Canada Has More Population Than California

Statistics Canada reports total population growth increased by 776,217 people in the first nine months of 2022. Between October 1, 2021 and October 1, 2022, Canada added 865,882 people – increasing the total population from 38.43 million to 39.29 million people. If the same or higher growth rate is also seen in 2023, Canada could …

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Poland, Spain and Italy Have Growing EU Exit Movements

A recent poll in Italy had 40% distrust of the EU. Spain’s third-largest political party is considering adopting a Spanish exit platform. They are under pressure from a right-way grassroots movement. Poland’s Laws and Politics Are Conflicting With the EU Poland’s parliament defied Brussels by voting in favor of the controversial bill even after European …

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Catalonia votes for independence from Spain and Spain suspends Catalan auonomy

Lawmakers in Catalonia declared independence from Spain on Friday in a defiant move that divided the breakaway region and sharply escalated a confrontation for control with Madrid. The central government pressed for permission to take over control of Catalonia. Meanwhile, secessionists in Catalonia faced bitter recriminations from Catalan foes who called the move for statehood …

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Russia is expanding and modernizing its submarine fleet while current plans are for fewer US submarines in the 2020s

Russia is deploying its ballistic missiles and attack submarines in numbers, range and aggression not seen in two decades, according to a top U.S. Navy official. In an exclusive interview, the commander of U.S. Naval Forces in Europe told CNN that the buildup reflects an alarming strategic world view. “NATO is viewed as an existential …

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German Nuclear Fusion Stellarator test reactor has been started

The German nuclear fusion reactor, Wendelstein 7-X stellarator, has produced its first helium plasma. Assembly of the Wendelstein 7-X – the world’s largest stellarator-type fusion device – at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Greifswald, Germany, began in April 2005 and was completed in April 2014. The operational preparations have been under …

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Bill O’Reilly Mercenary Army Proposal is Inferior in All Respects to the US Foreign Legion Proposal

Bill O’Reilly proposed a mercenary army. Re-create a Special Forces unit without the personnel of a Special Forces unit. Instead: *The fighters in the O’Reilly Mercenary Army would be recruited by the United States; *They’d be trained by Special Forces under “strict discipline”; *They’d number 25,000; *They’d be English speakers; *They’d be well compensated. *Cost …

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First Water-Based Nuclear Battery Can Be Used to Generate Electrical Energy for decades with betavoltaics breakthrough

From cell phones to cars and flashlights, batteries play an important role in everyday life. Scientists and technology. companies constantly are seeking ways to improve battery life and efficiency. Now, for the first time using a water-based solution, researchers at the University of Missouri have created a long-lasting and more efficient nuclear battery that could …

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Flip of a single molecular switch makes an old brain youn

The flip of a single molecular switch helps create the mature neuronal connections that allow the brain to bridge the gap between adolescent impressionability and adult stability. Now Yale School of Medicine researchers have reversed the process, recreating a youthful brain that facilitated both learning and healing in the adult mouse. Scientists have long known …

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Why Denser Cities Are Smarter and More Productive

The Atlantic Cities – It’s clear that density plays an important role in economic growth. Density brings people and firms closer together which makes it easier to share and exchange information, invent new technologies, and launch new firms. But the question remains: How exactly — in what ways and through which channels — does density …

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Five IT Predictions for China in 2013 and Beyond from Gartner

Enterprise spending on IT in China is forecast to grow from US$117.8 billion in 2013 to reach $172.4 billion in 2016, representing a compound annual growth rate of 8 percent, compared to a global growth rate of 3 percent over the same period, according to Gartner. “In common with many emerging markets, cloud and mobile …

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Opposed Piston and Other Engines that could deliver 100 mpg

1. EcoMotors is developing high-efficiency engines — specifically the unique opoc (Opposed Piston Opposed Cylinder) engine — for use in cars, light trucks, marine applications, agricultural vehicles, stationary generators, etc.; essentially anywhere conventional gas or diesel power is utilized. They have stackable engines. Below is a picture of a dual module Ecomotors OPOC engine. EcoMotors, …

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