You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.
In a go-getter society that prizes prodigy and speed, it can be daunting to go back to the drawing board to pursue a new goal. But motivational speaker Les Brown reminds us that no matter your age, it’s never too late to dream something new. Brown had a long line of unsuccessful interviews before he landed his own CBS talk show — at the age of 67. “What if I’d just given up and stopped? ... I believe that if you forget your years, your years will forget you,” he said in a 2012 interview. His story reminds us that passion and commitment, much more than age, are the keys to reaching your goals.
The origin of the word decide comes from the Latin word decidere, to cut off
New Ministers Andrews/Hawke keen to make their mark on asylum seeker debate
New Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews and new Immigration Minister Alex Hawke will be keen to stamp their mark on the asylum seeker debate – a debate that has won the LNP many elections and led to the promotion of relevant ministers, including Morrison and Dutton....
GREEN REVOLUTION. IN: BLUE REVOLUTION. The Fabulous Growth in Aquaculture: The 36-fold rise in aquacultural production in the past 50 years is unparalleled in the history of agriculture.
Pesticides Threaten the ‘Foundations of the Web of Life,’ New Soil Study Warns EcoWatch
Repairing the Soil Carbon Rift Monthly Review
BUTCHERS ENDORSE SAUSAGE FACTORY:
AT CAFE HAYEK, a roundup of Covid links.
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, May 2, 2021 – Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and security, often without our situational awareness. Four highlights from this week: Ransomeware Task Force Launches Comprehensive Framework to Combat Ransomware; SSA Inspector General: New Tactics for Government Imposters; FTC Warns the AI Industry: Don’t Discriminate, or Else; and A Better Way to Spot Deep-Faked Satellite Images.
Testing Magnus Carlsen, recommended.
Good FT piece showing how and why Malcolm Gladwell is underrated
Major Depressive Disorders Have an Enormous Economic Impact
Tech Republic There’s more to cryptocurrency than Bitcoin: 5 other digital coins to consider – “If you’ve put off learning about digital currencies, now is the time to get up to speed because the cryptocurrency bubble keeps getting bigger. Bitcoin is almost a household name now, as it has been around for more than 10 years. The cryptocurrency was created in 2009 via a white paper written under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. It is open source and decentralized. There are no transaction fees associated with Bitcoins, but there is also no government guarantee behind the currency. You can’t hold a Bitcoin in your hand, but the currency can add value to your bank account. On April 29, 2021, one Bitcoin was worth $52,855.20. There’s a finite number of Bitcoins–21 million–so it’s worth taking a look at the other cryptocurrencies on the market today. Here’s a brief look at five of the most popular…”