NDIS money grab for drought relief 'frightening', say people living with disabilities
10/27/2018, 5:01:12 AMThe re-channeling of the $3.9 billion of NDIS funding was revealed when Mr Morrison announced a $5 billion Drought Future Fund at a summit held on Friday to try and drought-proof the sector. ✔ Politics Federal Disability NDIS money grab for drought relief 'frightening', say people living with disabilities By Anthony Colangelo27 October 2018 3:53pm Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Australians living with disabilities have expressed fear and concern at Prime Minister Scott Morrison's plan to repurpose billions of dollars meant for the NDIS to pay for drought relief ✔ I already have concerns about the amount of funding that's provided as it is, Ms Leaver said
Japan rejects U.N. call to stop returns to Fukushima
10/27/2018, 7:13:48 AMJapan's government has rejected calls from a U.N. rights expert to halt the return of women and children to areas affected by the Fukushima nuclear disaster over radiation fears. U.N. special rapporteur Baskut Tuncak on Thursday warned that people felt they were "being forced to return to areas that are… ✔ Japan's government has gradually lifted evacuation orders on large parts of the areas affected by the disaster, which occurred when a massive tsunami sent reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant into meltdown in March 2011 ✔ More than 18,000 people were killed or left missing in the tsunami that prompted the meltdown
Hawaii houses two of the 18 US volcanoes that have been classified as 'very high threat'
10/27/2018, 4:05:50 AMFor the first time since 2005, the US Geological Survey released an assessment classifying several volcanoes -- from Washington to Hawaii -- as the most threatening in the country. ✔ Kilauea volcano erupted early May, and giant lava flows swallowed more than 700 homes ✔ Eleven of the 18 very high threat volcanoes are in the states of Washington, Oregon and California, the report says ✔ Eruptions can be hazardous and go long distances, Diefenbach said
Resilient islanders brace for long recovery after typhoon
10/27/2018, 6:22:52 AMMany people in a U.S. Pacific territory ravaged by a deadly super typhoon lost everything, but resid ✔ Her family rode out the storm in a hotel room, overturning a bed to create a barricade against the wind, rain and debris ✔ We will always remain hopeful and prepared for the worst ✔ Some 650,000 tourists visited in the 2017 fiscal year, according to the Marianas Visitors Authority
Britain's Prince Harry and wife Meghan attend final day of Invictus...
10/27/2018, 6:03:10 AMBritain's Prince Harry and wife Meghan were greeted by rapturous applause o... ✔ A large crowd had packed into Sydney’s Olympic Park to watch the last day of the week-long competition, with attention only diverted from the match for a short time as the couple entered and sat with the crowd ✔ Former England soccer captain David Beckham, who is an Invictus ambassador, also attended the basketball match ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
China mine collapse: Death toll rises to 11, 10 still trapped
10/27/2018, 4:37:28 AMThe remaining miners are believed to be 242 feet below the surface ✔ One week after the disaster, rescue crews were clearing fallen rock from the shaft, with the remaining miners believed to be located 242 feet below the surface, the official Xinhua News Agency said late Friday ✔ It said that rescuers were making progress but gave no indication of when they expected to break through
Dodgers fans keep their World Series hopes alive during Game 3 - Los Angeles Times
10/27/2018, 5:46:15 AMIt's hard to keep Dodgers fans down, even when the Boys in Blue start the World Series against the Boston Red Sox with two losses. ✔ The men had sneaked off to Dodger Stadium and couldn’t bear to tell Zachary, a first-grader and huge L.A ✔ One man in a Clayton Kershaw jersey stood up on the loge level, displaying his affinity for swear words ✔ When the Dodgers fell behind 2-1 in the top of the 13th inning, some exhausted fans called it quits and headed for the exits
Xi and Abe use economy as binding force but hold back on security
10/27/2018, 5:05:34 AMCollaboration to replace competition as guiding principle of relations ✔ With concerted efforts by both sides, China-Japan ties are back on track and gaining positive momentum, Xi said ✔ But while the two countries took a giant leap forward in economic cooperation, on thornier security issues they remained at the level of baby steps ✔ Xi praised highly the contribution the aid had made to China's development ✔ We aim for significant progress when Xi visits Japan next year
Next biological weapon FOUND? Insect ARMY being harnessed in the US
10/27/2018, 7:03:31 AMEXCLUSIVE: INSECTS carrying genetically modified viruses could be turned into a "new class of biological weapon" according to some fears - but the bug army is actually being created to save farms in the USA. ✔ But Dr Blake Bextine, DARPA Program Manager for Insect Allies, savaged the bold claims in a scathing interview ✔ Often, large quantities must be applied to achieve the desired effect, which incurs significant cost and waste, impacts that would be magnified when attempting to deploy sprays at scale
The Importance of Alternative Media
10/27/2018, 6:18:13 AMThe superficiality of today’s television Social critic Neil Postman contrasted the futures predicted in Nineteen Eighty-Four and Brave New World in the foreword of his 1985 book “Amusing Ourselves to Death”. He wrote: ✔ The superficiality of today’s television Social critic Neil Postman contrasted the futures predicted in Nineteen Eighty-Four and Brave New World in the foreword of his 1985 book Amusing Ourselves to Death ✔ Because of these weapons, the tribal tendencies in human nature and the politically fragmented structure of our world have both become dangerous anachronisms
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