000/ It is reported that North Korea want to restore international freight train connecting to China, in order to alleviate shortages in the country, however China is being hesitate as they worry about the risk of the virus getting into China f...
Jump to posthttps://tw.stock.yahoo.com/news/%E6%9D%8E%E5%85%8B%E5%BC%B7%E7%A8%B1%E5%B0%87%E6%81%A2%E5%BE%A9%E5%9C%8B%E9%9A%9B%E8%88%AA%E7%8F%AD-%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA%E8%82%A1%E7%9B%A4%E4%B8%AD%E5%8B%81%E6%8F%9A-054611549.html Li KQ, China's Premier, announced procedural restore and increase in i...
Jump to posthttps://tw.stock.yahoo.com/news/%E6%9D%8E%E5%85%8B%E5%BC%B7%E7%A8%B1%E5%B0%87%E6%81%A2%E5%BE%A9%E5%9C%8B%E9%9A%9B%E8%88%AA%E7%8F%AD-%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA%E8%82%A1%E7%9B%A4%E4%B8%AD%E5%8B%81%E6%8F%9A-054611549.html Li KQ, China's Premier, announced procedural restore and increase in in...
Jump to postcasinterest wrote:The Nazi party has finally won in Russia after 80 years.
https://www.worldjournal.com/wj/story/121474/6463957 A 98 years old in Shanghai developed serious side effect after being vaccinated in what being described as without consent. Shanghai government reject the idea, claiming that consent was obtained, but the document was sent to the doctor and thus c...
Jump to postRecently Japanese government explicitly tell its citizens do not try to save power by keeping the AC off even when necessary as it have led to ten of thousand per day being sent to hospital due to heat stroke, even when Japanese government have issued power supply shortage cautionary watch. Imagine...
Jump to postThe truth is most people aren't willing to make the true sacrifices to make a change. Stop buying stuff, stop flying places, stop driving your car, turn off your AC. Recently Japanese government explicitly tell its citizens do not try to save power by keeping the AC off even when necessary as it ha...
Jump to postWhile inhibiting climate change is essential, response and mitigation of its effect is also necessary, including introducing technologies like air conditioners across more widespread area or provide additional water resupply facilities across cities to ensure QoL and health of citizens can be more o...
Jump to posthttps://www.am730.com.hk/%E6%9C%AC%E5%9C%B0/%E5%A4%BE%E5%85%AC%E4%BB%94%E6%A9%9F%E5%BA%97%E8%A2%AB%E6%8C%87%E6%AF%8B%E9%A0%88%E9%A0%98%E7%89%8C%E7%85%A7%E5%8F%AF%E7%B6%93%E7%87%9F-%E5%BE%8B%E6%94%BF%E5%8F%B8%E4%B8%8D%E6%9C%8D%E6%8F%90%E4%B8%8A%E8%A8%B4/329224 Hong Kong government sue a shop that let...
Jump to postTwo people in Seattle working at the minimum wage and full time are just at the edge of being able to afford a 1 bedroom apartment within about 5-10 miles from city center. World class cities need a lot of minimum wage workers - food service, hospitals, retail etc - if they are doing essential work...
Jump to posthttps://www.881903.com/news/local/2448794/%E6%BE%B3%E9%96%80%E5%A2%9E27%E5%AE%97%E7%A2%BA%E8%A8%BA-%E5%85%A8%E6%B0%91%E6%AA%A2%E6%B8%AC3%E5%80%8B%E6%A8%A3%E6%9C%AC%E9%99%BD%E6%80%A7 Macau's "relative stationary state" got extended 5 days as the 10th round of city-wide PCR testing scheme di...
Jump to postOur election system sucks. There should be a non-partisan primary where, if nobody gets above 50%, then the top 2 candidates go into a runoff. Problem with top 2 entering second round system is that, if you have 10 candidates, 8 with similar strength competing for the middle 60% votes, while 2 othe...
Jump to posthttps://www.hk01.com/%E7%A4%BE%E6%9C%83%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E/779158/%E9%99%A2%E8%88%8D-%E7%AC%AC%E4%BA%94%E6%B3%A25-2%E8%90%AC%E9%99%A2%E5%8F%8B%E6%9F%93%E7%96%AB-%E8%91%B5%E9%9D%92%E5%8D%80%E6%9C%80%E5%A4%9A-3%E5%8D%80%E5%AE%89%E8%80%81%E9%99%A2%E6%AD%BB%E4%BA%A1%E7%8E%87%E9%81%94%E4%B8%80%E6%88%90 Ho...
Jump to posthttps://www.jiji.com/sp/article?k=2022071401016&g=eco
Japan Keidanren also suggest downgrading corona's legal classification on the official list of transmission disease to same as seasonal flu.
E175-E2 doesn’t work at mainline costs. E2-195 would be the mainline choice. Btw I saw Embraer said the E1-175 meets the 2028 standards (but was not very clear at all and no details). I’ve heard people say that before, but I don’t necessarily buy it. Economics don’t work “as well” (that’s the silen...
Jump to postOur election system sucks. There should be a non-partisan primary where, if nobody gets above 50%, then the top 2 candidates go into a runoff. Problem with top 2 entering second round system is that, if you have 10 candidates, 8 with similar strength competing for the middle 60% votes, while 2 othe...
Jump to postfrmrCapCadet wrote:https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/two-thirds-of-wa-counties-had-more-deaths-than-births-this-past-year/
By and large the counties as growing versus shrinking coincide with voting Democratic versus Republican.