Month: August 2022

Paddle by Day, Camp by Night: Canoe Camping Brings New Thrills to Exploring Nature

On a frigid day in March, Kathryn “Kaki” Burruss, 77, and her husband, Billy, 80, snuggled inside their tent and reminisced about their more than half a century’s worth of adventures canoeing all over the United States. The couple was on a reunion camping and hiking trip with Kaki’s three sisters, Jackie Cole, Marvine Cole,…


Mountain Lion Dies in Surgery After Being Shot by Police in California

A young mountain lion shot by police died in surgery at a California zoo on Friday, a zoo spokesperson said, after the animal was startled by a tranquilizer dart and jumped at an officer in a suburban neighborhood. Oakland Zoo veterinarians received the lion, estimated to be a year old, shortly before midday and prepared…


Union and Small Business Representative Agree on Workplace Relations Reform

Australia’s peak union body and representative of small businesses have agreed to cooperate on workplace reform ahead of the Jobs and Skills Summit. The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) will work together to simplify and reduce complexities in the industrial relations system for small businesses….


CPAC Australia Organisers Forced to Keep Venue Location Secret Over Interference Fears

Organisers of Australia’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) are keeping quiet about the location of the upcoming event to protect venue managers from pressure. In an emailed newsletter on Aug. 27, CPAC Australia Director Andrew Cooper, said a venue partner had been secured, but warned that the “left-wing cancel culture crowd” wanted to stop the…


CPAC Australia Will Keep Venue Secret Over Interference Fears

Organisers of Australia’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) are keeping quiet about the location of the upcoming event to protect venue managers from pressure. In an emailed newsletter on Aug. 27, CPAC Australia Director Andrew Cooper, said a venue partner had been secured, but warned that the “left-wing cancel culture crowd” wanted to stop the…


Russia Condemned for ‘Obstructing’ Non-Proliferation Treaty Negotiations

Russia has been condemned for “obstructing” the tenth Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and stopping the international community from reaching a consensus on nuclear proliferation. Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong in a media release on Aug. 28 said that Russia’s behaviour at the Review Conference was obstructive…


HKBU Develops F-sloh to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease

The Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has developed a multifunctional organic compound called F-SLOH, which has the potential to treat early Alzheimer’s disease. The research results were published in the international academic journal “Redox Biology.” Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease with common symptoms such as absent-mindedness, language impairment, being prone to losing direction, mood…


Quebec General Election: Selection of Quotes From Party Leaders on Day 1 of Campaign

MONTREAL — Quebecers are going to the polls for a general election on Oct. 3; here are a series of quotes from the leaders of the province’s five major parties on Day 1 of the campaign. François Legault, Outgoing Premier and Leader of Coalition Avenir Québec “I am not perfect; you have seen it. It…


Teen Says He’s Ready to Stop Tracking Musk’s Private Jet on One Condition—and It’s Not Money

Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk recently traveled from San Jose to San Francisco by a private jet. The flight took just nine minutes. People say he could have made the same trip in an hour by train or car. Guess who tracked this trip? It was exposed by Jack Sweeney, the enterprising teenager who created…


Dell Fans Slowdown Fears With Weak Revenue Forecast

Dell Technologies Inc joined rivals in predicting a slowdown as runaway inflation and the darkening economic outlook prompt consumers and businesses to tighten their purse strings, sending its shares down 8 percent in extended trading on Thursday. Industry majors from Intel Corp to Lenovo Group have warned of a slump in the personal computer market…